Chapter 53 Blood Essence Pearl

"The Dragon Blood Guards? Master, do you mean these guards of the City Lord's residence are the Dragon Blood Guards? They are the family guards of the Dragon family, one of the four major families in West Qin. They are responsible for the safety of the Dragon family's direct line. How could they appear here?"

"Doubting my judgment?"

"I dare not! Master has always possessed extraordinary insights, understanding worldly affairs as if holding them in the palm of his hand. Surely, he would not make a mistake."

"Hmph! Long Qingtian has three sons, and the one in the city should be his second son, Long Xingyun!"

"Long Xingyun, the peerless genius who entered the Divine Realm at the age of twenty-two! He is the most dazzling star of this generation among the four major families!"

"To reach the Divine Realm at twenty-two is truly fearsome! At that age, I had not even transcended the mortal realm!"

"What is Long Xingyun's current cultivation?"

"Second stage of the Divine Realm!"

The woman spoke lightly, and the leaders of the Twelve Rays of Heavenly Radiance secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although Long Xingyun was an exceptional talent, being only at the second stage of the Divine Realm didn't seem too formidable.

"He is only twenty-three this year, crossing two small realms in a year. Among the human race, there are not many talents like him!"

The woman glanced at the crowd, causing the leaders of the surrounding mountain strongholds to change color.

"Crossing two small realms in a year is formidable! If such a person is allowed to grow, it won't be beneficial for us!"

"Regardless of his talent, today, we'll make sure he falls in Donglin City!"

"A few of you should take action and kill them all! Long Xingyun, it's been a while since I killed such a talented individual. I'll personally take his head."

"Yes!"

Several bandit leaders received orders, and like arrows, they killed towards Donglin City. Before their arrival, the terrifying Divine Realm pressure had already descended on the guards of the City Lord's residence.

The Divine Realm utilized spiritual power to unleash attacks, each strike earth-shattering. A casual attack from a Divine Realm warrior could reshape mountains, break rivers, and destroy a region.

As several Divine Realm warriors simultaneously attacked, the guards of the City Lord's residence immediately felt a tremendous pressure descending upon them. The sky seemed to echo with thunder, causing the hairs on their bodies to stand.

Many guards of the City Lord's residence raised their heads. A massive palm imprint, formed by gathered spiritual energy, descended like a cloud from the sky. Simultaneously, a terrifying sword aura, akin to shooting stars, and a world-piercing staff shadow crashed down.

Several Divine Realm warriors joined forces, and the majestic power they displayed seemed as if gods were ruling the mortal realm. Even Luli, witnessing the palm imprint and sword aura, felt an inexplicable horror.

This was the Divine Realm, where each strike seemed capable of annihilating an entire corner of the world.

"Not good, the Divine Realm warriors on the other side have made a move!"

Many guards of the City Lord's residence quickly formed a defensive formation to resist the attacks from the Divine Realm.

Luli could see a shimmering glow of spiritual energy covering the area. After reaching the Transcendent Realm, warriors could release spiritual energy externally, forming blade auras, sword qi, and palm qi, and also use spiritual energy to resist opponents' attacks.

As the guards of the City Lord's residence formed their defensive formation, a vast expanse of spiritual energy radiated.

The palm imprint descended first, with a thunderous roar. Beneath the giant palm, the spiritual energy shield of the guards shattered directly. Dozens of low-powered warriors were instantly turned into pieces, as if smashed by a giant hammer.

Even the strong warriors vomited blood incessantly. The power of a Divine Realm strike was terrifying, something beyond the capability of those in the mortal realm to resist.

As the staff shadow and sword aura also attacked, at this moment, a sword aura soared into the sky. It directly broke through the terrifying sword aura that sought to destroy the world and pierced through the staff shadow, causing it to dissipate.

In the City Lord's residence, there were also Divine Realm experts who made their move, engaging in a battle with the opposing Divine Realm.

Luli observed closely, realizing how formidable the power of Divine Realm warriors truly was. This was the second time he had witnessed Divine Realm warriors in action.

On the hillside, the stunning woman gazed at the carnage in the distance. Suddenly, a blood-red pillar flew out from her sleeve and suspended itself in front of her. The surrounding pure blood essence seemed to be drawn towards the blood-red pillar, which absorbed the essence eagerly.

"For the human race, the more deaths, the better. With the blood of so many human warriors today, my Blood Essence Pearl will be refined!"

As the Blood Essence Pearl absorbed the blood essence, a gradually intensifying red aura completely enveloped the pearl.

Meanwhile, in the City Lord's residence:

"Young Master, the Dragon Blood Twelve Guards have arrived!"

"Good, follow me to the southern city!"

Behind Long Xingyun, the twelve Dragon Blood Guards closely followed. All of them were adorned in blood-red armor, the specialized Crimson Dragon Armor forged by the capital's armory.

In their hands, each held a blood-colored Dragon Blood Blade, also the top-tier equipment crafted by the capital's weaponsmith.

Both the Crimson Dragon Armor and the Dragon Blood Blade had reached the level of spiritual weapons.

At this moment, these were the standard equipment for these elite Dragon Blood Guards, who only followed the commands of the Dragon family's direct line.

Long Xingyun's speed was astonishing. In just a moment, he had appeared in the southern city. He glanced into the distance, as if trying to see through the entire world.

"Miasma, just as expected. No wonder father said there are disturbances from the demon race behind the Twelve Rays of Heavenly Radiance."

"Long Xingyun, you really dare to show up!"

At this moment, an immaculate figure flew across the battlefield filled with blood, standing gracefully in the sky.

She overlooked the entire battlefield, observing Long Xingyun and the Dragon Blood Guards behind him.

In her hand, a blood-colored pearl greedily absorbed the blood essence of the battlefield. The pearl emitted a eerie luster, as if countless blood-colored souls were struggling and roaring within.

"Demon woman, today, I, Long Xingyun, will slay you on the spot!"

"With your strength, you dare to think of killing me? What a joke! Even if your big brother comes, killing him would be as easy as killing an ant."

As she spoke, the woman pressed down with one hand. It seemed as if the entire world was collapsing rapidly, and with just a gentle touch, the terrifying killing intent made it impossible for the warriors below to withstand.

Low-powered warriors instantly burst into pieces, their blood essence interweaving like a blood dragon, being absorbed by the Blood Essence Pearl.

The palm imprint directly descended towards Long Xingyun!

"Attack!"

Behind Long Xingyun, the twelve Dragon Blood Guards had already set up a formation. The Dragon Blood Formation, the signature formation of the Dragon Blood Guards.

As the Dragon Blood Formation activated, a

 blood radiance shot directly towards the gigantic palm imprint, creating a tremendous explosion that rolled across the earth like thunder.

Warriors nearby were torn to pieces in the aftermath.

"Oh, the Dragon Blood Formation, quite interesting. With just twelve Divine Realm experts, you think you can withstand my attack!"

"I'd like to see how many times you can endure it!"

The terrifying palm imprints continued to descend. Each strike was incredibly fearsome. Except for Long Xingyun and his Dragon Blood Guards, there were no more living beings in this area. Numerous warriors were either turned into minced meat or had fled far away.

"I won't play with you any longer. Die!"

Behind the woman, a colossal nine-tailed fox phantom suddenly appeared. The phantom transcended the heavens, like a mountain, gradually solidifying.