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Chapter 268 Symphony of Flesh and Blood (Part Two) (Please vote with monthly tickets!)

Fifty nautical miles northeast of Binglingbao.

The temporary camp was still noisy, but the atmosphere had subtly changed.

The energy light strips flickered stubbornly in the wind and snow, casting their light on and off the faces that were a mixture of expectation, anxiety and greed.

Several technicians wearing dark blue heavy-duty winter suits.

While seemingly maintaining the construction vehicles, his peripheral vision was fixed on the entrance to the glacier crevasse.

Time passed second by second, each second feeling like being fried in a scalding pan of oil.

"Old Li, something's not right."

A young technician leaned close to the middle-aged man wearing thick goggles and spoke in a very low voice.

"According to the plan, the people who went in and the fish that were lured in should have rushed out by now! It's been almost ten minutes, why is it as quiet as a graveyard down there?"

Old Li didn't say a word, his frostbitten fingers unconsciously tapping on the cold instrument casing, making a soft tapping sound.

The eyes behind the goggles were fixed on the entrance.

The surrounding noise became background noise.

Those who stayed at the camp to provide backup were still quietly discussing the incredible opportunities that might appear in the "ruins," complaining that they weren't in good form this time.

The people at Deep Blue Heavy Industry felt their hearts sinking deeper and deeper into an icy abyss.

According to the plan, they waited until Fang Qingyu made his move.

All the second-tier grandmasters invited by Deep Blue Heavy Industry will leave immediately. It's that simple. After all, no matter how realistic the fake ruins are, there's nothing inside.

But now.
"Wait another thirty seconds."

Old Li's voice was dry, like sandpaper scraping against sheet metal. "Thirty seconds later, no movement. Xiao Zhang, Xiao Ma, you two go down and check. Only go a hundred meters inside the entrance. If you find anything unusual, retreat immediately. Remember, any!"

The two technicians who were named were also elite guards of Deep Blue Heavy Industry. They exchanged a glance and both saw the seriousness in each other's eyes.

They took a deep breath of the cold air, which smelled of engine oil and ice crystals, and nodded silently.

His hand was already on the weapon at his waist.

Time flowed in the dead silence, each second seeming to be stretched out.

The commotion in the camp, fueled by people unaware of the truth, sounded even more jarring.

Finally, thirty seconds have passed.

Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Zhang and Xiao Ma, like arrows released from a bow, darted away from the cover of the engineering vehicle and sped towards the entrance of the glacier crevasse.

Their swift movements immediately attracted the attention of many people at the edge of the camp.

"Hey! The Deep Blue people have moved!"

"There must be something good down there, and they couldn't resist."

"Damn it, let's follow them and see! Maybe we can find a bargain."

Several quick-thinking mercenaries and lone travelers exchanged glances and instinctively moved towards the entrance.

Zhang and Ma had no time to think about anything else; their entire focus was on the darkness ahead.

The closer you get, the stronger the faint, nauseating sweet and fishy smell mixed with the rusty odor in the air becomes.

The two stopped less than ten meters from the entrance.

One on each side, with their backs against the icy, bone-chilling ice wall, they cautiously peeked out and peered into the depths of the crevice.

There were no chaotic figures, no shouts of battle, and no bursts of energy as expected.

There was only one piece of thick, writhing flesh and blood barrier, emitting a faint, dark red glow.

The thing was like a living creature, clinging tightly to the rock wall inside the entrance, like a huge and disgusting biological membrane, still undulating and pulsating slightly.

Deep within the membrane, countless thick, dark red blood vessels could be faintly seen, twisting and spreading like living vines.

The deep passage that had been seen before was now completely blocked and covered by this layer of flesh and blood.

"What the hell is this?!"

Xiao Zhang's voice was filled with disbelief and horror, and his teeth were chattering uncontrollably.

Xiao Ma's face was ashen, his Adam's apple bobbed violently, but he couldn't make a sound.

