In the eyes of many, it was perfectly normal for the ruler of an entire realm — a supreme existence like the Blood Emperor — to possess countless beautiful concubines. The number of women the Blood Emperor had was simply uncountable, and no one had the time or interest to keep track…
However, women were not mindless puppets. Before they became the Blood Emperor's concubines, each of them had lived their own lives and had their own pasts. By the time they entered his harem… almost no one remembered those anymore.
When he was still a young genius of the Blood Imperial Clan, Xue Lie once had a secret crush. She was his childhood sweetheart. The two had grown up together… She was a female genius from a side branch of the Blood Imperial Clan, with a beauty capable of toppling kingdoms and cities. Xue Lie loved her more than his own life. He swore to cultivate diligently and strive with all his might so that he would one day be worthy of her — so that he could openly and honorably take her as his wife…
But everything turned to despair the day she caught the Blood Emperor's eye and was taken as one of his concubines. At that moment, Xue Lie's world nearly collapsed, shattering into countless pieces…
Yet the number of concubines beside the Blood Emperor was truly too many. Even if he favored ten women every day, he still wouldn't be able to go through them all in a year…
Xue Lie's childhood sweetheart became just another flower in the Blood Emperor's vast collection of beauties. Because he still loved her, Xue Lie cultivated like a madman and desperately expressed his loyalty to enter the Blood Emperor's sight. He continued until he became one of the Blood Kings the Blood Emperor trusted and valued the most…
What was destined to happen eventually did. By staying close to the Blood Emperor, Xue Lie naturally had opportunities to meet his former lover again. The feelings the two had suppressed for many years finally erupted, and they secretly began an affair behind the Blood Emperor's back. At that time, the Blood Emperor was busy with countless affairs of state and often in secluded cultivation, so he never noticed that he had grown a pair of green hats…
Of course, such passionate secret rendezvous would eventually leave consequences. When that concubine became pregnant, no one knew whether the child in her belly belonged to the Blood Emperor or to Xue Lie…
When the child was born, the Blood Imperial Clan's bloodline was exceptionally thick… The Blood Emperor believed without a doubt that it was his own and grandly bestowed upon the boy the title of Second Prince — the very same young man who had suggested sending two Blood Kings to monitor Lan An.
Xue Lie was also very confident that the Second Prince was his son. Although he didn't dare to publicly confirm or verify it, his intuition told him it was true. He and the imperial concubine had been intimate countless times, while the Blood Emperor only favored her occasionally… The probability that the Second Prince was his child was far higher…
Xue Lie regarded the Second Prince as his own son and secretly supported and helped him climb higher among the geniuses of the Blood Imperial Clan. However, in the end, he still fell far short of the terrifying Blood Lord. That was why, when he saw this once-in-a-millennium opportunity, Xue Lie was willing to sacrifice himself to eliminate his son's greatest rival. At any cost, he had to kill the Blood Lord…
Once the Blood Lord was dead, the Second Prince would naturally become the greatest genius of the Blood Realm. His status would replace the Blood Lord's, giving him a very high chance of inheriting the position of Blood Emperor when the current Blood Emperor successfully ascended to the Immortal Realm…
"As a father, I owe Yang'er far too much in this life. Even if I must sacrifice my own life, I have to eliminate the greatest obstacle in his path!" A mad glint flashed in Xue Lie's eyes, filled with absolute determination.
The "Yang'er" in Xue Lie's mouth was his way of addressing the Second Prince, because the Second Prince's name was Xue Yang…
"Xue Lie, have you gone mad? If this matter gets back to the Blood Realm, your entire clan within the Blood Imperial Clan will be exterminated!" Xue Lian was terrified to the extreme. He couldn't understand why his old friend had suddenly lost his mind.
