Chapter 1075: Interests (Please Subscribe)_1
Xu Sheng, upon hearing Duanmu Lian's words, calmly glanced at her and explained, "Just as you see, there's something strange about the Blood Pool. When the number of people around it reaches a certain limit, it forcibly extracts the blood from their bodies!"
To be able to forcibly extract the blood from the bodies of those in the Immortal Monarch Realm speaks volumes of how heaven-defying the treasure within this Blood Pool must be!
Upon hearing this, Duanmu Lian's delicate face rarely showed a hint of anger as she stared at Xu Sheng and said, "Xu Sheng, if there was something strange about the Blood Pool, why didn't you say anything earlier? If you had, we wouldn't have lost two Elders!"
If she had spoken earlier, those two Elders would definitely have been able to survive; they needn't have accompanied the other Elders in death!
Xu Sheng couldn't help but be stunned, somewhat surprised by the agitation in Duanmu Lian's tone...
Having regained her composure, she said apologetically, "Miss Lian, don't be angry, it was indeed my fault..."
Were those two Elders that important to her? She had totally not expected this!
Hearing the apology, Duanmu Lian took a deep breath and said somewhat excitedly, "What's the use of apologizing now? They have already died in vain! All because you omitted a single sentence!!"
It wasn't the killing of the two Duanmu Family Elders by the Blood Pool that angered her, but the fact that Xu Sheng had hidden the truth...
No matter what, these Elders were key pillars of the Duanmu Clan; even if they were only in the Daluo Jinxian Realm, being alive was far better than being dead!
Xu Sheng's disregard for life was completely opposite to her own character!
Seeing Duanmu Lian becoming increasingly agitated, Zhou Qingruo's amber Beautiful Eyes turned colder as she reminded, "Duanmu Lian, you're going too far with your words. Xu Sheng has already deliberately located those two burdens at the back, who would have expected the Elders on the other side to suddenly change their target!"
After pausing for a moment, she continued, "Moreover, if you had been able to stop the Elders from the opposing side, would they have died?"
As she said the last sentence, her tone also grew significantly heavier...
Xu Sheng, seeing this, shook her head and said, "Qingruo, it's alright. It was indeed my negligence this time for not speaking about this matter, so it's normal for Miss Lian to blame me!"
After all, who could have expected that the enemies would cease their assault on us and turn to attack those two Elders in the rear?
However, she could more or less guess the opponent's intentions; they were likely targeting the two weaker Elders, considering capturing them alive for leverage...
Given Duanmu Lian's personality, she would definitely be forced into a passive position because of this...
Therefore, the fact that the Blood Pool forcibly drained their blood might not necessarily be a bad thing!
Meanwhile, the emotionally charged Duanmu Lian, upon hearing these chilly words, abruptly snapped back to reality...
Regaining her senses, she realized just how domineering and unreasonable her words had been just moments ago...
Subsequently, she looked back at Xu Sheng and pursed her lips as if to offer an explanation...
Deep down, she couldn't help worrying about whether Xu Sheng might think less of her because of this...
But Xu Sheng was the first to chuckle lightly and say, "There's no need to explain, Miss Lian; I understand everything you just said! Just forget about it!"
Duanmu Lian's Beautiful Eyes flickered with a few flashes of an unusual light as she coughed and said, "Cough cough... is that so... well, that's for the best!"
Immediately afterward, as if thinking of something, she fixed her gaze on some Clan Elders from other families, her tone laden with heavy killing intent...
"However... these fellows here... truly have made me angry now!"
The other Clan Leaders, ready to watch a spectacle, saw that their relationship had normalized and were all marked with big question marks on their foreheads!
One of the Elders, confused, mumbled, "Eh?? Weren't they just in-fighting? How did they calm down so quickly?"
Another Elder said with resentment, "Damn it! I was thinking about launching a surprise attack while they were in internal strife, but their faces change faster than flipping through a book!"
"Everyone, be careful. Although we've dealt with those two Daluo Golden Immortal Realm Elders, we've also lost a few Elders because of the Blood Pool!"
"I really don't know what you are afraid of; we still have more than ten people. Even in a war of attrition, we could wear down the opposition!"
The Elder at the very front clenched his teeth, deciding something deep within his heart…
Then suddenly, he raised his Beautiful Eyes, staring directly at the Xu Sheng in front of him, and seriously proposed, "Elder Xu, why don't we both take a step back?"
Hearing his words, the Elders behind him also showed expressions of confusion and puzzlement…
It was clear they could overwhelm the opposition with numbers, and yet he proposed an unnecessary step back!
Xu Sheng's dark pupils flickered a few times. He extended his hand to stop Duanmu Lian and Zhou Qingruo, who were ready to take action, and calmly crossed his arms…
With a smile, he said, "Oh? Even at this point, you can still speak of taking a step back, interesting!"
The Elder opposite him ignored the mockery in Xu Sheng's words and coldly continued, "Elder Xu, you must be aware that the Blood Pool still requires a significant amount of fresh blood to activate, so…"
He intentionally left his sentence unfinished…
This statement caused Xu Sheng's pupils to shrink slightly, and he indifferently said, "If you have the courage, it's not impossible!"
The Elders behind him, hearing the truncated conversation between the two, showed expressions of displeasure…
"What kind of riddle are you still talking about? Hurry up and take them down! Damn it!"
"Exactly! If it weren't for the treasures, my Xiao Clan wouldn't have the time to play house with you here!"
"Something's wrong, I have an uneasy premonition. Let's get this over with quickly to avoid any unexpected changes!"
Amidst their dissatisfied murmuring, an abrupt change occurred…
The Elder who had been talking to Xu Sheng decisively turned around, gripping his Personal Sword tightly and in an instant channeled his Sword Qi into it. In just one second, he mercilessly beheaded three Elders…
And the Elders from his own Clan reacted immediately, also mercilessly joining in the attack…
In an instant, the blood of other Clan's Elders spilled across the entire scene…
Every person's face showed an expression of disbelief as they slumped powerlessly into the blood, losing all chance of ascension…
At this moment, the only ones left in the entire space were Xu Sheng, a few others, and the five Elders of this particular Clan!
Duanmu Lian gasped in shock, exclaiming, "To think they would so decisively kill their comrades!"
Zhou Qingruo, who was nearby, scoffed at the remark, "Their relationship was never strong enough to be called comrades, just a temporary alliance formed for mutual interests!"
Xu Sheng's lips curled up slightly as he said quietly, "Yes, as Qingruo mentioned, for a large enough benefit, there's nothing one would not do!"
After his words fell, the leading Elder from the opposite side cautiously looked towards Xu Sheng…
"Elder Xu, we can share the victory now, right?"
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