Chapter 1180: Giant Blood Fetus

The Wind Rises in Kyushu

The Wind Rises in Kyushu

"And it doesn't feel like a pure will of heaven and earth to me," Little Nine's voice continued, "it's more like a combination of the will of heaven and earth and some kind of existence."

"Like you?"

"Somewhat similar, but not the same."

"What exactly is it then?"

"I don't know, and it's gone now. I'm not sure where it went, but it most likely went to where you are. You need to be careful."

Lu Ye never imagined Little Nine could be so unreliable, but he also knew it wasn't Little Nine's fault. Although it was a combination of Kyushu's heavenly will and an artifact spirit, omnipotent within Kyushu, invading another realm was a first, both for Kyushu in this era and for Little Nine. Everything is unfamiliar the first time. Little Nine had already provided the Kyushu cultivators with the most help it could. Without it, the Kyushu cultivators couldn't have withstood this realm's divine retribution, nor could they have descended like divine soldiers, flourishing everywhere within the Blood Refining Realm and leaving the Blood Clan with no escape.

It could be said that Little Nine's contribution to the battle's smooth progress so far was immense, with Lu Ye's various efforts coming in second.

Therefore, not much could be demanded. It was just that Little Nine had always given Lu Ye the impression of being in control and having everything planned, leading people to inadvertently believe it was omnipotent.

But in reality, this was ultimately an illusion. Little Nine was not truly omnipotent; it also had moments of oversight. Both Kyushu's scale and its foundations needed to grow, and Little Nine needed to grow as well.

Lu Ye knew it was right. No matter what kind of existence the Blood Refining Realm's heavenly will was, if it had disengaged from its battle with Little Nine, then it was highly probable it would come here. The battle here was the one that would decide the Blood Refining Realm's ultimate fate. If it had any intention of resisting, it wouldn't miss this war.

No sooner had the thought arisen than Lu Ye was startled, for he sensed an extremely powerful force emerging from beneath the blood pool beside him, accompanied by a terrifying aura.

At that moment, his Sea of Blood was spread out above the blood pool, serving as a means to intercept the Blood Clan's Saint Seeds from escaping into the underground blood river. Therefore, when that inexplicable powerful force erupted, his Sea of Blood bore the brunt of it.

That was not a force that human power could contend with. Lu Ye made a decisive choice, immediately retracted his Sea of Blood, and swiftly moved away.

The few Saint Seeds bound in his Sea of Blood had no idea what was happening. They had been struggling desperately to break free from the Sea of Blood's restraints but were powerless. When Lu Ye retracted the Sea of Blood, they immediately regained their freedom. With the sudden change, the Saint Seeds were overjoyed and darted towards the blood pool's entrance.

However, just as they reached the surface of the blood pool, a thunderous roar erupted, followed by the entire Jade Pillar Peak beginning to shake and tremble. Instantly, accumulated blood scattered and the mountain body rumbled.

Lu Ye stood suspended in mid-air, turned to look back, and his eyes narrowed.

He saw the blood in the pool gushing out with a roar, forming a continuous river of blood. The few Blood Clan Saint Seeds who had just broken free and were about to rush in didn't even react before they were engulfed by the blood river, disappearing in an instant.

The blood river that surged from the blood pool continued without interruption, as if endowed with sentience, resembling a long dragon that swung its head and tail as it crashed towards the nearest battlefield. There, two figures were locked in a fierce struggle: a top human expert was grappling with a Blood Clan Saint Seed.

The blood-red dragon charged forward. The human expert, seeing the unfavorable situation, immediately dodged. The Blood Clan Saint Seed also tried to evade, but the blood-red dragon was clearly targeting him. For a moment, he couldn't dodge, and instantly suffered the same fate as the previous Saint Seeds who were engulfed: his figure was enveloped by the blood river and disappeared.

Lu Ye stared at the scene, dumbfounded. Numerous thoughts swirled in his mind, but he couldn't comprehend what was happening.

Today's battle was a trap set by Kyushu cultivators for the Blood Clan Saint Seeds. Everything was proceeding according to plan. Given enough time, all the Saint Seeds who had arrived here would undoubtedly be annihilated, and the Blood Refining Realm could then be completely pacified. However, this trap was not set by the Kyushu cultivators themselves; they merely leveraged the situation, specifically the influence of the Blood Refining Realm's heavenly will.

If Little Nine's judgment was correct, and this realm's heavenly will possessed a certain level of sentience, it shouldn't have guided those Saint Seeds to gather here, giving the human side an opportunity to wipe them all out.

Yet, it did exactly that.

What was happening now was even more inexplicable.

As Lu Ye pondered, a subtle, ethereal sensation suddenly arose in his heart. Upon carefully perceiving it, Lu Ye was greatly alarmed.

Because if he were to follow this sensation, he would have to proactively step forward and merge with the blood-red dragon emerging from the blood pool, thereby increasing its power.

Lu Ye quickly understood that this sensation was a call to their Sacred Nature. In other words, all beings possessing Sacred Nature could perceive such a call, and it was an irresistible one.