The friendship between the Blood Kings beside the Blood Emperor was extremely deep. Everyone in the Blood Realm knew of Xue Lie's loyalty to the Blood Emperor. Why would he suddenly commit such an act of betrayal? How could he know that it wasn't that Xue Lie's loyalty was great, but rather that this man's acting skills were simply too terrifying…
"Old Sixth, as long as we all die here… no one will ever know that this old man was the one who caused it. I'm sorry!" Xue Lie's eyes turned blood-red as he roared. For the sake of his son's future, he was willing to sacrifice even the life of an old friend.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Everything sounded long, but it all happened in just a few breaths. Xue Lie's Blood Slaughter Corpse Puppet charged toward Lan An and exploded with a deafening blast.
It self-detonated!
Lan An's expression turned extremely ugly. He never dreamed that there would be a traitor beside the Blood Emperor, and he certainly never imagined that this bastard would drag him into it…
"Protect the Blood Lord!"
This was the only thought in Lan An's mind at that moment. One Blood Slaughter Corpse Puppet could already cause problems for the Transcending Star Blood Formation, but if the Blood Emperor's peak-grade Blood Pearl exploded, he truly didn't dare imagine what would happen…
"Hong'er!"
Lan An's mind moved…
"Daddy, you want me to protect him?" The Lạc Hồng Kiếm that Lan An carried on his back flashed and transformed into the delicate and jade-like little girl, Little Hong'er. She understood Lan An's thoughts perfectly and hurriedly reached out with her soft, sprout-like hands to firmly grasp the Blood Lord…
"Hold him tightly behind Daddy!" Lan An said urgently. The True Dragon Battle Form covered his body once again, with an additional layer of Copper Skin Iron Bones as backup. He took a deep breath, stretched out both arms covered in dragon scales, and deployed the True Dragon Claw to meet the entire explosion from the Blood Slaughter Corpse Puppet head-on…
Puff…
This Blood Slaughter Corpse Puppet had reached the Tenth Revolution Body Cultivation realm. The energy contained within it far surpassed ordinary levels. It caused the dragon scales on both of Lan An's arms to shatter layer after layer. Since he had taken the full force of the explosion, he didn't feel good either. His blood boiled, and blood seeped from the corner of his mouth…
"Fuck your mother, Xue Lie!"
"Betraying the Blood Imperial Clan, betraying Blood Emperor Great One — you won't die a peaceful death!"
The shockwave from the collision made the Transcending Star Blood Formation tremble violently. The Blood Clan members currently being transmitted inside cursed loudly in terror…
Although Xue Lian hated that he couldn't beat Xue Lie to death, the current situation was inside the void — an extremely sensitive environment… He didn't dare act recklessly. His heart was filled with extreme grievance…
Xue Lie paid no attention to the crowd. Instead, he stared at Lan An with an extremely grave expression and muttered:
"This guy is truly terrifying!"
Seeing that Lan An had actually blocked the explosion head-on, Xue Lie's heart sank. His expression turned extremely ugly. He hadn't expected that sacrificing one Blood Slaughter Corpse Puppet would yield such poor results…
The defense provided by the True Dragon Battle Form was not something a Tenth-Revolution Corpse Puppet could destroy. However, Lan An felt no joy at all. He looked at the frenzied Xue Lie and roared:
"Xue Lie, although I don't know why you want to kill the Blood Lord, we share the same goal. I will help you. There's no need to sacrifice your life so foolishly!"
"Haha!" Xue Lie laughed coldly. Obviously, he didn't believe a word Lan An said. He thought the young man was only trying to buy time. Without another word, he controlled his own Blood Pearl and viciously smashed it toward Lan An…
"Fuck your mother!" Lan An cursed loudly. He didn't dare meet it head-on, fearing the collision would damage the Transcending Star Blood Formation even further.
