Chapter 101: Blood Food

The Origin Continent contains a vast, extremely cold ice plain known as the 'Heavenly Extreme Ice Plains'. Its territory is so immense that it rivals that of the Ancient Flame Wind Kingdom. However, the environment of these frigid plains is harsh, and the number of cultivators living there is less than one percent of those in the Ancient Flame Wind Kingdom.

In the Heavenly Extreme Ice Plains, there are no kingdoms, only scattered independent forces.

"Phew." Marquis Jiujiang's avatar gazed at the magnificent ice city before him, 'Awakening Wind City'.

Awakening Wind City was also a large city, built entirely of ice. Its inhabitants outnumbered those in Huyang City by several times.

In the Heavenly Extreme Ice Plains, only within the cities were there sufficient cultivators. Outside the cities, tribes were almost nonexistent; the harsh environment made it difficult for them to survive.

"Awakening Wind Great Saint has finally emerged from seclusion." Marquis Jiujiang had received the message and came to visit Awakening Wind Great Saint again.

Within the majestic city, at its center, lay a massive cave dwelling—the abode of the city's lord, Awakening Wind Great Saint.

"Marquis Jiujiang, please enter." An Eternal True God attendant personally led him from the cave dwelling's main entrance.

Soon, they arrived at a grand hall.

"Come, come, come, Brother Jiujiang, have a seat." A burly figure with bluish-black skin sat there, grinning. "I've been in seclusion cultivating, which made you wait so long, Brother Jiujiang."

"Your cultivation, Brother Awakening Wind, is the most crucial matter," Marquis Jiujiang said, smiling and flattering him.

All those he visited for help were beings no less powerful than Marquis Liuyin.

Awakening Wind Great Saint was free and unrestrained, unwilling to join any kingdom. He occupied a major city, ruled over hundreds of millions of cultivators, and cultivated as he pleased, yet no one dared to provoke him.

In terms of strength, Awakening Wind Great Saint was no less powerful than Marquis Liuyin, also a peak Chaos Realm existence.

Regarding his background, Awakening Wind Great Saint had once been a registered disciple under an Emperor Lord in the Ancient Flame Wind Kingdom. However, the Ancient Flame Wind Kingdom gathered too many elites, and competition was fierce, so Awakening Wind Great Saint eventually chose to leave and become a carefree Chaos Great Saint in the Heavenly Extreme Ice Plains.

"Haha, Jiujiang, you always say the right things." Awakening Wind Great Saint grinned. "Now, tell me, why have you come to see me?"

Marquis Jiujiang put down his wine cup and said, "Brother Awakening Wind, my neighbor, Marquis Liuyin, is now plotting against my fiefdom..."

"I've heard about your situation," Awakening Wind Great Saint nodded. "Marquis Liuyin is fierce and domineering; it would be strange if he *didn't* bully you."

Marquis Jiujiang's expression stiffened, and he nodded. "Indeed, I'm not confident I can resist him, which is why I came seeking aid! If you're willing to help, Brother Awakening Wind, please name your price."

Awakening Wind Great Saint gripped his massive greenish-gold wine cup, finished his drink, and then said, "No Chaos Realm expert within your Yu Kingdom is willing to help you, are they?"

Marquis Jiujiang nodded. "Yes, there are very few within our Yu Kingdom who can rival Marquis Liuyin. Even the National Lord finds it hard to mobilize them, so how could I possibly persuade them?"

"Of course you can't persuade them!"Awakening Wind Great Saint put down his wine cup. "After countless hardships, one becomes a Chaos Realm expert. Who would be willing to risk their life for you? If you could offer a treasure like a 'Divine King Weapon' as an invitation, perhaps you could attract powerful aid, but do you possess such a treasure?"

"No," Marquis Jiujiang replied.

"You say 'name your price,' but you can't produce a real treasure. Who would be willing to risk their life against Marquis Liuyin for you?" Awakening Wind Great Saint shook his head. "Who is Marquis Liuyin? He is inherently fierce, domineering, and holds grudges! He's also a peak Chaos Realm existence who might break through to the Divine King level at any moment."

"To fight such an entity, and you come with empty hands?" Awakening Wind Great Saint scoffed. "Jiujiang, you've certainly mishandled this matter."

"Brother Awakening Wind, I know I have too few treasures to offer," Marquis Jiujiang said helplessly. "But since my fiefdom is at stake, I have no choice."

