Chapter 152

Soon, under Tang Hao's guidance, Tang San and he went to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a Soul Ring.

However, the two only reached the Mixed Zone; after searching there, they finally found a 15,000‑year‑old Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor, a top‑grade snake‑type Soul Beast.

According to the plan given to Tang San by Yu Xiaogang and Tang Hao, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass focuses on control and poison attributes; the Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor, being a supreme snake Soul Beast with especially potent poison, also enhances the control capability of the Blue Silver Grass.

Originally Tang San intended to meet Xiao Wu, but he is only a Soul King now, far from Tang Hao's expectations, so under Tang Hao's arrangement he returned to the waterfall to continue cultivation.

Next, Tang San's cultivation involved using the Clear Sky Hammer beneath the waterfall, preventing the water from falling into the pool.

After receiving further guidance from Tang Hao, Tang San, full of confidence, resumed his cultivation.

…

Time flew by, and another year passed quickly.

During that year, Yang Xiong participated in a Hell Killing Ground match roughly every ten days, spending the rest of the time sensing the killing aura, especially mastering the changes of his body and martial soul.

As his victories in the Hell Killing Ground increased, the killing aura on Yang Xiong grew heavier; after reaching ninety wins, he seemed extremely irritable, even regarding lives as if they were ants.

This is still due to the substantial boost in Yang Xiong's Spirit power combined with the peculiarity of his primary martial soul; otherwise he would have likely lost control long ago.

Even though Yang Xiong did little cultivation that year, the terrifying killing aura of the Killing City infused him, and his soul power rose another two levels.

Now Yang Xiong is at level 57, only four levels higher than when he entered the Killing City, yet his overall strength has surged; his killing aura, sword aura, and martial soul are gradually merging, making him seem like a beast and like an extraordinarily ferocious peerless sword.

Especially when he entered his ninety‑nine‑th match, his killing aura seemed to have reached its peak, and as the aura entered his body, his mind began to be affected, as if it could be overtaken by the killing aura at any moment.

At such times, the Tai Chi Meditation Method works excellently; Tai Chi centers on the yin‑yang of heaven and earth, embodying the simplest universal principle.

Meanwhile, the entire Spirit Sea underwent a dramatic transformation; the once silver giant appeared extremely bizarre, its eyes turning blood‑red, and the Spirit Sea itself resembled a sea of blood.

In a room somewhere in the Killing City, the Killing King looked unusually solemn, and standing beside him was the Black‑clothed Girl from before.

The Black‑clothed Girl seemed a bit nervous: "Lord Killing King, should we deal with this Xiong Ba Tian Xia Contestant? He now has ninety‑nine victories, just one short of opening the Hell Road."

"If the Hell Road opens, it will be the greatest loss our Killing City has suffered in recent years."

The Killing King retorted, "Do you think this Xiong Ba Tian Xia can survive the Hell Road?"

The Black‑clothed Girl thought carefully before speaking: "That's hard to say. This Xiong Ba Tian Xia Contestant shows extremely strong power and is exceedingly cold and ruthless, yet after 99 matches he hasn't lost control like ordinary people, which indicates he has some backing or something extraordinary about him; ordinary people usually start losing control after about fifty matches."

The Killing King said, "Fine, if this person isn't one we recruited, let him open the Hell Road."

The Black‑clothed Girl was a bit puzzled: "Should we just ignore the Killing City's loss? Every Killing God's appearance is a disaster; the Killing City can't bear such loss."

The Killing King snorted, "Don't forget our stance; the Killing City forbids anyone from acting against Fallen with more than 50 wins, otherwise we'd both be punished. After all, this world isn't ruled by me; we're merely overseers appointed by that elder."

…

It took a full month before Yang Xiong could almost completely control his killing aura; the aura was subtly evolving, and strange markings covered his whole body, as if a metamorphosis could occur at any moment.

【7】 In the Hell Killing Ground, everyone was cheering endlessly.

On the Hell Killing Field, everyone was engaged in endless cheering.

Yang Xiong remained unusually calm and cold, dispatching opponents like a Killing God; when nine enemies fell, the scene instantly turned into a boiling ocean.

All the Fallen shouted together, as if witnessing a great moment.

"Hundred wins, hundred wins!"

At that moment a strange voice rang out: "Congratulations, young Xiong Ba Tian Xia Contestant."

Yang Xiong's face startled at the words, and his killing aura seemed, in that instant, completely out of control.

Yang Xiong hurriedly employed the Tai Chi Meditation Method, raising his Spirit power to the extreme, only then suppressing the killing aura that wanted to backfire.

A bizarre, towering silhouette appeared in the sky; the figure was immensely tall, draped in a scarlet cloak, with a pair of massive bat wings on its back.

