"That kid's insane!" Dies Martin said, admiration in his voice. "He jumped into that blood pool on purpose? Even I wouldn't dare do that!"
The Night Power around Alesha contracted sharply. Her voice was grave with worry. "Mr. Shadow's decisions are always unexpected, but the results prove him right. Still, this is too risky. That blood lake is almost a complete Divine Domain. Once it envelops him, he'll face more than an onslaught of energy. He'll face assimilation at the level of laws!"
But Qin Chuan had made his choice.
Drawn by the invisible pull, he slowly sank toward the churning crimson sea below.
His gaze was calm, with even a hint of cold madness.
The closer he came to the blood sea, the more eagerly the enormous Heart of Divine Remains beat, as though a long-awaited sacrifice had finally offered himself up.
"Gurgle... gurgle..."
Crimson Divine Blood surged like boiling lava, engulfing Qin Chuan until he vanished completely beneath it.
The instant the blood sea swallowed him, Qin Chuan felt as though he had fallen into a world made entirely of blood.
Terrifying pressure bore down on him from every direction, trying to crush him.
Worse, a will born of the Blood God's Origin flooded his mind like a tide. It tried to seize his consciousness and remake him as part of the blood sea.
"Become my flesh and blood... bear my glory..."
That vast, cold will echoed once more in the depths of his soul.
"I'll claim my own glory!" Qin Chuan's resolve was iron. Shadow Divine Power erupted deep within the blood sea in a brilliant flash of black light.
Darkness That Swallows Light!
A black vortex formed around him and began to expand through the crimson sea.
This was no longer mere defense or purification. It