Above the blood-red ruins filled with devastation, a faint breeze mixed with a foul, bloody stench blew in from nowhere. Shen Han Yu and the Snow Empress stood side by side, gazing at the massive palace complex now reduced to broken walls and ruins from their recent battle. They couldn't help but let out a soft sigh. Bai Nian stood beside the two, staring in shock at the scene before her, not daring to make a sound to disturb them.
The Snow Empress examined the blood-red soul ring of the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King, which would soon dissipate on its own, then turned to Shen Han Yu and said softly:
"Such dense, malevolent blood energy…"
"What do you plan to do with this soul ring? Are you just going to let it dissipate…?"
Shen Han Yu furrowed his brow, then pondered feasible methods in his mind.
A moment later, Shen Han Yu slowly stepped forward. Soul power surged in his hand and gradually permeated the hundred-thousand-year soul ring.
As faint sounds like shattering glass began to emerge from the blood-red soul ring, countless tiny cracks appeared. Wisps of energy started to leak out, but under Shen Han Yu's control, they did not scatter freely and instead slowly began to condense.
Shen Han Yu's eyes lit up. Then, a deep blue light emerged from his right leg, and a small black hole appeared in front of him, continuously drawing energy from the hundred-thousand-year soul ring.
Waves of vast energy surged into Shen Han Yu's body. Though for someone at his current soul power level, it was only a drop in the bucket, it was still a hundred-thousand-year soul ring after all, there was at least some effect…
Feeling his body gradually filling with soul power, Shen Han Yu raised an eyebrow. Then, the Cold Heaven Spear appeared along with its nine soul rings. Wisps of red energy began to slowly flow into the first five soul rings of the Cold Heaven Spear through the connection.
As pure soul power continued to pour in, the first five soul rings of the Cold Heaven Spear began to tremble and fluctuate uncontrollably. The patterns on the soul rings slowly climbed and changed color, and the aura they contained grew steadily stronger.
…
A moment later.
Along with the first yellow soul ring of the Cold Heaven Spear slowly transforming into purple, the colors of the other soul rings all became noticeably more vivid, clearly indicating an increase in their years.
The Snow Empress and Bai Nian quietly watched Shen Han Yu's actions, a hint of surprise and novelty appearing in their eyes.
As the energy continued to pour in, Shen Han Yu unconsciously accelerated his absorption rate. The light of the blood-red soul ring grew dimmer and dimmer. The years of Shen Han Yu's first five soul rings also increased at neither a fast nor a slow pace.
A trace of understanding flashed in Shen Han Yu's eyes. He then intensified the extraction. In just a short moment, the blood-red soul ring completely lost its luster and then dissipated without a trace.
Shen Han Yu withdrew his soul rings, then extracted a blood-red skull that looked as if it had been soaked in blood from the corpse of the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King.
After dealing with these, Shen Han Yu's gaze returned to the blood-red giant sword.
Before the Snow Empress and Bai Nian could react, Shen Han Yu gently grasped the hilt. In an instant, an endless mountain of corpses and a sea of blood appeared before him, along with vague, fragmented images rushing into his mind.
After a brief moment of daze, Shen Han Yu lightly shook his head and released the hilt.
The blue bead in his spiritual sea bloomed with light, seemingly resonating with the Asura Demonic Sword. The slumbering ferocious beasts inside were awakened and looked around the outside world in some confusion.
With a faint sound, the Asura Demonic Sword suddenly burst forth with blood-red light, and in response, the demonic patterns on Tang Chen's forehead on the ground also reacted.
The next moment—
Shen Han Yu and the Snow Empress's gazes changed almost simultaneously. The Asura Demonic Sword had disappeared at some point, and behind the three of them, a figure now stood unsteadily, gripping the Asura Demonic Sword and using the giant sword as support.
Shen Han Yu slowly turned around and looked at that figure with some confusion and a touch of surprise. But upon seeing the Asura Demonic Sword, he roughly understood the reason.
"Tang Chen, it's quite surprising. You actually managed to survive."
After the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King detached, the strange patterns on Tang Chen's body faded considerably. His originally blood-red long hair and pupils returned to normal, his features gained a bit more ruggedness and clarity, his blood-red long hair had turned white, and his demeanor carried an additional trace of steady restraint.
"Hehe…"
Tang Chen let out a couple of light laughs, then began coughing violently, dark red blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth.
"A dying man, merely using a divine artifact to briefly extend his life…"
Shen Han Yu let out a soft sigh and said:
"What a pity. With your talent, becoming a god wouldn't have been difficult…"
"Fate and fortune… I am powerless to resist destiny now, but I still must thank the two of you for driving out and slaying the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King from my body, preventing me from truly falling into boundless darkness…"
Tang Chen said softly, then slowly picked up the Asura Demonic Sword and gently wiped its sharp blade.
"There's no need to thank us. Our original intention was to kill you together with the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King. I just didn't expect the Asura Demonic Sword to extend your life…"
Shen Han Yu said softly.
Tang Chen slowly inserted the Asura Demonic Sword into the ground and said:
"Are you powerhouses from the continent? In my era, I never heard of your existence…"
"With such strength, it's impossible for you to be nobodies. That power just now seemed to come from another deity…"
Shen Han Yu nodded, not denying it.
Tang Chen let out a soft sigh and said:
"I still have a few last questions. How… did you know my identity…"
"And… is Sea God Douluo… Bo Saixi still well?"
Shen Han Yu raised an eyebrow, then directly ignored Tang Chen's first question and said straightforwardly:
"She loved you deeply and guarded her chastity for many years because of you. What a pity, you didn't understand her intentions back then, and you yourself fell at the final step on the path to godhood…"
"But you can rest assured. The inheritor of the Sea God has not yet appeared. She is doing well and remains the lofty High Priestess of Sea God Island…"
Tang Chen gave a bitter smile and said:
"During the time I was controlled by the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King, I vaguely sensed several familiar auras coming to the Slaughter Capital. One of them, I would recognize even if turned to ashes, it was definitely her…"
Shen Han Yu was somewhat surprised and said:
"Bo Saixi came to the Slaughter Capital? When was that?"
A trace of confusion appeared in Tang Chen's eyes. He shook his head and said:
"The Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King had almost completely suppressed my mental power with its poison. I could only barely sense her aura. The time… was probably about a year ago…"
The surprise in Shen Han Yu's eyes grew even stronger. Seeing that Tang Chen didn't seem to be lying, the doubt in his eyes almost became tangible…
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