Chapter 299: The Gigantic Structure in Hell

In front of the Hell Gate.

Su Hao watched the Violent Demon Ox and the Demon Flame Pumpkin Head enter the Hell Gate one after another, when suddenly a flash of inspiration struck him.

Both the Three-tailed Molten Elder Dragon avatar and the Six-armed One-eyed Giant avatar possess the ability of the Aberrant Blood Demon; as long as a drop of blood remains, no matter how severe the injury, they will not die, and even their soul fire will not be completely destroyed.

This ability even works between all avatars and the main body; that is, as long as Su Hao and all his avatars still share a drop of blood, they will not die.

Moreover, the traits of the avatars can also be shared with the main body and other avatars.

For example, the Six-armed One-eyed Giant obviously has nothing to do with fire, but because of the Three-tailed Molten Elder Dragon avatar, he also has considerable resistance to fire and even possesses some traits similar to that avatar.

So, could the traits related to Hell creatures that Su Hao's main body possesses also be inherited by the Three-tailed Molten Elder Dragon and the Six-armed One-eyed Giant? If that is truly possible, then these two avatars might be able to enter the Hell Gate.

To be safe, Su Hao himself has no intention of entering the Hell Gate, but the Three-tailed Molten Elder Dragon and the Six-armed One-eyed Giant are not subject to that restriction; even if they die, they will cause no loss to Su Hao.

If the effect of the Aberrant Blood Demon works across worlds, then even if they are killed, they can be revived in this world.

Thinking this through, Su Hao no longer hesitated and directed the Three-tailed Molten Elder Dragon and the Six-armed One-eyed Giant to walk toward the Hell Gate.

Anyway, trying involves no loss; even if they can't get in, it's fine—let the Demon Flame Pumpkin Head and the Violent Demon Ox slowly explore.

Although Su Hao thought that way, seeing the two avatars approach the Hell Gate still made him somewhat nervous.

But soon, a smile appeared on his face.

All that was seen was the Six-armed One-eyed Giant walking up to the Hell Gate, giving it a light push, and opening the heavy door.

Seeing this, Su Hao knew the matter was settled.

If a being cannot enter the Hell Gate, it cannot open the Hell Gate; since the Six-armed One-eyed Giant can now open the door, it shows they can enter Hell.

Indeed, after the Six-armed One-eyed Giant pushed open the door, he strode in and vanished at the end of the passage.

Likewise, the Three-tailed Molten Elder Dragon behind him likewise disappeared as soon as his head probed into the Hell Gate.

Immediately afterward, the Hell Gate slammed shut with a bang.

At the same time, in Su Hao's mind, the images originally transmitted back by those two avatars became very blurry, even intermittent; only when he focused his mental power did the images become slightly clearer.

Even so, it still made Su Hao feel very excited.

This way, he could experience the scenery beyond the Hell Gate from a first-person perspective.

To stabilize the signal, Su Hao sat cross-legged on the ground, focusing all his mental power on the Three-tailed Molten Elder Dragon avatar and the Six-armed One-eyed Giant avatar.

The image he saw also became clearer at this time.

The world behind this Hell Gate is completely different from the one Su Hao built on his own territory.

After entering through the Hell Gate on Su Hao's territory, one first arrives at a lava field filled with dark elemental energy, unsuitable for ordinary beings to survive.

But right at the edge of that lava field lies a vast, lush oasis, two utterly different ecological environments.

Beyond the Hell Gate at the end of this passage, however, lies yet another scene: here there is no lava, no oasis, only a massive architectural complex.

Consider that Su Hao's current perspective is that of such colossal beings as the Three-tailed Molten Elder Dragon and the Six-armed One-eyed Giant; if even they find the buildings huge, one can imagine their scale.

Even a random brick from these buildings reaches a height of tens of meters.

Even the Hell Gate itself here is extraordinarily huge; its height is estimated at nearly a kilometer.

The place where this massive gate is set is an even more massive altar, each step of which is tens of meters high.

