Tang Hao's eyebrows twitched violently.
This little brat…
Was actually serious?!
His hand twitched.
He was about to slap Tang San again.
With a quick step,
Tang San dodged and slipped behind Tang Lan.
"Bro!"
"Dad can't out-argue me, so he's using violence again!"
Tang Lan blinked.
Then, he met Tang Hao's gaze.
Instantly—
He understood what Tang Hao was trying to say.
—Under no circumstances should this little brat get the Slaughter God Domain!
Perfect.
That was exactly what I was thinking.
"Ahem!"
Tang Lan cleared his throat and put on an apologetic tone.
"Little San, about that…"
"I already used up the remaining Earth Dragon Gold Gourd to get my match arranged."
"If we have to arrange yours too…"
"At your power level, one immortal herb won't be enough."
"After all, creating a Slaughter God Domain is quite a burden on the City of Slaughter."
Tang San's face fell.
But then—
His eyes suddenly widened.
Wait a second!
"Bro! Did you just say 'Earth Dragon Gold Gourd'?!"
"You have more immortal herbs and you didn't give me any?!"
Tang Lan froze.
Oh, crap.
I was so busy scheming against the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King,
I forgot to farm rewards from Tang San first!
That Earth Dragon Gold Gourd,
even though it wasn't complete,
was still an immortal herb!
I totally wasted it!
"PAH!"
Before Tang Lan could mentally berate himself further,
Tang Hao slapped Tang San across the room.
"That Earth Dragon Gold Gourd was MINE, you little brat!"
"Why do you always have your eyes on your brother's stuff?!"
"If you want an immortal herb, go find one yourself!"
This time,
Tang Hao was actually pissed.
—You, a weak little punk, want immortal herbs?
Tang San tried to escape with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track,
but unfortunately—
Tang Hao also knew Lingbo Weibu!(Rippled Steps)
"PAH!"
"PAH!"
"PAH!"
Tang Lan shrugged.
Looks like he didn't even need to come up with another excuse.
Meanwhile—
Tang Lan made a mental note to himself.
From now on,
whenever he got a new treasure,
he'd let Tang San touch it first to farm system rewards.
For example—
Later on, when he went to search for the Thunder God's Inheritance,
he should definitely bring Tang San along!
For the next three days,
the Slaughter King arranged brutal fights for Tang Lan.
An insane schedule of 30 matches per day.
Every single opponent was at least a Soul Sage (Seven Rings)!
Tang San finally gave up on his delusions of getting arranged matches.
—If he had gone up there, even a standing target wouldn't be easy to kill.
On the fifth day,
Tang Lan finally achieved 100 consecutive victories.
He was now eligible to enter the Hell Road.
The Slaughter King appeared right on cue.
No words, no pleasantries.
With a wave of his hand,
a dense crimson mist spread out.
But unlike the usual killing aura,
this mist carried an immensely sinister energy,
seeping deep into the bones,
filling every cell with an icy malice.
A wave of red ripples burst outward—
and engulfed the entire arena.
The moment the mist touched the audience,
their eyes went vacant,
then rapidly turned bloodshot.
Within seconds—
Agonized screams filled the arena!
The fallen ones twisted in madness,
clawing at their own faces,
ripping into their own flesh,
tearing their bodies apart,
even gouging out their own organs!
The entire arena was drowned in blood.
Even Tang Hao, who had seen this once before,
frowned deeply.
—This looked way too much like some kind of evil ritual.
Tang San felt extremely uneasy.
Without thinking, he inched closer to Tang Hao.
—Even though he got slapped daily,
right now, sticking close to his dad was the only thing that felt safe.
Meanwhile—
The killing intent within Tang Lan surged.
For a moment,
he wanted nothing more than to join the slaughter.
But in the next instant—
His massive spiritual power suppressed it.
Not yet!
Once he passed the Hell Road,
and his killing aura condensed into the Slaughter God Domain,
he'd be able to control it completely.
A river of blood flowed from the audience.
Tiny, hidden channels carried it toward the center of the arena.
