Chapter 444: Dragon Blood Realm! Hunting the Void Deity

Chapter 444: Dragon Blood Realm! Hunting the Void Deity

In the depths of the Law Enforcement Divine Palace within the Perception Star City, Jiang Yuan True God, who had been in meditation, suddenly opened his eyes. "Crimson Sun?" he asked softly.

A figure clad in red armor appeared, formed by the gathering of countless lights and shadows. It was none other than Crimson Sun True God, who slightly bowed, "Deputy City Lord."

Currently, Jiang Yuan True God held two positions—Deputy City Lord and Director of the Law Enforcement Temple.

Naturally, Crimson Sun True God would address him by his highest title.

"What's the matter?" asked Jiang Yuan True God.

"Xu Yuan has accepted a Special-grade trial mission and has already left Perception Star City," Crimson Sun True God said in a deep voice. "As per your instructions, if there are any special circumstances, he will report to you immediately."

"With his strength, accepting a Special-grade trial mission is not a problem," Jiang Yuan True God replied calmly.

Trial missions that Demigod members can undertake are categorized into three levels: Third-grade, Second-grade, First-grade, and Special-grade. Special-grade missions offer the highest rewards but are typically extremely dangerous.

Usually, only the top 100 Demigod Rank members would dare to accept Special-grade missions, and even then, they would proceed with utmost caution.

"The mission he has accepted is the 'Dragon Blood Realm Trial,'" Crimson Sun True God explained. "In that place, it's difficult for us to secretly provide close protection for him."

"The Fifth-rank Star Realm, Dragon Blood Realm?" Jiang Yuan True God furrowed his brows.

"Yes," Crimson Sun True God nodded.

The Dragon Blood Realm is an extraordinary world born from this Heaven and Earth River, located in a mysterious place beyond the sky. It is vast and boundless, and due to certain special reasons, over the long years, it has given birth to numerous powerful beasts imbued with the bloodline of divine dragons.

Dragons are the origin of all beasts, and their blood can enlighten all spirits.

With the bloodline of divine dragons, the beasts of the Dragon Blood Realm have, over the long years, given birth to many terrifying lives, and it also holds some secrets and treasures. The major powers from all over Heaven and Earth River have explored the Dragon Blood Realm.

However, the Dragon Blood Realm is a Fifth-rank world, and Sixth-rank True Gods from the outside cannot enter directly. The most they can do is send Void Deities to break through and become True Gods within.

But once they break through to become True Gods and leave, they cannot re-enter the Dragon Blood Realm.

This has led to constant disputes among the various powers, and with the rise of powerful Dragon Beasts within the Dragon Blood Realm, even a mighty force like Perception Star City cannot truly control it. They have only established a branch in the Dragon Blood Realm to seize some resources.

"In the Dragon Blood Realm, we have only two True Gods stationed, and they each have their own missions," Crimson Sun True God explained. "With Xu Yuan's current strength, it's difficult for an ordinary True God to follow him without being noticed."

Jiang Yuan True God nodded in agreement.

The situation in the Dragon Blood Realm had long been stable, and the major powers from all over Heaven and Earth River had reached a consensus. Naturally, Perception Star City would not send too many True Gods to station there.

According to his orders, if Li Yuan were to undertake a trial mission, a True God would be secretly dispatched for protection.

However, it seemed that this would be difficult to achieve.

"Send a message to the Dragon Blood Realm branch and handle it discreetly," Jiang Yuan True God said softly. "Under no circumstances should Xu Yuan's whereabouts be revealed. If something goes wrong and an accident occurs, they will remain in the Dragon Blood Realm forever."

"Yes," Crimson Sun True God's heart trembled slightly.

Whoosh! Crimson Sun True God's illusory figure dissipated.

"To the Dragon Blood Realm?" Jiang Yuan True God muttered to himself. "Is Xu Yuan going for the trial mission, or does he have another purpose?"

...

