Li Changqing was carried up by a Cloud Roll and landed steadily on top of the Cloud White Wind Whale.
Gale winds surged and collided with the sky-high blood mist in the underground cavern.
The violent shockwave tore through the rock walls. Gravel mixed with dust rustled and rolled down. The entire dark underground space trembled violently.
According to what Li Changqing knew, humans were naturally born with the ability to tame beasts. They could gain power by becoming Beast Tamers and forming symbiotic contracts with their beasts.
But the Blood Clan was a special form of life transformed from humans.
By losing their human bloodline and their beast taming abilities, they gained power from the Blood Clan.
Simply put, they transformed from humans into one of the ten thousand types of beasts.
Historical records stated that Duke-level Blood Clan vampires generally possessed strength comparable to top-tier Overlords.
Some particularly powerful Blood Dukes even rivaled Legendary-level Blood Clan Princes…
He wondered how strong this Blood Duke before him actually was…
Hopefully, he could give him a satisfying fight…
Li Changqing: Hehe!
Li Changqing was just about to break into a smile he had been anticipating for a long time.
But at that very moment, something unexpected happened!
The moment the gale and blood mist violently clashed, before the deafening roar had even faded away, the rock wall deep in the cavern, covered with dark red blood patterns, suddenly erupted with a piercing scarlet light!
Zzzz!
A bizarre, ear-piercing sound of flesh writhing drowned out everything else.
The sacrificial array eye, which had only been faintly wreathed in blood energy, suddenly had its blood pattern lines pulse, swell, and squirm frantically like living blood vessels.
The blood patterns spread and intertwined, tearing through the rock layers. A spatial rift spewing endless scarlet mist began to expand wildly at a visible speed!
The next second, densely packed, sky-obscuring blood bats surged out of the pitch-black Blood Source Passage like a tidal wave!
They directly blasted a huge open-air hole through the top of the underground cavern.
The laziness in Li Changqing’s eyes vanished instantly like a Sichuan opera mask change.
Li Changqing: Not hehe…
This was very, very wrong!
This didn’t match the intelligence from above, did it?
Didn’t the mole they planted say that constructing and opening the Blood Source Passage would take at least two hours?
It had only been half an hour, dammit!
Intelligence Department! I*&#%^$!!!k!!!
After this battle, he was going to install a few super typhoons in the Intelligence Department!
The Blood Duke’s scarlet vertical pupils stared fixedly at the rapidly widening crack of the Blood Source Passage. He muttered subconsciously, “What’s going on? The Blood Source Passage was forcibly opened from the inside?”
His original plan was also to follow the procedure and slowly drain the blood energy of this Bloodthirsty Domain for two hours, relying on the array patterns to steadily open the passage. No one had expected the ritual to speed up this much.
The shock in the Duke’s scarlet pupils instantly turned into uncontrollable ecstasy. A low, rumbling laugh echoed through the cavern: “Hahahaha! Heaven helps my Blood Clan! Today, no one can stop my great undertaking!”
Those cult followers were equally excited, roaring along in agitation.
“Everyone, welcome our great Progenitor’s return!”
The Blood Duke spread his arms wide, actively unleashing his surging Blood Clan Origin Blood Qi, eagerly welcoming the arrival of the Progenitor’s supreme glory.
As the guide who had prepared for a millennium, the Progenitor would surely reward him, helping to wash away the shackles of his bloodline!
Breaking through the Overlord Shackles and becoming the new Blood Clan King was within reach!
But the next second, everything changed!
The overwhelming tide of blood bats showed no intention of gratitude or reward. They completely ignored all the Blood Clan cultists nearby and locked onto the target with the most磅礴 blood energy and the purest bloodline in the entire field!
The Blood Duke!
Hum!!!
“Huh?!”
The Blood Duke’s pupils shrank violently. The ecstasy in his heart was instantly torn apart by an icy terror.
The scarlet tide that had been swirling out instantly turned into a hellscape. Thousands of blood bats suddenly accelerated, slamming into the Blood Duke like a scarlet lightning bolt!
“No! This is impossible! I am a Duke of the Blood Clan! A meritorious official who guided the Progenitor!!”
He was horrified. A monstrous wave of scarlet demonic energy erupted, trying to erect a defensive barrier against these失控 blood bats.
But it was all too late!
These blood bats, condensed from the essence of the Primordial Blood Seed, were天生克制 all衍生 Blood Clan!
Zzzz!
Countless blood bats clung tightly to his black robe, his skin, and even his surging blood energy.
An invisible Devouring Force erupted instantly!
The Duke’s proud Overlord-level blood energy, a millennium of hard-earned Blood Clan origin essence, and the ancient,残缺 precious bloodline—all of it, in that moment, was like a river bursting its banks. It was drained, squeezed dry, and devoured by the blood bats!
“Aaaaaah!” The Duke let out a desperate roar.
He could feel his power draining away at lightning speed. His flesh, spirit, and bloodline were being hollowed out in an instant!
His several millennia of accumulation, his plans staked on his lifespan and future, all became nourishment for the blood bats in that moment!
The surrounding cult followers, who had been kneeling in excitement, were completely frozen in place. The fervor on their faces solidified into dead horror.
