Kong Xuan's brows drew tightly together as he muttered, "No one? Could it be the Blood Sea Lord, Minghe? If so, then every move I make is under his watch."
His thoughts shifted, and killing intent quietly surfaced. "Who cares what he's like? The treasure is right before me. We'll each rely on our own abilities!"
Kong Xuan was no longer the ignorant child he had once been. After countless tribulations in the Primordial World and repeatedly walking the line between life and death, his temperament had long since been tempered as hard as iron. When it was time to act, he never hesitated; when it was time to kill, he showed no mercy.
He continued searching, his divine sense spreading like a net and advancing layer by layer.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up.
"Found it!"
The joy in his heart was almost impossible to suppress. Just as I thought—it really is here! The Twelve-grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus. My teacher's words were true!
His figure flashed, transforming into a streak of light that plunged straight into the deepest reaches of the Blood Sea.
"He left?" Minghe murmured in surprise. His fingertip swept through the void, once again revealing Kong Xuan's movements. "Hmph. This old ancestor would like to see what kind of opportunity you're seeking."
The golden rainbow tore through the waves like lightning, reaching its destination in only a moment.
Jagged reefs rose everywhere, and bloody waves crashed against the shore. A scarlet lotus, red as blood, quietly took root on the cliff face. Its twelve petals slowly rotated, swallowing the most violent baleful energy and blood essence between heaven and earth. Light flowed around it, eerie and peerlessly demonic.
"Finally..." Kong Xuan hovered in midair, unable to conceal the heat in his eyes. "The Twelve-grade Karmic Fire