Chapter 138: Demonic Body Forged in Blood, Formidable Foes Arrive!
Chapter 138: Blood-forged Demonic Body, Formidable Enemies Arrive!
Chapter 138: Vital Blood Like a Sea! Finally Achieving the Grandmaster Realm!
Above the distant boundless ocean, beneath a massive storm, deep in the sea.
"I wonder if that demonic shark received enough inheritance... No, it is far too foolish; it surely had no such opportunity."
A gigantic six-eyed whale was in deep cultivation underwater. With every breath it took, the vital blood of the two seas roared, emitting a terrifying aura.
For a sea beast like it to possess sentience was an extremely rare fortuitous encounter, representing a peerless genius among sea beasts.
At this moment.
It was comprehending a powerful ancient true inheritance, having undergone two transmissions without yet reaching completion.
The name of this gigantic whale was "Six-Feathers," and it currently ranked tenth on the Heavenly Rankings!
At that very moment.
On its spine, a circle of old, deep tooth marks suddenly twitched slightly, as if something had dissipated, and began to heal slowly.
It continued to comprehend the ancient inheritance.
This six-eyed whale harbored a deep blood feud with the King of Demonic Sharks, yet at this moment, it also felt a chill in its heart, sensing danger.
The six-eyed whale stood frozen there.
"Hmm?"
With every step he took, there was a resounding tremor, as if the earth within hundreds of meters was trembling slightly.
This six-eyed whale was an extremely rare variant in the East China Sea, its martial arts of vital blood earth-shattering. Yet facing the terrifying presence within the sea abyss, it did not retreat. Standing in confrontation, a terrifying might emerged, matching the entity head-on!
The divine light within the six eyes of the Six-Feathers Whale restrained.
For a moment, this six-eyed whale actually remained frozen in place, its six small eyes blinking in somewhat bewildered confusion.
Behind that figure, a heaven-shrouding, mountain-like terrifying beast was slowly moving, dragged ashore bit by bit by him!
Suddenly, divine light burst forth, illuminating the darkness to reveal an extremely deep, colossal shadow within the sea abyss, silently watching with a gaze of absolute terror!
The six-eyed whale did not fear it either; divine light erupted from its six eyes like six divine swords, clanging sharply!
"That fellow... that beast, is it dead?"
The battle had taken only half a day to sweep through and pacify!
Long afterward, the massive, terrifying shadow faded away, its destination unknown.
"A sea monster from the abyss? No match for me!"
"It seems I must continue to lie low and be extremely cautious, avoiding easy contact with humans."
Whoever could kill the King of Demonic Sharks could also kill it!
A human figure emerged in the water, walking toward the island.
On the island, the garrisoned Qianchan soldiers trembled so violently in their legs that they dared not step forward, retreating instead!
"Step forward to meet the Dragon Head!"
While the six-eyed whale was deep in thought,
"Good heavens..."
"The clash for hegemony among the seas has begun, and many bizarre and powerful creatures in the ocean have also awakened... It is better to continue cultivating."
If there was anyone on the ocean capable of killing this demonic shark in the boundless sea, that demonic shark would have long been dead!
Even the Ten Divine Spears, despite possessing spear intent, would likely be pulverized by that terrifying force of several million catties upon collision if they fought this demonic shark in the water—their physical bodies fell far too short.
At this moment.
In truth, he was holding his breath in his heart, momentarily forgetting to breathe as he felt an incomparable and terrifying sense of oppressive force rushing toward him!
The wound was slowly healing, and the cold vital blood left within it had dissipated, meaning its master was already dead!
"Who killed that demonic shark?"
Its six eyes suddenly narrowed.
Not far away, the phantom of a colossal giant whale, nearly a thousand meters in length, opened countless eyes across its body. Golden light erupted, illuminating almost the entire sea area!
...
The White-Browed Marquis shouted aloud.
The giant whale abruptly opened its six eyes, and with a boom, the surrounding hundreds of meters of water boiled entirely. Six blood-red divine rays pierced outward, carving deep gullies into the ocean floor!
