123: Chapter 123 Summoning the Demon Emperor, Blood Sacrifice to Chengtian Mansion!

In a dark underground cave, candlelight flickered, casting light and shadow that made the surrounding stone walls look distorted and grim.

A giant blood pool sat quietly in the center. Thick blood bubbled continuously within, with bubbles of various sizes rising and popping, filling the entire cave with a pungent, nauseating stench of blood.

A figure clad in blood-red robes, half-hidden by a hood, sat cross-legged in mid-air above the blood pool. Wrapped in dense blood-evil Qi, the figure looked both eerie and evil.

"Buzz!"

Xue Wuya opened his eyes, a flicker of blood-red light flashing through them. He took out a blood-colored token from his bosom. Upon seeing the information, a sinister smile suddenly curled up at the corners of his mouth.

"Crack!"

Just then, another subtle sound came from his body, causing the three remaining figures near the blood pool to involuntarily turn their gazes toward him.

Xue Wuya frowned and reached into his bosom, pulling out a blood jade two fingers wide.

However, a huge crack had appeared on this piece of blood jade, looking as if it had been split in two.

"Hmph!"

Looking at the shattered blood jade in his hand, Xue Wuya let out a low snort. The blood-evil Qi on his body rolled, and faintly, it seemed as if countless souls were screaming and wailing.

"Hall Master!" The remaining three figures hurriedly bowed respectfully toward Xue Wuya.

"Blood-Killer is dead!" Xue Wuya said indifferently.

"What?!"

Hearing Xue Wuya's words, the three of them couldn't help but look at each other, flashes of surprise and horror in their eyes.

None of them had expected that Blood-Killer, who was sent by the Hall Master to capture a mere yellow-haired girl—whose father was said to be at most a Martial Artist who had just stepped into the Grandmaster Realm—would actually die!

Not to mention anything else, Blood-Killer controlled the Holy Sect's Blood Evasion Technique; even if he encountered a Great Grandmaster, he should have been able to escape unscathed.

"The cultist surnamed Jiang said earlier that the Shen Family Old Ancestor, Patriarch Shen Canglan, has the cultivation of the Great Grandmaster Realm. Hall Master, could it be that Blood-Killer encountered him?!" one of his subordinates said.

"Perhaps!"

Xue Wuya's eyes flickered, and then he said, "However, what I suspect more is that Jiang Yichen has likely been targeted by someone. Otherwise, with Blood-Killer's strength, an ordinary Great Grandmaster would not be able to hold him back!"

"This... Hall Master is wise!" After hearing this, the three thought about it, felt it made some sense, and bowed one after another.

"Hall Master, what should we do next? If that Jiang Yichen has been targeted, then I fear our location has already been exposed!" one of the subordinates said.

"Heh! Heh! Heh!"

"So what?!"

Xue Wuya gave a cold laugh and said, "I just received news from the Sect Master. Instructor Lin Chengyuan has already arrived at the Northern Border. Now, there are only three Great Grandmasters in the entire Chengtian Prefecture!"

"Since that is the case, I will play an even bigger game!"

"I am going to summon the great Demon Emperor to descend and perform a blood sacrifice on the entire Chengtian Prefecture!"

Hiss!

Hearing Xue Wuya's words, the three subordinates couldn't help but gasp.

The Demon Emperor?!

That is a supreme existence comparable to a Human Race Martial Emperor!

If a Demon Emperor could truly be summoned to descend, all ten million people in Chengtian Prefecture would be turned into blood food for the Demon Emperor.

"Hall Master is wise!"

"Blood sacrifice Chengtian Prefecture!"

"Spread the Divine Might of our Holy Sect!"

The entire underground cave erupted with boundless killing intent.

Golden morning light pierced through the branches and leaves, casting fragmented patches of light on the ground.

It was still early, but the Prefectural Academy was already bustling with noise and excitement.

Today was the day for the new intake of the Prefectural Academy to be assessed.

In previous years, the Prefecture Exam was at most just an entrance assessment for the new students, very ordinary, and would not cause any major waves.

But this year was different, because after this new student assessment, there would be a Five Prefectures Joint Examination.

If one could stand out in the Five Prefectures Joint Examination and achieve a high ranking,

Not only would they receive the full cultivation efforts of the martial arts elders of each prefecture, gaining massive amounts of cultivation resources, high-grade Cultivation Techniques, and Medicinal Pills, but they would also have the opportunity to be favored by the Royal Martial Arts Academy and the Four Great Martial Arts Holy Lands, being accepted as Disciples by exception and ascending to the sky in one step.

It was precisely because of this that when new students from the thirty-six counties of Chengtian Prefecture gathered here, it made this year's assessment more highly anticipated and more intense than in previous years.

"Junior Brother Chen An!"

"Junior Brother Chen An, good morning!"

"Junior Brother Chen An, it seems this new student assessment's top spot belongs to you!"

Just after stepping out of Tingtao Courtyard, some of the older students who were originally Prodigies of the Prefectural Academy saw Chen An and couldn't help but smile and greet him, their tone full of courtesy and respect.

There was no helping it; Chen An was simply too much of a Prodigy.

Not only did he comprehend the Saber Intent of the Seven Demonic Blades of Extinction, belonging to the so-called Saber King of Qingzhou, Instructor Lin Chengyuan, to the Entry Stage in two days, but he also successfully cultivated Principal Beigong Mo's Nine Suns Burning Heaven Fist in less than an hour, and even faintly grasped a trace of Fist Intent.

This kind of Prodigy-level Comprehension Ability, not to mention the entire Prefectural Academy, might be unprecedented even across the entire Great Luo Dynasty.

Therefore, even though he was still a new student of the Prefectural Academy and hadn't even truly participated in the entrance assessment, in the eyes of the older students, he was already a peak that was difficult to surpass.

What's more, everyone knew in their hearts that as long as Chen An did not fall halfway, his future achievements would definitely exceed the imagination of countless people.

Grandmaster, Great Grandmaster, or even a powerhouse at the Martial King Realm might not be his final destination.

Facing such a Prodigy, who wouldn't want to build some rapport with him before he rose to prominence? Perhaps in the future, they could benefit immensely from this connection!

Facing these flatteries, Chen An only smiled faintly and nodded slightly, his expression extremely calm as he walked forward slowly.

"Chen An!"

After walking only a few steps, he saw a spirited figure approaching quickly. Who else could it be but Shen Qinglan?!

She tied her long hair with a plain silk ribbon, and her blue martial uniform, the standard of the Prefectural Academy, was neat and fitted, with a palm-wide plain silk belt wrapped around her waist, outlining her slender and flexible waist perfectly, making her posture upright without losing the delicate beauty of a young girl.

"Why are you here? Is your hand okay?!" Chen An glanced at Shen Qinglan's expression and frowned slightly.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. Just a small injury!" Shen Qinglan said nonchalantly, looking completely unconcerned.

Seeing this, Chen An couldn't help but twitch his brow.

If he hadn't seen the injury on Shen Qinglan's hand, he would have really believed her.

However, he also knew that Shen Qinglan's personality had always been strong; she was not the type of girl to cry and wail over a little injury. He couldn't help but shake his head, reached out to take her hand, and said, "Don't push yourself too hard. Let's go!"

"Okay!"

Regarding Chen An's sudden holding of her hand, Shen Qinglan's ears turned slightly red, but not only did she not break free, she actually gripped his hand back generously and walked forward with him...