Is there any hope for me, who proposed to the world-destroying empress at the very beginning?

But now he couldn't very well step forward in public and embarrass his juniors. He shook his head, thinking that when he returned this time, he would definitely temper the character of his juniors, if he had another chance.

Chapter 960: Abyssal Creatures, a Blood-Red Torrent

In the Blood Sea Secret Realm, the place is desolate, with a dried-up blood color and a bright blood-red moon hanging high in the sky. Blood red is the main color here.

It's impossible to fathom what happened here. This place is teeming with all sorts of bizarre abyssal creatures, the original inhabitants of this place, now wandering souls of the dead.

On a vast, empty land, countless abyssal creatures are now gathering, fearlessly rushing towards a woman.

"Sizzle!" The sound of sword cutting through flesh was incessant. Li Qingmo's white robe was now stained red. She kept swinging her dull, beautiful sword. Her spiritual power was almost exhausted. If she hadn't specifically chosen two rare and precious medicinal pills that could sustain her recovery in the second round of challenges, she would have collapsed by now.

But now, no matter how many recovery pills she was given, it would be of no use. Looking at the endless stream of abyssal creatures surging from the sky, fatigue had already spread throughout her body. Even though she had awakened the memories of her past life as a fairy, she felt powerless in the face of such a scene.

Am I going to die? I have a feeling I really won't make it this time...

I'm sorry, Yunya, but your master is going to break his promise... And you, Su Liang... I guess I still have feelings for you...

The past flashed before his eyes, recalling his childhood years of diligent cultivation in the sect, his taking on the proud disciple Yunya, and finally, a figure in white robes turned around and gently smiled at him, saying, "Qingmo."

The spiritual energy within her body could no longer support her flight. The sword slowly fell, and with her white dress fluttering, her body fell helplessly. Beneath her, countless abyssal creatures opened their blood-red maws, waiting for the rare delicacy to enter their mouths.

Li Qingmo closed her eyes wearily, but in a daze, she heard a familiar voice.

Is that so...? But why did I hear your voice at the very last moment?

"Heavenly Killing Style!"

A deep shout came from afar, accompanied by a torrent of blood that swept wildly across everything in sight.

Soon, the abyssal creature beneath Li Qingmo was swept away and brought under control.

Su Liang's clothes were almost torn. He had been traveling at almost all his might, and he had directly and forcefully suppressed any abyssal creatures he encountered. Through this extremely irrational behavior, Su Liang finally caught up.

Holding Li Qingmo in his arms, Su Liang said with a sigh of relief, "Qingmo, are you alright?"

In the gentle and familiar embrace, Li Qingmo knew that this was neither a dream nor an illusion.

There really was a complete fool who risked his life to save her. Looking at Su Liang, covered in dust, Li Qingmo felt a lump in her throat and asked:

Why did you come?

Su Liang smiled slightly, "There's no reason why. If I don't save my woman, am I supposed to give the opportunity to someone else?"

Li Qingmo's eyes were hazy. She gently raised her hand, stroked Su Liang's cheek, and murmured:

"Clearly, even if it were anyone else, they wouldn't come... Su Liang, you're such a fool!"

Faced with Li Qingmo's sorrowful complaints, Su Liang turned his face away, looked at the abyssal creatures that had once again surrounded him, and said with a heavy expression:

"Now is not the time to talk about these things. If you want to complain, you can do whatever you want after you get out of here."

Li Qingmo laughed bitterly, "You big fool, can we really get out of here?"

Su Liang grasped Li Qingmo's hand and said solemnly, "I will definitely get you out of here, I definitely will!"

After saying that, Su Liang transformed a portion of his spiritual energy into a protective barrier for Li Qingmo, sending her away.

Inside the barrier, Li Qingmo's expression changed drastically. Even though she was exhausted and her spiritual energy was depleted, she still shouted hoarsely:

"Su Liang! What are you doing! I'll fight alongside you!"

Su Liang looked up apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, Qingmo, this time I'm not sure I can keep you by my side and protect you. I'll take you to the altar I found on the way here. For some reason, no abyssal creatures will come near there."

The spiritual energy enveloped Li Qingmo, and they flew further and further away. In the end, Su Liang could only see tears falling from Li Qingmo's eyes, as if she were pleading with him and saying something.

After ensuring Li Qingmo's safety, Su Liang shattered the abyssal creature that was trying to chase after him with a single palm strike.

Looking at the abyssal creatures eyeing him menacingly, Su Liang's expression turned solemn. He knew that the abyssal creatures in front of him were mostly at the first or second level of the Heavenly King realm. Although the Heavenly King realm was weak and they would be easily defeated by the real Heavenly King realm outside, quantity could lead to a qualitative change. There were at least tens of thousands of abyssal creatures in front of him.

