NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 402: Blood Sea Overturning the Heavens, A Sword Transverses the Sky
A team of people and horses was concealed in the high skies far away, watching the battlefield intently.
These natives without marks on the backs of their hands were looking at the frenzied slaughter of the Extraterritorial Demons with complex expressions.
For the natives, it was the cultivators who entered the arena from the Ascension List who were the true demons.
Undying, capable of resurrection, ruthless in action, lacking in righteousness – if it weren't for their emergence only once every few decades or even a century, perhaps the entire world would have long been devoured.
Especially when beholding this group of madmen engaged in frenetic battle, everyone's gaze was extremely complicated.
What if, one day, these madmen could frequently enter? What then?
For thousands of years, countless heroes and wise strategists have sought a way out, yet none have been successful.
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The Sect Leaders, including the Elders from the Four Great Sects—Taiyi Sect, Qingyun Mountain, Candle Dragon Institute, and Liangyi Sect—were watching the mountains of corpses and seas of blood from the ramparts of Wanbao City.
Everything happened too swiftly, much like Meng Yu's rise and the conflict with the Myriad Gold Pavilion, especially now with the sudden assault of the massive army.
It was like playing a normal online game, and then suddenly, someone splurges countless millions, hiring legions of people to wage war, so much so that even the game officials were overwhelmed. Even the Four Great Sects wanted to say, had you spent all that wealth on us, we could have taken on the Myriad Gold Pavilion for you, right?
At the end of the day, no one had ever seen someone so generous with money and so decisively capable!
"I initially thought he was a demonic heretic."
The Sect Leader of Taiyi Sect was a slender-limbed middle-aged man, appearing to be in his thirties. He was at the peak of Nascent Soul and was fixated on the distant Blood Sea Great Formation.
The Blood Sea Great Formation of the Blood Demon Sect, a terrifying structure formed from human lives, essence blood, and various other things, was dreadful indeed—but it couldn't compare to what everyone was seeing now.
Billowing blood light, boundless battle intent.
This march of Great Formations was righteous yet exceedingly vicious. It cleverly exploited the Ascension List loophole that death didn't count as death, fighting to the death with blood energy cultivation techniques. Cultivators within could increase their combat effectiveness by thirty percent to several times. Their Divine Souls could also gain protection. Even if their bodies died, their Divine Souls could continue to fight, making the utmost use of the surrounding environment. As long as they could unite sincerely, they could share life and death, winning even greater victories.
"Is this a military secret technique that has simply taken a different path of the Heavenly Dao?"
The speaker was the Sect Leader of Liangyi Sect, his eyes filled with surprise. "The foundation of the Blood Demon Sect is a bit deeper than I imagined. My friends, shall we join them?"
The Four Great Sects' constant infighting was as usual, yet in the Ascension List, there were all kinds of schemes and maneuvers. Like now, disciples from the Four Great Sects were clearly separated, each occupying their own territory, with their elites waiting in the back... Hm, the major competition has reached the middle and late stages, so what if there was a surprise attack now, wiping out one of the sects, wouldn't that be thrilling?
Of course, the odds of this were low, but everyone needed to stay cautious.
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"Damn, that's satisfying!"
A genius swordsman, Zhao Siyu from the Taiyi Sect's younger generation, burst into jubilant laughter.
He and his friends had been fighting in the mountains of corpses and seas of blood for three whole days.
The instant communication system ensured that everyone could keep in touch at any time. The ceaseless slaughter painted a picture of hell, with the cultivators' hearts as firm as rocks, including not caring about killing any disliked comrades.
It's already chaotic enough, isn't it?
"Eh, is that not allowed?"
Zhao Siyu glanced at the regulation officially released by his sect, which had now included a prohibition on infighting and even engaging the other three great sects.
"They've all gone mad with killing."
A valiantly beautiful girl, having just slain a fox, said with a cold laugh.
"Perhaps those above never anticipated that these demonic heretics would actually be so tough; now, the more we fight, the tougher they get."
"Meng Yu's combat power, it's just too strong!"
Watching a saber light streak across the clouds, Zhao Siyu shivered.
With the Blood Knife undying and the sword light everlasting, the Blood Sea boiling furiously, it was if night had descended.
After battling for three full days, Meng Yu was the most resplendent one!
Countless people and forces, attacking in droves, some even managing to kill him – but in the end, he fought from the beginning to the end, his presence seen in every battle!
And his Blood Transmutation Divine Saber... it was becoming purer and purer!
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Xue Anran was locked in a deadly battle with a Foundation Building Cultivator.
Whether it was in terms of cultivation or cultivation techniques, the opponent was overpowering him. Yet now, they were in the Blood Sea Great Formation!
A ceaseless stream of fervor infused his body, and the omnipresent intent to fight made every one of his moves seem divinely aided!
During the three days of battle, he had died four times, and each time, he had logged back in at once. Although his Divine Soul was incredibly weary, something within was becoming clearer and clearer!
He was integrating his cultivation and the Blood Transmutation Divine Saber, and he felt...
A streak of saber light flashed by him, like dry grass meeting scorching sun—that was one of Meng Yu's strikes, rushing past him, his saber intent carrying Xue Anran's saber intent!
Suddenly, all the buildups, all that he had accumulated, at that moment everything clicked!
Meng Yu's saber light flashed by, but Xue Anran had grasped the saber intent of his sect's Mystic Netherworld Divine Blade!
Meng Yu mentored his junior, who then merged and comprehended, until with a crack, his Divine Soul suddenly became utterly lucid.
