Chapter 174: Sea of Demonic God Blood

In the Ancient God Land's third trial, within this fractured space connected to the Realm of Silence, a white speck of light suddenly appeared in the southwest corner. This light quickly expanded, eventually forming a tear-like opening, an irregular, oval-shaped Rift, gradually revealing itself.

From within the Rift, a pair of hands with long nails and covered in bone spurs suddenly reached out. The nails were slightly black, glinting with a cold light, appearing incredibly sharp. As for the hands themselves, their skin was covered in pustules, and from each pustule, a thin bone spur protruded.

After these two eerie hands stretched out, they gripped the edges of the Rift and tore fiercely. With a ripping sound, the already sizable Rift suddenly expanded again, forming a massive裂痕 about ten zhang tall. Streaks of red and black intertwined Qi immediately emanated from the Rift, and then, a gigantic figure walked out. This figure's back was noticeably bulging, making him appear like a hunchback.

He was over ten zhang tall, and his body, like his hands, was covered in countless pustules. Some of them had already burst, oozing black liquid with a pungent smell. Bone spurs protruded from these pustules; it seemed that almost every part of this person's body, except for the joints of his arms and legs, was covered in bone spurs!

Some tattered strips of clothing hung on the bone spurs on his body, looking utterly shredded. Looking further up, this person's face was ferocious, and his appearance was seven or eight parts similar to Meng Tuozi, who had died in the first trial, except his stature was several times larger than Meng Tuozi's.

On top of his head were two long, spiraling horns, between which flickered strands of blue electric light. This person exuded a formidable Aura, like a demon from the Nine Nethers Hell. Hunching his body, he walked out of the Rift, and with a squeeze of his right hand, the Rift immediately shrank, eventually transforming into a speck of light that flickered violently a few times before vanishing without a trace.

This demon raised his head, gazing at a certain spot in the Void Realm, and muttered to himself, “Master ordered that no one is allowed to enter the fourth trial. Everyone here must die!” After speaking, he was about to fly forward when he suddenly sniffed, looked towards the southeast corner, and murmured again, “Strange, why do I feel an extremely repulsive Aura there, making me wish I could immediately go and tear apart the person emitting it!”

At this moment, a Wandering Soul suddenly appeared beside him. This Wandering Soul glanced at the demon, then ignored him and floated past. The demon didn't even look at the Wandering Soul, merely staring intently at the southeast corner. His body instantly flickered and vanished, rushing towards the source of the hateful Aura.

Following the direction this demon was heading, at one end of this Realm of Silence, was precisely where Wang Lin's Divine Sense was located. He was currently looking at the place where Ancient Emperor was trapped. The light emanating from the Pagoda above Ancient Emperor's head, which covered an area, was shrinking with each wave of Wandering Soul attacks, from nearly thirty zhang in circumference initially to fifteen zhang now.

After Wang Lin's Incarnation became a Soul Devourer, he no longer possessed any Mortal emotions, only endless calmness and ruthlessness. He was about to order the Wandering Souls to attack again when he suddenly swept his Divine Sense towards the distant northwest. Through the Wandering Souls he controlled, he sensed a violent Divine Sense fluctuation rapidly approaching from there.

Immediately after, the Wandering Souls under his control transmitted what they saw into Wang Lin's Divine Sense through a special method unique to Wandering Souls.

“This… this is… Meng Tuozi!” Wang Lin was greatly astonished. Although the other party had changed significantly, he still recognized at a glance that this demon was Meng Tuozi!

Wang Lin withdrew his Divine Sense, stopped the Wandering Soul attack, and instead sent a Divine Thought to Ancient Emperor.

“Hand over the Legacy item of this place…”

Ancient Emperor was stunned. Even when he came here a thousand years ago, he had never heard of these strange creatures communicating through Divine Thought. But he quickly reacted and immediately transmitted via Divine Sense, “Sen… Senior, I… I, Gu, don't know what Legacy item you are referring to?”

After Ancient Emperor finished speaking, a bitter taste arose in his heart. Since his cultivation reached the Soul Transformation Stage, it had been a long time since he had called anyone Senior. Uttering those two words now felt awkward.

