"Keep it up. The road ahead will only become more difficult."
Bai Lu's voice was full of approval. "Stay alert and don't overturn the cart."
"Understood!"
Zhu Zhuqing nodded and accelerated through this stretch of the path.
As she advanced, she vigilantly observed her surroundings.
"Little kitty, have you ever thought about the purpose behind the Asura God's divine trial?"
Bai Lu's voice suddenly rang out.
"Too lazy to think about it, and no time either."
Zhu Zhuqing honestly shook her head.
She had Bai Lu, and she also had self-awareness.
So she would not waste energy thinking about things she considered "unimportant."
After all, Bai Lu would naturally think about them for her so that she could be lazy about it.
As for why she had no time to think...
Although she had obtained the qualification for the divine trial because she awakened the Death God Domain ahead of time, the truth was that she barely understood the Death God Domain at all.
Right now, she was just like a poor student frantically copying homework before school resumed, desperately copying the answers Bai Lu provided.
Zhu Zhuqing honestly asked, "Then what do you think the Asura God intends?"
"Maybe he wants you to hurry up and finish copying your homework so that you can truly comprehend the Death God Domain before leaving Hell Road!"
Bai Lu spoke half-jokingly and half-seriously.
"Ah, this!"
Zhu Zhuqing's footsteps paused slightly.
Something even more terrifying than desperately copying answers before school resumed had arrivedâvacation was ending early!
"I... will do my best."
The girl clenched her pearly teeth tightly, her tone serious.
Then she decisively focused even more attention on awakening the Death God Domain.
After traveling for quite some time, the surrounding blood-colored magma became increasingly obvious.
A scorching aura rushed toward them.
The girl's footsteps slowed several degrees, and her expression became increasingly solemn.
"Do you think there might be even more terrifying monsters ahead?"
"Hell Road is dangerous to begin with. In any case, the Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent mentioned in the divine trial is definitely there!"
The two continued conversing while steadily moving forward.
An hour later, the darkness gradually faded, giving way to scorching red light.
The surrounding temperature rose sharply while a pungent, bloody stench assaulted them.
Suddenly, a rustling sound came from ahead.
Zhu Zhuqing focused her gaze and saw a massive serpent over ten meters long sprawled across the road ahead.
On the serpent's head and back were nine bulges resembling bright red mushroom-like tumors. Its golden-red eyes shone like lanterns.
"The Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent!"
Zhu Zhuqing recognized its identity immediately.
"Good luck, little kitty. I'm looking forward to your performance."
Bai Lu chuckled encouragingly.
"Don't worry. Once I kill it, we'll be one step closer to becoming gods."
Zhu Zhuqing clenched her fists, her gaze sharp as blades.
Killing intent condensed around her as she stepped forward with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and charged out.
"Hiss~!"
The Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent naturally noticed the girl as well.
While slithering toward her, it opened its jaws and spat out a stream of scorching flames.
The blazing fire surged across the path and violently rushed toward Zhu Zhuqing.
Scorching waves of fire swept wildly everywhere!
"Flames are useless against me!"
Zhu Zhuqing showed not the slightest fear.
Soul power gathered as she directly smashed through the wave of flames head-on.
Martial Soul possession activated; cat claws emerged, and with soul power attached to them, she slashed directly toward the Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent!
"Hiss~"
The Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent had not expected a human to be this ferocious.
Without any fear, its body ignited with flames as it charged directly toward the girl.
"Boomâ!"
Scales shattered, and the narrow road trembled.
In merely a single exchange, the Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's sturdy scales were directly torn apart by the cat claws.
Scorching blood sprayed everywhere instantly.
"Hiss~"
Even without using any soul skills, the Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent had still been severely injured.
It let out a painful howl as its body twisted, attempting to coil around Zhu Zhuqing and strangle her directly.
However, her reaction speed was seven times faster than a serpent's!
The instant it moved, Zhu Zhuqing already understood its intentions.
"Spiral Hand!"
She leaped into the air, jade-like hands rotating.
A modified soul skill derived from Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon activated as she pulled toward the Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent from afar.
Then came a plain and simple charged punch!
