Chapter 368: The Fierce Young Man from the Spirit Realm

Chapter 368: The Fierce Young Man from the Spirit Realm

In the Divine Realm, chaos reigned in the Qinghua Province as the sounds of battle, desperate cries, and the furious roars of warriors filled the air.

One city after another turned into silent graveyards.

At Lingguan City, where the Divine Bridge originated, the sky trembled with fierce combat. Several powerful figures clashed with over a dozen blood-colored silhouettes in mid-air, their battle shaking the heavens.

Blood-red light illuminated the sky, and within it, thunder rumbled. But even the most powerful lightning was being suppressed by the blood light, and it seemed that it wouldn't last much longer.

Below, in Lingguan City, a massacre was unfolding.

Hundreds of blood-colored figures were reaping lives, and no matter how the warriors resisted, it was to no avail.

Boom!

Blood essence permeated the city, and the blood of the warriors converged, forming a rolling blood-soaked mist.

A scarlet long knife slashed through the city, cutting throats and drawing forth blood that seemed to be drawn like a magnet, not falling to the ground but instead turning into blood essence that flowed towards the city center.

At the center, within the former city lord's mansion, a blood pool bubbled and boiled, filling the air with a thick, bloody aura and the lingering scent of unknown fragrances.

Boom!

"You beasts from the Blood Shadow Tower, you shall die! You scoundrels from the Underworld, this grudge will be avenged!"

A heartbroken, furious roar echoed from mid-air.

However, it was all in vain.

As the last person in the city had their throat slit, their blood added to the pool in the city lord's mansion, turning Lingguan City into a city of the dead.

The blood pool seethed as if boiling, reducing the blood within until it transformed into a dark red, viscous paste that exuded a faint bloody scent and an alluring, mysterious aroma.

Several blood shadows appeared within the pool, their eyes gleaming with excitement and greed as if they had just discovered the most delicious food in the world.

They took out scarlet daggers and began to divide the reddish paste, carefully placing portions into boxes.

Boom!

Suddenly, a tremor came from the canyon outside Lingguan City, and a prismatic light surged forward.

"The Divine Bridge has been activated! How is this possible?"

A man with red whiskers, wielding a pair of hammers that crackled with thunder, fought alone against three blood shadows in mid-air. His voice was filled with shock and disbelief.

The Divine Bridge had been severed, cutting off all contact with the Spirit Realm!

Based on their assessment, the Spirit Realm had likely fallen and turned into a living hell.

Even if an Immortal Sovereign intervened, they could only descend upon the Spirit Realm; they were unable to reconnect the broken Divine Bridge. They could only wait for the bridge to heal itself.

But now, in such a short time, it was far too early for the bridge to have recovered on its own.

At this moment, Cheng Zhan's heart sank. Could it be that the powerful enemies from the Underworld had found a way to repair the Divine Bridge and were now invading the Divine Realm?

If that were true, then the Qinghua Province was in grave danger!

"Kill!"

Cheng Zhan roared, his body surrounded by violent thunder. With his pair of thunder hammers, he unleashed a furious assault on the three blood shadows.

He was an elder of the Wanlei Sect, a late-stage Refinement Realm cultivator, and a True King Sovereign, renowned throughout the Qinghua Province for his strength.

After the Divine Bridge had broken, he had led the Wanlei Sect and powerful experts from the Tianwu Sect to provide support and attempt to rescue the Spirit Realm, only to be ambushed.

Breaking through the encirclement, they had encountered another attack at Lingguan City, which was now being sacrificed!

Although the fierce thunder had a suppressing effect on the blood-soaked mist, Cheng Zhan was at a disadvantage, fighting three opponents alone. Moreover, he had exhausted himself on the way here, and he could barely hold on any longer.

Boom!

The prismatic light shone through the canyon, confirming that the Divine Bridge had indeed been activated and someone was crossing it.

"The Divine Bridge? Let's see who dares to come from the Spirit Realm. Could it be a peerless genius?"

One of the blood shadows let out a cold, sinister laugh.

The battle raged on as the blood shadows that had sacrificed Lingguan City gathered at the canyon exit, awaiting the newcomer.

...

Finally, the flying boat crossed the Divine Bridge and arrived in the Divine Realm.

"The spiritual energy here is much denser, and the heavenly mechanisms seem incredibly active," Xu Yan remarked in awe.

Indeed, this was the Divine Realm, a place inhabited by even stronger warriors. Xu Yan felt a sense of familiarity, reminiscent of when he had first entered the Spirit Realm from the Inner Realm.

Wu Tiannan and the others eagerly followed the flying boat into the Divine Realm, their excitement palpable, especially Wu Tiannan, who felt like he could break through his current realm at any moment.

The flying boat headed towards a massive canyon, and as they entered, even before they fully crossed into the Divine Realm, they sensed something amiss.