Suddenly, his expression shifted, and he immediately continued, “Is… is Senior referring to the Legacy item for entering this Ancient God Land? If it is that item, you have truly found the wrong person. It is with someone named Six Desires Demonic Lord.”

Wang Lin pondered for a moment. The violent Divine Sense fluctuation in the distance was getting closer and closer. Through the Wandering Souls along the way, Wang Lin clearly grasped the opponent's position. While conversing with Ancient Emperor, he also manipulated the Wandering Souls to obstruct and attack.

However, the opponent's body was extremely strange. No matter how the Wandering Souls lunged, they could not cause him the slightest harm, which startled Wang Lin again.

As for what Ancient Emperor said, that the Legacy item was not with him but with Six Desires Demonic Lord, Wang Lin did not believe it. Moreover, even if what the other party said was true, with the Heart-Nature of Ancient Emperor and the others, it would be impossible for them to enter this Ancient God Land without any reservations. Otherwise, after entering, wouldn't they be completely led by the nose by Six Desires Demonic Lord, given that he held the key item for entering and leaving this place?

Regarding the Legacy item, Wang Lin had first heard about it from Duanmu Ji and others. At that time, their words were vague, and after analyzing it in his heart, Wang Lin finally came to this conclusion.

Ancient Emperor dared to turn against Six Desires Demonic Lord in the second trial; there must be things he didn't know. Wang Lin's Divine Sense ripples spread out, and immediately, the surrounding Wandering Souls launched another attack.

Ancient Emperor gritted his teeth and transmitted via Divine Sense, “Although I don't have the complete Legacy item, when I first entered this place, I received a fragment of a Legacy item. This fragment recorded a set of Hand Seals that, when cast, have a teleportation function. However, it must be used at the Vortex at the exit of each trial to be teleported out of this Ancient God Land. Otherwise, I wouldn't be trapped here now. As for that fragment, I crushed it after memorizing the Hand Seal.”

Ancient Emperor's words were not false. When he entered this place a thousand years ago, as one of the powerful Cultivators at that time, he naturally clearly saw the Legacy item and even obtained that set of Hand Seals. This was also why he was able to escape from this place back then and dared to come here again this time.

Not many Cultivators obtained this set of Hand Seals back then. The reason why no one else escaped was precisely because of the Restriction of this Hand Seal: it had to be performed at the Vortex of each trial.

As a result, those who passed the first two trials had no intention of giving up halfway, missing the Vortex at the exit of the second trial. After entering this third trial, this place was too vast, and finding the exit was like searching for a needle in a haystack. Coupled with the fear of attracting those strange Divine Sense entities, their Divine Sense did not dare to spread too far, making finding the exit even more difficult.

This Hand Seal could only be used at the exit. If used at an entrance Vortex, it would have no effect. Previously, at the second trial's exit, due to time constraints, Ancient Emperor didn't have enough time to cast this Hand Seal within the Vortex to leave, which forced him to enter the third trial.

“As long as you take me to the exit of the third trial, I will exchange it for this set of Hand Seals!” Ancient Emperor's gaze was calm, but he secretly pondered in his heart. He didn't know what the other party wanted this Legacy item for, but if he didn't give the other party an answer now, the surrounding Wandering Souls would certainly attack again, and then, only death awaited him.

Wang Lin did not speak again. Instead, his Divine Sense moved, and immediately, the surrounding Wandering Souls once again frantically launched an attack. Wang Lin silently calculated the time. Through the connection between the Wandering Souls, he sensed that Meng Tuozi was not far away and would arrive in about two incense sticks' time.

Under Wang Lin's urging, the Wandering Souls' attack became even more intense. At the same time, to speed up, Wang Lin also spread his Divine Sense, summoning all the Wandering Souls from further away to join the attack.

Ancient Emperor's face was pale. He guessed in his heart that his previous answer was clearly not what the other party wanted. Ancient Emperor gritted his teeth and took several more pills to maintain the Pagoda's light.

