I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 1015 Empty City
Zhang Chen looked at the great demon who was mobilizing troops in Jinling City and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes. He did not expect it to be an old acquaintance. Unfortunately, the Blood Sea Formation had already been set up, and it was too late for the other party to counterattack.

However, Zhang Chen had already sensed the malice emanating from this era. As his magical power surged and his bloodline power circulated, the speed at which his original essence was flowing out of his body accelerated rapidly, increasing more than ten times in the blink of an eye. Moreover, this speed was still increasing, as if it were an accelerator.

"Even with my profound magical power, I cannot withstand such consumption. I'm afraid my magical power will be exhausted before I even destroy Jinling. Fortunately, I was prepared in advance. Although my magical power is consumed quickly, I have pills to maintain its supply." Zhang Chen was not worried about the consumption of his magical power.

As the Blood Sea Formation was activated, the entire city of Jinling was enveloped in a sea of ​​blood, transforming into an inverted red bowl. Then, a hole appeared at the top of the bowl, and the overwhelming sea of ​​blood, carrying a stench, poured into Jinling City like a celestial river pouring down.

No matter what kind of being you are, as soon as you touch the seawater of the Blood Sea, you will instantly turn into a mass of pus and blood, becoming part of the Blood Sea and its nourishment.

Even those with extraordinary cultivation can resist the Blood Sea, but they cannot last more than a few breaths before their demonic power is corrupted by the Blood Sea's force, turning them into undead spirits within it.

"Who are you, cultivator? Why are you so presumptuous in my demon race's Jinling City? Aren't you afraid of being hunted down by my demon race's experts in the future?" The tenth-level demon king panicked when he saw his army being submerged in the sea of ​​blood in a single encounter. He quickly took to the air, unleashing an energy shield around himself, and questioned the blood-red clouds above.

"You beast, how dare you spout such nonsense here? How many of my human race's compatriots have your demon race killed? You deserve this retribution, you deserve this calamity!" Zhang Chen smiled coldly, walked out from the blood-red clouds, and looked down at the tenth-tier great demon.

"Human powerhouse!" The tenth-tier demon raised its head and saw Zhang Chen's figure. A murderous glint appeared in its eyes. The next moment, it pulled out a golden iron rod from who-knows-where and its figure turned into a blur as it struck at Zhang Chen: "Damn human two-legged sheep, how dare you wreak havoc in my demon clan's stronghold! Watch how I kill you and break your great formation!"

As the demon king galloped past, Zhang Chen shook his head. Blood-red clouds swayed and rolled in the void. The next moment, Zhang Chen swung his hand at the void, distorting it. The space where the demon king was located was reversed by Zhang Chen, and the demon king was directly sent into the sea of ​​blood.

The sea of ​​blood forms its own space, and the opponent, with only a tenth-level cultivation, would have no chance of survival if he fell into it.

The demon king was instantly killed by Zhang Chen in one move, which alarmed many powerful figures in Jinling City. Everyone was shocked when they saw the scene in front of them. After all, that was a tenth-level demon king. How could he not even pass through one move?
Despair gripped the demon race's powerful members, who frantically searched Jinling City for a way to escape. Meanwhile, the humans of Jinling City, upon seeing Zhang Chen, were immediately intrigued. A divine light soared into the sky, and a tenth-tier deity, dodging the churning sea of ​​blood, flew towards Zhang Chen: "I am a member of the human race, and below me are the elders and younger members of my Jinling Wang family. We beg Your Excellency to have mercy and spare us, for we are all human. We are willing to follow you."

"The Wang family of Jinling? The Wang family that Wang Xifeng is from?" Zhang Chen asked with a puzzled expression.

"That's right! You know that girl Wang Xifeng?" The tenth-level deity's eyes lit up when Zhang Chen mentioned Wang Xifeng, and he quickly asked, trying to take the opportunity to establish a connection.

"Since it's Wang Xifeng's Wang family... hehe, it's your Wang family that will be wiped out!" Zhang Chen's lips curled up, revealing a cold smile. The next moment, a stream of blood surged up and swept towards the tenth-level god. Before the other party could react, a wave had already sent him into the depths of the sea of ​​blood.

His own bloodline cultivation was already comparable to that of a Celestial Immortal, so a mere tenth-level cultivator was no different from an ant in his eyes.

Then the sea of ​​blood poured down, and a torrential rain began to fall from the sky. The rainwater was highly corrosive, and any living creature that was drenched in the blood rain would instantly turn into pus.

As the boundless sea of ​​blood surged and spread throughout Jinling, Zhang Chen also sensed a trace of mystery. He saw that there was a flow of energy in the void, and the sea of ​​blood could actually absorb and expel the essence of heaven and earth, and then nourish itself through the blood path.

Zhang Chen was releasing his vital energy, but before it could spread throughout the world, it was absorbed by the sea of ​​blood flowing within Jinling City. Moreover, the sea of ​​blood was not only absorbing Zhang Chen's vital energy, but also the sparse vital energy of the world.

Although the essence of the vast world is thin, the area of ​​the Blood Sea is large enough that it can cover the entire land of Jinling City for thousands of miles. Although the essence it absorbs is thin, the amount it gathers together is large enough to replenish Zhang Chen's consumption, and there is even a surplus.

"Interesting! Blood Sea truly lives up to its reputation as one of the last transcendent beings to survive in the Dharma-ending Age within the Underworld, remaining until the very end along with the Yellow Springs Water. It certainly has some tricks up its sleeve." Zhang Chen's face lit up with joy, surprised by this unexpected gain.

