Chapter 339: Void Summoning (II)

Chapter 339: Void Summoning (II)

Soon, under Akunus's lead, the group arrived underground.

It was a vast subterranean space. In the center was a massive pit filled with the carcasses of mutated beasts from the ocean, their blood flooding the pit and emitting a strong stench.

Since this blood came from mutated creatures, it retained its energy for a long time, casting a red glow that illuminated the entire cave and made it look like a hellish bloodscape. The runes etched on the ground and surrounding walls, resembling grasping claws of malevolent spirits, added to the eerie and sinister atmosphere.

"Everyone, stand at your designated nodes."

"Yes."

At Akunus's command, his fanatical followers dispersed around the blood pool, standing at the nodes of the rune formation beneath their feet.

"I never thought I would use these things again. After decades, this blood river should be ready."

As he spoke, a cold light flashed in Akunus's eyes, and a terrifying aura exploded from him, turning into the giant shadow of a nine-headed blood python.

"I am not a fool like Kaotoros, who made no preparations."

Roar! Roar! Roar!

With the blood python roaring behind him, an evil will erupted, and under this force, the eyes of all the Blood Cultists turned red. Their faces showed extreme fervor as they shouted, "For our God!"

With a sharp sound, dozens of people simultaneously slashed their wrists, their hot blood spraying onto the runes beneath them.

"I am Akunus, the Supreme Blood God. With my true name, I now call upon you, the blood river of the past, to return and merge with me once more..."

As Akunus chanted ominously, the runes throughout the cave absorbed the cultists' blood and began to glow one by one.

Buzz!

The runes shone, and a grim demonic face formed from the blood in the pool, smiling eerily at Akunus and opening its mouth.

Boom!

These monsters drew power from blood. They were utterly invincible within the domain, and many among them had Sixth Heavenly Realm strength.

As long as the domain remained unbroken, even a beginning-stage Eighth Heavenly Realm expert would eventually exhaust themselves and die. Human strength always had its limits.

While Akunus was summoning the blood river, over four thousand kilometers away from Gunado, in the deep mountains and forests, a swift and agile woman was running across mountains and ridges.

She quickly traversed the forest and crossed over a dozen peaks to reach a valley lush with greenery. A hundred-meter-tall waterfall cascaded down, creating a blanket of mist, and a lean, bearded young man sat in a meditative posture nearby.

Seeing the young man, the woman smiled and approached within a few dozen meters, calling out, "K—"

Before she could even begin her sentence, the young man abruptly opened his eyes, his gaze piercing like lightning. He clenched his right fist and struck out.

Boom!

In an instant, an overwhelming will filled the heavens and earth. The woman's words were cut off as she exploded under the terrifying pressure.

The young man only gave the scattered remains a glance, then slowly closed his eyes and resumed his cultivation.

Two hours later, another young man with a Fourth Heavenly Realm aura appeared, shouting from a distance, "Kleide, hold your hand, I have a deal for—"

Boom!

As soon as he stepped within fifty meters of the young man, he was blasted apart by another domineering punch of will.

Looking at the two pools of blood in the distance, the young man’s eyes turned cold, and his raspy voice said, "My mother told me, if I encounter someone with malicious intent in the mountains, kill them with one punch."

After speaking, the young man slowly closed his eyes and resumed his cultivation.

Two more hours later, another woman appeared at the valley entrance, this time standing further away and shouting, "Kleide, I can save your mother!"

The young man instantly opened his eyes and disappeared at terrifying speed. A sonic boom erupted through the valley.

Its echo had just started when the bearded young man grabbed the woman's neck, his voice low and filled with killing intent. "What did you just say?"

The woman's face reddened, but her gaze remained calm as she spoke with difficulty. "I said, I can save your mother. But before I do that, you need to challenge someone and defeat him."