svetikya Chapter 200 Slaying the Bat King in Anger, Void Bloodline
Chapter 200 Slaying the Bat King in Anger, Void Bloodline
Chapter 200 Slaying the Bat King, Void Bloodline (6k words, requesting monthly votes. Bonus chapter for the Alliance Leader?)
Above the snow-covered plains, the fierce wind, like a poisoned ice blade, carved fine frost marks on the rock walls as it swept across the bare snow-capped peaks.
The Crimson Soul Sparrow's fiery wings, like a flickering candle, barely grazed the snow-capped peak.
The once fiery red feathers now had a dimmed pale purple lightning, and each flap of its wings was sluggish, so slow that it could almost be overtaken by the falling snowflakes below.
Several miles behind,
A gigantic, sky-covering bat-like shadow clung to him relentlessly, like a maggot clinging to a bone.
When the dark bat wings flapped, they created wisps of blood mist, precisely controlling the distance to two to three miles. This prevented the Crimson Soul Sparrow from having a chance to catch its breath and escape, while also avoiding its desperate act of turning the tables and unleashing a backlash before death.
At this moment, it only used the blood mist to erode the Crimson Soul Sparrow's physical strength and magic power little by little, patiently waiting for the prey to become exhausted and vulnerable.
"call out--!"
A thick, dark blood-red mist suddenly spewed from the Bat King's mouth, writhing and chasing after it like a living creature ready to devour its prey.
A pungent, sweet-smelling stench, mixed with the putrid stench of rotting flesh, quickly caught up with the Crimson Soul Sparrow, completely enveloping its flight path.
"唳——"
The Crimson Soul Sparrow barely managed to flap its wings to dodge, but was still hit on its right wing by the aftershocks of the blood mist. Its fiery red feathers were instantly stained with dark red spots, and even Chen Yi on the back of the sparrow swayed.
Chen Yi suddenly let out a muffled groan. The already thin protective lightning around his body seemed to have been struck by an invisible hammer, dimming abruptly to the point of almost extinguishing.
As if all his strength had been drained, he fell straight off the Crimson Soul Sparrow's back without even a chance to struggle.
The gale swept his out-of-control body, like a kite with a broken string, and slammed him hard against the steep snow-capped peak below.
The moment the body struck the slope, the dull thud triggered a chain reaction.
The snow piled up several meters high above collapsed with a deafening roar, sweeping down like a raging white wave, instantly engulfing his tiny figure completely, leaving no trace of his breath.
The roar of the avalanche echoed through the valley, and the billowing snow dust lingered for a long time.
The Crimson Soul Sparrow let out a mournful cry. Without the guidance of its master's magic, its speed decreased sharply, and it could only hover in the low sky. The lightning between its feathers flickered chaotically, showing a state of serious injury and defeat.
"Um?"
A hint of surprise flashed in the Bat King's scarlet eyes.
Did they succeed so easily?
Although that blood evil can slowly corrode magical power and defile the physical body...
But given his resilience in escaping a third-tier spell yesterday, he shouldn't be this weak...
Could it be that after days of running without a break, his magical power has been exhausted, and he can no longer even suppress the old injuries in his body?
Its heart tightened; its master had clearly ordered that it be captured alive!
If Chen Yizhen were crushed to death by an avalanche, or completely corroded into a puddle of pus by the blood demon, it would have no way to explain itself to its master.
With a sudden flap of its enormous bat wings, a violent gust of air was stirred up, and the Bat King transformed into a dark afterimage.
It instantly traversed several kilometers, hovering above the avalanche-buried area.
The demonic senses swept across the ravaged snow valley below like a tidal wave, and its scarlet blood-red eyes emitted eerie red rays, attempting to penetrate the layers of snow to search for any signs of life.
However, the entire snow-capped mountain was deathly silent!
Apart from the still slightly sliding chunks of snow that had collapsed, there was not a trace of magical energy or life force remaining below.
