Chapter 941 - Underworld Blood Sea

This was Long Chen’s strongest punch. He had intended to use it against the leaders of the Bloody Underworld Group.

The elders of the Bloody Underworld Group almost lost control of their bladders when the overwhelming force was exerted on their bodies. The formation was broken in an instant by the overwhelming destructive will of Long Chen’s technique.

Shattered Void was a technique that conveyed a cultivator’s strong will to destroy the space around them. Its destructive powers were on par with martial techniques at the Rank Two Divine-tier. While he only targeted one of them, the remaining seven leaders were blown back too due to the connection of the array.

All seventy-five members of the Bloody Underworld Group were defeated, left writhing on the ground in pain. They were all injured to a certain extent and were afraid of Long Chen.

The youth clad in the Underworld Armor was cold, mysterious, strong, and yet somehow refined. Long Chen was a fearsome foe indeed.

“Which camp is he from? He’s only a regular soldier. I have never seen him before!”

“I’ve been an Underworld Soldier for hundreds of years and I've never seen him before.”

“Considering how strong he is, his name would’ve been spread far and wide if was here for a long time. Is he a new recruit?”

“You might be right. We haven’t returned to our camp in three years. It would be normal for a talented individual to be recruited during that time.”

They had initially looked down on Long Chen, but now they respected him. They shrunk away in fear when Long Chen approached them.

“You! Come to me!” One of the leaders struggled to get up as he glared at Long Chen. “I know your rules! You are an outstanding youth. When you defeat someone, you rarely kill them. You take their money instead. We have accumulated a small amount of treasures after being here for so long. How much are you asking for?”

Long Chen splayed open his palms. “Fifty Divine Crystals. Since you’ve helped me advance into the next stage, I won’t take all of your money.”

Fifty Divine Crystals was definitely an amount the Bloody Underworld Group could pay. Still, it was a hefty sum. Long Chen estimated that the Bloody Underworld Group most likely had fewer than a hundred. A single Divine Crystal was worth a hundred thousand Emperor Crystals after all.

Long Chen easily obtained fifty Divine Crystals. The ones he obtained previously had long been consumed by Goldie to not only accelerate its growth, but to also help temper Long Chen’s body.

Now Long Chen had fifty more. Goldie, who was now slightly larger, was excitedly munching on the Divine Crystals. A single one was only enough to satiate it for a single day. Long Chen would be broke again in just fifty days ...

Long Chen asked one of the cultivators, “Where will I end up if I continue to follow the river?”

Long Chen had a feeling that the Underworld Blood River was infinitely long.

“Ri... River?” The cultivator stammered from fear before answering, “If you follow the river, you should reach the Underworld Blood Sea. That area is under the jurisdiction of Underworld City and is the source of the Underworld Blood River. There are ten Underworld Blood Seas, and each of them is roughly a hundred thousand Li in diameter. Underworld City is in control of one of them.”

“Underworld Blood Sea? Is there something special about it?”

A hundred thousand Li in diameter was indeed a huge area. Also, according to the cultivator’s statement, the Underworld Blood Sea would be nothing but a huge swathe of blood. Long Chen felt his scalp go numb thinking about how much blood there would be.

“Let me answer that instead.” The leader of the Bloody Underworld Group stood up after recovering. “The Underworld Blood Sea is a restricted area for us. Only those at the Divine Martial Realm can approach there. This isn’t an official rule, but it’s something everyone obeys because there are a lot of strong cultivators gathered there. We would be helpless if we were to go there. More importantly, the Underworld Blood Sea emanates a terrifying bloodlust for some reason. Those below the Divine Martial Realm cannot withstand it. We would turn tail and run if we got close to the Underworld Blood Sea.”

Another leader added, “Also, the Underworld Blood Sea is also where Divine-tier Underworld Beasts are born. They are much stronger than Emperor-tier Underworld Beasts. This is why the Underworld Blood Sea is only accessible to those that are strong. We would be dead if we set foot anywhere near it.

“There’s even a rumor that there is an Underworld Beast that could fight on par with City Lord Ye Xuan in the middle of the Underworld Blood Sea. But there’s no guarantee that it actually exists, since none of us have dared to venture to the depths of the place. There are ten Underworld Blood Seas, and if each of them had such a powerful Underworld Beast, the Underworld Estate would’ve long been destroyed by them. I suppose you can check the place out once you become stronger. You might be strong now, but you still cannot defeat anyone at the Divine Martial Realm.”

