A journey through the world of martial arts

Chapter 150 Sword Qi and Lightning
Using Ning Dao's "Star-Locking and Yuan-Sealing Array," the Blood God reversed Yin and Yang, overturned the universe, and used the technique of reversing the flow of energy to devour most of the soldiers and martial artists in the array, pouring all of their immense blood energy into the blood cocoon.

The blood cocoon, which had been severely damaged, was rapidly healing at a speed visible to the naked eye. Its dark red light flickered intermittently. After a few more breaths, the gap that Elder Sun had opened at the cost of his life continued to shrink. Elder Zheng's expression changed upon seeing this. He reached out and drew a sword light as fast as lightning, which rushed to the gap. The endless sword light wove into a cloud of cotton wool, temporarily sealing the gap.

However, the blood cocoon mobilized its blood energy to relentlessly erode the sword light cloud net. Judging from the speed of the erosion, it could only last for a few breaths at most.

Ning Dao, who was sitting in the main position below, had a gloomy expression after sensing the change in the formation. His plan had backfired and he had fallen into the Blood God's trap. This time, he had suffered heavy losses, with only a dozen or so of his more than one hundred people still putting up a fight.

"No, this can't go on."

Ning Dao hardened his heart and, disregarding the damage to his foundation, immediately stopped the formation from operating. He couldn't stop the formation at first because he couldn't withstand the backlash from it. Now that there were only a dozen people guarding the formation, the backlash was much weaker, which gave Ning Dao a chance.

"Heaven and earth transform, the universe is boundless, yin and yang subtly change, celestial stars shift their positions, by decree..."

As the incantation was recited, a dazzling ray of light emanated from Ning Dao's body. The light, like clouds, swirled and condensed, alternating with the twinkling stars in the sky. The light emitted more than a dozen rays, binding the survivors on the array one by one. With a command, everyone felt their bodies loosen, their vision went black, and they knew nothing more.

Just as everyone was moved out of the formation, Ning Dao's face turned pale, and he knelt on the ground. The rosy light above his head shattered like glass. This forced interruption of the formation's operation not only cost Ning Dao fifty years of cultivation, but also damaged his foundation considerably. If he doesn't encounter any extraordinary events in the future, his cultivation process will come to an end here.

The moment the magic array was interrupted, the Blood God in the blood cocoon also noticed it. It didn't care about the blood energy of more than ten people, but mainly absorbed the blood energy of Ning Dao and Elder Zheng, who had profound cultivation.

Seeing that Ning Dao was exhausted, the Blood God would not let this opportunity pass. Several blood shadows separated from the blood cocoon and rushed straight towards Ning Dao. At this moment, the latter had no power to resist and could only watch helplessly as the blood spirit continued to approach.

Just as the Blood Soul approached Ning Dao, a sudden beam of light shattered one of the Blood Souls. The remaining Blood Souls ignored it and continued to attack. A burst of flames and a beastly shadow blocked both Blood Souls. Wei Feng, Meng Yu, and Wang Xiao used their magical artifacts to fight the Blood Souls, but they were also entangled in the battle.

Fortunately, He Fang and Zhou Chen had already sensed it. The two of them flanked Ning Dao, protecting him in the middle. The four Blood Souls danced and roared, shooting out thick blood arrows. Although the protective light shield was temporarily unaffected, it was constantly thinning under the power of the Blood Fiend. In another half a moment, it would reveal an opening, at which point, they would have no choice but to fight head-on.

While Blood Soul attacked Ning Dao, Elder Zheng, Elder Zhao, and Yin Zhong in the sky had already found an opportunity. Yin Zhong used Dragon God Technique to hold up the gap, while Elder Zheng and Elder Zhao rushed into the Blood Cocoon one after the other.

"Your cultivation is not bad to have reached this point, but ultimately you will still become my resources."

The Blood God chuckled sinisterly, his already ferocious face becoming even more hideous. With a screech, a monstrous wave of blood suddenly surged from within him, one wave after another, rushing towards Elder Zheng and his companion.

Seeing this, Elder Zheng's expression turned solemn. He flicked his hand, and three Crimson Lightning Pearls exploded, shattering the first three layers of blood waves. However, the blood waves behind them continued to surge forward relentlessly.

"This wave of blood has a very strong corrosive power; Elder Zhao, please be careful."

After giving his instructions, Elder Zheng raised his sleeve, and a series of miniature bronze pillars appeared before him. These bronze pillars were magical artifacts he had previously crafted, named "Stabilizing Pillars of a Thousand Machines," which had the wondrous function of suppressing all forms and protecting oneself.

More than a hundred of these items were made. Although many were lost before, the remaining ones can still be of some use.

