This last hurdle was several times more difficult than the previous two, but those who were able to step onto the third island were all talented and intelligent, so the casualty rate was much lower. The people who had set out earlier were all safe and sound, almost reaching the palace in the middle of the lake.
After the time it took to boil a cup of tea, the group arrived at the island where the palace was located almost at the same time. After exchanging a glance, they all rushed towards the palace and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Only Pei Wenxuan was left. Turning around, he looked towards Yang Kai who was walking on the blood lake.
Looking at each other, Yang Kai’s heart sank as he thought to himself; This guy must be trying to play some kind of dirty trick. When he first arrived, this guy had wanted to find trouble with him, but at that time, he had been stopped by Qu Huachang. Now that he was on a small island in the middle of a lake, he had finally found an opportunity.
Just as this thought crossed his mind, he saw Pei Wenxuan grin at him before clenching his fist and sending it flying towards Yang Kai.
The Demonic Qi and Blood Qi around his body surged and rushed out along his arm, transforming into a pitch-black dragon that bared its fangs and brandished its claws as it rushed towards the lake.
Under normal circumstances, Yang Kai wouldn’t have paid any attention to this attack, but now that he was in the Blood Lake, most of his attention was focused on maintaining the Blood Shine Scripture’s circulation to resist the suction force from the Blood Lake, so he could only exert less than thirty percent of his strength. If he were to be hit by such an attack, once he relaxed, the Blood Shine Scripture’s circulation would go wrong and he would definitely suffer a tragic end.
Pei Wenxuan could be said to have chosen the best opportunity to strike.
“Senior Sister Qu, stay away from me!” Yang Kai shouted as he stared at the dragon that was pouncing towards him, secretly circulating his strength to resist.
However, at this moment, the dragon, which had just flown less than a dozen zhang away, suddenly seemed to be pulled by some kind of force and sank into the blood lake, disappearing without a trace.
Yang Kai was stunned for a moment while Pei Wenxuan was also dumbfounded.
Frowning, he didn’t believe it and launched another violent attack. Just like before, before this attack could reach Yang Kai, it was absorbed by the blood lake.
This caused Pei Wenxuan’s expression to become ugly as he coldly snorted and glared fiercely at Yang Kai, “Consider yourself lucky!” Turning around, he rushed towards the palace.
This blood lake could even absorb attacks, something he hadn’t expected. If it weren’t for this, he definitely wouldn’t have let Yang Kai off so easily. Continuing to waste time here wasn’t worth it. Those fellows from before had already entered the palace, so he couldn’t wait to try his luck.
Staring at his disappearing back, Yang Kai’s eyes flashed with killing intent. Gritting his teeth, he called out to Qu Huachang, “Let’s go.”
The two of them continued forward.
It took almost an hour before they arrived at the island where the palace was located. Stepping onto the island, Qu Huachang let out a sigh of relief and finally relaxed.
Looking around, Qu Huachang said, “Junior Brother Yang, there seems to be no reward for this round.”
Yang Kai nodded. When Pei Wenxuan, Zhou Yi, and the others had arrived on the island, he had discovered that there was no such thing as a reward as the previous Core.
This disappointed him greatly.
According to his calculations, the first island would give him a Fourth Grade Core, the second would give him a Fifth Grade Core, and the third would give him a Sixth Grade Core, so there was a high chance that the last island would have a Seventh Grade Core!
But now, there was not even a single strand of hair.
From the looks of it, even in the Blood Monster Cave Heaven, a Seventh Grade Core was a rare treasure and couldn’t be casually taken out as a reward. What’s more, Blood Monster Divine Monarch's Blood Dao Inheritance could be hidden in this palace, so what kind of reward could be better than this?
However, Yang Kai’s main purpose here was to obtain High Rank cultivation resources, so now that he had come here without any gains, he was naturally extremely disappointed.
But since he was already here, he could only go in and take a look. What if there really was some kind of treasure inside?
Looking up at the palace, Yang Kai and Qu Huachang walked towards it.
Not long after, the two of them entered the main hall and both of them felt a chill run down their spines, feeling as if this place was extremely gloomy and eerie.
Yang Kai had thought that there would be more tests and more dangers in this place, but when he looked up, he found that this place was quite different from what he had imagined. This hall was not very large, so he could see everything inside with a single glance.
There was nothing in the hall except for a high platform in the middle. On this high platform sat a pure white skeleton that had died countless years ago. Although its flesh and blood had been lost, its bones were still as white as jade and exuded a faint aura of spirituality.
Yang Kai was shocked. Although he didn’t know which era the Blood Monster Divine Monarch was from, he knew that it must have been tens of thousands of years or even longer. For a person from that era to be able to preserve their skeleton like this, it was obvious how powerful the master of this skeleton was when he was alive.
The people who had arrived before them were now gathered around the skeleton, each of them sitting separately, staring at it with burning eyes, as if it was a supreme treasure!
Sensing his and Qu Huachang’s arrival, everyone quickly glanced towards the entrance.
“Everyone is here!” Pei Wenxuan chuckled.
Yang Kai stared at him coldly, his eyes filled with murderous intent. When he first arrived at the Blood Lake, this guy had deliberately caused trouble for him, and just now he had wanted to kill him on the Blood Lake. Now that they had met again, Yang Kai was naturally not going to show any mercy.
“Brother Yang, please wait!” Just as Yang Kai was about to attack, Zhou Yi from the Great Thousand Blood Land suddenly shouted.
