King of Creation
Chapter 416 - 410 Blood Demon’s Lair

Chapter 416: Chapter 410 Blood Demon’s Lair

Hiss!

A streak of blood light suddenly appeared from an oblique angle and slammed onto Ye Zhen’s Red Jade Spirit Armor, causing ripples to spread out across it.

Almost simultaneously, several Wind Cloud Sword Qi struck out, and five Thunders of Fright zipped towards a dead old tree.

As the old tree snapped and broke, the Blood Demon Venerable let out a shrill scream. A streak of blood light emerged abruptly from the dead tree and rolled away towards the distance in an attempt to escape.

Ye Zhen, of course, would not let the fleeing Blood Demon escape. Mounted on the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten beneath him, he pursued swiftly, his Wind Cloud Sword Qi striking relentlessly, causing the Blood Demon Venerable to wail miserably.

Regrettably, within a few breaths, the Blood Demon Venerable managed to put more and more distance between them.

"Ye, you wait, this venerable one will make sure you live a life worse than death!" a sinister and furious curse came from afar.

"Hmph, if you have the guts, don’t run. I can make you thoroughly dead right now!"

The Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten chased wildly, but Ye Zhen’s expression grew even more solemn; the range of his Red Jade Spiritual Qi expanded, recklessly protecting the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten’s vulnerable chest and abdomen without regard for the expenditure of energy.

Up to this point, Ye Zhen had been in pursuit of the Blood Demon Venerable for a full day and night. Counting this most recent occasion, the Blood Demon Venerable had ambushed Ye Zhen three times during that period.

Even though each attempt had been fruitless, it had still caused Ye Zhen’s heart to race with anxiety.

Truth be told, if not for the protection of the Red Jade Spirit Armor, a special kind of Protective Spirit Force, Ye Zhen would have likely already fallen victim to the Blood Demon Venerable’s schemes, if not killed, then severely wounded.

Now, Ye Zhen somewhat understood why the Qingluo Sect Leader Guoo Wanfeng did not pursue—the Blood Demon was truly too terrifying and sinister.

As long as there was a place with living creatures, or where life once existed, the Blood Demon could hide and launch a sneak attack.

Everything from dead corpses to small grass and trees could serve as hiding spots.

The most horrifying instance was when passing by a small village destroyed by the Blood Demon Venerable. Upon inspecting a child’s corpse that appeared to have a faint breath of life, the Blood Demon Venerable suddenly burst out from within the child’s body, lunging towards Ye Zhen, seeking to possess him.

If it wasn’t for the fact that Jade Spirit Power was inherently the nemesis of all demonic evils, the Blood Demon might have succeeded that time.

Afar, the Blood Demon Venerable didn’t respond anymore. Ye Zhen could only sense an insidious aura fleeing into the distance, gradually disappearing into the mountains and old forests dense with Demon Beasts.

However, the Demon Beasts that scurried about did not cause any trouble for Ye Zhen in his pursuit of the Blood Demon Venerable.

Every Demon Beast scattered and fled from the Blood Demon Venerable’s aura, an instinctual revulsion toward it.

The few Demon Beasts that failed to escape in time were pierced through by the Blood Demon Venerable, instantly turning into dried-up corpses.

Suddenly, Ye Zhen’s brows furrowed.

Normally, the deeper one ventured into the mountains and forests, the more lush the vegetation should become. However, as Ye Zhen delved deeper during the chase, he encountered a barren, desolate land filled with white bones, devoid of life.

"Could it be, the Blood God Sect’s lair?"

Ye Zhen’s brows lifted suddenly.

Because of all the deathly auras here, the forbidding presence exuded by the Blood Demon Venerable suddenly vanished, and for a moment, Ye Zhen felt as though he’d lost the trail completely.

Mounted on the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten, Ye Zhen circled the area in search, only then realizing in shock that hundreds of miles around were all desolate.