Elder Zheng suddenly activated his true energy, causing the bronze pillars to grow larger, towering like mountains, unmoving, and emitting a faint blue light. They formed a ring in the sea of ​​blood, with Elder Zheng and Elder Zheng standing on one of the bronze pillars. The blood waves rushed towards them, but were blocked by an invisible light shield.

"This bronze pillar won't last much longer, Elder Zhao, protect me!"

Upon hearing this, Elder Zhao immediately nodded solemnly, his golden beast-head saber already hovering above his head, golden blades of light poised to strike. Elder Zheng, looking at the motionless Blood God in the distance, remained calm, his hands forming a seal, beams of light emanating from his body. With this assistance, the copper pillar's light shield expanded several inches, pushing away the blood waves, and at the same time, a passage appeared before Elder Zheng.

Seeing the passage appear, Elder Zheng no longer hesitated. He immediately flicked his wrist, and dozens of thunder beads were strung together and rushed towards the Blood God. The Blood God, however, was indifferent to this and waved his hand slightly, releasing several beams of blood light to continue refining the earth element and blood energy.

The Thunder Pearl was struck by the blood-red light halfway through its journey, and before it could explode, it vanished into nothingness. Although Elder Zheng had expected this, his heart still sank, for the aura of the Blood God was growing stronger and stronger.

"What Elder Sun and Elder Zhang can do, I can do too."

Thinking of this, Elder Zheng's aura surged, and Elder Zhao, who was protecting him, changed his expression drastically. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn't say anything and stared coldly into the distance.

Just as Elder Zheng's aura reached its peak, the copper pillar light shield suddenly twisted. After half a breath, the light shield shattered like a bubble, and the copper pillars were quickly eroded by the blood waves, becoming mottled and turning into a pile of scrap iron that sank into the sea of ​​blood.

"It is truly laughable that ants dare to challenge my authority."

With a burst of wild laughter and a fierce palm wind, Elder Zheng was struck by the palm and fell into the sea of ​​blood. At that moment, Elder Zhao moved and his golden light blade cut through the palm wind, catching Elder Zheng and standing on a bronze pillar that was not yet completely corroded.

Seeing Elder Zheng unconscious and weak, and the cold gaze of the Blood God in the distance, Elder Zhao knew that things had failed. He immediately understood, gripped the golden knife in his hand, shouted loudly, and mobilized all his true energy. A huge blade of light that could cleave the sky and split the earth slashed down towards the Blood God. The air waves rolled, and even the blood waves below were pushed aside.

"Sculpture Skills"

Blood God watched Elder Zhao's all-out attack, snorted coldly, and without moving, a cloud of blood blocked his way. The sword light collided with the blood cloud, and they clashed. In just three breaths, the sword light lost its momentum and was gradually defeated by the blood cloud. The momentum did not diminish and swept towards the two of them.

Elder Zhao's face was pale. He gathered all his remaining strength and erected a protective barrier. The blood cloud pressed down, and the barrier twisted and distorted. After a few breaths, a soft sound was heard, and the barrier broke. The blood cloud rushed in even more recklessly.

Just as the blood cloud was about to engulf the two, a dragon-shaped aura suddenly shot out, engulfing them and forcefully breaking through the blood cloud. After a few twists and turns, it broke free of the trap and arrived outside the blood cocoon.

"The time has come; you will ultimately be powerless against me."

It was now the hour of Hai (9-11 PM), the time when Yin begins to emerge from Yang. The Earth Origin Stone's Yang energy was at its weakest. Coupled with the severe damage it had suffered earlier, it could no longer resist the Blood God's devouring. In just a quarter of an hour, the smooth and white Earth Origin Stone was withered and rotten, crushed by the Blood God. Its aura continued to grow, and soon an astonishing power spread out.

Waves of power spilled out, and those who had no time to react were immediately engulfed and shattered by the power. In less than half a moment, the power had already swept across the entire Xiyuan Prefecture. The spiritual essence of the earth veins was taken away, and Xiyuan Prefecture could not withstand this power. It immediately sank, leaving only a small part in the middle, which became an isolated island.

"Fellow Daoist Zheng, Fellow Daoist Zhao"

Ning Dao was shocked to see Yin Zhong helping the two of them over.

"The mission has failed, Chief Ning, evacuate quickly." Yin Zhong looked at the drastically changed terrain and said in a deep voice. Upon hearing this, Ning Dao immediately ordered Wei Feng to lead Elder Zheng and the other two away. However, just as they were about to leave, they suddenly heard bursts of wild laughter.

Yin Zhong turned around and saw a blood-red ball of light rising above the isolated island, shining brightly alongside the blood moon, as if they were twins. Then he saw the ball of light split open and a red figure fly out from it.

