Parents' Vengeance, Blood Butcher Appears

The Blood-Bone Behemoth crawled out from underground.

Its body, over ten meters tall, was pieced together from hundreds of corpses. Viscous blood flowed through the gaps between its bones. Each step left large dark-red stains on the ground.

An aura nearing the peak of Soul King spread outward.

The emotions of the low-level soul masters around them, which had only just stabilized, began to waver again.

"What kind of monster is that?"

"The Bloodfang Group turned all the dead into monsters!"

"Fall back!"

Terrified cries erupted from the civilian ranks.

Blood Butcher stood on the behemoth's shoulder, slowly raising the Blood-Bone Demon Blade in his hand.

Five soul rings rose beneath his feet.

Two yellow.

Two purple.

One black.

A level fifty-four Soul King.

Over the past three years, through slaughter, blood sacrifices, and corpse refinement, he had broken through from Soul Ancestor to Soul King.

"Chu Jin."

Blood Butcher's voice spread throughout the sacrificial grounds through Soul Power.

"I was worried Spirit Hall would hide you away."

"I didn't expect them to actually dare send you here."

Chu Jin stood atop the platform.

His Double Pupils locked onto Blood Butcher and the Blood-Bone Behemoth.

Countless blood threads extended from the behemoth's body into the ground.

The river west of town, the cemetery north of town, and the blood pool beneath the sacrificial grounds were all supplying it with energy.

The Blood-Bone Behemoth was not truly alive.

It was a mobile blood formation.

As long as the underground blood pool remained intact, its damaged bones and flesh would continuously regenerate.

"Captain Qin."

Chu Jin did not respond to Blood Butcher's provocation.

Qin Yue had just driven back three evil soul masters and quickly returned to the center of the sacrificial grounds.

"The behemoth is yours."

"I'll destroy the blood formation's nodes."

Qin Yue glanced at Blood Butcher.

"He's on the behemoth too."

"Hold him off first."

Chu Jin pointed at the behemoth's abdomen and limbs.

"There are four points where the blood threads connect."

"Once they're severed, its regeneration will weaken greatly."

Qin Yue summoned the Mountain-Splitting Rhino Martial Soul.

"Give me a quarter of an hour."

"You won't need that long."

Chu Jin looked at Qian Renxue.

"The blood pool is beneath the sacrificial grounds."

"Can your holy flame burn through to it?"

Qian Renxue descended from the air and landed beside him.

She had consumed a considerable amount of Soul Power, but the glow of her six wings remained brilliant.

"We need to find the entrance."

"The entrance is behind the behemoth."

Within the vision of his Double Pupils, the thickest blood thread extended from the behemoth's spine toward a crack in the sacrificial grounds.

The entrance to the blood pool lay below it.

"Qian Renxue and I will go to the blood pool."

"Captain Qin, keep it occupied from the front."

"The rest of you, protect the civilians and continue the evacuation."

Qin Yue wasted no words.

His sixth soul ring lit up once more.

The phantom of the Mountain-Splitting Rhino threw back its head and roared.

Qin Yue shattered the ground beneath his feet and charged head-on at the Blood-Bone Behemoth.

Boom!

The difference in size between them was enormous.

Yet the force of the Mountain-Splitting Rhino's charge made the Blood-Bone Behemoth's entire body sway backward.

A large number of bones exploded from its chest.

Blood Butcher lost his footing. He immediately slashed out with his demon blade.

A dark-red blade light fell upon Qin Yue's shoulder.

A fissure was cut into the Mountain-Splitting Rhino's defensive Soul Power.

Qin Yue did not retreat.

He wrapped both arms around the Blood-Bone Behemoth's front leg and forcibly dragged it away from the crack in the sacrificial grounds.

"Now!"

Chu Jin and Qian Renxue moved at the same time.

Qian Renxue flew through the air toward the behemoth's rear.

Chu Jin rushed down from the platform with Xiao Jin.

Noticing their objective, Blood Butcher's face darkened sharply.

"You want to destroy the blood pool?"

"Ask me first!"

He leaped down from the behemoth's shoulder.

The Blood-Bone Demon Blade, trailing a rancid bloody glow, came straight down toward Chu Jin's head.

The pressure of a level fifty-four Soul King descended upon him head-on.

Chu Jin's steps instantly grew heavy.

Xiao Jin's flight also faltered.

This pressure far surpassed the simulated pressure Guang Ling had used for testing a year ago.

Back then, Guang Ling had only wanted to test his willpower.

Blood Butcher truly wanted to kill him now.

"Chu Jin!"

Qian Renxue wheeled back on her wings.

Her third soul ring suddenly lit up.

