Chapter 696: Chapter 368: Slaying Blood Shadow, The Tale of the Netherworld_2

The result was that before he could escape far, a large hand reached out and grabbed him back.

The one who made the move was Xu Yan; he used the Great Sky Hand to capture Blood Shadow.

Li Xuan was sitting there calmly, not eager to ask Cheng Zhan questions, but focused on the battle involving Xu Yan and the others.

As Meng Chong killed the last person, he looked up at the True King Blood Shadow who was fiercely battling with the senior brother.

“Senior brother, let me help you!”

Meng Chong soared into the sky, his figure began to shrink to normal size; he was covered in Infinite Divine Wave as he charged with his blade.

“Today, we brothers will slay a True King Heavenly Venerable!”

Fang Hao laughed out loud, and from the Weapon Box, myriad weapons flew out; the Domain Qimen formation emerged, the Great Formation activated, instantly enveloping the Blood Shadow.

Su Lingxiu thought for a moment but eventually did not make a move and returned to the Evergreen Pavilion’s Flying Ship.

Roar!

The Red Cat roared and charged into the battle.

However, in no time, it was beaten down from mid-air and crashed to the ground.

Despite that, it was thick-skinned and strong in defense; even though it was not injured, the fall still made it show its teeth in pain.

Looking up, the Red Cat felt discouraged, turned into a small chubby cat, and returned to the Evergreen Pavilion. It first acted cute at Li Xuan’s feet, then came before Su Lingxiu.

“Meow meow!”

It cried out pitifully, indicating it was injured and needed pills to heal.

Seeing this scene, Cheng Zhan and the others were, for the moment, unsure how to feel; why did it seem like everyone here was a bit unusual?

The battle not far away intensified, but with three against one, the Blood Shadow could not hold on for long.

Meng Chong’s Infinite Divine Wave was also defensively unparalleled; he was unafraid of the opponent’s attacks, showing off the might and domination of his physical body. Worse yet was when Fang Hao and Xu Yan restrained, Meng Chong directly closed in for close combat!

Blood Shadow was strong, but his physical body was far inferior to Meng Chong’s; once it came to close combat, he was completely on the defensive, being battered until he was bruised and bloodied.

The outcome had been determined.

Li Xuan nodded silently; his three disciples were all very strong, each with their own strengths. Fang Hao’s Divine Skills and Qimen also showed their formidable side.

The strength of that Blood Shadow was, indeed, much greater than any of Xu Yan’s group, but being unable to break through their defense meant his eventual downfall was certain!

“True King Heavenly Venerables of the early or middle stages can’t break through Xu Yan’s Yin Yang Undying Sword, meaning Xu Yan stands on invincible ground when facing ordinary True King Heavenly Venerables.

“Meng Chong’s physical body is formidable and with the Divine Skill Infinite Divine Wave, early-stage True King Heavenly Venerables can’t harm him.

“Fang Hao, relying on Domain Qimen and formations, is also not afraid of early-stage True King Heavenly Venerables.”

Li Xuan made his assessment of the strengths of his three disciples.

Ordinary True King Heavenly Venerables could not threaten Xu Yan and his two fellow disciples.

His gaze landed on Cheng Zhan, from whom the situation in the Divine Realm could be learned.

“I greet senior!”

Cheng Zhan bowed respectfully, cautiously asking, “May I ask if senior comes from the Spiritual Realm?”

He was puzzled. How could the Spiritual Realm have such a powerful being?

Immortal Heavenly Venerable?

He had already seen that behind this mysterious ship were warriors from Leiyun Mountain Manor, a dependent sect of the Myriad Thunder Sect.

Among the crowd were Spirit Body Prodigies; they must be the ones cultivated by Leiyun Mountain Manor this time. Therefore, it was certain that these people all came from the Spiritual Realm.

“Yes, and no!”

Li Xuan said indifferently.

Cheng Zhan was startled; yes and no?

Although puzzled, he did not dare to ask for details, and so he respectfully said, “May I ask how the Spiritual Realm fares, senior?”

After all, the collapse of the Divine Bridge and the fall of the elders heading to the Spiritual Realm meant a great disaster had occurred there.

“The Spiritual Realm is unharmed.”

Li Xuan’s tone was calm.

Cheng Zhan was eager to ask what exactly had happened in the Spiritual Realm and why the Netherworld Cave had appeared there, and who had killed the Elder.

However, upon reflection, he felt he might not be qualified to ask the senior about such trifles.

For the moment, Cheng Zhan did not continue to ask.

Li Xuan nodded silently in his heart, appreciating that Cheng Zhan knew his place. He then asked in a calm tone, “Go ahead, what happened?”

He was naturally asking about the current situation in the Divine Realm’s Qinghua state.