But that's not the most troublesome part. In this small secret realm of blood, Su...

Liang Yi discovered upon entering that he could not replenish his spiritual energy from the world normally, and he could not even use his supernatural ability, One Thought to Heaven, as if the world here was isolated.

Along the way, Su Liang was so anxious to save Li Qingmo that he didn't pay attention to the consumption of spiritual energy. However, along the way, he had already lost 20% of his spiritual energy. He had just used up another half of his spiritual energy to ensure Li Qingmo's safety, and now he had very little spiritual energy left.

Looking at the numerous abyssal creatures before him and the spiritual energy ocean within his body that was now mostly gone, Su Liang clicked his tongue in exasperation, "Tsk, troublesome."

With his divine body fully activated, golden light shone around Su Liang's body, and his eyes shone with golden light. He raised his head and looked at the abyssal creatures around him, and Su Liang took the lead in throwing a punch straight up.

"boom!"

A group of dozens of abyssal creatures, whose cultivation had reached the Heavenly King realm, were reduced to dust by Su Liang's shot.

This action completely alarmed the creatures of the abyss. They charged at Su Liang without any regard for their own safety, even though their teeth could not even tear open Su Liang's body. They were so obstinate and frantically rushed forward, tearing at Su Liang.

As the number of people increased, even Su Liang felt the pressure increase dramatically, and the golden light on his body dimmed considerably.

Each of Su Liang's shots could take away dozens of abyssal creatures, yet the abyssal creatures continued to pour in from all directions.

Sensing Li Qingmo's current location, Su Liang decided to make an even bigger commotion, hoping to attract the attention of all the abyssal creatures in the Blood Sea Secret Realm.

"Heavenly Killing Strike!" A crimson tide surged forth once more, wiping out the abyssal creatures within a radius of several miles with a single strike.

The ominous crimson spiritual energy, contrasting with the golden radiance of the divine emperor's body, made Su Liang resemble a demon god.

Despite Su Liang's ferocity, the abyssal creatures showed no fear and charged forward again, engaging him in fierce combat.

Chapter 961 I Will Definitely Protect You

Within the Blood Sea Secret Realm, the corpses of abyssal creatures continuously fell from the sky, their bodies tattered and incomplete.

Even worse, some were reduced to half their original size, with the other half turning to dust—a scene rarely seen in the first half of the year.

Within their encirclement stood a man resembling a god or demon, his long hair flowing, his face as handsome as jade, exuding an inviolable divine might.

The spear flashed, creating towering waves of energy. With each strike, countless abyssal creatures perished. The man fought his way through this horde of creatures, making seven in and seven out.

"Huff, huff." Su Liang let out a breath. Although the abyssal creatures that kept surging forth were no match for him, their sheer number had left Su Liang somewhat exhausted.

With a single shot, Su Liang swept away the abyssal creatures that were swarming nearby. Sensing the spiritual energy surrounding Li Qingmo, and realizing that they had reached their destination, Su Liang breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced at the ever-growing and endlessly increasing number of abyssal creatures and muttered, "Looks like I have to go. Continuing to drag this out isn't a solution."

In a few flashes, Su Liang disappeared from the sight of the abyss creatures. They were stunned for a moment, looked at each other, and when they found that Su Liang had really disappeared, they roared angrily to the sky.

Concealing his presence and dodging several groups of abyssal beings, Su Liang arrived at a dilapidated altar.

The altar covered a vast area, and from its dilapidated buildings, one could vaguely discern some of its former glory. Arriving at a run-down hall, Su Liang stepped inside.

A fragrant breeze wafted over him, and a graceful figure nestled into Su Liang's arms. Su Liang looked down and saw that Li Qingmo was looking at him stubbornly with tears in her eyes.

Su Liang hurriedly comforted her, "Qingmo, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, I just really didn't want you to get hurt this time."

Li Qingmo stared at him stubbornly and sobbed, "Please don't do this again next time, okay? Why won't you let me fight? I could fight alongside you."

Looking at Li Qingmo, who used to be as ethereal as an immortal, now in such a girlish state, Su Liang felt heartbroken. This ordeal must have really dealt a blow to Li Qingmo.

But he didn't know that death was just a regret for Li Qingmo; on the contrary, his selfless act of saving her stirred up inexplicable emotions in her heart.

Moved? Guilt? Perhaps both. If a man is willing to give his life for you, how could that woman not be moved?

