Chapter 336: Simply Flaunt It!

Boom!

The Bloodline Gate shook, causing the entire Demon Emperor City to tremble.

"What happened!? Is there an enemy attack?"

"What is that!!?"

"Did the Human Race attack?"

"Wait! No."

"That is..."

"That is Blood Flame!!?"

The Great Demons who had originally intended to hide in the shadows and observe were startled by the scene before them; several even subconsciously revealed their true forms in preparation for battle, crashing into and damaging quite a few mansions.

After all, space in Demon Emperor City is limited; if all the Demon Race were to reveal their true forms, it is feared that it could not hold many at all.

Therefore, there is a rule in Demon Emperor City that everyone must follow: unless there are special circumstances, one must appear in the image of a human Incarnation.

This is also the reason why Mo Qi and the others appeared in the image of dog-headed people rather than their original forms.

In the sky, the Blood Flame that shot up into the sky overwhelmed all previous phenomena.

The three dog-headed people were mercilessly sent flying, spitting blood as they flew out of the Bloodline Gate, falling from the high sky toward the surface of the sea.

The phantoms of the Silver Moon Wolf and the white fox were not spared either; they were blasted apart by the Blood Flame, and along with them, Yaoyue and Canglan were kicked out of the Bloodline Gate.

Fortunately, the person within the Blood Flame remembered that they were teammates and did not treat them entirely the same, so they still showed some mercy.

The two who were squeezed out of the Bloodline Gate did not lose control and fall, but instead supported each other; both were dazed as they clutched their chests and looked up at the Blood Flame that was still rising.

"This..."

"... He, what exactly is he?"

The Blood Flame covered the sky like an erupting volcano, dyeing the entire sky blood-red.

It was as if the apocalypse had arrived, or as if a blood-colored sun had appeared in the sky, casting down a blood-colored sunset.

The figure within the Blood Flame did not slow down after crossing the nine-thousand-foot mark; the momentum of the advance remained fierce, slowly but firmly continuing to climb upward.

Nine thousand one hundred feet.

Nine thousand two hundred feet.

Nine thousand eight hundred feet.

Nine thousand nine hundred feet!

The Blood Flame is still continuing to advance!

Nine thousand nine hundred and ninety feet!

Under the nervous gaze of countless eyes, the speed of the Blood Flame gradually slowed down.

But it was still climbing.

One foot, two feet... nine feet!

"The Demon God is above!"

"Ten thousand feet!!!"

"The Demon God is in the world!"

The Great Demons watching this could no longer remain calm and let out heartfelt exclamations.

For a time, Demon Emperor City was in an uproar, and no one knows how many excited howls and roars were emitted.

It's just that, to Ren Yidao, this commotion sounded a bit like a zoo riot...

The Bloodline Gate had caused such a great commotion that the woman in the Demon Emperor Palace could no longer continue to ignore it.

"Hmm?"

She raised her eyebrows and looked unexpectedly toward the Bloodline Gate.

"Could it be that I guessed wrong? It's not the offspring left behind by some old geezer, but they climbed up themselves?"

Is it some old thing faking death, having crawled out of the coffin as a corpse?

"Tsk! If I find out who you are, I will definitely settle this score with you... none of them know where they died, leaving me alone to support this mess."

This woman in the red robe and phoenix crown was full of resentment; a golden light flashed across her tightly clenched silver teeth, as if she were thinking about where to bite.

But soon, her brows furrowed again, and she looked suspiciously at the Blood Flame, which was getting slower and slower.

"Hmm? Wait, it didn't reach it?"

"This... shouldn't be, right?"

According to the previous momentum, even having reached this step, it shouldn't have stopped.

The woman did not understand, and many thoughts flashed through her mind.

"..."

In the entire Demon Emperor City, apart from this woman discovering that something was wrong, only the person involved who was in the midst of it knew clearly.

Although it looked very similar, the place where Ren Yidao was at this moment was actually not ten thousand feet.

The Blood Flame...

Nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine feet!

Having reached the top of the pole, it could not advance even one more step.

It was just missing that final push, but that last foot could never be taken.

"So, is this the limit?"

Ren Yidao frowned and pondered for a moment, then looked down at Mo Qi, who was about to collapse from being scorched by the Blood Flame.

"So, can I only get this far while carrying dead weight?"

Yes, from the moment he stepped into the Bloodline Gate, Ren Yidao had been gripping Mo Qi tightly, dragging him along to this place.

"Hey, now that we're here, are you happy?"

"Although you've arrived here, none of this was earned by yourself; are you feeling very lost right now?"

The Bloodline Gate is a Supreme Treasure of the Demon Race, capable of stimulating the bloodline power of the demons who enter the trial, and there are corresponding rewards after breaking through to the corresponding heights.

But... if someone wants to exploit loopholes and take shortcuts by relying on the help of others, then this Supreme Treasure will also show no mercy in meting out punishment.