They watched helplessly as their supreme, all-seeing Duke, who had looked down upon the world, had his body visibly shrivel and wither in the blink of an eye.
Finally, he turned into a puff of blood mist and vanished into the tide of blood bats…
On the massive body of the Cloud White Wind Whale, Li Changqing stared blankly at the empty space where the Blood Duke had instantly evaporated. He was silent for two seconds.
The corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
Li Changqing: “…”
So the intelligence was wrong, but the enemy was instantly killed by the Progenitor he himself summoned?
This overtime shift was way too ridiculous, wasn’t it?
He had been ready to have a good spar with this veteran Overlord-level Duke, to stretch his limbs that had been cooped up for a whole year.
And the opponent just dropped dead on the spot?
“These guys really know how to play.”
Li Changqing muttered a low complaint, but his gaze became completely serious.
Having no opponent was certainly convenient, but the thing that crawled out of that Blood Source Passage was way too terrifying.
Even a veteran Overlord-level Blood Duke could be instantly devoured. This sleeping Primordial Blood Seed really lived up to its Mythical-level reputation!
Meanwhile, all the Blood Clan cultists were stiff, their scalps tingling, and their breath completely stopped.
“Run! Quick, run!!”
Finally, someone let out a shrill cry in beast tongue, instantly igniting panic throughout the scene.
The cultists no longer cared about the sacrificial array or the Blood Clan’s great undertaking. Everyone frantically ran towards the tunnel exits.
But the scarlet calamity had already enveloped the entire cavern. There was nowhere to run!
In just an instant, the miserable screams stopped abruptly.
One, three, ten…
Figures that had been alive and running instantly shriveled and collapsed, turning into puffs of scarlet mist that scattered in the wind. Not even a trace of residue remained.
Li Changqing instantly recalled his six Monarch Pets. Using the Cloud White Wind Whale’s Cloud Roll wind field, he instantly distanced himself from that terrifying tide of blood.
When it came to speed, he still had some confidence.
Maybe it was because he had no Blood Clan bloodline, but that sea of blood bats didn’t seem to give a damn about him at all.
Only after the last cultist was completely devoured did that sea of blood bats lock onto him.
“Tsk, they’re looking this way now? Good thing our undercover agents didn’t participate in this operation, or they’d all be living sacrifices…”
“Kunkun, dodge!”
Although the Cloud White Wind Whale was massive, its speed was exceptional. The sea of blood bats dove several times, but it dodged each time by transforming into clouds.
“A Mythical-level existence called the Primordial Blood Seed… I wonder what its true form is? It’s not a bat too, is it? What a pain…” Li Changqing let out a deep sigh and pulled a magical feather emitting a deep blue wind aura from his pocket.
“But it’s okay. It seems the other party just broke its seal, so its strength should be less than a tenth of its prime.”
“Kunkun, what do you think? Can your boss beat…”
“A full-power top-tier Legendary versus a weakened Mythical that forcibly broke its seal… I’m suddenly looking forward to it. What do you say, Kunkun?”
“It’s just this secret realm fragment… Tsk. I don’t know if it can take the beating. Logically speaking, it probably can’t… So external safety will be a problem…”
Yinyin yin!!! The Cloud White Wind Whale.
It was getting completely frantic! Why wasn’t it summoning yet?! What was it doing, talking to itself?! What was it waiting for?!
Was that sky-full of blood bats something it could handle? That Overlord-level bat-man was vaporized instantly! It was scared out of its wits!
“Alright, alright, I know! I’m summoning your ancestor right now! Isn’t it just because I believe in your speed? If you had your ancestor’s strength, we wouldn’t be in this situation, would we! So Kunkun, you still need to work hard!”
“…” The Cloud White Wind Whale.
Of all times! Was now the time for this kind of talk? The Cloud White Wind Whale considered just throwing its Beast Tamer over to them and calling it a day.
“Huh?! Not good! Is it going to transform?!”
The overwhelming sea of blood bats whirled inward, forming a巨大 blood vortex. It slowly condensed into a dark red blood seed that contained terrifying energy!
Li Changqing took out the Divine Wind Blue Feather and was about to channel his full mental energy to summon Kunkun’s Legendary-level ancestor.
But that dark red blood seed seemed to sense something. It suddenly trembled violently, turned into a dark red meteor, and instantly shot past Li Changqing, who was holding the feather and bracing himself for battle.
Then it sped off in one direction.
Again, not giving a damn about him.
“…” Li Changqing.
“Kunkun, this guy is way too arrogant… It actually wants to challenge your vaunted speed. Chase it down!”
The Cloud White Wind Whale was so angry it could laugh. Him? It was telling him to race a Mythical-level creature?!
But despite its annoyance, its entire body turned into clouds, chasing at full speed!
“Hey hey hey! If you’re going to chase, chase! But don’t turn off the Wind Barrier!” Li Changqing’s suit, his hairstyle, and even the skin on his face were being violently abused by the wind.
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“Leaf Slug, use Healing Sticky Leaf.”
A fat, chubby green slug was lying on Su Wanwan’s shoulder, and an Electric Eel crackling with arcs was hovering and circling around her.
