Blood Stains All Directions

The cold system prompt sounded like a war drum! From the east, west, north, and south, demonic energy surged into the sky! Fifteen to the east, thirteen to the west, eleven to the north, and sixteen to the south... a total of fifty-five Demonic Creatures! Fifty-five mobile Skill Points! Fifty-five punching bags to vent his rage!

"Hahaha... Hahahaha!" Wang Quan threw his head back and laughed, his laughter filled with pent-up madness and brutality! The struggle since his transmigration, the humiliation of being a Blood Tax, the powerlessness of witnessing tragedies, the hatred for this unjust world... all his emotions erupted at this moment! He needed blood! He needed slaughter! He needed to crush everything before him!

"Good! All of you come! Today, I'm going to kill to my heart's content!"

His figure exploded! The perfect level of Shadow Step turned him into a blood-red lightning bolt, charging straight towards the east where the demonic energy was thickest! Where he passed, the air let out sharp sonic booms!

East, the rocky forest.

The group of Demonic Creatures, fresh from their exploits at the Garrison, were laughing and cursing, savoring the thrill of slaughtering "Blood Tax."

"Pah! Those human bastards, their blood is rotten!" a Wolf Demon cursed, licking the bloodstains on its claws.

"Heh heh, next time we should have them send some young ones. I heard children's livers are the most nourishing..." the Fox Demon beside it chuckled lewdly.

Suddenly!

A blood-red figure crashed into the center of the demon horde like a meteor! The ground cracked, and waves of energy surged!

"What is that?!"

"Enemy attack!"

The Demonic Creatures turned in horror and saw a pair of eyes, red as blood, filled with endless brutality!

"Die!"

Wang Quan didn't even use a blade; he needed the most direct contact! The most violent release! His left hand shot out like a dragon, moving too fast for the eye to follow, and grabbed the Wolf Demon who had just spoken by the face!

"No! Spare..." The Wolf Demon's plea was cut short!

Squelch--!

His fingers tightened, and he crushed the Wolf Demon's head into pulp! Red and white matter splattered all over the face of the nearby Fox Demon!

"What... a monster!" The Fox Demon was scared out of its wits and turned to run!

Wang Quan stomped his right foot down hard, the ground exploding. His body moved like a phantom, catching up, and he threw a simple, direct punch!

The Fox Demon's upper body exploded! Shredded flesh and bone fragments mixed with internal organs rained down like a downpour!

"Form a formation! Quickly form a formation!" The Pig Demon leader was terrified, its voice cracking. It recognized the fiend from the city walls! "Attack together! Otherwise, we'll all die!"

"Die? None of you will live today!" Wang Quan roared with laughter, charging into the Demonic Creatures attempting to form a formation! He no longer dodged; his perfect Soul Sculpting Realm physical body tanked the attacks. Fists, feet, elbows, knees—his whole body was a weapon!

One punch sent out, and the bear demon's blocking arms shattered, its chest caved in!

A leg sweep, and three small demons were kicked in half, falling with screams!

He even grabbed a porcupine demon and used its spiky body as a flail, swinging it wildly, smashing the surrounding demons until their bones broke!

"Run! Run quickly! He's a lunatic! A devil!" The Demonic Creatures completely broke down, their formation scattered, crying and wailing as they fled in all directions!

"Run? Where to!" Wang Quan moved like the wind. Every flicker of his movement inevitably resulted in a demon being violently torn apart in extreme fear! He reveled in the pleasure of controlling life and death, of slaughtering wantonly, enjoying the desperate howls of the demons as they died!

[East, fifteen Spirit Awakening Realm Demonic Creatures, all annihilated! Gained Skill Points: 60 points!]

West, abandoned woodland.

The thirteen Demonic Creatures here had already heard the distant screams from the east and had formed a tight defensive formation. A Green-faced Ape Demon, wielding a dark iron staff engraved with strange runes, stood at the forefront of the formation. Its aura was clearly stronger than the Pig Demon leader from the east, approaching the peak of the Spirit Awakening Realm.

"Hold steady, everyone!" the Ape Demon's voice was low, with a hint of suppressed tension. "You all heard the commotion from the east. The one who came is not to be trifled with, but as long as we maintain our formation and defend, we might still have a chance to fight! Don't forget, we are on patrol under the orders of 'that person'!"

As soon as it finished speaking, from the shadows of the forest, the blood-drenched figure emerged step by step. With each step he took, the ground trembled slightly, and a strong smell of blood and a killing intent that was almost tangible washed over them, making all the Demonic Creatures' hearts involuntarily clench.

