People in the Imperial Music Bureau: The Storytelling Demon Child Nezha

The moment the Blade of Severance touched the chains, it emitted a piercing metallic groan, and fine cracks appeared on the blade.

“It’s the erosion of the abyss!” Li Qiye’s expression turned solemn. “Ordinary attacks will only accelerate the damage to the Blade of the Boundary.” He closed his eyes and tried to mobilize the power of the Tomb Guardian Mark, but found that the mysterious power seemed to be suppressed by the abyss aura and became extremely weak.

As the two struggled against the chains, the sound of orderly footsteps echoed across the distant icy plains.

More than fifty blue-eyed warriors, clad in ice armor covered in runes, surrounded them in a fan shape.

The leader was not the familiar white-robed priest, but a mysterious man wearing a bronze mask, holding half of a scepter inlaid with ice crystals.

"Remnants of the Heavenly Evil, hand over the Blade of the Boundary." The masked man's voice, altered by magic, carried a metallic chill. "The 860th cycle of the millennium has arrived, and the resurgence of the Frozen Abyss is unstoppable."

Su Yuqing stood in front of Li Qiye, her short sword flashing silver light: "Don't even think about it! The boundary that the first Heavenly Evil Buddha protected with his life will never be destroyed in your hands." As she spoke, blue eyes completely filled her pupils, and a faint phantom appeared behind her—the outline of the blue-eyed clan skeleton in the Buddhist temple.

Upon seeing this, the masked man unleashed a blinding blue light from the ice crystals at the top of his scepter.

The blue-eyed warriors chanted an ancient incantation in unison, and ice spikes suddenly rose from the ground, separating Li Qiye and Su Yuqing.

Worse still, the black mist at the crack in the seal transformed into giant tentacles, which wrapped around Su Yuqing's wrist.

Chapter 195 Killing Intent Soars

Li Qiye was trapped in the center by the ice spikes, and could only watch helplessly as Su Yuqing was dragged by the black mist towards the abyss rift.

He was frantic with worry, but at that moment he heard Su Yuqing's voice in his mind: "Resonate with my blue-eyed bloodline using the tomb guardian mark!"

He did as instructed immediately, and the mark on his palm and the blue light in Su Yuqing's eyes surged simultaneously.

The Blade of Severance emitted a clear, dragon-like cry, and the cracks on its blade began to heal on their own.

Li Qiye shouted and swung his sword to shatter the ice spikes. Wherever the golden sword light reached, the blue-eyed warrior's ice armor crumbled inch by inch.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Su Yuqing stabbed the short knife into the black mist tentacle, and the power of the boundary-severing force erupted along the blade.

The tentacles emitted a shrill scream, and the moment they released her, she saw the scepter in the masked man's hand absorbing the power of the abyss.

Even more astonishingly, the ice crystals embedded in the scepter are clearly another fragment of the Blade of Severance!

"Li Qiye, the fragment is in his hands!" Su Yuqing shouted, "There's the aura of the First Heavenly Evil Buddha in that ice crystal!"

Li Qiye charged toward the masked man like an arrow released from a bow, his Blade of Severance crackling with golden lightning.

The masked man sneered, waved his scepter, and released an extreme cold storm from the ice crystal fragments.

Li Qiye's sword light collided with the storm, ice shards and sparks flew everywhere, and the ice beneath their feet cracked with spiderweb-like patterns.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Su Yuqing circled around behind the masked man and aimed her short knife straight at his wrist where he was holding the staff.

The masked man reacted extremely quickly, dodging to the side while his scepter swept across and struck her in the chest.

Su Yuqing was sent flying backward, coughing up a mouthful of blue blood, but the blue light in her eyes grew even stronger.

"Trying to steal the fragments? Dream on!" The masked man raised his scepter high, and the ice crystal fragments shone brightly. The black mist surging from the abyss rift suddenly condensed into a giant ice wolf.

The ice wolf opened its blood-red maw, revealing sharp teeth covered in runes, and pounced straight at Li Qiye.

