Chapter 1475: Mu Qing and the Blood Flood Dragon

Han Li's performance still left Lei Lan and the other two greatly astonished. Two groups of seemingly formidable enemies had been dealt with—one group easily slaughtered in a single wave, the other frightened away—finally allowing them to overcome the crisis at hand.

While the three of them felt a great sense of relief, they were unaware that the three blood puppets Han Li had destroyed possessed the strength of low-tier Spirit Commanders; otherwise, they would have been even more shocked.

Seeing that no more demonic creatures appeared in the surroundings, and that Han Li had gone below to assist his spirit beast in completing the final step of its advancement, Lei Lan and the other two sat cross-legged in the flying vehicle, quietly recovering their depleted vital energy.

An hour later, white light flashed wildly on the ground, and suddenly, a roar that sounded like a dragon's chant or perhaps a whistle echoed out.

Han Li, who had been extending one hand into the white light, had his expression change. His figure flickered, and he shot backward, leaving behind a series of afterimages.

Almost at the same time, a golden shadow flew out from the white light. After spinning around, it transformed into the phantom of a giant beast over ten zhang in length amidst a burst of brilliant light.

Its entire body was resplendent with golden light, with scales covering every part of it; it was actually a golden Qilin beast.

Although this Qilin was only a phantom, it raised its head and let out a majestic roar, sending a shocking aura surging into the sky. Even Han Li, who had just steadied his figure, could not help but have his expression change slightly as he retreated another step.

However, this phantom was merely a fleeting glimpse before it slowly dissipated and vanished.

At the same time, the white light below converged, revealing the small beast.

The Leopard Qilin Beast's physique was not much different from before, but its fur now featured faint golden patterns, and as it opened its eyes, its pupils had turned a brilliant silver color.

With a flash of its phantom, the Leopard Qilin Beast suddenly vanished from where it stood.

Almost simultaneously, Han Li felt a weight in his arms as something furry appeared.

He lowered his head; it was the small beast that had pounced onto him after its advancement.

The beast rolled its strange, demonic eyes and extended a pink tongue, licking the back of Han Li's hand vigorously, its demeanor extremely affectionate.

Without a word, Han Li swept his divine sense into the small beast's body, and a moment later, a look of joy appeared on his face.

The small beast had indeed successfully advanced, possessing the cultivation of the Spirit Severing stage.

With its innate divine abilities and its own Qilin bloodline, it was far from comparable to other beasts of the same rank; it should become an invaluable helper in the future.

The small beast yawned in Han Li's arms, revealing a state of fatigue. The recent advancement had been too much for it to handle, and it urgently needed to recover its depleted vital energy.

Seeing this, Han Li flipped his hand, producing an apricot-red pill between his fingers, which he stuffed into the small beast's mouth. He then gently patted the beast's body.

With a flash of green light, the small beast vanished without a trace, having been collected into his storage bracelet, where it immediately fell into a deep sleep.

Seeing the Qilin phantom, the three people on the spirit vehicle had their expressions change slightly. After subconsciously glancing at each other, they all saw the look of horror in the others' eyes.

Although the Flying Spirit people only believed in true spirits of the avian type, how could they not recognize a powerful true spirit-level existence like the Qilin, which was renowned among all races in the Spirit Realm?

That Han Li's spirit beast possessed the bloodline of a Qilin true spirit naturally left them stunned once again.

At this moment, Han Li's figure flickered, transforming into a green rainbow that soared into the sky. He circled the area within several hundred zhang, and multicolored lights flew up from the ground, vanishing into the green rainbow in a flash.

He had collected all the formation flags and formation disks into his large sleeves.

The ten crimson pillars of light and the formation on the ground dissipated, and everything returned to its original state.

"We don't have much time; we must enter the third layer as soon as possible." With a flash of green light, Han Li's figure appeared in the flying vehicle and said calmly to Lei Lan and the other three.

Bai Bi, Lei Lan, and the others naturally had no objections and nodded in agreement.

Thus, with a light tap of Han Li's toe, the triangular spirit vehicle transformed into a white light and shot away. After a few flickers, the flying vehicle gradually became translucent and faded, finally disappearing into the darkness at the edge of the sky.

Deep within a certain layer of the Earth Abyss, at the same time the three blood puppets were reduced to ashes by the Spirit-Devouring Heavenly Fire, the blood-robed person lying on a chair in a secret mountain chamber, resting with eyes closed, suddenly sensed something. He opened his eyes abruptly and let out a soft sound of surprise.

"Eh! The blood puppets have been destroyed, and not even three strands of divine sense escaped. What is going on? Could someone else have interfered in this old man's affairs?" As the blood-robed person spoke, a fierce look flashed across his face, revealing a hint of ferocity.

"Forget it, they were just three blood puppets. It's probably too late to send other puppets. I can't run to the upper layers myself just for a mere Spirit General-level existence." The blood-robed person rubbed his chin and began to ponder again.

After a long while, he shook his sleeve, and the round bead he had used once before flew out again. After spinning around, it hovered in front of him.

He formed a seal with one hand and pointed at the bead with the other. The bead surged with blood light and emitted a soft humming sound.

After a short while, a cold female voice came through:

"Di Xue, what business do you have with this young lady?" The owner of the voice was not the least bit polite to the blood-robed person.

