"Qu Li's loss was not unjust."

The giant wielding the saber spoke again. What could they say when faced with a True God Ruler-level combat power? It was already Jiang Xuan showing mercy that they weren't dead.

A million *li* away, the six-eyed creature stood up with difficulty, his armor shattered. He looked at Jiang Xuan from afar and bowed slowly, "Thank you for your mercy."

He knew Jiang Xuan had held back. Otherwise, with Jiang Xuan's strength, killing him would have been too easy.

Jiang Xuan didn't care. Instead, he looked at the blood-armored warriors and said, "I won, right?"

The giant wielding the saber stepped forward and looked at Jiang Xuan. "Outsider cultivator, you have passed the selection test and are now considered a guest of my Heart Lake Island. This is your reward for passing the selection test."

A blood-colored token flew out. Jiang Xuan took it without looking, since it wasn't of much use anyway.

The giant didn't mind. Instead, he continued, "Becoming a guest of my Heart Lake Island is the greatest reward for you. As a guest, you are no longer considered an invading outsider and will not be attacked by us. You can freely walk in the ordinary areas. Only the important areas of my Heart Lake Island are forbidden to trespass."

This was indeed a benefit, but for him, it was dispensable. After all, there was nothing in the ordinary areas that could threaten him. This privilege was almost the same as not having it.

Of course, it was better to avoid trouble. It was still nice not to be disturbed by those creatures.

"Rumble~~~"

Just then, the blood-colored disc beneath Jiang Xuan's feet slowly began to separate, gradually retreating to both sides, revealing a terrifying passage.

The passage revealed after the blood-colored disc separated was a distorted void. However, within this distorted void were eighteen blood-colored紋路 (wénlù,纹路，纹路 literally means "pattern," "design," or "vein."). Each blood-colored wénlù seemed to have countless lives howling.

This place was extraordinary, with unknown power. Even Jiang Xuan wasn't sure he could make it through the depths.

The giant wielding the saber said, "The Bloodfire Gate has been opened. You can choose whether or not to enter at any time. This is not forced."

"Can you tell me what the test under the Bloodfire Gate is?"

How could Jiang Xuan not enter? Leaving aside whether there were any treasures he desired, the fact that it could temper himself was enough to make his heart flutter. However, he didn't know much about the Bloodfire Gate. If he could get some information, it would be more beneficial to him.

The giant wielding the saber nodded and said, "Under the Bloodfire Gate are layers of Bloodfire Worlds, which contain divine formations personally set up by the master. They can spontaneously generate Bloodfire life forms. The test is to deal with those Bloodfire life forms."

"Thank you for telling me." Jiang Xuan understood. Then, with a whoosh, he transformed into a divine light, his momentum like a rainbow, carrying a hint of the true meaning of space-time. In an instant, he rushed into the Bloodfire Gate.

He quickly landed on a mountain peak, looking into the distance. In the distance was a blood-red abyss of a million *li*, with no end in sight. Only terrifying, violent auras permeated it.

Whoosh, whoosh...

Bloodfire filled the air. Every wisp could make a World God die and disappear, and it was filled with strange spatial fluctuations, as if terrifying demon gods were hidden in the dark.

"Hmm?"

Jiang Xuan quickly arrived at a piece of land in the abyss. This was a world emitting endless fire, and he could even see some magma volcanoes. His divine sense swept out, enveloping it. This was a complete world, but the difference was that there were no laws of heaven and earth here, and even various energies were extremely violent.

In addition, Jiang Xuan also discovered that under this world, there were other time-spaces, like layers of worlds constantly superimposed. Where he was now was only the first layer!

"Layer upon layer of worlds, and the strength is also getting stronger?" Jiang Xuan sensed with his divine sense that this place, with a radius of hundreds of billions of *li*, formed a world of its own. There were more than three hundred Bloodfire life forms, each with an aura comparable to a Heaven Earth Realm True God.

"He's from Heart Lake Island."

"He dares to intrude into our Bloodfire World."

"Kill!"

Jiang Xuan's divine sense sweep immediately provoked some of the nearby Bloodfire life forms to rush over. These demons were all of the same race, each surrounded by blood-colored divine fire, with huge, membrane-like wings and metal claws on their hands, flashing with metallic luster. Their speed even exceeded the limits of the Heavenly Dao, and their invisible aura was indeed quite powerful.

"Only powerful bodies, but weak Law power."

Jiang Xuan secretly estimated that these Bloodfire life forms only had powerful bodies, comparable to ordinary Heaven Earth Realm True Gods. Although not bad, the gap between them and his strength was too great.

Jiang Xuan was very calm. These Bloodfire life forms were not qualified to make him use the Time-Space Killing Technique. Of course, he wouldn't underestimate them. He held the Years God Saber in his hand and swept it out.

He saw streams of saber light surging, forming a huge Saber Domain, like a terrifying millstone, easily strangling all the Bloodfire life forms that rushed over.

"Rumble~~~"

The terrifying saber light swept recklessly, easily destroying all the Bloodfire life forms that dared to invade.

In just a few breaths, all the Bloodfire life forms were swept away by Jiang Xuan. At the same time, a rainbow light escaped and came before him, containing a blood-shining divine sword.

