The Void Floating Island.
As a battle fortress that had been specially built for the Blood Clan's royal family, one could imagine the various defensive capabilities it possessed. The entire floating island was hundreds of miles in size and formed an irregular circle.
The entire floating island was made up of shattered Chaos Stones collected from the depths of the Void Hole, as well as Void Crystals and a portion of divine materials. Only a royal would have the confidence to enter the depths of the Void Hole to collect such materials.
On the floating island, there were thirteen ancient blood-colored mountains, five blood lakes, and a total of more than three hundred Blood Crystal Cannons, which were distributed in various strategic locations on the floating island.
Apart from that, there were countless arrow towers and pavilions. There was also a large blood-colored formation on the entire floating island known as the Blood Coagulation Formation, which formed the island's defensive system.
Moreover, the entire floating island was surrounded by walls that were 300 feet tall, as well as a defensive barrier. Even if one were to use the Primordial Stone Cannons, it would not be easy to blast through the island's defenses.
After the Blood Clan's ancestor's blood body was destroyed and he fled into the floating island, the Blood Fainting Family's clansmen were scared out of their wits. All the defenses on the floating island had long since been activated, and there were even Blood Clan soldiers patrolling the city walls at all times.
The blood-colored great hall.
In the depths of a pool of blood, there was a foot-long blood sun floating above it, constantly absorbing the blood's energy and fusing it into the blood sun, repairing the densely packed cracks. However, there were simply too many cracks on the blood sun, and the amount of energy that the blood pool could repair could be said to be negligible.
Within the blood sun, a figure appeared. It was 80% similar to the Blood Clan's Patriarch from before, but there was also a slight difference.
"It won't be that easy to slaughter my Blood Clan."
The figure emerged from the blood sun. Although it was calm, it exuded endless chilliness.
"Even if my physical body is destroyed, with the floating island's defenses, it may be able to hold out for a year or so. By then, my physical body will be able to completely fuse with the weapon soul and fuse with divine materials to reforge the Half King Armament. At that time, let's see how you'll shatter the Half King Armament!"
The Blood Clan's Patriarch's voice was very calm. His escaped blood soul did not choose another clansman to possess and be reborn. Instead, it had fused with the Half King Armament's weapon soul, using the Half King Armament's blood-colored roulette as its new body.
On the walls of Floating Island.
There was a commander of the Blood Kindred standing guard every 500 meters. There were even Blood Kindred Venerables appearing at the top of the city walls from time to time, observing the ancient bronze city that was 50 kilometers away and preventing the Gu Yuan Tribe from attacking.
Now that the vampire ancestor was recuperating and the patriarch had fallen, all the defenses on the floating island were under the control of the surviving elders of the Xue Fainting Family.
Currently, there were only 14 elders left in the Blood Fainted Family. Three of them were Seventh Heavenly Venerables, and two of them had only recently advanced.
Under the fear of death, these martial practitioners of the Blood Fainting Family were all mobilized.
The location of the Floating Island was right in the middle of a valley, which was naturally beneficial to the defense of the Xue Fainting Family. Even if the Gu Yuan Tribe wanted to attack, they could only do so from the entrance of the valley.
Of course, this was only true for ordinary soldiers. As long as the powerful warriors could break through the floating island's defenses, they would naturally be able to attack from the void above.
Buzz!
The crimson barrier trembled violently, and with a buzzing sound, it instantly returned to its original state.
"Not good!"
Even though it was only a split second, and the fluctuations on the barrier were almost negligible, the Blood Kindred Venerables still noticed it.
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
Almost at the same time, four blood-colored figures landed at the place where the fluctuations had been generated.
"You guys also noticed it!"
"That's right, the barrier is connected to the core blood pool of the floating island. Even if a bird approaches, it will sense it. The fluctuations on the blood-colored light barrier naturally means that someone has touched it. There's no mistaking it!"
The four blood-colored figures landed with a hint of bewilderment in their eyes.
"Could it be that a human martial practitioner has really snuck in?"
A Blood Clan elder asked coldly. However, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes as he continued, "Our Blood Clan cultivates the mysteries of blood, as well as the mysteries of yin and frost. Even if a human had snuck in, he would naturally be discovered."
"What if this human cultivates the mysteries of yin and frost as well?" a Blood Clan elder immediately retorted.
"The aura of a human is different from that of our Blood Clan. As long as he appears on the floating island, he will naturally be discovered. Has anyone discovered an unfamiliar aura?"
Hearing this, the few Blood Clan elders immediately shook their heads slightly. On the floating island, the blood-colored yin and frost aura of the entire Blood Clan was of the same origin. As long as a human had snuck in, even an ordinary Heavenly Floor Realm martial practitioner would be able to sense it.
"Moreover, even if a human wants to sneak into our floating island, it won't be that easy to break through the barrier."
"Enough."
