142: Lord Bloodblade!

“Blood Blade!?”

Chen Fan murmured, chewing on the meaning of the name.

“Could it be a Universe Exalt!?”

Chen Fan’s heart filled with joy.

However, the moment Chen Fan’s words left his mouth, a change occurred.

A mysterious and unfathomable power silently emanated from the token, as if freezing heaven and earth.

In an instant, time and space were completely still.

Even the moonlight in the sky was instantly solidified.

At this moment, a thirty-meter radius around Chen Fan became an absolute forbidden zone.

Chen Fan stood on the high-rise rooftop, but felt an eerie silence around him.

The bustling traffic below seemed to have been paused, everything falling into a state of stillness.

Chen Fan was no exception.

However, he didn't feel the slightest discomfort.

His state of mind and thoughts, on the contrary, reached an unprecedented level of calm and clarity.

Suddenly, the surrounding space twisted, and a blood-colored afterimage condensed from the blade master jade token, vaguely resembling a man.

“W-what is this!?”

Chen Fan was greatly alarmed, and every hair on his body stood on end instantly.

He felt a crisis tens of millions of times greater than a King-level Monster from this figure.

So terrifying!!

At the same time, Chen Fan also found that he couldn't move at all, as if countless large hands had confined him to the spot.

The blood-colored shadow that appeared stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Chen Fan, his height identical to his, both at one meter ninety.

The shadow was silent, just standing there quietly.

The next moment, the blood-colored figure gently waved a hand, and a white light enveloped Chen Fan.

A moment later, the white light disappeared, and Chen Fan also vanished from his original spot.

The night wind gently caressed, and the high-rise rooftop was as calm as ever, as if Chen Fan had never been there.

Chen Fan felt the distortion of space-time, somewhat similar to the feeling he had when he fell from Jade Emperor Peak back then.

After an unknown period, everything calmed down.

“What is this place!?”

Chen Fan cautiously looked at the white marble floor covered with black patterns, and quickly observed his surroundings.

He found himself in a tall corridor.

This square corridor, with walls entirely paved with white marble, was ten zhang long, wide, and high.

Three zhang beyond where the corridor extended forward, it was filled with a thick gray mist.

Chen Fan turned his head, his expression slightly startled.

At some point, the blood-colored shadow had reappeared beside him, silent and still.

But in that brief glance, Chen Fan felt as if he had seen an ancient demonic mountain, its peak reaching immeasurable heights.

“Blood Blade Venerable!?”

Without any reason, these four words suddenly popped into Chen Fan’s mind, and his heart throbbed like a thunderclap, unable to calm down for a long time.

“Who is calling my name!”

“So it’s you… who awakened me…”

An ancient and vicissitudes of life voice echoed throughout the corridor, causing the marble walls to tremble slightly.

“It seems that esteemed senior has finally found a successor…”

A faint voice came, and Chen Fan immediately felt that all his secrets were exposed, completely seen through.

Every word was like a giant boulder rolling in Chen Fan’s heart, making him tremble with it.

This was the voice of Blood Blade Venerable; he turned to look at Chen Fan, his body solidifying in an instant.

Blood-colored battle armor, blood-colored hair and eyes, and the great blade in his right hand completely stained with fresh blood… Truly worthy of being Blood Blade Venerable.

As the blood-colored afterimage observed Chen Fan, Chen Fan was also looking at him.

Though they were clearly close, they seemed to be separated by endless time and space.

Chen Fan looked at the figure, who was about the same height as himself, and asked a question that was clearly redundant:

“Are you really… Blood Blade Venerable!?”

“No!”

The voice filled with vicissitudes fell into Chen Fan's ears, but it was a puzzling negative answer.

Blood Blade Venerable was expressionless, his lips not moving but emitting sound:

“I am merely a remnant soul awakened by you, now flowing with the last power belonging to Blood Blade Venerable.”

“A moment later, I will completely dissipate. I hope the Blade Hell Corridor I left behind can be of some help to you, young successor.”

“Go, young man, freely and boldly challenge this Blade Hell Corridor.”

“Blood Blade Venerable, who is that esteemed senior…!!”

Before Chen Fan could finish his question, Blood Blade Venerable placed a finger to his lips, making a shushing gesture.

“Unspeakable, unaskable!”

“This chaos is too mysterious and complex. All you need to do is constantly grow stronger, stand at the peak of the universe, and then you will be able to find everything you desire.”

Chen Fan: “…”

Hearing this, Chen Fan frowned slightly and did not answer.

“But you are still too weak now, any small fry could easily extinguish you. Your path is still long, young successor.”