If a human came here, even if they had reached Supernatural Grade First Rank, a careless slip from a step would likely kill them on the spot.

This place does not seem designed for humans; it looks entirely like a dwelling for giants.

Moreover, it is not a place ordinary giants could inhabit; at least a giant as tall as nearly a hundred meters, like the Six-armed One-eyed Giant, would be needed to barely survive here.

"Are there any races among the Hell creatures that are this huge?"

Su Hao frowned slightly; he always felt this matter was not simple.

In the message left by the Iron Mountain Goat, he saw some information about the Giant Clan.

According to the Iron Mountain Goat, the Giant Clan likely willingly allied with the Weird, becoming lackeys of the Evil God.

But according to Su Hao's memory from his previous life, the Giant Clan is a kind race willing to help other survivors and provide them with protection.

This conflicts with the information given by the Iron Mountain Goat.

When he first saw that message from the Iron Mountain Goat, Su Hao wondered whether the Giant Clan might be gathering survivors of other species under the pretense of protecting them, then sacrificing them to the Evil God to gain more benefits.

But now he has a different thought: perhaps the Giant Clan spoken of by the Iron Mountain Goat is not the same as the one Su Hao knows.

The architectural complex behind the Hell Gate is obviously built by some giants.

Perhaps the giants who built these structures are exactly the Giant Clan that the Iron Mountain Goat said had become lackeys of the Weird.

If that is indeed the case, then continuing the exploration would likely entail great risk.

But Su Hao has no intention of retreating; the greater the risk, the greater the reward.

Even if there is no treasure of Su Lu behind the Hell Gate, as long as we can confirm whether the builders of this architectural complex are the Giant Clan, the trip is not in vain.

If this architectural complex was indeed built by the Giant Clan, then a new problem arises.

Only the creators and Hell creatures can enter the Hell Gate; why can the Giant Clan come to Hell and build such a complex?

What distinguishes them from the original Giant Clan, and why would they willingly ally with the Weird, becoming lackeys of the Evil God?

Everyone knows that allying with the Weird leads to no good end; if not forced, who would willingly do so? The Giant Clan's strength is formidable; among the world's races, they are among the strongest, capable of one-on-one combat with a giant dragon—there is no reason for them to voluntarily ally.

Moreover, through the Iron Mountain Goat's message, Su Hao also learned something.

In the present world, the races that still retain sanity and survive each had one or more Divine Spirit–level beings before the world's fusion.

It is precisely because of the scheming of these Divine Spirits that this world came to be.

As one of the strongest races, the Giant Clan also retains sanity and has not wholly fallen; this confirms one thing.

That is, among them there is also one or more Divine Spirit–level beings who also participated in the world's fusion.

Precisely because he knows this, Su Hao feels something is off.

Since the Giant Clan itself is not weak and even has Divine Spirit–level ancestors, why would they ally with the Weird and become lackeys of the Evil God? This makes no sense at all.

Putting it another way, the ancestors of the Giant Clan should also be counted among the powerful Divine Spirits; they may not even be dead, so how could the Evil God dare to accept the Giant Clan? After long contemplation, Su Hao still could not figure it out.

Simply put, I won't think too much more; the information I know is still too little, and guessing blindly here is meaningless. I should continue exploring to obtain more useful information, which is more important.

Afterwards, Su Hao focused all his attention on the two avatars of the Three-tailed Molten Old Dragon and the Six-armed One-eyed Giant.

Controlling them, he commanded the surrounding Demonic Flame Pumpkin Heads and Tyrannical Demon Oxen to begin exploring the surroundings, and had the two avatars head toward the area beneath the altar.

Usually, an altar is a sacred place.

Even if the giants who built this complex were not the faction that allied with the uncanny, seeing them standing on the altar would likely be regarded as an act of desecration, prompting an attack; therefore it's still wiser to descend early.

Fortunately, the Three-tailed Molten Old Dragon and the Six-armed One-eyed Giant are also sizable; after a short while, they passed one huge step after another and arrived beneath the altar.

