Cultivation: But Not a Game-Chapter 259 - 169: Celestial Demon Dissolution, Becoming the Blood Demon

Chapter 259: Chapter 169: Celestial Demon Dissolution, Becoming the Blood Demon

Sensing the looming threat overhead, the dragon head lifted and stared at the Blood Evil Ancestor, speaking human words:

"Friend, don’t panic. I have a private vendetta with this one and do not intend to involve myself in the grievances between you."

The vigilance in the Blood Evil Ancestor’s eyes did not disappear, but his actions indeed halted. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

With the sect facing a crisis, the Blood Evil Ancestor did not wish to unwittingly offend a Mythical True Dragon over two hundred levels.

Seeing this, Su Yu calmed down, leaving a portion of his attention here while focusing most of it on Sikong Xiang beneath his claw, because he knew Sikong Xiang was not yet dead.

The dragon’s claw lifted, and two figures shot out from the edge of the claw straight into the sky. However, the prepared True Dragon accurately identified Sikong Xiang’s position. The other dragon claw, quick as lightning, formed a wall a kilometer high to block him, flicking him away to crash heavily.

Then, a resounding dragon roar seemed to come from beyond the heavens, sweeping over with waves that made Sikong Xiang’s very soul shudder.

The disoriented true successor of the Blood Demon Hall racked his brain but couldn’t remember when he had offended a Mythical True Dragon over two hundred levels.

But now he had no time for recollection; the pressing threat made him reflexively raise his hand and shout,

"Lord True Dragon, please show mercy, I am willing to pay any price."

The response he received was a crimson dragon claw pointing downwards. The protective aura trembled violently but did not break. However, as the dragon claw pointed again and pressed down, the protective aura collapsed after withstanding three consecutive strikes, and the claw pressed on his chest. An invisible wave swept over, and his face instantly turned pale.

"Star Shifting and Lifespan Deprivation!"

Encountering a target whose lifespan could be deprived was a rare opportunity, and Su Yu certainly wouldn’t let it go. He quickly pressed down another finger.

"Ahh!"

"My lifespan."

When the second finger pressed down, Sikong Xiang lost hope and decisively activated his ace Secret Skill—the Celestial Demon Dissolving Skill, burning a full hundred years of lifespan, transforming it into an unimaginable power that surged from within.

The mana that had dried up within him was instantly replenished and continued to ascend, reaching dozens of times his normal mana in less than ten seconds.

At the same time, all magic cooldowns reset, and roaring blood flames rose to engulf the dragon claw. A mighty force surged from beneath the claw.

The red dragon lowered its head, a blood light shot skyward from between its claw’s fingers, exploding in the air and transforming into endless blood light, rapidly expanding to cover a thousand acres. A huge face appeared in the blood cloud, mirroring Sikong Xiang’s appearance.

Around this vast blood cloud, countless Blood God Children circled Sikong Xiang’s visage, weaving through the blood cloud.

"Hiss, transforming into a Blood Demon!"

Recognizing this move left one shocked,

"Is he mad? He’s destroying his body to become a Blood Demon. This supreme forbidden technique of the Blood Demon Hall is irreversible, and even if he survives, he still faces Celestial Punishment, a path of near-death!"

"He isn’t mad. If he doesn’t fight, he’ll die."

"It’s just dying once; he’s young, he can afford it."

"He can’t afford it!"

Another true successor of the Blood Demon Hall said solemnly,

"I don’t know what Divine Techniques that True Dragon possesses, but Sikong Xiang told me that just now, with the two fingers from the True Dragon pressing down, he was deprived of 20 years of lifespan. Unless he fights desperately, he will die completely."

"Even though Celestial Punishment is near-death, there is at least a slim chance of survival. If he doesn’t fight now, he will absolutely die."

"Hiss!"

"Is it really that terrifying?"

The many experts of the guild alliance looked towards the expanding blood cloud in the sky and the rapidly gathering thunderclouds, all with a heavy heart.

"Boom!"