ROOOAR…
OM…
The Earth Bear and Wood Turtle were summoned. The Earth Bear proudly stepped forward and used its massive body to completely embrace the Blood Pearl…
Meanwhile, Little Hong'er was extremely clever. Without needing Lan An's command, she had already dragged the dying Blood Lord into the shell of the Wood Turtle…
BOOM…
Under the strike of the Blood Pearl, half of the Earth Bear's body was smashed into pulp. The Earth Spirit Cauldron spun frantically to restore it, continuing to block the Blood Pearl…
"Hmph, all futile!" Xue Lie laughed coldly and shouted:
"Blood River Descent!"
His hands rapidly formed seals. The Blood Pearl turned into liquid as endless blood essence spread out, forming a river of blood in the air that carried raging power as it pressed downward…
ROOOAR…
This was a wide-area technique. Even if the Earth Bear wanted to block it, it couldn't stop everything. It let out an angry roar, then helplessly dissipated…
Facing the wide-ranging attack from a Half-Immortal expert, countless spiderweb-like cracks appeared across the Transcending Star Blood Formation, driving the Blood Envoys and Blood Generals being transmitted nearly insane…
"Fuck his mother, this bastard! This old man will fight you to the death!"
Under normal circumstances, Blood Envoys would respectfully address a Blood King as "Great One." But today, Xue Lie had become the common enemy of these Blood Envoys — and even the Blood Generals…
The entire group erupted with attacks against Xue Lie, causing even more damage to the already fragile Transcending Star Blood Formation…
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The Blood River Descent controlled by Xue Lie pressed down brutally, crushing a group of Blood Envoys and Blood Generals into pulp and merging them into the river of blood…
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
A section at the rear of the Transcending Star Blood Formation finally couldn't hold on any longer and completely shattered, disappearing into the void. This meant that from this point onward… there was no longer any way back to the Blood Realm.
"You bunch of bastards!" Lan An cursed furiously. Weren't they just hastening their own deaths?
"I don't care about you anymore!" Even he was forced to use vulgar language. He retrieved the Five Dragon War Chariot, pulled Little Hong'er and the Blood Lord onto it, and madly charged forward. The section of the Transcending Star Blood Formation leading to Yuelong Star could still hold for a little longer…
Clearly, since fighting wasn't possible, Lan An decided to seize the moment before the spatial tunnel completely collapsed and escape to Yuelong Star first…
Inside the spatial tunnel, the five Dragon Skeletons of the Five Dragon War Chariot pulled frantically. Wherever it passed, the void began to shatter…
"Running away at the last moment? How does it feel to fail when success was so close? Die for this old man!" Xue Lie's face was filled with rage. He had already accepted sacrificing his life — how could he allow Lan An to escape with the Blood Lord?
"Burn Essence Blood!"
In the horrified eyes of the Blood Clan members, Xue Lie's body suddenly blazed with heat. The endless blood essence in his body burned frantically to provide him with power. Using the most terrifying speed possible… he chased madly after the Blood Lord…
"This old bastard has gone all out. He's even willing to use Burning Essence Blood!" Xue Lian's face was deathly pale…
Burning Essence Blood was an extremely insane act for members of the Blood Clan. It burned their pure Blood Clan bloodline to convert it into power. This technique could raise a Blood Clan member's strength to an entirely new level, but after the Essence Blood was completely burned, the lightest consequence was becoming a cripple, while the heaviest was complete death… with no possibility of recovery.
Xue Lie had made up his mind to risk everything. His Essence Blood burned fiercely. During the process, the amount of Blood Spiritual Power in his body was even converted into Immortal Power. Xue Lie's cultivation touched the threshold of the True Immortal realm…
"Accept your fate!" Xue Lie laughed wildly. At this moment, his speed had already surpassed that of the Five Dragon War Chariot…
"I'll kill you first!" Lan An ground his teeth in hatred. He leaped off the war chariot. A ball of energy condensed viciously, spinning between his palms…
At this point, Lan An knew that if he didn't risk everything to deal with Xue Lie, the man would continue clinging to him like a starving ghost…
Emperor Flame, Tribulation Lightning, Nirvana Spiritual Water, True Earth, Devouring Heaven Wood, and Frenzied Killing Star Metal tyrannically gathered between his palms. The void trembled violently…
Lan An lowered his center of gravity, brought both hands together behind him, and pushed forward with full force:
"Combined Spirit Palm!"
