251: Chapter 251 Blood Fiend Body Tempering and the Power of a Single Punch

Ironblood City, Tingtao Pavilion.

Inside the secret room, the space that was originally dim due to the Restriction was now filled with a thick, inseparable blood-colored mist.

Zhou Wannian (alias Li Feiyu) sat cross-legged in the center, bare-chested. On his broad and solid back, a foot-long black-gray wound deep enough to see the bone was shocking. No blood flowed from the edges; instead, a layer of eerie gray runes clung to it, wriggling like living things, trying to corrode the surrounding healthy flesh.

This was the "Nirvana Dao Wound" left by the Daluo Realm Gray Immortal, Yin Hua.

"Phew..."

Zhou Wannian took a deep breath and slammed his hands together.

The ten [Blood Evil Crystals] floating in front of him all burst apart at this instant.

"Boom!"

A violent, bloodthirsty, and extremely high-temperature torrent of red energy instantly engulfed him.

"Fan Sheng True Demon Art! Devour!"

Zhou Wannian gave a low shout, and the Demonic Qi inside him rolled out, transforming into a phantom of a three-headed, six-armed demon god. It opened its large mouth and greedily sucked the Blood Evil Qi into his body.

"Sizzle—!!"

As soon as the red Blood Evil touched the gray Dao wound on his back, a loud popping sound erupted, like a hot iron hitting water.

Two completely different Law powers used Zhou Wannian's Physical Body as a battlefield, engaging in a life-or-death struggle.

Pain!

A piercing pain that reached deep into the bone and tore at the Soul!

Veins bulged on Zhou Wannian's forehead, but he didn't even groan. Instead, a crazed light flickered in his eyes.

"A mere remnant Daluo Law wants to destroy my Foundation?"

"Refine for me!"

He forcibly operated the true word treasure wheel, utilizing the "delay" characteristic of the Time Law to slow the corrosion speed of the gray Dao wound by a hundredfold. Immediately after, he mobilized his entire Taiyi-level blood and Qi, coordinating with the newly absorbed Blood Evil power to launch a counterattack on the wound.

Time passed in painful torment.

One day... two days... until the morning of the third day.

"Crack."

The stubborn gray wound on Zhou Wannian's back finally stopped wriggling, and a thick layer of dark red blood scab formed on the surface. Although the Daluo Law hadn't been completely eradicated, it had been suppressed into a corner, temporarily unable to cause trouble.

"Phew—"

Zhou Wannian opened his eyes and exhaled a mouthful of turbid Qi. This breath actually turned into a blood arrow, directly piercing the stone wall of the secret room.

"Although I've only recovered eighty percent of my combat power, to deal with a Late Golden Immortal Stage..."

Zhou Wannian stood up, his bones emitting a series of explosive pops, and a more refined and fierce aura than before emanated from his body.

"It's enough."

...Outside Ironblood City, Blood River Platform.

This was a massive stone platform floating above a rushing, roaring crimson river. Below was the bottomless [Shura Blood River] tributary, emitting a pungent fishy smell, and above was a gloomy gray sky.

Today was the day of the "Blood Battle" between Ironblood City and the Black Tooth Tribe.

The stone platform was already surrounded by Gray Immortal Cultivators from both cities, and the atmosphere was tense.

"Shen Tieshan, the time has come!"

A sinister, cackling laugh came from the opposite side.

A massive black poison cloud slowly drifted over. At the head of the cloud stood an old man who was short, hunched like a bow, and had teeth as black as ink.

The leader of the Black Tooth Tribe—Black Tooth Ancestor (Late Golden Immortal Stage).

In his wake stood dozens of fierce elites from the Black Tooth Tribe, each holding bone weapons coated in poison, looking at the people of Ironblood City like lambs to be slaughtered.

"What? Haven't prepared your coffin money yet?"

Black Tooth Ancestor laughed wickedly at the pale-faced Shen Tieshan.

"I heard you were hit by my 'Black Evil Poison'. Instead of waiting for death at home, you dare come here to seek it?"

"Hmph! Black Tooth Old Monster, don't be so arrogant!"

Although Shen Tieshan's heavy injuries hadn't healed, he had suppressed the toxin under Golden Boy's treatment. He shouted with forced strength:

"Today's Blood Battle will decide both victory and life or death! If you lose, the mining rights to this Blood River will belong to my Ironblood City!"

"Lose? Hahahaha!"

Black Tooth Ancestor acted as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"With just you, a half-crippled person? Or with your delicate daughter?"

His eyes lewdly swept over Shen Qiao, who stood behind Shen Tieshan, and he licked his lips with his crimson tongue.

