Destiny is ashes

Chapter 992: Blood Sea Catastrophe (13)

Within the Zhaolin Realm, there is an unnamed mountain area.

At the summit of the mountain, two figures were riding the wind, looking down at the surrounding mountains and rivers, drawing a map.

One of the figures, Zhou Jin, a friend of Ming and Guang, suddenly closed his eyes and concentrated while collecting information, as if he were receiving information from the outside world through some special channel.

Then, his expression suddenly changed, and he abruptly opened his eyes.

"Oh no!" he exclaimed, "The big one is here already!"

"What's wrong?" Minghe Guang asked curiously upon seeing this, "Are the Celestial Venerables fighting again outside?"

"If it doesn't affect us, then it's not a big deal—I'm talking about a major incident outside the Zhaolin Realm!"

Zhou Jin raised his head and looked beyond the sky, his tone urgent and solemn: "My companions outside have sent word that... a massive number of Blood Sea Fiends have appeared outside, and they have already started fighting with various forces!"

"A creature born of the Blood Sea? A creation of the Blood Sea Demonic Cult?"

Minghe Guang was even more puzzled. He picked up the wine pot, took a sip, and frowned slightly: "Aren't there various sects' Heavenly Venerables suppressing it in the outside world? How much trouble can a mere Blood Sea Spawn cause?"

"Speaking of which, since your friends belong to that mysterious 'unknown organization' just like you, why don't they just enter this world to provide support instead of staying outside?"

Zhou Jin's expression turned somewhat strange. He seemed to listen for a moment longer before looking up and explaining seriously, "That's the problem. It seems that I'm the only one from Jin Yuantian who has come here..."

"The Zhaolin Realm, or rather the Ancestral Dragon Scale, seems to dislike being 'pointed at' and has refused entry to other members of the Jinyuan Heaven."

"As for why it was me, maybe it's because I'm weaker?"

It was indeed a bit embarrassing to say such a possibility, so the white-robed dove spirit took a deep breath and said something even more shocking: "As for the Heavenly Venerable's suppression, it does exist, but its scope is limited to the area around the Zhaolin Realm."

"But now, the 'blood qi transformation' has appeared simultaneously in the four sea tribes, the Heavenly Sea Dragon Court, and even the coastal areas of various continents! People are going mad everywhere and being assimilated into blood sea monsters. Among them are many True Persons, and even... even Great cultivators at the True Monarch level!"

“All the continents?!” Minghe Guang was startled upon hearing this, and quickly took another sip to calm his nerves: “Even True Immortals and True Monarchs are not exempt?”

“Yes, all continents!” Zhou Jin nodded emphatically, his eyes solemn: “This range of impact is enough to qualify as a ‘calamity,’ or even a ‘great calamity’! The Blood Sea Demonic Sect has been dormant for so many years, yet they have actually managed to create such a world-shaking ‘great achievement’!”

"Moreover, barring any unforeseen circumstances, to achieve this level of intensity and scope... there must be some of our Jin Yuan Tian's travelers on the Blood Sea Demonic Sect's side!"

"Your mysterious organization truly has both good and bad people inside!"

At this moment, Minghe Guang could no longer remain calm. He immediately closed his eyes and used the secret technique of the Mingjing Sect to send a question to the sect.

With a clear mind shining brightly, his divine sense transcended the barrier between the two realms and directly connected with the outside world.

"Ancestor, what exactly is happening outside? I heard that the Blood Sea Demonic Cult is making a big move. Is the sect alright?"
The Blood Sea Cult has gone mad; they're serious now.

The Haotian Mirror's response was concise and to the point, synchronizing the consciousness of Ming and Guang with His.

From the perspective of the Haotian Mirror on the chain, Ming and Guang's consciousness instantly rose.

At this moment, in the northern part of Beixuan Sacrifice Continent, the 'Mingjing Cave Heaven' at the center of the Mingjing Sect was emitting beams of brilliant light that pierced through heaven and earth, complementing the detection abilities used by other Heavenly Sects, and jointly observing the dramatic changes in the entire world. Ming and Guang saw it, they saw the macroscopic scene of the entire Huaixu Realm.

Like a vast and boundless map of Huai Xu unfolding, the coastal areas of the ten states are already covered with dense, crimson blood spots, and these blood spots are spreading inland at a visible speed.

This is the [Sea of ​​Blood Soaked Soil]!
The Haotian Mirror flashed and randomly selected a crimson bloodstain in the southern part of Zhonghengdao Continent for magnification.

