Looking at the Heart Demon Emperor reduced to a mere stick by his own hand, Lin Fan felt a twinge of reluctance to strike again. But he shrugged it off—there was no turning back now. The Heart Demon Emperor would surely see him as an enemy from this point on. One strike was as good as many; there was no harm in adding a few more.
The Heart Demon Emperor was a dominant force in the Blood Realm, thriving on heart demons. He was practically immortal—so long as heart demons existed in the world, he would never truly perish. The Blood Realm was filled with vicious and ruthless beings, and the Heart Demon Emperor’s heart demons had long spread throughout that realm. However, this was the first time he had ever come to the Xuanhuang Realm, and his heart demons had not yet taken root in human minds here.
Therefore, even if Lin Fan killed him here, the Heart Demon Emperor would not be able to resurrect in the Xuanhuang Realm.
At this moment, the Heart Demon Emperor, reduced to a limbless stump, was wrapped in a swirling mass of black mist, his limbs and head slowly regenerating.
This ability was similar to Lin Fan’s “Limb Regeneration”—both relied on consuming one’s own primal essence to compensate for physical loss.
Who knew how much vital blood remained in the Heart Demon Emperor now, or how much power the newly regenerated limbs would hold.
In the blink of an eye, the Heart Demon Emperor’s body had fully restored itself.
Lin Fan, without hesitation, raised the Eternal Axe. A brilliant arc of axe-light illuminated the heavens, and once again, the Heart Demon Emperor’s limbs were severed.
“Heaven and Earth Crucible, refine!”
“Ding, refinement successful.”
“Ding, obtained one drop of Heart Demon Emperor’s vital blood.”
“Ding, obtained another drop.”
…
“Ugh, I guess I shouldn’t have expected too much. The Heart Demon Emperor has been completely drained.”
This time, Lin Fan collected more than twenty drops of vital blood. Whether that was enough to break through the barrier remained to be seen.
Lin Fan fell silent for a moment, then his eyes lit up—he had an idea.
A year had already passed. The Blood Demon Emperor should have mostly recovered by now. If he summoned him now for another round, the results would surely be even better.
The thought made Lin Fan burst into laughter.
Sometimes, being clever was a kind of crime.
Lin Fan slapped his backpack, and in an instant, the Blood Stone Gate floated into the air, suspended in the void. Its surface, covered in blood patterns, radiated a terrifying power.
The students watching from a distance felt a chill run down their spines as they beheld the crimson gate, an instinctive fear rising from deep within.
“What is that gate? The aura it exudes is spine-chilling.”
“I don’t know. It’s something the teacher produced—maybe he’s about to do something big.”
“Ah, our teacher truly is our teacher. Everything he brings out is beyond our comprehension.”
To these students, if they hadn’t reunited with their teacher again, they might have felt a sense of pride. After all, in the past two years, some had encountered great opportunities, and others had seen things they once could only dream of.
But now, that pride was utterly shattered.
Compared to their teacher, they were like frogs at the bottom of a well.
“Offer the Chains of Rule.”
“Come forth, Blood Demon Emperor.”
In an instant, chains of cosmic law burst from his backpack, swirling and twisting like ascending dragons, reaching into the unknown.
Sometimes, Lin Fan himself wondered—who exactly was he offering to? Definitely not the Heavenly Dao.
“Boom—”
The Blood Stone Gate was violently thrown open by an immense force. From within, a chilling presence surged outward from the crimson world inside.
“Who dares summon this Emperor…?”
Though the Blood Demon Emperor had not yet appeared, his vast, awe-inspiring voice echoed across the entire Cangling Continent from within the gate.
From the Blood Stone Gate, a massive, scaled, blood-colored foot suddenly stepped forth—its leg alone was no less imposing than the Heart Demon Emperor’s.
Lin Fan’s students stared in shock at the unfolding scene.
They realized another terrifying being was about to emerge.
They couldn’t fathom why their teacher had summoned such a terrifying presence from beyond the gate. Perhaps the Heart Demon Emperor was simply too powerful, and this being was needed to suppress him?
That was the only explanation they could come up with.
“It’s me, Heart Demon Emperor. Long time no see. Come out,” Lin Fan said with a smile, gazing at the Blood Stone Gate in the void.
“Hmm…”
At that moment, the massive blood-colored leg about to land on the ground suddenly paused, as if it had heard something terrifying.
Back in the Blood Realm…
The Blood Demon Emperor had been living rather comfortably lately. Ever since he had been brutally tortured a year ago by that terrifying figure, he had learned a valuable lesson.
To be a demon, one must be humble and low-key.
Whenever someone offered a sacrifice and summoned him, he would simply extend a hand and crush everything effortlessly.
Just as he was about to rest, he suddenly sensed another summoning.
This delighted him—he felt this was exactly the kind of life he needed.
And this time, the summoner had offered a massive amount of offerings, attempting to call forth his true form. This thrilled the Blood Demon Emperor.
At last, he would have the chance to experience the charm of another world and spread his glory across it.
Letting countless beings worship and revere him.
Although every time he was summoned, the offerings were always taken by some unknown cosmic force, the Blood Demon Emperor still found joy in these moments. Each time he left the Blood Realm and entered a new world, it was a moment of joy.
“This Emperor comes. You insignificant insect, where is your enemy?” The Blood Demon Emperor’s towering form finally emerged in Cangling Continent, his colossal body overlooking the heavens and earth. A blissful smile spread across his domineering face.
Indeed… the air here was so fresh.
The Blood Demon Emperor was ecstatic, though he didn’t yet know what kind of enemy awaited him.
How should he subdue this foe to display his might, so that these insignificant beings would forever remember his majestic form?
But at that moment, the Blood Demon Emperor suddenly heard a voice that seemed oddly familiar, and his heart jolted.
It was a voice he recognized, yet also one he hadn’t heard in a long, long time.
“Blood Demon Emperor, why so silent?”
That familiar yet strange voice rang out again.
The Blood Demon Emperor, recalling the voice, felt his ironclad composure begin to crack.
“This can’t be happening… Could I really be this unlucky?” A sense of dread crept into his heart.
To confirm his suspicion, the Blood Demon Emperor looked up at the blue sky, took a deep breath, and then cast his domineering gaze downward.
At that single glance, the Blood Demon Emperor froze.
Down below, a tiny figure, no bigger than an ant, waved at him.
Like an old friend reuniting after many years.
“Hey, Blood Demon Emperor…” Lin Fan greeted with a smile.
The Blood Demon Emperor looked down, his once-majestic expression vanishing in an instant, replaced by a stunned blankness. In a flash, two streams of blood tears flowed from his eyes.
A gentle breeze passed…
The two drops of blood tears drifted through the sky.
At that moment, the Blood Demon Emperor knew exactly what to do—because beside Lin Fan, he saw the Heart Demon Emperor, utterly broken and unrecognizable from his previous form.
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