Chapter 258

As the number of undead creatures flowing into the blood lake continued to increase, the insect nest monster hidden deep in the lake bottom became increasingly restless.

It wanted to roll up blood waves, sweep the newly arrived undead into the lake, and also ensure that the undead creatures previously swept into the lake bottom would not break free, which required consuming greater power.

Therefore, the power awakened by the insect nest monster kept growing, and its aura became ever stronger.

The undead creatures it had swept into the lake, from its ever stronger aura, discovered more things and transmitted more information.

Su Hao, through this information, basically confirmed two things.

First, the insect nest monster's supernatural grade could not reach the supernatural world.

Second, that blood lake stretching tens of kilometers was precisely born from the insect nest monster at the lake bottom.

When the insect nest monster further awakened, the pale skeleton warriors and pale skeleton warhorses originally suppressed at the lake bottom quickly noticed many changes.

They found that the monster's frequency and volume of blood spray had increased, and the energy contained in that blood also grew stronger, this energy spreading slowly from the lake bottom across the entire lake surface.

Because the blood lake is truly too vast, once this energy spreads from the lake bottom, it becomes barely detectable.

Without close-range detailed observation, it would hardly be detectable by the outside world.

Based on this information, Su Hao is certain that the birth of the blood lake is inseparable from the worm nest monster.

Perhaps, before the strangeness descended and before the world merged, this lake was originally a tranquil and clear freshwater lake, coexisting harmoniously with the original natural environment.

However, as time passed, the appearance of the worm nest monster completely changed all of this.

It constantly spews from its body blood containing supernatural power, gradually turning the originally clear lake water into scarlet blood, transforming it into today's blood lake.

Moreover, the worm nest monster, besides being able to release supernatural blood, also has the ability to devour necrotic blood, allowing the blood lake to remain active, making this blood lake become such a supernatural region as it is today.

If Su Hao could obtain this unique ability of the worm nest monster to quickly release supernatural blood, and add a suitable storage magical treasure, then he might be able to carry an entire blood lake on his person.

At that point, in battle, with just a thought, he could swiftly transform the battlefield into a sea of blood.

In the sea of blood, his bloodthirsty soul fire will receive unprecedented strengthening, with no possibility of extinguishing; casually releasing a cluster of bloodthirsty soul fire could ignite the entire sea of blood, burning all enemies on the battlefield.

The summoning of scarlet tentacles will also become much easier, with numbers surging, easily forming a forest of tentacles that can entangle enemies, leaving them unable to escape.

All blood-related skills, within supernatural blood, can all receive varying degrees of enhancement.

As long as he can constantly turn the surrounding environment into a sea of blood, Su Hao's attacks will become more fierce, and his recovery ability will become more astonishing.

In the information returned by the undead, this is not yet the most important information.

As the worm nest monster further awakens, the blood it spews contains not only powerful supernatural energy, but also a trace of a special aura.

This aura, the undead creatures have seen on Su Hao's body before; it is exactly the aura unique to scarlet blood.

Precisely this discovery has increased Su Hao's interest in the worm nest monster by a few degrees.

Scarlet blood is a special power closely connected to the Scarlet Lord; the blood spewed by the worm nest monster contains the aura of scarlet blood.

Does this mean that the worm nest monster has some mysterious connection with the residual divine power of the Scarlet Lord? Or perhaps, hidden in the depths of the blood lake, there is some supernatural item related to the Scarlet Lord—an item imbued with Scarlet Lord's divine power that grants the worm nest monster its current power? Just as Su Hao once encountered Suolu, after obtaining the Scarlet Robe, Suolu, due to being eroded by the Scarlet Lord's divine power, almost turned into an irregular mass of flesh.

If not for Su Hao's timely aid, Suolu's soul would likely also be eroded, completely turning into a flesh-and-blood monster without self-awareness.

Although this change is a degeneration, it cannot be denied that after undergoing this change, Suolu's flesh gained extremely strong vitality and regenerative ability, even his lifespan was significantly prolonged; after so many years, Suolu's flesh still retains vigorous vitality.

If one can withstand the erosion of the Scarlet Blood's divine power, then the physical body will surely receive great strengthening, possibly even gaining some special ability.

