Demon Market Establishes Authority, Blood Mud Clues

Nightmare's icy, bone-chilling words, imbued with tangible killing intent, swept through the bustling Demon Market like a cold wind, causing the temperature in the area to drop abruptly.

The surrounding Yao Race members fell silent, looking with alarm at the seemingly unremarkable "Snake Demon" who dared to confront the Young Valley Master of Antelope Valley.

The Antelope Horn Youth clearly hadn't expected the other party to be so unyielding. He froze for a moment, then became enraged out of shame, his face flushing red: "Good! What an ignorant Wild Demon! Capture him! I don't care if he lives or dies!"

The Golden Core Stage Yao Race Guards behind him immediately obeyed the order, rushing forward with malicious grins! Demonic Qi erupted, using claws, teeth, or their Innate Divine Abilities, enveloping Nightmare in a foul wind!

These Guards were not weak, and their coordination was decent. Even an ordinary Late Golden Core Stage Cultivator would probably be flustered.

However, they were facing Nightmare!

Even with hidden injuries, and even having suppressed most of his cultivation, he was still the great Devil Head who had escaped from a Deity Transformation Cultivator while in the Late Nascent Soul Stage!

Nightmare didn't even move his feet.

He merely lifted his eyelids slightly, and a flash of extreme darkness suddenly shone in his simulated Serpentine Vertical Pupils!

Shattered Soul Demonic Eye!

An invisible and intangible, yet violently overbearing Divine Soul impact, like an unseen heavy hammer, fiercely smashed into the charging Guards!

Thud! Thud!

The two Guards rushing at the front instantly stiffened. The malicious grin in their eyes immediately turned into endless fear and blankness. They collapsed limply, as if their bones had been removed, completely lifeless! Their Demon Souls were actually shattered directly!

The two Guards behind them were so frightened that their Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering. They forcibly stopped their momentum, looking terrified at their companions' corpses, then at Nightmare, as if they had seen a ghost!

A single glance! Instantly killing two Golden Core Demon Cultivators?!

What terrifying strength is this?!

The Antelope Horn Youth was also scared pale, retreating repeatedly, pointing at Nightmare, his voice trembling: "You... what kind of demon are you?!"

"Noisy."

Nightmare spoke indifferently, simply flicked his finger.

Whoosh!

A faint, almost invisible Gray-White Stream of Qi shot out, moving faster than the limit of Divine Sense detection!

A Protective Jade Pendant worn by the Antelope Horn Youth instantly shattered! The stream of Qi penetrated his knee without resistance!

"Ah—!" The youth let out a pig-slaughtering scream. Everything below his right knee instantly turned to dust! He screamed as he fell to the ground, blood gushing out!

"Young Valley Master!" The remaining two Guards were terrified and rushed forward to protect him, their gazes toward Nightmare filled with dread.

Nightmare didn't even look at the wailing youth. He turned his gaze to the Old Turtle Demon who had already been scared paralyzed on the ground, saying flatly: "Now, this item is mine. Is there a problem?"

"N-no problem! Sir, please take it! This old man was blind!" The Old Turtle Demon kowtowed like pounding garlic, how could he dare ask for Blood Essence Stone now?

Only then did Nightmare put the Black Mud Block and Bone Fragment into his sleeve, turning to leave.

"St-stop!" The broken-legged Antelope Horn Youth endured the severe pain, roaring menacingly but weakly, "You injured me... Azure Luan Peak will never let you go! My father is a Nascent Soul Demon Cultivator! You won't escape!"

Nightmare paused his steps, slowly turned around, and his pair of icy vertical pupils swept over the youth and his Guards.

"Azure Luan Peak? Very good."

Not only was he unafraid, but a chilling curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Tell the Azure Luan Demon King that the one who injured you is 'Myriad Poison Demonic Lord.' If you seek revenge, This Sovereign awaits you anytime."

After speaking, he ignored the ashen-faced Antelope Horn Youth and the terrified Surrounding Demons. His figure flickered, and he merged into the crowd of demons like a ghost, disappearing from sight.

Leaving behind dead silence, along with the youth's desperate wails and the terrified discussions of the Surrounding Demons.

"Myriad Poison Demonic Lord? I've never heard of this person!"

"Killing Golden Core with a single glance... he's at least a Nascent Soul Old Monster!"

"He actually dared to call the Azure Luan Demon King by name? And he even proactively left his title? That's too arrogant!"

"Quick, let's go! This place is unsuitable for lingering! The Young Valley Master of Antelope Valley was crippled; Azure Luan Peak is definitely going to have a major upheaval!"

The Demon Market instantly became somewhat chaotic.

Nightmare moved through the crowd of demons, completely unconcerned by the disturbance behind him. He deliberately announced the title "Myriad Poison Demonic Lord" to muddy the waters, divert potential attention, and also as a form of testing. He wanted to see the Azure Luan Demon King's reaction and strength.

Soon, he regrouped with the others in a secluded corner of the Demon Market, communicating via the Demonic Seed connection.

