Chapter 319: Nangong Li Is Anxious!
Liu Wushuang stared at the scene, his jaw dropping instantly as he stood there dumbfounded.
What?
The array formation was already broken?!
That was way too fast!
Liu Wushuang mentally calculated the time—from the start of breaking the formation to its completion, it seemed to have taken less than twenty seconds?
Young Gang Leader, being this fast just makes me look utterly foolish!
The Supreme Alliance had spent ten years’ worth of tributes to construct this Black Tortoise Formation! A formation hundreds of times more powerful than Jianghai’s City Defense Array, and yet you broke it with brute force just like that—is that really acceptable?!
Won’t those array-playing Supremes in the alliance cry themselves to death halfway?!
“Young Gang Leader, you’re completely defying all conventions…” Liu Wushuang’s lips twitched.
At that moment, a thick, heavy scent of blood wafted over!
From deep within the base of the bronze pillar, a faint red light seemed to flicker, as if something was there.
“What’s wrong?”
Qin Yang took a light breath, calming the energy within him, then glanced sideways at Liu Wushuang. “Your face has turned so pale? Are you unhappy that I destroyed something from the Supreme Alliance?!”
“Ahem, absolutely not, Young Master.”
Liu Wushuang coughed lightly, quickly distancing himself as he said, “Young Gang Leader, you struck brilliantly! This subordinate is truly in awe! To shatter the Black Tortoise Formation with a single hand—such talent in array formation…”
He paused, at a loss for words, looking at the bronze pillar that had been tossed aside. “Using sheer force to break all methods—I have never heard of such a thing before.”
“Tch… Enough, stop flattering me to death.”
“Let’s continue.”
Qin Yang cut off Liu Wushuang’s incessant chatter and passed through the waters with him.
They continued descending.
Deeper into the area where the bronze pillar had originally been.
With the bronze pillar uprooted, the foundation beneath was exposed.
It was a blood-red altar.
Tiered in structure, it was covered densely with array inscriptions, appearing bizarre and horrifying, like countless corpses entangled in the outline of a pit.
Just one glance was enough to evoke an intensely nauseating feeling.
Rumble!
The Blood Law circulated endlessly around the altar.
Faintly, Qin Yang seemed to see several blood-red threads stretching upward through the waters, reaching toward the impossibly high sky.
“Blood Spirit Formation.”
Liu Wushuang swallowed hard, his throat moving.
Seeing it once was better than hearing about it a hundred times. Even though he had listened to Meng Tianxuan talk about it daily in the Supreme Alliance, witnessing it in person still left him stunned by the sight.
Those crimson threads seemed to connect heaven and earth.
Eerie and magnificent, they were definitely not something that could exist in the mortal realm.
Following them upward with his gaze.
Qin Yang’s vision pierced through layer after layer of water, reaching the end of the crimson threads. His pupils suddenly contracted, shocked by what he saw at their terminus.
It turned out those blood threads actually led directly to the black hole in the sky above!
“So, this is… the Blood Spirit Formation?”
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Meanwhile, the morning dew dissipated.
Just as Qin Yang was exploring, dawn had arrived on the shore.
At the entrance of the Soaring Ascent Building in Jianghai Martial Arts Academy.
The first light of dawn advanced along the horizon, the gentle sunlight dappling, the large characters on the building’s signboard gleaming brilliantly, with a constant flow of bustling crowds.
Students rushing to their 8 a.m. classes hurried past.
On a resting bench.
Nangong Li concealed his aura, standing motionless amid the noisy crowd as effortlessly as water off a duck’s back, completely undetected by any student.
Nangong Li had been lying in wait here all night.
But he wasn’t impatient.
To prepare the blood offering for the Beast God, this period of lurking was necessary; he had to maintain his patience.
Waiting was merely a fundamental skill.Now that Elder Li had stepped into the Grandmaster Realm, it was known to every Star Warrior in Jianghai City.