"Your fiefdom has three large cities and one hundred eighty-nine ordinary cities," Awakening Wind Great Saint said mockingly. "If I help you protect your fiefdom, then forever after, the 'cultivator residency fees' from two large cities and one hundred ordinary cities will belong to me. Can you accept that?"

Marquis Jiujiang looked somewhat embarrassed.He would be left with only Jiujiang City and a small number of ordinary cities.

A top-tier Chaos Realm expert, even without ambition, could easily occupy a large city.

If he and Marquis Liuyin fought at all costs, only so little would remain. What would be the point of fighting then?

"See? You're unwilling to part with it."

Awakening Wind Great Saint shook his head. "A dispute over a fiefdom isn't a momentary conflict; it's a long-term struggle. It means completely offending Marquis Liuyin to death! Without sufficient benefits, no one will be willing to help you. Come, come, let's not discuss business anymore; let's drink."

Marquis Jiujiang could only drink in distress. An epoch had passed.

He had originally thought that with his many friends, he might be able to invite a powerful helper.

But when it came to fighting Marquis Liuyin to the death, not a single one could be persuaded!

Outside Huyang City. *Whoosh.*

Crimson flames converged, manifesting an avatar of Marquis Liuyin.

"In the last battle for Huyang City, Marquis Jiujiang should have realized that he couldn't win against Eternal-level armies," Marquis Liuyin said, gazing at Huyang City from afar. "That's why he's been going around inviting friends to help."

Marquis Liuyin had also heard that Marquis Jiujiang had gone to various places to invite powerful experts.

"After an epoch, Marquis Jiujiang should have recognized the reality. I predict he won't be able to invite anyone." Marquis Liuyin was very confident; this confidence had been forged over countless years.

He had always acted fiercely and domineeringly; even beings of the same level had to weigh the cost of intervening.

"Even if he brings in helpers, we'll still have to determine the victor," Marquis Liuyin mused.

The reason he waited patiently was that even if his Eternal-level army won and temporarily occupied the three large cities...

...once Marquis Jiujiang invited powerful reinforcements, he would still have to personally enter the fray and fight.

It was better to wait patiently until the situation became clear.

Perhaps Marquis Jiujiang, knowing his own insufficient strength, would completely chicken out and not dare to fight, directly surrendering his fiefdom.

"Yan'er," Marquis Liuyin transmitted an order.

"Father," Liuyin Yan, located at the Heart Shadow Sect's outpost in Huyang City, heard his father's voice transmission.

"You can contact your senior brothers and sisters now, and have those two Snow Realm Envoys come over too," Marquis Liuyin transmitted. "Once your senior brothers and sisters arrive and preparations are complete, we can start the war. I predict... this time, Marquis Jiujiang will likely concede voluntarily."

"Yes, Father," Liuyin Yan replied, overjoyed.

Inside Huyang City.The crimson-robed youth, Liuyin Yan, was overjoyed upon receiving his father's order and immediately contacted his senior brothers and sisters.

"The war between my Liuyin Chaos Domain and Jiujiang Chaos Domain has reached its final moment. My father deduces that Marquis Jiujiang, knowing he cannot win, will likely concede voluntarily," Liuyin Yan messaged. "I ask for your assistance, senior brothers and sisters, to jointly attack Marquis Jiujiang's army formation."

"Our master has already instructed us; we shall certainly assist you.Rest assured, junior brother, we will arrive as quickly as possible!" Having received the Snow Realm Ancestor's nod, the other two Snow Realm Envoys were already prepared. Once Marquis Liuyin summoned them, they would naturally rush to assist at their fastest speed.

After the communication ended.

Liuyin Yan was quite excited.

"Young Master Yan, since the Marquis said Marquis Jiujiang would voluntarily concede, it seems this battle will go smoothly." The black-armored general beside him also looked excited and expectant.

"What can Marquis Jiujiang use to fight my father?" Liuyin Yan laughed. "My senior brothers and sisters are arriving soon; I need to prepare some 'food' for them."

"Prepare 'food'?" The black-armored general's eyes lit up.

Having followed the young master to cultivate in the Snow Realm, he clearly understood what "food" referred to.

"Don't worry, I'll share some with you too," Liuyin Yan glanced at his subordinate.