It was as if the target it had been chasing for thousands of miles had been completely annihilated beneath the cold snow, not even its soul had escaped.
"Dead? He really died from my poison in the avalanche?"
The Bat King's doubts deepened, and his demonic senses repeatedly "plowed" through every inch of snow, not even missing the crevices in the rocks beneath the snow.
The result was too smooth, which made it seem strangely unsettling.
It always felt that, given Chen Yi's cautious nature, he shouldn't have failed in such a place, yet it couldn't even find a trace of life, which was really strange.
Little did it know that with Chen Yi's ability to conceal his presence, not only it, but even its master, Elder Blood Fiend, had to rely on divination to track Chen Yi during battle.
Its massive body sank slightly, preparing to get closer and examine the body more carefully, even if it meant digging through the snow to confirm its identity.
Right now!
Less than two miles from the Bat King, on an inconspicuous snow-capped peak, the thick snow piled up suddenly exploded without warning!
Driven by a violent force, snowflakes and ice crystals surged upwards like a waterfall, creating a spray of snowflakes that filled the sky.
A figure shot into the air with lightning speed, and a blurry golden lotus shadow flashed beneath its feet, as if it had shattered the void to arrive!
It was Chen Yi!
He showed no trace of his previous severe injury and dejection.
His body was already enveloped in the cyan-purple intertwined lightning spirit form again. The violent lightning power burst out from his pores, instantly vaporizing the remaining snowflakes around him, and even the air crackled with electricity.
"Sizzle—Boom!"
The wind and thunder escape light was pushed to its limit, instantly resonating with the thunder spirit runes floating within his internal organs.
Seventy-two lightning crystals flickered in succession in the trajectory of the escape light, and the shrill whistling that tore through the air was like a piece of cloth being forcibly torn apart, so piercing that it made the snow layer below tremble slightly.
Chen Yi transformed into a purple lightning dragon tearing through the sky, carrying his pent-up killing intent and the terrifying speed of a late-stage third-tier lightning escape technique, instantly traversing a distance of two miles!
The target was the Moon Shadow Bat King in the sky, which had just sensed something was wrong and was about to flap its wings and ascend!
The Moon-Hidden Bat King, in its haste to confirm Chen Yi's body, inadvertently revealed its scarlet demonic eyes while trying to penetrate the snow, thus exposing its location.
By the time it sensed the approaching figure, which resembled a purple lightning dragon, and tried to flap its wings to escape, it was too late.
Startled, the Bat King's demonic body suddenly spun rapidly, its wings bursting open to form a protective barrier of foul-smelling blood mist. Its throat swelled wildly, emitting a sharp screech powerful enough to tear apart the soul.
The sound waves and blood poison intertwined to form a ring-shaped impact, instantly vaporizing even the hard snow in its path, attempting to force Chen Yi back.
The golden lotus shadow beneath Chen Yi's feet flickered slightly, and the wind and thunder escape light was actually forced into a near-right angle in the air.
By a hair's breadth, it avoided the core area of the sound wave, only being swept by the aftershocks at the edge. The protective lightning swayed for a moment before stabilizing.
At that moment, the three golden crystal cores on his fist flashed with dazzling golden light.
Each one embodies the full power of a mid-stage third-tier body cultivator's attack. At such close range, even if the Bat King were to withstand it with his demon beast body, he would have no chance of remaining unscathed.
"Pfft! Sizzle—!"
The first golden crystal core slammed into the Bat King's hastily parried left wing bone.
With a crisp "crack," purplish-black demonic blood spurted out like a fountain;
The second one followed closely, precisely penetrating the swollen abscess on its right neck. The highly toxic fluid burst open like a ripe berry, filling the air with a foul stench.
The third bomb struck directly on the top of his skull, the sound of his skull shattering clear as ice breaking in the freezing cold, and the Bat King's mournful shriek echoed through the snow-capped mountains.
The Bat King let out a piercing scream amidst excruciating pain. Its previously concealed form could no longer be maintained, and it tumbled and revealed itself from the void.
