Chapter 124 - Grand Priest!
All four of them were startled by the chaos outside and the shouts of a mole. However, no one had entered their room, so their tensed muscles relaxed as they knew that they were not the ones being found out.
“Let’s go check it out!”
Li Jing, whose name might mean “quiet,” had a fiery and resilient personality. She rushed out of the room, and the others had no choice but to follow. “You guys be careful in the Great Blood Hall. No matter what happens, you must not be found out, or it’ll just harm the others!”
This reminder was mostly pointed at Long Chen, seeing as he was young and inexperienced and might be easily intimidated. If they were found out now, all their efforts would be for nought.
They quickly arrived at the Great Blood Hall, which was already filled with people. Most were watching from the railings of the second floor, looking down. Hundreds of people were already gathered here!
Most of them were only bystanders.
Following their gazes, Long Chen looked down and saw many people also watching downstairs. And the center of the crowd was a huge, muscular man with a manic look on his face who was fighting two red-robed men!
Isn’t that the guy who spoke to me earlier? Is he also a mole?
That was the muscular man who had patted Long Chen’s shoulder. He faked that fierce look so well that even I thought he was a true Blood Saint follower. I can’t believe he was found out.
The two men fighting him were naturally two Grand Protectors of the Blood Saints. The man was only at the Ninth Draconic Stage, so how could he ever beat them? Therefore, very soon, he was severely injured and was on the brink of death. “Blood Saints! You should call yourselves Blood Devils! You monsters are committing crimes against the heavens! Sooner or later, you will all face its wrath!”
His eyes were already dyed red with blood and the naked top half of his body was also smeared bloody. Killing intent erupted from him, and he was still fighting with all his might despite his injuries. Although the two Grand Protectors were more powerful than him, they still couldn’t kill him within a short time.
“Wrath of the heavens? The law of nature is survival of the fittest, and men are the same as beasts. Since when did the heavens care?” One of the Grand Protectors smirked coldly.
“How dare you cause trouble right before the Sanguine Sacrificial Ceremony! You brat, you have some guts! In fact, I’ll dig them out of you!”
“Wanna kill me? You’re all coming down with me too!”
Fresh blood sprayed across the whole Great Blood Hall.
“The Grand Priest is here!” someone suddenly called out.
The crowd immediately parted to form a path. A young man with a faint red in his eyebrows, clad in blood-red and white-striped brocade robes walked up to the three fighting men. He looked no more than twenty and had an evil sneer. “Greetings, Grand Priest!”
Everyone other than the two fighting Grand Protectors knelt deeply.
When Li Jing saw the Grand Priest, her face changed and she discreetly pulled Long Chen down when everyone knelt.
She assumed a teenager like Long Chen was the righteous type who might refuse to kneel. What she didn’t expect was for him to kneel faster than her with a sincere look on his face, as if the Grand Priest was his own father.
Long Chen faked the sincere look on his face while he privately watched the Grand Priest. He’s young, but his aura is thick and heavy. His gaze is sharp but evil. A person like this obviously comes from a powerful faction. Liu Lan says he’s the grandson of Emperor Yuan. Looks like that’s true.
Now that he had experienced the terrifying presence of the Grand Priest, he knew it was true that an Earthly Core Realm cultivator was no easy opponent. I still have the blood essence of the Category Four Black-tier Heart Eater. I wonder if that’s enough for me to break into the late Human Core Realm. I must make a breakthrough to stand a chance against him.
After this thought, Long Chen quietened his mind.
The Grand Priest maintained a neutral expression as his gaze swept across the crowd, then he finally looked at the three who were fighting. Long Chen saw a hint of impatience in his eyes. “Two useless idiots.”
The Grand Priest’s flat voice rang coldly across the Great Blood Hall. All the crowd saw was a red flash passing through. Then two figures were launched into the air, spraying out blood as they flew, and then crashed into the ground.
All that remained at the center of the crowd was the Grand Priest smiling faintly and the muscular man. The man was drenched in blood, his breath shallow. The Grand Priest lifted him by his neck so he couldn’t move.
Although his eyes were filled with deep hatred, he was already on the brink of death.
The crowd dared not make a sound. Especially Li Jing and the others, who drew sharp breaths afraid. Long Chen squinted too. This bastard is indeed a difficult one. How will I save Lingqing ...
Long Chen felt a great weight on his chest.
