Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Spinning Top, Explosive Warrior

Moreover, the body of the Ten-Headed Fiery Serpent usually contains an extremely pure fire-attribute inner core.

It is said that its inner core is extremely beneficial to Soul Masters, capable of transforming their physique and even helping them break through bottlenecks.

At that moment, without time to think further, Tang San turned his attention back to the scene.

The ten Fiery Sun Serpents missed their target, and all ten heads turned towards Tang San simultaneously.

Ten mouths opened slightly, and wisps of crimson mist escaped from between their teeth, instantly filling the air with a strong smell of sulfur.

That's not ordinary toxin; it's a combination of snake venom and high temperature. Inhaling it into your lungs is like swallowing a mouthful of burning coals.

Tang San quickly retreated, and at the same time, he waved his right hand, sending out three bone-piercing nails straight at the snake's three heads.

The bone-piercing nail struck the snake's head, making three crisp clanging sounds, like hitting an iron plate, leaving only three shallow white marks, without even breaking the skin.

The ten-headed Fiery Sun Serpent trembled slightly, and then all ten heads simultaneously spewed out a crimson flame at Tang San.

"Bear!"

The flames were blindingly intense, spreading in a cone shape and covering the entire cross-section of the passage.

Tang San retreated again, constantly changing direction with his feet, but every time he changed positions, the snake's head would turn accordingly, and ten flames would intertwine to form an impenetrable fire net.

The temperature on Hell Road rose sharply.

Tang San's clothes began to scorch and curl at the edges, his exposed skin was burning painfully, and his lips instantly cracked and bled.

Soon, Tang San had nowhere to retreat.

Behind him was the platform where the Bat King resided, and beyond that was the bat's nest.

There were rock walls on both sides, and a giant snake and flames in front.

Tang San's mind raced, and he immediately leaned against the left rock wall, stepping on the yellowish-green venom seeping from it.

He disregarded the corrosive venom on the wall, used his toes to propel himself forward against the rock face, and slid several meters along the rock wall.

With that slip, Tang San realized a unique place.

There was a narrow crevice at the top of the rock wall, from which a cold, damp wind blew out.

The wind was light, but it was chilling to the bone, completely out of place with the scorching heat of the Hell Road.

Tang San immediately understood.

This is a ventilation shaft for the underground water veins deep within Hell Road.

Cool air rises from the ground, forming a barrier of cold air.

He quickly moved to the vicinity of the crevice, with his back to the air conditioner and his face towards the ten-headed Fiery Sun Serpent.

The flames of the Fiery Serpent rushed in, but the cold air barrier weakened it, and the temperature dropped by 30%.

Although the temperature was still scorching, it wasn't as unbearably hot as before.

At the same time, Tang San also released his external soul bone—the fox tail.

Then, he poured all his soul power into it.

The silvery-white fox tail instantly grew to more than five zhang in length, dancing in front of him to form a silver shield.

The remaining flames of the Fiery Serpent struck the fox's tail.

The fox's tail fur was burned, curled, and blackened, emitting a burnt smell, but it still managed to block the view.

"Roar--"

The ten-headed Fiery Sun Serpent roared angrily.

It was clearly provoked.

The ten Fiery Sun Serpents shot out, their ten heads biting at Tang San from ten directions simultaneously.

At this moment, the ten-headed Fiery Sun Serpents were attacking at a very fast speed.

However, Tang San still managed to barely capture the trajectory of each head thanks to the power of his Purple Demon Eye.

"Ghostly Shadow Step!"

Tang San mastered the Ghost Shadow Step to its fullest extent.

His body shifted seven times in a short span of space, dodging the bite of a snake's head each time.

The most dangerous time was when a snake's fang grazed the back of Tang San's neck, taking away several strands of his hair.

Tang San dodged while observing.

The Purple Demon Eye was operating at full power.

He broke down every movement of the ten Fiery Sun Serpents into slow motion.

Finally, Tang San noticed.

At the junction of the neck and torso of the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent, there is a thin layer of scales covering a fleshy growth beneath them.

This tumor is the weakness of the Ten-Headed Fiery Serpent.

