Thunderclap Blood Domain (4k)

Layers of blood clouds easily shrouded the entire mountain range, spreading ever farther until Black Seal City, too, was "swallowed" within them.

For a time, panic gripped all of Black Seal City. When its people raised their heads to look at the blood clouds overhead, fear rose involuntarily from the depths of their hearts.

What a sight it was. Blood clouds blanketed the world, streaks of blood-colored lightning flickering in and out of view and occasionally intertwining. Rather than erupting with the expected thunderclaps, they radiated boundless bloody light. The already darkened sky was instantly stained crimson, and as that light flashed, endless blood-red color consumed heaven and earth.

Reflected in the eyes of Black Seal City's inhabitants was an eerie, blood-colored world. An oppressive aura seeped out of it, exerting an unparalleled pressure!

Whether they were Dou Ling experts or Dou Wang experts who happened to be visiting Black Seal City, all felt the suffocating touch of death beneath this heavenly might. The Dou Qi circulating within their bodies began grinding to a forced halt, and a tremor from deep within their souls made their bodies shudder.

"Run!"

Someone shouted within the dense crowd, and the sea of people instantly descended into chaos, scrambling over one another to flee the city.

At that moment, the advantage of superior Dou Qi cultivation became clear. Several figures directly formed Dou Qi Wings and turned into streaks of light, becoming the first to escape Black Seal City.

"Got a death wish? Get out of my way!" A vicious gleam flashed in a burly man's eyes. His huge fist, glowing with an earthen-yellow halo, smashed straight into the person in front of him.

Bam!

The head of the person before him burst like a watermelon, splattering those nearby with red and white matter.

Yet the burly man's actions seemed perfectly ordinary amid the crowded throng. Long before he struck, many others had already begun committing savage atrocities, all to carve out a path that would let them escape Black Seal City faster.

In mere moments, severed limbs and mangled remains littered Black Seal City's streets. Fresh crimson blood flowed in streams, and a thick, bloody stench permeated the air.

The blood-colored world, blood clouds, bloody mist, and "sea of blood" formed a hellish spectacle, driving people into ever greater madness. Some bloodthirsty individuals simply abandoned their attempts to escape, surrendering themselves completely to slaughter and attacking indiscriminately.

At that moment, the Feather Pavilion in Black Seal City remained tranquil compared with the mountains of corpses and seas of blood outside. A tall, powerfully built man stood blocking its lavishly decorated entrance.

I hope nothing happens! the powerfully built man, Tie Wu, murmured inwardly.

He raised his head slightly toward the sky, now completely shrouded in crimson, his expression solemn. Even as a Dou Huang expert, he felt powerless within this blood-colored world. He was as insignificant as a lone boat on a vast ocean, where any passing wave could plunge him into eternal damnation!

Suddenly, a white-haired old man hurried up to Tie Wu, his face filled with fear.

"Fourth Elder, the Stewards in the main hall are getting restless. They suggested we evacuate Black Seal City first and decide what to do once this storm has passed. Surely the Pavilion Master and the others would understand."

Tie Wu felt there was some reason to that. Besides, standing guard outside the Feather Pavilion could only keep them in line for so long. Given enough time, those Stewards would surely band together and flee the pavilion. When life and death hung in the balance, steadfast loyalty to the Feather Pavilion was nothing but drifting clouds to people of the Black-Corner Region!

If he searched his heart, his own first reaction upon seeing this apocalyptic scene had also been to flee immediately. Yet the Soul Seal deep within his soul reminded him constantly: if he stayed, there was still a thread of hope; if he fled, death was certain!

Pavilion Master... Tie Wu's expression wavered. In the end, he ordered them to gather the pavilion's valuables and evacuate first.

Boom!

Outside Black Seal City, a muffled thunderclap suddenly rang out. The blood-colored lightning within the clouds intertwined ever more fiercely, and bloody rays spanning the sky flashed from time to time, as though something terrifying was gestating within the blood clouds.

At the same time, a Blood Curtain vast enough to shroud heaven and earth slowly descended, silently enveloping everyone from Demon Flame Valley, the Black Emperor Sect, and the other factions.

When Mo Tianxing realized that everyone present had been enclosed by this curtain resembling a blood-colored barrier, his expression turned exceedingly ugly. He had still been clinging to a sliver of hope that the Six-Winged Blood Shadow in the sky would leave the Black Emperor Sect out of this. Now, however, it was clear that he intended to catch them all in a single net!

