Chapter 82 Blood Fiend Monument

"It is temporarily sealed, but this is only a stopgap measure." Ling Wei's expression was grave. "The Foundation of this Demonic Weapon is extremely deep. My Seal array cannot hold it for long, and it has already absorbed a significant amount of Spiritual Vein power. If it is not dealt with thoroughly, it will sooner or later break out of the Seal."

Lin Yue landed and looked at the sealed black stone stele, his brows locked in a frown. He could feel the terrifying power contained within the stele, which was by no means something a Golden Core Grade Cultivator could completely destroy. "Why would this Demonic Weapon be hidden beneath the Spiritual Vein node? Could it have something to do with Wu Tianli?"

What Lin Yue did not know was that this Demonic Weapon sought out by Wu Tianli was called the "Netherworld Blood Evil Stele".

Ling Wei pinched a Seal with her fingertips, and the spiritual light maintaining the Seal array trembled slightly. She glanced at Lin Yue, her voice carrying an imperceptible tremor: "This is no ordinary Demonic Weapon; it is the ancient ominous object, the 'Netherworld Blood Evil Stele'!"

Legend has it that the 'Netherworld Blood Evil Stele' was born at the bottom of the Netherworld Blood Sea, formed by the condensation of the Evil Qi of millions of vengeful souls. It once slaughtered Cultivators, and it was only later suppressed after three experts from the Changqing Sect joined forces to cast a Seal on it.

Lin Yue's pupils constricted. When his fingertips touched the light curtain of the Seal array, he only felt a bone-chilling coldness spreading from his fingertips, as if it wanted to burrow into his bone marrow.

Ling Wei's voice became increasingly grave: "The most terrifying thing about this Blood Evil Stele is not its own power, but its ability to devour Spiritual Veins and living souls to strengthen itself, as well as to nourish the 'Lord of Blood Evil' sealed within the stele—that is a monster formed by the Fusion of countless ferocious souls. Once it escapes, Golden Core Cultivators will be like ants before it!"

Before she could finish speaking, the black stone stele below suddenly began to tremble violently.

The pale golden Seal runes that originally covered the stele body were now like rice paper stained with ink; strands of black Qi seeped out from inside the stele, crazily eroding along the lines of the runes.

"Sizzle—" The sound of the runes dissolving was harsh and unpleasant. The golden spiritual light faded rapidly like a receding tide, and the originally clear runes gradually became blurred and fractured, finally turning into specks of golden dust that dissipated into the air.

"Not good! The runes cannot hold!" Ling Wei shouted in alarm and hurriedly channeled spiritual power into the Seal array, but the light curtain had barely brightened with a glimmer of light before it was violently knocked back by the black Qi erupting from the stele body.

Fine cracks appeared on the surface of the black stone stele, and black Qi gushed out from the cracks, condensing into the shape of hideous ghost claws in mid-air.

Inside the stele, a massive black shadow could be vaguely seen struggling violently. The black shadow was covered in bone spurs, its outline blurry yet emitting a suffocating pressure. Every impact caused the entire Spiritual Vein node to shake violently, the surrounding rocks collapsed one after another, and the power of the Spiritual Vein was crazily sucked up by the stele body like a tide, causing the originally lush green vegetation to instantly wither and turn black.

"That is... the phantom of the Blood Evil!" Ling Wei's face turned deathly pale. "The Seal array can only trap the stele body; it cannot stop it at all! Once it breaks free from the shackles of the stele inscriptions, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

Lin Yue felt his scalp tingle. The terrifying aura emitted by the black shadow in the stele was more powerful than any enemy he had ever seen, even causing the spiritual power within his body to stagnate. He turned his head abruptly and said to the people behind him: "Go quickly! I will block it here!"

Who would have thought that none of the women would leave; instead, they all circled in front of him.

Lin Yue was extremely anxious, but he had no other choice. Just then, a pitch-black figure three zhang high broke free from the stele. Its entire body was covered in dark blood-colored scales, its head was in the shape of a twisted skull, ghost fire burned in its eye sockets, and it held bone blades formed from Evil Qi in its hands. As soon as it appeared, it swung a black slash that tore through the air at Lin Yue.

"prajna divine armor, appear!" Taking advantage of the fact that the monster's form had not yet solidified, Lin Yue fully channeled the prajna divine armor, and a set of shimmering golden battle armor instantly covered his entire body.

The armor's patterns were intricate, inscribed with Buddhist Sanskrit, emitting a holy golden light that formed a sharp contrast with the Blood Evil's black Qi.

Lin Yue threw a punch, and a golden fist shadow struck the Blood Evil heavily. The Blood Evil's body shook violently, and its not-yet-solidified form almost disintegrated!

The women also launched their attacks one after another. For a time, the brilliance of Sword Intent, poison fire, green vines, and array Seals flashed, beating the Blood Evil's form until it was nearly ethereal.

