Chapter 2158: Chapter 2126: The Boundless Blood Saint
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"It seems you two have some sort of enmity?" At this moment, the young man looked at Li Chen and Ling Canghai with a sardonic smile.
"In response to the senior, that was a long time ago." Ling Canghai finally reacted, and after calming down a bit, he spoke respectfully.
He didn’t know the actual relationship between Li Chen and these two individuals, but he understood that in the hands of the young man behind him, he had almost no strength to resist, and as for Li Chen... he noticed.
Eighth-Rank Heavenly Sovereign!
The cultivation of an Eighth-Rank Heavenly Sovereign was indeed quite terrifying. He knew better than anyone that Li Chen in the past was nothing more than an Earth Level ant, yet within a short span of over a decade, he reached such heights, surely because of some tremendous opportunity.
But his hardships over the years had not been suffered in vain!
After undergoing a baptism personally conducted by Behemoth, he gained the body of the Demon Race, and similarly, was forcibly elevated by Behemoth through secret techniques to his current realm.
Though his entire life may stop at the Soul Realm, this was something he dared not even dream of back in the day.
Now, he too is an Eighth-Rank Abyssal Great Lord!
Equivalent to the existence of an Eighth-Rank Heavenly Sovereign!
Though he’s not entirely prepared, when facing Li Chen, he believes he has a certain degree of assurance.
The premise is that these two terrifying strongholds must not intervene.
"A matter from long ago still carries such killing intent; it seems your enmity isn’t small," the young man said with a grin, not minding at all.
At this time, Ling Canghai knew that first he had to ensure the two strong ones wouldn’t intervene, so he didn’t even think about it before taking out the compass he had kept close to himself.
Within that compass, there lay a drop of blood!
It was this drop of blood that made the Blood Saint, who hadn’t spoken a word, slightly squint his eyes.
"The blood of the Old Devil," the Blood Saint said softly.
"To respond to the supreme one, the little one also doesn’t know whose blood this is; however, it was granted to me by Behemoth. I was instructed to use this blood to search here, but as for what exactly to look for, the little one isn’t sure," Ling Canghai said humbly, even knowing this elder might already be a dead man.
Because, even though this dead man couldn’t act, there was another terrifying stronghold behind him!
"Speaking of which, indeed there is something the Old Devil left with me back then." Blood Saint nodded slightly, "It seems like you are here to find that item."
"Alright, you can leave for now. Your problem can be resolved later. Before then, I have some things to explain," Blood Saint said, waving his hand at the young man.
"Understood, Old Ancestor," the young man nodded and smiled, then waved his hand, causing Ling Canghai to vanish from this tower level.
"Where did he go?" Li Chen looked at the young man and asked.
"Don’t worry," the young man waved his hand, "The Old Ancestor won’t interfere with your enmity. He’s on the lower level of the tower, but before you resolve your enmity, listen to what the Old Ancestor has to explain."
While speaking, even the young man who always appeared carefree added a touch of melancholy to his face.
Because he also knew, Blood Saint truly didn’t have much time left.
Otherwise, given Blood Saint’s character, he would definitely choose to watch a good show before addressing the matter.
"Little one." At this moment, Blood Saint gently patted Red Moon’s head and said to Li Chen, "Since Red Moon has chosen you, you are his master. I hope you won’t tarnish my reputation in the future. Remember... to chop off a few heads from the Era-Ancient Civilization."
As he spoke, a trace of sadness also appeared in Blood Saint’s eyes. "It’s just unexpected that the Starry Universe has turned into this. Those guys dare openly monitor the Starry Universe."
Blood Saint laughed twice, but the laughter sounded somewhat desolate.
"Rest assured, senior! Even if you didn’t mention it, I would still do it!" Li Chen solemnly promised.
Blood Saint shook his head: "At this point, everything that should be said has already been said. I have already given the last item to Red Moon. So, there’s really nothing left to give you. However, I do have a memory and a secret divine ability. You’ve comprehended the Law of Blood, so this divine ability will be my final gift."
Li Chen just prepared to refuse but noticed Blood Saint’s finger had already tapped on his forehead again.
As before, he had no time to react, and didn’t even know when Blood Saint reached out.
Sighing in his heart, Li Chen no longer resisted and accepted the last gift from this respectable senior.
"My name is ’Blood Saint’, and the most distinguished thing is the divine skill of the Laws of Blood. This divine skill I self-created, and I named it... Endless Sea of Blood!" Blood Saint’s voice echoed in Li Chen’s mind.
Segments of understanding regarding the divine skill continuously transmitted into Li Chen’s mind. This reception was a reception of memory and inheritance.
For ordinary strongholds, even if divine skills were transmitted, only Chapters would be passed down, not memories.
Because passing down such memories greatly damages the one transmitting the law. The benefit is that the receiver doesn’t even have to comprehend but directly learns the divine skill.
