Chapter 66: First Encounter with the Blood Realm Patriarch

After moving a certain distance away from Haotian City, Xue Qingkuang came to a halt.

Because he had already sensed someone tailing him.

"Who is it?"

An Miaoling stepped out and said coldly, "Someone here to claim your life."

Xue Qingkuang's pupils constricted as he looked at An Miaoling, "Who are you?"

"The one who will kill you. Taking your life today is just collecting some interest in advance!" With that, An Miaoling drew the Glacial Glass Sword.

Seeing this, Xue Qingkuang showed no fear whatsoever; instead, a lecherous look crept into his eyes.

This was because An Miaoling was at the first stage of the Saint Realm, while he was at the third stage.

Owing to the vast gap in their cultivation realms, he did not take An Miaoling seriously at all.

Xue Qingkuang drew his long saber and charged at An Miaoling, shouting as he did so, "Once I capture you, I'll interrogate you properly."

Facing the rapidly approaching Xue Qingkuang, An Miaoling wore a placid expression.

Swish!

She unleashed her sword domain, then raised her sword and thrust it upward.

Clang!

Following the collision of saber and sword, Xue Qingkuang, who was two realms higher, was directly forced back by the impact.

"This is a sword domain?!"

Xue Qingkuang was shocked. At this moment, his strength had been heavily suppressed.

It would be virtually impossible for him to defeat An Miaoling, who possessed a sword domain. If this dragged on, he would undoubtedly be the one to suffer.

With that thought, he turned and fled!

An Miaoling was well-prepared. She manipulated the Glacial Glass Sword to slash forward.

Feeling the powerful energy fluctuations behind him, Xue Qingkuang had no choice but to turn around and defend himself.

Just like that, he was bogged down.

Shattering Stars!

An Miaoling directly unleashed her ultimate technique, thrusting forward with the imposing momentum of a sword piercing the stars.

Xue Qingkuang's expression shifted from terror to ferocity.

Just as An Miaoling's sword was about to reach Xue Qingkuang, a jade talisman hanging around his neck shattered.

Immediately afterward, a burst of golden light flashed, and a spiritual projection began to expand rapidly.

An Miaoling's sword strike landed squarely on the spiritual projection.

The projection shook slightly without suffering any damage, and then it struck out with a palm.

An Miaoling raised her sword horizontally to block, but she was directly knocked backward, sliding through the air!

The spiritual projection roared at An Miaoling, "Who are you, and how dare you try to kill my son?"

The spiritual projection was none other than the Blood Realm Ancestor. Looking at the young woman before him, he found her somewhat familiar.

Although An Miaoling wore a veil and cultivated the Dao of the Sword, he failed to recognize her immediately.

At this moment, An Miaoling was somewhat emotional, her hand gripping the sword trembling slightly.

She had finally laid eyes on her enemy once more. Although it was only a spiritual projection, An Miaoling could still recognize him from his silhouette and aura.

Though the Blood Realm Ancestor did not recognize An Miaoling, he could sense her overwhelming murderous intent.

"Father, capture her! I'm going to toy with her properly later," Xue Qingkuang said with bloodshot eyes.

The Blood Realm Ancestor nodded, looked at An Miaoling, and remarked, "She's quite a fine beauty in the making."

Hearing their conversation, An Miaoling's anger reached its absolute peak!

Shattering Stars!

She slashed out with her sword once more.

The Blood Realm Ancestor raised his arm, pressed two fingers forward with force, and caught An Miaoling's sword strike.

Then, the Blood Realm Ancestor flicked his wrist, increasing his strength further, and An Miaoling was sent flying backward.

Regaining her footing, An Miaoling called out to the rear, "Keep him occupied for me!"

The Blood Realm Ancestor frowned as he looked at the spear-wielding figure in black robes flying toward him.

A heavy sense of gravity unconsciously crept into his eyes!

The Kunyuan Immortal charged forward, immediately launching an assault on the Blood Realm Ancestor's spiritual projection.

He then unleashed a fierce, unrestrained barrage of desperate attacks.

Since the Blood Realm Ancestor was merely a spiritual projection separated by a vast distance, he could only barely manage a draw against the Kunyuan Immortal.