Outside the blood cloud in the sky, a mass of thunderclouds was rapidly expanding, with a red dragon weaving through, roaring to gather the clouds.

Bloodline Divine Skill—Summon Wind and Rain.

Bloodline Divine Skill—Thunder and Lightning.

In mere seconds, the thunderclouds’ range far exceeded the Sea of Blood, with endless lightning gathering within, radiating a terrifying sensation.

In the Sea of Blood, Sikong Xiang’s Primordial Spirit looked up, a trace of malice flashing in his eyes, blowing a breath. The Blood God Association’s president, watching from afar, changed his expression and immediately shouted:

"Order everyone to withdraw to ten miles away immediately."

Several high-ranked members of the guild in the Blood Demon Hall also noticed something and quickly ordered a retreat.

They ran swiftly, but many regular players, attracted by the benefits, were still nearby watching, until they saw the Sea of Blood overhead explode once more, as countless Blood God Children flew out.

The players who were close by only had time to raise their Defense Treasures as they saw the Blood God Children rushing at them, passing through their bodies, with their souls being captured and brought skyward.

In just a dozen seconds, countless bodies fell, and with a roll of blood light, even the bodies were swept up, absorbed into the blood cloud.

In less than half a minute, over ten thousand players were caught off guard and slain, their bodies and Primordial Spirits becoming nourishment for the Sea of Blood.

"Is he mad!"

The many guild masters who had retreated far away shouted loudly:

"Shouldn’t he have given us a warning before acting? Taking out his own people too?"

"And behaving like this, against the heavens, isn’t he afraid of Celestial Punishment?"

The Blood God Association’s president, Wang Zhen, said calmly:

"He’s already self-destructed his body and consumed a hundred years of lifespan to perform the Celestial Demon Dissolution, is he still afraid of Celestial Punishment?"

"At this moment, he can’t afford to care about these things. Not fighting means immediate death; fighting offers a slim chance for survival."

"Humph, what slim chance? Against a level 204 Mythical Template True Dragon, I don’t think he can withstand it."

"Regardless of whether he can withstand it, he has to give it a try; perhaps a miracle might happen."

However, though he said this, Wang Zhen knew in his heart that there wouldn’t be a miracle.

The gap was too large, leaving no room for a comeback, unless....

"Unless they sacrifice the hundreds of thousands of people here, perhaps there will be a fighting chance."

But that was obviously impossible. The presidents of the major guilds would not allow all their subordinates to go to their deaths.

"Rumble!"

Within half a minute, the thunderclouds had already spread to cover about ten kilometers, thoroughly covering the Sea of Blood.

A red dragon head peeked out from the thunderclouds, glanced at the Sea of Blood, then turned and dove back into the clouds.

"Not enough, the lightning must gather more."

The supreme Blood God Scripture that towers over the Blood Demon Hall is well-known; of course, he’s heard of it. Before coming, he had already inquired about the Blood God Scripture and knew the might of Sikong Xiang’s move.

This move, even within the Blood Demon Hall, is a forbidden technique, requiring the permanent destruction of one’s physical body to condense a Sea of Blood, with the Primordial Spirit transforming into a Blood Demon, forevermore existing in the form of a Blood Demon.

The prerequisite is surviving the Celestial Punishment.

Because this move is not only forbidden within the Blood Demon Hall, but also a taboo for the world; once a Blood Demon is born, there will inevitably be Celestial Punishment. Only by surviving Celestial Punishment does one have a future worth mentioning.

A faint red dragon rose from the top of the thunderclouds, looking up to see an unsettling aura gathering above the sky.

This aura was gathering rapidly, and in just a few seconds, a void opened up, revealing a circular hole like a heavenly eye. An incomparably cold aura emanated from it, causing the sky’s clouds to gather towards the heavenly eye.

Ten seconds later, Su Yu felt the thunderclouds he had gathered being drawn in by an invisible force.