The bloodline power of the rule-breaker will be ignited under the stimulation of the Bloodline Gate, beginning to backfire upon their own body.

Blood fire burning the body!

However, it does not leave them without a glimmer of life.

While it is called a punishment, it is actually also a precious opportunity.

It is destruction, and it is also rebirth.

If the rule-breaker can hold on, the newly born bloodline will far exceed the old blood.

It is just that... this is almost an impossible thing.

In this burning from the inside out, what is destroyed is not just the physical body, but even more so their soul.

Throughout history, no one has ever truly survived the trial of the Bloodline Gate, and very, very few have even lasted the first minute.

To wear the crown, one must bear its weight.

What is yours will be yours even if you don't want it.

What is not yours is useless to force.

You are not that material; even if the opportunity is shoved into your face, you are not qualified to enjoy it.

Ren Yidao looked at Mo Qi, who was in his palm and still struggling bitterly despite having almost lost his consciousness, and shook his head.

"The bones are still quite hard, but the body is a bit weak."

Ren Yidao did not know the secret of the Bloodline Gate, but he could roughly guess that this was a tempering with both advantages and disadvantages.

"The opportunity was given to you, but unfortunately, you couldn't grasp it."

I gave you an opportunity, but you are useless.

Mo Qi was silent, unable to say a single word.

It was not that he did not want to, but that he truly did not even have the strength to open his mouth.

What would happen to him?

Would he be burned to death like this?

He had misjudged; the talent of this Fox Demon was actually stronger than that white-haired female demon...

Beg for mercy?

It was not that Mo Qi was unwilling to bow his head, but that he could not even bring this thought to mind anymore.

Just before he was about to collapse, he heard a regretful sigh in his ear:

"Alright, that's about enough."

Ren Yidao did not intend to truly cripple Mo Qi.

Strictly speaking, there was not much of a grudge between Mo Qi and him; he was just collateral damage from Cang Lan.

Such a petty grievance was not worth destroying him here.

Ren Yidao considered himself a very reasonable person.

"I originally wanted to chat with you a bit more about how you and I are like the bright moon and fireflies or some other nonsense, but looking at your current state... if I keep talking, I'm afraid you'll soon be burned into a silly dog."

The kid didn't look very smart to begin with; if he lost his wits too, wouldn't that be too pathetic?

Ren Yidao looked up at the top that was within reach and chuckled softly:

"I can't help it, I just want to improve too much."

This ten thousand feet, I am going to reach it.

"So, I can only wrong you for now."

The first sword upon landing, first behead the dog-headed man!

After sensing that the last drop of blood in Mo Qi's body had been completely burned away, Ren Yidao threw him forcefully toward the direction of the three dog-headed men.

"Off you go~"

Watching Mo Qi fall to the seven thousand feet mark and continue to plummet, Ren Yidao silently withdrew his gaze.

Once the burden was off his hands, Ren Yidao immediately felt a lightness in his body, and his whole person felt different again.

"Phew, this feeling is truly refreshing..."

The pressure binding him eased, and without Ren Yidao needing to take the initiative, the Blood Flame beneath his feet could not wait to give him a forceful push upward.

One step, ascending to Heaven.

Blood Flame...

Ten thousand feet!

The peak of the Bloodline Gate!

The moment Ren Yidao stepped into the ten thousand feet mark, all the tremors of the Bloodline Gate vanished abruptly.

But after this eerie silence, a huge humming sound was emitted.

【————】

The waves of that humming seemed to be telling something, but no one could understand it.

The demons did not know what the Supreme Treasure was saying, but they already understood enough of what was happening before their eyes.

A heaven-gifted talent?

No, a blazing sun has appeared!

"With such a hero, our Demon Race will surely rise!"

"The Demon Race shall flourish!"

"Flourish!!!"

Inside the Demon Emperor Palace, the woman in the phoenix crown fell silent for a moment after hearing the humming, as if recalling a language she had not heard for a long time.

After a long while, she whispered softly:

"The aptitude of a Demon God, it should be celebrated!"

"What a fine aptitude of a Demon God... Heh."

The scorching sun of the past has set, and a new brilliant sun is born.

"Is there finally someone who can take over this position?"

The contemporary Demon Emperor sighed softly, as if looking forward to such a future.

While everyone was marveling and celebrating his feat, Ren Yidao, standing at the top of the Bloodline Gate, calmed down.

"Hmm, it feels strange..."

There was a peculiar feeling.

"It seems, it's not over yet?"

It was satisfying, but only satisfying to a point?

It was cut short.

After pondering for a while, Ren Yidao reached a conclusion that made him raise an eyebrow:

"The road has not yet reached its end."

Ten thousand feet high is the limit of the Bloodline Gate.

But it is not his limit.

If not for the limitations of the Bloodline Gate itself, he could have gone further.

