After I stopped trying, a rich woman trained me into a demon emperor.

She waved and offered the second cup.

The clear liquor fell into Zhou Ran's palm, leaving no reflection on the surface of the cup.

The moment Zhou Ran touched the wine glass, the crack in his primordial spirit was forcibly pried open.

The lingering aroma of black gold studs seeped into the wine.

The Devouring Heaven Demon Palace disappeared from Zhou Ran's sight.

He stood once again at the heart of the Jiangcheng battle formation.

Lin Qingxue sat in the center of the Tide Array, the black silk falling at her feet, her Dharma Eyes, which had recovered to 70%, were completely shattered.

A piece of imperial bone was nailed to her chest, and behind her was Jiangcheng, covered in black and gold flames.

Chen Ya was locked in front of the main control panel on White Tower Island, and the lines on her palms had spread to her heart.

The broken hairpin in Xu Youwei's hand shattered into two pieces, and the silver eye was taken back by the Emperor's son.

Fatty Wang stood guard outside the hospital gate, with not a single demon soldier able to stand up beside him.

In the illusion, Lin Qingxue raised her head, her bloodshot eyes meeting Zhou Ran's.

"You transferred everyone's names onto yourself, yet you led the Emperor's son into the Demon Realm. Unable to find your coordinates, it will settle scores with Jiangcheng once again."

She reached out her hand, her voice weary.

"Zhou Ran, if you don't come back, do you still stand by what you promised me?"

The cracks in Zhou Ran's primordial spirit continued to widen.

Xiao Rou saw that the Gu worm on Zhou Ran's sleeve began to ooze black blood.

She knew Zhou Ran had entered the illusion, but she couldn't find the connection between the blood wine and his soul.

"Don't touch it."

Huanyin pressed down on Xiaorou's shoulder.

"Only he himself can awaken from this illusion. External forces will only add a real target to the illusion."

In the illusion, Lin Qingxue was still waiting.

Zhou Ran did not move forward.

He looked down at his cuffs.

The black rune that Lin Qingxue left behind to mark her way home was reduced to a faint line under the suppression of the laws of the Demon Realm, yet it still exuded a slight chill.

The illusion can replicate Lin Qingxue's appearance and imitate her divine eyes, but it cannot replicate the path back to reality.

Zhou Ran raised his hand and pressed down on the black pattern on his sleeve.

"You've imitated it very well, but unfortunately you're missing an accountant."

Lin Qingxue's expression stiffened slightly in the illusion.

Zhou Ran drew the Taihuang Black Blade and slashed down in the direction indicated by the black patterns on the return path.

Jiangcheng, the eye of the formation, and all the burning figures split apart, turning into large swaths of transparent liquid.

The second glass shattered in his hand.

Zhou Ran opened his eyes, and the wound to his primordial spirit had deepened. The black pattern of the path of return on his sleeve lit up for a few breaths before falling silent again.

"You don't have to drink this last one."

Bloodlust lifts up the silvery blood wine.

"Those who can pass the first two cups are already qualified to discuss military strategy with me. The third cup involves fate, and even I cannot guarantee the outcome."

Zhou Ran reached out and took the cup.

Tiny glitters of silver light rose and fell in the wine with his movements.

The golden Gu worm on Xiao Rou's shoulder emitted a sharp hiss.

Instead of lunging at Zhou Ran's wine glass, it aimed at the same blood wine in the Bloodthirsty Hand's hand, the old god gray lines on its carapace flashing.

Zhou Ran looked at the contents of the cup.

The silver light in the third cup was not the power of the Blood Sea.

He had seen this fine ash on White Tower Island.

It can attach itself to the medium of cause and effect, and once it enters the body, it will write the drinker into the Emperor's judgment record.

She was raising her own blood wine, ready to drink it as promised.

Without Zhou Ran's warning, the Taihuang Black Blade swept out.

The back of the knife struck the bloodthirsty wrist, and the wine cup in her hand flew out and crashed into a stone pillar in the hall.

Silver light and blood wine splashed into the air, each drop sprouting fine black and gold threads that wrapped around the domain lord's seal on the bloodthirsty heart.

His bloodlustful eyes surged with murderous intent.

"Zhou Ran, I was willing to drink with you, yet you knocked over my cup first. If you don't offer an explanation, I will brew another cup with your blood today!"

A blood-red phantom rose from behind her, and the pressure of a peak Tribulation Transcending Realm expert enveloped the main hall.

