# Chapter 1099: Zhang Ruochen Has Arrived!
The fact that Zhang Ruochen had cultivated the Five Elements Chaos Body and a Divine Fate was no secret, having once caused tremendous shockwaves among the major powers.
The Undying Blood Clan could indeed seize some of a cultivator's abilities by absorbing their blood.
It could be said that the blood of any physically powerful young prodigy was extremely precious to the Undying Blood Clan, comparable to a human-shaped sacred medicine.
Chang Wan's eyes were as large as wine cups, his blood-red pupils bulging as he said in a deep voice, "Unfortunately, Zhang Ruochen has hidden himself away. No matter how we search, we can't find him."
"If we discover any trace of Zhang Ruochen, I will be the first to charge forward and fight him, cutting off his head to present to the Crown Prince and Crown Princess," said a Ninth-Level Half-Saint of the Undying Blood Clan.
All the Undying Blood Clan members present felt regret. If the Ghost Mist hadn't exposed their whereabouts, they might have already obtained Zhang Ruochen's blood. Drinking just one cup would have greatly enhanced their physiques.
But it was too late to say anything now. Zhang Ruochen had gone into hiding. Several days had passed, and even though a small half of the creatures in the Yinggema Desert had been mobilized, they still couldn't find any trace of him.
"Boom!"
A loud sound came from the edge of the oasis.
The ground beneath the Undying Blood Clan members' feet shook violently.
Immediately after, a large handprint flew into the oasis. Behind the handprint, a cyan dragon shadow connected, shattering the concealment formation that enveloped the oasis.
The oasis, dozens of miles long, was completely exposed.
The destructive power unleashed by the handprint was astonishing. It knocked down a large swath of golden trees in the oasis, sending golden leaves flying everywhere with a rustling sound.
At the same time, dozens of Undying Blood Clan experts screamed and flew backward.
Apart from eight Undying Blood Clan Half-Saints who barely managed to survive thanks to their powerful vitality, all other Fish-Dragon Realm Undying Blood Clan members had their bodies explode, turning into piles of white bones.
It was worth noting that the Undying Blood Clan members who could follow the Azure Heaven Crown Prince into the Azure Dragon Ruins Realm were at least at the Ninth Transformation of the Fish-Dragon Realm. With high-grade blood, they had a great chance of breaking through to the Half-Saint Realm.
"Who is it?"
The Azure Heaven Crown Prince's eyes were like torches, flames surging in his pupils.
"Sizzle, sizzle."
Two blazing red light pillars shot out from his pupils, traveling dozens of miles to strike the young man who had intruded into the oasis.
The Azure Heaven Crown Prince's eye apertures had already been sanctified. By opening the apertures and channeling his blood energy, the gaze from his eyes could unleash a destructive attack at the level of a Sacred Art.
Seeing the Azure Heaven Crown Prince use his Essence Fire Sacred Eyes, all the Undying Blood Clan members showed expressions of fear and retreated, afraid of being pierced by the two fire pillars.
"Bang!"
To everyone's surprise, the two flame pillars did not strike the young man. Instead, they refracted and flew toward the Undying Blood Clan camp.
The destructive power of the flame pillars was indeed terrifying. They struck the ground, splitting it apart and creating two huge pits over ten zhang deep.
Around the pits, rocks and soil had melted into liquid.
More than a dozen Undying Blood Clan cultivators couldn't dodge in time and were obliterated.
How could such a change happen?
Everyone looked closely and saw that a semi-transparent circular light shadow had appeared in front of the young man, three zhang in diameter, very much like a huge mirror.
The two flame pillars struck it and immediately refracted, flying in another direction.
"He is the Heir of Time and Space, Zhang Ruochen. He used space power to distort space and redirect the Crown Prince's attack to another direction," said the Ghost Mist.
The Ghost Mist felt intense spatial fluctuations from Zhang Ruochen.
The Azure Heaven Crown Prince immediately closed his eyes, retracting his Essence Fire Sacred Eyes to avoid causing more damage to the Azure Heaven Tribe.
Dozens of miles away, Zhang Ruochen withdrew his hands, and the circular light mirror in front of him dissipated, merging back into the surrounding space.
The technique he had just used was a newly comprehended space spell called "Space Mirror Surface."
In truth, the Space Mirror Surface was not a particularly remarkable technique—it was merely a branch of Space Distortion.
Space Distortion was a foundation. As Zhang Ruochen's realm grew higher and his spiritual power stronger, his control over space would also greatly increase.
By constructing distorted space into a special plane, a Space Mirror Surface could be formed.
Any attack that landed on the Space Mirror Surface would be refracted or directly reflected back. Of course, if the opponent's power was strong enough, they could also pierce through the Space Mirror Surface.
In the oasis, all the Undying Blood Clan members were shocked. Just moments ago, they had been regretting not being able to find Zhang Ruochen. Who would have thought that Zhang Ruochen would take the initiative to attack?
"He's quite handsome and charming, making one's heart flutter."
The Flame Heart Princess gently licked her red lips, revealing a breathtakingly beautiful smile. Her eyes curved into crescent moons as she became very interested in Zhang Ruochen.
Or rather, she was very interested in the blood inside Zhang Ruochen's body.
The Ghost Mist and Zuo Tian Blood Saint were especially cautious, immediately releasing their spiritual power to probe the outskirts of the oasis.
