Overture of the Storm

Far eastern Heaven Dou Continent, underground cavern.

Upon the enormous altar, dark-purple light surged wildly upward. The coffin at the altar's center had been completely wrapped in scarlet threads, resembling a gigantic heart as a terrifying aura continuously blossomed outward.

The entire underground cavern seemed like an immense living being, constantly undergoing all manner of changes.

Nine vampires sat coiled around the altar. They were the Nine Great Blood Spirits.

Each of the Nine Great Blood Spirits had separated several Blood Spirit Clones, using the Great Method of Blood God Possession to infiltrate certain soul masters and control them as they rapidly increased their strength. They gradually infiltrated the major powers of the Heaven Dou Continent, intending to overthrow their rule in this way and lay the foundation for his conquest of the entire Heaven Dou Continent—and even all of Douluo Star.

However, the process had not gone as smoothly as he had imagined. The sudden emergence of the Ten Sages had interfered and disrupted his plans, so he quickly decided to alter them. He would use those individuals to sabotage the Resurrection Ritual and collect resentful spirits to supply the Blood River God Slaying Array, helping him take that final step.

Now, everything was drawing to a close. Nothing could stop him from becoming a God-Tier Expert.

The auras of the Nine Great Blood Spirits continuously poured into the central altar, and Xie Anshang's excitement grew.

Ten Thousand Years of Time. He had plotted for ten thousand years and prepared for ten thousand years. The Life Force and souls of tens of millions of dead had finally allowed him to complete the Blood River God Slaying Array.

Afterward, he had used the lives of tens of millions of civilians from the Blood God Empire to bring the Blood River