58: Chapter 58 Azure Sea Black Dragon Beast, Ten Thousand Soul Banner Appears

"I must also begin my preparations."

Hun Tiandi stood up and walked toward the cave entrance. He paused for a moment, looking back at the cave as if trying to memorize those unforgettable, cherished memories.

With a sigh, he left without looking back.

Gazing at the fiery red sun on the horizon, he stomped his foot and shot forward, heading toward the Blood Refining peak.

Before long, he opened the stone slab and gazed at the operating Blood Refining Formation, a look of excitement flickering in his eyes.

He flicked his finger, and a drop of essential blood shot out, landing on the banner's surface. The Blood Refining was nearing completion.

"There are still five days remaining..."

He turned and left. In the dark forest, Hun Tiandi arrived at the valley. After lighting the Soul-Guiding Incense, he flipped his hand to retrieve a longsword, waiting for the magical beasts to ravage him.

Previously in the cave, in order to detoxify Yu Xiao, the two had muddled through a union of yin and yang, combining their powers and utilizing the heart of samsara.

He had risen two stars, advancing from an eight-star Dou Practitioner to a nine-star Dou Practitioner with the assistance of the heart of samsara.

Hun Tiandi broke through the bottleneck of the nine-star Dou Practitioner, advancing to a ten-star Dou Practitioner, breaking the extreme realm.

Therefore, he needed tempering; only through battle could the surging Dou Qi within his body become as stable as a mountain.

Roar...

While Hun Tiandi was deep in thought, the roars of magical beasts came from outside the valley, thundering as they ran toward the scent of the Soul-Guiding Incense.

Kicking up clouds of dust, first-tier and second-tier magical beasts swarmed in frantically.

Instantly, the valley became crowded, filled with surging baleful energy and the endless sound of roaring.

Swish...

A pale golden Sword Qi shot out like tangible lightning, tearing through the air at high speed; the Sword Qi was extremely sharp.

Wherever it passed, ripples spread through the air. With his longsword in hand, a sharp intent flowed from Hun Tiandi.

The sharp Sword Qi instantly tore apart a Frost Wolf magical beast, spraying its blood everywhere.

Releasing his soul power to perceive his surroundings, he swung his longsword continuously, the Sword Qi crisscrossing like a net.

Any magical beast that came within three zhang of Hun Tiandi, whether first-tier or second-tier, had its body pierced by the sharp Sword Qi and was forcefully slain.

In an instant, blood flowed through the valley once more. The mountain of magical beast corpses bled, forming crimson streams that flowed into the blood pool.

The blood pool, which had originally been two-thirds full, slowly began to rise again.

As Hun Tiandi cultivated diligently and unleashed his slaughter...

...golden Sword Qi circulated, his footwork mysterious, and he hacked outward with an indomitable momentum.

Puchi!

The sound of the sword blade entering flesh, blood flying everywhere; the Dou Qi within his body poured into the sword, causing it to ring out.

After slaughtering for half a day, Hun Tiandi noticed that the power of his Sword Qi could not keep up with the speed of his killing.

Slaughtering magical beasts required a more powerful edge.

With a thought, the Sword Qi on the longsword in his hand began to compress. The pale golden Sword Qi flowed along the blade, and at the tip, it spat out three inches of tangible Sword Qi.

"No, this is not Sword Qi? It is Sword Radiance."

Sword Radiance is formed by compressing Sword Qi, much like the energy Dou Qi cultivated by a Dou Practitioner, which exists in a misty form at the Dou Practitioner stage.

However, once one breaks through to the Dou Master realm, the Dou Qi in the body compresses and condenses toward a liquid state.

It is the same principle as condensing Sword Radiance.

"Come again!"

At this moment, Hun Tiandi's blood was boiling. The Dou Qi in his body drove the longsword, condensing it into Sword Radiance, making his killing strikes even more formidable.

Unparalleled sharpness.

After the golden Sword Radiance condensed at the tip of the sword, a single strike actually split a second-tier magical beast in two, increasing his killing power several-fold.

A golden Sword Radiance erupted from the longsword, reaching six inches in length. His movement was like lightning, and he transformed into a demon god, killing incessantly.

The sword follows the body; as the saying goes, if the master does not fear death, the sword's edge will be sharp and unstoppable.

Hun Tiandi walked through the blood, his sword blade turning to slash diagonally.

Following that, after four days of slaughter, the magical beast corpses piled up in the valley, and the blood pool was about to be filled.

After Hun Tiandi extinguished the Soul-Guiding Incense, he left the valley, exhausted. Finding a river, he removed his blood-stained clothes and thoroughly washed the magical beast blood from his body.

Afterward, he washed his clothes, put them on, and walked toward the cave.

