For a short ti, Shi Hao didn’t want to refine the Hell Fruit again.
He needed to take it slow. Otherwise, undergoing another torturous ordeal of life and death might be too much for him to handle.
The three of them erged from the Immortal Abode, and when Shi Hao stepped outside, he felt as if he was seeing the light of day once more.
If soone took a Hell Fruit, even if they could withstand it, without a resilient heart, they might beco deranged and end up a madman.
The na "Hell Fruit" was not given randomly.
After walking for a while, Shi Hao had the two won re-enter the Immortal Abode. It was too dangerous here, and unpredictable lethal threats could appear at any mont, sotis so fast that Shi Hao wouldn’t have ti to bring people into the Immortal Abode.
So, safety first.
The Purple Gold Rat remained outside. It seed to have a deep understanding of the Forbidden Land, so not consulting such a guide would indeed be wasteful.
"Mouse, you seem to really know a lot about the Forbidden Land!" Shi Hao said with a smile.
"Nonsense, I died here in my previous life, so of course I know a bit." The Purple Gold Rat replied, still unwilling to reveal anything specific.
This guy!
Shi Hao smiled slightly. He had great secrets, and the Purple Gold Rat did too, but as long as they didn’t interfere with others, why bother revealing them?
As they proceeded on their way, several days later, Shi Hao saw a surging river.
A red river, like a Blood River.
But imdiately, Shi Hao showed a look of shock.
This did not rely look like a Blood River; it was indeed a Blood River, as the intense sll of blood was unmistakable.
Gasp, looking upstream from the Blood River, he couldn’t see the end, and downstream was also endless. The terrifyingly long length of this Blood River was clearly evident.
How could such a long Blood River form?
How many living creatures must have died to create such a Blood River?
Moreover, how long has this Blood River been flowing? Counting this amount would make it even more terrifying.
Shi Hao’s curiosity grew as he tried to edge closer to the Blood River, but he imdiately sensed a terrifying aura slicing at his skin. No matter how strong his physique, cuts imdiately appeared on his skin.
This was the pure power of rules, with a hint of martial arts will, and it was precisely this will that made the rule’s power so frightening.
Otherwise, the power of rules is everywhere in the world; why don’t they harm people?
Shi Hao had to retreat, for if he pushed forward, his skin would truly be cut open.
Interesting.
Shi Hao followed the Blood River upstream, and although this deviated from his normal path, the Blood River was impassable, so he needed to find a way around, choosing between upstream and downstream.
Is there any doubt? He definitely chose the upstream route.
One day, two days, three days, Shi Hao’s speed was not slow. Along the Blood River, there was no living being, and it seed that any presence dreaded this Blood River and didn’t want to be near it.
Therefore, Shi Hao was unimpeded by any interference.
Finally, the Blood River started narrowing.
Has he reached the source?
Shi Hao’s eyes lit up, filled with curiosity about what exactly was the source.
The Blood River grew narrower and could no longer be called a river, but a stream, and the stream continued to narrow, ultimately being just two or three inches wide.
At this point, Shi Hao finally saw the source of the Blood River.
A person!
Yes, at the end of the Blood River was a person, soone whose size was no different from an ordinary person, not so gigantic giant. This person wore a green Dao robe, the material unknown, yet it hadn’t decayed in the Forbidden Land!
This person was already dead, but a terrifying aura still emanated from his body. He was so powerful in life that even after death, the energy and Immortal Rules within him had not dissipated completely.
There was a wound on his body, with fresh blood gushing out, forming a shallow blood stream, which eventually beca the surging river.
How could this be?
This person had a perfectly mundane physique, so how could he have enough blood to form even a stream, let alone a river?
Moreover, how long has that river been flowing?
Shi Hao spent several days just trekking upstream; whose blood could flow for such a long ti?
"Actually, the blood he lost isn’t much, but he was too powerful, able to condense the energy of the heavens and earth, rging it with his blood to transform into a long river." The Purple Gold Rat comnted from the side.
Who could be that imnsely powerful?
Furthermore, how long has his blood been flowing?
Shi Hao focused his eyes and observed carefully.
Thereafter, he showed a look of astonishnt.
"Immortal King!"
The Purple Gold Rat nodded: "Not only an Immortal King, but a standout among Immortal Kings, at least a Seven-Star, of the fifth tier of the Immortal Rule, nearly achieving Perfection. Otherwise, it couldn’t be that his blood flows into a river, ceaselessly."
"Ceaseless?" Shi Hao was surprised.
"As long as his body doesn’t decay, the Blood River will exist forever." The Purple Gold Rat stated.
Shi Hao took a deep breath: "This Immortal King must have sustained serious injuries and entered the Forbidden Land to seek a Great dicine for healing."
——This could be inferred from his wounds. An Immortal King who died of old age wouldn’t have such injuries.
Moreover, judging from the route, this Immortal King was also seeking the Great dicine needed by the Selfless Immortal Venerable, yet he succumbed to his injuries before reaching the destination.
The Blood River cut off Shi Hao’s path, forcing him to detour.
"No, there’s another possibility." The Purple Gold Rat said, "This Immortal King was indeed dying of old age and entered the Forbidden Land seeking a peerless Great dicine, but encountered sothing terrifying here, which killed him, leaving him to fall along the way."
This prospect was even more terrifying.
That was at least a Seven-Star Immortal King, of such unimaginable strength!
Even a Jade Immortal would struggle to kill another Jade Immortal, let alone an Immortal King. Yet, this Immortal King died here, so what killed him must have been incredibly powerful?
The Purple Gold Rat shook its head: "What killed him..., might not be powerful! Rember, this is the Forbidden Land, where many inscrutable and eerie entities exist."
"Hmm?" Shi Hao placed his hand on sothing, sensing a disturbance.
What!
Suddenly, he saw a bug erging from the half-open mouth of the dead Immortal King!
It was about the size of a finger, jet black, with six legs, four wings, and two large eyes occupying a third of its head. Upon closer inspection, those were compound eyes, densely packed with thousands of tiny eyes.
To think an insect crawled out of the Immortal King’s corpse?
Buzz!
At this mont, the black insect flitted its wings, launching itself at Shi Hao with absurd speed.
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