ROOOAR…
Following the earth-shaking dragon roar, Dragon Force surged and spun at the peak. A massive True Dragon Claw materialized in an instant, covering the entire floor of the pagoda as it viciously swiped toward the Blood Lord…
"What the hell is this?!"
The Blood Lord reacted with lightning speed. The moment the True Dragon Claw descended, he sensed mortal danger and hurriedly released his Blood Slaughter Corpse Puppet to block in front of him…
The Nine-Revolution Body Cultivator Blood Slaughter Corpse Puppet let out a furious roar and threw a savage punch at the True Dragon Claw…
BOOM…
Space trembled violently. However, this pagoda was a high-grade treasure of the Blood Clan. Even under such a heaven-shaking collision, not the slightest ripple leaked outside…
Crack…
In the horrified eyes of the Blood Lord and the several female Blood Clan members, the dragon-scale-covered claw brutally crushed the Corpse Puppet from its arm all the way to its body, turning it into shattered tiles. It couldn't even put up the slightest resistance…
"Heavenly Peerless!"
Lan An knew he had to act with extreme speed this time. He unleashed his full power without reservation. The Heavenly Emperor Transformation activated, and an aura of supreme dominance erupted from his body, as if he stood at the pinnacle of the world, oppressing everything below…
Puff…
Under the pressure of Heavenly Peerless, the low-cultivation Blood Clan princesses spat blood on the spot. Even Xue Di's face turned deathly pale, nearly forcing her to her knees…
The Blood Lord also felt a sudden surge of fear. Facing Xue Mie at this moment gave him the feeling of facing an existence even more profound than the Blood Emperor…
"How is this possible? Xue Mie… who exactly are you?!" The Blood Lord roared in fury. Even while speaking, he didn't dare slack off. He opened his mouth and spat out two deep-crimson Blood Pearls, their aura terrifyingly powerful…
Looking at the two large Blood Pearls spinning in front of him and radiating peak True Grade energy, Lan An had to admit that the Blood Lord was indeed a genius. No wonder he could stand at the top of the Blood Child Ranking…
However, Lan An had even fought True Immortals before, so he felt no fear. The corner of his mouth curled into a cold smile:
"Kāi Mén, Jī Mén, Xuè Mén, Sù Mén — open!"
With his shout, his entire body underwent a heaven-defying transformation. His mind became razor-sharp, his muscles swelled with explosive power, his blood boiled, and its circulation speed tripled. His legs gained unprecedented agility…
Not stopping there, the True Dragon Battle Form rapidly formed, enveloping Lan An's body as he fully unleashed his strength…
"You wanted the Wild Beast Fist, right? Here it is!" Lan An grinned ferociously. He felt as if his entire body had become a war machine overflowing with energy, forcing him to release it all…
Accompanied by ten thousand furious roars, the Wild Beast Fist punched out with full force…
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The space inside the pagoda twisted violently. An indescribable wave of power smashed forward. Facing this heaven-shaking force, the Blood Lord sensed the breath of death, leaving him both shocked and terrified…
The feeling of suddenly switching from hunter to prey was far too abrupt. Anyone would find it difficult to accept.
Not long ago, he had still treated Xue Mie with the attitude of a superior. In the blink of an eye, Xue Mie had become an existence that could threaten his life?
Still, no matter what, the Blood Lord was a genius. Facing the tyrannical Wild Beast Fist, his two Blood Pearls spun rapidly in front of him. Countless streams of blood essence surged out from within them, rushing forward to resist the terrifying fist energy…
Unfortunately, although the Blood Pearls were powerful, the energy inside them was still a mixture of Spiritual Power and Immortal Power. Since the Blood Lord was only at the Half-Immortal realm, the conversion of Immortal Power had not yet been completed…
In his current fully unleashed state, Lan An could even contend with Immortal Power from a True Immortal. How could a mere Half-Immortal like the Blood Lord possibly resist?
CRACK… BOOM…
In the Blood Lord's eyes that nearly bulged out of their sockets, his two Blood Pearls exploded with a deafening blast, turning into a sky-full of blood rain that filled the entire floor with a thick, nauseating stench of blood…
The residual shockwave after the explosion swept outward, sending the three Blood Clan princesses — who were already terrified — flying. They slammed into the walls, their bones and flesh pulverized…
They were merely the Blood Lord's toys, their strength barely reaching the Fusion Realm. How could they withstand the collision between two powerhouses?
Only Xue Di barely managed to hold on. Her entire body was now covered in protective Blood Bones. She knelt on one knee on the ground, her eyes filled with confusion as she stared at Xue Mie's back…
"I… what kind of monster have I offended?"
