A journey through the world of martial arts

Chapter 149 The Devil is One Step Ahead

Seeing that the Blood Soul was blocked by the "Myriad Spirits Blood Diagram", Elder Zheng calmed down a bit. He gave an order to Elder Zhao, who understood. Then Elder Zheng flew towards the Earth Node.

Halfway there, all the blood spirits that tried to stop Elder Zheng were cut down by golden light. Elder Zhao sheathed his beast-headed golden sword and looked around warily.

Just as Elder Zheng was about to approach the blood cocoon, a blood cloud suddenly appeared in the sky, sprinkling blood rain down onto the ground, instantly corroding it into small holes of varying depths. Seeing this, Elder Zheng dared not be careless and immediately raised a protective aura. The blood rain dripped onto it, making a hissing sound and emitting wisps of white smoke.

In no time, Elder Zheng's protective aura was almost completely corroded. Elder Zheng frowned and felt a chill in his heart. The speed at which the blood rain was corroding was too fast. If he had to keep maintaining the protective aura, his true energy would be greatly depleted before he even got close to the blood cocoon. If he encountered any unforeseen circumstances, he would be in dire straits.

Just as they were about to take action, the blood-red clouds in the sky seemed to be attracted by something. What was originally a single, concentrated mass now flowed like a hundred streams converging into the sea, with wisps of blood energy heading in one direction.

Elder Zheng looked closely and saw that it was Yin Zhong, who was currently using the "Blood Net Heavenly Instrument" to slowly suppress the blood clouds.

Seeing this, Elder Zheng no longer hesitated. With a flash of light, he landed about ten feet away from the blood cocoon. Looking at the huge blood cocoon floating in the air in front of him, Elder Zheng felt a surge of blood and qi, accompanied by a nauseating feeling.

With a wave of his hand, a sword light slashed upwards, but it didn't leave a trace. Upon seeing this, Elder Zheng immediately took out several Crimson Thunder Pearls and threw them into the deep pit below the Blood Cocoon. That was the location of the Earth Element Node. As long as this place was destroyed, the Blood Cocoon would not receive enough spiritual power and would inevitably fail to evolve completely.

"How could the blood cocoon remain completely still?"

Elder Zheng watched as the Crimson Thunder Pearl fell into the deep pit of the earth vein, but the Blood Cocoon remained unmoved, which gave him a bad feeling. Just then, a bright light suddenly shone from the pit, illuminating an area of ​​three zhang, but it quickly disappeared, and the expected explosion did not occur.

"not good"

Elder Zheng's expression changed, and he immediately strode forward. However, just as he approached the pit, a blood-red puppet suddenly emerged from within. It had three heads and six arms, a fierce face, and each held a weapon. What was even more alarming was that a smooth white stone was embedded in the center of its head.

Earth Vein Spiritual Essence

Before the puppet could make a move, Elder Zheng launched a strong attack, aiming directly at the earth vein's spiritual energy.

This earth vein's spiritual energy is the essence of a state's spiritual energy, but because the spiritual energy is deeply hidden, it is not easy to absorb. That's why the Blood God used the method of using evil to defeat good to slowly deplete it. When the spiritual energy shows a flaw, that's when it will absorb it.

What's even better is that, with the support of this earth vein spiritual energy, his blood puppet can reach an even higher level, and mutual destruction is exactly the result the Blood God desires.

The three golden beams struck the blood puppet one after the other, but only a few metallic clangs were heard before nothing else happened. Elder Zheng's expression remained unchanged. He raised his hand, and three crimson fire talismans swirled away, while he used his sword light to harass them.

The crimson flames swirled and soon stuck to the blood puppet's right leg. Upon seeing this, Elder Zheng gave a command, and a burst of red light suddenly shone from the blood puppet's right leg, followed by a shocking explosion. After the smoke and dust cleared, Elder Zheng was utterly astonished by what he saw before him.

