Chapter 567

Chapter 567

Bloodlust is Inexorable

“Our races’ war has started.”

“What? Why?” Mu Yu wasn’t ready for the war; he still couldn’t stop it as a measly Spirit Severing Realm Seventh Layer cultivator. He pressed on, stressing, “Our races don’t have to fight. This conflict is nothing more than Third Heaven Palace’s conspiracy to obtain soul energy. We must stop this war.”

“I can’t stop it. I only learnt about Third Heaven Palace’s unscrupulous schemes recently. If they goad cultivators into attacking us, we have no other option but to fight back; there’s no room for negotiation, understand?”

With a doubtful undercurrent, Mu Yu argued, “You can stop wood elemental d-”

“I can’t! Elemental demons only take orders from spirit lords. I’m a mere elder. My age has nothing to do with being able to control our race. If one race’s spirit lord takes command and other spirit lords don’t show up, all elemental demons will have to take orders from the spirit lord present.”

“You will never find the five because they are part of us.”

“You senior brother, Xiang Nan.”

“He wouldn’t start a war when he knows what the consequences are.”

Clang! Tree Elder caught Shadow Splitter Sword and dissolved the green light enveloping Mu Yu, erasing the bloodlust coursing through Mu Yu. Mu Yu couldn’t believe he felt the same sensation as when Ju Mang took over his mind!

Tree Elder passed Shadow Splitter Sword back to Mu Yu and elaborated, “Understand how dire the situation is yet? Hou Tu has the same ability. Once the wood demons find Xiang Nan, he’ll no longer be the same Xiang Nan you know! His bloodlust will lead him to war!”

Mu Yu staggered back. “How did you trigger such intense bloodlust?”

“You don’t need to be wary of me. The energy is the half of Lord Ju Mang’s energy that he left behind. The energy I recently found out about possesses bloodlust like none other. Once active, it will hasten the removal of the formation inside you. The other elemental demon races have found their spirit lords’ other half of their energy and are commencing their search for their spirit lords. They will not be as lenient as I am.”

“Why are you trusting me?”

“I don’t because Sword Shadow Dust Gale was the one who extracted the energy to seal away. Because of the energy’s potency, I can’t tell you with certainty what will happen to you after it influences your mind. Perhaps you will vie for blood even more. Your response to the energy just now is the best proof that giving it to you now is to my detriment. Therefore, I won’t let you have it.

“Xiang Nan, on the other hand, can control the energy because he’s a full-fledged spirit lord. Hou Tu has always had a penchant for violence. I can guarantee the energy will lead Xiang Nan to war. If we don’t stop them before then, it’ll be too late to stop them.”

“Hang on. What’s your plan if you don’t want me to have the energy, yet want me to lead wood demons?”

“Given I can’t sense Lord Ju Mang’s presence on you, that means Sword Shadow Dust Gale has sealed him away. As I previously mentioned, the energy can remove the seal. You can’t control the energy since you two are individuals. Should you be able to produce your own bloodlust, you will be able to control it. I need you to produce your own bloodlust as soon as you can to remove the seal and fuse with Lord Ju Mang. Then, you can use your authority to keep us out of the war.”

The story was the nail in the coffin for Mu Yu’s desire to avoid the power of bloodlust.