The two were only about a meter apart, Blood Blade Venerable’s voice ringing in Chen Fan’s ears with every word:

“Young successor, the path to becoming stronger is arduous and long. Remember not to make too many enemies. What I can give you now are only secret techniques and blade techniques.”

As soon as his voice fell, two streaks of blood-colored light shot out from Blood Blade Venerable’s glabella, heading straight for Chen Fan’s sea of consciousness.

Chen Fan’s sea of consciousness violently vibrated, and then two small blood-colored spheres, about one-twentieth the diameter of the golden light sphere, appeared out of thin air next to the star core.

As soon as Chen Fan’s mind touched them, a continuous stream of information poured in.

“Protective divine ability, Blade Body, and blade technique, Blood Blade Manual.”

Blood Blade Venerable nodded: “Yes, it’s these two.”

“The Blade Body is divided into nine realms, and the Blood Blade Manual has sixteen forms, both are divine abilities and blade techniques that point directly to the Universe Exalt realm.”

“When you pass the first stage of the corridor, you will obtain the materials for cultivating the first stage of the divine ability blade technique, [Planetary Chapter]. Thereafter, each time you pass a certain section of the Blade Hell Corridor, you will obtain the materials needed for the next stage of cultivation.”

“Young successor, charge forward fearlessly! The longer the corridor you pass, the more surprises there will be. All my lifelong collections are within the first six hundred stages of Blade Hell.”

“Hahahahaha…”

A hearty laugh rang out, sweeping away the previous solemnity.

Chen Fan’s eyebrows raised slightly; he heard a sense of relief and liberation in that laugh.

However, he didn’t pay much attention, as these two secret techniques had come at just the right time.

“Thank you, Blood Blade Venerable, these two divine ability blade techniques of yours are a pleasant surprise!”

Chen Fan looked at Blood Blade Venerable, his face filled with gratitude.

“Thank me?”

Blood Blade Venerable said indifferently:

“That esteemed senior is someone I have followed my entire life. Since you are his successor, everything I have should rightfully belong to you, so why thank me?”

Saying this, Blood Blade Venerable extended a slender, pale hand and pressed his palm against Chen Fan’s chest.

Hm!?

Chen Fan’s eyebrows twitched slightly, but he didn’t move, merely watching him silently.

“That esteemed senior saved me from the brink of death and continuously nurtured and guided me.”

“Now that I am about to dissipate, unable to protect his successor any longer, I hope everything I leave behind can help you grow quickly…”

“Right now, your power is still too, too weak. What I can do is bestow my remaining power upon you, so you can temporarily borrow my strength in desperate situations.”

“Before that, please heed my advice.”

Blood Blade Venerable closed his eyes, and a mass of blood-colored light appeared where his palm touched Chen Fan.

Within Chen Fan’s chest cavity, a violent and rampant aura suddenly appeared.

“What advice?”

Chen Fan tried his best to calm his inner turmoil and asked.

“Never try to discover who that esteemed senior is!!”

“Strive with all your might to strengthen yourself, expand your influence and foundation, until you stand at the pinnacle of this universe…”

Chen Fan: “…”

At this moment, the blood-colored light on Chen Fan’s chest dimmed, and Blood Blade Venerable’s last remaining power completely merged into Chen Fan’s body.

“Farewell, young successor. I hope the glory of that esteemed senior can continue to manifest in you and once again envelop this universe!”

The violent and surging aura, like ten thousand beasts galloping, spread from his chest to his entire body, and then quickly dissipated like an extinguished flame, leaving no trace.

At this moment, Blood Blade Venerable’s figure had faded like a thin mist, seeming as if it could dissipate at any moment.

“Mm, Blood Blade senior, rest assured, I will wholeheartedly challenge the Blade Hell Corridor and do my best to become the strongest existence.”

Chen Fan said very seriously.

Blood Blade Venerable’s ethereal shadow slowly nodded, emitting a faint sound like a gentle breeze and fine rain:

“If there’s a chance, please help me find a female Undying named ‘Qianye Xuanyin’.”

“Undying Spiritual God ‘Qianye Xuanyin’, who is he?”

Blood Blade Venerable’s lips, almost completely ethereal, moved slightly: “She, she is my only daughter…”

The gentle breeze blew, and the image of Blood Blade Venerable forever dissipated between heaven and earth.

After Blood Blade Venerable had completely dissipated, Chen Fan collected himself and drew a black-gold long blade from a weapon rack on one side.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!

Under the control of his Spiritual power, forty weapons on the weapon rack were immediately lifted by an invisible force, floating behind Chen Fan.

“No time to lose!!”

“Then now, let’s begin the challenge!!”

Saying this, Chen Fan transformed into a streak of light and flew towards the Blade Hell Corridor, which was covered in gray mist in the distance… PS: Fourth update.