303: Chapter 33 The Dark Lord!

However, as shocking as it was, Qin Yan felt more vigilance and anxiety in his heart.

For such an entity to bring a negligible Third-Rank Martial Artist like him here, it certainly wasn't for a chat or to bestow an inheritance.

A terrifying duel concerning life and death was taking place here.

With his meager strength, getting caught up in it...

...was no different from an ant being thrown into a battlefield of two giants; he would be crushed into ashes in an instant!

Right now, he only wanted to leave this place of conflict!

No matter the inheritance or opportunity, one had to be alive to enjoy it.

His mind racing, Qin Yan forcibly suppressed his unease. Forcing a respectful expression onto his face, he bowed to the blood-red giant, Blood Absolute, and said, "Junior Qin Yan greets Palace Master Blood Absolute!

May I ask what orders the Palace Master has that require my service?

Although my strength is low, if I can contribute even a meager amount of effort, I will certainly do my best!"

He lowered his posture, emphasizing his "low strength" while expressing his willingness to "serve," attempting to discern the other party's intentions and secure a slim chance of survival for himself.

Blood Absolute's eyes, like blood-red stars, seemed capable of seeing through the human heart. They lingered on Qin Yan for a moment, a flash of appreciation passing through them.

Instead of answering Qin Yan's question directly, he raised his arm, formed of pure blood qi, and pointed toward the battle high in the distance.

"Do you see it? That battlefield."

Qin Yan looked in that direction, his heart tightening. "I see it. That senior is currently in a fierce battle with that powerful enemy in the black mist."

"That is not black mist."

"That is a clone condensed by the 'Black Demon Emperor' using his own demonic thoughts and a portion of his origin!"

The Black Demon Emperor? A clone?!

Qin Yan's heart shook violently.

Just a single clone could fight to such an extent against that terrifying woman in the blood-red robe?

Then just how fearsome must the Black Demon Emperor's true body be?

Blood Absolute continued, "What I need you to do is enter that battlefield and help that girl... defeat the Black Demon Emperor's clone!"

"What?!"

It was as if a bolt of thunder had exploded in his mind.

Qin Yan's face instantly became extremely grim.

Help that woman defeat the Black Demon Emperor's clone?

You've got to be kidding me!

He didn't even have the right to approach a battle of that level! The aftershocks alone would probably kill him a hundred times over!

Could this Palace Master Blood Absolute have slept for too long and lost his mind?

"Palace Master... I'm afraid this is inappropriate."

Qin Yan shook his head repeatedly, his voice filled with helplessness and bitterness. "A confrontation of that level is already beyond my comprehension."

"With my current strength, let alone participating, if I even got twenty miles closer, I'd be shaken into powder by the aftershocks. Isn't... isn't this just sending me to my death?"

He spoke very bluntly.

Blood Absolute didn't seem surprised by Qin Yan's intense reaction and refusal, nor did he become angry.

His eyes, like blood-red stars, remained calmly fixed on Qin Yan as he pivoted to ask a seemingly unrelated question:

"Do you know what the consequences would be if that girl is defeated, the Black Demon Emperor's clone completely breaks free from its restraints, and the seal is ultimately shattered, allowing the Black Demon Emperor to reappear in the world?"

Qin Yan was stunned and shook his head subconsciously.

How could he know the consequences of such ancient secrets and cataclysmic disasters?

"Then I shall tell you." Blood Absolute's voice suddenly became incredibly chilling and heavy.

"The Black Demon Emperor was a Demon Emperor of the Demon Realm during the ancient era."

"The Monster Legions under his command once slaughtered hundreds of intelligent races, devouring living beings by the billions."

"Back then, the Jade Court exhausted the strength of its entire race, sacrificing three Palace Masters and suffering the collapse of the court, just to suppress the Black Demon Emperor's true body here."

"Once the Black Demon Emperor breaks the seal, given his terrifying demonic might at his peak—even if he is currently severely weakened—it would take him at most one day to completely destroy this entire 'Canglin Ancient Peak' ruin and wipe out all living beings and traces within it."

"At that time, you so-called 'prodigies' who entered from the outside world to seek opportunities here—no matter what race you are from, where you are in the ruins, or how high or low your cultivation is..."

...none will be spared. You will all be turned into nutrients and blood food for him to recover his strength, your souls scattered!"

"This... this is no longer a matter of individual life and death, but a cataclysmic disaster concerning whether the thousands of living beings who entered the ruins—including yourself—can get out alive!"

Blood Absolute did not stop speaking; his heavy voice, like a final death knell, gave an even more urgent time limit:

"And that girl... in her current state, resisting with all her might..."

"...can only hold out for one more day at most."

Hearing this from Blood Absolute, Qin Yan felt as if he had been struck by lightning. His brain buzzed, and his expression became extremely unsightly.

What the hell?!

The Canglin Ancient Peak ruins had been opened many times, and predecessors had explored it batch after batch.

Although there were occasional dangers, he had never heard of any "world-ending" disaster occurring.

Why was it that when it was his turn to enter, he ran into such a "huge surprise" that hadn't happened in ten thousand years?

The seal was loosening, an ancient demon was about to break free, and all the trial-takers were facing a cataclysmic disaster?

This was just too much of a "coincidence," wasn't it?!

Qin Yan asked himself; he wasn't some legendary Child of Destiny or someone favored by fortune.

Having come all this way, although he had the help of the panel, he had mostly relied on his own efforts and caution to get to where he was now.

This kind of "saving the ruins and turning the tide" drama didn't look like a script prepared for an "ordinary" prodigy like him, no matter how he looked at it.

"Could this Palace Master Blood Absolute... be deceiving me?"

A strong thought rose irrepressibly from the depths of Qin Yan's heart.

The more Qin Yan thought about it, the more he felt this possibility was quite high.

All of this was happening too "coincidentally," too "dramatically," and was far too illogical.

An ancient era Palace Master, a suddenly erupting world-ending crisis, and himself, who just happened to "meet the criteria" and be pulled in...

It was practically like a meticulously orchestrated script.

Vigilance suddenly surged in Qin Yan's heart.

Blood Absolute's eyes, like blood-red stars, seemed to pierce through the human heart, clearly seeing the doubt in Qin Yan's mind.

"Your suspicion... is not without reason."

"This matter descended so suddenly that no one could easily believe it. Ultimately, this calamity... is actually my fault."

His tone carried a heavy sense of self-reproach.

"At this point, there's no harm in telling you. The origin of this Blood-colored Forbidden Land and that battle in the sky."

His voice began to echo slowly through this blood-red space, recounting a long-buried secret and the accident that had just occurred.