"Hiss?"
The Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent suddenly felt itself being pulled by an invisible force. Its head uncontrollably tilted backward and smashed directly into the girl's fist.
"Boomâ!"
Amid the muffled explosion, the Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's enormous body was blasted flying.
Its massive body directly shattered nearly ten meters of the narrow road.
"Roar~!"
The intense pain caused the Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent to let out a chaotic and furious roar.
"Come again!"
Zhu Zhuqing did not rush to pursue. Instead, she continuously focused her spirit, gathering the killing intent within her body.
"The key to the Death God Domain lies in using killing intent to strengthen yourself while suppressing and intimidating your opponents!"
"Try integrating the killing intent into the environment, into your opponent, and into yourself as well!"
Bai Lu's voice timely echoed within the girl's heart.
"Condense killing intent into spirit!"
Listening to the Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's roars, Zhu Zhuqing instead stood in place and closed her eyes.
Discarding all distracting thoughts, she continuously wrapped herself with pure killing intent.
The killing intent accumulated from countless previous battles now completely merged into one!
In merely an instant, even the surrounding air became stagnant.
A blood-colored halo emerged around her body, surging with bone-chilling coldness and overwhelming killing intent!
"Buzzâ"
With a faint tremor, Zhu Zhuqing abruptly opened her eyes.
"Death God Domain!"
A flash of blood-red light vanished from the girl's eyes as the blood-colored halo around her instantly expanded, completely enveloping the surrounding hundred-meter area!
Within the domain, killing intent condensed.
Even the rolling magma nearby seemed suppressed, its temperature dropping several degrees.
"Roar~!?"
Sensing the suppression from the Death God Domain, the Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent instantly shuddered violently, becoming completely agitated.
It could not understand why a soul master who had not passed through Hell Road could awaken the Death God Domain.
Fear spread through its heart. Without hesitation, it turned around and attempted to dive into the magma.
However, the instant it moved, it felt itself locked onto by killing intent.
There was no escape!
The fear in the Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's eyes transformed into viciousness.
Even if it had to perish together with her, it would not let Zhu Zhuqing leave unharmed.
"ROARââ!"
The Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent let out an earth-shaking roar.
The nine tumors on its back simultaneously burst apart as nine streams of golden-red liquid suddenly shot outward.
In an instant, heaven and earth lost color.
The liquid transformed into a golden-red inner core and violently smashed toward the girl!
"White Tigerâ"
Zhu Zhuqing's gaze sharpened as her figure flashed.
She instantly appeared before the inner core while the Death God Domain around her operated at full strength.
Killing intent gathered within her right hand, and her sharp claws radiated icy, blood-red light.
"White Tiger God Killing Claw!"
With a cold shout, her claw slashed downward.
The sharp claw wind carried overwhelming killing intent like a blood-colored blade as it violently severed the connection between the inner core and the Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent.
"Crack!"
With a crisp sound, the spiritual connection between the inner core and the serpent was mercilessly cut apart by the girl.
"Seize!"
Zhu Zhuqing made a grasping motion through the air and directly took hold of the inner core.
"Condense!"
Immediately afterward, she manipulated the Death God Domain.
All the killing intent within the domain gathered completely upon her claws.
The White Tiger God Killing Claw descended toward the Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent with a terrifying might capable of destroying souls and annihilating bodies.
"Slash!"
It was as though a streak of blood-red light split apart the night, brilliant for only a fleeting instant.
"Boomââ!"
The enormous body of the Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent was instantly torn apart.
Its massive body, over ten meters long, exploded simultaneously.
Blood and flesh splattered everywhere before falling into the magma and instantly turning into nothingness.
The Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent is dead!
"I succeeded!"
Zhu Zhuqing tightly gripped the inner core in her hand as the corners of her lips curled upward slightly.
"Mhm, I knew you could do it."
Bai Lu's tone remained extremely calm, as though this outcome was only natural.
He continued, "Since the divine trial hasn't announced completion yet, let's leave first."
"Alright!"
Zhu Zhuqing stored the inner core away and continued forward along the narrow road.
End of Chapter