Chapter 1328 - 32: The Road to Universal Celestial Pride

"This enchantress, what a great audacity she has!"

Old Yao’s expression was gloomy, and his demeanor was quite unpleasant.

From the very beginning, he was tasked with overseeing "Jiang Qingxue". Though he was a step slow in reacting just now, it wasn’t that he hadn’t had the opportunity to stop her; he simply did nothing and allowed her to act as she wished.

The reason was simple.

Before departing, Mrs. Wang had instructed him to watch what she intended to do and to let her be when she wanted to act.

Additionally, if An Ye gave any orders, he was to listen to An Ye’s instructions.

Therefore, he was mentally prepared for "Jiang Qingxue" to stir up trouble.

However, Old Yao truly did not expect her courage to be so bold, her confidence in her stealth and escape methods to be so complete, that she felt assured she could escape or hide after causing trouble and seizing treasures.

The sudden change of events left the Wang family members momentarily stunned.

They did not expect that Immortal Dynasty woman would betray them at such a critical moment. Nevertheless, the current turn of events did not allow much time for contemplation.

"Roar~"

Amidst a series of roars, the largest of the Blood Cocoons suddenly exploded.

A figure shot out from within.

It was a figure shrouded in a blood-red aura, towering at a height two heads taller than an ordinary human, with muscles bulging explosively all over its body, and limbs nearly twice as thick as an average person’s. The robes on its body, worn by time, were tattered and torn, revealing arms and legs covered in bulging, greenish-blue veins beneath.

Even its eyes were filled with a fierce and violent bloodlust, devoid of any shred of humanity.

That appearance barely resembled a human, looking more like a humanoid Fierce Beast!

A terrible aura surged like a tidal wave, sweeping throughout the entire hall, incredibly fierce and overflowing with murderous intent.

It was the prestige that belonged to a Divine Power Realm expert!

Clearly, this was a Divine Power Realm Blood Nest Warrior!

Meanwhile.

Other Blood Cocoons within the hall also exploded one after another, with figures wrapped in blood-light emerging in succession.

Upon a rough count, there were four Purple Mansion Realm, more than a dozen Celestial Human Realm, and over a hundred Spirit Platform Realm Blood Nest Warriors!

Fiercely violent auras swept across in waves, and for a moment, even the air in the hall seemed to carry a tinge of blood.

Such a large number and powerful Blood Nest Warriors immediately made everyone present feel their scalps tingle and their pores stand on end.

The only fortunate aspect was that, due to the long passage of time and various factors, even with an Artifact Spirit’s maintenance, most of the Blood Cocoons in this expedition hall had withered and lost vitality.

Particularly among the lower-strength Celestial Human Realm and Spirit Platform Realm Blood Nest Warriors, their attrition was especially severe.

Otherwise, it would stand to reason that the number of Spirit Platform-level Blood Nest Warriors should be extremely large, certainly not just over a hundred.

Indeed, during the Divine Martial Era, Spirit Platform Realm was considered low-level combat power, akin to militia (cannon fodder) in the terms of the Divine Martial Army.

After all, as Miss Artifact Spirit from the new recruit training camp once said, items like "Basic Bloodline Improvement Liquid" could be purchased at pharmacies as long as one held legitimate documentation.

And according to the Wang Family’s experience with using the "Basic Bloodline Talent Improvement Liquid," one dose could elevate even the most mediocre talent to Little Celestial Pride, and with a bit of casual training, one’s strength could break through to Spirit Platform Realm, and with sufficient resources, reaching Celestial Human Realm was not too difficult either.

This was also the foundation for universal cultivation during the Divine Martial Dynasty.

In a blood Sanctuary like the Blood Dawn Domain, nurtured painstakingly by Blood Venerables, based on its level, it should not have given rise to Spirit Platform Realm Blood Nest Warriors.

The current situation is most likely due to repeated deployments of the Blood Nest Army, leading to a severe shortage of elite troops, forcing a large number of cannon fodder to be deployed to support the scene.

"Miss Artifact Spirit," Wang Anye frowned, "can’t these Blood Nest Warriors be contained?"

"There’s no way," Artifact Spirit said helplessly, "this is an established Blood Nest Army. I am just an Artifact Spirit with no authority to command them. I suggest you retreat first..."

"No worries, we can handle the current situation. Grandpa Yao, don’t worry about Jiang Qingxue for now, please trouble yourself with containing that Divine Power Realm Blood Nest Warrior, you don’t need to kill him, just keep him too busy to act." Wang Anye instructed.

"Understood."

Old Yao’s eyes flickered with a dark gleam, his body trembled, and a heavy pressure rose from within him with a thunderous roar.

From the void, there came a shrill screech, like a blend of a serpent’s hiss and a bird’s cry.

A colossal black serpent-like illusion, almost corporeal, suddenly appeared behind him. It was a massive serpentine creature, both snake and jiao, completely black, with the area near its head covered in menacing bone armor of an unidentified species.

The giant serpent screeched, its bone armor snapped open, and a fearsome presence, as if accompanied by the sound of weapons, swept out, suffusing the surrounding air with a cold murderous aura that instantly dispersed the surrounding blood-red pressure.

This was Old Yao’s Dharma Illusion, which, due to uncertainty in species identification, was named "Ancient Serpent."

As a Divine Power Realm expert, Old Yao’s bloodline had awakened to the Seventh Layer, granting him a Great Success Sacred Body. With the power of his bloodline raging strong, his Dharma Illusion had naturally condensed almost into substance.

Under the augmentation of the Dharma Illusion, Old Yao was in full form; his figure blurred like a phantom, appearing behind the terrifyingly powerful Divine Power Realm Warrior, the beads in his hand flaring.

In an instant.

The Ancient Serpent let out a roar, and waves of energy resembling the clashing of weapons filled the sky, quickly coalescing into numerous blades, enshrouding that Divine Power Realm Blood Nest Warrior like a storm.