Spirit Realm Chapter 649-651

Chapter 649: Resistance!

Everyone could see Jiang Zhuzhe’s face turn serious.

As more and more mysterious characters on the skin of the eight god corpses lit up, the whirlwinds that spun furiously around the god corpses condensed and held more and more power.

Qin Lie looked towards Jiang Zhuzhe.

The multiple whirlwinds of power immediately found a vent. The whirlwinds that could tear apart metal gave off piercing shrieks as they suddenly moved toward Jiang Zhuzhe.

Almost at the same time, the eight god corpses gave off angry shouts, beating their chests and stamping their feet as though they were deities going to punish mortal souls. They shouted as they charged at Jiang Zhuzhe.

The eyes of the god corpses gave off dark red flames, the unknown characters continuing to increase their aura.

The Demon Sealing Tombstone floated at the center of the eight god corpses.

The tombstone was like the divine needle that anchored the sea. It seemed to have a connection with the eight god corpses and gathered their god corpses’ power into one.

Jiang Zhuzhe’s gaze jumped past the god corpses and suddenly landed on Qin Lie.

He tried to give off soul pressure.

“Don’t force me to act!”‘ Duan Qianjie said coldly.

Jiang Zhuzhe’s expression became even darker.

After Duan Qianjie said this, he truly did not dare try to kill Qin Lie using his destructive two-level Soul Altar soul pressure.

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”

Stepping on the enormous waves, the eight god corpses charged towards the island Blood Fiend Sect elites were on. The whirlwinds of power around them flashed with light and gave off world-shaking ripples.

“Go!” Xue Lie ordered.

On the island, the martial practitioners of Gold Sun Island and Blood Fiend Sect retreated with alarmed gazes.

Jiang Zhuzhe did nothing to stop them.

The reason for that was that the eight god corpses gave off sixteen prismatic rays of light out of their eyes.

Like sixteen rainbows, the light flashed with flickering ancient characters that held gear power capable of shackling souls.

“Boom!”

Among hundreds of bloody light, Jiang Zhuzhe’s blood jade two-level Soul Altar appeared again.

The sixteen rainbow rays that came from the eyes of the eight god corpses wondrously broke through Jiang Zhuzhe’s bloody light seal and fell onto the several hundred meter wide two-level Soul Altar.

The whirlwinds roiled as they broke through to the endless blood colored barrier around Jiang Zhuzhe.

In a flash, the prismatic lights exploded as they hit the island with a resounding boom that could shatter the world.

The blinding light resembled a sun exploding, sending billions of rays of prismatic light into the surroundings.

The aftermath looked as if an oil painting had been torn to shreds. The island turned into several patches of land floating in different directions.”Aooo!”

The eight god corpses roared like deities asking the heavens how to break the chains of fate as they gave off a world-dominating aura.

Jiang Zhuzhe’s body shrank into a blood-colored speck of light.

The bloody speck of light twisted and rippled furiously. Afterwards, it suddenly exploded and expanded to become an enormous and savage blood demon.

When the island shattered, the bloody light and the rainbow lights crossed. The eight god corpses that had become ten times more powerful started to wrestle with the blood demon that Jiang Zhuzhe turned into.

That area was being barraged by berzerk power. The deadly lights of spirit energy that shot out caused many to dodge in terror.

Qin Lie looked at the fight with a strange expression.

“Are these eight god corpses mentally connected to you?” Duan Qianjie suddenly asked.

Qin Lie nodded in response. “After the Graveyard of Gods had shattered, the heads of the eight god corpses and the remains of the ancient elites flew out together. When the god corpses came from afar and the heads landed on the corpses, I developed a connection to the god corpses through the Demon Sealing Tombstone.”

“The eight god corpses are true warriors. Before they recovered their battle soul crystals, they haven’t realized their true power.” Duan Qianjie’s expression was grave. “The return of the battle soul crystals had caused their comprehension of the martial way and power to quickly recover. These eight god corpses may have not completely recovered, but right now, when they move against Jiang Zhuzhe in unison, he won’t have a chance to focus on anything else.”