"Benefactor, are you alright?" Mo Yuan asked worriedly. They had also sensed the powerful Divine Sense fluctuation and the disturbance just now.

"I'm fine, just a few flies," Nightmare said indifferently, taking out the Black Mud Block to study it carefully.

He carefully sensed it using the power of the rule fragment, confirming that the mud block indeed contained an extremely faint trace of Karma power. However, its essence leaned more toward the characteristics of Bloodline entanglement and resentment condensation. It seemed significantly different from the "karma mud" described by the System, which could link the Karma of all things. Was it perhaps... a degraded version or a byproduct?

"Do any of you recognize this thing?" Nightmare handed the mud block to Mo Yuan and the others to examine.

Mo Yuan and the others shook their heads after careful identification. One of the Demon Cultivators, who was formerly a Netherworld Sect Prospecting Disciple, hesitated before speaking: "Benefactor, this item... this subordinate finds it somewhat familiar. Its aura seems very similar to something recorded in ancient texts, called 'blood resentment mud.'"

"blood resentment mud?" Nightmare looked at him.

"Yes. It is said that deep within some ancient, large-scale Blood Sacrifice Battlefields, or in the Ancestral Lands of certain Yao Race tribes that rely on Bloodline Legacy, this special muddy substance forms due to years of accumulated slaughter, sacrifices, and immersion in Bloodline Power. It can weakly involve the Karma related to those blood and souls... but it primarily gathers resentment and Death Qi, and is usually regarded as an ominous object, often used in some Evil Curses..."

Blood Sacrifice Battlefield? Ancestral Land of the Yao Race Tribe? Nightmare's eyes flashed. These characteristics seem quite consistent with the Myriad Demon Blood Pool!

"In other words, this 'blood resentment mud' is very likely produced in the Myriad Demon Blood Pool, or a similar location?" Nightmare pressed.

"Highly likely!" the Demon Cultivator confirmed. "And judging by the quality of this blood resentment mud and that faint trace of Fiery Malevolent Qi, this subordinate speculates that it might have come from the Myriad Demon Blood Pool of the Blood Crow Tribe! Perhaps it is residue that leaked out after a certain sacrifice?"

A trace of joy finally flashed in Nightmare's eyes! Although this wasn't the true karma mud, it was an important clue that pointed directly to the Myriad Demon Blood Pool! He might even be able to use it to locate the Blood Pool precisely or understand its internal conditions!

"Very good!" Nightmare put away the blood resentment mud. "This clue is very valuable. We must find a way to infiltrate the Blood Crow Tribe, or find a means to obtain things from inside the Blood Pool."

Just then, another Demon Cultivator who had been sent out to gather information hurried back, whispering: "Benefactor, I heard some potentially useful news! It is said that the Blood Crow Tribe is secretly recruiting a batch of 'Blood Miners' recently, to mine at a newly discovered 'Blood Marrow Mine Pit' within their territory! The rewards are generous, but the mortality rate is extremely high, which is why they are recruiting externally..."

"Blood Marrow Ore?" Nightmare's heart stirred. Blood Marrow is an Ore containing the power of Vitality Qi and Blood, which is highly beneficial for the Body Refining of the Yao Race, usually found in a Place of Extreme Yin and Blood Malevolence. "Where is that Mine Pit?"

"It's in the 'Black Volcano' mountain range on the outskirts of their Ancestral Land! Reportedly... it's not far from their Holy Land, the Myriad Demon Blood Pool!" the Demon Cultivator added.

A bright light burst forth in Nightmare's eyes!

Opportunity!

This was simply having someone deliver a pillow when you wanted to sleep!

Infiltrating the Blood Crow Tribe's territory as a miner to approach their Ancestral Land! This was undoubtedly the most feasible method currently!

"Do you know how to apply? Are there any restrictions?" Nightmare immediately asked.

"Three days from now, there will be a recruitment point at Molten Iron Town at the foot of the Black Volcano. It is said that any Yao Race member who is physically strong and can withstand the erosion of Blood Malevolent Qi can sign up, regardless of origin..." the Demon Cultivator replied. "However... that Mine Pit seems extremely dangerous. The Blood Malevolent Qi is intensely thick, and Underground Fiend Demons often appear, resulting in countless deaths..."

"Dangerous?" A cold smile curled at Nightmare's lips. "All the better."

The more dangerous and chaotic it is, the easier it will be for him to act!

"Prepare yourselves. In three days, we will go to Molten Iron Town and apply to be Blood Miners!"

He wanted to see just how perilous this Blood Crow Tribe's Dragon's Pool and Tiger's Den truly was! And whether the Myriad Demon Blood Pool truly contained the karma mud he needed!

With the plan set, Nightmare and the others quietly left the Azure Luan Peak Demon Market and stealthily headed toward the Black Volcano.

The waters of the Southern Barrens, stirred by his "Myriad Poison Demonic Lord," had already begun to surge. And an adventure deep into the Yao Race's heartland was about to unfold.