Chapter 10: The Great Emperor of Blood

  "Boom!"

  The man didn't even have time to react, and in an instant he was struck on the forehead by a sudden blow. A stream of hot blood flowed from his crown, gradually covering his face.

  "You..."

  He only managed to utter a single word before his body weakly fell to the ground. He was already severely injured, and with Huan Ran's powerful blow to his forehead, which had reached the peak of the Qihai realm, it would be strange if he didn't die!

  Rumbling...

  He stumbled backward a few steps, his right hand holding the bluestone strip trembling uncontrollably, and his face was completely bloodless. This was his first time killing someone, although the other person's actions had made him furious, which led him to ruthlessly smash them to death with a 'stone'. But no matter what, for someone who has lived in a society governed by law since childhood, there is still a sense of guilt from taking a life.

  On the other side, when Horan held the cyan stone strip and slapped someone to death, the eyes of the Red-Haired Blood Emperor never left his body. Those vast starry eyes sparkled with a hint of light, converging at the point where the cyan stone strip was clenched in Horan's hand.

  "Hmm..."

  The other two men, after another fierce and futile exchange of blows, separated and turned to look at Huo Ran. When they saw that Huo Ran had already killed the other man, one of them sneered and said: "This guy isn't a good seed either, why don't you and I join forces to take him down first, and then we can decide who lives or dies?"

  "Good!"

  The person holding the Starlight Bell replica spat out a word, licked his scarlet lips, and then threw out the divine bell, intending to thoroughly wipe out Hao Ran. At the same time, the person holding the Xuan Yuan Sword replica also swung out an extremely powerful sword, with golden yellow sword energy that was incredibly condensed, as if it were a real heavenly sword, possessing the momentum of destroying all evil.

  Huo Ran, who was still in the midst of guilt after killing someone, only felt two cold auras rushing towards him. When he came to his senses, he saw that the two extremely powerful attacks were heading straight for him, completely locking him down, unable to move at all.

  However, just as Huo Ran thought he was about to turn into ashes, the green stone strip in his hand suddenly burst forth with a brilliant green light, and a majestic aura emanated from it. As the green light burst forth, not only did it block the attacks of the Divine Bell and the Heavenly Sword, but it also swept towards the two people holding the forbidden instruments, instantly enveloping them within.

  "Hmm..."

  A dull thud later, the two men suddenly spat out a large mouthful of blood, and both fell to the ground, convulsing uncontrollably. The two forbidden devices also fell to the bloody floor with a loud clang as they lost control of their users.

  "This..."

  He glanced at the dull green stone strip again, bewildered. From the moment he was outside the Blood Demon Palace, whenever he encountered the aura unique to the Great Emperor, this ordinary and unassuming green stone strip would react, firmly protecting him. This time, it even burst out with an extremely powerful aura, severely injuring those two!

  This made Huo Ran feel a bit strange, how could something he casually picked up have the power to rival a forbidden device? Was this green stone strip also a forbidden device? Huo Ran didn't know and had no time to guess again, because at this moment both of them were struggling to get up, their intentions obvious.

  A glimmer of struggle appeared in his mind, and the desire to survive finally overcame the sin of murder. He took a big step forward, picked up the dagger that someone had dropped on the ground earlier, and then slashed each of the two people who were trying to get up across their necks.

  "When..."

  The dagger fell to the ground with a crisp sound, and Huo Ran also fell to the ground. On the one hand, it was because he was already injured, on the other hand, it was because of the confusion and helplessness after killing again.

  "I killed people, and it was three in a row..."

  He muttered to himself, almost like a dream, his eyes dull. At this moment, he thought about many things, why did he end up in this godforsaken place, one moment heaven and the next hell, and then was forced to kill three people...

  He regretted not listening to his parents, insisting on climbing Mount Everest. If he hadn't climbed Mount Everest, he wouldn't have encountered the avalanche and come to this world, doing things he didn't want to do but had no choice... He indeed yearned for a mythical world, yearned to be an immortal, but all of that required having a family, having parents; otherwise, being alone in a strange world, even if he became a powerful master or even an immortal in the future, what would be the point?

  Unable to repay the parents who gave birth and raised me, even if I were to be ranked among the immortals and live as long as heaven and earth, what's the point of shining alongside the sun and moon? Must one lose their filial piety after cultivating the way of longevity?

  No! I don't want to lose my loved ones, I don't want to be alone and miserable on the long journey of immortality, with no one to care for!

