The Pangu Banner appeared, and the entire Jade Pool seemed to shudder. The mist parted, and a deep fissure split the surface of the water.
"The Pangu Banner... the Yuanshi Golden Chapter... No wonder it has the characteristics of the Cause of All Fruits!" A fierce glint flashed in Blood Sea Rakshasa's eyes, and he looked as though he'd suddenly understood. The blood-sea world within him surged out, pouring into this place and forming a scarlet ocean vast enough to drown the skies above the Jade Pool. Its waves shook heaven and earth as they surged toward Meng Qi.
Amid the sound of rushing water, Blood Sea Rakshasa's vicious, icy voice rang out:
"Let's see how you fare against the first three legendary seals!"
The illusory Pangu Banner descended and joined with the Overlord's Absolute Saber. The world of the Jade Pool instantly turned dark, as if there were no longer any up or down, left or right, front or back. Yet the scarlet ocean remained, poised to transform this place into a world of blood!
A flash of saber light cleaved through the darkness and struck the surging blood sea, splitting it in two with a cut as smooth and even as glazed glass.
The world seemed to stand still. The brilliant saber light shattered layer upon layer of obstruction and streaked into the distance, only fading near the Celestial River. Close on its heels came an explosion that broke free of all restraints—a tremendous blast beyond anything imaginable. Energy erupted wildly, matter came into being grain by grain, and space-time seemed to emerge with it. In an instant, the blood sea was swallowed, replaced by a distorted, incandescent white.
Under the laws of the Jade Pool, the saber light and the explosion quickly subsided. The water's surface seemed