Chapter 218: Soul Blood Oath

This is the Tianlong Secret Realm, filled with peril. Even true Void Gods, or even deities, risk destruction here.
Xuanyuan Po had a powerful background, as they all knew. But what they knew even better was that he possessed precious treasures. Obtaining these treasures would bring far greater benefits than acquiring the divine artifacts or divine essences in the Tianlong Secret Realm.
So, without hesitation, they surrounded Xuanyuan Po and decided to unite to strike him down completely. In this place, death meant death—no one could seek justice even if a god’s son arrived.
But at that moment, Lou Yu stepped forward.
He also unleashed his own Spirit Divine Essence, activating the phantom image of a divine artifact within him—a magnificent nine-story tower that emitted terrifying divine power, on par with the Xuanyuan Sword’s shadow just displayed by Xuanyuan Po.
Chen Xiao joined in as well. At this point, he was merely relying on others’ strength. Though he could wield the power of “Falling Snowflakes,” it couldn’t threaten a Void God. Yet it served as a decoy. “Falling Snowflakes” was forged from the terrifying ice-blue flame in his dantian, exerting pressure even greater than that of the nine-story tower and the Xuanyuan Sword.
But it was merely a pretense, lacking real offensive power—at least in the eyes of a Void God. Chen Xiao was well aware of this.
“Do you really think I’m an easy target?”
Xuanyuan Po’s body trembled as his Essence reappeared, and the shadow of the Xuanyuan Sword above his head emitted faint ringing sounds.
The eight mid-tier Void Gods’ expressions instantly changed. They realized these three must have formidable backgrounds and terrifying protections. In truth, the eight of them were capable of killing these three, but at a great cost—at least three of them would have to die.
Yet these eight were not united. Who would be willing to die? Just now, Yu Man’s strength was already among the strongest among them, yet he was killed without any chance of resistance, left with no remains.
Above Xuanyuan Po’s head, the shadow of the Xuanyuan Sword emitted sharp sword energy to protect his body, while Lou Yu, backed by the nine-story tower above him, stepped forward steadily.
They all had immense confidence. Their Essence came from true Spirit Gods, as if a Spirit God was blessing them. Even a true god couldn’t harm them in the slightest, let alone a few Void Gods.
From beginning to end, Xuanyuan Po and Lou Yu never took these Void Gods seriously. Chen Xiao’s thoughts shifted.
“If only I had such Essence protection…” The moment this thought arose, he dismissed it. Clearly, the power of Essence was not his. Relying on such things, he would never be able to grow.
Chen Xiao understood that Lou Yu and Xuanyuan Po likely also received Essence protection because this Tianlong Secret Realm was extremely dangerous.
“Xuanyuan Po, Lou Yu—I didn’t expect you two to be here too.”
As the two groups faced off, a clear voice rang out.

Xuanyuan Po and Lou Yu were stunned. They looked up and saw a young man who seemed to be in his teens or early twenties. The young man was dressed in white, had a handsome face, and his long black hair hung down to his waist. As if he didn’t see the eight mid-level Void Gods, he directly greeted Xuanyuan Po and Lou Yu.

“Mo Changqi?” Lou Yu was taken aback upon seeing the young man in white. “You’re here too?”

“What are you arguing about with these wretched guys? A great battle has already broken out deep in this world as they fight over the treasure at the core,” said Mo Changqi, the young man in white, with a smirk.

“The treasure at the core?” Xuanyuan Po’s eyes lit up. “Mo Changqi, the genius of the Mo family. You’re not even eighteen yet, but you’ve already reached the eighth level of the Domain Realm?”

Not even eighteen, yet at the eighth level of the Domain Realm?

Chen Xiao was stunned. He examined the young man carefully but noticed that there seemed to be a mature World Void Shadow protecting him. With just his own strength, Chen Xiao probably couldn’t detect his true power. But in this space, nothing seemed to escape Chen Xiao’s gaze. Even deep in this world, Chen Xiao had already sensed countless Void Gods appearing out of nowhere, fighting over a massive black ship at the core.

Mo Changqi?

Hearing this name, Chen Xiao froze for a moment. Unconsciously, he thought of Mo Changli, the former president of the Flame Soul Realm’s Superpowers Association. Shouhen had once told Chen Xiao that Mo Changli was extremely extraordinary. If Shouhen could unleash his full strength at the peak of the Void God realm, he might only be able to compete evenly with Mo Changli.

Now that he saw Mo Changqi, Chen Xiao was even more convinced that Mo Changli must be related to the Land of Origins.

Seemingly hearing Mo Changqi’s words, the eight mid-level Void Gods exchanged glances, stopped fighting, and quickly headed toward the center of the world.

