Chapter 2173: Obtaining the Divine Water of Creation

Fairy Bloodcharm’s beautiful face changed as she felt the astonishing heat emanating from the azure lotus.

"Oh no, stop it!" Fairy Bloodcharm's tone was urgent as she conjured a blood-colored gourd. Upon its appearance, a chilling wind swept up, accompanied by loud wails and ghostly cries. Numerous grotesque鬼脸 (ghost faces) were visible on its surface. A shrill ghostly wail accompanied the rapid expansion of the blood-colored gourd. It then spewed out a foul-smelling, bloody flame, soaring forward to meet the attack.

The four cultivators, including Xue Gao, either summoned their treasures or unleashed bloody spiritual light. Simultaneously, the blood sea churned violently, forming towering blood-colored walls to protect the Heaven-reaching Giant Peak.

A loud chanting sound echoed, and waves of golden sonic energy swept forth. The blood-colored walls shattered like paper, and even the treasures summoned by the five cultivators, including Xue Gao, were sent flying backward. The chanting left Fairy Bloodcharm and the four others feeling dizzy and disoriented, their gazes somewhat blank. By the time they regained their senses, the azure lotus was already before them.

After the azure lotus spun, countless azure petals swirled out, transforming into numerous azure flying swords that slashed towards Fairy Bloodcharm and the other four. With a series of thunderous roars, azure and crimson lights intertwined, creating rolling airwaves and splashing blood.

Wang Qingshan performed a sword incantation, and the azure lotus suddenly emitted a piercing sword cry. It transformed into a heaven-reaching giant sword enveloped in azure flames, slashing towards the Heaven-reaching Giant Peak. With a colossal crash, the heaven-reaching giant sword cleaved the peak in two. A large amount of blood surged towards the sword, but vanished upon coming within a hundred zhang (approximately 333 meters) of it, clearly consumed by the Azure Lotus Karmic Fire.

The peak, now split in half, revealed a gruesome scene: numerous corpses, flesh, and severed limbs. Bloody worms crawled over the skeletal remains. The Azure Lotus Karmic Fire spread, incinerating the corpses until nothing but ash remained.

With the formation's core destroyed, the blood-colored light barrier dissipated. The two colossal skeletal corpses also crumbled into countless bones, scattering across the sea surface. The azure giant seal pulsed with intensified spiritual light, instantly shattering the blood-colored cloud formation. The azure giant seal then smashed down towards Xue Gao. As Xue Gao was about to evade, chanting sounds rang out, making his head spin. Seizing this opportunity, the azure giant seal slammed down.

After a tremendous impact, the azure giant seal embedded itself into the ground. A miniature Nascent Soul flew out from underground. As soon as it emerged, a thick golden lightning bolt descended from the sky, striking the miniature Nascent Soul. The Nascent Soul let out a shriek and vanished as if evaporated.

More than a dozen golden lightning bolts descended from the sky, striking a tall, thin youth in blood-colored robes. The youth screamed, his body covered in horrifying bloody marks. A heaven-reaching giant sword, wreathed in Azure Lotus Karmic Fire, descended from above and slashed towards the youth. The youth's body glowed intensely with bloody light, and his arms surged with dazzling crimson radiance as he struck the giant sword. With a loud crash, a significant portion of the youth's body sank into the ground. His hands bled profusely, several fingers severed. The Azure Lotus Karmic Fire spread along the giant sword, engulfing him. The youth screamed continuously as the azure giant sword's light intensified, slicing him into a bloody rain, leaving no chance for even his Nascent Soul to escape.

Without the formation, the Bloodshadow Race was no match for Li Muyun and the others.

"Run!" Fairy Bloodcharm's expression changed dramatically. Their greatest reliance had been the formation, but they never expected that the Soul Transformation cultivators from the lower realm could easily locate its core. Without the formation, they were utterly outmatched. Fairy Bloodcharm let out an extremely strange roar, like a beast's bellow, yet upon closer listen, it resembled a ghostly wail. Wang Qingshan and the others felt their heads spin. Immediately after, their bodies radiated intense bloody light, then abruptly exploded into swirling blood mists that flew in different directions.

