The crimson spear pierced through the nascent [Eternal Night Void Realm] that Xiao Han had hastily set up, tore apart the golden dragon shadow that was coiling and guarding it, and, carrying endless resentment and an aura of destruction, fiercely stabbed towards Xiao Han's brow!
At the critical moment, the [Soul Origin Treasure Jade] between Xiao Han's brows, which had been dormant, suddenly burst forth with dazzling golden light, forming an indestructible soul barrier!
"Clang--!"
The spear tip collided with the golden light, producing a deafening roar! The tip of the blood-red spear was forcefully blocked, unable to advance an inch!
However, an extremely insidious [Blood Soul Curse Mark], seemingly capable of eroding the very essence of the soul, clung to Xiao Han's soul like a maggot, penetrating the defensive gaps of that soul barrier and fiercely imprinting itself into the depths of his soul!
"Ugh--!"
A pain far exceeding that of physical trauma swept over Xiao Han's entire soul like a tidal wave! It felt as if millions of ants were gnawing at his soul, causing him to let out a painful groan, and his vision blurred.
But he endured the excruciating pain, his eyes burning with an even stronger madness and determination! He clearly felt that the newly generated chaotic energy within him, a fusion of the four powers of Chaos, Eternal Night, Dragon's Might, and Phoenix Flame, had reached a critical point!
"Give me... Condensate!"
Xiao Han roared, gathering all of this unprecedented and terrifying power—power that even he himself could not fully control—at the tip of his right index finger!
In an instant, his fingertips shone brightly, with four colors of light—cyan, black, gold, and blue—flowing and shifting. Faintly, it seemed as if a Chaos Green Lotus was blooming on it, and a blurry void emperor figure sat cross-legged on the lotus platform, with a golden dragon coiled around its body and an ice-blue phoenix spreading its wings and crying mournfully!
"Chaotic Emperor Dragon - Eternal Night Phoenix Flame Finger!"
One finger pointing!
There was no earth-shattering display, only a faint, almost invisible stream of four-colored light, seemingly piercing through the barriers of space, silently imprinting itself on the core rune node of the Blood Sacrifice Grand Formation!
"Click... click click..."
The seemingly indestructible core runes of the Blood Sacrifice Grand Formation, under the faint four-colored light, revealed countless cracks like a spider web, then shattered inch by inch into dust! The blood-red chains binding Lin Qingxia also snapped in response!
A glint flashed in Xiao Han's eyes. Taking advantage of the moment when the Blood Young Master's aura was disordered due to the backlash of the forbidden technique and the breaking of the formation, he moved like lightning, instantly rushing onto the altar and picking up Lin Qingxia, who was already in a deep coma and barely breathing.
"Withdraw!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Han, carrying Lin Qingxia, turned and rushed out of the Dragon-Locking Well!
"You brat! Don't even think about escaping!"
The Blood Young Master's furious roar came from behind, mixed with the shouts of the other three Martial King Elders, and four figures full of killing intent were in hot pursuit!
Xiao Han activated the [A Step to the Ends of the Earth] footwork to its limit, his figure flashing through the narrow well passage in a few steps, and he was already close to the entrance of the Dragon-Locking Well!
Just then, a clear, cold shout accompanied by a sharp sword light came from the entrance!
"Ice-Sealing Forbidden Domain!"
Holding an ice-blue longsword, Su Linglong's pretty face was frosty. The phantom of her SSS-level Extreme Ice Phoenix Martial Soul spread its wings and soared high around her. The powerful cold air instantly turned the entire entrance area into a snowy wonderland, effectively blocking the pursuit of Blood Young Master and others!
Behind her stood two composed elders of the Su Family, both at the Early Stage of the Martial King Realm. They flanked her, watching the Blood Fiend Hall members who had charged out with predatory eyes.
As Blood Young Master looked at Su Linglong and the others who had suddenly appeared, his ferocious smile became even more twisted. He suddenly pulled out a blood-red jade pendant from his pocket and crushed it!
"Little Su Family brat, do you think you can stop me with just a few of you?" He licked his lips, his eyes flashing with bloodlust. "Blood Fiend Hall's lads, the Imperial Capital... it's time for a celebration!"
A heavy, unyielding sense of foreboding instantly enveloped the hearts of Xiao Han, Su Linglong, and everyone else.
At the exit of the Dragon-Locking Well, the cold air and the blood energy collided violently. Xiao Han carefully handed the weak Lin Qingxia to Su Linglong, his pale face devoid of any color. Su Linglong supported Lin Qingxia, her beautiful eyes filled with anxiety and lingering fear. The two sides were on the verge of battle, the air so heavy it seemed almost dripping with water.
The Blood Young Master licked his lips with his scarlet tongue, and the last glimmer of light on the blood-red jade pendant he had just crushed in his hand completely dimmed. He let out a piercing, owl-like laugh, "Hehehe, Xiao Han, and that little girl from the Su Family, did you think this was over?"
He spread his arms wide, his expression maniacal. "The 'Blood Spirit Ten Thousand Gu Insect Formation' that I laid out in the Imperial Capital Academy, and even throughout the entire Imperial Capital, has been fully activated! Before long, this place, along with the bustling Imperial Capital outside, will become a true wasteland, and all living beings will become nourishment for us!"
"If you don't want to die, obediently hand over Xiao Han and that woman!"
The two Martial King elders of the Su Family changed their expressions drastically. Both of them were experienced and could clearly sense that extremely sinister energy fluctuations were spreading like a plague throughout the Imperial Capital, causing people to feel uneasy.
Xiao Han activated his [Void-Piercing Divine Eyes] to its limit, and in his field of vision, the entire underground of the Imperial Capital seemed to have transformed into a giant blood-red spider web.
Countless crimson threads, finer than a strand of hair, sprouted from every dark corner, spreading wildly, intertwining and converging, connecting to energy nodes hidden deep within the earth's veins, emanating a nauseatingly evil aura.
At that moment, the immense power brought by the [Dragon Vein Fortune Blessing] within Xiao Han's body rapidly receded like a tide. His cultivation level plummeted from the brief Seventh Level of the Martial Master Realm to the peak of the sixth level. Even more deadly, the [Blood Soul Curse Mark] forcibly imprinted deep within his sea of consciousness between his brows suddenly activated!
"Well!"
An indescribable, excruciating pain pierced his soul like a million steel needles. Xiao Han groaned, his body swaying uncontrollably. His face turned ashen, and cold sweat poured down his forehead. The pain far surpassed any physical injury, threatening to tear his very soul apart.
"Boom! Kill!"
"Those beasts from the Blood Fiend Hall, fight them to the death!"
Just then, deafening shouts of battle and roars of energy suddenly erupted from all over the Imperial Capital Academy!
It turned out that many instructors who still had a conscience and were loyal to the academy, as well as those students whose blood was still hot, could not bear the Blood Fiend Hall's atrocities within the academy. Seeing the evil array being activated, they spontaneously organized themselves and fearlessly attacked the areas controlled by the Blood Fiend Hall, attempting to destroy those blood-colored energy nodes!
Strengths and weaknesses of Martial Soul light shone throughout the academy, like sparks in the dark night, faint yet carrying an indomitable will.
Seeing this, the Blood Young Master's eyes flashed even brighter with ferocity, and he scoffed at the resistance of these ants. With a casual flick of his finger, a condensed blood arrow shot out like a venomous snake, accurately hitting a college instructor in the distance who was desperately attacking a formation's auxiliary eye.