Blood Refines Three Realms, Clone First Success! (2-in-1 Chapter)

The status of Honorary Elder of the Pill Tower brought Lin Chen immense convenience and a transcendent position.

Yet, as his fingertips traced the cold, intricate patterns of the Pill Tower token, a trace of clarity remained frozen in the depths of his eyes.

This token could ward off temporary trouble, but it could not shield him from the blades and shadows within the ruins of Saint-Falling Mountain.

With the opening of Saint-Falling Mountain imminent, the geniuses of the Central Plains and veteran powerhouses were gathering.

Even with cultivation restrictions in place, it remained a gambling ground between life and death.

A cultivation level of a six-star Dou Ancestor was a realm that was absolutely impossible to reach among his peers!

Yet, as Lin Chen gazed at the clear sky of the Pill Region outside the window, his knuckles slowly tightened.

What he required was not "impressive," but "absolute control"—the strength to nip any accident in the bud.

Remaining in the Pill Tower to cultivate in seclusion was certainly safe, but step-by-step cultivation was like trying to fill an ocean with a trickle.

It was far inferior to the surging power of the Blood Scripture when it devoured blood and qi.

He did not need a warm bed; he needed a hunting ground where he could stain his fangs with blood.

As his fingertip brushed over the three characters "Black Demon Domain" on the map, a cold glint flashed in Lin Chen's eyes.

That chaotic land bordering the Central Plains and the Beast Domain was a murky stew of humans, magical beasts, exiles, and evil cultivators.

Slaughter was the only universal language there, which was perfect for tempering his blade and nourishing his cultivation.

When settling Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin in the Pill Tower's detached residence, Lin Chen specifically left behind enough medicinal pills for them to break through to the Dou King realm.

Watching Qing Lin hold the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture with joy, he instructed Skyfire Venerable to look after the two women.

Only then did he turn and step into the teleportation array with Medusa and Zi Yan.

Medusa had a wisp of purple mist coiling around her fingertips, her gaze sweeping over Lin Chen's taut profile.

"The Black Demon Domain is treacherous; do you need me to set up a snake formation in advance?"

Lin Chen's footsteps paused, and when he turned his head, the gentleness in his eyes had faded, leaving only coldness.

"No need. It is the perfect opportunity to let those rats hiding in the shadows see what true evil is."

Zi Yan, meanwhile, shook her purple hair, shouldered the Heavy Profound Ruler, and licked her lips.

"Finally, we get to fight! I didn't get enough of a workout back in Sky Yellow City!"

The moment they stepped into the territory of the Black Demon Domain, the gray, oppressive sky made it difficult to breathe.

The stench of blood in the air clung to one's nostrils like a sticky spiderweb, impossible to shake off.

Outside the dilapidated towns, white bones were piled into small hills.

A few vultures were tearing at severed limbs; seeing someone arrive, they merely lifted their blood-red eyes.

Then they lowered their heads once more.

As soon as the figures of Lin Chen and his companions appeared on the wasteland, dozens of greedy gazes shot out from the shadows.

They were like starving wolves staring at lambs.

"That woman's figure, tsk tsk, if we could drag her back..."

"The man looks refined; he might be some fledgling from a major sect."

"He must have plenty of treasures on him!"

"Don't be careless; the ruler carried by that little girl beside him doesn't look ordinary."

"So what if it's not ordinary?"

"In the Black Demon Domain, even if a Dou Ancestor comes, they have to grovel before me!"

The filthy language drifted on the wind, but Lin Chen did not stop walking.

He merely let his peripheral vision sweep across the direction from which the voices came.

It was a gang of thugs led by three Dou Kings, who were closing in with blades and spears in hand.

The leader, a man with a scar running from his forehead to his jaw, spat on the ground.

"Kid, hand over the women beside you and all the pills you're carrying."

"I might just let you die quickly!"

Lin Chen stopped and slowly turned around.

He did not mobilize his Dou Qi, nor did he even draw his sword.

He simply let the warmth in his eyes fade away, bit by bit.

His Spirit Realm soul power spread out silently along the ground like an invisible tide.

The three Dou Kings were still clamoring, but in the next second, the arrogance on their faces froze.

Their eyes turned abruptly hollow, like puppets whose souls had been ripped away, and they collapsed straight to the ground.

The dozens of lackeys behind them had not even had time to react.

The excruciating pain of soul annihilation swept through their entire bodies.

They clutched their heads and collapsed to the ground, twitching a few times before their breaths ceased.

Fresh blood seeped from beneath the corpses, flowing along the cracks in the ground toward Lin Chen's feet.

