Beginning of Book 3: "Desert of Blood!"
That moment, just that one moment, has changed the course of my life for all eternity. The death of my beloved had taught me one of the most important lessons in all of my life. But I felt no joy in that. No joy, no happiness, only anger.
No rational thought ran through my mind at that moment; in fact, I was not even thinking at all. I sat on my knees with my head facing the ground; tears struggled to get out of my eyes, but instead of falling, they only served as a fuel to my rising anger.
The rest of my group had gloomy expressions on their faces, especially Richard, who said, "I have watched enough. I may be unable to act, but the others are. Go ahead, my disciples!"
They all nodded and closed in, but they stopped halfway. Startled, they heard a faint sound.
A sound filled with sadness, and most of all, evil. Even Emperor Sun was startled by this sudden event and turned to its source.
The grin came from me, now crazed and hungry for blood. I had only one thought in my mind that moment. Kill! Kill! Kill! KILL!!
In my body, I felt something being born. It felt like something was waiting for the right moment to be born, and it found that moment. The fire of my anger seemed to materialize and fill every inch of my body.
I looked up and faced the Emperor, then said one word after the other, though the words did not come from my mouth but from everywhere, slamming into the Emperor and his company, "You have put me in a very difficult position, Emperor Sun! I don't know if I have to hate you for killing my girlfriend, or if I have to thank you for teaching me this one lesson I didn't understand before."
"Huh?" exclaimed the Emperor. Richard frowned as I continued, "I did not understand it before, but now, it is very clear.
"Power can only come from pain!"
As I finished saying that, the air started to turn cold. The very sky started to turn blood-red in color. If someone were to come from outside the planet and look at it, they would see that Earth was surrounded by a red globe, and it was impossible to see what was happening inside! The whole sphere turned into a blood planet!
As for me, I started floating in the way that I would transform into Pangu, except this time, Pangu wasn't there to aid my transformation!
"That aura..." muttered Richard. Then, he seemed to realize something as his expression changed greatly and he shouted, "RETREAT TO MY SIDE! IF YOU ARE NOT HERE BEFORE HE COMPLETES THE TRANSFORMATION, THEN YOU WILL DIE WITHOUT A SHRED OF DOUBT!"
My fellow apprentices were shocked, but they followed Richard's advice and hurried back.
As for the Emperor and his companions, they were all shocked and were at a loss about what to do. They were not the only ones that felt that way. I could feel the terror spreading across the world coming from mortals and cultivators alike. Their terror was justified, though, as even Richard felt fear.
He waved his hand and a transparent barrier engulfed them. However, it showed signs of instability. The transformation didn't take long, and when it ended, I hovered there like the supreme entity of the entire world.
My hair turned red, as well as my eyes, which gave off a red glowing aura. My surroundings were completely red too. Behind me, you could see that there was a figure of a giant, just like the one that I recently created but was unstable. But now, it was completely stable! The Divine Eye appeared on my forehead and glowed brightly as well!
"Welcome to my Blood World!" a very ghostly voice came out of the heavens and slammed into my opponents. "May I introduce you to the Blood God. Here, I am the lord. I am the supreme existence. I am your doom! In this world, no one marked by me will be able to escape death; even if you were death itself, you will DIE!"
The Blood God behind me moved its right hand and pointed at the Emperor's company, including Tai Yang, but excluding Emperor Sun. Immediately, screams of agony filled the place as their bodies were rapidly disintegrating into a red mist that was absorbed by the dome. As for their souls, they were swallowed by the projection, to be tormented in a living hell.
The inside of the Blood God was just like any underworld!
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Updated on 31/5/2026