At the critical moment, Li Qiye infused the power of the tomb guardian mark into the Blade of the Boundary, causing the blade to radiate a dazzling golden light.

He leaped into the air and beheaded the ice wolf with a single stroke. However, the ice wolf's corpse transformed into countless ice blades, shooting towards him from all directions.

Su Yuqing struggled to her feet, her short sword slicing through a silver net to deflect some of the ice blades.

Amidst the flashing blades, she noticed that the runes on the masked scepter were remarkably similar to those on the bones from the underground river.

She suddenly remembered the tomb guardian markings on the bones, and a thought struck her.

"Li Qiye! Attack the runes!" Su Yuqing shouted, "Those runes are the key to controlling the power of the fragments!"

Li Qiye immediately changed his attack, using the Blade of Severance to slash at the runes on the scepter.

With each strike, the masked man let out a painful groan, and the light of the ice crystal shards dimmed slightly.

But as the battle continued, Li Qiye discovered that his tomb guardian mark was starting to get hot, and his power consumption was far beyond what he had expected.

The masked man seemed to have sensed their weakness, and suddenly abandoned Li Qiye, turning around to stab Su Yuqing with his scepter.

Su Yuqing was unable to dodge in time and was grazed on the shoulder by a shard of ice crystal, the wound instantly frosting over.

Seeing Su Yuqing injured, Li Qiye's killing intent surged.

He rushed toward the masked man without regard for anything, and the guardian mark shone brightly, even condensing into a semi-transparent Buddha image behind him.

The Blade of Severance, carrying the earth-shattering power of the Money King, slashed fiercely at the scepter.

With a loud "BOOM!", all the runes on the scepter shattered, and ice crystal fragments flew into the air.

The masked man let out a furious roar of resentment and vanished in a cloud of blue mist.

Li Qiye and Su Yuqing leaped up simultaneously to fight for the fragment, but the moment their fingertips touched it, they saw a scene from a thousand years ago: the first Heavenly Evil Buddha entrusted the fragment to different guardians, and each guardian made a solemn vow to ensure that the fragment would never be seen again.

Chapter 196 Shatter It

“I see…” Su Yuqing murmured, “When the fragments meet, they trigger a power surge.” She suddenly plunged her short sword into the ground. “Li Qiye, use the Blade of the Shattering Boundary to shatter it!”

Li Qiye understood her intention and gritted his teeth, swinging his sword. The instant the Blade of Severance struck the fragment, a blinding light engulfed the entire island in the lake.

As the light faded, the fragments transformed into starlight, merging into the two men's weapons.

After the violent energy fluctuations subsided, Li Qiye and Su Yuqing discovered that the Blood Realm rift had closed again, but several alarming cracks had appeared on the surface of the seal. They knew this was not a long-term solution.

“When the fragments were merging, I saw a clue to the last fragment.” Su Yuqing pointed to the snow-capped mountains in the north. “In the Eternal Night City of Wanlei Land, there is a forgotten altar.”

Li Qiye gripped the Blade of the Boundary tightly. Although the blade was now more intact, he could sense the power of the Blood Realm stirring in the shadows. "Let's go. Whatever lies ahead, we'll face it together."

The two helped each other leave the island in the middle of the lake, their shadows stretched long by the setting sun.

Behind them, a series of mysterious footprints appeared on the ice, shimmering with an eerie blue light, stretching towards the City of Eternal Night.

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The north wind, carrying ice crystals, lashed at their faces, and the outline of the Eternal Night City in Wanlei Land was faintly visible in the blizzard.

Li Qiye suddenly pressed down on Su Yuqing's shoulder, the tomb guardian mark burning in his palm—a dozen or so blue-eyed warriors, like ice sculptures, crouched in the shadows of the city wall, the blue flames in their eye sockets gradually brightening as the two approached.

Wait! Su Yuqing's dagger suddenly trembled on its own, the gem on the hilt cracked, and blue blood seeped out. She pressed her temple in pain: Beneath the altar... something is calling to my bloodline...

Before the words were finished, the nearest ice sculpture warrior suddenly exploded, and the flying ice shards transformed into chains in the air.