Is Heaven ten thousand feet high?

One more step forward, and is it beyond Heaven?

No.

Heaven is far more than ten thousand feet.

It is just, should he continue upward?

"The tree that stands above the forest will be destroyed by the wind; the mound that rises above the bank will be eroded by the current; the person who stands above others will be criticized by the crowd."

Ren Yidao understood these principles.

"However... saying these things now seems a bit too late, doesn't it?"

Ren Yidao scratched his head, turned to look at the Demon Emperor City that was already half in riot, and then looked down at where he was.

Keep a low profile?

Be reserved?

Store up grain, and delay becoming king?

Don't be ridiculous.

He had already made such a scene, so what was the point of biding his time!

"Within Shenzhou, I was timid and cautious, terrified of being caught in any scandal."

"Now that I have reached outside Shenzhou, in the territory of the Demon Race, why should I still be afraid of exposing anything?"

This place should clearly be my happy home!

Why should I still keep a low profile!

Whether in Beigan or the Eastern Wasteland, Ren Yidao's actions could not be called low-key, but to him, they were not truly that ostentatious.

At most, he was like a bright moon hanging high, awe-inspiring to one side, never famous throughout the world like a scorching sun in the sky.

His deeds only circulated in a small circle and never became known to the whole world.

Even if some deeds spread, they were not the names of a heaven-defying genius, but rather jokes like "Imperial Brother," the inside story of which even outsiders did not know.

But now, far from the Human Realm, without worrying about his Demon Race true form being discovered, Ren Yidao felt a bit carried away.

He wanted to completely let himself go for once.

I've been holding back for a hundred years, shouldn't I be allowed to vent a little?

"Anyway, things have reached this point, and being low-key is meaningless, so why not... just go all the way to the end!"

Once this thought arose, it became unstoppable.

Might as well break the pot since it's already cracked~

Act as one pleases, and simply be ostentatious.

Cultivation is about having a clear state of mind!

Ren Yidao did as he thought, immediately ceasing to suppress his impulses and completely releasing the nature he had suppressed for many years.

Boom!!!

Demon Qi, surging!

Pure Taiyin Power flowed, turning into a silver veil that covered him from above his head.

Incense Divine Dao permeated beneath him, constructing invisible steps.

He lifted his leg and stepped onto the stairs, climbing upward step by step.

Ten thousand and one feet.

Ten thousand and two feet!

That figure draped in silver gauze was clearly as bright as the moon, yet in the eyes of others, it appeared dazzling to the point of being blinding.

No longer resembling the moon, but rather a scorching sun.

In this grand performance, he no longer suppressed himself, displaying the true self he had hidden for far, far too long.

He wanted to tell everyone.

I am who I am.

However, the subsequent development was slightly different from what Ren Yidao had envisioned.

As Ren Yidao continued to climb upward, a massive phantom also appeared behind him.

It was just that, what appeared amidst the ten thousand feet of Blood Flame was not a Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox.

But rather...

A golden-red Phoenix.

Ren Yidao: Hm?

???

Wait!

What is the situation!?

He looked at the Phoenix soaring behind him, his brain stalling for a full second.

What the hell is this?

"Could this Demon God's Child be!?"

"Is he the offspring of the Phoenix Demon God?"

The crowd of demons was shaken once again!

The Phoenix Demon God transforming their own body into Demon Emperor City holds a special significance for the entire Demon Race.

They were naturally willing to see the offspring of the Phoenix Demon God...

However, there was a problem here.

"Why would it be a Red Fox..."

Indeed.

Why would it be a fox!

Not to mention the outsiders being confused, even the person involved himself began to doubt his own life.

Ren Yidao blinked his eyes frantically, many melodramatic thoughts flashing through his mind.

"Could it be that I was actually never a fox all along?"

Is this possible?

Impossible!

Ren Yidao, amidst the light and flames, was dumbfounded to the extreme, and finally scratched his head in bewilderment.

This script, it seems, is not quite right?

After thinking for a while, Ren Yidao touched the Nishang Feather Garment draped over his body and had a realization.

"Could it be, is it because of you?"

"Is this Feather Garment made from the feathers of a Phoenix?"

Wow!

Is it that awesome?

Inside the Demon Emperor Palace.

"Pfft—"

The woman in the phoenix crown spat out a mouthful of blood, looking at that golden-red Phoenix phantom in disbelief.

Clang!

"Ah!!?"

"What is this!!?"

"Bloodline Gate, you say he is whose offspring!!?"

Phoenix's child???

"If he is the Phoenix's child? Then I..."

The current Demon Emperor, who had always been elegant in her behavior, suffered a complete Broken Defense at this moment and kicked the incense burner in front of her away.

She gritted her teeth and stomped heavily in the Imperial Palace, cracking the floor tiles, and roared:

"How could I not know about this!!?"