Zhu ique sat elegantly on the luxurious chair, his expressionless face watching Luo Xiu approach, his eyes gradually revealing a trace of admiration.
"I have seen the battle between you and Zhang Qiming," he said. "The fact that you defeated him truly surprised , but now that you've lost that power, there is only one path for you when facing : death."
Luo Xiu stopped, a sarcastic smile touching his lips. "If you saw it, why didn't you make a move then? Did you have to wait for to recover before coming to kill ?"
Zhu ique chuckled lightly. "Zhang Qiming isn't worthy of joining forces with , let alone to gang up on a junior."
"Chen Shuisheng, your courage is comndable and your spirit extraordinary. I admire that. Therefore, I will give you two choices."
"First, beco my War Slave. From this day forward, I will be your master. It is your honor to serve . Second... death."
Luo Xiu gave a faint smile, looking at Zhu ique as if he were an idiot. "A Divine Beast Vermilion Bird? You're just a red-feathered chicken. I'm afraid it's been too long since you've served as a mount. You've been spoiled and grown arrogant."
At those words, Zhu ique's eyelids drooped as he took a long, hard look at Luo Xiu. The fact that Luo Xiu could identify him as a Vermilion Bird was a surprise.
Luo Xiu chuckled. "Soone like you wants to be my master?"
"You live in such a grand palace; surely you don't lack mirrors. I can give you so ti to go look at yourself. I'm sure you'll discover... you aren't even qualified to be my mount."
Facing Luo Xiu's arrogance, Zhu ique suddenly laughed. "So, you have chosen death?"
Luo Xiu's tone grew grave. "My path is my own to walk, and I know the way. I've never needed anyone to give choices!"
Zhu ique laughed heartily and swept his hand through the air. Three figures flickered into existence from behind the palace doors, appearing before Luo Xiu in an instant.
"These three are my most loyal War Slaves, all of whom have reached the Void Refinent Realm. You are not yet worthy of my personal attention. I'll let them play with you for a while."
Luo Xiu took a deep breath. With a flick of his tongue, he swallowed the pill he had been holding in his mouth. He hadn't wasted a single one of the dicinal herbs Ye Ningxue had entrusted to Lin Jianlong. On his way to Danlong Ancient Mountain, he had refined those herbs into elixirs!
Among them were several Earthly Grade Healing Pills and one Blood Ignition Pill.
And what he had just swallowed was the Blood Ignition Pill.
The Blood Ignition Pill was an Earthly Grade elixir that required eighty-one different kinds of herbs, each one exceedingly rare and difficult to find. The pill itself was not ant for curing diseases, saving lives, increasing power, or aiding in cultivation. Its only purpose was to assist in the burning of Essence Blood!
With the dicinal power of the Blood Ignition Pill bolstering the process, burning Essence Blood would last longer and produce far greater strength!
This was the source of Luo Xiu's confidence, the reason he dared to face Zhu ique.
The mont the Blood Ignition Pill entered his stomach, Luo Xiu's skin turned blood-red. Veins bulged across its surface, writhing like earthworms, creating a horrifying and grotesque sight.
This was the first ti he had ever burned his own Essence Blood.
Unlike refining Essence Blood to expel it from the body for others, burning it internally produced imnse power at the cost of excruciating pain. It was a pain he never wanted to experience again. But right now, he had no other choice. He had to fight!
Suddenly, his figure vanished, evaporating into thin air. Not even an afterimage remained, only a shimr of heat that seed to twist The Void.
When he reappeared, he was standing directly in front of Zhu ique. Behind him, the three nacing War Slaves stood motionless, as if turned to stone.
In the dead silence, the three War Slaves suddenly shrieked in agony. Their chests exploded, and they collapsed to the ground, dead.
From a distance, Xia Chan's eyes widened in utter disbelief. In a single instant, three War Slaves at the Void Refinent Realm had been killed!
What did Chen Shuisheng do? How could he suddenly unleash such terrifying power?
