Douluo: Soul-Breaking spear

Chapter 273: Qian Renxue Enters the Slaughter City

When Yang Potian and Qian Renxue arrived at the Hell Arena, a fierce battle was underway.

On the bloody battlefield, ten fallen fighters clashed, each using every means available to bring down the others. Qian Renxue, despite her experience and ruthless nature, had never witnessed this kind of raw, blood-soaked slaughter. In the Hell Arena, spirit abilities were useless, so the combatants relied only on weapons in a brutal, primitive fight. Blood, severed limbs, and body parts littered the ground, painting a gruesome scene.

After the match ended, Qian Renxue's face twisted with revulsion, nearly making her retch. Raised in privilege and refinement, she was unaccustomed to such grotesque violence.

"Yang Potian, is this the 'ultimate darkness' you spoke of in the Slaughter City? What's the point of this?" she demanded.

"Qian Renxue, take a closer look at the Hell Arena. Notice the blood covering the ground. This is where the true darkness lies," Yang Potian replied.

Following his words, Qian Renxue studied the blood on the arena floor. She saw that it was slowly being absorbed into the ground, disappearing entirely as though the arena itself were a ravenous beast consuming the blood and even the souls of the fallen.

Qian Renxue grew serious. "There's something strange about this place. It's like the Hell Arena is alive, devouring everything. My spirit seems to reject the very air here."

Yang Potian gave a slight smile. "Come. I'll take you to the real core of it all."

He led her down to the altar beneath the Hell Arena. There, before Qian Renxue's eyes, was an ocean of blood—a vast, crimson sea that filled the entire space, clearly made from blood, or more specifically, from the same substance as Bloody Mary.

This blood sea exuded endless malevolent energy. As Yang Potian and Qian Renxue stepped closer to the altar, the entire sea began to bubble as if it were a Shura hell.

"Qian Renxue, this blood sea is the very heart of the Slaughter City," he explained. "The blood from the Hell Arena flows into this sea, where it is transformed into Bloody Mary. The drink carries the properties of slaughter and evil, with powerful toxins that drive people mad and make them highly dependent on it."

Qian Renxue's face grew solemn. "So, what are we supposed to do now? The Shura Blood Sea is enormous, and the evil aura here is overwhelming. I'm not sure what I can do."

Yang Potian shook his head. "You don't need to do much right now. Use the Angelic Holy Sword and your Six-Winged Angel spirit to purify the Shura Blood Sea and locate the exact position of the Rakshasa God's essence within it. Once we pinpoint it, we can destroy it together. It's just a trace of his essence; it won't be able to withstand your sword's power."

Qian Renxue nodded, planting the Angelic Holy Sword into the altar and summoning her Six-Winged Angel spirit. The moment her spirit appeared on the altar, the blood sea seemed to grow agitated, as if countless evil spirits wanted to charge at the sacred angelic power. Yet the Angelic Holy Sword radiated divine light, seemingly ready to obliterate all evil in its path.

In the hours that followed, Qian Renxue channeled the purifying power of her Six-Winged Angel, continuously illuminating the blood sea to seek out the Rakshasa God's hidden essence. Meanwhile, Yang Potian sat at the edge of the blood sea, extending his spiritual senses to their limits to monitor any changes. Before him, the Shura Demon Sword stood poised, ready to be drawn at a moment's notice.

Despite only a remnant of the Rakshasa God's presence lingering in the Shura Blood Sea, it was still challenging to locate and purify, as its power was beyond the mortal realm.

Over the course of half a month, the Shura Blood Sea gradually calmed. It no longer boiled with evil as it had initially, and its malevolent aura weakened. This purification also strengthened Qian Renxue's spirit, making her Six-Winged Angel more pure, holy, and imposing.

But Yang Potian knew this was likely just the calm before the storm. The essence of the Rakshasa God, now cornered, would almost certainly retaliate fiercely.

Looking over the Shura Blood Sea, Yang Potian produced a large cauldron and began placing various antidotal herbs inside. Among them were rare medicinal plants like Buddha's Heart Fruit, Earth Yellow Essence, Star Blue, and Ice Spirit Leaf, each one a precious ingredient from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. After filling the cauldron with Water of Life, he kindled a fire beneath it, carefully brewing the concoction.

Three days later, the mixture transformed into a clear liquid imbued with a cleansing essence. Yet, Yang Potian knew that even this wouldn't be enough to completely rid everyone of Bloody Mary's lingering toxins.

With a final touch, Yang Potian took out a rare herb: a three-leafed plant exuding a strong, holy aura of purification. This was the Clear Mind Three-Leaf Clover, a ten-thousand-year-old plant, almost as valuable as the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid. When he added it to the cauldron, the liquid glowed with purifying energy.

He had created a powerful antidote: the Pure Mind Elixir. Its purifying essence was rooted in the Clear Mind Three-Leaf Clover and the Water of Life, supplemented by various thousand-year-old herbs, and it could counter the toxins within the Slaughter City's inhabitants.

Yang Potian turned to Qian Renxue. "I'll go distribute this elixir to the fallen in the Slaughter City. As long as they're here, we won't be able to fully destroy the Rakshasa God's essence. It's likely to emerge soon, so be ready."

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