Chapter 1247: Blood Prison

Chapter 572

“And the ancestor of the Master of Blood Prison, the first generation Master of Blood Prison, was once a brilliant and unparalleled strongman. He also set foot on the ancient path, hoping to seek transcendence.”

“But he failed, and from the ancient path, he brought out a certain… ‘thing’.”

At this point, Celestial Secret’s voice dropped extremely low, as if fearing something.

“What thing?” Xu Ran asked.

“A drop of… ‘Black Blood’.”

These three words seemed to contain some kind of forbidden magic power, and the moment they were uttered from Celestial Secret’s mouth, the entire Celestial Secret Pavilion trembled slightly. The “Myriad Mirror,” hanging in the central hall used to deduce celestial secrets and reflect the heavens, inexplicably revealed threads of crimson blood on its surface, spreading like a spider web, exuding an ominous and decaying aura.

Tu Feng felt a chill from the depths of his soul, surging frantically along his spine, making his limbs cold. He seemed to see an endless sea of blood and heard billions of beings wailing and sinking within. The scene was a thousand times more terrifying than any hell he had ever seen.

“Blorp!”

Celestial Secret suddenly spat out a mouthful of reverse blood, his face turning as pale as paper. The azure robe on his body moved automatically without wind, and the seamless Daoist Master aura appeared slightly chaotic and declined.

“Curse of the True Words…” Holding his chest, he was filled with shock and fear, “Merely mentioning the name of that ‘Black Blood’ evokes such backlash. Fellow Daoist Xu, do you know what this means?”

Xu Ran’s gaze remained calm, looking at the mirror filled with blood threads, and he said indifferently, “It means that the source of this drop of blood, its ‘existence’ status, far surpasses the existence that established the cosmic laws of this universe. Its way is incompatible with this world.”

Upon hearing this, Celestial Secret’s pupils contracted sharply, and his gaze toward Xu Ran was no longer one of apprehension but reverence akin to worshiping a god.

Ordinary Daoist Masters would only see this as taboo, as a curse. Yet, the person in front of him revealed its essence with a single remark—crushing status, conflict of the great path!

This level of knowledge, this breadth of vision, has long transcended those who struggle as “prisoners” under the cosmic rules.

“Fellow Daoist Xu… is absolutely right.” Celestial Secret laughed bitterly, forcibly suppressing the turbulent Qi Blood, and continued, “The first generation Master of Blood Prison was brilliant and unparalleled, originally had the chance to go further on the ancient path. But ultimately, he succumbed to greed. He thought he obtained the opportunity for transcendence, the source of supreme power. He fused that drop of ‘Black Blood’ into his true spirit and bloodline.”

“From that moment, he acquired unimaginable power. His Blood Prison Divine Body transformed into an unprecedented ‘Immortal Demonic Body,’ rapidly increasing his combat power and sweeping through all the geniuses of his era. Upon his return, he established the Blood Prison Star Sea, formulated the domineering rules of bloodline inheritance, and achieved an immortal hegemony.”

“But… he also paid the price.”

Celestial Secret’s voice grew increasingly somber: “He went mad. That drop of ‘Black Blood’ contains not only power but also the insane will from some unknowable, unspeakable existence, and the deepest malice and corruption towards all living things.”

“The first generation Master of Blood Prison, after a mere epoch of brilliance, was thoroughly assimilated by that will, becoming a creature only capable of killing and devouring. Eventually, the strongest of the cosmos at the time joined forces to suppress him, sealing him in the deepest part of the Blood Prison Star Sea—the Abyss of Blood Prison.”

“And his descendants, though they inherited that powerful bloodline force, also inherited that curse. Every generation of the Master of Blood Prison must expend ninety-nine percent of their efforts to resist the insane will from the depths of their bloodline. The higher their cultivation, the worse the erosion they suffer. This is why the style of the Blood Prison Star Sea is always so violent, so extreme, because slaughter and plunder allow them to temporarily quell the turmoil in their bloodline.”

“They are the strongest predators of this starry sky and also a group of pitiful creatures cursed by their bloodline, forever unable to find peace.”

Listening to this, Tu Feng was already shaken to the core, suddenly enlightened.

No wonder! No wonder people from the Blood Prison Star Sea act like madmen. No wonder Blood Abyss had no bottom line in his actions. The root of their nature is so strange and terrifying!

“The Ancient Path of Doomsday is the source of their power and also the source of their curse.” Celestial Secret looked at Xu Ran, speaking word by word, “Their attitude toward the ancient path is of utmost fear and utmost desire. Fearing the great terror from the ancient path will descend and completely trigger the curse within their bloodline; yet desiring to set foot on the ancient path again, seeking a way to lift the curse, or even a method to go beyond.”

“Therefore, when they learned you possessed the ‘Ancient Navigation Map’, which might lead deep into the ancient path and perhaps relate to the source of that drop of ‘Black Blood’, their reaction was so intense.”

“The Master of Blood Prison, he doesn’t fear you seeking vengeance. He fears you… bringing forth some ‘thing’ from the ancient path that they cannot withstand!”

Inside the hall, a long silence fell.

The information was too overwhelming, even someone like Tu Feng, a Daoist Master, needed time to digest the epochal secrets involved.

Xu Ran seemed to be listening to a story unrelated to him. He picked up the teacup, sipped it again, lightly tapping his finger on the rim, producing a crisp sound.

“I see.” He nodded, “An erroneous beginning led to a series of erroneous continuations. The existence of the Blood Prison Star Sea itself is an ‘error’ that needs correction.”