The worm nest monster likely lacks the Item Refining Technique and Synthesis Heart; thus, the fact that its spewed blood contains the aura of scarlet blood likely means it too has previously undergone erosion by the Scarlet Lord's divine power.

It merely endured—or perhaps accepted—this erosion, which is why it has become its current form, possessing the formidable strength of a Supernatural Fourth Rank.

It is precisely due to this series of discoveries and speculations that Su Hao has developed a strong interest in the worm nest monster.

The scarlet essence blood, Omniscient Magic Book, Blood Wolf Robe that Su Hao himself has taken, as well as the supernatural sequence obtained through synthesis, are all intricately linked to the Scarlet Lord.

If he could obtain the worm nest monster's secret and find more power or items related to the Scarlet Lord, his combat strength will surely see a considerable increase.

Especially his survivability, the improvement will be even greater, bringing him one step closer to immortality.

Moreover, with the worm nest monster's ability to quickly release supernatural blood, Su Hao's determination to obtain the worm nest monster at the lake's bottom can be said to be inevitable.

「Since your value is so high, I won't hold back. 」

Su Hao gazed at the not-so-distant blood lake with surging waves, a faint smile appearing on his face.

However, considering that there might possibly be hidden a supernatural item imbued with the Scarlet Lord's divine power, its potential danger cannot be underestimated.

Even though Su Hao has basically confirmed that the worm nest monster's supernatural grade is only Supernatural Fourth Rank, not reaching Fifth Rank, Su Hao also does not intend to personally venture into the blood lake.

Su Hao is fully aware that even if he possesses the mental power of an early Fourth Rank and a top-tier Fourth Rank physique,

But in the face of divine power, such strength is no different from that of Second or Third Rank.

As long as one hasn't reached a certain realm, regardless of strength, once touched, one may suffer its merciless erosion.

Suolu's experience is the best example; back then, Suolu was very likely also a Supernatural Fourth Rank, a leader of a faction.

However, when he was eroded by the Scarlet Lord's divine power, he ultimately degenerated into a disgusting mass of flesh, becoming that horrifying sight.

Moreover, Su Hao does not need to personally risk himself; he also has a way to deal with the worm nest monster at the lake's bottom.

He rides on the back of the Bone Dragon, his eyes seemingly able to pierce the blood-colored lake water, gazing directly at the worm nest monster lurking in the depths.

Then, Su Hao lightly waved his arm, summoning the pale bone dragons around the blood lake.

In a short while, all the pale bone dragons were circling around him.

Su Hao glanced at these bone dragons, took out the Omniscient Magic Book, poured his mental power into the depths of his soul, and on a blank page of the magic book, sketched a special rune resembling a flame.

Immediately thereafter, clusters of pale bloodthirsty soul fire sprang to life on the Omniscient Magic Book.

Under Su Hao's guidance, they each flew into the giant claws of those pale bone dragons.

「Attack! 」 With Su Hao's command, those bone dragons wielding bloodthirsty soul fire vigorously flapped their wings, like arrows released from a bow, swooping down from various directions into the blood lake.

「Hmph, let's see how long you can hide at the lake bottom! 」

A smile curled at the corner of Su Hao's mouth, a flash of cold light passing through his eyes.

Although he fears the Scarlet Lord's divine power and dares not lightly enter the blood lake, if the worm nest monster dares to leave the blood lake, he will not hold back, and will take this monster as a test for the combat effectiveness of the Explosive Heavy Axe.

When the pale bone dragons flew above the blood lake, they then poured the bloodthirsty soul fire from their claws into it.

In an instant, clusters of pale flames ignited on the lake surface; these flames, upon contacting the blood, seemed to come alive, leaping and spreading across the lake surface.

The spread of the flames was like a grand dance; they lightly leapt on the lake surface, and with the influx of blood, they quickly spread outward, gradually igniting the blood lake.

After a short while, once the blood lake's blood had been devoured, the entire lake surface was shrouded in a pallid flame, giving an eerie and dangerous feeling.

The Bloodthirsty Soul Fire not only can burn blood by devouring, expanding the burning ghost mother, but also has the effect of scorching enemies' souls.

"Roar——!"

Not long after, mournful howls came from the blood lake.

Under the scorching of the Transcendent Fourth Tier Bloodthirsty Soul Fire, the remaining eleven Bloodthirsty Octopuses in the blood lake emitted painful wails, struggling to surface.

