As the seal took shape, Albert and the other three instantly tensed up. The lids of the blood coffins floating over the crimson sea slowly slid open.Far from feeling relieved, a cold dread washed over them.Trapped cultivators stepped out one by one. Bloody runes burrowed into their flesh, wriggling like worms and draining their strength. Their eyes turned pitch black, devoid of any white sclera.Be careful! They have been corrupted and possessed! Verity cried out in alarm.Albert stared grimly at the familiar figures. Even Isabel, Dale and Nitia had fallen under control, blood oozing all over their bodies.The Spirit-Eating True Demon wielded overwhelming power, yet chose not to strike personally. Instead, it manipulated their former companions to fight them, clearly toying with its prey and driving them into despair bit by bit.Anger welled up inside Albert. Such fiends were twisted abominations born from humanity's darkest emotions, ruthless and cruel by nature.The possessed grou

Euphemia’s gaze flickered for a few breaths. She then took a deep breath, suppressing the churning negative emotions in her heart. At the same time, she reached into her bosom, where a jade bottle sealing the Second Variant was hidden.As Euphemia struggled inwardly, Kelly stared down at the Sea of Blood below and suddenly spoke: This True Demon has been floating above the Sea of Blood all along, never leaving—even when it attacked Albert. I suspect this sea is something vital to it.Perhaps this Sea of Blood is the key that lets it ignore the restrictive rules of the secret realm.Verity and Euphemia both reacted at her words. The guess made sense.But even if we know the Sea of Blood is the key, we can do nothing to stop it, Verity fell silent for a moment before saying.Though each of them had used secret arts to greatly boost their strength, none had broken through the Intermediate Heavenly Spirit Realm. With such power, shaking this vast Sea of Blood seemed impossible.Kelly’s ic

Euphemia darted backward and swung her Green Bamboo Serpent Staff, unleashing countless streaks of venomous light. Yet the moment these poisonous beams touched the fleshy bone spur, they dissolved in an instant. The gap between their power levels remained vast and unbridgeable.Taking a deep breath, her eyes gradually turned crimson, brimming with raging bloodlust and ferocity.She wove a one-handed seal.The nine brilliant stars behind her trembled violently, then were engulfed by a tide of scarlet hue. In the blink of an eye, all nine celestial orbs blazed a deep blood red, their glaring radiance piercing to behold.Her pinned-up long hair fell loose like a cascading waterfall, flowing down to her slender waist. As strands drifted in the wind, she bore the eerie allure of a sorceress.A giant mystic serpent materialized behind her. Its originally jet-black scales were now stained blood-red, transforming it into what looked like a sky-devouring blood python.Faced with the formidable

Albert stared at the grayish-black sword light, sensing an indescribably lethal aura emanating from it. True to its name, this beam seemed capable of reducing all matter to nothingness and utter annihilation.Could this be... the true might of the Dragon Tooth Sword Formation?He stretched out a finger and pointed into the air.In the blink of an eye, the Void Annihilation Sword Light vanished within the formation.The instant it disappeared, a sharp stabbing pain wracked the Spirit-Eating True Demon's entire body. A premonition of impending doom gripped its heart.It let out a thunderous roar and darted backward in a blur of afterimages. Black blood oozed from the eyes atop its demonic horns.Yet no amount of speed could save it. The void before it split open, and the grayish-black sword light materialized silently, slashing down without hesitation.Where the blade fell, everything was reduced to oblivion.The demon let out a frantic shriek, and the two eyes on its horns burst apart

Get out of my way!Scarlet light blazed fiercely in Albert's eyes. With a thought, he drew forth the full power of the Three-Tailed Heavenly Wolf from the crimson bracelet to bolster his strength.He forced the power out by leveraging the profound sealing formation within the bracelet. He had no other choice. Ever since Nether Lord Spirit Eye appeared, the wolf inside had been trembling in terror. After all, it only possessed Divine Realm strength and dared not hold any will to fight against a Holy Spirit Realm expert.The surging energy surged through his body. His skin split open all over, exposing raw flesh, and searing agony tore through his veins.Yet Albert paid no heed to the pain. He channeled every ounce of power into the Golden-Jade Blade and slashed fiercely at Nether Lord Spirit Eye without hesitation.The brilliant blade glow radiated biting cold, cracking the ice beneath his feet in an instant.Faced with this earth-shaking strike, Nether Lord Spirit Eye merely smiled fa