Proving Immortality Starting with Hextech Runes

Meanwhile, Chen Xu stood still, lost in thought.

Li Yuan's question just now, though seemingly respectful, was clearly a test.

It seems that his imitation of the Fish Emperor's tone has aroused his suspicion.

But none of that matters anymore. In his eyes, Li Yuan was already a dead man; the only difference was whether he would be killed sooner or later.

It would be best if we could get some secrets about the Fish Emperor or other aspects from him.

If you can't get any information out of him, just find an opportunity to let him die quietly in the ruins.

It's perfectly normal for a Foundation Establishment cultivator whose cultivation level was suppressed to the third level of Qi Refining in the ruins to perish in this dangerous place.

But the Fish Emperor... even though the Evil Emperor Cauldron was destroyed, he has not truly perished?

Where exactly is its true form hidden?

Then Chen Xu sighed, realizing that thinking about it now was pointless.

The most urgent task is still to find a way to complete the transaction with Wen Tianhe.

However, with a Core Formation cultivator like Mo Jude overseeing the ruins, he certainly wouldn't stand idly by when all his disciples perished.

Never mind, that's something the sect leader should worry about...

After leaving the core area, Chen Xu took out a second-tier spirit sword and headed towards the outer perimeter.

But just then, a huge roar suddenly rang out without warning.

The entire ruins space began to tremble violently, huge boulders fell in a flurry, and dust filled the air.

"What's going on?!" Chen Xu's pupils shrank suddenly, and he froze.

The ground began to crack at an alarming speed, revealing countless writhing, blood-red lines.

"These patterns..." Chen Xu looked at the blood-red patterns with some surprise.

"Isn't this the eerie blood-red rune from the labyrinth we encountered before?"

He sensed something was wrong, and the instant the crimson runes appeared, an invisible shackle shattered.

Chen Xu felt his dantian and dantian rapidly absorbing spiritual energy, restoring his cultivation to the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

"The suppression of cultivation power within the ruins has also been lifted?!"

After recovering his cultivation, Chen Xu did not feel joy; instead, his expression became increasingly solemn.

At the same time, two figures exuding terrifying power suddenly hovered above the ruins.

One of them, dressed in a dark brocade robe with cloud patterns, was none other than Mo Jude, the master of Moyun Valley.

His hair was slightly askew, and he looked somewhat disheveled.

The other person had a refined appearance; he was Wen Tianhe, the sect leader of Hansong Sect.

"Wen Tianhe!" Mo Jude stared intently at Wen Tianhe, gritting his teeth.

"How dare you forcibly activate the Blood Fiend Array deep within these ruins?!"

If this formation gets out of control, aren't you afraid of being possessed by the evil energy and dying?!

Upon hearing this, Wen Tianhe's lips curled up slightly, his tone somewhat amused:

"Evil energy entering the body? I couldn't be happier..."

"You madman!!" Mo Jude was so angry that his spiritual power surged.

Knowing full well that there was no point in continuing the entanglement, he transformed into a streak of black light and sped toward the entrance to the ruins.

"Trying to leave?" Wen Tianhe snorted coldly, transforming into a streak of cyan-yellow light and chasing after him.

At that moment, the blood-red runes scattered across the ground began to glow with an eerie light.

Countless blood demons, formed from the condensation of blood evil energy, surged out from the crack.

Upon seeing this, Chen Xu showed no fear, but rather a hint of anticipation.

"So many Blood Demons...doesn't that mean we can farm loot again?"

Then his eyes sharpened, and he poured his spiritual power into the sword without reservation.

In an instant, hundreds of sword shadows shot out and began to slaughter the blood demon.

These blood demons varied in strength, but the lowest was at the early Foundation Establishment stage and the highest was at the late Foundation Establishment stage.

Chen Xu also relied on his strong physical body and superb regenerative ability.

Only then can they barely kill some Blood Demons in the early and mid-stages of Foundation Establishment.

