“Blood rain! Why is there blood rain?!”
Horror flashed in the eyes of the many cultivators on the deck. In their entire life, they had never seen so much blood rain before.
The complexions of the various Geomasters above the nine star mountains drained of all color. They now looked pale, and their bodies trembled.
“Blood rain falling from the sky, no light for five hundred kilometers. Why is there such an ominous scene?!”
“How can this be? With the three major auspicious stars suppressing the four ominous stars and borrowing their power to form the nine stars locking the dragon, this is clearly a great auspicious land. How can such an ominous sign appear?!”
Jiang Tian’s expression turned grave. Only now did he see the Tanlang Star and the other stars forming a line in the dark sky. It was like a scarlet light shot through them, connecting the nine stars.
Connected by blood, nine-star alignment!
Jiang Tian felt greatly shocked in his heart. Damn it! Why did I notice such an astrological sign only now? If I discovered this earlier, I would not have been this reckless. I would have thought of other ways to subdue this Spirit Vein.
Now, he had to open the dragon cave blindly. The scarlet light had appeared, and the nine-star alignment had formed. It was all already too late.
Without saying anything, Jiang Tian turned quickly to flee, his face openly anxious. Since even he started running already, how could the other Geomasters continue to open the dragon cave? So they immediately followed after him, dashing through the air.
A loud sound rumbled. The eighteen tall mountains spanning five hundred kilometers shattered one after another; nothing remained.
A surging shock wave swept out. The alien-mothership-like warship that Xiao Chen was on was tens of kilometers away. Even so, it shook violently.
A roar like a sound from hell shook the space. The enormous warship could no longer endure, and it shattered.
Xiao Chen quickly took out his own small silver warship. Then, he dragged Zi Ying, Ye Chen, and Ye Feng onto his warship and sped away.
“What is that thing?!” Ye Feng exclaimed with some disbelief.
Just the roar alone shattered the tough King Grade warship earlier.
The blood rain fell nonstop like before.
Xiao Chen stood on the warship, unable to answer Ye Feng’s question. The large mountains to the south of the dragon cave would definitely hide a ferocious beast.
This was the reason why regular Geomasters could not subdue Spirit Veins alone: they could not deal with the ferocious beast.
This was a great example. Even though the ten Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors of the Northern Sea Alliance had settled themselves on the ferocious mountains in advance, the situation still did not look very hopeful.
When Xiao Chen subdued a Rank 3 Spirit Vein, a ferocious beast equal to a grandmaster-level Martial Sage had appeared.
There were eighteen incredibly huge mountains. No one could guess what ferocious beast hid there. Furthermore, how strong would its combat prowess be in this scarlet rain?
There were only ten Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors. Even when they worked together, they could not deal with this group of ferocious beasts quickly, which clearly showed the strength of these ferocious beasts.
The gigantic pit in the sea turned utterly chaotic. The geography of the seabed changed entirely.
The hundreds of islands to the north uprooted and flew towards the fleeing Geomasters.
These islands were much larger than the mounds that Xiao Chen faced in the past. Even quasi-Emperors did not dare to underestimate the force they carried. If he clashed head-on with just one, he would sustain significant injury.
Fortunately, the Northern Sea Alliance had made plenty of preparations, bringing a lot of quasi-Emperors to help the ten Geomasters block the islands.
“Quickly, leave. This is a great ominous land hiding a ferocious dragon!”
The many Geomasters shouted as they ran. The vast number of troops did not even bother to wipe off the blood rain covering their bodies; all of them fled as fast as they could.
As the Geomasters left, the seawater that was blocked out from returning surged back in a colossal wave as if the heavens broke; the scene looked incredible.
The gigantic pit refilled with returning seawater. The Northern Sea Alliance cultivators fleeing out of the water all felt fear.
The earlier period was no more than ten breaths. However, it felt like an eternity to them.
The seawater roiled endlessly with waves, turning scarlet. None of the Martial Emperors had come out yet; they were still fighting the mysterious ferocious beasts.
The cultivators felt wary, not knowing what this horde of ferocious beasts was like. There were ten Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors and many Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors, yet even when working together, they could not deal with the problem.
“Splash!”
Ye Qing flew out of the water, kicking up a wave. Four Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors followed close behind him, their bodies covered with wounds.
Ye Qing swept his gaze across. When he saw Xiao Chen and the others, he made a grabbing motion. There was a strong suction, and the small silver warship flew straight over.
Without saying anything, Ye Qing sent out a palm strike and tore space apart, then carried the group into it. All the quasi-Emperor experts of the Ye Clan also entered quickly.
The leaders of the other factions all arrived one after another with the Martial Emperors of their factions. They all appeared fatigued, not saying anything. After they tore through space, they took their own faction’s people and directly went far away.
Everyone’s hearts filled with doubt. What exactly did they run into for Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors to become this anxious and unwilling to stay any longer?
The instant before the crack in space closed, Xiao Chen vaguely saw a scarlet dragon claw peep through the water and tear space apart, shattering many war chariots and warships.
Fortunately, the quasi-Emperor cultivators had all managed to retreat. Otherwise, with this claw attack, no one would be left alive.
When the Ye Clan’s group reappeared, they were already in the skies above Lingyun Island.
