Ally!
It must be said, at this moment, Ye Xuan’s appearance was almost identical to the woman’s, both cloaked in red.
Moreover, the aura of menace and killing intent emanating from Ye Xuan was no less intense than hers. Most strikingly, Ye Xuan’s eyes were also blood-red.
In terms of appearance, the two were virtually indistinguishable.
Seeing Ye Xuan’s transformation, the woman was visibly taken aback.
Ally?
She studied Ye Xuan, her eyes brimming with curiosity. “Are you really an ally?”
Ye Xuan nodded.
The woman looked at him. “This is the power of your bloodline!”
Ye Xuan said earnestly, “I’m a special member of the Hell Clan!”
The woman gazed at him, silent.
Ye Xuan asked, “You don’t believe me?”
The woman nodded.
Ye Xuan smiled. “No worries, spend some time with me, and you’ll believe!”
The woman looked at him, and after a moment, she smiled. “Alright!”
With that, she extended her right hand. “Get up!”
Ye Xuan took her hand, smooth and soft to the touch.
She pulled him up, then smiled. “What’s your name?”
Ye Xuan replied, “Ye Xuan!”
The woman smiled. “I’m Tian Yu!”
Ye Xuan glanced around, soon spotting an ancient city at the edge of his vision.
Tian Yu suddenly said, “Hell City! Let’s go!”
Ye Xuan nodded. “Alright!”
Tian Yu turned to him. “Can you let go of my hand?”
Ye Xuan froze, then quickly released her right hand, smiling. “Sorry, it wasn’t intentional!”
Tian Yu smiled. “I believe you!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
Tian Yu led him toward the city. Along the way, Ye Xuan remained inwardly cautious, not naive enough to think she was so easily fooled.
Soon, they reached the city walls, where two Hell Clan members stood guard. Seeing Ye Xuan and Tian Yu, they didn’t stop them, allowing them to enter.
Inside, Ye Xuan found Hell City completely different from his expectations. It was bustling, with no signs of the bloody violence he’d imagined. Though the Hell Clan members looked somewhat fearsome, they were nothing like the hell he’d pictured.
In his mind, hell was supposed to be terrifying, with demonic creatures and gruesome faces, filled with bloodshed and slaughter. But here, aside from their distinctive appearances, the Hell Clan members seemed perfectly normal.
Tian Yu suddenly smiled. “Do outsiders say we’re terrifying?”
Ye Xuan nodded. “Do you know Wu Jun?”
Tian Yu nodded slightly. “The most outstanding martial lord in the history of the Tai Ling Clan!”
Ye Xuan said seriously, “She spoke ill of you, saying you’re brutal by nature, fond of killing!”
Tian Yu burst into laughter.
Ye Xuan glanced at her. “What’s so funny?”
Tian Yu smiled lightly. “It’s normal. Back then, we were driven out of the Boundless Universe as the defeated. As losers, it’s natural to be demonised. Understandable!”
Ye Xuan nodded. “Indeed!”
Tian Yu smiled, glancing at him with a meaningful expression.
Just then, Ye Xuan stopped. He turned to look at a woman kneeling before a grand hall.
The woman had no aura.
He glanced at the hall, named the Heroic Spirit Shrine.
Curious, Ye Xuan asked, “What’s this?”
Tian Yu’s expression was calm. “That woman was the former leader of our Hell Clan.”
Ye Xuan was stunned. “Former leader?”
Tian Yu nodded.
Ye Xuan asked curiously, “Why is she kneeling there?”
Tian Yu was silent for a moment, then said, “It was because of her that our Hell Clan suffered a crushing defeat, nearly wiped out!”
Ye Xuan asked, “Why?”
Tian Yu said coolly, “She fell in love with someone from the Mo Luo Clan. Blinded by love, she let her guard down and was deceived. She led twelve of our clan’s Ten Thousand Tribulations Realm experts to the Mo Luo Clan, where they were ambushed and killed by the Mo Luo Clan and other tribes of the Boundless Universe. At the same time, our Hell Clan was besieged, nearly exterminated. If not for our ancestor’s soul appearing, our clan would have been slaughtered.”
Ye Xuan said softly, “Is she dead?”
Tian Yu nodded.
Ye Xuan glanced at the distant woman and sighed softly. She’d fallen for a honey trap!
Tian Yu suddenly said, “You’re in the True Self Realm, right?”
Ye Xuan nodded.
Tian Yu smiled. “Do you know what realm comes after the True Self Realm?”
Ye Xuan shook his head.
Tian Yu looked at him. “Thousand Tribulations Realm!”
