Surrounded by eight thick tentacles, Xiao Ye struggled to maneuver the aircraft, flying through the gaps between them. After all, facing such a colossal being, a single blow would surely destroy the aircraft.
As the enormous monster below began to thrash about, the blood pool gradually began to boil, and red mist began to spread, gradually filling the surrounding space.
Qian Renxue and Jian Lan drew their swords and tried to attack the giant tentacles, but said helplessly, "It's no use! Our attacks have no effect on them!"
Unable to use their Soul Skill, the group was also unable to unleash their most powerful ultimate moves, thus failing to sever the tentacles in one go.
These tentacles are not only enormous, but also possess an astonishing healing ability; wounds inflicted one second can disappear the next, leaving one with a sense of powerless despair.
Attacks from aircraft, including those from spacecraft, are completely ineffective against these tentacles; no matter how severe the damage, they can instantly regenerate.
" Qi Ling, what should we do? What should we do? Qi Ling? Qi Ling!" Xiao Ye was about to ask Qi Ling what to do next when she suddenly noticed that Qi Ling behind her was also acting strangely.
Originally, his body was only faintly glowing red, but now it was radiating a light that Blood One. A strange power was flowing around his body and continuing to expand.
"It's hot, I'm so hot..." Qi Ling also seemed to be in a bad state at this moment, her expression was extremely painful, her eyes had turned completely blood red, and the blood vessels on her face were bulging as if they were about to burst.
" Qi Ling, what's wrong? Don't scare me!" Xiao Ye said worriedly, but she was helpless and had no idea how to alleviate his pain.
" Xiao Ye, later... no matter what happens to me, don't worry about me! Find an exit as soon as possible!" Qi Ling said, forcing back her pain and using her last bit of sanity, "I'll... I'll be alright!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a crimson light suddenly radiated from Qi Ling's body, forming an enormous demonic pattern behind him—the very figure of the Blood Devil Emperor!
On Qi Ling's left hand, the Soul Imprint representing the Blood Devil Emperor was also emitting a red light, and it looked as if a demon was grinning maliciously on it.
"What's going on? What happened to Qi Ling?" Qian Renxue asked anxiously, but no one could answer her question.
The phantom of the Blood Devil Emperor in the air seemed to have been gazing downwards ever since it appeared, its Middle God filled with a hungry, thirsty longing, like a ravenous beast that had spotted its prey.
As if sensing the Blood Devil Emperor's terrifying gaze, the unknown creature in the blood pool paused for a moment, then its eight tentacles began to retract downwards, gradually shrinking back into the blood pool.
Although no one knew exactly how deep the blood pool was, the fact that the monster's enormous tentacles could be completely retracted undoubtedly showed that the depth of the blood pool was far beyond their imagination.
Upon discovering that its prey seemed to be planning to escape, the Blood Devil Emperor in the air revealed a faint smile of disdain. Then, a pair of huge wings spread out from its back, and its entire body transformed back into a stream of blood-red energy, enveloping Qi Ling's body.
After these strange energies gathered together, they did not flow into Qi Ling's body. Instead, they enveloped his body layer by layer, gradually forming an appearance similar to the Blood Devil Emperor.
Once all these changes were complete, Qi Ling had transformed into a blood-red demon with a ferocious smile on her face and Middle God filled with boundless evil.
Before anyone could figure out what had happened to Qi Ling, he suddenly leaped from the aircraft and rushed towards the blood pool below without hesitation, or more precisely, towards the location of the giant creature in the blood pool.
"Splash!" Qi Ling's body fell into the blood pool, and after a brief period of calm, the blood pool immediately began to boil, with water splashing everywhere, as if something Douluo I below.
" Qi Ling! Qi Ling!" Xiao Ye called out Qi Ling's name, but received no response. Anxious, she said, "What do we do? What can we do? How can we save Qi Ling?"
"Don't panic, Xiao Ye, trust Qi Ling!" Qian Renxue said at this moment. "Since he just said that we shouldn't worry about him, he must have his own plans. If we act rashly, it may backfire."
"Moreover, this blood pool is extremely strange, and the energy it contains is something we simply cannot withstand. If we rashly come into contact with it, it could very likely cause irreversible consequences! That's something Qi Ling definitely doesn't want to see."
"Then, are we just supposed to stand here and watch?" Xiao Ye asked anxiously.
"I'm afraid this is the only way. We can only do what we can here," Qian Renxue said.
Just as the group was feeling increasingly anxious, suddenly, a sharp whooshing sound came from the air, as if something was attacking Qian Renxue from a distance.
Despite her concern for Qi Ling, Qian Renxue remained vigilant. Sensing the attack, she immediately dodged to the side, avoiding the sneak attack that was heading straight for her.
Suddenly attacked, everyone immediately looked in the direction of the attackers. They saw more than a dozen middle-aged men who had appeared out of nowhere in the air, hovering eerily in mid-air and staring at them with murderous intent.
Upon closer inspection, everyone realized that they weren't levitating on their own; instead, each person had a giant bat behind them, gripping their shoulders and helping them fly.
"You have some nerve, daring to deceive even the great King of Slaughter!" said a white-haired old man at the head of the group Lingling. "Only four people passed through the Hell Slaughter Arena. Where did you come from?"
Hearing the old man's question, everyone's hearts sank; their smuggling activities had finally been exposed.
This is actually quite easy to guess. If the Hell Road were truly so terrible that it didn't even discover that Xiao Ye had brought so many people, then this Slaughter City probably have ceased to exist long ago.
The old man before them exuded a remarkably powerful aura, suggesting he should be a Titled Douluo. Furthermore, his familiarity with the area and his questioning of the group made his identity self-evident.
" Law Enforcement Team!" Xiao Ye said, looking at the old man. "I really didn't expect them to catch up with us so quickly. It seems I underestimated the Slaughter City."