Chapter 169: Blood Sacrifice

Upon receiving permission, Ma Suxuan struck in an instant.

One could see the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi surging, clearing and expelling the dense Yin Qi in the surroundings, while simultaneously pressing down upon the Tree Demon and Black Mountain, rendering them unable to move.

The Tree Demon and Black Mountain immediately realized something was wrong and erupted with all their power, struggling desperately, but it was still to no avail.

"You two abominations, how dare you kill my human race?"

As the two appeared, Ma Suxuan spoke with a cold expression and an angry shout.

Seeing the two appear, Ning Chixia and Yan Caichen were startled and stunned, then immediately overjoyed; these two were actually human powerhouses, and judging by their incredibly powerful auras, they must be reinforcements—they were saved.

The hearts of the Tree Demon and Black Mountain sank.

Damn it, what is going on?

Why would human powerhouses appear in Beiguo County, where the Yin Qi is so dense? This shouldn't be. Even if there were reinforcements, shouldn't they have gone to the neighboring Bei'an County?

That place is much worse than here!

"I advise you to let us go, otherwise Lord Jinpeng will not spare you. He is a terrifying existence from the Ten Thousand Demon Ridge of the Yin World!"

There is no peace between demons, Weirds, and the human race, so begging for mercy was useless. Realizing they could not break free from their restraints, the two demons directly issued threats, hoping to make these two human powerhouses hesitate.

"What are you babbling about?"

Li Heng, who had been silent for a long time, spoke indifferently, and two streaks of Sun True Fire drifted onto the two demons, instantly burning them until not even ash remained.

Source Power +170.

They were merely two Half-step Innate level demons; killing them was just killing them. However, that remark of theirs was interesting. Could it be that Beiguo County turned into its current state because of the Ten Thousand Demon Ridge in the Yin World?

Lord Jinpeng? One of the Three Sages of the Ten Thousand Demon Ridge?

Seeing this, Ma Suxuan felt a chill in her heart.

Sure enough, it is very similar to Li Heng's flames, but the power is even greater. It seems this mysterious powerhouse is truly related to Li Heng.

Li Heng was clear about Ma Suxuan's reaction, but he did not care; in any case, Ma Suxuan had already had some guesses, and had even vaguely determined it through her own intuition, so whether he hid it or not made no difference.

Seeing this, Ning Chixia and Yan Caichen were stunned, their pupils shrinking, their hearts shocked—two Half-step Innate beings just died like that? Especially Ning Chixia; as a Dao practitioner who had traveled far and wide, slaughtered Evil Demons, and seen great storms and waves, he was even more aware of the significance of such a feat.

Could this be the Innate realm, transcending the mundane and having entered the Dao?

Quickly regaining their senses, they bowed one after another.

"Ning Chixia, Yan Caichen, thank you both for saving our lives!"

Hmm? Li Heng was slightly stunned upon hearing these two names.

These two names are a bit uncanny. Come to think of it, even the titles of the Three Sages of the Ten Thousand Demon Ridge sound somewhat familiar...

His curiosity piqued, he spoke.

"What are these two demons called?"

The two were slightly stunned, a bit confused. However, since their lifesavers had asked, they naturally answered happily.

"Reporting to the senior, the junior does not know the real names of these two demons, but one goes by the name Black Mountain and the other by the name Tree Demon. Does the senior know them?"

Hearing this, Li Heng was thoughtful; interesting...

Could this World really have some connection to his past life? However, there are many places that are completely different. For example, the Dao Sect of this world does not worship the Three Pure Ones, who are known as the source of the Great Dao.

Withdrawing the distracting thoughts from his mind, Li Heng asked about the main business.

"I ask you, what exactly happened in Beiguo County?"

Hearing this, the two were stunned again; why was this senior's topic so jumpy? However, they could only answer honestly, telling of the sudden eruption of Yin Qi, while feeling vaguely puzzled in their hearts.

Ma Suxuan, standing to the side, was startled upon hearing this.