“The eight of them can win against Jiang Zhuzhe?” Qin Lie’s expression shook.

“If Jiang Zhuzhe wanted to win against them, he would need to pay a significant price. I think that Jiang Zhuzhe will leave soon.” Duan Qianjie nodded.

Qin Lie’s eyes suddenly lit up.

He knew that on the Setting Sun islands, only Duan Qianjie could make Jiang Zhuzhe stop. However, Duan Qianjie had come only because of his promise to protect him.

Duan Qianjie did not want to interfere with Blood Fiend Sect’s internal conflict

If that was the case, Xue Li, the Blood Fiend Ten Elders, and everyone on Gold Sun Island added together wouldn’t be a match for Jiang Zhuzhe.

If Jiang Zhuzhe wanted to take the remains of the Blood Progenitor, Xue Li could only docilely accept. The defeat that the Blood Fiend Ten Elders had suffered previously showed that they posed no threat to Jiang Zhuzhe.

Qin Lie had thought that Blood Fiend Sect would be crushed by Jiang Zhuzhe this time.

He never expected that the blood essence he had formed, which was later absorbed by the Demon Sealing Tombstone, would summon the battle soul crystals of the eight god corpses.

After the eight god corpses received this great boost in power, their strength grew enormously, and Jiang Zhuzhe couldn’t help but be restrained by them.

Qin Lie immediately realized that Blood Fiend sect’s calamity had passed.

The reality was as Duan Qianjie expected.

In a short fifteen minutes, Jiang Zhuzhe learned the true power of the eight god corpses. Realizing that the eight god corpses were a threat to him, his bloody eyes glared angrily at Xue Li, followed by a deep look at Qin Lie before screaming.

Amidst the scream, endless bloody light wrapped around the two-level blood jade Soul Altar. He turned into a sea of blood and then floated away.

The eight god corpses roared but could only watch as he left and disappeared along with his Soul Altar.

After Jiang Zhuzhe left, all the martial practitioners of Blood Fiend Sect, Gold Sun Island, and Scarlet Tide Continent sighed in relief. They felt as though a had been lifted off their hearts.

“Whoosh!”

The Demon Sealing Tombstone that had flown away came back and stopped in front of Qin Lie’s chest.

Qin Lie reached out and lightly tapped its surface. The Demon Sealing Tombstone immediately disappeared into the spatial ring. Subsequently, Qin Lie mentally passed orders to the god corpses.

The eight god corpses that seemed as though they had not enjoyed themselves enough reluctantly sank back into the sea under his orders.

“Count the wounded and the dead.” Mo Lingye’s comforting voice came from another island.

Many of the Blood Fiend Sect and Gold Sun Island’s martial practitioners that could still move became busy and moved around to see how many people had died this time.

“Old Duan, bring Qin Lie up for a chat.” Li Mu passed using his soul.

Duan Qianjie nodded. Without wasting his breath, he grabbed Qin Lie and flew into the sky.

And thus, under the shocked gazes of Lang Xie and the others, Qin Lie was taken away by Duan Qianjie and disappeared in a blink.

Seconds later, Duan Qianjie appeared in the depths of the cloud layer with Qin Lie, amidst which a floating island was suspended.

Li Mu smiled faintly. He stood at the front of Floating Island and beckoned to Qin Lie and Duan Qianjie.

Stepping onto the thick cloud layer, Duan Qianjie got onto the Floating Island. He frowned. “Is that woman from Illusory Demon Sect still here?”

“Sect Master Yuleft long ago,” Li Mu said with a smile.

“Good.” Duan Qianjie nodded.

“Uncle Li, why are you still here?” Qin Lie said in surprise.

“Haha, I never actually left.” Li Mu smiled. “You, boy, never cease to amaze me. I’m curious now, really curious about your origins.”