But Blood Saint knew clearly that he had nothing to linger for. Once this obsession dissipated, he’d completely vanish. At this moment, what more is there to cling to?
The divine skill gradually became clear in Li Chen’s mind, and at the same time, he understood just how powerful this divine skill was!
If Li Chen’s ’Wordless’ and ’Black and White Arrow of Life and Death’ were the strongest single-target killing divine skills.
Then this ’Endless Sea of Blood’ was a group mass destruction skill!
And the terrifying thing was, when the Endless Sea of Blood skill is unleashed, as long as the enemy is injured, he can continuously draw power from the enemy, enhancing the divine skill.
The more power is drawn, the more terrifying the skill becomes.
Even in the end, not even the Blood Saint had ever seen the limits of this divine skill.
Perhaps, as the name of the skill suggests, Endless Sea of Blood, this skill simply has no limits!
"Young one, this divine skill is my proud creation, and it’s also the last thing I can give you." After completing the inheritance, the Blood Saint’s weak voice arose in Li Chen’s ear.
At this moment, the Blood Saint became even more illusory, as if he could disappear at any moment.
Behind Li Chen, the young man didn’t speak, but his lips were tightly pressed.
"I don’t have much to guide you in your cultivation, even if I wanted to guide you, this old man doesn’t have that much time anymore." The Blood Saint had a carefree smile on his face.
"I know, you possess the most powerful treasure of this era, the Nine Great Treasures, right?" The old man chuckled, Li Chen thought he had hidden them well, but in the old man’s eyes, there was nothing to hide.
Within Li Chen’s body, the few treasures couldn’t help but tense up somewhat.
But Li Chen’s gaze was very calm, and also somewhat sad, he knew that the old man had finally reached his last moment.
"Although I have nothing to teach you, I still want to warn you."
The Blood Saint slowly opened his mouth and said: "While the supreme treasures are powerful and possess infinite might, they are ultimately external power."
"Back then, when the treasures were scattered across the world, although there were Dao Saint level existences who held treasures, more treasures ended up in the hands of young ones with low cultivation, do you know why?"
The old man’s voice was very calm, even a bit weak, but his words made Li Chen’s heart tighten.
"External power is ultimately external. Only by growing strong within can one truly matter. You can borrow these external powers, but... don’t rely on them too much." The old man shook his head and said, "How powerful was the Supreme back in the day? What was his status in the Seven Realms? You could say that with just a word from him, without even lifting a finger, there would be people eager to gather all the Nine Great Treasures for him."
"Yet, he didn’t do that."
Hearing this, Li Chen couldn’t help but be slightly moved.
"With your current cultivation, if you rely too much on the supreme treasures, it’s like in a certain era, how the blood of humans was to us of the Blood Clan."
The Blood Saint’s eyes held an inexplicable expression: "The blood of the Human Race, it was both the most delicious food and the most lethal poison."
"There’s nothing to be embarrassed about saying this, I, as the Blood Saint, also bear responsibility for some of the shameful past events of those days. Actually, it wasn’t just the blood of the Human Race, but during a certain era, the Blood Clan bloodbathed several realms and drank the Blood of the Strong. The stronger and the wiser a creature, the more delicious their blood was to the Blood Clan, but also the more it became a powerful source."
The Blood Saint said calmly: "But do you know what happened later? In the Seven Realms, the Six Major Realms launched a crusade against the Blood Clan, and even many races in the native Demon Realm were filled with hostility towards the Blood Clan."
"During that campaign, I did not intervene, I allowed those Blood Clan members who relied on drawing the Blood of the Strong to be slaughtered cleanly, leaving only a few remnants that fled into various spaces or even the lower realm, never daring to show themselves for life."
That’s why I say, blood, to the Blood Clan, is both the best delicacy and the most lethal poison." The Blood Saint’s face was calm, but behind Li Chen, the young man lowered his head.
Back then, he was also one of those Blood Clan members who slaughtered the strong and drew their blood. The old man said he didn’t intervene, but in the end, he still saved him.
The only reason being, he was the old man’s most beloved grandson.
This is also why he has remained here all these years, never leaving.
"I tell you so much just so you understand, with every gain there are losses." The Blood Saint looked at Li Chen, his figure becoming increasingly ethereal: "Do you understand?"
Li Chen was slightly silent, then nodded heavily: "Senior, I understand."
"It’s good that you understand." A smile finally appeared on the Blood Saint’s face again.
"Remember my name." The Blood Saint said softly: "My name is Xue Wuya, I come from the starry universe... the Blood Saint!"
With that, the Blood Saint became slightly blurred, and with a movement of the breeze, he disappeared like smoke.
In the starry universe, a generation of world-renowned strongmen, a peak Dao Saint-level existence, thus came to an end.
"Old master!!!!"
The young man, who always seemed carefree and indifferent to everything, at this moment let out the most anguished and painful howl, fangs appearing, tears streaming from his eyes.
Two lines of deep and piercing blood-tears slowly slid down the young man’s cheeks.