Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 183 The Blood Soul Pool Master Appears

In the Blood Soul Pool, every drop of water is as heavy as a mountain.

However, Qi Yuan's Shangqing clone walked through it as if strolling in a leisurely garden. Each step he took covered tens of thousands of kilometers, and the heavy pressure could not hinder him in the slightest.

Blood Soul Pool, despite its name, did not evoke any bloody or chaotic aura in Shangqing's clone. Instead, a fragrant aroma wafted from it.

This fragrance is not a scent as we usually perceive it, but a wondrous feeling that directly permeates the soul.

It was as if this blood-red pool of water was some kind of sacred existence; just a slight sensation was enough to make one's soul faintly cheer.

"This pool of water is quite magical."

As Shangqing's clone advanced, he casually collected some of the blood-red pool water and put it into his world ring.

The Jade Purity Avatar, one of the three avatars, possesses the innate ability of 'creation,' allowing it to analyze all tangible matter and life.

Once enough is accumulated, it is even possible to create entirely new matter and life forms from scratch based on the analysis results.

Qi Yuan highly values ​​the Jade Purity Avatar's innate ability. Over the years, he has often put items into the 'Chaos Pearl' that accompanies the Jade Purity Avatar for analysis. However, it is probably because the amount of analysis is still too small, and it has not yet reached the point of truly causing a qualitative change.

Feeling the magic of the blood-red pool, he took some out of habit.

Just as Shangqing's clone continued to venture deeper into the Blood Soul Pool, a burly figure appeared ahead, clad in strange armor resembling blood-red jade and sporting two blood-red curved horns on his head.

The burly figure exuded a powerful aura, no less than that of the Heavenly King who was enslaved by him and was close to the level of 'Invincible King'!
"Anyone who trespasses into my Blood Soul Pool shall die!"

The burly figure showed no intention of negotiation, immediately unleashing a murderous intent—

In his hand, a black staff instantly grew to hundreds of thousands of kilometers in length!
The enormous staff, resembling a towering pillar, parted the endless pool of blood-red water and crashed down upon the advancing Shangqing clone.

The space around the long staff seemed to solidify, and a powerful binding force instantly descended upon Shangqing's clone.

"Outsiders, die!"

The burly figure uttered a low growl!

However, facing the impending attack from above, Qi Yuan's Shangqing clone seemed completely oblivious and continued forward as usual.

It looked as if he were about to run headfirst into the falling shadow of that giant stick.

However, a surprising scene unfolded—

Just as the enormous staff shadow was about to touch his head, time and space around his body twisted and changed at an extremely fast frequency. The flow of time constantly switched between 'decelerating' and 'accelerating', accompanied by the rapid shattering and reorganization of space.

As all these changes occurred, the figure of Shangqing's clone seemed to become incredibly illusory.

The massive staff-shaped attack, carrying unparalleled power, seemed to pass right through the air and pierced directly through the body of Shangqing's clone!

"Huh? What's going on? Why didn't my spatial confinement work?" The burly, blood-red figure opposite him was slightly surprised.

"A combination of spatial containment and the domain of laws? Interesting!"

The Shangqing clone merely glanced indifferently at the blood-red, burly figure, and immediately—

boom!
Around that blood-red, burly figure, the flow of time changed wildly.

In an instant, that burly figure seemed to be pulled into a separate timeline.

The burly, blood-red figure roared madly and attacked relentlessly. However, neither the roars nor the energy attacks he unleashed seemed to be isolated to another world, having no effect on the present. Even the burly figure itself seemed to dim.

The complete "Array of Time" is composed of 10081 basic arrays forming a complete "Great Array of Time," which can eternally banish enemies to a certain "time cycle"!
Unless there is a powerful being who is equally proficient in the laws of time, or a cosmic ruler who controls a spacetime region to help intervene, even some cosmic overlords who are only proficient in the laws of space will not be able to break free from it in a short period of time.

After completing all this, the Shangqing clone did not stop, but continued to move forward.

At the same time, a voice as loud as thunder resounded from his mouth—

"Lord of Blood Soul Pool, I have something to discuss with you. Please show yourself!"

"Lord of Blood Soul Pool, I have something to discuss with you. Please show yourself!"

"Lord of Blood Soul Pool, I have something to discuss with you. Please show yourself!"

Like a thunderclap, the enormous sound reverberated and shook the surrounding blood-red pool, causing it to ripple continuously.

Soon, from the depths of the endless crimson pool, another crimson figure parted the water and strode forward.

This is a burly alien powerhouse with a body similar to a human's, but with eight arms, eight eyes, and a height of eighteen meters.

He too wore armor that appeared to be forged from blood-red jade, and the domain of the laws of time silently surrounded him—

The visitor is a true master of time!
"Hmph! Humans, if you wish to see my Lord, why don't you wait patiently outside for a summons instead of barging in so rudely!"

The eight-armed alien venerable's voice rang out coldly. "I can't contact your master."