Majestic landscapes like paintings, blood rivers like silk ribbons!
Xue Anran had achieved the Foundation Establishment in the Ascension List!
He looked up at the sky, where he saw Meng Yu's Saber Light becoming more and more dazzling!
It was like a crescent moon hanging on the horizon.
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The Black Fox Clan was getting a bit disorganized.
It wasn't that the Mysterious Nether Black Water Formation was ineffective; rather, there were two more foxes who had comprehended the Blood Transmutation Divine Saber.
Cultivation first and foremost seeks the grand trend: for instance, the Water Element-loving Black Fox usually prefers dwelling by large rivers, for they can comprehend the ultimate good of water. However, this doesn't mean the Fox Clan is stagnant; the Scripture Pavilion contains numerous books for everyone to cultivate from.
But at any time, cultivation should follow the grand trend—for example, if your home has a Fire Spirit Stone mine, even a Black Fox would first become a Red Fox. And this time, within the Blood Sea Great Formation, many from the Fox Clan comprehended the Mysterious Nether Divine Blade within the Blood Transmutation Divine Saber.
After all, isn't blood also a type of water?
Foxes who achieved the True Intent of the saber, some directly achieved Foundation Building, some suddenly exhibited divine might, and then... it inspired the others, each believing in their own potential, starting to follow the path of the Blood Transmutation Divine Saber.
Indeed, the grand trend!
Just look around you, in all directions, above and below the heavens, endless mountains of corpses and blood seas, it's the physical manifestation of the Heavenly Dao, like volcanic eruptions or overflowing floods. At this moment, you are beside the Heavenly Dao!
And now, it is man-made!
At that moment, everyone saw a streak of Saber Light rising.
"The moon rises above the sea, the edges of the heavens share this moment!"
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What does it look like when more than three hundred thousand people are desperately battling?
Especially when after death they can revive—disciples from the Four Great Sects can revive once a day, and Qi Refinement Practitioners on this side can too because their Divine Souls are protected within the Blood Sea Great Formation, and because they applied for a city battle beforehand, allowing one revival per day, some can even revive multiple times.
These are no ordinary soldiers; even the least among them would be a Martial Arts Grandmaster in an ordinary Minor World!
Every now and then, a cultivator who has mastered the Blood Transmutation Divine Saber unleashes a dazzling strike, or another cultivator comprehension of the Martial Arts True Intent, releasing a brilliant move!
A dazzling strike might not change anything, a moment's inspiration might not alter the situation, but what if there are increasingly more slashes of light? What if more and more people join in?
Mysterious Blood River Blade, Thunder Blood Blade, Blazing Heaven-Sunder Blade, Thousand Peaks Bloodblade...
Countless waves of creativity emerged within the Blood Sea Great Formation, converging into an even more dazzling tapestry.
The battle of three hundred thousand is not the end but a beginning. This time, the cultivators who entered the Ascension List were not just tens or hundreds of thousands; many more were still on their way from all directions!
"Northeast direction, activate Yimu Formation."
"The third kind of spell."
"The Black Foxes, charge to the right!"
On the mountain gate where Meng Yu was located, Mirror Twelve materialized atop, a black sun enveloping the wilderness. Meng Yu, Xie Mingxian, and others were relaying the scene through the Water Mirror Technique.
Divinity Transformation beings were not allowed in the Ascension List, and Immortal Sect did not enter, but members from the Seven Great Sects received invitations. The White Fox Clan had many members present as well. Mirror Twelve, through countless eyes, allowed those projected through the Water Mirrors that had entered the Ascension List to observe everything on site.
Meng Yu fought bloodily, and Mirror Twelve commanded. Meng Yu just needed to fight valiantly, while Mirror Twelve issued orders from outside.
No one was more adept at commanding large troops than he was!
Mirror Twelve was not apparent before simply because he was worried Meng Yu had reservations about him.
Moreover, after cultivating the Great Black Sun Heaven, the great Dao formed by the fierce sun and the black sun strongly influenced Meng Yu's Shaoyang Mysterious Skill. Meng Yu had his own path; Mirror Twelve could offer guidance, but if he influenced Meng Yu's set path, it could become a matter of life and death.
But once Meng Yu achieved the Golden Pill of Achievement, that concern no longer existed.
The Golden Core was dazzling, well-rounded as one, impervious to external impacts, and of course, in the Ascension List, Meng Yu needed a Blood Sea Great Formation, and Mirror Twelve's help was indispensable!
Mirror Twelve's brothers all died at the hands of the Blood Knife Legion and within the Blood Sea Great Formation. Mirror Twelve himself had fought the Blood God Sect countless times before finally being damaged and downgraded to a Grade Four Divine Artifact.
So, please unravel your most painful scars to help me establish a new Blood Knife Legion!
To Meng Yu's request, Mirror Twelve agreed.
The Blood Transmutation Divine Saber was merely a tool. Those who killed his brothers had long been dead, and the ancient battle from another perspective, was just outsiders waving the banner of punishing the wicked, destroying the old powers, only to be bitten back.
The Immortal Sect was good, advanced, but this was communal hatred, not a personal vendetta.
Meng Yu chose the Blood Transmutation Divine Saber, you may not agree, but you can't blame Meng Yu for choosing the Blood Transmutation Divine Saber!
Because it is you who owes Meng Yu!
Since he started in Immortal Sect, what had Meng Yu learned?
"The opportunity has come!"
Mirror Twelve suddenly said with conviction.