"Pursue them; don't let them escape," Li Muyun commanded. He put away his Golden Thunder Tortoise and transformed into a streak of light, chasing after Fairy Bloodcharm. Wang Qingshan beckoned with one hand, and the Heaven-reaching Giant Sword along with a blood-colored storage ring flew towards him. He put away the blood-colored storage ring, his body radiating intense azure light as he merged into the Heaven-reaching Giant Sword, pursuing Xue Lei.

"Fellow Daoist Feng, stay here to clear the battlefield. We will pursue them," Zhao Weiwei instructed. She put away her treasure and a blood-colored storage ring, then she and Sun Feng pursued another member of the Bloodshadow Race. Soon after, Wang Qingshan and the others disappeared into the horizon.

Tens of thousands of miles away lay a vast, boundless sea. A dazzling bloody light suddenly surged in the void, and a pale-faced burly man abruptly appeared. It was Xue Lei. His left arm was gone, his body mangled with flesh and blood, bones faintly visible. His eyes were filled with terror.

A sound of thunder came from high above. With a flash of golden light, the Golden-Horned Thunder-Scaled Beast suddenly appeared in the sky. In terms of escape techniques, Xue Lei was no match for the Golden-Horned Thunder-Scaled Beast's thunder escape art. As soon as the Golden-Horned Thunder-Scaled Beast appeared, it immediately let out a deafening roar and spewed a golden light, which transformed into a massive thundercloud. Following the rumbling thunder, dense golden lightning orbs flew out from the golden thundercloud, smashing towards Xue Lei. Xue Lei swung two blood-colored axes, releasing streaks of bloody axe-blades that shattered the incoming golden lightning orbs. The roaring continued, and airwaves rolled.

A whooshing sound pierced the air, and an azure long rainbow appeared on the distant horizon, swiftly flying towards this location. Xue Lei was shocked and about to cast another escape spell when a thunderous sound entered his ears, and the Golden-Horned Thunder-Scaled Beast suddenly appeared before him. The Golden-Horned Thunder-Scaled Beast spewed a thick golden lightning bolt that struck Xue Lei. Xue Lei screamed and rapidly fell towards the ground. He crashed heavily onto the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood. A large bloody hole was gaping in his chest, and the surrounding area was charred black. A heaven-reaching giant sword wreathed in azure flames suddenly appeared before him and slashed down. With a scream, Xue Lei was cleaved into two halves by the heaven-reaching giant sword.

A miniature Nascent Soul flew out from his body, and a misty azure hand materialized out of thin air, grabbing the miniature Nascent Soul. A vicious glint flashed in the miniature Nascent Soul's eyes, intending to self-detonate. A shimmering silver talisman descended from the sky and affixed itself to the miniature Nascent Soul, instantly rendering it unresponsive.

Wang Qingshan flew from afar, and with a flicker, landed before the miniature Nascent Soul. He grabbed it and performed a soul-searching technique. "Water of Creation! It's actually this kind of thing," Wang Qingshan exclaimed in surprise. Through soul-searching, he learned that the Bloodshadow Race had obtained some Water of Creation from the Skysea Sect, and this water originated from Meteorite Immortal Island. Additionally, Xue Lei knew of two locations where one could ascend and appear in the territory of Zhenhai Palace. Zhenhai Palace was a powerful major sect on the Profound Spirit Continent. As for the Bloodshadow Race's purpose in invading the Skysea Realm, Xue Lei only knew it was to forge a powerful treasure. Regarding the Bloodshadow Race of the Profound Yang Realm, Xue Lei didn't know much, as he had only reached the early Soul Transformation stage less than five hundred years ago. Fairy Bloodcharm should know more, and Li Muyun had already gone to pursue her.

He found a blood-colored storage ring on the ground. He took out another blood-colored storage ring and poured out its contents. Soon, he found two azure jade bottles. Upon opening them, a surge of pure spiritual energy gushed out. He could clearly see a small amount of light azure liquid inside the bottles. They (the Bloodshadow Race) were preparing to send people to Meteorite Immortal Island to search for the Water of Creation, but unexpectedly, the descent of Soul Transformation cultivators from the Xuanqing Sect disrupted their plans.

Wang Qingshan placed the miniature Nascent Soul into an azure jade box, affixed a golden talisman to the lid, and put it into his storage ring. He put away his flying sword, jumped onto the back of the Golden-Horned Thunder-Scaled Beast, and the beast transformed into a streak of golden light, returning along the path they had come from.