"Gulp." A smaller Raccoon Dog demon swallowed hard, its legs starting to tremble.

"He... he looks even more terrifying than the rumors..." another Deer demon's voice trembled.

Wang Quan stopped, his blood-red eyes sweeping over the Demonic Creatures' formation, which was ready for battle. A cruel arc spread across his lips: "Forming a formation? A turtle formation? Too bad, I'm here specifically to smash turtle shells today!"

"Arrogant!" The Ape Demon was enraged by his contempt. Suppressing the unease in its heart, it roared, "Change formation! 'Profound Yin Strangling Array'! Trap him!"

The thirteen Demonic Creatures' demonic energy instantly connected. Gray-black demonic energy like chains spread out from them, weaving into a large net in the air, descending upon Wang Quan! The moment the formation took shape, the air temperature plummeted, frost formed on the ground, and an icy, bone-chilling power attempted to erode and freeze Wang Quan's blood and actions.

"A mere trick!" Wang Quan laughed maniacally, not dodging but charging directly into the center of the demon formation! The perfect level Turtle Snake Coiling Dragon Strength roared within his body, his extremely yang and extremely tough vital energy erupting like a furnace. A faint golden-red light appeared on his body. The icy demonic energy chains that touched him immediately let out a "hissing" sound, like ice and snow meeting the sun, rapidly melting!

"What?! The Profound Yin demonic energy is ineffective against him?!" A vixen demon, responsible for the formation's core, was utterly horrified.

"Attack! Attack with all your might!" The Ape Demon's pupils contracted, realizing something was wrong. It gripped the dark iron staff tightly, pouring demonic power into it. The runes on the staff lit up with a dark glow, and with a piercing shriek that tore through the air, it smashed down towards Wang Quan! "Take this staff! Mountain Splitting Strike!"

At the same time, on the left and right flanks, a Leopard Demon and a Scorpion Demon revealed their true forms, their speed skyrocketing. Their sharp claws and venom-tipped tails attacked Wang Quan's vital points like lightning! From behind, several demons skilled in ranged attacks also spat out poison, wind blades, and bone spurs, forming a dense, covering barrage!

Facing this overwhelming attack, the madness in Wang Quan's eyes intensified! He needed a stronger stimulus, and he needed to destroy everything in the most overbearing way!

"Come on! Bring it on! Let me warm up!"

He still didn't use a blade, his fists clenched, his vital energy erupting like a volcano! He completely ignored the attacks from the sides and behind, concentrating all his strength into his right fist. The surface of his fist glowed with a metallic sheen, faintly entwined with the phantom image of a dragon and a turtle. He ferociously met the Ape Demon's powerful strike with its dark iron staff!

BOOM--!!!!!!!

Fist met staff, like a thunderclap on a clear day! A terrifying wave of energy exploded in a ring, snapping trees in half within dozens of yards, churning up the soil! The Ape Demon felt an indescribable force surge through the iron staff. Its tiger's mouth instantly split open, and the dark iron staff was actually bent into a heart-stopping arc by the punch! It let out a scream, and was sent flying backward, man and staff, crashing through seven or eight large trees before finally stopping, blood gushing from its mouth!

As for Wang Quan, he endured the Ape Demon's full-power attack, his body only swaying slightly! At the same time, the Leopard Demon's claws raked across his ribs, producing a grating sound of metal on metal, but only leaving a few white marks; the Scorpion's tail hook stabbed into his back, but it was repelled with a "ding" sound, chipping the tip of its venomous barb!

"Impossible!" The Leopard Demon and the Scorpion Demon were terrified out of their wits. Their attacks couldn't even break his defense?!

"Is this a tickle? My turn!" Wang Quan suddenly turned, his left hand moving like lightning, grabbing the Leopard Demon's front claw before it could retract, while his right hand precisely seized the Scorpion Demon's swiftly stabbing tail hook!

"Crack!" "Squelch!"

The Leopard Demon's front leg was brutally torn off! The Scorpion Demon's tough tail stinger was directly crushed!

"Ah!" The two demons let out shrill screams.

Wang Quan pressed his advantage, using the screaming Leopard Demon as a sandbag, smashing it with a full swing towards a Toad Demon spewing venom in the distance!

"Bang!" The Toad Demon was smashed to pieces!

Next, he grabbed the Scorpion Demon's body, swung it like a flail, and swept away several other demons attacking from range, breaking their bones and causing their formation to collapse instantly!

"Demon! He's a demon!"