"Thank you, Young Master Yan," the black-armored general said, greatly pleased.

With a casual wave of his hand, Liuyin Yan conjured a model of Huyang City. He looked at it and pointed to a specific area: "Huyang City has countless cultivators. This is Huyang City's Fengyi District; the entire area has about ten billion cultivators living there. It's a decent offering as 'food' for my senior brothers and sisters."

"Let's go."

Liuyin Yan led his subordinates, together manipulating a Snow Realm Envoy, and quietly departed the Heart Realm outpost.

A single Snow Realm Envoy could not defeat Marquis Jiujiang's army formation. However, merely protecting itself was effortless.

Even with the strength Luo Feng outwardly displayed, he couldn't do anything against a 'Snow Realm Envoy'.

This Snow Realm Envoy left the Heart Realm area and headed directly for Huyang City's Fengyi District.

"Young Master Yan has left the outpost." At the Heart Shadow Sect, the Sect Master and the eighteen elders quickly received this news.

"We just need to keep an eye on the City Lord's Mansion. The Snow Realm Envoy can come and go as it pleases; no one can threaten it," the Heart Shadow Sect Master instructed. The other elders understood; they had no authority to interfere with a Snow Realm Envoy.

In just a few steps, the Snow Realm Envoy traversed the void and arrived above Fengyi District.

At this moment, most cultivators in Fengyi District were hiding in their homes, not daring to venture out.

Huyang City was currently in a state of extreme anxiety. The City Lord's Mansion's array enveloped the entire city, and the Heart Shadow Sect's array fluctuations spread out like ripples again and again. This terrified ordinary cultivators.

"Who knows how long this conflict will last?""No matter who governs Huyang City, we'll still have to pay residency fees obediently. Let's just hide until this period passes."

Indeed, the entire Fengyi District had approximately ten billion cultivators, and they were all enduring.

To leave the city now, with the arrays of two major powers clashing, even a small ripple could be fatal! The residential areas, however, were still protected by arrays, capable of resisting some of the aftershocks.

"Ten billion blood sacrifices." The Snow Realm Envoy, pure and sacred, white as snow, gazed down. It extended an arm, and its palm rapidly grew to an immense size.

The snowy white palm overshadowed the entire sky above Fengyi District and began to grasp towards it.

This massive movement naturally attracted the attention of all parties.

Whether it was General Yuewu, who controlled the grand array, or Di Chuyu from the Flame Wind Guild Hall, who could observe the entire city, or even Luo Feng and Moluoka, who were at the Chaos Master level—they all witnessed this scene instantly.

"What is he doing?" Moluoka exclaimed in astonishment. Luo Feng watched the scene, recognizing it as a Snow Realm Envoy.

The Snow Realm Ancestor had originally achieved Divine King status through the 'Bloodline' branch of the Dao of Life.

Blood is truly wondrous.It inherently contains infinite information. Possessing a powerful bloodline allows for rapid advancement in cultivation! Even Moluoka, by absorbing information from some powerful bloodlines, could promote his own evolution.

And the Snow Realm Ancestor had long ago fully mastered the path of the 'Bloodline' and even begun cultivating other branches of the Dao of Life.

To cultivate the secret techniques of the Bloodline, Snow Realm cultivators most enjoyed capturing 'blood sacrifices'; these were vital resources for their cultivation.

To capture all living beings in the entire Fengyi District, again for 'blood sacrifices'... Luo Feng also comprehended the Dao of Life, and he knew very well that one could actually cultivate the 'Bloodline' just by collecting some blood.

Directly capturing and long-term raising for blood extraction was purely for convenience.

Those 'blood sacrifices' who were long-term raised for blood extraction suffered terribly, far more tragically than dying naturally.

"Trying to capture blood sacrifices right in front of me?" Luo Feng gently shook his head and vanished into thin air, leaving Moluoka startled. Moluoka then felt an unbearable itch: "The master acts whenever he wishes; when will I be able to be so unrestrained and carefree?"

*Rumble!*

The Snow Realm Envoy's snowy white palm overshadowed the sky above Fengyi District, terrifying its ten billion inhabitants. The residential array of Fengyi District was effortlessly torn apart before this white palm.

"No!" "It's over."

"Why are they targeting us?" "We are just True Gods."

The ten billion living beings were utterly powerless to resist, watching the scene in despair.

Suddenly—*Pffft!*