But the Wandering Souls' attack was almost endless. Just as Ancient Emperor was feeling somewhat desperate, he sent out another Divine Thought.

“I'll give you that Incantation and make these strange creatures stop attacking…” After speaking, he quickly took out a Jade Slip, held it to his forehead for a moment, then clutched it in his hand, looking around nervously.

An incense stick's time had passed. Wang Lin's Divine Sense moved, and the Wandering Souls immediately scattered backward. Ancient Emperor breathed a sigh of relief, hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and threw the Jade Slip out of the Pagoda's light.

After the Jade Slip flew out, it was immediately enveloped by Wang Lin's Divine Sense. He scanned it and found a detailed set of Hand Seals recorded within.

After Ancient Emperor threw out the Hand Seal, he immediately became nervous, fearing that the other party would still not let him go after taking the Jade Slip.

Wang Lin was silent for a moment. The surrounding Wandering Souls suddenly moved, once again rushing forward with a roar, launching an attack. Ancient Emperor let out a tragic laugh, his face revealing a look of resentment, and he frantically relied on his spiritual power to maintain the Pagoda's light.

However, there were simply too many Wandering Souls. Soon, the Pagoda's light flickered, and finally, with a bang, the Pagoda could not withstand the Wandering Souls' attack and split into two with a Rift.

At this instant, Ancient Emperor's body suddenly moved and vanished from his spot. Unfortunately, ten zhang away, Ancient Emperor let out a miserable groan, revealing his figure. Countless Wandering Souls swarmed onto him, devouring him at an extremely rapid pace.

At this time, a Wandering Soul emerged from Ancient Emperor's body, holding a Storage Pouch, and flew to Wang Lin's side. Wang Lin snatched it and quickly departed.

This time, he did not go looking for other Cultivators but rushed back to where his Physical Body was hidden.

In the Void Realm, Ancient Emperor's entire body was rapidly shriveling. His eyes were wide open, his face ashen. Inside him, his Nascent Soul continuously spat out Nascent Soul fire, trying to stop the Wandering Souls from devouring him. However, it could only stop them for a moment and could not make them retreat.

Even if his Lifebound Treasure was not damaged, or if his cultivation was still at the Soul Transformation Middle Stage, he would have no way to resist so many Wandering Souls devouring him.

Not long after Wang Lin left, the demon resembling Meng Tuozi, his entire body almost transforming into a meteor, quickly arrived here. He saw Ancient Emperor at a glance, his brows slightly furrowed. The Aura he detested was not here. He was about to pursue when he suddenly stopped, staring at Ancient Emperor, his eyes flickering.

He grabbed with his large hand, and Ancient Emperor's shriveled Physical Body was immediately caught in his grasp. With a shake, the Wandering Souls devouring the Nascent Soul within were immediately flung out of Ancient Emperor's body by a huge force.

After all the Wandering Souls were flung out, he tore open the Void Realm with his right hand, and a spatial Rift immediately appeared. A cold smile appeared at the corner of this demon's mouth, and he threw Ancient Emperor into it.

The moment the spatial Rift appeared, one could clearly see a blood-red world inside. The ground there was completely covered in thick blood-red pulp, and the sky was also dark red, like a blue cloth soaked in flowing blood.

In the blood pulp on the ground, countless Cultivators sat cross-legged, densely packed. Their appearances were extremely similar to the demon resembling Meng Tuozi, all having horns on their heads, the number of horns ranging from one to four.

Around this blood-red land, stone cones stood tall, with a Cultivator sitting cross-legged on each one. Looking out, there were many stone cones of varying sizes here. Most prominently, a giant stone cone in the distance, almost reaching the sky, had a red-haired Cultivator sitting atop it. He bowed his head, his appearance unclear, but an arrogant, disdainful Aura slowly emanated from him.

After Ancient Emperor was thrown in there, his Nascent Soul had not been completely devoured by the Wandering Souls after all. At this moment, it immediately repossessed the Physical Body, and as he opened his eyes, his expression instantly changed drastically.