"The formation is broken! Run!"

"Help! I don't want to die!"

The demons' morale completely shattered, they wailed and scattered in all directions. Seeing the situation was dire, the old Fox Ghost turned into a gray shadow and tried to burrow underground.

"Where do you think you're going!" Wang Quan stomped down, the ground exploding. His violent blood energy surged into the earth, blasting the half-buried Fox Ghost out, its bones shattered, dying on the spot.

Finally, he locked his gaze onto the Ape Demon struggling to get up.

"No... don't kill me!" The Ape Demon looked at the approaching Wang Quan, its eyes filled with desperate fear. "I... I'm the patrol vanguard of 'Black Wind Cave'! If you kill me, the Cave Master won't let you go!"

"Black Wind Cave?" Wang Quan tilted his head, a cruel smile appearing on his face. "Perfect, I was planning to flatten that place sooner or later! You go down and wait!"

Before he finished speaking, he flickered and appeared before the Ape Demon. Under its terrified gaze, he grabbed its head and ankles with both hands!

"No--!" The Ape Demon let out its final desperate roar.

"Riiip--!"

Blood and guts splattered! The Green-faced Ape Demon was torn in half alive!

[West, thirteen Spirit Awakening Realm demonic creatures, all annihilated! Gained Skill Points: 52 points!]

South, the mass grave.

This place was filled with heavy yin energy, countless graves, and scattered bones. Sixteen Corpse Demons lurked like ghosts in the shadows and tombs. They were an anomaly among demonic creatures, feeding on yin energy, essence blood, and souls. They were masters of stealth, illusion, and soul attacks.

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Leading them was a Corpse General wearing tattered official robes, its skin a dark, greenish-black. Ghostly green flames flickered in its eye sockets, its aura cold and powerful, already half a step into the Soul Sculpting Realm. Beside it were several Fox Ghosts skilled at creating illusions, Shadow Demons that could attack from within shadows, and Corpse Demons whose bodies were rotten, spewing corpse poison.

"Warning, a powerful blood energy is approaching," the Corpse General said, its voice hoarse and dry, like two bones grinding together. "Such vigorous life essence... a great tonic. But... also very dangerous."

"General, what are you afraid of?" a Fox Ghost licked its lips. "In this mass grave, it's our territory! The yin energy is dense, our illusions and escape arts will be twice as effective! No matter how strong his blood energy, it will be greatly weakened by the erosion of yin energy!"

"That's right!" a Shadow Demon writhed in the shadows. "Let me go scout ahead and absorb some of his yang energy!"

Just then, Wang Quan stepped into the mass grave. The dense yin energy surged like a tide, attempting to erode his body and will. The wails of countless wronged souls and seductive whispers echoed in his ears, and terrifying illusions began to appear before his eyes—his deceased relatives, mountains of corpses, man-eating ghouls...

For an ordinary martial artist, even one in the Soul Sculpting Realm, their strength would be diminished and their mind shaken in such an environment.

However, Wang Quan merely frowned, then a more excited and cruel smile appeared on his face. "Playing ghosts? I hate this the most!"

He took a deep breath, circulating the Turtle Snake Coiling Dragon Strength to its fullest, and his supremely yang blood energy erupted! A golden-red light blazed around him, like a human furnace! The yin energy and ghostly wails, upon approaching within three feet of him, dissolved like ice and snow! The illusions also fluctuated violently, becoming blurry!

"What?! His yang blood energy is so fierce! It can't even suppress the yin energy of the mass grave?!" The ghost flames in the Corpse General's eye sockets flickered violently, revealing its shock.

"Let me!" The Shadow Demon shrieked, transforming into an almost invisible faint shadow. It moved along the shadows on the ground, striking Wang Quan's back like lightning! This was its innate divine ability—Shadow Escape Assassination! Among peers, very few could detect and defend against it!

But Wang Quan's spiritual sense, after continuous killing and a surge in strength, had become extremely sharp! The moment the Shadow Demon moved, he captured that almost imperceptible cold fluctuation!

"Found you! Little rat!"

Wang Quan didn't even turn his head, backhanding a punch behind him! Blood energy condensed on his fist, like a red-hot branding iron, precisely striking a patch of shadow on the ground!

"Ah--!" A scream, unhumanly shrill, rang out! The patch of shadow contorted violently, and the Shadow Demon was forcibly blasted out of the shadows, a charred hole in its chest, yin energy spewing out. It was clearly not going to survive.