Seeing that the Blood Realm Ancestor was entangled, An Miaoling charged at Xue Qingkuang again.

The Blood Realm Ancestor wanted to go and help, but he was beaten back by a sweeping strike from the Kunyuan Immortal, leaving him with no choice but to roar, "Kuang'er, run!"

Xue Qingkuang also recognized the situation and began to flee!

However, how could An Miaoling let him have his way? First, she manipulated her flying sword to entangle Xue Qingkuang.

Once the distance was closed, she unleashed another strike of Shattering Stars.

Clang!

Following this blow, Xue Qingkuang's saber was shattered into two pieces, and he himself was shaken so violently that multiple wounds burst open, spilling blood.

The Blood Realm Ancestor was extremely anxious, but there was nothing he could do.

The weapon in the Kunyuan Immortal's hand was an Imperial Artifact, which kept beating him back.

If it were his physical body wielding an Imperial Artifact in combat, resolving the Kunyuan Immortal in a short time would pose no problem.

Right now, however, he was left with only helplessness.

The injured Xue Qingkuang had fallen into a panic, completely devoid of any intention to fight back.

Seeing that he could not escape, he dropped to his knees and pleaded frantically, "Don't kill me, please don't kill me..."

Seeing his son kneeling and begging for mercy filled the Blood Realm Ancestor with rage, yet he still harbored a shred of hope.

That hope was that An Miaoling would spare his son.

Yet.

An Miaoling did not hesitate for a second as she swung her sword down, severing Xue Qingkuang's head.

Afterward, she quietly watched the battle between the Blood Realm Ancestor and the Kunyuan Immortal.

Until the Kunyuan Ancestor's spiritual projection was on the verge of dissipating, An Miaoling said coldly, "This is only the beginning. Sooner or later, I will send you to keep your son company."

"Arrogant!" With a roar, the Blood Realm Ancestor dissipated into the air amidst boundless fury.

The Kunyuan Immortal once again stood quietly behind An Miaoling.

Blood Realm Mountain.

A towering crimson mountain.

At this moment, inside a palace at the summit, a red-robed old man abruptly stood up and roared, "My son! Father will definitely avenge you."

Then, he began to analyze: Who was that woman?

Within the Haotian Empire, the only women of such caliber belonged to the imperial family.

At this thought, he bellowed, "Recall all disciples back to the mountain to await orders!"

With that, seeming to recall something, he hurriedly flew toward the Kunyuan Empire.

Fallen Demon Valley.

Upon receiving the Blood Realm Ancestor's summons, the Demon Lord slowly rose to his feet.

Having consumed thousands of years' worth of cultivation resources, his cultivation had barely recovered to the second stage of the Emperor Realm.

Only the newly cultivated natal Gu worm remained relatively weak.

Shortly after, he sought out Rahu. By this time, Rahu had successfully completed his soul possession, though his cultivation was still at only the first stage of the Emperor Realm.

"The Ancestor has summoned me to attack the Haotian Empire this time. You will come with me."

"Perhaps we can ask the Ancestor to help us exact our revenge then."

Rahu did not hesitate. "I will go with you."

The two of them then hastened toward Blood Realm Mountain.

Upon arriving at the Kunyuan Imperial Palace, the Blood Realm Ancestor went straight to find the Kunyuan Emperor.

The two could be considered old acquaintances, having conspired to execute numerous people together.

"Aren't you always at war with the Haotian Empire? This time, I, Blood Realm Mountain, will help you!"

Hearing the Blood Realm Ancestor's words, the Kunyuan Emperor was somewhat surprised. "You were unwilling to help when I asked previously. Why do you suddenly want to move against the Haotian Empire now?"

Suppressing his emotions, the Blood Realm Ancestor replied, "My son died outside Haotian City, and the woman who struck the blow should be someone from the Haotian Empire."

Hearing this, the Kunyuan Emperor was also startled. Given the Blood Realm Ancestor's cultivation methods, siring offspring was extremely difficult.

Having lived for nearly ten thousand years, he had produced only this single son.

Now that the son was suddenly dead, one could well imagine the fury he felt.

Therefore, regardless of whether the Haotian Empire was truly responsible, he needed to strike first and ask questions later.

The two then began discussing the division of spoils and deployment plans for the invasion.