Chapter 680 - 680: Donkey and Pig

The Saint Extreme Sect, the Tianya Sect, and the Purple Cloud Sect.

The disciples from the three sects were all spoiling for a fight, but with the newly established Array and Restriction before the passageway, no one dared to make a move.

If they destroyed the Array Restriction, they would all face dire consequences.

Fortunately, the passageway was massive. Though members of all three sects crowded the entrance, they managed to squeeze inside together.

However, it was hard to say who got in first and who followed, as each sect had members who entered early and others who were further behind.

Chu Qingyun, Qi Hao, and their group were among those who entered toward the back.

"Chu, since you aren't planning to join us, we'll part ways here. If we run into each other on the way out, we can meet up in the city outside!"

Once inside, it was a race against time to seize the initiative.

Thus, Qi Hao and Chu Qingyun exchanged no more words. The two parties quickly separated, each heading in a different direction deeper into the Blood Sect ruins.

Qi Hao and his group headed toward the third-closest city from their position.

Every city surely held great treasures and temptations, but the competition for the two closest ones would be the most intense. The likelihood of encountering a Celestial King Realm expert was just too high.

Therefore, Qi Hao and his group had decided on the way here to head straight for the third-closest city.

Chu Qingyun, on the other hand, had no interest in the cities. His primary goal for this trip into the Blood Sect ruins was the two Array Bases within.

After entering the Blood Sect ruins, Chu Qingyun quickly vanished into their depths.

Outside, Tu Guang and his two companions were watching with such intensity they looked like their eyes would pop out, wishing they could just use Instant Teleportation to get past the seal.

"Boss, that Chu Qingyun... he's actually operating alone!"

"Damn it! We can't go in right now. Boss, what should we do?"

Sheng Yuande and Dong Yiran were both ecstatic and anxious, nearly losing their composure.

Tu Guang took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the urge to rush into the passageway.

The five major sects, including the Celestial Sword Sect and the Saint Extreme Sect, had already entered, but the other ten sects from the Northern Domain were still here.

Compared to the first five, those sects were all minor.

But to the powers, big and small, of the Blood-soaked Land, they were still behemoths not to be trifled with.

Until all the disciples from the sects had entered, these Martial King Realm experts from the Blood-soaked Land could only wait obediently.

"We wait! All we can do now is wait!"

"'A moment of impatience can ruin a great plan.' Remember the direction Chu Qingyun went. Once we're inside, we'll hunt him down. As long as he's alone in these ruins, we'll have our chance!"

Tu Guang said, his teeth clenched.

As the leader of his faction, his patience and disposition were far better than the other two.

The disciples from the other ten minor sects wasted no time. After some squabbling and shoving, they all soon charged into the ruins.

After them, the Martial King Realm experts from the Blood-soaked Land had another scramble of their own.

After a total delay of over an hour, Tu Guang and his two companions finally squeezed their way into the Blood Sect ruins.

Once inside, the three of them didn't hesitate for a second, immediately giving chase in the direction Chu Qingyun had gone.

After all, they weren't here for Treasure and resources. They had come specifically to kill Chu Qingyun!

After parting ways with Qi Hao's group, Chu Qingyun headed straight for the depths of the Blood Sect ruins, toward Blood Abyss City.

It wasn't long before he began to encounter Blood Corpses and Blood Beasts.

The first one he encountered was a Blood Corpse at the Martial Spirit Realm.

Judging by its aura, it was likely just a first-level Martial Spirit, the lowest tier.

The Blood Corpse's entire body was a murky, dark red, as if it had been flayed. Its pupils had also turned dark red. Upon seeing Chu Qingyun, it bared its fangs and brandished its claws, lunging with a guttural growl.

"Hmph. A mere first-level Martial Spirit dares to act so brazenly!"

Chu Qingyun snorted, flicked his finger, and sent a bolt of Primordial Power flying. With a BANG, it blew the Blood Corpse's head to smithereens.

A pale red, diamond-shaped Blood Crystal flew out and clattered to the ground.

"Devouring Power!"

A black light surged from Chu Qingyun's palm and enveloped the Blood Corpse. Streams of dark red power were absorbed into his Devouring Martial Soul, converted into Qi and Blood Power, and condensed into a dark red Blood Pill in his hand.

As for the Primordial Power of a first-level Martial Spirit, its effect on Chu Qingyun was so faint as to be almost negligible.

Chu Qingyun collected the Blood Pill and the Blood Crystal, then continued on his way.

Within half an hour, Chu Qingyun had been attacked nineteen times. Thirteen of the attacks were from Blood Corpses and six were from Blood Beasts. Their Realms ranged from first-level to eighth-level Martial Spirit.

Although Chu Qingyun's target was the two Array Bases, he didn't avoid fighting the Blood Corpses and Blood Beasts that threw themselves at him. After all, Blood Pills, Primordial Power, and Blood Crystals were all things he needed.

'This is strange. I've encountered nineteen of them, and they've all been at the Martial Spirit Realm. Logically, the most numerous ones here should be at the Martial Artist Realm and Martial Master Realm...'

'And what was the deal with that donkey earlier?'

Slaying nineteen Blood Corpses and Blood Beasts in a row left Chu Qingyun with a profound sense of doubt.

In the cities of the Blood-soaked Land, the Martial Spirit Realm was already considered an expert level. Those at that Realm were relatively few in number.

The most numerous cultivators were at the Martial Artist Realm and Martial Master Realm.

By that logic, after being infected, the Blood Sect ruins should be teeming with Blood Corpses at the Martial Artist and Martial Master Realms.

But of the thirteen Blood Corpses Chu Qingyun had killed, all of them had been at the Martial Spirit Realm.

Even more bizarrely, he had also killed a massive donkey at the second-level Martial Spirit Realm!

A donkey, which should have been an ordinary farm animal, had somehow swollen to five or six times its normal size and transformed into a dark-red, frenzied, bloodthirsty Blood Beast!

All of this filled Chu Qingyun with immense confusion.

BOOM... BOOM... BOOM...

Just as Chu Qingyun's mind was still occupied by the image of that Martial Spirit Realm donkey, he suddenly felt the ground begin to tremble. It seemed some behemoth was rapidly approaching.

Chu Qingyun's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately stopped in his tracks.

Soon, he sensed a frantic and chaotic aura at the second-level Martial King Realm rapidly closing in on him.

'A Martial King Realm Blood Corpse or Blood Beast!'

Chu Qingyun's expression instantly grew solemn.

Since breaking through to the Martial King Realm, he had only fought three major battles against true Martial King Realm experts, and not a single one had been a life-or-death struggle.

Because of this, a sense of gravity settled over him.

However, Chu Qingyun's solemn and grave expression quickly morphed into one of stunned disbelief.

Smashing through the trees ahead and to his side, crashing its way forward to block his path, was... a pig!

A pig exuding the aura of a second-level Martial King!