“You don’t know where he came from?” Duan Qianjie stilled.

He did not know much about Qin Lie. In reality, before coming over today, Li Mu had never said anything about Qin Lie to him.

He only knew that Qin Lie had helped those enormous beasts under the Land of Frost get free and helped him fulfill a promise. That’s why he decided to come and save Qin Lie’s life.

Other than this, he knew almost nothing about Qin Lie.

“Qin Lie… he doesn’t have any memories before the age of ten. He doesn’t know where he is from,” Li Mu said with a sigh.

Duan Qianjie suddenly became silent.

“Qin Lie, tell what you experienced in the Graveyard of Gods to Old Duan,” Li Mu ordered.

Qin Lie did not hesitate and detailed what he had experienced in the Graveyard of Gods.

Duan Qianjie listened intently. He would occasionally ask questions along the way. He clearly was paying great attention to the situation inside the Graveyard of Gods.

After a while when Qin Lie finished narrating all of his experiences, Duan Qianjie’s expression became grave. “So when the Graveyard of Gods shattered, not just did these eight god corpse heads and the remains of the ancient elites leave, but the ice spirit and the body of the Voodoo Progenitor also disappeared?”

Qin Lie nodded. “That’s right.”

“Old Duan, what do you think?” Li Mu asked.

“What is inside the Voodoo Progenitor’s body is the Viridian Blood Toad, the first voodoo creature that the Voodoo Progenitor managed to refine. It is what Black Voodoo Cult worships, and it cannot be dismissed.” Duan Qianjie became silent. “That voodoo creature definitely took the body of the Voodoo Progenitor back to Black Voodoo Cult!”

“I also think the same,” Li Mu said.

Duan Qianjie frowned and did not continue speaking.

“Jiang An must be receiving profound inheritance from the Voodoo Progenitor through the first voodoo creature. The voodoo creature is quickly recovering through Jiang An. If we let it continue, after Black Voodoo Cult lays low for a period of time, they will definitely take action, ones that will surely create ripples,” Li Mu said with a sigh.

“Why are you telling me this?” Duan Qianjie’s face was dark.

“I hope that you will not go challenging Old Monster Terminator so soon. When you are defeated and the old monster is wounded, he won’t be able to face Jiang An in his best condition.” Li Mu rubbed his chin and smiled uncertainly. “Of course, it would be best if you changed your goal and challenged Jiang An to learn the limits of his power.”

“This is a matter between you big factions, it has nothing to do with me!” Duan Quanjie shook his head. Then, his expression turned cold as he said, “Also! How do you know that I will definitely be defeated?”

“I’m just saying.” Li Mu wore an expression of helplessness.

“Since you want to maintain the calm of the Land of Chaos so badly, why not let Jiang Zhuzhe have the body of the Blood Progenitor?” Duan Qianjie snorted. “After Jiang Zhuzhe has the body of the Blood Progenitor, his power will skyrocket. Blood Fiend Sect and Black Voodoo Cult have irreconcilable hatred between them. With Jiang Zhuzhe present, even if Jiang An and the first voodoo creature worked together, even if they recovered and became strong, they would need to waste much energy on Jiang Zhuzhe. Have Jiang Zhuzhe and Jiang An fight, what’s stopping you from just standing by and watch?? After their fight is over, just clean up the situation. Isn’t that your specialty?”

Li Mu grimaced. “One Jiang An is troublesome enough. If Jiang Zhuzhe really got the body of the Blood Progenitor, he would be more troublesome than Jiang An.”

Chapter 650: Li Mu’s Account

“Jiang Zhuzhe is this powerful?” Qin Lie interrupted.

He didn’t know much about Xue Li’s junior brother. In the Graveyard of Gods, he had not only been able to escape from Jiang Zhuzhe’s grasp, but he also managed to obtain the remains of the ancient elites with assistance of the Demon Sealing Tombstone.

This caused Qin Lie to underestimate Jiang Zhuzhe.