As he entered the cave, six figures stood there. Coming into his view was the Golden-robed youth, with handsome features and an aura of dignity radiating from him like a Venerable.

Beside him were the five seventh-tier magical beasts from the forest. Clearly, the task Hun Tiandi had assigned was making some progress.

"Human? Dragon Venerable, your proposal is for us to submit to the human youth before us? You aren't joking, are you?"

A middle-aged man dressed in black, his body radiating a cold, icy chill, flashed a look of disdain in his dark green eyes.

He spoke coldly.

This was the seventh-tier magical beast, the Azure Sea Profound Dragon Beast. It was rumored to contain a trace of the ancient true dragon's bloodline and possessed extremely powerful strength.

"Presumptuous! Azure Sea, how dare you be disrespectful to the Master!"

The Dragon Venerable beside him saw the Azure Sea Profound Dragon Beast contradicting the Master and rebuked him.

Hun Tiandi's expression was indifferent. He was not angry at the Azure Sea Profound Dragon Beast's insolence, but instead looked at the five figures with great interest.

He nodded slightly; this was no small force!

If he could [subjugate them], that would naturally be best. In the vast Central Plains, experts at the Dou Zong level could be considered true experts, capable of ruling over a region.

Most importantly, the Blood Scripture contained a record of a secret soul-enslavement technique called the Blood Seal.

In Hun Tiandi's mind, there was also a Hun Clan secret technique for planting spirits, called the Soul Seal.

Previously, Hun Tiandi had fused these two secret techniques, and a brand-new soul-enslavement technique was born, which he named: Blood Spirit Seal.

The Blood Spirit Seal technique was very vicious; it was specifically designed to enslave the souls of others, allowing the master to have complete control over the life and death of the enslaved.

The enslaved would have absolute faith in the master. Once they harbored any thoughts detrimental to the master, the consequence would be their soul being incinerated!

Even if they just harbored a thought in their hearts detrimental to the master, they would absolutely suffer the pain of soul incineration.

It is believed that no one could withstand the pain of soul incineration, a pain worse than death.

If they remained unrepentant, they would be burned until their soul was completely consumed.

The Blood Spirit Seal created by Hun Tiandi was a hundred times more evil than the Hun Clan's Soul Seal of the past.

Furthermore, anyone who had the Blood Spirit Seal planted in them could have their power borrowed by the master.

Looking at the five seventh-tier magical beasts before him, he snorted coldly in his heart.

Having already cultivated the "Blood Spirit Seal," Hun Tiandi was not afraid of them betraying him!

He had experimented with the Blood Spirit Seal, having enslaved a first-tier magical beast. After planting the mark, with a single thought, that magical beast died silently without any warning.

It was extremely bizarre and particularly terrifying.

With a thought, Hun Tiandi's aura became terrifying, slowly permeating the area. He activated the power of the heart of samsara, and the boundless might left the magical beasts present feeling terrified.

Because Hun Tiandi, through the Blood Spirit Seal, had borrowed the power of the Golden Flood Dragon, and the aura of a Dou Zun whistled through the cave.

"The reason Dragon Venerable broke through his bloodline shackles and advanced to an eighth-tier magical beast was due to my assistance. If you all wish to advance further, you must agree to my demands!"

Seeing that his terrifying aura, combined with the power of the heart of samsara, had suppressed these seventh-tier magical beast experts, he then spoke unhurriedly.

"You, a Venerable? Heh, a mere junior has the qualifications to call himself a Venerable?"

Perhaps the Azure Sea Profound Dragon Beast was jealous of Hun Tiandi for being so arrogant at such a young age, and yet possessing the cultivation of a Dou Zun.

He spoke sarcastically.

"You seek death!"

Hun Tiandi's gaze turned cold. Now was the time to establish his authority. Seeing someone unable to restrain themselves from acting out, he immediately employed thunderous methods to suppress him.

With surging power, a golden palm print descended, striking the Azure Sea Profound Dragon Beast heavily with a single move. He was slammed into the stone wall, unable to even be pried loose, blood flowing from the corner of his mouth as he fainted.

"Who else dares to question my words?"

Having witnessed Hun Tiandi's might with their own eyes, the magical beasts beside him dared not speak, fearing they would end up unconscious as well.

"Submit to this King, and there will naturally be benefits. The 'Blood Refining Art' technique can also be passed on to you, and you will have the opportunity to advance to the eighth-tier level."

"If you do not submit, you die. Life or death, choose for yourselves!"

Hun Tiandi said coldly, but for the magical beasts who had seen the example, it was no less than a raging storm.

The four seventh-tier magical beasts beside him exchanged glances, and naturally made their decision.

Compared to freedom, they craved breaking their bloodline shackles even more—not just for themselves, but for the future of their descendants.