Devouring Soul Emperor

’This guy...’

Mu Xiaoxiao gave Chu Qingyun a deep look. Then, without further hesitation, she took the Hundred Herbs Essence Pill and closed her eyes to quietly heal.

While they both healed, Chu Qingyun sat quietly to the side, sending a sliver of his Heart and Mind into his Qi Sea.

Chu Qingyun was speechless as he looked at the colorful Light Card floating next to his Devouring Martial Soul.

He knew that his body would become completely immobile and vulnerable whenever his consciousness entered the Illusion Realm. Because of this, Chu Qingyun had always made sure he was in a safe place before entering the illusionary space.

But he never expected that this time, he would be so captivated by his insights into the Sword Intent that he would involuntarily enter the Illusion Realm, leaving his body completely defenseless in a dangerous place like the Blood Sect ruins!

’This can’t happen again. I was lucky to have Mu Xiaoxiao and Dai with me this time. If they hadn’t been here, the consequences would have been unthinkable...’

Chu Qingyun’s expression turned serious. In his heart, he became highly vigilant about this matter.

He thought for a moment, then drew a strand of Devouring Power from the nearby Devouring Martial Soul and used it to completely envelop the Light Card.

This way, if his consciousness wanted to enter the Light Card, he would first have to consciously withdraw the Devouring Power, which would prevent similar incidents from happening again.

"Chu Qingyun, what was wrong with you just now? I couldn’t wake you up no matter how much I called, leaving me to fight two of them by myself..."

Aided by the elixir, Mu Xiaoxiao’s injuries healed quickly. In less than two minutes, she opened her eyes, her complexion rosy once more.

"Just now... haha, I got too immersed in comprehending that Sword Intent. My apologies," Chu Qingyun laughed, brushing the question aside.

"I’ve never heard of someone comprehending Sword Intent until they pass out..." Mu Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes at him.

"But why do you have so many Healing Elixirs? That jade bottle probably had more than ten pills in it, right? And you have a Storage Ring. Didn’t you say you were from some small place in the Great Xia Dynasty?" Mu Xiaoxiao asked curiously.

"Well... there’s a reason for that, of course."

"By the way, I think I heard you say you wouldn’t let the three people chasing us leave the Blood-soaked Land alive. Such bold words. Your background must be extraordinary, right?" Chu Qingyun changed the subject.

Mu Xiaoxiao’s expression shifted slightly. Her eyes darted around, and she pouted, "That has nothing to do with you."

Clearly, she didn’t want to talk about it either.

"If you won’t tell me, I’ll ask Dai. Dai, what are your identities?" At this moment, Dai had also opened his eyes, though his face was still very pale.

Although the elixir had healed most of his injuries, it couldn’t immediately replenish the large amount of blood he’d lost from his internal and external wounds.

Dai heard Chu Qingyun’s question just as he finished healing.

He thought for a moment and was about to speak, but Mu Xiaoxiao quickly cut him off. "Dai, don’t you dare! Don’t you tell him who we are!"

Dai nodded, gave Chu Qingyun a simple-minded smile, and said, "Big Bro, the boss told me not to reveal our identities, so I can’t tell you."

"That’s fine," Chu Qingyun also smiled, then immediately followed up, "Then where are you from?"

"Cold Star City. We’re from Cold Star City." This time, Dai answered without a second thought.

Cold Star City!

Chu Qingyun was a little surprised.

Although he hadn’t been in the Blood-soaked Land for long, he had heard of Cold Star City. It was the main base of the Cold Star Gang, one of the two major gangs in the Blood-soaked Land.

"You... you’re even bullying Dai!"

Mu Xiaoxiao, furious, kicked Chu Qingyun.

Looking at the sky, he saw it was getting late.

Chu Qingyun stood up and said to Mu Xiaoxiao, "I have some business to take care of. The Blood Sect ruins are full of all sorts of people right now, so don’t you two wander off. Just wait for me here."

Mu Xiaoxiao nodded and didn’t ask any more questions.

Just before leaving, something occurred to Chu Qingyun. He took out a dark red Elixir Pill condensed from Demon Beast flesh and blood from his Storage Ring, tossed it to Dai, and told him to consume it bit by bit.

That type of dark red Elixir Pill could replenish Physical Strength. According to Chu Qingyun’s guess, it should also be beneficial for physical recovery.

After leaving the Elixir Pill, Chu Qingyun quickly disappeared into the distance.

Dai did as Chu Qingyun said and consumed about half of the dark red Elixir Pill. He then felt a warmth spread throughout his body, and his complexion quickly changed from pale to rosy.

Just half an Elixir Pill had allowed Dai’s body to recover completely!

Looking at the remaining half of the Elixir Pill in her hand, Mu Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but fall into deep thought. ’So many elixirs, and this kind of magical pill... What a mysterious guy.’

At that moment, Mu Xiaoxiao realized she was finding it hard to see through Chu Qingyun...

The business Chu Qingyun had to attend to was, of course, to eliminate the Ninth Prince, Yu Chen. He had promised Xia He he would do this. Otherwise, if Yu Chen really became a Sect Disciple, Xia He would likely meet a tragic end.

Chu Qingyun still remembered the direction Yu Chen and his group had gone. He hurried that way, concentrating his focus to carefully scout the surroundings for any sign of movement.

Because his Soul Power was far greater than an ordinary person’s, his Spiritual Sense had always been exceptionally sharp.

Before long, the sun gradually sank below the horizon, and the entire Blood Sect ruins were plunged into darkness.

The night was a significant handicap, even for experts at the Martial Spirit Level.

Therefore, many of the people who had entered the Blood Sect ruins chose to rest. After a full day of clamor, the ruins became unusually quiet.

Chu Qingyun followed that direction, searching a large area for over two hours, but he still couldn’t find Yu Chen and his group.

Just then, Chu Qingyun passed by a side hall.

By the moonlight, Chu Qingyun gave it a casual glance and saw many corpses lying scattered about outside the hall. The surroundings were also filled with obvious signs of a battle.

This was a normal sight. The presence of a building meant there might be Treasure inside, which would naturally lead to conflict.

Chu Qingyun naturally had no interest in a building that had already been looted, so he glanced at it and continued on his way.

However, after just a few steps, he suddenly felt a strange sensation and turned back to the side hall.

Chu Qingyun extended his hand, condensed a ball of Primordial Power in his palm, and approached the side hall. After circling the interior and exterior, Chu Qingyun finally understood why he had felt it was strange.

Although there were numerous signs of battle both inside and outside the hall, along with more than twenty mutilated corpses.

But, there wasn’t a single trace of blood on the ground. There wasn’t even the faintest smell of blood in the air!