After the divorce, the CEO's ex-wife deeply regretted her actions.

Li Heng's whole body trembled violently, as if he had been hit hard by an invisible hammer.

His raised arm suddenly stiffened, his frenzied chanting interrupted instantly, and his hand trembled, almost causing the black dagger to fly out of his grasp.

He turned around abruptly, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Chen Yun, who rushed out of the shadows of the passage.

The moment he saw who it was, an extreme look of terror flashed across Li Heng's face, as if he had seen a ghost in broad daylight.

But that fear lasted less than a breath before it was quickly replaced by a more ferocious and venomous rage.

The muscles in his face twitched violently, his features almost squashed together.

"It's you?!"

His voice was hoarse, like two pieces of sandpaper rubbing together.

"How did you get here?! You've been following me!"

Li Heng's chest heaved violently, and the veins on the back of his hand holding the dagger bulged like coiled earthworms.

He stared intently at Chen Yun, the murderous intent in his eyes almost tangible.

"You've ruined my plans... You dare to ruin my good deed!"

He approached Chen Yun step by step, letting out a low growl like a wild beast.

Chen Yun, on the contrary, calmed down at this moment.

After the impulse subsided, his brain began to work at lightning speed.

Li Heng's reaction confirmed his worst suspicions.

What nonsense about innocent villagers and victims being hunted by demons! It's all a facade!

From beginning to end, this guy was the key figure in this evil ritual!

He is the real wolf, and I am just a sheep lured here by him.

No, perhaps I'm not even a sheep; I'm just a passerby who accidentally wandered into the slaughterhouse.

"Your important matter?"

Chen Yun sneered, his gaze passing over Li Heng and landing on the girl behind him, whose fate was unknown. "Your important task is to kill her?"

"You know nothing!"

Li Heng completely lost control of his emotions, and he roared wildly, spitting everywhere.

"Do you know where this is? Do you know how much I've sacrificed for this day? I've planned for ten years! A full ten years! I was about to succeed, and you, this piece of trash who appeared out of nowhere, dare to jump out and get in my way!"

Chen Yun's heart sank.

ten years.

This guy has been plotting for this blood pool for ten years.

He's a complete madman.

"I don't care what you've planned,"

Chen Yun's voice was icy cold, "All I know is that if you dare to touch her again, I'll cripple you first."

"Cripple me? With your abilities?"

Li Heng seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world. He burst into maniacal laughter, which echoed through the cave, piercing and terrifying.

"Ignorant fool! You have no idea what you're dealing with!"

He suddenly raised his other hand, and in his palm was a palm-sized, blood-red jade talisman!

The shape of the jade talisman was almost identical to the "sub-talisman" in Chen Yun's arms, but its color was much deeper, like congealed blood. On the talisman, strange runes seemed to be alive, slowly flowing and emitting a chilling evil aura.

"See that? That's called the 'Mother Talisman'!"

Li Heng's eyes were filled with fanaticism, like a believer showing off his miracle. "And this blood pool is called the 'Blood Soul Refining Array'! It's an ancient forbidden technique used by evil cultivators to refine heaven-reaching magical artifacts!"

He greedily licked his lips, his gaze sweeping over the blood pool, over the girl, and finally back to Chen Un.

"As long as the blood of the last sacrificial offering, the 'Kui Water Yin Essence,' is injected into the blood pool, and the 'Mother Talisman' in my hand is used as a catalyst, the great formation can be fully activated!"

"At that time, all the essence, blood, and souls in this pool will be refined into the 'Mother Talisman,' transforming into an unparalleled magical artifact! I, Li Heng, will be able to ascend to the heavens in one step with it! And obtain power that you mortals can never imagine!"

Li Heng became more and more excited as he spoke, and his whole being fell into a state of frenzied excitement.

The moment he held the "mother talisman" in his palm, Chen Yun felt as if he had a red-hot iron in his arms!

The temperature of the "sub-talisman" soared to a terrifying level at this moment!

A burning, stinging sensation penetrated his clothes, searing his chest skin. He groaned in pain and instinctively reached out to cover his chest.

This subtle movement was keenly observed by Li Heng, who was on high alert.

Li Heng's frenzied expression froze instantly.

His gaze, like that of a hawk, was fixed on Chen Yun's hand, which was clutching his chest.

The fanaticism and anger on his face vanished in a mere second, replaced by a more terrifying and profound greed.

A kind of greed that is a mixture of disbelief and extreme desire, as if one has seen the treasure of the gods!

"You...you're covered in..."

Li Heng's Adam's apple bobbed violently, and his voice became distorted with excitement.

He thought of an ancient legend.

An ultimate secret about the "Blood Soul Refining Array," known only to the guardians of each generation.

According to legend, the "mother talisman" is not a complete form; it also has a corresponding "child talisman."

Magical artifacts crafted from a single "mother talisman" are powerful, but they have a huge flaw: they will constantly erode the user's mind and eventually turn the user into a slave to the artifact.

Only by collecting both the mother and child talismans and activating them simultaneously can a truly flawless "soul weapon" that is a perfect union of man and weapon be forged!

But that's just a legend!

Because the "sub-symbol" was lost hundreds of years ago and its whereabouts are unknown!

Is it...

Is it...

A crazy idea that made him tremble exploded in Li Heng's mind!

"Sub-symbol...it's a 'sub-symbol'!!"

Li Heng let out a shrill scream that sounded inhuman, and the greedy light in his blood-red eyes almost overflowed.

The way he looked at Chen Yun was no longer that of a troublesome piece of trash, but that of a moving, living treasure trove!

He even forgot to kill the girl.

Compared to the legendary "Soul Weapon", what is a flawed magical artifact?

At that moment, Chen Yun also realized that something was wrong.

He noticed the change in Li Heng's eyes and his heart skipped a beat.

Damn it, we've been exposed!

This guy recognized "Zi Fu"!

"boom--!"

Just as the two were facing off and the atmosphere was extremely tense, a muffled loud noise came from the center of the cave!

The two of them turned to look at the same time.

The blood pool, which had been bubbling gently, suddenly erupted as if it had been boiled!

The viscous, dark red liquid churned and surged wildly, creating waves of blood taller than a person, which slammed against the stone platform and the ground on the shore with a loud "whoosh".

In the center of the blood pool, a huge vortex appeared, spinning at high speed and pulling at everything around it.

The strange sweet scent mixed with the smell of blood intensified a hundredfold in an instant.

The red mist, which had materialized, quickly filled the entire cave!