Su Lingxiu and the others also looked over.

The Divine Realm, filled with many Martial Arts powerhouses, was now in such chaos, seemingly defeated and in disarray, even worse off than the Spiritual Realm.

They were curious about what catastrophe had occurred and what kind of enemy they were facing.

Cheng Zhan felt a stir in his heart, realizing that this senior must have gone into seclusion in the Spiritual Realm and only now returned to the Divine Realm.

As to why he would seclude himself in a place with thin Spiritual Energy like the Spiritual Realm, he could only speculate that powerful beings might have some special quirks, or perhaps their state of mind was not something that they, the weak, could understand.

Right now, the Qinghua state was facing a severe crisis, with each major Heavenly Grotto nearly falling. Inside the Qinghua state, the leader of the Blood Shadow Tower had broken through to become an Immortal Heavenly Venerable, causing significant calamity.

Although he is currently restrained by an Immortal Heavenly Venerable, the other Immortal Heavenly Venerables must guard the Heavenly Grottos to prevent the Netherworld Blood Children from breaking out.

If Qinghua state had one more Immortal Heavenly Venerable at this moment, that would be enough to change and reverse the situation and calm the chaos.

Perhaps even join hands with another Immortal Heavenly Venerable to kill the leader of the Blood Shadow Tower!

Hope showed in Cheng Zhan’s eyes as he took a deep breath and spoke with increasing respect, “Returning senior, Qinghua state is currently facing the ravages of the Netherworld Cave…”

Just then, with a thunderous boom, a scream was heard.

The Blood Shadow finally could not hold on and had his chest blown through by a punch from Meng Chong; Xu Yan seized the opportunity to cut with his sword and instantly killed the enemy.

Within the thundering sound, that Blood Shadow was completely annihilated in an instant, dissipating into ash and smoke!

Cheng Zhan watched with his heart racing. Although the Blood Shadow had been weakened from battling him for a long time, the fact that Xu Yan and the others had overcome them as the weaker party and killed their enemy under adverse conditions was still shocking.

What prodigies were they!

Moreover, he sensed that the Martial Arts displayed by Xu Yan and the others were not ordinary, differing significantly from those in the Divine Realm.

But he did not ponder deeply; after all, an Immortal Heavenly Venerable possessing unique Martial Arts skills was not inconceivable. It simply meant that this powerful being’s Martial Arts were unique.

Xu Yan and the others came back, looking like they still wanted more.

Li Xuan nodded, satisfied with his three disciples’ performance.

He looked at Cheng Zhan, signaling him to continue.

“… Qinghua state has three major Netherworld Caves, each guarded by an Immortal Heavenly Venerable. Furthermore, a great battle erupts at regular intervals. Martial Artists of Qinghua state take pride in entering the Caves to kill the Blood Disciples and Blood Slaves and thus gain Martial Arts resources…”

As Cheng Zhan explained, everyone began to have a more comprehensive understanding of the current situation in the Qinghua state.

Chaos!

Qinghua state was in chaos, even on the brink of collapse.

Particularly Da Yue Country, which had almost fallen; Blood Slaves rampaged, Blood Disciples slaughtered everywhere, blood-sacrificing city after city with severe casualties.

And both the Tianwu Sect and the Myriad Thunder Sect had no strength to ask for help, only able to defend their own territories.

Qinghua state had many Heavenly Grottos, large and small. Some had become relics with no threats, while others housed Blood Disciples and Blood Slaves, always ready to invade.

And each of the three great Caves was watched by the eager Netherworld Blood Children, each a match for an Immortal Heavenly Venerable in strength, immensely powerful.

“What is the Netherworld? How did these Caves come about? Can we only defend passively and not think of counterattacking?”

Xu Yan voiced the doubts in his heart.

Up to now, what the Netherworld was and where the Netherworld Blood Disciples came from was unclear and not well understood.

Cheng Zhan was taken aback for a moment but quickly came to a realization; Xu Yan was young, and the senior likely hadn’t told his disciples about the Caves, hence the lack of understanding.

He then spoke, “The Netherworld is rumored to be outside of our Domain, always wanting to invade and conquer our world; and the Netherworld Blood Disciples are Netherworld Warriors categorized by strength, at the strength level of True King Heavenly Venerables; while Blood Slaves are Netherworld Warriors below the realm of Condensation Law Heavenly Venerables.

“Of course, some Blood Slaves are warriors from our Divine Realm who have betrayed, accepted the infusion of Netherworld blood essence, and turned into bloodthirsty Blood Slaves.

“Some of the Blood Disciples also originate from the fallen warriors of the Divine Realm.

“Blood Disciples have no names, just a numerical designation, only the Netherworld Blood Child is named…”

Cheng Zhan began to explain the rumored tales of the Netherworld.