Yang Kai glanced at him and asked lightly, “What advice does Brother Zhou have?”
Zhou Yi replied politely, “I wouldn’t dare, but this place is the Blood Monster Divine Monarch's Blood Dao Inheritance Space. If we were to fight here, it’s very likely we would destroy this place’s Inheritance, so I ask Brother Yang to calm your anger and temporarily stop fighting.”
“This is Blood Monster Divine Monarch's Blood Dao Inheritance?” Yang Kai frowned slightly.
Zhou Yi nodded seriously, “Yes!” The others also nodded in agreement.
“How do you know?”
Zhou Yi pointed at the skeleton and said, “Brother Yang, pour your consciousness into this skeleton.”
Yang Kai glanced at him suspiciously before immersing his consciousness into the skeleton. Soon, his expression changed and a look of surprise filled his eyes. From this skeleton, he was able to perceive the rest of the Great Evolution Inextinguishable Blood Shine Scripture.
Previously, they had passed through three small islands, and together with the stone tablets on the shore, there were a total of four stone tablets, each of which contained the first four volume of the Blood Shine Scripture, but these four were incomplete and could only be considered the first half section.
Yang Kai had previously thought that there might be another half in the palace, and only by combining the two together would it be the true Great Evolution Inextinguishable Blood Shine Scripture!
At this moment, he had actually found the second half of the Blood Shine Scripture from this skeleton that had died countless years ago!
This skeleton…
Zhou Yi looked at him and said, “If I’m not mistaken, this skeleton should be the remains of the Blood Monster Divine Monarch. When he was alive, he set up this place as a test and engraved the other half of the Blood Shine Scripture onto his own skeleton, waiting for the fated one.”
Was this the skeleton of Blood Monster Divine Monarch? Yang Kai vaguely felt that something was wrong.
Wasn’t it said that the Blood Monster Divine Monarch's inheritance was hidden in the Blood Monster Divine Palace, and the Blood Monster Divine Monarch was located in the deepest part of the Blood Monster Cave Heaven? They had only been here for a few days and this place was the periphery of the Blood Monster Cave Heaven, so how could the inheritance of Blood Monster Divine Monarch be here?
The position was not right.
Although the test in the Blood Lake was extremely dangerous, Yang Kai still felt that something was wrong. However, the second half of the Blood Shine Scripture in this skeleton was not fake… The greatest foundation of Blood Monster Divine Monarch's Blood Dao Inheritance was the Blood Shine Scripture. Comprehending the mysteries of this Blood Shine Scripture was no different from obtaining Blood Monster Divine Monarch's Blood Dao Inheritance.
What was going on? Yang Kai frowned, his heart filled with doubts.
Zhou Yi said, “Blood Monster Divine Monarch has been dead for many years, and now this Blood Shine Scripture is unique in this world. His skeleton seems to be intact, but no one knows if it can withstand the wind and rain. If someone were to fight here, it’s very likely they would destroy the Inheritance in the skeleton, so before Brother Yang arrived, we had already reached a consensus. Whoever dares to attack here will be killed!”
Yang Kai was still wondering why they were still sitting here even though they had arrived more than an hour ago. It turned out that they had spent some time to reach a consensus, fearing that the shockwaves from the battle would destroy this skeleton.
Yang Kai’s eyes flashed coldly towards Pei Wenxuan, who was also staring at him with a fierce battle intent, causing the others to frown.
Zhou Yi secretly sent a voice transmission, “Brother Yang, just bear with it for now. Once this matter is settled, Brother Yang and I will work together to kill this bastard!”
Previously, he had been bullied by Pei Wenxuan and knew he was no match for him, so he could only endure the humiliation. Now that he had the opportunity to join forces with Yang Kai, he naturally didn’t want to miss it.
After pondering for a moment, Yang Kai nodded and said, “Fine! Let him live a little longer.”
Pei Wenxuan immediately sneered, “It’s hard to say who will live longer.”
Zhou Yi cupped his fists and said, “Many thanks, Brother Yang. Since no one has any objections, let’s begin.” Saying so, he quickly closed his eyes and immersed his consciousness into the skeleton.
He had a huge advantage and was determined to obtain Blood Monster Divine Monarch's Blood Dao Inheritance, so among everyone present, he was most afraid of conflict, otherwise he wouldn’t have tried to persuade Yang Kai the moment he saw him.
Seeing this, the others naturally followed suit.
Yang Kai and Qu Huachang took a few steps forward, found a place near the skeleton, and sat down, looking up at the skeleton.
After thinking for a moment, he sent a sound transmission to Qu Huachang, “Senior Sister Qu, be careful. If you notice anything wrong, immediately protect yourself!”
Qu Huachang turned to look at him, “Has Junior Brother noticed something wrong?”
Yang Kai shook his head, “I just feel that something is wrong.” He couldn’t quite put his finger on it, only feeling that Blood Monster Divine Monarch's inheritance shouldn’t have appeared here, but he couldn’t guarantee that his guess was correct. What if it really was the Blood Monster Divine Monarch's Blood Dao inheritance?
Holding his breath, Yang Kai closed his eyes and once again immersed his consciousness into the skeleton. Immediately, a line of words appeared in his mind, “The one who obtain my inheritance, can inherit the Blood Monster Cave Heaven!”
Previously, he had only taken a quick glance and hadn’t noticed this line of text, but now that he saw it, the uneasiness he felt became even stronger.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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