Witnessing the man she had always admired and revered like a god — the Blood Lord — being completely helpless before the erupting Xue Mie, everything felt like an absurd, unreal dream…
Puff…
With the two Blood Pearls shattered, the Wild Beast Fist still came crashing down, though its power had weakened considerably. The Blood Lord fully unleashed his Blood Clan true form and finally managed to block it…
"Is this the power of that body technique?" The Blood Lord's heart clenched. However, he quickly shook his head…
The reason the Wild Beast Fist was so tyrannical was because the person executing it was far too strong… If it fell into his hands, it couldn't possibly be this powerful…
Whoosh…
A strange sound rang out. Speed Gate activated. Behind Lan An, the Eight Desolate Sky-Sweeping Flames blazed. Combined with both Speed Gate and Blood Gate fully active, Lan An's speed reached an entirely new realm.
The Blood Lord's skin crawled. The fleshy wings on his back flapped wildly as his body turned into afterimages, trying to dodge the sudden assault…
Unfortunately, everything was in vain. Lan An was simply too much stronger than him…
Accompanied by a ferocious dragon roar, Lan An's hands moved. A Dragon Seizing Palm struck at close range with overwhelming force. The Dragon Reversal Power was stronger than ever as it brutally slammed into the Blood Lord…
"You wish!" The Blood Lord gritted his teeth and roared. Another Blood Slaughter Corpse Puppet appeared to block in front of him.
"Huh?" Lan An's eyes narrowed. This was the first time he had seen someone with two Blood Pearls and two Blood Slaughter Corpse Puppets. As expected of the eldest Blood Prince.
However, at such close range, the Corpse Puppet could only serve as a shield. It didn't even have time to counterattack before the Dragon Seizing Palm crushed it into minced meat…
"Blood Extraction Substitution Technique!"
The Blood Lord seized the rare chance to create distance. A blood-red jade pendant appeared in his hand as he prepared to crush it with force…
Lan An's expression turned grave. He knew this jade pendant could very likely summon the highest experts of the Blood Clan. If that happened, even more trouble would follow. With that thought, he gritted his teeth, forcefully using his still-unstable soul after the recent breakthrough, and executed a soul technique from the Emperor Soul Scripture:
"Soul Lock!"
A beam of soul power pierced through the void and entered the Blood Lord's mind, freezing his body for a brief moment…
Seizing the opportunity, Lan An endured the excruciating pain in his soul and approached at the fastest speed possible. One hand snatched the jade pendant, while the other unleashed a Star Explosion Fist wrapped in raging lightning and flames, smashing viciously into the Blood Lord's head…
BOOM…
The Blood Lord's skull deformed, but as a Nine-Revolution Body Cultivator, his head didn't explode.
He tumbled across the floor like a rag doll. Lan An didn't stop. He followed up with another Dragon Seizing Palm that pierced straight through the Blood Lord's body…
Ugh…
The Blood Lord felt his internal organs being crushed into countless pieces by some savage and supremely high-level force. The pain flooded his mind, and he lost consciousness. If not for his powerful Blood Clan true form, that single palm would have been enough to take his life…
However, not killing the Blood Lord was exactly Lan An's intention. Otherwise, he wouldn't have used the first palm from the Eighteen Dragon Slaughtering Palms…
The Warm Soul Lotus worked desperately to heal the cost of using Soul Lock, easing the pain in his soul.
"All the soul-nourishing results from this period have been ruined by Young Master!" Kim Nhi sighed, though she didn't blame him.
In the situation just now, using Soul Lock had indeed been necessary. Otherwise, the Blood Emperor and countless Blood Realm powerhouses would likely have already surrounded the pagoda…
"I absolutely won't use soul power again for a while!" Lan An nodded. He then turned his gaze toward Xue Di.
"Kill me!" Xue Di met his eyes. Without any fear, she raised her head, waiting for death…
For some reason, at this moment, she hoped Lan An would kill her. Because of her, the Blood Lord had met with disaster. She feared there would no longer be any place for her in the entire Blood Realm…
"I won't kill a woman who has already reached a dead end!" Lan An clearly guessed Xue Di's fate. With one palm strike, he knocked her unconscious. She wouldn't wake up for at least ten days to half a month.
Xue Di had meddled by reporting the Wild Beast Fist to the Blood Lord in order to harm him, but the result was that she brought disaster upon the Blood Lord. The consequences would likely drag not only her but her entire clan into the Blood Imperial Clan's wrath.
He only felt a slight sympathy for Xue Di's fate. People… must always bear the consequences of their own actions. If Xue Mie had truly been just a nobody from some remote corner of the Blood Realm, then everything Xue Di had done from beginning to end was harming an innocent person who had never wronged her, simply because he displeased her.
