Qilin Step

Having done all this, he did not hesitate. Treading upon the Purple Qilin blood river, he shot forward like an arrow loosed from a bow, instantly piercing the dense purple mist and racing toward the passage.

Behind him, at the Blood Pool, the Little Golden Spider, Jin Yunteng, Jin Yunxiao, and the pure-blooded younglings all looked toward the passage, their gazes fixed on Shi Yi's retreating figure, each harboring different thoughts.

The vast majority of the pure-blooded younglings hoped Shi Yi would meet with an accident while forcing his way into the passage. They hated him to the marrow for swallowing over half the blood river's essence all by himself.

Some pure-blooded creatures simply believed entering the passage was impossible and did not lay any vicious curses upon Shi Yi.

Only the Little Golden Spider did not want anything to happen to Shi Yi. He was so powerful, and the two ancestors of Demon Spirit Lake valued him highly. His future achievements would be boundless. As long as he did not perish before his time, reigning supreme over the Desolate Region once he matured would be a simple matter. When that happened, Demon Spirit Lake would rise with the tide as well.

"Heh, I have to say, this human is incredibly arrogant. The area outside that passage is filled with Qilin power, with terrifying restrictions specifically targeting creatures in the blood moving realm.

"No matter how powerful he is in this realm, he'll ultimately be kept outside the passage, left gazing at the vast ocean and sighing at his own helplessness," a pure-blooded youngling who hated the human race said with a sneer.

Many of the pure-blooded younglings agreed with this judgment and nodded repeatedly.

Events unfolded just as most of the creatures had expected. As Shi Yi approached the passage, he encountered resistance.

In the void, strands of Order Divine Chains danced and interwove. Qilin power filled every inch, vast as a sea of mist and terrifying beyond measure.

To charge into the passage, he would have to break through layer upon layer of shackles.

Shi Yi's double pupils shone, almost burning, as he saw through every strand of Order Divine Chains in the void ahead.

Clad in an unparalleled Battle Garment, his entire body enveloped in a terrifying treasured glow of blood vitality, he struggled through the mire before the passage, inching toward his goal.

This field had indeed been designed to target creatures in the blood moving realm. Even the very finest prodigies of that realm would have struggled to move a single step here.

Had Shi Yi not broken through the limits of the blood moving realm and fought his way into a domain beyond imagination, he would probably have been forced to give up helplessly, just like the pure-blooded younglings of the past.

But now, Shi Yi displayed astonishing combat strength, advancing little by little toward the passage.

Throughout history, not a single pure-blooded creature had ever reached the position Shi Yi now occupied, and as time passed, he continued drawing closer.

This astounding sight truly frightened the pure-blooded younglings behind him.

In the end, they could only marvel at how powerful this human was. Across the boundless world, few could stand shoulder to shoulder with his accomplishments in the blood moving realm.

"Can he really succeed?"

The Little Golden Spider was stunned.

Shi Yi was actually about to create a miracle.

If he could fight his way into the passage and find the blood river's source, he could undergo another transformation. Such a blessing was beyond imagination.

"No, he can't keep going. The blood river is drying up fast. At his current speed, he won't make it into the passage at all. Haha, all his efforts will come to nothing in the end," someone said with a laugh.

"That's right. The closer he gets to the passage, the stronger the Qilin power becomes. He'll only get slower and slower. In the end, he'll have no choice but to watch the passage seal itself again," someone else agreed.

Shi Yi had indeed encountered difficulties. The terrifying Qilin power pressed down so hard that the armor on his body rattled, cracks spreading across it as though it would shatter in the next instant.

Had Shi Yi's left eye not been continuously supplying the power of creation, his armor would have exploded into fragments long ago.

The closer he drew to the passage, the more terrifying the pressure became, making every inch a struggle. Shi Yi transformed into a Golden Crow, then a Golden-Winged Roc, doing everything in his power just to advance one more step.

Yet by now, the blood river had silently dwindled until it was almost completely dry. This meant the passage would soon close, and all of Shi Yi's efforts might come to nothing.

Naturally, he would not let that happen.

In the next instant, Shi Yi unleashed his trump card. All the divine radiance within the blood throughout his body transformed into Purple Qilins. Then, one purple symbol after another emerged, swirling around him.

He then took steps beyond imagination. Though his feet clearly landed in the void, it felt as though they were stepping on the hearts of the pure-blooded younglings, forcing their heartbeats to follow the rhythm of his footfalls.

Boom!

The blood river dried up, purple energy seethed, and Qilin power surged violently toward Shi Yi.

His expression remained unchanged. His body moved like a Qilin as he took several consecutive steps through the void, each one shaking heaven and earth.

Empowered by the Qilin Step, Shi Yi seemed divinely aided. He forced his way across the endless mire and fought his way to the passage just as it was about to close.

At the very last moment before the passage closed, Shi Yi narrowly managed to charge inside.

Outside, the Blood Pool fell utterly silent. The pure-blooded younglings exchanged looks, unsure what to say. A falling pin could have been heard.

Only moments ago, they had been predicting Shi Yi's failure, believing his greed was like a snake trying to swallow an elephant, and that he would inevitably fail and hit a wall while attempting to enter the passage.

Who could have imagined that Shi Yi would truly succeed, accomplishing something unprecedented and becoming the first creature to break into the blood river passage?

Words could no longer describe the shock they felt.

At that moment, they seemed to understand why someone with double pupils was called an Ancient Era Sage, a Heaven-Born Deity.

"Ah! He really succeeded."

The Little Golden Spider sucked in a breath of cold air.

Then the spider realized that Shi Yi was very likely to obtain a tremendous opportunity at the blood river's source.

He was already powerful enough to defy heaven. If he gained another tremendous opportunity, such fortune would truly be beyond imagination.

However, the spider also thought of a problem: how would Shi Yi get out?

Generally speaking, once the passage closed, reopening it required gathering all the Qilin Remnant Stones and assembling them into a complete Qilin Stone.

But Shi Yi's earlier baptism had aroused the collective fury of the pure-blooded younglings. Obtaining the Qilin Remnant Stones from those factions would be like something out of an impossible fantasy.

In the end, the spider sighed and silently prayed for Shi Yi, hoping he could find a way out.

At that moment, inside the passage, Shi Yi steadied himself. His eyes were as brilliant as stars, shining in the dim tunnel.

Beneath his feet, a purple blood river was retreating, flowing back to where it had come from.

Shi Yi's destination was precisely the source of the purple blood river. He therefore followed the direction of its retreat, scanning his surroundings with his double pupils and remaining alert to dangers that might descend at any moment.

Fortunately, after crossing the mire, Shi Yi encountered no further obstacles. Everything went smoothly.

He followed the retreating purple blood river deeper into the passage. The farther he went, the denser the purple energy in the void became, suffused with a faint, sweet, exotic fragrance.