It was quietly absorbed by the Blood Scripture within his body.

The onlookers in the distance gasped at the sight.

The aura that had been stirring restlessly instantly retracted, and even their breathing grew shallow.

This was no lamb; this was clearly a malevolent star crawled out from the depths of hell!

Lin Chen felt the slight increase in his vitality and blood, a cold arc curling at the corner of his mouth.

Mercy was the most useless thing in this place.

If one did not want to be treated as prey, one had to first transform into the most terrifying hunter.

Over the next month, a figure that struck fear into the hearts of all appeared in the Black Demon Domain.

Lin Chen specifically targeted those with deep karmic sins.

The evil cultivators entrenched in the Black Wind Stronghold relied on abducting young girls to practice their dual-cultivation arts.

The cellar in the stronghold was piled high with the skeletons of young girls.

The Corpse-Eating Mercenary Group, which roamed the wilderness, specialized in preying on injured travelers.

They not only looted all their possessions but also boiled the corpses into meat broth.

Then there was the pack of Iron-Armored Demon Bears in the Poison Miasma Forest that fed on humans.

The nearby villages had long since been slaughtered to the last.

Every time he struck, Lin Chen would first unfurl his Blood Sea Domain.

When the dark red domain shrouded the earth, the scent of blood in the air grew increasingly pungent.

Enemies within the domain felt their blood and qi surge uncontrollably, their Dou Qi unable to circulate smoothly.

Medusa would transform into a purple shadow.

Her seven-colored Dou Qi, like the fangs of a venomous snake, pierced the enemies' vital points with precision.

Her gaze remained icy throughout.

Only when she looked at Lin Chen would a trace of imperceptible concern flicker across her eyes.

Zi Yan was like a wild cat off its leash.

When she swung the Heavy Profound Ruler, the wind whistled.

Even a Dou Emperor-level magical beast would have its skull cracked open by a single strike from her ruler.

She would squat beside the corpses, fish out the magic cores, wipe them off, and pop them into her mouth, chewing with a crunching sound.

"This one tastes better than the last!"

Lin Chen stood in the center of the domain like a blood-drinking statue.

He could clearly feel the vitality, blood, and soul essence of the dead surging into his body along with the domain.

As it circulated through the meridians of the Blood Scripture, his cultivation grew more solid with every cycle.

The barrier of the mid-stage six-star Dou Ancestor was pierced like thin paper.

Then came the late stage, and the peak.

Until the morning a month later, when he drained the blood and qi of the last eight-star Dou Emperor.

The Dou Qi within his body surged violently, breaking through the bottleneck—seven-star Dou Ancestor!

However, the slaughter brought more than just an increase in cultivation.

It also brought the hatred hidden in the shadows.

The news of the Wind Lightning Pavilion's North Pavilion losing disciples in Sky Yellow City had long since reached the main pavilion.

The elders within the pavilion were furious and dispatched a large number of men to track down Lin Chen's whereabouts.

When the name "Blood Emperor" began to spread throughout the Black Demon Domain, the scouts of the Wind Lightning Pavilion immediately locked onto their target.

That ability to control a sea of blood and devour vitality—there was no one else but that Lin Chen who had severely wounded the North Pavilion disciples.

On this day, Lin Chen had just finished cleaning out the Hehuan Sect.

The sect master of the Hehuan Sect was a seven-star Dou Ancestor who relied on harvesting young girls to practice evil arts.

Lin Chen did not let him die quickly; instead, he trapped him within the Blood Sea Domain.

He drained his blood and qi bit by bit, watching him go from arrogant and domineering to terrified and begging for mercy.

Finally, he was reduced to a dried-up corpse.

Zi Yan was squatting on the ground, playing with a jade pendant she had scavenged from the sect master.

Medusa was busy inspecting the treasury of the Hehuan Sect.

Suddenly, three sharp forces of wind and lightning struck from the horizon.

Like three bolts of lightning, they instantly shrouded the trio!

"You little bastard! I've finally found you!"

The roar was accompanied by the rumbling of wind and thunder.

Three figures landed on the ground, kicking up a sky full of dust.

The leading elder was dressed in the robes of a Wind Lightning Pavilion elder, his hair and beard completely white.

His eyes were as sinister as a hawk's; it was none other than Fei Tian, a peak nine-star Dou Ancestor.

The two elders beside him possessed equally vast auras.

They were clearly two eight-star Dou Ancestors!

The Wind Lightning Dou Qi on the three men intertwined.

