The Blood Gathered into a River
The story continues: Liu Ying continued her journey through the mountains for a day, crossing the last mountain range and arriving at the final checkpoint.
A vast river!
The water surged like waves.
Even before you get close, you can hear the howling sound of the rocks crashing against the reefs.
Upon closer inspection, it became apparent that the river stretched as far as the eye could see and was several tens of feet wide.
When all the cultivators inside and outside the Bookstore saw the great river, they couldn't help but gasp and stare at the projection in shock.
"The river water was blood!"
Blood swells into a river, and malevolent energy soars to the heavens!
With a hiss, the surging blood slapped against the riverbank, and with a splash, a bloody white bone was thrown up!
A veritable river of corpses and blood!
"How many people would have to be killed to form such a great river!" a cultivator said, his voice trembling slightly.
"I, Wan Chengbei, have killed countless people in my life, but before this great river, I can only admit defeat," sighed a man exuding a chilling aura.
"It's absolutely terrifying." Everyone shook their heads, feeling fear from the bottom of their hearts as they faced this great river forged in blood.
"Is Miss Liu Ying being asked to cross the river?" someone couldn't help but ask.
"Why not just fly over there?" someone replied.
Although cultivators at the Spirit King realm cannot fly, they can still leap over distances of several tens of feet without any problem.
"It shouldn't be that easy, right?" one cultivator said doubtfully. The first two levels were not easy to pass, especially the second level where Miss Liu Ying almost died under the Purple Ying Sword. According to the order of difficulty, this third level should be the most difficult.
"Perhaps this great river has the ability to prohibit flight," someone said.
"Yes, just like the ruins of the Luo River, it's impossible for anyone below the level of an immortal to fly there. Perhaps this great river is the same."
The Luo River, like the Chu Imperial Capital, is one of the nine ancient ruins.
The Luo River is three thousand miles long. Within these three thousand miles, any person, bird, or beast that flies across the Luo River will fall into its waters and drown.
Without exception, even powerful beings at the Spirit Saint realm are subject to this rule.
However, no one has ever been able to Analytic Ability the Luo River possesses such terrifying power that even Spirit Saint cannot fly over it.
It is precisely because of the Luo River's divine power that Luo River has remained mysterious for 30,000 years, and no cultivator who has entered to explore Luo River's secrets has ever been able to come out.
The Luo River has become the most mysterious of the nine ancient ruins. Apart from the Imperial Capital Relic, which are the safest, the other seven ruins are somewhat dangerous, but people have still managed to come out of them, which has given people some understanding of these ruins.
But the Luo River is different; if you go there, you won't be able to get out, which is equivalent to dying.
"If that's the case, then Miss Liu Ying won't be able to get through this?" Someone shook their head, denying everyone's guess. Since it's a story mission, there must be a way to solve it. If it's really like Luo River's situation, then this mission is impossible to complete.
"That's true," someone agreed.
"But Miss Liu Ying seems quite calm? She's not afraid at all seeing this Blood Sea, is she?" Someone couldn't help but ask, noticing Liu Ying's still composed expression.
"Could it be that the reflection arc is too long?" someone whispered.
"Are you an idiot?" A group of people couldn't help but roll their eyes.
In the world of cultivators, the higher your cultivation level, the stronger your reaction ability, that's undeniable; Liu Ying reached the Spirit King second stage at such a young age, you say her reaction time is long? This is ridiculous, even an ordinary person would have reacted much earlier!
The Liu Ying in the projection did indeed have a very calm expression. Even when she had reached the bank of the great river and was looking at the surging blood, her face did not change at all.
"What's going on?" Ma Feifei looked at the situation inside, somewhat bewildered.
Everyone watching from outside was trembling with fear at the sight, but she, a young woman, was right there on the shore and didn't react at all!
"How magnificent!"
Suddenly, looking at the endless river, Liu Ying opened her arms and exclaimed in praise.
"What did she just say?" a cultivator asked, picking at his ear with an incredulous look.
"Spectacular?"
"Heh, that makes sense, it is indeed quite spectacular." A cultivator chuckled. Literally speaking, what Miss Liu Ying said was indeed quite accurate.
But... to call it 'spectacular' next to a river teeming with corpses and blood—how much of a sentiment is that really necessary?
At that moment, Liu Ying did something that left everyone speechless.
The Liu Ying crouched down, put one hand into the river, scooped up the bloody water with the other, and splashed it forward, playing a water game!
"Ugh!" Upon seeing this, a cultivator felt a churning sensation in his body and hurriedly ran out of the Bookstore.
The other cultivators also didn't look well; their expressions were like those of someone constipated, clearly in pain.
That's too much!
I've seen Water Sport, and I've seen Mud Sport, but Liu Ying is the first to play in the Blood River like this. Today, I've certainly broadened everyone's horizons.
"Wait a minute? Why is Miss Liu Ying acting so calm and natural?" someone asked, puzzled.
This scene is clearly not right. Even if it were a man, no matter how strong-willed Liu Ying was, even if he were a demon, he would not act like this.
That defies common sense.
"Could it be that Miss Liu Ying has been bewitched by this great river and fallen into demonic possession?" someone exclaimed.
The moment the word "hiss" was uttered, everyone gasped again.
The word "demon" dates back quite a long time; it dates back to five hundred years ago, to the earth-shattering battle between the Demon Cult Leader "Mo Xie" and the "Seven Sages" of the Vast Academy.
Since then, no 'demon' has ever appeared on the Azure Dragon Continent, to the point that everyone is almost forgetting about 'demon' now.
Now, when someone mentions it, everyone realizes that although there are no more 'demons' on the Azure Dragon Continent, the legends of 'demons' still remain.
Slaughter, using killing to prove one's path, stealing souls, Attract minds, and so on are all synonyms for 'demon'.
The great river right now gives people the feeling of a 'demon' aura, it's terrifying.
If the great river has clouded Liu Ying's mind, then Miss Liu Ying's actions are understandable.
However, regardless of their discussions, they are merely bystanders; the story continues.
Not far from the Liu Ying, a small boat was moored on the shore. The boat was small and narrow, only big enough for one person.
Liu Ying glanced at the small boat, got up, took out a handkerchief embroidered with Bellossom from her spatial bag, wiped the 'blood' off her hands, and walked towards the small boat.
"It seems there's something strange about this great river; even Miss Liu Ying didn't choose to fly across it," a cultivator remarked.
"That's true, but this little boat is far too small. The river is turbulent, and bones are flying out every now and then. If we hit the boat, wouldn't it capsize immediately?" a cultivator said worriedly. If the boat capsized, no one could imagine the scene of Miss Liu Ying falling into this blood river.
That's terrifying!