Even after Jiang Zhuzhe’s display of might this time which had forced the Gongye brothers, Black Voodoo Cult, and the three great families to retreat, Qin Lie believed that Jiang Zhuzhe was still not as powerful as the Pope of Black Voodoo Cult.

“The reason Jiang An is where he is today is all due to the hard work of the previous Pope, who prepared a prosperous path with barely any setbacks for Jiang An to walk on. However, the same cannot be said for Jiang Zhuzhe. During the years when Jiang Zhuzhe was at Blood Fiend Sect, he was not paid very much attention due to Xue Li’s presence, as well as the presence of other practitioners whose talents were better than his.”

Li Mu’s face was solemn as he continued. “Everything Jiang Zhuzhe has today, including the terrifying power of his two-level Soul Altar, was all obtained through his own efforts. In the past, everyone believed that Xue Li would definitely win against Jiang Zhuzhe if the two fought. In the end, however, it was Xue Li who was imprisoned. Then, when the various forces invaded the Blood Cloud Mountain Range and claimed the lives of all of the old Blood Fiend Ten Elders in battle, Jiang Zhuzhe was able to escape and throw off his pursuers. And now the man who never held too much of the spotlight in Blood Fiend Sect was not only a commander of a group of extremely loyal Blood Drinkers, but had also constructed a two-level Soul Altar!”

“To be able to defeat the two Black Voodoo Cult vice popes who also possess two-level Soul Altars by himself, he indeed has some skills.” Duan Qianjie also acknowledged Jiang Zhuzhe’s power.

“Old Duan, although I already know that you aren’t planning to cause any trouble for Jiang An, I also request that you don’t challenge Forefather Terminator any time in the near future,” Li Mu stated in a serious manner.

“Are you afraid that I will end up dragging him down?” Duan Qianjie furrowed his brows.

“That’s one of the reasons.” Li Mu honestly said, “However, I’m also worried about you. Perhaps you can wound him at your current level, but you may die in the process…”

This time, Duan Qianjie didn’t refute Li Mu, but instead remained silent. He silently thought to himself for a while, and then asked, “Do I truly have no chance of winning?”

“No one in the Land of Chaos is a match for current Old Monster Nan.” There was not even a trace of a smile on Li Mu’s face as he spoke in a stern voice. “He’s on a different level compared to people you have challenged in the past. You might have been able to escape with your life even if you couldn’t win, but Forefather Terminator is different. In the most recent three hundred years, everyone who challenged the Forefather ended up dying by his hands. Even with your control of spatial energy, being able to escape through the void is but wishful thinking.”

Li Mu paused for a moment, then added, “It’s because Old Monster Nan has constantly been wandering throughout the Void Chaotic Currents all these years. Although he mainly cultivates the power of thunder and lightning, his understanding of spatial concepts are not shallow anymore.”

Duan Qianjie became silent yet again.

As Qin Lie quietly listened to their conversation, he gradually began to gain a clearer understanding of Jiang An, Jiang Zhuzhe, and Forefather Terminator. His understanding of Forefather Terminator Nan Zhengtian was especially deepened.

“It’s hasn’t been long since you constructed the third layer of your Soul Altar, and you have only just stabilized your cultivation at the late stage of the Imperishable Realm. In all honesty, you are still quite far away from Forefather Terminator’s level.” Li Mu leisurely stated, “Maybe in another fifty years, if the old monster still hasn’t stepped into the Void Realm, you will be his match. But for now… it truly is too early.”

“If there’s nothing else, I’m leaving,” Duan Qianjie snorted.

“There’s nothing else.” Li Mu smiled.

” BANGABNGABNGBANG!”

In the space in front of the floating islands, Duan Qianjie forcefully tore open a spatial passage and entered it with an unhappy face.

Moments later, the spatial passage quickly disappeared as well.

Afterwards, Li Mu’s gaze naturally fell onto Qin Lie as he chuckled and said, “The reason I had Old Duan bring you here was because there is something I wanted to tell you.”

