Chapter 698: Slaying Demons and Seeking the Registrar, Qingzhou Jiang Yao!

Su Mu’s feet were firmly planted as if attached to the earth beneath him. His deep eyes flickered with suspicion as he saw Liu Sha wielding a fearsome white bone blood seal.

The blood light protecting Liu Sha’s body was clearly erupting from this small seal.

“What exactly is that? Don’t chase a cornered foe…”

In Su Mu’s heart arose a sense of doubt. He sensed an immense crisis emanating from the black rift and the blood-red portal in mid-air, as if stepping through would certainly bring grave danger. He chose not to rashly pursue.

“Is this… a space rift?!”

At that moment, a surprised whisper echoed from within the crumbling dark hall. The Profound Robe woman showed a look of shock and realization; she too chose not to chase into the blood-red portal, instead activating Protective Gang Force and Qi Blood to resist the portal’s terrifying devouring power.

Space rift?

Upon hearing the words, Su Mu’s eyes brightened slightly. His thoughts swiftly recalled the Secret Realm mentioned recently by the Sun Family Ancestor.

Just then, Su Mu’s eyelids suddenly twitched, and the Dragon of Spiritual Power at his brow along with the four Martial Momentums trembled in unison, as if a great disaster was about to strike.

“Young man, retreat quickly!”

Almost simultaneously, the Sun Family Ancestor inside the fish-shaped Jade Pendant on Su Mu’s chest also issued a warning.

The more powerful the cultivator, the more capable they are of avoiding danger. Su Mu trusted his instincts, and at the moment he sensed the crisis, he needed no reminder from the Sun Family Ancestor.

Without hesitation, Su Mu’s form flickered and in an instant he retreated explosively away from the direction of the blood-red portal and the dark hall in mid-air.

“Hmm?”

Noticing Su Mu’s movement from the corner of her eye, the Profound Robe woman hesitated for a moment but immediately grasped Su Mu’s intent. She made the right response instantly, deciding to trust Su Mu’s judgment. Her figure transformed into a streak of golden light, flashing explosively towards the nearest direction.

Just one-third of a breath after their reactions, the ground of the dark hall violently trembled, followed by an incredibly ferocious blast of blood fiend energy soaring to the sky.

“Boom—!”

A spark of blood light expanded massively, followed by a series of deafening explosive sounds, as the blood fiend grand array, planned by Liu Sha for over ten years, exploded violently. With enough blood meal to fuel it, upon detonation the blood fiend grand array displayed horrific destructive power.

Not only did it include the flesh and blood of the crew who landed prior, but to some extent, Su Mu and the Profound Robe woman also played a part. Su Mu had fought his way out of the dark hall, where two of the thirteen ferocious brigands met their end at his hands, along with several Hall Master Level sea pirates and many elite members of the Jiao Blood Gang.

Add to that the second of the thirteen brigands, the Half-step Grandmaster level Du Gu Lie, who was injured during the fight with the Profound Robe woman and distracted by Su Mu unexpectedly appearing, allowing Liu Sha to launch a fatal sneak attack from behind.

The flesh and blood of a Half-step Grandmaster, two of the thirteen brigands, several Hall Master Level sea pirates, and a multitude of elite pirates—that was why Liu Sha could activate the blood fiend grand array so quickly.

Originally, Liu Sha planned to kill all the guests at the auction house and conduct a blood ritual, but the appearance of Su Mu and the Profound Robe woman inadvertently aided Liu Sha.

The blood-red array pattern shattered and transformed into a raging storm, causing a commotion. Nearby rocks and trees were pulverized into dust before even touching this storm. Dust surged like a giant beast with an open bloody maw devouring everything.

With blood-red maws behind, clawing wildly, two figures raced desperately.

A few breaths later, the sound of explosions ceased.

Turning back, their pupils contracted sharply. The entire area around the dark hall was razed to the ground, with dozens of zhang turning into barren pits. The soil inside displayed an eerie light red scorched earth.

The scorched earth continued to emit sizzling sounds, seemingly corroding deeper layers of soil.

It could be foreseen that if this pit was left unchecked, no grass would grow here for decades, or perhaps even longer.

“What exactly happened over there?”

“Is Profound Turtle Island going to sink?”

Startled by the terrifying explosions, the auction house’s battling parties were equally terrified. They felt as if the entire Profound Turtle Island was trembling, a shared fear rising within each heart.

The sounds of explosions still echoed in the sky above the entire Profound Turtle Island.

“This person has such sharp senses. If not for him, this young lady might have fallen today!”

The Profound Robe woman gazed at the devastated land, her ample chest beneath her robe rising and falling, her beautiful eyes flashing with a mix of fear and joy at surviving the catastrophe.

She turned her gaze to Su Mu with unhidden gratitude.

“Thank you.”

At this moment, Su Mu did not look at the Profound Robe woman, instead he stared at the dark hall that vanished without a trace in the explosion, his heart bleeding. Gone with the dark hall were the warehouse and the two sea pirates who had turned to the light to reveal the mysterious secrets of the Upper Three Grades.

But, moments later, he breathed in deeply and exhaled, accepting the situation as it was.

“Fortunately, the battle was not without gain…”

In Su Mu’s hands were Sumeru Rings from a Half-step Grandmaster, two of the thirteen brigands, and three Hall Master Level sea pirates, something he was accustomed to, which made up for some losses.

Having steadied his mind, Su Mu focused on the nearby Profound Robe woman. While thanking him, she simultaneously withdrew the third-grade spiritual gold spear, indicating she bore no hostility.

“How should I address you?”

“Before asking, shouldn’t you introduce yourself first?”

Su Mu feigned a slight frown. To be honest, he was curious about the identity of the Profound Robe woman before him, who not only possessed a complete third-grade spiritual artifact but also fought three on her own earlier.