“Crimson Flame Demonic Lord… Southern Madman Wu Bai… Heavenly Demon Rogue Cultivator… You… you're not dead?” Ancient Emperor was greatly alarmed. Wherever his gaze landed, among this dense crowd of demons, he immediately recognized several individuals. These people were precisely those who had entered this Ancient God Land with him a thousand years ago but had died here.

For example, that Crimson Flame Demonic Lord died on the Restriction Mountain of the second trial. Ancient Emperor personally witnessed him being struck by purple lightning, his entire body turning to ash, and even his Nascent Soul couldn't escape his Physical Body.

There was also the Southern Madman Wu Bai, who died in the third trial, overwhelmed by thousands of creatures. It took less than half an incense stick's time for him to be completely annihilated.

As for that Heavenly Devil Rogue Cultivator, who was the Master of the Six Desires Demonic Lord, Ancient Emperor had followed closely behind him back then. He personally saw that while the Heavenly Devil Rogue Cultivator was using a Legacy item to open a passage, preparing to leave, he was suddenly attacked by an extremely strange Divine Sense. Without any power to resist, he instantly died.

At this moment, these people who had already died suddenly appeared here, which sent a chill down his spine. He suddenly turned his head and, from the spatial Rift that was about to close, he saw the demonic creature that resembled Meng Tuozi.

"Meng Tuozi!" Ancient Emperor's pupils contracted. Just then, the spatial Rift closed. Ancient Emperor's heart was vigilant, and he looked around. There were many Cultivators here, but it was clear that everyone present had died in this Ancient God Land over countless years.

"Welcome to the Demon God Blood Sea…" A hoarse voice slowly emanated from this blood-colored land.

Meanwhile, Wang Lin's Divine Sense was extremely fast. It didn't take long for him to traverse the third trial. However, halfway through, he suddenly paused. Through the Wandering Soul's perception, he immediately sensed the anomaly with Ancient Emperor and witnessed Meng Tuozi opening a spatial Rift and throwing Ancient Emperor into it. He even clearly saw the red light emanating from the Rift the moment it opened, all through the Wandering Soul.

Wang Lin pondered for a moment. Although he now had the Jade Slip recording the Hand Seal, it was hard to guarantee that Ancient Emperor hadn't tampered with it. So, for safety, he should seek out Duanmu Ji, Wang Qingyue, and the Six Desires Demonic Lord to obtain the method of departure using the same approach.

However, the appearance of Meng Tuozi and the red light emanating from the spatial Rift gave Wang Lin an extremely terrifying feeling. He decisively abandoned the idea of finding Duanmu Ji, Wang Qingyue, and the others, and instead swiftly flew towards the hiding place of his Physical Body.

Along the way, he constantly used the Wandering Soul to sense Meng Tuozi's location. He found that Meng Tuozi was not chasing him but was flying towards Duanmu Ji and Wang Qingyue. He quickly sped up and soon returned to where his Physical Body was stored. The Devil Head Xu Ligou and the Second Devil Head, quietly hidden within the stone, immediately flew out after sensing Wang Lin's Divine Sense return.

Wang Lin's Divine Sense flickered, entering the stone and returning to his Sea of Consciousness. Not long after, he suddenly opened his eyes. His Divine Sense, having been nourished along the way, had expanded significantly.

He moved his body, emerging from the stone. Immediately after, without any hesitation, he flew towards the entrance to the fourth trial.

Wang Lin's expression was grim. Meng Tuozi's sudden appearance disrupted his plans, especially Meng Tuozi's demonic appearance, which made Wang Lin' feel a chilling dread. Most importantly, Meng Tuozi actually ignored the Wandering Soul's attacks!

This was the most crucial reason Wang Lin decided to leave the third trial immediately. Wang Lin knew that his cultivation was insignificant compared to those old monsters. If this place weren't the Realm of Annihilation, with so many Wandering Souls, he would never have been able to contend with these people, and wouldn't even have the qualifications to confront them.

Now, the Wandering Souls were ineffective against Meng Tuozi, so Wang Lin's greatest advantage was completely lost. If he encountered the opponent, it would be a dead end. The opponent could even turn him to ashes with a mere wave of a hand.