The Qianchan Island sea area, Python Island.
"With this grotto-heaven route about to open and the maritime hegemony beginning, all sorts of terrifying enemies have emerged... Even the King of Demonic Sharks is dead."
The Qianchan military fleet had already swept across the area, cleaning up the battlefield, while on Qianchan Island, the garrison had once again rebuilt their encampments.
"Hmm?"
Having fought the King of Demonic Sharks intensely for countless years, it was well aware of its combat power.
"My generational arch-rival... just died like this?"
There were originally deep wounds on Six-Feathers' body, inflicted by the King of Demonic Sharks, which the six-eyed whale had kept all along, constantly preparing to wash away its past humiliation.
The sea of fire was gradually extinguishing, leaving behind a wreckage across the sea. The Sea God Cult fleet had been shattered and largely destroyed, with the survivors fleeing while Qianchan Army's allies sallied forth to encircle and annihilate them.
It sensed that the East China Sea was now fraught with crises, and its heart was filled with vigilance.
Yet at this moment.
A moment later, it snapped back to its senses, feeling not much joy, but rather a faint, creeping dread rising within its heart.
Rumble!
That terrifying giant shark finally collapsed, blocking off a section of the dock and appearing peerlessly terrifying!
"The King of Demonic Sharks!"
Lu Ming uttered these four words.
At this moment, the entire island seemed hushed and utterly silent.
The next instant, like a tidal wave, the sound swept out across the sea!
...
The King of Demonic Sharks was dead!
The fate of the Sea God Fleet was thus sealed.
Within a few days, the scattered fleeing Sea God fleet was thoroughly captured, their vessels bloodied and their warships plundered.
From this moment on, the Sea God Cult was brought to the brink of annihilation!
"In this battle by the Qianchan Army, the Whale Hunter fought single-handedly, sweeping away ten thousand enemies, exterminating the demonic sharks, and sinking the entire fleet—truly like a heavenly deity!"
"After this battle, the Sea God Cult has perished!"
"It has not yet perished completely; the Sea God Cult possesses an ancestral land, which is a terrifying island containing various ancient heritages, allowing them to rise again every once in a while."
"Even so, within decades or perhaps a century, they will never be able to rise again."
On a warship, sailors conversed with deep emotion and awe.
The old temple keeper listened from the shadows, his eyes filled with contemplation.
The King of Demonic Sharks was dead!
He knew all too well the strength of this giant shark.
Could an ordinary grandmaster kill this giant shark?
Don't even dream about it; there was not the slightest hope.
Even the old temple keeper himself knew this creature was not something humans could kill. He could not kill it himself either; encountering such a beast in the sea meant only running for one's life.
The King of Demonic Sharks represented one of the most powerful deep-sea behemoths in the East China Sea!
"Killed just like that? I'm afraid... the most likely method was using that furnace fire to refine it alive."
The old temple keeper pondered and deduced within his heart.
There were few methods capable of killing the King of Demonic Sharks, but if the fire of the demonic beast's furnace continuously shrouded the area, it could burn and refine the King of Demonic Sharks' vital blood alive.
By then, even with a body forged into a singular, cohesive whole, the King of Demonic Sharks could not have survived.
"We must avoid fighting within the sea of fire."
The old temple keeper understood this clearly.
Fighting Bai Xuan in a sea of water and fire? That was sheer madness; it was a thought process no human should conceive.
"And..."
Reluctant though he was,
the old temple keeper now knew very well that such a formidable enemy was an absolute rarity in this world—not something he could handle alone!
The fact that this battle shook the entire maritime region and left no one daring to ambush Bai Xuan was clear proof of this!
Sneak-attacking this martial arts expert amidst water and fire was no longer something achievable by a single person's might. A moment of carelessness in that sea of fire would mean his own death.
"He must harbor a great secret. It seems we must join forces."
The old temple keeper's eyes grew profound.
Throughout the long years, when encountering truly terrifying foes, these maritime locusts—raiders and plunderers—would also join forces!