The Dragon Blood Realm was vast and boundless, spanning hundreds of millions of kilometers across the entire world, far more expansive than the combined territories of ten Divine Kingdoms.

In the midst of a continuous mountain range, there stood a massive city, also populated by numerous cultivators.

This was the 'Dragon Blood Realm Branch' of Perception Star City, where numerous powerful cultivators were stationed to oversee the entire Dragon Blood Realm.

All the powerful cultivators from Perception Star City who descended upon the Dragon Blood Realm would first arrive here.

In the center of the city, there was a towering teleportation array tower.

"Old Six, who's coming today?"

"I don't know."

"The Commander has ordered everyone to leave this place and temporarily restrict access to others," said more than ten Void Deities clad in black armor, standing in the sky and keeping watch over the surroundings, communicating with each other through sound transmission.

As Void Deity-level Perception Star Guards and the City Lord's personal guards, they held high positions in the city.

Today, however, they had been dispatched here solely as a precautionary measure.

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"Here, I've compiled all the intelligence I have on the Dragon Blood Realm. You can carefully review it, as it might be of help to you."

"Thank you, True God." Li Yuan expressed his gratitude. In an unfamiliar territory, intelligence was paramount.

"Let's go, I'll escort you out of the city." Mu Zhuo's eyes blazed with divine intent, "Otherwise, with so many people around, someone might notice you."

"Then I'll trouble you, True God."

Hoo!

An invisible force enveloped Li Yuan, and in an instant, both he and Mu Zhuo disappeared into the void.

Some time later, in the void tens of thousands of miles away from the city, two figures appeared.

"Xu Yuan, I'll send you this far." Mu Zhuo smiled, "For more distant areas, you'll have to explore on your own."

"Alright, then I'll take my leave." Li Yuan bowed respectfully.

Hoo!

Li Yuan transformed into a streak of light, his speed surpassing 30 kilometers per second, quickly disappearing from Mu Zhuo's sight.

Mu Zhuo's smile gradually faded, and he furrowed his brows slightly, "Finally sent away this plague god."

"Mu Zhuo, this Xu Yuan might be the future Heaven God City Lord." A carefree female voice echoed in the surrounding void, "Why do you seem reluctant to interact with him?"

"Heaven God City Lord? Becoming a Heaven God isn't that easy."

"Moreover, even if he cultivates quickly, it'll still take at least thousands of years to reach the Heaven God stage. By then, I'll be approaching the limit of my lifespan." Mu Zhuo shook his head, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes, "What does it have to do with me? I'm just a Six Star Vein True God, with no hopes left... I only wish for a peaceful life this lifetime."

"Then why were you so polite to him just now?" The carefree female voice asked.

"I have no choice." Mu Zhuo shook his head, "You know Jiang Yuan's orders."

"Xu Yuan has astonishing talent, his fame spreads far and wide. Coming to the Dragon Blood Realm is like inviting disaster. I just hope he doesn't do anything stupid and provoke a Dragon Beast that he can't match." Mu Zhuo coldly hummed, "Otherwise, we might have to rescue him later."

"If he's not careful and dies, it'll only cause more trouble."

Hoo!

Mu Zhuo took a step and disappeared into the void.

...

Amidst the vast mountain ranges.

Whoosh!

Li Yuan manipulated space fluctuations, distorting vision while reducing Heaven and Earth Origin Power fluctuations to conceal his movements.

"Sister, that True God didn't follow us, right?" Li Yuan transmitted his voice, "According to my senses, he didn't come."

With Li Yuan's current understanding of space laws, it would be difficult for a True God to approach silently.

"Don't worry."

"You've passed the fourth trial, and your control over the Gu You Divine Palace's origin has further strengthened... With your Origin Power infused into the origin, I can also mobilize more power from the Gu You Divine Palace." Gu You transmitted, "Ordinary True Gods, if they don't move, it's fine. But once they move and cause space fluctuations, it's hard to escape the wide-range senses of the Gu You Divine Palace."