"Senior, could it be that Beiguo County is also experiencing the situation in Bei'an?"

Senior? The two were shocked again upon hearing this.

They had thought these two powerhouses were of the same generation; they never expected one to be a senior and the other a junior?

This somewhat awe-inspiring female powerhouse's aura was already so terrifying, so what about this golden-armored god-man? Could he be above the Innate level? Otherwise, this cross-generational relationship wouldn't exist, right?

"It might be, or it might not be."

Li Heng said a platitude.

"Let's go, let's go see the city of Beiguo County."

He immediately stepped forward and set off, flying toward Beiguo City, with Ma Suxuan following closely behind. As for Ning Chixia and Yan Caichen, they were also very sensible and followed along, not daring to let themselves fall behind in the slightest.

With such dense Yin Qi, the two of them could not leave Beiguo County on their own, so it was better to cling to the powerful. As for the powerful Evil Demons that might exist in the city? They were not worth worrying about at all!

These two powerhouses.

One is Innate, and the other is suspected to be above Innate.

In the center of Beiguo County.

The souls of those ordinary commoners had not yet been eroded by the Yin Qi to become Weirds before they were attracted by the gravitational force emitted by the Blood Vortex and swallowed by it, causing the Blood Vortex to grow continuously.

Now it was like a tornado, occupying half the street.

Jinpeng stood before the Blood Vortex, wearing a smile. These humans in the Present World were indeed of better quality than the human-livestock kept in captivity; even their souls exuded a wild aura.

No wonder those old fellows would break their heads trying to run to the Present World.

However, now that the Heaven and Earth are undergoing further mutations, they can gradually come to the Present World and interfere with it, so there is no need to worry about not having such high-quality humans in the future.

Although this mutation is a great Disaster for both sides...

Hmm?

Jinpeng suddenly frowned.

The two cheap subordinates he had just accepted had actually died, and their auras had disappeared directly? Truly trash; how could they die when they had the home-field advantage of such dense Yin Qi?

Sensing slightly again, there were two auras approaching his side.

No wonder; it turns out to be two Innate beings.

Jinpeng raised an eyebrow, his face showing joy; today is truly a bumper harvest, what a good omen. Using two Innate beings for a Blood Sacrifice to the Yin World will definitely clear away the bad luck of the recent period!

Thinking of this matter, he could not help but feel depressed.

What kind of error could have occurred to allow that White Strange Mist to reach Ten Thousand Demon Ridge? This clearly shouldn't have happened...

Arriving before the city of Beiguo County, Li Heng and his companion saw clearly the incomparably huge Blood Vortex that occupied half the street, into which hundreds and thousands of souls were being continuously sucked, emitting wails.

Seeing this, Ma Suxuan gasped, her face showing anger.

"Sucking souls and seizing spirits—to dare to commit such a violent and cruel act!"

Ning Chixia and Yan Caichen, who had followed closely behind, shouted in anger.

Li Heng's expression was calm, and he immediately took a step forward.

"Dust to dust, earth to earth; what should depart must not remain..."

The leisurely chanting resonated throughout the entire city of Beiguo. Its sound was as sacred as a prayer for Heaven, emitting a transcendent power that caused the wailing souls to quiet down, allowing them to ignore the attraction of the Blood Vortex and sink into the ground.

Even those souls already swept into the Blood Vortex were the same.

Seeing this, Jinpeng was greatly shocked and shouted loudly in anger.

"A fine technique!"

A roar also resonated throughout Beiguo City, attempting to drown out Li Heng's chanting. But unfortunately, no matter how he increased his volume or used his Secret Technique, the sound of the chanting remained clearly audible.

Ma Suxuan was even more surprised to see this.

She had originally thought that this senior possessed that kind of flame and was an expert in slaughter, not skilled in salvation. Even if he were to perform salvation, it would be "physical salvation." But she had not expected this move to be more effective than the Dao Sect's Relief Scripture.

Seeing that his methods were useless, Jinpeng was even more furious.

