Blood Linglong

"I saw someone I knew."

Lin Huang led Tunbao along, giving the chain a gentle tug now and then. Each time, Tunbao would run off in a disgruntled huff and bring back the divine treasures and precious materials Lin Huang had spotted.

Following Lin Huang's gaze, Tunbao saw the war chariot. Her pupils contracted. "That's the chariot of Blood Linglong, a descendant of the Blood God. She's very powerful. I'm no match for her."

"A descendant of Divine Blood? Interesting. Just the right person to capture and study." Lin Huang's eyes lit up with interest.

Tunbao trembled with fear, but soon began to snicker to herself. "Hopefully you'll both beat each other to a pulp. Then I can seize the chance to escape."

With that thought in mind, Tunbao immediately trotted forward with a spring in her step.

"Huh? Some fool actually dares to come closer? You dare walk a dog in front of me?! I'll turn you into a dead dog!" One of the attendants spotted Lin Huang, sneered, and reached out to grab him.

Lin Huang gave the chain a shake. Tunbao immediately transformed and unleashed the Heaven-Swallowing Earth-Devouring Technique, swallowing the attendant whole. "You're the dog! Your whole family's a bunch of dogs! Have you ever seen a dog as pretty as me?!"

"Taotie?!"

The other three attendants sucked in a sharp breath, unable to believe their eyes. Their gazes swept past Tunbao and landed on Lin Huang, their hearts filled with dread as they regarded him as a formidable enemy.

"Walking a Taotie?! Holy crap! Who is this guy?"

"Someone even fiercer has shown up. We've got a chance to make a run for it."

Hao Renjie struggled to lift his head. The moment he recognized Lin Huang, he froze, then cried out, "Lin Huang?! You really are shameless enough to enter the First Martial Arts Tournament."

His words struck like a thunderclap. Everyone was startled and turned to face Lin Huang, treating him as a formidable enemy.

Tunbao also froze. She turned to look at Lin Huang, sucked in a sharp breath, then launched into a furious tirade. "May every man in your Zhongnan Dojo grow chrysanthemums all over his body! You call this a Pseudo-Saint?! Pseudo my whole family!"

Tunbao was furious beyond words. She, too, was an outsider genius who had been drawn here by Lin Huang.

Zhongnan Dojo had clearly told her Lin Huang hadn't completed Six Paths in One and was a Pseudo-Saint.

And yet—

At the thought of it, Tunbao wanted to swallow herself out of sheer despair. Lin Huang had floored her with just two punches. She'd still been wondering where such a fearsome man had come from, never guessing that this was the famously easy-to-bully Pseudo-Saint Lin Huang.

"Looks like everyone knows me." Lin Huang gave the chain a shake. With a deeply aggrieved look, Tunbao reluctantly spat out the attendant she'd swallowed. He was missing both hands and lay unconscious on the ground.

At the sight of his miserable state, everyone took a step back without thinking, putting some distance between themselves and Tunbao, who looked cute but was vicious to the extreme.

"Don't blame me. He got digested before I could help it." Tunbao clutched her head and hurriedly defended herself.

Lin Huang nodded, then looked toward the chariot. "Blood Linglong, descendant of the Blood God?"

At last, the chariot hovering silently in midair stirred. A graceful figure slowly stepped out. She wore a flowing red dress, its sleeves fluttering in the breeze. A twisted, mysterious, archaic blood-red character marked her brow. Her face was beautiful and pale, her delicate loveliness stirring pity in the heart.

"So you're Lin Huang? How interesting. Kneel and submit, and I may take you as my servant."

Her delicate face made her look fragile, yet Blood Linglong spoke with imperious arrogance, as if every word from her lips were a decree.

Lin Huang waved his hand and released Tunbao. "Gather all my things. And don't sneak any bites."

Tunbao looked aggrieved, then brightened up. She glared fiercely at everyone. "I won't sneak any bites. But a little taste wouldn't hurt."

With that thought, Tunbao transformed in an instant and unleashed the Heaven-Swallowing Earth-Devouring Technique. She devoured the world, inhaled sharply, and swallowed everyone present. Then she shrank down to the size of a kitten, hid to one side, and quietly watched Lin Huang and Blood Linglong.