The scene before him, beyond his comprehension, left his mind blank.

This was absolutely not part of the plan.

Just as the two were stunned by this horrifying sight...
Rumble, rumble—! ! !
The solid ice field beneath their feet suddenly emitted a deep, muffled groan.

It was as if a colossal ancient beast, slumbering deep underground, had been awakened and was now writhing wildly.

The violent tremors swept through the entire camp like a tsunami.

The tents were leaning precariously, the flames in the campfire flickered and died out, and the power strips emitted a hissing sound as they were overwhelmed, going mostly dark in an instant.

The parked snow gyrocopters were tossed off the ground like toys and then crashed back down.

"earthquake?!"

"The ice sheet is collapsing? Run!"

"Steady! Steady!"

Terrified screams, angry curses, and the sounds of objects colliding and collapsing instantly replaced all the noise.

The crowd was like a swarm of ants scattered by a fright, thrown into chaos.

Xiao Zhang and Xiao Ma were thrown to the ground by the sudden tremor and looked up in horror.

Ahead lay a massive glacial fissure, as if it had been ripped apart by an invisible giant hand!

Swish-la-la——!!!
Amidst a terrifying sound as if leather were being forcibly torn apart, the ice walls on both sides of the crack crumbled and collapsed inch by inch, like fragile eggshells.

Instead, there was a massive, despair-inducing mass of dark red flesh.

An unimaginably enormous ball of flesh was being forced out from the depths of the crack, like a giant egg giving birth.

The diameter of that fleshy ball definitely exceeded fifty meters!
The surface is covered with a fleshy membrane that is constantly writhing and flowing with viscous dark red blood plasma. Countless thick, dark red blood vessels bulge and throb on the surface like living snakes.

Its appearance was so abrupt, so enormous, with a wild and unreasonable biological quality.

They forcefully pushed Xiao Zhang and Xiao Ma to the sides.

The two tumbled out in a sorry state, crashing into the ice rocks, blood gushing from their mouths and noses. They could only watch helplessly as this hellish creation descended upon the icy plains.

The entire camp fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone stopped running, as if frozen in place, staring blankly at the terrifying presence that had taken over their field of vision.

Deep red!

Wriggle!

huge!

This isn't a ruin, this is a living monster!!
"Report Headquarters"

Old Li's voice came through the encrypted communicator, hoarse and filled with an unprecedented solemnity.

"The ruins were suddenly burst open by a blood-red fleshy ball, forming a gigantic aggregate of flesh and blood! Over fifty meters in diameter! Fang Qingyu and the others are missing. The fleshy ball is currently rolling northeast! Repeat, it's gone! Requesting... requesting the highest level of support!"

He didn't finish his words.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
The enormous ball of flesh and blood, like a ball kicked by a mischievous child, began to slowly roll.

Each roll is actually supported and propelled by countless thick, dark red fleshy tendrils below, which act like giant tracks.

It rolled across the ice field, over the scattered tents and equipment, over all obstacles, and towards the more desolate and deeper glacial heartland to the northeast, at an ever-increasing speed.

"Chase after them!"

In the camp, a burly man with a scarred face suddenly snapped back to reality. A crazed glint of fear and greed flashed in his eyes as he roared at his men, "This thing! This thing is worth a million times more than any damn ruins! Follow it! See where it's going! There's a huge secret inside!!"

His roar was like a spark thrown into a frying pan, instantly igniting the greed of the remaining desperados in the camp.

Several late-arriving squads, who were observing the scene, along with a few powerful lone masters, gritted their teeth and braved the nauseating storm of blood and the earthquake-like tremors, like moths drawn to a flame, desperately chasing after the dark red, viscous trail left by the rolling, receding sphere of flesh.

The people at DeepBlue Heavy Industry also got involved.

After Old Li finished his report, he abruptly drew his battle sword from his waist, his eyes fixed resolutely on the enormous trail left by the giant ball of flesh as it rolled across the ice field and the increasingly smaller dark red outline in the distance. He roared at the people around him, "Chase it! We can't let it get away! At least we need to pinpoint its location. The rest of you, enter the ruins!"

