Chapter 311: Blood-Colored Performance: Prologue

Seventh Master pointed out a path for Xu Qing, telling him to invite a god into his heart, and Xu Qing succeeded; that god had no face.

Thus, Xu Qing also pointed out a path for the Little Mute, telling him to learn Malevolent Fire Soul Devouring and to walk the path of slaughter.

He felt this was very suitable for the Little Mute. Xu Qing could say he had watched his slaughter and cruelty all the way to his growth. During these days of protecting him, he seemed to see his past self in the Little Mute.

The world is impermanent; only cultivation can bring stability to oneself. And the Little Mute's killing intent was very heavy. Xu Qing felt that such a person, like himself, was suitable for practicing Malevolent Fire Soul Devouring.

The Little Mute clearly kept this matter firmly in mind and listened to it in his heart. He had always unconditionally obeyed Xu Qing's words; this was his instinct, the instinct to worship the strong.

And after sending the Little Mute away, Xu Qing was not idle. He went to the Transportation Department immediately. However... when he arrived, it was already the time when dusk was fading. Thus, inside the Transportation Department, Xu Qing first saw a female disciple with a flushed face, and then Zhang San, who was smoking a pipe with a satisfied look on his face.

Xu Qing had vaguely seen that female disciple before; she was a female alchemy cultivator from the Second Peak who had once come with Gu Muqing to find Zhang San, wanting him to escort them on a trip.

Although her appearance was average, the female disciple had a good figure. Seeing Xu Qing now, she lowered her head and bowed with a flushed face, then left in a hurry.

Xu Qing wasn't curious about Zhang San's affairs. After arriving, just as he was about to speak, Zhang San raised his head triumphantly first.

"How is it? My charm is still okay, right?"

"Amazing!" Xu Qing nodded and spoke earnestly.

He knew that every time he had this expression, it would be full of persuasiveness, and whether it was the Captain or his Master, they all liked it very much.

Seeing Xu Qing's expression, Zhang San was even happier and raised his right hand, extending it toward Xu Qing.

"Take it out. I estimate your magic ship has exploded again. Did you see my sense of participation this time?"

Xu Qing recalled for a moment, shook his head, and then took out the magic ship.

"You haven't seen it? That can't be." Zhang San was a bit anxious. While pondering, he looked at the magic ship Xu Qing took out and suddenly realized.

"So it didn't completely self-destruct. No wonder. But Xu Qing, this is the first time you've brought the magic ship back relatively intact. It's not easy; keep it up." Zhang San laughed and took Xu Qing's magic ship.

"Three days, I can repair your magic ship to be the same as before. However, Xu Qing, you also need to speed up and strive to suppress souls in all your magic apertures. In that case, you can form an artifact spirit, allowing your magic ship to be promoted."

"I have already completed it." Xu Qing said calmly.

"Ah?" Zhang San was stunned. He also practiced Malevolent Fire Soul Devouring and knew that the final suppression required 120 souls, a process that required a lot of time and slaughter to achieve, and the requirements for the souls were also extremely high.

In his memory, it seemed Xu Qing hadn't had four fires for long.

"So fast?"

Xu Qing nodded. The fire in his body dissipated, and 120 magic apertures were suddenly revealed. Shrill, miserable roars came from his 120 magic apertures; those were the wails of all the souls he had suppressed.

While forming a strong resentment that spread in all directions, it also turned into a violent force, causing Zhang San to gasp after checking it.

"In that case, three days won't be enough. I need seven days. After seven days, come to me to integrate your magic aperture souls, and let me witness the formation of a magic warship!"

Zhang San said, becoming excited, with light in his eyes. He didn't pay attention to Xu Qing, took the magic ship, and flew away rapidly, starting to ponder the construction plan.

Xu Qing looked at Zhang San's back and bowed deeply with cupped hands before leaving. He went to the headquarters of the Security Special Division, where he also had a residence, intending to stay there for seven days.

