An old man in a plain robe suddenly appeared in front of the Spirit Boat.
His hair was white, his face ancient, and he was none other than an Ancient Xu Family Grand Elder who had just entered the Quasi-Emperor Realm!
The old man's eyes were like lightning, and he saw through the illusion of the Blood Formation at a glance.
He felt the suffocatingly dense Blood Fiend Qi, and his heart sank sharply.
“Demonic Path methods!?”
The Grand Elder's face was ashen. Divine Light erupted from his palm, and an ancient jade ruler materialized, which he swung forward fiercely!
Dao rhyme flowed on the jade ruler, instantly striking the Blood Formation.
“Rumble!”
A loud noise echoed through the starry sky.
The Blood Formation trembled violently but did not collapse.
At the same time.
You Sha held the Blood Fiend Cauldron in his hand, a bloodthirsty smirk on his lips.
Devilish Qi surged around him, like a fiend from the depths of the Nine Netherworlds.
“Hehehe…Ancient Xu Family, today is your calamity!”
You Sha cackled, and the Blood Fiend Cauldron spewed out a sky full of bloody light, containing a strange Devilish Qi corrosive power, directly rushing towards Xu Mang on the Spirit Boat.
“Be careful! This Devilish Qi is insidious!”
The Grand Elder roared, his figure flashing, and he blocked in front of Xu Mang. The jade ruler in his palm erupted with ten thousand feet of Divine Light, attempting to shatter all the bloody light.
However, You Sha was clearly prepared.
He used the power of the Blood Fiend Cauldron to perfectly fuse the Devilish Qi with the Formation. The bloody light was incredibly strange, able to penetrate the Divine Light of the jade ruler, and like maggots clinging to bones, instantly contaminated Xu Mang's body!
“Ah!”
Xu Mang only felt a cold, foul-smelling aura instantly invade his body.
His flesh felt torn, his Meridians corroded, and even the Dao Foundation deep within his Sea of Consciousness felt a sharp pain.
His face turned pale, and he groaned in pain. The True King Qi surging around him suddenly withered.
His Realm, under the erosion of the Devilish Qi, began to become unstable, showing faint signs of falling!
“Audacious Devil Head!”
The Grand Elder's eyes were bloodshot. He disregarded everything else, pouring all his strength into the jade ruler, and the Quasi-Emperor pressure that erupted from it was like a mountain collapse and a tsunami, instantly submerging You Sha!
He wanted to utterly suppress and kill this Devil Head!
You Sha felt the wrath of the Quasi-Emperor expert, and a hint of fear flashed in his eyes.
The mission was complete; this was not a place to linger.
Under the Grand Elder's full-force attack.
His figure was as slippery as a loach. Using the power of the Blood Formation, he transformed into a wisp of black smoke, instantly fleeing far away and disappearing into the vast starry sky.
“Don't go!”
The Grand Elder wanted to pursue.
However, You Sha's escape technique was profound, and his control over the Blood Fiend Cauldron was masterful, causing his aura to disappear without a trace in an instant. Even a Quasi-Emperor expert would find it difficult to pinpoint his whereabouts.
He could only watch You Sha depart.
And at this moment.
Above the Spirit Boat, there was devastation everywhere!
Xu Family Disciples fell one after another, their blood staining the boat's body.
Several boat-guarding deacons died on the spot, their broken bodies strewn about, their life force extinguished.
Moreover, the boatmen had long been corroded by Devilish Qi, their Divine Souls withered, turning into charred skeletons, sitting lifelessly at the stern of the boat.
The sky full of blood mist had not dispersed, and the Spirit Boat seemed to have been dragged into a sea of blood in the Demonic Domain!
The surviving people were pale, trembling, and dared not even breathe loudly, fearing to disturb the residual Devilish Qi of the Blood Formation.
The cabin was shattered, the runes chaotic, and the entire Spirit Boat was like a wounded divine bird, capable of crashing at any moment.
The Grand Elder turned around and abruptly supported Xu Mang.
Xu Mang's face was ashen at this moment, and black blood trickled from the corners of his mouth.
