279: Blood Pool Carnage (Part 1)

The blood cocoon cracked open, and Yu Ling stepped out. Seeing the anxiety in Ji Wuchang's eyes, her cold gaze swept over him, and she gave a slight nod.

In Yu Ling's hand, a special Jade Token appeared, identical to the one she had given to Ji Wuchang.

As Yu Ling injected spiritual energy, the Jade Token instantly glowed and then shattered, revealing a special passage.

Yu Ling pulled Ji Wuchang into the passage, and their figures vanished instantly.

“Boom!”

At the exact moment their figures vanished, the Barrier above the Blood Pool shattered with a roar, revealing the Blood Pool below to everyone.

However, no one dared to move recklessly; instead, they all looked toward Long Batian.

Long Batian's expression was solemn. He thought he had just seen two figures below, but why had they vanished without a trace?

But he didn't have time to dwell on it now. He had come to the Blood Pool this time specifically to completely awaken his Ice Dragon Bloodline.

Although his Ice Dragon Bloodline had already reached fifty percent Awakening, it wasn't enough.

Since the Old Ancestor of the Long Family, no one had been able to awaken the Ice Dragon Bloodline beyond eighty percent.

Even the current Head of the Long Family had only achieved seventy percent Awakening. But Long Batian refused to accept this; his goal was to awaken eighty percent of the Ice Dragon Bloodline.

According to the words left by the Long Family's Old Ancestor, anyone capable of Awakening eighty percent of the Ice Dragon Bloodline would surely become a Supreme of their generation in the future.

Currently, with only fifty percent Awakening, his future cultivation base would at most reach the Celestial Phenomenon Realm.

This was by no means alarmist. For Families with special Bloodlines, Bloodline Power was both a boost and a cage.

Whether it was the current Head of the Long Family or the Elders, their situations were exactly as the Old Ancestor had described.

No matter how brilliant you were in the early stages, in the end, the Bloodline would become your greatest constraint.

When Long Batian heard that someone had entered the Blood Pool, killing intent had already risen in his heart.

Anyone who dared to snatch his Opportunity was his enemy.

Long Batian's Divine Soul swept over the Blood Pool once more. Finding nothing, he stopped obsessing over it; such matters could be dealt with later.

His body flickered as he charged straight for the Blood Pool, landing in it instantly.

Seeing Long Batian move, Chu Yanran, Jun Piaopiao, and others flew down one after another.

The rest of the people present could no longer restrain themselves and rushed into the Blood Pool.

There were quite a few people present, and with the arrival of various major forces later, there were a total of eight or nine hundred people.

Although the Blood Pool was large, it couldn't accommodate so many people. Thus, the struggle began.

Gu Qieyong decapitated a man with a single sword strike, then threw a palm strike that reduced two people in the Purple Mansion Realm to blood mist before flying down into the Blood Pool.

People around him scrambled to avoid this vicious man, Gu Qieyong; after all, his Six Gods Realm pressure was right there.

Most of the fighting occurred among the Loose Cultivators. No one dared to provoke Sects like the Heavenly Star Sect or the Tianxian Sect.

Soon, the Blood Pool was filled with figures. The remaining people with lower cultivation bases could only watch this scene with resentment.

No one knew that at this moment, at the bottom of the Blood Pool, the Bagua Formation was already covered in countless dense cracks.

Finally, at a certain moment, the Bagua Formation could no longer hold and shattered with a roar.

Normally, the shattering of the Bagua Formation would cause quite a stir and would surely be noticed.

However, at this moment, the struggle outside the Blood Pool was too intense, and even inside the pool, people were still killing each other, which masked the disturbance.

Long Batian opened his eyes. He vaguely sensed something, but the Blood Pool was too special, and even his Divine Soul couldn't see the situation below.

Currently, his heart was set on Awakening his Ice Dragon Bloodline, so he simply ignored it.

As the Bagua Formation shattered, a figure with overwhelming Devilish Qi emerged from below. It was an old man.

At this moment, the old man was as thin as a stick, looking as if a gust of wind could blow him away.

In his pitch-black eyes, endless Devilish Qi surged, and a cruel smile appeared on his lips.

“Jie jie jie!”

“A bunch of fools, just in time to become this old man's blood food and help me restore my cultivation base!”

The old man whispered, a fierce light in his eyes. He stuck out his tongue to lick his parched lips, his expression turning hideous.

The old man reached up and grabbed. Several figures were enveloped by a special force and dragged toward the bottom of the Blood Pool.

These people had no idea what was happening, and a look of panic inevitably appeared in their eyes.

Just then, a bloody maw appeared. Before they could react, it swallowed them whole.

“Crunch!”

The mouth chewed, blood splattered, and the shrill screams were all muffled within the maw, unable to escape!

As the swallowing motion finished, the maw vanished, and the old man's figure reappeared with blood dripping from the corners of his mouth.

“As expected, fresh human blood is the most delicious!”

“These fools think the Blood Pool is actually useful. Over these years, to suppress this seat, the power within the Blood Pool has been mostly exhausted.”

“However, there should have been a few clumps of special Essence Blood!”

The old man whispered, then looked around. Finding nothing, he frowned slightly.

At that moment, the old man's skeletal body seemed to gain a hint of luster, and the wrinkles on his face appeared slightly reduced.

The old man stopped looking for those clumps of Essence Blood. He reached up again, and several more figures were dragged into the Blood Pool.

Accompanied by the sounds of 'crunching' and 'swallowing', several more people entered his stomach.

As these people were consumed, the aura on the old man's body grew stronger once more.

If he hadn't been suppressed for so long, these people above wouldn't even be enough for him to swallow in one gulp.

But for now, he was too weak. He needed to slowly stabilize his cultivation base and replenish his Qi and blood.

Everyone in the Blood Pool would be his nourishment.

At this moment, no one in the Blood Pool noticed that people were being pulled to the bottom.

Even if they did, they would automatically ignore it because there were still people waiting in the sky.

As soon as a gap was seen, someone would fly down and enter the Blood Pool.

The fighting within the Blood Pool never ceased, and from time to time, people died inside it.

Long Batian opened his eyes again. For some reason, he felt a sense of palpitations.

This was his perception of danger.

He looked around and saw that Chu Yanran and Jun Piaopiao were to his left and right, respectively, and he couldn't help but exhale a breath of turbid air.

Then he frowned slightly. There was indeed a special energy in the Blood Pool that could activate his Ice Dragon Bloodline, but the effect seemed mediocre.

He began to doubt the effectiveness of this Blood Pool.

With a loud “Boom,” an aura of the first level of the Six Gods Realm erupted.

“Haha, I have achieved a Breakthrough! The Blood Pool truly lives up to its reputation!”

Yang Guohao laughed loudly as he flew out of the Blood Pool, looking ten years younger.

The ninth level of the Purple Mansion Realm had trapped him for many years. Now, he had finally used the massive energy in the Blood Pool to reach a new Realm!

Yang Guohao's Breakthrough drove many people at the scene into a frenzy. Especially those who had not yet entered the Blood Pool; their eyes turned red with envy!