“The Divine Martial Realm is the path to becoming a god. Those who have reached that point are quite literally stepping into heaven.”

It was clear that they accepted the fact that Long Chen was the strongest beneath the Divine Martial Realm, but they were still certain that he couldn’t beat anyone at the Divine Martial Realm.

Long Chen, however, was indeed interested in the Underworld Blood Sea.

That meant the Underworld Blood Sea was most likely at the center area of the Underworld Battlefield. The Underworld Blood Seas formed a network of Underworld Blood Rivers that spread throughout the Underworld Battlefield like blood vessels.

After bidding them farewell, Long Chen followed the river towards where the supposed Underworld Blood Sea was supposed to be.

The entire Underworld Blood Sea emanates bloodlust?

The Ancient Bloodsoul Dragon is the progenitor of bloodlust and massacre. I doubt that the Underworld Blood Sea would be stronger than it.

One of the deputy leaders asked the leader once Long Chen left, “Leader, why did you explain the Underworld Blood Sea in detail to him?”

The leader chuckled. “Because I know he will head there after listening to us. I doubt he will make it back alive.”

Fifty Divine Crystals were a large portion of their wealth. It was impossible for them to not be upset after losing so much money.

The rest chuckled before leaving.

Half a month passed, and Long Chen learned a lot more about the Underworld Blood Sea as he encountered various other cultivators. He confirmed that the information was likely accurate and decided that it was where he had to be, so he traveled without resting.

Another half a month passed, and Long Chen noticed that the Underworld Blood River had widened a lot. The Underworld Beasts that appeared were at the Category Nine Emperor-tier. Underworld Beasts on that level would’ve easily crushed Long Chen in the past, but now he could kill them easily.

Long Chen was certain that he could win against the Purple-Blooded Jiao and the other demons easily now.

This was how far he had come in just one year.

There should be roughly a thousand more Li before I reach the Underworld Blood Sea.

Indeed, even though his destination was still far away, Long Chen could already sense the intense bloodlust coming from up ahead. It was as if heaven and earth were trying to kill him. A regular cultivator would’ve turned tail and ran by now.

“What a wondrous place. It’s still a thousand Li away and yet it can still influence me.”

Long Chen was the inheritor of the Ancient Bloodsoul Dragon. The Ancient Bloodsoul Dragon within the Inherited Blood Essence naturally wanted to destroy the thing that was provoking it.

Little Cat suddenly shouted, “Long Chen, look!”

Little Cat was pointing at the Underworld Blood River. Since it was connected to the Underworld Blood Sea, Long Chen only needed to follow it to get there.

“What is it?”

Little Cat popped out from the Primordial Realm and was shocked when he inspected the water. “The water in the river should be similar to the Underworld Blood Sea. Look closely, don’t you see that it’s slightly different now? Every single drop of water has a seal on it. There are billions of drops of water, so that’s billions of seals. Doesn’t that mean that the entire Underworld Blood Sea is covered in these seals? This is something only an incredible expert could do. Forming a massive seal by merging countless smaller ones is no easy feat. It seems that the Underworld Blood Sea is one massive seal!”

“Seal? Does that mean something is being sealed in the bottom of the Underworld Blood Sea? That might explain why there’s so much bloodlust coming from there. But it’s quite scary to think that even the seal cannot block off the bloodlust.”

Long Chen was certain now that there was indeed something sealed off in the depths of the Underworld Blood Sea.

“Alright, let’s approach it carefully.”

Little Cat nodded. Based on the strength of the seals, Little Cat was certain that there was indeed something rare in the depths of Underworld Blood Sea.

As they slowly approached the Underworld Blood Sea, they felt the bloodlust growing stronger. It somehow suppressed Long Chen’s Martial Soul, but thankfully, his was more resilient than that of others.

They were about to reach the Underworld Blood Sea when Long Chen sensed a familiar aura. He used Sight and looked to the left to find Ye Xuan. Long Chen was initially happy to see him here, but then he realized the latter was in danger. The assassin that appeared in Underworld City was here too!

The Second Divine Martial Stage cultivator was trying to kill Ye Xuan!

Ye Xuan was going to die!