That voice made Sikong Jing's pupils contract sharply. He knew that his act of severing one thread had been discovered.
Without a second thought, he immediately turned to flee...
The words "fall into the pit" made it clear to Sikong Jing that this was a trap set for him.
But... Buzzz!
A terrifying surge of blood energy suddenly swept forth. The circular core beneath the ground crazily expanded, swelling several hundredfold almost the instant Sikong Jing flashed away.
In an instant, it swallowed Sikong Jing whole.
With a bang, the fleeing Sikong Jing slammed heavily into a barrier.
When he turned back again, everything around him was blood. It was as if he had fallen beneath the earth into an enormous blood pool thick with the stench of blood, while the barrier behind him was incomparably solid.
Splash...
The blood before him suddenly parted, opening a tunnel.
An old crone slowly appeared at the deepest end of the passage. She wore a strange smile and let out a sinister chuckle...
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Xue Yinsha, and I am the chief of the Blood Race."
"This pit was prepared especially for you. You were already cautious enough to sever a thread from so far away."
"But it was useless. Absolute Pill Emperor and the others set this up. Once you severed that thread, no matter how far away you were from me, you would instantly be enveloped and fall into this pit."
At this moment, for Sikong Jing...
Blood filled every corner around him. Behind him stood a thick barrier, while within the blood-red tunnel ahead, Xue Yinsha, chief of the Blood Race, radiated a grim and terrifying aura. The presence of a Nine-Tribulation Emperor Venerable came crashing toward him in rolling waves.
At the sight, Sikong