The enormous, ten-zhang-tall demon body crashed out of control into the snow-capped peak behind it, directly collapsing half of the low peak, causing snow and rubble to pour down.
The dark red poisonous mist instinctively coiled towards Chen Yi, but suddenly his jade-colored bones lit up, and arcs of blue-purple electricity crackled between the densely patterned golden bones.
The poisonous mist emitted a sizzling sound, like a branding iron being quenched, upon contact with the lightning.
It was instantly burned away, and the remaining blood poison was completely devoured by the system power flowing quietly under the skin, leaving not a trace.
The Bat King's bloodline abilities are inherently focused on stealth, speed, and poison attacks.
Having no advantage in close combat strength and physique, they couldn't even withstand Chen Yi's high-intensity surprise attack in the first round.
It screamed in terror, trying to use its Blood Escape technique to create distance, only to realize that in its earlier pursuit of the Crimson Soul Sparrow,
The two forced speed boosts had already caused aftereffects, resulting in sluggish circulation of the blood-fiend demonic power within his body.
In addition, the lingering lightning on the broken wings continued to numb the wounds, making it impossible for him to gather enough power to activate Blood Escape for the time being.
"snort!"
Chen Yi snorted coldly, his figure bursting forth once more as he charged towards the Bat King, simultaneously releasing several puppets from his storage bag.
These puppets landed and stood in various places on the snow mountain, remotely launching spells to attack the Bat King, not to kill it, but to disrupt its movements and prevent it from finding an opportunity to escape.
The purple-furred treasure-hunting rat shot out of the pet pouch, its small body bursting with terrifying power as it slammed its claws into the snow!
Boom! The earthly yin energy mixed with the violent thunder spirit power transformed into several twisted, pitch-black lightning pythons, which licked at the snow surface and devoured the bat king's lower body!
Phew——!
The Crimson Soul Sparrow cried out, tearing through the sky. Its wings spread out angrily, and its soul fire burned fiercely around it. Its speed instantly soared to the extreme, leaving a terrifying afterimage in the air that was almost like that of a late-stage third-tier cultivator!
The bird's beak, like a crimson meteor, carrying a soul-consuming flame, fiercely pecked at the bat king's hideous head!
The two demonic beasts were in twice the condition they were in when they first encountered the Bat King. Their bodies were full of spiritual light, and they showed no signs of injury or weakness.
These two spirit pets, under Chen Yi's tutelage for so many years, have long since evolved into seasoned actors.
The Moon-Hidden Bat King was instantly surrounded and attacked. It barely managed to spit out a blood mist to cover itself and struggle to defend itself, but its body was enormous.
Under such a dense siege, they were clearly at a disadvantage, especially since the Blood Fiend Demon Power was inherently countered by the three attributes of lightning, fire, and metal.
Even though the attacks from the Crimson Soul Sparrow and the Purple-haired Rat were only at the early stage of the third tier, they still caused it excruciating pain, like being branded with hot irons.
Chen Yi's golden crystal core attack, powerful enough to threaten the late-stage third tier, kept it constantly on edge, giving it no chance to catch its breath.
quickly,
The Bat King's demonic power was gradually depleting, his wounds were increasing, his movements were becoming increasingly sluggish, and he was slowly on the verge of collapse.
click!
Chen Yi once again used his lightning escape technique to close the distance. The three golden crystal cores connected at his fingertips to form a dazzling arc, like a golden sword wrapped in lightning.
"Swish swish swish"
Three sharp sounds ripped through the Bat King's already dim and lifeless right wing.
With a sharp "ripping" sound, the mangled wings were ripped off at the base, and dark purple blood splattered like a torrential rain.
The Bat King writhed wildly on the snow cliff in agony, its piercing screams almost shattering the surrounding snow.
Upon seeing this, the purple-furred rat immediately transformed into a streak of purple light and rushed forward, biting down hard on the bat king's left wing and tearing off a large chunk of flesh.
