Chapter 2022: Atrocious Demon
Shocked, Zhang Ruochen quickly took out the Spring of Life and fed it to Shangguan Que.
He could see that Shangguan Que seemed to be recovering, but in reality, his vitality damage was serious. After all, he was not a Saint King of martial arts, his body too fragile. If he could not replenish the lost vitality, it would not be long before his physical body failed.
In any case, the rapid healing of the wound in Shangguan Que’s chest must have a great deal to do with the Immortal Vampires. Zhang Ruochen could not help but think of the Bloodbeasts in the Endless Abyss.
Those Bloodbeasts were once ordinary ferocious animals, but for some special reasons, they had transformed into the terrifying Bloodbeasts.
Was there a similar change in Shangguan Que?
It seems that someone has been controlling Teacher. What exactly does the one in the Endless Abyss want? Zhang Ruochen thought to himself.
After drinking the Spring of Life, Shangguan Que’s spirit, mind, and body recovered tremendously. “Your Highness, please be more careful if you want to go to the Endless Abyss.”
“Teacher, don’t worry, I won’t do things that I have no confidence in.” Zhang Ruochen nodded.
In fact, he had been making preparation to go to the Endless Abyss a long time ago. He just wondered if Shi Mingyuan had successfully made the Supreme Saint-class Blood Suppressant Talisman.
Shangguan Que needed a rest. So Zhang Ruochen and others left him to it and left after a while.
Despite the trip to the Shangguan family did not answer all the questions, they still had some takeaways.
Zhang Ruochen kept recalling what Shangguan Que said right before he burped up blood. ‘Empress Blood was not an Immortal Vampire born in the Kunlun Realm.’ These words undoubtedly packed a ton of information.
It inevitably reminded Zhang Ruochen of Lord Ming, who was imprisoned in the Nether Dungeon.
When he entered the fifteenth level of the Nether Hell and had personal contact with Lord Ming, Lord Ming told him that Empress Blood was his younger sister.
At that time, it shocked Zhang Ruochen beyond words. He felt this was impossible. After all, Lord Ming and Empress Blood were ten thousand years apart in terms of age.
But now, when he connected it with what Shangguan Que said, he started to think that what Lord Ming said could be true.
If Lord Ming and Empress Blood were descendants of an Immortal Vampire from the Infernal Court, their 100,000-year age gap was not that surprising anymore.
Just that why did the Immortal Vampires from the Infernal Court go to great lengths to send the two offspring into the Kunlun Realm secretly? Did they think that Lord Ming and Empress Blood alone could bring down the Kunlun Realm?
Zhang Ruochen shook the thoughts off his mind. There were too many questions, and they were too complicated. No matter how hard he tried, he could not figure them out. Pushing himself too hard would only aggravate his worries.
Shangguan Yong saw Zhang Ruochen and others out of the Saint King Que Palace in person. He could not help taking a deep breath of relief.
After leaving the Saint King Que Palace, they were in no hurry to leave Xingluo City.
“There has been no news of Empress Blood since Brother forced her into the Endless Abyss. Could it be possible that Empress Blood is still alive?” said King Mingjiang.
“I want to know the answer, too. That is why I have to go to the Endless Abyss to find out who wants to see me and what his or her purpose is.”
The meeting with Shangguan Que had reaffirmed Zhang Ruochen’s resolve to go to the Endless Abyss.
“Isn’t that woman Shangguan Xianyan, the Lady of the Sect of the Blood? Why does she look so bedraggled?” said Mu Lingxi in surprise all of a sudden.
Zhang Ruochen came out of his thoughts and followed Mu Lingxi’s eyes. He saw two figures going into the Saint King Que Palace. They looked as if in a hurry.
These two people were no strangers to him. They were none other than Shangguan Xianyan and Elder Yuan Zhou.
The Shangguan family had a very close relationship with the Sect of the Blood God. Many disciples of the Shangguans were in the Sect of the Blood God. Shangguan Xianyan and Elder Yuan Zhou were the most prominent ones; one was the Lady, and the other was the elder of the sect.
In the battle of Moyou Valley, there were only two of the six Sect of the Blood God elders who survived. Elder Yuan Zhou, who held a pivotal position in the sect, was one of them.
“Shangguan Xianyan and Elder Yuan Zhou have both attained Saint Kinghood. How could they be harmed? Could it be that something happened in the Sect of the Blood God?”
Zhang Ruochen furrowed his brow slightly.
He could not have cared less if it was just an internal matter of the sect. But the Sect of the Blood God was different. He had another identity; he was the leader of the sect. Besides, the Endless Abyss was also in the sect.
Zhang Ruochen’s expression changed while he was in thought. He sensed an extremely powerful aura rapidly approaching Xingluo City.
The next moment, a terrifying demonic air arrived and appeared over Xingluo City.
Shrouded in that demonic energy was a man.
That man was about ten feet tall, his upper body exposed. The most striking part of him was, he had four arms, each of which was extremely strong with steely muscles, like a group of horned dragons.
Behind him was a demonic vortex that slowly spun. It looked deep and seemingly could swallow everything in this world into it.
“What strong demonic energy! This guy must have mastered The Demonic God Devourer Portrait, one of the thirty-six Demonstone Engravings. He has reached very high attainment,” said Zhang Ruochen in a whisper.
Each of the 36 Demonstone Engravings contained a record of an unparalleled technique, which was not something no ordinary people could comprehend, let alone practice.
The Kunlun Realm had the original Demonstone Engravings, but as time went by, many authentic Demonstone Engravings could no longer be found.
As far as Zhang Ruochen knew, the black market had the most Demonstone Engravings—nine in total.
The Ming Palace used to keep two such engravings. But after the fall of Shengming, their whereabouts had long been unknown.
On the other hand, there were four Demonstone Engravings in the Sect of the Blood God. Many disciples of the sect practiced the peerless demonic techniques in the Demonstone Engravings.
Zhang Ruochen could still vaguely remember that among the four Demonstone Engravings collected by the Sect of the Blood God, one was The Demonic God Devourer Portrait that was practiced by this four-armed man.
“A Nine-Step Saint King at the pinnacle of the Precept Domain practicing the Demonstone Engravings. It seems that he is from the Blackdemon Realm.”
Zhang Ruochen had quickly figured out the four-armed man’s identity.
As far as he knew, no one from the Kunlun Realm had such a high attainment in The Demonic God Devourer Portrait.
Zhang Ruochen’s expression was grave. After learning about what the Blackheart Demonlord had done, he was even more disgusted by the Blackdemon Realm.
The four-armed man had never bothered to conceal his aura. Instead, he deliberately gave it out so that it engulfed the entire Xingluo City.
Everyone in Xingluo City was horrified as they looked up and saw the demon-like figure.
“Who is that? How could he be so terrifying?”
“What a terrifying being. What does he want?”
“Not good! He is Du Mosheng from the Dark demon Realm. He enjoys killing and likes to devour the vitality of living beings. Is he making Xingluo City his target now?”
“I can’t believe that I would encounter Du Mosheng here in Xingluo City. Had I known this earlier, I wouldn’t have come, no matter what.”
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Those cultivators on the ground were quaking in their boots. How they wished they could immediately flee Xingluo City.
They could not help it. Du Mosheng had a notorious reputation. Few could meet him without feeling frightened. They all feared that he would go on a killing spree in Xingluo City.