"Angel Sacred Sword!"

Golden sword light slashed sideways toward the Blood-Bone Demon Blade.

Boom!

Blade and sword collided.

Qian Renxue's Soul Power Level was only thirty-three. Even with the extraordinarily high quality of the Seraphim Martial Soul, she could not completely make up for the gap of twenty-one levels.

She was sent flying more than ten meters away by the blade light.

Blood seeped from the corner of her lips.

Blood Butcher did not gain much of an advantage either.

Angel Holy Light naturally purified blood Soul Power.

A large amount of blood energy on the demon blade's surface was burned away by the sacred flame, leaving a scorched black mark on its edge.

"Six-Winged Angel?"

A trace of wariness and greed flashed through Blood Butcher's eyes.

"If I refine you into a blood soul puppet, my Martial Soul might evolve again!"

Qian Renxue raised a hand and wiped the blood from her lips.

"You think you deserve that?"

Chu Jin had already used the opportunity to widen the distance between them.

He did not clash with Blood Butcher head-on.

The gap in Soul Power was too great.

Even if the Overlord Army covered over a hundred people, the boost he currently received was not enough to let a level twenty directly contend with a level fifty-four opponent.

The blood pool had to be destroyed first.

"Behind the stone wall!"

Chu Jin looked toward the western side of the sacrificial grounds.

Four Soul Ancestor guards immediately followed him.

The blood formation's nodes were located in four separate directions.

The first node was hidden within the stone wall.

A control-type Soul Ancestor used vines to bind the wall and forcibly pull it down.

A blood-red bone pillar as tall as two people was exposed.

"Fire soul masters!"

Two fire-attribute guards released their soul skills at the same time.

Flames burned through the blood threads.

The bone pillar shook violently.

Countless shrill screams rose from underground.

Dozens of remnant souls trapped within the bone pillar struggled amid the flames.

Qian Renxue flew above the bone pillar.

Angel Sacred Flame fell from the tip of her sword.

The evil aura that ordinary flames could not fully purify quickly dissipated.

The bone pillar collapsed with a thunderous crash.

The Blood-Bone Behemoth's left arm lost its strength, and its movements visibly slowed.

Seizing the chance, Qin Yue smashed half of its shoulder apart with a punch.

"The second node, to the north!"

Chu Jin led the others onward.

Blood Butcher tried to stop them.

Qian Renxue took the initiative to block his path.

The Seraphim Martial Soul was fully unleashed.

Golden holy light formed a barrier.

She knew she could not defeat Blood Butcher.

But she could use her Martial Soul's restraint against him to buy time.

"Your opponent is me."

Blood Butcher grinned viciously.

"Then I'll kill you first!"

His second soul ring lit up.

Countless bloody blade shadows slashed at Qian Renxue from every direction.

Qian Renxue folded her wings together, and the Angel Light Shield blocked before her.

The blade shadows fell without end.

The light shield trembled violently.

Qian Renxue's face grew paler and paler.

She did not retreat.

The Faith Anchor continuously sent battlefield information to her.

Chu Jin had already found the second bone pillar.

For every extra breath she held out, the blood pool would lose another source of power.

The second bone pillar was hidden at the entrance to the cemetery.

A large number of corpse puppets blocked the way.

Chu Jin did not have the guards clear them out one by one.

"Xiao Jin!"

His first soul ring lit up.

Xiao Jin flew above the cemetery.

"Roar!"

Holy Dragon Soul Suppression descended.

The lingering souls within the corpse puppets were suppressed by the dragon's might and holy light, and all their movements halted at once.

Chu Jin led his people straight through the middle.

His heavy halberd swept through the way.

The corpse puppets' legs, waists, and abdomens were smashed apart, but they did not waste time attacking their heads.

Upon reaching the bone pillar, the four guards struck at once.

The second node shattered.

The Blood-Bone Behemoth's right leg gave way, and it dropped to one knee.

Qin Yue's Mountain-Splitting Rhino martial soul slammed into its chest.

Boom!

The behemoth's ribcage caved in over a wide area.

Blood Butcher sensed the power of the blood pool rapidly declining and finally lost his patience.

His fifth soul ring lit up.

"Fifth Soul Skill, Bloodbone Demon Slash!"

The Blood-Bone Demon Blade absorbed the surrounding blood energy, expanding into a massive blade phantom more than ten meters long.

The Angel Light Shield before Qian Renxue was instantly split apart.

The terrifying blade light continued downward.

She no longer had time to dodge.

An ice-blue arrow silently appeared from the shadows.

Guang Ling was about to act.

Yet Chu Jin clearly sensed Qian Renxue's danger through the Faith Anchor.