Li Qiye swung his blade to sever the chains that were attacking Su Yuqing, but found that the ice chains that the Blade of the Boundary touched instantly vaporized, leaving corrosive marks on the blade.

More ice sculptures burst open one after another, and the entire city seemed to come alive like a giant beast, with thick blue mist seeping from the cracks in the city wall bricks.

This is no ordinary guard! Li Qiye dragged Su Yuqing back rapidly; the entire city was a trap! The tomb guardian mark on his palm suddenly burst forth with golden light, illuminating the ancient runes floating in the blue mist—the same as the patterns on the bone fragments of the underground river, but even more ferocious and twisted.

Su Yuqing suddenly broke free from his grasp, her blue eyes completely stained with blood: "I heard it... the repentance of the First Heavenly Evil Buddha..." She staggered towards the city gate, the blue markings on her neck creeping up her cheeks like tree roots. Just as Li Qiye was about to stop her, the ice beneath his feet suddenly collapsed, and countless bone hands wrapped in runes burst forth!

The moment the bone hand grabbed Li Qiye's ankle, he felt as if he were being dragged into a torrent of memories from a thousand years ago.

In a daze, I saw the first Heavenly Evil Buddha kneeling before the altar, plunging the blood-stained Blade of Severance into his own chest, while a surging black ocean was suppressed beneath the altar—it was not the Frozen Blood Realm at all, but some ancient, living entity.

"These are all...fake!" Li Qiye roared as he severed the bone hand. The Guardian Mark and the Blade of Severance resonated and erupted, golden flames incinerating the blue mist within a three-zhang radius around him. He rushed towards the delirious Su Yuqing, only to find her already standing in the center of the altar, a short sword pressed against her throat.

Chapter 197 The Half-Human, Half-Beast Monster

The twelve stone pillars surrounding the altar lit up simultaneously, and the murals that appeared on the pillars sent chills down Li Qiye's spine: the so-called guardians of the Frost Blood Realm in the scenes were transforming Blue-Eyed Clan warriors into half-human, half-beast monsters.

The last mural reveals that beneath the mask of the contemporary white-robed priest lies Su Yuqing's face!

"Finally understand?" A figure wearing a bronze mask emerged from behind the pillar, his scepter striking the ground with a dull thud. For millennia, the so-called blood sacrifices had been nothing more than feeding this greedy child. He removed the mask, revealing a face seven parts like Li Qiye's. "My dear brother, the tomb keepers have always protected the most dangerous demons."

The scepter shattered upon hitting the ground, and the ice crystal fragments formed a complete memory in the air: on the night of the temple massacre, it was the awakened tomb-guarding power within Li Qiye that went berserk, leading to the destruction of the entire temple.

Su Yuqing is not a descendant of the Heavenly Evil Buddha at all; she is a humanoid vessel split off from the main body of the Frosty Blood Realm!

"You're talking nonsense!" Li Qiye's Blade of Severance trembled violently, and the ancient runes that appeared on the blade began to attack the wielder.

He coughed up a mouthful of blood and discovered that Su Yuqing's dagger had pierced his shoulder—her pupils had turned completely black, like a blood-red realm, yet a sorrowful smile graced her lips.

The bronze-masked man suddenly screamed as his body was pierced by black tentacles extending from the altar.

The entire Eternal Night City began to collapse, revealing a giant black shadow bound by chains a thousand meters underground—that was the true body of the Frost Blood Realm, and Su Yuqing was merely a wisp of its overflowing consciousness.

Choose now. The shadowy figure uttered a voice echoing a thousand voices, slaying the vessel with the Blade of Severance, and the Blood Realm would continue its slumber. Or... the chains suddenly snapped, and the shadowy figure's claws cradled the last, faintly glowing fragment, becoming the new gatekeeper alongside her.

Li Qiye looked at Su Yuqing, who was being controlled, and the tears that slid down her cheeks condensed into blue ice crystals in the air.

His hand holding the knife trembled for the first time—the price for the Blade of Severance to be intact was the sacrifice of the wielder's beloved.

