After a moment, Shi Zhong gasped for breath.
He discovered that Gray Leaf's injuries were almost identical to those he had sustained from burning his own source power. In other words, his divine core had not collapsed, but there was almost no energy remaining within it!
This is a kind of injury that is similar to the original injury, but also somewhat different, which is very strange!
But one thing is certain: it will be extremely difficult for Gray Leaf to regain his original strength. Even if he doesn't need to train again, it won't be much better!
At this moment, he gained a deeper understanding of the blood sword in Lin Yun's hand, and realized once again that the blood sword, which he had already highly regarded, had actually been underestimated by him.
“No wonder that blood sword could transfer energy to me for upgrading... This isn’t absorbing the enemy’s power... This is absorbing the enemy’s very essence…” Shi Zhong murmured, his body trembling slightly.
It absorbs the enemy's essence and transmits that essence power to him, which is why it has such a miraculous effect.
In fact, what Gray Leaf said earlier was correct. If he had obtained that blood sword, he could have definitely relied on it to break through to the upper-level divine realm, or even to a higher divine realm.
Of course, that blood sword belonged to that Senior Blood Fiend, and now that Senior Blood Fiend is his master, he naturally can no longer think about this matter.
"What did you say? That blood sword can transfer upgrade energy to you? You obtained that blood sword?" However, when Gray Leaf heard Shi Zhong's words, his eyes lit up and he asked excitedly.
In the past two days, he has come to a deeper understanding of the power of that blood sword, which is far more powerful than he had imagined. Naturally, he is even more regretful that Shi Zhong did not obtain that blood sword earlier. In his opinion, although the Blood Fiend Saint King is powerful, he mainly relies on that blood sword. If it weren't for that blood sword, he wouldn't even be his opponent.
However, under absolute power, the blood sword wouldn't have time to unleash its full power. If Shi Zhong were to make a move, he could easily defeat his opponent.
Unfortunately, Shi Zhong did not make a move earlier.
But now...
"That's right. That Blood Fiend Saint King's strength is limited. He's only so powerful because of that Blood Sword. If you met that Blood Fiend Saint King in the Blood Fiend Universe, you could easily obtain the Blood Sword from him! Could it be that Captain Shi, you defeated those two Acquired Gods with that Blood Sword?" Thinking this, Gray Leaf said excitedly.
That blood sword could actually absorb his source power. Just now, he heard Shi Zhong say that the blood sword could transfer upgrade energy to him. Although he didn't know what this upgrade energy was, he thought it must be an extraordinary energy. Perhaps it could quickly restore his previously damaged power.
Thinking this, Gray Leaf became even more excited and looked at Stone with anticipation.
As for the failure of those two acquired gods, why was Gray Leaf aware of it?
It's not hard to tell that Shi Zhong emerged from the Blood Fiend Universe calmly, clearly indicating that he would ultimately win this battle.
"That Blood Fiend Saint King's strength is limited..." Shi Zhong was speechless when he saw Hui Ye looking at him with such excitement.
Gray Leaf has a good eye for treasures, but his judgment of people is really terrible. He was lucky he didn't listen to Gray Leaf before, otherwise he would have been screwed over by Gray Leaf.
Was the Blood Fiend Saint King's strength limited?
All right!
That Blood Fiend Saint King's strength was probably not much stronger than his before!
However, after that Blood Fiend Saint King broke through to the Divine Realm and condensed the Nine-Patterned Divine Spark, his strength increased by an absolutely terrifying amount. Not to mention that I have now been reduced to the Lower Divine Realm, even I, before, probably couldn't withstand more than a few moves from him!
As for himself now, he probably couldn't withstand even one move from the opponent!
Is this what you call limited strength?
If this is considered limited strength, then the entire God Race, including both the Innate God Race and the Acquired God Race, probably has very few experts left!
That's the owner of a nine-patterned divine status!
Shi Zhong shook his head slightly.
"What? Isn't that how it is..." Seeing Shi Zhong's reaction, Hui Ye's heart skipped a beat, and he said quickly.
“If it weren’t for the help of that Blood Fiend Saint King, I would probably have been killed by those two Acquired Gods. Even so, my strength would have dropped to the Lower God Realm. That Blood Fiend Saint King is very strong, and he is not someone you or I can mess with. However, to prevent other cultivators from targeting him, we must tell the outside world that I killed those two Acquired Gods. Do you understand?” Shi Zhong glanced meaningfully at Hui Ye and said slowly.
His words seemed to carry a hint of implication.
This was something Lin Yun specifically instructed Shi Zhong about before he left.
