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"You beast, who are you calling a beast?"

The sound of the Heaven-Severing Blade was even louder than that of the lizard demon.

The lizard demon cursed Su Chen as scum, and as Su Chen's divine weapon, wasn't that insulting him? This naturally displeased the Heaven-Slaying Blade.

If the Heaven-Slaying Blade is not to be used, then rivers of blood will flow.

Enraged, the lizard demon saw that Su Chen was absorbing blood and qi, and had no time to pay attention to the Heaven-Severing Blade. Instead, it flashed towards Su Chen like a streak of light.

However, the lizard demon's figure suddenly froze, because after the Heaven-Slaying Blade cursed loudly, a terrifying and destructive force pierced through the air from behind and rushed towards them like lightning.

Seeing this, the lizard demon disregarded Su Chen below and quickly dodged away. However, even as it dodged, it still stared intently at Su Chen, its eyes wide as copper bells, as if it wanted to swallow him whole.

Unfortunately, before he could make a move against Su Chen, the Heaven-Slaying Blade, which had been pursuing him, blocked his path.

"Stop him!"

Below, Su Chen was refining his qi and blood while simultaneously transmitting his voice to the Broken Sky Blade.

The blood and qi in the blood pool were drawn out and enveloped Su Chen like a silkworm cocoon. However, this envelope was constantly flowing, with blood and qi constantly overflowing onto its surface.

Without Su Chen needing to say anything more, the Heaven-Slaying Blade naturally wouldn't let the lizard demon ruin Su Chen's plans.

"Go away!"

The lizard demon was furious, watching helplessly as Su Chen continuously absorbed the blood and qi from the blood pool, its face twitching wildly.

"Fuck you!"

Unexpectedly, the Heaven-Slaying Blade was even more fiery than him. With a roar, it unleashed hundreds of blade beams in an instant, each one powerful. With all its might, it swept towards the lizard demon with overwhelming killing intent.

Seeing this, the lizard demon's anger subsided slightly. He was startled by the Heaven-Severing Blade's move, but he quickly reacted. He swung his tail, and endless demonic power rippled on the tip of his tail, shooting out points of light like crossbow bolts.

Countless points of light fell like a torrential rain, tearing through the air, slicing through the sky, and colliding with hundreds of blade beams.

Boom boom boom!
At the moment of impact, ripples of energy, like a surging river, spread outwards like waves, sweeping in all directions and affecting the entire cave, causing it to sway precariously and boulders to tumble down.

If it weren't for the even fiercer battle taking place near Chunyang Pool at that moment, such a commotion would surely have attracted the attention of He Qiu and the others immediately. But at the moment, they had no time to pay attention to it, as everyone's attention was focused on Chunyang Pool.

"Xiangcheng, this place is no place to stay any longer. The entire Demon Cave Mountain is surrounded by a demon tide. Quickly take the disciples of the Ziyang Sect and leave with me!"

After entering the Pure Yang Pool, the place where she was born, Yunxi found Xiangcheng and transmitted her thoughts to him.

"What?" Xiang Cheng was stunned. He was just about to make a move to seize the Pure Yang Pool when Yun Xi brought this news. "Are you telling the truth?"

He was somewhat incredulous and quickly asked, while the others also looked at Yunxi.

Yunxi had just sent a telepathic message not only to Xiangcheng, but also to the rest of the Ziyang Sect. So when they heard the news, everyone was extremely surprised. How could the demon tide be heading towards Demon Cave Mountain?
"It's true!" Yunxi showed the scene around Demon Cave Mountain. Some people who didn't believe it flew up and quickly confirmed Yunxi's statement.

Xiang Cheng also saw the approaching tide of demons, his expression shifting constantly. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Yun Xi, you take the others and leave!"

"And what about you?" Yunxi asked Xiangcheng.

Xiang Cheng shook his head and said, "I won't leave. I finally found the Pure Yang Pool, how could I leave so easily? Even if there's a demon tide, or even if the Heavenly Demon descends, I won't leave, and I certainly won't give up the Pure Yang Pool to anyone else!"

"I'm sorry, Senior Sister Yunxi, I don't want to leave either!" Before Xiang Cheng could finish speaking, a disciple of the Ziyang Sect spoke up.

Is a demonic tide scary?

It's scary in a way, because it can endanger lives.

It's not that it's not scary, because even with a nine-out-of-ten chance of death, there's still a glimmer of hope.

If they were only encountering a demon tide, they would leave without hesitation, without any further questions.

But now everyone is surrounded by the demon tide, how could they possibly abandon the Pure Yang Pool and leave?

In comparison, losing the chance to obtain pure yang water is more terrifying than losing one's life in the demon tide.