At this moment, the Great Elder of the Blood Fainting Family shouted, "No matter what, we have to be on guard. The Old Ancestor is currently recuperating. This is the weakest moment of our Blood Fainting Family. We must not let a human take advantage of us."
"Send the martial practitioners of the family to patrol the floating island. Elders, you must not slack off!"
"Also, let the other two elders, Hun Qing and Hun Dang, oversee the core of the floating island and guard the Origin Blood Pool!"
In the next moment, the Great Elder of the Blood Fainting Family spoke again. The two elders, Hun Qing and Hun Dang, were the other Seventh Heavenly Layer powerhouses of the Blood Fainting Family. The Origin Blood Pool was naturally the core of the Void Forbidden Floating Island's energy supply.
Soon, the four figures landed in different parts of the floating island, and the place became quiet.
Inside the Seal of Mountains and Rivers.
Xiao Chen could naturally sense what was happening outside. With the help of the Seal of Mountains and Rivers, he passed through the floating island's defensive barrier. Although he was careful, his body still caused a tremor when he passed through the barrier. In an instant, his figure had already entered the Seal of Mountains and Rivers.
After the four elders of the Blood Fainting Family left, Xiao Chen was not in a hurry to reveal himself. Ten hours later, two figures sat facing each other in a pavilion a mile away. They were two of the four people from before.
"Could it really be an illusion?"
One of the Blood Clan elders said with a strange look in his eyes.
"It can't be an illusion. The barrier trembled. There must be an unknown existence that triggered it."
The other elder of the Blood Clan refuted. He also had doubts in his heart. He had clearly felt the fluctuation of the barrier.
The two elders of the Blood Clan did not leave. They were still observing the situation in a radius of several miles. The dust that the Seal of Mountains and Rivers had turned into had fallen to the ground of the floating island like a tiny stone. No matter how many times the two elders swept their eyes over it, they did not notice it.
"Now that our Blood Fainting Family is in danger, we must not let go of anything suspicious. It's already been ten hours. It's fine if the barrier trembled on its own, but if someone really snuck in, I don't believe they can hide forever."
At this moment, although the two elders of the Blood Clan had revealed themselves, they still had no intention of leaving. Just like that, another few hours passed.
Dong!
Dong!
Dong!
Finally, a group of patrolling Blood Clan soldiers, about a hundred of them, came from afar and stepped past where the Seal of Mountains and Rivers was.
In an instant, the dust formed by the Seal of Mountains and Rivers attached itself to one of the Blood Tribe warriors. Soon, the group of warriors left, leaving behind two elders of the Blood Tribe, who were still staring at the area within a few kilometers of them.
Xiao Chen also did not know where the Origin Blood Pool that supplied the entire floating island was. After all, all the energy supply of the floating island was hidden within the island.
Along the way, Xiao Chen carefully controlled the Seal of Mountains and Rivers, attaching it to different Blood Demon soldiers. This was to avoid alerting the Blood Demon. At the very least, before he found the Origin Blood Pool, he did not want the Blood Demon to make any preparations. After all, he did not know what kind of restrictions were on the floating island.
Just by following these patrolling Blood Clan soldiers, Xiao Chen could feel the defenses of the floating island. Although they could not do anything to him, it would be very easy for them to entangle him.
In the center of the floating island, there was a blood lake that was a few miles wide. This was the place that Xiao Chen had determined was most likely to have the Origin Blood Pool after constantly changing the Blood Clan soldiers he had attached himself to.
This blood lake was the usual resting place of the clansmen of the Blood Clan. It was just like an ordinary gathering place. There were many blood castles of different sizes built around the blood lake, and millions of clansmen of the Blood Clan lived around the blood lake.
At this moment, because of the unforeseen event, the entire floating island was filled with the howling of the wind. The clansmen of the Blood Clan near the blood lake were no exception. They were all repairing their weapons and preparing for battle.
As the soldiers walked past the blood castles, the Seal of Mountains and Rivers fell from the bodies of the Blood Clan soldiers and attached itself to the body of an ordinary clansman of the Blood Clan. This clansman was walking in the direction of the blood lake.
"Great ancestor, your descendant is praying. Bless our Blood Clan to walk out of this calamity."
"Pray for the Blood Clan to get through this life and death crisis."
Around the blood lake, there were countless clansmen of the Blood Clan praying. They were constantly throwing blood food or blood stones into the blood lake. The strange thing was that when these things fell into the blood lake, they did not immediately sink into the ground. Instead, they disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if their energy had been sucked dry.
Buzz!
Together with a broken blood stone, the Seal of Mountains and Rivers fell into the blood lake. Under the blood-colored ripples, Xiao Chen carefully controlled the Seal of Mountains and Rivers to sink.
There were layers upon layers of broken bones. There were humans, ferocious beasts, and even other races from the Hundred Worlds. However, they were all submerged in the blood lake, and had not seen the light of day for countless years. Some of them had even been corroded by the blood lake and were filled with holes. This was the world at the bottom of the blood lake.