The Temptation of Eternal Life

"Are you the bat that escaped?"

Chen Xia asked, "Do you know the Three Great Spirit Techniques?"

The other party frowned and said, "What do you mean?"

"Blood Shadow, Blood Soul, Blood Demon books, do you have them on you?" Chen Xia said.

"Heh heh, Blood Demon?... Lord Edel only received it through oral transmission. I had the book version before. What, are you kid trying to betray us and join our Night God Sect?"

The Night God Sect man was stunned and sneered, "Kill those two women first as your initiation gift, and I can consider taking you in."

The other Night God Sect men all laughed.

"I never said I wanted to join your Night God Sect!" Chen Xia said.

"Then what do you mean? Playing us?"

"Stop wasting your breath, control him first," another person said.

"You can't control me!" Chen Xia said.

"With you?"

The Night God Sect man sneered and then, joining forces with the others, continued to exert mental pressure.

At this moment, the entire sky of the Sea of Blood began to shake, as if a great earthquake had occurred, the sky tore apart, and was shattering.

"What's going on?" The Night God Sect man exchanged glances with the others, looking incredulous, and quickly increased the pressure.

"I told you, you can't control me."

However, Chen Xia, who was tied to the cross, began to emit a large amount of blood mist, and the illusionary chains around him automatically unlocked, restoring his freedom.

The Eternal Night Blood Scripture he cultivated was superior to the opponent's, his spiritual power was amplified, and he was also a Grade 2 Martial Warrior with stronger willpower. Naturally, he wouldn't be locked in an illusion for long, nor would he be controlled by the opponent.

"This..."

The Night God Sect man saw Chen Xia enveloped in blood mist and was somewhat astonished. It seemed Chen Xia also cultivated the Eternal Night Blood Scripture. As he struggled free, the entire illusion collapsed at that moment.

As the six figures collapsed, they all looked incredulous.

Chen Xia breathed a sigh of relief. He had woken up quickly, but being suppressed by the six people had delayed him for a second or two. If things had gone badly, he could have easily lost his life.

At this moment, he felt something soft behind him, and his arm seemed to be held by a pair of hands.

Chen Xia turned his head and saw Lin Qinghan holding him. She was also startled, "You're okay?"

"Mm..."

"You woke up so quickly?"

Lin Qinghan hugged Chen Xia, feeling a bit surprised. Even the lowest-level sorcerers of the Night God Sect could control a Grade 1 Martial Warrior for at least one second. If there were six sorcerers, a Grade 1 Martial Warrior would be immersed in the illusion for at least eight seconds, or even completely controlled, enough to die a hundred times. Chen Xia woke up in less than two seconds?

Even she had almost been affected just now, but she was a Grade 3 Martial Master and a Grade 3 Sorcerer. How could Chen Xia, a Grade 1 Martial Warrior, resist the mental attack of six sorcerers?

Originally, Lin Qinghan wondered if she should waste some star energy to wake him up. But it was good, it seemed this older youth still had some strength.

"Is he awake?" Jiang Xinglan glanced back.

"His mental will is very strong," Lin Qinghan said, releasing her hands from Chen Xia. The way she was holding him was a bit intimate, and she felt a bit awkward thinking about it.

"Damn it!"

The Night God Sect disciples, after their mental attack failed, became very agitated.

"Don't rush, we still have these girls. They won't dare to kill hostages!" The Night God Sect man from before soothed his teammate's emotions and said, "As long as we hold on until the Blood God comes out, they are dead."

Swish! Seeing that Chen Xia was fine, Lin Qinghan released a green bead in her right hand. The dragon's eye-sized green bead shot out a retractable silver-white iron rod from below, turning into a half-foot-long sorcerer's staff, which she held in her hand. Immediately, the green bead released pre-charged star energy light spots.

"Get out of the way!"

Lin Qinghan raised her staff with her right hand. The staff was densely covered with obscure inscriptions, releasing energy and generating a powerful pushing force.

It was used to alleviate the enemy's attack force and speed, and could also send people flying. Because it was invisible energy, the twenty-odd girls in front of them were all sent flying the moment they came into contact, clearing a large open space.

This would not cause serious injury or death to the girls in front of them, but it gave Jiang Xinglan some room to maneuver.

Kill!

With no more reservations, Jiang Xinglan moved like lightning, approaching the six disciples. A short knife drew a sharp line of light, and in their terrified eyes, four disciples clutched their throats and could no longer speak, falling to the ground.

Pfft!

Not good! One disciple's face turned ugly, and a large number of bats and blood shadows materialized from his body, charging towards Jiang Xinglan. Jiang Xinglan's qi and blood were vigorous, and she was unaffected. She accurately stabbed this person through the heart.

The last disciple had already begun to flee towards the back door.