Where did this human powerhouse come from, daring to disrupt his plans?

He used his racial Supernatural Ability, his figure shook, and he harnessed the dense Yin Qi between Heaven and Earth. With a gust of wind and a surge of the sea, he arrived before Li Heng and the others in just a few breaths.

"Who are you people, daring to disrupt this Venerable One's good deeds!"

He looked at Li Heng and the others with a gloomy expression. He had originally thought these two Second Heaven were just waste sent to him as food, and the two below Second Heaven could be considered non-existent.

But he had not expected these humans to have such methods!

"You are Jinpeng, right? How did you come to the Present World?"

Li Heng's expression was calm as he spoke lightly.

In his estimation, the demons and Weird of the Yin World should not be able to come to the Present World so easily; otherwise, the Present World would have been in chaos long ago, and how could the decaying Great Li have held on for so long?

"Why should this Venerable One tell you?"

Jinpeng smiled disdainfully.

"Since you have come, then stay..." He was just about to issue a harsh threat and then slaughter these four humans, when he suddenly saw a fist the size of a vinegar jar already before his face.

One punch struck, and it was as if a full-scale Buddhist ritual had been performed; the chimes, cymbals, and gongs all rang out together, and his body exploded directly.

The others did not react in time, merely stunned. When they did react, their eyes widened, round and large. What had just happened? This golden-light divine man had punched this demon in the face.

And then he had beaten this demon to an explosion!?

This golden-light divine man was indeed powerful.

Ma Suxuan marveled secretly. Once she had seen this demon and felt its Terror-inducing Demon Qi, which seemed to shoot straight into the clouds and blot out the sun, she knew she absolutely could not defeat it.

Yet she had not expected it to be beaten to an explosion by this powerhouse in one punch!

"Come out. How much longer must I wait?"

Li Heng spoke lightly, without the slightest fluctuation in his expression.

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding dense Yin Qi churned and surged, forming a vortex in which a sound like a heartbeat echoed. Until the Yin Qi dispersed, it revealed Jinpeng's figure once more.

"It seems you are aware of my methods?"

Hearing this, Jinpeng said with a slightly surprised expression.

What had come to the Present World was not his true self, but a projection.

Therefore, he borrowed the surrounding dense Yin Qi to continuously regenerate. It could be said that as long as the Yin Qi leaking from the Yin World did not cease, he could regenerate infinitely and exhaust his enemies to death.

Also, because there was so much Yin World Yin Qi leaking out, it was incomparably dense and spread throughout the entire county. With so much Yin Qi to bolster him, his combat power was extremely strong, only one level weaker than his true self.

This was also one of the reasons why he had just regarded Li Heng and the others as objects for Blood Sacrifice; it was not because he was overly arrogant, but because he truly had the strength and confidence.

Even now, his thinking had not changed much.

At most, he just needed to be more serious.

He could revive infinitely, but these humans could not!

Ma Suxuan and the others felt their hearts sink at the sight. His body had been blown apart, yet he had not died and continued to revive, and he looked lively as if he had no consumption at all. How could this be possible?

What kind of peerless demon was this?

"Forget it, regardless of whether you know or not, anyway, as long as the Yin Qi does not cease, I can continuously regenerate. I can exhaust you all to death. No matter how strong your punch is, it is useless to blow my body apart."

Jinpeng shook his head with a sneer.

"You have already penetrated deep into Beiguo County and cannot escape at all, so despair, tremble! You can try to run, and I will hunt you down one by one."

He continued to laugh loudly as he spoke.

If the objects of a Blood Sacrifice had intense emotional fluctuations before death, the effect of the Blood Sacrifice would be even better. Although he did not believe that these words alone could cause two Second Heaven to have intense emotional fluctuations, it could plant the seeds of panic, which would be beneficial for the coming battle.

"If you've said enough nonsense, then die."

Li Heng spoke, and with a movement of his mind, the Great Sun Dharma Image appeared.