With a formidable enemy at hand, the raiders would likewise set aside their prejudices and hunt him down together!
...
On Python Island.
"Bai Xuan is in closed-door seclusion. No one is permitted to disturb him. Seal off all surrounding areas and block access!"
The White-Browed Marquis declared sternly, directing soldiers to seal off the perimeter.
At the dock,
Bai Xuan had returned after slaying the King of Demonic Sharks, and numerous experts were now stepping forward to carve up this prey piece by piece.
However,
that was the King of Demonic Sharks!
Even in death, with its muscles relaxed and vital blood decayed, blood-refining experts wielding divine weapons still found it difficult to truly cut through it.
Having no other choice, they had to peel away the shield-scaled shark skin bit by bit before partitioning the muscle tissue. This process required time, and even Grandmasters had to step in to help with the butchering.
"Hah..."
Holding a divine weapon, Ye Shuangxing was hacking away at the corpse of the King of Demonic Sharks, his heart filled with sheer terror.
With a single strike he unleashed, the muscle fibers merely severed slightly. One had to realize that this was the King of Demonic Sharks—its vital blood already gone, reduced to a dead corpse with relaxed muscles!
"Even dead, this creature is not something I can cut through. If its muscles were to contract just once, I'd probably be pounded into a pulp of meat!"
"Such a monster, in its prime, was beaten to death alive by the Dragon Head?"
Fear and awe filled his heart, mingling with endless worship and reverence!
It was precisely because of his admiration for Bai Xuan that he had joined the Qianchan Army.
At this moment,
on the dock, hundreds of martial artists densely crowded around, striving to carve up the King of Demonic Sharks, while a thousand sailors and soldiers lent a hand nearby.
Blood flowed like a river into the bay, dyeing a vast patch of water crimson!
Within the encampment, thousands of people were pitching tents, surrounding the central pavilion as they awaited the Dragon Head's emergence from seclusion.
The Whale Hunter!
This name was now stirring the East China Sea, suppressing an entire maritime domain and representing invincibility—having killed the King of Demonic Sharks, even the Abyss-Breaker and the Ten Divine Spears could no longer overshadow the brilliance of this name!
...
Inside the tent.
"Invincibility in the East China Sea is merely a beginning."
Bai Xuan held the Desolate Blood Pill Furnace in his palm.
His Nine-River vital blood circulated, continuously pouring into the pill furnace to smelt a grand elixir. Rumble—water and fire intertwined, surging endlessly!
"Yes, Master."
The Beast-Blood Pill Furnace rumbled, "The King of Demonic Sharks possesses formidable combat power; such a great demon's strength is already approaching that of a weaker Divine Manifestation. Yet to a true powerhouse, it amounts to nothing!"
"In this great era, Divine Manifestations are like clouds, those entering the Dao are like rain, and Pure Yang Divine Demons are arranged like a forest to form heavenly armies sweeping across worlds! With Master's talent, you are by no means limited to this; this is merely the beginning!"
"However, Master, this grotto-heaven route is no ordinary level of inheritance."
"The grotto-heaven route can only be entered by the most powerful overlords among the seas. To contend one by one within this endless route, those who walk to the end may be called the Kings of the Seas, listed as True God Seeds!"
"By then, True Gods will become your teachers, and truly great figures will grant you audiences, regarding you as the successor to the most powerful forces!"
The pill furnace was extremely excited.
This represented heritage and formed the most vital part of its knowledge system.
"Do you believe that?"
Bai Xuan asked indifferently instead.
"Master, this is naturally true. Our heritages were all planted this way precisely for the grotto-heaven route and the maritime hegemony."
The beast furnace blinked, uncomprehending.
"I am not saying this is false, but too much time has passed—likely several thousand years—and I doubt whether all of this can still function properly."
"Besides, the success of one general demands the bones of ten thousand; who knows how many can walk to the end? Perhaps struggles will still await us by then."
Bai Xuan shook his head.
For him, it was better to focus on the present, taking it one step at a time and continuously growing stronger!