From above,
it looked like dozens of crimson serpents slithering toward their prey.
The ground was now etched with deep grooves.
As the blood pooled into them,
a massive, eerie blood-red sigil took shape—
forming a gigantic, monstrous bat.
—The Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King.
In the next moment—
A pillar of crimson light exploded upwards,
swallowing Tang Lan whole.
A sharp, eerie voice echoed in his ears.
"That Earth Dragon Gold Gourd… I quite liked it."
The ground beneath Tang Lan disappeared.
His body plummeted into darkness.
The Hell Slaughter Arena fell silent.
The blood-red light vanished.
Tang Lan was gone.
With Tang Lan gone,
only the Slaughter King was left standing in the Hell Slaughter Arena.
He glanced at Tang Hao and pointed toward the exit.
"Use the passage to leave."
Then, his lips curled slightly.
"Next time you return… bring this king another immortal herb."
Tang Hao nodded.
Then, without hesitation,
he grabbed Tang San by the neck—
preventing him from asking any stupid questions.
With blazing speed,
he fled the arena.
They retraced their path to where Tang Lan had entered the Hell Road,
Tang Hao activated his Slaughter God Domain,
clearing away the blood mist.
Then—
he shot straight into the sky.
A massive crimson vortex appeared.
Without hesitation,
Tang Hao dove in.
Meanwhile,
Tang Lan casually hovered over the river of blood and magma,
his Lifeforce Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone keeping him airborne.
His Soul Spirit Domain was fully active,
on guard for any sudden ambushes.
According to the Original Story…
There should be two major bosses inside the Hell Road:
The Darkgolden Three-Headed Bat King,The Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake.
(Technically, there was a third boss—)
The Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King,
But since it had already possessed Tang Chen, that stage was skipped.
Wait… Where Are the Beasts?
But as Tang Lan looked around…
The Hell Road was completely empty.
Not even a single insect was present,
let alone a Darkgolden Three-Headed Bat King or a Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake.
Tang Lan: … Oh.
"Looks like the Slaughter King gave me a VIP pass."
Or—
Maybe he just knew I was too strong and didn't want to waste his minions.
—After all, he still needed them to stop future challengers.
Whatever. Free Pass!
Either way,
Tang Lan cruised through Hell Road effortlessly.
He reached the final exit in no time.
Without hesitation,
he charged forward and jumped in.
The moment he entered the exit,
he felt it.
A bone-chilling cold,
so intense that even his Ultimate Ice couldn't resist it.
This was—
Pure Slaughter Energy.
This energy was the true reward for clearing Hell Road.
It was absorbed to condense the Slaughter God Domain.
For most people,
this energy was immensely dangerous,
and they had to carefully absorb only as much as they could handle.
But not Tang Lan.
His physical body was insanely strong.
Like a giant sponge,
he devoured the Slaughter Energy in huge mouthfuls.
Having already mastered six different domains,
he was skilled at compressing and fusing domain energy.
Using this knowledge,
he effortlessly merged the Slaughter Energy with his accumulated killing aura—
forming his Slaughter God Domain.
Tang Lan frowned.
At this rate,
it would take too long to fully condense the domain.
So…
He Activated His Black Hole Domain.
The moment his Black Hole Domain opened—
Slaughter Energy was sucked in at an insane rate.
Meanwhile… At the Slaughter King's Palace
The Slaughter King suddenly felt something wrong.
His expression changed drastically.
"What the hell?!"
The Slaughter Energy was vanishing at an alarming speed.
This was the energy that sustained the City of Slaughter itself!
This was why he didn't want new Slaughter Gods to be born—
every time someone obtained the Slaughter God Domain,
it drained the city's power.
But now…
Tang Lan alone had already absorbed enough for TWO new Slaughter Gods!
And yet,
he still looked unsatisfied!
The Slaughter King shot to his feet.
His expression twisted in agony.
But before he could react—
Notes-You can read advanced chapters in patreon.com/Shadow_D_X, i have already finished douluo 1 arc and even quite a great deal of douluo 2 arc