Scholar Demon Venerable

Cheongun, who had quickly snatched it and pulled it in front of his eyes, frowned.

His hand was holding the chest of a corpse with a half-rotten face.

Thwack!

Cheongun instinctively pushed and threw it.

The caught corpse flew back.

"What is it?"

Cheongun strode over and looked at the corpse that had flown. It was a corpse with a smashed face. It was so crushed that its shape could not be recognized.

But as he was looking, it scattered like smoke and disappeared.

Shwiik.

Again, something launched a surprise attack from a close distance.

This time too, Cheongun's body reacted first.

Thwack!

With the sound of a watermelon breaking, something collapsed with a thud.

Cheongun unfolded his footwork and went forward. He had only taken two steps, but a large rock suddenly appeared in front of him.

Kung.

"Keuk."

He couldn't dodge in time and hit the rock.

According to his investigation, there were no rocks in this vicinity. So it must have been an illusion created by the formation, but it was strange. The shock was transmitted as it was when he hit it.

Cheongun, who had staggered back, instinctively lowered his stance and assumed a ready position.

"There was nothing here, so what is that rock?"

It was hard to believe the existence of the rock that had stood there and given him a shock.

Well, since a corpse had appeared and disappeared, what was a rock?

Moreover, there was no time to think and be leisurely.

Again, something attacked from within the fog.

Whoosh. Pang!

This time too, something that was hit by the palm wind was smashed.

"It's not a Jiangshi. What on earth is this corpse-like thing?"

Cheongun carefully moved his feet.

He hadn't even moved three steps, but this time a cliff appeared. His spine chilled at the thought of what would have happened if he had taken one more step.

It was a type of formation he was encountering for the first time. Although he had faced a sword formation several times, it was the first time he had seen a formation that even materialized the terrain.

'Was this what the Blood Emperor told me to be careful of? But where is he?'

The figure of the Blood Emperor, who was always by his side, was not seen.

"Blood Emperor!"

Although he called for the Blood Emperor, no answer was heard.

Again, a chilling energy rushed in from all directions.

Eudeuk.

He injected more internal energy into his twin palms.

"Phew."

Cheongun, who had taken a deep breath, strongly extended his twin palms forward.

Whoosh!

The dark red fog split to the left and right, and the appearance of the Zirong Palace was seen.

The fog was in the form of a transparent lump like water.

Seureureuk.

But as if it had never been split, the fog rushed in again and filled the split gap.

'Look at this?'

Although it was a strange phenomenon he was encountering for the first time, Cheongun felt something.

Thwack.

But unfortunately, there was no time to organize his thoughts. He had to deflect something that was rushing in from within the fog again.

"What is that guy doing?"

Ou Huliang asked a middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man answered while prostrating himself.

"He is in the Kun Palace."

"We've got him."

Ou Huliang smiled triumphantly.

The Xuanxuan Mili Annihilation Formation was a formation that no one could survive once they fell into it.

Many preparations were needed to unfold this formation. Since there were many restrictions, it was a formation that was rarely activated because there were many aftereffects once it was unfolded.

But since the unknown enemy seemed so strong, he had unfolded it while taking a risk, and it seemed the enemy was finally properly trapped in the formation.

Ou Huliang smiled.

"How many of them are there?"

"That is... it is said to be one."

"...What? One? Then you're saying you unfolded the Xuanxuan Mili Annihilation Formation because of one guy?"

"I am sorry."

The middle-aged man bowed his head to the floor and trembled.

Ou Huliang got angry without caring about the middle-aged man's appearance.

"Don't you know how much money is wasted to activate the formation once?"

He had ordered it to be activated without looking back and forth because he was angry, and now he was saying something else. But he couldn't argue.

If the palace master got angrier like this, he might not be able to survive, so the middle-aged man made an excuse that was not an excuse.

"That guy's martial arts are tremendous."

"Tremendous?"

Ou Huliang's eyes narrowed. He even leaned his head forward slightly and showed interest.

"He has already endured for a shichen. We have already deployed over a hundred people, but we have not been able to deal with him."

"Haha, that's hard to believe. He endured for a shichen in that annihilation formation? And you deployed a hundred people?"

"Yes, that's right."

Ou Huliang's brow contorted.

"Then you're saying he's at least a top-level peak master..."

"That's what we've gathered."

A big fish he hadn't expected had been caught.

Ou Huliang leaned back in the grand preceptor's chair and looked down at the man. The man flinched at the palace master's gaze and carefully opened his mouth.

"Palace Master. If time passes like this, the damage could be too great. How about we deploy the strike team?"

Many of the warriors of the Zirong Palace had also been swept away by the formation. If more time passed like this, the damage would increase.

But Ou Huliang's thought was different.

"No, if that guy is strong, it's premature to deploy the strike team. Weaken him a little more and then deploy them."

"Yes, I understand."

The formation eats away at the strength and spirit of the person who has fallen into the formation. It was the Xuanxuan Mili Annihilation Formation that had never been broken. Even if the damage increased a little more, there was no need to consume the strength of the strike team yet.

As the middle-aged man went out, Ou Huliang slowly closed his eyes.

The hall was once again engulfed in silence.

Cheongun had been looking for a way out in the formation for over a shichen.

Every step was on thin ice. A cliff appeared, a snowstorm raged, and a large wave rushed in.

Sometimes, a tiger and a dragon appeared and attacked, and in between, strangely shaped people rushed in.

The only fortunate thing was that the skills of the attackers were not as great as he had thought. Although there were cases where he had dodged narrowly, he was not injured.

Thanks to that, Cheongun's real battle experience increased. It became an opportunity to learn how to adapt to various situations as if he were training in martial arts.

