Eighteen-Headed Demonic Monster

Boom!

The moment the fist collided with the altar, its blood patterns suddenly lit up.

After two forces stalemated for three breaths, a corner of the altar exploded.

Flying debris, mixed with Ancient Demon Remnant Limbs, flipped Ji Wujue's war chariot a hundred meters.

The blood pool's boiling abruptly stopped, and the Ancient Demon's phantom dissipated amidst roars.

Han Qingxue seized the opportunity, swung her sword to sever the chains, and the spiritual energy of the rescued cultivators converged into a torrent, scattering the remaining Blood Puppets.

"Retreat!" Before Blood Owl whisked away the residual blood mist, it shot a venomous glance at Lu Chen.

"Are you alright!" Han Qingxue landed and looked at Lu Chen, who was kneeling and gasping, her voice cool.

Lu Chen glanced back at her and suddenly chuckled, "Is caring for someone always this cold?"

Han Qingxue's expression sank. Just as she was about to turn, she suddenly swung her sword towards Lu Chen's back.

"Clang!"

The bone arrow was blocked.

A figure flashed on a distant cliff.

Lu Chen threw out the Bone Furnace. The general's phantom roared and plunged into the blood mist, returning quickly. Inside the Bone Furnace was the charred corpse of a Golden Core cultivator.

The other cultivators from Myriad Bone City, along with the rescued individuals, repelled the Blood Spirit Sect members and King Yanbei's forces from the camp, taking control of it.

"Young Master Lu!" Lu Chen rolled the corpse of the deceased into the Devouring Furnace when a figure approached and bowed respectfully.

It was one of the rescued cultivators.

"This is the second time you've saved me. The last time was at the Chixiao City arena. My name is Bu Hai, thank you, Young Master!"

Lu Chen smiled, "Just happened to be there. By the way, how is Zhou Yan now?"

"That's why I came. Xiao Jin and Young Master Zhou Yan have formed Dark Moon together. They said if they ever meet you again, they'll definitely invite you to visit the Dark Moon headquarters in Chixiao City. We haven't forgotten your great kindness!"

"Oh? They even created an organization?" Lu Chen's eyes lit up. "Where is Yun Niang? Is she here?"

Bu Hai shook his head blankly, "There's no one by the name of Yun Niang!"

"What? She's worth you asking about twice? I've already heard you inquire!" Han Qingxue walked over and said.

Lu Chen chuckled, "A friend. We adventured together in Chixiao City. I thought she'd be there!"

He then patted Bu Hai's shoulder, "I'll visit when I have time. If I can't make it, tell them I'm at Tianyan Academy in Yanjing!"

"Okay!" Seeing that Han Qingxue seemed to have something to say to Lu Chen, Bu Hai greeted them and took his leave with his group.

Others also came to thank them in small groups before leaving.

Han Qingxue also dismissed her team to return, then pointed to the altar and said to Lu Chen:

"The Demon Den should be down there. Want to take a look?"

Lu Chen nodded.

The two worked together to destroy the altar, and flames ignited at Lu Chen's fingertips.

The firelight illuminated dense runes on the rock face, extending deep into the ground.

"These runes are absorbing the Yin energy from the Earth Vein."

Han Qingxue lightly tapped a rune with her sword tip. Frost spread three inches before it exploded, "It needs to be destroyed by something of pure Yang!"

Lu Chen's heart stirred, and a Blood Jade Shard appeared in his palm.

Under Han Qingxue's stunned gaze, it slowly transformed into a drop of liquid and fell onto the runes.

This drop of liquid was like a lit fuse, following the runes downwards and disappearing into the depths of the Demon Den.

"You... what a waste!" Han Qingxue watched the scene, feeling heartbroken.

Lu Chen paused, then flipped his hand and threw a fist-sized piece of Blood Jade to Han Qingxue, smiling, "Here, play with it!"

Pfft!

Even with Han Qingxue's usual composure, her face turned ashen in shock.

Play with it?

"Too..."

As soon as she spoke, she saw Lu Chen take out two more fist-sized pieces of Blood Jade and fell silent.

"Did you overturn the Blood Pond in Nether Blood Valley?" Han Qingxue said speechlessly.

"Indeed!" Lu Chen smiled and, without touching the runes, walked forward.

Han Qingxue's heart trembled.

Could it be true?

I can't believe it!

