When the Blood Monster Divine Monarch was alive, he was proficient in the Blood Dao and Beast Taming. This was an obvious manifestation in the entire Blood Monster Cave Heaven. The blood lake was the manifestation of the Blood Dao, and the various Monster Beast here were the embodiments of the Beast Taming Dao.
How could the whole Blood Monster Cave Heaven be inherited by the inheritance of Blood Dao?
There was something else that puzzled Yang Kai, and that was that the location of this blood lake was not hidden. The map given to him by the Proprietress also included the area on the location of this blood lake.
In other words, there were definitely predecessors who had passed through this region before.
However, there were no obvious markings on the map!
If this blood lake had existed in the past, why had no one mentioned it in so many years? After all, this Blood Dao Inheritance was no small matter, if any news were to spread, everyone would know.
In fact, besides this time’s opening of Blood Monster Cave Heaven, no one had ever heard of such a Blood Lake, nor had they ever heard of such a Blood Dao inheritance.
As such, there was only one explanation for this, and that was that the Blood Lake and Blood Dao Inheritance had only appeared recently and had never appeared before, which was why the predecessors who had entered the Blood Monster Cave Heaven knew nothing about this matter, so the map was not marked.
The cultivators who entered this time were the first batch of people who had come into contact with the Blood Dao Inheritance.
But if that was the case, it didn’t make sense.
Blood Monster Divine Monarch had set up a test here in order to pass on his Blood Dao to the fated one, so there was no reason for it to remain hidden for so many years until the Blood Monster Cave Heaven open this time.
If he really want to fine the inheritor to his legacy. This Blood Lake should have appeared in the eyes of the world a long time ago. If it was hidden too deeply, the most likely result would be the legacy being lost.
Yang Kai shook his head, trying to comprehend the second half of the Blood Shine Scripture.
No matter what, this Blood Shine Scripture was definitely the real deal. Such an exquisite cultivation method was hard to find in the world, so Yang Kai could only take it one step at a time.
Time passed, and the people sitting around the skeleton were surrounded by a bloody mist, unable to extricate themselves from the mysteries of the Blood Shine Scripture. Before anyone could notice, a faint light suddenly lit up from the skeleton’s eye sockets. This dim light was like a candle that was about to go out, silently floating out from the sunken eye sockets and circling around the skeleton before floating over to Qu Huachang.
The dark light floated up and down as if it was searching for something, but it didn’t stop in front of Qu Huachang for long before it rushed towards the next cultivator. Not far from Qu Huachang’s right was the short man who had been hiding his strength. The dark light seemed to have its own consciousness as it observed him for a moment before leaving.
One by one, it searched the cultivators and the dark light arrived in front of Zhou Yi. It seemed to have discovered something and stopped for the longest time, but in the end it still floated towards the other person beside Zhou Yi.
Soon, the faint light circled around and arrived in front of Yang Kai, who was next to Qu Huachang.
The dim light suddenly flashed brightly, like a fierce beast that had found the most delicious food, and without hesitation, it shot straight towards Yang Kai’s head. Although it was like a candle flame, it was not hindered in the slightest and disappeared in an instant.
Yang Kai was focused on comprehending the second half of the Blood Shine Scripture when his body suddenly shook, and a cold feeling spread throughout his body. Before he could react, he felt his Knowledge Sea’s defenses being broken, as if something had rushed into his Knowledge Sea. Immediately after, a cold voice rang out in his mind, “Junior, hand over your body!”
Yang Kai was greatly shocked, quickly immersing his consciousness into his Knowledge Sea and transforming into his Soul Avatar. At a glance, he saw an illusory figure rushing towards him. This illusory figure clearly looked weak, but it gave him an extremely powerful feeling. The illusory figure instantly exploded, transforming into a gray mist that tried to wrap around him.
Quickly retreating to avoid the gray fog, Yang Kai shouted, “Possession?”
The phantom that rushed into his Knowledge Sea was clearly a Divine Soul!
The shock in his heart couldn’t be any greater. Although he had been focused on comprehending the Blood Shine Scripture, in order to prevent Pei Wenxuan from launching a sneak attack on him, he had been paying attention to the outside world with a wisp of his Divine Sense, but before this Divine Soul rushed into his Knowledge Sea, he hadn’t even noticed.
The only explanation for this result was that this person’s Divine Soul was far stronger than his own and could deceive his senses.
Who is it?
Yang Kai immediately thought of the skeleton in front of him and his soul nearly left his body.
Could this be Blood Monster Divine Monarch's Divine Soul? If so, then today would be the end. Blood Monster Divine Monarch was an Eighth Order Open Heaven Stage master when he was alive, so even if he had died countless years ago, the power of his Divine Soul was not something he could resist.
Seeing the fog constantly approaching him, Yang Kai clenched his teeth, stretched out his hand, and shouted, “Slash!”
A blade of light silently slashed down. This was the Soul Slaying Blade that had been nourished in his Knowledge Sea. Coupled with the Heaven Breaker Strike that Tian Yan had taught him, this move could be described as earth-shattering.
However, to Yang Kai’s despair, under the Soul Slaying Blade, the fog only dispersed for a moment before gathering again and chasing after him.
Yang Kai almost vomited blood!
The Soul Slaying Blade was an Emperor Artifact. Although its current grade could no longer keep up with his cultivation pace and showed signs of being eliminated, it was still specifically targeted at the Soul and had been nourished by the Heaven Breaking Strike Secret Technique for so long. It could be said that even if a Low Rank Open Heaven cultivator was caught off guard by this technique, they would still feel dizzy for a moment. However, this mist was not hindered at all, showing just how pure and powerful the Soul was.