Ye Xuan said solemnly, “And above that is the Ten Thousand Tribulations Realm?”
Tian Yu nodded.
Ye Xuan sighed softly.
At that moment, Tian Yu stopped. Before her was a passage, at the end of which was a black hole.
Turning to Ye Xuan, she said, “This is the Hell Road, our clan’s trial path. If you can walk through it, you have a good chance of reaching the Thousand Tribulations Realm!”
Ye Xuan looked at her. “Why?”
Tian Yu smiled. “Will you enter or not?”
Ye Xuan hesitated.
Tian Yu chuckled. “What are you hesitating for? Or rather, what are you afraid of? Even those above don’t dare kill you, so would I?”
She shook her head. “You have great talent and adaptability, but do you know what you lack most?”
Ye Xuan looked at her. She smiled faintly. “Courage!”
Ye Xuan was silent.
Tian Yu continued, “Humiliated by Wu Jun like that, haven’t you ever thought of revenge? If I were you, I’d either have killed myself to avoid the shame or endured it to bide my time.”
She patted Ye Xuan’s shoulder lightly, then added, “Young man, understand this: you’re alive not because of your tricks or cleverness, but because of the great karma behind you. Without that, who are you? Nobody! And the reason I’m letting you enter this Hell Trial Road isn’t because you’re exceptional, but because I value the karma behind you. I want to use it to oppose those above. Otherwise, do you think I’d bother chatting with you?”
Ye Xuan nodded. “Understood!”
Tian Yu shook her head. “It’s hard for you to truly understand. Someone used to relying on others can’t easily change. That dependence is in your bones! Like now, you’re so calm chatting with me, so at ease facing me. Is that because of your own strength? No, you’re just banking on the fact that no one dares kill you. Deep down, you’ve been avoiding this truth, refusing to face it.”
She looked at Ye Xuan, smiling. “Wu Jun looks down on you, not because you’re weak, but because you’ve never faced yourself.”
Pointing to the Hell Trial Road, she said, “Only three in our Hell Clan’s history have passed this path. Whether you walk it is up to you. If you don’t,_datasets
System: want, rest assured, the Hell Clan won’t harm you. You can stay or leave freely.”
With that, she turned and left.
Just then, Ye Xuan’s Qingxuan Sword suddenly spoke, “The little master’s enemies are far too strong.”
Tian Yu, without turning, said, “The incompetent always have endless excuses.”
Ye Xuan stood silent for a moment, then walked toward the black hole, soon disappearing into the passage.
Wu Jun!
The Priestess!
The humiliation those two women gave him, he would take back himself, not rely on Qing’er to fix everything!
…
At the distant end, Tian Yu stopped and looked at the black hole, silent.
An old man appeared before her, bowing slightly. “Clan Leader!”
The clan leader!
Tian Yu was the current leader of the Hell Clan!
The old man said gravely, “What’s the purpose of Wu Jun and the Priestess sending him to our Hell Clan?”
Tian Yu smiled faintly. “Two purposes. First, to torment this young man. Second, to frame our Hell Clan. If he dies here, the immense karma behind him falls on us.”
The old man’s face darkened. “Those two women, each worse than the other!”
Tian Yu looked at the black hole. “At first, I wanted him to leave, but I changed my mind.”
The old man frowned. “Why?”
Tian Yu smiled. “What do you think of this young man?”
The old man thought, then said, “He’s good, but not exceptional.”
Tian Yu smiled. “Don’t judge someone’s worth from a superior perspective. Ask yourself, how did you compare to him at his age?”
The old man was silent, then said, “I was inferior to him.”
Tian Yu nodded. “This young man is a talent worth shaping. But his mindset is flawed. As I said, his ‘fearless’ attitude has harmed him. If he can truly face himself, he’ll become even better.”
She closed her eyes slowly. “Not just him, we must constantly refine our hearts. The path of cultivation is the path of the heart, which changes with our growth and external factors. Thus, we must always cultivate our hearts and face ourselves.”
The old man said gravely, “Can he make it through?”
Tian Yu smiled. “He can.”
The old man looked at her. “Why so certain, Clan Leader?”
Tian Yu smiled faintly. “He has courage, ruthlessness, and an incredibly strong heart. He doesn’t need to change, but to rediscover himself, the original him.”
She added softly, “The True Self Realm! Many don’t understand its true meaning. True Self… is the real you.”
The old man hesitated, then asked, “Does the Clan Leader hope to use him to change our Hell Clan’s current situation?”
Tian Yu opened her palm, revealing a letter with two lines: *The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Ye Xuan, leader of the Yang Clan.*
