185: Make me your follower

“To think that a casual move I made back then has reached this point today... And, his body contains Bloodline Power similar to that of a Golden Beast Bone.

This was not discovered when the Strange Beast Pagoda Formation was set up initially... Did it Awaken later?”

Gu Changsheng looked at the figure in the sky, sighing with emotion.

His gaze swept across, settling on the golden single eye in the deep pit.

Its potent Bloodline Power was identical to that of the Golden Beast Bone.

“If I kill this beast and extract its Bloodline Power, it might just barely compensate for the loss of the Golden Beast Bone's Origin.”

“However… it's a bit hard to kill.”

A hint of apprehension flickered in Gu Changsheng's eyes.

Although his current body’s strength had greatly increased, he was still far from a Fourth-Tier Grand Witch.

“Only by leveraging the Strange Beast Formation is there a glimmer of hope.

It just so happens that there’s no shortage of Materials for setting up a Formation here…”

Roar—

A Strange Beast covered in black scales suddenly lunged to bite.

Bang—

Gu Changsheng's eyes sharpened. He extended a bent arm, and nine Dragon shadows flashed, striking the black-scaled Strange Beast's head. Its head instantly exploded, splattering red and white.

The Dragon shadows absorbed, and a bit of vital essence was extracted, floating in the air.

“Strange Beast Pagoda… manifest!”

Gu Changsheng performed hand seals. A crack appeared in the bubble of his Soul Sea, and the magical power crystals burned, releasing a mysterious Qi.

Immediately, the Strange Beast's vital Qi that had just been extracted transformed into a strange blood beast, quietly merging into the earth, imprinting unique, strange patterns.

Gu Changsheng ran swiftly, Blood Dragons circling him. The Strange Beasts around him seemed to suffer immense pressure, exploding one after another. Their vital essence condensed, turning into strange blood beasts, gradually merging into the ground.

Gradually, blood-colored patterns spread all around, emanating a mysterious Qi in the unseen.

“Look quickly, who is that!”

A sharp-eyed Ghoul Human exclaimed.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, only to see a phantom raging through the beast tide, Blood Dragons circling his side, devouring the surrounding Strange Beasts like a meat grinder.

The dense vital Qi almost enveloped the phantom in a ball of blood, making his face completely indistinguishable, though his Human form could barely be made out.

Strands of vital Qi inscribed the ground, connecting with each other, forming a strange tableau.

Gradually, the sky grew dim, overcast with dark clouds. The Strange Beasts that had died on the battlefield seemed to have undergone thousands of years of erosion, their bodies visibly shrinking and withering into white bones.

Infinite power converged into the earth, and the strange patterns grew increasingly vibrant.

“The beast tide is collapsing…”

“Who exactly is this person, to defeat the beast tide in a mere snap of his fingers…”

“No, it’s not just that.

Look quickly, the dead Strange Beasts have all turned into mummified white bones, their vital essence entirely absorbed into the ground, seemingly nurturing some terrifying entity.”

The panicked crowd finally noticed the strange patterns on the beast tide battlefield.

“Who exactly is this person?”

The Lord of Whitefang City looked at the rampaging blood shadow and the strange patterns stretching across the land, and a guess vaguely popped into his mind.

Pfft—

Yun Liu was struck to the ground by a beam of light shot from the Demon Eye. Her chest plate shattered, revealing a section of white lining underneath, and she violently spat out a mouthful of blood.

Suddenly, her gaze froze, and a look of surprise appeared on her face.

“Strange Beast Formation… Didn't this secret art disappear from this world with the departure of the Old Ancestor…?”

“That blood-colored figure…”

Yun Liu's eyes were complex, filled with surprise, curiosity… and a hint of fear.

In her memory, this secret art, apart from the long-dead Old Ancestor, was only mastered by Immortals from other realms.

After all, the Formation within her body and the blood-colored patterns stretching across the land before her came from the same Origin.

Suddenly, the Demon Eye's body experienced a violent reversal of vital Qi, and countless demon snake-like bloodstains appeared on its surface, concentrating in its giant single eye. A brilliant gray light descended from it, and Yun Liu's body instantly felt as if it had sunk into a quagmire, unable to move.

“Damn it… move, dammit!”

Yun Liu frantically burned the vital Qi within her body, moving her feet with difficulty.

Whoosh—

A figure as large as a mountain whistled down, casting a huge shadow on the ground.

The Demon Eye!

“Oh no!”

“Princess Yun Liu is in danger!”

“Damn beast! Get away!”

