Chapter 2296: Chance Encounter
Chapter 2296: Chance Encounter
Looking at the enormous pool of blood before him, Zhao Hai paused. Although his strength had greatly increased, if he made too much noise here, he would definitely be discovered. If he didn’t know the person who arrived, he could kill them without hesitation. But if he knew them, he would find himself in a difficult position. If the other party knew about his strength and spread this knowledge, it would be very disadvantageous for Zhao Hai.
Zhao Hai wasn’t worried about his safety. He believed that there was really nothing in this Blood Demon Realm that could pose a threat to him. However, if his strength were exposed, it wouldn’t be a good thing for him.
Looking at the blood pool, Zhao Hai frowned. In the Blood Demon Realm, the demonic beasts and blood beasts could coexist peacefully and enjoy the benefits the blood pool brought them. However, this was not the case for outsiders like Zhao Hai and the others. The blood pools seem to have an innate sense of rejection towards outsiders. So, even though the blood pool seemed empty now, Zhao Hai was certain that there were extremely powerful blood beasts inside. This is because the blood pool gave him a very dangerous feeling.
How could he obtain the demonic blood from the blood pool without making a sound? Zhao Hai stood on the blood-red sand dune, unable to make up his mind for a long time.
In the end, Zhao Hai decided to wait until dawn to take action. If that didn’t work, he would find a few people from the Forbidden Path Sect to act together, so that he wouldn’t reveal his full strength.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hai turned back behind the sand dune and sat down cross-legged. Of course, he also kept a close eye on the movements at the blood pool. He didn’t want to be ambushed by the blood beasts.
The night passed quickly and the sky gradually brightened. Zhao Hai felt that this Blood Demon Realm was truly peculiar. It was a small world, yet it possessed both the sun and the moon, which was something that he didn’t expect.
As dawn arrived, Zhao Hai turned to look at the blood pool again. All of a sudden, the pool began to churn. Just as Zhao Hai was stunned, a gigantic, fish-tail-like creature emerged from the pool, slammed against its surface, and then vanished.
Looking at the enormous fish tail, Zhao Hai showed no fear whatsoever. This blood pool could block one’s spiritual power, so Zhao Hai didn’t know how many blood beasts were hidden within. However, from the large tail that had just been revealed, Zhao Hai could discern its strength. Whatever that thing was, its strength should be no less than that of a teleportation realm cultivator.
That thing posed no threat to Zhao Hai. Zhao Hai only glanced at it and then looked away. He knew that in such a large pool of blood, there couldn’t possibly be only one level-three blood beast, there must be other blood beasts present. They just hadn’t appeared yet.
Zhao Hai glanced at the blood pool, then turned and left. He planned to explore other parts of the desert first to see if he could find a smaller blood pool where he wouldn’t make too much of a commotion.
After walking for more than an hour, Zhao Hai did not encounter any more beasts. He had now reached the depths of the desert. Looking at the endless expanse of blood-red sand, Zhao Hai was at a loss for words.
Then at this time, a beam of red light shot straight into the sky. But the red light quickly disappeared. Zhao Hai was stunned, then immediately realized that someone must have been right next to the unearthed treasure. Upon seeing the treasure, they immediately put it away.
Zhao Hai couldn’t help but smile. Then he moved and rushed towards the place where the red light appeared. After walking for about half an hour, a black dot appeared in the distance, and the black dot was rapidly approaching him.
Zhao Hai was taken aback. It seemed that the person had actually bumped into him on his own, which saved Zhao Hai a lot of trouble. Zhao Hai quickly went to meet him. Obviously, the person was in a hurry. Although he saw Zhao Hai, he probably realized that he was alone. The person did not hide but quickly came to meet him.
As the person got closer and closer to Zhao Hai, Zhao Hai felt that the person’s figure was very familiar. Upon closer inspection, he realized that the spherical figure was none other than Zhou Feng. He never expected that Zhou Feng would appear here.
Fearing a misunderstanding, Zhao Hai quickly called out loudly, “Brother Zhou, is that you?”
Upon hearing Zhao Hai’s words, the man paused for a moment, then immediately shouted, “Brother, run! There are guys chasing me!”
Zhao Hai was stunned, then looked at Zhou Feng, who was getting closer and closer, with a puzzled expression, and said, “Brother Zhou, what are you afraid of if they chase you? Just fight them off. At worst, they might kill you. Why are you running?”
Upon hearing Zhao Hai’s words, Zhou Feng angrily replied, “If I could beat them, would I need to run? There are over a dozen of them, and they’re all quite skilled. If I don’t run, I’ll be caught.”
At this moment, Zhou Feng had already reached Zhao Hai’s side. Although he had stopped, judging from his appearance, he would probably run at the slightest sign of trouble.
Zhao Hai gave a wry smile and said, “It’s just a dozen or so people. Let’s wait for them here. They dare to mess with people from our Forbidden Path Sect. They’ve really had a death wish. By the way, Brother Zhou, what treasure did you get that made them chase after you like this?”
Zhou Feng smiled wryly, “A thousand-year-old blood lotus.”