“Those eight idiots—only those at the peak of the Void God realm are qualified to fight over that legendary ship. Going there is just asking for death,” Mo Changqi said with a smirk.

Then he casually greeted Xuanyuan Po and Lou Yu. Although both Lou Yu and Xuanyuan Po had heard of each other’s names before, they only met here in the Tianlong Secret Treasury. And this Mo Changqi seemed to know both of them.

Seeing the eight Void Gods leave, Chen Xiao, Lou Yu, and Xuanyuan Po all retracted their divine artifacts and elemental spirits.

“Who is this young guy? I’ve never seen him before,” Mo Changqi, who seemed very friendly, asked, blinking at Chen Xiao without any sense of formality.

Chen Xiao exchanged glances with Lou Yu and Xuanyuan Po before saying, “Chen Xiao, an ally of Xuanyuan Po and Lou Yu.”

“An ally? You’ve formed an alliance?” Mo Changqi blinked, then a smile appeared on his face. “Can I join too?”

“You?!” Lou Yu frowned. “Our alliance was formed after going through life-and-death trials, and its scope isn’t limited to just the Tianlong Secret Treasury.”

“That’s right. Just now, Luoyu and I were in danger, and Chen Xiao risked everything to save us. But only after going through life and death together can we truly be allies. It’s hard for me, Xuan Yuan Po, to turn my back on you.”
Xuan Yuan Po was straightforward and spoke openly. He could turn his back on Chen Xiao and Luoyu, but he couldn’t trust Mo Changqi.
Hearing Xuan Yuan Po’s words, Chen Xiao felt something stir in his heart. He realized that by sniping at the Snake God earlier, he must have earned their recognition, and these two had already reached a level of mutual trust during their time in the Tianlong Secret Treasury.
Only an alliance formed through sharing life and death could be the strongest. If they were willing to risk their lives for him, would they turn on him for mere gain?
“So that’s how it is…” Mo Changqi frowned slightly. “The scope of your alliance isn’t just within the Tianlong Secret Treasury, is it…?”
Mo Changqi’s eyes lit up.
“That’s right,” Luoyu interrupted him.
“In that case, I’ll join too. I’m willing to swear a Soul Blood Oath.” After some hesitation, Mo Changqi slowly spoke.
“A Soul Blood Oath?” Xuan Yuan Po raised his thick eyebrows and said with a smile, “If you’re truly willing to swear such an oath, then I, Xuan Yuan Po, will believe you.”
Luoyu didn’t speak, only nodding slightly.
Chen Xiao remained silent, quickly analyzing the situation in his mind.
“A Soul Blood Oath? The legendary oath presided over by the rules, where breaking it results in punishment by those rules, even death? Even true gods dare not swear such an oath…”
Chen Xiao also knew about the Soul Blood Oath, having seen it in the secret archives of the Soul of China.
“If you can swear it, I’ll believe you too,” Chen Xiao said with a shrug.
“Good!”
Mo Changqi was quick to agree. He stretched out his hand, pointing his finger at his own forehead, from which dark red blood flowed out. Slowly, he recited an unknown spell, seemingly composed of the oldest runes, no longer in the language of living beings. Yet Chen Xiao could easily understand its meaning.
“Mo Changqi vows to use his soul as a spell and his spirit as a guide to form an alliance with Xuan Yuan Po, Luoyu, and Chen Xiao—unwavering and loyal, never betraying each other. If he breaks this oath, he shall cease to exist.”
Boom!
As soon as he finished reciting the spell, the blood floating in the air quickly condensed into a blood-red flying rune. Xuan Yuan Po and Luoyu exchanged a glance and, without hesitation, pointed their fingers at their own foreheads, reciting the same spell.
“Eh…”
Seeing what the three were doing, Chen Xiao shook his head slightly before doing the same. If he didn’t, he might be abandoned or even killed by them.
Chen Xiao also performed the same action. He felt a vast force, seemingly some kind of rule, coming from the void and entering his body, as if trying to bind his soul.

But the next moment, the ice-blue flame in his dantian surged violently, and that force of rules was drawn in, burned into those strange patterns, and merged with the flame. The next moment, the ice-blue flame actually grew slightly larger. “Hm…” Chen Xiao was stunned. He smiled bitterly to himself, “I only knew I wouldn’t betray you three. How could I have known that this flame like water could even burn away a soul-binding curse?” “Hmm, but it seems the power of this curse can increase the intensity of the flame. Should I swear an oath every day just to keep doing this?” Chen Xiao began to wander in wild thoughts. But he knew deep down that doing this once or twice might be fine, but if he did it too often and faced retaliation from the rules, even dying would be difficult for him. Suddenly, Chen Xiao had an idea—what exactly could have driven these three beings, clearly possessing divine bloodlines, to form an alliance through a blood curse?