Shen used his recently learned movement technique and disappeared, quickly reappearing next to the blood demon with his crimson blade.
The blood demon retaliated and extended his body like a snake to dodge Shen's blade. The demon moved around Shen with its snake-like body and struck him in the back with his claw.
Shen used his palm to counter the demon's claw 'Shock palm' His palm emitted a rippled glow and when it contacted the demon's claw, it exploded, releasing blood around them.
However, the blood quickly reorganised itself and the demon's claw was restored as Shen struck again with a shock palm but this time at the centre of the demon's chest.
*Boom*
The demon's whole body exploded from Shen's Shockwave but quickly restored itself far away from Shen's proximity.
'Dammit, it can regenerate' Shen thought with frustration.
"It's sad…" The demon's head opened up and spoke to Shen with pity.
Shen dashed to the demon again and his sword glowed blue 'Water snake cross' Shen's sword moved like a snake and when he reached the demon, two slashes making an X shape appeared on the demon's body.
Shen didn't stop as his sword burned with fire, 'Fire tiger fury' Shen created hundreds of fire slashes at the blood demon as it was recovering from his previous attack. The demon exploded from the many fire slashes as its blood hardened and fell on the ground without regenerating.
'So fire is effective…' Shen noted but he couldn't afford to relax as the red floor produced blood and each droplet moved back to the centre of the room, forming the blood demon once again.
"Can't you just stay dead?" Shen said as he readied his sword.
"It's truly a pity…" the blood demon once again said.
This time Shen humoured him, "What do you mean?"
The blood demon screeched "It's a pity you 're not the inheritor. That boy there is the rightful heir to it" The demon pointed at Dane with its blood claw as it laughed.
"So what?" Shen replied as it charged at the demon at full speed.
"So...I don't have to follow the rules!" The demon screeched again, but this time directed at Shen, a red sound wave came out and pushed Shen back.
*Boom*
The red floor produced more blood and travelled to the blood demon. making him grow bigger and bigger.
The blood demon grew and grew as its power escalated at a rapid pace until finally its head reached the room's ceiling, towering over Shen and Dane with its humongous height.
'Shit' Shen could feel his strength being suppressed again as he felt the overwhelming strength from the demon.
"Since I am not fighting the inheritor, I can use my full strength! Though my power regressed from being trapped here, I still have enough to dominate you!" The demon screeched as its blood claws extended like tentacles and struck at Shen.
Shen wasted no time as he used his personal movement technique to its limit, dodging the blood tentacles while travelling the room. The blood demon's strength became a tier 5, hence Shen could not afford to relax as any minor mistake could lead to his death. This very reason was why Shen didn't use his new movement technique from the inheritance ground as he hadn't mastered it completely and may make an error.
Dane was terrified and couldn't move from fear yet the blood tentacles never touched him or tried to attack him, making Shen feel relieved 'It seems he can only use this strength against me.'
*Bang*
*Boom*
The blood tentacles smashed the floor and walls as they chased Shen down relentlessly, and all Shen could do was parry or use his sword to help guard or deflect the tentacles.
However, the blood tentacles were very tough and sturdy, so each time his sword contacted it, it would crack and break from the pressure, so he couldn't use it to completely defend himself.
"Die!" The demon screeched as he opened up his stomach, releasing many blood tentacles to strike Shen down.
With over twenty blood tentacles all attacking him, Shen frowned 'Dammit!'
*Boom!*
"Shen bro!!!!" Dane shouted out as all the tentacles struck at Shen's position, causing an explosion of blood from the ground being destroyed.
"Hahaha, now your turn inheritor," the blood demon said as it shrank back to its previous state, staring at Dane with a sinister blood grin.
Once the debris settled, Dane saw nobody and only blood from Shen's position, making him fall to his knees "Shen bro!"
"He's dead, now fight me, inheritor." The demon screeched as it shrank a little, the power it had previously dwindled down to the level of a Tier 3.
It terrified Dane. The demon defeated Shen, someone who he viewed to be invincible and powerful. Yet even someone like him lost to the demon, so Dane lost his own will to fight since if Shen lost to it, how was he meant to stand a chance.
"Come on inheritor!" The demon screeched, making Dane jump and stand up meekly with his arms raised into a fist.
The demon clearly saw Dane's lack of fighting spirit and smiled "Hahahaha, you 're absolute trash! This ground was made for his family yet they are full of weaklings, ahahah" The demon laughed as he saw Dane's weak stance.
The blood demon used the inheritance movement technique and appeared in front of Dane in seconds.
Dane threw a panicked punch but the demon grabbed it "Hahaha, so pathetic." The demon commented.
'It's over, I am too weak' Dane wanted to back away but couldn't, the demon gripped his hand too tightly.
"I will finally be free with your death!" The blood demon said as he prepared to tear off Dane's head with his claw.
But, just as he was about to, the demon's neck was cut off "Eh?" The demon couldn't believe it. He looked at Dane but he was just shaking so he couldn't have cut his head off 'How?' The demon wondered until he heard someone behind him.
"Shouldn't have let your guard down." An arrogant remark sounded behind the Demon and hearing it, Dane shouted, with a big smile, "Shen bro!"
Yes, behind the demon, stood a Shen with his crimson blade out to the demon's cut off neck with a smile.
"So you 're alive! Once I regenerate, I'll crush you!" The demon screeched as his head fell and normally it would have dropped into a puddle of blood, but this time, the demon's head simply dropped.
"Eh? What's going on!" The demon shouted as he couldn't control his body anymore.
Shen walked towards his head with a smile "Simple. I just hardened your body with a spell, because of your rising power. It took longer than expected. But, when you dropped to a Tier 3, the spell effect sped up."
"How! When was I affected by a spell! That's impossible!"
"When I hit you with my shock palm. I knew your weakness. You can only regenerate if your blood is in a liquid state. Now, your body and head are just hardened blood, yes you can use the floor to produce more blood but unlucky for you, I planted a hardening spell on it as well."
The demon couldn't believe what he was hearing "You-You-"
"Trash." Shen didn't feel like entertaining the demon any longer and crushed his head with his feet.
*Rumble*
The final passageway opened up, but unlike before, where it opened underneath them, it opened on the other side of the room, leading into another room.
'Finally.'