Watching Main Body enter the blood-red tower, Silver Bone Ancestor and the others could no longer contain their delight. Smiles spread across their faces.
Along with an order, Main Body had passed on a secret technique, Sacred Sacrifice; three divine abilities, Blood Feather Flowing Light, Blood Demon Cold Flame, and Netherworld Blood Thunder; and a cultivation method, Blood Demon True Body.
The secret technique, divine abilities, and cultivation method were all related to blood, and each one focused on enhancing combat strength.
If not for the order that came first, Silver Bone Ancestor and the others might have had their doubts. With everything related to blood, it was hard to feel at ease. But once they considered the order, they understood.
Main Body's order was to collect Essence Blood—vast quantities of it. That explained why he had passed down so many things related to blood that could greatly enhance their combat strength. It formed a chain of mutual benefit.
However, Main Body's method of collecting it left them a little speechless: whenever different factions went to war, they were to haul the nine Black Giant Coffins directly onto the battlefield and activate the formations, sucking every corpse into the coffins. Anyone who tried to stop them would be wiped out.
Silver Bone Ancestor and the others could imagine how furious the warring factions would be. But who was afraid of whom now? They exchanged glances and let out sinister laughter.
For Silver Bone Ancestor and the others, the secret technique Sacred Sacrifice was extremely useful. It let them rapidly strengthen their bodies by devouring the essence of blood. If cultivated to a high level, it could even grant them an undying demon body and let them be reborn from a drop of blood. Of course, this wasn't true immortality. Every rebirth consumed vast amounts of Blood Qi and left them severely weakened. Still, the technique had Silver Bone Ancestor and the others trembling with excitement. To them, it was simply heaven-defying.
Blood Feather Flowing Light was a technique Main Body had adapted from Sword Light Flying Wings, changing it to be powered by Blood Qi. The other techniques were also byproducts that had emerged as Main Body deduced the Pangu Divine Body.
"From today onward, this giant city will be called Blood Prison City, and the five of us will be the Blood Prison Five Ancestors. The other Grand Unity Golden Immortals will be elders, Golden Immortals will be elite cultivators, and Mystic Immortals and Heavenly Immortals will be ordinary cultivators. The higher one's cultivation, the more privileges one will enjoy," Silver Bone Ancestor and Golden Horn Ancestor told the other cultivators after discussing it.
News of Blood Prison City's appearance spread quickly. An event this significant couldn't be kept secret, especially with the enormous commotion Main Body had made while building the city. It had drawn the attention of countless people.
Blood Prison City stood in the northern part of the Primordial World. Places with more spiritual veins naturally gathered greater forces, and the higher concentration of Spiritual Qi also made cultivation easier. Most factions had established their centers in the eastern part of the Primordial World.
The only nearby faction was the Fierce Beast Domain. So the other factions across the Primordial World watched to see how it would respond. After all, no one could ignore a new faction appearing near their territory, even if that faction seemed very weak.
At the center of the Fierce Beast Domain, a purple-haired man sat quietly atop a mysterious tower, cultivating. He was none other than the immensely mysterious Beast Emperor Shen Ni.
Shen Ni's previous life had been as the Three-Eyed Purple Dragon, one of the three thousand Chaos Demon Gods. He had been much luckier than the other Demon Gods, as his soul had suffered relatively little damage. After being reborn as the Blood-Eyed Tyrannosaurus, he had quickly advanced to the Great Luo Realm. He then continued gathering fierce beasts that had awakened their intelligence, building a force that stood among the Primordial World's greatest powers.
"Have you learned anything about that giant city?" Beast Emperor Shen Ni asked unhurriedly, addressing a shadow with three spikes jutting from its back.
"Yes, my emperor. The city currently has twenty Grand Unity Golden Immortals. Five of them lead the others and have become the Blood Prison Five Ancestors. We have yet to receive any other information."
"Then send thirty Grand Unity Golden Immortals and ten million fierce beasts to test them. They dare to build a city near my Fierce Beast Domain? They must have a death wish." Shen Ni snorted. He had been exceptionally bloodthirsty even as a Chaos Demon God in his previous life, and rebirth as a fierce beast had made him even more violent.
Besides, he was domineering by nature. How could he tolerate anyone challenging his dignity? And how could he allow another to sleep beside his bed? Without even thinking it over, he issued an order to annihilate Blood Prison City.
