Beyond the mists of war on the ancient battlefield, the Lord of Bliss City and Zhu Lin stood facing each other, a palpable killing intent radiating between them.
Zhu Lin hailed from the Divine Realm, and more importantly, was a descendant of the Fire God's bloodline. He naturally looked down upon the strong of the Fire Spirit Realm, let alone the Lord of Bliss City, an anomaly. In normal times, Zhu Lin wouldn't even deign to glance at him.
Now, being disrespected by the Lord of Bliss City instantly filled Zhu Lin with rage.
"Bliss, what did you just say? Say it again if you dare!" Zhu Lin continued, his eyes narrowing, his aura surging.
The Lord of Bliss City gritted his teeth, his heart filled with resentment, but he held himself back and did not provoke Zhu Lin further.
"Hmph, you'd best recognize your own status. In the Fire Spirit Realm, you might be considered someone. Because of your bloodline, no one dares to provoke you. But in my eyes, you are merely a mongrel whose veins flow with the bloodline of my Divine Realm. A mongrel like you has no right to be arrogant in front of me!"
Zhu Lin sneered, attempting to anger the Lord of Bliss City. After all, acting against a strong individual from the Divine Realm was a great sin!
"You!" Upon hearing this, the Lord of Bliss City's face contorted, his eyes filled with suppressed grievance and anger.
Indeed, he was a mongrel, born from a powerful demon from the Divine Realm and a strong individual from the Fire Spirit Realm.
Therefore, in the Fire Spirit Realm, the strong there would not accept him, and the Divine Realm would not accept him either. If not for the immense power of his supposed father, he would have had no foothold in the Fire Spirit Realm.
"Heh heh, coward!" Zhu Lin sneered and then departed.
He had sensed the Lord of Bliss City's outburst here earlier and had descended to investigate. Discovering that only two low-level Invincibles of the Fire Spirit Realm had died, he lost interest.
After all, as long as no one from his Divine Realm perished, the deaths of countless others from other worlds meant nothing to him.
Zhu Lin left, but the Lord of Bliss City, remaining at the spot, grew increasingly furious. The loss of his subordinates, coupled with Zhu Lin's humiliation, was an insult he could not endure.
He glanced towards the depths of the ancient battlefield, then gritted his teeth and charged in.
Logically, the war mist impeded divine sense, and a mid-tier Invincible's combat power would be greatly reduced within it. However, the Lord of Bliss City could no longer afford to care.
He intended to find the culprit and unleash all his fury upon them.
At this moment, many strong individuals were spectating from the surroundings. They had learned of what had happened, and a wave of shock rippled through many beings.
Someone had slain two low-level Invincibles from the Fire Spirit Realm!
This matter had blown up!
These beings were all from the outside world. Zhu Lin of the Divine Realm did not care about the demise of two Invincibles from the Fire Spirit Realm, but they did. This incident was of great significance to them.
After all, the Fire Spirit Realm was considered a supreme world in their eyes.
"This is going to be a major incident. Something like this happened five hundred years ago. A strong individual from a small world called Hun Jie accidentally killed someone from the Fire Spirit Realm, and then the powerful figures of the Fire Spirit Realm retaliated, destroying Hun Jie!" one being stated with a grave tone.
"Two have fallen this time. The great figures of the Fire Spirit Realm will surely not let this go. It seems another world is destined for destruction!"
"Could it be that people from the Fire Spirit Realm were killing each other?"
"Impossible! The two Invincibles who fell were subordinates of the Lord of Bliss City. Although the Lord of Bliss City holds a special status in the Fire Spirit Realm, his actions are domineering, and no one in the Fire Spirit Realm dares to act against his subordinates," someone retorted.
Soon, strong individuals from the Fire Spirit Realm also received the news. Within moments, over a dozen Invincible powerhouses followed the Lord of Bliss City into the ancient battlefield, including a mid-tier Invincible.
Furthermore, the Fire Spirit Realm dispatched a large number of Heavenly-tier experts to seal the perimeter of the ancient battlefield, prohibiting any beings from entering or exiting.
Meanwhile, Li Xiaotian was completely unaware of the events unfolding outside. After capturing Huo Ao, he rapidly flew towards the deepest parts.
Fortunately, he had been cautious and had not casually extinguished Huo Ao. Otherwise, experts from the Sky God Palace would have also sent people.
After all, Huo Ao had reported his presence to the Divine Palace when he brought Li Xiaotian along; this was a recorded event. If Huo Ao died, it would easily lead people to suspect Li Xiaotian.
Within the ancient battlefield, as Li Xiaotian ventured deeper, the war mist grew denser, and the chaotic Dao forces he encountered became more frequent.
During his journey, he even encountered three Invincible powerhouses fiercely battling over a treasure, but he bypassed them at a distance, not attempting to join the fray.
He had acquired considerable intelligence from the memories of Huo Yu and Huo Yan, whom he had slain.
These two were subordinates of the Lord of Bliss City, who was an Invincible fifth-tier expert. The latter had left a trace of divine sense on his subordinates.
As soon as Li Xiaotian killed them, the Lord of Bliss City would immediately know.
Li Xiaotian's expression was grave. He was aware of the methods employed by mid-tier Invincible powerhouses.
By killing Huo Yu and Huo Yan, he had indirectly destroyed two strands of divine sense belonging to the Lord of Bliss City. If he were too close to the latter, he would surely be sensed.
Therefore, his most pressing concern now was to neutralize the residual divine sense from the Lord of Bliss City.
After all, his own survival was paramount.
Li Xiaotian flew for an entire day before finally finding a place to stop.
It was a red lake, exuding a strong, bloody aroma.
According to the information Li Xiaotian had gathered from Huo Yu's memories, this Blood Lake was formed from a drop of blood from a high-tier expert in ancient times.
Similarly, this Blood Lake was one of the few treasure grounds in the ancient battlefield that had not been fully exploited. This was because the Blood Lake was filled with corrosive power capable of eroding the flesh of Invincible experts. Thus, only beings with exceptionally powerful physiques would venture there.
Li Xiaotian's reason for coming here was also one: the Blood Lake could mask his aura. As long as he was here, the Lord of Bliss City would not be able to detect him.