Ripples of blood and waves of black light surged across the luminous screen, causing it to flicker and dim and brighten incessantly! In mere moments, the purple blood statue had swelled to a height of a thousand zhang, its hands raised like those of celestial deities. With both arms wielding axes, it swept out a vast expanse of purple glow and delivered a resounding, decisive strike toward the black light barrier. A continuous series of thunderous crashes echoed as countless axe-blades simultaneously struck the same point on the screen. Meanwhile, the white-haired beauty merely accelerated her blood-blade, without summoning any additional spells. "Crack!" Despite the barrier's divine intricacy, the combined force of so many combined-tier beings had driven a gaping wound—over a dozen zhang in diameter—right through it. Though the crack shimmered and began to close, this brief delay was more than sufficient for the several demon kings. "Excellent! I'll use a secret technique to seal the opening!" The six-legged being beamed, raising his hand, and instantly launched eight bursts of blue light that rapidly expanded and grew in size. To their astonishment, eight slender blue pillar-like artifacts plunged fully into the fissure. A remarkable scene unfolded. A flash of blue light revealed the fissure transformed into a square passageway, its walls smooth blue crystals, as if pre-embedded on the luminous screen. "Ladies and gentlemen," said Lu Six, beaming with laughter, "I shall go first." With a single leap, he became a streak of black light, spiraling in and vanishing into the passage. The two clad in crimson robes exchanged glances. Suddenly, one of them leapt down from the purple-blooded automaton and landed on the ground. The other stepped on the automaton with one foot. The automaton rapidly shrank, reducing to several zhang in size, then, after a few swift movements, joined the remaining crimson-robed figure and entered the black light screen. It seemed strange that they had left one behind. The white-haired beauty paused, taken aback. Meanwhile, Mu Qing waved her two long sleeves with graceful movements, and beams of light shot forth from all around, each vanishing into the sleeves. She neatly collected all the spells she had laid. "Madam Blue, shall I bring your two disciples along as well?" Wood Qing asked, smiling at the white-haired woman. "Though the Yin-Lei Beast has been summoned, who knows what other dangers might still lie inside? Their修为 is so poor—don't let them perish within! I wouldn't want all my efforts to go to waste. Jin Ling, you can stay outside." After offering the reminder, Wood Qing raised her feet, blossoms of gold sprouting from her soles, and soared into the rift. Jin Ling bowed slightly and remained in place. Yet the white-haired woman frowned, glanced at Yuan Yao and Yan Li, who stood motionless by the side, and then scoffed, muttering, "Better to keep them outside—then I can truly feel at ease. You two, come with me!" With a single hand gesture, she instantly released a swirling, grayish, damp wind that enveloped her two daughters, and they were carried swiftly into the rift. In a moment, only a few figures remained outside. "We'll just stay outside for a while," said the blood-robed figure suddenly to Jin Ling. "If everything goes smoothly, they should be able to retrieve the divine milk within a short time." "Indeed, I hope so too," replied Jin Ling, showing her profound respect to the blood-robed figure. "The affairs here will truly depend on your guidance!" "Hmm—perhaps you're wondering whether I'm truly the original Lord of Earth Blood, or merely a mere manifestation?" The blood-robed figure flashed a glance and chuckled. "You're quite mistaken," said Jin Ling, her face calm and composed. "Master once mentioned that Lord of Earth Blood has mastered the great technique of one soul dividing into multiple forms. Both of us can be considered the original body of Lord of Earth Blood, or both could be manifestations themselves." "Ah, you know quite a bit about my affairs!" Jin Ling's words surprised the blood-robed figure, who paused, then chuckled, scanning the surroundings with a broad gaze. At this moment, besides the two of them, three high-level spirit beasts remained outside. These three spirit-beings have already taken human form and stand quietly at a distance. As the blood-robed figure scanned them, his gaze flickered, ready to speak—yet suddenly his pupils contracted. With a swift, unpremeditated motion, he raised one hand and, without any prior sign, reached out toward a spot in the nearby void. Instantly, a massive blood-red hand emerged from the void, filling the space with a pungent scent, expanding to the size of an acre, and plunging downward with force. A sharp "thunderous boom" echoed as a flash of silver light sliced through the air, cleaving the blood hand in two. Then, a ripple passed through the surrounding figures, and beneath the silver glow, a warrior clad in red armor stepped into view—face expression neutral, gazing steadily at the blood-robed figures. A red-armored automaton! "From the Fúyú Clan?" Jin Ling was momentarily stunned. "Be careful! This isn't a mere red-armored automaton—it's a high-level entity infused with the spirit of a Fúyú Clan member," the blood-robed figure beside her murmured, quietly astonished. Though the attack just now was not particularly remarkable, the fact that the opponent had easily dispelled it came as a surprise. He narrowed his eyes, fixing his gaze on the hazy silver glow. The silver light was exceptionally bright—so brilliant that even with his keen sight, he could scarcely make out what it was. This prompted an unexpected sense of alertness, and he remained motionless, eyes fixed on the glow without blinking. Upon hearing the blood-robed figure's reminder and observing his serious expression, Jin Ling also felt a surge of concern, his golden eyes shining as he turned to gaze at the glow. What the blood-robed figure could barely discern, now appeared remarkably clear under the灵猿's spiritual vision. Within the shimmering silver light, a pale