"Emperor, perhaps we should wait until we've learned more before deciding," the shadow ventured cautiously.
"No need. It's only twenty Grand Unity Golden Immortals. There's nothing to worry about." Shen Ni waved his sleeve.
"Yes, my emperor." The shadow said no more. Shen Ni had made up his mind, and there was no point arguing.
"Did you hear? The Fierce Beast Domain has sent out its forces. I wonder whether Blood Prison City can survive this."
"Hmph, I'd say it's in danger. How could a newly established faction stand against the might of the Fierce Beast Domain?"
"Whoever built that city was a fool. They could have chosen anywhere, but they had to build it near the Fierce Beast Domain!"
"I don't think so. If Blood Prison City dared to build there, it must have a trump card."
People across the Primordial World discussed the matter as they watched to see how Blood Prison City would face this calamity.
Unlike the outsiders, everyone in Blood Prison City looked delighted. The cultivation methods and divine abilities Main Body had passed down required vast quantities of Essence Blood. They had been wondering how to obtain so much, and now it was being delivered right to their doorstep.
Thirty Grand Unity Golden Immortals and ten million fierce beasts—in the eyes of those in Blood Prison City, they were nothing but a platter of food for that mighty being. So no one felt worried. Some even hoped the attackers would arrive sooner.
After setting out from the Beast Domain, the ten million fierce beasts formed a black torrent that surged toward Blood Prison City. Desolate, savage roars rang out along the way.
Most of these ten million fierce beasts were bloodthirsty and utterly devoid of reason. There were countless such beasts in the Beast Domain—more than a trillion.
This was fundamentally just a probe. If Blood Prison City couldn't hold out, they would wipe it out along the way. If it really did have a hidden trump card, they would reassess the situation.
The Fierce Beast Domain could afford to lose thirty Grand Unity Golden Immortals and ten million fierce beasts. Otherwise, it would never have become one of the Primordial World's top factions. That was the strength of its foundations.
More than thirty Grand Unity Golden Immortals and ten million fierce beasts arrived outside the city, flaunting their overwhelming might. The sight of their forces blotting out the sky made everyone in Blood Prison City suck in a breath.
If they hadn't known that mighty being was in the city, they would probably have fled long ago.
The Grand Unity Golden Immortals of the Fierce Beast Domain looked coldly toward Blood Prison City. The people there really had a death wish, building a city in this place.
Just then, a tower tens of thousands of zhang tall suddenly appeared in the sky. Its terrifying spiritual pressure left every living being present shivering.
It was the same divine ability, yet the Nine-Colored Pagoda wielded by Main Body was more than a hundred times stronger than when Li Yi had used it. A ripple spread from the Nine-Colored Pagoda, and aside from the more than thirty Grand Unity Golden Immortals who escaped with grave injuries, every fierce beast fell to the ground without a sound.
Silver Bone Ancestor and the others stared in disbelief. They had expected an earth-shaking battle, one that would turn the sun and moon upside down and leave rivers of blood. They hadn't imagined it would be over in a single move.
But they quickly came to their senses. These were excellent sources of blood! Although fierce beasts were plentiful in the Primordial World, most of them were now concentrated in the Beast Domain. Who would dare kill them recklessly?
The Primordial World was in an uproar. No one had expected such a powerful faction to emerge out of nowhere.
"I told you. If they dared to build a city there, they must have a trump card."
"Impressive! In an instant, they gravely wounded more than thirty Grand Unity Golden Immortals and wiped out ten million fierce beasts. They're unbelievably powerful."
The Primordial World was full of discussion. Everyone kept watching to see what the Fierce Beast Domain would do next, but they were destined to be disappointed. The fierce beasts made no response at all.
Before long, the major factions issued secret orders not to provoke Blood Prison City. Their leaders were no ordinary people. They knew how terrifying that attack had been. Strictly speaking, it was already beyond what anyone in the Great Luo Realm could unleash. If Old Ancestor Lu Ya and the others were king-level figures among the Grand Unity Golden Immortals, then this mysterious powerhouse was at least an emperor-level figure. He was simply not someone they could afford to provoke.
The matter gradually faded amid the major factions' silence, and Blood Prison City became an entity in the Primordial World that no one dared to provoke.
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