The Demonic Flame Pumpkin Heads can fly, so descending is not difficult either.

Only the Tyrannical Demon Oxen are small in size and must jump down from steps tens of meters high, making it rather difficult; ultimately, relying on their strong regenerative ability, they forced themselves to jump down from each step.

However, after they all came down, they discovered something amiss.

Logically, this altar should be a very important place for this building complex.

The Three-tailed Molten Old Dragon and company opening the Hell's Gate to come onto this altar would certainly cause a considerable commotion.

Now they have descended from the altar, yet not a single giant appeared, and not even a Hell Demon was seen; no matter how you look at it, this is suspicious.

"Could it be that…"

"Is this an empty city?"

Su Hao frowned slightly, feeling that the secret hidden here might be greater than he imagined.

But having said that, if this really is an empty city, the difficulty of exploration would be somewhat less, at least without needing to worry about the natives' fortifications.

Afterward, large numbers of Tyrannical Demon Oxen and Demonic Flame Pumpkin Heads scattered outward, beginning an all-around, blind-spot-free exploration of the building complex.

The avatars of the Three-tailed Molten Old Dragon and the Six-armed One-eyed Giant went straight to the highest house, intending to occupy the high ground to better observe the surroundings.

As expected, they encountered no obstruction, smoothly entering the tallest house and reaching its rooftop.

From this position, one can take in the entire building complex at a glance.

The building complex exhibits a uniform style, clearly constructed by a single race, with no signs of old and new mixing.

That is to say, the building complex was built in the same period and bears no traces of having been damaged.

Based on these findings, Su Hao can basically confirm that no battle has taken place here, at least not a large-scale one.

Then the question arises: since no battle occurred here and all the houses are intact, why is there not a single person? Where did they go? It's as if everyone vanished into thin air, which is too unusual and too uncanny.

If the species that built this complex are truly giants or creatures of comparable size to giants,

then their own strength would not be weak; even without consuming Demonic Elixirs, they possess at least second-rank strength from birth.

How could a race whose weakest members have second-rank strength just vanish into thin air like that?

In the subsequent exploration reports of the Tyrannical Demon Oxen and Demonic Flame Pumpkin Heads, Su Hao discovered even more bizarre details.

While exploring some buildings, they found food still placed on the tables, vegetables in the kitchen that had just been halved, and the bedcovers looked as if they had just been folded.

Clearly, before these giants disappeared, they were still living normally—cooking, eating, or tidying up—but the next moment they suddenly vanished.

Even more strangely, the food appeared as if just made, still steaming, as if they had been living somewhere just a moment ago.

When the avatars of the Three-tailed Molten Old Dragon and the Six-armed One-eyed Giant arrived here, they suddenly vanished, and the scene was extremely tidy, with no signs of battle or panicked flight, completely giving the feeling that they had collectively disappeared.

As exploration of this place intensified, it increasingly confirmed Su Hao's findings.

Being able to make so many powerful giants vanish without resistance, Su Hao can be certain that this is absolutely beyond the capability of a Supernatural Fifth Rank, and even a Supernatural Sixth Rank would likely be unable to do such a thing.

Could it be… that a deity did this? Su Hao's eyes flickered, and he suddenly felt that only this explanation seemed plausible.

Then a new question arises: which deity did this, and why would they do it? If they didn't want to expose this place's secret, why go to all the trouble of hiding the giants instead of simply killing the Three-tailed Molten Old Dragon and company, which would be more convenient?

If there truly were a deity-level being here who wanted to kill the Three-tailed Molten Old Dragon and company, it would probably be just a thought, with no need for all this hassle.

"Wait a moment!"

"How can I be certain that the giants vanished, rather than the Three-tailed Molten Old Dragon and company disappearing from the giants' sight?"

Outside the passage, Su Hao opened his eyes, furrowed his brow, pondered for a moment, then took out the Death Scythe, preparing to seek external aid.

(End of chapter)