Bloodline Power

Just as the battle reached its fiercest point, in the back mountain of Starfall Pavilion, in that place filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, the last traces of energy in the Magical Beast corpses drained away. Meanwhile, the immense power within the blood pool was siphoned dry in an extremely short time.

The great array shattered, and the blood pool vanished. The power nurtured within the blood cocoon seemed to have completely matured as well. In the unseen depths, an even stronger power was gathering inside it.

At a certain moment in a valley, this entire stretch of space collapsed—completely collapsed. There was no trace of white left in the whole valley, only the collapsed void and... the distant sky. The blood cocoon floated within the void, as immense power continued to brew. At one moment, the blood cocoon trembled slightly, as though the creature within would break free in the next instant.

However, though the blood cocoon trembled and the power within it grew increasingly terrifying, he still seemed to need some time—just a little more time to completely unleash that power. When he emerged, that terrifying power would be entirely his to wield. By then, perhaps all the problems Starfall Pavilion currently faced would be resolved with ease.

For now, though, time was still needed. No one knew how long it would take, but it should not be much longer.

Meanwhile.

As Xiao Heng clashed with the Ninth Heavenly Venerable once more, he shattered all the ice with a single slash. Looking at the hundred-zhang ice palm in the sky, he suddenly turned the sword in his hand. Vast power surged into the blade, making even it tremble slightly.

A streak of sword light shot into the sky and struck the enormous icy palm. Space collapsed layer by