"According to your intelligence."

"The two True Gods in the Dragon Blood Realm's Perception Star City branch are not at the peak of True God stage, and they probably haven't condensed the true intention of space." Gu You said, "They will have a hard time evading the senses of the Gu You Divine Palace."

"Mhm." Li Yuan nodded slightly.

Before accepting the trial task.

After cultivating the fifth Star Technique to the fourth stage limit, Li Yuan went to attempt the Gu You Divine Palace's Demigod trial... and easily passed.

The difficulty of the fourth trial set by Gu Ju True God was that even a Demigod at the initial stage could pass.

Immediately, Li Yuan obtained the two treasures left for him by Gu Ju True God—two body-protecting secret treasures.

For normal Demigods like Jiang Shan and Bai Li Teng, these two body-protecting secret treasures were astonishingly effective.

According to Gu You, these two body-protecting secret treasures were refined by Gu Ju True God at a great cost.

Unfortunately, for Li Yuan, a Nine Star Vein Demigod, their effectiveness was significantly weakened.

After all, Gu Ju True God hadn't anticipated that his personal disciple would awaken the Nine Star Vein.

Although only two months had passed, Li Yuan's strength had already surpassed his ranking battle performance by a large margin.

This was the terrifying aspect of a Nine Star Vein Demigod.

The starting point of a Nine Star Vein Demigod was often the endpoint for most Seven Star Vein Demigods.

However, for Li Yuan, obtaining the two body-protecting secret treasures was secondary... The key was further control over the Gu You Divine Palace.

The Gu You Divine Palace was quite extraordinary.

Logically, with the power of a True Divine Artifact's origin, even a Nine Star Vein Demigod would find it difficult to activate... But when Li Yuan was still an Essence Warrior, he had refined a strand of its origin.

Later, after consecutively passing Gu Ju True God's second, third, and fourth trials, Li Yuan's control over the Gu You Divine Palace continuously increased.

Especially after passing the fourth trial, it was like a qualitative change.

Such a unique True Divine Artifact was not mentioned in any of the materials left by Qiu Bing or the Perception Star City.

It was almost a consensus in the Divine Realm that True Divine Artifacts could only be used by Demigods.

This also made Li Yuan realize the uniqueness of the Gu You Divine Palace.

Regarding Li Yuan's doubts, Gu You only explained, "After you pass the fifth trial left by your father, you'll understand everything."

Li Yuan also attempted the fifth trial.

It ended in failure.

Evidently, the 'Demigod trial' left by Gu Ju True God was still too challenging for Li Yuan, who had not yet reached the Demigod stage for half a year.

"Let's continue."

"Leave the Perception Star City branch at a distance." Gu You transmitted, "Then, you can find a place to use the Return Token."

"Mhm, I understand." Li Yuan transformed into a streak of light and flew forward, constantly sensing and observing in all directions.

As time passed, after half a day, Li Yuan had traveled deep into the earth for a million kilometers, gradually leaving the 'sphere of influence' of the Perception Star City branch.

Gradually, Li Yuan finally witnessed the wondrous and peculiar terrain of the Dragon Blood Realm.

Occasionally, huge 'blood mist regions' would appear, spanning thousands of kilometers, blocking out the sun and sky, obscuring all vision.

At times, there would be towering mountain ranges over a thousand kilometers high, like pillars of heaven and earth. In these regions, space was distorted, and once you were far away, everything became blurred and unclear.

Some ancient mountain ranges were severed in the middle, as if two supreme powerhouses had fought there.

An endless ocean suddenly appeared...

With the intelligence provided by Mu Zhuo, Li Yuan carefully avoided these dangerous regions.

“According to the intelligence report.”

“The more unique the region in the Dragon Blood Realm, the more likely it is to be the birthplace of 'Dragon Beasts' nurtured by Heaven and Earth.” Li Yuan thought to himself, “Some of these Dragon Beasts are born with strength comparable to the peak of Demigods.”