The Security Special Division of the Seven Blood Eyes had been quite busy during this period, mainly cooperating with the same departments of other sects to execute some tasks of the Alliance in the surrounding areas.

This also showed that the Seven Blood Eyes had completely integrated into the Alliance. There were many tasks where disciples of various sects cooperated to go out. Xu Qing also felt this point; for example, the number of disciples from other sects in the main city had clearly increased.

And the disciples of the Seven Blood Eyes were no longer limited to the main city of the Seven Blood Eyes itself; most would go to other main cities to purchase, and even some who were good at business had opened shops in the main cities of other sects.

Overall, the current Alliance, with the addition of the Seven Blood Eyes, had become much livelier than before, and its strength had also increased a lot.

And the recent tasks were mainly concentrated in the direction of the Three Spirits Town Dao Mountain.

Xu Qing checked the files and learned that during this period, the Three Spirits Town Dao Mountain was much more active than before. It seemed that the population of the 137 countries within its range had declined severely, so the cultivators of the Three Spirits Town Dao Mountain went out to capture new small countries to replenish.

This kind of hunting trip happened every once in a while. Often at this time, the Alliance would also pay close attention, and occasionally there would be friction.

And the Captain had also disappeared, not knowing what he was busy with. Along with him, Wu Jianwu had also disappeared. These two were colluding together, seemingly doing something big.

Xu Qing looked up at the direction of the Xuanyou Sect, hesitated for a moment, and then withdrew his gaze.

Besides this, a portion of the disciples of the Security Special Division were conducting their second river patrol. Neither Xu Qing nor the Captain participated; it was led by several two-fire Foundation Establishment old disciples of the Fifth Peak of the Seven Blood Eyes within the Security Special Division.

Thus, the number of people in the Security Special Division of the Seven Blood Eyes was less than before, and it looked much emptier.

Xu Qing liked quiet. Looking at the empty Security Special Division, he felt it was not bad. While meditating in his residence, he was also pondering about the 121st magic aperture.

"Only between life and death can it be opened..." Xu Qing pondered. Regarding the opening of the 121st magic aperture, he had a plan in his heart. This plan was something he had pondered on the way back.

It was still in its infancy, and he needed to carefully weigh the feasibility of this plan.

"It might need the strengthening of the Seven Blood Eyes' taboo magic treasure..."

Xu Qing pondered for a moment. On the way back, Seventh Master had said that the Seven Blood Eyes' taboo magic treasure had a strengthening effect on reflecting magic apertures. Xu Qing planned to go to the place where the sect's taboo was located to try it out after his magic ship was promoted to a magic warship seven days later.

It was just that the plan in his mind regarding opening the 121st magic aperture had a certain degree of danger.

Xu Qing hesitated in his heart whether he should truly carry out this plan.

"Regardless of whether I carry it out, I will go to the place where the sect's taboo magic treasure is located seven days later to see the situation before deciding."

Xu Qing made a decision. Regarding the 121st magic aperture, Xu Qing felt that if he could open it, it would naturally be the best, and if he couldn't, it wasn't unacceptable.

Thus, in the following days, his heart was calm. Besides cultivation, he was also perfecting his aperture-opening plan in his mind, analyzing every step and link.

Until seven days passed. On the dusk of this seventh day, Xu Qing received Zhang San's voice transmission, informing him that the magic ship had been repaired.

Xu Qing put away the voice transmission jade slip, stood up, and walked out of the Security Special Division.

"Tomorrow, go to the place where the sect's taboo magic treasure is located." Xu Qing decided in his heart. After going out, he looked at the sky.

The dusk of this day was very similar to a certain day in the past; both were filled with red glow, making the entire sky look bright red, and the god's remnant face high above was also reflected with red light.

It looked like blood light.

Xu Qing withdrew his gaze.

He didn't know why, but he felt a faint sense of panic. This feeling had never appeared before; it surfaced for the first time today, making him inexplicably uneasy.