Jiang Xinglan did not pursue. Instead, she took out an electric gun from her waist and electrocuted the man to the ground, twitching. She then turned and aimed the electric gun at Edel as well. However, the Blood God in the mirror emitted an aura, weakening the power of the electric gun.

Edel looked at the Blood Demon about to emerge from the mirror, his expression excited. As long as he could hold on for a while longer, and the Blood God came out of the mirror, he would receive the Blood God's first embrace and gain eternal life, delaying his aging.

Although he looked like a middle-aged man, it was a false skin. His real age was very old, and he did not want to die.

A large number of humanoid blood shadows and blood-colored crows flew out from his body, attacking Jiang Xinglan and the others. The treasure bead in Lin Qinghan's right hand glowed, repelling all the blood shadows, and at the same time, she and Jiang Xinglan approached Edel.

Swish!

Jiang Xinglan's short knife pierced through Edel's chest, but it passed through empty air. The opponent's body turned into streaks of bats, scattering throughout the room, obscuring people's vision.

Illusion!

Jiang Xinglan concentrated, her internal energy and blood erupting once more. When her vision cleared, she saw Edel to her left. He was casting Blood Soul Bewitching Heart on Jiang Xinglan, but Lin Qinghan's Sorcerer's Staff beside her continuously emitted light, hindering the casting and making Edel curse inwardly.

The two pursued together, with Chen Xia also approaching from three different corners. However, Edel pulled a red blood pill from his pocket and threw it over.

Boom! The blood pill exploded, turning into poisonous gas that filled the air. Lin Qinghan struck with her right hand, releasing mental energy to draw all the mist back.

Jiang Xinglan said to the girls inside the room, who had regained consciousness after the Night God Sect members died, "Quick, all of you get out! This mist is poisonous!"

A group of girls panicked, screaming as they ran out of the blood mist-filled environment. Some were too slow to run, and some couldn't even crawl. Chen Xia then dragged several women out and placed them in the corridor outside, letting the others carry them away together.

He returned and saw Edel pressed against the mirror, shrouding himself in the Blood God's aura and blocking the three of them.

"Hold your breath and force your way through!" Jiang Xinglan bore the pressure from the front, intending to break the mirror. Thanks to Lin Qinghan's Sorcerer's Staff energy, Edel's Blood Soul illusions had failed multiple times. This was why Jiang Xinglan had brought her along; it greatly weakened the opponent's threat.

Without Lin Qinghan, illusions would have been incredibly troublesome.

This made Edel's face contort with rage. A large part of his strength lay in his Spirit Techniques, but facing these people was proving difficult. Especially Jiang Xinglan in front of him; her strength was too immense, and any carelessness carried risk, making him struggle to cope.

Bats emanated from Edel, obscuring their vision. Hiding within the Blood God's aura was not a long-term solution.

Seeing a face of the Blood God emerge from the mirror, and with just a little more time needed, Edel gritted his teeth. He chanted, casting the Night God Sect's explosive secret technique, Blood Demon Illusion God. Consequently, thousands of bats flew out from him, his eyes emitted red light, and he simultaneously cast illusionary effects on the three of them.

Edel's gaze seemed to possess a magical power, capturing their souls upon contact.

Jiang Xinglan, a fourth-grade Martial Master, had her internal energy, blood, spirit, and will rigorously trained at a professional martial arts university. Yet, she felt a sense of her body being out of control, her speed slowing considerably. Just a glance at him filled her with inexplicable panic. She thought to herself, What a powerful evil technique!

Chen Xia also felt an inexplicable palpitation, his heart racing uncontrollably. He heard piercing screams from an unknown source and his vision began to blur. He quickly cast the Eternal Night Blood Scripture, using his Seven Injuries Fist internal strength to steady his mind.

With Edel's secret technique, the illusionary effects doubled. The three of them immediately halted their advance. As long as he could stall for a little longer, the Blood God would emerge.

"Ignorant... why must you all do this?"

Edel's voice carried a hint of mockery. He said, "Do you know how much effort I spent to summon the Blood God? Three full years! Countless experiments, failures, then more experiments, more failures... Only today have I truly succeeded!"

"What I have researched is a great achievement, even within the Night God Sect. None of those useless fools could summon the Blood God, but I could!"

"Such a rare opportunity has presented itself to you. Instead of resisting, why not follow me and pledge allegiance to the Blood God? That is the supreme Blood God... As long as the Blood God bestows power upon you, you can achieve eternal life! In this way, you will all escape the suffering of life and death that plagues the multitude of living beings, and no longer have to scrounge and fawn in this lowly secular world, wasting your time. Only with eternal life does life have meaning!"

Edel's voice was low and hoarse, his expression extremely distorted, his eyes revealing an almost fanatical obsession.

It was as if he were showing Jiang Xinglan, Lin Qinghan, and Chen Xia a path to eternity.