A sinister, blood-soaked aura permeated the area, and the sounds of intense battle reached their ears.

"The Divine Realm truly is in chaos!" Fang Hao sighed.

No wonder no powerful experts had come to the Spirit Realm's aid.

At the canyon exit, a formidable array of blood shadows awaited, their eyes gleaming with anticipation as they seemed to relish the arrival of their prey.

Wu Tiannan and the others, who were following the flying boat, felt their hearts sink. Their own strength was still lacking, and with the Divine Realm in disarray, they had no idea what had become of their respective superior sects.

Could it be that upon entering the Divine Realm, they would be reduced to wandering cultivators?

"They're Underworld Blood Slaves... No, they're not quite the same as the Blood Slaves," Xu Yan frowned.

"They cultivate a blood refinement technique, which is no different from the Blood Slaves," Li Xuan added, his brows furrowed. He had not expected to witness such a scene upon his first arrival in the Divine Realm.

Up ahead, a fierce battle raged, and below, a city lay empty and silent, permeated by a faint bloody aura. It had become a city of the dead.

A blood sacrifice!

An entire city had been sacrificed, and although they had heard of such things in the Spirit Realm, this was the first time they had witnessed it with their own eyes.

Even Li Xuan, who considered himself a detached observer, felt a surge of anger in his heart.

This city had once bustled with life—young men and women, children, and even infants who had just entered the world. But now, all of that had been taken away.

The people of this city had been sacrificed, their lives becoming nourishment for someone else's cultivation.

In his two lifetimes, Li Xuan had never encountered such a tragic scene, and his eyes turned cold.

"Kill them all," he said calmly.

"Yes, Master!"

Xu Yan and the others were taken aback. This was the first time their master had explicitly ordered them to take lives.

However, they didn't question his command. If Master said to kill, then kill they would!

Roar!

Xu Yan took the lead, his palm shooting forward with the power of the True Dragon's Fury!

Boom!

Meng Chong transformed into an eighteen-foot giant, the Great Sun God Seal floating above him as violent wind and thunder ravaged the blood shadows.

Fang Hao slapped his soldier's box, unleashing the Heaven's Wonder, grand formations, and myriad magical weapons in a devastating assault.

Suling Xiu brandished her shovel, green flames blazing as she joined the battle.

Now that Master had given the order, she couldn't hold back, even though she disliked fighting. She couldn't let Master down.

Roar!

Chimei was even more eager to please her master. She transformed into a tiger the size of a small mountain and pounced on the blood shadows.

Roar!

Yu Xiaolong and Xiaoha also joined the fray, having cultivated their own powerful demon god techniques. Although their strength was not on par with Chimei's, let alone Xu Yan's group, they could still take on a Condensation Realm blood shadow.

Behind the flying boat, Wu Tiannan and the others watched the intense battle unfold, their eyes wide with shock as they gazed at the blood shadows blocking the canyon exit. They felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

Cheng Zhan roared in anger, wanting to fight his way out, but he was unable to do so. Instead, he found himself in a perilous situation, barely managing to hold off his attackers.

The others were also badly injured, and it seemed that they wouldn't be able to last much longer. Reinforcements seemed unlikely.

Fighting with all his might while also keeping an eye on the canyon exit, Cheng Zhan was suddenly startled by a thunderous roar that shook the heavens and the earth. The wind and clouds churned as a golden dragon, exuding an awe-inspiring dragon's might and infinite fury in its eyes, appeared.

Boom! The golden dragon charged towards the blood shadows!

For a moment, even Cheng Zhan and the blood shadows were stunned by this unexpected development, their battle momentarily pausing!

"A true dragon?" Cheng Zhan exclaimed in shock.

Could it be that the divine bridge had been reconnected by this true dragon, allowing it to cross from the Spirit Realm into the Divine Realm?

The hundreds of blood shadows blocking the canyon exit were equally astonished, their bodies trembling as they prepared to flee!

Boom!

The golden dragon was ferocious and unstoppable as it tore through the blood shadows, instantly ripping apart several of them and reducing them to nothingness.

While many of the blood shadows were at the Condensation Realm, more than half were not quite at that level yet, and they stood no chance against Xu Yan's dragon rage.

"It's not a true dragon, it's some kind of martial art technique?" Cheng Zhan realized that the golden dragon was not a real dragon but a dragon-shaped manifestation of a martial art. However, he had never heard of such a ferocious, powerful, and true-to-life dragon martial art!

Just then, a young man appeared, surrounded by revolving swords that seemed to have a life of their own. A pitch-black sword light slashed out, aiming for the blood shadows.

Before they could recover from their shock, a golden giant with a sun shining above its head emerged from the canyon and punched out, instantly exploding one of the blood shadows.

"What...what is that?" Cheng Zhan and the other True King Sovereigns from the Divine Realm were dumbfounded. When had the Spirit Realm become so powerful? Something was amiss!