They waved their tentacles, frantically slapping the lake water, seemingly trying to extinguish the flames on themselves to ease the pain in their souls.

"Whoosh——!"

"Good, good, these bloody octopuses are still quite meaty."

Seeing the Bloodthirsty Octopuses on the lake surface with twisted expressions, struggling in pain, Su Hao breathed a sigh of relief.

He had originally worried that these octopuses would die too quickly, preventing him from recording them.

Now it seems his worry was unnecessary, after all these are third-tier elite monsters, not so easy to die.

Afterwards, he quickly took out the Omniscient Magic Book, preparing to record the information of these bloody octopuses.

The function of the Omniscient Magic Book is closely related to the type and number of monsters recorded; the more monsters recorded, the stronger the skill bonus.

These bloody octopuses are species closely related to fresh blood; recording them will undoubtedly greatly enhance the Omniscient Magic Book's bonus effect on blood magic.

Under the guidance of Su Hao's spiritual power, the Omniscient Magic Book automatically opened a page.

As time passed, some text and patterns gradually appeared on this blank page.

【Bloody Octopus】

Introduction: Bloody Octopuses are hatched from the Crimson Mother Nest; they not only possess the formidable combat power of Transcendent Third Tier, but also have astonishing regenerative abilities.

Surrounded by ample blood, they are nearly immortal beings, able to quickly heal wounds by sucking blood.

Recording bonus: After recording the bloody octopuses, the Omniscient Magic Book's enhancement to blood magic is increased; the blood magic released via the book can exert stronger effects.

At the same time, the enhancement effect on other types of magic also sees a slight increase.

Recording progress: 1/10.

……

"Crimson Mother Nest? It seems the nest monster at the lake bottom is exactly this Crimson Mother Nest."

Su Hao silently thought, through the identification results of the bloody octopuses and the information previously obtained, he gained a clearer understanding of the nest monster at the lake bottom, namely the Crimson Mother Nest.

He originally thought the bloody octopuses were guards sent by the Crimson Mother Nest, but he didn't expect these third-tier transcendent monsters to actually be created by the Crimson Mother Nest.

This discovery made Su Hao take greater interest in the Crimson Mother Nest.

If, after refining and synthesizing the Crimson Mother Nest's corpse, one cannot obtain the ability to quickly create a sea of blood, then as long as one can summon some bloody octopuses at will, they can also serve as blood reserves, thereby enhancing one's strength.

Boom——! At that moment, a deep rumble suddenly came from the depths of the blood lake, as if some colossal thing were awakening.

The entire blood lake's water began to surge violently, layers of blood waves rolling, bringing an indescribable ferocity and chaos.

Immediately after.

A powerful energy burst forth from the lake bottom, so strong that the entire lake surface trembled, rolling up blood waves hundreds of meters high.

In the surge of the blood waves, a huge humanoid outline gradually emerged.

It was formed from countless blood droplets coalescing, each drop emitting a crimson light, containing surging vitality and violent energy.

As the blood waves continued to surge, this humanoid outline became ever clearer, ultimately condensing into a giant entirely composed of blood.

The blood giant's stature was towering and upright, its body flowing with scorching blood, standing over five hundred meters tall, like a mountain forged from blood.

At its heart position, a strange component resembling a nest was conspicuously inlaid, beating regularly like a heart and flashing a blood-red glow.

This nest component is undoubtedly the Crimson Mother Nest hidden at the lake bottom; this blood technique is the product created by it using some special skill.

"Ah gee wa la oo lu lu……"

Under the control of the Crimson Mother Nest, the blood giant suddenly opened its eyes, two beams of quasi-substantial blood light shooting from its eyes, piercing the two pale bone dragons before it.

It roared, speaking a language Su Hao couldn't understand, turned its head to look around, seemingly searching for something, and finally fixed its gaze on Su Hao's position.

"Oo la oo la lu lu……"

Although I couldn't understand the language, I could still sense a hint of joy and cruelty from his tone.

Immediately, the Crimson Mother Nest controlled the blood giant, striding with heavy steps, madly rushing toward Su Hao's location.

With each step it took, it could crush vast tracts of trees, leaving a deep footprint on the ground, causing violent tremors.

(End of chapter)