Starting with SSS-rank talent, I contracted the Forbidden Ferocity.

"Behind the picture..."

"There's one more door."

The sound faded.

The Demon-Suppressing Pass was eerily quiet.

In the direction of the Intelligence Hall, the Black Fate Token hangs in mid-air.

That life tablet was only half-broken.

The edges looked as if they had been burned by some kind of blood fire, charred and cracked.

But at this moment, a faint blue light shone in the center of the life tablet.

That wasn't bloodshed.

It is the light of the soul.

Lu Qingshan stood still, his fingers clenching tighter and tighter.

He didn't speak.

But Shen Ye could see that his palm had been pierced by fingernails.

Wei Cang said in a deep voice:

"Block the Intelligence Bureau."

"No one is allowed to tell anyone except those present about the rekindling of the spirit tablet today."

"Those who disobey orders will be punished as traitors."

The captain of the Demon Suppression Army immediately lowered his head.

"yes!"

Zhou Xuan looked at the half of the life tablet, his voice very low.

"Ten years."

"Why is Lu Chenzhou's life tablet only revealing itself now?"

No one answered.

Because the question itself is already astonishing enough.

My fortune telling has been tarnished for ten years.

Dongxia tacitly acknowledges that Lu Chenzhou has been dead for ten years.

But now, his voice came from the fate tablet.

Even if it's broken.

Even if weak.

That was Lu Chenzhou.

Shen Ye looked at Wei Cang.

"How did he die back then?"

Wei Cang was silent for a moment, then said:

"Ten years ago, the Blood Abyss Rift opened once in the Battlefield of Ten Thousand Races."

"Lu Chenzhou led his team inside and killed three royal descendants of the myriad races."

"During the final evacuation, they were ambushed by the vampire royal court."

Lu Qingshan suddenly spoke.

Hoarseness.

"He could have walked."

Everyone looked at him.

Lu Qingshan stared at the half of the life tablet, his eyes seeming to be slowly cut open by something.

"The thirty-seven human prodigies who traveled with us are trapped in the Blood River Formation."

"He went back."

In the end, 29 out of 37 people survived.

He didn't come back.

The air inside the intelligence hall was heavy.

Qin Wuji clenched his fist.

Li Xuance whispered:

"First on the list of kings in the previous generation."

Meng Qianqiu continued:

"He is also the youngest king-level seed of the previous generation."

Chu Jinglan looked at the Black Fate Token.

"If he hadn't died, then these past ten years..."

He didn't finish his sentence.

If Lu Chenzhou were still alive.

He was then trapped by the vampires for a full ten years.

Even if he is already dead, he can still make sounds.

That means his soul hasn't dissipated even after ten years.

Either way, it's more cruel than death.

Shen Ye walked to the life tablet.

Jie Chen rested on his shoulder, his Heavenly Punishment Eye on his forehead slightly open.

Grayish-white lightning struck the life tablet.

hum.

The fortune tablet trembled violently.

A thin, almost invisible thread of soul energy emerges from the depths of the life tablet.

One end of the soul thread is connected to the life tablet.

On the other end, it pierces through the void, pointing deeper into the battlefield of all races.

Shen Ye's eyes narrowed.

"It's still there."

Lu Qingshan suddenly looked up.

"What's still there?"

Shen Ye said:

"Soul Line".

"A person is not necessarily complete."

"But the soul has not yet departed."

Lu Qingshan's breath hitched.

Wei Cang immediately said:

"Can you locate it?"

The Heavenly Punishment Eye on Jie Chen's forehead lit up for a moment.

The next moment, it suddenly growled and gripped Shen Ye's shoulder tightly with its claws.

At the end of the soul line on the life tablet, a patch of blood unexpectedly appeared.

In that crimson light, countless corpses looked up.

They seemed to sense that they were being spied on, and simultaneously looked at Shen Ye.

Zhu Jiu emerged from Shen Ye's shadow.

Her deep blue vertical pupils opened.

The Nine Netherworld Burial Shadows unfold.

A layer of dark, underworld-like space blocked Shen Ye's way.

boom!

The crimson backlash crashed into the Netherworld.

The underworld trembled violently.

Zhu Jiu's body sank, and fine bloodstains appeared on its scales.

