"Cangyun Realm, Song Lingxue."
Song Ling raised her head, spoke softly to declare her identity, and quietly sized up the person before her.
The figure was indistinct, surrounded by a mist of blood, clearly just a projection; close to forty years old, eight feet tall, clad in a grey martial robe, the edges and sleeves embroidered with golden threads depicting various patterns of Otherkind.
The patterns seemed to bleed, and faintly, the roars of Otherkind could be heard.
"Martial Hall Guide Envoy, Ji Hong, has seen Song Zhenchuan."
The middle-aged man clasped his fists in salute and flipped his hand to produce a blood-colored Spirit Pill, presenting it before Song Lingxue:
"The Hall Master has been informed that you passed the Blood Trial; please, after Song Zhenchuan rests, follow me back to the Martial Hall."
Song Lingxue took the Spirit Pill but did not consume it, manipulating the Blood Fiend beside her to support her body.