139: Incoming

After waiting for another incense stick's worth of time, the last figure stepped into the teleportation array.

On the huge white jade Formation Plate, lines of array patterns slowly lit up, and a large amount of Spiritual Qi from Spirit Stones was absorbed by the patterns.

A powerful spatial fluctuation emanated from the center of the array, instantly engulfing the ten people within and making them vanish.

In Wuyun Prefecture's main city, Black Cloud City, a burst of spiritual light suddenly erupted from the large teleportation array not far from the City Lord's Mansion.

The Spiritual Qi vortex brewed for no more than three breaths before suddenly exploding.

Ten figures materialized from the distorted halo of light.

He looked up, scanning the city walls built of black stone, and the map phantom in his Sea of Consciousness overlapped with the streets and alleys before him, immediately clarifying his position.

The mission he had taken was not urgent; after all, he hadn't come for the mission, but merely to find an excuse to leave the Blood Palace.

Sensing the pull deep within his Sea of Consciousness, a crimson mist rose around Blood Sea, transforming into a streak of light that shot directly southeast.

Most of the others who had been teleported with him also activated their escape lights and departed, with only two heading towards the Black Cloud City Lord's Mansion.

Blood Sea appeared a hundred miles outside Black Cloud City in an instant, then continued flying southeast.

After leaving the Abyssal Blood Palace, the sensation in his Divine Soul became increasingly clear.

At this moment, Xiao Zhuo had also sensed his first Split Soul appearing to his northwest. He slightly adjusted his direction and headed directly towards it.

Just as the two were still a thousand miles apart, Blood Sea's movement almost ceased.

Xiao Zhuo's heart stirred. The golden light around him receded, and he began to approach cautiously.

An incense stick's time ago, Blood Sea was heading to rendezvous with his Main Body when a sudden premonition of danger arose in his heart. His figure flashed to the left, and a blade aura enveloped in black flames shot out from the clouds, slicing past his right shoulder.

The ground was cleaved by this sneak attack, creating a deep pit that burned with black flames.

If Blood Sea had reacted even a fraction of a second slower, he might have been cut in half by that blade.

Standing still in the air, he looked up at the high heavens.

A black-robed figure appeared within the clouds.

"Xiao Yan, you've hidden deeper than I expected!" Blood Sea lightly tapped the Void Realm with his toes, and a fountain of blood surged beneath his feet, forming a sea.

The surging blood waves instantly swept across the heavens and earth, and the fishy wind carried, turning everything within a ten-mile radius crimson.

The black-robed man pushed back his hood, revealing a chiseled jawline. Black flames danced in the depths of his pupils; it was indeed Xiao Yan: "You can actually see through the Xuanming Robe?"

In his opinion, Soul Cultivators were nothing special. As long as he could kill Blood Sea's Main Body, any other methods he possessed would be in vain.

What puzzled him was that his black robe was a Medium Grade Profound-tier demonic artifact that could block Divine Sense probes. Even a Void Refining Realm Cultivator might not be able to penetrate the demonic artifact to discover his identity, yet Blood Sea had recognized him.

Just then, a premonition of danger surged in Xiao Yan's heart, and a sense of crisis that made his Divine Soul tremble continuously emerged.

Without hesitation, his figure, enveloped in black flames, flashed a thousand zhang away.

Seeing his actions, Blood Sea's eyes showed surprise. This person actually discovered his sneak attack?

Just now, Blood Sea had silently condensed a Spear of Nothingness and launched a sneak attack towards Xiao Yan. Almost simultaneously, Xiao Yan reacted and quickly dodged.

"But! Can you escape it?" A golden light flickered in Blood Sea's eyes. The previously hidden Spear of Nothingness instantly ceased to conceal itself, its speed skyrocketing several times as it once again shot towards Xiao Yan's body.

Xiao Yan's heart was filled with continuous warnings. He looked up and saw a semi-transparent long spear chasing after him. This invisible long spear felt like nothing when swept by Divine Sense, and looking at it with the naked eye now, if not for the slight spatial distortion caused by its extreme speed, it would be almost invisible. His heart pounded wildly.

This attack can threaten my life! Xiao Yan was also a Prodigy who had climbed to this point over the corpses of countless strong Cultivators. His keen perception had saved him countless times, and he never doubted his senses.

A nine-foot long blade in his hand surged with raging black flames, and he slashed it towards the Spear of Nothingness.

The black flame blade aura was extremely fast. The Black Flame Blade Qi arrived first, but it struck nothing as it passed through the Soul Spear.

