After Tian Qilin left, Ye Qingmei seemed to have lost all her strength. She dropped the dagger, tears streaming down her face.
An Mei, standing beside her, quickly helped her bandage her wound.
"Sister-in-law, we are useless! We have failed you!" Long Yi's eyes were red as he hit his useless legs.
Long Shiwu struggled to get up, blood spilling from his mouth. He gritted his teeth and looked towards the outside of the Dragon Palace Hotel.
"Long Yi, An Mei, let's fight our way out. We can't be a burden to Sister-in-law anymore."
Given their current state, fighting their way out would mean certain death.
Long Shiwu was originally the second strongest in the Dragon King's Hall, and his temperament was very proud. However, seeing Ye Qingmei suffer so much to protect them during this time, he could no longer bear it.
"No! None of you are to die! I forbid you to sacrifice yourselves! Xiaotian's whereabouts are unknown, and I need you to find him. No matter the outcome, I need an answer!"
Ye Qingmei quickly said.
"After I marry into the Tian family, the Tian family will no longer send people to deal with you. Then you will be free. Go to the war zone and search for Xiaotian."
Long Yi and the others looked dejected. Yes, if it weren't for their unwavering belief that their King was still alive, they would have died fighting long ago.
"It's all our fault, our fault for being so useless," Long Yi mumbled. If their strength were greater, they wouldn't be in this situation.
But as he thought about the immense changes that had swept across the world, Long Yi was filled with helplessness.
In the Great Qin Empire, Li Shanhai, the First Commander of the War Department, had died. Apart from the capital, all other territories of Great Qin were occupied by the ancient people.
The same was true for other countries. Some countries suffered even worse fates, being secretly controlled by the resurrected ancient people.
Currently, the major powers were essentially nominal.
"No, you must survive. No matter what happens in the future, even if you can't find Xiaotian, you must live. Only by living can you have a chance to take revenge!"
Ye Qingmei gritted her teeth. She had changed a lot during this time and had come to understand this world: only the strong could survive.
Long Yi and the others roared in response. Yes, if they could survive, they would strive to become powerful and then avenge themselves!
Meanwhile, in the Sea of Blood, Li Xiaotian had also undergone significant changes. For the past three months, he had endured the taunts and temptations of the Sea of Blood every moment.
He, however, remained solely focused on his cultivation. At this moment, he had a complete understanding of the changes in his body.
Both blood and the energy of heaven and earth were essentially energy, all meant to strengthen oneself.
And he could absorb both types of energy.
The energy from his blood made his physique stronger and his recovery abilities extraordinary, while the energy absorbed by his cultivation techniques provided him with ample stamina and terrifying offensive power.
At present, his strength had reached a fearsome level.
King-level peak!
Even though he was at the King-level peak, Li Xiaotian felt that he could challenge even those above the King-level.
During this time, he had also obtained a considerable amount of useful information from the Sea of Blood. At the very least, he had a good understanding of the division of cultivation realms.
Soldier-level, King-level, Emperor-level, Heaven-level, Saint-level!
This was the ancient realm division. Soldier-level was equivalent to the current War God, and the realms in the Sea of Blood were Saint-level.
Li Xiaotian's gaze became resolute. He could feel that the world had changed, and he was no longer among the strongest in the world.
But he didn't care. As long as he was given time, he could still rank among the world's top powerhouses!
Li Xiaotian's eyes flashed as he looked into the distance. The boundaries of the Sea of Blood had appeared in his sight. He believed that within a few days, he would be able to leave the Sea of Blood.
Although the Sea of Blood had been constantly interfering with him in recent days, Li Xiaotian had initially learned to control the stone tablet. Thus, every interference from the Sea of Blood was resolved.
Instead, Li Xiaotian took the opportunity to absorb a large amount of energy from the Sea of Blood to strengthen his physical body.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, a group of furtive figures were moving back and forth at the border of the Sea of Blood.
Xia Fei sat on a lounge chair, supervising his subordinates who were prospecting for gold by the Sea of Blood.
Yes, prospecting for gold. The Sea of Blood had submerged the entire war zone, and countless resources had been drowned.
However, strangely enough, many precious metals, diamonds, and jewelry from the people submerged by the Sea of Blood would be washed ashore with the waves.
Xia Fei had become a War God-level powerhouse after the great changes in heaven and earth. He had initially planned to evacuate, but he found that other places were even more chaotic than the vicinity of the Sea of Blood, so he stayed.
Moreover, he discovered that staying near the Sea of Blood, apart from the foul air, was otherwise fine. No powerful individuals were willing to come here.
He, a War God, had instead become a leading figure in this area.
"Sir! Look! Look quickly! There's a treasure!" Suddenly, someone shouted, pointing towards the distance of the Sea of Blood, dancing with excitement.
Xia Fei heard this and leaped up, then looked over.
In the Sea of Blood, a glowing object was rapidly approaching the shore.
"We're rich! We're rich!" Xia Fei's face was suddenly filled with ecstasy. Just by the fact that this thing was glowing, he knew that gold, silver, and jewelry were worthless compared to this!
Perhaps it was some heavenly treasure, or an ancient divine weapon!
Xia Fei thought excitedly. During this time, there were occasional reports online of people finding heavenly treasures in deep mountains, then consuming them to greatly increase their strength. Some found ancient cultivation techniques in ancient caves and became King-level powerhouses within a month. Others found divine weapons, were noticed by those ancient people, and were directly taken as disciples.
Every time he saw these news of fortuitous encounters, Xia Fei couldn't help but fantasize about himself being like them, finding peerless treasures, and then soaring to the peak of life.
At this moment, all of Xia Fei's subordinates had stopped their work and were staring at the approaching light spot on the Sea of Blood.
Xia Fei, now having the strength of a War God, had much better eyesight than others. When he clearly saw what the cluster of light was, he was stunned.
"Bang!" Xia Fei instinctively knelt on both knees, his face blank.
"Boss? What's wrong?" a subordinate nearby asked.
"What nonsense are you spewing? All of you, kneel down! Welcome the Lord's return!" Xia Fei roared, his heart filled with shock.
The Dragon King, who had disappeared for over three months, was actually in the cluster of light! And he was still alive! Furthermore, he had returned from the Sea of Blood!
Thinking of this, Xia Fei was filled with terror. The Sea of Blood was incredibly terrifying; no living person could return from it.
But the Dragon King had done it!
And when he thought that shortly after the Dragon King left, the Sea of Blood appeared, Xia Fei became even more panicked. It was highly possible that the Sea of Blood was caused by the Dragon King.
The Dragon King must be an unparalleled powerhouse, perhaps even the embodiment of the Sea of Blood itself. After all, he had witnessed the bronze ancient coffin confronting the Sea of Blood when it first appeared.
And the Sea of Blood had consciousness; it was alive and could speak!