silver dragon surged and spiraled, appearing profoundly elegant and marvelous. "This...?" Jin Ling furrowed his brows, unable to immediately identify the object—though he suspected it was likely a blade or sword, as it had cleanly severed the blood-robed figure's attack. "You must be one of the survivors from the Fu Yue clan." Since you've managed to evade our notice and haven't merely been content to linger and survive in some remote corner, now you've suddenly surfaced—do you truly find life unbearable? Do you expect us to escort you all the way to your destination? The blood-robed figure spoke with a sharp, biting tone. "Linger and survive? If it weren't for us fighting you as mere puppets, would you really have thought it so easy to defeat us? Nevertheless, that matter now holds little significance. All the other visitors except for you have already entered the realm of the Divine Pool. With that, we shall be able to surround you and extinguish you all." The blood-armored puppet replied coldly. "Extinct you? With just one of us?" The blood-robed figure pursed his lips, neither angry nor agitated, but instead smiled with a deep, sardonic air. "Indeed. It's just me, and this Five-Drake Slicer in my hands!" The blood-armored puppet's voice suddenly took on an eerie quality. Then, he raised his hand and gestured upward with a single motion. At once, a clear dragon's roar echoed, and a bright, mirror-like silver ax descended from the sky, caught effortlessly by the puppet, which held it lightly across its body. "The Five-Drake Ax! I seem to have heard of this before," the blood-robed figure gazed at the ax, a flicker of surprise passing through his eyes. "Indeed, but that matters little now. You will all perish beneath this sacred ax shortly." With these words, the purple-blooded puppet seemed unwilling to add further commentary, suddenly raising the ax high and swiftly swinging it back and forth in the air before him. Instantly, Jin Ling and the blood-robed figure instinctively shifted their positions, darting out to either side. "Pffft, pffft, pffft"—three spectral images of ax blades of various hues suddenly materialized, aiming directly at three remaining high-tier beast creatures far off. "Ah…" Though the three high-tier beasts had prepared defenses, the spectral images moved too swiftly. As they passed through, the beasts collapsed without a sound, their bodies split cleanly in two, diagonally. Then, with a sudden flash, the three phantom scythes mysteriously vanished. Jin Ling and the blood-robed figure both gasped in surprise. Jin Ling spun around swiftly, attempting to rise and vanish. The blood-robed figure, without hesitation, merely shook his sleeve, and a cascade of blood mist rose up. Yet the blood-armored automaton standing across from them looked scornful. It merely waved its scythe back and forth once more. Four phantom scythe images descended simultaneously from their heads—seemingly slow—yet as they blurred, they arrived mere inches away from both figures. Jin Ling was startled, and as she moved, the two short swords she had been carrying on her shoulders transformed into two streaks of brilliant light, rushing straight toward the two scythe images. With a sharp "crack," the two swords shattered into four pieces and fell. A single phantom image flashed down! "Unbelievable!" Jin Ling murmured in alarm, quickly blurring her form. The scythe image passed through, instantly splitting the young ape into two sections—yet the body immediately dissolved and vanished. It turned out to be nothing but a fleeting silhouette. A few dozen paces away, at another spot, a flash of golden light revealed Jin Ling's form clearly. Yet before Jin Ling had fully materialized, the golden ape suddenly felt a brilliant flash of light, and a second cutting figure surged directly toward it—perfectly timed, leaving it no room to evade. With a loud "thud," the massive head was severed, and the golden ape's body, now lifeless, swayed slightly before rolling over and collapsing to the ground. Meanwhile, the blood-armored automaton, holding its silver cleaver, suddenly reversed its grip and found a cluster of green flames rising from the blade, within which a miniature golden monkey, pale with alarm, was gently enclosed. With a cold laugh, the automaton shook the cleaver. Instantly, a flash of silver light rippled across the blade, and the little monkey cried out in agony, its green flames dissolving into ash within the luminous glow. Only then did the automaton turn its gaze toward the other side, where the blood-robed figure had suddenly released a dense mist, spreading out to cover an area of several mu, completely enveloping itself. Though the two pairs of cutting shadows continuously slashed back and forth, they were still mysteriously just barely evaded by the blood-robed figure. The green glow in the blood-armored automaton's eyes flashed, and it emitted a cold exhalation before suddenly throwing its cleaver high into the air. Instantly, the silver cleaver shone brilliantly, and countless cutting shadows burst forth from the sky, dense and endless. At this moment, even the blood-robed figure, who had remained composed until then, was startled. Without hesitation, it swiftly urged its blood cloud and surged toward the nearby blue pathway. Clearly, it had realized that the opponent wielding the cleaver was now beyond its capacity to withstand. Yet the blood-robed figure had never anticipated that, at this very moment, the Five-Drake Cleavers finally began to reveal their true strength. The blood-armored automaton suddenly activated two hand seals, and the cutting shadows in the air instantly dispersed. With a thunderous roar, the silver cleaver transformed into five five-clawed dragon forms, each of a different hue. After a spiraling motion through the air, they transformed into five luminous, massive blades, vanishing silently at the spot. At the very next moment, five such blades simultaneously emerged above the entrance of the blue channel and then descended. Below, the blood-cloud, which had just arrived, stood precisely where they landed.