At this moment, screams echoed throughout Jinling City. Countless lives were swept away by the sea of ​​blood and turned into pus, leaving not even bones behind. The demonic beasts were annihilated by the sea of ​​blood, as were the human-demon hybrids and the human slaves.

There were demons wailing in despair, scrambling around, climbing rooftops to escape the engulfing sea of ​​blood. The human nobles used their best techniques, some with divine light emanating from their bodies, others with mysterious power flowing around them, to resist the invasion of the sea of ​​blood. However, facing the surging, endless sea of ​​blood, it was all in vain. In an instant, they were swallowed up by the sea of ​​blood and turned into white bones amidst their wailing.

On the contrary, the common people who had been enslaved stood numbly in the streets, calmly watching the surging sea of ​​blood, a sense of relief in their eyes. Zhang Chen's gaze swept over the people of Jinling City, and the next moment, with a thought in his mind, countless drops of blood flew up and entered the bodies of the people, directly transforming them into Blood God Children. Then, one by one, they willingly plunged into the waves of blood, and with the rolling of the sea of ​​blood, they went with the flow to hunt down the city's nobles who were still resisting.

In just half a day, the entire Jinling was filled with the Blood Sea Array, and all life force disappeared. After Zhang Chen's Blood Sea devoured billions of living beings, it evolved once again. In the Blood Sea dimensional space, blood-red mud and sand were condensing, blood springs were constantly being generated out of thin air, and silk cocoons were being nurtured, beginning to evolve into the Asura race.

In the center of that sea of ​​blood, twelve crimson lotus flowers bloomed, their beauty exquisite, and countless mysteries were brewing within them.

The lotus flowers in the sea of ​​blood gave rise to a thousand-mile lotus pond, with each lotus flower burning with an eerie red flame, as if sin was being conceived within them.

With a thought, Zhang Chen caused the sea of ​​blood that filled Jinling City to surge back and return to the Blood Realm, falling back into the sea of ​​blood. In an instant, the entire city of Jinling City returned to its empty state. Apart from the absence of life, nothing was missing, and not a single drop of blood was left behind.

The sea of ​​blood did not corrode the buildings of Jinling City, and the entire city remained as it was before, unaffected by anything.

Nanjing has become a ghost town, completely empty, with only pots and pans seemingly telling the story of where people once lived.

Zhang Chen felt no guilt or sorrow for the deaths of the people in Jinling City. With a gentle tap of his hand, the vortex of human reincarnation appeared in the void. Zhang Chen grasped at the sea of ​​blood, and billions of souls transformed into a black sphere, which he held in his hand. Then, with a gentle push, Zhang Chen sent the billions of souls into the cycle of human reincarnation, where they were reborn anew.

Zhang Chen's Blood God Child preserved the souls of ordinary human people in Jinling City. As for the souls of the powerful and nobles, and the souls of demons and monsters, they all turned into nourishment for the sea of ​​blood.

With this, Zhang Chen had accomplished his mission. He conjured countless Blood God Child spells that maintained the operation of the great formation, which transformed into streams of light and entered Zhang Chen's body. The Blood Sea Formation then shattered with a crash, and the bright sunlight from outside shone in, illuminating the empty city of Jinling, which made Zhang Chen feel much better.

"Excellent! Excellent!" Zhang Chen kept praising as he slowly walked through the streets of Jinling City, sensing the gold and silver in each household and using his authority to collect them all. The future construction of the northern region would be incomplete without gold and silver.

Zhang Chen used his supernatural powers and within an hour he had traversed Jinling City, strolling through its streets and alleys, collecting countless gold and silver items, which he then placed on the streets of Jinling City, ready to be collected by someone later.

However, Zhang Chen also realized the negative consequences of breaking through his cultivation level. The feeling of his inner essence constantly dissipating and being lost made him very uncomfortable. It was like having sex. Ejaculating for ten seconds or so was naturally pleasurable, but if you had to ejaculate continuously, it would probably kill you.

But Zhang Chen had no good solutions; all he could do was let things take their course.

After collecting all the gold and silver in Jinling City, Zhang Chen flashed again and was already on the large ship.

At this moment, everyone on the large ship watched as the red mist that had enveloped the entire city of Jinling dissipated, each with their own speculations and eyes filled with anticipation.

Rewinding to before Zhang Chen activated the Blood Sea Formation, everyone stood on the large ship watching the crimson waves rising from Jinling City, a hint of surprise in their eyes. At this moment, Zhong Wubai said:

"If I'm not mistaken, the clouds and mist shrouding Jinling City seem to be the legendary Blood Sea Formation, right?"

The Blood Sea Formation has long been famous throughout the world and is used by various forces. Its reputation has spread to all major forces. The reason why Zhong Wubai asked with a puzzled look was that, based on the information he had collected from various parties, he had never seen such a powerful Blood Sea Formation. The Blood Sea Formations that everyone used in the past did not have such an imposing presence.

“It’s the Blood Sea Formation! But the Blood Sea Formation that Zhang Chen has mastered is far stronger than the ones that everyone else has mastered!” Zhou Qiucheng confirmed.

Zhou Qiucheng was familiar with the Blood Sea Formation, after all, Chongzheng Academy had been besieged by the Blood Sea Formation in the past. Although the Blood Sea Formation operated by Zhang Chen was ridiculously strong, seemingly not even a single formation compared to ordinary Blood Sea Formations, he still recognized it at a glance.

(End of this chapter)