The Blood Puppet was not injured by the Crimson Fire Talisman. Instead, its aura became even stronger, with strands of blood energy swirling around it. Upon seeing Elder Zheng, its eyes flashed red, and two beams of light shot directly at Elder Zheng. The latter hurriedly dodged and counterattacked from time to time, but the more he fought, the more alarmed he became.

"This thing has thick skin and flesh, and it's imbued with blood energy. With the support of the Earth Element Stone, the only way to deal with it now is to use that thing."

Thinking of this, Elder Zheng leaped and threw out several talismans, but the blood puppet had learned its lesson. Suddenly, one of its arms extended, and a blood-red eye opened in its palm, its light sweeping out, instantly turning the talismans into ashes.

After the talisman was removed, the light continued its momentum and rushed straight towards Elder Zheng. Upon seeing this, the latter's sword shone brightly, and a soft white light quickly condensed, like cotton wool. After the blood light rushed in, it slowly disappeared without a trace.

After blocking the blood puppet's killing move, Elder Zheng immediately took out a jet-black crystal bead, which was the "Clear Sound Heavenly Thunder" bestowed by Gu Xu. Seeing the blood puppet charge forward again, Elder Zheng activated his true energy, and the thunder bead slowly floated over. The blood puppet had already gained sentience, and its heart trembled as it saw the thunder bead flying over.

Just as the Blood Puppet was about to dodge, several rocks suddenly rose from the ground, clamping down on its legs. Although the Blood Puppet quickly broke free, the Thunder Pearl was already right in front of it. Elder Zheng saw the Thunder Pearl buzzing and trembling, knowing that it was about to explode. After transmitting his voice to Ning Dao and the others, he immediately retreated several miles.

The Blood God within the blood cocoon also sensed the danger. Upon closer inspection, he realized that this object must have been made by a master.

"Gu Xu, you did make your move after all. But do you think you can defeat me with just this little thunder pearl?"

Blood God's eyes turned slightly cold as he watched the lightning orb about to erupt. With a thought, a blood shadow clone invaded the blood puppet's body.

Once the clone entered the blood puppet, it made no defensive move but instead self-destructed without hesitation. The lightning pearl exploded first, followed by the blood puppet's self-destruction. In an instant, two bright lights, one clear and one red, collided with each other on the bone plain, with continuous explosions that could be heard even by Wang Hao and others far away in Jiushan City.

"The battle was so brutal."

Standing atop the city wall, Wang Hao gazed at the two brilliant lights rising in the distance, his heart heavy.

After the series of explosions, the area within a hundred miles of the Earth Node was instantly turned into a white expanse. The remaining turbid air blocked everyone's view. Ning Dao swept his sleeve, but he was unable to shake the turbid air. He was surprised.

The explosion just now also swept away most of the lingering blood spirits, thus allowing Ning Dao and the others to free themselves.

"This turbid energy, fused with blood energy, is no ordinary tangible substance, and its corrosive power surpasses even that of blood demonic energy."

Elder Sun slashed with his sword, and a wisp of turbid energy landed on the sword, constantly eroding the spiritual light. In just a few breaths, a thin layer of spiritual light on the sword was swallowed up.

With a flick of the sword, wisps of turbid air fell down, condensing and floating in the air.

"I wonder how the Earth Node is doing."

The attack just now truly shocked Ning Dao, and he was certain that it was not caused by the Crimson Thunder Pearl. He glanced at Elder Zheng without leaving a trace and immediately changed the subject.

"Although the Heavenly Thunderclap just now struck the Blood Puppet head-on, the Blood God handled it well. I'm afraid the Earthly Node won't be destroyed so easily. Everyone, we must be careful from now on."

Elder Zheng felt a persistent sense of oppression, guessing that the Blood God must not have been seriously injured.

Half an hour later, the turbid air gradually condensed into a ball, forming a huge dark red cloud with flashes of lightning and blood energy floating inside. It floated in front of everyone and looked very strange.