And he was precisely Nangong Li’s target for this trip!
Time passed slowly as students of all kinds walked by. Nangong Li remained still and silent, his eyes lowered with the steadiness of an old monk in deep meditation.
Waiting.
Still waiting.
The cheerful laughter of those students felt like passing clouds.
No one knew how much time had passed.
“Xuan Xuan, you’ve now reached the Peak Innate Realm and are about to break through to the Grandmaster Realm. Are there any areas you don’t understand?”
“Hmm, it’s alright, teacher…”
Faint conversation sounds drifted over.
“They’re here!”
Nangong Li suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of ferocity gleaming within as he followed the sound and immediately locked onto his targets.
On the pathway.
Elder Li and Li Zixuan were strolling over. Very few students passed by on the road, fallen leaves drifted down, and they seemed to be discussing something.
“Later, this old man will go thank your Senior Brother,” Elder Li said with a smile. “I hope I won’t disturb him then…”
But just at that moment.
“Wait, teacher…”
Li Zixuan suddenly stopped, her delicate brows slightly furrowed as she instinctively reached for the sword at her waist, slender fingers pressing against the hilt. “Something feels wrong.”
“What is it, Xuan Xuan?”
Elder Li raised his white eyebrows, puzzled. “Has this old man been neglectful somewhere…”
But before he could finish his question.
Whoosh!!!
A cold gleam suddenly appeared!
It flew straight to a nearby bench, cutting through flowers and grass along the way. The Sky-Slicing Sword Draw was unleashed without reservation as Li Zixuan swiftly drew her sword, thrusting toward the northwest direction.
A fleeting brilliance!
The sword sheath hummed loudly as it released a magnificent, heaven-startling sword light!
Straight toward the old man resting on the bench!
Yet the next moment.
Buzz—
After the terrifying Sword Intent was unleashed, it seemed to disappear without a trace.
“Clap clap—”
Nangong Li applauded, pushing back his black robe as he slowly rose from the bench. “Not bad, little girl. Quite talented and alert… I merely released a hint of killing intent, yet you actually detected it.”
“Truly worthy of being Young Gang Leader Qin’s Shimei.”
“Who are you?”
Li Zixuan gripped her sword warily. “Nine Heavens Venerable?”
“Hmph.”
Nangong Li snorted coldly, offering no further response as he directly sent a palm strike crashing down!
The supreme pressure from the Celestial Venerable Realm, with even more exquisite control, transformed into a cage that instantly enveloped both Li Zixuan and Elder Li.
“Xuan Xuan! Get back!”
Elder Li was greatly alarmed, still concerned for his student at the final moment as he hurriedly pushed Li Zixuan away, trying to shove her out of the attack range.
But the energy from this palm strike seemed boundless, not targeting just one person but enveloping them all—none could escape.
Boom!
The palm descended.
Both fell unconscious.
“Good, you two should be suitable.”
Nangong Li grabbed Elder Li’s white hair, tilting his head toward himself as his crimson eyes swirled. He muttered to himself, “Freshly entered Grandmaster Realm blood offering. Though the flesh is a bit tough, it should suffice for the Beast God.”
“And this Peak Innate Realm candidate… if needed, we can always use secret medicine to enhance…”
As he spoke.
Suddenly, Nangong Li’s expression changed drastically, his smile freezing. He could clearly feel that the restriction he left at the lake bottom had vanished.
Clearly, someone had approached the Blood Spirit Formation!
“Damn it! Why now of all times!”
If the Blood Spirit Plan was destroyed, then all plans would come to nothing!Nangong Li’s expression shifted uncertainly. He glanced down at Elder Li and the others, his eyes thoughtful, then turned his gaze toward Lishui Lake.
Finally, gritting his teeth!
He abandoned Li Zixuan, transforming into a streak of light as he fled far into the distance toward Lishui Lake.
(End of Chapter)