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Chapter 111: Killing God Domain
🕑 Added 2024-12-20 17:08:35 +0000 UTCAs Yang Podi continued forward, he finally arrived at the most critical location.
In front of him appeared a massive snake head. On the head and back of this snake, there were nine protrusions, each resembling a bright red mushroom, with what seemed to be blood flowing inside. The snake's abdomen was especially large, bulging on the narrow path, and its body was at least over ten meters long.
This must be the legendary Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake, the most formidable existence on the Path of Hell.
When Yang Podi was still twenty meters away from the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake, the giant serpent launched the first attack. A fiery red beam of light suddenly shot out from its mouth, carrying a strong fishy smell, rushing rapidly toward Yang Podi.
Seeing this, Yang Podi immediately used his instantaneous movement technique to close the distance, appearing right in front of the snake. Raising the Breaking Soul Spear, he stabbed directly at the snake.
However, to his surprise, even against such a fierce and powerful attack, the snake quickly twisted its body and dodged nimbly.
Following this, a massive tail came swinging toward Yang Podi. The power in the snake's tail was evident, as even the sound of air exploding could be heard.
Gritting his teeth, Yang Podi gripped the Breaking Soul Spear with both hands and thrust it toward the incoming tail.
The snake's tail and the Breaking Soul Spear collided, producing a sound like clashing metal. A small gash appeared on the snake's tail, and the snake itself seemed to retreat slightly.
Yang Podi was also forced to step back a few paces. The strength of the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake was far greater than expected, and its defense was even more terrifying. Judging by its abilities, it was likely on par with a 50,000-year spirit beast.
Its body was covered in dense scales, extremely tough, rendering ordinary attacks ineffective.
Yang Podi knew he was now in a critical situation, with no one else around to help.
Suddenly, something seemed to flash behind Yang Podi. A pair of wings extended from his back—it was his external spirit bone: the Tiger Eagle Wings.
With a powerful flap of his wings, Yang Podi soared into the sky. The Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake, upon seeing his wings, seemed to grow furious and roared toward the sky.
The scene turned eerie as Yang Podi maneuvered quickly through the air with his Tiger Eagle Wings while the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake coiled its body, seemingly gathering strength for a powerful attack.
Like an eagle and a snake, they faced off against each other.
As the battle raged, Yang Podi inflicted numerous wounds on the snake, while his quick aerial maneuvers allowed him to evade almost all of its attacks.
The Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake, realizing it was losing the fight, let out a sharp cry. Its entire body began to twist violently, as if attempting to destroy the entire Path of Hell.
Seizing the moment, Yang Podi launched another instantaneous strike, aiming directly at the snake's eyes.
Clearly, the snake's eyes were its weak point, forcing it to swing its tail defensively.
Yang Podi took advantage of this brief moment, continuously wielding his Breaking Soul Spear, unleashing countless spear lights. This was the third move of his Breaking Soul Nine Techniques:Blades Converge into One
Countless spear lights converged into a massive spear blade that struck directly at the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake.
The snake tried to block with its tail again, but the attack was far stronger than it had anticipated.
In the end, the snake's entire head and tail were pierced by the spear lights, shattering into countless fragments.
Landing back on the ground, Yang Podi exhaled a sigh of relief. The most challenging creature on the Path of Hell was finally slain.
From the remains of the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake's body, a fiery red orb flew out—it was the snake's core.
Yang Podi quickly flew over and grabbed the core, disregarding the intense heat it emitted. He stored the core in his soul tool despite the burns it caused.
In the world of Douluo Continent, orb-type treasures were rare but almost always of the highest quality. This Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake's core, in the original story, became one of Ma Hongjun's spirit rings and was among the most important spirit rings he ever had.
Ma Hongjun's martial soul evolved into the Seven-Headed Fire Phoenix thanks to this core. It allowed his Fire Phoenix martial soul to continue evolving, eventually transforming into the Ten-Headed Fire Phoenix upon reaching Rank 100.
This shows just how immensely powerful the core's energy was—beyond the limits of the entire Douluo Continent.
It should be noted that items capable of evolving martial souls were exceedingly rare on the Douluo Continent. Even celestial herbs rarely had such an effect.
Yang Podi pondered whether using the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake's core as the first spirit ring for his body martial soul might enable it to achieve a Golden-grade third awakening and even grant it formidable fire attributes.
From any perspective, this core was an invaluable treasure.
After securing the core, the Path of Hell began to collapse.
Yang Podi flapped his Tiger Eagle Wings, flying forward rapidly.
The further he flew, the closer the Blood Sea came to the Path of Hell. The temperature of the entire space increased, and even his mind started to feel slightly disoriented.
Gritting his teeth, Yang Podi forced himself to stay focused and continued flying quickly.
As he neared the end of the path, Yang Podi stopped and looked at the Blood Sea below.
In the original story, Tang San used the Scarlet Swan Kiss to destroy the Slaughter City. Yang Podi now considered whether to do the same.
He remembered that after returning from Seagod Island, Tang San was pursued by the King of Slaughter, whose true identity was Tang Chen. With immense power, even Tang San struggled to contend with him.
If Yang Podi destroyed the Slaughter City now, he might also face the King of Slaughter's pursuit. The King of Slaughter, knowing Yang Podi's connection to the Breaking Clan, could potentially target them directly. The Breaking Clan stood no chance against Tang Chen.
