novelraw Chapter 249
Chapter 249
The two of them immediately dashed past the ruins toward the outer area. In less than the time it took to drink a cup of tea, countless shadowy figures appeared in the blood mist.
They were all disciples of the Heavenly Soul Sect who had perished during the Blood Demon Calamity.
Their number was terrifying.
As Wang Yu charged through, he discovered that although these blood corpse creatures were weak, they possessed a strange fusion ability.
Just like the first one he had slain—inside its body had emerged a single drop of blood, representing the Blood Demon’s power.
Even the Ice Chi Flame could not burn it away. After killing more than a dozen of them, those drops of blood merged together on their own and re-entered another blood corpse, causing its strength to skyrocket.
From something he could easily cut down, it became an opponent capable of trading two blows with him. Its battle power rose to the second rank, and that was merely the result of a dozen drops of blood merging.
Realizing this, Wang Yu stopped trying to kill them.
Instead, he used the power of extreme cold to freeze the blood corpses, preventing them from merging into a form he could no longer handle.
Still, he could not help but wonder whether a terrifying, pre-formed blood corpse already existed deeper in this ancient ruin. Judging from the many battle traces here, such a monster surely did.At that thought, his speed increased once more.
Long Yiran suddenly spoke.
“A few days ago, at the place we visited, there were remnants of a formation. Go south.”
“Alright.”
After so many days of cooperation and facing life-and-death dangers together, even Wang Yu had grown to trust Long Yiran somewhat—especially in matters concerning formations, where she was extremely reliable.
“Boom.”
However, just as they flew another thousand meters, the ground suddenly cracked open. A gigantic, blood-colored hand emerged from beneath the earth and slammed down toward them.
Judging by the size of that hand, the creature must have been several hundred meters tall.
How could such a monster be hiding beneath the outer area?
No wonder his Purple Dragon Earth Escape Technique had failed these past few days. It was not only due to the Heavenly Soul Sect’s residual formations, but also because of this creature’s interference.
As the massive hand descended, both of them quickly dodged aside.
Immediately after, a bleeding head rose from the fissure, roaring at them. The sound swept out like a storm, carrying a foul stench so intense that it nearly made them vomit.
“So foul.”
Long Yiran gagged repeatedly, tears filling her eyes.
Wang Yu’s expression grew grave. Just as he had suspected, the Heavenly Soul Sect disciples must have resisted during the ancient Blood Demon Calamity.
Given the characteristics of these blood corpses, they would have merged at that time into an immensely powerful entity that later fell into slumber within the ruins.
This creature definitely possessed Nascent Soul level strength in its prime.
However, since the Blood Demon had been sealed away and the creature’s power had not been replenished, after countless years its remaining strength was less than one-tenth of its former glory—now degraded to the third rank.
Even so, its fundamental essence was terrifying. Even at the second rank, Wang Yu might not be its match.
“Run.”
Seizing the moment when the Blood Corpse Giant was climbing out of the ground, Wang Yu grabbed Long Yiran and tried to escape farther away. Yet she recovered from her nausea and her eyes shone with golden rings.
She pointed excitedly toward the upper body of the emerging giant. “Wang Yu, look behind that monster. That’s the tail of a Dragon Vein.”
“What?!”
As the massive Blood Corpse Giant forced its way out of the ground, a wide rift appeared beneath it, leaving behind a huge hollow. Amidst the swirling dust, Wang Yu saw it too—golden airflow buried under dirt and rubble, faintly forming the shape of a dragon’s tail.
“It’s a third-rank Dragon Vein. I suspect this monster captured it for the Dragon Vein’s treasure. Look at its chest.”
Following her words, Wang Yu saw that embedded in the giant’s chest was a bead around which dragon shadows coiled.
The bead was being eroded by a blood-colored power. The surrounding blood mist thickened further, seemingly feeding the giant with strength.
A decision had to be made.
The tremors grew stronger as the Blood Corpse Giant pulled out one leg and then the other. The earth quaked violently.
Countless ordinary blood corpses converged from all directions.
“Long Yiran, set up a formation to block those blood corpses.”
“Got it.”
She instantly understood his intent.
Fortune favors the bold. The Dragon Vein treasure was precious beyond measure—it could be used to refine a life-bound magic treasure of tremendous potential. Clearly, the Blood Corpse Giant had been restraining the Dragon Vein all this time.
If they missed this chance, once the Dragon Vein hid itself completely or shifted elsewhere, finding it again would take enormous effort.
Even though they could not leave this secret realm, the Heavenly Soul Sect ruins were too perilous. They might not be able to explore every corner.
Feeling the Yellow Spring Runes glowing faintly in his palms, Wang Yu thought—perhaps it was worth trying.
He had long forgotten the lesson from his last “fortune amid danger.” The lure of wealth moved the heart. A treasure of the Dragon Vein’s level would tempt even a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Having made his decision, Long Yiran tossed out formation flags. Purple light walls rose around them, enclosing both of them and the Blood Corpse Giant within.
The Lunar Fiend Corpse leapt from its coffin and unleashed its strongest technique—Yin Corpse Descending Evil Curse.
The Lunar Fiend’s oppressive power made the Blood Corpse Giant stumble and collapse to the ground. Its right leg slid free, while streams of blood flowed like a river, quickly pooling inside the formation until it reached their ankles.
Wang Yu leapt into the air, swallowing the supreme-grade Spirit Recovery Pill, Soul Origin Pill, and several other spirit pills. Raising his right hand high, a muddy yellow light burst forth.