The reason he could resist was entirely because, when refining the Sacred Blood, the Talent Tree had burned away anything detrimental to him, allowing him to maintain his human form.

But the Blood Clan Saint Seeds lacked this ability.

Lu Ye looked up and saw that the Blood Clan Saint Seeds, who had been fighting the human experts, were now fearlessly rushing towards the blood-red dragon, completely disregarding any harm their opponents might inflict on them, even if it meant losing limbs.

In an instant, streams of blood-red light converged in one direction. Lu Ye felt a bad premonition and quickly sent a message to his second senior sister.

His second senior sister quickly replied, and the result was exactly as he had suspected.

Lan Qiyue, who had been acting with his second senior sister and the others, had indeed received the call. Just before Lu Ye sent his message, she had flown off without warning, and her trajectory indicated she was heading towards Jade Pillar Peak.

However, because his second senior sister and the others were very far away, even at Lan Qiyue's speed, it would likely take her several days to reach here. Several days... by then, the battle here, regardless of victor, would certainly be over. So there was no need to worry about Lan Qiyue. What needed worrying about was their own situation here!

As Saint Seeds left the battlefield and merged into the blood-red dragon, Lu Ye distinctly felt an extremely powerful Sacred Nature emanating from it, and that Sacred Nature was still rapidly increasing.

Not only that, Lu Ye also saw droplets of free-floating golden light within the blood-red dragon. These were clearly unrefined Sacred Blood, being churned out as the blood surged.

The blood from the blood pool had been gushing out continuously since it first erupted, as if it intended to drain all the blood from the entire underground blood river. With the continuous influx of blood and the merging of the Saint Seeds, the blood-red dragon's size was expanding fiercely. Numerous human experts unleashed their techniques to attack it, but to no avail.

Meng Jie flashed beside Lu Ye and asked, "What's going on here?"

Regarding understanding the Blood Clan, no one present knew more than Lu Ye. After all, strictly speaking, he was also a Saint Seed, which was why Meng Jie came to ask him.

Lu Ye had no idea either and could only shake his head.

The gushing of blood from the pool finally ceased. At this moment, a massive blood-red dragon coiled at the top of Jade Pillar Peak. Over a hundred human experts gathered around it, launching various attacks. Although they didn't know what was happening, they decided to attack first. As for the effectiveness, no one knew.

Amidst the chaotic and violent spiritual energy, the blood-red dragon showed no signs of counterattacking. But the less it reacted, the more unsettling it became. Until one moment, it suddenly converged towards its center, abruptly transforming into a peculiar shape.

It was indeed a giant, egg-shaped object, resembling an egg, but its size was unimaginably huge.

"What is this now?" Wu Dezhao asked, exasperated. He didn't fear Saint Seeds and even enjoyed the feeling of life-and-death combat with Saint Seeds of comparable strength, but this inexplicable situation left him feeling like a dog biting a hedgehog—nowhere to sink his teeth.

"Blood Embryo!" Lu Ye gritted his teeth and whispered.

The egg-shaped object before them was clearly a Blood Embryo. Normally, the Blood Clan were conceived within Blood Embryos, but these embryos were usually not large, as most were birthed by human women and thus couldn't grow to an immense size.

But this Blood Embryo before them was ridiculously huge. Lu Ye had a vague feeling that something extraordinary was about to be conceived within it. After all, this monstrosity was formed from the vast amount of blood that gushed from the blood pool, merged with over twenty Saint Seeds.

The Blood Embryo seemed to breathe, expanding and contracting rhythmically. As it swelled and shrank, numerous intricate and complex patterns on its surface continuously flickered with blood-red light.

Over a hundred human experts attacked from all directions, continuously bombarding this abnormal Blood Embryo with various techniques. However, the intricate patterns on the embryo's surface seemed to possess extremely strong protective power, as all attacks landed without causing the slightest damage.

"Focus fire!" Sword Lone Goose shouted fiercely, as streams of sword energy erupted, striking a specific spot on the Blood Embryo. Seeing this, others immediately followed suit. Lu Ye's attack was also among them.

Everyone knew that no matter what was inside the Blood Embryo, it absolutely could not be allowed to hatch safely.

With the combined assault of over a hundred of humanity's top experts, there was nothing in the world that could withstand it. The spot on the Blood Embryo under attack finally developed a dent. A thick aura of blood dissipated from it, forming a bloody mist, but it was quickly dispersed by a new wave of attacks.

The dent gradually expanded, then turned into cracks, spreading outwards. In a short while, the entire surface of the Blood Embryo was like a shattered mirror, covered in spiderweb-like fissures.

Finally, at a certain moment, there was a crashing sound, and the Blood Embryo shattered. At that very instant, a heart-pounding aura surged out from within the Blood Embryo. Even powerful individuals like Sword Lone Goose and others couldn't help but change their expressions. Lu Ye felt an even stronger sense of foreboding in his heart.

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