This place is the location of the Central Gate [Ganbi Sect]. Because the Upper Xuan Sect and the Upper Gate of Zhongheng Daozhou have already formed the prototype of the 'Heavenly Court', most of these small and medium-sized sects have specialized abilities and inheritances. Ganbi Sect is a pioneering sect that builds islands along the coast, expands settlements for human races, and trades with sea races.

At the very center of the Thousand Islands lies Azure Immortal Island, a prosperous island city with over three million permanent residents. Including the surrounding sea creatures and the population of other satellite islands, the total population is close to ten million, making it a truly large city.

On the islands, magnificent buildings stand side by side, with towering structures rising one after another. There are even suspended 'rainbow bridges' connecting the various islands. If martial artists from other continental border regions were to come and see this, they would probably exclaim that it is a paradise on earth.

But at this moment, this once paradise has been completely transformed into a blood-red inferno.

The first anomaly occurred in the depths of the ocean. Blood-red light began to emanate from the seabed. Some of the sea creatures who were chatting and trading with people on the streets suddenly changed their expressions, clutching their heads or chests. They let out frantic roars and then fainted under the helpless gazes of the surrounding crowd.

At first, everyone thought it was some kind of sudden illness, but there were too many sea creatures exhibiting abnormalities, and they couldn't find any commonalities. They could only summon pharmacists to treat them as soon as possible... But soon, the real changes occurred.

The sea creatures and some humans who had previously fainted suddenly awoke. Their eyes were bloodshot, and like wild beasts, they attacked others like madmen. In an instant, a large number of onlookers were scratched and bitten, creating a huge riot.

But this is ultimately a martial arts world. As the martial arts patrol team arrived in a hurry, these madmen who were causing trouble were quickly killed. Everyone was surprised and suspicious, wondering if a True Person or True Lord of a certain demonic sect intended to make a move, which made the entire Ganyu Sect more vigilant.

The unrest on the surface was quickly quelled, but... the real undercurrents were happening at sea.

Countless schools of fish, countless spirit beasts, and endless creatures in the sea had already fallen into a madness ten or a hundred times more terrifying than that on the surface when the scarlet blood light spread. Countless blood mists spread and proliferated in the depths of the ocean, devouring and killing each other.

The blood is flowing.

The once azure ocean has been tinged with crimson.

So, just a few hours later, another strange event occurred.

The vast and boundless sea suddenly churned violently. Then, tens of thousands of jet-black, centipede-like or lobster-like creatures with numerous segmented limbs and sturdy shells burst out of the water. Each of these centipede-dragon species was tens of meters long and more than ten meters tall. Their shells were harder than gold and iron. Ordinary martial artists' swords and sabers could only send up a string of sparks and leave a shallow white mark.

They broke through the coastal defenses and plunged directly into residential areas, wreaking havoc. With a single roll, they could crush several houses. Countless mortals screamed and tried to escape, only to be swallowed whole by these strange beasts. The sound of bones shattering echoed through the streets.

At the same time, even more crimson blood surged, and more than a dozen enormous tentacles, each over a hundred feet long at the tip, emerged from the waves, resembling the Kraken of the North Sea. They continuously lashed the sea with terrifying brute force, creating giant waves that were almost like tsunamis, blocking the Thousand Islands Fleet that was rushing to provide support.

Immediately afterwards, a terrifying vortex-like giant octopus with a hundred tentacles rose from the sea. It should be a demon king of the Divine Realm level nearby, a demon spirit with reason that can communicate and would even help rescue the wrecked ship. But at this moment, its eyes were cold, and it was staring at the immortal island not far away with a greedy and lustful gaze.

The next moment, it waved its tentacles and suddenly rose into the air amidst the churning waves, floating in mid-air. It spat out a mouthful of thick ink towards the sky, and the celestial phenomena within a hundred miles suddenly changed, turning into pitch-black rain clouds, brewing countless fine and viscous raindrops. Lightning bolts crisscrossed and crashed down on the protective array of the Azure Jade Sect.

One of its tentacles, like a giant snake, coiled around a rainbow bridge. Instead of destroying it immediately, it 'caressed' the bridge, grinding it towards the other side. The people trying to escape on the bridge were instantly crushed like raw materials in a meat grinder. A few who had jumped off the bridge earlier could not escape despair and fell into the ocean below filled with countless monsters, turning into dissipating tides of blood.

In addition, the battles on the affiliated islands of various parties were equally fierce. A large number of sea creatures mutated and reverted to their ancestral forms, becoming half-human, half-fish, and half-human, half-crab monsters that came to the islands from the mudflats. They rushed into the neighborhoods and towns in droves, turning the once peaceful dwellings into slaughterhouses.

The blood is flowing.

(End of this chapter)