"Phew, there's no end to it."

If there hadn't been a moment to rest, he might have gotten tired sooner. Fortunately, there was a brief gap between the attacks.

Cheongun looked around. All he could see was still the dark red fog.

'The formation is alive and moving.'

It seemed the formation was moving according to his movements. When he went forward and then came back, the phenomenon that appeared was different.

'If it were a formation without change, the same phenomenon should appear when I return to the same place, but this formation is showing an unfamiliar terrain.'

It was not good. The principle of the formation was not grasped.

If even the Blood Emperor were by his side, he would be able to know the essence of the formation, but his figure was not seen. No matter how much he called, all that came back was a hollow echo.

'This is a little overwhelming.'

If time passed like this, it seemed he would get tired and collapse first. Even now, he was getting a little out of breath.

"Tahap!"

Cheongun put in his kiai again. He turned the ones who were coming up from within the fog into a bloody mess.

Although the sound of a skull breaking rang out with a crack, Cheongun did not even bat an eyelash.

Cheongun's bloody battle continued like that.

Meanwhile, at some point, the Blood Emperor was left alone.

He was puzzled that he had suddenly been separated from Cheongun, with whom he had always been.

[Is it the influence of the formation?]

He could not feel Cheongun's figure or his senses. But he instinctively knew that he was not far away.

The problem was elsewhere.

He extended his hand towards a white lump that was passing by him without thinking.

Thwack.

Wajak.

A lump that had not even formed its shape was caught in the Blood Emperor's hand. When he gave it strength, it contorted and disappeared from the air.

[Look at this?]

The Blood Emperor looked down at his left hand and repeatedly clenched and opened his hand.

It was a feeling he had felt after a long time.

He raised his hand forward again.

He operated the subtlety of the absorption art.

Thwack. Wajak.

Again, something white that had been sucked into his left hand burst.

The Blood Emperor, who was looking down at his hand again, a smile appeared on his lips.

[It's a feeling I've felt after a long time. They say the Blood Demon Ten Thousand Demon Annihilation Formation calls forth the ghosts of the netherworld, so does it also affect me, a soul?]

The Blood Demon Ten Thousand Demon Annihilation Formation was a forbidden formation.

It was forbidden to be used because it was a wicked formation that was said to even annihilate souls.

Moreover, if this formation was unfolded, the people around could be sucked into the formation. Since it was a formation like a living demon, its changes were endless and dangerous.

But it seemed the formation, which was called the annihilation formation of death, was giving him strength.

[Shall I warm up my body after a long time?]

The Blood Emperor strode forward without hesitation.

Although a wave rushed in, he did not even blink an eye. But it was not an illusion. It was just that it could not break through the blood energy like a haze that had spread around the Blood Emperor's body.

Pang!

A large hole was made in the wave, and it lost its strength and died down.

He took another step forward.

This time, a tiger as big as a house swung its large front paws from side to side. Two streaks of blood energy shot out and pierced the tiger's two paws.

Pu, puk.

Roar!

The tiger roared.

The Blood Emperor did not care and took another step forward.

This time, a large black dragon as big as a house appeared, opened its mouth wide, and rushed at the Blood Emperor mercilessly, as if to swallow him in one bite.

Kraaaang!

A large roar was heard in front of the Blood Emperor, and a blood dragon appeared.

One of the nine dragons had appeared in the present world.

The blood dragon, which had a massive body, its two eyes flashed, and it revealed its sharp teeth.

It soon slightly dodged the head of the rushing black dragon and bit its neck.

Kaaak!

A desperate dragon's cry echoed in all directions.

Although the black dragon roared as if it were dying, the blood dragon did not care and shook its neck mercilessly and tore it off.

The black dragon, which had been thrown on the floor, twitched once. It soon went limp and disappeared into the fog.

The blood dragon looked down at the Blood Emperor once and then disappeared on its own, just as it had appeared.

[Haha, to manifest one of the nine dragons using the Blood Emperor's true energy.]

At the new fact, the Blood Emperor could not help but be excited.

It was not certain whether the beings he had just faced were illusions, or whether they were souls wandering the netherworld. He just knew it was so because his subordinates had said so.

Since it was a formation he had faced once before, its changes were not strange or unfamiliar. Although it seemed the formation had weakened a little compared to before, it was not important.

[I'll have to find this guy quickly and discuss it.]

Perhaps he could also be of help in getting revenge.

Although there was no definite certainty yet, it seemed he could have a little bit of expectation.

The Blood Emperor saw something black passing by him. This time, it was not a soul but a warrior who had hidden himself in the formation.

The Blood Emperor immediately shot a strand of blood energy at that person.

Shuuk, thwack!

A small hole was made in the head, and the blood energy cut off the opponent's breath.

[It works!]

The Blood Emperor's eyes, who had realized that he could also use his strength on living beings, turned red.

After that, the Blood Emperor faced the illusions and monsters created by the people and the formation several times.

And he was convinced that his thought was right.

[If I do well, I'll be of great help to that guy. Hahaha.]

He used his martial arts to his heart's content. Although it was a pity that the opponent was a trivial being and was weak, it didn't matter. What was important now was that he had become able to unfold his martial arts.

Thwack.

The foreheads of the new people who had appeared were pierced by the Blood Emperor Divine Art.

The Blood Emperor looked down at the falling people indifferently and could feel it.

[Hmm... it seems it's about to start.]

He knew.

The ones who had attacked him so far were just a taste. The real Blood Demon Ten Thousand Demon Annihilation Formation was starting now.

[Shall we play a little?]

Ung! Uuung!

A magnificent sound rang out from the Blood Emperor's body, and a red light was shot out.

(End of Chapter)