Chapter 1113 Assimilation, Contamination

At the moment the red mist dissipated, Blood Skull Old Ancestor and the bald monk rushed into it together, disappearing into the Void Realm along with Qin Qipeng.

"This staff…"

The black robe clone suddenly manifested its form from the Void Realm, frowning as it stared at the spot where the three had vanished.

He felt something was off somewhere.

However, he had no time to dwell on it now. He immediately followed Qin Qipeng, taking a step forward as white light surged around him, disappearing from the spot.

Although this core area was formidable, it still couldn't restrict the Heavenly Dao's teleportation Divine Ability.

——

In a massive canyon, a pitch-black abyss resembled the gaping maw of an ancient Vicious Beast, capable of devouring all things in the world.

Suddenly, the Void Realm above the canyon twisted and distorted, and Qin Qipeng, holding the staff, abruptly appeared.

"What place is this?"

Qin Qipeng's gaze instantly fell on the dark abyss below. His Divine Thought instinctively tried to probe it, but he was horrified to find that his Divine Thought seemed on the verge of being completely torn from his body. Terrified, he quickly withdrew his Divine Thought.

In that instant, he seemed to see deep within the abyss, a blood-red eye faintly opening wide.

"Something's wrong…"

Over the years of traveling through the heavens, Qin Qipeng had developed instinctive reactions to certain things. It seemed something unknown and terrifying was hidden below.

However, before he could take any action, ripples suddenly appeared in the space behind him. Two more figures rushed out in quick succession—none other than Blood Skull Old Ancestor and that bald monk!

"Little thief, let's see where you run now!"

Their faces were twisted with malice, their eyes fixed solely on Qin Qipeng, paying no attention to their surroundings.

Seeing Qin Qipeng within arm's reach, a fierce glint flashed in their eyes. Almost simultaneously, they pushed their inner worlds to the limit, aiming to suppress Qin Qipeng completely in one move.

Yet, at the moment they acted, the dark abyss below suddenly stirred.

Hum—

A deafening roar erupted. Deep within the darkness, a blood-red pupil abruptly opened. Circles of blood-red ripples surged upward through the canyon at an incredibly terrifying speed, reaching the three in an instant.

"What the hell is this!"

Blood Skull Old Ancestor and the bald monk were shocked. They could feel the surging, terrifying power within the blood-red ripples, which actually instilled deep-seated fear in them.

Reacting swiftly, they decisively abandoned their attack on Qin Qipeng, turning to blast their world power against the oncoming tide of ripples.

However, something utterly astonishing happened.

Their inner worlds collided with the blood-colored ripples, but there was no sound, no contact with any solid entity. They simply passed right through, silent and eerily inexplicable.

Blood Skull Old Ancestor and the bald monk's eyebrows twitched violently.

Subconsciously, they both felt this was not a good sign.

Sure enough, before they could act again, something horrifying occurred.

The entrances to their inner worlds suddenly became stained with a layer of blood-red. This blood-red hue crawled and wriggled like countless insects at the world entrances, seemingly chewing, devouring, or rather, assimilating their inner worlds.

"How is this possible!"

Blood Skull Old Ancestor and the bald monk exclaimed in disbelief.

After all, both were experts at the Ancestral Spirit Realm. If they resisted, even a Late Stage Ancestral Spirit Realm powerhouse couldn't invade their inner worlds.

"Ori… Origin Ancestor!"

Their pupils contracted sharply as this thought instinctively crossed their minds.

Perhaps only an Origin Ancestor could so easily affect their inner worlds.

What was hidden in this abyss was actually an Origin Ancestor!

Shock and terror gripped their hearts. Simultaneously, they frantically activated their inner worlds, trying to disperse the blood-red energy attached to them.

However, it was utterly useless.

To their horror, they discovered that in a short time, this blood-red energy had already penetrated deep into the world entrances, attempting to forcibly pry open their inner worlds to invade.

This sent their souls flying in fear.

Their inner worlds were the source of their power, and even their true spirits were hidden within. If their inner worlds were compromised, they wouldn't survive.

Yet, it was too late to stop it now.

The corrosive power of this blood-red energy was terrifying to the extreme. They were horrified to find that they had completely lost control over the assimilated parts of their inner worlds, which were now opening uncontrollably on their own.

"No—"

Blood Skull Old Ancestor and the bald monk glared with wide, furious eyes, but they couldn't prevent it.

Swish! Swish!

The entrances to their world power were forcibly pried open, with strange, blood-thread-like objects hanging and wriggling as if alive.

Their inner worlds were now exposed to outsiders.

Blood Skull Old Ancestor's inner world was filled with soaring blood light, inhabited by various undead creatures. Seeing the sky torn open in the Void Realm, they looked up in astonishment.

The bald monk's inner world, in contrast, was resplendent and golden, with Buddhist chimes echoing like great bells, capable of purifying the soul—a complete opposite to Blood Skull Old Ancestor's inner world.

However, at this moment, both their inner worlds began to show a tinge of crimson at the edges, spreading inward at a terrifying speed.

Wherever the crimson passed, all objects and even life forms turned crimson without exception.

And the living beings touched, after turning crimson, had their eyes shift from lively to dull, eventually revealing an eerie glint.

Affected by their inner worlds, Blood Skull Old Ancestor and the bald monk's original bodies trembled uncontrollably in the outside world, their faces filled with terror.

In their eyes, specks of crimson began to appear, gradually expanding.

"What is this… Origin Ancestor… could it be…"

Blood Skull Old Ancestor seemed to realize something, his eyes widening before he revealed a bitter smile: "Our luck is so bad. Among the nine Origin Ancestors, we actually encountered him first…"

The bald monk clearly thought of it too. He showed unwillingness but saw more clearly than Blood Skull Old Ancestor: "No, perhaps it's not our bad luck. The River of Time can no longer suppress him, so this Origin Ancestor's world has appeared…"

Beside them, Qin Qipeng was also dumbfounded. Such a sudden, shocking change made him shiver involuntarily.

An Origin Ancestor had appeared!

And it was that contaminated Origin Ancestor!

A single thought instantly surged in his heart: Escape!

But could he really escape?

In truth, he had been targeted even before entering.

In fact, not just him, but many disciples of the Qin Family had also been targeted long ago.

Just as Qin Qipeng burst out golden wings behind him, preparing to flee far away, a sigh suddenly came from the abyss below: "Come back…"