Seeing this, Ning Dao hesitated for a moment, then took out a blank talisman and handed it over. Before it even got close, the talisman automatically ignited, but the cloud remained completely still.

"Avoid this object and do not touch it."

Elder Zheng's expression was solemn. This thing was obviously created by the collision between the Clear Sound Heavenly Thunder and the Blood Puppet, but fortunately it had no spirituality.

Upon hearing this, Yin Zhong and the others nodded and carefully flew over. A moment later, they arrived at the Earth Node. Looking around, they saw that the place was still continuously supplying spiritual energy to the blood cocoon in the sky.

"Fellow Daoist Ning, proceed according to plan."

Ning Dao nodded and then summoned the "Blood Diagram of Ten Thousand Spirits". In a flash, a black hole appeared below the blood cocoon, blocking the transmission of spiritual energy. Although it blocked most of it, a small part was still not completely blocked.

However, this was enough for Elder Zheng and the others. Elder Zheng gave an order to Elder Sun and Elder Zhao, and the two of them flew to the two sides of the deep pit respectively. At the same time, they formed hand seals. A Tai Chi pattern appeared in the air and covered the pit. The light locked the deep pit, but under the impact of the earth vein's spiritual energy, the Tai Chi pattern was slightly unstable.

"Master Yin, please use the Blood Net Celestial Instrument to absorb the blood energy around the pit. Half a quarter of an hour will suffice."

Upon hearing this, Yin Zhong replied solemnly, "I understand, Elder Zheng, I beg you."

After speaking, he moved and landed to the side, summoning the "Blood Luo Heavenly Instrument". The blood energy that was eroding the earth's veins outside the Taiji pattern was constantly pulled in. Because this blood energy was contaminated with the spiritual power of the earth's veins, its momentum was extremely strong, which forced Yin Zhong to deal with it with all his might, resulting in a stalemate for a moment.

As everyone else made their move, Elder Zheng had already taken out another "Clear Thunder Heavenly Sound." Elder Sun and Elder Zhao had given it to him, originally intending for the three of them to attack together, but given the unforeseen circumstances, they couldn't proceed as planned. With a surge of true energy, the "Clear Thunder Heavenly Sound" fell into the deep pit once more, along with several Crimson Thunder Pearls. While their power was less than the former, it was better than nothing. Elder Zheng watched the Blood Cocoon in the sky with heightened vigilance. If the Blood Cocoon didn't retaliate after this attack, it would surely succeed.

Just as the lightning bead fell into the deep pit, the blood cocoon suddenly trembled, and the blood energy surrounding it condensed into ten blood shadows. Five of these blood shadows attacked Elder Zheng and the others, while the remaining blood shadows rushed towards the deep pit. Between the blood shadows, a layer of continuous blood curtain was formed to block the lightning bead from falling. When the crimson lightning bead touched the blood curtain, it exploded with a bang, but it failed to shatter the blood curtain. Instead, it made the blood curtain even thicker.

Elder Zheng looked at the approaching blood shadows expressionlessly. With a flash of sword light, he had already spun the blood shadows into a sword circle, making it impossible for them to escape for the time being. Just as he was about to break through the blood curtain in the deep pit, a commotion suddenly came from afar.

Ning Dao manipulated the treasure map to isolate the earth's spiritual energy from the blood cocoon, and mobilized most of his true energy. Now, with the blood shadow attacking him, he unconsciously loosened his grip a little. Meanwhile, the blood cocoon took this opportunity to forcefully break through the blockade and devour the earth's spiritual energy.

This action also caused Elders Sun and Zhao to lose their balance, the Tai Chi pattern that sealed the earth's veins became somewhat distorted, and the blood energy around the deep pit suddenly surged. The powerful impact caused Yin Zhong's internal energy to stagnate, and sweat poured down his forehead.

Upon seeing this, Elder Zheng's heart sank. He quickly calmed down, stared directly at the blood-red curtain in the deep pit, and slashed with his palm. Several light blades pierced through the air, opening a passage for the Thunder Pearl.

