This was an ancient battlefield, corpses strewn everywhere across it, blood flowing like rivers. Tattered war banners and the bodies of powerful experts could be seen all around. Even though tens of thousands of years had passed since the war, a grim, tragic aura still shrouded this stretch of heaven and earth, lingering without dispersing.
At the center of the battlefield, a dark-red figure stood towering and still.
The dark-red figure wore blood-red armor, its entire body hidden within the plating so that no face could be seen. Merely standing there in silence, it released a savage aura of slaughter and battle that swept outward.
Buzz!
The void writhed in waves, and several figures suddenly emerged in midair, instantly shattering the centuries-long peace of this ancient battlefield. As if disturbed, the blood-colored figure immediately turned its gaze toward them.
Lu Ting and the others, who had only just arrived and had yet to make sense of the situation, were instantly enveloped by a dense, pungent stench of blood and an aura of slaughter.
"That is..."
After clearly seeing the figure standing at the center of the battlefield, their bodies abruptly went rigid.
"I am the Blood Battle King."
The blood-red figure looked at this group of rash intruders and spoke coldly.
"The Blood Battle King?"
Lu Ting and the others abruptly cried out in alarm, clearly recalling something unpleasant.
"The Blood Battle King was also one of us divine beasts, born in the Plain of Divine Beasts during ancient times. Legend says he was born into a minor divine beast clan ranked near the bottom. His talent was poor, yet he rose through war after war, ultimately becoming a peak Earthly Sovereign Great Perfection expert."
"Back in that great war, the Blood Battle King, with the body of a mere