At that moment, the blood pool suddenly contracted, transforming into a blood lotus that wrapped Ying Le inside.
This was the manifestation of the Thousand Blood Feather Flow Dao Foundation. Ying Ru Shi had clearly shattered it just moments ago, yet it had already repaired itself... But she could shatter it a second time!
True Essence Secret Technique—Instant Sword Drawing Technique! Ying Ru Shi squeezed every last bit of strength from her bones. She had finally forced Ying Le into a desperate situation, and no matter what, she had to sever the Ying Clan's fate once and for all!
The sword light struck heavily into the empty altar floor. Ying Ru Shi was startled to discover that she had actually passed through the blood lotus and arrived behind it. She spun and swung again, only to miss the air. The blood lotus had now moved to her right.
An illusion.
"Pillow in the Red Dust...?" Ying Ru Shi said incredulously. Suddenly, her eyes felt hot. When she reached out to touch them, she found that they were shedding bloody tears. She tried to close her Mortal World Eye, only to discover that she could not do so at all. She had kept it open for too long, descended into the abyss for too long—Pillow in the Red Dust had completely merged with her eyes!
Just as despair arose in Ying Ru Shi's heart, the blood lotus suddenly bloomed to its fullest, encompassing her as well. She stood at the center of the blood lotus, but she could not see Ying Le. All she saw was a dreamlike glazed pearl floating in the air, stars glittering within it in a dazzling display. Any words used to describe it seemed painfully inadequate.
The Glazed Dream Pearl—the target of this mission, the Divine