The blood-red flower field shattered its deathly silence.

As Jiang Wei's small figure levitated, crimson light erupted from her pupils like a supernova explosion, condensing into a budding crimson lotus flower, flowing with the flames of tribulation.
Ahead lay a blood-red shadow of a gluttonous beast, formed from endless greed and violent will.

Far from showing the slightest fear, their enormous blood-red eyes, burning with hellfire, erupted with an even more intense and pure ecstasy and desire!
“Roar, ahh ...

The gluttonous blood shadow, towering over ten meters tall, a ferocious form condensed from pure violence and greed, went completely mad after confirming the "delicious" nature of the tiny figure before it.

It recognized it!
No, perhaps it didn't even need to acknowledge it. Its innate greed and devouring instinct had already locked onto this ultimate delicacy that surpassed all other delicacies the moment Jiang Wei's aura was leaked.

The existence that the original body could not reach back then has now manifested a trace of its origin here!
It is Him!

It truly is the primordial aura of that legendary being.

Although faint, the oppressive and alluring power of that position made even this projection, which originated from a trace of the Taotie's primal essence, feel the ultimate desire from the very source of life.

Devour her! Just devour her!

Its insignificant projection might just turn the tables and even replace the original body, recasting the true Taotie ferocious body!

The flames of greed completely consumed the last shred of reason in Taotie Blood Shadow.

Its massive body arched violently, its limbs covered in illusory scales slamming into the earth, and its thick, python-like tail lashed wildly, stirring up a cloud of blood mist.

The two enormous maws, which occupied most of the head, opened to their limit and launched a devastating attack on Jiang Wei, who was suspended in mid-air and enveloped in a crimson lotus.

Boom——! ! !
Wherever the blood-red shadow passed, space itself twisted and groaned.

The violent airflow completely tore apart the remaining pollen and blood mist.

Faced with this devastating attack, Jiang Wei remained suspended in the crimson flames, her small face showing no emotion whatsoever.

Those pupils, which had transformed into two burning crimson suns, calmly reflected the ferocious maw of the Taotie's blood-red shadow as it lunged forward.

She didn't even look at the imminent threat of death; instead, her clear gaze pierced through the Taotie's massive body and was precisely fixed on the dark red fleshy wall on the far left side of this blood-red garden space, which was no different from the rest of the area.

Just as the gluttonous blood shadow's gigantic maw was about to touch the outermost layer of illusory lotus petals...
Jiang Wei's small lips twitched very slightly.

Two syllables, carrying an ancient and cold rhythm, rang out clearly in this boiling, blood-red space:

"Red Lotus. Ashes of Heaven".

Om-! ! !
As soon as those two words were uttered, the enormous crimson lotus flower that was about to bloom suddenly burst into full bloom, enveloping her!
Layer upon layer of lotus petals.
It instantly stretched outwards and floated away.

Each fluttering petal trailed a long, crimson tail, like a shooting star streaking across the blood-red night sky—beautiful yet deadly.

A few petals, as if possessing a spirit, drifted precisely onto the path that the gluttonous blood shadow was bound to take.

boom! boom! boom! boom--! ! !
The moment the petals touched the ground, the terrifying calamity fire suddenly collapsed and condensed inward, and then burst forth!
The purest and most extreme power of incineration destroys everything it touches.
They were all instantly annihilated!
The ravenous charge of the gluttonous blood shadow was abruptly halted by the sudden explosion.

It let out an angry and painful roar, its massive body was violently thrown away by the destructive shockwave, the blood shadows churning on its body surface sizzling as they were burned by the calamity fire, instantly thinning out considerably, and it rolled away in a sorry state for dozens of meters before finally stopping after crashing into the writhing flesh wall.

More crimson lotus petals, as if guided by an invisible hand, floated lightly and swiftly towards where Jiang Wei's gaze could reach.