Upon hearing this, Qi Yuan's Shangqing clone merely smiled faintly.
"Besides, you abducted my disciple into this Blood Soul Pool without a word, without even giving me a heads-up!"

"Your disciple? That little guy who's undergoing the Blood Soul Sacrifice?"

After the eight-armed alien venerable realized what was happening, he spoke coldly, "Hmph, to be able to accept the Blood Soul Sacrifice and become a subject of my lord is an opportunity and fortune that countless lives would never have the chance to obtain in their lifetime. Human, I advise you not to interfere. Go back to where you came from!"

"A great opportunity? Heh, in that case, as the teacher, I should personally pay a visit to express my gratitude!"

The Shangqing clone calmly looked at the eight-armed alien venerable one, "Aren't you right? This esteemed Blood Soul Pool Master?"

Silence, after a moment of silence—

"Hehe, hehehe~~~~"

A slightly hoarse laugh reached Qi Yuan's ears.

The chilling expression on the eight-armed alien's face quickly faded, replaced by a playful smile.

"Human, you're quite interesting. How did you guess it was me?"

The hoarse voice came from the alien venerable one, or rather, from the 'Lord of the Blood Soul Pool'.

"breath!"

Shangqing's clone casually explained, "You, and that previous immortal, have an aura almost exactly the same as the Blood Soul Pool."

When the alien immortal who attacked him appeared earlier, he noticed that the aura on its body was very similar to the blood-red pool water around it, and at that time he had some vague guesses.

When the eight-armed venerable one appeared, he sensed the same aura from him once again.

To others, the auras of the three might seem similar, perhaps because the immortal life and the eight-armed venerable one were imbued with similar auras when they were reborn by the Blood Soul Pool.

But Qi Yuan saw it as completely different.

Having undergone the last soul transformation, his senses have also become exceptionally sharp.

He was absolutely certain that the auras of the three were not only similar, but completely identical, without the slightest difference!
That relationship was like... just like the relationship between his main body and his three avatars, completely inseparable!

"It seems that the information circulating in the universe about the Lord of the Blood Soul Pool is completely wrong. The so-called Blood Soul Clan did not have new consciousnesses born from the nurturing of the Blood Soul Pool, but were more likely directly possessed by the Lord of the Blood Soul Pool in some strange way!"

Shangqing's clone felt a slight chill.

According to the information, there are several thousand 'new Blood Soul Clan' living in the Blood Soul Pool. If these several thousand Blood Soul Clan members are all replaced and controlled by the Blood Soul Pool Master, wouldn't that be equivalent to him being able to control several thousand bodies at the same time? This method is too bizarre!
“Blood Soul Master, I am not interested in your affairs. I am here only to take my disciple away. Please do me a favor,” said Shangqing’s clone.

"Hehehe, if any of you human universe lords asked me for a favor, I would definitely release them obediently. But you, you are not qualified!"

Upon hearing Shangqing's avatar's words, the eight-armed alien figure revealed a mocking smile, "Besides, now that you know my secret, how can I let you leave so easily!"

"Haha, Blood Soul Pool Master, have you gone a bit mad from staying in this Blood Soul Pool all these years? We humans have a virtual universe network. If I wanted to spread your secrets, it would only take a thought. What use would it be for you to keep me here?"

The Shangqing clone remained extremely calm. "As for your opinion that I'm not qualified? Heh, why don't you let your main body try me out yourself!"

Upon hearing Qi Yuan's words, the expression on the face of the eight-armed alien figure slightly softened.

After a moment of silence, his voice came out again:
"Human, you have good eyesight and a lot of courage. Hmph, didn't you want to take your disciple away? Come on, your disciple is in the middle of the Blood Soul Pool, with my true form. If you're so capable, come over here yourself!"

As it spoke, the eight-armed alien figure turned around, and the surrounding blood-red pool water swept over it, instantly enveloping its body and disappearing from the sight of the Shangqing clone.

At the same time, the incredibly heavy crimson pool water was constantly fluctuating, and an overwhelming feeling, as if layers of time and space were constantly pressing down, instantly descended upon Shangqing's clone!

The immense pressure was so great that an ordinary cosmic venerable being entering it would likely have their divine body instantly shattered!
"Is it the power of this pool of water? Could it be that the Lord of the Blood Soul Pool is somewhat similar to the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds in the original story?"

Shangqing's split body speculated that the entire structure of his divine body was beginning to change rapidly—

"Whoosh whoosh~~~"

"Bang, bang bang, bang~~~"

A peculiar yet rhythmic pulse emanated from the body of the Shangqing clone.

Around his body, spacetime began to distort, forming a terrifying 'devouring vortex'. At the same time, waves of energy surged out of his body, creating tidal waves.

The superposition of the 'devouring vortex' and the 'tidal wave' instantly created a peculiar 'field' around his body.

Under the influence of this peculiar 'field', all the oppressive forces that surged in were rapidly torn apart, impacted, and directly annihilated.

Qi Yuan's Shangqing clone, however, was completely unimpeded and continued to walk towards the core of the Blood Soul Pool!
(End of this chapter)