Chapter 1330: Blood Lake

Li Luo's group halted before the Ghostly Domain, their gazes filled with longing and wariness as they stared at the distorted space ahead. Beyond that space flowed a viscous miasma of malice, and faintly, countless eerie whispers continuously drifted out, stirring the deepest negative emotions within one's heart.

From all directions, figures kept arriving at full speed, then without pausing, charged straight in.

The starlight emanating from those Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures within this Ghostly Domain had ignited countless greedy hearts. Perhaps they weren't unaware of the dangers here, but in order to advance further, sometimes even knowing a sea of blades and flames lay ahead, one still had to brave it.

On the path of cultivation, not to compete is to retreat.

"If things go wrong, we'll withdraw immediately. Although top-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures are precious, they're still not worth more than our lives." Li Luo looked at everyone, especially Jiang Jiang Qinge, and reminded them seriously.

Facing the reminder and warning contained in his gaze, Jiang Jiang Qinge could only give him a rather helpless, reproachful glance.

The others all nodded.

Then the group all circulated their phase force to shield their bodies before cautiously stepping forward, making contact with the distorted space. One by one, their figures gradually vanished within the spatial ripples.

The instant they stepped into the Ghostly Domain, the space before Li Luo and the others rapidly shifted, and once they steadied themselves, the surrounding environment had undergone a tremendous change.

The first thing to meet their eyes was the blood-red mist drifting across the sky, from which a thick scent of blood emanated.

Li Luo and the others covered their bodies with phase force, evaporating and dissolving all the falling blood-red mist, while their gazes looked ahead, where they actually saw quite a few figures emanating powerful phase force.

Those figures were clearly divided into groups of varying sizes—obviously some of the various factions and loose cultivator teams that had entered this Ghostly Domain.

And the arrival of Li Luo's group immediately drew those gazes shooting toward them.

Li Luo met those gazes as they swept past, then spotted a familiar graceful figure among a group. She had a slender waist like a willow branch, exquisite and breathtakingly beautiful features, and bright eyes like pale blue gemstones, brimming with rippling water-like charm.

It was precisely Qin Yi, who bore the reputation of Water Fairy.

Beside Qin Yi, naturally, were followers of the Qin Heavenly King lineage, a team led by the Nine Tribulations Guard Commander, Qin Zhenlin.

Besides that, Shen Yunge from the Beast Tamer Spirit Hall also stood beside Qin Yi, chatting and laughing with her continuously. His composed demeanor was as if he didn't take the Ghostly Domain with its drifting blood mist before him seriously at all.

And when Li Luo caught sight of Qin Yi's graceful figure, the latter's gaze also shifted over, and their eyes met.

Li Luo gave a polite, graceful smile. Although Qin Qin Lian was a crazy woman, there wasn't much enmity between him and Qin Yi. While he would be on guard against the latter, he wouldn't go so far as to give her a cold look.

And regarding Li Luo's smiling gesture, Qin Yi's delicate, fair cheeks showed no particular ripple; she merely gave a reserved, slight nod.

She had similarly complicated feelings toward Li Luo, because due to the grudges of the previous generation, their relationship was clearly such that they couldn't even be ordinary friends.

But deep within, Qin Yi actually felt quite a bit of admiration for Li Luo, because when she first met him at the Dragon Blood Mountain Range, the latter was merely what people called a "country bumpkin" who had just returned from the Outer Shenzhou. Yet no one expected that this so-called "country bumpkin," in just two short years, would leave these prodigies who had grown up in the Tianyuan Shenzhou enjoying top-tier cultivation resources far behind him.

The current Li Luo could, without exaggeration, be called the strongest person of their generation.

Qin Yi possessed a Lower Nine-Grade Water Phase, a talent sufficient to look down on her peers, so she was inwardly quite proud. But unfortunately, this pride was shattered to pieces before Li Luo's illustrious battle record.