"An Eternal True God artifact?"

Jiang Xuan reached out and grabbed it. An Eternal True God artifact was considered rare, even in a universe. It also had a significant effect on him.

"Let's go to the next world."

Jiang Xuan put away the divine sword, turned into a遁光 (dùn guāng, a beam of light used for rapid escape or travel, often seen in cultivation novels), and came to the center of this world, where there was an abyss just like the Bloodfire Gate, leading to the next world.

Jiang Xuan continued to fly downward, piercing through the earth, passing through another layer of bloodfire, and arriving at the second world under the Bloodfire Gate.

Crashing down layer after layer, Jiang Xuan easily passed through the first nine worlds. The strength of the Bloodfire life forms in these nine worlds was all at the Heaven Earth Realm, but they were also gradually becoming stronger. Especially the Bloodfire life forms' mastery of the Laws, which was also getting stronger and stronger.

However, Jiang Xuan was not an ordinary True God. In the past few years, he had also integrated the many insights he had shared, combined them with the rules of this universe, and truly gained a firm foothold in the realm of Pioneering Realm True Gods. His strength was even stronger.

Therefore, although the life forms in this Bloodfire World were strong, they were not too much of a threat to him.

"The tenth layer."

Jiang Xuan stood on a mound, looking into the distance. The tenth world under the Bloodfire Gate was a dark red world. The soil was dark red, the rocks were dark red, and even the river water was dark red.

"This is already the tenth layer. According to the information I got before, there should be a so-called Bloodfire Master..."

Jiang Xuan thought to himself. Although these Bloodfire life forms were derived from formations, they also had their own wills. Jiang Xuan had also obtained a lot of information from them before. For example, he learned that every ten layers of the Bloodfire World was a stage.

He was currently at the end of the first stage. Here, there was a Bloodfire Master, and according to the information he had obtained, the Bloodfire Master of the first stage was an invincible existence in the Heaven Earth Realm, capable of fighting against Pioneering Realm True Gods.

His divine sense was released, immediately alarming the Bloodfire life forms of this layer. At the same time, he also discovered the most powerful Bloodfire life form—that is, the Bloodfire Master of the first stage.

"Not much trouble."

Jiang Xuan thought to himself. He could sense the aura of this Bloodfire Master, which could indeed be called a king in the Heaven Earth Realm, but it was not a big trouble for Jiang Xuan.

Before long, Jiang Xuan's saber had already cut off a life form with dark red skin and entangled with blood-colored flames. That life was the Bloodfire Master. Unfortunately, it was facing Jiang Xuan. Unless it reached the level of a True God Ruler, it could not threaten him.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh."

The Years Saber in Jiang Xuan's hand slashed through the void, directly cutting the Bloodfire Master into three sections. However, the Bloodfire Master's body quickly healed and grew together again. It was still angry and attacked again.

In this Bloodfire World, no Bloodfire life form was nearly immortal. They were all derived from the great formation set up by the Sword Master. Even if they were killed, they could still be reborn in a short time.

"Puff."

The saber light flashed, and a ray of saber light cut off time, annihilating everything. This was the only way to destroy the Bloodfire life forms, but it was only temporary, representing Jiang Xuan's passage through the test. After he left the Bloodfire World, these Bloodfire life forms would still be reborn again.

Immediately afterwards, another rainbow light appeared, which was a rhombus-shaped crystal containing a inheritance.

"《Jie Mie Jian Shu》 (Jie Mie Jian Shu, "Cataclysm Sword Art"), a sword technique at the True God Ruler level?"

Jiang Xuan sensed in his heart that this sword technique was created by the Sword Master when he was at the True God Ruler level. It was the most pinnacle secret art under the Void God!

"It seems I really have to cultivate the sword path..."

Jiang Xuan thought to himself. Now, it was only the tenth Bloodfire World, and he had already obtained a True God Ruler-level sword technique. Then there must be stronger sword techniques or other inheritances behind.

That was the inheritance left by the Sword Master, how could it be simple? As long as Jiang Xuan wasn't stupid, he would know how to choose.

Therefore, he definitely had to comprehend this sword path. The only pity was that he would have one less Great Dao to use for vows and to fool enemies in the future.

"Forget it, this is also good. If all the myriad Great Daos can reach the ultimate realm, and then be shared, then who can be an enemy?"

They had actually discovered long ago that the myriad Daos in the heavens led to the same destination. According to their speculation, once a certain Dao was comprehended to a very profound realm, even if it had not been deduced, it could be directly used in other worlds. And if they could comprehend the myriad Daos and reach that realm, then in the myriad worlds, he would also be an invincible existence!

At this thought, Jiang Xuan made a decision, bathed in divine light, and continued to fly downward.

Easily passing through the Bloodfire Passage, piercing through a layer of the world membrane, he arrived at the eleventh Bloodfire World, which was a blood-red world, exuding endless bloody aura.

His divine sense also immediately enveloped this layer of the world. In this layer, there were thirty Bloodfire life forms, each no weaker than the Bloodfire Master of the tenth layer. And this was only the beginning of the second stage!