The two Grand Protectors who had been blasted into the air ignored their injuries and fearfully knelt in front of the Grand Priest, begging for mercy. “We were useless; we couldn’t even deal with a man at the Draconic Realm! But, Grand Priest, we hope you’ll see that we have been loyal to the Blood Saints for many years, and we beg you for mercy!”
The Grand Priest glanced at them and told them to get lost. Both of them hurriedly clambered to their feet and fled.
If his own Grand Protectors were afraid of him, this meant that he was a terrifying presence.
“Sister Li, now that the Grand Priest is here, should we take the chance to go to the Blood House?” Long Chen suddenly asked at this critical moment.
Li Jing jumped and quickly whispered, “Shut up! And there are five other Sect Elders in the Blood House, so it’ll be useless if we go now!”
The scene was still rapidly unfolding.
The Grand Priest dragged the large man and finally raised him high up in front of him. Although he wasn’t as big as the man was, the latter’s legs sagged weakly on the ground and could no longer support his weight. “I can’t believe you dared sneak into the Blood Saints ...” teased the Grand Priest.
“You monster! One day ... You will die a tragic death!” spat the dying man through gritted teeth.
“Really?” The Grand Priest grinned nonchalantly. “Strength is the most important thing one can have. If someone stronger than me came here and defeated me, I would have nothing to say. However, there is obviously no one powerful enough to do that here, I shall do whatever I want ...”
“You deserve to die!” The man spat a mouthful of blood.
“I deserve to die? You even have the guts to curse me! Whatever, I’ll make you suffer for it.”
Before he finished his sentence, under the shocked gazes of the crowd, the Grand Priest suddenly grabbed the man’s arm and tugged hard. Blood flowed immediately!
He had pulled off the man’s arm with brute strength!
The Grand Priest held the man, who was screaming in pain, in one hand and his arm in the other, letting the fresh blood spray on his face and body while maintaining his chilling sneer.
R-rip!
He tossed the arm on the ground and then pulled off the man’s other arm. His face was now fully painted with blood, while the other people had gone numb from the man’s shrieks.
Long Chen and the rest clenched their fists tightly as they watched.
The man was already severely injured from his fight. Adding a traumatic injury such as this, paired with the intense pain from his internal injuries, his life finally ended. If he hadn’t died, he would have had to suffer even more.
Tossing the man’s body on the ground, the Grand Priest licked the blood off his lips and mumbled, “A man’s blood indeed tastes different from a woman’s, especially a girl’s blood ...”
Although he was talking to himself, the crowd kept quiet in fear.
“That psychotic bastard!”
If it wasn’t for Long Chen’s threat, the righteous Ling Xi would have rushed forward to fight him already! “I’ve literally never met such a disgusting person in my life! Long Chen, promise me that you will kill him! We mustn’t let him hurt any more people!”
“I know.”
Long Chen’s killing intent was more intense than Ling Xi’s, but they hadn’t found Yang Lingqing yet. The Blood Saints still had the upper hand, so Long Chen dared not act rashly.
The Grand Priest looked around and chuckled, his chilling voice reaching every corner of the room. “The Sanguine Sacrificial Ceremony will start very soon. Seeing as most of you are here today, I’ll make an announcement now ...”
“Yes, Grand Priest!”
Although he was covered in blood, he spoke as if he hadn’t noticed it at all.
“Due to the presence of a special someone, this Sanguine Sacrificial Ceremony will be much grander and more important than the ones before. Everyone, you must work harder. We must ensure the success of this ceremony, even if it costs you your lives!”
“We will do our best!”
“Through fire and through blood, we shall persevere!”
“Good, very good!” Under the passionate eyes of the crowd, the Grand Priest clapped a few times. His gaze slowly turned icy as he looked around once more. “I know there are more moles in this crowd, but watch closely and you’ll find that this place belongs to me. This man could be you, be it in two hours, or in a day.
“The girls are locked in my Blood House. Dear moles, if you are interested, you may come to the Blood House. I will be waiting.”
His gaze seemed to pierce into every person. Even the followers who weren’t moles felt chills. “That is all I wanted to say. You all may leave. Let’s all await tomorrow night with great anticipation! The Almighty Blood Saints!”
“The Almighty Blood Saints!”
The Grand Priest, still drenched in blood, walked off amidst the shouts and left the body in the Great Blood Hall. Long Chen and the others left too. When they were back in the small room, all four of them looked somber.
“With the Grand Priest there, it’ll be impossible for us to slip into the underground city before the ceremony.”
“Looks like we’ll only be able to make our move during the Sanguine Sacrificial Ceremony ...”
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