At the edge of the Crimson Garden, there was that enormous fleshy wall we had just seen.

Chi Chi Chi -!
The lotus petals silently adhered to the dark red fleshy surface.

next second.

Boom boom boom——!!!!

A massive cavity, over ten meters in diameter, with edges flowing with a crimson glow like lava and emitting a burnt stench, instantly appeared at the center of the explosion.

Beyond the hollow, there was a scene of another area inside the stomach of the gluttonous beast.

A relatively wide passage of flesh and blood!

Inside the passage, dozens of powerful second-tier grandmasters gathered together, looking completely bewildered.

The sudden, terrifying explosion and blinding flash of light stunned everyone. They instinctively raised their arms to shield their eyes from the intense light, their faces filled with utter bewilderment.

Through the cave entrance, they could see a strange, blood-red flower field inside.

A small figure, enveloped in a crimson lotus, floats in the center of the flower field.

Not far from the cave entrance, a terrifying blood-shadow behemoth exuding a suffocating ferocity was roaring in agony, its body engulfed in horrifying crimson flames.

"What the hell?!"

"What kind of monster is that?!"

"Who blew up the wall?! Was that little girl the one who caused the fire?!"

"Wait! That monster, that monster's aura!" Just as everyone's minds were frozen in shock by the sight before them.
Whoosh!
A streak of crimson light, like a meteor tearing through a blood-red curtain, shot out from the smoke and fire of the explosion.

It's Jiang Wei!

The tiny figure was enveloped in the illusory crimson lotus flames, moving at incredible speed, instantly bursting out of the huge hole she had blasted open and hovering above the passage.

Those eyes, burning with the crimson sun, coldly swept over the dozens of grandmasters below, who stood like a flock of frightened sheep.

If you don't want to die

A clear, youthful voice, distinctly overpowering all the noise, reached everyone's ears.

"Follow me!"

Before she could finish speaking, she gave no one time to react. With a flash of crimson light, she sped off towards a certain direction deep within the passage.

It moved so fast that it left only a scorching afterimage in the air.

There was dead silence in the passage.

Everyone was stunned by the sudden order and the terrifying speed the little girl displayed.

"what did she say?"

"Follow her? Where to?"

"Damn it! That monster is about to charge out!!"

A master with keen senses suddenly pointed into the cave entrance and screamed.

Everyone stared in horror!

Inside the cave, the gluttonous blood shadow, scorched with several huge holes by the crimson lotus petals, seemed to have its regenerative abilities temporarily suppressed by the calamity fire.

But the violence and greed in its eyes burned to the extreme.

Ignoring its injuries, the enormous blood-red eyes were fixed on the direction where Jiang Wei had disappeared. It let out an even more ferocious roar, slammed its thick limbs into the ground, and its massive body stirred up a bloody storm. It actually defied the raging flames still burning at the edge of the cave entrance and slammed into the empty cave.

Boom! ! !

The charred flesh along the edge of the cave entrance was smashed to pieces, its flesh and blood flying everywhere.

The monstrous head and half of the shoulder of the Gluttonous Blood Shadow had been forcibly squeezed out of the hole.

The overwhelming ferocity and terrifying aura, approaching the third rank, swept through the entire passage like a tsunami.

“Run—!!!”

Now, no one doubted it anymore! To hell with ruins and treasures!

It looks like a Tier 3 monster! If we don't run now, we won't even have bone fragments left.

Fear instantly overwhelmed all confusion and hesitation.

With someone taking the lead, the instinct for survival is instantly ignited.

Dozens of second-tier grandmasters, whether they were enemies or friends before, now unleashed all their strength, like a frightened herd of beasts, running frantically along the scorching trail left by Jiang Wei.

A flurry of footsteps and terrified gasps filled the passageway.

Behind them, at the edge of the hole blasted open by the red lotus, the ferocious head of the gluttonous blood shadow had already emerged, locking onto the fleeing crowd.

