"Success!"
Laites, standing below, watched the figures disappear into the attic and finally relaxed his taut heart.
"The Ancestor's hallucinatory blood eyes are indeed extraordinary. Even a powerhouse like Saint Master Zhang fell for it, completely defenseless."
While excited, Laites was also filled with awe for his ancestor's methods. Saint Master Zhang, who the five Earth Immortals of the Holy See couldn't handle, had fallen into the hands of their blood clan, making Laites feel a sense of pride.
"I believe Ailebeila will be very happy to hear this news too."
Laites was also impatient to share the news with his daughter.
Zhang Fan had planted a blood seed in Ailebeila's body, controlling her. He was very angry about this but dared not offend Zhang Fan.
After all, with just a thought from Zhang Fan, Ailebeila could die instantly. That was why he had been so polite to Zhang Fan when he arrived at the Ancestral Castle.
He had naturally assumed that Ailebeila was following Zhang Fan under duress, only fearing Zhang Fan's threats and not daring to resist.
...
Zhang Fan's body was tightly entangled by three princes, tumbling into the stone pillars and descending.
The bottom of the stone pillar seemed like a bottomless abyss. They free-fell in the air for nearly a minute. The four of them, like a giant ball, crashed into a sea of blood.
At the same time, the three princes separated from Zhang Fan, standing on the sea of blood with smiles of relief and joy on their faces.
Zhang Fan shot out from the sea of blood and looked around. What met his eyes was a sea of crimson blood. The blood sea was in an underground space, surrounded by solid rock walls. The only passage out was the stone pillar channel they had fallen through.
"Saint Master Zhang, congratulations. You are the final sacrifice to awaken the Blood Ancestor. You should be proud of this. When the Blood Ancestor reigns over Earth, you will have played a part in it."
Prince Xier stared at Zhang Fan and spoke.
Zhang Fan had naturally heard about the legend of the Blood Ancestor from Ailebeila. It was rumored that hundreds of years ago, the Blood Clan Ancestor had a world-shattering battle with the founder of the Church of Light.
The originally powerful Blood Clan was injured in that battle, the Blood Ancestor perished, and many of the Blood Clan's top powerhouses died, leaving only a few survivors.
Instead, the Church of Light, which had always been at a disadvantage against the Blood Clan, although it also suffered considerable losses in that battle, surpassed the Blood Clan in strength after that war and had been suppressing the Blood Clan in their conflicts for hundreds of years.
Originally, Zhang Fan had thought the Blood Ancestor had perished, but judging by Prince Xier's tone, that was not the case.
"It seems that the Blood Ancestor was too severely injured and fell into a deep sleep, requiring a large amount of strong individuals' blood to recover."
Zhang Fan concluded in his heart. The Undying Blood Clan had extremely tenacious vitality, and someone who could be respected as the Blood Ancestor by several princes of the blood clan must have at least reached the Golden Core stage and would not easily perish.
Thinking of this, Zhang Fan's heart sank slightly. He felt truly powerless facing a true Golden Core stage expert in his current state.
What made him feel even more troubled was that this blood sea space was clearly where the Blood Ancestor slept, and the only exit was blocked by the three princes of the blood clan. His current predicament could be described as having no way to heaven and no door to hell.
Gurgle...
Just as Zhang Fan was about to speak, the blood sea below began to boil, like boiling blood. Dense blood mist permeated the underground space, creating a very eerie scene.
Prince Xier and the others showed excited expressions. They greedily inhaled the blood mist that filled the air, their faces appearing extremely pleased and satisfied.
"Welcome, Ancestor, to the world."
Prince Xier and the other two said with anticipation, their voices echoing through the underground space.
A pale white body slowly rose from the blood sea, and at the same time, a powerful pressure emanated, making Zhang Fan's heart tighten.
The Blood Ancestor was naked. His flawless white skin was enough to make any woman envious, but what surprised Zhang Fan was that the person called the Blood Ancestor looked like an incredibly handsome young man.
He was over six feet tall, with perfect muscle curves stretching across his body, looking very coordinated. His eyes were closed, like a sleeping god, exuding an inviolable majesty.
When his body fully emerged from the blood sea and hung in the void, he slowly opened his eyes, and instantly, the entire underground space seemed to fall into a peculiar realm.
A pair of deep blood-red eyes like a bottomless abyss dared not be looked at directly.
"This is the sacrifice you brought?"
The Blood Ancestor spoke, his voice filled with a dreamy quality, echoing in every corner of the underground space.
"Yes," the three princes, including Prince Xier, replied in unison.
The Blood Ancestor's blood-red eyes indifferently scrutinized Zhang Fan. After a long while, he spoke again, a subtle arc forming at the corner of his mouth, "Very good. It is rare to find a cultivator with such strong qi and blood on this planet."
"After devouring him, my strength should recover to five-tenths of my peak. At that time, it will be time to seek revenge on that old fellow."
"Congratulations, Blood Ancestor!"
Hearing the Blood Ancestor's words, the three princes quickly offered their congratulations. With the Blood Ancestor's strength, even at only five-tenths, he would be enough to sweep across the entire Earth.
"Alright, you may withdraw. Leave this little fellow here."
The Blood Ancestor said indifferently.
"Ancestor, although this child has not yet condensed his Core Pill, his combat power is extremely formidable. Even the five Earth Immortals of the Holy See could not subdue him. We cannot be careless," Prince Xier expressed his concern.
"Are you doubting me?"
A terrifying blood-red light erupted from the Blood Ancestor's eyes. With just a glance at Prince Xier, the prince was instantly struck heavily, crashing into the rock wall with such force that he was almost embedded in it.
Zhang Fan was completely ignored at this moment. He stood aside, carefully observing this Blood Ancestor. Seeing him repel Prince Xier with just a glance, he felt an even greater sense of unease.
"This Blood Ancestor has at least condensed a second-grade Golden Core, and there's even a slight possibility he has condensed a first-grade Golden Core."
Zhang Fan inwardly lamented. Generally speaking, over ninety percent of cultivators who condensed a Core Pill would form a third-grade Golden Core. Second-grade Golden Cores were extremely rare, and first-grade Golden Cores were even more exceptionally uncommon.
The one before him was at least a powerhouse who had condensed a second-grade Golden Core. Even though he was currently very weak, Zhang Fan was no match for him.
"Withdraw."
The Blood Ancestor spoke again.
"Yes."
This time, none of the three princes of the blood clan dared to speak. After respectfully bowing, they left the underground space along the stone pillar channel.
The vast space was left with only Zhang Fan and the Blood Ancestor, the scene becoming very quiet.
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