Swordholder

"The Chen family cannot live without you..."

She paused, and as she turned around, her firm voice rang out again.

"Me too!"

Chen Yuan was slightly taken aback. While feeling moved, he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Chen Zhaoning leap onto the Dharma Boat.

He then turned and looked around, his brow furrowing slightly: "Hmm? Where did Little Nuomi go?"

"Brother Yuan, I'm here!"

Nuomi had somehow run to the edge of the altar, then came back carrying a skull, munching on it with relish as she ran, her face beaming with excitement.

Chen Yuan's lips twitched violently, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

I wanted to advise Nuomi not to eat evil things indiscriminately, but I swallowed the words back.

He could clearly sense that the malevolent aura surrounding Nuomi was becoming increasingly terrifying.

It turns out that Nuomi had been eating all along, and her cultivation and foundation had been quietly and rapidly increasing!

At this moment, several wisps of smoke and figures rushed towards Nuomi, but she swallowed them all in one gulp.

Several other evil figures rushed towards Chen Yuan, only to be shattered by his Heavenly Light Blade Qi.

"roar……"

The golden humanoid figures on the altar charged forward like monstrous beasts, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws.

Chen Yuan's heart sank.

Such a sight would terrify anyone who saw it.

The humanoid bodies that were clearly made into the shape of roasted pigs have all come back to life?

What exactly are those crimson eyes covering its entire body?

Before Chen Yuan could think further, the longsword in his hand suddenly burst into raging flames!

A hiss!

As the blade flashed, it seemed as if a golden crow phantom burst forth from the sky, sweeping across the front with unparalleled power!

In the blink of an eye, those golden humanoid bodies were burned into ashes that filled the sky.

Countless shrill screams rose and fell, and crimson eyeballs rolled to the ground, leaping and bounding towards the distant mountains and forests.

"What on earth is this strange thing?"

Chen Yuan was filled with surprise and doubt.

At the same time, countless cyan evil shadows were already approaching!

Chen Yuan once again activated the Heavenly Light Demon-Slaying Technique, annihilating all the attacking evil spirits.

"Hmm? This little brat actually cultivates the Heavenly Light Dao Technique of the Swordholder? And there's a fire-elemental divine seed dormant within him?"

The hunched figure in black robes paused slightly, then his expression suddenly turned gloomy.

"Unfortunately, although you possess the Heavenly Light Dao Technique and the Fire-type Divine Seed, your own magical power foundation is far from sufficient!"

After saying that, he let out a series of strange, cackling laughs.

"Therefore, for me, devouring you is as easy as turning my hand!"

boom!

In that instant, the hunchbacked figure in black robes experienced a violent surge of murderous aura, and with a gurgling sound, a churning sea of ​​blood appeared before him.

The sea of ​​blood spread extremely quickly, engulfing the entire mountaintop in an instant!

Immediately afterwards, waves tens of meters high surged from the sea of ​​blood, crashing down fiercely onto the magic boat in mid-air with terrifying force.

"roar……"

The sea of ​​blood surged and churned, and thousands of skeletons emerged from the water, roaring and brandishing their claws as they struggled to climb out, only to be swallowed up by the blood waves in an instant.

hum!

The magic boat emitted a deep hum, and Zhang Shan had already activated the magic array with all his might!

Whoosh!

The next instant, the Dharma boat soared straight into the sky!

In the blink of an eye, it soared to a height of a thousand meters.

On the ground, Chen Yuan and Nuomi were instantly swallowed by the sea of ​​blood. A feeling of suffocation swept over their bodies, causing Chen Yuan's chest to ache terribly.

Not only that, but countless skeletal claws emerged from the sea of ​​blood, tearing frantically at Chen Yuan's body.

"Young Master!"

On the high-altitude Dharma boat, Chen Jianming and others, who were lying on the edge of the boat looking down, screamed in despair, their eyes filled with deep worry.

Chen Zhaoning pressed her lips tightly together. If she hadn't forced herself to restrain herself and firmly believed that Chen Yuan wouldn't perish easily, she would have almost jumped off the Dharma Boat.

"It's the Blood Demon!"

Chen Jianming's pupils suddenly contracted as he finally recognized the origin of this place: "This is the Evil Burial Mountain!"

