41: Father is kind and son is filial

Inside the great hall, the demonic blood-red light precisely pierced through the arrogant remnant soul of the Xuanwu Kingdom's ancestor.

At the same time, it carried an irresistible force, firmly pinning it to the wall at the back of the hall!

"Er ah—!"

The remnant soul let out a painful roar, its already dim golden light fading even further.

The terrifying pressure enveloping Wu Yang also vanished like smoke.

He slumped to the ground, gasping for breath, his back already drenched in cold sweat.

He turned his head, looking towards the entrance of the hall.

He had thought that the one who came to his aid would be that fellow Lu Yi.

He was even wondering if, should Lu Yi save him, the grievances from the Drunken Immortal Tower and just now should be completely forgotten.

However, when he clearly saw the figure slowly walking in, his jaw dropped.

The newcomer was none other than the Xuanwu Kingdom's King—Wu Changfeng!

At this moment, Wu Changfeng was like a completely different person from his previous image as a majestic and benevolent monarch.

He was no longer wearing the Dragon Robe symbolizing imperial power; instead, he wore a blood-red long gown.

Dense blood-red Spiritual Qi permeated around him like mist, exuding a chilling Evil Qi.

He walked in, hands behind his back, swaggering into this Hall of Inheritance that should have belonged to his ancestor.

"Th... thank you, Your Majesty, for saving my life..."

Wu Yang struggled, trying to get up and express his gratitude.

However, Wu Changfeng didn't even glance at him.

He walked directly to the struggling remnant soul of the ancestor, which was pinned to the wall.

A cold, gleeful smile appeared on his face.

"Old man, do you still recognize me?"

He sneered, revealing a dusty past event:

"Back then, it was also here that you determined my Bloodline to be impure, calling me the 'Shame of the Imperial Family,' a useless piece of trash incapable of achievement. Did you ever imagine this day would come?"

"Monster! You... you actually dare to murder your ancestor!"

The remnant soul looked at this descendant emitting Devilish Qi and angrily rebuked:

"Murder my ancestor?"

Wu Changfeng seemed to have heard the biggest joke, scoffing in return:

"An old ghost like you, who, in order to survive, didn't hesitate to set up a 'Legacy' deception, attempting to Possess the body of a descendant, dares to speak of 'ancestor'?"

He no longer wasted words with the weak remnant soul, suddenly reaching out and grabbing the extremely weak phantom from the wall.

Amidst the remnant soul's terrified roars, blood-red Spiritual Qi instantly enveloped it.

In an instant, it was completely refined, transforming into a pure Soul Power that Wu Changfeng absorbed into his body.

After dealing with this biggest "trouble," Wu Changfeng slowly turned around.

He looked at Wu Yang, the only survivor in the hall, with a sinister, death-like gaze.

"Next, it's your turn."

He licked his lips, his smile growing more ferocious:

"Oh, no, I should say... it's all of you! Today, no one who entered this Secret Realm will leave alive!"

As his voice fell, he suddenly raised both hands high!

"Blood Sacrifice Grand Array—activate!"

With his command, a vast surge of blood-colored Spiritual Qi erupted around him as its center!

This Spiritual Qi, like a rushing river of blood, instantly spread throughout every corner of the entire Secret Realm, following the unknown Formation patterns already carved into the hall's floor!

The next moment, every resource point marked on the map.

Whether large or small, simultaneously rose with an incredibly sinister blood-red Formation light pillar soaring into the sky!

Throughout the Secret Realm, the Cultivators who were fighting for Opportunity or joyfully collecting Spirit Medicine were all trapped by this sudden change.

Cultivators of lower Realms, such as the Spirit Sea Realm, didn't even have time to let out a scream before their entire body's blood Qi was instantly drained by the blood-colored light pillar, turning them into various posed mummies on the spot.

And those with slightly higher cultivation could only desperately circulate their Spiritual Qi, struggling to resist the refining power of the blood-colored Formation, watching helplessly as their life force was slowly drained away.

Countless pure blood Qi ascended from various corners of the Secret Realm.

Finally, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, they frantically converged towards the Hall of Inheritance!

...

Outside the hall, Lu Yi and his group were naturally also affected by the Formation.

But this level of refining power was merely a gentle breeze to him.

He simply deployed a Spiritual Qi barrier at will, protecting himself and the three ladies beside him.

He looked at the hellish scene in the distance, listening to the continuous, shrill screams, and couldn't help but sigh in wonder.

"Good heavens, he really is a villain! How is it that compared to him, I seem quite righteous?"

"Father... Imperial Father..."

Wu Mingyue, beside him, was already trembling all over and pale-faced, terrified by the horrifying scene before her.

Lu Yi reached out and knocked her unconscious with a chop to the neck.

It was better not to let her see what happened next.

Not far away, Crown Prince Wu Mingxu, although also "valiantly" resisting the Formation's erosion.

However, an unusual, almost frenzied excitement hung on his handsome face.

Just then, from inside the hall, came Wu Changfeng's roar, filled with shock and fury.

"No! This... this Formation is problematic!"

Wu Mingxu, outside the hall, heard this and could no longer suppress the ecstasy in his heart, bursting into maniacal laughter.

"Imperial Father! You finally discovered it! Unfortunately, it's too late! Haha... hahahaha!"

"It's you?!"

Inside the hall, Wu Changfeng's voice was filled with unbelievable rage:

"What did you do to the Formation I set up?!"

Amidst Wu Changfeng's furious questioning, Wu Mingxu revealed the final truth of this grand play.

"I didn't do anything, Imperial Father. I merely... slightly modified the core of the Formation."

His smile was filled with a morbid pleasure:

"This Formation will now not only drain the blood Qi of those people but will also draw out all the Evil Qi accumulated within your body over the years through your cultivation with blood sacrifice methods!"

"I'm truly sorry, my dear Imperial Father. Your son... truly wishes to be this Emperor too much!"

"If you succeeded in your Breakthrough, I probably wouldn't have a chance to become Emperor in this lifetime, so I'll have to trouble Imperial Father to die!"

Wu Changfeng was furious, but could only utter a single phrase:

"You... you unfilial son!"

His body began to tremble violently uncontrollably, and blood-red cracks appeared on the surface of his skin.

The massive Evil Qi accumulated in his body for hundreds of years was now frantically backfiring on him!

Finally, amidst a sorrowful cry filled with resentment and malice, he could no longer withstand that terrifying power, exploding with a bang and turning into an incredibly dense blood mist.

With the death of the main Formation caster, the Blood Sacrifice Grand Array that enveloped the entire Secret Realm instantly ceased to operate.

All the blood-colored light pillars vanished, and the Secret Realm returned to its original peaceful state of birds singing and flowers fragrant.

As if that human purgatory had never happened.

At the same time, behind Wu Mingxu, Lu Yi's clear applause sounded.

Clapping, he quipped:

"Excellent, excellent. What a grand play of filial piety this is..."