"The physical body fused with the Blood Ancestor Crystal Bead... I controlled the Blood Ancestor Crystal Bead for a thousand years. How could I not have tried it? Yet I was unable to do so. Not only that, he even absorbed Tong Wu, one of the Five Evils. The blood within him, which originally contained demonic intent, fused with the blood of death and became exceedingly bizarre, reaching a state of blood beyond my understanding."
As the Blood Ancestor pondered this, she extended her tongue and ran it around her mouth once.
"This is rather interesting... Gu Chen, what level would I reach if I absorbed you?"
The Blood Ancestor stood in the middle of the Bixun River, giggling excitedly. She seemed to have no intention of returning to the Crimson Capital to fight Gu Chen again. Instead, she dissolved her body beneath the riverwater and pressed her palm against the smooth stone embedded in the riverbed with the Blood King's Persona upon it. The seal atop it was activated by the Blood Ancestor.
"Rumble!"
The smooth stone slowly shifted away from the riverbed, revealing an underwater passage leading to an unknown destination. Strangely, not a single drop of water from the Bixun River flowed into the entrance.
The Blood Ancestor's true body removed the Blood King's Persona from the stone and put it away. She then erased the seal on the stone's surface, entered the passage alone, and restored the stone to its original position. The riverwater washed away the Blood Ancestor's scent, leaving no trace behind.
"So the Blood Ancestor fighting Gu Chen really was her true body. Even that couldn't kill her?"
Zhang Chen had watched the entire battle. The strength Gu Chen displayed far exceeded Zhang Chen's initial expectations. Even Zhang Chen was not confident