That's why, even when people learned about the demon tide, some were still unwilling to leave.

Moreover, there were quite a few of them. In no time, eighty percent of the disciples of the Ziyang Sect spoke up and refused to leave.

Xiang Cheng didn't say much, only glanced at Yun Xi, then transformed into a ray of light and joined the battlefield, vying with the others for the Pure Yang Pool.

The others were not to be outdone. At this point, regardless of any grudges between fellow disciples, they could at least join forces for the time being.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to obtain pure yang water in this competition.

"Senior Sister Yunxi, we're also planning to give it a shot!"

More and more people left, and the few remaining people exchanged glances, finally apologizing to Yunxi and leaving her alone before joining the battle.

Watching the departing crowd, Yun Xi sighed softly, "So be it, so be it!"

She didn't blame them; these were all personal choices. And now she finally understood why Su Chen was unwilling to come and persuade them—because he had known all along that this would happen. In the face of power, sometimes even life has to take a backseat.

After observing for only a short while, Yunxi decided to leave.

Just then, a man in black suddenly appeared in front of her. This man was completely enveloped in Yuan energy, obviously to conceal his identity.

"Get out!" Yun Xi, who was furious, cursed and attacked.

"Haha, she's so feisty, I like it!"

The man paused for a moment, then laughed wildly and charged forward to engage Yun Xi in combat.

Inside the cave.

The battle was equally fierce.

The Heaven-Slaying Blade and the Lizard Demon had clashed countless times. Even though both sides tried their best to control themselves, the entire cave was filled with deafening sounds, and boulders kept rolling down and crashing to the ground.

Many boulders even crashed down in Su Chen's direction. This was all done intentionally by the lizard demons, who wanted to use the boulders to stop Su Chen's actions. Unfortunately, even though the boulders hit Su Chen, they did not cause him any injury.

Instead, it was shattered the moment it struck Su Chen by the power of his blood and qi.

However, Su Chen was completely unaware of everything outside. At this moment, he was immersed in frantically refining the power of qi and blood.

Having refined it to this point, simply relying on the power of guiding qi and blood is no longer sufficient to meet his needs.

Like a hungry infant, Su Chen instinctively searched for food and quickly found the blood pool. He then jumped into the blood pool, releasing a suction force that seemed to devour the heavens and the earth, forming a huge vortex that continuously absorbed the blood energy in the blood pool.

These vital energies, like a surging river, constantly washed over his body, surging through his limbs and bones, tempering Su Chen's physique again and again. But more importantly, it was not the strengthening of his physique, but the slow and steady transformation of his own vital energy in this refining and impact.

Martial artists with supernatural powers possess immense abilities. Whether it's their primordial spirit, physical body, or qi and blood, reaching the limit of cultivation will bring about incredible changes. This is exactly the case for Su Chen at this moment. The continuous enhancement of his qi and blood has led to a qualitative change from a quantitative one, thus initiating his transformation.

Such a transformation requires an enormous amount of energy, and without sufficient blood and qi, it would be impossible to succeed. However, Su Chen was extremely lucky and encountered this blood pool that had existed for countless years. The blood and qi inside were almost inexhaustible, so at least for the time being, Su Chen did not have to worry about a lack of blood and qi.

Time passed slowly, and Su Chen had absorbed an unknown amount of vital energy, his aura growing stronger and stronger. This aura was different from ordinary auras; it seemed to emanate from his own vital energy.

To put it simply, the moment Su Chen stands in front of you, you know that his qi and blood are astonishing. Once he gets close, you can feel your qi and blood being affected, as if it is boiling. He can even influence your qi and blood with his own. Perhaps with just a glance, he can make your qi and blood evaporate out of thin air and disappear without a trace, killing you invisibly.

For some unknown reason, the sheer power of this aura was visible without needing to scan with one's primordial spirit; it almost overflowed from the surface of the body. This resulted in Su Chen's blood energy increasing, covering a wider and wider area, gradually expanding from ten meters to a hundred meters, and finally a thousand meters.

"Su Chen, watch out!"

But at that moment, suddenly, the sound of the Heaven-Slaying Blade pierced through the void and resounded, loudly reminding Su Chen.

It turned out that during the battle just now, he carelessly allowed the lizard demon to escape, which gave it the opportunity to attack Su Chen.

"Haha, too late!" The lizard demon unleashed its killing move, striking Su Chen with all its might.

He sacrificed his tail for this move; although it can grow back, its power is greatly diminished.

Therefore, no matter what, he was determined to kill Su Chen with this move.

Otherwise, if Su Chen were to disturb Thousand Flood Dragon Saint and ruin his important plans, he would be held responsible.

