Chapter 4

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Zhang Dongyun’s action made the old demon sealed in the Blood Demon Ring hesitate about what to do.

Without that strange fortress, it would regard Zhang Dongyun as an empty show.

However, everything became uncertain now.

It had an impulse of unwillingness in its heart and a strong desire to fight back.

The prestige that its former master had accumulated over decades was like a massive mountain, and it now suppressed the Blood Demon Ring’s courage again.

It felt perturbed.

The bloody glow in the eyes of the skull on the ring was flashing continuously.

Zhang Dongyun controlled his gaze from darting down and did not even glance at the Blood Demon Ring, as though he did not take it seriously.

Isn’t this a situation where both parties are fearful of each other? He laughed bitterly in his heart.

His right hand with the ring worn felt very heavy.

But the more it was a critical situation, the calmer Zhang Dongyun was.

His body relaxed, and his footsteps were composed and steady.

The short stretch of road was just like a long trek to Zhang Dongyun and the Blood Demon Ring.

The fortress gate finally appeared before their eyes.

A bloody glow suddenly flashed on the Blood Demon Ring.

Zhang Dongyun’s expression remained the same.

He slowed down his pace and snorted lightly. “Oh?”

Light flashed on the Blood Demon Ring, and a fawning voice came a moment later. “Your Majesty’s fortress leaves the hearts of people palpitating. I couldn’t contain my reverence for Your Majesty due to my emotional turmoil, so much so that I was rude. I hope for your forgiveness, Your Majesty!”

Zhang Dongyun gave a sound of acknowledgment and continued walking at an ordinary pace.

After he stepped into the fortress, the radiance on the fortress walls suddenly diminished.

On the other hand, he seemed to be undergoing an invisible transformation.

It was hard to explain.

But it was real and clear.

It was two completely different worlds between the inside and outside of the fortress, despite it being only a distance of a fortress wall.

Everything changed once he crossed the fortress gate.

With a thought, the scene before him changed.

He could see everything within the fortress.

The ground was as flat as a mirror within the fortress.

Everything in the high mountains and lofty peaks seemed to have been flattened by man.

The fortress was empty right now, with only a black skeleton in the very middle.

Zhang Dongyun instantly found the answer… It was the Evil Emperor’s skeleton.

With a thought from him, the black skeleton was buried.

Then an illusory light appeared in the fortress and condensed into a middle-aged man that seemed to be around thirty to forty years old.

It looked exactly like the original owner of his body.

Of course, he was older than that. Before refining the core of the immortal ruins, he could not maintain his youthful appearance and had turned into an old man when he was severely injured.

Right now, it was as if he had regained his youth.

Zhang Dongyun had transformed it using the power provided by the system while in the Impenetrable Fortress.

After attempting this action, he fully confirmed that he possessed great powers in the fortress.

Even the old demon, who had followed the Evil Emperor for many years, could not see any flaws in the illusion when it passed off as the real master and appeared before the Blood Demon Ring.

The old demon in the ring now only had only trepidation in its heart.

His Majesty succeeded!

He has really refined the core fragment of the immortal ruins.

Not only that, but his old injuries actually seem to have healed and recovered.

This newly-born young man from the spirit jade fetus should be an avatar refined by His Majesty.

Although there was an inherent impression that it was difficult for martial artists to refine an avatar, it was equally difficult for their souls to reincarnate.

His Majesty’s success is most likely due to the core of the immortal ruins, right?

This may mean that His Majesty is now stronger than before!

How strong will he be after reaching the highest level of enlightenment?

The Blood Demon Ring now understood why the restriction His Majesty had put on the ring had vanished.

He is already so strong, so would he still need the restriction to control someone?

Who would dare to go against him?

The Blood Demon Ring would not anyway.

How can I go against His Majesty?

I am His Majesty’s most loyal servant!

“Your Majesty’s cultivation is astounding. Refining the core of the immortal ruins is a matter of course. It is an honor for this immortal ruins to be refined by you, Your Majesty!”

The voice coming from the ring was very sincere and enthusiastic.

Zhang Dongyun took off the Blood Demon Ring from his finger.

The illusion of the Evil Emperor in front of him waved its hand lightly.

A red glow flashed wildly on the ring.

An invisible force dragged out a transparent, soul-like shadow from the ring.

The blood-red shadow was set in midair, and the old demon was terrified.

But next, it suddenly felt a sense of power abound all over its body.

Its past hidden injuries healed.

It was regaining its peak strength.

It might even exceed that!

The scarlet bloody shadow in midair gradually condensed into an old man in red.

The old bloody shadow demon in red wore the Blood Demon Ring on its fingers.

“Your… Your Majesty…” The old demon’s voice was trembling.

The illusion of the Evil Emperor was expressionless and said indifferently, “Some pests have entered the fortress. Go clean them up, and I will spare your life.”

