In an instant, the environment around Chu Yuan and Chu Yun changed.
Heaven and earth shifted, and the two now stood above a lake of blood.
At the center of the blood lake was a resting place resembling a ruined island. The entire sky was dyed crimson, blood aura shrouded every direction, and a bloody haze filled the heavens.
"Th... What is this place?"
Chu Yuan stared at the suddenly changed surroundings, his face filled with shock and fear.
"Blood Heaven World."
"This is the Universe World within my body. Though it is a little small, it is at least an independent little world separate from the outside." Chu Yun still spoke calmly and expressionlessly.
"Your world?"
"Chu Yun, what wild dream are you having?"
"A piece of trash like you is still indulging in wishful thinking. If you know what is good for you, release me immediately!"
"Otherwise, once Mother finds out, neither your mother nor Shura will be able to save you!" Chu Yuan scoffed at Chu Yun's words.
Chu Yun did not waste any more words. Blood aura flickered at his fingertips, several strands of it bursting with dazzling crimson radiance.
Hisss...
Dozens of slender blood snakes suddenly shot out from the lake of blood. Opening their bloody maws, they viciously bit down on Chu Yuan's body.
"Ah!!!"
"Chu Yun, you little bastard!! Eldest Brother and Mother will never let you go... Ah!!"
"Ah..."
Chu Yuan's pupils instantly filled with bloodshot veins. The Blood Poison from those snakes spread through his entire body along with his blood. Poisonous patterns had already appeared across his skin, spreading through every inch of his veins and meridians!
The corrosion of the Blood Poison gnawed at his internal organs every moment, while also tormenting his mental will. This pain truly made death seem preferable to life!
"Chu... Chu Yun!"
"If you have the guts, kill me!"
"Other... Otherwise, once I get out, I definitely won't let... you go!!!"
Three blood snakes bit into his neck. Chu Yuan howled and screamed in pain and fury, his miserable cries like ghosts wailing and wolves howling echoing throughout the entire Blood Heaven World.
"Want to die? It won't be that easy."
"Once these snakes bite you, when your body reaches its limit, they will transform into another kind of poison and detoxify you by fighting poison with poison."
"However, your suffering will not lessen in the slightest."
"Day after day, without end!"
"Third Brother, enjoy this gift I have prepared for you."
A cold smile appeared on Chu Yun's face as he turned and left.
"Chu Yun!!"
"You lowborn bastard!! I will never let you go!"
"I'll definitely kill you!!!"
"Ah!!!"
Chu Yuan's frenzied, powerless roars and his agonized howls under the Blood Poison's assault echoed one after another.
However, Chu Yun had already returned outside, and all the blood aura within that secret chamber had vanished.
This was the Innate Divine Ability of his Heavenly Blood God Bloodline—Blood Heaven World!
His Blood Heaven World was currently only an independent blood lake. Though it contained quite a bit of blood aura power, it was ultimately still very limited.
However, the Blood Heaven World could gradually raise its limits according to the growth of his cultivation and the blood treasures of heaven and earth it absorbed.
It could grow into a sea of blood, a city of blood, a blood realm, a secret realm, and more. In the end, it could even become a true world of heaven and earth!
This was also the key reason he had demanded the Ten Thousand Year Blood Essence Stone from Wang Han Cuo and the others: to strengthen his Blood Heaven World.
This way, his own combat strength could rise another level!
Ding!
Master, Chu Yuan's hatred level has reached one hundred percent. It may be harvested at any time.
A system prompt appeared in Chu Yun's mind.
It seemed that Chu Yuan had hated him deeply from the very beginning.
Otherwise, his hatred level could not have been instantly maxed out after only being tortured for a short while.
However, Chu Yun was in no hurry to harvest him now.
Keeping him around to draw out the hatred of the Empress or the Crown Prince later would definitely yield twice the result with half the effort.
Eastern Palace.
Inside a room in the Eastern Palace.
"That Ten Thousand Year Blood Essence Stone and the Evil Infant at the peak of the Nirvana Realm are no ordinary items!"
"Without being a figure at the Venerable Realm, one simply could not produce such precious treasures."
"This Xiao Yan truly has the appetite of a lion."
The retainer under the Crown Prince known as Bai Sheng spoke with a dark expression.
Black Iron King, Wang Han Cuo, and the others were also seated nearby.
Crown Prince Chu Rong sat above them, remaining silent.
"Your Highness, these two conditions are indeed an astronomical price."
"Whether to agree, Your Highness must consider it carefully." Black Iron King reminded him.
After pondering carefully, Chu Rong said, "Looking at it from another angle, since Xiao Yan dared to name such conditions, it proves that his own value definitely does not fall below those two items!"
"The help he can provide me in the future will surely be beyond measure!"
"A genius monster like him has his own pride. That is understandable."
"I have no objection to this matter."
"However, the Eastern Palace does not possess these two items. Tomorrow, I will need to enter the palace and seek Mother's instructions."
"Everyone has worked hard tonight. Go back and rest first."
Everyone replied, "Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince."
Everyone could tell that the Crown Prince truly liked and admired Xiao Yan. He had agreed to such exorbitant conditions.
If Xiao Yan entered the Eastern Palace later, his status would very likely become one man below, ten thousand above.
Misty Rain Pavilion.
Inside a room on the second floor.
That elder reported what he had witnessed to Xu Nian.
"You mean that a Venerable Realm expert is protecting Xiao Yan?" Xu Nian frowned and asked.
"My lord, there is absolutely no mistake!"
"That lightning power formed a magnetic field that directly held me in place. Only someone at the Venerable Realm could possibly possess such might." The elder answered with certainty.
Upon hearing this, Xu Nian's face fell into deep thought.
If a Venerable Realm expert was protecting Xiao Yan, then all the previous judgments and analyses he and his Pavilion Master had made regarding Xiao Yan...
Would have to be completely overturned and redone!
What did it mean to have a Venerable Realm protector?
Throughout the entire Great Xia Dynasty, among those under sixty years old, fewer than three privileged genius monsters had Venerable Realm protectors!
Moreover, all of them had powerful backers behind them.
Take Chu Rong, the Imperial Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty. Behind him stood his mother.
Only the foundation and strength of the Empress's faction could afford to provide a Venerable Realm expert as Crown Prince Chu Rong's protector.
But this Xiao Yan—until now, they had been unable to uncover his identity or background.
And if he truly had a Venerable Realm protector, then he absolutely could not be a Rogue Cultivator with no one to rely on.
Yet he had actually offered conditions, saying that as long as the Eastern Palace could produce them, he would join.
Something was far too wrong...
"I understand. You may withdraw first."
"Yes, my lord."
After that elder left, the room's door was tightly shut.
Xu Nian's gaze was solemn as he said, "Pavilion Master, it seems we must reassess this Xiao Yan."
"With a Venerable Realm expert as his protector, if he is from within the Great Xia Dynasty, then he will not be difficult to investigate. I only fear that..."
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