Chapter 2332: Blood Clan Blood Lord, Greetings to Both Daoist Friends

Novel

"Brother Riyan, what should we do now?"

In a hidden location, Riyan and Wuyue were quietly recuperating. The struggle for the Son of Star Abyss had reached its final stage.

Among the cultivators still alive in the entire Starry Sky Fragment, apart from the puppets controlled by the Jellyfish Star Beast, perhaps only a few remained.

Riyan had initially thought that there might be other timid or less powerful cultivators hiding, but now it seemed those cultivators had probably been secretly dealt with by the Jellyfish Star Beast, as it had many minions.

The Son of Star Abyss was destined to be decided among these few individuals!

The closer it got to this final moment, the more cautious they had to be. After all, what they were fighting for was not just the title of Son of Star Abyss, but also a chance to survive!

Losing meant death.

The remaining enemies were all very troublesome. Not to mention the Jellyfish Star Beast, which controlled numerous minions and that Riyan wasn't confident he could defeat, the combination of Lu Ye and Su Yan also couldn't be underestimated. However, the latter pair posed less of a threat to him than the Jellyfish Star Beast.

After all, the Jellyfish Star Beast still had twenty-seven or twenty-eight Fusion Path minions remaining, which were truly difficult to deal with.

Given the current situation, it would be ideal if they could team up with Lu Ye and Su Yan to defeat the Jellyfish Star Beast. After all, despite not being of the same race, they were all sentient beings, whereas star beasts were a different kind of entity, naturally opposed to all intelligent races.

But Lu Ye and Su Yan weren't fools; would they so easily agree to their request for an alliance?

As Riyan pondered, Wuyue's expression suddenly shifted. "Brother Riyan, someone is coming."

Riyan's expression hardened. Who would dare approach their hiding place at this moment? Could it be the Jellyfish Star Beast pursuing them?

But he quickly realized something was off, because the approaching person was not one of the Jellyfish Star Beast's controlled minions.

It was him!

Riyan raised an eyebrow, suddenly remembering that he seemed to have forgotten about this individual. The main reason was that there had been too many developments previously, and he hadn't thought that this person might still be alive.

"Fellow Daoists, may I have a moment?" A voice came from outside. It was clear that the person had detected their hiding spot, but they didn't attack and instead asked politely.

Riyan and Wuyue exchanged glances. Riyan then waved his hand, removing the surrounding restrictions.

A moment later, a figure approached them and bowed with cupped fists. "Xue Xiao of the Blood Clan greets two fellow Daoists."

The person who arrived was the Blood Clan member who had previously accompanied the female Bug Clan cultivator. The Bug Clan cultivator had been severely injured by Ning Gu's exotic artifact and was then killed by Riyan, who seized the opportunity. This Blood Clan member had pursued Su Yan when she left.

Later, Su Yan was unharmed, which proved that the Blood Clan member's pursuit was unsuccessful.

Su Yan later returned to the White Jade Platform and warned Riyan and Wuyue that the Jellyfish Star Beast was not dead, but the Blood Clan member had vanished.

Now, it seemed this person had hidden after failing to catch Su Yan.

It was rather intriguing that he suddenly chose to seek them out at this moment.

The Blood Clan member appeared very cautious. Although he had taken the initiative to seek them out, he stood quite far away, with blood energy swirling around him, ready to unleash a secret technique at any moment.

This was a normal reaction; being alone against the combined force of Riyan and Wuyue, he naturally needed to be on guard.

Riyan sized him up, introduced himself, and then pointed to Wuyue at his side, saying, "This is Wuyue."

"Greetings, fellow Daoists," Xue Xiao bowed again, maintaining a very humble and polite demeanor.

Riyan asked, "May I ask, Fellow Daoist Xue Xiao, what brings you to seek us out at this time?"

"An alliance!" Xue Xiao replied concisely.

Riyan thought to himself, 'Just as expected.' Xue Xiao's companion had been killed, leaving him alone. To survive until the end, he indeed needed to find someone to team up with.

Xue Xiao continued, "To be frank, fellow Daoists, I observed the previous battle from afar. Although your strengths are formidable, the Jellyfish Star Beast has too many minions. It would likely not be easy for you to deal with them. However, if I assist, then great things can be achieved. If I deploy my Sea of Blood, it can obscure the enemies' senses and vision, allowing me to divide them within the blood sea. This way, you two can slaughter them freely. The advantage of numbers holds little meaning against me in that scenario. Of course, the premise is that you two kill fast enough, otherwise, my Sea of Blood technique won't last long."

Riyan's heart stirred at these words. He, of course, knew the power of the Blood Clan's Sea of Blood technique, having fought many Blood Clan experts himself.

In the previous battle, if Xue Xiao had truly deployed his Sea of Blood to assist, how could Riyan have been so cornered? He could have easily annihilated the dozen or so Fusion Path cultivators who first pursued him, and then freed up his hands to deal with more puppets.

As long as those puppets couldn't gather in significant numbers, they wouldn't pose much of a threat to him.

Though tempted, Riyan showed no hint of it, merely asking indifferently, "Why us?"