"Hehe, this old man wants to make a small trade with Fellow Daoist Mu Qing," the blood-robed person replied with a light laugh.

"What kind of trade?" The woman was clearly somewhat surprised.

"Nothing much, I just want to borrow the high-tier Spirit Commander-level blood flood dragon under your command," the blood-robed person replied nonchalantly.

"Blood flood dragon? Why do you want to borrow them? I still need them to help me find blood food for the sacrifice," the woman said, surprised.

"I need to borrow them to kill a few Spirit General-level Flying Spirit people. They are on the second layer, and it's too late for me to go there myself, and there is no teleportation formation here that can go directly there. Therefore, I have no choice but to trouble you, Fairy." The blood-robed person said.

"Hmph, a few Spirit Generals are worth using the blood flood dragon? Forget it, I don't care what you're plotting. You can borrow the blood flood dragon, but you must give me a piece of your Spirit-Hiding Wood. Otherwise, there's no point in talking about this!" The woman was silent for a moment before replying indifferently.

"Spirit-Hiding Wood! Fine, no problem. But I have one requirement: I have other uses for the primordial spirits of these Flying Spirit people. After killing them, have the blood flood dragon bring them to me." The blood-robed person said, his expression unchanged.

"That's a small matter. Send me the location and appearance of those people." The woman agreed immediately and then requested in a slightly softer tone.

"Naturally. Fellow Daoist Mu, wait a moment." The blood-robed person pointed a finger at the blood bead, closed his eyes gently, and transmitted something through his divine sense.

A moment later, the blood-robed person withdrew his finger, opened his eyes again, and said:

"I have given you the location where those people appeared not long ago. As long as the blood flood dragon arrives in time, it should be easy to find them. I will quietly await your good news, Fellow Daoist."

"As long as they are truly Spirit General-level existences, it won't take much time. But if the intelligence doesn't match what you said..." The woman sneered meaningfully.

"If it does not match, Fairy Mu can naturally cancel this transaction at any time," the blood-robed person said with a faint smile, interrupting.

With his divine abilities, he naturally couldn't have misjudged the cultivation of a few Spirit General-level existences.

"As long as you are so certain, Fellow Daoist, then it's settled. I will teleport the blood flood dragon directly to the second layer. In three days, there should be news returned." The woman said calmly, and the blood light on the bead flashed, cutting off the connection.

Seeing this, the blood-robed person was not angry; instead, a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

After putting away the round bead, he muttered to himself:

"With a high-tier Spirit Commander blood flood dragon taking action, it should be foolproof. If they still can't succeed, it means that some of those old fellows from the Flying Spirit Tribe have truly infiltrated the Earth Abyss. I'll have to be careful then, so as not to ruin the big plan."

As he spoke, the blood-robed person leaned back on his chair, and soon, low snoring sounds could be heard.

In just this short while, he had already fallen asleep.

On the third layer of the Earth Abyss, in a wooden hall built from countless black woods, a black shadow with an exceptionally blurry figure sat on a golden flower about a zhang in size, resting its chin on one hand, motionless.

Not far below, two rows of black shadows of varying heights knelt, numbering about fifteen or sixteen.

After a long while, the black shadow suddenly raised one hand, and a green light shot out, vanishing into the void in a flash.

As a result, after a short while, a rumbling sound of thunder suddenly came from outside the hall, followed by a flash of blood light outside the door, and a hazy mist of blood shot into the hall from outside.

As the blood mist dispersed, a demonic creature with a dragon head and human body appeared in the middle of the hall. It bowed respectfully to the black shadow sitting on the golden flower, and a hoarse voice came from its mouth:

"I wonder what important matter the Master has for summoning Blood Poison?"

"Blood Poison, temporarily put aside the matter of collecting blood food and make a trip to the second layer." A cold female voice came from the black shadow; it was the same "Mu Qing" who had been talking to the old monster Di Xue on the round bead.

"Please give your orders, Master!" This dragon-headed demonic creature had an incredibly bright red head, and its eyes radiated an indescribable aura of brutality as they turned, but it appeared exceptionally obedient in front of the black shadow.

"There are a few Spirit General-level Flying Spirit people on the second layer. Teleport over, kill them, collect their primordial spirits, and hand them directly to the old monster Di Xue. This is their last known location and appearance. Note that these Flying Spirit people might be a bit strange; if anything goes wrong, come back and tell me immediately. Go quickly and return quickly!" The woman raised a hand, threw out a black bamboo tube, and said indifferently.

"As you command!" The dragon-headed demonic creature raised its hand to catch the bamboo tube and agreed. Then, its figure flickered, transforming back into a mist of blood and shooting out. After a few flickers, it vanished outside the hall door without a trace.

"Alright, continue reporting the progress of capturing blood food on each layer. There isn't much time left until the next sacrifice. Hei Zhuo, it's your turn." After staring at the hall door for a while, the woman withdrew her gaze and said with a cold voice.

"The largest blood food groups on the fourth layer, the Four-Winged Flying Snakes and the Colorful Cloud Scorpions, have all been captured, leaving only a few groups of Three-Eyed Pale Rats that have hidden in the Black Crow Mountain, making them temporarily impossible to catch..." A tall shadow stood up and began to recount in detail.

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