Although there was a small incident, the banquet proceeded as scheduled, and in the end, all the rebel kings departed happily.
However, a small group of people couldn’t contain themselves and secretly gathered together.
In a remote tent, the surroundings appeared deserted, yet a formation had been secretly set up, and an additional barrier ensured not even a whisper could escape.
“That Three Mao True Immortal is truly formidable! With just one magical artifact, he managed to slay a mighty warrior like Pan Feng outright, even under the combined influence of the military camp’s aura and Xu Zongwu’s fortune!”
A female reincarnator who was with Li Zizai hugged her arms, speaking with slight trepidation. Her perception seemed extremely powerful, and she had been the most frightened during the earlier commotion.
“Hehe… If my dear sister is scared, you’re more than welcome to join our Blood Oath Alliance! We don’t even consider a mere Grand Master worth our attention!”
The woman with Song Jin was also present, standing with several people behind her. Their auras were mighty and sinister, and they wore bewitching smiles as they surveyed the dozen or so reincarnators inside the tent: “As long as you join our Blood Oath Alliance, we will naturally protect you!”
“Especially for Brother Li, if you’re willing to come, our alliance leader especially appreciates talented individuals, and I’m sure he won’t hesitate to offer you a position as an elder!”
Li Zizai laughed heartily: “An elder position is fine, but if you can ensure my survival through this mission, I wouldn’t mind selling my life to you!”
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of all the reincarnators in the tent changed dramatically!
The Temple of the Main God! Reincarnation missions! Punishment by elimination!
It was like a heavy mountain pressing on everyone’s hearts constantly.
Even though the Blood Oath Alliance was powerful and domineering, the woman’s expression also changed upon hearing this, clearly at a loss for words.
“We have all witnessed the might of the rebel kings’ faction. Their armies are formidable, and talented figures emerge endlessly. Take today’s Three Mao True Immortal, for instance—his power is truly inscrutable. Yet historical records show they were utterly crushed, with some not even leaving a name behind. Everyone should grasp the sheer terror of this!”
Li Zizai’s expression darkened.
“And this time, most of your Blood Oath Alliance elders have gathered here. For what reason? Is your alliance leader also in this mission?”
Li Zizai asked several questions, each one as sharp and ruthless as a military strategy, hitting the nail on the head!
“That’s right! Why did your Blood Oath Alliance have so many members this time, even gathering all the elders? Do you have any hidden agenda? You must give us an explanation!”
A reincarnator immediately shouted.
“Explanation? Fine! I’ll give it to you right now!”
An eerie laughter suddenly echoed around, and the previously silent Song Jin’s expression changed, blurting out: “Deputy Alliance Leader?!”
“Deputy Alliance Leader of the Blood Oath Alliance? Oh no! Be careful!”
Li Zizai’s face changed drastically. His long spear, behind his back, vibrated on its own without any wind, automatically blocking in front of him, as if the weapon had a spirit protecting its master!
Puh!
Unfortunately, it was already too late!
Even with Li Zizai’s sharp eyesight, he could only see a blood-colored shadow pounce on the outspoken reincarnator before landing on the ground, transforming into a black-clothed, white-haired youth with a pale face and a childish appearance. In his hand was an object still pulsing and dripping blood.
Crunch!
At this moment, the childlike youth unhesitatingly clenched his hand, as if a blood-red flower bloomed in his palm: “Be grateful! Now, someone like you still doesn’t even qualify to catch this old man’s attention!”
“You… you… I… I…”
The reincarnator who had spoken out wore an expression of boundless fear, trembling as he looked down and saw a patch of blood blossoming on his chest like a plum blossom, before suddenly collapsing, lifeless.
Without hesitation, this child had attacked and killed someone, instantly making his image in everyone’s mind akin to an evil demon!
“It’s really you! The Child-Eater! Never thought your Blood Oath Alliance would even send down the Deputy Alliance Leader!”
Li Zizai swept his spear, shielding Ruan Zhiyu behind him, his face filled with seriousness: “What exactly are your intentions?”
The name “Child-Eater” was clearly well-known. At this point, the reincarnators in the tent all instinctively shrank their heads, even the elders of the Blood Oath Alliance looked somewhat uneasy.
All of this was because of the terrifying reputation of this individual!
It was said that this person was naturally indifferent, heartless, had once killed his adoptive parents, secretly cultivated demonic techniques, and was wanted by the entire cultivation world. Later, within the Temple of the Main God, he became even more extreme.
The Child-Eater cultivated a forbidden art from the Witch Sect—the “True Scripture of the Violet Malevolence,” which specialized in refining demonic bloodlines to resurrect the primordial form of an ancient evil deity. The essence of blood was notoriously difficult to gather. Initially, this individual remained trapped at the Blood Demon Yang stage, preserving a childlike visage. Yet, following a certain mission, his cultivation advanced explosively, attaining the Violet Blood Demon Yang realm. He even succeeded in refining a single drop of an evil god’s blood, restoring his adult form. His power grew unfathomable, and his temperament became even more ruthless, vicious, and sinister.
“Deputy Alliance Leader, why have you come here?”
To Li Zizai’s surprise, when they saw the Child-Eater, the members of the Blood Oath Alliance were even more astonished than he was.
“How should I know?”