“Uncle Li, if Senior Duan challenged Jiang An, what would his odds of victory and defeat be?” Qin Lie suddenly asked.

Li Mu carefully thought for a couple moments, then said, “About sixty to forty, in Old Duan’s favor. However, if Jiang An is provided with enough time to gain a thorough understanding of the inheritance that is being passed to him by the Voodoo Progenitor, his strength will become increasingly greater.”

“If you are putting it this way, does it mean Jiang An is also no match for Forefather Terminator?” Qin Lie asked in surprise.

“Hah, if Jiang An was confident enough to defeat Forefather Nan, then Guan Xian would have already ordered Pu Ze to kill you long before Old Duan arrived,” Li Mu said, chuckling.

Qin Lie became even more surprised.

From the conversation between Duan Qianjie and Li Mu, he had roughly understood that Forefather Terminator Nan Zhengtian was an invincible figure that stood at the summit of the Land of Chaos.

“Ah, that’s right, what did you want to tell me, Uncle Li?”

“It seems like Old Monster Nan has his eyes on you. Moreover, I heard that you promised Chu Li that you would visit Terminator Sect once the matters on the Setting Sun Islands were settled?”

“That is true.”

Li Mu thought for a moment, then said, “Take this spatial ring. A seal which cannot be broken by ordinary people had been applied to the insides of the ring. For now, you also do not have the ability to break it open. When you arrive at Terminator Sect and meet Nan Zhengtian, give this ring to him and mention that I entrusted it to you.”

As he spoke, he handed a very normal-looking spatial ring over to Qin Lie.

Qin Lie didn’t even try to inspect it, carefully putting it into his pocket right after receiving it. He replied, “I will.” He didn’t ask why Li Mu couldn’t go and deliver it by himself.

“After today’s battle, the Black Voodoo Cult and the three great families shouldn’t dare to organize another large-scale invasion in the near future. If Blood Fiend Sect wishes to continue developing, it must make the most of this rare opportunity. Also… the bond between Illusory Demon Sect’s Sect Master and Mo Lingye is stronger than I had thought.”

Li Mu rubbed his chain as he calmly continued, “Don’t hold back even if you have to come into conflict with Blue Moon Valley. From my point of view, it seems like Sect Master Yu doesn’t acknowledge the existence of Blue Moon Valley’s Miao Family at all. Thus, even if others within Illusory Demon Sect do care about Blue Moon Valley, it’ll hard for Blue Moon Valley to threaten Xue Li and the others with Illusory Demon Sect as long as Sect Master Yu is there.”

As Qin Lie carefully listened, he gradually realized Li Mu’s message. “So no one would stand in our way if we moved against Blue Moon Valley?”

“There shouldn’t be too many obstacles.” Li Mu grinned.

“I see!” Qin Lie nodded his head in quick succession.

“Alright, there’s nothing else. You should return to the Setting Sun Islands.” Li Mu laughed as he reached out with his hand towards the depths of the island and made a grabbing motion. Suddenly, a crystal war chariot engraved with the Xiahou family’s symbol emerged and quickly made its way over. “This is something I obtained on the side earlier, it’s for you to ride back.”

“Then I will be taking my leave first.” After respectfully bowing to Li Mu, Qin Lie hopped onto the crystal war chariot and began riding it towards the Setting Sun Islands.

Li Mu turned around and walked back to the complex of gorgeous palaces atop the Floating Island.

Carved on the inner walls of a certain magnificent palace were images of various strange beasts, nameless ancient looking trees, and various constellations of stars and suns. An invisible sealing energy seemingly locked down all of the space within.

Within the main hall of this palace stood a tall Horned Demon Race clansman. A long lizard-like tail with spikes protruding from it emerged from his backside and constantly struck the gold and iron ground below him.

As the tail quickly moved back and forth, phantom images of it appeared appeared and a harsh screeching sound began to echo around the room.