Lan An suddenly took out a translucent human-skin mask. The entire mask emitted a strange and mysterious power, as if it contained countless auras from across the world condensed into one.
Heavenly Face Mask — a peak True Grade treasure. It was one of the three items he had obtained from the Reputation Wheel in the Blood Realm. It had cost him four spins, one of which had landed on a blank.
Lan An placed the Heavenly Face Mask in front of the collapsed Blood Lord. In that instant, the mask flashed with light that swept across the Blood Lord's entire body from head to toe… and returned to normal in the blink of an eye.
Lan An grinned and put the Heavenly Face Mask on his own face…
In that moment, his entire body suddenly erupted with brilliant light. When the light faded… his face, figure, and aura had all perfectly transformed into the Blood Lord.
"Not bad!" Lan An smiled in satisfaction as he examined himself. Even he felt that he was now a genuine Blood Lord.
The Heavenly Face Mask could perfectly copy another person's appearance and aura for its wearer. Once worn… only an Immortal Emperor-level expert could see through the disguise.
The moment Lan An had seen it appear in the Reputation Wheel, he had been overjoyed, knowing it was exactly what he needed. He had spent Reputation Points until the fourth spin to obtain it, and he was quite pleased with the result.
"How should I deal with this guy?" Lan An frowned as he looked at the Blood Lord.
The reason he hadn't rushed to kill him was because people like the Blood Lord — sons of emperors — usually had life-linked treasures connected to their relatives. Killing the Blood Lord might immediately alert the Blood Imperial Clan…
Lan An had encountered this kind of situation far too many times since he began his journey…
And he currently didn't have any treasures capable of containing living beings. He had refreshed the Nine Lines of Fortune many times but never saw anything suitable for sale…
"Having no Spirit Realm Pearl with me is really troublesome!" Lan An cursed inwardly. He could only sit down and completely destroy the Blood Lord's outer appearance — peeling off his scalp, smashing his face, and beating his body until it swelled up like a ball of meat.
Only after making sure no one could recognize the Blood Lord did he grab the man by the collar. With a domineering yet cold expression, he calmly pushed open the door of the pagoda and walked out…
"Greetings, Great One!"
Seeing "the Blood Lord" walk out carrying a ball of deformed flesh, the Blood Guards standing watch outside immediately trembled in fear and hurriedly knelt, kowtowing.
It seemed Blood Lord Great One's temper was getting increasingly violent. He had actually tortured Xue Mie until he was barely alive and unrecognizable…
Lan An, in the role of the Blood Lord, didn't even glance at the Blood Guards. He walked out of the pagoda with an arrogant stride. Wherever he went… groups of Blood Guards knelt and bowed their heads in reverence, as if worshiping a god.
"The Heavenly Face Mask is truly a treasure!" Lan An's heart bloomed with joy. If he returned to Yuelong Star in the identity of the Blood Lord, wouldn't the entire Blood Clan currently invading Yuelong Star have to kneel before him?
The moment he left the pagoda, a sudden sense of unease rose in his heart, as if he had forgotten something…
"That's right… where is Xue Leng?"
Lan An's heart jolted. An intense feeling of unease surged through him. Without another word, he tore through space and shot toward the Star Guidance Hall…
"It's Blood Lord Great One. Why is he in such a hurry?" Several Blood Clan powerhouses who saw "the Blood Lord" ripping space apart felt puzzled.
But no matter how puzzled they were, they didn't dare voice any opinions about the Blood Lord's actions…
Lan An's heart burned with urgency. He had calculated every possibility… yet he had forgotten about Xue Leng, who had been standing guard outside the chamber.
Although the pagoda was an extreme-grade treasure of the Blood Clan, reinforced with many formation arrays, the battle between him and the Blood Lord hadn't created too much disturbance.
However, Xue Leng had been standing right outside on guard. He might have sensed something… or perhaps even witnessed something more serious…
Otherwise, why would Xue Leng dare to leave his post without the Blood Lord's order?
Sure enough, just as he feared — in front of the Star Guidance Hall, the moment Lan An tore through space and arrived, he saw Xue Leng along with a group of powerful Blood Imperial Clan experts hovering in the air. Among them were several extremely strong auras…
Lan An scanned the group carefully. His pupils suddenly contracted as they focused on a middle-aged man wearing a noble, blood-red imperial robe. His heart sank immediately, because this middle-aged man's aura was no weaker than that of You Mo, the guardian of the Immortal Tree…
The middle-aged man narrowed his small, slit-like eyes as he observed "the Blood Lord," then stared for a long time at the deformed ball of flesh in his hand. Finally, he fixed his gaze on "the Blood Lord" and spoke with imposing dignity:
"My son, transform into your Blood Clan True Form and let your Imperial Father take a look!"