Chapter 36: The Soul-Blood Raven

Harnessing the power of Hundred Blood Valley under Bai Yan’s control, the Soul-Blood Raven flew first toward Blood Field Peak to attack another faction of Hundred Blood Valley’s forces.
A bloody battle ensued!
Bai Yan mixed among the ordinary disciples but did not follow the six altar masters led by Xue Yin into the fight. Instead, he intended to indulge in bloodthirst among the ordinary disciples.
As expected, the disciples from the two peaks clashed in the air, with various blood-based spells and artifacts flying everywhere.
The sky turned red, the peaks were submerged in blood, and the land was engulfed in crimson—everything was dyed in blood.
Especially the twelve altar masters of Hundred Blood Valley, including Xue Yin, fought fiercely in pairs, unleashing brutal attacks and streams of blood. One moment it was a blood giant, the next a blood eagle formation; sometimes they used blood-based artifacts to launch rain of blood arrows, while others cast spells that created thousands of blood stones.
In the combat zone of these twelve altar masters, the other ordinary disciples dared not approach. A single careless move could result in them being struck by the aftereffects of the spells, leaving them severely injured or even dead.
Thus, the ordinary disciples of Hundred Blood Valley stayed far away from the battlefield between the altar masters.
Amidst the ordinary disciples, Bai Yan began his performance. At the mid-stage of his Outward Departure cultivation, his moves were beyond the ability of any disciple from Hundred Blood Valley to resist.
“Hmph!”
With a hateful growl, Bai Yan suddenly appeared beside a disciple from Hundred Blood Valley. He reached out with his right hand and torn that disciple to pieces. Almost simultaneously, he flew to another disciple and punched him, blowing him apart. Like a meteor, he reached yet another disciple and smacked him with his right hand, turning that disciple into a mist of blood.
Cruel, eerie, ferocious… Bai Yan was like a blood god descending, swiftly ending the lives of the disciples of Hundred Blood Valley one after another.
The remaining disciples of Hundred Blood Valley noticed Bai Yan’s brutality and fled in terror, no longer daring to fight head-on. Naturally, the group of Hundred Blood Valley disciples under Bai Yan’s control eagerly chased after them.
In the air, the Blood Ghost, who was fighting against Xue Yin, felt pain upon seeing Bai Yan’s strength.
“You five, hold them off. I’ll go deal with that ruthless disciple myself,” said the Blood Ghost, determined to end Bai Yan personally.
Hearing this, Bai Yan curled his lips into a strange, eerie smile. He had been waiting for someone to come and die for him.
“Kid, you’ve hidden your strength well. Now that you’ve shown it, your life is over,” said Blood Turtle, suddenly flying over and speaking to Bai Yan with hatred.

Bai Yan stood quietly, smiling as he looked at the blood demon and said, “Today, I’ll turn you into a real ghost.”
The blood demon flew into rage—how could he be dismissed by an ordinary disciple? It was an insult to his dignity, unforgivable. In an instant, he grabbed his blood skeleton head and cast an attack spell at Bai Yan—Nine Ghosts Devouring Bones.
Nine blood-colored skeletons suddenly flew out and surrounded Bai Yan. If they succeeded in encircling him, they could devour him completely.
But Bai Yan vanished suddenly, leaving the nine blood-colored skeletons unable to find their target. The next moment, Bai Yan was already behind the blood demon, his hands transformed into claws as he seized the demon’s shoulders simultaneously.
“You…” The blood demon was filled with fear, realizing that Bai Yan had reached the middle stage of leaving his body.
But it was too late. Bai Yan, who had hidden his strength all along, had been waiting for this moment. He unleashed his full power and firmly grasped the blood demon.
Then, two streams of blood gushed from the blood demon’s body between Bai Yan’s claws, which he immediately absorbed entirely.
Bai Yan intended to drain the blood demon dry.
The blood demon allowed Bai Yan to absorb his essence without any resistance—turns out, he wasn’t only captured but also had his soul attacked. As the core of a Soul Blood Crow, Bai Yan’s soul attack skills were extremely powerful, and the sudden attack left the blood demon completely unconscious.
In the air, the other five altar masters were still struggling to hold back Blood Hidden and the other five altar masters. When they saw the blood demon under Bai Yan’s control, they immediately realized the danger and wanted to flee right away.
Suddenly, just as the five altar masters tried to leave, Blood Hidden and the other five altar masters exploded on their own.
Six blood storms formed in the air, with explosive forces capable of devouring stars, instantly engulfing the five altar masters who wanted to escape.
At that moment, the entire sky was filled with blood—blood rivers, blood clumps, blood pools, and blood mist, all scattered across the vast lands in the violent storm.
After devouring the blood demon, Bai Yan laughed heartily, muttering, “Baixue Valley will no longer exist from today onward.”
It turned out that when Bai Yan noticed the five altar masters’ intention to leave, he ordered the six altar masters under his control to explode, eliminating all of Baixue Valley’s remaining elite forces.
After all, Bai Yan’s mission was to destroy Baixue Valley, and he never intended to keep the forces under his control with him.