The demon seemed to have become incredibly bored while he was waiting.

Eight extremely evident and ferocious looking curved horns extended out from the rear side of his neck. Indeed, it was none other than Tate, who had previously appeared on Floating Island—it was the powerful eight horn Horned Demon Race warrior.

” Did you manage to catch a glimpse of your Venerable One’s grandson?” Li Mu asked with a slight smile after entering.

“I did” Tate replied in human tongue with an extremely nasal voice.

“Why won’t your Venerable One just meet Qin Lie?” Li Mu frowned. “Just to search for his grandfather, this kid was willing to travel a great distance over from the Scarlet Tide Continent and slaughter into the depths of the Graveyard of Gods. If your Venerable One is still alive, I believe that he should at least send a message out to the kid and help him settle down a bit.”

“It’s none of your business!” Tate irately replied.

“Anyway, was the sole purpose of your trip over here to have me hand Qin Lie that spatial ring and tell him to go meet Forefather Terminator?” Li Mu wrinkled his brows. “What’s inside the ring? Why does Qin Lie have to take it over there? And why does it have to be in my name?”

“We will send the agreed payment to Heavenly Sword Mountain within half a month. As for your other questions, I won’t answer anything.” Tate said impatiently.

“Alright then.” Li Mu nodded, then pondered for a moment and asked, “If it’s convenient, could you perhaps arrange for a meeting between your Venerable One and I? I’ve been wanting to meet him.”

Tate glared at Li Mu, then snorted and said, “I will be taking my leave now.”

Having finished speaking, he controlled his large White Bone Nether Spirit Altar and suddenly shot into the sea of clouds, not waiting for Li Mu’s reply.

In the sky, clusters of clouds roiled and gathered together to form a dark passageway to an unknown location. Countless howling nether beasts could be seen within the passageway, as if they were forming into a giant army.

In an instant, Tate disappeared.

Following right after, the dark passageway also disappeared.

Chapter 651: Casualties

Riding atop the crystal war chariot, Qin Lie descended from the Floating Island and saw the that the practitioners of Blood Fiend Sect and Gold Sun Islands were still counting their casualties.

He landed on Flaming Sun Island, where he had been earlier.

At this time, a numerous number of the practitioners who had come over from the Scarlet Tide Continent gathered together and made their way to Flaming Sun Island.

“Qin Lie, Jingxuan and I are planning to return to the Scarlet Tide Continent for now.” As Qin Lie made his way over, Song Tingyu took the initiative to speak. “It’s been so long since we left Profound Heaven Alliance. We wish to go home and see how everyone is doing. Maybe later…”

Qin Lie became startled for a moment, then asked, “Will you two come back?”

Song Tingyu smiled, but didn’t directly answer Qin Lie’s question as she asked, “Do you wish for me to come back?”

“Of course,” Qin Lie answered earnestly.

The tips of Song Tingyu’s delicate lips curved up as an enchanting beautiful smile gradually emerged. “Then I will definitely be back.”

“Miss…” Qin Lie had initially wanted to directly address her as Miss Xie, but suddenly felt that it was improper. Changing his tone, he asked, “What about you, Miss Jingxuan?”

“We’ll see,” Xie Jingxuan replied, not giving a straight answer.

“Or perhaps you two can wait a few more days, so… we can all go back together?” Qin Lie suggested.

“Why would you want to return to the Scarlet Tide Continent?” Song Tingyu confusedly questioned.

“There are some matters I must take care of and some people I must meet. Moreover, I hope to bring some more people over,” Qin Lie explained.

In the blink of an eye, two years had already passed since Qin Lie left the Scarlet Tide Continent. He wished to return in hopes of convincing several old artificers from Armament Sect to come over, and also to visit some old friends such as Tu Ze and Zhuo Qian.

“Then we will wait for you. After all, we are not in any hurry.” Song Tingyu smiled sweetly as traces of exuberant joy emerged in her eyes. It was clear that she was happy about Qin Lie’s accompaniment.