"At the very least, the medicinal pills are about to be completed."
Bai Xuan cradled the beast furnace in his palm.
"Yes! Master, this time, the grand vital blood elixirs we have refined will be more than enough for Master to advance to the Grandmaster Realm!"
The beast furnace was thrilled.
Within the beast furnace, rumbling sounds echoed as countless rivers of vital blood revolved, undergoing continuous refinement, roaring and sublimating!
"Open for me."
Bai Xuan's palm moved.
Boom!
The water and fire within the beast furnace united, nurturing the elixirs and yielding a full twelve grand vital blood pills that flew outward. Above each and every one of these grand vital blood pills, a river supported it, appearing as an endless, surging torrent!
Twelve blood pills!
Each blood pill contained an entire river of vital blood. Once swallowed, one's vital blood would surge explosively, achieving the realm of a Consummate Grandmaster!
"Pity that my alchemy skill is still a hundred thousand miles short of perfection; otherwise, this batch could have directly produced Blood Sea Pills."
Bai Xuan felt a trace of regret in his heart.
Although his alchemy skill had entered the threshold, it had not yet reached the true pinnacle.
Ordinary blood pills could be called Blood River Pills, each containing the vital blood of a river.
As for supreme sublimation and complete perfection into a superior blood pill, a single pill could contain the vital blood of an entire sea, which could be called a Blood Sea Pill!
"Even so, this is enough."
Bai Xuan opened his mouth and swallowed. A full six Blood River Pills rose into the air, falling into his belly.
He was now only three rivers short of reaching a higher tier, yet in one breath, he swallowed six rivers' worth of medicinal pills!
At this moment,
Boom!
Rumbling echoed in his belly as terrifying rivers of vital blood surged forth one after another, refined by his viscera and bowels. The Mountain-River Internal Elixir Technique operated, pushing his own vital blood to a higher tier!
...
Far out on the ocean.
Aboard a warship.
There was no one in sight, but with a flash of movement, the figure of the old temple keeper materialized.
"You old immortal!"
Chu Dis's figure also appeared, revealing a cold and cruel expression. "You dare step onto my ship?"
Each of them knew of the other's existence and guarded against it.
Stepping rashly onto another's warship was extremely rare; this proximity could easily trigger a conflict. For them, once they struck, bloodshed was likely, and they would not stop until a stretch of sea was littered with corpses!
"You saw it too—that person's strength."
The old temple keeper said slowly.
Having received the talismanic investiture, he feared nothing; even if the opponent had hidden cards, he could simply retreat.
It was precisely because of his talismanic investiture that he dared to come and negotiate with Chu Dis.
"Neither of us can strike against that person now. His strength is likely not far from the strongest beings on the sea, placing him among the absolute top few."
"Yet..."
"Yet he relied on external force, holding that pill furnace and connecting with the momentum of heaven and earth to achieve that might?"
Chu Dis's gaze flickered as well.
"Correct. If we wish to hunt him down, the gains will undoubtedly be terrifying. But such an enemy cannot be killed alone."
The old temple keeper spoke slowly. "If I am not mistaken, you possess a middle-grade treasured artifact, the Sealing-Origin Tent, which can isolate the inside from the outside and create a zone of blockade and assassination. But that is not enough. There should be other experts in this sea area... What do you say we join forces?"
Chu Dis's gaze shifted slightly.
He was extremely confident in his Platinum Killing Art, but after all, he had just mastered it, and perhaps his skill lacked refinement.
And there were indeed others upon this sea. If three or four people could join forces to ambush Bai Xuan, they would secure a definitive chance of killing him!
...
Inside the tent.
"Eight rivers of vital blood!"
Bai Xuan's vital blood surged wildly around his body, and in an instant, a new river of vital blood condensed into being!
Yet this was far from the end. Following closely came an endless influx of medicinal potency, and with a boom, yet another new river of vital blood condensed, nearing completion!
"Nine rivers of vital blood!"
Rumbling echoed as rivers of vital blood manifested, revolving around Bai Xuan's body and transforming into phantoms of horned dragons and mountain tigers, imbued with Daoist rhymes!