Just after his entire body was exposed, the blood cocoon burst open, turning into a dense cloud of blood mist that poured into the red shadow. After a short while, it disappeared without a trace, and the night sky suddenly turned deep red, as if fire hung in the sky, a crimson expanse that was eerie to behold.

Yin Zhong and Ning Dao looked extremely grim upon hearing the news of "The Blood God's Birth." They had expended so much effort, only to fail in the end and suffer heavy losses.

The Blood God stood in the sky, carefully sensing this world. Many blood delicacies were waiting for him to taste, but he still had some loose ends to deal with.

Looking down at the dozen or so figures, Blood God pointed his finger, and a blood net descended upon them, intending to capture them all. Upon seeing this, Wei Feng's electric shuttle spun rapidly, transforming into dozens of flying rays that kept crashing into the blood net. However, all the flying rays that touched the blood net dimmed, and even the shuttle itself lost all its spiritual light, covered with a thick layer of blood energy.

Seeing this, Yin Zhong was about to forcefully use the Dragon God Technique, but as soon as he circulated his energy, he realized that something was wrong with his body. There was a trace of blood evil power hidden in his dantian, which was constantly consuming his true essence.

"Rushing about recklessly within my blood domain, Yin Zhong, you've certainly shown your audacity. The feeling of being corroded by this bloodthirst must be unpleasant."

The Blood God leisurely watched the half of the ants below barely clinging to life. After toying with them enough, the Blood Net suddenly descended, enveloping them all. Just as the Blood God was about to turn them into Blood Pills, a bolt of lightning struck the Blood Net, which coiled around it and turned it into ashes.

"Gu Xu, it's you."

Blood God was not surprised at all. At this point, the only person who could oppose it was Gu Xu.

Looking in one direction, one could see a refined and detached figure slowly walking through the air, with black and white energy swirling behind him and five-colored rays of light shining above his head. The aura around him instantly illuminated a peaceful space in the blood-red sky.

When Elder Zhao saw Gu Xu appear, he was overjoyed. He then felt reassured, said a few words to Yin Zhong, and then everyone fled the place.

"Master Gu Xu's cultivation has become even more profound."

Ning Dao glanced at him carefully and knew that the other party's cultivation was far beyond that of a Dao Lord. He sighed inwardly and left with Wei Feng and the others, following Elder Zhao.

"Gu Xu, I have already obtained the Western Plains Earth Spirit. This is my domain. What can you do to me?"

Although intimidated by Gu Xu's ethereal aura, the Blood God was not without confidence. Looking at the other party's expressionless face, the Blood God felt a sudden disgust. With a wave of his hand, swirling clouds of blood attacked Gu Xu with menacing force.

This move was merely a test by the Blood God. Upon seeing this, Gu Xu remained motionless, and the black and white aura behind him crisscrossed, causing the approaching blood clouds to vanish without a trace. This made the Blood God's mind tremble.

"What an overbearing divine power!"

"It is impolite not to reciprocate. This humble Taoist also has a trick up his sleeve, and I humbly request the Blood God's guidance."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Xu pointed his fingers, and a chilling aura quickly spread towards the Blood God. In the blink of an eye, it had reached three zhang in front of him. Wherever the chilling aura passed, the blood energy condensed and remained still, instantly frozen. If no one intervened, it would have sealed all the blood energy in just a few breaths.

Upon seeing this, the Blood God's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and two beams of red light shot out from his eyes. He met the Ice Soul Profound Light with a cross-shaped slash. The two red and one white beams clashed instantly, but the Ice Soul Profound Light was superior. After freezing the cross-shaped slash, its momentum did not diminish, and it continued to attack the Blood God.

Seeing his attack fail, Blood God's eyes flashed red, and several blood-red flying blades formed a ring. When the Ice Soul Mystic Light passed through the ring, it was instantly shredded into pieces by the sharp blades, but the blood-red ring was also frozen into one piece.

Seeing his supernatural power broken, the Blood God's eyes flashed, and as he moved, he raised his hands high, and a waterfall of blood rose behind him, his voice awe-inspiring.

"Let's see how you break through my blood waterfall!"

With a loud shout, the Blood God stretched out his hand and the blood waterfall behind him pressed down on the valley. The latter remained calm and composed. With a thought, a bright light suddenly appeared several feet in front of him, with flashes of lightning and crisscrossing sword energy. Streams of lightning and sword energy rushed upwards against the blood waterfall. Upon seeing this, the Blood God sneered.

"The waterfall of blood is teeming with bloodthirsty ghosts. Even if it can't break your sword light for a while, as time goes on, the spirit within the sword will weaken. What skills will you then have to show?"

With a burst of mental energy, an endless torrent of blood surged forth, its hidden blood spirits actively meeting the sword energy and lightning. The sword energy and lightning were incredibly sharp, and the flow of blood spirits was utterly powerless to resist. However, in the eyes of the Blood God, it was all worthwhile.

