Chapter 291 - 171: Deep into Demon Ridge, Secret Blood Awakening, Shocked Jiang Hao

Chapter 291: Chapter 171: Deep into Demon Ridge, Secret Blood Awakening, Shocked Jiang Hao

But right at this moment, a faint voice rang out.

"Staying here is just throwing your lives away. Return to the Beardless Sect."

Hearing this, everyone subconsciously looked toward the speaker. It was the same white-clad figure who had just attacked, though he looked somewhat unfamiliar.

A male Cultivator still couldn’t help but smile bitterly. "Junior Brother, as we just said, the sect rules are strict. If we just go back like this..."

Before he could finish, the young man interrupted him.

"My words represent the will of the Holy Sect. When you return to the sect, just say I ordered you to go back. No one will make things difficult for you."

Having said this, Jiang Hao suddenly looked up, shot into the sky, and turned into a streak of rainbow light, flying deep into Demon Ridge.

Watching the disappearing white-clad figure, the crowd was momentarily stunned.

"Junior Brother Yichen, who is this person? Such arrogant words—can he change the sect rules?"

Although they all wanted to escape and even felt a trace of gratitude toward the young man, his tone was a bit too arrogant. His words represent the will of the Holy Sect? Who was he?

Jun Yichen didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but he quickly explained, "Senior Brothers and Sisters, you are stationed at the borders year-round, so it’s normal that you don’t know. He is the Eldest Senior Brother of our Beardless Sect. Strictly speaking, the Eldest Senior Brother’s words indeed represent the will of the Holy Sect.

"At the very least, he has the authority to mobilize all the Cultivators of the sect. Since he told you to return to the Beardless Sect, it doesn’t count as violating the rules."

CRASH!!!

Hearing this, everyone felt as if they had been struck by lightning.

Eldest Senior Brother?

That figure just now was the Eldest Senior Brother of the Beardless Sect?

Recalling that sword strike just now, everyone suddenly felt their scalps tingle.

Jun Yichen and the others didn’t linger. After speaking, they immediately shot into the sky, closely following Jiang Hao.

Watching those figures advancing against the tide, this group of Beardless Sect Cultivators stood there in a daze.

"Eldest Senior Brother?"

"When did the Beardless Sect appoint an Eldest Senior Brother?"

"Could the phenomenon from half a month ago have been the scene of our Beardless Sect’s Eldest Senior Brother climbing the Holy Ladder during his ascension ceremony?"

As realization dawned on them, everyone was dumbfounded.

The position of the Holy Sect’s Eldest Senior Brother had nothing to do with when one joined the sect. Even older disciples like them had to address him as such. Only upon entering the Venerable Realm could they symbolically call him Junior Brother.

But now was not the time to think about this.

A male Cultivator’s breathing quickened as he said, "If Junior Brother Yichen is right, then we can follow the Eldest Senior Brother’s orders and return to the Beardless Sect."

"Let’s go."

Taking advantage of the opening created by Jiang Hao’s sword strike, the crowd soared into the air and flew rapidly toward the Beardless Sect.

Just as they tore through the air, that tide-like Wang Yang of demonic beasts also surged into the sky, flooding into the Thousand Sect Island Realm like a swarm of locusts.

At the same time.

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!!!

Jiang Hao and the others flew rapidly toward the interior of Demon Ridge.

Wherever they passed, Sword Qi crisscrossed the area. Fortunately, the most powerful of these demonic beasts were only at Early-stage Transcendence. Against an unparalleled genius like Jun Yichen, they posed little threat.

However, one must remember that this was only the outskirts of Demon Ridge.

"Damn it."

Knocking back a Three-Wolf Dog Great Demon comparable to the Early-stage of Transcendent Realm with a single sword strike, even Fan Tian furrowed his brows.

Against the endless army of demonic beasts, even their speed was gradually being dragged down. Although the beasts couldn’t harm them, their numbers were unimaginably massive.

"What exactly is wrong with these demonic beasts? They seem completely insane. Why are they desperately attacking anyone they see?"

As time passed, everyone felt that something was amiss.

Logically speaking, demonic beasts already possessed Spiritual Sense, were capable of simple thought, and knew pain and fear. They shouldn’t be launching such suicidal, frenzied attacks.

Yet, the reality was that every demonic beast became utterly rabid at the sight of Human Race Cultivators, like demons catching the scent of blood.

Jiang Hao also noticed this. He immediately executed the Eighteen Heavenly Hand Forms, grabbing a demonic beast to observe, and finally discovered what was wrong.

He saw that these demonic beasts had bloodshot eyes and crimson pupils, filled with nothing but slaughter. No wonder they pounced on sight.

What shocked Jiang Hao even more was that, deep within those blood-red pupils, he saw a flickering, pulsating Demonic Fire. It was as if that wisp of Demonic Fire was controlling the beasts.

The moment Jiang Hao sensed that Demonic Fire, a shocking change occurred.

Suddenly.

BOOM!!!

Deep within the boundless blood inside Jiang Hao’s body, a terrifying, scorching heat abruptly surged.

It felt as if natural enemies had just crossed paths, instantly awakening.

"This is...?"

Jiang Hao couldn’t help but shudder. Suddenly remembering something, his expression changed slightly. "That drop of blood?"

The young man’s first thought was what the Celestial Sword Sect Leader had mentioned—that drop of blood!

That drop of blood—the one coveted by the Top Ten Daoist Lineages!

This unexpected mutation made Jiang Hao tremble all over.