It formed an invisible net, trapping Lin Chen and his companions within.

"You killed my Wind Lightning Pavilion disciples and crippled an elder of my North Pavilion."

"Today, I will surely grind your bones to dust!"

Fei Tian's voice was like venom-dipped ice.

His gaze was locked onto Lin Chen, as if he wanted to swallow him alive.

Medusa's expression tightened.

Her strength as a three-star Dou Ancestor was indeed struggling against these three.

She quietly gathered Seven-Colored Dou Qi at her fingertips, ready to strike at any moment.

Zi Yan also put aside her playful mood, gripping the Heavy Profound Ruler in her hands.

Her small face was tense, and the pressure of the Ancient Void Dragon faintly radiated from her body.

Lin Chen, however, remained calm, a trace of anticipation even flickering in the depths of his eyes.

He flexed his wrists, feeling the surging Dou Qi within his body.

A cold arc curled at the corner of his mouth.

"Wind Lightning Pavilion? I hadn't even gone looking for you yet, and you've delivered yourselves to my doorstep."

"Perfect. Let you all experience the methods I've mastered since breaking through to a seven-star Dou Ancestor."

"Arrogant!"

Fei Tian roared, exchanging a glance with the other two elders.

"Form the Three Talents Wind Lightning Array!"

In an instant, three pillars of Wind Lightning Dou Qi shot into the sky.

They drew upon the power of wind and thunder from the heavens and earth, transforming into a massive wind-lightning cage.

It trapped Lin Chen and the others inside.

Countless wind blades and bolts of lightning descended from the cage.

They poured down like a torrential rainstorm.

Each wind blade was capable of splitting rock.

Each bolt of lightning could shatter steel!

Medusa let out a sharp cry.

The phantom of the Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python emerged behind her.

Her massive snake tail swept out, blocking the majority of the wind blades and lightning.

Zi Yan also roared, her body swelling slightly.

Scales of the Ancient Void Dragon appeared on her arms as she threw a punch.

She smashed a bolt of lightning into fragments.

But the attacks from the Wind Lightning Array were endless.

The two of them soon began to struggle, beads of sweat seeping onto their foreheads.

Lin Chen, however, did not join the defense.

He watched the sky full of wind and lightning attacks, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes.

When the people of the Wind Lightning Pavilion attacked Qing Lin back in Sky Yellow City, they hadn't been this pathetic.

He took a step forward, proactively meeting those wind blades and lightning bolts.

His dark red Blood Sea Domain suddenly expanded, more solid than ever before and covering a wider range!

As the wind blades and lightning fell into the domain, their speed suddenly slowed.

Their power was also weakened by more than half, as if they had fallen into a quagmire.

"Child's play!"

Fei Tian let out a cold snort and formed seals with both hands.

The Wind Lightning Dou Qi within his body surged frantically.

It condensed into a massive spear of wind and lightning.

The giant spear was wreathed in golden thunder, radiating an aura of destruction.

"Break for me!"

The Wind Lightning spear shot forth like a bolt of lightning, thrusting directly toward the core of the Blood Sea Domain.

This strike was enough to severely wound an ordinary nine-star Dou Ancestor!

Yet, Lin Chen merely smiled.

This was exactly the effect he wanted.

With a shift of his will, the blood energy and soul power within his body began to circulate frantically according to the profound secret technique in the Blood Scripture.

At his Dantian, they split and condensed.

He could clearly feel his consciousness dividing.

Each strand of consciousness carried the same killing intent and cultivation base.

It was as if he were seeing countless versions of himself in a mirror.

"Blood God Child, condense!"

Following Lin Chen's low shout, twelve dark red figures suddenly split out from the Blood Sea Domain!

These figures were identical to Lin Chen.

Even the coldness in their eyes was exactly the same.

The aura on their bodies was indistinguishable from the original.

Each Blood God Child possessed eighty percent of Lin Chen's original strength!

Moreover, they were perfectly integrated with the Blood Sea Domain.

When moving within the domain, they left almost no trace, and their speed was even slightly faster than the original!

Seeing this scene, the pupils of Fei Tian and his two companions shrank to pinpricks.

Their faces were filled with incredulous horror.

"This... what kind of cloning technique is this?"

"How could there possibly be twelve clones this strong!"

An eight-star Dou Ancestor elder cried out involuntarily.

His voice was trembling.

They had seen cloning techniques before, but at most, one could split into two or three.

Furthermore, their strength was far inferior to the original.

To split into twelve at once, with each clone possessing the strength of at least a five-star Dou Ancestor like Lin Chen, was simply unheard of!

