302: Chapter 32 Bloodshed!

At the bottom of the blood pool lay a hidden world.

Qin Yan felt his whole body lighten as that terrifying suction vanished, replaced by a sense of solid ground beneath his feet.

He steadied himself and quickly surveyed the strange space he had reached after being swallowed by the blood pool.

This was not the underground grotto or enclosed space he had imagined.

Above his head was a boundless "sky" seemingly condensed from the purest essence blood. It was a deep, uniform dark red, devoid of sun, moon, or stars, yet it emitted a hazy blood-colored glow that illuminated the vast land below.

Beneath his feet was dark red, solid earth that looked as if it had been soaked in blood for eons; faint Blood Qi seemed to rise from the patterns of its cracks.

Most shocking of all were the blood-colored rivers surrounding this world, connecting heaven and earth as they flowed slowly!

They were not physical water, but torrents of Blood Qi composed of highly condensed, terrifying energy and chaotic will. They acted like a natural barrier guarding this realm, or perhaps like the vascular network supporting this world, emitting a low, eternal "rumbling" roar like deafening waves.

The entire world was shrouded in an atmosphere that was grand, ancient, and bloody, yet carried a certain sense of tragic epicism.

"Boom—!!!"

Just as Qin Yan was reeling from the sight of this world, an earth-shattering explosion erupted without warning in the distant high sky ahead!

The sound was like billions of thunderclaps bursting simultaneously, or the collapse of stars.

Even across such a vast distance, the terrifying energy fluctuations still swept over like a tsunami, making Qin Yan's blood boil!

He looked up in horror.

Beneath that blood-colored firmament, two figures were engaged in a fierce clash, every collision triggering a massive tremor in heaven and earth!

One side was a woman.

She wore a dark red robe of ancient design that flowed with an eerie blood light, and her blood-colored long hair danced wildly like burning flames in the violent energy turbulence.

Her figure was tall and graceful, yet she was shrouded in layer upon layer of crimson mist so thick it wouldn't dissipate, making it impossible to see her face clearly.

She held no physical weapon; with just a phantom grip of her slender hand, a blood-colored whip hundreds of meters long, composed entirely of pure blood-attribute energy, condensed out of thin air.

As she swung the long whip, it wasn't a simple whip shadow, but an entire vast and boundless "Blood-Colored Heavenly River" that galloped out from the void. Carrying a terrifying momentum meant to bury all things and wash away everything, it swept toward the black figure opposite her!

Everywhere the Heavenly River passed, space shattered inch by inch, leaving behind pitch-black cracks that could not heal for a long time!

Her opponent, meanwhile, was a mass of thick "Black Mist" that was constantly churning, twisting, and expanding!

This Black Mist seemed to possess life and consciousness. At its center, a blurry, hideous silhouette was faintly visible, emitting an aura of ultimate evil, chaos, darkness, and all-consuming hunger.

Facing that world-destroying Blood-Colored Heavenly River, a hair-raising, cackling laugh echoed from within the Black Mist.

Immediately after, the churning Black Mist instantly contracted and condensed toward the center, transforming into a "Giant Black Mouth" that blotted out the sun!

The giant mouth opened, as if connected to the deepest darkness of the universe, producing an irresistible devouring force!

"Rumble—!"

The grand Blood-Colored Heavenly River was actually forcibly pulled and swallowed into that Giant Black Mouth!

"This... just what level of combat is this?!"

Qin Yan's scalp tingled, and his mind was shaken to the core.

Merely watching the battle from such a distance, the wisps of energy fluctuations from their exchange that reached him made his blood churn and his soul feel as if it were being struck by an invisible heavy hammer, birthing a sense of insignificance and trembling born from the gap in life-level.

Any single shred of energy contained within that blood torrent or the dark giant mouth would likely be enough to instantaneously annihilate thousands of Third-Rank Martial Artists like himself!

This had completely exceeded his conceptual framework for "the powerful."

Ninth-Rank? Tenth-Rank?

He couldn't imagine it.

Just as Qin Yan was deeply shocked by the battle in the sky that transcended his understanding and was almost unable to think, that vicarious and indifferent voice that had previously appeared in the blood-colored hall rang out directly in his ear again, like a ghost, perfectly clear:

"Little fellow, stop dazing."

Qin Yan snapped back to his senses, his muscles instantly tensing. Destructions End Spear Qi faintly appeared at the tip of his spear as he warily scanned his surroundings and shouted in a low voice, "Who are you?! What is your purpose in forcibly bringing me to this hellish place?!"

The voice fell silent for a moment, seemingly carrying a hint of amusement. "Oh? Didn't you come to this Blood God Hall, putting in so much effort, precisely to seek my opportunities and obtain a powerful legacy?"

As soon as the words fell, this blood-colored world seemed to respond to his speech, shaking violently!

The countless blood rivers flowing around and the boundless blood-color in the sky all began to churn and resonate intensely!

Blood Qi as vast as the sea converged crazily from all directions, condensing, compressing, and shaping itself in the void not far in front of Qin Yan!

In just a few breaths, a blood-colored figure dozens of meters tall, standing between heaven and earth, abruptly took form!

This figure did not have very clear facial details; his entire body was composed of the purest, most condensed blood-colored energy. His lines were rigid and majestic, like an ancient divine statue forged from blood and war.

Simply by standing there, he naturally became the center of this blood-colored world. An infinite pressure diffused like a physical substance, heavier, more ancient, and more... unfathomable than the two sides fighting in the distance!

The moment Qin Yan's gaze met those eyes like blood-colored stars, his heart skipped a beat. A scene he had seen on an ancient mural when first entering the Jade Court flashed through his mind—that towering figure treading upon a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, with blood clouds rolling above his head!

The two were identical!

"My name is... Blood Absolute. You may also call me—the Hall Master of the Blood God Hall."

The Hall Master of the Blood God Hall! Blood Absolute!

Although he had already guessed it, hearing this terrifying existence introduce himself personally still caused Qin Yan to feel a suffocating pressure.

This was one of the peak giants of the former Jade Court, the Master of the Four Halls!

A truly supreme powerhouse who stood at the pinnacle of that era!