Qin Yi's mind was undoubtedly far broader than Qin Qin Lian's; she didn't become twisted with jealousy over it. On the contrary, regarding Li Luo's battle record, she had always held a sense of amazement and admiration within.

If not for the grudges of the previous generation, Qin Yi believed she might have been very willing to become friends with Li Luo, but unfortunately...

Qin Yi's gaze slightly lowered, and she subtly glanced again at the dazzling, resplendent graceful figure of the woman beside Li Luo. Within her eyes, clear as a lake, faint ripples imperceptible to others arose.

"Li Fulou and Li Tingyue—these two actually ended up together." The Nine Tribulations Guard Commander Qin Zhenlin, however, focused his attention on Li Fulou and Li Tingyue, since both of them were Upper Four-Grade Marquis.

Still, he merely frowned slightly, not too wary, after all, their side also had Shen Yunge, who was not only an Upper Four-Grade Marquis but also accompanied by his natal spirit beast, making his combat strength a notch stronger than his.

However, their appearance would undoubtedly make the upcoming struggle even more intense.

Thinking this, Qin Zhenlin's gaze shifted forward. It turned out that where the numerous teams had gathered was actually a blood-red lake.

Within the blood-red lake, the water shimmered, yet the surface was repeatedly broken. Many beautiful women's faces could be seen emerging from the lake water, their gazes shy and timid as they looked at the people by the lakeside.

This scene should have been an extremely beautiful one.

But unfortunately, when those beautiful women had only their faces floating in the water, it seemed to make it impossible to appreciate.

Faintly, the laughter of women could be heard drifting out, a laughter filled with a bewitching charm that stirred an impulse to enter the lake and bathe with the beauties.

But fortunately, those who could make it here were, after all, not ignorant fools. At this moment, they all firmly guarded their minds, not daring to be seduced.

Because they all knew what a terrifying fate awaited those who sank into this blood-like lake.

At the same time, gazes turned toward the center of the blood-red lake, where four blood-red corals had grown. These corals were entirely like blood crystals, flowing with strange light, while emanating a special energy fluctuation.

They were clearly four high-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures!

This was also the purpose for which these people had gathered here.

And at this moment, Li Luo, Jiang Jiang Qinge, and the others also discovered the four blood-red corals in the blood-red lake, and immediately their eyes showed strange colors. This Ghostly Domain was too extravagant—just upon entering, four high-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures had appeared directly!

But it had to be said, this was truly too tempting.

After all, even with Li Hongyou's treasure-seeking assistance before, they had only obtained three high-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures. Yet here, within just one blood lake, four high-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures had appeared—how could this not drive people mad with desire?

If not for the countless eerie beautiful faces within the blood-red lake, this place would have long since erupted into a free-for-all.

Li Luo exchanged a glance with Li Fulou and the others. Since they had come, they naturally had to fight for a share of these high-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures.

However, just as they were about to step forward, the gazes of Li Fulou, Li Tingyue, and Jiang Jiang Qinge suddenly sharpened. Li Fulou stepped out, standing at Li Luo's side, then clenched his five fingers into a fist. Vast phase force surged like a flood, and he threw a punch toward the blood-red mist on the right.

And there, the blood-red mist was torn apart, and a fierce, domineering rainbow light shot out, colliding with Li Fulou's fist light.

Boom!

Wildly violent phase force fluctuations ravaged outward.

And shockingly, Li Fulou, whose strength had reached the Upper Four-Grade, actually fell completely at a disadvantage in this clash. His body violently shook, and he retreated repeatedly, even a trace of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

Li Tingyue extended her slender hand, blocking Li Fulou's retreat, but this block also sent her stumbling back several steps, and her gaze immediately darkened slightly.

Li Fulou's expression also became extremely solemn. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his gaze coldly fixed on where the blood mist was slowly dissipating, as a cold, stern voice rang out.

"Zhao Xiuyuan, hailed as the strongest Guard Commander of this generation of the Ten Thousand Beast Guard—do you only know how to launch sneak attacks from the shadows?"