Qilin

Yet Shi Yi did not retreat. Firm as a boulder, he stood rooted in the deepest hollow of the massive rock, utterly motionless.

Even when his skin split under the onslaught and blood seeped out, he did not care.

The sight stunned the young spiders of Demon Spirit Lake, for Shi Yi had already broken the record for how long a Blood Moving Realm creature could withstand that waterfall's pounding.

Yet he was still holding on, with no intention of coming down.

Even as copious blood streamed down his body, Shi Yi did not move a single step.

"What is he trying to do? Mutilate himself?"

"He's in danger. He can still hold on now, but once his strength gives out, the waterfall will overwhelm him and leave him seriously injured."

"Quick, tell the elders! The Blood Pool Baptism is imminent. We can't let him get hurt."

The young spiders discussed it anxiously, afraid that something might happen to Shi Yi. He was the apple of both Demon Spirit Lake patriarchs' eyes.

A moment later, a figure emerged from the void. It was Shi Yi's father, Shi Ziteng.

He had arrived long ago and had been closely observing Shi Yi's condition. Tomorrow was the day of the Blood Pool Baptism, so naturally, he could not let anything happen to his son.

Of course, from Shi Ziteng's perspective, Shi Yi's actions were by no means reckless. He had a clear purpose.

Shi Yi seemed to be bleeding heavily, but that blood was not being shed in vain. It gathered around him, turned to mist, and gradually formed a cloud of blood energy.

Finally, with a mighty shout from Shi Yi, the cloud of blood energy fully took shape. Then it abruptly contracted and flowed into his body in its entirety.

At that moment, his physical strength erupted, and he forcibly took a small step forward.

Buzz!

At the same time, Shi Yi's left eye shone, spilling forth a life-giving power that restored his wounds.

He was once again completely uninjured, and his entire body gleamed with a crystalline luster, giving the impression that nothing could break it.

Rumble!

The waterfall still crashed down furiously, pounding against Shi Yi's body. But this time, he suffered no injuries. A shimmering layer of precious light formed on its own outside his crystalline flesh, keeping all the falling water at bay.

Shi Yi had achieved his goal. Before undergoing the Blood Pool Baptism, he had mastered the true essence of the Blood Moving Realm.

The hazy precious light blocked every bit of the waterfall's impact. He stood proudly upon the massive rock, without so much as a scratch.

Then Shi Yi left his position, walked out from beneath the waterfall, and headed toward Shi Ziteng.

The spectators all wore looks of awe. A terrifying aura radiated from that small figure, like an absolute king of the Blood Moving Realm who could suppress every enemy of the same realm. He possessed an indescribable presence.

"Yi'er, congratulations. You're another step closer to your goal," Shi Ziteng said with gratification.

Without activating the power of runes or divine radiance, he had produced a layer of precious light through physical strength alone. What an astonishing level of attainment.

Shi Ziteng recalled his own blood moving cultivation. Compared with his son's, he might as well have moved nothing at all.

"There's still a long way to go. The further I advance, the harder it will be to break through," Shi Yi replied.

"You're already astonishing enough. Tomorrow is the Blood Pool Baptism, so let's stop your cultivation here for today. Rest well and replenish your spirit," Shi Ziteng said.

Shi Yi nodded. He stopped tempering his body and left with Shi Ziteng.

Back in the great hall, Shi Yi performed a brief test. His raw physical strength had now reached eighty-two thousand five hundred jin with one arm and one hundred sixty-five thousand jin with both. He was not far from two hundred sixteen thousand jin.

As luck would have it, he still had the Blood Pool Baptism to help him undergo an ultimate sublimation.

"Whew!"

Shi Yi sat cross-legged on the meditation cushion and exhaled softly. Nine uninterrupted months of tempering the body would leave anyone exhausted. This was mental fatigue, and he needed proper rest to recover.

The ancient incense burning in the great hall could help Shi Yi recover and restore his mental vigor.

He gently closed his eyes and slipped into a light sleep.

The night passed uneventfully.

Early the next morning, Old Golden Spider's voice suddenly rang beside Shi Yi's ear.

"Yi'er, it's time to set off. Come quickly."

Shi Yi slowly awoke. He stretched his limbs and body a little. He had slept deeply, and all the fatigue from nine months of body tempering had vanished. Refreshed and clearheaded, he was in peak mental condition.

He left the great hall and made his way to the place Old Golden Spider had specified.

Two creatures were already waiting there.

One was old, the other young. The elder was a pure-blooded Golden Spider in the Array Formation Realm, while the younger was the holder of the other allotted place-a pure-blooded Golden Spider hatchling.

"Yi'er, you're here."

The Array Formation Realm Golden Spider spoke with a kindly smile. Clearly, he understood what Shi Yi meant to Demon Spirit Lake.

Shi Yi nodded and bowed to the Array Formation Realm Golden Spider.

"Greetings, Senior."

The little Golden Spider also nodded to Shi Yi in greeting, undisguised awe showing in his eyes.

"Since everyone is here, let's set off," the Array Formation Realm Golden Spider said.

With that, dazzling golden light spread from his body, flooding the area.

Shi Yi and the Golden Spider hatchling were both enveloped in the golden light. A moment later, it blazed brilliantly and vanished from the spot. The two spiders and the human had all disappeared.

An Array Formation Realm creature could travel at astonishing speed, especially a pure-blooded creature. In the blink of an eye, mountains and rivers were left far behind.

The Golden Spider hatchling could no longer make anything out. Everything in the void had become streaks in his eyes.

Shi Yi fared better. With his double pupils, he could clearly see the scenery between heaven and earth racing backward.

After traveling for an unknown length of time and crossing countless ancient lands, they finally approached their destination.

Ahead, mountains towered in majestic immensity, like heavenly swords thrust into the earth, their presence magnificent.

Clouds and mist wreathed them, and waterfalls descended from the heavens. Seen from afar, the whole hazy expanse resembled an immortal paradise.

Countless Order Divine Chains flashed through Shi Yi's eyes as he gazed at that terrain.

It was utterly grand. Viewed as a whole, it was even more spectacular than the unbroken ranges of the Primordial Divine Mountain, possessing an inexplicable momentum.

Dimly, those rolling mountains changed, seeming to become an enormous qilin draped in boundless auspicious radiance, lifting its head to roar at the sky.

Its imposing might shook past, present, and future, inspiring an inexplicable trembling.

Overawed by that might, Shi Yi could not help freezing on the spot.

They were called the Primordial Ten Fiends, but they were actually the Ten Fiends of Immortal Ancient. Every one of them possessed Immortal King-level combat power. A single glance could shatter a true immortal, destroying both their life and their Dao, let alone Shi Yi in the Blood Moving Realm.

Fortunately, what Shi Yi saw was only a momentum that had endured through countless ages, with no actual power behind it.

"What's wrong?"

The Array Formation Realm Golden Spider noticed Shi Yi's unusual reaction and immediately asked.

Shi Yi shook his head. "It's nothing, Senior.

"For a fleeting moment, I just seemed to see a qilin among those mountains."

"A qilin..." At those words, the Array Formation Realm Golden Spider looked toward Shi Yi's eyes in surprise.