On the other hand, she knew that her disciple Yunya had fallen in love with Su Liang. Whether from the fairy memories she possessed or from her position as a master, she felt ashamed that her disciple was fighting for him.

After comforting Li Qingmo in his arms, Su Liang took out a large quantity of healing pills and said:

"Qingmo, swallow these first and quickly sit down to heal your injuries. I will stay by your side to keep watch and investigate. This place is extremely dangerous. The better your injuries are, the more at ease I will feel."

Without babbling like a young girl, Li Qingmo knew that she was a burden to Su Liang. After taking the pill from Su Liang's hand, she sat cross-legged and tried her best to absorb the medicinal effects. The injuries on her body recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Su Liang also took out a pill and put it in his mouth to recover his spiritual energy. He didn't dare to close his eyes. He had heard about the Blood Sea Secret Realm. In such a strange secret realm, he really didn't have much faith in his divine sense. If he made a mistake, he might regret it for the rest of his life.

Divine senses enveloped the entire hall.

Su Liang also activated his Divine Emperor body, and everything within a radius of several miles came into view.

……

"Is that so? That's...somewhat interesting. Humans? Liberation, Guardians..."

Not long after Su Liang left, a figure suddenly appeared on this mountain of corpses that could be described as an abyss. He was wearing armor, his face was rotting, and his eyes were filled with chaos.

Looking around, the armored abyss man miraculously spoke intermittently from his rotting mouth. Behind him, one after another, the bizarre abyssal creatures abandoned their madness and crawled obediently behind him like cats.

"Spiritual energy? It's... enormous!... Spiritual energy!"

Even though Su Liang moved with ghostly speed and left no trace along the way, the armored abyss figure with chaotic eyes stared straight at the altar where Su Liang was.

"Pain... release...!" Armored Abyss slowly walked in the direction Su Liang had left, followed by tens of thousands of abyssal creatures.

……

Time passes, and the bright moon hangs high in the sky.

Inside the main hall, Su Liang looked at Li Qingmo with a joyful expression. Li Qingmo's injuries had mostly healed. If his estimate was correct, he would be fully recovered by around 5 a.m.

Suddenly, Su Liang's expression changed, and he looked into the distance with a solemn gaze. In the distance, he sensed the aura of abyssal creatures, one of which was far more intense than the others.

Looking at Li Qingmo, who was meditating and recovering, he knew that she had entered a critical period. If he interrupted her now, it would be a waste of time and effort.

Not only will several hours of effort be wasted, but if a large amount of medicinal power accumulates in the body without being absorbed, it will also cause damage to the body and be detrimental to future cultivation.

Su Liang once again enveloped Li Qingmo with a large amount of spiritual energy, which also blocked the transmission of sound. With a few flashes, Su Liang arrived outside the main hall. In the distance, he saw an overwhelming number of abyssal creatures, led by a man in armor, walking towards him.

Su Liang squinted and examined the Armored Abyss. Unlike other abysses, this Armored Abyss had a dense abyssal aura, almost reaching the first level of the Giant Realm.

"Humans? Please... I'm sorry." The armored abyss's intermittent words made Su Liang's expression change. The fact that there was a sentient being among the abyss creatures shocked Su Liang.

Without mentioning anything else, Su Liang went straight to the question he wanted to know most: "How do we get out of here?"

"The... throne... where the king... can..."

Before Armored Abyss could finish speaking, he seemed to lose his mind, roared, and charged at Su Liang like a general, drawing his short sword and pointing it directly at Su Liang.

"Roar!" The numerous abyssal creatures following behind it also roared and rushed forward.

"Where is the throne? What is a king?"

In just a few words, Su Liang keenly perceived some of the truth about this fragment of the plane that had been cut off by the Reincarnation Emperor.

While dodging the surging abyssal creatures, Su Liang questioned them, but unfortunately, the Armored Abyss's consciousness seemed to have completely vanished, and it did not answer him at all, only roaring like its many kin around it.

Chapter 962 Slaughtering Through the Entire Field

Su Liang had no choice but to fight. After a short while, he sensed that the abyssal creatures this time were very different from the chaotic and disorderly creatures of the last time.

Last time, the abyssal creatures charged straight up with nothing but their sharp claws and teeth, completely chaotic and disorderly.

But this time, unlike those following the Armored Abyss, they seemed to have a leader, standing in neat rows and orderly as they attacked Su Liang.

Wave after wave, even if Su Liang forcefully broke through the formation with brute force, the remaining abyssal creatures would pull down their seriously injured companions, and then the nearby ones would take their place. After a while, the seriously injured abyssal creatures would be fully recovered and put back into the front line.