A very strong shockwave erupts and spreads all over the cave. The ground beneath shatters creating a few feet deep and a few metres large hole. The entire cave trembles from the impact.
Both Yilu Lok and the man are pushed back.
Yilu Lok lands on the ground and charges at the man. The man looks at the upcoming Yilu Lok and swings his gauntlet.
Yilu Lok jumps in the air and swings his soulblade vertically. Both soulblade and the gauntlet collide.
For a second everything stops but in the next second the ground collapses. The thirty meter area around both Yilu Lok and the man collapses badly.
Yilu Lok puts more strength in his soulblade and the man puts more strength in his gauntlet.
Both of them are pushed back by a few meters.
"You.. you bastard, you were concealing your strength to catch me off guard."
The man angrily yells at Yilu Lok.
"The hell are you saying man why would I need to conceal anything."
"Don't lie to me, you are an advance-peak master just like me. How could I forget, you are the son of the monstrous bastard there is no way you would be a mere first class warrior. Blood is after all thicker than water I should have guessed. That's why you were so calm from the start."
"I think you misunderstood something but it's not like I care."
"You basterd."
The man charges at Yilu Lok and swings his right gauntlet.
Yilu Lok takes a step back and dodge the attack .
But the man does not stop and continues to throw a barrage of attacks at Yilu Lok.
Sometimes Yilu Lok dodges the attacks, if it's unavoidable Yilu Lok swings his sword to meet the attack.
Whenever the man's attack lands the ground it collapses. And whenever Yilu Lok and man collide, terrified shockwaves spread and the entire cave trembles.
Both Yilu Lok and man fight for a long time. But some time later the attack of the man begins to weaken and his speed also slows down.
"It seems like you are about to reach your limit."
Yilu Lok dodges an attack and says.
"Why?"
"What?"
"Why are you still fine? You have been using that fake sword intent for a long time but why do you still have so much inner qi left."
"Why? you ask."
The man yells at Yilu Lok and asks.
"Tell me even if it's fake it is still sword intent. Now to mention even a perfect-peak master can't maintain sword intent for such a long time."
"Built different I guess."
The man coughs blood in anger.
"Bullshit what kind of reason is that?"
"Why does it matter? you are going to die anyway."
"Do you think I will accept it?"
The man's energy suddenly becomes violent and his body begins to swell like a balloon.
"Since I can't deal with you, let's die together."
"Not good."
Yilu Lok looks at the man whose body is about to burst and activates the power of {Causality}.
Yilu Lok's eyes turn purple universes and he looks at the man there he sees a dot in the body of the man.
"Cough."
But next second Yilu Lok coughs blood and the power of {Casuality} deactivates on its own. Blood starts to flow from Yilu Lok's eyes, ears and nose.
The man looks at Yilu Lok with surprise. He is unable to understand what is happening.
"Shi shi shi shi I don't know what happened to you but it seems the heavens is on my side. It must be the blessing of the great blood god."
'It seems I overdid it with {Causality} I think I won't be able to use {Casuality} again for a long time.'
Yilu Lok wipes the blood and takes a step forward in an instant Yilu Lok appears in front of the man.
"What? it seems you are eager to die."
Ignoring him Yilu Lok stabs his soulblade at the abdomen of the man where he saw the dot.
As the soulblade pierce the abdomen of the man something breaks and the man's body begins to shrink back.
"No… my energy centre my blood qi."
The man shrinks back, he loses all of his weight and becomes skinny. His skin becomes wrinkled like some old man.
Yilu Lok does not say anything he simply lifts the man by his neck using his left hand , swings his soulblade and cuts both of the legs of the man.
"Ahhhhhh… my legs. You.. you."
Yilu Lok does not say anything, simply moves towards the blood pool, removes his clothes and enters the blood pool.
Soon the blood begins to heal his injuries.
"Impossible… how?"
The man looks at Yilu Lok with disbelief in his eyes.
"Huu.."
Yilu Lok exhales as he looks at the ceiling of the cave below the torso half of his body is submerged in the blood pool.
The blood pool stirs a little and energy begins to enter the body of Yilu Lok healing his injuries from the battle.
After getting comfortable Yilu Lok looks at the man who is looking at Yilu Lok as if he has seen a ghost. The man even forgets the pain of his legs cutting off.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
Looking at the man Yilu Lok asks.
"How are you still fine inside the blood pool?"
Yilh Lok looks down at his submerged body and asks in confusion.
"Hmm.. why would anything happen to me? aside from being creepy because it is made from blood, this pool is so comfortable I can even feel my body getting better already."
The man agapes not to know what to say.
"It's not possible for humans to survive inside that pool. Even me who has practiced blood arts my entire life can't touch this pool."
"Hum.. I don't know, maybe you have skill issues."
The man becomes stunned after hearing Yilu Lok. Yilu Lok ignores the man and snaps his fingers.
Two stone poles erupt from the ground from the left and right side of the man. In the next second from the stone poles two brown chains bind the man and lift him up into the air.
"Now I am going to ask you questions and you will simply answer them."
"Spits!"
The man spits in the ground and says.
"I have no interest in answering any questions to the dogs of the Yilu family."
Yilu Lok ignores him and asks.
"Tell me what this blood pool is."
The man shuts his mouth and does not say anything.
"Listen man, just tell me it's quite a good healing source for me and I am more curious why humans can't touch it."
Yilu Lok looks at the man, finding that the man has no intention of saying anything he adds.
"If you tell me I will also answer your question… Now let's do it this way you answer my question. I will answer yours. Let's make it a one on one information sharing deal."
Yilu Lok continues.
"I will go first. You wanted to know why I am still fine in the blood pool right?"
The man's ears perk up, Yilu Lok smiles and says.
"My body is special, you see there is something in my body that is helping me."
The man listens quietly.
The most basic thing about humans is they want to seek knowledge they want all the knowledge in the world. And the mysteries they can't understand they want to unravel them.
There is no way the man will be able to leave the temptation to know why Yilu Lok is still fine, he might even be able to regrow his limbs and his energy center. Hope is also a kind of poison afterall.
"What is the point any way, you will kill me or you will trap me here forever."
'Got him.'
Yilu Lok smiles and says.
"If that's you are worried about."
Yilu Lok pretends to think.
"How about it? I am willing to swear on the name of Yilu family that I will set you free after you answer my questions."
The eyes of the man widened. Swearing the name of one's family is not something that can be taken lightly in the Orthodox murim especially in noble families. Noble families have a lot of pride in their names.
"Are.. Are you really willing to swear on the name of the Yilu family?"
Yilu Lok smiles.
"I Yilu Lok swears on the name of the Yilu family that after I get answers to my questions I will let you go."
Before the man could comprehend anything Yilu Lok already made a vow.
"How is that for my sincerity?"
The man can't get any words from his mouth he is too stunned to even talk.
"Breathes!"
The man takes a deep breath and sees hope for his freedom.
"Now can you tell me."
The man does not say anything for a second then he opens his mouth.
"This blood pool is for the evolution of demon beasts."
"Evolution of demon beasts. So this is the reason why this red rift had a beast lord."
The man nods his head.