novelraw Chapter 1076 1076 The Black Blood Appears
Chapter 1076 1076 The Black Blood Appears
Seeing Jun Xiaoyao ignore him, Naraku suppressed a burning rage deep in his heart and withdrew his sinister gaze.
The humiliation at the wedding banquet — he would make Jun Xiaoyao pay for it.
"Then let's go."
Mohoura naturally sensed that Naraku seemed to have a grudge with Jun Xiaoyao.
But he didn't take sides.
However, if Naraku truly was the Demon Dark Sovereign, then he would side with the Demon Dark Sovereign.
After all, the Demon Dark Sovereign was a being personally chosen by the Ultimate Calamity.
Mohoura then led the group and set foot on the Dark Continent.
As for that Elder Ke, he did not follow along, but instead took up his oar and disappeared once more into the mist.
Jun Xiaoyao and the six kings, along with Naraku, seven in total, traveled through the air under Mohoura's guidance toward the end of the Underworld River.
Looking out, the Unspeakable Land was vast beyond measure, the sky above an endless dark cosmos dotted with stars like scattered diamonds.
This was the ancestral land of the Ultimate Imperial Clan.
All along the way, Jun Xiaoyao had not seen any living creatures.
Even various monsters and fierce beasts were extremely rare.
The world was utterly silent.
This eerie silence made one feel a creeping unease.
Yet everyone present was far from ordinary, so they adapted quickly enough.
"By the way, when we head deeper into the Unspeakable Land, what exactly is our destination?"
With nothing else to do, Zhuye spoke up and asked Mohoura.
As a being of the Demon Origin Clan, Mohoura clearly knew far more than any of them.
Mohoura didn't mind sharing, and said, "Deep within the Unspeakable Land, there is a region called the Skyless Dark Realm."
"The Skyless Dark Realm?"
Jun Xiaoyao and the others all turned their attention to Mohoura.
This information was extremely important.
"That's right. If the Unspeakable Land is the ancient ground of our world, then the Skyless Dark Realm is its core."
"It is said that the great Ultimate Calamity resides within."
"And the six world-ending forbidden weapons held by us six kings are the keys to opening the Skyless Dark Realm."
"Without us, no one could ever enter the Skyless Dark Realm."
Mohoura's words conveyed something of great importance.
"Do you know what the Ultimate Calamity actually is?" Shenle couldn't help but ask.
The Ultimate Calamity was far too mysterious — even she was deeply curious.
The Immortal Imperial Clans outside the Unspeakable Land had no way of tracing the origins of the Ultimate Calamity.
So the Ultimate Imperial Clan within the Unspeakable Land should have some records of it.
But to everyone's surprise, Mohoura raised a finger to his lips and said, "Shh, do not presume to speculate on what the great Calamity truly is."
"It cannot be described, and no one knows. Even within our clan, there are no detailed records."
"Either way, we will see it soon enough."
Seeing the look of devout fanaticism on Mohoura's face,
Shenle curled her lips.
Wasn't that the same as saying nothing at all?
Jun Xiaoyao was also quietly pondering.
To be honest, he was thinking about what to do if they truly entered the Skyless Dark Realm.
After all, the Ultimate Calamity was no ordinary existence.
It was incomparably more terrifying than an Immortal King — by how many times, no one could say.
Jun Xiaoyao genuinely wasn't confident he could deceive the Ultimate Calamity.
He didn't even know what the Ultimate Calamity actually was.
This situation — where the enemy was hidden and he was exposed — put Jun Xiaoyao at a disadvantage.
"Forget it, I'll take it one step at a time. There's no way I'm backing down." Jun Xiaoyao thought to himself.
He was already here.
Jun Xiaoyao was not the kind of person to shrink back in fear.
They continued pressing forward.
Earlier, the system had refreshed a check-in location, saying it was within the Unspeakable Land.
But there was still no movement.