Su Wanwan activated her Beast Taming Talent, Synchronizing with the Leaf Slug’s healing technique. Two Healing Sticky Leaves flew out simultaneously, applying healing skills to a woman whose thigh was gushing blood.
The next second, some sticky little green leaves instantly covered the gruesome wound on the woman’s thigh. The injury was gradually healing.
“Thank you, Student Su. I didn’t expect you to go back and contract the Leaf Slug, and even bring the Electric Eel back…”
Seeing her wound improve, the woman tried to get up. Su Wanwan quickly stopped her.
“I’ve only temporarily stabilized this wound. Your thigh isn’t completely healed yet…”
“No. A new crack has appeared here. I have to hold the line until Miss Huang Tao can get reinforcements here. If those bloodthirsty creatures inside surge out en masse, the safety of the ordinary people in the Breeding Center will be hard to guarantee.”
“I have to go. My pets are still fighting. They need me.”
“I’ll leave this handgun with you. If possible, I also hope you can go find our people elsewhere and tell them there’s an anomaly here. A second secret realm crack has appeared!”
Su Wanwan was silent for a moment. She now had a general understanding of today’s situation.
It was probably a conspiracy from some evil organization and the official countermeasures…
Although the Breeding Center looked crowded today, half of them were undercover agents planted by both sides!
And it was only here that an unexpected anomaly had occurred, a second secret realm crack…
Su Wanwan took the handgun and shook her head.
“No. I don’t have the combat capability right now. If what you say is true and the Breeding Center is still mixed with evil organization members… The best solution right now is for me to stay here too and act as your healer support.”
“Besides, Sister Huang Tao has two Transcendent-grade flying-type pets. She’s fast. I believe she can do it.”
This woman was an official member secretly following and protecting them. Because of her, Su Wanwan and her guide Huang Tao hadn’t been sucked into the wide-open secret realm crack.
But due to the influence of the crack, the woman’s specially-made communication device had also malfunctioned like their phones, becoming unusable.
To get this crucial intelligence out, the woman had Huang Tao, who had two flying-type pets, take Su Wanwan and leave.
But even the woman hadn’t expected Su Wanwan to go back, contract that Leaf Slug, and return.
Su Wanwan stared at the bathroom that was originally part of the office area. Now that entire space had been ripped apart by a vicious crack out of thin air.
From time to time, creatures that seemed to have lost all reason would emerge, like zombies in a movie.
Su Wanwan’s heart tightened. If it were Luo Ning… faced with this group of bloodthirsty creatures… completely defenseless, how would she survive?
But she was unwilling to leave just like that. For some reason, she still held onto a shred of hope that Luo Ning could survive.
The Leaf Slug seemed to sense Su Wanwan’s depressed mood. It subconsciously rubbed its chubby body against her cheek.
The Electric Eel occasionally swam around her as an electric arc, but at one point, it suddenly fixed its gaze solemnly on that terrifying crack.
“Then I’ll leave it to you, Student Su! With your healing support, we can probably hold out a bit longer… Just make sure you stay behind us and stay safe.”
“Mhm! I will!”
Boom!!
Just as their minds were settling slightly, the bloody crack began to tremble violently!
From deep within the crack, instead of sporadic movements, there came the dense, scalp-tingling hiss of snakes, as if they were approaching from within the secret realm!
“Not good!” The injured woman’s face turned pale. She forced herself upright, enduring the lingering pain of her unhealed thigh. Every nerve in her body was stretched to the limit. She quickly ran to her pets’ side.
Before her words faded!
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Hundreds, thousands of Bloodthirsty Patterned Snakes madly surged out from the spatial crack!
Just looking at them made one’s scalp crawl instantly!
Zzz!
The front row of several Bloodthirsty Patterned Snakes pounced first. A stinking, rotten wind hit their faces. Sharp fangs thrust straight at them. The killing intent was piercingly cold.
“Tusked Boar! Use Mud Spray! Mud Swamp Monster! Use Soil Hardening!”
The woman shouted sharply, enduring the tearing pain from the wound on her thigh. She instantly completed the dual-pet command coordination.
Heavy mud rained down, instantly blocking the charging Bloodthirsty Patterned Snakes, sticking them to the ground.
Then the Mud Swamp Monster smacked the ground with its hand. The mud that had stuck the snakes within a several-meter radius instantly solidified and hardened!
Just an instant later!
The second and third waves of Bloodthirsty Patterned Snakes rushed out of the crack in succession!
The woman still used the same method to seal the snakes in the hardened soil.
But the endless stream of snakes trampled on their companions’ bodies, blood, and remains. Unaffected by the casualties, they charged fearlessly again!
“This is wrong! It’s a beast tide! Student Su! Get out of here! I can’t hold on much longer!” The woman’s face was deathly pale.
Su Wanwan bit her lip hard. The sudden change of events left her gasping for air. The hand holding the gun was trembling wildly. Watching the relentless tide of blood-red snakes approaching, watching the woman’s faltering figure, her heart was stretched to the breaking point.
What should she do? Was there really no hope?
Luo Ning…
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