45: Searching for the blood pool, encountering five people

Qin Ding strolled through this ancient desolate rainforest.

Although the map provided by the Qin Family indicated that this rainforest contained a blood pool left behind by an ancient desolate Saint, its exact location was not specified, requiring him to explore it himself.

Roar!

Just as Qin Ding was exploring, a Golden Ape suddenly burst out.

The Golden Ape pounded its chest, emitting a drumming roar, then roared towards Qin Ding's location.

Rings of substantial sound waves attacked Qin Ding.

The power of those sound waves was considerable; several ancient trees behind Qin Ding were directly destroyed by them.

"It even contains Divine Soul attacks," Qin Ding raised an eyebrow slightly.

The roar emitted by this Golden Ape actually carried a Divine Soul attack.

However, this level of Divine Soul attack posed no threat to Qin Ding.

He flicked his finger, and streams of colorful light burst forth, instantly piercing through the Golden Ape's fur defense and penetrating its Physical Body.

Yet, even after these colorful lights pierced its Physical Body, the Golden Ape's life force had not vanished.

So, Qin Ding flicked his finger again, and a wisp of golden flame floated towards the Golden Ape.

In an instant, the Golden Ape's Physical Body began to burn.

"It seems that the Yao Beasts here, due to being tainted by a Saint's essence blood, are much stronger than ordinary Yao Beasts outside."

Qin Ding could also perceive that the Yao Beasts here were quite formidable among their peers.

"Now, I should go to that blood pool."

Qin Ding approached the blood pool by relying on his intuition.

As a person of great Luck, he could actually sense things in the dark, and following his intuition might be faster than actively searching.

After calmly determining a direction based on his intuition, Qin Ding took a deep breath, and his spiritual power erupted, transforming into a purple streak of light that rapidly rushed in that direction.

Whoosh!

Qin Ding's figure quickly swept across the rainforest canopy.

As he passed over a swamp, suddenly more than a dozen crocodile-like strange beasts emerged from the swamp, opening their blood-filled mouths and biting at him.

"Seeking death."

A sharp sword appeared in Qin Ding's palm.

With a flick of his wrist, dozens of sword lights, mixed with surging Sword Intent, slashed down.

In an instant, the dozen or so crocodile-like strange beasts were torn into pieces, and the smell of blood permeated the swamp.

Just as Qin Ding was about to continue forward, the corner of his eye caught a glimpse of a faint green in the swamp.

Qin Ding swooped low over the swamp, and with a flick of his sharp sword, he picked out that green glow.

The object emitting the green glow was actually a green lotus, with more than a dozen lotus seeds on it.

"It's actually Spirit-Nourishing Lotus Seeds.

As expected of Saints Fall Mountain, even such a small, broken swamp has things like this."

Qin Ding unceremoniously put this item away.

If the lotus seeds from this green lotus were placed outside, any single one would be enough to cause people in the Soul Fire Realm to fight fiercely over it.

Yet, in Saints Fall Mountain, they were not considered particularly precious, which shows just how many Opportunities there are in Saints Fall Mountain.

No wonder so many people flock here every time it opens.

Of course, to obtain Opportunities, one must also have strength.

If Qin Ding hadn't been strong just now, he might have been dismembered by the crocodiles.

The strength of those dozen crocodiles was not weak; even a Red Dragon would probably have to spend some time to deal with them.

For some weaker Loose Cultivators, whether they could survive would be a problem.

Of course, these were just minor interludes.

On his journey, Qin Ding encountered many more Yao Beast attacks.

During these attacks, Qin Ding also ran into some trouble a few times, especially in one area where he was ganged up on by a group of Yao Beasts.

The weakest of those Yao Beasts were at Divine Power Realm Fifth Stage, and the strongest reached Divine Power Realm Eighth Stage.

When they attacked together, even Qin Ding had to use some powerful Treasure Arts to completely eliminate them.

Of course, he also gained a lot of Heaven And Earth Treasures along the way, but what Qin Ding cared about most was not these.

The blood pool, formed from the essence blood of the ancient desolate Saint's fallen place, combined with the local conditions, was what he currently had on his mind.

"The mountain peak ahead should be the blood pool, right?"

Qin Ding felt a special spiritual energy fluctuation on the mountain peak ahead.

That spiritual energy fluctuation created a sense of ancientness, wildness, and a somewhat suffocating pressure around him, making the circulation of his spiritual power feel a bit sluggish.

The only thing nearby that could bring him such pressure was probably the fallen place of that ancient desolate Saint.

"Someone else actually managed to find this place."

Qin Ding's Divine Sense probed slightly, and he actually discovered five other human presences from the outside world here.

"Come out, there's no point in hiding anymore."

Qin Ding spoke calmly, with one hand behind his back.

Not long after his voice fell, sounds of clapping emerged.

"Clap, clap, clap.

As expected of the Holy Son of the Qin Family, the prominent figure in Cang Continent recently, your Divine Sense is indeed sharp."

Five figures appeared on the other side of the mountain base, each radiating surging spiritual energy fluctuations.

Three were at Divine Power Realm Eighth Stage, and two were at Divine Power Realm Ninth Stage.

Qin Ding scanned the five individuals.

Their ages should be similar to Qin Feiyang's, and they could be considered Prodigies on Cang Continent.

The five of them wore different attire, evidently belonging to different forces.

"You're also interested in this blood pool?" Qin Ding asked the five of them.

"Does the Saint think that the five of us are just here to watch the show?"

One of the Purple-Clothed Youths said with a playful smirk, not showing much respect for Qin Ding.

Of course, compared to this Purple-Clothed Youth, another White-Clothed Man at Divine Power Realm Ninth Stage had a much better attitude.

He cupped his fists and smiled slightly at Qin Ding, saying, "Saint, you should be able to sense that there is a terrifying Yao Beast on this mountain top.

The strength of that Yao Beast has probably reached the Soul Fire Realm."

"If it were an ordinary Soul Fire Realm, the five of us naturally wouldn't be afraid and would have a way to deal with it."

As they mentioned this, these five Prodigies subtly showed some arrogance.

Although their talent was not as exaggerated as Qin Ding's, they were still Prodigies of their respective factions, and their combat power was naturally impressive.

If the five of them joined forces, even an ordinary Soul Fire Realm would be slain by them.

"However, that Yao Beast up there, due to the blood pool, has had its Bloodline and Physical Body greatly strengthened.

We tried to fight it earlier, but we were no match for it."

"So, ..." Qin Ding asked indifferently.

"So, we want to ask if the Saint has any other special means to slay it.

We can join forces to eliminate this Soul Fire Realm Yao Beast, and then share the blood pool."

The White-Clothed Youth said with a smile on his lips.

"As for the means to eliminate a Soul Fire Realm Yao Beast, I naturally have them," Qin Ding said calmly.

Upon hearing this, the other five's expressions brightened, but the next moment, Qin Ding's tone shifted.

"But if I can eliminate this Soul Fire Realm Yao Beast alone, why should I share the blood pool with you?"