"Roar!"

The Blood Evil let out an angry roar, mustered its remaining might, and pounced toward the women.

Lin Yue disregarded everything and blocked in front of everyone.

"Clang!"

A black light slammed heavily onto Lin Yue's divine armor, erupting with a piercing sound of metal collision. The golden light fluctuated violently, and Lin Yue was knocked flying backward by the immense impact.

A trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, but the divine armor remained intact.

"Roar!" The Blood Evil's form became increasingly solid. It let out a muffled roar, its figure flashed, and its huge bone claws, carrying dense Evil Qi, viciously clawed toward Lin Yue's head.

Lin Yue's eyes narrowed, and he crossed his hands to protect his front. The divine armor instantly erupted with brilliant golden light, forming a sturdy defensive barrier.

"Boom!" The bone claws slammed heavily onto the barrier. The black Qi and golden light collided violently, causing ripples in the surrounding space. The ground beneath Lin Yue's feet cracked with spiderweb-like fissures. He gritted his teeth tightly and forcibly withstood this fatal blow; the Sanskrit patterns on the divine armor became increasingly bright, resisting the erosion of the Evil Qi.

"The power of this monster is actually even more terrifying than expected!" Lin Yue was shocked in his heart. The spiritual power within his body operated crazily to maintain the divine armor's defense, while his gaze remained fixed on the Blood Evil before him, searching for an opportunity to counterattack.

The women also each used their own abilities, diverting the Blood Evil's attention so that it dared not attack Lin Yue with full force.

"All of you, move aside!" Just at this moment, a clear shout came from the air. Liu Qingyan landed while stepping on spiritual light, the pure spirit immortal flute already in her palm. "I will deal with it!"

Before the words had faded, the Blood Evil Stele suddenly trembled, and the blood patterns on the stele body surged. Countless blood Qi gushed out from the cracks in the stele and flowed into the Blood Evil's body. Its form completely solidified, emitting an unprecedented might. Its sharp claws glowed with a ghostly light as it lunged straight at Liu Qingyan's face.

Liu Qingyan's flute melody suddenly rose, and crystalline white spiritual light condensed into a spiritual leaf shield, but it was instantly torn apart by the Blood Evil's sharp claws.

This Blood Evil had been nourished by the Spiritual Vein's Evil Qi for many years, and its strength far exceeded that of an ordinary Golden Core. Wherever its sharp claws passed, the air was corroded, making a sizzling sound.

"Pure Spirit Illusion-Breaking Slash!" Liu Qingyan pinched a Seal with her fingertips, and the flute melody transformed into a crescent-shaped spiritual light slash, but it only left a shallow mark on the Blood Evil, which healed as the black Qi surged.

The Blood Evil hissed and counterattacked, its sharp claws aiming straight for her Dantian. Caught off guard, Liu Qingyan was struck on the shoulder by the sharp claws. Her plain white Daoist robe was instantly stained with blood, and her spiritual power became sluggish for a moment.

Seeing that Liu Qingyan had been taken advantage of by that Demonic Weapon, Lin Yue did not even think before rushing up to block in front of Liu Qingyan.

The Demonic Weapon's sharp claws raked across Lin Yue's body. Just as he was about to be disemboweled, the prajna divine armor instantly shone with golden spiritual light, forming a spiritual power protective shield.

"Boom!" The Blood Evil's sharp claws slammed heavily onto the divine armor. Lin Yue felt an immense force surge toward him, the blood and Qi in his chest churned, and a mouthful of blood sprayed onto the divine armor.

Although the divine armor was not damaged, the netherworld baleful qi contained within the Blood Evil seeped through the gaps in the armor plates into his Meridians, burning his Meridians with intense pain and causing his vision to go black.

"Husband!" A He urgently channeled the green vine spiritual light, and countless vines drilled out from the ground, entangling the Blood Evil's four limbs; Su Qingyuan's Green Fire Sword Intent surged, and the crimson flame skyfall sword slashed out a Sword Gang, striking the Blood Evil's neck; Luo Ningshuang flicked dozens of poison-coated silver needles from her fingertips, precisely stabbing at the Blood Evil's vital points; Ling Wei quickly set up a small trapping array, and the pale cyan array patterns temporarily trapped the Blood Evil.

But the Blood Evil's Evil Qi was thick and powerful; the vines were corroded by the black Qi and broke section by section, the Sword Gang only slashed out a deep mark, and the poison needles were even deflected by the black Qi.

The trapping array only lasted for three breaths before it shattered with a boom. The Blood Evil broke free from the shackles and smashed a fist toward Lin Yue!

Seeing that Lin Yue was about to be killed on the spot, Liu Qingyan flew forward to block in front of the Blood Evil. She had already suffered heavy injuries and could not dodge at all at this moment, and after another hard clash with the Blood Evil, her injuries became even more severe.