Jun Xiaoyao understood — they probably hadn't truly entered the depths of the Unspeakable Land yet, meaning the Skyless Dark Realm.
A full seven days passed.
Only then did Jun Xiaoyao and the others reach the region of the Underworld River's source.
At a glance, the sound of rushing water could be heard ahead.
A heavy gray mist blanketed the heavens and earth.
Even denser than the mist in the fog zone they had passed through before.
The mighty Underworld River surged and roared.
The dark matter contained within it far surpassed anywhere else.
"Just ahead is the end of the Underworld River. This is both the terminus and the origin of its source." Mohoura said.
Everyone looked over, and a layer of semi-transparent dark light enveloped that entire area.
"That must be the ancient formation shrouding the source of the Underworld River." Jun Xiaoyao thought to himself.
Then he noticed, within that formation, what appeared to be a dark blue orb.
Inside the orb was a single drop of blood — pitch black and unfathomably deep.
The mighty Underworld River surged endlessly, driven by that orb.
"That is the source of the Underworld River's power — the Heavenly Underworld Divine Pearl. What you seek is inside that orb." Mohoura said.
Naraku's breathing involuntarily quickened.
He could feel every cell in his body calling out to that drop of blood.
Ancient memories surged back to the surface of his mind.
It was a feeling of shared bloodline.
Naraku had no doubt that if he could obtain that drop of blood,
a true transformation would occur.
A change that would remake him entirely — from flesh to soul.
The power of the Eight-Headed Evil God and the Demon Dark Sovereign would be fully unleashed!
At that point, forget Jun Xiaoyao alone.
He was confident he could completely suppress all six kings!
Naraku's heart pounded vigorously as he slowly walked toward the ancient formation.
Everyone else watched intently.
Zhuye and Yun Xiaohei had not the slightest doubt that Naraku was the Demon Dark Sovereign.
And as it happened, they had sided with the right person.
Mohoura, however, harbored a trace of doubt.
Because Naraku's earlier performance had been truly unimpressive, and his first impression had already taken a hit.
But if Naraku could truly fuse with the black blood, then he would naturally acknowledge Naraku's status as Sovereign.
As for Shenle, she was deeply anxious, praying in her heart that Naraku would not succeed.
Otherwise, Jun Xiaoyao would be in real trouble.
Su Hongyi, from beginning to end, showed no expression whatsoever.
Whether or not Naraku was the Demon Dark Sovereign, her loyalty would always belong to Jun Xiaoyao alone.
And Jun Xiaoyao, of all six kings, wore the most relaxed and carefree expression, showing not the slightest sign of pressure.
But that didn't mean Jun Xiaoyao was doing nothing.
He had quietly begun to stir the drop of Heavenly Black Blood within his inner universe.
Suddenly.
The black blood that had lain dormant within the Heavenly Underworld Divine Pearl began to tremble.
Like a living thing with its own consciousness, it started to writhe and churn.
"There's a reaction after all!" Yun Xiaohei's gaze sharpened.
"He really is the genuine Demon Dark Sovereign!" Zhuye said.
Naraku's eyes were shot through with red, so tense and overwhelmed with excitement that he nearly stopped breathing.
At last, he reached the edge of the ancient formation.
The drop of black blood within the Heavenly Underworld Divine Pearl seemed to resonate with something, and shot directly out of the orb toward Naraku!
"Come, merge with me, and let the Demon Dark Sovereign awaken once more in this world!"
Naraku spread his arms wide, welcoming the fusion of the black blood.
But...!
That drop of black blood shot toward Naraku's direction, then passed right by him!
And finally, it hovered before Jun Xiaoyao.
One hand clasped behind his back, Jun Xiaoyao slowly extended the other, letting the drop of black blood float above his palm.
Words of absolute indifference passed from his lips.
"I never sought to be Sovereign, yet fate has placed this upon me."
"Naraku, you may speak your last words now."