As if receiving a signal, six giant blood flowers exploded in the air. Wei Yan and the others stationed at Blood Cypress Peak immediately took to the skies and headed toward Blood Field Peak.
The ordinary disciples of Hundred Blood Valley, who had fought valiantly, were left with less than a thousand people after fierce battles. Most of them had exhausted their vital energy, their magical artifacts were damaged, and their combat strength was greatly reduced.
The three thousand cultivators in the late Yuan Ying stage from the Hundred Demons Mountain Range showed their fierce might as soon as they appeared, mercilessly slaughtering the people of Hundred Blood Valley.
Wei Yan flew beside Bai Yan and said with a smile, “Blood Crow, well done.”
Bai Yan looked at Wei Yan and said with a hint of envy, “Wei Yan, I never expected that when the leader sent you to the Hundred Demons Mountain Range, you were only in the late Yuan Ying stage. You’ve already advanced to the early Outward Emergence stage so quickly.”
One of them had a soul-based Blood Crow as its core, while the other had a four-winged Swift Eagle as its core—both were aerial flying beasts. The relationship between Bai Yan and Wei Yan was very good.
Then, the two watched smilingly as the massacre unfolded in the air. After just two or three waves of attacks, the three thousand cultivators had killed all the remaining disciples of Hundred Blood Valley.
From then on, Hundred Blood Valley, one of the five major cultivation sects on the South Demon Continent, truly perished.
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After the destruction of Hundred Blood Valley, Bai Yan sat on Blood Blue Peak, seemingly waiting for the envoy from the South.
Wei Yan ordered the three thousand cultivators to fly to Blood Blue Peak, then went over to Bai Yan and said with a smile, “Bai Yan, are you waiting for the envoy from the South?”
Bai Yan frowned and glared at Wei Yan irritably. How could he mention the envoy in public? If the envoy heard this, both of their lives could be at risk. After all, the leader of the demon cultivators was determined to succeed in this plan, and anyone who exposed it would face cruel punishment.
“Hmph, just know it and don’t say anything,” Bai Yan immediately transmitted a message through his spiritual sense, reprimanding him.
Wei Yan smiled brightly at Bai Yan and suddenly said, “Bai Yan, it’s a pity. Now everyone serves their own master. Please don’t hold grudges against me.”
Then, the three thousand cultivators on Blood Blue Peak suddenly attacked together, unleashing three thousand spells that instantly targeted Bai Yan.
Bai Yan immediately realized that Wei Yan might have been controlled by someone else. He wanted to act immediately to pull Wei Yan aside and use him to block those three thousand spells. But as soon as Wei Yan spoke, his body vanished and fell into the Inch Realm Sphere.
Helpless, Bai Yan had to rely on his own strength to resist those three thousand spells.
Boom!
Suddenly, a red Blood Crow over a hundred meters tall appeared, with thousands of blood threads swirling around it.

Three thousand spells—some of blood, some of ice, some of wind, some of lightning, as well as spells based on physical essence—rained down on the Blood Crow. The Blood Crow actually summoned strands of blood that separated from its body to intercept each spell. Some of these strands blocked the spells, while others couldn’t stop them, but they did weaken their power. Naturally, a small portion of the spells hit the Blood Crow’s body, which was barely deflected by its astonishing defensive capabilities.

At that moment, Xuan Gu Shang Ren, Wei Yan, and Qu Yi stepped forward. The three immediately launched an attack on the overwhelmed Soul Blood Crow. Xuan Gu Shang Ren wielded the Jade Turtle Relic, summoning a giant shell that descended heavily on the Blood Crow, pressing it down onto Blood Blue Peak. Wei Yan, also an expert in the early stages of soul projection, sent out his Yuan Ying, which continuously fired wind blades at incredible speed, almost as fast as teleportation, in a very direct and efficient manner. Qu Yi held the Fulong Sword and activated the “True Dragon Swallows Spirit” formation, summoning a golden dragon that bit straight for the Blood Crow’s head. Although Qu Yi was only at the middle stage of Yuan Ying cultivation, the Fulong Sword being a top-tier treasure gave the golden dragon power equivalent to that of someone in the early stages of soul projection.

Under this assault, the Soul Blood Crow had no time to resist. Hit continuously by these three powerful spells, it had to use all its essence to defend itself, barely preventing its body from being completely shattered. The Soul Blood Crow was left with only a faint breath, powerless to resist. Qu Yi approached it and his soul entered the Blood Crow’s soul. At the same time, the Artifact God inside the Dimensional Sphere took action, planting a soul shackle in the Blood Crow’s soul through Qu Yi’s soul as an intermediary. Due to the constraints of the Dimensional Sphere, the Artifact God’s soul could not directly affect other souls; it could only act through Qu Yi’s soul. Thus, the Artifact God took control of the Soul Blood Crow once again. Together with Xuan Gu Shang Ren and Wei Yan, the Artifact God now had three slaves. Of course, the three controlled by the Artifact God were essentially under Qu Yi’s control as well. Qu Yi ordered Wei Yan to tell the three thousand cultivators to leave Blood Blue Peak, and Wei Yan immediately carried out the order. The three thousand cultivators flew away, each with a hint of confusion on their faces.

The Soul Blood Crow finally regained consciousness. Though its essence was exhausted, its mind remained clear. “Wei Yan, you… Ah, no—how did I end up with a soul shackle?” the Soul Blood Crow said in panic.

Qu Yi chuckled and said, “Bai Yan, revert to human form.” The soul-blood crow didn’t even show the slightest hint of resistance and immediately obeyed Qu Yi’s command, returning to its human form as Bai Yan.