"Shadow Demon!" the Fox Ghost shrieked, then a cunning glint flashed in its eyes. Its form flickered, splitting into several lifelike illusions, simultaneously emitting seductive sounds, attempting to confuse Wang Quan's mind: "Come here~ Sir~ Am I beautiful~"

"Beautiful?" Wang Quan grinned, revealing his white, bone-like teeth. "I'll make you an ugly monster!"

He didn't bother to discern which was the real body, directly punching towards the area with the densest illusions! The violent blood energy was like the blazing sun melting snow, instantly shattering the Fox Ghost's illusions. Its true form was exposed, grazed by the fist wind, and it screamed, flying backward, half its face caved in.

"Attack together! Wear him down!" The Corpse General could no longer sit still and personally intervened! It opened its mouth and spewed out ink-green corpse poison, with a foul stench, extremely corrosive! Simultaneously, its claws slashed, bringing with them streaks of sharp black claw winds! The other Corpse Demons also spewed poison and swung their rotten limbs, swarming him!

"Yes! That's it! Now this is interesting!" Wang Quan was delighted rather than alarmed, laughing as he met them! He still fought with his fists, but his style was even more ferocious! The corpse poison evaporated upon contact with his blood energy, and the claw winds striking him sounded like metal clashing! With every punch he landed, a Corpse Demon was blasted into pieces! He even grabbed the arm of one Corpse Demon and used it as a weapon, swinging it at another!

Within the mass grave, the sounds of explosions, screams, and shattering bones were incessant! Wang Quan was like a tiger among sheep, invincible! The Corpse General's sharp claws scratched his shoulder, only leaving a few white marks. Instead, Wang Quan grabbed its arm in return!

"Crack!" The Corpse General's arm was brutally broken!

"Impossible! Your physical body..." the Corpse General was terrified.

"Go ask Yama!" Wang Quan's other hand, fingers like a blade, plunged directly into the Corpse General's eye socket, crushing the flickering ghost flames!

The Corpse General let out a cry of unwilling anguish, its massive body crashing to the ground, turning into a true corpse.

The remaining ghostly creatures, seeing their leader dead, were terrified and scattered into the depths of the graves.

"Run? Get out here, all of you!" Wang Quan, fueled by the thrill of battle, began punching the grave mounds! His blood energy erupted like cannonballs, blasting the tombs apart, revealing the hidden spirits within, who were annihilated by the supremely yang blood energy!

[South, sixteen Spirit Awakening Realm demonic creatures, all annihilated! Gained Skill Points: 64 points!]

North, the withered bone riverbank.

This is a murky, stagnant river, its banks littered with the dry bones of various creatures. Eleven aquatic Monsters lurked in the deep water, their livers and gall bladders already shattered by terror upon hearing the horrifying commotion from the other three directions.

"What do we do? Big brother? The brothers to the east, west, and south... they're all gone!" a Carp Spirit's voice trembled.

"It's terrifying! That's not human at all! It's a demon god! Let's escape through the riverbed quickly!" a Crab Spirit brandished its large pincers, panicked.

The leader of the water Monsters was a massive Crocodile Demon. It was relatively calmer, but its eyes were also filled with fear. "The waterways... the waterways aren't safe either! I can feel that malevolent aura has locked onto this area! If we show ourselves now, we'll die!"

Just then, heavy footsteps echoed from the shore.

Wang Quan arrived at the riverbank, drenched in blood, his malevolent aura almost tangible. He gazed at the murky water, clearly sensing the dozen or so terrified Monster auras beneath the surface.

"You turtle-like bastards in the water, get out here for me!" His voice was icy, laced with an undeniable killing intent.

The Demonic Creatures in the water trembled, not daring to make a sound.

"Not coming out?" Wang Quan sneered. "Then I'll invite you out!"

He took a deep breath, his entire body's blood and Qi surging into his right leg! His right leg instantly swelled by a circumference, emitting a terrifying heat! He raised his right foot high, then stomped it down fiercely onto the riverbank!

RUMBLE--!!!!

It wasn't the ground he stomped, but... the water! A concentrated, extreme force of violent blood and Qi, like an invisible giant dragon, surged from the riverbank into the water!

The entire stretch of river seemed to have a giant, red-hot branding iron plunged into it! The water's surface boiled violently, vaporizing! Terrifying heat and shockwaves raged underwater!

"Aow!"

"I'm burning to death!"

"Help!"

Piercing screams erupted from beneath the water! The eleven water Monsters, like dumplings being boiled, were forced to the surface one after another. Their skin was ripped and flesh was exposed, steaming and rolling in agony!

