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"Jiang Feng!"

"He's being swallowed by the altar!"

Li Changsheng's expression changed drastically as he spoke.

Jiang Feng stared at the pillar of blood, and a thought flashed through his mind like lightning.

"I see"

"That move, 'One Sword, No Life,' is the key!"

"His sword strike cleaved through the barrier of the Poison Abyss; that was the final step in activating the altar!"

"Yan Wusheng was merely a pawn from beginning to end!"

Amidst the pillar of blood, Yan Wusheng's struggle abruptly halted.

Jiang Feng's every word exploded in his mind like thunder.

Yes!

Why did the master specifically instruct that that sword technique "should not be used unless in a life-or-death situation"?

Why did the master predict that he would be surrounded and attacked, and that he would strike with this sword?

So he wasn't the one playing the game!

He is that pawn!

Why?

Yan Wusheng's body was shriveled beyond recognition, and his voice was filled with anguish, "Why did it become like this... why did it become like this!!"

In the moment of near death, countless images flooded my mind uncontrollably.

He recalled many years ago, in the martial arts school in that small county town, when a thirteen-year-old boy first mastered sword qi, causing a sensation throughout the school. His father was so excited that tears streamed down his face, saying, "Wusheng, our Yan family is about to produce a dragon."

He thought of home.

I remember my younger brother who always gave him the chicken leg, the martial arts uniform my mother sewed, and that home that was poor but full of joy.

He also recalled that rainy night when a man in a blood-red robe found him:

"My child, the world owes you something."

"Come with me, and I can give you strength to make you powerful."

He changed after that.

They became extreme and ruthless!

They've become ruthless and will stop at nothing to gain power!

He could watch without batting an eye as more than twenty young people were drained of their blood!

They've come to believe that sacrificing millions is also a form of justice!

Is that still me?

On what day did Yan Wusheng, who wanted to be a role model for his younger brother and rise above others with his sword, die?

"younger brother……"

Yan Wusheng's lips moved, and a tear mixed with blood slid down from the corner of his eye.

"Brother...I was wrong..."

The column of blood suddenly contracted.

A once-in-a-century swordsmanship genius in Chengdu, and the number one prodigy of the Blood Token Society.

It was completely swallowed up by the altar.

……

The entire venue was deathly silent.

"Buzz!!!"

The altar that had devoured Yan Wusheng surged to its limit with blood-red light!

The blood in the nine grooves boiled wildly, the space at the top of the altar began to distort, and a dark vortex slowly took shape.

The altar is about to open!

"We must never let it activate!"

"Everyone! Attack the altar together!!"

Jiang Feng let out a loud shout.

"Burning Heaven Flame Fist!"

Golden flames crashed down on the altar base!

"Heavenly Rift Stream Slash!"

Li Changsheng's sword light swept in like a bolt of lightning!

"Smash it!!"

Ling Yu's heavy sword, Lin Xing's great spear, and Xiao Xingye's long spear were all unleashed upon the altar!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!!!"

The dark red stones crumbled one by one, and the runes went out one by one.

The altar shook violently and looked on the verge of collapsing!

at the same time.

Liu Guanyi remained hidden behind a boulder the entire time, daring not to fight Jiang Feng and the others.

"BOOM!!!"

With a final, deafening roar, the Blood Demon Altar exploded!

Rocks flew through the air, blood-red light dissipated, and the black vortex at the top of the altar let out a mournful cry before being completely annihilated!

Activation failed!

"It's done!"

Xiao Xingye collapsed to the ground, both surprised and overjoyed. "We...we did it!"

Li Changsheng and Lin Xing exchanged a glance and breathed a sigh of relief.

Ling Yu silently sheathed his heavy sword.

however!

Just now.

"Whoosh!!"

A thin streak of blood shot out from the depths of the altar ruins!

The thing was only about a foot long, like a blood-red worm, or like an underdeveloped Gu worm.

One, an unformed [Abyss].

Its speed was so fast that it was imperceptible to the naked eye, and none of the people present reacted in time.

Its target was none other than Liu Guanyi, who was hiding behind the boulder!

"What is that... Ugh!!"

The bloodworms burrowed directly into Liu Guanyi's open mouth!

"Ugh... Ah... Ahhh!!!"

Liu Guanyi's eyes bulged out, and he made strange hoarse noises from his throat.

The next instant, his body swelled up wildly like an inflating balloon, his skin stretched until it shone, and his veins bulged out as if they were about to burst.

Bloodworms rampaged through his body, causing flesh and blood to churn wherever they went!

"No...no!!"

Liu Guanyi clutched his body and rolled wildly in the mud.

Jiang Feng and the others were all stunned.

"He's about to explode?!"

Xiao Xingye murmured.

The worm was devouring him, using him as nourishment.

"No...no!!"

Suddenly, Liu Guanyi let out a wild roar from the mud!

I don't want to die!

I, Liu Guanyi, have been a coward my whole life, a coward my whole life. I bow and scrape to everyone I meet, and I dare not talk back when I am called a good-for-nothing, and I dare not fight back when Shan Yan slaps me.

Why should I?!

Why must even my death be so pathetic?!

Why should I be food for a worm?!

I don't want to die!!!

An almost obsessive will to survive erupted from the depths of his soul!

His internal energy circulated wildly, actually suppressing the rampaging blood worm!

"What...what exactly happened?"

Li Changsheng was dumbfounded.

Just as the group was stunned,

Above the Poison Abyss, the gray sky suddenly fell silent.

The wind stopped.

All sounds are silent.

"That's interesting."

A voice echoed from the heavens above.

The sound wasn't loud, but it seemed to explode directly in the depths of everyone's soul.

"My plan was supposed to be flawless, but I never expected it to be ruined by you little bugs."

Jiang Feng and the others looked up at the same time, their blood almost freezing.

Just hearing that voice made their souls tremble!

What level of existence is this?!

"However, it's alright."

"Although the ending was different from what I had expected."

"But ultimately, the goal was achieved."

What?!

Jiang Feng's pupils suddenly contracted.

What does that mean?!

The altar was destroyed, and the 'Abyss' didn't descend, so how could the goal have been achieved?!

"Snap!!!"

The space above the Poison Abyss was torn apart by a withered, large hand!

The hand was so large that it covered half the sky. It reached in from the spatial rift, ignoring everyone present, and went straight for Liu Guanyi, who was lying in the mud!

"No...no!!"

Liu Guanyi was terrified and tried to crawl backward on all fours, but it was no use. The large hand held him in its palm like it was catching a grasshopper.

"No! Help me!"

The hand slowly retracted from the spatial rift, and Liu Guanyi's screams disappeared into the sky.

"Snap!"

The spatial rift closed.

a long time.

"That voice..."

Xiao Xingye's voice trembled uncontrollably.

"What do you mean by saying he achieved his goal?"

"We clearly...we clearly destroyed the altar!"

No one answered.

Jiang Feng stared at the sky where the giant hand had disappeared, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked, a gloomy cloud hanging over his heart.

Sacrifice Yan Wusheng to nurture an unformed "Abyss," which is then taken away by the person behind the scenes.

"The Ace of Hearts!"

"Blood Card Club!"

"I'll remember this!"