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

But before that.

Xue Qianqiu will arrive at Zhenmo Pass first.

The blood-red imperial edict hung in the air.

The words "former leader of the Blood-Clad Tower" were like a thorn, piercing into everyone's eyes.

The Blood-Clad Tower had been operating in the territory of Dongxia for many years.

Assassinate the prodigy.

The common people were sacrificed.

Connecting all races.

Shen Ye fought his way up to the rank of King, beheaded the Blood Faceless, and destroyed the remnants of the main altar map before finally severing the main line of the Blood Robe Tower.

However, the real owner of the building, Xue Qianqiu, has never shown himself.

Now, he has arrived as a guide to the vampire royal court.

Wei Cang said coldly:

"If he dares to enter the Demon-Suppressing Pass, I dare to kill him."

Zhou Xuan shook his head.

"The bet on the ancient battle monument hasn't been settled yet."

"He is now the guide of Zuchi."

"We cannot kill him first unless he makes the first move."

Qin Wuji's eyes turned cold.

"What if he takes the initiative?"

Shen Ye closed the black box, his voice calm.

"That saves trouble."

Two days later.

Outside the Demon-Suppressing Pass, the blood-red clouds parted.

A blood-red bridge stretched out from the depths of the battlefield of myriad races.

An old man walked towards the end of the long bridge.

The old man was wearing a dark red robe.

Her hair was snow-white.

His face, however, did not look old; instead, it carried an eerie gentleness.

He was leaning on a blood-stained wooden cane.

A small copper bell hangs from the head of the staff.

With each step taken, a copper bell would ring once.

Ding.

Ding.

Ding.

On the city wall of Zhenmo Pass, all the Zhenmo soldiers gripped their weapons tightly.

Xue Qianqiu looked up at the city wall.

He smiled slightly.

Why must you all do this?

"I am not here to kill anyone today."

Wei Cang stood at the very front of the city wall, the Demon Suppression Army Seal hanging in his palm.

"If you dare to kill, I dare to bury."

Xue Qianqiu's smile remained unchanged.

"The commander-in-chief still has the same temper."

"However, today, I am here, witnessed by the ancient war monument, to escort the Night King into the Blood River Ancestral Pool."

"They must not be killed."

"You cannot kill me either."

He said it very softly.

But it seemed as if it was deliberately reminding everyone.

The rules of the ancient battle monument are in effect.

Dongxia must not make the first move.

Xue Qianqiu's gaze swept over everyone and finally landed on Shen Ye.

"The Night King"

"I've long admired your name."

Shen Ye stood on the city wall, holding the black box in his arms.

Jie Chen has awakened.

It perched on Shen Ye's shoulder, its Heavenly Punishment Eyes half-open, coldly staring at Xue Qianqiu.

The Blood Gate Severed Palm that I swallowed two days ago has not yet been fully digested.

However, its aura now carried a strange, pale pattern.

Like thunder.

It also resembles a door pattern.

Shen Ye looked at Xue Qianqiu.

"Bloodface said the same thing before he died."

Xue Qianqiu sighed softly.

"Faceless is a good boy."

"Unfortunately, we were a bit unlucky."

Shen Ye said:

"It's not luck."

Xue Qianqiu smiled.

"What does the Night King think?"

Shen Ye said:

"Too weak."

On the city wall, Qin Wuji couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Li Xuance's lips twitched slightly.

The gentleness in Xue Qianqiu's eyes finally faded a little.

But he quickly returned to normal.

"It's a good thing that young people have sharp edges."

"It's just that the Blood River Ancestral Pool is different from the Night-Slaying Platform."

"That's not a fighting ring."

"This isn't a place where you can just swing your sword around as you please."

Shen Ye said:

"Are you going too?"

Xue Qianqiu nodded.

"I will lead the way."

"After the Ancestral Pool opens, I will take you into the outer pool."

"As for whether or not you can obtain the blood of the Nine Nether King and cleanse Lu Chenzhou's remnant soul from its blood lock, that depends on the Night King's own abilities."

Standing beside Shen Ye, Lu Qingshan's eyes turned cold the moment he heard the name Lu Chenzhou.

Xue Qianqiu seemed not to see it.

He continued:

"However, I can tell the Night King something in advance."

"There are many things in the Blood River Ancestral Pool."

"Blood."

"soul."

"bone."

"There are also some old people who shouldn't have woken up."

Zhou Xuan frowned.

"What do you mean?"

Xue Qianqiu smiled slightly.

"It means that Lu Chenzhou spent ten years in the Blood River Burial Map."

"His soul may not belong solely to the human race."

boom!

Lu Qingshan's aura suddenly erupted.

Wei Cang raised his hand and pressed it down on him.

"Don't let him provoke you."

Xue Qianqiu looked at Lu Qingshan, his smile becoming even gentler.

