110: Enter

In the void, the massive, dark-redcrack that pulsed like a heart finally stopped expanding.

Its edges became relatively stable; although thick drops of blood continued to fall, the violent spatial turbulence had noticeably subsided.

The entrance stabilized!

Almost simultaneously, the various factions surrounding the entrance made their move!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Figures shot out like arrows from a bowstring, eagerly rushing towards the dark-redcrack, instantly swallowed by the impenetrable bloody color and disappearing.

Everyone wanted to get ahead, to seize the initiative.

From the Immortal Alliance's Xuan Gu, a cold snort escaped him as he led a group of powerful Immortal Monarchs and Golden Immortal experts, transforming into streaks of light and rushing in.

The Asura Clan's Blood Butcher Prince let out a low roar, and together with the three lifeless skeletal warriors, he swept in with a large contingent of Asura elites, like a crimson torrent.

Other rogue cultivators and smaller factions also displayed their unique abilities, entering one after another.

Lin Xuan opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing within them: "Let's go too! Maintain formation, and be careful!"

He was the first to transform into a chaotic stream of light, shooting towards the entrance.

Behind him, Yun Qingyao and sixteen other disciples immediately formed a battle array, following closely.

As they passed through that layer of dark-red membrane, the scene before them drastically changed!

An indescribable, intensely pungent smell of blood and malevolent aura, as if tangible, rushed at them, frantically trying to bore into their mouths, noses, and pores, attempting to corrode their bodies and pollute their Immortal Souls!

At the same time, a massive, chaotic spatial tearing force acted upon their bodies, as if to rip them to shreds!

"Circulate your energy to resist! Hold steady!" Lin Xuan shouted in a low voice, chaotic energy currents automatically circulating around him, isolating the negative energy and tearing forces.

He looked back, and his disciples were also displaying their unique abilities.

Yun Qingyao's body was covered in a layer of ice crystal armor, the cold air freezing the bloody malevolence.

Leng Yuechan's Nirvana Sword Intent swirled around her, causing any approaching bloody malevolence and resentment to dissipate on its own.

Ye Chen's figure became blurry, as if he had merged with the surroundings.

Mo Sha's Ancient Demon True Body energy erupted, and he even took a somewhat enjoyable sniff.

Kong Ming's Buddha's Light shone brightly, purifying the area.

Ling Long You Ye's illusionary field distorted the approaching energy.

Su Yuan erected a precisely calculated energy shield.

Jin Bao and A Zi had dragon scale protection and lightning swirling around them, respectively.

Feng Qiqi's Nirvana Fire, Qing Xuan's purifying halo, Nuan Nuan's natural barrier, and Chu Xinghe's formation light shield also lit up, steadily withstanding this first wave of environmental impact.

Only then did everyone have the leisure to survey their surroundings.

Before their eyes was an indescribable, boundless world of blood!

The sky was dark red, devoid of sun, moon, or stars, with only thick, blood-like clouds slowly churning, occasionally streaked by dark-red lightning, bringing a momentary, ghastly brightness.

Below was a true "sea of blood"!

Viscous, dark-red blood, emanating monstrous resentment, gathered into a boundless sea, stretching as far as the eye could see!

Upon the sea of blood floated countless enormous, strangely shaped corpses!

Some were skeletons of giant beasts, as large as mountains; some were humanoid remains, clad in ancient armor; and others were shattered bone fragments of unknown origin, piled together to form eerie skeletal islands.

These corpses had existed for an unknown number of years, long since eroded by the sea of blood, losing their luster and presenting a dull, bloody hue.

In the air, besides the blood and malevolence, there was also a pervasive, mad, bloodthirsty killing intent, constantly assaulting one's mind.

In their ears, it was as if countless wronged souls were wailing and cursing, making people restless.

"What a terrifying place..." Ling Long's small face was a little pale; the negative emotions here were too strong, even interfering with her Seven Emotions Demonic Sound.

"Amitabha, the resentment here is so deep, it would be difficult to purify even after ten thousand years of transcendence," Kong Ming said with a solemn expression.

"Everyone, steady your minds! Don't let yourselves be affected!" Lin Xuan said in a deep voice; his chaotic power had strong resistance to this kind of environment.

"Master, look over there!" Su Yuan suddenly pointed to the left front.

In the distance, on the sea of blood, a ship was floating!

A massive, eerie bone ship, pieced together from countless pale bones!

Its sails seemed to be refined from the hide of some giant beast, adorned with twisted runes.

On the bow stood several blurry figures, emanating dense yin and death energy, sailing through the sea of blood, seemingly salvaging something.

"It's the Ghost Clan!" Lin Xuan's eyes narrowed.

True Ghost Clan members!

Not the low-level ghost entities they had seen in the Netherworld, but ghost cultivators with purer and more ancient auras!

It seemed this fragment of the Underworld had indeed attracted these fellows.

The Ghost Clan members on the bone ship also discovered Lin Xuan and his group.

Several cold, lifeless gazes swept over, carrying scrutiny and a hint of wariness, but they did not approach actively.

Instead, they steered the bone ship to slowly turn and sail deeper into the sea of blood.

"It seems the forces in this sea of blood are complex, everyone be careful," Lin Xuan reminded them.

"Master, how do we proceed? This sea of blood seems to have flight restrictions," Yun Qingyao said, feeling that flying was extremely strenuous and consumed a great deal of energy, far less flexible than in the outside world.