Xue Xiao replied, "Of those still alive now, besides you two, there's only the Jellyfish Star Beast, and the human sword cultivator and female archer. No one knows if the Jellyfish Star Beast is male or female, but even if it were female, I wouldn't choose to ally with it! As for the human sword cultivator and female archer... frankly, I don't have high hopes for them."

Riyan chuckled. "You have high hopes for us? Then you should know that if Wuyue and I win the title of Son of Star Abyss, you will ultimately not escape death!"

Xue Xiao sighed helplessly. "Yes, it's very likely that way, but until that moment comes, who can say for sure? And even if I were to choose to ally with that human sword cultivator and female archer, could we truly defeat you two?"

"You can try!" Riyan smiled proudly.

Xue Xiao didn't dwell on the issue. "What do you think of my proposal, fellow Daoist?"

Riyan considered for a moment, then nodded. "An alliance is fine, but I need to know what you want. Don't tell me you have no desires!"

"Of course not!" Xue Xiao shook his head. "I only want one thing: to kill that human sword cultivator!"

Riyan paused, then quickly understood. "I see!"

Xue Xiao ultimately needed a companion, and he had set his sights on the female archer. That's why he specifically came to seek them out for an alliance.

At that time, as long as they helped Riyan and Wuyue deal with the Jellyfish Star Beast and then eliminated the human sword cultivator, Xue Xiao and the female archer would naturally become companions, whether they liked it or not.

In other words, it would then be them against Xue Xiao and the female archer, to determine who would be the Son of Star Abyss.

Xue Xiao might have previously considered Wuyue, but relatively speaking, killing the human sword cultivator was undoubtedly simpler. As for whether Xue Xiao and the female archer could defeat Riyan and Wuyue in the end, that would be up to fate.

No one could escape or avoid this battle.

Xue Xiao didn't elaborate, and Riyan didn't press for details. Some things could be discussed openly, while others were better left unspoken, understood by all.

After some discussion, Xue Xiao successfully joined Riyan and Wuyue's group. However, he remained cautious, never getting too close to the two of them, and his blood energy continuously swirled around him.

"Fellow Daoist, what is your next plan?" Xue Xiao asked Riyan.

Riyan shook his head. "I haven't decided yet, but if we could get that human sword cultivator and female archer to encounter the Jellyfish Star Beast, then we could watch them fight from a safe distance."

Wuyue, listening nearby, her eyes lit up, and she nodded vigorously.

If that could truly happen, they would indeed gain a significant advantage.

"That would be difficult to orchestrate," Xue Xiao shook his head. "Although the Jellyfish Star Beast has many minions, I believe fellow Daoist must have noticed that the female archer's escape technique is incredibly profound. As long as she doesn't want to engage anyone in direct conflict, no one can stop her from fleeing unless they can seal off the space beforehand. Moreover, she can even take others with her when she escapes! The only way to defeat her is to constantly pursue her and exhaust her Dao power; only then can she be captured."

"You have a point," Riyan nodded. He knew well how troublesome the female archer was. He had never seen such an escape technique, which involved very profound spatial mysteries.

Riyan highly suspected that the female archer came from a legendary race.

Every member of this race was incredibly powerful, but their numbers were very small.

Outside this space, no one at the Fusion Path level could kill her. However, within these confined limits, her greatest advantage was difficult to utilize. Just as Xue Xiao said, to defeat her, they would have to constantly pursue her and exhaust her Dao power.

This meant they could only start with the Jellyfish Star Beast, prioritizing its defeat before they could focus on dealing with the sword cultivator and the female archer.

These two sides were unlikely to cooperate, so there was no need to worry about them forming an alliance.

"Fellow Daoist, without further delay, I specifically checked before coming here: the human sword cultivator and female archer have occupied the Dao Pools," Xue Xiao spoke again. "If we keep delaying, their recovery speed will be incomparable to ours. If we want to act, we must do so quickly."

Riyan's expression tightened. This was indeed a problem. Although he felt Xue Xiao was somewhat impatient for them to act quickly, what the man said was true.

While they could certainly rest and recuperate here in peace, their efficiency would never surpass that of enemies who occupied the Dao Pools.

"Let's go!" Riyan immediately stood up and instructed Xue Xiao, "Don't show yourself yet. Wait for an opportunity to support us."

"I understand!" Xue Xiao nodded.

No sooner had they left their hiding place than Riyan suddenly detected intense fighting sounds coming from the direction of the White Jade Platform. His expression brightened with joy. "Ha! Those two sides are fighting!"

He then called out to Wuyue, "Let's go watch the show!"

This was undoubtedly a situation he welcomed. He secretly hoped that both sides would fight to mutual destruction, allowing him to reap the benefits of their conflict.

To his disappointment, however, the sounds of battle ended within moments. Such a quick resolution meant either a decisive victory for one side or a tactical retreat by the other.

Riyan guessed it was the latter.

Indeed, as he had suspected, when he and Wuyue arrived outside the White Jade Platform and looked, they saw over twenty cultivators scattered around the four Dao Pools. All were puppets under the Jellyfish Star Beast, each wearing those unique transparent jellyfish caps on their heads.