The woman was nothing but friendly, chatting merrily from the back. "My name's Eileen Fall. What should I call you two?" "I'm Wilbur. This is Ryder," Wilbur responded. Eileen smiled. "It's nice to meet you." "What brings you here alone?" Wilbur asked. Eileen sighed. "Don't start. I've been so bored." "Why did you walk instead of driving up? Are you from out of town?" "I can't drive." Wilbur raised his brows. Were there actually people who could not drive in this day and age? Eileen smiled. "I really can't drive. My hands and legs stop listening to me the second I get in the driver's seat." "Ah, I see. That's fine," Wilbur replied with a chuckle. The two of them continued making small talk as the car drove on. Around noon, the driving road stopped near the peak and Wilbur turned off the car's engine. "There's no driving from here. We can only walk now." Eileen got out of the car. "Thank you so much! I hope to see you again." Wilbur waved back. "Goodbye." Eileen
Wilbur stopped in his tracks, looking at a cave deep into the canyon silently. The moon had just come out then, bathing the peak of the mountain in a faint glow. Two figures appeared above the canyon, one on each side. Wilbur frowned, looking to his left. Sure enough, it was Eileen. On the other side, however, was a foreign-looking man. He was wearing red robes, with what looked like a pair of silver shackles on his wrists. Despite being hundreds of meters away, Wilbur could see them clear as day. The three of them seemed to spot each other at the same time. They paused for a moment before both Eileen and the man in the shackles leaped down into the valley at the same time. Both of them, along with Wilbur, stood in a triangular formation, observing each other from a distance. Wilbur was the first to speak up. "To clear up any misunderstandings, should we tell each other who we are and why we're here first?" "Oh, hi! It didn't take long for us to meet again." Eileen
"What about her cult members? Surely she's not the only member and founder of the Skull Cult, right?" Wilbur could not understand. Eileen said, "I think all her members are in that lake over there." Wilbur glanced at the bloody lake and nodded in realization. This monster had founded a cult and then turned all her cult members into blood. Bloody hell, indeed. "I don't know what these people were thinking, joining the Skull Cult," Wilbur said with a shrug. "Let me explain." Suelyn let out a strange giggle, moving closer to the three of them as she spoke. "They wanted to live forever, just like me. I gave them some hope, and they joined me without a doubt. But these people are just lowlives, far from deserving of being chosen by the Blood God! Being a sacrifice was their best fate." Wilbur responded, "Is that so? I'm curious as to why you betrayed your Bloodism church and even stole one of their sacred items." Suelyn burst out laughing. "I had the same goal as all these
The three of them had shown their powers at the same time. Constantine shouted, "It's an honor to work with the both of you! I'll be going first." He soared into the air after that, lifting his arms. A scorching ray of holy flame shot in Suelyn's direction with immense power. At the same time, Eileen cried out as she gripped her two swords, crouching low before she charged toward Suelyn as well. That was Eileen's special move, the Armor of Blades. Wilbur wielded his thunder cleaver and prepared to join the battle. Yet all of a sudden, the Sea of Blood rippled and no less than fifty monsters appeared out of nowhere, charging in their direction. These monsters were similar to wolves, but they were the size of a calf. With bodies made of raw bloody flesh, they bared their fangs at the trio. The Blood Wolves charged, heading for the three cultivators' backs. "Watch our backs!" Eileen shouted, continuing to charge at Suelyn. Wilbur had no choice but to turn around, fighting
Eileen scoffed. She hurled her swords outwards, and they flew through the air towards Suelyn. Suelyn let out a dull giggle. The blood sword in her grasp spun in a circle, forming an energy shield that knocked Eileen's swords away at once. Eileen's spirit energy exploded then, and she put her palms together. "Soaring Double!" The swords seemed to whip back under Eileen's command, attacking Suelyn from multiple angles at the speed of light. Suelyn let out a howl, oblivious to the attack as she launched an attack in Eileen's direction. Eileen was unable to move because she was casting the Soaring Double, and Suelyn's attack was about to hit her. Just then, Eileen cried out, "Shield!" The spirit armor on her body grew, forming a gigantic body of armor around three meters tall that protected her in the center. Suelyn's attack let out a deafening sound as it collided with the armor. The armor glowed with spirit energy as it deflected Suelyn's attack. Eileen's two swords w
Wilbur turned his spirit energy into a lightning bolt, channeling it into the blade of the thunder cleaver. All at once, the thunder cleaver lit up with a blinding spark of lightning. Wilbur looked right at the Blood Wolves about to pounce on him. The lightning strike exploded into countless bolts, striking the Blood Wolves. The wolves cried out in agony, turning to ash. The Blood Wolves that died from the lightning strike had no way of turning back to blood and returning to the lake of blood. That way, Wilbur would be able to slowly whittle away Suelyn's energy. At the same time, Suelyn's battle against Constantine and Eileen reached a climactic point. Constantine's halo shone as the angelic figures flew and the air, filling it with prayer. Ray after ray of holy light lashed out toward Suelyn between Constantine's shackled hands. Constantine had also begun chanting amidst his attacks. A ray of holy light shot through the Sea of Blood, shining down on Constantine and grea
"I see." Wilbur scoffed. He finally found out the blood lake's secret with the help of his Iris Veritas. Wilbur let out a cry and the thunder cleaver flew out of his grasp as he used his spirit energy to launch the cleaver into a powerful attack against the Blood Wolves. The seals between his palms shifted and morphed. At last, he put both palms to his chest and chanted, "Holy Wave of Thunder!" All that could be seen was a huge dark cloud condensing above the blood lake and beginning to shower the blood lake with countless bolts of lightning. However, under the pressure of Suelyn's Sea of Blood territory, the Holy Wave of Thunder was not very powerful. Wilbur scoffed. The Dragon's Crystal in him spun faster, and more spirit energy surged out from him. With the support of the Dragon's Crystal, the Holy Wave of Thunder grew in size, looming over the blood lake completely. Thick bolts of lightning struck the blood lake, and the surface of the lake began to bubble as it evapo
All at once, the lightning bolts coming from the Holy Wave of Thunder turned red as the power of the lightning strikes grew in power. The lightning bolts struck the blood lake mercilessly, making the blood in it boil and evaporate. Within just a few minutes, the lake had dried up. Suelyn let out an agonized cry, her gigantic figure beginning to shrink as her power waned. Just then, Eileen roared sharply as ten thousand swords soared through the air and pierced right through Suelyn. Suelyn whipped her sword around, trying to deflect Eileen's attacks, but a good number of Eileen's swords still pierced through Suelyn's body. At the same time, Constantine's holy flame seared a huge hole in her waist. Suelyn swayed as she collapsed, her body shrinking quickly. She finally looked like a human being, lying on the ground unmoving. The Sea of Blood's barrier disappeared as Eileen and Constantine heaved a sigh of relief. They turned around and walked up to Wilbur. The three of th