Blood Tide beneath Song Wen's feet suddenly stretched outward.
The Crimson-Scaled King stared warily at the surging Blood Tide.
The phantom of the Soaring Serpent behind it lashed out with its massive tail, sweeping fiercely forward.
But the serpent's tail struck nothing but air.
For the Blood Tide had not surged toward the Crimson-Scaled King. Instead, it swept up Towering Rat and the Rat King's corpses, along with their shattered demon souls.
Then, the Blood Tide rapidly recoiled, gathering once more beneath his feet.
"Crimson-Scaled King, until we meet again!"
With that, Song Wen rode the Blood Tide and sped into the distance.
Though he had exchanged only one move with the Crimson-Scaled King, that sword strike had already been Song Wen's full-strength attack.
Clearly, although the Crimson-Scaled King was no longer at the height of its power, killing it would still be no easy task for Song Wen.
What was more, Song Wen had more pressing matters to attend to and had no time to waste on the Crimson-Scaled King.
The Crimson-Scaled King watched the departing Blood Tide. It moved its feet, intending to pursue, but its face suddenly paled and its aura became somewhat disordered.
It immediately halted, its gaze fixed resentfully on the scarlet streak gradually vanishing beyond the distant horizon.
Seeing that the Crimson-Scaled King had not pursued him, Song Wen also breathed a sigh of relief.
He suddenly dove into the Blood Tide below, while the Blood Tide continued racing onward.
Song Wen came before Kurong and the other five.
Of the five, aside from Kurong, the other four Integrated Body Realm Cultivators had already perished. Only their souls remained, but their entire bodies were wrapped in Blood Tide. Even the insides of their corpses had been infiltrated by it, leaving their souls with