But as soon as it retreated, it spat out the piece of flesh with a "poof," its mouth steaming from the residual poisonous blood, and it squeaked in pain.
The look in his eyes as he looked at the Bat King was filled with both fear and a hint of ruthlessness. He wanted to step forward again, but Chen Yi stopped him with a gesture.
A soft blue light emanated from Chen Yi's hand as he gently stroked the purple-haired rat's mouth wound, and said in a calm voice:
"Don't be greedy. The concentration of poison on its body is too high. Rushing to eat it will only harm you. I will refine the poisonous blood into beast pills later, and then you will have a chance to improve your strength."
next moment,
Chen Yi ordered the Crimson Soul Sparrow and the Purple-haired Rat to retreat and guard the rear on both sides of the snow-capped peak to cover his retreat.
He himself was enveloped in a burst of lightning, and charged towards the Bat King once more.
Undeterred by the Bat King's venomous blood, he was determined to completely resolve this troublesome issue that had been lurking for days.
Unable to escape from the avalanche wreckage, the Bat King frantically sent out SOS messages to its master, Elder Blood Fiend, through its soul.
Just as Chen Yi was surrounded by intense lightning, about to deliver a fatal blow,
The Blood Fiend Elder, three thousand miles away, suddenly stopped in mid-air, surrounded by a strange dark purple soul light.
The next moment, a wisp of condensed divine soul power was forcibly poured into the Bat King's body through the special channel between the master and the pet.
When the Bat King opened its blood-red eyes again, a hint of human-like coldness appeared within them. It opened its mouth and uttered a clear human voice:
"Chen Yi, I never expected you to be able to do this much. I underestimated you."
The Azure Thunder Brew you reserved for yourself lasts more than twice as long as the regular version. This restraint and concealment was something I had overlooked.
"However, this is where it ends. My soul has already possessed the Bat King. If you fail to kill it today, your death will be imminent when my true body arrives!"
Chen Yi merely sneered upon hearing this, and two more golden crystal cores lit up in his hand.
Five mid-grade third-tier gold crystal cores formed a dazzling chain of light in front of him, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound that tore through the air, and smashed straight toward the Bat King's head.
Throughout this battle, he has not used the power of the Thunder Crystal Core and the Golden Thunder Crystal Core, and has even kept the Thunder Soul Whip hidden.
These were his last resorts to deal with the Blood Fiend Elder's true form, so he wasn't in a hurry to kill him at this moment, but was pressing forward step by step to wear down the Bat King's resistance.
"Unrepentant!"
Elder Blood Fiend snorted coldly, his tone full of impatience:
"I originally intended to spare your life and guide you into the demonic path of cultivation, but since you insist on courting death, then don't blame me for being ruthless!"
In any case, the corpse of a mid-stage third-tier body cultivator can be used to cultivate a mid-stage third-tier demonic beast or corpse demon; the effects are almost identical!
next moment,
Under the control of Elder Blood Fiend's divine soul, the purplish-black essence blood in the Bat King's body surged wildly, peeling off from its surface and condensing into a ten-zhang-tall blood-red giant hand.
The giant hand was covered with twisted soul patterns, and the blood droplets that fell from its fingertips corroded deep pits as soon as they hit the ground. It was clearly the late-stage third-tier [Blood Devouring Soul Claw]!
Such a technique, once a mid-stage third-order body cultivator is caught, will have both his physical body and soul instantly devoured, leaving him no chance to resist.
However, facing this Blood Dao Soul Technique, which was powerful enough to crush a mid-stage third-tier cultivator, Chen Yi showed no sign of backing down. He took out another bottle of [Azure Thunder Brew] from his storage bag.
He pretended to unseal the seal, then activated it with his magic.
The entire bottle of Thunder Brew instantly transformed into a terrifying bolt of lightning as thick as a water bucket, within which concealed a power that made even the divine soul tremble.