"Don't worry, Commander Lu."

"I was just offering a friendly reminder."

"If he wakes up in the ancestral pool and calls you 'father' first, that would be the best outcome."

"If he wakes up and bites the Night King first..."

He didn't continue.

But the meaning is already very clear.

Lu Chenzhou may lose control.

It might even become a second killing move left behind by the vampires.

Shen Ye spoke:

"Are you done talking?"

Xue Qianqiu looked at him.

Shen Ye said:

"Come over when you're done talking."

Xue Qianqiu narrowed his eyes.

"Isn't the Night King afraid?"

Shen Ye said:

The more nonsense you spout, the more afraid Zu Chi is of me going in.

Xue Qianqiu remained silent for a moment.

He then laughed.

"it is good."

"Then let's go."

He raised the bloodwood staff and tapped it gently.

The blood-red bridge stretches from outside the Demon-Suppressing Pass to the top of the city wall.

The phantom image of the ancient battle monument then appeared.

[The blood river ancestral pool wager begins.]

The guide must not attack the Night King.

The Night King must not kill the guide.

[Those who violate this rule will be punished according to the ancient battle monument.]

The rules have been set in stone.

Xue Qianqiu stepped onto the city wall.

The instant his toes touched the ground, the Heavenly Tribulation Eye on Jie Chen's forehead suddenly opened.

The gray-white lightning shone down on Xue Qianqiu's feet.

Only then did everyone notice that a very thin line of blood was hidden in Xue Qianqiu's shadow.

The bloodline was silently drilling into the array patterns of the Demon Suppression Pass.

Wei Cang's face darkened.

"Are you looking for death?"

Xue Qianqiu remained expressionless.

"Commander Wei has misunderstood."

"I'm getting old, so my shadow isn't very clean; that's normal."

Shen Ye raised his hand.

Zhu Jiu emerged from the shadows.

The Nine Netherworld Shadow descended, directly pinning down that thread of blood.

The bloodline let out a sharp shriek.

It transformed into a blood-red human face.

That face bore a striking resemblance to Bloodfaceless.

Zhou Xuan's expression changed slightly.

"The remnant soul of the Blood-Faceless?"

Blood sighs through the ages.

"As expected, you can't hide it from the Night King."

"Faceless died a terrible death. I just wanted to bring him back to see his old home."

Shen Ye looked at the bloodied face.

"He has no homeland."

"Only graves."

The words were spoken.

Night Feather Black Sun Netherfire fell.

The Blood-Faceless Remnant Soul instantly turned to ashes.

Xue Qianqiu's eyes finally turned completely cold.

The ancient battle monument did not respond.

Because that wisp of remnant soul invaded the array patterns of the Demon Suppression Pass first.

It was Xue Qianqiu who crossed the line.

Shen Ye stepped forward and stood in front of Xue Qianqiu.

"Put this stuff out again."

"I'll take it as you taking the initiative."

Xue Qianqiu stared at Shen Ye.

A moment later, he smiled.

"What a Night King."

"No wonder the Blood River Saint died at your hands."

Shen Ye said:

"You can try it too."

Xue Qianqiu did not respond.

He turned and walked toward the blood-red bridge.

"Since the Night King is in such a hurry, let's get going."

"The Blood River Ancestral Pool is only open for half a day."

"If we miss this opportunity, Lu Chenzhou's half-soul will truly be beyond saving."

Shen Ye looked behind him.

Lu Qingshan handed over the black box.

This time, he didn't ask for a favor.

He simply said in a deep voice:

"Bring him back."

Shen Ye took the black box.

"Um."

Ye Yu dropped his shoulders.

Candlelight enters the shadow.

Longyuan transformed into battle-blood patterns and sank into the Beast Taming Space.

Jie Chen lay on Shen Ye's right shoulder, while the Heavenly Punishment Eye remained fixed on Xue Qianqiu.

Shen Ye stepped onto the blood-red bridge.

Beneath the bridge, the blood mist of a battlefield churning among countless races rises.

Before the bridge lies the direction of the Vampire Royal Court.

Xue Qianqiu walked ahead and suddenly spoke:

"The Night King"

Do you know why the Blood River Ancestral Pool is called the Ancestral Pool?

Shen Ye said:

"explain."

Xue Qianqiu chuckled softly.

"Because a drop of the heart's blood of the first ancestral king of the vampires is buried there."

"And you happen to have what it wants."

Shen Ye's eyes turned slightly cold.

At the end of the blood-red bridge, a massive blood gate slowly emerged.

Behind the door, the sound of an ancient heartbeat could be heard.

thump.

thump.

thump.

The Heavenly Punishment Eye on Jie Chen's forehead suddenly shrank.

Shen Ye looked up.

We've arrived at the Blood River Ancestral Pool.