Strands of Devilish Qi entwined around his body, his aura was weak and dispirited, and his Peak True King Realm cultivation was actually somewhat precarious.
“Xu Mang!”
The Grand Elder cried out in a low voice, his Divine Sense probing, but his brows furrowed even tighter.
“Damn it, this Devilish Qi is too insidious, it not only corrodes flesh and blood but also tries to invade his Divine Soul Origin…”
“Grand Elder…”
Xu Mang spoke with difficulty, his eyes filled with unwillingness and anger.
Not only did he fail to challenge Jiang Ye, but he also encountered a Demonic Path ambush here, suffering severe injuries, and his Realm even had the risk of falling. For him, this was simply a great humiliation!
The Grand Elder supported Xu Mang, his face as dark as water.
His gaze was deep as he swept over the residual Blood Fiend Demonic Runes on the Spirit Boat's shattered Formation, a cold light flashing in his eyes.
He carefully examined Xu Mang's injuries and found that the Devilish Qi was insidious and powerful. Even with his Quasi-Emperor cultivation, it would take some effort to completely expel it.
“Who exactly is this person? Why does he dare to attack my Xu Family Disciple?” The Grand Elder's brows were tightly furrowed, and the recent movements of the Myriad Domains of the Heavens quickly flashed through his mind.
Xu Mang declared he would challenge Jiang Ye… and then Xu Mang was assassinated… Xu Qiye's Demonic Path identity… His heart suddenly shook.
“Could it be Xu Qiye?!”
The Grand Elder's face turned ugly.
After not provoking the Jiang Clan, did this Xu Qiye set his sights on Xu Mang?
Making them mistakenly believe it was the Jiang Clan's doing?
Xu Mang endured the sharp pain and gritted his teeth, saying, “It must be that Xu Qiye who hired someone to do it. Such Demonic Path individuals must have an organization in secret!”
“As soon as I said I was going to challenge and visit Jiang Ye, someone attacked me!”
“Just like Xu Qing and Xu Yang before, it's nothing more than trying to stir up conflict between the Xu Family and the Jiang Clan!”
“Hmph, Xu Qiye has such a vicious mind!”
“He also wants to use the power of the Demonic Path to destroy me!”
Although he was dissatisfied with the Jiang Clan before, he wasn't a fool.
All the previous events, in the end, Xu Qiye was the culprit, and the Jiang Clan merely took advantage of the situation.
He still understood right from wrong.
The Grand Elder snorted coldly, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes: “Aren't you content unless you provoke a great war between my Xu Family and the Jiang Clan? If the Jiang Clan truly wanted to deal with Xu Mang, why would they use such underhanded methods?”
Moreover, the Jiang Clan had no motive to act.
Now, Xu Qiye avoided the Jiang Clan and instead targeted Xu Mang.
This seemed to be more in line with the style of a fallen Devil.
What he wanted was endless hatred between the two clans!
“Xu Qiye…” Cold light flickered in the Grand Elder's eyes, and his killing intent towards Xu Qiye was at its Peak.
A branch with a born Supreme Bone, now it had become the Family's disgrace.
The Grand Elder's heart churned.
Back then, Xu Qiye seemed to have precocious wisdom, sensing the undercurrents within the clan, and mysteriously disappeared at the age of ten.
At that time, two factions within the clan debated endlessly. One advocated seizing Xu Qiye's Supreme Bone and fully cultivating Xu Mang, hoping that the Xu Family could produce a true Supreme in this generation.
The other faction opposed internal strife, believing that blood relatives should not destroy their own Foundation.
Now it seemed.
It was precisely because of that indecision that this hidden danger took root and sprouted in the dark, leading to today's great disaster.
He looked at Xu Mang, who was covered in Devilish Qi, and the Grand Elder's face grew even darker.
No matter what.
Xu Qiye had already fallen to the Demonic Path and had repeatedly harmed Xu Family Disciples.
He would completely eradicate this menace to prevent future troubles!
“I will report this matter to the Family immediately. Such a traitor must not be allowed to live!”
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