"Niece Shen Qiao, if your father loses, come back with me for Dual Cultivation. I guarantee you'll experience a pleasure beyond words!"

"You're shameless!" Shen Qiao was so angry her body trembled, and her long sword left its scabbard.

"Enough talk!"

Black Tooth Ancestor didn't want to delay any longer. He flew down onto the Blood River Platform, surrounded by black Qi, and a massive phantom of a black poison scorpion appeared behind him.

"Who comes to meet their death?!"

Shen Tieshan took a deep breath and was about to turn to the VIP seats behind him.

"I'll do it."

A calm voice sounded.

No earth-shattering entrance effects.

A green-robed figure walked onto the stone platform step by step, as if taking a leisurely stroll.

With every step he took, the stone platform beneath him emitted a slight tremor, as if an ancient giant beast was awakening.

"Who are you?"

Black Tooth Ancestor narrowed his eyes, sizing up the unfamiliar green-robed man before him.

"A mere Late Stage True Immortal?"

He saw through Zhou Wannian's disguised cultivation at a glance and immediately sneered.

"Shen Tieshan, have you lost your mind? Finding a True Immortal to seek death?"

Zhou Wannian ignored his mockery.

Standing in the center of the stone platform, he glanced at the churning Blood River below, then at Black Tooth Ancestor.

"I am Li Feiyu."

Zhou Wannian slowly rolled up his sleeves, revealing an arm as smooth as jade.

"A Guest Elder of Ironblood City."

"Black Tooth Ancestor, right? I'm in a hurry too."

Zhou Wannian beckoned with his finger toward Black Tooth Ancestor.

"Don't waste time. Bring out all your tricks."

"Arrogant!!"

Black Tooth Ancestor was furious. He had run rampant on the edge of the Shura Realm for tens of thousands of years and had never seen such an arrogant Junior!

"Since you want to die, I'll fulfill your wish!"

"Ten Thousand Poison Magic Scorpion · Soul Devour!"

Boom!

The massive poison scorpion phantom behind Black Tooth Ancestor instantly materialized. The barb on its tail flickered with a heart-palpitating eerie light, carrying a foul, poisonous wind as it stabbed fiercely toward Zhou Wannian's crown.

This strike was enough to poison a normal Middle Stage Golden Immortal to death!

The surrounding Ironblood City Cultivators cried out in alarm, and Shen Qiao even covered her mouth.

However.

Facing this lethal strike, Zhou Wannian neither dodged nor produced any Magic Treasure.

He just stood there quietly, letting the massive scorpion tail barb strike down.

"Clang!!!"

A loud sound like a giant bell ringing.

That indestructible scorpion tail barb was actually blocked by a faint golden light three inches above Zhou Wannian's head.

That golden light wasn't a shield, but... Zhou Wannian's skin!

"What?!"

Black Tooth Ancestor's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

Physical Body hard-resisting a Dharma manifestation attack?! Not even the skin was broken?!

"Is this your full strength?"

Zhou Wannian looked up, his eyes as calm as a pool of stagnant water.

"A bit weak."

"Now, it's my turn."

Zhou Wannian's right foot stomped hard on the ground.

"Bang!"

The entire floating Blood River Platform shook violently, and cracks spread like a spiderweb.

Using this recoil, Zhou Wannian's body instantly vanished from the spot.

Fast!

So fast that not even an afterimage could be seen!

Black Tooth Ancestor only felt a blur before his eyes, and a shadow of death instantly enveloped his entire body.

"Not good! An escape technique!"

He subconsciously wanted to bring out a protective Magic Treasure.

But it was too late.

A slender, powerful hand had already pierced through his protective poison mist without any fanfare and grabbed his throat.

"Crack."

That was the sound of the protective immortal armor shattering.

Zhou Wannian held Black Tooth Ancestor in mid-air with one hand, like holding a weak chicken to be slaughtered.

"You... your poison..."

Black Tooth Ancestor looked at Zhou Wannian in terror. His protective poison mist had clearly entered the other's body, so why was the other person completely unaffected?!

"Poison?"

The corner of Zhou Wannian's mouth curled up.

Inside his sleeve, Golden Boy let out a burp.

"Sorry, the bug I keep happens to like eating this stuff."

"It's over."

Zhou Wannian didn't give him a chance to beg for mercy.

His right hand suddenly exerted force.

"Snap—"

A terrifying vibration force instantly surged into Black Tooth Ancestor's body.

Under the crushing weight of this Taiyi-level physical strength, Black Tooth Ancestor's Golden Immortal body shattered like porcelain.

