Chapter 2232: Blood Sea Anomaly

"What a dense aura of blood and slaughter!"

Ye Yuan and the other arrived before an endless mountain range, where a thick, bloody stench assailed them, stirring a sinister wind around his ears.

Under the sunlight, the mountain range emitted a faint reddish glow.

Within the dense forest, many ghostly cultivators lurked.

But sensing the powerful aura emanating from Ye Yuan and his companion, they dared not approach.

"Young Master, be careful. Humans need to open their world domain here to resist the blood-slaughter aura. This aura is extremely harmful to humans; even a Celestial Venerable can hardly withstand its erosion!" warned Mad Blade Ghost Venerable.

Ye Yuan glanced at him and smiled. "Resist? Why resist?"

With that, he shifted his cultivation technique and began frantically absorbing the blood-slaughter aura.

Mad Blade Ghost Venerable's eyes bulged, his face full of shock.

The Young Master was actually absorbing the demon-slaughter aura!

"Young Master, you!" exclaimed Mad Blade Ghost Venerable.

"That human is absorbing the blood-slaughter aura. I think he's tired of living!"

"Hehe, maybe he thinks our ghost race is nice and wants to join us?"

"Eh, something's wrong! Why is his aura growing stronger?"

From afar came the contemptuous voices of some ghostly cultivators, but soon they sensed something amiss.

This blood-slaughter aura was impossible for humans to use for cultivation.

Inhaling it would only harm their bodies.

Yet Ye Yuan's aura was actually growing stronger!

After absorbing for a while, Ye Yuan felt refreshed.

The concentration of blood-slaughter aura was almost comparable to that of the demon-slaughter aura in Dragon Eye Cave, making cultivation twice as effective.

Seeing Mad Blade Ghost Venerable's dumbfounded expression, Ye Yuan laughed. "Blood-slaughter aura, demon-slaughter aura, and heavenly spiritual energy are essentially no different—only their attributes vary. The blood-slaughter aura here is extremely dense, making it an excellent place for cultivation. Once I find the Silver Luo Blood Essence, I'd like to go into seclusion here for a while."

Mad Blade Ghost Venerable was utterly astounded. "Young Master's talent far surpasses even Lord Xianlin!"

After all, he had only followed Ye Yuan for a short time and knew little of how Wu Chen had fared over the years.

As they chatted, suddenly the ground shook, and an even denser blood-slaughter aura erupted from beneath.

The blood light over the mountain range turned ferocious, sending chills down one's spine.

At the entrance to the distant Asura Blood Pool, countless ghostly cultivators surged out, fleeing for their lives, terror etched on their faces.

Behind them, blood light blazed.

Anyone caught in the blood light was instantly annihilated.

Mad Blade Ghost Venerable looked bewildered. "This... such terrifying power. What's happening in the Asura Blood Pool?"

A strange glint flashed in Ye Yuan's eyes. "Such an anomaly suggests a precious treasure is emerging!"

"This is the third time in a month! I hear the other two blood pools have also seen similar anomalies. It seems the Asura Blood Pool, silent for countless years, can no longer hold back." A deathly pale face appeared beside Ye Yuan, speaking calmly.

Ye Yuan glanced at him and immediately sensed that this corpse cultivator was extraordinary.

"Are you a regular here?" Ye Yuan asked.

The other nodded. "My name is Wu Jiang. I've been exploring the Asura Blood Pool since the fourth tier."

Ye Yuan's pupils contracted slightly, a hint of surprise showing.

There were many powerful figures on the periphery, with fourth and fifth ranks everywhere, and quite a few at the sixth rank.

But Ye Yuan understood that in such an environment, being able to cultivate from the fourth rank all the way to the seventh rank was nothing short of a miracle!

It seemed his intuition was correct—this Wu Jiang was truly extraordinary.

"My name is Ye Yuan! Brother Wu, since you're a regular here, in your opinion, how likely is it that Silver Luo Blood Essence will appear under such an anomaly?" Ye Yuan asked.

Wu Jiang was startled and looked at Ye Yuan in surprise, clearly not expecting that Ye Yuan was after the Silver Luo Blood Essence.

He shook his head and said, "With such an anomaly, Silver Luo Blood Essence is bound to appear. But... given your strength, I advise you not to throw your life away."

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Brother Wu, are you planning to team up with me?"

Wu Jiang was slightly surprised, not expecting Ye Yuan to see through him at a glance.

Seeing that Ye Yuan could absorb blood fiend energy to cultivate, he found the young man extraordinary and thus took an interest in befriending him.

He had been lingering here for a long time and had some understanding of most of the powerful figures here.

But none of them had caught his eye.

Yet this Ye Yuan, from the first glance, gave him a feeling of being no ordinary person.

Wu Jiang did not hide it and nodded, saying, "I've always been a lone wolf all these years, rarely teaming up with anyone. But this time, the abnormal movements in the Blood Pool have attracted more and more powerful beings, and the Blood Pool itself is fraught with dangers. That's why I had this thought."

Ye Yuan nodded and said, "Since Brother Wu thinks highly of me, I'll gladly oblige."

Before he finished speaking, a terrifying aura descended from the sky.

"Hahaha... The Shura Blood Sea is stirring; it seems a peak Heavenly Emperor spiritual treasure is about to appear!"

Amid the wild laughter, that ghostly figure turned into a streak of light, charging straight into the cave against the blood glow.

Wu Jiang's expression changed, and he exclaimed, "Purple Cloud Heavenly Emperor! Even he has come!"

Before he finished speaking, several more terrifying auras descended.

Those auras completely ignored the blood glow and charged directly into the Shura Blood Sea.

Ye Yuan was also startled; these Heavenly Emperor experts were all peerless masters at the mid-stage of the Heavenly Emperor realm, and each one was stirred up.

Before long, another mass of black qi descended.

Anyone who was slightly touched by the black qi turned to ashes instantly.

Ye Yuan's pupils contracted, and he exclaimed, "Heavenly Emperor, Seventh Heaven!"

Wu Jiang's deathly pale face turned even whiter, and he said, "It's the Shifting Sands Heavenly Emperor! I didn't expect even him to be alarmed! This time, the Shura Blood Sea is going to be lively!"

In just half a day, Ye Yuan saw seven or eight mid-to-late-stage Heavenly Emperor experts enter the Shura Blood Sea.

As for early-stage Heavenly Emperor experts, more than a dozen had entered!

For a time, powerful figures gathered!

Of course, these Heavenly Emperors wouldn't care about ordinary treasures and must have gone straight into the depths of the Blood Sea.

No one knew how long it took, but finally, no more Heavenly Emperors descended, and everyone cautiously entered the Shura Blood Sea again.

Though the Shura Blood Sea was dangerous now, it was also when opportunities were most abundant.

At this moment, no one was willing to lag behind.

Perhaps a single opportunity could make them soar.

"Ye Yuan, it's time for us to go in!" Wu Jiang said.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "I'm afraid it won't be that easy! Those entering now are at least at the Third Heaven of the Heavenly Emperor realm. Those at the First and Second Heavens haven't appeared yet. Don't you find that strange?"

Wu Jiang's expression changed.

Sure enough, before Ye Yuan finished speaking, several figures slowly emerged from the void.