Not to mention vitality; not even a hint of green could be seen.

"Eh, a cave, and there’s even ivy growing at the entrance."

Abruptly, a dark cave appeared before Ye Zhen, and what was most peculiar was that there was life outside the cave walls—there was a breath of living creatures.

Amidst his surprise, Ye Zhen dismounted from the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten, took the kitten into his arms, and cautiously stepped into the cave.

Inside, the cave was full of life, a stark contrast to the dead land outside, striking Ye Zhen with astonishment. Could there be treasures within this cave?

Otherwise, how could such vitality persist in the midst of desolation?

"Roar!"

An alert low growl from the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten abruptly rose, startling Ye Zhen.

Almost at the same time, Ye Zhen’s Divine Sense sharply focused on the first Sword Vein, Sword Heart Enlightenment. The first Sword Vein trembled, Ye Zhen’s spirit merged with the sword, and a feeling of seeing through everything suddenly emerged.

Sword Heart Enlightenment.

In an instant, Ye Zhen’s expression profoundly changed.

In his sight, it was a cave brimming with life, full of grass and vines, but in his Divine Sense Perception, it was a blood-colored cave.

What Ye Zhen was stepping on were piles of white bones—human, beasts, birds, and several other gigantic bones Ye Zhen did not recognize.

Most alarming was that, just tens of meters to the left of Ye Zhen, a sixteen to seventeen-meter-wide blood-colored river was slowly flowing, its moving waters as viscous as blood.

Illusionary Realm!

This was definitely an extremely advanced Illusionary Realm!

Gurgle!

A small ripple surfaced in the Blood River, and a blood shadow abruptly emerged from it—it was the fleeing Blood Demon Venerable from earlier.

"Ye, your time of death has arrived!"

Amid a sharp, infant-like shrill voice, a cloud of blood mist rose from the Blood River, rushing straight for Ye Zhen’s nose and mouth.

The shortcoming of Sword Heart Enlightenment became evident at that moment.

The effect of Sword Heart Enlightenment allows the user to stay unaffected by the Illusory Realm during its use and see through it. However, this ’seeing through’ is done by Divine Sense, not by the eyes.

What Ye Zhen saw with his eyes was still the verdant cave, whereas in Divine Sense, it was the Blood Demon Cave.

But Divine Sense cannot be used as eyes.

The cloud of blood-colored smoke rising from the Blood River surged towards Ye Zhen; by the time his Divine Sense perceived it and he held his breath, it was already a bit too late.

An extremely foul and bloody scent rushed into Ye Zhen’s mouth and nose, instantly making his head spin and his vision blur.

Whoosh!

The moment Blood River Poison Smoke entered his body, the Red Jade Spiritual Power within Ye Zhen’s Dantian spontaneously began to circulate without being urged, slight rotation was all it took for the dizzying and nauseous feeling to vanish in an instant.

This turn of events took Ye Zhen by surprise.

He had not expected the immunity of the Red Jade Spiritual Power to all poisons would be proven today.

"Hahaha, stricken by the Blood River Poison Smoke, within a hundred breaths you will dissolve into a pool of blood, Ye, even you have such days!"

Boom!

Suddenly, a Thunder Light of Fright struck the Blood Demon Venerable, who was laughing heartily above the Blood River, causing him to emit a piercingly miserable scream.

"Beneath Blood River Poison Smoke, unharmed? How is that possible?"

"Yin Suhai, what are you screeching about? A Human Clan kid at the Spirit Transformation Realm Third Stage has pushed you to such a sorry state, don’t embarrass our Blood God Sect, alright?"

A harsh voice suddenly erupted from another corner of the Blood River. With a gurgle, a blood bubble surfaced, and another mass of blood light flew over the Blood River.

Seeing this, Ye Zhen’s expression turned stern; another Blood Demon had appeared, and the aura of this one was even stronger than that of the Blood Demon Venerable named Yin Suhai.