Afterwards, Gold Sun Island’s Hu Yun approached from afar with heavy steps. He said, “Qin Lie, the First Island Master and the others request that you and Lang Xie come over.”

“Alright.” Qin Lie nodded.

Following Hu Yun, Qin Lie and Lang Xie moved shoulder to shoulder towards the newly renamed Gold Sun Island.

“How many casualties were there?’ Qin Lie asked as they traveled.

Hu Yun sighed, then replied, “Half of the thirty-two envoys of Gold Sun Island, including my good friends Liu Qing and Fang He, have died. Two of the six enforcers, Xu Changsheng and Xu Jiadong, were also lost during the battle and even Enforcer Xiang Xi was seriously injured. Of the Netherpassage and Manifestation Realm practitioners, one third of them died during the battle as well. All in all, Gold Sun Island has suffered major damage in this battle.”

“What about Blood Fiend Sect?” Qin Lie’s heart was full of grief.

“Their casualties are about the same.” Hu Yun’s furrowed his brows. “The good news, however, is that their Blood Fiend Ten Elders are safe. As of right now, they are preparing to condense blood demons with their blood essence. That being said, they are being extremely cautious right now. As for the number of casualties of Blood Fiend Sect’s Netherpassage, Fulfillment and Fragmentation Realm practitioners, it is about the same as Gold Sun Island’s.”

The three made their way over to where the First Island Master was waiting.

On the way, they observed many practitioners of Blood Fiend Sect and Gold Sun Island quietly weeping as countless corpses floated in the channels of water between the various islands.

While some of the still floating corpses belonged to the Black Voodoo Cult and others belonged to the three great families, there were also many corpses which belonged to the Blood Fiend Sect and Gold Sun Island.

Under the dark gloomy sky, warship fragments, shards of blown up crystal war chariots, and pieces of flying type spirit artifacts floated atop the sea water, giving people a sense of desolation and bleakness.

“Uuu, uuu…”

Numerous people suppressed their cries as they attempted to weep soundlessly. They gathered together around their friends’ corpses and looked distraught with grief.

Many of them still couldn’t accept the truth.

The little boat carrying Qin Lie, Lang Xie, and Hu Yun traveled amidst the floating corpses whilst carefully avoiding the bodies of the voodoo insects which were still releasing poison as the group slowly made their way to the newly renamed Gold Sun Island.

The island itself was similarly covered with strewn corpses. There were also many seriously injured practitioners of Blood Fiend Sect still lying on the ground and slowly recovering.

Xue Li, Mo Lingye, Xue Moyan, and the rest of the family had all gathered in the biggest square on the island following the bloody battle.

The Blood Fiend Ten Elders, three Xing siblings, and Xiang Xi were all sitting next to them.

Upon arriving, Hu Yun stopped. He motioned for Qin Lie and Lang Xie to go over, and then sat himself down far away.

The sound of songs of mourning resonated from every corner of the island as if a ritual was being held to send away the dead.

Qin Lie and Lang Xie stepped into the square and quietly sat down beside Xiang Xi. Qin Lie gently consoled Xiang Xi. “Old Xiang, my condolences…”

“I’m fine.” Xiang Xi’s expression was somber, but a fire of vengeance burned inside his eyes. In a low voice, he said, “I’m already very pleased with the fact that Gold Sun Island managed to defend against the combined attack of Black Voodoo Cult and the three great families. To think that Gold Sun Island, which was originally only a little Black Iron rank power, could make it until today and defend against the four Silver rank powers! I feel nothing but pride!”

Qin Lie was a bit surprised.

“In the past, I always prevented the Xing Family brothers from embarking on the extreme path. I didn’t want them to become blinded by vengeance and begin a blood feud with the three great families because they would be like an egg striking a rock,” Xiang Xi quietly continued, “However, I have now realized that upon developing hatred, you will never forget it!”