Innumerable warriors fighting were enraged, burning their vital Qi. Their vital Qi transformed into beast shadows, desperately charging towards the giant Demon Eye.

But like an ant trying to shake a tree, all attacks crumbled upon impact, utterly unable to breach the Demon Eye's defenses.

This was a difference in the very essence of life.

Ghoul Human warriors were crushed into meat paste, falling as a rain of blood.

Woof woof!

A giant dog covered in black scales pounced into the Void Realm, but was repelled by an immense force.

At this moment, the Demon Eye was no more than ten zhang from Yun Liu.

Its crimson single eye, even the strange blood threads mixed within it, was clearly visible.

“It's over…”

Yun Liu's face was pale, a look of despair spreading across it.

Suddenly, the blood-colored patterns stretching across the land connected as one, and a mysterious Qi spread throughout the entire area.

At the center of the blood-colored patterns, a blood-light ascended, sweeping slightly around. The Strange Beasts in its path were all drained of their vital Qi.

In a flash, the blood-light spread across half the sky, enveloping the Demon Eye like a blood-colored curtain.

Immediately, Yun Liu felt her body lighten, and she swiftly darted away.

“Jie… jie…”

The Demon Eye struggled fiercely, running erratically, emitting strange syllables, yet it could not escape.

However, it was visibly apparent that the power of the blood-light was rapidly fading.

“Quickly, slay the Demon Eye…”

In the distance, Gu Changsheng's face was pale, his arm trembling, as if he was about to lose all strength.

“Good!”

An enemy's enemy is a friend.

Yun Liu fiercely pulled out the giant bone sword plunged into the ground, vital Qi pouring into it. The icy bone flame burned wildly, emitting an ice-blue glow.

Pfft—

The giant bone sword pierced directly into the Demon Eye's single eye. Crimson blood flowed, but it was absorbed by the blood-light, which then shone brightly.

Visibly, the Demon Eye's Qi was rapidly declining.

After several consecutive slashes, the Demon Eye turned into a pitch-black hide and fell to the ground.

The blood-light then rapidly condensed, forming a drop of golden blood, floating in the Void Realm, with a faint gray snake shadow raging within it.

“The Bloodline Power of the Nightmare Ring Serpent…”

Yun Liu looked at the golden blood floating in the Void Realm, her expression solemn.

“Yun Liu, this item belongs to me. You have no objections, right…?”

Unbeknownst to her, Gu Changsheng had already approached.

With the Demon Eye dead, the Formation dissipated, and in a breath, his lost strength was rapidly recovering.

“Alright.

However… you must answer one question for me.”

“Speak…”

“From where did you learn… the Strange Beast Formation?”

Yun Liu's eyes were sharp, staring intently at Gu Changsheng like an eagle.

‘Strange Beast Formation… as expected, this little girl has guessed something…’ Gu Changsheng smiled faintly, a hint of playfulness in his eyes, and said, “I once had an Opportunity to be summoned by an Immortal from another realm, who imparted this wondrous Immortal art.”

As he spoke, Gu Changsheng's vital Qi surged within him, and the Strange Beast carvings within his body connected as one, transmitting an inexplicable Qi.

This instantly made Yun Liu's eyes widen.

“This Qi…”

Her body trembled, and the vital Qi circulating within her actually emitted the exact same Qi.

Indeed, besides her and a black dog, there were other people for whom the Immortal had inscribed the Formation.

“To think that you are also a Person of Destiny!” Yun Liu exclaimed.

“Person of Destiny…” Gu Changsheng looked puzzled.

Soon, Yun Liu recounted the full story, explaining the entire sequence of events.

It turned out that the legendary destructive Strange Beast of this realm—the Nightmare Ring Serpent—was gradually Awakening.

The frequent outbreaks of beast tides were also related to this.

Legend had it that when the Nightmare Ring Serpent Awakened and appeared in the world, this realm would return to nothingness.

The current Grand Priest of the Ghoul Human Race exhausted his life, using the royal family's guardian Strange Beast Dao, the Strange Profound Tortoise, to divine, securing a sliver of Opportunity for survival.

Only a Person of Destiny could prevent the world's collapse.

‘So that’s how it is… But, why does it sound so much like a charlatan?’

Gu Changsheng was an expert at divination himself, and it was the first time he had been divined by someone else.

“So, please join me in saving this world…”

Yun Liu's gaze was sincere and fervent, as if it would melt Gu Changsheng.

“I can, but you have to agree to one condition.”

“What condition?”

“Let me become your follower.”

Instantly, Yun Liu was speechless, stunned on the spot.