He decisively rose into the air, with the thunderclouds moving towards the sky’s zenith, then relinquished control over them. The thunderclouds were instantly seized by the Eye of Celestial Punishment, and the Celestial Punishment Clouds directly skipped the forming stage.

"He’s doomed!"

As the red dragon emerged from the clouds, the thunderclouds expanded at a speed far exceeding before. Wang Zhen coldly declared and ordered the Blood God Association’s subordinates to retreat.

The Sea of Blood boiled, and within the blood-red waves, a massive blood-red skull was taking shape.

Countless Blood God Children surged from all directions, feeding captured player souls into the skull’s seven orifices.

With each soul fusion, its aura grew a bit stronger.

Each hundred souls fused increased its aura substantially.

When a thousand souls fused, its aura doubled in strength.

In that short span, the Blood God Children had slain two to three thousand players, and the Blood Demon Primordial Spirit’s aura grew nearly thirty times stronger, taking complete form.

"Clatter!"

The colossal Blood Demon Primordial Spirit slowly rose from the Sea of Blood, now covering a diameter of over ten kilometers, and billowed like ocean waves.

Feeling the Primordial Spirit several dozens of times stronger and the mana a hundred times greater than before, an uncontrollable swell of emotion filled Sikong Xiang’s heart, and a booming voice echoed from the Sea of Blood throughout the heavens and earth:

"As long as the Sea of Blood is undried, my body is immortal!"

Within the Sea of Blood, countless Blood God Children converged into a blood lotus throne. A colossal Blood Demon Primordial Spirit slowly rose, seated atop the blood lotus, slowly opening its eyes to a dazzling burst of blood-red light.

The Blood Demon looked up at the True Dragon, pointed a finger, and the Sea of Blood surged, with countless Blood God Children rushing out from the sea to attack the True Dragon.

"Expand!"

The red dragon snorted coldly, pressing down a claw, its dragon whiskers fluttered, and tens of thousands of Binghuo Divine Thunders materialized in the void, exploding into a thunderous sea spanning over ten kilometers.

The violent Binghuo Divine Thunder’s power shredded the Blood God Children to pieces.

Subsequently, the red dragon’s two claws made virtual grasps, and the Binghuo Divine Thunders, spanning over ten kilometers, were bound by invisible mana, compressing into a Fire Thunder Spear spanning three kilometers in length and several meters in diameter. It was hurled down, piercing the Sea of Blood and blasting out a massive hole spanning over a kilometer in diameter.

"Roar!"

The Blood Demon howled towards the sky, the Sea of Blood roiling and rising over a thousand meters, forming a humanoid Blood Demon true body over a thousand meters tall.

The Blood Demon true body made a virtual grasp, pulling up spheres from the Sea of Blood, which soon exploded, each giving rise to new Blood God Children charging at the red dragon once more.

However, this time the red dragon did not defend but instead soared straight into the sky, merging directly into the Celestial Punishment Clouds.

The Blood God Children halted in mid-air, and the next moment, tens of thousands of lightning bolts poured down from the tribulation clouds, each precisely striking the Blood God Children, annihilating them in an instant.

Above the Sea of Blood, the Blood Demon true body let out a pained roar, raising its massive arms as if to unleash a grand attack. However, as the tribulation eye at the center of the Celestial Punishment Clouds slowly opened, its voice abruptly stopped, and its humanoid true body disintegrated, merging back into the Sea of Blood, disappearing without a trace.

"You little rascal, I thought you really weren’t afraid of Celestial Punishment!"

The red dragon’s head emerged from the tribulation clouds, extending a claw to capture a thread of blood-colored lightning flickering between its claws and scales.

This blood-colored lightning had nothing to do with the Blood Demon, but was the unique Annihilation Tribulation Thunder of Celestial Punishment, possessing incomprehensible power.

The reason he was able to come and go freely within the Celestial Punishment Clouds was mainly because this True Dragon avatar was condensed by the Power of Heavenly Dao. Thus it could approach; had it been another True Dragon daring to enter the Celestial Punishment Clouds, it would have been blasted to dust already.