“Everyone shouldn’t be too sad. If we want to establish ourselves in the Land of Chaos, there will be countless more fights like this in the future. No one can avoid these.” Mo Lingye gazed at the people around her as she spoke in a comforting voice and consoled everyone. “In fact, today’s result was much better that what I expected. Our losses can be accepted.”

She had expected that in this battle, the ten elders would have died.

She had originally believed that even if Blood Fiend Sect managed to survive the conflict, at least the greater half of its experts would have died.

But currently, the Blood Fiend Ten Elders were all still safe and sound, Xue Li was still alive, and the body of Blood Progenitor had not been lost. For her, this result already couldn’t be any better.

“If Duan Qianjie hadn’t destroyed Pu Ze’s Soul Altar in the beginning, the Blood Fiend Ten Elders could have died. In all honesty, without arrival of Jiang Zhuzhe, we wouldn’t have been able to match the Gongye brothers. And without his Blood Drinkers, our casualties would have been doubled. Then, if the eight god corpses hadn’t followed Qin Lie’s orders towards the end, we wouldn’t have been able to protect the body of the Blood Progenitor or our most valuable treasure, the Bloodthirsty Dragon.” Mo Lingye spoke quietly with a calm and peaceful tone, as she slowly stated the facts.

No one interrupted her as they all silently listened and pondered over her words.

Even Xue Li… chose to remain silent.

There was a deep hatred between him and Jiang Zhuzhe, but he still didn’t refute Mo Lingye when she stated the usefulness of Jiang Zhuzhe and his Blood Drinkers.

“Lingye, I’ll hand everything here over to you. I must go to the ultimate blood ground and cultivate in isolation for some time,” Xue Li suddenly said.

Mo Lingye focusedly looked at him and then gently nodded. “Indeed, merging with the body of the Blood Progenitor is the priority now. You should focus your attention and do it as soon as possible.”

Xue Li suddenly transformed into a streak of bloody light and left.

As everyone watched the disappearing streak of bloody light, they thought about the tribulations they had experienced during this fight and could all feel Xue Li’s depression.

A thousand years ago, Xue Li had been the most talented successor candidate in Blood Fiend Sect. A thousand years ago, he had been at the same level as Forefather Terminator Nan Zhengtian and had infinite potential.

But after Jiang Zhuzhe’s plotting and his imprisonment, Xue Li’s cultivation had not only not increased, it had decayed.

Then, one thousand years had quickly passed.

When he finally returned to the Land of Chaos, he discovered everything he knew had changed. Nan Zhengtian, who had originally been on the same level as him, had already became the invincible tyrant of this era.

After a thousand years of bitter cultivation, even his younger junior brothers, who used to only be able to deal with him through schemes and plots, had stepped into the middle stage of the Imperishable Realm and constructed the second layers of their Soul Altars.

Even nameless character like Guan Xian, who used to only be able to look up to him, had completely transformed, becoming an instructor of Black Voodoo Cult with a power of peak Nirvana Realm practitioners and was able to match him in combat.

Xue Li had realized that time had passed, but his own understanding had not deepened any further.

After this bloody conflict, he had finally understood that the current Land of Chaos was no longer the one he once knew.

If not for Qin Lie helping him find the body of the Blood Progenitor, Xue Li, without a physical body and with only half of his soul, wouldn’t even be able to stand for himself in the Land of Chaos.

However, even though he now possessed the body of Blood Progenitor, he was still unable to display all of its power due to the short period of time in which he had it.

As a result, he could only watch as Guan Xian, Pu Ze, Jiang Zhuzhe, and Gongye brothers—practitioners who used to have been nothing more than bugs in front of him—displayed their power before him in combat against each other.

It was unbearable for him!

Deep inside, he knew that he would never forget the oppression and humiliation that he had suffered today!

He knew that if he wanted to change everything and reverse his situation, that if he wanted to regain his dignity and pride, he could only attempt to fully merge with the body of Blood Progenitor as soon as possible!

That was his only hope!