He abruptly turned his head.

"Xiao Jin, Holy Dragon Soul Suppression!"

The distance was too great.

Under normal circumstances, his first soul skill could not completely cover Blood Butcher.

But the Overlord Army linked the minds and wills of more than a hundred people together.

The Holy Dragon's roar swiftly spread along the army's momentum.

It was as if Blood Butcher heard the furious roars of over a hundred people ringing in his ears at once.

His mind froze for the briefest instant.

Qian Renxue seized that moment. Her six wings beat with all their strength, and she flew out while skimming past the massive blade light.

The blade phantom struck the ground.

A fissure dozens of meters long split the entire street apart.

Qian Renxue landed on a distant rooftop. Her body swayed before she finally dropped to one knee.

After confirming that her life was not in danger, Chu Jin immediately looked toward the third node.

"Continue!"

His voice rang in the ears of every member of the army.

The civilian evacuation was nearly complete.

The guards, branch hall soul masters, and independent soul masters had personally watched Chu Jin destroy the blood formation again and again. They had also seen Qian Renxue risk her life to hold Blood Butcher back.

No one chose to retreat.

Trust, fury, and fighting spirit continued to rise.

The pressure of a Soul King enveloped the entire sacrificial ground.

Yet the Overlord Army grew increasingly solid under that pressure.

Originally, Chu Jin could only vaguely sense his companions' locations.

Now, he could clearly receive every danger and every intent to attack.

The army's momentum seemed to be crossing some critical threshold.

Blood Butcher landed atop the Blood-Bone Behemoth's head again.

He had already realized that if he allowed Chu Jin to keep commanding them, his blood formation would be dismantled completely.

"I'll kill you first!"

The Blood-Bone Behemoth's remaining arm slammed into the ground.

Massive bone spikes burst from beneath the earth.

Chu Jin swung his heavy halberd, shattering the bone spikes ahead as he steadily retreated.

Blood Butcher leaped down from the behemoth's head.

The aura of a level fifty-four Soul King locked fully onto Chu Jin.

"Your father was the same back then."

"Just a Soul Elder, yet he still dared stand in my way."

As he spoke, he took out a broken spear from his Soul Tool.

Only half of the Dragon-Patterned Spear's shaft remained.

Its spearhead was covered in dried bloodstains.

Chu Jin recognized it at a glance.

It was his father's Dragon-Patterned Spear.

Blood Butcher casually tossed the broken spear onto the ground.

"Before he died, he still wanted to leave you a way out."

"What a pity."

"When he died, you did not even get to see it."

The killing intent within Chu Jin surged violently.

Within the depths of his Double Pupils, visions of mountains of corpses and seas of blood churned without end.

His grip around the heavy halberd slowly tightened as well.

The smile on Blood Butcher's face grew wider and wider.

This was exactly what he wanted: Chu Jin losing control.

A level twenty child—if he dared charge straight at him, Blood Butcher could split him in two with a single slash.

Qian Renxue rose from the rooftop.

She looked at Chu Jin, and her voice came through the Faith Anchor.

"Win first."

Only two words.

The bloody haze in Chu Jin's eyes gradually receded.

He did not look at the broken spear on the ground.

His gaze returned to the soul power node within Blood Butcher's body.

"The third bone pillar is beneath your feet."

Blood Butcher's smile stiffened.

Chu Jin drove his heavy halberd fiercely into the ground.

The control-type Soul Ancestors he had secretly summoned earlier struck at the same time.

Countless vines burst from underground and forcibly dragged out the hidden bone pillar.

Qian Renxue's Angel Sacred Flame flew in from afar.

The third node shattered.

The Blood-Bone Behemoth behind Blood Butcher let out a wail.

Its body collapsed over a wide area.

Only the final connection between the blood pool and the behemoth remained.

Qin Yue shattered the behemoth's head with a single punch.

Having lost its vessel, Blood Butcher could only fall back to the ground.

The smile on his face had completely vanished.

"You're courting death!"

The Blood-Bone Demon Blade slashed toward Chu Jin.

The eight-hundred-jin heavy halberd met it head-on.

Blade and halberd collided.

Boom!

The ground beneath Chu Jin's feet instantly exploded.

The skin on both his arms split apart, blood flowing down the halberd shaft.

His body was blasted back more than ten meters.

Yet he still did not fall.

Under the Soul King's pressure, the Overlord Army achieved its first true breakthrough.

The fighting spirit of more than a hundred companions surged into his body through the army's momentum.

Chu Jin raised his heavy halberd.

He looked at Blood Butcher.

"Second time."

"My turn now."