But he couldn't find the source of the unease.

Xu Qing pondered and headed straight for the Transportation Department. After arriving quickly, he saw his faceless magic ship.

The shape was no different from before, but there were some differences in the subtle details. While the divinity was clearly richer, there were also many special formation runes inside this magic ship.

"These are all prepared so that the artifact spirit you form next can better strengthen this magic warship. I won't introduce too much to you. Now, Xu Qing, use the method of the Malevolent Fire Soul Devouring Scripture to integrate the souls suppressed in all 120 of your magic apertures into this ship!"

Xu Qing took a deep breath. Without hesitation, his 120 magic apertures opened instantly, like 120 volcanoes erupting in his body.

As his magic power rose, the flames soared into the sky, and the temperature became incomparably scorching in an instant.

Xu Qing, amidst the flames, saw his surroundings distort, the ground crack and tremble, and heat waves spread in all directions. Zhang San gasped and retreated rapidly, but he was still somewhat panicked.

It was really because Xu Qing at this moment released a pressure that made his heart unstable, his breathing rapid, and his eyes sting.

"Too strong!"

" "

As Zhang San's heart surged with waves, Xu Qing raised his head abruptly, his hands forming seals, constantly changing, faster and faster.

With the help of the seals, he followed the method of the Malevolent Fire Soul Devouring Scripture and gradually extracted half of the souls suppressed in the 120 magic apertures in his body, scattering them outside his body to form a huge soul shadow.

This soul shadow had a ferocious face, with countless faces appearing all over its body. Shrill sounds echoed, and resentment permeated all directions.

Xu Qing's hand seals changed suddenly, and the dark soul fire dissipated, shrouding this soul shadow, as if putting armor on it.

Under this armor, the shrillness and resentment of the soul shadow were instantly suppressed. Then Xu Qing raised his right hand and pointed at the magic ship. Immediately, this ferocious soul shadow rose into the sky and headed straight for the magic ship.

Zhang San assisted from the side, stimulating the power of the magic ship. Instantly, the magic ship hummed. At the moment it touched the soul shadow, it shone with brilliant light. Even the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor was attracted, hiding in the iron sign and paying close attention.

After all, this was the second artifact spirit beside the Xu Demon; he had to pay attention to and judge its threat to himself.

In an instant, the soul shadow was completely integrated into the magic ship. The magic ship shuddered throughout its body. The next moment, the faceless bow of the ship suddenly blurred, eventually forming a ferocious face.

It was exactly the face of the soul shadow.

A connection that had never existed between him and the magic ship integrated into Xu Qing's heart. His body shuddered, and he had a feeling that this magic ship had become a part of his own body.

His understanding of the magic ship was also extremely comprehensive at this moment. Just this point alone allowed him to have a few more points of power in controlling the magic ship than before.

Not to mention that after the soul shadow was integrated, as the formations inside the magic ship were fully opened, a pressure that surpassed Foundation Establishment and belonged to the Golden Core erupted from this magic ship.

At this moment, it was no longer a magic ship, but a magic warship!

Xu Qing's eyes revealed a sharp light, and Zhang San on the side was also incomparably excited.

"It's done!"

At the same time, as the red glow fell from the sky, in the main city of the Lingyun Sword Sect of the Eight Sect Alliance, among the pedestrians on the street, two figures were walking forward.

These two were one in front and one behind, like master and servant, both wearing black robes and wearing the god's remnant face mask that emitted an aura of panic and unease.

"What a lively majestic city. Night Dove, is the performance about to begin?" The person in front, with a young voice, spoke with a smile.

"Master, that person has replied. The performance is about to begin." The person in black behind responded respectfully.

Almost the moment Night Dove's words came out... outside the Eight Sect Alliance, that vast tributary of the Ancient Immortal River, the originally clear water, at this instant, suddenly changed.

Pitch black! ===== CHAPTER 312 =====