Zhao Hai was stunned, then he couldn’t help but smile bitterly. This thousand-year-old blood lotus was a wonderful thing. Not only could it replenish one’s blood qi, but most importantly, it was a holy medicine for healing injuries. It could almost bring the dead back to life and restore flesh and bones. As long as it was combined with several other spiritual herbs, it could regenerate severed limbs. No one could resist such a powerful medicine.
The thousand-year-old blood lotus was a rare find, and the medicinal grade is the highest among blood lotuses. Blood lotuses that are over a thousand years old have never appeared in the True Spirit Realm before.
At this moment, more than a dozen black dots appeared in the distance and were getting closer and closer to the two of them. Zhou Feng’s expression changed, and he said to Zhao Hai, “Brother, let’s go quickly, there are too many of them.”
Zhao Hai said coldly, “Leave? Forget it! I want to see who dares to touch the people of our Forbidden Path Sect.” With that, he moved his arm and two blood-red iron maces appeared in his hands. These two iron maces were the two he had snatched earlier. He also knew how to use these maces, so in his hands, these two iron maces could unleash even greater power.
Zhou Feng was a connoisseur, so upon seeing the two iron maces Zhao Hai had taken out, he was taken aback, then exclaimed with delight, “Are these are Demon Blood Weapons?”
Zhao Hai nodded and said, “I got them yesterday.I didn’t expect to use it so soon. Brother Zhou, let’s teach those guys a lesson, so they’ll never dare to underestimate my Forbidden Path Sect again. By the way, who are those people?”
Zhou Feng replied in a serious tone, “There are a few members of the Shadowless Gang, two members of the Green Demon Gang, three members of the Enchantress Sect, and two members of the Yin Water Sect, a total of twelve people.”
Zhao Hai sneered, “Perfect timing. I just killed one member of the Shadowless Sect and another from the Green Demon Gang yesterday. Let’s kill a few more today.” As he spoke, the people who had been chasing Zhou Feng arrived in front of the two of them and surrounded them.
Zhao Hai looked at those people and sneered, “What do you people mean by this? What business do you have surrounding my brother and me?”
A cultivator dressed in black robes looked at Zhao Hai and sneered, “Kid, stop talking nonsense. Make that fat man hand over the thousand-year old Blood Lotus, and I’ll spare your lives.”
Zhao Hai looked at him and sneered, “And who are you to decide? There’s only one Blood Lotus. If you get it, how are you going to divide it?” Upon hearing Zhao Hai’s words, the man’s expression changed. He knew all too well the destructive power of Zhao Hai’s words. These people weren’t very united; they were just a small alliance temporarily formed to hunt down Zhou Feng. Now that Zhao Hai had said this, a rift inevitably appeared among them.
However, the cultivator remained calm. He snorted and said, “How we divide it is our business. Now hand over the Blood Lotus, or don’t blame us for being impolite.”
Zhao Hai laughed loudly, “Impolite? How can you be impolite? I’d like to see. Come on, bring it on. I’d like to see how many people we two brothers can take down with us today.”
Upon hearing Zhao Hai’s words, the dozen or so people who had been itching to act immediately stopped. They all stood still, looking at each other, unsure of what to do next.
The group had been focused on hunting down Zhou Feng, but they forgot that the person they were chasing was from the Forbidden Path Sect. The cultivators of the Forbidden Path Sect were all body cultivators, and they were known for being difficult to deal with. No cultivator would want to encounter a body cultivator from the Forbidden Path Sect, because almost all of them had undergone a year of ascetic training. Those who had undergone a year of ascetic training were people with extremely tough nerves. No one wanted to provoke such people.
Zhao Hai looked at the group and sneered, “You don’t dare? Then let me go first.” With that, Zhao Hai swung his double maces and attacked the cultivator who had been talking to him. Zhou Feng understood Zhao Hai’s meaning and also moved, attacking the cultivator with a speed that was completely disproportionate to his size.
When the Yin Water Sect cultivator saw that Zhao Hai and Zhou Feng were abandoning everyone else to attack him with all their might, a look of anger flashed in his eyes, along with a hint of panic.
When the others saw that the two of them were directly attacking the person from the Yin Water Sect, they were overjoyed and rushed towards Zhao Hai and Zhou Feng.
Zhao Hai snorted coldly and attacked the Yin Water Sect cultivator with his iron mace. The Yin Water Sect cultivator held a curved sword, which was very thin. With a slight tremor of his hand, the curved sword began to tremble. At the same time, he also swung his sword, attacking Zhao Hai.
Zhao Hai swung his mace, but before it even touched the man’s blade, he felt as if his mace had struck water, its power diminished considerably. Zhao Hai snorted coldly, adding even more force to his strike. The speed of his mace swing didn’t slow down at all. On the contrary, it became even faster, striking the Yin Water Sect cultivator’s curved blade.
Clang! Cultivators from the Yin Water Sect weren’t known for their strength. The cultivator thought that the Yin Water power he possessed could slow down Zhao Hai’s iron mace, but to his surprise, the iron mace in Zhao Hai’s hand not only didn’t slow down, but actually sped up. This caused him to misjudge and be struck on the blade by Zhao Hai’s mace.