Summoning the Gods: Start by creating the Eternal Night.

The Blood Demon Ancestor hovered in mid-air, his gaze sweeping over the trembling cultivators below, a cruel smile curling at the corner of his lips:

"Hehehe... Didn't expect that, did you little brats!"

"Thank you for sending so much fresh essence blood, which helped me, the ancestor, to see the light of day again."

"Today, I will reward you all by making you my nourishment!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly waved his hand, and the blood mist around him instantly surged and rushed in all directions.

The blood bats that had been frantically attacking the cultivators suddenly began to swell wildly the moment they came into contact with the blood mist.

Its body, originally the size of a fist, instantly grew to half the height of a person, its wings flapping with a whistling sound, and its eyes became even more scarlet.

It radiated a bloodthirsty light, and its strength increased several times over. When it pounced on the crowd, it could easily tear apart even the protective spiritual power of a Grandmaster cultivator!

"ah--!"

Another group of cultivators suffered, their screams echoing one after another, and an atmosphere of despair hung over the entire stone chamber like a dark cloud.

Yang Guo and his companions stood at the edge of the stone wall, feeling the terrifying pressure emanating from the Blood Demon Ancestor, and their expressions became solemn.

"This...this is the power of the Blood Demon Ancestor?"

Qingcheng swallowed hard, her voice trembling slightly, "That's terrifying... I feel like he could crush me with a single finger..."

Zhang Wuji stared intently at the Blood Demon Ancestor and said in a deep voice:

"He has just been reborn through possession and is still absorbing the surrounding essence and blood to recover his strength. It seems this is indeed a trap!"

While Yao Xing, Dao Xuan, and the others were fighting the mutated blood bats, they also keenly sensed that the aura of the Blood Demon Ancestor was constantly rising.

"We can't wait any longer!"

Dao Xuan shouted, brandishing his whisk, and several golden talismans flew towards the blood bat, exploding into a burst of golden light.

"This demon has just broken free of his seal and his strength has not yet fully recovered. Let's take this opportunity to join forces and suppress him."

"Otherwise, if he continues to absorb essence blood to recover, not only us, but the entire Eastern Region will be plunged into catastrophe!"

"Amitabha!"

Master Wufa formed a hand seal, his body radiating Buddhist light, which created a giant golden Buddha palm that struck towards the Blood Demon Ancestor.

"Fellow benefactors, we are all in this together; if one of us is gone, the other will be too. Let us work together to subdue this demon first!"

Ling Shan also drew his longsword, its blade shimmering with starlight, and a dazzling sword aura shot into the sky: "Alright! Let's attack together!"

For a moment, several experts at the peak of the Nirvana Realm, including Yao Xing of the Xuanming Sect, Dao Xuan of the Xuanqing Sect, Master Wufa of the Wanfo Temple, and Ling Shan of the Xingchen Pavilion, temporarily put aside their struggle for the Blood Thunder Flower and attacked the Blood Demon Ancestor together.

Yao Xing's Netherworld Claw, imbued with dense black energy, tore through the air and reached for the head of the Blood Demon Ancestor.

Dao Xuan made a hand seal, and countless talismans transformed into fire dragons, roaring as they pounced.

Master Wufa's golden Buddha palm, imbued with purifying power, pressed down.

Ling Shan's sword energy, like a shooting star chasing the moon, pierced straight into the heart of the Blood Demon Ancestor.

Various powerful moves converged and blasted towards the Blood Demon Ancestor, causing the entire stone chamber to tremble violently, as if it were about to collapse at any moment.

"Hmph! A bunch of ignorant brats, daring to show off their skills in front of me, their ancestor?"

The Blood Demon Ancestor snorted disdainfully, and faced with the combined attack of the crowd, he neither dodged nor avoided, but simply waved his hand casually.

"Sizzle!"

Several thick, blood-red snakes shot out from his sleeves, seemingly alive, nimbly weaving between the various attacks.

"Bang bang bang..."

The attacks of Yao Xing and the others were easily defeated by those blood snakes, which dissipated into a sky full of spiritual energy.

Even after the blood snakes thwarted the attack, their momentum remained undiminished, and they continued to shoot towards the group.

"not good!"

Everyone was shocked and hurriedly used their spiritual power to defend themselves, but they were still a step too late.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

Several streaks of blood grazed the shoulders of Yao Xing, Dao Xuan, and the others, leaving a trail of blood.

"ah--"

They screamed in agony as their shoulders were mangled and bloody, black smoke billowing from the wounds and emitting a pungent stench, clearly indicating they had been poisoned by the Blood Demon Ancestor.

"Such potent toxicity!"

Yao Xing's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly circulated his spiritual power to suppress the poison, but found that the poison was extremely domineering and was constantly eroding his spiritual power, causing his arm to go numb.

Master Wufa, Ling Shan, Dao Xuan, and the others were also in bad shape, their faces pale, and their eyes filled with fear as they looked at the Blood Demon Ancestor.