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The void vanished. A destructive beam of light containing six fused attributes blasted forward with tyrannical power, its target — Xue Lie…
"How can he be this strong?!" Xue Lie shuddered. Even Xue Lian, who was struggling to chase behind, fell into shock.
The Combined Spirit Palm didn't give them time to think. It shot forward. Half of the Transcending Star Blood Formation's spatial tunnel turned into nothingness, leaving only a short remaining section supported by countless blood essence — the path leading to the exit on Yuelong Star…
Both Xue Lie and Xue Lian became targets of the Combined Spirit Palm. The two fully unleashed their Blood Clan True Forms, then spat out their Blood Pearls and fused them together, drawing in the blood essence of the dead Blood Envoys and Blood Generals to block the Combined Spirit Palm…
BOOM…
A heaven-shaking collision occurred inside the void. Darkness and chaos made it impossible to see the full scene. All that remained was the six-attribute Spiritual Power frantically devouring endless blood, eventually completely overwhelming it.
Puff…
Lan An was blasted backward by the residual shockwave, spitting blood. Little Hong'er hurriedly set the dying Blood Lord down on the war chariot, her small body leaping up to catch her father and gently lowering him onto the chariot…
Clack clack clack clack…
The Five Dragon War Chariot continued its desperate race against time as the Transcending Star Blood Formation rapidly collapsed before the final exit…
Lan An panted as he looked ahead, hoping that Xue Lie and Xue Lian had both turned to dust…
Unfortunately, it was only wishful thinking… As the explosion gradually dissipated, two figures whose faces were no longer recognizable appeared. Their skin and flesh were dried and shriveled, looking extremely hideous…
"Not good!" Lan An's expression changed drastically because he saw that Xue Lie's eyes were filled with nothing but madness and killing intent as he chased after them at the fastest speed possible…
Xue Lie's body rapidly swelled. Along with his frenzied laughter…
"This old man refuses to accept it! I don't believe you can still block my self-detonation!"
"Mad… he's gone completely mad!" Xue Lian roared frantically from behind. He had been pushed too far away by the Combined Spirit Palm. Once the short remaining section of the Transcending Star Blood Formation collapsed, it would mean he would be lost in the endless void for the rest of his life…
"Fuck! Let's go all out!" Lan An saw that the exit of the Transcending Star Blood Formation was already right in front of him. With one hand he grabbed the Blood Lord, with the other he retrieved Lạc Hồng Kiếm. The Five Dragon War Chariot was stored back into his storage ring. The Heavenly Face Mask activated rapidly, changing his appearance into that of Xue Leng…
"Haha, failing at the last step feels good, doesn't it? Die for this old man!" Xue Lie had also caught up. His body swelled like a balloon full of air…
A mad glint flashed in Lan An's eyes. Along with Kim Nhi's terrified scream: "You can't! If you forcefully use soul power again this time, Young Master's soul will suffer severe damage!"
"There's no other choice!" Lan An roared frantically:
"Soul Lock!"
In the final moment, Lan An risked his life and endured the heaven-piercing pain from his soul. Ignoring the fact that his soul was still injured, he executed the soul technique once more…
Endless soul power surged into Xue Lie's mind…
"This old man is not willing — AAAAAAAA!"
Xue Lie's body froze for a brief, eerie moment. The speed of his self-detonation slowed down in a bizarre way. With an expression of disbelief, he watched as Lan An and the others seized the chance to escape from the void…
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
In that final short moment, the body of Xue Lie — a lofty Blood King who had stood at the peak for a lifetime, a Half-Immortal expert — officially exploded…
The entire space completely vanished…
The Transcending Star Blood Formation had officially been destroyed…