It was the power of the Thunder Soul Whip that he had secretly infiltrated that blasted straight toward the blood-red giant hand.
The Blood Fiend Elder's soul had just sensed the terrifying destructive power within the lightning...
Especially its ability to restrain blood cultivators and soul cultivators far surpasses that of ordinary lightning magic. His expression finally changed drastically, and he cried out in disbelief:
"What is this?!"
"Hehe, Elder Blood Fiend, this bottle of mutated [Purple Lightning Soul Brew]..."
"This was a high-end version of the attack-oriented Thunder Brew that the Ji family included with Qin Chengcheng when they gifted her the Azure Thunder Brew recipe. It's specifically designed to counter the Blood and Soul paths. You probably didn't expect me to have this hidden trick up my sleeve, did you?"
Chen Yi laughed and made up a name. What he actually used was just ordinary Azure Thunder Brew. The real power to restrain it was the Thunder Crystal and Thunder Soul Whip mixed in. The whole bottle of Thunder Brew was just a cover to conceal his supernatural power.
Elder Blood Fiend only had a portion of his divine consciousness attached to the Bat King; his true body was thousands of miles away, making it impossible to discern his true form for the time being.
Chen Yi wouldn't give him time to react.
Before the words were even finished, the lightning bolt and the crimson giant hand collided with a deafening roar.
Contrary to expectations, the lightning bolts, like molten steel poured onto ice and snow, instantly tore through the outer layer of the blood-red giant hand. The hidden power of the soul lightning within it also erupted, shredding the soul patterns on the surface of the giant hand inch by inch!
"Bang!"
With a deafening roar, the crimson giant hand exploded, and the spray of blood mist stained half of the snow cliff red.
The spell was forcibly broken, and the backlash force instantly bombarded the Blood Fiend Elder's true body, which was thousands of miles away, through the connection between the soul and the body!
His whole body trembled violently, his face turned ashen, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. His sea of consciousness felt as if it were being pierced by thousands of needles at the same time, causing him excruciating pain. Even the part of the possessing divine thought became illusory and unstable!
A tidal wave of shock and rage surged within him: "How is this possible?! There is actually a secret recipe for thunder brew that can so effectively counter my demonic arts?!"
Was this item left behind by the Ji family, or was it crafted by this young man himself?!
No!
This child must not be allowed to live!
But now, the situation has changed drastically; he is more than two thousand miles away and simply cannot get here in time.
His own spiritual connection had become extremely weak, and it was too late for him to continue his battle of wits with Chen Yi from afar.
Seeing Chen Yi standing covered in blood, he barely managed to gather a wisp of divine power and transmitted his voice:
"Chen Yi, show mercy! Spare my life, and I'll reconcile with you and won't take you back to the Demonic Sect. What do you say?"
Despite the blood and grime burning on his arm during the fierce battle, Chen Yi remained unfazed, his eyes filled with even deeper mockery.
How could he believe the enemy's dying pleas for mercy?
"Blood Demon Old Ghost, you've been hunting me for days, it's a fight to the death! Today, I'll collect some interest!"
Before he finished speaking, his figure transformed into a humanoid lightning bolt, braving the corrosive blood, and instantly rushed in front of the Bat King!
The right fist, which had been poised to strike, was surrounded by five golden crystal cores that had been spinning to their maximum extent. Like a blazing golden sun of destruction, it was filled with the will to crush everything and slammed into the Bat King's huge head, which was dazed due to the damage to its master's soul!
"No—!! Stop!!!"
The Blood Fiend Elder's divine sense roared!
He desperately tried to activate the bat king's remaining body to escape or self-destruct, but due to severe damage to his soul and the bat king's exhaustion, he was powerless to reverse the situation!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Five muffled, drum-like, yet terrifying explosions rang out in succession!
The destructive energy contained in the five golden crystal cores, each strike no weaker than a full-force attack from a mid-grade magic weapon, erupted without reservation onto the ferocious head of the Bat King!