They were at the peak of the Nirvana Realm, only one step away from the Celestial Realm, yet they were injured by a single, casual move from the Blood Demon Ancestor.

This demon is already so terrifying after being reborn through possession. If he continues to absorb essence and blood, what will become of him?

Qingcheng watched this scene, then looked at Yang Guo and the others and said:

"Get out of here!"

Yang Guo shook his head, his gaze sweeping over the surroundings: "It's probably too late to run now. Look at the passages around us, they're all blocked by blood mist."

Following his gaze, everyone indeed discovered that the entrances to the four passages they had just entered through were now shrouded in a blood mist several times denser than before.

Like four blood-red barriers, the situation inside was completely obscured, clearly indicating that the Blood Demon Ancestor had completely blocked their escape route.

"What should we do then?" Qingcheng stamped her feet anxiously.

Just then, Yao Xing, Master Wufa, and others also noticed Yang Guo and Zhang Wuji standing on the edge.

Master Wufa immediately spoke, his voice tinged with urgency:

"Esteemed benefactors, this demon is extremely vicious; keeping it alive will surely cause great harm! Quickly join us in eliminating this demon, or none of us will escape this place!"

Yang Guo and Zhang Wuji exchanged a glance, both seeing resolve in each other's eyes.

"A beauty that could topple kingdoms, a beauty that could topple cities," Yang Guo said in a deep voice, turning to look at the two.

"You guys find a way to break through the blood mist blocking the passage. Brother Zhang and I will go and deal with this old devil first!"

"Then be careful!" Qingguo and Qingcheng nodded, their eyes immediately fixed on the blood mist at the entrance of the passage, looking for an opportunity.

Black Emperor squatted to one side, his small eyes fixed on the three blood lightning flowers in the blood pool, his pupils darting around, drool dripping from the corner of his mouth.

Clearly, they had their eyes on the Blood Thunder Flower and were plotting how to snatch it away in the chaos.

"Brother Zhang, make your move!"

Yang Guo let out a low shout, and the Xuan Tie Heavy Sword hummed. His spiritual power erupted without reservation, and an aura far exceeding that of the peak of the Nirvana Realm soared into the sky.

With a light step, he moved like lightning, charging towards the Blood Demon Ancestor with unstoppable momentum.

"A heavy sword has no edge!"

He let out a long roar, raised the Xuan Tie Heavy Sword high, and then slashed it down fiercely.

A black sword aura, condensed to its extreme, carrying the power to tear apart heaven and earth, slashed towards the Blood Demon Ancestor.

Zhang Wuji also made his move at the same time, appearing like a ghost on the other side of the Blood Demon Ancestor.

He brought his palms together and then slowly pushed them apart, the Tai Chi pattern rotating in his palms, radiating an aura of yin and yang, and endless vitality.

"The Taiji gives rise to Yin and Yang, and Yin and Yang give rise to the Four Symbols!"

He thrust out with both palms, unleashing two distinct yet perfectly fused forces.

Like two vortexes, they swept towards the Blood Demon Ancestor, distorting the air in their wake and even shattering the blood mist emanating from him.

The Blood Demon Ancestor, who had initially worn a disdainful smile, suddenly changed his expression when he sensed the aura emanating from Yang Guo and Zhang Wuji, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes:

"Huh? These two little kids are interesting! They actually have this much strength?"

He could sense that these two were far stronger than Yao Xing and the others from before, and were already very close to the Celestial Realm. In fact, in terms of the purity and application of spiritual power, they were even more advanced than some cultivators who had just entered the Celestial Realm!

"However, that's not enough!"

A crimson light flashed in the Blood Demon Ancestor's eyes, and he dared not be negligent any longer, quickly forming hand seals.

"Demon Claws!"

He let out a low shout, and the blood mist around him instantly condensed into a huge blood-red demonic claw, carrying a ferocious power that could devour everything, while simultaneously meeting Yang Guo's sword energy and Zhang Wuji's palm force.

"boom--!"

With a deafening roar, sword energy, palm force, and blood-red demonic claws collided, forming a terrifying energy storm that spread outwards.

Yao Xing, Dao Xuan, and the others were closest to the storm and were caught in its blast. They screamed and flew backward, spitting out another mouthful of blood.

Yang Guo and Zhang Wuji were also shaken and took several steps back, their blood surging. However, their eyes were not as serious as before, because they realized that the Blood Demon Ancestor had only recovered to the Nirvana Realm.

"You've got some skill!" The Blood Demon Ancestor looked at the two, a hint of fighting spirit flashing in his eyes, but even more so, greed.

"If I absorb your essence and blood, I, your ancestor, will surely recover thirty percent of my strength!"

After saying that, blood mist churned around him, and a terrifying suction force erupted, sweeping towards everyone present.

Everyone present could feel their blood uncontrollably rushing towards the Blood Demon Ancestor.