Zhou Ran did not back down.

He took out half a bone pen and dipped the tip into the silver-gray liquid in his cup.

"Look carefully before you act. Someone buried ashes in your blood-soaked wine, wanting you to be added to the purge list along with me."

The brush strokes broke off, leaving the character "源" (source).

All the silver-gray items stopped simultaneously, then rolled back along the path they had come from.

The Blood Sea Main Hall, the Blood Bone River, and the twelve-layered sealing formation appeared in turn, finally converging into a thin black-gold thread from the Nine Nether Well.

At the other end of the thin thread was the imperial prince's messenger, who was about to arrive.

The oppressive force of the sea of ​​blood behind Bloodlust ceased.

The fact that the Emperor's ashes were mixed into the third cup indicates that some of the Blood Sea's higher-ups had already defected to the Divine Envoy.

Zhou Ran used a broken pen to circle the silver-gray area, sealing the entire delivery path into a blood-red talisman.

"The third cup has been switched, so the bet is void. If you still want to have your fate checked, wait until we resolve the Nine Nether Well issue before pouring the wine again."

He stared at him with bloodlust, remaining silent for a long time.

She suppressed the strange phenomenon of the Blood Sea and raised her hand to remove the Blood Sea Domain Lord's Seal from her heart.

"That old bastard only knows how to make women take the fall for him. At least you know that the person standing in front of you also has a life."

The Domain Lord's Seal flew to Zhou Ran's front.

The Formless Seal and the Blood Sea Seal lit up simultaneously, and the two massive armies crossed six heavens, beginning to converge on the Devouring Heaven Demon Palace's military register.

As soon as the Blood Sea Domain's main seal was handed over, deafening war drums resounded from within it.

A black flag of rebellion rose from the River of Blood and Bones.

The phantom of the Grand Duke of Rift Mountain appeared above the Twelve Cities of Blood Sea, stepping on a towering mountain.

Behind him stood more than ten Blood Sea commanders, and tens of thousands of demon soldiers had already sealed off the Blood Sea main hall.

Lie Shan raised his hand and pointed towards the Devouring Heaven Demon Palace, his voice echoing throughout the Six Heavens.

"Bloodlust has been bewitched by the false emperor and has secretly made an appointment with the Lord of the Blood Sea Domain."

From this day forward, the Blood Sea abolishes its former master. I, by the order of the Emperor's Son and Divine Messenger, am here to purge the court of corrupt officials!

The sound of mountains splitting resounded throughout the six heavens, and black rebel flags simultaneously rose above the twelve cities of the Blood Sea.

Each rebel flag had a section of imperial bone nailed to its center, with black and gold patterns spreading along the flagpole and connecting with the protective array below the Blood Bone River.

Tens of thousands of Blood Demon soldiers lined up on the city wall, their blades pointing towards the Blood Sea Main Hall. More than ten commanders stood behind Lie Shan, having changed out of their bloodthirsty Blood Fang armor and donned black robes with imperial prince patterns.

The moment the Blood Sea Domain Lord Seal fell into Zhou Ran's hands, a series of cracking sounds rang out.

Inside the seal, 300,000 soul sounds collided with each other, and some military records were being forcibly erased by an external force.

Lieshan was clearly well-prepared. He not only wanted to seize the Blood Sea, but also to remove all opponents from the Blood Sea register before Bloodlust regained control of the Domain Seal.

Bloodlust stared at the projection above the sea of ​​blood, his fingers tightening little by little.

"It was I who helped to lift the mountain up."

Her voice wasn't loud, but the blood energy in the hall seemed to gather at her feet.

"Three thousand years ago, his spine was shattered by his enemies, and he crawled into a sea of ​​blood like a dead dog."

"I reforged his demonic body, granted him the title of Grand Duke of Rift Mountain, and put him in charge of 30% of the Blood Bone River's military power."

"Now, he is using the troops given to him by the Emperor to purge the Emperor's inner circle of enemies."

Huanyin leaned against the stone pillar and glanced at the dozen or so commanders behind Lieshan.

"Your eye for nurturing people is about the same as Ye Futian's."

Bloodlust turned his head, his blood-red eyes narrowing slightly.

"If you want to fight, I'll demolish your Wuxiang Pavilion first."

"We'll talk after you take back your house."

The auras of the two peak Tribulation Transcending experts briefly collided in the hall, causing cracks to appear on the stone steps beneath the throne.