Lin Chen's original body and the twelve Blood God Children spoke in unison, their voices overlapping.

It sounded like a death warrant from the netherworld: "Kill!"

The twelve Blood God Children scattered like ghosts.

In an instant, they surrounded and separated Fei Tian and the other two.

They simultaneously condensed sword qi in their hands.

The Void-Splitting Sword Intent, carrying dark red blood energy, slashed toward the three men.

Although the power of each sword qi was inferior to the original, twelve sword qi striking at once, dense and overwhelming, left them with nowhere to hide!

The Three Talents Wind Lightning Array that Fei Tian and his companions had relied upon was thrown into chaos under the siege of the twelve Blood God Children.

The eight-star Dou Ancestor elder with a mole on his left cheek was targeted by five Blood God Children.

Just as he condensed a wind blade, his shoulder was pierced by two streaks of sword qi.

Blood gushed out.

He screamed, trying to retreat.

But the Blood God Child behind him had been waiting for a long time.

A Karma Fire Red Lotus descended from above his head, instantly engulfing him.

"No! I don't want to die!"

He struggled in the fire, but the Karma Fire burned specifically at the soul.

In just a moment, his screams vanished.

Only a charred corpse remained, quietly swallowed by the Blood Sea Domain.

The other eight-star Dou Ancestor elder saw this and was scared out of his wits.

He turned to flee.

But the moment he took a step, four Blood God Children blocked his path.

Sword energy fell upon him like raindrops.

Cracks quickly spread across his protective Dou Qi.

Medusa seized the opportunity, and a seven-colored ribbon of light shot from her fingertips.

It pierced his heart with precision.

He collapsed to the ground, gasping for air, still wanting to beg for mercy.

Zi Yan had already run over, carrying the Heavy Profound Ruler.

With one strike of the ruler, his head split open like a watermelon, splashing red and white across the ground.

Only Fei Tian remained.

He watched his two companions die miserable deaths, his eyes filled with terror.

But there was even more madness.

The Wind Lightning Dou Qi within his body surged frantically.

He condensed a thunderous spear in his hand.

He lunged toward Lin Chen's true form: "You little bastard! I'll drag you down with me!"

Lin Chen's true form stood in place, a mocking smirk curling his lips.

Three Blood God Children stepped forward simultaneously.

Sword energy struck from three directions, forcing Fei Tian to turn back to defend.

In the instant he was distracted, Lin Chen's true form moved.

He condensed the killing intent of Yuantu and Abi in his hands.

He executed the Void-Splitting Sword Art to its limit.

A dark red streak of sword energy descended like the scythe of the Grim Reaper.

It instantly severed the thunderous spear in Fei Tian's hand.

Then, it cleaved through his protective Dou Qi.

It sliced from his left shoulder down to his right waist!

Blood gushed out.

Fei Tian collapsed to the ground, his body split in two.

His eyes remained open, filled with resentment and fear.

But his consciousness quickly dissipated.

Lin Chen walked forward, and the Blood Sea Domain absorbed his blood essence and soul origin.

The Dou Qi within his body grew a fraction stronger.

In the distance, those factions from the Black Demon Domain who had originally come to watch the spectacle.

Seeing the three high-level Dou Ancestors of the Wind Lightning Pavilion completely wiped out, they turned and fled in terror.

They didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

The name "Blood Emperor" spread thoroughly throughout the Black Demon Domain from that day on, and no one dared to provoke him.

Lin Chen retracted the Blood Sea Domain.

The twelve Blood God Children also transformed into blood mist and returned to his body.

Feeling the more surging Dou Qi within him, a trace of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

Medusa walked up and handed him a handkerchief.

"Wipe yourself off; you're covered in blood."

Zi Yan shook his arm.

"Lin Chen, Lin Chen, will there be fights like this next time?"

"That was so satisfying!"

Lin Chen took the handkerchief and wiped the blood from his face.

He looked toward the direction of Saint-Falling Mountain.

There was less than half a month left until the ruins opened.

His cultivation had already climbed to the eight-star Dou Ancestor realm amidst the slaughter.

His soul power had become more refined, and his control over the twelve Blood God Children had grown increasingly proficient.

At this moment, even without relying on Medusa and Zi Yan.

He was capable of holding his own within the ruins of Saint-Falling Mountain.

He even possessed the strength to contend with a Dou Zun.

"Soon."

Lin Chen whispered, a sharp glint flickering in the depths of his eyes.

"Those geniuses of Saint-Falling Mountain should also get a taste of what it feels like to be crushed."