Transformation!

Chu Yuan's final words even carried a hint of threat;

A third-realm Warrior, trapped in a cage and liable to be crushed at any moment, was threatening a Supernatural Realm Warrior who held his life in his hands... It was laughable no matter how you looked at it!

Yan Xuan instinctively flared with anger, but quickly suppressed it;

Because he realized... Chu Yuan didn't seem to be wrong?

It was only a matter of time before Chu Yuan surpassed him, and it wouldn't even take very long;

Perhaps a year? Two years?

Setting aside the fact that recruiting such a martial arts prodigy was already a great achievement that would earn him plenty of rewards;

Chu Yuan's future accomplishments alone were enough to tempt him.

It wasn't that Yan Xuan was a masochist who was desperate to find himself a master;

It was that... Chu Yuan had been brought in by him, so the two of them would naturally be on the same side in the future!

The people in the Day of Vengeance weren't all united, working together without wanting anything except to amuse Great Qin;

Wherever intelligent life existed, there would always be conflict.

Unless your personal strength could suppress all opposition, you needed allies;

Even an official power like Great Qin was no exception, let alone a rebel organization like this one, hidden in the shadows and short on resources.

Thinking this, Yan Xuan's tone softened, and he even spoke with a hint of approval. "A genius's unique pride... You're not bad!"

Chu Yuan looked at him quietly;

"The results of the Blood Sacrifice Array aren't something we can enjoy, but... I do have a share of it;

It isn't much, but it'll be enough for you!"

Yan Xuan said that even a share capable of benefiting a Fifth Realm Warrior would be more than enough to leave Chu Yuan stuffed!

"What do I need to do?"

"Come over here."

Chu Yuan seemed to lower all his guard and walked toward him;

Qi Da watched him with cold eyes. He had now completely given up on Chu Yuan.

A traitor who could casually betray his own race... The more talented someone like that was, the greater the threat they posed!

He bore some responsibility for this...

Chu Yuan seemed completely undefended, letting Yan Xuan rest a hand on his shoulder;

Then the Blood Veins seemed to come alive, spreading from Yan Xuan and embedding themselves in Chu Yuan's skin.

At the same time, pure blood essence surged into him...

This blood essence had all been extracted from the bodies of First High School's teachers and students. In other words, absorbing it was the same as eating people!

Chu Yuan... felt no guilt whatsoever and began refining it with all his might!

His face flushed slightly, and as the Evergreen Foundation Establishment Method circulated, faint sounds began to ring out from within his body;

His flesh was being strengthened once again!

Chu Yuan couldn't help but marvel. The path of cultivation was so comprehensive that he could refine this blood essence without the slightest burden...

But then again, that made sense. In the web novels he had read in his previous life, "cultivator" was just a general term;

There were all sorts of different paths: unorthodox cultivators, demonic cultivators, body cultivators, ghost cultivators...

For demonic cultivators, sacrificing mortals was routine. If they didn't sacrifice tens of thousands of people on a given day, they'd be too embarrassed to show their faces among their fellow practitioners.

Chu Yuan figured that the Blood-Sucking Array and even the Blood Sacrifice Array that Yan Xuan and the others had created couldn't possibly compare to the methods of cultivators;

So... he was a cultivator, and he ate a somewhat eclectic diet. Was there a problem with that?

No, there wasn't...

But compared to this blood essence, the information in his mind from the system mattered far more to him;

[Martial arts formation detected: Blood-Sucking Array;

Can be converted into: Blood Refining Demon Array;

Conversions today: 1.]

Chu Yuan, of course, had no intention of converting it now. His face gradually returned to normal, and he spoke:

"Not enough."

"Of course it's not enough." Yan Xuan didn't take it to heart. "This is just to let you get a taste in advance. The bulk comes later."

"Once the Blood Sacrifice Array is ready?"

"That's right. What, can't wait?" Yan Xuan smiled and pointed at Qi Da. "Why not figure out a way to kill that old dog? Then I'll feed you all the few thousand people from First High School."

Chu Yuan didn't respond. He only asked, "How much longer?"

Yan Xuan looked at the other five pillars of light in the sky. "The Martial Suppression Bureau was holding us up, so it would've taken longer. But now... half an hour."

Chu Yuan lowered his eyes. "Half an hour..."

Yan Xuan smiled. "If you're bored, think about who you usually don't get along with. You can settle the score now;

Or... is there a girl you've got your eye on? Nobody will stop you from doing whatever you want now..."

Chu Yuan replied calmly, "I'm not that low."

"Tch. Boring..."

"On my way here, I ran into some strange creatures. Are they part of our organization too?"

"Not exactly... We just have some dealings with them." Yan Xuan seemed surprised. "They didn't attack you?"

"I ran fast."

"..." That made sense too. The strange creatures in the city were at most equivalent to fourth-realm martial artists, and most of them weren't very bright;

The fifth-realm strange creatures, meanwhile, were outside the city with the cult's experts, intercepting the Martial Suppression Bureau and the military.

Chu Yuan kept asking questions, and Yan Xuan answered most of them;

Even if he didn't explain now, he'd have to go over it all later anyway.

Yan Xuan only refused to answer when the questions touched on truly secret matters or his personal privacy.

"After we go to the Outer-Heaven Battlefield, can we still come back?"

"Of course..." Yan Xuan looked up once more, his tone turning solemn. "Get ready!"

Chu Yuan looked up too and saw that the six pillars of light in the sky had almost joined together;

Their center was the very heart of Chenyang City...

As he watched, the last gap was filled!

A tiny blood-red orb appeared at the center, then rapidly grew larger!

In just a few short breaths, it had expanded to the size of a basketball court!

Then it spread out, and a blood-red curtain descended from the sky like a glass bowl, covering all of Chenyang City...

Seeing this, Chu Yuan knew that the Blood Sacrifice Array... was complete!

The whole world was shrouded in a layer of bloody light, and an unsettling air filled the surroundings: bloodshed, terror, despair.

It was as if a colossal gluttonous beast had opened its jaws toward him...

Yan Xuan put his hand on Chu Yuan's shoulder again, ready to fulfill his promise;

A vast torrent of blood essence, like a tsunami, poured madly into Chu Yuan's body!

The sheer volume was enough to raise Chu Yuan to the Foundation Establishment stage in a short time!

But now wasn't the time to refine it... He didn't even have time to absorb any more blood essence...

Chu Yuan knew that perfectly well.

A murderous aura erupted nearby;

"Yan Xuan! Chu Yuan!"

Qi Da shot toward them. His mission was complete, and he had held out until the very last moment.

Now it was time to settle some personal grudges...

"Heh, don't panic... He can't do a thing." Yan Xuan felt Chu Yuan place a hand on his own, assumed he was afraid, and tried to reassure him.

But when he turned his head, he met Chu Yuan's cold gaze;

"Convert!"