“Junior, do you still want to resist?” An old voice came from the fog, “This old master has waited for tens of thousands of years and now has finally found a good opportunity. How can you resist? Obediently hand over your body to this old master so you can suffer less pain.”
“Slash Slash Slash Slash!” Yang Kai didn’t pay any attention to this and continued to use his Soul Slaying Blade, transforming it into countless blades of light that slashed down, his Knowledge Sea also flowing out like a tide.
Each of these blades of light was able to disperse the mist, but it quickly condensed again. Although it didn’t seem like it could do anything to the other party, it was still a precious opportunity for Yang Kai to escape.
Otherwise, once he was enveloped by this fog, he would really be finished.
After a few dozen consecutive attacks, Yang Kai's heart had calmed down quite a bit. Now it seemed that although this Soul was incomparably powerful, it had been too long and was no longer at the peak stage, otherwise how could he resist it?
Moreover, the Soul Slaying Blade’s attacks weren’t completely ineffective. After this series of attacks, the gray fog had dimmed slightly. Although it wasn’t obvious, this was Yang Kai’s Knowledge Sea, so how could he not sense it?
“Junior is too presumptuous! After this old master seizes your body, I will definitely imprison your Soul and make you suffer a miserable death!” An exasperated voice came from the gray fog.
Yang Kai felt more at ease as he used the Soul Slaying Blade to deal with him while asking, “Blood Monster Divine Monarch?”
The gray fog that was rushing towards him paused for a moment before a furious roar rang out, “Don’t mention that old bastard in front of this old master, this old master will never forgive him!”
Yang Kai was stunned.
This guy was not Blood Monster Divine Monarch?
According to his speculations, this Divine Soul should have been hidden inside the skeleton. Since that was the case, how could it not be Blood Monster Divine Monarch? Moreover, it seemed like this fellow had a deep grudge with Blood Monster Divine Monarch.
A light flashed across Yang Kai’s mind as he thought of a possibility.
The skeleton was not Blood Monster Divine Monarch's remains but someone else’s!
“Sir, who are you? Please state your name.” Yang Kai slashed down with his Soul Slaying Blade again, slightly blocking his attack. This was his Knowledge Sea, so if he were to fight here, he would have an advantage.
Therefore, unless there was a great disparity in the strength of one’s Divine Soul, ordinary possession would not succeed.
The gray fog coldly snorted, “This old master is Black Crow Divine Monarch!”
Yang Kai secretly clicked his tongue. This is another Divine Monarch! Only a High Rank Open Heaven had the qualifications to be called a Divine Monarch. Wasn’t this Black Crow Divine Monarch a High Rank Open Heaven when he was alive? No wonder after dying for so many years, his Divine Soul was still so powerful and he could even think of a way to reincarnate.
What made Yang Kai curious was why Black Crow Divime Monarch was inside the Blood Monster Cave Heaven?
“Old Blood Monster dared to imprison this old master, hahaha, after so many years, that old bastard died without a burial site, but this old master managed to survive. What a joke,” The gray fog continued to attack Yang Kai while laughing wildly.
Only now did Yang Kai realize that this fellow had been imprisoned in the Blood Monster Divine Monarch. Blood Monster Divine Monarch was quite impressive, actually imprisoning a High Rank Open Heaven master in his Small Universe World. In other words, this Black Crow Divine Monarch was most likely a Seventh Order Open Heaven Stage master, otherwise he wouldn’t have been Blood Monster Divine Monarch's opponent.
“This old master spent an endless amount of time and finally managed to break through that damned restriction more than a hundred years ago. Unfortunately, at that time, this old master’s lifespan was almost exhausted and his physical body had been destroyed, leaving behind only a wisp of his remnant soul. Fortunately, the old Blood Monster Old Man had left behind a Blood Dao inheritance. With this old master’s aptitude, he was able to easily comprehend the Blood Dao inheritance. Junior, do you know why the old Blood Monster's Blood Dao cultivation technique is called the Great Evolution Inextinguishable Blood Shine Scripture?”
Yang Kai didn’t know if it was because he had been alone for countless years, but this Black Crow Divine Soul kept talking non-stop, so Yang Kai was also happy to play along with him. Hearing this, he said, “Senior, please enlighten me.”
Black Crow Divine Monarch chuckled and said, “The Great Evolution Inextinguishable Blood Shine Scripture focuses on the word inextinguishable. There is no life nor death, nothing to extinguish. When one cultivates the Blood Shine Scripture to the extreme, they can be reborn from a single drop of blood. Looking across the entire universe, this Cultivation Technique is a top-notch Cultivation Technique. When this Cultivation Technique first appeared in the world, it caused a bloody storm and ultimately allowed the Blood Monster old man to reign.”
Yang Kai asked curiously, “Since it can allow one to be reborn from one drop of blood, why is Blood Monster Divine Monarch still dead?”
Black Crow Divine Monarch coldly snorted, “There’s a limit to his lifespan, he just died of old age. The power of time is so cruel, countless heroes from past to present, who can escape it?”
As Yang Kai retreated, he ruthlessly nodded and asked, “Does this mean that Blood Monster Divine Monarch's Blood Dao Inheritance was obtained by Senior? Are the previous tests also set up by Senior?”
TO BE CONTINUED...
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