Wang Lin was self-aware of this. Although he had held the upper hand along the way, all of it was actually because he was skilled at utilizing external forces.

If Meng Tuozi hadn't been surrounded by the hurricane back then, he wouldn't have had the chance to attack him when he was down.

But now, the external forces had disappeared, and both sides were immediately on the same level. Even if Wang Lin was bolder, he had to decisively choose to leave immediately.

Wang Lin was never one to procrastinate. Once he made a decision, he immediately, without any hesitation, flew swiftly towards the exit of the third trial.

Along the way, he didn't even devour Wandering Souls, seizing every moment to rush onward.

Actually, if Wang Lin were willing to abandon his Physical Body and fly in a Soul Devourer state, his speed would be even faster, far exceeding his current speed. This was also why his Divine Sense had left his body to circle the third trial earlier.

Having only gone halfway, Wang Lin suddenly stopped. He abruptly turned his head, his face as grim as water, gazing in the direction of Duanmu Ji and Wang Qingyue. In that instant, through the Wandering Soul's perception, he clearly saw a horrifying scene.

Duanmu Ji and Wang Qingyue, under Meng Tuozi's attack, didn't last long before a giant demonic hand suddenly reached out from a spatial Rift torn open by Meng Tuozi. They were grabbed without any power to resist and dragged inside.

The demonic hand was covered in ferocious bone spurs, exuding an eerie Aura that inspired fear at first sight.

Wang Lin's face was grim and uncertain. He once again flew out, this time having put away the Devil Head Xu Ligou and the Second Devil Head. He also drank a large gulp of spiritual liquid, activating it with twelve parts of spiritual power, and quickly departed.

He could feel that the demonic Meng Tuozi was now pursuing him at an extremely high speed.

Wang Lin hurried along, his expression deep, silently calculating in his heart. At his current speed, he should be able to reach the exit Vortex before the other party caught up.

But at this moment, the demonic Meng Tuozi, by some unknown method, became enveloped in a blood-red light, his speed suddenly increasing severalfold. He instantly closed the distance, and his speed not only didn't decrease but became even faster.

Wang Lin immediately noticed this phenomenon. His heart sank. If things continued this way, the opponent would catch up in just another incense stick's time.

And from here to the exit of the third trial would take nearly two incense sticks. Wang Lin's Divine Sense swept around, quickly scanning the vicinity through the Wandering Soul's perception. His gaze sharpened, fixed on a certain distant location, and a bold idea emerged in his mind.

He hesitated slightly, then without a word, swiftly changed direction, tilting slightly, and quickly fled.

The Six Desires Demonic Lord's heart was in turmoil. He didn't dare to spread his Divine Sense too far, so he hadn't found the exit in this third trial. He had been searching for several years and finally determined that the exit was most likely in the northwest direction.

Actually, he had explored this direction two years ago, but the number of Wandering Souls here was simply too great. Even with his wondrous Magic Treasure, he didn't dare to rush in. So, for the past two years, he would often go to attract a large number of Wandering Souls, eliminate them one by one, and then slowly advance.

This naturally made his progress slow, but it was stable. If he continued this way, he would eventually enter the fourth trial and successfully teleport into the Ancient God's body.

At this moment, he had just attracted a large group of Wandering Souls, preparing to eliminate them one by one with the young man's corpse in his hand, when his expression suddenly changed. His Divine Sense had always been spread out, and although he didn't dare to spread it too far, any disturbance within a hundred zhang radius could still be clearly detected.

He saw a young man appear a hundred zhang away. The Six Desires Demonic Lord was immediately startled upon seeing this person, but quickly, a sinister smile appeared on his face, and he shouted, "Walking right into a trap!"

Wang Lin stared coldly at the Six Desires Demonic Lord, his speed undiminished, even faster. A large number of Wandering Souls immediately appeared around him, protecting Wang Lin like guards.

The Six Desires Demonic Lord was about to act but suddenly stopped, frowning as he stared at the Wandering Souls around Wang Lin. A shock ran through his heart. These strange creatures, which he had to be cautious of, were not only not harming the junior but were actually protecting him. This greatly astonished the Six Desires Demonic Lord.

