Chapter 46 - 45: Slaying Li Tianyi! Seizing the Treasure

Chapter 46: Chapter 45: Slaying Li Tianyi! Seizing the Treasure

"Blood Burning Technique?"

Li Wanqing’s face was as cold as frost. This was a desperate technique that instantaneously burned the blood within the body to unleash overwhelming combat power.

The Demon Suppression Bureau’s Blood Burst Pills had a similar effect. However, the Blood Demon Sect’s Blood Burning Technique was even more brutal. During a blood sacrifice, it could absorb blood to form a Blood Pill inside the body. When detonated at a critical moment, its power far exceeded that of an ordinary Blood Burning Technique. To emit such a dense blood mist, who knew how many people this Li Tianyi had slaughtered!

WHOOSH!

Silently, a blood-red, ghostly figure lunged from behind Li Wanqing.

CLANG!

The Ice Flying Sword whistled through the air, blocking the figure, while the Spirit Snake Whip lashed out. But the blood-red figure vanished instantly like a phantom.

"Too slow! Your speed is far too slow!"

Li Tianyi’s eerie laughter echoed from all directions within the blood mist.

SWISH!

Li Wanqing retreated rapidly, but the blood mist followed her like a shadow. Li Tianyi’s ghostly figure let out shrill laughs as he attacked in a frenzy. For a moment, he actually managed to suppress her.

Her Protective Gang Qi sizzled all over, and she even began to feel dizzy. Clearly, this blood-red mist was not only highly corrosive but also extremely toxic! Yet, Li Wanqing did not panic. She swallowed an Antitoxic Pill and calmly observed her surroundings, maintaining a careful defense. She knew very well that such a desperate technique couldn’t be sustained for long. Once the time limit was reached, the backlash would kill Li Tianyi without her even needing to strike.

However, she failed to notice that under the pull of the mist, the blood-red fog from the blood sacrifice beneath the collapsed mountain was also being drawn over. Even the massive swarms of Snake Demons in Snake Valley were madly rushing into the blood mist, where they violently exploded into dense clouds of blood. This made the already thick blood-red mist even more viscous as its area of effect continued to expand.

"Stop those Snake Demons! He has already refined them using the Blood Sacrifice Method; we can’t let them rush into the blood mist!" Zhao Zhenshan’s expression changed drastically. If the blood mist continued to expand and Li Tianyi’s power kept growing, they would be in massive trouble.

"Time to put our lives on the line! There’s something wrong with this Snake King, too. If it manages to fuse with him through that Evil Technique, Li Tianyi’s strength will skyrocket even further!" Chen Sheying’s eyes flashed with a streak of ruthlessness. He pulled out an Elixir and shoved it into his mouth. His speed surged instantly as he charged straight at the Snake King. Striking later but arriving first, he blocked the path of the massive Ink Green Snake that was fully fifty meters long.

BOOM!

A blade gleam several meters long slashed out, tearing off a large chunk of Scale Armor and flesh from the massive Ink Green Snake’s body. However, the serpent simply whipped its tail, forcing him back before continuing to lunge toward the blood-red mist.

Zhao Zhenshan’s eyes narrowed. He instantly recalled the Zhang Family’s Three Ghosts, trapped inside the mountain’s belly with their human torsos and snake tails. If Li Tianyi fused with this Ink Green Snake King as well, the consequences would be terrifying. Although such an Evil Technique would inevitably carry a severe backlash, who dared to take that gamble?

"Dragon Roaming the World!" With a long roar, Zhao Zhenshan’s entire body turned a brilliant gold. He stomped fiercely on the ground, shooting toward the Snake King like an arrow released from a bowstring.

RUMBLE!

His spear clashed against the head of the Ink Green Snake, erupting with a deafening explosion. A trickle of blood seeped from Zhao Zhenshan’s mouth. He wiped it away casually, then held his spear horizontally. His tower-like figure stood unyieldingly in front of the massive Ink Green Snake.

"You cannot stop this!

"Today, all of you will die here!"

Li Tianyi’s venomous voice drifted from the blood mist. His continuous roars drove the Snake Demons that had already Fallen into the Demon Realm into an absolute frenzy. The remaining dozen Qi and Blood Realm Snake Demons and the hundreds of Enlightened Snake Demons stopped besieging the Insect Swarm, rushing desperately toward the blood mist.

ROAR!