With a ferocious power capable of crushing everything, it relentlessly pursued them.
On the other side, in the crimson space.

The immense pressure, like billions of tons of seawater, surged in from all directions.

Every breath was accompanied by a burning pain in my lungs and an overwhelming, unyielding stench of blood.

Fang Qingyu, leaning on the Dragon Sparrow Slaying Blade, knelt on the viscous blood-soaked ground.

On the blade, the once raging dark gold lightning flames were now reduced to a few weak, flickering flames, like candles in the wind, stubbornly leaping and crackling mournfully.

The hideous Eternal Night Blazing Armor he wore was already tattered and mangled.

The combat uniform underneath was riddled with cracks, and deep wounds that revealed the bone.

Hot blood mixed with sweat dripped down his jawline, splashing into tiny blood flowers on the dark red ground.

But Fang Qingyu's molten gold vertical pupils remained fixed firmly in front of him.

Jiang Taixuan was standing less than ten meters away from him.

The body covered by dark red scales stood as upright as a javelin, and the withered face seemed to have been revitalized, with wrinkles smoothing out.

Deep within his cloudy eyes burned a mesmerizing, long-lost power returning.

The cruel pleasure of playing with a mouse like a cat.

"Hoo-ho."

Fang Qingyu was breathing heavily, trying to mobilize the remaining qi and blood in his body.

The gap is too big.

The gap between different levels of life is like an insurmountable chasm.

The opponent didn't even need to use complicated moves; just the sheer pressure and casual attacks made him feel like a small boat on a raging sea, ready to capsize at any moment.

"Isn't it painful?"

Jiang Taixuan spoke slowly, his voice no longer hoarse, but instead carrying a strange calmness, like an elder inquiring about a junior's studies.

He took a step forward, and the viscous blood-soaked ground silently sank beneath his feet.

The gaze, looking down upon Fang Qingyu, fell upon the gruesome wounds and shattered armor, carrying a hint of pity, but mostly a cold scrutiny.

"An ant trying to shake a tree—its courage is commendable."

He shook his head slightly, as if lamenting the impending breakage of a beautiful piece of porcelain. "You know, little one? Seeing you is like seeing myself back then."

Jiang Taixuan slowly squatted down, his gaze meeting Fang Qingyu's.

Deep within those murky eyes lay a chilling indifference and pity that ran deep to the bone.

"Actually, you've all been tricked, you know?"

Fang Qingyu was panting, his golden eyes flashing as he stared intently at him.

"Why do you think that girl Jiang Ying doesn't touch me? Why does she turn a blind eye?" Jiang Taixuan's lips curled into an extremely cruel smile.

"It's not that she can't! It's that she doesn't dare! And she's unwilling!"

Jiang Taixuan's lips curled into a proud smile, "Because beneath this decaying body of mine lies the backbone of this Arctic front for a century! The anchor in the hearts of countless people! The faith!"

"Kill me? Ha!"

He let out a short, cold laugh. "You think you're ridding the people of a scourge? Or cleaning house?"

"Big mistake!"

"You are destroying the god in their hearts with your own hands, dismantling the spiritual pillar on which they depend for survival, and chilling the hearts of all the soldiers who have shed blood and risked their lives for the City of Glazed Light!"

"As long as I die here, it doesn't matter what the truth is, or who you are."

Jiang Taixuan's gaze was fixed on Fang Qingyu. "You will all become sinners in the hearts of everyone on the entire Arctic front, no, in the hearts of everyone in the entire Federation! Traitors! You will find it impossible to move an inch! You will be despised! You will be hunted down! You will never have a peaceful day!!"

"Hong Qitian sent you here not for any damn justice! He's using you as a tool to kill! He's using the lives and futures of you promising talents to eliminate me, this hindrance of the old regime, for him! At the same time, he's binding you to his cause, with no turning back!"

As Fang Qingyu listened, the corners of his mouth twitched upwards very slowly on his blood-stained face.