The place we previously stayed at was the Blood Demon Cave; no wonder it was so dangerous! Damn it!

His eyes flashed with resentment as he gritted his teeth and said, "It must be Prefect Gou Zongdao who's behind this! He's the one who controls the teleportation array, and he deliberately set our teleportation coordinates deep within the Demon Cave!"

hiss!

As soon as Chen Jianming finished speaking, everyone else gasped in shock.

"So, that black-robed figure was the Blood Demon himself?"

As Zhang Shan maneuvered the magic boat to ascend into the higher heavens, he looked down at the hunched figure on the sea of ​​blood, his eyes filled with deep horror.

The blood demon did not walk on air; instead, the blood beneath his feet naturally extended, supporting his body, making him appear as if he were suspended in mid-air from a distance.

At this moment, he sneered repeatedly, devouring the surrounding wandering evil energy while manipulating the sea of ​​blood to transform into countless blood arrows that shot towards the magic boat high in the sky, intending to shoot it down and turn Chen Zhaoning and his group into blood food.

"Blood Demon?"

Upon hearing those two words, everyone's pupils widened, and their worries intensified!

Zhang Shan controlled the magic boat with all his might, constantly dodging the dense blood arrows, and in an instant, he flew into the clouds.

Once they reached the top of the clouds, the blood arrows below were no longer within reach.

"Fortunately, this Blood Demon has not broken through to the Purple Mansion Realm, otherwise even with the protection of our magic boat, we would all be doomed today."

Zhang Shan sighed with lingering fear.

He turned to look down at the blood-red mountain peak, which had now become tiny.

"A-Yuan will be fine."

Li Wei clenched his fists, staring intently at the sea of ​​blood below, and gritted his teeth as he spoke in a deep voice.

The others remained silent, their hearts filled with unease.

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"Heh, so what if you know the Heavenly Light Dao Technique? It's just a trivial technique that can't possibly suppress the overwhelming evil energy."

Above the sea of ​​blood, a figure in black robes let out a sinister laugh.

At the same time, his black robe gradually became stained with blood, turning into a blood-red robe.

This is the true form of the Blood Demon of Evil Burial Mountain.

Boom!

The sea of ​​blood below surged even more violently, and the countless skulls completely submerged Chen Yuan.

"Um?"

But in an instant, the Blood Demon's crimson eyes suddenly narrowed!

He stared incredulously into the sea of ​​blood, landing on Nuomi, whose body resembled a spider.

"What...what exactly are you?"

The Blood Demon couldn't help but gasp in shock.

"Hehe, it's delicious, really delicious!"

The glutinous rice, with its limbs bent and its body resembling a spider or a crab, swam freely in the sea of ​​blood.

A black vortex appeared in her abdomen, frantically devouring the surrounding sea of ​​blood.

Within just a few breaths, the water volume of the entire sea of ​​blood began to decrease rapidly.

Suddenly, the Blood Demon turned its gaze to another place.

Suddenly, the mountain of skulls piled up deep within the sea of ​​blood let out a mournful wail!

boom!

The mountain wall made of skulls suddenly exploded in all directions, turning into dust everywhere!

A gap was blasted open in the surging sea of ​​blood, revealing a man with a full head of red hair.

It was indeed Chen Yuan!

At this moment, he had already activated the Evil God Devouring Heaven Technique!

The breach that had been blasted open was instantly filled again by the surging sea of ​​blood, engulfing Chen Yuan once more.

In the blink of an eye, the blood around Chen Yuan was frantically swallowed up, forming a huge vortex.

"hehe."

Chen Yuan, submerged in blood, had his head above the water's surface. A sickly smile crept across his pale face, and his expression grew increasingly ferocious!

Faced with the Blood Demon's Blood Sea Divine Power, his Heavenly Light Daoist Technique and Xuanhuang Righteous Qi Technique were both difficult to resist.

The difference in their cultivation levels was too great.

However, Chen Yuan was shocked to discover that after activating the Evil God Devouring Heaven Technique, the red vortex inside his body spun rapidly, and his aura became extremely violent.

All 361 spiritual apertures around his body opened simultaneously, frantically devouring the baleful energy and power within the sea of ​​blood.

His righteous human spiritual power was almost exhausted, but his evil spiritual power was surging wildly!