So, he did not act rashly. Instead, his gaze was cold as he stared at Wang Lin. He wanted to see what this damned junior intended to do. Wang Lin stopped his body a hundred zhang away from the Six Desires Demonic Lord. The reason he had the Wandering Souls protect him was precisely to send a signal to the Six Desires Demonic Lord not to act rashly.

Now that the signal had been successfully conveyed, and the other party indeed did not act rashly, Wang Lin secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although he wasn't afraid of the Six Desires Demonic Lord with the Wandering Souls by his side, the item in the other party's hand was very strange. If they got entangled, there definitely wouldn't be enough time to rush to the exit, especially since Meng Tuozi was already approaching.

Wang Lin looked at the Six Desires Demonic Lord, making an expression as if he wanted to speak but hesitated, while secretly calculating the time in his heart. The Six Desires Demonic Lord narrowed his eyes. He didn't have Wang Lin's method of controlling Wandering Souls, so he naturally didn't know that a demonic creature was rapidly approaching. So, seeing Wang Lin's hesitant expression, although he was puzzled, a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

If not for his apprehension about the many Wandering Souls around Wang Lin, he would have taken the initiative to attack. But now, he didn't want to cause any more trouble, so he arrogantly snorted coldly, "I'll let you off for now. You have three breaths of time. Get lost, the farther the better."

Wang Lin secretly counted a few breaths, then a strange smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He thought, "Now!" He immediately looked up and clasped his fist at the Six Desires Demonic Lord, saying, "Many thanks!"

After speaking, he immediately leaped out and rushed into the group of Wandering Souls in the northwest.

The Six Desires Demonic Lord frowned, about to ponder it further, when his expression suddenly changed. He saw a blood-red meteor swiftly shooting from a distance, arriving a hundred zhang away from the Six Desires Demonic Lord in an instant, revealing its form—Meng Tuozi's ferocious, towering demonic body!

"You… you're Meng Tuozi?! You… you ate an Nascent Soul Transformation Pill?" The Six Desires Demonic Lord's pupils immediately constricted. He instantly determined that the Aura emanating from the other party had reached the Late Stage of Incarnation, clearly just one step away from Nascent Soul Transformation.

To reach such cultivation in a short time, there was only one possibility: the other party had consumed an Nascent Soul Transformation Pill!

But almost instantly, the Six Desires Demonic Lord held the young man's corpse in front of him, staring at Meng Tuozi, and exclaimed in a lost voice, "It's not an Nascent Soul Transformation Pill. What exactly did you eat? How did you become demonic?"

The demonic Meng Tuozi's huge eyes glanced at the Six Desires Demonic Lord. This person in front of him gave him a very familiar feeling. This feeling was not new; in fact, Ancient Emperor, Duanmu Ji, and even Wang Qingyue all gave him a sense of familiarity, but no matter how he tried to recall, he had no impression whatsoever.

However, he quickly cast this feeling aside, a cruel smile appearing at the corner of his mouth, and he said grimly, "My name is not Meng Tuozi. My name is Demon God Tu Si!"

As he spoke, he slashed with his right hand, covered in bone spurs, through the Void Realm. Immediately, a huge spatial Rift suddenly appeared. Red light emanated from the Rift, and then a blood-colored figure, about ten zhang tall, emerged from within the Rift.

"This person is yours. I'll go after the next one!" Meng Tuozi said, then leaped out.

The Six Desires Demonic Lord stared blankly at the person in front of him, muttering to himself, "Master…"

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I really can't write anymore, so this is all I can do… Today I went to the hospital for a follow-up visit. The doctor said it was more serious than last month and sternly told me that if I continue not to cooperate with the treatment, then I shouldn't come to the hospital anymore.

Alas, I'm really afraid that one day I'll lie down and wake up to find my lower body unable to move… because today the doctor said that if I don't take it seriously and let it develop, it will further cause atrophy of the lower limb nerves and muscles, and even lead to paralysis…