If they encounter such Dragon Beasts, it would be extremely dangerous.

Moreover, within the Dragon Blood Realm, there are also some 'Kings' among the Dragon Beast clans. These are True God-level Dragon Beasts, and while they are few in number, they undoubtedly exist.

If not for their presence, various factions would have occupied the entire Dragon Blood Realm long ago.

“The Dragon Blood Realm is indeed one of the most mysterious 'Fifth-Rank Worlds' in this Heaven and Earth.” Li Yuan mused, “It's no wonder that the intelligence from Awakening Star City suggests this world might be a bloodline world left behind by an Immortal with a physical body.”

However, these are all just speculations.

Li Yuan himself had only read about the concept of Immortals with physical bodies and didn't fully understand their true meaning.

As Li Yuan flew over an ordinary mountain range, suddenly—

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! More than ten terrifying figures burst out from the mountain range below, their speeds astonishingly fast. In the blink of an eye, they had covered over ten kilometers of void.

In an instant, the clouds and mist in the heavens and earth subtly changed, and these massive figures had already reached Li Yuan's front.

"Half-God level Dragon Beasts? Finally, I've encountered them." Li Yuan glanced at them.

Boom!

Just a glance!

It was as if a sharp blade had pierced their hearts, instantly destroying their souls.

These Dragon Beasts, some resembling flying dragons, some like giant snakes, and some like flying birds, had massive bodies. Their eyes dimmed one by one.

Thirty-six Half-Gods, their souls annihilated!

All dead.

"【You have killed a fourth-rank creature, obtained Spiritual Essence, Spiritual Awakening level reached 83.5%】"

"【You have killed a fourth-rank...】"

"【You have killed a fourth-rank creature, obtained Spiritual Essence, Spiritual Awakening level reached 85.1%】" A series of Soul Palace notifications flashed through Li Yuan's Soul Palace panel in an instant.

In a moment, Li Yuan's Spiritual Awakening level soared from 83.4% to 85.1%.

"45th level? 46th level? According to the intelligence, these Dragon Beasts are all born with Half-God peak strength." Li Yuan pondered.

However, not to mention Half-God peak experts, even Half-God limit experts would face imminent death before Li Yuan now, as long as their souls hadn't reached the Demigod level...

This was the terrifying aspect of soul power.

Weak ones joining forces in a group battle? It held no meaning for experts skilled in the soul path.

Now, with a single thought, Li Yuan could annihilate thousands of Half-God peak experts, and his soul wouldn't feel the slightest fatigue.

"If I find a few dozen more Half-God Dragon Beasts, I should be able to raise my Spiritual Awakening level to 90%." Li Yuan contemplated.

In the past two months, Li Yuan's soul, nurtured within his body, had already advanced from 55th level to 56th level, and his Spiritual Awakening limit quietly reached 90%.

"When my Spiritual Awakening limit reaches 90%, I can receive Origin Power once more." Li Yuan silently thought, "I should be able to raise my Origin Power cultivation to 49.9th level."

"At that time, it will be when I enter the Eternal Palace."

This was the reason Li Yuan came to the Dragon Blood Realm.

Not only could he evade the surveillance of the Awakening Star City elite, but he could also raise his Spiritual Awakening level to its limit. What's there to lose?

"Huff!" Li Yuan's heart moved, and in an instant, his figure blurred, seamlessly merging with the surrounding Heaven and Earth.

Whoosh!

Silently, Li Yuan had already infiltrated the thousands of kilometers wide blood mist, the surging blood-red mist having no effect on him. With his current ability, he could already stick close to the 'Star Layer'.

After stealthily advancing a hundred kilometers.

"It's not far now, about two hundred kilometers away." Gu You's voice suddenly ringing out, "It's a Demigod-level Dragon Beast."

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