Lin Xuan tried it and, sure enough, the spatial laws here were strange; the sea of blood itself emitted powerful suction and corrosive energy, making forced flight twice the effort for half the result.

"It seems we need to find a means of transport," Lin Xuan's gaze swept over the countless floating skeletons below, "We'll use what's available!"

He selected an exceptionally large ribcage skeleton, resembling some kind of deep-sea giant beast.

Most of this skeleton was submerged in the sea of blood, with the exposed part still as large as a small mountain.

"This is it! Qing Yao, freeze a section of the sea of blood around it! Xinghe, set up reinforcement and defensive formations on top! Nuan Nuan, see if you can bring this bone to life and increase its speed!"

"Yes!" The few immediately got to work.

Yun Qingyao pointed her sword, and extreme cold sword energy erupted, instantly freezing a large area of the sea of blood around the giant bone, temporarily isolating it from the sea's corrosion.

Chu Xinghe swiftly cast formation flags and runes, which landed on the giant bone, causing defensive halos to light up one after another.

Mu Ling Nannan placed her small hand on the bone, injecting emerald green life energy.

The massive skeleton actually trembled slightly, and some tough vine-like structures grew on its surface, as if endowed with simple vitality.

Soon, a crude but sufficiently sturdy "bone boat" was modified.

Although it looked a bit shabby, it was enough to carry their dozen or so people.

Everyone landed on the bone boat.

"Go!" Lin Xuan activated his immortal power, guiding it with Nuan Nuan's help.

The bone boat actually broke through the viscous sea of blood and slowly moved forward in one direction.

Its speed was not fast, but it was much less strenuous than flying.

The journey across the sea of blood officially began.

The bone boat sailed on the viscous sea of blood, cutting through dark-red ripples.

The surroundings were eerily silent, with only the gurgling sound of the blood flowing and occasional, chilling, unknown noises from the seabed.

They hadn't gone far when suddenly!

Splash!

The sea of blood to their front-side suddenly exploded!

A terrifying tentacle, hundreds of meters long, completely formed from foul blood and shattered bones, shot out with a piercing shriek and a dense stench of decay, lashing violently towards the bone boat!

The tentacle was covered with distorted, suffering human faces, illusions that could directly attack the soul!

"Be careful! It's a monster formed by the combination of sea of blood resentful spirits and skeletons!" Su Yuan immediately warned.

"I'll handle it!" Leng Yuechan cried out, her Nirvana Sword Intent soaring into the sky, a grayish sword light striking first and accurately slicing the massive tentacle!

Hiss!

There was no earth-shattering explosion; the terrifying tentacle instantly collapsed and disintegrated as if it had lost all support, reverting to foul blood and shattered bones that fell into the sea.

The resentful spirit illusions on it let out a tragic shriek and then vanished.

Nirvana Sword Intent was exceptionally effective against such negative energy monsters!

But this strike seemed to have poked a hornet's nest.

Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle!

The surrounding sea of blood began to boil violently!

One terrifying tentacle after another, or crimson demonic figures formed purely from resentment, and even some half-rotted ancient knight illusions riding skeletal warhorses, emerged from the sea of blood, roaring and pouncing towards the bone boat!

Their numbers grew, and in the blink of an eye, they were densely packed, surrounding them!

"So many!" Mo Sha licked his lips excitedly, his Ancient Demon True Body instantly manifesting, and he punched an incoming blood shadow into oblivion.

"Form a formation! Defend!" Yun Qingyao calmly commanded.

Kong Ming chanted loudly, his golden Buddha's Light spreading out like a protective shield, purifying the approaching resentment.

Ling Long's demonic music diffused, interfering with the resentful spirits' minds.

You Ye's Blood Prison Illusion unfolded, drawing some monsters into the illusion to fight among themselves.

Jin Bao and A Zi, one spewing dragon's breath to incinerate large areas, the other releasing lightning to purify evil.

Feng Qiqi and Qing Xuan provided auxiliary healing and purification.

Ye Chen moved like a ghost, specifically targeting and eliminating the strongest-aura monsters.

Su Yuan swiftly calculated the patterns and weaknesses of the surging monsters.

Chu Xinghe maintained the bone boat's formation.

Nuan Nuan continuously reinforced the bone boat.

Lin Xuan did not easily make a move; he stood at the bow, his Chaotic Destruction Eyes scanning the surroundings, wary of any greater threats that might appear.

The disciples cooperated seamlessly, each displaying their unique abilities, actually managing to withstand this seemingly endless wave of monsters!

The battle lasted for about the time it takes an incense stick to burn, and the number of emerging monsters finally began to decrease.

Just as everyone breathed a slight sigh of relief—

Gurgle... A massive bubble emerged from the depths of the sea of blood, then burst.

An aura far colder, more desolate, and more powerful than all previous monsters slowly emanated from there.

The surface of the sea of blood began to slowly rise, and a massive throne, piled high with countless corpses, ascended from the seabed.

Upon the throne sat a figure.

It wore tattered ancient armor and held a giant sword, rusty but emanating a dense aura of death.

Its body was not solid, but composed of more condensed resentment and soul fire, and beneath its helmet were two flickering, eerie blue flames.

It coldly "looked" at Lin Xuan and the others on the bone boat, and a powerful pressure enveloped them.

Immortal Monarch level! And an Immortal Monarch among ghost entities!

"Intruders... leave... your souls..."

A hoarse, cold voice, like two bones rubbing together, echoed directly in everyone's divine souls.