Initially, he was only angry when he saw Su Chen absorbing the blood and qi from the blood pool. However, when he saw how rapidly Su Chen absorbed the blood, his anger turned into a surge of killing intent, and he wished he could kill Su Chen.

You should know that the reason he was here, besides guarding the blood pool and cultivating, was mainly to prevent outsiders from entering and interfering with Thousand Flood Dragon Saint's grand plan. Now that Su Chen has made such a commotion, he is willing to sacrifice himself to ensure that Su Chen dies without a burial place.

The immense energy condensed into a ball of light, like a giant meteor falling from the sky, shooting towards Su Chen. Seeing this, the Heaven-Slaying Blade hastily unleashed unprecedented speed, trying to stop the opponent's attack.

However, it was too late. The next second, he watched helplessly as the ball of light struck Su Chen, unleashing astonishing power and raising a cloud of dust that completely engulfed Su Chen's figure. This tragic scene ignited the killing intent within the Heaven-Severing Blade, causing it to burst forth uncontrollably.

He glared at the lizard demon and roared, "I'm going to kill you!"

In his rage, Duan Tian Dao's strength increased immeasurably, and every move he made was a deadly strike.

The lizard demon, who had just been gloating, froze instantly upon sensing the killing intent. He hastily activated the demonic power within his body, condensing a barrier around himself in an attempt to block the Heaven-Severing Blade's killing move.

Bang!
Unfortunately, he was already injured and caught off guard. The two combined had amplified the negative effects to the extreme. He was powerless to resist the attack of the Heaven-Severing Blade. He could only hold out for less than three breaths before being sent flying backward by the Heaven-Severing Blade and crashing into the rock wall.

Rumble!
The rock wall behind it was hit so hard that it almost collapsed, and countless stones fell down.

"Heh, you can't kill me. I'm immortal. As long as I have enough demonic power, I can recover at any time!"

The lizard demon's body was embedded in the cliff face, its entire body soft and mushy, except for its mouth, which remained hard.

However, just as he said, under the healing power of the demon, his injuries continued to heal, and even his broken tail grew back.

"If I can't kill you the first time, I'll do it twice, until you're dead! I'm telling you right now, you're going to die!"

Upon hearing this, Duan Tiandao shouted loudly.

Just as he was about to make a move, he suddenly noticed the lizard demon's gaze. Following his gaze, he was immediately startled.

Unbeknownst to them, dust had settled, and the area below was already shrouded in blood mist.

"Su Chen!"

Through the blood mist, the Heaven-Slaying Blade spotted the blurry figure and was overjoyed.

"How could he be alright?"

The lizard demon noticed this and became frightened.

Gazing at the blood mist filling the sky, for some reason, a strong sense of unease welled up within him.

It was as if he would die at any moment.

At that very moment, an unexpected change occurred.

The blood energy that had almost occupied half of the cave contracted as if summoned.

Continuously compress.

Continuously cohesive.

In the end, they all gathered on Su Chen's thin body.

It's unbelievable that such a massive amount of blood energy was completely absorbed by Su Chen. Won't he be bursting from the strain?

After absorbing the energy, a series of deep voices suddenly emanated from Su Chen's body.

At first it sounded like the buzzing of mosquitoes, then like the chirping of cicadas, and finally like the roar of a wild beast.

It wasn't just one wild beast, but millions of wild beasts roaring in unison.

But it wasn't over yet. The sound grew louder again, and this time it wasn't a beast's roar, but more like... a dragon's roar!
Yes!

Dragon's Roar.

The word immediately popped into the lizard demon's mind.

Its cry was similar to that of the Thousand Dragon Saint, no, to be precise, it was even more majestic than the Thousand Dragon Saint's cry.

It was like ten thousand dragons roaring in unison.

Its momentum soared straight to the sky.

What's even more terrifying is that this dragon's roar comes from the surging of blood and qi within the body.

This is truly a dragon-like aura!

The dragon's roar echoed in the cave for a moment, then abruptly stopped.

Then, Duan Tian Dao and the lizard demon witnessed an astonishing scene.

A blood-red pillar appeared above Su Chen's head, shooting straight up to the top of the cave.

Under this intense pressure, the blood-red pillar solidified more and more, almost becoming tangible, exuding boundless power of blood and qi.

"Heaven-Slaying Blade, go absorb the vital energy, leave the rest to me!"

Suddenly, Su Chen's voice rang out from inside the cave. He abruptly opened his eyes, and the pillar of blood began to rumble and tremble.

It trembled for only a moment, then the column of blood disappeared.

However, this disappearance did not return to Su Chen's body, but instead shot directly towards the lizard demon.

The speed was so fast that it was as if they were teleporting.

"No!" (End of Chapter)