Li Qiye's Blade of Severance hovered in mid-air, the runes on its blade flickering as if struggling.

Su Yuqing's fingertips trembled slightly as black mist coiled around her wrists, connecting her to the Blood Realm like chains.

Her voice was hoarse, carrying a low, echoing tone that didn't belong to her: "Li Qiye... kill me... otherwise... it will devour everything..."

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The shadowy figure's giant claws slowly closed, and the last fragment of the Blade of Severance floated in its palm, emitting an eerie purple light.

"Choose, Gravekeeper." The Blood Realm's voice echoed through the crumbling City of Eternal Night. "To release her, or... to fall into eternity with her?"

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Li Qiye's gaze was fixed on Su Yuqing. Her blue eyes had been corrupted by darkness, but the corners of her mouth were still twitching slightly, as if she was trying her best to resist the control of the Blood Realm.

He bit his tongue hard, and blood dripped onto the Blade of the Boundary, instantly igniting golden flames on the blade.

"I choose the third path." He roared, and the blade suddenly turned, pointing directly at the Blood Realm Giant Claw!

The blade of the Boundary Severing Blade struck down like lightning, and the Blood Realm Giant Claw suddenly contracted, the fragments trembling violently in the impact.

However, the blade did not strike the fragments, but instead slashed fiercely at the black mist chains that were binding Su Yuqing!

"Foolish!" Blood Realm's voice suddenly turned ferocious, and the ground of the entire Eternal Night City cracked open, with countless black tentacles bursting out of the earth, coiling towards Li Qiye like giant pythons.

Chapter 198 Fragments of the Blade of Severance

Su Yuqing's body trembled violently. The moment the black mist chains were severed, her blue eyes briefly regained their clarity.

Without hesitation, she reached out and grabbed the fragment of the Blade of Severance in Blood Realm's palm!

"Li Qiye...catch!" she screamed, throwing the shards at him.

The Blood Realm was enraged, and the black shadow transformed into a colossal wave that engulfed her.

Li Qiye leaped into the air, his Blade of Severance slashing down from mid-air. The golden blade light, like divine punishment, cleaved through the black tide, creating a rift between the Blood Realm and Su Yuqing!

The fragment traced an arc in the air, and just as Li Qiye reached out to catch it—

"boom!!!"

The last gap in the Blade of Severance was filled, and the blade burst forth with unprecedented light, as if the entire world was ignited by golden flames!

The roar of the Blood Realm was deafening, and the ruins of Eternal Night City collapsed completely in the energy shock.

Li Qiye felt a vast power surge into his body, the tomb guardian mark burned in his palm, and countless fragments of memory rushed into his mind like a torrent—

The first Heavenly Evil Buddha did not seal the Blood Realm, but instead assimilated with it!

Each generation of tomb guardians is a "vessel" of the blood realm!

"So... this is the truth..." Li Qiye's eyes turned golden, and the Blade of Severance trembled in his hand, as if responding to his will.

Su Yuqing knelt on the ground, the black mist still swirling around her body, but her eyes were no longer clouded.

She looked up at Li Qiye, her voice weak but firm: "Li Qiye... don't let it control you..."

The shadowy figure of the Blood Realm reformed, transforming into a distorted human face that grinned maliciously: "Gravekeeper, you will eventually become one with me... just like your ancestors!"

Li Qiye gripped the Blade of the Boundary, its blade pointing directly at the Blood Realm: "No, this time... I will end all of this!"

Blood Realm laughed wildly, and the black shadow transformed into countless sharp spikes, piercing Li Qiye from all directions.

Li Qiye did not dodge, but instead plunged the Boundary-Severing Blade into the ground!

"boom--!!!"

A golden beam of light shot into the sky, instantly evaporating the ice and snow of the entire Thunder Land. The shadowy figure of the Blood Realm twisted and roared in the light, and was finally torn apart!

However, just as the Blood Realm was about to collapse, its last bit of power transformed into a black arrow, shooting straight at Su Yuqing!

"Su Yuqing!!" Li Qiye's eyes widened in fury as he lunged forward, but it was too late—