The Blood Sea Overwhelming Formation surged like a sea of blood. Blood Qi gathered without cease, threads of crimson light flowing into Elder Heavenly Serpent's body and filling his withered frame. Nourished thus, he regained his youth and returned to the appearance of a middle-aged man.
Pure demonic Qi from the Heavenly Devil Relic also entered his body, and Elder Heavenly Serpent's aura rose again and again. Drunk on the immense power, he began to look down on everything.
"Just as I thought, that man didn't deceive me. There really is a shortcut to avoid ascension..."
The man muttered to himself, feeling the power within him surpass the Foundation Establishment Realm and steadily enter the innate level. The joy in his heart was beyond words.
Elder Heavenly Serpent knew this was not yet the Heavenly Devil Relic's limit. So long as he had sufficient blood food and nourishment, he could draw even greater, more powerful strength from it.
It was a shortcut—only his strength had reached the innate level, while his realm had failed to keep pace—but it was still enough for him to dominate an entire world. No one in the Dragon-Subduing Realm could be his match. He could be called invincible beneath heaven.
So long as no enemy came down from the heavens...
Even if one did, there was nothing to fear. The Eight Great Sects had already arrived at the foot of the mountain. He could set up the Blood Sea Overwhelming Formation again and draw more power from the Heavenly Devil Relic. Even an enemy from heaven would have to weigh the matter carefully before facing him.
With that thought, Elder Heavenly Serpent opened his eyes. Forming his fingers into a sword, he fired black true Qi that pierced through Jia Quan and Barking Corpse's hearts