To their disappointment, apart from detecting the aura of a young girl, they found no other human experts.
Could it be that those human experts were using special means to hide themselves?
They simply didn't believe that Zhang Ruochen would come alone. There must be many human experts hidden outside the oasis. They might even be surrounded.
Zhang Ruochen stepped into the oasis alone, walking on the golden fallen leaves, and said, "The Crown Prince of the Azure Heaven Tribe certainly knows how to scheme. Using the conflict between the barbarian beasts and humans, you must have obtained quite a bit of high-grade blood, haven't you?"
In the camp, there was a huge blood pool, like a small lake.
The blood in the pool had all been collected from Yingsha City, at least the blood of Heaven Extreme Realm martial artists, and even some Half-Saint blood.
More than a hundred Undying Blood Clan cultivators were sitting at the edge of the blood pool, absorbing the blood energy to improve their cultivation realms.
It could be said that the Azure Heaven Crown Prince had obtained a large amount of cultivation resources without losing a single soldier. Just the blood in the pool alone could probably elevate the overall strength of the Azure Heaven Tribe by a major level.
The Azure Heaven Crown Prince remained seated steadily above, saying indifferently, "The conflict between the barbarian beast races and humans has been irreconcilable since ancient times. What does that have to do with this Crown Prince? I merely sent people to collect some blood from the battlefield, nothing more."
In truth, the Azure Heaven Crown Prince also didn't believe that Zhang Ruochen had come alone. He felt that many experts were still hidden in the shadows. Therefore, when he spoke, he was very cautious, leaving no loopholes, not wanting to become the target of a joint attack by humans and barbarian beasts.
The Azure Heaven Crown Prince only wanted to be a low-key beneficiary, not to be too conspicuous and push himself to the forefront.
Zhang Ruochen stepped into the golden forest and walked toward the blood pool.
"You'd better stop right there, or you'll only end up dead," a ferocious-looking Undying Blood Clan Half-Saint shouted deeply.
Zhang Ruochen ignored him, instead quickening his pace. Flames burst from his body as he struck out with a palm.
The Undying Blood Clan members had already formed various blood formations—some were ten-man small formations, others were hundred-man large formations.
"Boom!"
The powerful palm print struck down, shattering a ten-man small formation.
Even with ten experts combined in a formation, they couldn't withstand Zhang Ruochen's single strike.
Four Undying Blood Clan members at the Ninth Transformation of the Fish-Dragon Realm died on the spot. Only six Undying Blood Clan Half-Saints survived, dragging their heavily injured bodies to escape into other blood formations.
Zhang Ruochen attacked continuously, unleashing a frenzy of slaughter as he charged toward the blood pool.
He had to destroy the blood pool to prevent the Azure Heaven Tribe's overall strength from rising dramatically.
Just the number of experts from the Azure Heaven Tribe in the oasis alone already matched the alliance of the Blood God Sect, the Cai Clan, and the Shangguan Aristocratic Family.
If their overall strength were to rise again, it would be bad news for all living beings in the Azure Dragon Ruins Realm.
In just a few breaths, Zhang Ruochen had already killed dozens of Undying Blood Clan experts.
"Is Zhang Ruochen crazy? Does he want to take on the entire Azure Heaven Tribe alone?" an Undying Blood Clan member at the Ninth Level of Half-Saint said angrily.
The Flame Heart Princess chuckled lightly: "Zhang Ruochen dared to take on nineteen Beast Kings alone. Is there anything he wouldn't dare to do? He's truly a domineering and charming man. His blood must be very delicious."
"Courting death!"
More than a dozen Ninth-Level Half-Saints spread their blood wings, turning into blood-red clouds as they charged at Zhang Ruochen simultaneously.
The Azure Heaven Crown Prince did not make a move. He remained seated on a jade chair, fully extending his five senses to probe the outskirts of the oasis.
Based on the information he had collected in the past, Zhang Ruochen was definitely not a reckless person. He wouldn't act like a brute and fight the entire Azure Heaven Tribe head-on.
Doing so would be no different from throwing an egg against a rock. No matter how strong he was, he couldn't shake the foundation of the Azure Heaven Tribe. He would only lose his life.
"Zhang Ruochen struck first, probably just trying to disrupt this Crown Prince's arrangements. The remnants of the Sacred Bright Central Empire are likely hidden in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to act," the Azure Heaven Crown Prince thought.
With this in mind, the Azure Heaven Crown Prince did not immediately make a move. He wanted to see what other tricks Zhang Ruochen had up his sleeve so he could respond in time.
More than a dozen Ninth-Level Half-Saints charged into four large blood formations and ten small formations.
With a Ninth-Level Half-Saint added to the blood formations, their power immediately increased significantly.
Even a small formation could exchange several blows with Zhang Ruochen.
The entire oasis was shrouded in blood mist, and the deafening sounds of battle continuously spread outward.
It was worth noting that the scale of the battle in the oasis had already approached the Saint level, causing the world's spiritual energy to violently churn, spreading for thousands of miles.
Within this region, all forces were alarmed.
"Why is there another large-scale battle? Has some top-tier heavenly material or earthly treasure appeared?"
Some barbarian beast tribes, human cultivators, and undead ghosts all sensed the movement and rushed toward the oasis, wanting to know what was happening.