The blood curtain was first struck by the Crimson Lightning Pearl, then by the light blade, and its blood energy was immediately reduced by several parts. As the light blades above slashed down one after another, a gap was finally torn open, and the "Clear Sound Heavenly Thunder" took the opportunity to fall into it. Elder Zheng reached out and threw the last heavenly thunder into it.

After doing this, Elder Zheng transmitted his voice to everyone. Immediately, a shocking explosion came from the deep pit. Before one wave subsided, another explosion occurred. The combined force of the two explosions made it seem as if two suns appeared in the deep pit, illuminating the remains in perfect detail.

In addition, clear and melodious sounds echoed in all directions, and the remaining blood essence was powerless to resist, instantly vanishing into nothingness.

Smoke and dust filled the air, and shockwaves soared into the sky. Elder Zheng focused his eyes and looked at the Earth Element Node, which had been razed to the ground. He felt a sense of relief. As long as the Earth Element was destroyed, their mission would be complete.

Facing the raging, fierce air currents, Ning Dao and the others gathered around Elder Zheng. Looking at the scene before them, everyone was overjoyed.

Even if we can't eliminate the Blood God, destroying its source of spiritual power would be a great achievement.

"Indeed, fortunately Elder Zheng still possesses such a powerful treasure. In my humble opinion, the Earthly Realm must have already been destroyed."

Ning Dao had witnessed the power of Qing Lei Tianyin before, so this statement is quite accurate.

Just as everyone was discussing, a series of exclamations came from below. Elder Sun looked closely and saw that the people who had been blocking the sea of ​​blood had arrived.

"Their arrival was timely; breaking the Earthly Element Node will surely severely injure the Blood God."

Ning Dao looked at the blood cocoon that was gradually emerging in the sky. Originally, it was full of blood light and brilliance, but now it was dim and without light. It was a good opportunity to eliminate the demon in one fell swoop.

"Fellow Daoist Zheng, the Earthly Origin has been broken. Before the Blood God's seal is broken, it's time to seal this Blood Cocoon."

"Fellow Daoist is quite right. I did not expect the destruction of the Earthly Realm to be so successful."

Elder Zheng nodded to Ning Dao, who landed on the ground and discussed things with Yin Zhong for a while. The surviving soldiers and martial artists had already taken their positions according to their positions, each holding a small flag.

Within the blood cocoon, the Blood God remained with its eyes closed. The loss of the earth's spiritual energy had caused it considerable damage, but this suited its wishes. The earth's spiritual energy had already been absorbed into its body, so the lost spiritual energy was no longer a problem. The next move was its crucial one.

"Fellow Daoist, are you confident in the Heaven-Locking and Yuan-Sealing Formation?" Elder Zheng asked Ning Dao, looking at the arranged formation.

"I'm not 100% sure, but I'm about 80%. As long as we keep the Blood God under control, once the formation is complete, the Blood God will be unable to do anything evil again."

Ning Dao was very confident in the array he had set up. Their Supreme Dao had a long history of researching the Dao of Blood Qi, and this Star-Locking and Yuan-Sealing Array was a superior array, specifically designed to lock Qi and transform it into blood. It was most suitable for dealing with Blood Gods, which were things that were about to be born.

He hadn't originally expected to achieve victory in one battle, but things went so smoothly that he decided to do everything perfectly.

The surviving hundred-plus people were more than capable of setting up the formation. They glanced at the blood cocoon in the sky and said to Elder Zheng, "Fellow Daoist Zheng, if this blood cocoon shows any unusual activity, we would appreciate it if you could suppress it for a moment."

"Fellow Daoist Ning, please rest assured."

Ning Dao nodded upon hearing this, took his place in the main position of the formation, stepped out in a special way, pointed his fingers to the Seven Stars, and chanted the incantation. Suddenly, a point of starlight appeared in various places of the formation, echoing the stars in the sky. The source of the light was those tiny flags. At this moment, under Ning Dao's control, more than a hundred precious flags floated in the air.