Ye Qing heaved a sigh of relief. He said, “Unexpectedly, the dragon cave hid a King Spirit Vein that had mutated into an evil dragon. That Jiang Tian surprisingly did not discover that and make necessary preparations before rashly opening the dragon cave. It looks like his reputation was just empty fame.”
Ye Feng said in shock, “Father, what do you mean by this?”
Ye Qing smiled and replied, “That is to say, no one can obtain this King Spirit Vein. If that group of people from the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor wants to make a move on our Ye Clan, they will have to reconsider seriously.”
After he said that, a spatial tear opened. Shi Tianyu led the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor’s people out from it with a wretched expression.
Shi Tianyu happened to see Ye Qing’s smile and could not help raging in his heart. He was extremely vexed, so he snorted coldly and led his people away.
Ye Chen smiled and said, “Looks like we have to hold a celebration. Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor’s people thought that by inviting over Jiang Tian, they would gain a great harvest no matter what. This matter is going to make them feel very depressed.”
Ye Qing nodded but said, “We can lay off the celebration. Now that this matter is over, it is time for me to enter closed-door cultivation. We will not get this lucky every time. Only by advancing to Sovereign Martial Emperor can I secure the Ye Clan’s position.
Xiao Chen stood at the side, smiling. Disrupting the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor’s plan had bought Ye Qing a lot of time. Ye Qing could calmly make his breakthrough to Sovereign Martial Emperor.
Now that Xiao Chen had fulfilled his promise to Ye Chen, it was time for him to do his own thing.
Xiao Chen took his leave from the group. Ye Qing and the others tried to get him to stay. However, after seeing that he was determined to leave, they did not say anything more.
As Ye Qing watched Xiao Chen leave, he sank into deep thought. He felt that Xiao Chen appeared too calm about this; something was not quite right.
Xiao Chen did not truly leave. After one night, when the sun rose, he appeared at the great ominous land, the place where even Martial Emperors did not dare to linger for long.
Looking at the scarlet sea below him, he took out the Paradise Secret Canon and carefully read the third segment on the changes of the heavenly mysteries.
Xiao Chen had discovered long ago that this dragon cave was not as simple as it looked. However, too many people had been looking previously, so he could not expose his skill.
The underground had always been the place with the most sinister Qi. The things buried underground always had sinister Qi surrounding them. Sometimes, such items would mutate into something evil.
If there was an exceedingly ominous situation, the mutated evil item would be even more incredible.
However, no matter how well the contaminated Spirit Vein hid, it would always leave signs behind.
The dragon cave before Xiao Chen hid itself very well, nearly tricking all the Geomasters. Just based on the geography, it was hard to tell that this was an ominous land.
Only by consulting the stars would one be able to figure it out. If not for the Paradise Secret Canon, a Dragon Seeking Art that was far superior to the current existing Dragon Seeking Arts of the other Geomasters, Xiao Chen would not have figured this out, either, given his standard.
“I found it. Connected by blood, nine-star alignment. The situation of nine stars locking the dragon will turn into that of a blood-locked berserk dragon. If one rashly opens the dragon cave, blood rain will fall, and the strength of the ferocious beasts will increase many times over. The evil dragon will be born and will flee to the ends of the world, difficult to find again.”
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. It was indeed so. He had guessed that the Paradise Secret Canon would have some special records on this.
He calmed himself and continued reading. The main problem he was concerned with was whether the evil dragon could be found or not.
Xiao Chen pore over the text, not missing out a single word. Finally, he found a clue. If the evil dragon was revealed ahead of time, it had only one choice: swallowing up other Spirit Veins and finding another dragon cave.
Otherwise, after this King Spirit Vein lost its resting place, it would slowly wither, and its rank would decline continuously until it disappeared.
Considering this, Xiao Chen looked pensive. If that was the case, he had a chance.
When the evil dragon found a new dragon cave, it would definitely fight with a new dragon. With two dragons fighting, no matter who won, both sides would suffer much.
He recalled the Northern Sea Alliance’s magnificent formations of manpower. Even they failed to subdue this evil dragon and were beaten back in sorry states.
If Xiao Chen ran into the evil dragon, his only option would be to retreat.
When he remembered the earlier scene—a scarlet claw breaking out of the sea and tearing space, sweeping through the place—it made him tremble with fear.
Xiao Chen wanted to seek out that evil dragon only so that he could leave a mark on it. In the future, when he grew stronger, he would come back to subdue this King Spirit Vein.
King Spirit Veins were not things that could be found just because one wanted to.
Xiao Chen continued to look downwards, and an even more glaring clue drew his attention. Dragon caves that hid King Spirit Veins would definitely form small source veins. As the source vein continued to develop, there would be a series of Spirit Veins arranged from the highest grade to the lowest, all the way from Holy Spirit Vein to the lowest Rank 1 Spirit Vein.
Low-ranked Spirit Veins did not warrant consideration. However, Holy Spirit Veins were already enough to attract his interest.
As for how to extract this series of Spirit Veins from the source vein, that would depend on his own ability.
Xiao Chen put away the jade pendant and opened the Heavenly Eye. The strange purple vertical eye appeared, and he saw the situation underwater clearly.
The geography of the dragon cave was devastated. The nine star mountains were already shattered, and scarlet water bubbled out continuously from the cracks in the seabed.
“I can’t make out the path of the source vein like this. I have to go down.”
Xiao Chen closed his Heavenly Eye and prepared to sink into the water.