Xiao Yan's expression suddenly changed. At this moment, the Soul Spear was close at hand, and it was too late to dodge.

But he also gained some understanding — Divine Soul attack secret art!

Almost the instant the Soul Spear hit him, Xiao Yan condensed dense runes in his Sea of Consciousness, forming a triple barrier outside his Sea of Consciousness.

The Spear of Nothingness instantly pierced into Xiao Yan's body, killing its way towards his Sea of Consciousness.

But it heavily impacted the barrier outside Xiao Yan's Sea of Consciousness.

Without any warning, Xiao Yan's body, which was still retreating, shuddered and fell downwards as if he had lost his soul.

A flicker of alertness crossed Blood Sea's eyes. Without the slightest hesitation, the Blood Sea Demonic Sword appeared in his hand. Amidst the spreading black flames, a thick, dark red sword aura ruthlessly slashed towards Xiao Yan's falling body.

Xiao Yan's falling body regained control, quickly adjusted its posture, and his feet left white streaks in the air as he brought his nine-foot black blade straight up.

A black flame blade aura instantly met the dark red sword aura. Their collision erupted in a sky-shattering Qi wave, and the thunderous roar shattered the clouds.

"I truly underestimated you!" A hint of pain flashed across Xiao Yan's cold face, but it quickly vanished. The look in his eyes towards Blood Sea no longer held any trace of contempt.

"The feeling is mutual!"

A peculiar light also flashed in Blood Sea's eyes. The Spear of Nothingness had lost its connection, clearly shattered completely. With his third-rank soul infant's Soul Power, even a Void Refining Realm expert might not be able to withstand the Spear of Nothingness in a sneak attack, yet this fellow, who hadn't even reached the Soul Transformation Stage, had endured it.

This was quite a shock to Blood Sea. Clearly, he had underestimated the Geniuses of this Middle Thousand Worlds.

The Heaven-Observing Divine Eye activated, and everything within his gaze instantly transformed into profound lines.

The ink-jade colored Infant/Baby sitting with closed eyes deep within Xiao Yan's Sea of Consciousness was also seen through by the Divine Eye. Blood Sea's eyes showed sudden understanding: "A second-rank soul infant. You also Cultivate Divine Soul Cultivation methods?"

The black-robed youth opposite did not answer. Black flames surged around him as he charged towards Blood Sea.

Blood Sea's eyes showed solemnity. A second-rank soul infant. Perhaps even some Void Refining Realm experts' Divine Soul Realm might not reach the second-rank soul infant, yet this person had achieved it. He must also possess corresponding Divine Soul defensive secret arts, which is why he could withstand his Spear of Nothingness.

However, who would win was still unknown!

Blood Sea's body was enveloped in a sky-full of blood, sweeping towards Xiao Yan.

Innate Divine Ability, Divine Blood, activate!

The towering Blood Sea seemed to receive some terrifying blessing at this moment, its speed increasing by more than ten times. In an instant, it completely engulfed Xiao Yan, forming a giant blood-colored orb.

Xiao Yan was also shocked by this sudden blood wave. He had never seen anyone who could manipulate the Blood Sea so swiftly.

Under Blood Sea's control, this boundless crimson color was no slower than his blade aura in the slightest.

Now, trapped within the blood-colored encirclement, Xiao Yan's gaze was extremely calm, not wavering in the slightest due to this unexpected turn of events.

"Concept of Flame — Flame Demon Wave!" The black flame long blade reversed, and circles of black-purple fire waves spread horizontally beneath his feet.

The fire waves continuously impacted the Blood Sea that surrounded him. Along the way, many flames transformed into black flame Dragon snakes, encircling Xiao Yan and incinerating the blood-colored arrow rain that continuously shot from all angles.

Blood Sea's pupils contracted slightly. He saw spiderweb-like cracks suddenly appear on the surface of the blood-colored orb.

Black-purple flames erupted from the cracks, actually burning the extremely corrosive Divine Blood Sea into wisps of green smoke.

A golden blood-like mark on Blood Sea's brow glowed with a crimson-gold light. The flow of Source Blood that formed the blood-colored orb accelerated again, and its intensity seemed to have increased significantly.

The cracks that had just appeared vanished instantly, sealing the black-purple demonic flames tightly within.

Just then, a figure also silently appeared above the clouds, looking down at the battlefield below.

Blood Sea also sensed it and slightly raised his eyes.

Xiao Zhuo had already seen Blood Sea's battle. Blood Sea had indeed grown much stronger, but unfortunately, he had not yet reached his expectations.

He slightly raised his gaze, and his powerful Divine Sense had already extended further away to investigate.