It seemed as if the sound of crashing waves could be heard beside his ears, the surging roar of the river tide.
Eighty percent of his true essence was consumed in one breath, yet under the effect of the supreme-grade Spirit Pill, it rapidly recovered. Since mastering the Yellow Spring Great Hand Seal, this was Wang Yu’s first time using it.
Behind him, a phantom of the surging Yellow Spring River manifested. A turbid yellow giant hand, like a pillar supporting the heavens, reached out to seize the Blood Corpse Giant.
Compared to that massive hand, the Blood Corpse Giant’s hundreds of meters tall frame looked like a mere carrot, easily grasped in its entirety.
“Roar!”
The Blood Corpse Giant howled furiously, blood surging from its body to form countless blood spears that shot toward the Yellow Spring Great Hand Seal. It seemed like an ordinary counterattack.
Yet the instant both forces clashed, Wang Yu’s expression changed slightly.
The nature of this power was too high. The original Blood Demon’s strength far surpassed even a Spirit Transformation venerables. It was said that the ancient Blood Demon Calamity had only been quelled with the help of Immortals from the upper realm.
Although this Blood Corpse Giant was a pseudo-creature derived from the infection, Wang Yu himself had not truly mastered the full power of the Yellow Spring. The two forces were evenly matched.
However, the opponent’s third-rank strength completely suppressed him, a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator. Countless blood spears pierced through the Yellow Spring Great Hand Seal, tearing it apart.
The remnant force of the hand seal was then extinguished by a barrier of howling blood waves.
Under the suppression of the Yin Corpse Descending Evil Curse, Wang Yu’s full-strength attack had been effortlessly blocked.
“As expected, I can’t win…”
His expression turned bitter as he recalled the saying “great fortune comes with great risk.” The words truly seemed to restrain his fate.
“Wang Yu!”
At that moment, Long Yiran suddenly shouted. Her firm eyes swept toward him, and he immediately understood her intent.
Nether Tiger Prison-Sealing Formation!
Long Yiran could draw upon the power of this geomantic formation.
The formation here was extraordinarily powerful, though it could not be replenished. Each time it was used, the suppressive power on this secret realm weakened, potentially causing the ruins of the Ancient Sky Soul Sect to vanish into the spatial turbulence.
Nevertheless, it was the best way to reverse the situation.
At that moment, the Blood Corpse Giant climbed out of the pool of blood and charged toward Wang Yu. Its colossal fist descended like a hanging cloud, casting a vast shadow over him.
Wang Yu would not sit still and await death. From the center of his brow, his Soul-Shattering Finger shot forth. With a flick of his right hand, a sword of black ice imbued with extreme cold condensed in midair.
He leaped up, evading the giant’s fist, then flew around its arm. The sharp ice sword thrust directly into the Blood Corpse Giant’s elbow joint.
Its body did not have high defense, but its regeneration was terrifying. The wounds left by the ice sword healed almost instantly, far faster than expected.
“Roar!”
Another deafening roar erupted as the blood seeping from the giant’s body turned into countless blood serpents, extending endlessly to seize Wang Yu.
Relying on the speed granted by his perfected movement art, Frost Moon Wings, he darted left and right, doing his best to buy time.
However, as more blood serpents appeared, his space to maneuver shrank. After only a few breaths, his left hand was caught by a serpent.
Acting on instinct, he released his Ice Chi Flame. The blue pill flame of merged ice and fire froze the serpent but could not burn it away completely.
While he struggled, his right leg was also ensnared.
Then, the Blood Corpse Giant’s head approached. Its brow split open to reveal a third vertical blood eye. A crimson beam shot forth, and with no room to dodge, Wang Yu prepared to sever his own left hand.
But suddenly his entire body went numb. The blood serpent around his right leg bit through the iron corpse armor formed by the Corpse Demon Secret Technique, releasing a unique blood poison that took effect immediately.
Too late.
His heart-mind froze. The protective barrier formed by his true essence shattered in an instant. The blood beam struck him head-on, and Wang Yu let out a cry of unbearable agony.
His blood began to evaporate, his skin turning pale and shriveled. Even the essence blood within his dragon spine was vanishing.
It was a divine ability that evaporated blood itself.
Rumble.
Suddenly, black lightning condensed from the void, taking the form of a Nether Tiger and pouncing upon the Blood Corpse Giant. Long Yiran had succeeded once again.
A sea of black lightning formed.
Confined within the small area of the formation’s light barrier, the explosion of black lightning was even more terrifying. The Blood Corpse Giant bore the full brunt of it.
It howled in anguish as its body visibly shrank, proof that its power was rapidly dissipating.
Yet unlike White Demon, it did not turn to ash, a testament to how fearsome it truly was.
Wang Yu too was caught in the black lightning, though he was not the primary target. Even while being electrocuted to the point of near-death, his strong physique kept him alive.
Long Yiran, positioned on the edge, had invoked the formation’s power and was now on the verge of death. Struck by the sea of lightning once more, her injuries were far more severe than last time.
Her life force, like a flickering candle in the wind, was fading rapidly.
This time, Wang Yu did not hesitate. Staggering toward the light barrier, he took out a Heavenly King Life-Saving Pill from his Sea Heart Ring and fed it to Long Yiran.
He then summoned Snowjade and had her carry Long Yiran away to safety.
Only then did he turn solemnly to face the Blood Corpse Giant once again.