Devouring Soul Emperor

"Damn it, he's going for the treasure!"

"Stop him!"

The surrounding people frantically rushed toward the pavilion.

However, Dai struck again. He swung his warhammer with ferocious power, injuring swaths of people with every blow.

As for the attacks aimed at Dai, they were all deftly blocked by Chu Qingyun's ten vines.

Although attacks from Level 6 Martial Spirits could snap or even shatter the Iron Thread Ten-Star Vine's tendrils, the vines constantly regenerated, allowing them to hold on for a short while.

After entering the pavilion, Chu Qingyun bowed to the skeleton. "Senior, forgive my intrusion."

Chu Qingyun reached out and picked up a blood-colored orb that had fallen to the ground beside the skeleton. It was about the size of a fist, cool to the touch, and as smooth as a Crystal Ball.

But Chu Qingyun had no time to examine it now; Dai was still holding off a siege by dozens of Earth Spirit Realm experts.

Tucking the blood-colored orb into his robes, he reached out again and took the half-opened Scroll from the skeleton's hand.

The moment it was touched, the skeleton began to crumble, starting from the arm. In the blink of an eye, it turned to dust and scattered on the wind.

After nearly two thousand years of exposure to the elements, all the essence in this skeleton had long since dissipated, and its interior had rotted away.

"This…"

Chu Qingyun froze for a moment, then let out a soft sigh.

He had planned to give the skeleton a proper burial after all this was over.

'But perhaps this is for the best. Scattering on the wind is its own kind of final resting place.'

Having secured the blood-colored orb and the Scroll, Chu Qingyun wheeled around and charged back to Dai's side.

By this point, his Iron Wire Ten-Star Vine Martial Soul was overwhelmed; even the Martial Soul Illusion behind him had collapsed. But together, the two of them had no fear of the Earth Spirit Realm cultivators.

"Thunder Sword!"

As the thought crossed his mind, Chu Qingyun tried to unleash the Thunder Sword.

And to his surprise, he succeeded. A bolt of thunder shot forth from his Earth Seal Sword, tearing across the ground for dozens of meters. It instantly obliterated more than ten Earth Spirit Realm experts in its path—whether they were Fifth-level or Sixth-level Martial Spirits, all were blasted to death!

In less than five minutes, nearly half of the Earth Spirit Realm cultivators had been killed.

The thick stench of blood filled the air.

Only five or six of the Iron Armor Apes remained; dragging their grievously wounded bodies, they fled into the nearby forest.

Finally, people grew fearful and began to fall back.

Chu Qingyun and Dai were only two men, but their power was simply too immense. Both had touched upon the Intention Realm, rendering them nearly invincible among those in the Earth Spirit Realm.

One person retreating was all it took for more to lose their will to fight.

However, the dozens of remaining Earth Spirit Realm cultivators were still unwilling to yield. They were caught in a dilemma: they didn't want to give up the treasure left behind by a supreme expert, yet they didn't dare to advance. All they could do was surround Chu Qingyun and his companion.

Just then, Chu Qingyun's eyes suddenly lit up.

He had spotted a familiar face in the crowd that surrounded them.

Yu Chen, the Ninth Prince of the Great Xia Empire!

Looking closer, he saw that alongside Yu Chen were several other familiar figures. Princess Qingyou and even Yin Feiyang were there.

When his eyes met Chu Qingyun's, Yu Chen lowered his head, seemingly hoping he hadn't been noticed.

'It makes sense,' Chu Qingyun mused. 'We all left Black Blood City around the same time. If they traveled at full speed, they would have reached Blood Abyss City at roughly the same time as me, so it's no surprise they made it to the Blood Sect ruins.'

'Yu Chen… Since you've come to these ruins as well, don't blame me for what happens next…'

Once again, killing intent toward Yu Chen flared in Chu Qingyun's heart.

He had planned to deal with him in Black Blood City, but Tu Qiang had coveted his sword, interfered, and allowed Yu Chen to escape.

This time, however, his luck had run out.

However, since he had just managed to intimidate the dozens of Earth Spirit Realm cultivators, Chu Qingyun wasn't in a hurry to make his move. He wanted to avoid provoking another large-scale battle.

Meanwhile, the battle on Mu Xiaoxiao's side had also concluded.

Shen Lang had been no match for Mu Xiaoxiao from the start. She had completely overwhelmed him, and after barely holding on for five minutes, he could no longer stand it. He called to the few remaining members of his Celestial Cool Sect and fled.

Mu Xiaoxiao, for her part, did not give chase.

Mu Xiaoxiao's victory was the straw that broke the camel's back.

The Earth Spirit Realm cultivators already couldn't handle Chu Qingyun and Dai. Now, with the addition of Mu Xiaoxiao, an expert in the Celestial Spirit Realm, they stood no chance at all.

Soon enough, the Earth Spirit Realm cultivators gave up and began to leave.

The Blood Sect ruins were vast, filled with countless opportunities. There was no need to fight to the death over this single spot.

Yu Chen and his group also took the opportunity to slip away. Apparently fearing that Chu Qingyun would come after them, they left along with the group of several dozen Earth Spirit Realm cultivators.

Chu Qingyun silently noted the direction they fled but didn't rush to pursue them.

'It's practically impossible for a group of dozens of Earth Spirit Realm cultivators to hide their tracks,' he thought. 'Besides, Yu Chen has no idea I'm dead set on killing him. He probably won't stray from the safety of the group.'

After the others had gone, Chu Qingyun's group of three didn't linger and quickly departed as well.

The stench of blood was overpowering. Although no Tier Four Demon Beasts had been spotted in the ruins yet, attracting a peak Tier Three Demon Beast would still be a major problem.

Along the way, the trio ran into several more Tier Three Demon Beasts.

This time, however, Chu Qingyun always struck first. While devouring a Demon Beast's Primordial Power, he would also extend a wisp of his Devouring Power to probe its head.

If he found a Demon Core, he would devour it directly.

A Demon Core contained not only berserk Primordial Power but also certain powers unique to the beast, which Chu Qingyun usually had no use for.

Therefore, devouring them directly was rather wasteful.

But right now, Chu Qingyun couldn't afford to be concerned about waste. His Qi Sea was almost full.

He had reached Level 4 Martial Spirit in the forest at the edge of the Blood-soaked Land. Since then—between the incident in Black Blood City, devouring some hapless creatures during his three-month journey, and the massive battle just now—he had finally absorbed enough Primordial Power. His Qi Sea was once again about to be completely filled.

After devouring four more Demon Beasts and the Primordial Power from one Demon Core, the Primordial Liquid in Chu Qingyun's Qi Sea was just shy of being full.

Once they found a quiet spot, Chu Qingyun waved his hand, retrieved a large box of Primordial Spirit Liquid from his Storage Ring, and prepared to break through.

Having spent the last few days with Mu Xiaoxiao and Dai, Chu Qingyun had come to trust them.

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