What followed was an explosive increase in the combat power of the evil cultivators to a terrifying level!

"How... is this possible???"

The figure in the blood-red robe cried out in shock.

He had never seen a human cultivator who could cultivate both righteous and evil techniques!

"Hmph, nothing is impossible in this world." Chen Yuan's eyes flashed with crimson light as he shouted in a deep voice, "Nuomi, hunt him down!"

"Hehehehehe..."

Nuomi chuckled mischievously, then his figure instantly became transparent and disappeared into the void.

"Ridiculous! So what if you possess evil powers? Two brats dare to oppose me?"

The Blood Demon was enraged beyond measure.

On their own turf, they were being retaliated against by ants who were seen as prey.

This was an utter disgrace to him.

Just as he was about to personally take down these two insignificant brats in his eyes, countless transparent threads suddenly shot out from the void!

hiss hiss hiss—

These interwoven threads instantly bound his body tightly.

As he struggled, a sudden chill ran down his neck, as if a sinister figure had landed on his shoulder and two powerful hands had gripped his head and pulled it upwards!

Click!

His neck snapped, and his head was pulled off by a tiny, transparent hand.

It's like pulling up a weed.

"you!"

Blood-robed man was shocked. His previously blurred face instantly became clear, revealing him to be an old man with deep wrinkles and an extremely aged appearance.

"You can't kill me!"

The Blood Demon roared in fury!

The next instant, blood gushed from his eyes, nose, ears, and mouth, shooting in all directions, and in the void, it outlined a blood-red silhouette of the invisible glutinous rice.

"Hmph, prepare to die!"

The headless body suddenly raised its arms, intending to kill Nuomi with a single palm strike.

boom!

Just then, a burst of white flames suddenly erupted around Nuomi, spreading and completely engulfing the Blood Demon's body!

"what……"

The Blood Demon's hands, which he was about to swing, suddenly froze. The terrifying heat of the flames not only scorched his body but also burned his soul!

The intense pain and the life-or-death crisis caused him to let out a piercing scream, and endless horror welled up in his heart!

At this moment, he lost all will to fight and wanted to escape.

This white flame could actually devour his soul essence and melt away all his cultivation foundation!

Even though he was the true form of an evil spirit formed from malevolent energy, he could not withstand the intense flames, and his body turned to ashes inch by inch.

puff!

At that moment, Chen Yuan appeared beside him in an instant, wielding an iron spike that plunged into his skull, violently twisting and shattering his very soul!

At the same time, he activated the Evil God Devouring Heaven Technique, devouring all the evil energy and cultivation within its head and body.

Upon seeing Chen Yuan appear, Nuomi immediately suppressed the white flames around her.

In the end, Chen Yuan devoured the Blood Demon's head, leaving only a withered scalp.

"Hehe, burn it, so it'll never be reincarnated!"

Nuomi smiled slyly and once again activated the white flames, burning the scalp to ashes.

Chen Yuan glanced at the white flames of the glutinous rice with great interest, but due to the current situation, he had no time to ask any more questions.

He reached out and pulled Nuomi over, then leaped back down the hilltop.

At this moment, the vast sea of ​​blood had been mostly devoured by Chen Yuan and Nuomi, and the remaining blood was gradually receding.

On the desolate mountaintop, only Chen Yuan and Nuomi remained standing.

The two men exuded a murderous aura that soared to the heavens!

Even the evil spirits lurking in the distant mountains and forests trembled and fled in panic.

call--

Chen Yuan slowly calmed his violent emotions, and his blood-red hair gradually turned back to jet black.

He was shirtless at the moment, and although he was still slender, his muscle lines were becoming more firm and defined.

Chen Yuan raised his hand and patted the storage bag at his waist, then took out a blue robe and put it on.

His simple and elegant long gown added to his scholarly and refined air.

He turned to look at Nuomi beside him and was surprised to see that her clothes were still clean and undamaged by blood.

"By the way, Nuomi, what kind of cultivation technique did you practice before?"

Recalling Nuomi's strange methods earlier, Chen Yuan couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Um?"

Nuomi tilted her head and thought for a moment, then grinned and said, "Grandpa Chen gave it to me. It's called—The Devouring Soul Scripture!"

"As for this white flame, it's called—Corpse-Rotting Bone Flame!"

Chen Yuan: "..."