Before the luxurious chair, Luo Xiu's eyes blazed with a bloody light, like two crimson vortexes. His expression was as ferocious as a Devil's. As his Essence Blood burned, the indescribable pain drove him to the brink of insanity, leaving only the raw instinct to fight and kill. All he could think about was tearing the enemy before him to shreds.
With a furious roar, he launched a brutal kick at Zhu ique on the grand chair.
Facing Luo Xiu's simple, brutal kick, Zhu ique didn't dare be careless, instantly floating up into the sky.
BOOM!
The luxurious chair was blasted to smithereens.
Zhu ique hovered in The Void, his expression grave as he looked down at Luo Xiu.
This kid... looks like he's using so secret blood-burning technique, burning his own Essence Blood. But he's only in the Void Refinent Realm. Even burning his Essence Blood, it's impossible for him to unleash power that could threaten a Half-step Earth Immortal like . Or could it be... that his Essence Blood is extraordinary?
Of course, Zhu ique had no way of knowing that what flowed in Luo Xiu's veins was Emperor's Blood. A single drop of Emperor Blood Essence could overturn seas and sunder the heavens!
While Zhu ique was lost in thought, Luo Xiu grabbed a massive stone pillar by the palace entrance, ripped it free, and hurled it into the air. In his hands, the pillar, which weighed dozens of tons, was as light as foam.
Zhu ique dodged with composure, the corners of his mouth ticking upward as a pair of fiery red wings materialized behind him. The wings were wreathed in red-hot flas. As they unfurled, a heat so intense it seed capable of incinerating all creation instantly enveloped the entire palace.
Xia Chan, watching from afar, scrambled to retreat as her clothes began to smolder and catch fire. Though she was desperate to help, a battle of this level was far beyond her. All she could do was stay far away to avoid getting in the way, silently praying that Luo Xiu could perform another miracle.
High above the palace, Zhu ique looked down on Luo Xiu with a faint smile. "You may have gained terrifying power in a short ti, but you've lost your sanity. In the end, you're no different from a frenzied beast. Besides, you can't fly. I only need to use long-range Taoist Arts from the sky, using my speed to drag this out. Once your Essence Blood is spent, your death is certain!"
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
He had barely finished speaking when a series of thunderous booms erupted from below. Each impact seed to shake the very soul!
Zhu ique focused his gaze and saw sothing unbelievable. Despite being unable to fly, Luo Xiu was running toward him by stepping on The Void itself! Every step he took on The Void unleashed a terrifying, pure power that made the air shatter, and where it shattered, the phantom of a Green Lotus blood.
Treading upon The Void... could that be... the Rift Sky Step?
A jolt of nervousness shot through Zhu ique.
No, this is more frightening than the Qilin Race's Rift Sky Step. Every step manifests a sign of the Great Dao. That Green Lotus... could it be...
BOOM!
The soul-shaking footstep thundered right next to his ear, shattering his train of thought. He felt montarily deafened, and before he could react, a Green Lotus blood atop his head—Luo Xiu had stepped down upon him.
"Go down," Luo Xiu bit out three hoarse words.
BOOM!
Like an arrow, Zhu ique shot straight toward the ground. He crashed through the palace's majestic structures, and the very earth trembled from the impact.
Luo Xiu then waved a hand, and the phantoms of Green Lotuses filled the sky. Beneath his feet, they solidified, forming a staircase. He walked upon them, descending unhurriedly toward the dust-choked ruins below.
Luo Xiu, who should have lost his mind, appeared neither wild nor savage. On the contrary, he had entered a strange state of profound calm. His every move and gesture now carried the rhythm of the Great Dao itself. His skin was no longer red, having returned to its natural color. However, it was now covered in arcane, glowing green patterns. These patterns spread across the Blood Ban Seal on his chest, creating the illusion that the seal had been completely undone and allowing him to unleash his full power.
"As the Azure Emperor... I shall suppress all enemies of this world."
He suddenly uttered this baffling sentence. In the next instant, he flashed in front of Zhu ique, clamped a hand around his throat, and lifted him as if he weighed nothing.
"A re turkey like you is not even qualified to submit to this Emperor."
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