Chapter 1341: Chapter 1342: If There’s a Path I Don’t Take, It’s Just for Fun!
“Woof!”
“Old Bangzi, don’t you dare scare your Lord Buddha! Your Lord Buddha chants scriptures day and night and fears no restless spirits!”
Upon hearing this, Ergouzi immediately bristled and began shouting. Resurrection itself was already an act of defying heaven and leaving people astounded, but now you’re telling him that the Blood Fiend Elder was hatched by the Blood Sun Heavenly Egg?
“Damn it! I’m not brave enough for this—can I just sneak away?”
Ji Wuqing muttered under his breath.
“It’s not entirely impossible, but if this turns out to be true, wouldn’t that mean that as long as the Blood Sun Heavenly Egg Clan is present, Xueshenzi can endlessly create Saint Realm experts?”
Li Xiaobai found it hard to believe as well. If the Blood Sun Heavenly Egg could hatch cultivators at the Saint Realm with two Divine Fires of cultivation, wouldn’t it be similar to his System Mall?
As long as he had money, the System could endlessly summon Saint Realm Godzilla to fight for him. Meanwhile, Xueshenzi could use the Blood Sun Heavenly Egg to continuously hatch Saint Realm experts as adversaries.
This seems highly unlikely, right?
If they could continuously hatch hundreds or thousands of Saint Realm experts, wouldn’t that make them comparable to him?
“Ultimately, the Blood Sun Heavenly Egg is a clan. They require time to reproduce and hatch, and as long as we eliminate them during the incubation phase, there shouldn’t be much trouble. After all, before the incubation succeeds, this clan doesn’t possess any significant cultivation level or strength.”
The Old Beggar smacked his lips and spoke, though he felt that his idea was a bit outlandish.
To nurture and hatch a Saint Realm expert—can this thing truly achieve that?
“Let’s go in and see for ourselves. Follow me down!”
Li Xiaobai tossed the Blood Fiend Elder’s corpse to the side, placed the Heart of the Blood Demon into the depths of the Blood Pool, then stepped on a golden war chariot and descended into the lake.
During his previous visit, the Heart of the Blood Demon absorbed a substantial amount of Blood Qi and directly ascended from the Heavenly Immortal Realm to the Half-Saint Realm. Now, he hoped for significant progress with another massive intake.
Behind him, Ergouzi, Xiao Lao Di, and the others gritted their teeth and followed suit. They had already come this far, and fortune lies amidst danger—there was no reason to retreat.
The group descended into the lake, going deeper and deeper until they finally arrived before a massive blood-colored palace. This was a structure formed entirely of blood energy, with many areas that Li Xiaobai hadn’t managed to explore during his previous visit.
“Is this the place?”
“This palace pavilion is entirely constructed from Blood Qi!”
Ergouzi extended his paw to poke at the palace walls, and a wisp of Blood Qi dissipated. A construction this solid, made entirely of Blood Qi—how much Blood Qi and blood would it have required?
“There’s bound to be a checkpoint near the palace entrance. We need to proceed with caution,”
The Old Beggar pointed in a certain direction, signaling the entrance to the blood-colored palace.
“What era are we living in? Why bother being so formal? We’re here to infiltrate!”
“At this point, who in their right mind would enter through the front door?”
Li Xiaobai glanced at him and replied dryly, feeling that the old man had read too many books in the Sword Sect and lost touch with reality.
With a casual wave of his hand, a massive beast claw materialized in the void. It stabbed into the blood-colored palace wall and, with a powerful tug, shredded the outer wall into fragments. The intricate blood-colored pavilion instantly became wide open.
“This way of entering is less likely to be noticed. Don’t ask me how I know this—I can only say I did it the same way last time.”
Li Xiaobai lit a cigarette, took a small drag, and puffed out clouds of smoke. While the System automatically shielded him from the effects of Blood Qi on his Divine Soul, the smell still lingered, making him feel a bit nauseous.
Under the shocked gazes of the group, he swaggered boldly through the newly torn opening.
“Holy crap, this is so daring!”
“Not even using the front door—this guy is as brash as they come!”
Ergouzi and Ji Wuqing were dumbfounded. It was their first time witnessing such a direct method of entry. On second thought, however, this approach seemed pretty logical. By avoiding the main entrances and heavily-trafficked areas, they effectively bypassed any defense mechanisms. Imagine building a fortress—you would certainly place restrictions and guards at critical points like the entrance or key corners within, but who would waste resources putting traps in front of a random wall?
The strategy proved effective in avoiding needless conflict!
The most crucial support came from the beast claw—it belonged to a Saint Realm demonic beast, and not just one but multiple Saint Realm demonic beasts were silently following them without them even noticing. This mission was secure; even if they encountered strong adversaries, they could buy enough time to retreat.
But this was only the beginning. Once they entered the interior of the blood palace, they finally experienced the pinnacle of brute-force infiltration.
Li Xiaobai staunchly refused to walk down any hallway. Wherever there was a wall, that’s where he went; wherever dead ends existed, he made a beeline for them. Godzilla tore through the void, pushing everything aside. Surprisingly, they didn’t encounter a single guard along the way.
“Kid, this is nuts! You’ve definitely done this kind of thing before, huh?”
Ergouzi exclaimed in delight, thinking they were in for a grueling battle but finding nothing of the sort.
“Maybe this is what they call experience?”
Ji Wuqing chimed in, pretending to be insightful.
“Makes sense. Skill comes from practice, thoughtfulness, and dedication. This kind of approach is something we should learn from.”
The Old Beggar puffed on a cigarette, his eyes filled with admiration. Modern youths—they ought to be like this!
“I told you, I know this place well. Follow me—you won’t regret it!”
“There’s a path here, but I won’t take it; I’m just here for fun!”
Li Xiaobai chuckled as he threaded through one blood-stained wall after another. This time, the destruction wreaked upon the blood walls was even more intense than before. Godzilla was utterly unrestrained, demolishing obstacles into smithereens. Even though the coagulating Blood Qi would eventually reform, it required considerable time.
By relying on his memory, Li Xiaobai twisted and turned through the blood palace, expertly avoiding all corridors until he reached the grand hall where he had previously found the nursing chamber.
At its center lay a gap in the floor—the former placement site of the Divine Passage artifact, which had been retrieved and taken back to the Sword Sect.
This was the spot. Below the aperture of the Divine Passage’s former position lay the deepest part of the Blood Pool, which was where he had previously discovered the Blood Sun Heavenly Egg. Xueshenzi should be down there.
“Shwish!”
As they neared the gap, a blood blade shot out, aiming straight for Li Xiaobai’s neck.
“Clang!”
Sparks flew, the blood blade snapped into two pieces.
[Attribute Point +10 million…]
“Just as I thought. So you dare play stealth attacks here?”
Li Xiaobai brushed his neck, completely unharmed, and tucked his shirt away into his bag. Activating the Explosive Clothing Divine Skill, his defensive power instantly doubled. Even Saint Realm attacks could be fended off for a few rounds.
“Who dares trespass upon my Blood Demon Sect’s forbidden grounds? Die!”
A gray scythe emerged, and over a dozen figures flashed into view before Li Xiaobai, led by none other than the Shadow Assassin Dan Dao!