The last time they had welcomed geniuses from the Spirit Realm, it hadn't been that long ago. At that time, there were no signs of such powerful warriors or extraordinary martial arts in the Spirit Realm.

So, in just a short period, had the Spirit Realm produced such monstrous talents?

Hmm!

Then, a man with a soldier's box on his back stepped forward. Weapons flew out of the box, seemingly without end, and swept towards the blood shadows.

At the same time, he took a step forward, and intricate arrays seemed to appear under his feet. Soon, wind, fire, thunder, and lightning descended, showcasing yet another mysterious martial art.

From the canyon, a beautiful girl emerged, wielding a shovel that ignited green flames, transforming into a massive cauldron that seemed capable of refining everything.

In the void, stars seemed to move with her, and even more terrifying was her ability to affect the life force of her opponents. With a wave of her hand, a green light enveloped one of the blood shadows, causing its vitality to wither!

Gudong!

Cheng Zhan was so shocked that he forgot he was being surrounded. He stared dumbfounded at Xu Yan and his companions, who had just emerged from the canyon, displaying unimaginable martial arts.

But it didn't end there. With a tiger's roar, a gust of wind blew from the canyon, and a colorful tiger the size of a small mountain leaped out. In mid-air, it stood upright and drew a giant knife...

Following the colorful tiger was a jade-white flood dragon and a toad the size of a small mountain...

Cheng Zhan rubbed his eyes, his face filled with astonishment. He instinctively looked at a similarly stunned blood shadow and asked, "Is that a Mountain-Swallowing Toad?"

Fuck! When did the Mountain-Swallowing Toad become so powerful?

Not just in the Spirit Realm, but even in the Divine Realm, a Mountain-Swallowing Toad at its peak was only at the Refinement Realm. And even then, it was considered a rare and powerful creature.

Yet, the Mountain-Swallowing Toad before him not only possessed strength comparable to the Condensation Realm, but it also had exceptional abilities, almost like a martial art technique.

It opened its mouth and spat out a black vortex that instantly shredded a blood shadow. Even more astonishing was that the toad held a fork in each of its claws and seemed quite adept at using them.

"It does look like a Mountain-Swallowing Toad!" the blood shadow replied, equally stunned.

Then, its eyes turned cold as it snapped out of its daze. "Kill them!"

In a panic, the blood shadow slashed at Cheng Zhan with its blade.

Cheng Zhan managed to block the attack, but he was once again in a dangerous situation, barely holding off his attackers.

"Kill them!" one of the blood shadows ordered coldly.

"I'll do it!"

One of the blood shadows surrounding Cheng Zhan immediately withdrew and prepared to strike Xu Yan and the others, who were busy fighting the other blood shadows.

Cheng Zhan panicked.

While Xu Yan and his companions, as well as the colorful tiger, the flood dragon, and the Mountain-Swallowing Toad were strong, they were no match for a True King Sovereign.

"Young man, run! Don't worry about us. Go to the Wanlei Sect for help! Lingguan City has been blood-sacrificed by the Blood Shadow Tower. Tell the Qinghua Province warriors that we will avenge this grudge!" Cheng Zhan struggled to hold off his attacker while shouting at Xu Yan.

Xu Yan had unleashed his full power and was effortlessly slaughtering the blood shadows, none of whom were stronger than the Condensation Realm. With a wave of his hand, he could cut them down, and he relished the opportunity to showcase his full might.

In that moment, he gained a new understanding.

"Master once said that it's not unusual for one to dominate tens of thousands of peers. Now, I understand what he meant. I can easily take on over a dozen Condensation Realm warriors by myself.

"If Master could dominate tens of thousands at the same realm, how extraordinary would he be?"

Xu Yan couldn't help but admire his master. He had always considered himself strong for his realm, but when he thought of his master, he felt a sense of distance, as if no matter how hard he tried, he could never reach even half of his master's strength at the same realm!

Suddenly, he heard Cheng Zhan's shout and looked up to see the intense battle in the sky.

Those blood shadows were not much weaker than the 726th Blood Disciple.

Xu Yan's heart raced. The 726th Blood Disciple had been no match for him, and neither would any of these blood shadows. As long as he wasn't surrounded, he would be fine!

"My opponent has never been someone of the same realm, but rather those beyond my realm!" Xu Yan moved, instantly breaking free from the blood shadows and rushing towards the battlefield in the sky.

"I'll hold off one of them!"

The Yin-Yang Immortal Sword revolved around him, and with a raise of his hand, the Absolute Sword slashed out, targeting one of the blood shadows.

Cheng Zhan was stunned.

When had the youth from the Spirit Realm become so fearless?

"Young man, listen to me..." Cheng Zhan said urgently.

But before he could finish his sentence, Xu Yan's sword had already struck one of the blood shadows, enveloping it in a mountain and river mirage and pulling it away from the battlefield to the other side.

(End of Chapter)

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