41: White Lotus Blood Infant! Li Yanran's fear!

With the stronghold gate no longer blocking the way, the scene inside the stronghold came into view.

The stronghold was empty, with messy footprints on the ground and some bloodstains that hadn't dried yet.

A strong scent of blood permeated the air, causing a nauseating feeling.

Li Yanran, who had initially been unconcerned, immediately changed her expression upon seeing this eerie sight.

"Oh no!"

The next second, Li Yanran rapidly rushed towards the interior of the stronghold.

Seeing this, Su Tianqi and Chen Lingfeng also hurried after her.

Inside the stronghold's main hall.

At this moment, the floor of the stronghold's main hall was covered with clean-picked bones, and the ground seemed to be stained a vibrant blood-red by some liquid.

A very old and emaciated figure, who was Fang Sheng, was holding something in his hand.

He was desperately stuffing it into his mouth, and an unknown red liquid dripped from his hand onto the ground.

"Not enough!"

"Still not enough!"

"Where are the people? Where have they all gone?"

Fang Sheng threw away the bone in his hand, his now crazed eyes scanning his surroundings, only to find that there was nothing left to eat.

"No!"

"Netherworld White Lotus Sect!"

"You scoundrels, you monsters!"

"You deceived this old man!"

Fang Sheng howled madly at the sky, having sobered up.

Looking at the bones scattered everywhere, how could Fang Sheng not know what he had just done?

Blood tears flowed from Fang Sheng's sunken eyes; he felt an immense revulsion and an overwhelming hatred for the Netherworld White Lotus Sect.

He now only wanted to vomit out what he had eaten, but found it impossible.

Because everything he had eaten had been absorbed by the white lotus on his chest.

And the flesh and blood embryo on top of the white lotus had now become exceptionally large.

The flesh and blood embryo had fallen from Fang Sheng's chest to the ground, connected to Fang Sheng's body by only a slender white lotus root.

A twisted and ferocious face was revealed through the membrane of the flesh and blood embryo, seemingly about to burst forth at any moment.

"Stop, this old man doesn't want to die!"

"Netherworld White Lotus Sect!"

"This old man will not let you go, even as a ghost!"

Fang Sheng could clearly feel that his Qi and blood were being absorbed without restraint by the white lotus on his chest.

His already emaciated body instantly shriveled, becoming like skin wrapped around a skeleton, a truly horrifying sight.

At this moment, outside the stronghold's main hall, a figure shot in like lightning.

The person who arrived was Li Yanran, who was now looking at the flesh and blood embryo in front of Fang Sheng with a horrified expression.

"White Lotus Blood Infant!"

"How is this possible, Fang Sheng, you actually used the pure world white lotus sacred seed."

Facing Li Yanran's arrival, Fang Sheng raised his head, and with a final look of unwillingness, deeply gazed at the person outside the door.

"Blackbird Guard, hehehe!"

Before Fang Sheng could finish his laugh, the next moment, all of Fang Sheng's flesh and blood instantly vanished, leaving only a skin with bones, which then fell to the ground.

Fang Sheng! Dead!

Thus, the Chieftain of Black Wind Stronghold, who had been pursued by the Blackbird Guard, died without causing a ripple.

However, Li Yanran felt no joy.

At this moment, she looked like she was facing a formidable enemy, staring at the flesh and blood embryo on the ground.

The White Lotus Blood Infant is a strange creature hatched from the pure world white lotus sacred seed, possessing terrifying strength comparable to a Blood Refinement Realm Martial Artist.

Most importantly, the White Lotus Blood Infant contains a strange white lotus Qi that can resist the terrifying Qi and blood of the Blood Refinement Realm, making it extremely difficult to kill.

If a Blood Refinement Realm Martial Artist were to encounter a White Lotus Blood Infant, a head-on confrontation would only lead to death; the only way to survive would be to run!

Unless there were several Blood Refinement Realm Martial Artists simultaneously releasing terrifying Qi and blood, they could barely wear it down.

Or a Martial Dao expert of that Realm.

A Senior of the Inner Qi Realm!

By relying on the Origin Qi within their body, they could easily eliminate the strange white lotus Qi within the White Lotus Blood Infant, causing it to lose its source of power and naturally perish.

This was why the Blackbird Guard had been relentlessly pursuing the Chieftain of Black Wind Stronghold.

It was also why the Netherworld White Lotus Sect was not tolerated by the Great Xia Dynasty.

This peculiar White Lotus Blood Infant was a man-made anomaly, comparable to a weakened version of a transcendent anomaly.

Fortunately, the hatching of a White Lotus Blood Infant was extremely difficult, requiring the Qi and blood of a Blood Refinement Realm Martial Artist to be nurtured.

Furthermore, when first parasitizing the pure world white lotus sacred seed, the cooperation of a Blood Refinement Realm Martial Artist was also needed, otherwise the terrifying Qi and blood of the Blood Refinement Realm Martial Artist would instantly burn away the pure world white lotus sacred seed.

Just as Li Yanran made up her mind to turn and leave.

At this moment, two more figures rushed in from outside the stronghold's main hall; they were Su Tianqi and Chen Lingfeng, who had been chasing after her.

"Lord Li, what's wrong!"

Of course, Li Yanran didn't need to answer that question.

The two of them had already discovered the flesh and blood embryo on the ground ahead, and the strange white lotus on it.

Even the usually quiet Chen Lingfeng became flustered at this moment, while Su Tianqi's face was filled with fear, and he retreated a few steps.

"This is?"

"This is a White Lotus Blood Infant!"

Li Yanran instantly reacted and quickly shouted to Chen Lingfeng and the others, "Run!"

As soon as her voice fell, the flesh and blood embryo on the ground instantly burst open.

A humanoid monster covered in fresh red blood, with eyes glowing with an eerie white light, appeared, the size of a newborn infant.

The next moment, a gust of wind howled.

Chen Lingfeng, who had just reached the outside of the stronghold's main hall, had his tall and robust body instantly ripped open with a large hole in the middle.

And looking through the large hole in Chen Lingfeng's chest.

The White Lotus Blood Infant was already standing there, its chillingly white small hand holding a pulsating heart, which it directly stuffed into its mouth and swallowed.

Just as the White Lotus Blood Infant swallowed it, several streaks of cold light flashed, and the White Lotus Blood Infant's body was instantly cut into several pieces.

It was Li Yanran who had acted; she now held a long sword in her hand, its blade radiating cold light.

Li Yanran looked at the White Lotus Blood Infant with anger, and terrifying Qi and blood surged from her body.

As expected, the White Lotus Blood Infant's wounds healed rapidly before their eyes, returning to normal.

Then, the White Lotus Blood Infant's eyes, glowing with an eerie white light, stared intently at Li Yanran.

The next second, the White Lotus Blood Infant's body instantly transformed into an afterimage, shooting towards Li Yanran.

Whoosh!

An afterimage flew past, and Li Yanran's body was immediately thrown backward, her long sword also falling to the ground.

When Li Yanran stood up again, there was a small scratch on her left thigh that went deep into the bone, sizzling.

It seemed that the terrifying Qi and blood within her body were resisting the strange white lotus Qi that had invaded her body.

Li Yanran endured the sharp pain, looking with fear at the White Lotus Blood Infant not far ahead.

Seeing this, Su Tianqi, who was beside her, did not hesitate to turn and run, fleeing towards the stronghold gate.

But at this moment, the White Lotus Blood Infant gave up attacking Li Yanran and instead pursued Su Tianqi.

Outside the stronghold gate, a figure appeared; it was Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan had not returned directly to the county town; he wanted to confirm whether the bandits had been annihilated before he could feel at ease.