Chapter 0963: The Opening of the Red Blood Lake

“Brother Huang Long, let me introduce to you the other three elders of our Jiang family!” After Huang Long emerged from seclusion, Jiang Chen introduced the three people behind him to him.
The Jiang family had four elders in total, including Jiang Chen himself.
Huang Long exchanged polite fist bows with the other three, then they all headed toward the forbidden Red Blood Lake together with Jiang Chen.
“Brother Huang Long, I’ve heard from Jiang Chen about your bet with the eldest elder. But please forgive us for being blunt—there’s no way you can find ten thousand Red Blood Divine Beads!” one of the gray-haired elders spoke along the way.
This gray-haired elder was named Jiang Li, the strongest among the four, at the mid-stage of the Ninth Era.
Huang Long smiled and said, “Is that so?”
“Yes. According to past records, the highest number ever found was 182!” another elder added.
182—the highest record ever!
Even if Huang Long could break this record, in the eyes of Jiang Chen and the others, reaching over 200 would already be the limit! Ten thousand was completely impossible!
This wasn’t just a twofold or threefold increase—it was fifty to sixty times!
Before long, Huang Long and the others arrived at the forbidden Red Blood Lake. By then, many powerful beings had already arrived, some from the Red Blood Demon Eye clan and others from external tribes. But all of them were at the Half-Saint level.
That’s because only Half-Saints could withstand the fiery energy in the Red Blood Sand; even Divine King-level beings would be burned to ashes upon entering it.
“Hm?!” Huang Long glanced around and suddenly stopped his gaze on one person.
“Brother Huang Long, what’s wrong? Do you recognize Fang Haotian? He’s an elder of the Golden Crow clan, but he also studied under the Infinite Gate and is one of its disciples!” Jiang Chen said upon noticing Huang Long’s reaction.
Indeed, it was Fang Haotian! The same one who had joined forces with Chi Rong to kill Huang Long back in the Lava Blood Cave.
“I see!” Huang Long nodded.
He had found it strange back then when Fang Haotian possessed the Infinite Divine Light. He never expected that Fang Haotian wasn’t only an elder of the Golden Crow clan but also had studied under the Infinite Gate.
The Golden Crow clan, in the World of Chaotic Beasts, held a status no lower than that of the Red Blood Demon Eye clan—both were top-tier beast clans in that world.
“I wonder if this Golden Crow clan in the World of Chaotic Beasts has any connection with the Pangu Golden Crow,” Huang Long thought to himself.
Pangu, the Beast Emperor Jun, and Donghuang Taiyi were all originally Golden Crows.
At that moment, sensing Huang Long’s gaze, Fang Haotian turned around.
“It’s you!” Fang Haotian was both surprised and delighted to see Huang Long, even a bit excited.

Huang Long sneered inwardly and said indifferently, “Indeed, it’s me!” He naturally knew the reason for Fang Haotian’s excitement and joy—apparently, Fang still cared about the spiritual veins and great divine artifacts on him. Moreover, he must have guessed that Huang Long had seized the treasures from the Lava Blood Cave as well. “Haha, it’s been years since we last met. I never expected to run into you here. Are you here for the Scarlet Blood Divine Pearl too?” Fang Haotian flew over, laughing heartily, his face full of joy as if meeting an old friend after many years. Upon reaching Huang Long, Fang Haotian and the four people including Jiang Chen bowed to greet them. However, the four, including Jiang Chen, remained indifferent toward Fang Haotian. Just then, a group of people flew in from afar. The leader was Ji Wushuang, the grand elder of the Scarlet Blood Demon Eye Ox Clan. Behind her were elders from the Yin lineage branch and several other foreign semi-saints, including You Yuan. As Ji Wushuang approached, she saw Huang Long and his group and flew over with them. “Greetings, Grand Elder!” When Ji Wushuang arrived, all the elders of the Scarlet Blood Demon Eye Ox Clan present, including the four including Jiang Chen, bowed. Ji Wushuang smiled and nodded in return before approaching Huang Long. She glanced at Fang Haotian and Huang Long and asked, “Does Elder Fang Haotian know this brother Huang Long?” Fang Haotian replied with a smile, “We know each other!” “Oh?” Ji Wushuang paused briefly before saying to Huang Long, “I’ve already informed our clan leader about your conditions, and he’s agreed to make an exception once!” “Good!” Huang Long replied calmly. After that, Ji Wushuang and Fang Haotian left. As You Yuan passed by Jiang Chen, he snorted coldly. Huang Long watched as Fang Haotian and the others left, his gaze icy. “Brother Huang Long, do you have a grudge against Fang Haotian?” Jiang Chen asked, noticing Huang Long’s expression. Huang Long nodded. “Then be careful. Fang Haotian is very strong—one of the top warriors from the early stages of ten eras!” Jiang Chen expressed concern. Huang Long smiled calmly, “I know. It’s fine!” Seeing that Huang Long remained unfazed and didn’t take Fang Haotian seriously, Jiang Chen was about to say more when suddenly the ground shook violently, and an astonishing force surged up from beneath. “What’s this?! The Scarlet Blood Lake is about to erupt!” The four, including Jiang Chen, were shocked. When the Scarlet Blood Lake erupted, it meant the Scarlet Blood Divine Pearl would be released. “Brother Huang Long, let’s go!” Immediately, Jiang Chen took off and headed toward the Scarlet Blood Lake. Huang Long followed the four. Soon, they arrived beside the lake.

The Scarlet Blood Lake stretched for thousands of miles, and its water was actually red—a blazing red, making the entire lake surface resemble flames. At that moment, the surface of the Scarlet Blood Lake kept trembling and surging, with columns of fiery red waves constantly rising.

As these fiery red waves became more frequent, suddenly the entire lake surface began to churn wildly, as if some ancient beast was stirring within it. Then, fist-sized, glowing red beads erupted and fell into the Scarlet Blood Sand surrounding the lake.

As soon as these Scarlet Blood Divine Beads touched the Scarlet Blood Sand, they melted deep into it. Since they erupted with extremely intense flames—flames that even half-saints wouldn’t dare confront directly—their fire would extinguish once they merged with the Scarlet Blood Sand. Thus, the powerful warriors around could only wait until the beads fell into the sand before daring to seize them or investigate.

Seeing the Scarlet Blood Divine Beads fall into the sand, the powerful warriors swarmed over to search.

“Not here?!”

“Damn it! I don’t know where it hid!”

But soon, more voices of frustration were heard.

A demon clan elder flew above a patch of Scarlet Blood Sand and reached out with one hand, but found nothing but sand—nothing except what he had seen earlier: a Scarlet Blood Divine Bead falling there.

In fact, these Scarlet Blood Divine Beads had formed over thousands of years by gathering the fiery spiritual energy of the earth, thus gaining a sense of spirituality. They merged deep into the Scarlet Blood Sand and didn’t stay in one place; they kept rolling around. Moreover, the Scarlet Blood Sand blocked divine senses and auras, making it extremely difficult to find them!

Jiang Chen and the others also remained motionless.

In the distance, after detecting a Scarlet Blood Divine Bead, someone turned to see Huang Long standing there motionless. He smiled at Ji Wushuang beside him and said, “Elder, look! That kid is still standing there foolishly. I think even if he can find ten of those beads, he should be grateful!” His words were filled with mockery.

Ji Wushuang also smiled. “I overestimated him!”

But at that moment, Huang Long suddenly moved.