Two thousand years ago, a strand of sword light flashed across the nine heavens, tearing through the sky.
The world recovered, and martial arts began to revive.
Two thousand years later...
"Junior Brother Lin, let's go...we're going to the Blood Fiend Sea..."
Upon entering the Blood Sea World, Yan Ping said to Lin Xuan, "The Blood Fiend Sea is one of the thirty-six most dangerous areas in the outer region of this Blood Sea World. The Blood Sea World nurtures countless rare and precious materials, but Blood God Crystals can only be found in these major dangerous areas, and these areas also nurture even more rare and precious materials..."
"That's right. Don't underestimate the danger of the outer area just because it's only a dangerous place. One wrong move and even a Golden Immortal at the peak could perish. There have even been unlucky Taiyi Golden Immortals who have perished in the outer area. So we absolutely cannot be careless."
Xu Ningshuang continued, "The Blood Fiend Sea is one of the most dangerous places that disciples of our Beidou Holy Land like to go to. That's why we have a map of part of the Blood Fiend Sea, so that the level of danger will be lower."
"A portion of the map?"
Lin Xuan frowned and said, "With so many disciples in the Big Dipper Holy Land, surely they can't put together a complete map of the Blood Fiend Sea?"
"Hahaha... Of course not. Junior Brother Lin, you should have noticed that this Blood Sea World is extremely vast, and the Blood Fiend Sea is equally enormous. Moreover, the internal space is chaotic and time and space are folded. Not to mention my Beidou Holy Land, even those super powers in the universe do not have a complete map."
Li Jifeng smiled and said, "In fact, it's already quite good that our Beidou Holy Land has a detailed map of part of the Blood Fiend Sea."
Most forces in the universe only possess incomplete maps of the Blood Fiend Sea, which are of little use.
"This Blood Fiend Sea is one of the top ten most dangerous places among the thirty-six outermost dangerous areas, so we cannot be careless."
Xu Ningshuang said in a deep voice, "Of course, there will be more Blood God Crystals in the Blood Fiend Sea than in other dangerous places. However, in addition to strength, sometimes luck is also a factor. It's hard to say whether you can find them."
Let's hope we're lucky!
Yan Ping chuckled and said, "With Junior Brother Lin's help, our luck shouldn't be too bad."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan couldn't help but roll his eyes.
What do you mean by saying that having me around is lucky? Are you treating me like a mascot?
The four of them increased their speed, like four streaks of light streaking across the sky. The journey was smooth sailing, except for the occasional encounter with some native blood beasts of this Blood Sea world, which were easily dealt with.
Almost a day later, Lin Xuan and his companions finally arrived at the Blood Fiend Sea.
The Blood Fiend Sea is actually a vast, blood-red ocean. This time, the ocean is a real ocean, only the water is blood-red, breeding a terrifying, bloody smell that constantly stimulates the mind and stirs up the bloodthirsty impulses deep within people's hearts.
This is the strangeness of the Blood Sea World; it constantly assaults the mind and soul, stirring up bloodlust and murderous intent. Once one loses control of this murderous urge, one will be completely enslaved, their spirit and will eroded and controlled by the malevolent energy of the Blood Sea World, turning them into a blood slave who only knows how to kill.
"Look, that's the Blood Fiend Sea!"
While the four were still high in the sky, Yan Ping pointed to the vast, blood-red ocean in the distance and said, "There are many islands on this Blood Fiend Sea, and many of these islands are home to rare and precious natural treasures. However, compared to the islands on the surface of the sea, there are even more rare and precious natural treasures on the seabed. Similarly, most of the Blood God Crystals are also nurtured on the seabed. This time, we will not search the islands, but go directly to the seabed."
"Sure, there are even more opportunities at the bottom of the sea, so we should definitely give it a shot!"
Li Jifeng nodded in agreement.
Lin Xuan and Xu Ningshuang naturally had no objections. The four of them descended from the sky almost simultaneously and plunged into the Blood Fiend Sea, swimming straight towards the seabed.
Upon entering the seabed, a layer of qi and blood automatically emanated from Lin Xuan's body, forming a qi and blood shield that forcibly broke through the surging seawater around him. He moved like a fish, and his speed in the seabed was not affected at all, just like when he was in the air.
In fact, if it weren't for taking care of Yan Ping and the other two, his speed could have increased more than tenfold. Even so, it was enough to shock Yan Ping and the other two. They weren't blind; how could they not see how fast Lin Xuan was? And judging from Lin Xuan's appearance, he clearly wasn't using his full strength.
Once the three of them entered the seabed, they traveled at full speed, yet they could only barely catch up with Lin Xuan, which shows how big the gap was between them and Lin Xuan.
"Junior Brother Lin is so fast! It seems we've really struck gold this time."
Yan Ping's eyes were filled with shock, but his face was beaming with smiles. Xu Ningshuang and Li Jifeng, standing beside him, were the same; though shocked, they were equally excited. They were now members of the same team as Lin Xuan, and the stronger Lin Xuan became, the more benefits they would receive.
They had previously thought that Lin Xuan was strong in array formations, and that his actual combat strength was only average. Although he was the first in the All-Heavens Peak Battle, Lin Xuan's age was still a factor, and he had not been cultivating for very long.
A person's energy is limited. It's hard for them to imagine how Lin Xuan could achieve such high levels of success in both areas, having to study array formations and cultivate at the same time.
To become true disciples of the Beidou Holy Land, they must be considered geniuses among geniuses.
But now, when facing Lin Xuan, Yan Ping and the other two suddenly had a feeling that their so-called prodigies were just a joke.
Lin Xuan had no idea what Yan Ping and the other two were thinking. He leisurely followed them through the seabed, while his divine sense spread out like the tide, radiating around him to investigate the surroundings and see if there were any rare treasures or Blood God Crystals.
And so, the four of them carefully surveyed their surroundings and headed toward the central area of the Blood Fiend Sea according to the map of the Big Dipper Holy Land.
The Blood Sea World has appeared more than once; it has appeared countless times throughout the endless ages. Naturally, this outer area has been explored countless times. Even if there were any treasures, they would basically be looted. After all, the outer area is relatively low in danger, and it is very easy to investigate it.
If there really were any treasures, it wouldn't be Lin Xuan and his group's turn.
So from the very beginning, they had already decided to venture into the core area of the Blood Fiend Sea.
After the four of them had been traveling for nearly three or four hours, a sudden change occurred.
Boom... Bang...
Without warning, the water in front of them suddenly exploded, instantly transforming into an astonishing vortex that unleashed boundless devouring power, instantly swallowing up all the surrounding seawater. The vortex expanded more than tenfold in an instant.
Moreover, this speed continued to expand, and its speed was so fast that it was terrifying, sweeping straight towards Lin Xuan and his group of four.
"Oh no, it's the Blood Fiend Vortex, damn it... How unlucky am I to run into this thing? We must attack together, we absolutely cannot get sucked in by this thing, or we'll be in big trouble."
Yan Ping and the other two's expressions changed drastically at the same time, and they almost simultaneously summoned their respective spiritual weapons, trying to break through the blood vortex.
Clang!
Sudden!
Just then, a sliver of light, accompanied by a crisp clang, burst forth with blinding brilliance, slicing through the terrifying blood-red vortex.