Striking that spot can transmit force to the nerve nodes of all ten skulls, causing temporary paralysis.

Therefore, Tang San attacked immediately after the ten-headed Fiery Sun Serpents pounced with all their might, causing all ten heads to retract simultaneously and their bodies to stiffen briefly.

"Haotian Hammer!"

Without hesitation, Tang San brought the dark golden Clear Sky Hammer to his right palm.

The black hammer body was as heavy as a mountain, and the patterns on the hammerhead looked ferocious and ancient under the dark red light.

He gripped the hammer handle tightly and poured all his remaining soul power into the Haotian Hammer.

The patterns on the hammer surface became visible.

First it was a dark gold color, then it turned into a blazing white light.

The light was so bright it was blinding, and it even obscured the lava river below.

Tang San's arms were bulging with muscles and veins.

An overwhelmingly domineering aura rose from him, unreasonable and seemingly capable of shattering the heavens and earth.

"The Great Sumeru Hammer".

This hammering technique has no fancy skills; it's all about one word—smash.

Tang San used all his strength, pouring all his soul power, will, anger, and resentment into this hammer blow, smashing it down in the most direct and savage way.

If you miss, you die; if you hit, the other person dies.

Tang San raised the Clear Sky Hammer high with both hands, leaned back to the limit like a fully drawn bow, and then suddenly leaned forward. The hammer, carrying a white light, slashed down, making a sharp whistling sound in mid-air. The speed was so fast that even the air was torn apart.

The hammer struck precisely at the fleshy growth where the neck and torso of the Ten-Headed Sun Serpent connected.

"boom!"

"Pfft-"

A muffled thud.

The sarcoma ruptured!

The ten heads of the Ten Fiery Sun Serpents simultaneously jerked upwards, their necks twisting at an impossible angle.

Ten pairs of vertical pupils simultaneously dilated, and their bodies convulsed violently twice.

Then it collapsed to the ground, limp and lifeless, like a piece of snakeskin with its bones removed.

However, the ten-headed Fiery Sun Serpents are not completely dead yet.

Its body was still undulating slightly, and several of its ten heads were still opening and closing their mouths weakly.

However, it no longer poses any threat.

Tang San knelt on one knee, and the Clear Sky Hammer slipped from his hand and crashed to the ground with a thud.

His arms were trembling violently; the blow had almost drained him of all his strength, and he couldn't even lift his hands.

Tang San gasped for breath, his chest heaving violently like a bellows, and a metallic sweet taste rose in his throat, which he swallowed back forcefully.

"Thanks to the previous training!"

Tang San muttered to himself in a low voice, so hoarse that it was almost inaudible.

"Otherwise, we won't be able to use this last move."

The training Tang San was referring to was the two years he had spent training with Tang Hao.

He wielded the Haotian Hammer day after day.

At first, I would get exhausted after just a few swings, but later I could swing hundreds of times in a row.

Those tedious, repetitive, and sweat-drenched days have all become the means to survive at this moment.

Tang San sat on the cold ground for a while until his breathing calmed down, then he stood up, supporting himself on his knees.

He walked to the corpse of the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent, made his move, and completely killed the strange beast.

Then, Tang San squatted down, reached his right hand into the softest part of the snake's body, and after groping around for a while, his fingertips touched something hard and warm.

Tang San took it out: it was a bead the size of a longan, entirely reddish-gold in color, with a flame-like luster flowing across its surface.

Holding it in his palm, he could even feel a hot yet gentle power flowing slowly through him.

"As expected, this is the inner core of the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent."

Tang San didn't examine it closely and put the inner core into his robes.

He also took some useful materials from the snake carcass: snake gall, fangs, and several intact scales.

These things might come in handy in the future.

Then, Tang San stood up and took one last look at the passage.

The Bat King's corpse had begun to rot, emitting a strong stench.

The body of the ten-headed Fiery Sun Serpent gradually cooled, turning from crimson to grayish-black.

Tang San exhaled a breath of stale air and turned to walk out of the City of Slaughter.

The road to hell was still quite long, but there were no further significant obstacles along the way.