Deep within the blood sea, he plunged straight down. From the moment he entered, he headed directly for the depths, only stopping once the blood before his eyes had turned pitch-black.
He remained utterly still.
The black mud beneath his feet had covered and wrapped around him the moment he entered the sea. Now, in these depths, he had fused into the black blood sea, indistinguishable from it.
The dangers of the Nether Blood Sea came from two sources. One was the creatures living within it; the other was the blood sea itself.
The blood sea creatures were terrifying. Once they latched onto someone, they clung to their target like a curse until that person died. Even Mythical Realm experts beyond the Heavenly Immortal level could not withstand them.
The blood sea itself was no safer. Its essence was filth, capable of corroding both flesh and soul.
In order to understand this place, the Xia Kingdom had carried out lengthy research and experiments, arriving at many results and conclusions.
First, the creatures within the blood sea were interested only in living things.
No matter what it was, as long as it was alive, it would immediately draw them over.
Second, the blood sea creatures' attacks were not what they appeared to be. They did not directly gnaw at the flesh of creatures that fell in; rather, they gnawed at their souls, feeding the damage back onto the flesh through the connection between soul and body.
Third, the nature of life possessed by the blood sea creatures differed from ordinary organisms. They were not bodies of flesh and blood, but soul bodies—soul bodies bearing the characteristics of flesh and blood.
Fourth, the blood within the blood sea was not truly blood, but an exceedingly filthy substance. It had an immensely corrosive