A soft laugh, tinged with the stench of blood, escaped from his throat.

Jiang Taixuan's eyes instantly turned sinister: "What are you laughing at?!"

Fang Qingyu raised his head, his golden eyes staring directly at Jiang Taixuan, his voice hoarse yet clear: "Old dog, aren't you overestimating yourself?"

"Stubborn!!"

The pity and "teaching" on Jiang Taixuan's face were instantly replaced by rage.

Suddenly, he reached out, and his withered, claw-like hand moved with lightning speed, grabbing Fang Qingyu's neck.

"I love watching self-proclaimed geniuses like you who think you're invincible and have a bright future."

Jiang Taixuan grabbed Fang Qingyu by the neck and lifted him up from the ground like a chick.

Fang Qingyu's feet left the ground, and shattered fragments of the blazing armor fell to the ground.

The feeling of suffocation and the excruciating pain of a splitting neck instantly overwhelmed me.

“In front of me…”

Jiang Taixuan admired Fang Qingyu's face, which was flushed red from suffocation.

The smile on his face was like a blooming poisonous flower, full of perverse pleasure.

"Exposure of harm"

However, the word "fear" had not yet been uttered.
Boom! ! !
A deep, yet powerfully resonant heartbeat suddenly exploded in the center of the thousand-meter-long crimson arena without warning!

It seemed to resonate directly in the depths of one's soul.

It carries an indescribable ancient majesty, and a rhythm of destruction and rebirth!

Jiang Taixuan's smile suddenly froze.

The fingers that were gripping Fang Qingyu's throat suddenly released their grip, as if they had been burned by a red-hot iron.

"Uh?!"

Fang Qingyu's body crashed heavily to the ground, coughing and gasping for breath.

Jiang Taixuan, the corrupt martial saint who had just been in control of everything and wantonly toying with his prey, suddenly took a step back as if he had seen a ghost. For the first time, his turbid eyes revealed disbelief and a trace of instinctive fear.

He suddenly looked up, glancing around in surprise and uncertainty!
The thick, blood-red air rippled visibly after that heartbeat.

The writhing flesh walls seemed to pause for a moment.

The entire space seemed to tremble at that single heartbeat!

"what?!"

Jiang Taixuan demanded sharply, his voice tinged with surprise and doubt.

The senses swept wildly, yet no unusual fluctuations could be detected.

It was as if that heartbeat was just an illusion.

Then his gaze suddenly fell back on Fang Qingyu, who was lying on the ground, panting heavily.

Boom! ! !
The second heartbeat! Clearer and more powerful than the first!

It carried a sense of divine might, like the thunderous drums of heaven being struck loudly.

This time, the source is crystal clear.

It was inside Fang Qingyu's chest.

"Uhhh-!!!"

Fang Qingyu suddenly arched his body and let out a suppressed, painful roar.

He clutched his heart tightly with both hands, every muscle in his body convulsing violently.

Swish——!!!
Thin, pure, and dazzling golden lightning bolts, like wildly dancing golden snakes, suddenly shot from between the fingers, from beneath the tattered clothes, and from the pores of the entire body.
It burst forth violently.

Golden lightning instantly wrapped around and enveloped Fang Qingyu's curled-up body.

They lifted him up and slowly levitated him!

[High-purity fragments of the 'Thunder God's' original authority have been detected!]

This fragment contains composite authority characteristics such as 'destruction,' 'rebirth,' 'judgment,' and 'extreme speed'!

[Conditions met! Career template being activated]

[Activate the new divine class immediately—'???'?]

[WARNING: The activation process will trigger a lightning tempering of the body! Those with insufficient physical strength will face certain death!]

Lines of prompts appeared on the diagram in front of me.

All the excruciating pain, the suffocation.
At this moment, everything was engulfed by the golden lightning.

No hesitation.

They didn't even think about it.

Fang Qingyu's tightly closed lips moved silently.

"Yes."

(End of this chapter)