Emperor Qiankun

Afterwards, Li Qingyuan became more cautious and meticulous, stepping into the rusty iron cages one by one, with a sharp gaze, not missing any corner.

Not only that, he even did not let go of the ground under his feet. He squatted down and touched it with his hand, feeling if there was anything unusual on it.

After a long time, Li Qingyuan finally made a discovery.

He noticed that one of the cages was particularly unusual - there was an astonishing amount of blood in this cage. Not only was the blood all over the ground, but even the surrounding walls were stained bright red.

Li Qingyuan frowned slightly and quickly scanned the surrounding cages, comparing and identifying them one by one, not missing any subtle differences.

After a thorough inspection, his doubts grew instead of diminishing. After going around in circles, he finally focused his attention on the cage with the most bloodstains.

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Li Qingyuan approached the cage and first looked at it carefully with his naked eyes. After looking for a long time, he could not see any clues.

He made up his mind and the profound energy in his body began to circulate like a rushing river, all gathering in his eyes.

In an instant, his eyes glowed with light, and his pupils seemed to be shining.

But even though his eyesight suddenly improved, he still couldn't see anything from this cage.

Seeing this, Li Qingyuan's face became more and more ugly, and fine beads of sweat quietly climbed up his forehead.

But the next moment, he had an idea and suddenly remembered that he still possessed the power of time and space.

Without any hesitation, he immediately activated the power of time and space, continuously pouring it into his eyes.

In a flash, his eyes were like two bright stars, shining brightly, with a strange light flowing freely, just like the divine light emanating from the body when a god came to the world.

Li Qingyuan quickly adjusted his state, and with his sharp eyes like torches, he began to carefully scan the ground, earth walls and cage bars inch by inch, not missing any corners.

His eyes repeatedly roamed over every inch of the place, searching for any potential clues.

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Suddenly, at the bottom of the earth wall, at the junction of the railings, and in the most inconspicuous corner of the ground, Li Qingyuan keenly caught the abnormality.

The soil here appears particularly loose compared to the surrounding soil, as if it has been deliberately turned over and covered repeatedly.

What surprised him even more was that there were strands of blood slowly flowing down the soil in this corner and disappearing beneath the surface.

This small area turned out to be the only clean spot in the entire cage, forming a sharp contrast with the dried and dark bloodstains around it.

Li Qingyuan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately realized that all this was not formed naturally, but must be man-made!

He walked forward and reached out to touch the abnormality.

The place where he touched it felt warm and he could sense the presence of a bead.

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The inside of the bead is bright red, like flowing blood, which is shocking.

If you look closely, you will see a fine mesh structure in the center of the bead, like an intricate spider web.

The bead exuded a strange and attractive scent, which made Li Qingyuan want to pick it up involuntarily.

He subconsciously grabbed it, but found that the bead seemed to have merged with the ground and did not move at all.

Li Qingyuan frowned slightly, thinking to himself:

This blood bead must have some secrets and cannot be shaken by ordinary means.

Without any further hesitation, the power of time and space in his body began to circulate rapidly, surging like a tide, and all gathered in his palms.

For a moment, his palm shone brightly, and faint ripples in time and space appeared.

When he reached out to grab the bead again, the blood bead seemed to sense the approaching danger and trembled slightly. The red light around it flickered, like a trapped beast that began to struggle violently after feeling the threat.

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Seeing this, Li Qingyuan made up his mind, gritted his teeth, and increased the output of the power of time and space.

The light in his palm became stronger and stronger, and the powerful force tightly wrapped around the bead, as if he would not give up until he got it!

Suddenly, without any warning, a burst of extremely shrill screams erupted from deep underground. The sound was sharp and piercing, as if an evil ghost was roaring in the Nine Nether Hell. The sound was piercing and made people's eardrums hurt.

Li Qingyuan's heart suddenly shuddered, and he instantly realized that, as he had expected, there was a secret space beneath the ground.

Thinking of this, he became extremely anxious and had no time to think about it. He immediately put all his strength into it and released all the power of time and space in his body without reservation. His hands were like iron pliers, tightly grasping the beads and desperately dragging them out.

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"boom!"

A loud bang shook the surroundings, like a thunderclap. The mysterious blood bead was ultimately no match for Li Qingyuan's full-strength pull and was forcibly pulled out of the ground.

In an instant, the air around seemed to freeze for a moment because of this sudden change.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the ground under Li Qingyuan's feet suddenly cracked.

His body instantly lost balance and suddenly fell straight down, landing heavily on the ground below.

Li Qingyuan reacted extremely quickly. The moment he landed, he twisted his waist, tapped his feet lightly, and stood steadily.

He slowly raised his head, and the scene that came into his eyes made him gasp.

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I saw a spacious space filled with people lying all over the floor.

The painful screams of these people intertwined together. The sound was shrill and hoarse, like the desperate roars of a dying person, filling the entire space, and each sound was heart-wrenching.

Looking carefully, Li Qingyuan instantly recognized many people, all of whom were residents of Heishan Town.

But at this moment, they looked extremely miserable - their bodies were as thin as sticks, their ribs were clearly visible, their skin was tightly attached to their bones, and there was no trace of life.

His face looked even more haggard and withered, his cloudy eyes were dim and lifeless in his sunken eye sockets, as if all the vitality had been drained away.

What's even more bizarre is that strands of blood seeped out of their bodies and instantly turned into rich blood energy, twisting and snaking in the air.

Then, the blood seemed to be attracted by some mysterious force, and rushed towards the blood bead in Li Qingyuan's hand.

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Li Qingyuan's face changed suddenly when he saw this. He immediately put the bead into his space ring and suppressed it with the power of time and space.

Almost at the same time, the blood and energy that had been continuously surging stopped abruptly as if the traction rope had been cut. After briefly stagnating in the air, it slowly dissipated into nothingness, and no new blood and energy emerged from the people on the ground.

Li Qingyuan looked at the space ring in his hand and thought to himself:

This bead is so strange that it needs to absorb the blood and energy of others to keep functioning.

Such vicious and cruel means are clearly the common practice of those in the evil way!