Chapter 946

After being replaced by the primordial blood sea and becoming a branch of the Yinming Blood Sea, the foul miasma swirling around the Skyskimming Blood Sea began to consume the heat radiating from the Southern Bright Fire, greatly slowing the rate at which the blood sea evaporated.

Coupled with the endless supply of blood sea power from the Void Gates, the rate of evaporation could not keep up with the rate of replenishment.

Thus, under the scorching of the Sacred Beast Zhu Que's Southern Bright Fire, the branch of the Yinming Blood Sea did not shrink—it expanded.

Seeing this, the Sacred Beast Zhu Que's eyes flickered with a cold glint.

The Five Sacred Beasts were personally forged by Ancestor Hongjun.

To ensure loyalty and secrecy, the Five Sacred Beasts rarely interacted with the outside world.

Long-term solitude forged their cold, haughty temperaments.

Aside from Ancestor Hongjun, they looked down on all others.

Seeing that his Southern Bright Fire could not overcome the blood sea, the haughty Sacred Beast Zhu Que's eyes ignited with flame—flames of rage.

Aaaoo!

A piercing shriek once again issued from the Sacred Beast Zhu Que's mouth.

The Sacred Beast Zhu Que uttered no idle words; he immediately carried out Ancestor Hongjun's command.

Vast heavenly and earthly forces, mobilized by his Sub-Sage rank, converged upon the Sacred Beast Zhu Que.

Behind the Sacred Beast Zhu Que appeared the River of Fire—the Great Dao of Fire made manifest.

Endless flames gathered toward the Sacred Beast Zhu Que.

Boom!

Terrifying flames burned across the body of the Sacred Beast Zhu Que.

In an instant, above the Western Continent of Cattle Worship, two suns seemed to appear—one yellow, one blue.

The blue sun shone brighter than the yellow one, nearly stealing nine-tenths of its radiance.

The entire Western Continent of Cattle Worship was instantly draped in a blue luminescence.

Pika! Pika! Pika!

Under full power, the Southern Bright Fire could no longer be fully controlled by the Sacred Beast Zhu Que as before.

Vast quantities of stray flames began scorching the surrounding void.

First, the air ignited, continuously emitting the sound of combustion.

Then the void itself began to warp, as if melting.

Boom!

The Sacred Beast Zhu Que transformed into a blue sun millions of zhang wide and plunged headlong into the branch of the Yinming Blood Sea.

Ssssszzzzz~~~

A shrill sound of vaporization rang out; under the full eruption of the Sacred Beast Zhu Que, the entire branch of the Yinming Blood Sea boiled, and the blood water contacting the Southern Bright Fire was vaporized in vast swathes.

What appeared above Bombarding Lingshan was merely a branch of the Yinming Blood Sea—less than one ten-thousandth of the true Yinming Blood Sea's scale.

Had it been the true Yinming Blood Sea, even if a true sun fell into it, the sun would have been extinguished.

Weng! Weng! Weng!

The spatial gates scattered around, under Ancestor Minghe's activation, operated beyond capacity, spewing forth torrents of blood sea water to replenish the branch of the Yinming Blood Sea.

With the Yinming Blood Sea as a backing, Lu's blue sun, though terrifying, could not yet overcome the branch of the Yinming Blood Sea.

The Sacred Beast Zhu Que sensed this; he opened his massive mouth and spat toward the Void Gates.

A pillar of searing flame immediately erupted from his mouth, sweeping toward the Void Gates.

The Southern Bright Fire could burn through the void—surely it could burn through the Void Gates.

Ancestor Minghe also sensed the Sacred Beast Zhu Que's intent.

Yet he made no move to stop it.

Forming the Void Gates required little effort.

With the Two Worlds Mountain as a conduit, even though Ancestor Minghe was not skilled in the Dao of Space, he could easily form Void Gates.

Of course, Ancestor Minghe did not do nothing.

Although Luo Fu had sent Ancestor Minghe here merely to tie up the Sacred Beast Zhu Que, this situation now resembled Ancestor Minghe being beaten without retaliation—and Ancestor Minghe would not tolerate such a thing.

"Blood Sea Array, activate!"

With a thought, countless Blood Spirits surged forth within the branch of the Yinming Blood Sea, their energies interlinked, instantly forming the Blood Sea Array.

Splash!

Moreover, behind Ancestor Minghe appeared a crimson river—the Great Dao of Blood, condensed into a Great Dao River.

With the Great Dao River's augmentation, Ancestor Minghe's Dao of Blood began rapidly ascending.

Though it did not reach the Hunyuan level like the Sacred Beast Zhu Que's, it rose to the true Sub-Sage's absolute peak—just one thread away from Hunyuan.

Summoning a Great Dao River was Ancestor Minghe's latest insight.

This was partly guided by Luo Fu, but primarily because Ancestor Minghe himself possessed the qualification.

The primordial blood sea's essence inherently contained the complete Dao of Blood.

Indeed, the primordial source of the Dao of Blood in the Primordial World was hidden within the blood sea's essence.

Having mastered the blood sea's essence, Ancestor Minghe merely needed to shift his perspective and devote a little thought to tap into its Dao of Blood.

Of course, Ancestor Minghe had not fully mastered the blood sea's essence and could not, like the Sacred Beast Bai Hu and Sacred Beast Zhu Que, directly draw upon the Great Dao's primordial force to elevate his own Dao realm to Hunyuan.

With Ancestor Minghe's authority and qualification, he could raise the Dao of Blood only to the Sub-Sage's absolute peak—just a hair's breadth from Hunyuan.

The Hunyuan barrier was far too solid for beings of the Primordial World.

Without the Heavenly Dao's aid, breaking through this barrier was no easy matter.

The Sub-Sage's absolute peak was enough.

Unlike the Sacred Beast Zhu Que, Ancestor Minghe could draw upon not only the Dao of Blood but also the boundless power of the blood sea.

Most importantly, the Blood God Sons he created could help him accumulate vast amounts of pure Blood Sea power, something the Sacred Beast Zhu Que could not do.

In battle, unleashing all the power accumulated by billions of Blood God Sons could elevate Ancestor Minghe's combat strength to another level.

Compared to the boundless magic power of a Saint, the Blood Sea power is not much weaker.

The Sacred Beast Zhu Que is merely a Semi-Saint; compared to a Saint, a Semi-Saint can access only limited Heavenly Dao power.

Most importantly, a Semi-Saint cannot, like a Saint, undergo the purification of Heavenly Dao power to attain a Hunyuan body and Hunyuan Primordial Spirit.

A Saint is a different kind of Hunyuan layer.

A Semi-Saint has only one foot stepped into the Hunyuan layer.

One who has not broken through the Hunyuan realm is merely an ant.

There remains an essential gap between a Semi-Saint and a Saint.

Several Semi-Saints working together might suppress a Saint.

A single Semi-Saint, however, cannot possibly be a match for a Saint.

Ancestor Minghe can even stand against a Saint.

Now that he has gained control over the power of the Great Dao's Changhe, holding his own against a Semi-Saint is no problem at all.

The Dao of Blood has been infused into the Blood Sea Array.

After being condensed by the Blood Sea Array, the purified Blood Sea power, now enhanced by the power of the Dao, has seen its fundamental strength further elevated.