novelraw Chapter 143: Advent (Part 1)
Chapter 143: Advent (Part 1)
A fierce wind howled past their ears.
The figures of Blood Yin and Blood Sun were like streaks of Flowing Light, the scenery and buildings below them blurring into a rapidly receding smear.
To their senses,
the area below was filled with vast swathes of red figures.
All of it was blood-food, and there was no shortage of sweet, Upper-Class morsels among them.
On any other day, they wouldn’t have hesitated to descend for a taste.
But today was different. The task given to them by the Food Master was not yet complete.
Their only thought now was to finish their mission as quickly as possible and return to the Inner Earth World.
They spotted the figure up ahead.
Relying on the powerful eyesight of the Black Blood Species,
they could clearly make out his appearance even from dozens of kilometers away.
It was the target of their mission.
At this sight,
the two of them felt a little surprised.
They hadn’t expected to find their target so easily.
However, the target’s strength seemed to differ from their expectations.
According to the Food Master, he was at most equivalent to a Lower-Rank Black Blood Species.
But from the looks of it now, that was clearly not the case.
Still, this wasn’t a particularly troublesome matter for the two of them.
After all, compared to the Qi Dao Grandmasters among this blood-food, Middle Black Blood Species were generally stronger.
Even if this person was a Qi Dao Grandmaster, it would be no difficult feat for the two of them to take him down together.
When they saw Hu Qi stop,
ferocious smiles simultaneously appeared on their faces.
The auras around them roiled as they prepared to strike with their full power and annihilate Hu Qi on the spot.
The Food Master’s orders were to either bring him back or kill him.
But now that the gray fog was thinning, they didn’t dare to linger.
Compared to the former, they much preferred the latter, as it was far simpler.
At this moment, the distance between them and Hu Qi had closed to within a few thousand meters.
This might seem like a long way, but for a Middle Black Blood Species, it was a distance they could cover in just a few seconds.
Suddenly,
the figure of Hu Qi in their line of sight moved.
He turned around and gently stroked the Long Saber in his hand.
BUZZ!
A silvery-white arc of light suddenly flashed in front of him, a phenomenon caused by the sheer speed of his swing.
Empowered by True Essence Power, he swung the blade.
It tore through the air, transforming into an immense Sword Light that shot out, spanning a thousand meters.
The Sword Light was dazzling, like a bolt of silver silk, and it raged outwards with a terrifying power.
Wherever the Sword Light passed, the gray fog—which had started to thicken again after Hu Qi stopped absorbing it—instantly dissipated like clouds swept away by a gale, revealing the dilapidated and weathered silhouette of the city below.
The Sword Light continued to extend, reaching a length of a thousand meters in the blink of an eye, as if it would tear the very sky apart.
"This is bad!"
As the ones directly facing this strike, Blood Yin and Blood Sun felt it even more intensely.
Before the Sword Light even reached them, they felt a faint stinging sensation on their skin.
It was their instincts as Black Blood Species sounding the alarm.
The two of them immediately twisted their bodies and dodged, just barely avoiding it.
The Sword Light grazed past them, tearing a huge rift in the sky behind them before finally crashing into the edge of the gray fog.
But before they could make another move, another equally terrifying Sword Light flared up ahead.
This time, it was two intersecting Sword Lights in the shape of a cross, covering a massive area that was impossible to evade.
Seeing this, the two of them let out a low roar.
Their bodies rapidly expanded.
Blood Sun transformed into a giant bear covered in brownish-black fur.
As for Blood Yin, he transformed into a Blood Eagle with two wings whose feathers spanned a hundred meters when unfurled.
Their massive bodies seemed forged from hard rock, each muscle bulging like a small hill, brimming with explosive power.
Their fur and feathers shone with an oily luster, glinting like polished stone in the dim light.
The layer of armor marked with blood-red patterns protected their vital areas, making them look like two Ancient Demon Gods descending upon the world.
ROAR!
The moment the bear and eagle monsters appeared, they roared at the sky. Their voices boomed like thunder, shaking the very air around them.
BOOM!
Blood Sun roared at the sky, lashing out with its enormous bear paw.
Blood Yin, on the other hand, beat its wings, its body spinning. It brought its wings together, as if transforming into a terrifying, colossal blade to chop down.
The air tore and compressed, letting out a sharp, shattering shriek.
BOOM!
The moment the two attacks collided, an incredibly dazzling light erupted.
The powerful shockwave distorted the surrounding space, and the gray fog churned like a turbulent sea.
The immense sound was like the heavens collapsing and the earth splitting asunder.
The instant the light appeared,
two miserable, furious roars escaped from the mouths of the two Middle Black Blood Species.
The Sword Light faded, revealing the scene.
Black Blood splattered everywhere. The giant bear’s entire arm was shattered, exploding into a bloody mist, while the Blood Eagle’s wings were broken, revealing stark white bone spurs.
In addition, where the Sword Light had struck them, the residual Sword Energy had torn open countless small wounds. Large sections of their armor were shattered.
Large amounts of black blood dripped from the sky.
However,
Blood Yin and Blood Sun paid it no mind.
Such injuries might be severe for a Secret Martial Artist,
but for a Black Blood Species, especially beings like them, it was nothing worth mentioning.
As Middle Black Blood Species, their Recovery Power had reached a terrifying level.
No matter the injury, they could recover in a short amount of time.
As long as they weren’t killed instantly, any opponent would eventually be worn down and killed by them over time.
The two exchanged a glance, a savage, bloody light bursting from their eyes, and charged straight for Hu Qi.
For two Middle-Rank Black Blood Species to be harmed by mere blood-food—it was a humiliation that could only be erased by tearing him apart alive.
However,
before they could even reach Hu Qi,
the expressions on both their faces changed drastically.
They had discovered that their wounds showed no signs of healing whatsoever.
"Dammit, how can this be?"
The two of them were terrified.
The greatest strengths of the Black Blood Species were their physique and their unbelievably powerful Life Force, but now, both seemed to have lost their effect.
Not only that,
they could even feel their bodies leaking like torn sacks, their potent Life Force as Black Blood Species constantly draining away.
To the naked eye, their once-powerful auras began to wither.
Hu Qi naturally took in this scene, and a peculiar look flashed across his face.
’The strangeness of this Seven Evils Saber seems to have exceeded my imagination. Especially this final White Tiger Fiend. Its inherent extermination Trait can actually do this, even suppressing the Recovery Power of a Black Blood Species. Does this also mean that as long as I wound them and they can’t neutralize the White Tiger Blade Fiend within their bodies, death is only a matter of time?’
Remaining in place,
the two creatures felt the changes within their bodies and were overcome with terror.
Without a second thought, they turned and prepared to flee back to the Earth Core.
As for the shame of being wounded by blood-food?
It was all bullshit.