The old demon took a deep breath. “I obey Your Majesty’s order!”

It reverted into a bloody light and instantly flew toward the fortress gate.

A group of people was rushing in at the fortress gate.

These Mountain Tiger Hall disciples looked blankly at the world within the fortress gate.

They saw a flat area without buildings of any kind and the flat, clean, and empty ground.

In the middle of the fortress, there seemed to be a golden mist of light that was hazy and impossible to see through.

Just at this moment, a sudden flash of bloody light instantly arrived before them.

The blood-red light spread in the air and actually condensed into a blood river.

The river’s water was fetid and pungent, and the weapons of the Mountain Tiger Hall disciples immediately eroded and broke as soon as they touched it.

When the blood water splashed onto their bodies, they howled in anguish as their flesh lacerated and they became badly mangled. Then the smell of decay came.

As the blood river surged, the Mountain Tiger Hall disciples were swept away without any ability to resist.

The old bloody shadow demon paid careful attention as it controlled it to the utmost.

The filthy blood water only swept away people but did not touch the walls and ground of the fortress.

It even confined the stench emitted by the blood river to a limited space and did not allow it to spread. It could remove it at any time.

The Cold Mountain Sect disciples, who followed the Mountain Tiger Hall disciples and entered the fortress, were shocked to see this scene.

“It’s a mighty expert of the Demon Dao! Retreat!” the one-eyed young man yelled. “It’s dangerous here!”

He turned and ran away at once.

Although the tall man surnamed Cao was fierce, he could see at a glance that the old demon was strong, so he did not dare to stay and told those from his sect to flee together.

But the blood river flowed as fast as lightning and instantly blocked their path before surrounding them.

Senior Brother Cao was provoked and roared. He drew his sword to counterattack.

But the next instant, the longsword in his hand was full of the traces of rust, and the blood river swallowed him.

“You even dare to show your middling skills, you ignorant thing.” The old man in red stood above the dark river.

The reflection of the water intertwining between light and darkness shrouded his face, so it was difficult to discern his face.

The bloody evil energy frightened everyone. It was as though a fiendcelestial had descended.

“My legs!” Senior Brother Cao howled in grief.

The part below his waist was soaked in the blood water, and his legs were instantly reduced to only white bones.

Those Mountain Tiger Hall disciples also suffered the same fate.

Those of the Cold Mountain Sect were not spared either as their screams rang out repeatedly.

“We entered your cave abode by mistake and did not mean to offend you! Please forgive us and be magnanimous, Senior!” the one-eyed young man quickly shouted.

Besides the tall man surnamed Cao, the others did not dare disobey him and pleaded for mercy one after another.

The old demon in the blood river stroked its beard and smiled.

“I can spare your lives, but it’s not because I don’t want to kill you and extract your blood for cultivation…”

When it waved its hand, the blood river swept everyone and flew back into the fortress.

“… It’s because you are lucky. His Majesty has ordered me to spare your lives.”

What?!

Everyone was terrified and stunned at this moment.

They thought that they had heard wrongly.

This terrifying old demon is actually not the lord of this place?

Who is the lord of this fortress?

Everyone was frightened.

The old bloody shadow demon was highly-spirited.

It had suffered from its old injuries for many years and could not remember how long it had been since it could be as carefree as today and wield its power without restraint.

No, it was a stronger power and more pleasurable feeling than before.

It felt so wonderful to regain it that it almost wanted to sing out loud.

The blood river swept everyone and returned to the middle of the fortress.

The disciples of the Cold Mountain Sect and the Mountain Tiger Hall saw a figure that was faintly visible in the hazy golden light in front of their eyes.

In the fortress, Zhang Dongyun could easily isolate anyone’s perception of the outside world, and it could not be easier to remain mysterious.

He had no intention of showing interest in the Cold Mountain Sect right now, so he only waved his hand lightly.

The blood river of the old demon was out of his control.

It still hovered in midair, as though it was an invisible cage.

Everyone suffered immense pain as the blood water tainted them, so they desperately tried to break free at every moment.

The old bloody shadow demon was respectful as it bowed to Zhang Dongyun and Ming Tonghui’s illusion in the light.

“Your Majesty, I did not let you down…”

Before it could finish its words, a bloody glow flickered on his body.

The old demon was horrified to discover that it was losing all its strength.

It became weak again, and its old injuries resurfaced.

Everything just now seemed to be an illusion.

But the blood river, which belonged to it but was stripped away, hovered right to the side, telling it that it was not an illusion.

His Majesty can take back everything he has given!

It was not only that.

The old demon, who had weakened back into a bloody shadow, even produced trails of smoke on its body.

An invisible fire was burning its soul, telling it to beg for its life.

“Please spare me, Your Majesty! Please spare me!”

The bloody shadow was regretting its rebellion earlier outside the fortress.

If it could turn back time, it would definitely grab itself at that time and give itself a good beating!