Shen Ye raised his hand and pressed down on its head.

"retreat."

Zhu Jiu then looked away.

The soul line on the life tablet also broke.

Inside the intelligence hall, everyone's expression changed.

Zhou Xuan said in a deep voice:

"A painting of a blood-soaked river of ten thousand burials?"

Shen Ye nodded.

"Yes."

"Those corpses just now were not ordinary remnant souls."

"They are guarding the gate."

Wei Cang's eyes were icy cold.

"Door."

This one word reminded everyone of what Lu Chenzhou had just said.

Don't destroy the image.

There is another door behind the picture.

Qin Wuji frowned and said:

"The Blood River Saint Son brought the Ten Thousand Burial Diagram to fight the King's War, wasn't it to kill Shen Ye?"

Zhou Xuandao:

"Killing Shen Ye is the first step."

Li Xuance looked at the fate tablet.

"If Shen Ye destroys the Ten Thousand Burial Diagram on the Night-Slaying Platform, it might play right into their hands."

Chu Jinglan continued:

"What they really want to open is the door behind the diagram."

The intelligence hall fell silent once more.

The vampire royal court has issued a challenge.

The Holy Son of the Blood River carries the Ten Thousand Burials Picture.

Lu Chenzhou's life tablet reignited.

The image contains a hidden door.

These clues, when put together, reveal that this is no longer just a single battle.

This is a trap.

A scheme that had been brewing for ten years.

Shen Ye suddenly asked:

"How many corpses are depicted in the Blood River Burial Map?"

Wei Cangdao:

"The publicly available intelligence indicates there are nine bodies."

"They are prodigies from the human race, demon race, spirit race, bone race, and other races."

"Each body retains some of its fighting instincts from when it was alive."

Shen Ye looked at the fate tablet.

"Not nine."

Wei Cang's eyes darkened.

"You saw it?"

Shen Ye said:

"There is a tenth body remaining."

Lu Qingshan's face turned pale instantly.

Shen Ye did not avoid it.

"The corpse was standing in the deepest part."

"The other nine statues seem to be guarding it."

"If I'm not mistaken, it's Lu Chenzhou."

boom!

Lu Qingshan's aura went out of control for a moment.

The entire intelligence hall trembled.

Wei Cang raised his hand and pressed down on his shoulder.

"Green Mountain".

Lu Qingshan closed his eyes.

He opened his eyes after a long while.

The pain in his eyes had been forcibly suppressed, leaving only coldness.

"Shen Ye."

"If we can't save him."

"Kill him."

After those words were spoken, Qin Wuji and the others all fell silent.

Lu Qingshan looked at Shen Ye and said, word by word:

"He is my son."

"That's why I can't let him become a weapon in the hands of vampires."

Shen Ye looked at him.

There was no comfort.

There was no guarantee that the patient would be saved.

He simply said:

"I'll save them first."

"If he can't be saved, then execute him."

Lu Qingshan nodded.

That's enough.

The life tablet suddenly lit up again.

This time, no complete sound came from inside.

Only a few words, written intermittently.

"tenth……"

"The King's Corpse..."

"Blood Gate..."

"We cannot allow..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

The light on the life tablet suddenly dimmed.

Lu Qingshan stepped forward, but Wei Cang raised his hand to stop him.

"Don't touch it."

Wei Cang stared at the fate tablet, his voice deep.

"The vampires are looking for his location."

"He took a huge risk just to be able to relay the message."

Shen Ye asked:

"On the Night-Slaying Platform, may I take my life tablet with me?"

Wei Cang looked at him.

"You want to use the fate tablet to locate Lu Chenzhou?"

Shen Ye said:

"The Blood River Holy Son will bring the Ten Thousand Burial Map."

"The Fate Tablet and Lu Chenzhou are connected by a soul thread."

"As long as he's in the picture, I can find him."

Zhou Xuan frowned.

"The risk is very high."

"The Blood River Saint Son might also use the Life Card to lock you in reverse."

Shen Ye said:

"Then let him lock it."

Qin Wuji couldn't help but chuckle.

"Aren't you afraid of being targeted?"

Shen Ye glanced at him.

"Afraid it will work?"

Qin Wuji thought for a moment.

