Chapter 1400: Ten Types of Ancient Blood
“To step onto the Mythical Ancient Path, one must collect at least ten types of supreme ancient blood and pour them onto the sealed gate to open it.”
This was a secret Ye Fan and the others heard at an ancient site, leaving the entire group stunned. It turned out that no one had actually entered the Mythical Ancient Path; they were still on the Golden Ancient Path.
All because too much time had passed. The outside world had long grown unfamiliar with these abandoned ancient paths, completely unaware of the true situation, mistakenly believing them to be the Mythical Ancient Path.
If not for a human Dao Protector explicitly stating this, people would have continued in their misunderstanding. All cultivators were still only halfway there, still far from the Mythical Ancient Path.
“Ten types of supreme ancient blood—what a harsh condition!” Dragon Horse said indignantly.
“No need to rush. Little Leaf himself carries a batch, definitely exceeding the standard. And the blood on my body should be passable too,” Pang Bo said. He had guessed the true meaning of this condition—it required hunting. Only the strongest group could set foot on the Mythical Ancient Path.
Sure enough, news soon spread that the blood of ancient legendary demons and the most powerful races all counted.
“Good, I thought it had to be Overlord Blood, Sacred Blood, Divine Blood, and the like,” many people breathed a sigh of relief. Otherwise, it would have been nearly impossible to enter the Mythical Ancient Path.
Now there were rumors that the true Ancient Tree of Life was on that path.
A faint glimmer appeared in the darkness. At first, it seemed like a star, but as time passed and they gradually approached, Ye Fan and the others felt a warning in their hearts.
Though still far away, they could already sense a surge of blood energy. This was a living creature, undoubtedly very powerful. Otherwise, why would it cause such unease from such a distance?
The universe was vast, boundless, and under normal circumstances, one could travel for a thousand lifetimes without encountering any life form. But this star region was special, drawing powerful beings from all races.
“What kind of creature is this? Its radiance is so blinding, tearing through the dark universe. It’s probably hard to deal with,” Dragon Horse bared his teeth. “Could it possess the ancient blood we need?”
Ye Fan and the others had been traveling for over ten days, entering a legendary ancient “hunting ground.” They had encountered several powerful races along the way, but all fell short of the ancient blood standard. Now, for the first time, they faced an unknown creature.
“It’s really coming for us. I feel a powerful blood energy, overwhelming, as if it’s stepping over the bones of all living beings,” Golden Lion said with a grave expression. Its entire body radiated light, as if cast from gold, like an ancient deity.
The twelve saints were no pushovers. Over the years, they had killed many, using blood to refine ancient techniques and evolve, each becoming immensely powerful.
Now, even Golden Lion—a standout among those stained with enemy blood—was moved. This showed how terrifying the enemy ahead was.
The creature moved quickly, charging straight at their group. Its blood energy surged like an ocean, overwhelming everything.
It was overbearing, covering them all.
“Too domineering! One person wants to kill all of us? Does it think it’s a Great Emperor?!” Dragon Horse growled in anger, releasing his own blood energy.
From the opposite side, an even stronger blood energy surged, shaking the stars and causing the sun and moon to tremble.
Boom!
The heavens tore apart. The might of a powerful being surged like the sea. On the other side, it was as if a demon god was looking down, supreme and mighty.
Ye Fan, Pang Bo, and the others all drew in cold breaths. This was a colossal creature, vast in size, comparable to a giant meteorite. In the darkness, its eyes were icy cold, as if staring from the underworld, chilling and despair-inducing.
What was most terrifying was the cluster of silver light before its forehead, like divine flames dancing—an extremely powerful spiritual force, almost materialized. Earlier, they had mistaken it for starlight, only realizing upon approach that it was a sign of this creature’s strength.
It was like an ancient demon mountain, too massive, looking down on them. Its shape was ferocious, like a giant spider, but it definitely wasn’t one.
Its body was covered in black scales, cold and chilling, with over a hundred pairs of spider legs, each straight as a divine spear.
Apart from the cold scales, it truly resembled a mountain-sized spider, extremely intimidating. The blood energy it emitted was awe-inspiring.
“Could it be… one of the ancient demon gods?” Black Bear Saint exclaimed, his face changing as he recalled certain legends.
There was an ancient creature that could fight gods, but it had long gone extinct. Legend said that at its peak, it could grow tens of thousands of legs, known as the Ten-Thousand-Legged Demon Spider, a type of ancient demon god.
This one was far from ten thousand legs, but a hundred was still impressive. This race hadn’t gone extinct, which was astonishing.
Clearly, this was one of the supreme ancient bloods they needed!
It had reached the Saint King realm, but its combat power couldn’t be judged by normal standards. This ancient creature possessed many curses and spells, making it extremely difficult to deal with, especially its massive body, which had once troubled even the gods.
“Humans, offer a sacrifice.” A powerful divine thought came, like a real voice, causing the universe to rumble.
Its blood energy rolled, treating Ye Fan’s group as blood food, demanding they offer their lives. In ancient times, many great races had worshipped demon gods and offered sacrifices to them.
Pang Bo sneered, “We originally wanted to exchange blood with you and enter the Mythical Ancient Path together. Now you want our lives? I think you should chop off all your legs and offer them to us.”
“Chi!”
A black light flashed, cutting through the universe, faster than lightning, stabbing at Pang Bo. It was ruthless and decisive, its powerful divine force making one tremble.
This was one of the Ten-Thousand-Legged Demon Spider’s legs, straight as a cold spear, piercing through the void, arriving instantly, incredibly sharp.
“Clang!”
Pang Bo punched out, colliding with the spider leg. It was like divine metal striking, cracking the void, divine energy raging.
