28: Transform!

Chu Yuan's final sentence even carried a hint of a threat.

A Third Realm Martial Artist, trapped in a cage, at risk of being crushed to death at any moment, was instead threatening a Supernatural Realm Martial Artist who held his life in his hands... It felt laughable no matter how one looked at it!

Yan Xuan felt an instinctive flare of anger, but he suppressed it in an instant.

Because he realized... what Chu Yuan said didn't seem to be wrong?

It was only a matter of time before Chu Yuan surpassed him, and that time might not even be long.

Perhaps a year? Two years?

Not to mention that recruiting such a martial arts Genius for the organization was already a great merit that would earn him many rewards.

Just the prospect of Chu Yuan's future achievements made him feel a bit tempted.

It wasn't that Yan Xuan was a spineless wretch who insisted on finding a master for himself.

Rather... Chu Yuan was someone he had introduced, so they would naturally be in the same faction in the future!

Within the sect known as the Day of Vengeance, everyone wasn't just working together selflessly, aiming only to stir up trouble for Great Qin.

Wherever there are sentient beings, there is never a lack of conflict.

Unless your personal combat power can suppress all dissent, otherwise... companions are indispensable.

Even an official entity like Great Qin is no exception, let alone a rebel organization like this that hides in the shadows and is inherently resource-poor.

Thinking of this, Yan Xuan's tone softened, and he even spoke with a hint of admiration: "The arrogance unique to a Genius... not bad!"

Chu Yuan watched him quietly.

"The fruits of the Blood Sacrifice Grand Array are not something we can enjoy, but... I do have a share; although it's not much, it will be enough for you!"

Yan Xuan said; a share that could affect a Fifth Realm Martial Artist was definitely enough to make Chu Yuan burst!

"What do I need to do?"

"Come here to me."

Chu Yuan seemed to drop all his defenses and walked over.

Qi Da watched him with cold eyes; he was now completely disappointed in Chu Yuan.

A traitor who could betray his own race so easily... the higher the talent of such a person, the greater the danger!

He bore some responsibility for this...

Chu Yuan seemed completely unguarded, letting Yan Xuan place his hand on his shoulder.

Consequently, streaks of blood-colored patterns seemed to come alive, spreading from Yan Xuan's body and appearing to embed themselves into his skin.

At the same time, pure blood energy essence surged in...

This blood energy essence had been extracted from the bodies of the teachers and students at the First High School; in other words, absorbing this blood energy essence was equivalent to him eating people!

Chu Yuan... had no psychological burden whatsoever and began to refine it with all his might!

His complexion became slightly rosy, and under the operation of the Evergreen Foundation Establishment Method, faint sounds began to ring out within his body;

That was his physical body being strengthened once again!

Chu Yuan couldn't help but sigh; the path of the Cultivator was just too comprehensive. Refining this blood energy essence actually caused him no burden at all...

But that was to be expected. In the web novels he read in his past life, "Cultivator" was just a general term; it included Evil Cultivators, Demonic Cultivators, Body Cultivators, Ghost Cultivators... and a whole bunch of messy sub-paths.

For something like a Demonic Cultivator, sacrificing Mortals was just standard procedure. If they didn't sacrifice tens of thousands of people on any given day, they would be too embarrassed to go out and greet their peers.

Chu Yuan believed that the Blood Sucking Array and even the Blood Sacrifice Grand Array that Yan Xuan and his ilk had concocted were nowhere near the level of a true Cultivator's methods; so... he was a Cultivator, and he consumed a bit of a mixed diet—was there a problem? No problem at all...

However, compared to this blood energy essence, the information from the System in his mind was what he valued even more;

[Martial Formation detected: Blood Sucking Array; Can be transformed: Blood Refining Demonic Array; Transformation attempts today: 1.]

Chu Yuan certainly wouldn't transform it now. His complexion gradually returned to normal, and he said: "Not enough."

"Of course it's not enough." Yan Xuan said dismissively: "It's just to let you get a feel for it in advance; the main course is still to come."

"Waiting for the Blood Sacrifice Grand Array?"

"That's right. What, can't wait?" Yan Xuan smiled and pointed at Qi Da: "Or, why don't you find a way to slaughter this old dog, and I'll feed you all these thousands of people from the First High School?"

Chu Yuan didn't respond, only asking: "How much longer will it take?"

Yan Xuan looked at the other five beams of light in the sky: "Originally, with the obstruction from the Zhenwu Bureau, it naturally would have taken a bit longer, but now... half an hour, I suppose."

Chu Yuan lowered his eyes: "Half an hour..."

Yan Xuan smiled: "If you're bored, think about who usually doesn't get along with you; you can take your revenge now. Or... is there any girl you've taken a fancy to? No one will stop you from doing whatever you want now..."

Chu Yuan said calmly: "I'm not that low-class."

"Tsk, boring..."

"On my way here, I encountered some Anomalies. Are they also part of our organization?"

"That's not it... we just have some cooperation." Yan Xuan was a bit surprised: "They didn't attack you?"

"I ran fast."

"..." That made sense; after all, the Anomalies in the city were at most equivalent to the Fourth Realm of martial arts, and most of them weren't very bright. As for the Fifth Realm Anomalies... they were outside the city, intercepting the Zhenwu Bureau and the military alongside the sect's experts.

Chu Yuan kept asking questions, and most of the time, Yan Xuan would answer him; after all, even if he didn't say it now, he would inevitably have to explain it later.

Only when it came to some truly secret matters or issues involving his own privacy did Yan Xuan refuse to answer.

...

"After we go to the Outer Heaven Battlefield, can we still come back?"

"Of course you can..." Yan Xuan looked up again, his tone becoming solemn: "Get ready!"

Chu Yuan also looked up and saw that the six beams of light in the sky had almost linked together; their center was exactly the very heart of Chenyang City...

Under his gaze, the last bit of gap was filled!

A tiny blood-colored sphere of light appeared at the center point, and then it rapidly expanded!

In just a few breaths of time, it expanded to the size of a basketball court!

Then it unfolded, and a screen of blood-colored light descended from the sky like a glass bowl cover, shrouding all of Chenyang City within it...

Seeing this scene, Chu Yuan knew that the Blood Sacrifice Grand Array... was complete!

The world was covered in a layer of blood-colored light, and an unsettling aura permeated everywhere—bloody, panicked, and desperate.

It was as if a gluttonous beast had opened its maw towards him...

Yan Xuan's hand once again rested on Chu Yuan's shoulder, preparing to fulfill his promise.

A massive, tsunami-like surge of blood energy essence poured frantically into Chu Yuan's body!

The total amount of this blood energy essence was enough for Chu Yuan to ascend to the Foundation Establishment Stage in a short time!

But now was not the time to refine it... there wasn't even time to receive more blood energy...

Chu Yuan knew this clearly.

An aura filled with killing intent erupted from not far away.

"Yan Xuan! Chu Yuan!"

Qi Da's figure shot over; his mission was complete, and he had held on until the very last moment.

Now, it was time to settle some personal scores...

"Heh, don't panic... he can't do anything." Yan Xuan felt Chu Yuan press his hand onto his own, and thinking he was afraid, he comforted him.

However, when he turned his head, he met Chu Yuan's cold gaze.

"Transform!"