At the very least, it was yet another Blood Demon Venerable.

"Old Ghost Lio, shut the hell up! Why don’t you give it a try? There’s something peculiar about this kid’s Thunder Light, very peculiar!" Yin Duhai yelled sharply in fury.

"Is that so? Then I’ll give it a try!"

As he spoke, Old Ghost Lio’s blood light surged towards Ye Zhen like a rolling river, trying to swallow Ye Zhen whole!

Boom!

More than a dozen Thunder Lights of Fright surged upward.

The next instant, Old Ghost Lio’s screams of agony echoed above the Blood River as well.

"Hahahaha, Old Ghost Lio, do you now understand how formidable this kid is? Otherwise, why would I be chased by this kid for over a hundred thousand miles?" Blood Demon Venerable Yin Suhai laughed loudly.

"Dammit, how could this be? How could this Thunder Light be so terrifying?" Old Ghost Lio cried out in shock.

"I recognize this Thunder Technique!"

A deep and grating voice suddenly echoed from deep within the Blood River.

Almost simultaneously with the sound, bubbles began gurgling in the Blood River, and in the blink of an eye, more than a dozen blood bubbles had formed.

"So many?" Ye Zhen’s face turned deathly pale.

From each blood bubble rose a burst of blood light, transforming into human shapes, hovering over the Blood River and collectively bowing towards the depths of the Blood River.

"We greet the Blood Spirit Guardian!"

Ye Zhen counted them; including Yin Suhai and Old Ghost Lio, there were a total of seventeen Blood Demons, among which six had similar auras—slightly different, but not by much—Yin Suhai and Old Ghost Lio were among those six.

In other words, there were at least six Blood Demon Venerables. The other eleven masses of blood light had auras similar to or slightly stronger than the Blood Demon Envoy Ye Zhen had previously killed.

Those eleven masses of blood light must be the Blood Demon Envoys.

What was most fatal was that this Blood Spirit Guardian whom all the Blood Demons were collectively greeting was definitely an ancient monster.

In the Blood Demon Sect, a Guardian was an existence that stood shoulder to shoulder with the Vein Forging Realm warriors, and even Vein Forging Realm warriors would get chills upon meeting a Blood Demon Guardian, just as a warrior at the pinnacle of the Soul Sea Realm would find it extremely hard to deal with a Blood Demon Venerable.

And now Ye Zhen had plunged headfirst into the lair of the Blood God Sect, startling a Blood Demon Guardian.

Ye Zhen felt his luck couldn’t get any worse.

"Kid, the Thunder Technique you used must be a form of Thunder of Fright, right?"

As the voice came, Ye Zhen’s scalp tingled, and he immediately felt like prey under a beast’s gaze.

"Tell me, who taught you? Thunder Saint or Smoke Cloud Elder?"

Honestly, it was the first time Ye Zhen had heard these nicknames, so his face showed complete bewilderment.

Before Ye Zhen could answer, the Blood Spirit Guardian let out a strange laugh.

"Don’t want to say, do you? In a bit, it won’t be up to you whether or not you speak!"

"Children, do you know how our Blood God Sect’s main temple was breached six hundred years ago?"

"Please enlighten us, Blood Spirit Guardian!"

"It was because of this Thunder of Fright, it was breached by this Thunder of Fright!"

The very next instant, monstrous blood waves surged from the depths of the Blood Sea, and the Blood Spirit Guardian’s grating roar of fury resounded.

"Kill!"

"Capture this kid alive for me. I want to devour him and personally use the Soul Searching Secret Method on him!"

Hiss, hiss, hiss!

Before the Blood Spirit Guardian’s voice faded, more than a dozen blood lights emitted piercing whistles as they surged forward, like blood-colored shooting stars, all converging on Ye Zhen.

"Hahaha, Ye, you’re done for!" laughed Yin Suhai as his voice rang out.(To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)