A Profound Armor Barbarian Bear roared furiously. Its massive body crashed forward, smashing the head of a Qi and Blood Snake Demon to pieces. The remaining Rapid Insects also abandoned their defense and launched an all-out assault. Covered in blood, their severed Reaper’s Scythe limbs danced wildly in the air. But even as the Insect Swarm seized the opportunity to slaughter dozens of them, the frenzied Snake Demons that had Fallen into the Demon Realm ignored the casualties entirely, still surging relentlessly toward the blood mist.

"How bothersome!"

In the sky, Qin Yu’s bones and muscles ached all over, and traces of blood seeped from his skin. He looked down at the frenzied Snake Demons and the swarming insects clashing below. With a single thought...

FLAP! FLAP! FLAP!

The Black Thorn Eagles dived rapidly from the sky, their sharp claws acting like deadly hooks. Utilizing the momentum of their aerial descent, they desperately intercepted the charging Snake Demons. A few Black Thorn Eagles even plunged directly into the blood-red mist. Even as their bodies were severely corroded, exposing their bones and internal organs, they continued to flap their wings wildly, whipping up gusts of wind to scatter the blood-red mist.

SWISH!

A blood-red silhouette flashed by, appearing like a phantom beside a Black Thorn Eagle. It pierced through the eagle’s head, bringing up a massive spray of blood.

"Caught you!"

Qin Yu let out a low growl from the sky. The entirety of his Qi and Blood Force surged madly into the Purple Vine Bow, drawing the bowstring into a full moon. The crackle of a fine Thunderbolt echoed along the string.

"Thunder Shock Arrow!"

SNAP!

The instant the Scorpion Venom Armor-Breaking Arrow shot forth, the Purple Vine Bow finally succumbed to the violent power and snapped apart. Qin Yu deflated like a popped balloon, every ounce of strength drained from his body. Yet, his eyes remained deadlocked on Li Tianyi.

The long arrow split the sky. Accompanied by the roar of thunder, it appeared before Li Tianyi with lightning speed, forcefully boring through his Protective Gang Qi and piercing the skin of his chest. The highly lethal poison began to spread.

"You court death, junior!"

Li Tianyi went mad with rage. It was this junior from the Qin Family again! He reached for a blood-red Elixir Pill at his waist. With his strength, simply throwing a single pill would be enough to kill a Bone Forging Martial Artist.

But at that exact moment, Li Wanqing finally made her move. Surrounded by the blood mist, she couldn’t see what was happening outside, but the furious roars of Zhao Zhenshan and Chen Sheying echoed in her ears. Now that an opportunity had presented itself, how could she let it slip by?

Light flared brightly in her pale cyan vertical pupils. The bizarre Secret Patterns on the Ice Flying Sword orbiting her body gleamed before the blade shot forward in the blink of an eye.

"No!"

Shocked and furious, Li Tianyi dodged like a phantom. However, having been struck by three successive arrows, the paralyzing scorpion venom had already seeped into his bloodstream and spread throughout his body, slowing his movements by a fraction of a second. Several heavily wounded Black Thorn Eagles swooped in fearlessly, sealing off all his escape routes.

The phantom-like figure stumbled, and Li Tianyi looked down at his chest. A gaping hole had been pierced straight through his heart. His strength was entirely sapped, and he slumped to the ground. He looked at Li Wanqing, a trace of regret flashing through his eyes.

"I never imagined I would die here... die by your hands. Heh, don’t celebrate too soon... The Blood Demon Sect won’t let you off...

"And you, you little beast!

"Eight years ago, I should have wiped out your Qin Family..."

A choked sob escaped Li Tianyi’s throat as he glared fixedly at Qin Yu in the sky. He spat out a mouthful of purplish-black blood, and the blood-red Elixir Pill slipped powerlessly from his grasp. The light in his eyes faded completely.

Staring at the corpse that had finally fallen, Li Wanqing’s hand trembled slightly as she gripped her Spirit Snake Whip. Her pale cyan vertical pupils, previously filled with cold Killing Intent, revealed a hint of relief at having avenged her great enmity. A single tear rolled from the corner of her eye.

"Eight years ago?" In the sky, the slowly descending Qin Yu stared at the slumped corpse, murderous intent suddenly exploding in his eyes.

Eight years ago, Demon Fiends had attacked Cyan Peak County. His grandfather had died in battle! Was this actually connected to Li Tianyi and the Blood Demon Sect?!

Meanwhile, at the entrance of the black palace, a swarm of Purple Poison Scorpions scuttled out. One of them held a Coiled Snake Ring in its massive pincers. The moment it emerged, it burrowed into the ground and vanished without a trace.