Because this clone does not possess a deadly weapon like the Primordial Holy Spear.

Therefore, it is still somewhat troublesome to kill a Blood Demon in the late Foundation Establishment stage who is two minor realms above the Foundation Establishment stage.

As for using the Xuanhuang Cauldron...

Not to mention the sheer number of blood demons, using this cauldron would deplete my spiritual energy, causing me to fall into a coma again, which would be dangerous.

Moreover, Wen Tianhe and Mo Jude, two Core Formation cultivators, are currently engaged in combat, and Core Formation cultivators possess powerful spiritual senses.

Using a treasure like the Xuanhuang Cauldron would be troublesome if it were noticed.

……

Several sword shadows flashed by, and another blood demon in the early stage of Foundation Establishment fell under Chen Xu's attack, turning into blood energy and dissipating.

Half an hour later, Chen Xu felt a sense of impatience.

Something's not right...

He sheathed his sword and stood still, dodging several blood-red shadows that rushed towards him.

His gaze swept over the blood-red runes scattered on the ground, and the blood demons that kept crawling out of the cracks.

"I have slain no fewer than a thousand blood demons, yet not a single one dropped any loot..."

"Could these blood demons be products of some kind of formation, and not true living beings?"

Thinking of this, Chen Xu was deeply shocked.

What kind of formation could create such a large number of blood demons?

However, there's no profit to be gained from slaying the Blood Demon, so I should first find a way to leave the ruins...

The space around the ruins is currently experiencing increased turbulence, and staying here could lead to unforeseen changes.

Moreover... the ruins are now a hell on earth, teeming with blood demons.

Given such a perilous situation, how many of the five hundred people from Moyun Valley could possibly survive?

This saved Chen Xu a lot of trouble. We'll see if any of the Mo Yun Valley's members slipped through the net later.

Just clean it up...

At this moment, another violent tremor came from deep within the crevice of the ruins.

Countless dark red gases surged out like a volcanic eruption.

"Wen Tianhe, you madman! I'm not playing along!" Seeing this, Mo Jude had no more hesitation.

He suddenly spat out a mouthful of essence blood to refine it, which instantly turned into a cloud of black mist and disappeared.

The black mist moved extremely fast, far exceeding the speed of ordinary escape techniques.

Wen Tianhe sneered, his figure stopping in mid-air without giving chase.

Don't pursue a desperate enemy. If you really push Mo Jude too far, he won't gain anything either.

Although the other party was a small realm lower than Wen Tianhe.

But Mo Jude is, after all, a cultivator with dark spiritual roots. Now that he's getting serious, it's hard to say who will emerge victorious.

Once the black mist had completely disappeared beyond the limits of his perception, Wen Tianhe turned his gaze to the dark red gas gushing down below.

"My Blood Fiend Demon Transformation Technique... is finally nearing completion!!"

Wen Tianhe's eyes were filled with fervor. He opened his arms and murmured to himself:

"Bloodlust returns to its source...help me succumb to demonic possession!!"

In an instant, the weather changed, and a tremendous suction force erupted from his body.

Below, all the blood demons exploded, turning into a blood-red torrent.

Dark red gas spewing from the crack converged in the air.

Ultimately, a scarlet tornado with a diameter of tens of meters was formed and surged wildly into Wen Tianhe's body.

Below, Chen Xu, who was standing at the edge of the crack, was also attracted by this strange phenomenon.

"What exactly is Wen Tianhe doing?!" Chen Xu wondered to himself, a sense of unease rising in his heart.

However, at this moment, Chen Xu discovered that a wisp of dark red gas was also surging out of his body, flowing towards Wen Tianhe.

"These gases..." Chen Xu immediately looked inward at himself, his divine sense sweeping over his internal organs, meridians, and dantian.

His gaze then turned to the crimson tornado in the sky, and a guess formed in his mind:

"Could it be... the aura of bloodlust?"