"Everyone, join forces and break out! Otherwise, we'll all die!" Mo Tianxing roared, then took the lead in attacking. A chilling streak of golden light shot from his sleeve and slammed violently into the Blood Curtain.

Bang!

Bloody ripples spread across it. Under the golden light's bombardment, the Blood Curtain's crimson hue dimmed slightly, but as bloody mist surged, it quickly returned to normal.

Naturally, Mo Tianxing noticed this change, and a trace of joy flashed across his face. There's hope! If we concentrate our attacks on the Blood Curtain together, we should be able to tear open a gap big enough to escape through!

"Attack, now!" Mo Tianxing turned and roared at the others.

They, too, had noticed the changes in the Blood Curtain. Without further hesitation, they unleashed their Dou Techniques. Energy attacks of every color instantly formed, gradually converging before blasting toward the curtain.

Just then, an unexpected change occurred!

Two aged figures suddenly appeared before the enormous, multicolored energy pillar formed by their combined attacks.

With a wave of Su Qian's and Eagle Mountain Old Man's hands, unusual spatial fluctuations appeared over the multicolored energy pillar. Distorted space exerted a pulling force, devouring the energy within the pillar.

At the same time, Su Qian rotated his palms slightly. Vast Dou Qi spewed from them, making even space tremble. With a fierce sweep of his sleeve, a powerful ribbon of Dou Qi appeared out of thin air and shot toward the multicolored pillar.

Meanwhile, Eagle Mountain Old Man also made his move. At some point, a sharp, handleless dagger had appeared in his hand. His grayish-white nail flicked against it with a crisp ring, and a silvery-white ray wrapped in spatial power crossed through space, striking the multicolored pillar alongside Su Qian's ribbon of Dou Qi.

Bang!

The enormous energy explosion unleashed blood-colored shock waves that shook heaven and earth, destroying every tree and boulder in their path.

Amid those bloody shock waves, a "slender" multicolored pillar struck the Blood Curtain without doing any real damage. It raised only faint crimson ripples before vanishing like smoke.

"Su Qian, Eagle Mountain Old Man, look at the situation we're in! No matter how great our past grudges, we should escape this bloody barrier first! Do you want all of us to be buried here?" Barely restrained anger appeared on Mo Tianxing's face. Had those two not interfered, he might already have escaped!

Su Qian sneered, his eyes brimming with mockery, but offered Mo Tianxing and the others no explanation. The moment Liu Yu appeared, he had secretly contacted Su Qian, asking him to join forces and keep these people from the Black Emperor Sect and Demon Flame Valley here!

Eagle Mountain Old Man remained expressionless. His circumstances were much the same as Su Qian's. While he was wavering, a voice had suddenly sounded in his mind. Naturally, it was Liu Yu attempting to recruit him. If he agreed to become a guest elder of the Feather Pavilion, Liu Yu guaranteed that he would advance further in his Dou Qi cultivation and even experience the realm of the Dou Qi Continent's foremost experts—Dou Zun!

Although Eagle Mountain Old Man was somewhat surprised that Liu Yu belonged to the Feather Pavilion, he accepted the invitation after careful consideration. There was a deeper reason behind his decision: while observing Liu Yu's battle with Earth Demon Old Ghost, he had sensed a fleeting surge of indescribably terrifying Soul Power. He knew Earth Demon Old Ghost well enough to be certain that he could never possess soul power of that caliber. That left only Liu Yu!

When it came to souls, particularly the application of soul power, Eagle Mountain Old Man believed that even some high-ranking alchemists could not compare with him. That was also why he had been able to sense that concealed yet powerful soul power.

For that very reason, he understood Liu Yu's terrifying nature better than anyone else present. Even Earth Demon Old Ghost, a seven-star Dou Zong, might not survive an encounter with him, let alone low-rank and mid-rank Dou Zong like them! Abandoning darkness for the light was the wisest choice!

At that moment, in the center of the blood-colored world, the Blood Six Wings on Liu Yu's back unfurled. Two Divine Wheels radiating unfathomably mysterious auras adorned the space behind him. Three thousand strands of silver hair drifted in the wind, while boundless crimson swirled through his brilliantly red, deep-set eyes. Wisps of eerie, bloody fluorescence flickered within them, as though possessed of a magic that drew others into perdition!

As the creator of this blood-colored world, Liu Yu knew every movement of those within the Blood Realm.

When he unleashed the blood lightning of the Blood Thunder Sky Wings, he had not actually expected that condensing it would first require the formation of a domain—the Thunderclap Blood Domain!

The Thunderclap Blood Domain was a hidden ability unique to the Blood Thunder Sky Wings, one that could only be unleashed when condensing blood lightning.