Half an hour later, the sword energy and lightning gradually diminished in power. The originally dazzling sword light was also entangled by blood spirits. With a crisp crack, the sword light was torn apart by the blood spirits. The lightning was blocked by blood cocoons the moment it struck down. A rolling sea of ​​blood pressed down on Gu Xu, as if to devour him.

Seeing this, the Blood God laughed loudly, then his expression changed. He split into six figures and quickly approached the Valley Void. With the sea of ​​blood as cover along the way, the blood shadow clones quickly arrived three zhang away from the Valley Void. Looking at the Valley Void shining with spiritual light in front of them, the six blood shadow clones simultaneously reached out and grabbed.

Seeing that the sword energy and lightning were broken, Gu Xu also felt a sense of heaviness around him. He raised his protective light shield and broke the capture technique. He also released six sword energies towards the Blood Shadow clone. The Blood Shadow clone did not dare to be careless. It raised several blood nets around itself and formed a whole. At the same time, it hid its figure in the blood waterfall, ready to make a move at the opportune moment.

Unexpectedly, the moment the sword energy and lightning touched the blood net, strands of lightning flowed along the blood net, quickly turning it into a lightning net. In a flash, Gu Xu looked at the blood shadows in the blood waterfall, pointed his finger, and the six lightning nets, like catching fish, grabbed all six blood shadows.

Seeing that the Blood Shadow Clone was trapped, Blood God's expression changed drastically. With a thought, the Blood Shadow Clone immediately transformed into six balls of blood energy, trying to escape back into the Blood Waterfall through the holes in the net. However, Gu Xu would not give it this chance. The lightning net trembled and taut for a moment. The blood energy seemed to have hit a thick, solid wall. Not only did it fail to break through the lightning net, but the blood energy was also completely evaporated.

The moment the Blood Shadow was destroyed, Gu Xu let out a soft shout and summoned the "Purifying Soul and Heart Mirror." The dazzling light shone down, and a pool of emerald light surged like water. The blood spirit in the Blood Waterfall was illuminated by the clear light, just like snow melting under the blazing sun, and quickly disappeared.

Without giving the Blood God a chance to retaliate, Gu Xu drew his Azure Thunder Sword from behind with a clang, then pointed with his fingers, and the icy light of the sword poured into the blood waterfall, forming ice walls. The sword light cleared the way, and the lightning broke through the ice, allowing them to move unimpeded. By the time the Blood God reacted, lightning filled the surrounding area. With a loud boom, all the black lightning bolts struck down towards the Blood God.

Upon seeing this, the Blood God was momentarily stunned, but quickly recovered and immediately hid in the blood waterfall, using the power of blood evil to resist the thousands of lightning bolts. As a result, the blood waterfall that had been attacking the valley was rendered powerless, completely frozen by the Ice Soul Profound Light, and shattered by the sword light. The blood curtain that had filled the sky seemed to have a large piece missing, revealing a sky full of stars.

After retrieving the Soul-Cleansing and Mind-Cleansing Mirror, Gu Xu held the Azure Thunder Sword upside down and strolled towards the last remaining waterfall of blood ahead.

"Does Your Excellency think you can protect yourself by hiding inside?"

His words, spoken in a low voice, carried immense power, causing the blood waterfall to tremble slightly. The Blood God hiding within was terrified, his face turning even paler.

He thought that by absorbing the blood and energy of living beings and the power of the earth, even if he was not perfect, he could still maintain an undefeated position. However, in just a few moves, he was at a disadvantage and even lost four layers of his original essence.

Filled with resentment, Blood God hid within the blood waterfall, and voices echoed from all directions to Gu Xu's ears.

"Gu Xu, don't think you can do anything just because you have high cultivation. I have already transformed into countless forms, and am immortal. This blood waterfall is just a medium. Even if you can freeze the blood waterfall and kill me, it will be a waste of your effort."

Hearing these blustering words, Gu Xu chuckled lightly, his sword crackling with lightning as he said calmly, "Further words are useless. This humble Taoist will have no choice but to borrow the Blood God's body to forge a treasure."

With a soft shout, Gu Xu's escape light flashed, and he arrived above the Blood Waterfall. Using his supernatural powers, he peered into the Blood Waterfall and saw the Blood God on the verge of death. Gu Xu then summoned lightning and unleashed a thunderbolt downwards. The heavenly lightning covered the area. The Blood Waterfall was extremely yin and evil, while the heavenly lightning was extremely yang and righteous. If someone were in charge, it could remain undefeated, but the Blood God's vital energy was severely damaged, and the Blood Waterfall was enveloped by the sky full of lightning.

(End of this chapter)