Half a day later, the two stood before a massive bronze gate.

It was covered in dense, intricate inscriptions.

The door rings were sculptures of two entwined Nine-Headed Blood Pythons, their eighteen snake eyes suddenly flashing with blood-red light.

Bang!

Lu Chen fiercely threw the two Blood Jade Shards in his hand.

The Blood Jade shattered, splattering onto the bronze gate.

The inscriptions on it melted away rapidly, like snow meeting boiling water.

Boom!

But no matter how fast it was, it couldn't be faster than the blood pythons coming back to life.

A phantom image of the Nine-Headed Blood Python rose from the door rings.

"What is this thing?"

Lu Chen was greatly alarmed.

He had thought it was two snakes, but it turned out to be one.

Nine heads at the front and nine at the back, with a thick python body in the middle.

Han Qingxue's face also turned pale with fright.

The two of them retreated rapidly at the same time.

Rumble...

Eighteen mouths spewed venom of different attributes, like giant waves, bombarding them.

"Absorb!"

Lu Chen roared, and the Devouring Furnace grew against the wind, absorbing all the venom.

"Go!" Lu Chen waved his hand fiercely, and three clones, using the Wind and Thunder Steps, suddenly appeared on the python.

The three saber lights vanished as soon as they appeared.

Roar, roar, roar...

The eighteen heads simultaneously let out angry roars.

They opened their mouths and bit at the three clones.

Thud, thud.

The eighteen heads simultaneously went black.

They were all stuffed into the suddenly expanding furnace.

One was the Bone Furnace, another was the Asura Furnace, and the Devouring Furnace was clamped onto the python's wound.

With all three furnaces working together.

Boundless refining power instantly melted the eighteen heads into unrecognizable shapes.

A large pit was also caved into the middle of the python's body.

The Devouring Furnace shrank violently and burrowed into its body.

Boom, boom, boom...

The "head" and "tail" ends shook so violently they created afterimages, crashing against the walls with a deafening roar.

The muffled roars made Lu Chen and Han Qingxue's chests feel heavy.

The two exchanged a glance and, as if by mutual understanding, attacked simultaneously.

Sword light and saber light erupted fiercely.

They chopped down from the head and tail ends of the Nine-Headed Blood Python respectively.

Splat, splat!

The head and tail ends were cleanly separated from the python's body. Amidst its shrill screams, they were finally all swallowed by the furnaces.

The middle python body was also entirely swallowed by the Devouring Furnace.

A Rank 4 demonic beast, equivalent to a Nascent Soul stage or Void Breaking realm Fierce Demon, was killed so ignominiously.

"Quick, your hand!" Lu Chen's face suddenly flushed red.

"What for?" Han Qingxue abruptly put her hands behind her back, dodging Lu Chen's outstretched hand.

"The energy is going to be wasted!" Lu Chen's face turned beet red, and he couldn't bother with anything else.

He suddenly hugged Han Qingxue tightly.

Killing intent surged in Han Qingxue's eyes, but she suddenly let out a muffled groan, almost losing control of her energy due to the boundless surge.

"Focus and refine, quickly!" Lu Chen's voice echoed in her ears.

Han Qingxue's heart trembled violently, and she quickly activated her cultivation technique to practice.

At the fifth level of Golden Core, the absorption speed was extremely fast.

Lu Chen felt like he had found an outlet, and not just one, but four at once.

Besides Han Qingxue, there were three other furnaces that had become outlets as well.

After a while, he let out a comfortable breath and muttered, "Damn it, I almost exploded...!"

After speaking, he quickly retreated.

Her icy eyes felt like they could freeze him solid.

"This... this is, didn't you not want to waste it?" Even Lu Chen didn't believe what he said.

"If there's a next time... Hmph!"

The sharp aura froze Lu Chen, sending a shiver down his spine.

"Here, I'll give you something!" Lu Chen said, causing Han Qingxue to stumble.

She was truly furious.

I'm already angry with you, and now this!

"No... I don't want it!"

She snatched the blood-red liquid from Lu Chen's hand.

If it were Blood Jade, she would absolutely refuse, but Blood Marrow...

It was far too important, more important than her pride.

Lu Chen stared blankly and mumbled, "If you don't want it, why snatch it?"

Han Qingxue pursed her lips and glared, an expression that Lu Chen truly couldn't handle.