"The final leap!"
Bai Xuan suddenly opened his eyes.
Within his gaze, water and fire intersected, merging together with a boom!
"Mountain-River Internal Elixir Technique, open for me!"
At this moment, within Bai Xuan's five viscera and six bowels, endless radiance burst forth. His copper skin and iron bones acted like a furnace tripod, jade marrow generated fresh blood, and his mercurial blood flowed like jade liquid. Water and fire harmonized, and the ten rivers of vital blood merged together, suddenly transforming into a pill-like orb that rose like a great sun from the depths of his flesh!
Rumble!
Above Bai Xuan's head, an ocean of vital blood surged forth, upon which a great sun rose. Within it, mountains and rivers evolved, connecting with grand momentum endlessly!
"Vital blood like a sea... finally achieved!"
Bai Xuan stood up.
The peerless and terrifying pressure of his vital blood spread outward in all directions, causing the entire Python Island to feel this immense pressure!
"Vital blood like a sea!"
The White-Browed Marquis stood up abruptly, looking toward Bai Xuan's direction.
Across the island, thousands of soldiers staggered, sensing that the terrifying pressure of the vital blood was enough to subdue an army—something no one could resist!
Even deep within the island, the phantom of the giant python cast its gaze in this direction.
Rumble!
Bai Xuan's vast vital blood finally reeled back in, transforming into a horned dragon and a ferocious tiger, both appearing as lifelike as reality as they crouched beside Bai Xuan, gazing coldly to overlook the front.
Either of these two vital blood phantoms, if pounced forward, could instantly tear apart a Nine-River Grandmaster!
"Only after the vital blood becomes like a sea can dual-cultivating visualization diagrams truly unleash their power... Walking this path, I have finally reached this step."
Bai Xuan stood tall and straight. As a gust of wind blew past, both the horned dragon and the mountain tiger vanished without a trace, merging back into Bai Xuan's body.
With a single step forward, he vanished into thin air.
...
The dock.
Hundreds of martial arts experts were still striving to carve up the terrifying giant shark. They were not merely cutting it apart; they were now also testing what they had learned, treating the King of Demonic Sharks as a benchmark.
Clang!
A swordsman struck out, his meteoric-iron longsword slashing forward. In a flash, a streak of light cut across ten meters, and with a resounding clang, left a bloody gash upon the ruptured hide of the King of Demonic Sharks.
"It bled!"
The surrounding crowd cheered aloud.
Drawing blood from the hide of the King of Demonic Sharks was already an extraordinary feat!
In truth, dismantling this giant shark required the Grandmasters to step in and barely sever the connecting points of the tendons, pulling the muscle fibers off along their grain. Otherwise, destroying it was utterly out of the question!
"Terrifying indeed..."
Many martial artists marveled.
At that very moment.
Swish!
A figure materialized. Bai Xuan stood before the giant shark, his expression calm.
"Almost time."
"Yes, Dragon Head. Carving up this giant shark is indeed nearly finished now."
Beside him, Ye Shuangxing hurried forward to speak.
The hard work put in by these Grandmasters for so long had not been in vain.
Bai Xuan drew the Seafaring Spear from his back, waving it casually as a fiercely sharp light flashed by.
Rumble!
The body of the King of Demonic Sharks began to collapse, severed in over a dozen places. Its muscles separated, breaking apart piece by piece until it was finally thoroughly dismembered!
At this moment,
across the entire dock, the hundreds of martial arts powerouts struggling to dismantle the giant shark, the thousand soldiers and sailors bustling around, the river of blood flowing into the harbor bay, and the Sea-Swallowing vessel drifting upon the crimson-dyed waters—
All of this imagery reflected entirely within Bai Xuan's eyes.
The Tree of Longevity manifested.
With just a flash, the phantom of the King of Demonic Sharks was reeled from its dismembered catch into Bai Xuan's body, merging into the mystic flower upon the petal representing the slaying of the shark!
(End of Chapter)