Beneath the Nine Nethers, the boundless Blood Sea boiled.
Filthy waves surged into towering torrents. The vicious killing intent, so dense it had reached its utmost, resonated with the Tribulation's aura, making this place of ultimate yin and evil seem "bursting with life."
Deep in the Blood Sea, Ancestor Minghe sat upon the Twelve-Petal Karma-Fire Red Lotus. His withered lips stretched into a hair-raising grin, and his hoarse, grating laughter echoed through the sea.
"Ha ha ha ha! The Tribulation has begun! The great Tribulation has begun! Kill!
"Slaughter every living being in this world, and use their boundless Wailing Souls and vengeful spirits to forge the everlasting foundation of my Asura Path!"
Blood-red light blazed in his eyes as two scarlet moons rose above Daoist Minghe's head.
As his words fell, the Blood Sea exploded. Blood God Sons with twisted, savage faces shrieked as they shot into the sky.
The Asuras of the Blood Sea pierced the barrier of the Netherworld and hurtled toward the Primordial World, toward the regions thickest with tribulation energy.
The twin swords Yuantu and Abi at his waist sensed the overwhelming killing intent in Minghe's heart and began to hum.
Longevity Mountain, Wuzhuang Temple.
The mountain gate and temple grounds were tightly shut. Innate Wutu energy was so dense it seemed almost solid, forming a hazy yellow curtain that enveloped the entire immortal mountain.
The Earth Book, the "Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror," floated above the Ginseng Fruit Tree. Strands of profound yellow energy streamed down, merging with the Mountain Protecting Grand Array to seal off the grounds and make them impregnable.
Great Immortal Zhenyuanzi stood beneath the tree. His ruddy face was etched with deep exhaustion and helplessness as he gazed at the dark-red tribulation clouds beyond the curtain, roiling without end and