"What? Captain Shi only managed to take down those two Acquired Gods with the help of that Blood Fiend Saint King? No, those two Acquired Gods were killed by Captain Shi and that Blood Fiend Saint King?" Gray Leaf said in shock.
The vitality of a Divine Realm expert is extremely strong. It was only because he encountered Lin Yun, who possessed the Blood Sword, that he was able to avoid such severe injuries. Otherwise, even if he encountered a cultivator at the intermediate Divine Realm level and became their enemy, he might not have suffered such serious injuries.
Similarly, killing one mid-level Divine Realm cultivator is not an easy task, let alone two.
Just now, he thought that Shi Zhong had only driven away or repelled the two Acquired Gods. He was even thinking that he should hurry up and urge Shi Zhong, since there was a spatial array in this space and it would take them some time to leave. They should leave as soon as possible, lest the two Acquired Gods leave first and then invite even stronger Acquired Gods to block them.
Unexpectedly, Shi Zhong said that he and the Blood Fiend Saint King killed the two acquired gods of the middle-level divine realm. How could he not be shocked?
“Yes, do you understand what I just said?” Shi Zhong nodded slightly and said again.
"Huh?" Gray Leaf was taken aback at first, then a flash of inspiration struck him.
"I understand! I understand!" Gray Leaf nodded repeatedly and said quickly. As he spoke, he turned his head and glanced nervously in the direction of the Blood Fiend Universe. Although Stone had released a shielding force around them, he still couldn't help but feel nervous.
Unexpectedly, the Blood Fiend Saint King's power was so great. He knew that the Blood Fiend Saint King and Shi Zhong, working together, were able to kill those two acquired gods at the intermediate level of the Divine Realm. Their strength was definitely no less than that of a god at the intermediate level of the Divine Realm.
Now that Shi Zhong's cultivation level has dropped to the lower-level divine realm, he is most likely no match for that Blood Fiend Saint King. If the other party hears what he just said, who knows if the other party will come and kill him in a fit of rage?
From Shi Zhong's words... he also sensed the hidden meaning. Could it be that Shi Zhong was tempted by the power of the Blood Fiend Saint King's Blood Sword during the battle just now, but his current strength was not as good as the opponent's, so he put his mind to it for the time being. But he was afraid that if the news got out, other realms of the Divine Realm would take notice of the Blood Fiend Saint King and snatch the Blood Sword first, so he said that?
Looking at the expression on the stone and the faint aura it exuded, Gray Leaf felt this even more strongly.
Therefore, as he nodded, he also glanced worriedly at the Blood Fiend Universe, fearing that the Blood Fiend Saint King had also sensed Shi Zhong's thoughts.
"Alright, let's leave now. I'll take you back to the Stone Tribe and see if there's any way to restore your strength!" Seeing that Gray Leaf didn't misunderstand his implication, Stone Zhong nodded slightly and chuckled.
call!
As soon as he finished speaking, he released a divine power that enveloped Gray Leaf, and together they flew off in one direction.
As for the spatial arrays set up by the two acquired gods in this space, he didn't bother with them. He just let the spatial arrays stay there. If other powerful beings from the divine realms came, they could at least block them.
...
The underworld.
Lin Yun's main body was suspended in a space, his eyes closed, carefully sensing the various information transmitted to him by the Netherworld.
"So, the divine realm cultivators of the living realm cannot enter the Netherworld. No wonder I have never heard of any divine realm cultivators from the living realm entering the Netherworld. If the original Netherworld was too low-level to arouse the interest of those divine realm cultivators, the current Netherworld is definitely not to be ignored. It is impossible that no divine realm cultivators have entered for so long..." Lin Yun said thoughtfully after a moment.
"Fortunately, I had previously broken through nine new layers of the Netherworld. These nine new layers were still a small whole. Therefore, I obtained a relatively complete law power of the Netherworld, which allowed me to enter the Netherworld. Otherwise, my main body probably wouldn't have been able to enter the Netherworld..." Lin Yun paused, feeling grateful.
It is indeed fortunate that his main body was just a little short of being unable to enter the Netherworld. His clones could probably, but clones are essentially also beings of the living world. What if they break through to the God Realm?
At that time, neither his main body nor his clone could enter the Netherworld, so his idea of using the Netherworld as his last base was completely shattered. Not to mention, he had a series of plans that all required the Netherworld to be realized.
Fortunately, he didn't break through the seventh or eighth level of the Heavenly Realm before reaching the Divine Realm, nor was it because the first one or two levels were broken by other ghost cultivators, causing him to miss the mark by one or two levels.
Instead, it was exactly as he had done; he had broken through the thirty-seventh to forty-fifth heavens of the Netherworld, the entirety of a small entity.