"It's no use."

"Then there's really nothing to be afraid of."

Wei Cang pondered for a moment, then took out a black box.

He put half of the life tablet into the box and then sealed the outside of the box with three demon-suppressing runes.

"Here, take this."

"It is not to be opened until it reaches the Execution Platform."

"Once opened, it will last at most three breaths."

"If Lu Chenzhou's location cannot be found within three breaths, close the gate immediately."

Shen Ye took the black box.

[Special soul-guiding agent detected.]

[Target: Lu Chenzhou's remnant soul tablet.]

[Related item: The tenth king's corpse in the Blood River Burial Map.]

[Temporary Mission Initiated: Break the Siege at Zhan Ye Tai.]

[Mission 1: Defeat the Blood River Saint.]

[Task 2: Confirm Lu Chenzhou's status.]

[Mission 3: Prevent the Blood Gate from opening.]

[Bonus Rewards: Increased progress of the second awakening of the Myriad Beasts Divine Rune, second enhancement of the Nine Netherworld Shadow, and 50000 Evolution Points.]

Shen Ye's eyes flickered slightly.

Blood Gate.

The system has confirmed this.

This is not a false alarm.

Zhou Xuan looked at Shen Ye.

"Wang Zhan's goals have changed."

"Previously, it was the killing of the Blood River Saint Son."

"Now we must kill the Blood River Saint, ensure the Ten Thousand Burial Map remains intact, find Lu Chenzhou, and block the Blood Gate."

Qin Wuji felt a chill run down his spine.

"Is this still a Tier 5 battle?"

Meng Qianqiu said calmly:

"no."

"This is how all races use the fifth rank as a chess piece to test the gates after the seventh rank."

Li Xuance gripped his sword and said:

"That's why we should go even more."

Chu Jinglan nodded as well.

"If the Blood Gate really opens at the Night-Slaying Platform, something terrible will happen on the front lines."

Wei Cang looked at Shen Ye.

"There are still a little over two days left."

"You can no longer risk tempering your body."

"The next step is to familiarize ourselves with Zhu Jiu's Nine Netherworld Burial Shadow and find a way to break the deadlock without destroying the diagram."

Shen Ye said:

"I know."

He looked down at his own shadow.

Zhu Jiu emerged from the shadows, his deep blue vertical pupils quiet and cold.

"The corpses in the Ten Thousand Burials Picture belong to you."

Zhu Jiu nodded gently.

Shen Ye then looked at Ye Yu.

"The Blood Soul Secret Technique of the Blood River Saint is yours."

Night Feather Black Sun Netherfire rose slightly.

Finally, he patted Jie Chen on the head.

"The door is yours to look after."

Jie Chen blinked his Heavenly Punishment Eyes, as if he understood.

Wei Cang watched this scene and said in a deep voice:

"Shen Ye."

"Don't just think about winning this time."

Shen Ye looked up.

Wei Cangdao:

"Come back alive."

Shen Ye said calmly:

"If you win, you'll live."

Wei Cang's lips twitched slightly.

"You little brat..."

Just then, the crimson countdown above the Demon Suppression Pass started ticking again.

[Countdown to the War of All Races.]

[Remaining time: 2 days, 12:00 PM.]

At the same moment.

Deep within the distant battlefield of myriad races.

Inside a blood-red palace.

Blood River Saint Son slowly opened his eyes.

An ancient blood-stained painting hung in front of him.

In the picture, nine corpses are kneeling.

Deepest inside, the tenth figure had its limbs pierced by blood-red chains, and its head hung low.

The man was still wearing tattered human armor.

The Blood River Saint looked at him and smiled slightly.

Lu Chenzhou.

"You woke up too early."

The tenth figure did not look up.

Only a faint wisp of soul light flickered deep between his brows.

The Blood River Saint Son raised his hand and gently touched the blood map.

"Don't rush."

"Three days later, I will send the new king of Dongxia to keep you company."

"At that time, the Blood Gate will truly open."

Deep within the blood-stained map.

Lu Chenzhou slowly raised his head.

The chapped lips moved silently.

It's like saying two words.

Run!

Meanwhile, above the Night-Slaying Platform, the first wisp of blood-red cloud had already descended ahead of schedule.