Dimensional Rift

"Two years left. I'd better lie low and build up my strength first!"

Yang Lie cast aside his thoughts of adventure and left home for the market.

Bzz! Bzz!

A burst of static suddenly rang out on the street, and it was as if a crack had appeared directly in the air.

"Dimensional Rift!!"

"Oh no!! Run!! It's a Dimensional Rift!"

"Quick, report it to the Public Security Bureau!!"

"..."

When the people on the street saw the rift that had appeared out of nowhere, terror flashed through everyone's eyes. They screamed and scattered in all directions.

"Damn it! A Dimensional Rift—what terrible luck!"

Yang Lie's expression changed drastically as well, and he turned to flee.

A Dimensional Rift was a power wielded by the Evil God known as the God of Dimensions. The God of Dimensions could use Dimensional Rifts to travel to any area whose coordinates It had mastered, a terrifying ability equivalent to unlimited teleportation.

When humanity had first encountered the God of Dimensions, they had suffered catastrophic casualties at the hands of Its elusive and terrifying power.

However, humanity's experts soon developed the Void Net, linking together the territory controlled by humanity and weaving it into a massive net through the void.

This Void Net blocked most of the God of Dimensions' power, preventing It from projecting powerful Evil God believers through Dimensional Rifts. However, the Void Net still could not completely block the God of Dimensions' divine power, and many small Dimensional Rifts continued to open.

Every time a small Dimensional Rift opened, it caused enormous casualties. That was why Yang Lie chose to run the moment he saw one.

Vampires with densely packed crimson eyes and sharp teeth flew out from the Dimensional Rift and pounced directly on the surrounding humans.

"No!!"

"Help!! Save me!!"

"..."

Desperate, bloodcurdling screams came from behind him. Many people were pounced on by those vampires, their throats bitten open before they were drained of blood and died.

Yang Lie clenched his teeth and thought, Damn monsters! Damn it, I'm still too weak!!

The Blood Clan was one of the powerful alien races. They possessed incredible speed, terrifying regenerative abilities, strength far surpassing that of humans, and only two weak points: the head and the heart. Even if other parts of their bodies were destroyed, they would rapidly regenerate.

The Blood Clan fed on humans and other humanoid Extraordinary Creatures. In worlds ruled by the Blood Clan, there were even many human farms. Although the Blood Clan worshipped the Blood Clan Progenitor, they also colluded with the God of Dimensions. As long as they performed mysterious rituals, they could obtain the power of the God of Dimensions.

Any adult member of the Blood Clan could possess terrifying strength comparable to a human martial artist in the Essence Solidification Realm without needing to train. Those vampires were servants created by the Blood Clan through rituals. They possessed a portion of the Blood Clan's power, obeyed the commands of the Blood Clan that created them without question, and were the finest cannon fodder.

Even if those vampires were merely cannon fodder created by the Blood Clan, there were far too many of them for Yang Lie to contend with alone.

"Vera, go capture that little fellow for me! His blood must be delicious!"

A tall, strikingly handsome member of the Blood Clan with short golden hair glanced at Yang Lie and chuckled.

"Yes, Master!"

A beautiful vampire with long wine-red hair, a voluptuous and alluring figure, black leather clothing, and exquisite makeup answered respectfully. With a flicker of her body, she vanished.

The short-haired Blood Clan member chuckled. "We should leave now! The human experts in this city will arrive soon. These servants can draw their attention for us."

Another member of the Blood Clan with long blue hair chuckled. "Sex, I remember Vera is your favorite female slave. I didn't expect you to be willing to use her here."

Sex replied indifferently, "She's just a toy! As long as I'm alive, I can easily make more! I only want to return alive! Let's go!"

The dozen or so members of the Blood Clan flickered and rapidly disappeared.

"So fast!! Damn it!! That female vampire is so fast! I can't keep running! Exposing my back to an enemy's attacks is the stupidest way to die!"

As Yang Lie noticed Vera getting closer and closer, a fierce glint flashed through his eyes. His blood and qi surged as he stopped, turned around, and faced Vera.

"Handsome boy, if Master hadn't taken a liking to you, I really would've wanted to suck you dry. Your blood must be delicious!"

Vera licked her lips, a cruel gleam in her eyes. She pushed off the ground, and her speed abruptly surged. Using the Yellow-Rank Martial Skill practiced by blood servants, Blood Claw Five Strikes, the nails on her right hand suddenly shot out, as if her right claw had gained five tiny blades.

Vera had once used Blood Claw Five Strikes to dig out the hearts of many humans. Even an ordinary martial artist in the Essence Solidification Realm would have their heart torn out by her claw if they had not practiced External Training Martial Arts.

A fierce light flickered in Yang Lie's eyes. His blood and qi boiled as he used Snake Fist and threw a punch.

Bang!!

Fist and claw collided. Vera's right hand was smashed crooked by Yang Lie's punch, and his fist followed through, slamming brutally into her chest. With a single blow, he sent Vera crashing hard into a nearby wall, making her spit out a spray of blood.

That's it? This kind of trash dared to hunt me down?

Yang Lie was briefly stunned, but quickly came to his senses. Maybe it's not that she's too weak—it's that I'm too strong! I may not be Fang Lingxiu's match, but my strength should still be on par with the top experts of the Essence Solidification Realm, right?

I have to eliminate her completely and leave no future trouble!

Yang Lie paused for only an instant before a cold glint flashed through his eyes. Using Snake Fist, he threw a vicious punch at the position of Vera's heart in her left chest.

Vera begged desperately, "Stop!! Don't kill me, I don't want to die!! I'm willing to do anything..."

Bang!!

Yang Lie's punch pierced through Vera's heart. She spat out a spray of blood onto him, splattering his clothes with it.

Yang Lie reached out with his right hand and twisted, wrenching Vera's head off and tossing it aside. He then stepped back several paces and watched Vera's corpse with a wary expression.

Yang Lie remained vigilant. "The Blood Clan's greatest weaknesses are the head and heart! For high-ranking members of the Blood Clan, the heart may even be their only weakness. Her heart has been destroyed and her head torn off. She should be dead!"

Many Evil Gods in this world possessed terrifying immortality. Even when chopped into countless pieces, they could remain alive. Some Evil God descendants or Evil God popes even possessed the dreadful ability to regenerate from a drop of blood. However, a low-level vampire like Vera was clearly not among them.

Regret flashed through Yang Lie's eyes. "What a pity. Although the surveillance cameras here have been destroyed, there will definitely be traces left behind once something has been done. At a time like this, I can only leave her corpse here."

Among the alien races that fought humanity, vampires ranked among the fastest. Konghe Star had a great many ferocious beasts, yet vampires and members of the Blood Clan rarely appeared.