Sensing the blood lightning still gestating within the endless blood clouds, Liu Yu turned his gaze elsewhere. An invisible force gathered in his eyes, as though granting him "thousand-mile sight." His gaze pierced the Blood Curtain, crossed layer upon layer of empty space, and landed on an enormous mountain range in the northern reaches of the Black-Corner Region.

During his battle with Earth Demon Old Ghost, he had already marked him with a soul imprint. With his soul now in the middle stage of the Spirit Realm, he could locate Earth Demon Old Ghost wherever he hid, so long as he did not leave the Black-Corner Region. Just as Liu Yu had expected, he had fled back to Demon Flame Valley first.

"Thousand Illusion Body!"

At a thought from Liu Yu, a Phantom Clone identical to him appeared in the center of the Blood Realm as his true body vanished. With his current strength, he could not condense a thousand Phantom Clones, but creating several dozen was still possible. Forming just one Phantom Clone was even easier.

This Phantom Clone possessed only half his strength. Its main purpose was to serve as both the "driver" and "power supply" for the Thunderclap Blood Domain. As for fighting, the situation here had already reached a stalemate. He needed to deal with Earth Demon Old Ghost, his "treasure-delivering boy," first. If he really let him take all of Demon Flame Valley's treasures away, his clever scheme would only backfire.

Demon Flame Valley lay within a vast valley in a mountain range in the northern reaches of the Black-Corner Region.

At that moment, deep within Demon Flame Valley, a blood-haired old man with a somewhat weakened aura was constantly sweeping up the various treasures in a storeroom inside a cave behind a concealed stone wall. In mere moments, he emptied the enormous storeroom of everything except four plain wooden boxes at its far end.

The blood-haired old man was Earth Demon Old Ghost, whom Liu Yu had deliberately allowed to escape. After using his spatial blood escape and sensing that the man who had severed his hand had not caught up with him, he had immediately returned to Demon Flame Valley. He intended to gather all its accumulated treasures before fleeing the Black-Corner Region.

As for Demon Flame Valley itself, Earth Demon Old Ghost had naturally abandoned it. As long as he remained alive, he could always rise again in the future.

He sighed softly, a trace of regret flashing through his sunken eyes. But things had already come to this, and all he could do was survive first.

Looking at the four plain wooden boxes before him, isolated behind a faint barrier of light, Earth Demon Old Ghost's foul mood improved considerably. His withered hands rapidly formed seals. As a strange spatial fluctuation emerged, the light barrier covering the four ancient boxes slowly faded away.

This was a spatial protective barrier he had established using his own unique methods. Only he could open it. Forcibly destroying it would merely destroy its contents as well.

After retrieving the wooden boxes, Earth Demon Old Ghost prepared to flee the Black-Corner Region at once. Yet the instant he turned, an invisible nail silently shot into the space between his brows. Before he could even scream, Earth Demon Old Ghost plunged into endless darkness.

At that moment, Liu Yu slowly revealed himself within the storeroom. He glanced at Earth Demon Old Ghost, who lay dead on the ground with his eyes still open, and felt not the slightest ripple of emotion.

The "Soul-Extinguishing Nail" was a soul attack from the Profound Heaven Soul Art. It acted directly upon another person's soul, erasing their soul origin. Earth Demon Old Ghost could not have been more thoroughly dead.

Using his soul power, Liu Yu drew the Storage Ring from Earth Demon Old Ghost's withered finger into his hand. His vast soul power directly erased the soul imprint upon it, and he took out the four plain wooden boxes.

The first wooden box contained two impressive-looking silver scrolls. One was the lightning-attribute cultivation method "Thunderclap Mirror," of the Middle Earth Tier. The other was its matching Dou Technique, "Awakening Thunder Technique," also of the Middle Earth Tier.

These two matching lightning-attribute Cultivation Methods and Combat Skills, both of the Middle Earth Tier, fully deserved to be called "rare treasures." Even if they appeared in the Central Plains, they would cause a tremendous stir! They could serve as part of the Feather Pavilion's foundations.

After putting them away, Liu Yu opened the second wooden box, revealing a crimson scroll. As he unrolled it, the three fiery-red characters for "Flame Manipulation Art" came into view.

From what Liu Yu recalled, this should be an upgraded version of the Flame Manipulation Art, allowing a single person to condense a "Fake Heavenly Flame." It qualified as a rare treasure. Although Liu Yu had no interest in it himself, it could also strengthen the Feather Pavilion's foundations.

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