The Child-Eater spat: “What bad luck! This mission is different from the usual. I even suspect the Alliance Leader has been selected too…”
“The Alliance Leader? Him?”
Song Jin and others were stunned, their faces showing shock, clearly indicating the high status the Alliance Leader held in their hearts.
Moreover, the only one capable of subduing the Child-Eater was the Blood Oath Alliance Leader himself.
“Is that true or false?”
Instantly, many asked.
“How should I know?” The Child-Eater rolled his eyes: “As soon as I arrived, I was caught up in the mission, spending a great deal of effort to deal with loose ends, nearly missing this Golden Pond Gathering…”
Song Jin, seeing his evident increase in power, secretly rolled his eyes: “Probably went off to kill people and refine blood or something…”
“As Deputy Alliance Leader, when the Alliance Leader is absent, I naturally take command. Do you all accept this?”
The Child-Eater sneered.
“Of course, we obey your orders!”
Song Jin and others hurriedly bowed.
“Hehe… And you lot?”
The Child-Eater turned his gaze to Li Zizai and the other idle reincarnators.
“Old Li has already laid out the conditions. If you can protect us through this mission, I wouldn’t mind selling my life to you!”
Li Zizai declared loudly.
“Tch… Being assigned to the rebel kings’ side is really bad luck!”
The Child-Eater’s face also turned grim. Even he felt a chill at the thought of elimination by the Temple of the Main God: “You fools, didn’t you try to warn those rebel kings? What use are you then?”
With that, a terrifying killing intent emerged, and his eyes seemed to emit green light.
“Please allow me to explain, Deputy Alliance Leader. We are of little importance; some of us couldn’t even get an audience with the rebel kings, let alone Xu Zongwu, who is busy with countless affairs…”
Song Jin and the female elder bitterly explained: “A few of us who managed to secure positions tried to subtly suggest to the rebel kings that they should be prepared against fire attacks, but we were immediately dismissed as nonsense. Worse, one elder was even hunted down after that… Later, we confirmed that Green Forest King among the Twenty-seven Beacon Fires had secretly defected to the imperial court, turning around to falsely accuse that elder of being a spy… Fortunately, we usually kept our hands clean and didn’t maintain many contacts, or we would have been caught in one sweep!”
“Ah… Fate!”
Upon hearing this, the Child-Eater sighed with regret: “Heaven’s will cannot be defied! The grand trend cannot be resisted! Could it be that the Temple of the Main God wants us all to die in this mission?”
Fate plays tricks on people, blinding their senses, making them unaware they are already at the gates of hell.
Clearly, most of the current forty rebel kings were in such a state.
This was heaven’s decree!
Even with Wu Ming’s identity, persuading Han Hulin might not necessarily work, let alone these reincarnators.
“Fine, your mission should only be to ensure the survival of one rebel king, not necessarily to capture Shengjing, right?”
The Child-Eater scanned the room: “Now I order all reincarnators from different factions to stop infighting and unite against the enemy. Anyone who disobeys, I will kill first!”
“Next, we will unify our commands to see what methods we can employ…”
As the Child-Eater spoke, a cold gleam flickered in his eyes, thinking of rumors about the alliance leader.
“Who’s there?”
Suddenly, his expression changed again. With a wave of his hand, a blood-red energy surged forth, flying toward a corner of the tent.
“Hehe… Hehe…”
A ghostly shadow appeared, then quickly vanished into thin air. Many reincarnators cried out in alarm, activating the formation to intercept it, but they watched the ghostly shadow emit bursts of spiritual light, easily escaping.
“Pursue! No matter how high the sky or how deep the earth, we must chase it down. Otherwise, if the information leaks to other reincarnators, it’s one thing, but if it reaches the natives of history, do you want to wait for elimination?”
The Child-Eater let out a long, sharp whistle, transforming into a streak of blood flame, chasing out fiercely.
“That’s right! At least he made one good point. If the information leaks, we might face punishment and elimination!”
Li Zizai’s expression was resolute: “Zhiyu, I’m counting on you!”
“There! Over there!”
Ruan Zhiyu climbed onto Li Zizai’s back, closing his eyes as a golden vertical eye appeared on his forehead: “The opponent is fast, already out of the military camp!”
“Pursue!”
The reincarnators exchanged glances, united in their pursuit, chasing after the shadow.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
For the convenience of the meeting, the tent they had chosen was originally at the corner of the main camp. At this moment, with a single flip, they rushed out of the camp, arriving at a vast wilderness.
“East! There are signs of a fight, one of them with blood energy like flames; it must be that Child-Eater!”
Ruan Zhiyu, on Li Zizai’s back, slowly said, frowning and showing a hint of pain on his face.
“Quickly! The Blood Oath Alliance will lead the charge. Also, Brother Lin and Brother Zhao, please flank from both sides. I’ll cut off his retreat!”
As they ran, Li Zizai gritted his teeth and quickly assigned tasks, even accurately calling out the names of the reincarnators present, organizing everything methodically.
“Agreed!”
At this moment, even Song Jin did not object.
“Attack!”
Forming an encirclement, the group charged into the scene, seeing a chaotic battlefield where the Child-Eater seemed to have transformed into a raging blood flame, his energy fierce as he pursued a shadowy figure!
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