Under countless watching eyes, the sound of flowing liquid grew louder and louder.
After a long while, a blood-red color suddenly surfaced within the pitch-black ravine. It was a sea of thick, scarlet blood.
The viscous sea of blood kept rising from the abyss, only slowly coming to a stop when it reached the rim.
As the sea of blood churned, a blood-red figure slowly emerged. He raised his scarlet eyes and gazed impassively at Xiao Zhan in the sky, his hoarse voice echoing beneath the heavens. "It seems the Ninth's death had something to do with you... To think the Xiao Clan could still produce someone like you after declining this far. Impressive indeed!"
The man emerging from the sea of blood wore blood-colored robes. His long hair was scarlet, as were his eyes and brows, and he gave off a pungent stench of blood.
"Who is that?"
"How terrifying! He brought an entire sea of blood with him!"
Atop the fortress, many soldiers felt their legs weaken the instant the blood-robed man appeared.
This blood-robed man was the Blood River Venerable, an exceedingly famous figure in the Central Plains. His Blood Transformation Great Method was extremely bizarre, and countless first-rate experts had died to it in years past. Later, however, he had vanished without a trace, having actually joined the Soul Hall. Naturally, none of these people from the Northwest Continent recognized him.
"Blood River, it seems you've come to avenge Demon Rain!" A smile tugged at Xiao Zhan's lips as he spoke calmly.
"To think you actually recognize me!"
Hearing Xiao Zhan mention Demon Rain, Blood River showed utter disdain before saying, "Trash like Demon Rain is dead, and that's that. Let this old man take back the bloodlines of every last member of your Xiao Clan