Douluo's Bone Transforms into a Divine Dragon

Chapter 240 Blood Bat Crisis

Under the crimson engulfment, Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan simultaneously felt their feet sink into the void, and everything around them became illusory, with all their senses completely shut down at that moment.

The pain they couldn't control instilled a nameless fear in both of them.

What they couldn't see was that the killing intent emanating from each of them coalesced into a faint white ripple that protected their bodies. If it weren't for this killing intent, they would have been truly devoured the moment the crimson color spread.

After an unknown amount of time, accompanied by a violent tremor, all senses returned, and the surrounding blood-red light gradually faded.

When Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan fully regained consciousness, they found themselves on a circular platform, which was only about five meters in diameter and not very large.

Although both of them were lying on the ground, they regained consciousness almost at the same time, and their eyes fell on each other at the same time. They looked at each other, then got up and began to look around at their surroundings.

Upon closer inspection, both of them gasped in shock; the situation before them was far more perilous than they had imagined.

Everything around was a faint blood red color, except for the circular platform with a diameter of five meters underfoot, which was actually a bottomless abyss.

Besides that, there was only a narrow path, less than half a foot wide and just wide enough for two feet to stand at the same time, leading into the unknown darkness. This was also the only way for their platform to reach the outside world.

Dugu Yan glanced around, then at the path leading into the darkness, her brow furrowing slightly. She then said, "I wonder what lies down there?"

Gu Xuan glanced down at the circular platform, feigning surprise, before his expression turned troubled.

"How is it? Can you see what's down there?" Dugu Yan asked calmly.

Gu Xuan nodded and said, "Below is blood, or rather, a blood pool. If I'm not mistaken, that blood pool below should be the human blood accumulated by the City of Slaughter over the years, which is what they call Bloody Mary and the sacrifices for this Hell Road."

Gu Xuan naturally knew what was down there, but in order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble, he pretended not to know.

Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan pondered for a moment before saying, "Based on a simple analysis, this Hell Road is not only the path to leave the City of Slaughter, but it should also be the core of the entire City of Slaughter."

Hearing Dugu Yan's analysis, Gu Xuan nodded in satisfaction. Although Dugu Yan rarely experienced real life-or-death crises while staying by his side, she did not slack off at all.

The fact that she could see the problem clearly without Gu Xuan's reminder undoubtedly shows her intelligence.

Gu Xuan said calmly, "Yanzi, have you noticed that in this City of Slaughter, the most important thing is blood? The so-called Bloody Mary can be found almost everywhere here, and it's like currency."

"Just as I told you before, this blood contains a slow-acting poison, but it also has a certain stimulating effect. There are many ways to control people, so why does the ruler of the Killing City always use blood? Is it just to give people a more mysterious feeling?"

After a pause, Gu Xuan continued to guide Dugu Yan, helping her to discover the unique nature of this killing city.

"Although we do not yet know the true secret of the blood within Slaughter City, it is certain that if the source of the blood is lost, it will be a huge blow to the entire Slaughter City, and may even be devastating."

After hearing Gu Xuan's words, Dugu Yan gradually understood and then said, "If that's the case, if we destroy this place, wouldn't no one be able to obtain the God of Slaughter Domain in the future?"

Gu Xuan nodded, then said, "That's right, but there's no need."

"As I told you before, this Killing Ground should be the place of inheritance for some god, and this is our opportunity, so there is no need to destroy it now."

After Gu Xuan finished speaking, he looked at the darkness in the distance and continued, "This narrow road should be the so-called Hell Road. We don't know how long it is, but we can be sure that the Hell Road is not just a simple road that you can walk through from here."

"There's a huge pool of blood down there, which could very well be teeming with ferocious beasts or other dangers. Going down there is definitely not a good idea. The best way for us to get out of here is from the top."

Dugu Yan did not refute this, but nodded.

This is where their exceptional mental fortitude is revealed. Most people, upon arriving at a strange and terrifying place, would be eager to leave as soon as possible.

However, Gu Xuanhe was not in a hurry. Instead, he first recovered his condition and completed all the preparations before setting off.

Gu Xuan was in front, and Dugu Yan was behind.

The two maintained this formation as they stepped onto the narrow path. The path was not wide, only wide enough for two feet to stand on, and the end of the path was not yet in sight.

For the average person, it would be quite difficult to walk on such a road for more than ten minutes, because a slight misstep could lead to a fall.

Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan need no introduction. While their strength may not be the strongest, their experience and knowledge are unmatched by ordinary people.

At this moment, Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan were like grasshoppers on a string; the slightest mistake could lead to a devastating disaster.

Maintaining a harmonious rhythm, the two slowly disappeared into the dark red, the circular platform behind them no longer visible.

As they continued forward, Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan were extremely tense. They not only had to watch their step, but also had to be aware of the unknown dangers in the darkness.

As they walked, Gu Xuan suddenly said, "We've walked five hundred meters already. The air is starting to get hot, and it doesn't seem to be quiet anymore. There are sounds around us, though they're faint and far away, but they're probably targeting us. Be careful."

After hearing Gu Xuan's words, Dugu Yan released her spiritual power to explore her surroundings, and then her expression changed slightly.

Using her powerful mental abilities, Dugu Yan discovered dark spots rapidly approaching them from the darkness in the distance.

The faint sound appeared in Dugu Yan's mental world. The sound was not loud, but the frequency was very fast. Just as Gu Xuan had said, these faint sounds were approaching their direction.

Gu Xuan naturally knew that these subtle sounds came from the blood bats, but he revealed them so subtly, giving Dugu Yan the first warning to be on guard.

Then, Dugu Yan glanced down with her blue eyes and said in a low voice, "Xiao Xuan, I know why it feels hot now. It's because the blood pool below is closer to us."

Hearing this, Gu Xuan nodded with even more satisfaction, because Gu Xuan had not reminded Dugu Yan of this; she had discovered it herself.

Seeing Gu Xuan nod, Dugu Yan continued, "Previously, the blood pool below was about a thousand meters away from us, but now the distance should have been reduced to about eight hundred meters. That's why we can feel the change in temperature."

"It seems that the blood pool may not contain blood, but may also contain magma. If the temperature continues to rise as we move forward, then I am almost certain that our final stretch will likely be submerged in that blood pool, which will be the truly difficult part of the road to hell."

Upon hearing Dugu Yan's words, Gu Xuan did not show any other unusual reaction, as if this was not the greatest threat.

Suddenly, Gu Xuan said in a deep voice, "Let's not worry about that for now. No matter what, let's deal with this crisis first."

"They're here!"

As Gu Xuan finished speaking, the buzzing sound grew louder and louder, and Dugu Yan could vaguely see some red shadows rapidly approaching.

She quickly understood why the frequency of the voice was so fast in her mental perception.

Because these flying creatures weren't just a few, but a group, a group of at least a thousand.

As they got closer, the flying creatures became clearer; they were blood-red bats.

Like a miniature version of the blood-red pattern left on the ground of the previous hellish killing field, each blood bat is about a foot long, but its huge wingspan exceeds one meter.

One or two blood bats like that are nothing, but when thousands of them suddenly appear, it's like a red cloud, flying rapidly towards Gu Xuan and Dugu Yanren.

It has a sense of impending doom, like dark clouds looming overhead.

At this moment, Dugu Yan's expression had become extremely solemn, and she whispered, "Xiao Xuan?"

P.S.: Typos will be corrected first and then fixed later.

(End of this chapter)