This flame was unlike any other flame; it carried an aura that purified all things.
"True fire?!" Mo Zhizhou exclaimed in shock, "I never expected you to have actually cultivated true fire..."
The owl did not respond, its eyes beneath the mask fixed on the pool of blood.
The moment the blue flames touched the blood, the entire underground palace trembled violently, as if some ancient being had been awakened.
The liquid in the pool of blood surged wildly, coalescing into a distorted human face that emitted a piercing scream.
Qi Lan seized the opportunity and turned his sword: "Azure Sky Sword Technique - Heavenly Light Slash!"
A dazzling sword light slashed straight down into the center of the blood pool.
At the same time, Rong Jiaojiao's Demon-Suppressing Stele shone brightly, and nine light dragons roared in unison, transforming into nine pillars of light that crashed into the blood pool.
Mo Mo Zhi Zhou's golden compass floated in the air, casting thousands of golden rays.
The moment the three forces converged, the liquid in the blood pool began to evaporate violently.
The soaked corpses turned into black smoke and dissipated, and the black crystals burst one after another.
The human face in the blood pool let out a resentful roar before being completely consumed by the true fire.
The entire blood pool dried up at a visible rate, eventually leaving only a layer of black ash.
Rong Jiaojiao took out a jade bottle and collected the tiny bit of unburnt demonic spirit essence hidden at the bottom of the pool.
They looked around and realized they were in a huge, enclosed underground space.
Not knowing how far from the ground, Mo Zhizhou said, "Let's rest first and recover our spiritual energy. Once we find a way out, we can eliminate the blood bats we saw when we came in, otherwise leaving them will cause endless trouble."
Everyone sat on the ground and took out their own pills to regulate their breathing.
Rong Jiaojiao held Ziling in her arms. The little guy had just exerted himself too much, and his fur was a bit dull.
She took out a pill and gave it to the creature to recover. She then took a pill herself and began to regulate her breathing.
Two hours later, everyone had recovered and began to look around for the exits of the underground space.
The group looked around and saw that the entire underground palace was in ruins. All seven stone pillars had collapsed, the blood pool had dried up, and the air was filled with the smell of burning and decay.
Liu Hanyan said, "It seems we were brought in by an array. Now this place has been destroyed by the battle, so we may have to use a teleportation talisman to get out."
“The Earth Escape Talisman probably won’t work.” Mo Zhizhou shook his head, pointing to the faintly flickering runes on the surrounding walls. “The space here is sealed off by a special restriction.”
The owl's mechanical arm made a "click-clack" sound, and an exquisite compass popped out from the front: "There is a faint airflow in the southeast corner."
Qi Lan took the lead and walked towards that direction, lightly flicking aside a pile of rubble with her longsword.
Sure enough, a narrow gap appeared, and one could vaguely feel the flow of fresh air.
Qi Lan's sword flashed, and pebbles fell from the crevice, revealing a narrow passage barely wide enough for one person to pass through. A damp, cold wind blew from the depths of the passage, carrying a faint smell of blood.
“This passage…” Liu Hanyan frowned, “is like it was dug out by something.”
Zi Ling suddenly leaped out of Rong Jiaojiao's arms and let out a low roar towards the depths of the passage.
The purple lightning bolt pattern on its forehead flickered intermittently, clearly indicating that it sensed danger.
Qi Lan was the first to enter the passage, followed closely by Rong Jiaojiao, and then the others followed.
The inner walls of the passage were slippery and sticky, covered with dark red moss, and made an unpleasant "plop" sound when stepped on.
Zi Ling led the way, with flashes of purple lightning illuminating the dark path ahead.
“These…” Liu Hanyan picked up a small piece with a silver needle, “are formed from the excrement of blood bats.”
The further you go in, the wider the passage becomes, and stalactite-like objects begin to appear hanging from the ceiling.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a nest formed by countless blood bats curled up!
Zi Ling's voice entered everyone's minds: "These are used by the demon spirits to cultivate the demon seed blood pool. Some of them already have the aura of the demon seed."
The group gripped their weapons tightly, watching the Blood Bat Nest ahead warily.
The Purple Spirit's growl grew deeper, and the spiritual pattern on its forehead shimmered with purple light, ready to attack at any moment.
"These blood bats carry the aura of demonic beings; we must eliminate them as soon as possible," Mo Zhizhou said in a deep voice, a golden compass hovering in front of him, emitting a soft light.
“There are many of them, so we must be careful.” Liu Hanyan took out a pair of silver needles, the tips of which gleamed with a cold light.
"I'll distract them, you guys attack while I'm at it." Qi Lan held her longsword, the tip pointing deep into the passage, ready to be the first to rush in.
"Be careful, these blood bats may have been controlled by the demonic seed and become extremely dangerous," Night Owl warned, holding Zi Ling even tighter.
Qi Lan nodded, and with a flash, she rushed into the Blood Bat Nest like a streak of blue lightning.
Startled, the blood bats flew out of their nests, emitting piercing screams.
Their eyes were blood red, gleaming with an evil light, as if they wanted to devour everyone.
"Quickly, before they launch a large-scale attack!" Mo Zhizhou shouted a reminder.
Liu Hanyan's silver needles flew out like streaks of silver lightning, accurately striking the blood bats that swooped in.
The ice magic attached to the silver needles instantly froze the blood bats that were hit, causing them to fall to the ground.
The Night Owl's mechanical arm once again spewed out scorching flames, burning a large number of blood bats to ashes.
Wherever the flames passed, the blood bats let out mournful screams and turned into clumps of charred ashes.
The Demon-Subduing Brush in Mo Bai's hand shone brightly with golden light, and golden spiritual energy arrows shot out, each arrow taking the life of a blood bat.
Rong Jiaojiao held the Demon-Suppressing Stele and stood in the center of the passage. The Demon-Suppressing Stele shone brightly, and rays of spiritual light emanated from it.
Those blood bats touched by the spiritual light were instantly burned and turned into wisps of green smoke and disappeared.
Qi Lan weaved through the swarm of blood bats, wielding her longsword and unleashing countless sword energies.
Each sword strike was precisely controlled, slaying the blood bats one by one.
His swordsmanship was incredibly sharp; wherever his sword tip pointed, the blood bats died one after another.
Zi Ling also joined the battle, transforming into a purple lightning bolt as it weaved through the swarm of blood bats.
Purple lightning crisscrossed into a net, striking the blood bats until they were charred black and fell to the ground.
Over time, the number of blood bats gradually decreased.
However, they were controlled by the demonic seed and became increasingly frenzied, launching attacks on everyone without regard for anything else.
"We can't let them continue to reproduce; we must completely eliminate them!" Mo Zhizhou's golden compass shone brightly, and beams of golden light shot out from it, freezing the blood bats in mid-air.
"Let's join forces and wipe them all out in one fell swoop!" Qi Lan shouted, his sword flashing like a rainbow, pointing straight at the densest part of the blood bat swarm.
Everyone responded enthusiastically, each displaying their unique skills and combining their power.
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