  At this moment, Huo Ran's eyes burst out with fiery light, he was no longer confused, no longer blaming himself for killing people, because he didn't want to stay here, he wanted to return to his hometown, return to his parents' side and mourn! And the premise of all this is that he must have profound cultivation, otherwise how can he cross space-time back to Earth?

  "Your heart seems to have firmed up again." The Blood God Emperor, standing on the skeleton, smiled at the corner of his mouth, and his eyes shifted from the bluestone strip to Horan's eyes, as if he had seen through the deepest secret in Horan's heart, or the thoughts at this moment.

  The legendary Great Emperor is the closest level to the immortal, all-powerful, and can even open up the sky and earth! When he saw the blood god emperor's dazzling smile, Huo Ran's heart suddenly trembled, secretly annoyed at himself for thinking so much here. If this great emperor in front of him was as powerful as the legend, wouldn't he have seen through all his secrets?

  "It doesn't matter, I have no ill intentions towards you."

  It seems that the Blood God Emperor had indeed seen through Huo Ran's inner thoughts, and pointing to the two corpses beside him that had long since gone cold, he said: "You are the one who has survived, so you are the victor. You will inherit my mantle and become my successor."

  As soon as he finished speaking, his lips opened and closed, as if saying something, but there was not a single sound. However, Hao Ran was shocked, because the voice of the Blood God Emperor echoed in his mind, and the content was exactly the Blood God Scripture that the Blood God Emperor had cultivated!

  "Thank you, Great Emperor, for the gift of your teachings!" When the Blood God Emperor finished imparting the entire Blood God Scripture, Huo Ran's face was filled with excitement as he knelt down on one knee. This time, he no longer felt awkward, because the Blood God Emperor had become his teacher - and among the five relationships of ruler-subject, father-son, elder-younger brother, husband-wife, and teacher-disciple, all could be shown respect through kneeling!

  At the same time, he was raging in his heart: Now that I have the Heaven and Earth Creation Technique, my cultivation path will be boundless, you think you can look down on me? I'll make you pay the price for your cold eyes!

  For the grand gift of Huoran, the Blood God Emperor accepted it calmly and smiled faintly, saying: "Creating the Blood God Scripture is the most proud thing for this emperor, because other scriptures require excellent physique or bloodline to cultivate, while the Blood God Scripture has no such restriction. In other words, this emperor's Blood God Scripture can be regarded as the first scripture that has no predecessor and no successor! (Scripture...)

  Can't help but say that the Blood God Emperor is very confident, even arrogant! However, in Huoran's opinion, he indeed has the qualifications to say this sentence, because the Blood God Classic is indeed a rare and extraordinary classic, otherwise it would not be revered by the world as the most suitable classic for cultivating the Xuanmen.

  Cultivation has a path, the foundation must be solid, otherwise when cultivating to a high level, there will inevitably be hidden diseases. The Xuan Pin Men is the foundation of everyone, and only by perfectly cultivating all the realms within the Xuan Pin Men can one have the opportunity to ascend to an even higher level in the future. And the Blood God Scripture is revered as the most suitable method for cultivating the Xuan Pin Men, it's easy to imagine its powerful aspects.

  "This body of mine, which has been left behind for tens of thousands of years, has finally achieved its merits and virtues. It's time to disperse." The Blood God Emperor seemed to have a hint of reluctance as he said this, and he glanced at the monotonous palace that was red everywhere except for the red color. "Later, you can leave from the side door's transmission array, avoiding encountering outsiders. I hope you can grow up quickly, don't tarnish the name of the Blood God Emperor..."

  He looked deeply at Huo Ran for a moment, and the body of the Blood God Emperor gradually became illusory. After a while, there was only one person standing in the entire Blood Demon Palace - Huo Ran.

  "Don't worry!" He bowed deeply in the direction where the Blood God Emperor had disappeared, his eyes gleaming with a fierce light. With the Blood God Scripture, an external skill that was truly exceptional, he couldn't find any reason not to rise to prominence.

  He turned around and took a glance at the three corpses that had long been cold, then let out a soft sigh. He walked over to the two forbidden devices, picked up one bell and one sword, and muttered: "Why do I feel like the Emperor's aura inside has disappeared? Was it erased by the Qing Shi Tiao?"

  He paused for a moment, then put the bell and sword into his dantian, where they floated together with the Qing stone strip. He smacked his lips and said, "Although it no longer has the aura of the Great Emperor, its power has decreased by who knows how much, but it's still an extraordinary magical instrument, don't waste it!" Then he walked towards the transmission array left behind by the Blood God Emperor not far away, and with a flash of his body, he completely disappeared into the Blood Demon Palace.