"Puff!"

Black Tooth Ancestor spat out a mouthful of black blood mixed with organ fragments. His Nascent Soul was about to flee when it was grabbed by Zhou Wannian's other hand, which was already prepared with Evil Qi demonic fire, and was immediately sealed and thrown into a storage bracelet.

"Clang."

Black Tooth Ancestor's battered corpse was thrown onto the stone platform.

The entire field was dead silent.

You could hear a pin drop.

From the moment Zhou Wannian stepped onto the platform to the fall of Black Tooth Ancestor, less than three breaths of time had passed.

Shen Tieshan's mouth hung open, his jaw nearly dislocated.

He knew this Senior Li was strong, but he didn't expect... he was strong to such an absurd degree! A Late Golden Immortal Stage! That was a rival he had fought for tens of thousands of years! And he was crushed like an ant?!

"Won... we won?"

Shen Qiao murmured to herself, looking at the figure standing on the platform with bloodless clothes; the awe in her eyes turned into fervent worship.

Zhou Wannian clapped his hands, turned around, and looked at the stunned members of the Black Tooth Tribe.

"Anyone else want to come up and try?"

"No... we wouldn't dare!"

"Senior, have mercy!"

At that moment, dozens of Black Tooth Tribe Cultivators all knelt on the ground. Some even wet their pants in fear. Even their ancestor was killed in an instant; they would just be fodder!

Zhou Wannian didn't bother with these small fries.

He walked up to Shen Tieshan with a calm expression.

"I have fulfilled the mission."

"City Lord Shen, where is my reward?"

Shen Tieshan snapped out of it and hurriedly bowed deeply, his attitude a hundred times more respectful than before.

"Senior Li's Divine Might is peerless! Junior will take you to the Blood River Forbidden Ground right away!"

"Please!"

...Deep underground Ironblood City, a thousand feet down.

This was a massive underground cavern, the air filled with thick Blood Evil Qi, with a concentration nearly ten times that of the outside world.

A blood-red river about ten feet wide was rushing out from the depths of the cavern, making a thunderous roar.

"Senior, this is the source of the Blood River tributary, and it's also where my tribe Cultivates the 'Blood Pool'."

Shen Tieshan pointed to a red stone platform in the center of the Blood River and spoke respectfully.

"The Evil Qi here has been purified by a Formation. Although it's violent, it has miraculous effects on tempering the Physical Body. Only..."

He looked at Zhou Wannian with some hesitation.

"It's just that deep within this Blood River, it's said to connect to the true 'Shura Blood Sea', and occasionally there are Taiyi Realm Blood Beasts. Senior should be careful while cultivating."

"I see."

Zhou Wannian waved his hand.

"You may leave. No one is allowed to disturb me unless I come out."

"Yes!" Shen Tieshan didn't dare say more and hurriedly led Shen Qiao out, activating all the defensive Restrictions.

Once the unnecessary people had left, Zhou Wannian slowly walked to the edge of the Blood River.

Looking at the churning red liquid, he could feel the Fan Sheng True Demon Art inside him cheering with joy.

"A good place."

"Tiezhu, scan the water quality."

"Scan complete. Main components: high-concentration liquid Evil Qi, Shura Blood Essence. Contains trace amounts of 'Law fragments'. It is indeed suitable for the host's current 'Immortal and Demon Unification' plan."

"Very good."

Zhou Wannian no longer hesitated and leaped.

"Splash!"

He jumped directly into the scalding Blood River.

No protective immortal light, no Magic Treasure defense.

Just like that, bare-chested, he sat cross-legged in the center of the Blood River.

"Boom—"

The violent Blood Evil power instantly engulfed him.

Zhou Wannian closed his eyes and formed a strange hand Seal.

"Great Five Elements Illusory World Art · Reverse Five Elements!"

"Fan Sheng True Demon Art · Demon Body Recasting!"

Behind him, the true word treasure wheel slowly emerged, with eighty-one groups of Dao patterns rotating in reverse, slowing down the flow of time in the surroundings.

On the surface of his body, purple-gold scales began to fall off, replaced by a deeper, tougher dark red demonic pattern.

He intended to use this Blood River not only to heal the Daluo Dao wound but also to break through to... the Taiyi Realm (Physical Body Perfection)!

"Come on!"

Zhou Wannian gave a low roar, and the Blood Evil Qi of the entire underground cavern turned into a massive vortex, frantically surging into his body.

And at the deepest part of that Blood River.

A pair of massive, crimson eyes slowly opened.

It sensed... a delicious prey was feeding on its territory.