After much deliberation, Yang Podi sighed and decided not to poison the Blood Sea. Instead, he continued toward the Path of Hell's exit.
The exit was a spot of white light. Upon entering, Yang Podi felt an even stronger killing aura. His body, enveloped by the light, seemed to be submerged in icy coldness.
Gradually, the coldness permeated his entire being, even merging with his soul. Yang Podi lost consciousness within this icy sensation.
It was unclear how much time had passed before Yang Podi regained consciousness, finding himself in a verdant forest.
Yang Podi sensed something amiss and realized his Breaking Soul Spear was already summoned and in his hand.
The spear remained blood-red, but now there was a white mark on its shaft—a pattern resembling a white bat. This mark had appeared when the Path of Hell opened. The bat symbol represented the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King.
As Yang Podi examined the white mark closely, the Breaking Soul Spear emitted a white glow, enveloping the entire area. All nearby creatures seemed to tremble in fear.
Killing God Domain. This had to be the Killing God Domain.
Yang Podi clearly felt that with the Killing God Domain, the Breaking Soul Spear had become even more powerful. Combined with his Breaking Soul Nine Techniques, the effects would be exponentially enhanced.
The Killing God Domain could even be integrated into the Breaking Soul Nine Techniques, spelling disaster for his enemies.
Yang Podi examined his mind and was shocked. In his mental space, there remained a silver giant wielding the blood-red Breaking Soul Spear.
Unexpectedly, the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King's mark wasn't just on the spear—it was also imprinted on the silver giant's chest. How could this be possible?
Yang Podi summoned his body martial soul. His entire body turned silver—arms, face, and even flesh—all transformed into a silvery hue. He could clearly feel that when using his second martial soul, his attack, defense, strength, and speed increased drastically, reaching unprecedented levels.
On his silver skin, there was also a white bat pattern. When soul power was infused, the Killing God Domain activated as well.
Yang Podi was puzzled: How could this happen? In the original story, Tang San's Killing God Domain was exclusive to the Clear Sky Hammer. How could both his martial souls possess the domain and even use it simultaneously? Could the Killing God Domain have a loophole?
Unable to figure it out after much thought, he decided to stop pondering and left the area.
Yang Podi found a nearby stream and plunged into it without hesitation.
However, as he entered the stream, the water turned blood-red, and the fish within scattered, seemingly terrified.
Yang Podi had intended to catch a small spirit beast for food, but when he grabbed a Soft-Boned Rabbit and saw its blood, he lost control completely. His eyes turned blood-red, and the Killing God Domain activated involuntarily, filling the world with killing intent.
When Yang Podi regained his senses, the Soft-Boned Rabbit he had caught was already dismembered. The surroundings were in chaos, with countless marks from the Breaking Soul Spear's destruction. Even the trees were severely damaged.
Yang Podi finally understood his current dire state. He couldn't control the killing aura within him. If this continued, he might become a monster driven solely by slaughter.
In the original story, Tang San also struggled to control his emotions right after obtaining the Killing God Domain. When he first entered the Moon Pavilion, he almost killed the person blocking his way in a fit of rage.
Tang San eventually relied on Tang Yuehua's Noble Domain to gradually suppress the killing intent within him, allowing him to master the Killing God Domain more perfectly over time.
Yang Podi's current situation was very similar to Tang San's, but even worse. Tang San had the Blue Silver Domain, which provided the powerful life force necessary to counterbalance the Killing God Domain. He also possessed a supreme 60,000-year-old head soul bone, which helped stabilize his mind.
But Yang Podi had no head soul bone, nor did he have a domain like the Blue Silver Domain to suppress the Killing God Domain. On top of that, both of his martial souls carried the Killing God Domain, making his condition far worse.
What was even more troubling was that he felt an overwhelming urge to kill whenever he saw anyone. His temper had grown extremely irritable, and he was prone to fits of rage.
Given his current state, entering a city was out of the question. His only option was to travel through the mountains and forests as quickly as possible to return to the Breaking Clan. Once there, he could seek his grandfather's help to find a solution.
As for visiting the Moon Pavilion, that was impossible. The Breaking Clan had worked hard to sever ties with the Clear Sky Sect. Yang Podi had no intention of associating with anyone from the Clear Sky Sect. A minor favor could potentially drag the entire Breaking Clan into trouble.
Suddenly, an idea came to him. Yang Podi retrieved a Calming Pill from his soul tool. This was one of the medicines crafted by the Breaking Clan. The pill's main ingredients were Moonflower, Glowworm, and White Lotus. Its primary effect was to help soul masters relax, eliminating mental disturbances.
Yang Podi swallowed the Calming Pill, and his mood seemed to stabilize significantly. However, relying on medicine was not a long-term solution. Overusing such pills could lead to adverse effects, and the killing intent might erupt even more violently.
For now, he had no choice. Ensuring his safety was the priority, and finding a way to control the killing intent could wait until he returned to the Breaking Clan.
Of course, Yang Podi still had other preparations. Before coming to the City of Slaughter, he had already prepared a few thousand-year-old herbs, including Concentration Grass and Star Spirit Grass. However, these were reserved for critical moments.