“Demon Emperor Nine Slashes—Form Extinction!” Pang Bo shouted, unleashing his powerful ancient technique. Two silver dragons shot from his eyes, striking at its head.
The demon spider shuddered, dodging quickly. Its blood energy surged, and it screeched, all hundred legs moving together like a hundred black divine spears stabbing at once.
Cold, sharp light from the spider legs emitted a despair-inducing aura, like ten thousand swords piercing the heart.
Brilliant light burst forth. The two silver dragons collided with the many spears, releasing the coldest killing intent. The two sides clashed violently, fighting for life and death.
Pang Bo’s body shook violently, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth as he retreated tens of thousands of zhang. This behemoth was terrifying, a top-tier ruthless character among Saint Kings, several realms higher than him.
On the other side, some of the demon spider’s legs were cut, blood dripping down. Its gaze grew even colder, staring intently at Pang Bo and the others, knowing it had encountered extraordinary humans.
“Spirit Wound!” Pang Bo shouted, unleashing another slash of the Demon Emperor Nine Slashes. His forehead shone brightly, emitting sharp immortal rays.
The demon spider howled in pain, struggling violently as its primordial spirit was attacked. But the cluster of divine flames before its forehead was too terrifying, burning fiercely, dispelling Pang Bo’s attack and nearly causing backlash.
This was shocking! Who was Pang Bo? A rising young supreme on the human ancient path, yet he was injured. The demon spider was unstoppable, a truly super-powerful ancient ferocious spirit.
“Deprive!” Pang Bo shouted, another marvelous technique from the Demon Emperor Nine Slashes, directly contesting the silver spiritual force, trying to seize it.
This secret art was mysterious and powerful. The first three slashes would have killed anyone else, but the demon spider, being several realms higher, could withstand them.
The demon spider glowed all over, especially its spiritual flame, which leaped violently, turning defense into offense, striking at Pang Bo with the most terrifying aura.
“Boom!”
Ye Fan’s expression changed. His golden blood energy surged, leaping like a demon god awakening, releasing his powerful aura to intimidate, startling the demon spider.
At the same time, Dragon Horse and the twelve saints each released their surging blood energy, pressing forward. The demon spider knew it had hit a wall, encountering a group of powerful trial takers.
“Dao Dissolution!” Pang Bo roared, using another slash of the Demon Emperor Nine Slashes. This time, the demon spider’s expression changed. Dao Dissolution was a power everyone feared, and it immediately retreated, not daring to engage.
“Let’s all go together. There’s no need to be polite with this ancient beast that’s several realms higher and could become a Great Sage. Just gang up and kill it,” Dragon Horse shamelessly called out, rallying Golden Lion, Nine-Headed Crocodile Dragon, and the others to assist Pang Bo.
“Boom!”
This was a terrible melee. Pang Bo and the twelve saints moved together, attacking this powerful ancient creature. Blood energy surged, tearing apart the heavens, fierce and intense.
Ye Fan also acted, but only threw one punch—overwhelming and unmatched, breaking eight spider legs—then stepped back, as the outcome was already decided.
Pang Bo’s final slash—Dao Dissolution—struck the demon spider!
This plunged it into crisis, needing to release undying power to resist the Dao Dissolution tribulation. At that moment, Dragon Horse and the others charged in, gaining an overwhelming advantage.
To be fair, this demon spider was terrifyingly powerful. In just a brief exchange, it had injured Pang Bo, making him spit out two mouthfuls of blood before he recovered using the Presence Secret.
With a thunderous crash, the giant demon spider finally fell in the universe. Its vast blood energy was quickly divided and absorbed by Golden Lion, Scorpion, and the others.
“This blood is useful. Don’t devour it all,” Ye Fan reminded.
Pang Bo and Dragon Horse acted, examining its primordial spirit, discovering a shocking fact: it had killed two young supremes from powerful races. This was alarming.
“Truly powerful. No wonder it was so terrifying!”
Unfortunately, it had encountered such a group, destined for tragedy. Two young supremes plus twelve saints—who could contend with that?
“Not just the strongest trial takers from various races, but also some powerful cosmic creatures have come, chasing the Ancient Tree of Life. Hmm, it saw an ancient coffin crossing the sky, entering the Mythical Ancient Path…”
Pang Bo obtained much valuable information from its sea of consciousness, displaying an image for Ye Fan to see.
“It’s… Emperor Void’s coffin, the nine-layered coffin from the mythological era!” Ye Fan was immediately shocked, his eyes sharp as he stared at the imprint.
In the end, they worked together to refine the demon spider’s blood, extracting a fist-sized mass of its innate ancient divine blood, crystal clear and radiant, emitting undying light.
“This blood is truly supreme, definitely meeting the requirements. It can serve as one of the ten types of ancient blood,” Ye Fan observed.
“Worthy of being a descendant of an ancient demon god!” Pang Bo sighed. Extracting such a mass of ancient blood was no easy feat.
This was just an interlude. When they set out again, they encountered more ancient creatures in the ancient hunting ground, unheard of and unseen, all incredibly powerful.
But they could no longer find the ancient blood they needed.
A few days later, they received news that many ancient creatures and young supremes from other races were heading to an ancient site called Golden Seven Cities.
That was an ancient city, built in ancient times, surviving to the present. Legend had it that the secret of the Ancient Tree of Life first spread from there.
“Hmm, no need to worry about the supreme ancient blood anymore. Young supremes are gathering at Golden Seven Cities, reportedly to exchange the precious blood they’ve hunted, thus entering the true Mythical Ancient Path. We have one type of demon god blood; we should be able to join in,” Ye Fan said.