Pfft—!
Like a watermelon smashed by a giant hammer!
The Bat King's head, covered in bone spurs, along with the Blood Fiend Elder's fragmented spirit attached to it, was blasted into a foul-smelling slurry of broken bones, rotten flesh, and filthy blood by unimaginable force amidst the blinding golden light!
Red, white, and black, mixed with the residual arcs of lightning, splashed across the hundred-foot snow cliff, turning the pristine white into a hellish battlefield!
Chen Yi was bathed in a rain of blood, and the wounds on his arms, corroded by the filthy blood, were rapidly closing up thanks to his powerful body's self-healing ability.
His eyes were as cold as ice, his movements as swift as lightning, completely unconcerned about the filth, his fingers like hooks.
With precise aim, he inserted the weapon into the bat king's ravaged chest cavity and pulled out a dark red demon core that was still pulsating weakly but was covered in filthy blood!
At the same time, he transformed his golden light into a blade, dissected the bat king's remains, and swiftly separated and removed its core essence, internal organs containing its life essence, and large pieces of flesh and bone uncontaminated by the poisonous blood, storing them in his storage bag.
Having done all this, Chen Yi stood atop the snow-covered cliff, a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, his gaze seemingly piercing through three thousand miles of void, fixed on the location of Elder Blood Fiend's true form. His voice, as cold as iron, resonated firmly:
"You bloodthirsty old dog! I'll remember this grudge! Next time we meet, it will be a fight to the death!"
Having said that, without any hesitation, he flipped over and leaped onto the back of the Crimson Soul Sparrow that was already circling beside him.
"Screech!" The Crimson Soul Sparrow let out a high-pitched cry, its wings bursting with lightning and fire, transforming into a streak of crimson light that instantly tore through the sky and disappeared into the horizon.
More than two thousand miles away, Elder Blood Fiend, who was desperately burning his life essence to travel, suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. His body swayed violently in the air, and his face was as pale as a ghost!
He clearly sensed the complete severance of his soul connection with the Bat King, and the excruciating pain in his soul caused by the destruction of his divided spirit!
"Ahhhhhh!!! Chen Yi!!! You little beast!!!!"
He roared to the sky, his eyes bloodshot, and demonic energy churning and boiling around him.
"I swear! I will make you suffer every kind of torture imaginable!"
"Although you killed the Bat King, you were also affected by my Blood Devouring Soul-Corrupting Technique. Your body and soul have been corrupted by the blood. In the future, you will never make any progress in body refinement, magic power, or soul!"
I will make you wish you were dead!
Little did he know that Chen Yi had only flown three thousand miles when the system power within his body had already been activated.
The remaining blood and filth on his body were instantly swallowed up and transformed into pure energy that was absorbed. Not only did his physical cultivation improve slightly, but his soul also became more refined under the nourishment of the energy. There was no sign of him "not making any progress in his life".
What surprised Chen Yi even more was that when he was dismembering the Bat King, his fingertips accidentally touched a special organ inside the Bat King's body that had been refined.
A system notification suddenly popped up: [Ancient 'Void Shadow Bat' bloodline essence detected, can be devoured. Devouring progress: 0.1%]
Even with Chen Yi's current cultivation level at the mid-stage of the third rank, the system's absorption of this 0.1% progress was exceptionally slow, demonstrating the high level of energy it contained and the ancient and noble origin of its bloodline!
In that very instant of contact and absorption,
Chen Yi clearly sensed that his "Turtle Breath Concealing Qi" technique had been infused with new inspiration, making the mysteries of concealment, breath concealment, and transformation even more profound and harmonious, with a visible improvement in its effects!
The value of this ancient bloodline essence probably far exceeds his expectations.
With this, Chen Yi's bloody battle with the Blood Fiend Demon was not in vain.
With a slight sense of calm, Chen Yi controlled the Crimson Soul Sparrow and flew rapidly northward.
(End of this chapter)