"You know to come out now? Too late!" Wang Quan moved like lightning, charging into the river, beginning a one-sided slaughter! Punches, kicks, tearing with his hands... These water Monsters could have held their ground with the advantage of the water, but now forced ashore, they were utterly defenseless against the ferocious Wang Quan!

The Crocodile Demon tried to resist with its tough hide, but Wang Quan grabbed its tail, swung it, and smashed it against the giant rocks on the riverbank dozens of times until it became a pulp!

[North, eleven Spirit Awakening Realm Demonic Creatures, annihilated! Gained Skill Points: 44!]

Total kill reward: 220 Skill Points! Plus remaining from before: 9 Skill Points. Current cumulative Skill Points: 229!

As the last water Monster perished, Wang Quan stood alone amidst a mountain of corpses and a river of blood, his malevolent aura soaring to the heavens, his blood and Qi like smoke rising into the clouds! The continuous, extreme slaughter had unleashed all his pent-up frustrations and forged his physical body and blood/Qi power to a new peak!

Hum--!!!

The world's spiritual energy vibrated! Majestic blood and Qi poured out of his body uncontrollably, condensing in the air into three clear phenomena:

One was "Bronze Skin," its light flickering, as if cast from ancient bronze, indestructible;

Second was "Iron Bones," its skeletal outline appearing, radiating a metallic cold light, supporting the heavens and grounding the earth;

Third was "Mercury Blood," a river of blood flowing, heavy and dense, emitting the sound of flowing mercury, containing terrifying power!

The three phenomena hung high, casting half the sky into a faint, vermilion-gold hue! A powerful life magnetic field spread out from Wang Quan, his bones and muscles chiming in unison, like refined steel being repeatedly hammered, emitting a clanging sound; as his blood and Qi circulated, it roared like a great river, its momentum astonishing!

On the city walls of the Garrison, Commander Chen's hunched figure suddenly straightened. His cloudy eyes shot out a terrifying glint as he looked towards the direction where the phenomena had appeared. He murmured, "A smoke signal of blood and Qi, the initial manifestation of phenomena... Bronze Skin, Iron Bones, Mercury Blood... Good heavens! Someone has actually taken this step here! I wonder which family's prodigy this is..."

In a small courtyard west of the city, Madman Xu pushed open his window and gazed at the vermilion-gold phenomena. His fingers unconsciously calculated, his eyes a mixture of madness and clarity, as he muttered, "This scent of blood and Qi... is it that kid? How could it be so fast... The Myriad Monster Blood Devouring Art combined with the Turtle-Snake Force... He actually managed to forge this path? Interesting, very interesting!"

Deep within the county yamen, General of the Middle Army Li Chongshan stood by the window, hands behind his back. His usual hypocritical smile was gone, replaced by a deep greed and coldness. He spoke to the shadows, "Go investigate who caused this phenomenon. This body... this blood and Qi... it's an excellent experimental subject! Make sure... to invite him back!" A vague response came from the shadows before it silently dissipated.

Further away, some Monsters who had narrowly escaped, or who had been lurking on the outer fringes, saw this terrifying phenomenon from afar and felt the oppressive pressure of pure blood and Qi. They were all terrified.

"A smoke signal of blood and Qi! It's a human genius!"

"Quick! Report back to the Great King! Anping County has produced another tough opponent!"

"This child cannot be allowed to live! We must kill him before he grows!"

At the center of the phenomena, Wang Quan felt an unprecedented power within him, a sense of perfect control as if his body and blood/Qi were extensions of his will. He slowly raised his head, gazing at his own phenomena in the sky. The grievances in his chest vanished, replaced by a surge of heroic spirit that shot into the clouds. He couldn't help but let out a hearty laugh, his voice echoing across the wilderness:

"Hahaha! One punch shatters stone and flesh, blood like mercury begins its ascent!"

His laughter echoed through the wilderness, carrying the exhilaration of washed-away humiliation and the confidence of stepping towards power.

He surveyed the surrounding Monster corpses, the bloodlust in his eyes not yet faded, but with a hint of cold realization. He murmured softly:

"Spring slays Monsters, summer butchers Corpses, autumn kills men, winter kills men. Living beings chew old bones, new souls are planted where death lies. Summer heat dissolves lingering hatred, a thousand forms fall, the blood is still warm."

"Gale urges sudden rain, rust on blades grows roots in spring. Sun dims, moon shadows darken the night, only with old wine... to offer to new graves!"

"This man-eating world... finally, I have a little capital to survive!"