"Since that's the case, I wonder if I can continue to break through the new heavens of the Netherworld..." Lin Yun raised his eyes, his gaze piercing through layers of space to see the highest heaven of the Netherworld, and said softly.
call!
As he spoke, he took a step forward and continued his journey towards the high heavens of the Netherworld.
Wherever he went, spatial passages opened automatically in front of him.
In just a short while, Lin Yun arrived at the forty-fifth level of the Netherworld.
"Livi greets the Blood Emperor!"
"We have come to pay our respects to the Blood Emperor!"
When Empress Liwei and her entourage sensed that a cultivator had entered the forty-fifth heaven, they all opened their eyes and, upon seeing Lin Yun, immediately teleported over and bowed respectfully.
"No need for formalities."
Lin Yun nodded slightly to them.
At the same time, his divine power covered the entire forty-fifth heaven, and various formations and arrangements were not hindered at all. He quickly sensed the place where the people around him were cultivating.
Although he only stayed in the Great World of Living Beings for two or three days, nearly a thousand years had passed there.
At this time, Xia Qingqing, Lin Mengmeng and others have made great progress and have all entered the Saint Realm. Some of them, especially the talented Lin Mengmeng and Xia Qingqing, have even reached a considerable level in the Saint King Realm.
The speed of his cultivation impressed Lin Yun, who couldn't help but marvel at how beneficial the Yin-attribute energy of the Netherworld was to the beings of the living world.
Lin Yun ignored them after that.
"Three-Eyed greets Lord Blood Emperor!"
Just then, a spatial passage opened between the boundary between the forty-fourth and forty-fifth heavens, and a beam of light flashed, revealing a young man with extraordinary bearing. He bowed respectfully and said...
The Three-Eyed Emperor, who was searching for Guan Xiangsi in the Land of Reincarnation, was just summoned back by Lin Yun.
The Three-Eyed Emperor's search speed in the Land of Reincarnation was too slow. In all this time, he hadn't even covered a fraction of the area Lin Yun had searched. Naturally, he hadn't found Guan Xiangsi. Otherwise, he would have returned long ago.
However, since we haven't found it after so long, there's no rush.
In particular, the Three-Eyed Emperor's search speed was not fast.
Once you become stronger, you can search faster. As the saying goes, sharpening your axe won't delay your woodcutting.
"I'll try to break through to a new level later. You can absorb as much energy as you want!" Lin Yun said to the ghost cultivators.
"What?"
Upon hearing Lin Yun's words, the ghost cultivators were greatly surprised.
How long has it been since the Blood Emperor broke through the new Heaven? So quickly, the Blood Emperor can break through another new Heaven?
"As expected of the Blood Emperor!"
A powerful ghost cultivator sighed inwardly.
In his previous life, the Blood Emperor easily broke through the Netherworld and created a new heaven. After his rebirth, it was even easier, as simple as eating and drinking. He was truly unprecedented and probably will never be the same again.
"Congratulations, Blood Emperor, on your great advancement in strength!"
A clever ghost cultivator bowed to Lin Yun again.
Clearly, the Blood Emperor's strength has improved significantly once again; otherwise, he wouldn't be preparing to break through a new barrier in the Netherworld.
"Congratulations, Blood Emperor, on your great advancement in strength!"
The other ghost cultivators also realized what was happening and bowed to Lin Yun again.
At the same time, they were all very excited. The Blood Emperor was about to break through a new heaven and allowed them to absorb as much energy as they wanted. This meant that another opportunity had come for them.
Their strength can be greatly improved once again.
Moreover, they are followers of the Blood Emperor, and the stronger the Blood Emperor is, the brighter their future will be.
Perhaps, under the leadership of the Blood Emperor, the Netherworld will one day be able to rival the Great World of Living Beings. They will all become the strongest in the Netherworld, comparable to the strongest in the Great World of Living Beings, just like... the legendary Divine Realm in the Great World of Living Beings!
"The Blood Emperor's realm... could it be..."
Among the group of ghost cultivators, the Three-Eyed Emperor trembled, his eyes filled with shock as he looked at Lin Yun.
Some time ago, Lin Yun stayed in the 45th Heaven of the Netherworld for a thousand years. Because he had to constantly use his Divine Eye ability on Lin Yun, he indirectly fought against Lin Yun many times.
Therefore, he was quite clear about Lin Yun's strength and level.
At that time, Lin Yun's realm could be described as reaching a considerable level, comparable to the peak Saint King realm.
Improving one's strength is not an easy task.
At this moment, he couldn't help but wonder if the Blood Emperor's realm had reached another level.
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