The King of Slaughter was taken aback, never expecting a mere Soul Master to play him for a fool.
But when he tried to intercept them, it was already too late. Jiang Xiaofeng and Hu Liena had already entered the Hell Road.
Although the King of Slaughter could open the Hell Road, he couldn't enter it himself. He had already been there once, and the rules prevented him from going a second time.
Invisible rules kept the King of Slaughter out, so Jiang Xiaofeng and Hu Liena were temporarily safe.
However, when they were sitting at the entrance, Tang San, who had just entered the Hell Road, was still standing in place.
"You two really surprised me. I thought you would stay here forever!"
Jiang Xiaofeng sneered, "I'm also curious. What deal did you make with the King of Slaughter that he would open the Hell Road for you?"
Tang San said, "Do I need to explain this deal between me and the King of Slaughter to you? The only reason you're even here is because of me!"
Jiang Xiaofeng was speechless. He really did have to thank the Tang San in front of him for getting them in.
"Forget it, I can't be bothered to argue with you. Since you got here first, why aren't you going?"
Tang San shook his head and said, "Just take a look at the road ahead, and you'll understand. Furthermore, there's no turning back on the Hell Road. That means once I take a step forward, I absolutely can't go back. I don't know why, but I believe that since there's such a rule, there must be corresponding punishment. I won't move forward without being fully prepared!"
Jiang Xiaofeng nodded. This Tang San did have some brains.
Jiang Xiaofeng observed his surroundings. It looked less like the Hell Road and more like a lava path.
Besides a narrow stone bridge, everything beneath was extremely hot lava!
Of course, that was just what it seemed like on the surface. If the Hell Road was really that simple, it wouldn't be called the Hell Road.
Fortunately, he had previously asked the Slaughter Envoy about the Hell Road, and his teacher, Bibi Dong, had also spoken about it.
High temperatures were the first hurdle for the魂师. Besides the heat, there was also a Darkgold Three-Headed Bat King.
This was a ten-thousand-year魂兽, and its abilities were terrifying. Besides its formidable defense, it had a unique ability: regeneration.
As long as one of its three heads remained, it could fully recover.
Moreover, the recovery speed was astonishing. Before you could even react, the head that was just severed would likely have already grown back.
It was like an immortal cockroach!
The second hurdle was the ancient凶兽, the Ten Headed Solar Serpent.
This was the most difficult stage of the Hell Road, hailed as the strongest guardian of the Hell Road. Many who passed the first stage, the Darkgold Three-Headed Bat King, all fell at the hands of the Ten Headed Solar Serpent in the second.
It was said that this Ten Headed Solar Serpent wasn't even a creature from the Douluo Continent. For some unknown reason, it had ended up on the Douluo Continent and become the strongest guardian of the Hell Road.
As for the final stage, it's said that when Bibi Dong attempted it, this final stage had somehow disappeared.
Now, Jiang Xiaofeng was about to walk the path Bibi Dong had trod.
"First stage: Darkgold Three-Headed Bat King. Everyone, any suggestions?"
Hu Liena was the first to raise her hand.
"I'm just following Brother Feng. Whatever he does, I do. Whatever he tells me to do, I do!"
Jiang Xiaofeng looked helpless.
"You know a lot of information too, why don't you think for yourself? Always relying on me isn't a good thing!"
Hu Liena, however, acted coyly, saying, "I don't care! With you around, why would I need to think about those things?"
Jiang Xiaofeng could only shake his head.
The Tang San in front of him, of course, also knew quite a bit about Hell Road, but he'd heard it all from his father.
"I only know that if we scheme against each other on Hell Road, then death awaits us! You can see from the skeletons in front of us!"
Indeed, there was a skeleton not far away, and this was only the entrance to Hell Road.
Jiang Xiaofeng said, "It's not impossible to cooperate with you for now, but you have to show your sincerity. After all, we don't know about your deal with the King of Slaughter. Who knows if you'll suddenly attack us and kill us halfway through!"
Tang San smiled, "You're overthinking it. With your abilities, do you really think I could kill you?"
Jiang Xiaofeng shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily true. Everyone has their own trump cards, so I can't completely trust you. Therefore, you must go first!"
Tang San frowned. If that were the case, wouldn't he be the one taking the lead?
There didn't seem to be any other options at the moment. Either he stood still and let them go first, or he went first himself, or they cooperated. If they cooperated, he would become the bait. It was a bit uncomfortable.
"Jiang Xiaofeng, I'm a little unhappy with what you said. After all, we've known each other for so long in the City of Slaughter. Is it a bit unfair to ask me to be the bait?"
Jiang Xiaofeng sneered, "There's no other way. Of the three of us, I only trust Nana. As for you, I don't trust you at all!"
Tang San spread his hands.
"Since you can't trust me, I can't cooperate with you either. So, you two go yourselves. I won't look with you!"
Jiang Xiaofeng frowned. He had wanted Tang San to absorb some of the hatred, but this kid wasn't falling for it.
But now that he had said those words, there was no way to take them back, right? "Nana, be careful and stay close to me, let's go! Tang San, don't let me discover any suspicious movements from you, or I'll kill you directly!"
Tang San frowned but didn't make any move. He knew he wasn't a match for Jiang Xiaofeng right now.
I originally wanted to use the terrain of the City of Slaughter to kill these two, but it seems they're even more cautious than I am. It looks like it'll be difficult to kill them here.
Jiang Xiaofeng walked ahead, with Hu Liena following behind.
The Hell Road was a long, narrow bridge, incredibly long and winding.
At the beginning of the road, there were no problems.
No Soul Beasts interfered, and not even the Darkgold Three-Headed Bat King appeared.
But just as they passed the third section of the narrow bridge…
Countless bats flew out from under the bridge.
Hu Liena immediately summoned her Martial Soul, using its huge fox tail to wrap Jiang Xiaofeng and Hu Liena within, protecting them from the bats.
"Liena, be careful. We should be entering the Darkgold Three-Headed Bat King's territory!"
Hu Liena nodded.
With the protection of Hu Liena's Martial Soul, those ordinary bats didn't seem to pose much of a threat.
The two of them continued forward, and they found several corpses here! It seemed the Darkgold Three-Headed Bat King was right in front of them.
Sure enough, on the fifth narrow bridge, a huge Three-Headed Bat King appeared before Jiang Xiaofeng and Hu Liena.
Those blood-red eyes, as big as lanterns, were staring fixedly at Jiang Xiaofeng and Hu Liena.