Those in positions had been instructed beforehand not to move, so they held their breath and waited. As the stars twinkled in the sky, a circle of light on the ground suddenly expanded, and more than a hundred beams of light shot into the sky, forming a cage that surrounded the blood cocoon floating in the air.

At the same time, streaks of starlight flashed, and talismans rose into the pillar of light, continuously pulling the blood cocoon downwards. Elder Zheng and the others all held weapons in their hands, fearing that the blood cocoon might make any unusual movements. However, when the dust settled, the blood cocoon remained still.

'Something is not right'

Old Master Zheng Zhang had already realized that something had changed. No matter how injured the Blood God was, could he have lost even the slightest strength to resist? Obviously not. The only possibility was that the Blood God was hiding some purpose behind the scenes.

Seeing the soldiers and martial artists below who remained unmoved, Elder Zheng's expression changed drastically. Just as he was about to issue a warning, the blood cocoon suddenly trembled, and the starlight cage was severely damaged, swaying left and right, with the starlight dimming in several places.

"Fellow Daoist Ning, quickly withdraw the formation!"

Elder Zheng shouted loudly as he unleashed several sword beams at Blood Cocoon, but Blood Cocoon ignored them, its body glowing with a faint blood-red light, causing the incoming sword beams to dissolve.

Ning Daoben was completing the sealing formation, but upon hearing Elder Zheng's voice, he was startled. Looking down, he was filled with rage. The soldiers and martial artists guarding the formation were enveloped in clusters of blood energy, with the blood lines extending deep into the blood cocoons.

Now that things had come to this, he knew he had fallen into the Blood God's trap. The Blood God had used the blood and energy of living beings to break through the final barrier, and he had unintentionally helped it.

"evil creature"

Ning Dao shouted, but dared not withdraw the formation casually. If he let go, those soldiers and martial artists who had a glimmer of hope would surely die. He could not move lightly now either, or the formation would be destroyed and people would die if he was not careful.

"Fellow Daoist Zheng, this formation cannot be dismantled, otherwise none of those in the formation will be able to escape. The only way now is to break through the blood cocoon as soon as possible and let the Blood God out ahead of schedule, otherwise all our efforts will be in vain."

Upon hearing Ning Dao's telepathic message, Elder Zheng's expression changed repeatedly. The situation was now even more perilous than before. Ning Dao was unable to make a move, and his side had lost a major asset. The Clear Thunder Heavenly Sound had also been exhausted. It seemed like they were at their wits' end.

Elder Zheng, take care.

Elder Sun looked at Elder Zheng, whose face was solemn, flew forward, bowed respectfully to him, and then flew towards the blood cocoon. His figure became faster and faster, and a ball of light behind him grew brighter and brighter, like a blazing sun, as he swooped down without hesitation.

Elder Sun

Upon seeing this, Elder Zheng and Elder Zhao exclaimed in shock, their faces filled with sorrow. This was Elder Sun's last move, using all his strength, just to buy them some time.

The ball of light that Elder Sun transformed into crashed into the blood cocoon without hesitation. Under the force of this gravity, the blood cocoon immediately cracked open. The Blood God, who was absorbing blood energy with all his might, was also awakened. Looking at the situation outside, he snorted coldly and casually flicked his hand, and the crack quickly closed up.

Just then, the "Blood Luo Heavenly Instrument" suddenly appeared in the crevice, entangled with the blood energy. Yin Zhong's expression turned serious, and he used the Dragon God Technique again. A dragon-shaped energy collided with the crevice, expanding it even further.

"Damn"

The Blood God sensed that the time had come. Ignoring Yin Zhong and the others, he increased the suction force on the ground. With a gentle movement, a vast amount of blood energy was transmitted up from below, and the soldiers and martial artists on the battle positions instantly turned into withered bones.

(End of this chapter)