66: Chapter 66 [Sea of ​​Blood] Breaking Through! Blood Sacrifice to the Blood Emperor, Skull Offering to the God Emperor!

Inside the main hall of the imperial palace in Huoyun City.

A blood-red illusory figure suddenly emerged from behind Qin Muyuan, taking the shape of a preying beast, and slammed into his body with an imposing ferocity.

In an instant, that blood shadow erupted within his body, rapidly crystallizing, expanding, and solidifying!

Countless translucent crimson blood crystals burrowed out from beneath every inch of Qin Muyuan's skin, overlapping layer upon layer and spreading upward like a living creature.

In merely a breath's time, a flawlessly natural suit of blood crystal armor covered his entire body, with red light faintly circulating between the crystal layers.

In his hand, that originally pale and translucent pure nail was simultaneously enveloped by blood-colored crystals.

The blood crystals spread from the hilt toward the tip, rapidly covering the entire bone nail and then condensing into several blade-like, crystal-red sharp ridges!

The blade body was crimson and translucent, faintly gleaming with a sword light surging with bloody Qi!

At this moment, Qin Muyuan's aura drastically changed, resembling the descent of a blood god!

On the status panel, two streaks of flowing light flickered and lit up——

[Blood Sea Sixth Layer (Perfection) → Blood Sea Seventh Layer (Realm Breakthrough)]

[Blood Sea Seventh Layer (Realm Breakthrough): After absorbing blood, you can condense a blood shadow behind you. If the absorbed blood originates from yourself, the blood shadow enters a berserk state and will fuse with your body to form a suit of blood-colored crystal armor]

"Come and fight!"

Sensing the powerful strength bonus brought to him by the blood-colored crystal armor, the Battle Intent in Qin Muyuan's eyes swelled to the extreme.

Raising the pure nail covered in crystal ridges, the sword edge flashing with a blood-colored cold gleam instantly pointed at Song Chengshan.

Sensing Qin Muyuan's aura change and seeing this blood armor condensed by him, Song Chengshan's expression flashed with extreme solemnity.

"What kind of Martial Cultivator is this?!"

The combat style currently displayed by Qin Muyuan—whether it was that physical body so formidable it was as if he had ingested a demonic blood body-planting pill,

or the technique that turned his entire body into stone, or the blood shadow condensed at this moment—completely subverted Song Chengshan's impression of Martial Cultivators.

In his heart, he had always believed that Martial Cultivators were merely simple-minded, well-muscled fools who understood no profound magical methods.

However... what Qin Muyuan displayed before him was not like that at all!

Without a doubt, this made Song Chengshan's heart waver and think of retreating.

It was not out of fear of Qin Muyuan's current combat strength, but rather out of fear of Qin Muyuan's family background—

To be able to execute such a wide variety of complex techniques, his family background might truly have some substance.

It was definitely not like what he knew from his intelligence reports, where he was merely a scion of an ordinary aristocratic family!

"Qin Muyuan."

Song Chengshan's gaze was like ice as he coldly swept it toward Qin Muyuan, saying in a deep voice:

"Stopping now is still not too late!"

"Let this battle end here. From now on, Huoyun Country can be jointly ruled by the two of us."

"I—am willing to pass the throne of the state ruler to you!"

"And I shall live in seclusion behind the scenes..."

"Absurd!" Before Song Chengshan's voice had even finished falling, Qin Muyuan already interrupted:

"Killing you, the entire Huoyun Country will be mine all the same!"

Bang!

The very instant he finished speaking, Qin Muyuan no longer gave Song Chengshan a chance to converse, fiercely charging toward Song Chengshan!

Gale winds exploded beneath his feet, and his entire person galloped as if riding the wind, transforming into a blood shadow that killed straight toward Song Chengshan.

"Simply arrogant!"

Seeing that Qin Muyuan didn't even give him a chance to speak, Song Chengshan's expression sank once more.

In the hundreds of years since becoming a state ruler, no one had ever dared to speak to him like this.

Even less had anyone put on such a posture of being able to steadily slay him!

"I am only wary of your background. Do you think that relying solely on yourself, you can steadily win against me?"

Song Chengshan was furious and flustered. Staring at Qin Muyuan charging forward, he fiercely lashed out with sharp claws entwined with chilling spiritual light.

Behind him, that Swallowing Dragon Gu Shadow also imitated his movements, likewise swinging a terrifying claw strike capable of shattering monuments and splitting rocks toward Qin Muyuan!