Blood Linglong's gaze was icy, utterly devoid of feeling. Even when Tunbao swallowed all her attendants in a single gulp, she didn't show the slightest reaction. She simply watched Lin Huang with cold indifference, her expression haughty. With a sigh, she said, "So be it. Mortals are always so proud. You call that a backbone."

"Then I'll just have to break your backbone and trample on your pride. Only then will you understand that you should remain humble before me."

Though she spoke with arrogant disdain, Blood Linglong went all out the moment she attacked. She had subdued the strongest genius of the Taotie Clan; Lin Huang's strength was not to be underestimated.

"Bloody Rain and Foul Wind!"

Blood Linglong's features were as lovely as a painting, but the words she spoke were cold and merciless, brimming with murderous intent. She raised a hand, and blood rained down from the heavens, accompanied by foul winds. Their power could slay all creation.

With his hands behind his back, Lin Huang strolled unhurriedly through the Bloody Rain and Foul Wind, contemplating it carefully. He seemed unaware that a single drop of rain could crush a mountain, or a breath of wind could churn up the sea.

"As expected of a descendant of the Blood God. The divine bloodline truly has its own unique qualities. You can actually touch the power of rules directly."

In the cultivation of the Six Paths, one first cultivated Dao principles. Once they reached great mastery, one entered the ultimate realm of Marquis-Sealing; once they reached perfection, one entered the ultimate realm of King-Sealing. Only upon becoming a Saint could one begin to touch the power of rules.

Yet Blood Linglong had only reached the Upper-Stage Marquis-Sealing realm, and she had already touched the blood rule. That alone would be enough to frighten a whole crowd of so-called geniuses.

"Pity this still isn't your Dao." Lin Huang sighed, then threw a punch. The sun blazed into being, a scorching orb hanging high above. The Bloody Rain and Foul Wind scattered completely. Heaven celebrated, and ghosts and gods trembled.

This punch was called Yang!

Blood Linglong's expression shifted, fury flashing in her eyes. "Damn it. You actually have a fully matured Divine Body and perfect Dao principles. Zhongnan Dojo has gone too far!"

At that moment, Blood Linglong had the same thought as Tunbao: she'd been duped by Zhongnan Dojo.

With a fully matured Divine Body and perfect Dao principles, Lin Huang might not rank among the strongest Saints, but he had undoubtedly secured his place as a Saint. No so-called genius could challenge him.

Even if a Divine Being descended, they couldn't defeat Lin Huang while limited to the Marquis-Sealing realm.

Countless thoughts raced through Blood Linglong's mind, but she soon steadied her resolve. No matter how powerful her enemy was, she would fight! Fight! Fight!

"Surging Blood Waves!"

"Boundless Sea of Blood!"

Blood Linglong cried out and stamped her feet again and again. Endless blood waves spread from beneath her, transforming the world into a sea of blood in an instant. It stretched a thousand zhang in every direction. Wherever it flowed, it corroded everything; mountains, rivers, earth, and sky were all swallowed by the sea. In a heartbeat, it seemed there was nothing else in this world—only this boundless sea of blood.

"God-Summoning Treasure!"

Having transformed herself into a sea of blood, Blood Linglong didn't dare be careless. She brought out the treasure bestowed by her elders: a drop of solidified true blood, crystal-clear as a ruby and radiating an eerie light.

Blood Linglong swallowed the drop of true blood. Her gaze turned icy, and her body became a single drop of blood that sank into the boundless sea, vanishing without a trace.

"She transformed herself into a sea of blood, boundless and endless. Blood Linglong's fighting for her life." Tunbao fled the sea's reach in lingering fear. She gulped and watched Lin Huang trapped in the sea of blood, looking forward to his misfortune.

But when she saw Blood Linglong bring out that drop of solidified true blood, Tunbao's heart jolted. She leaped up and shouted, "Those old fogeys in the Blood Realm actually gave Blood Linglong the Blood Droplet! With one of the Thirteen Blood God Children unleashed, Lin Huang's dead for sure!"

Tunbao clearly knew Blood Linglong well. She cried out, then broke into a delighted grin. "Good! No one's as ruthless as Blood Linglong. That's it—show that damned Lin Huang why the sea of blood is so red!"