His face was extremely pale, his scarlet eyes seemed to regard everyone in the world as ants; upon close inspection, his face and hands were already covered with demonic markings.

Yang Xiong knew clearly that this person must be the Killing King, namely the lost Old Sect Leader Tang Chen of the Clear Sky Sect within the Killing City.

All the Fallen in the venue instantly shouted, "Killing King, Killing King!"

The Killing King looked at Yang Xiong: "My subjects, I am delighted today; we all have witnessed the birth of a hundred victories in the Hell Killing Ground. The Xiong Ba Tian Xia Contestant, with his overwhelming strength and terrifying killing aura, made everyone tremble."

"Xiong Ba Tian Xia, you have made me feel this excitement again. To reward your achievement, I will grant you the title of Killing God out of turn; from now on you may freely enter and exit the Killing City, and you are appointed as a Guest Elder of the Killing City under my authority."

Yang Xiong's face remained unusually placid: "Thank you, Lord Killing King. I still hope to earn the Killing God title through my own strength; I do not wish to break the Killing City's rules because of me. Please help me open the Hell Road."

The Killing King's complexion froze: "Xiong Ba Tian Xia, do you know the danger of the Hell Road? Its horror far exceeds your imagination."

Yang Xiong said, "Thank you for your concern, Lord Killing King; my mind is made up."

The Killing King's voice instantly turned colder than the shadows: "Very well, since you have resolved to walk the Hell Road, I will grant you that."

A red mist emanated from the Killing King; the mist seemed saturated with Xie'e, and even Yang Xiong felt a chill run through his whole body.

Yang Xiong swiftly dodged the Killing King's red mist, but clearly the mist was not aimed at him; in the blink of an eye it spread across the entire arena.

The Fallen in the audience were extremely excited, especially as the red mist began to envelop their bodies; they seemed stimulated, their bodies gradually stiffening.

As the red mist thickened, all spectators in the Hell Killing Ground fell into madness, appearing to have completely lost their minds, like beasts.

As time slowly passed, the people in the Hell Killing Ground screamed desperately, shouting hoarsely at those around them; even those grievously wounded seemed to feel nothing.

The entire Hell Killing Ground instantly resembled hell itself, blood flooding the whole arena, especially the central Arena where all the blood seemed to gather around it.

Moreover, as the blood surged in, the once‑smooth Arena developed streaks; the blood flowed along these lines onto the arena, eventually forming a massive blood‑red pattern.

It was a gigantic bat, looking extremely bizarre and fiercely snarling.

Especially Yang Xiong felt that the Hell Killing Ground now resembled a terrifying giant beast, not only devouring everyone's blood but also their souls.

When the red bat sigil fully formed, its eyes emitted a captivating glare; Yang Xiong felt a splitting headache, his Spirit power seemed about to be crushed completely.

Then the surrounding space seemed to begin collapsing piece by piece, and his whole body was weightless; if it weren't for the terrifying killing aura on him, he would probably have turned to ash in that instant, but the powerful aura also caused Yang Xiong to fall into a coma.

When Yang Xiong opened his eyes again, the surroundings had already changed; it was no longer the Hell Killing Field. Everything around seemed bathed in blood‑red, and beneath his feet was a platform about five meters across, which looked somewhat like a Sacrificial Altar.

Aside from this five‑meter platform, the rest was a bottomless abyss; the only other feature was a path roughly half a foot wide, apparently only wide enough for two feet, while the rest of the space was shrouded in darkness.

Yang Xiong used the Purple Extreme Demon Eye to scrutinize the area below; the entire underside was filled with blood‑red liquid, looking strikingly similar to Bloody Mary in Killing City.

Yang Xiong thought carefully; this place was just like Killing City, where Soul Rings and Soul Bone Skills could not be used at all. Yet he didn't dwell on it, ignored the Blood River beneath his feet, and simply began walking along the narrow path.

This was the only way out of the Hell Road; there was no other exit. Still, Yang Xiong vaguely felt that the Blood River exerted some inexplicable pull on him, especially seeming to attract his martial soul.

The path was extremely narrow—that was the legendary Hell Road.

But after Yang Xiong originally created the Eight Trigrams Step, his body had become incredibly solid, and even his movements and stillness were highly orderly, with no superfluous actions at all.

After walking along Hell Road for a while, the surrounding temperature began to rise gradually, and the Blood River seemed to be getting ever closer.

Especially, the Blood River seemed to emit some kind of aura that could easily cause one to lose their way.

However, whether it was the rising temperature or the toxins in the air, they were nothing to Yang Xiong, who practices Ice Fire Tempering Body.

(End of Chapter)