"Useless, useless, useless!"

Qin Muyuan didn't care about Song Chengshan's claw strike at all, his gaze only looking toward the Swallowing Dragon Gu Shadow that had triggered its echoing form.

Strength surged out at this moment as if being forcefully poured forth.

The blood crystal bone nail, carrying crimson crystal barbs, fiercely slashed toward the Swallowing Dragon Gu Shadow!

Clang.

A pure blood-colored cold gleam suddenly lit up in the main hall, resembling a Yinghuo star falling from the sky!

The next second, the cutting edge of the blood-colored bone nail fiercely collided with the claw strike of the Swallowing Dragon Gu Shadow——

Clang!

A deafening sound of wood and stone clashing exploded violently, and the violent air wave blasted the stone pillar broken by Song Chengshan into the air.

Accompanied by a crisp cracking sound of "crack."

That Swallowing Dragon Gu Shadow behind Song Chengshan, at the moment of collision with the bone nail, suddenly burst forth with a fissure from the point of contact.

This fissure rapidly expanded, spreading swiftly toward the Swallowing Dragon Gu Shadow like a spiderweb, much like shattering ice covered in cracks.

Crack, crack, crack——

The sounds of shattering burst forth one after another, growing denser and louder!

Finally, amidst a harsh shattering sound, the Swallowing Dragon Gu Shadow completely disintegrated!

One sword strike!

With just a single sword strike, the Swallowing Dragon Gu Shadow was hacked into flying remnants across the sky!

At the same time, the fierce claw strike of Song Chengshan's main body attacking Qin Muyuan was also like a clay ox entering the sea, firmly locked down by that layer of blood-colored crystal armor!

Before the claw strike arrived, several scarlet bloodlines resembling living creatures suddenly protruded from the surface of the blood-colored crystal armor.

Like venomous snakes entangling, they instantly wrapped tightly around Song Chengshan's finger joints, causing his offensive momentum to abruptly stagnate.

The next instant, the bloodlines, like hungry wolves that had caught the scent of blood, fiercely pierced into Song Chengshan's five fingers, frantically sucking and absorbing his fresh blood!

Gurgle, gurgle.

Blood flowed from the bloodlines into Qin Muyuan's body, and the next moment, the wrist that Qin Muyuan had personally cut open was recovering rapidly.

And his cheeks, which had become somewhat pale due to rapid blood loss, also quickly regained their rosy color.

"What?!"

Sensing the loss of blood within his body, Song Chengshan's complexion instantly turned pale.

A demon!

This person was definitely a demon!

This scene finally made Song Chengshan believe the terrified shouts that erupted when the Huoyun army and Qin Muyuan slaughtered each other in Queqian Square.

Qin Muyuan... was definitely not human!

But a demon!

A blood-thirsty demon!

"Ahhhhh!"

Song Chengshan let out a battle roar, tearing with his left claw to sever the bloodlines continuously sucking his own blood.

Tapping his toes swiftly, his figure violently retreated several paces away.

"Swallowing Dragon Gu Shadow, condense for me again!"

With a pale face, Song Chengshan formed hand seals, and that Swallowing Dragon Gu Shadow appeared from behind him once more.

Only this time when it condensed, the figure of the Swallowing Dragon Gu Shadow had become vastly more illusory.

Furthermore, the Dragon-Swallowing Gu Qi shrouding Song Chengshan also became a fraction thinner.

This was enough to show that the Swallowing Dragon Gu Shadow being hacked to pieces by Qin Muyuan's sword had an immense impact on Song Chengshan.

"This feeling is simply wonderful!"

Meanwhile, Qin Muyuan opposite Song Chengshan wore a satisfied smile on his face.

After absorbing the blood of the Immortal Cultivator Song Chengshan, Qin Muyuan felt that his own strength... had grown stronger by a fraction once more!

Lifting his gaze, he looked at Song Chengshan, who suddenly stuffed a demonic blood body-planting pill into his mouth.

The corners of Qin Muyuan's mouth split into a smile.

Refracted through the blood crystals of the blood-colored crystal armor, the originally pristine and flawless smile, displayed in Song Chengshan's eyes, suddenly became incomparably hideous.

"Blood sacrifice to the Blood Emperor, skull offered to the Divine Emperor! Kill, kill, kill!"

Following closely, amidst Song Chengshan's horrified gaze,

Qin Muyuan suddenly chanted an inexplicable incantation, and then, looking as though he had been inspired, he launched another charge toward him!