449: Bloody Ancient Tree, Taiyin Blood Fruit

Deep within the ruins, there was a blood-colored plaza.

On the plaza, stood a thirty-meter-tall blood-colored ancient tree. The ancient tree was thick, its roots like pythons, and its bark was withered with deep cracks, bearing the marks of time.

Its branches and leaves were all blood-red, with blood-colored runes densely covering the leaves, and a blood-colored fruit hung from it, imbued with extreme yin power and a dense aura of death.

Before the blood-colored ancient tree, stood three Dragon Transformation Realm Peak elders and a woman wearing a white robe and a mask.

The four remained motionless, emitting extremely strong soul fluctuations, as if they were resisting something.

“Siming!”

Xie Weilou looked at the masked woman; her soul fluctuations were still present, meaning she had not yet perished.

Lin Qinghuang glanced at the blood-colored ancient tree: “That’s the Taiyin Ancient Blood Tree. It grows by devouring yin and death aura, and the fruit it bears is called the taiyin blood fruit, carrying even more powerful yin and death aura. They must be trying to seize that fruit…”

“……”

Xie Weilou observed the four individuals, and his soul power instantly erupted, investigating their condition.

A moment later.

Xie Weilou said indifferently, “There are Restriction on the plaza, which have confined their bodies. Remnant souls from the Divine Court have invaded their souls, attempting to possess them. They are currently resisting.”

At this point, he looked below the plaza: “There are five coffins beneath, all containing the aura of the Divine Court Realm. One of them has a stronger aura, likely reaching Divine Court mid-stage. Besides that, there’s also a treasure with an extremely strong death aura.”

A Divine Court Realm possessing a Dragon Transformation Realm should be an easy feat, yet the four were able to resist, indicating that the Divine Court Realm below was in a poor state and unable to exert its full strength.

Thus, dealing with them would be much simpler.

Lin Qinghuang said, “That treasure is yours! What do you plan to do next?”

“Simple, just crush them!”

Xie Weilou stepped forward, appearing on the plaza. He swept his gaze around, extended his large hand, and gently pressed down.

Crack!

The plaza cracked, and the Restriction on it disintegrated.

Xie Weilou summoned the ten thousand souls banner. As the soul banner emerged, a devouring force erupted.

The remnant souls deep within the souls of the four individuals were instantly pulled out, and the four remnant souls were swallowed by the ten thousand souls banner in an instant.

The four individuals trembled, blood flowed from their seven orifices, and they immediately collapsed to the ground.

Xie Weilou put away the ten thousand souls banner and looked at Siming.

Among the four, Siming’s injuries were the most severe; her soul was heavily damaged and would be difficult to recover in a short time, but she would not die.

“Hehehe! Finally, we meet two powerful bodies again. It seems my five brothers are quite lucky.”

Beneath the plaza, a sinister laugh echoed, and a dense aura of yin and death rushed out along the cracks.

Boom!

The plaza exploded, and five coffins flew out from underground: one blood coffin and four stone coffins, all carrying a powerful Divine Court aura.

“……”

Xie Weilou waved his sleeve, and Siming's body was moved towards Lin Qinghuang.

“Get out!”

Xie Weilou looked indifferently at the five coffins.

Boom!

The four stone coffins vibrated, and four coffin lids instantly shot towards Xie Weilou, carrying powerful might.

“……”

Xie Weilou casually reached out and gently squeezed.

Bang!

The four coffin lids exploded, and shattered stones flew everywhere.

Xie Weilou took a step forward, and an aura of annihilation erupted, instantly blasting towards the five coffins.

Boom!

Except for the blood coffin, the other four stone coffins instantly exploded into dust.

Whoosh!

Four blood-red figures rushed out from inside, fiercely attacking Xie Weilou. Four fist imprints erupted simultaneously, extremely powerful.

“Scram!”

Xie Weilou’s tone was cold. He punched out, crushing the four fist imprints and sending the four blood-red figures flying more than thirty meters.

The four blood-red figures flipped over, stabilized their bodies, and revealed their faces.

These were four white-haired old men dressed in decaying blood-red robes. Their faces were withered, their eyes cloudy, and the death aura on them was extremely dense. They were all Divine Court early-stage, clearly on the verge of death.

Xie Weilou observed the four old men. Their bodies were decaying, and the death aura on them was extremely dense. Both their bodies and souls were severely corroded by the death aura; they were all dying individuals.

Although they were Divine Court early-stage, they at most possessed the combat power of Dragon Transformation Realm Peak. Otherwise, it would have been easy for them to possess the four individuals.

“You have some strength.”

The four men's tone was sharp, and their auras erupted.

They were corroded by terrifying death aura and did not have long to live, so they had to find new bodies before they perished. The four bodies here were all excellent.

“Suppress him.”

The four old men exchanged glances and once again attacked Xie Weilou.

“Heh!”

Xie Weilou’s smile was cold and sharp.

Divine Court early-stage? What are they?

As the four rushed over, he casually waved his hand, and the burial flower sword shot out, transforming into a streak of light.

Swoosh!

The longsword had not yet left its sheath, but it carried a fierce sword qi. In an instant, it pierced through the head of one of the old men, crushing his divine soul.

The old man was sent flying more than ten meters, and a spray of blood scattered.

“……”

The old man’s eyes widened, then became dim, his divine soul annihilated, and his life extinguished.

Xie Weilou’s figure moved, instantly appearing behind the old man. He casually held the blood-stained burial flower sword.

“Hmm? Damn it!”

The remaining three men’s expressions sank, and they immediately turned around.

Clang!

Xie Weilou gave the three no chance to strike. The burial flower sword unsheathed, and a chilling blood-colored sword qi burst forth, instantly slashing towards the three.

Boom!

Before the three could react, their bodies were crushed into a bloody mist by a single sword strike, directly annihilated.

Four Divine Court early-stage cultivators, deceased!

Their decaying souls didn’t even qualify to enter the ten thousand souls banner.

These four were very poor; they didn't even have a storage ring. As Divine Court Realm cultivators, to be so impoverished was infuriating.

Xie Weilou held the burial flower sword and looked at the blood-colored coffin, saying indifferently, “Old geezer, get out and die. Don’t waste my time.”

“You're courting death, brat.”

From within the blood coffin, a sinister voice sounded. The coffin lid vibrated and slammed fiercely towards Xie Weilou with even greater power.

Boom!

Xie Weilou’s expression was indifferent. He slashed out with his sword, and the coffin lid was split in half. The fierce blood-colored sword qi then violently struck the blood coffin.

From within the blood coffin, an old man dressed in a black robe, emitting a chilling yin aura, rushed out.

The pressure from him was not weak, reaching Divine Court mid-stage, but his body also carried an extremely strong death aura, leaving him with only a fraction of his true strength, making it difficult to unleash his full power.

“Taiyin Palm!”

The black-robed old man struck out with a palm, and a chilling palm print erupted.

Boom!

The palm print and the blood-colored sword qi collided, both exploding simultaneously. The powerful recoil force pushed the black-robed old man back a few steps.

“Hmm?”

After stabilizing his body, the black-robed old man’s expression was somewhat grim. If he hadn't been corroded by death aura, dealing with a mere youth would have been effortless.

After that single exchange, he understood that, in his current state, he did not have complete confidence in facing this young man.

The black-robed old man took a deep breath and cupped his fists towards Xie Weilou, saying, “This old man is Old Ancestor Taiyin, once the master of this ruin. Young brother, your strength is formidable. I have no intention of becoming your enemy…”

As he said this, his eyes sharpened, and a soul attack quietly launched towards Xie Weilou.