As the drum continued to beat, the cracks on its surface grew larger and larger, as if it could collapse at any time.
Meng Shaofeng could no longer suppress himself. The demonic nature in his heart was completely released, and he transformed into a demon.
In a blink of an eye, Meng Shaofeng's body was covered by a layer of black demon Qi that glowed with a faint red as it circulated around him. His eyes shone with a dark blood-colored light as he emitted a bloodthirsty and violent aura.
Behind him, his vision of a blood-red ocean appeared, where waves of blood surged into the sky with the wails of the undead. It looked like his vision contained human blood.
"What? Meng Shaofeng has been bewitched?"
"No! He is a demon and his true form has been forced out by Holy Maiden through the Demon Summoning Drum!"
"His vision isn't normal. It seems to have been formed by the blood of thousands of creatures. There is so much of it that it has turned into an ocean. I wonder how many creatures he has killed!"
"I didn't expect Meng Shaofeng to be a member of Blood Demon Cult! Fortunately, Holy Maiden was one step ahead. Otherwise, we would have been in trouble. But I'm afraid he has already prepared an ambush!"
Many disciples of the Holy Land on the golden ship cried out in alarm as they immediately distanced themselves from Meng Shaofeng.
Meng Shaofeng's true form had been hiding for many years before the Holy Maiden forced it out of him. Since the Xuantian Holy Maiden had displayed her beautiful mountain and river vision as well, they believed she had the situation under control.
But Meng Shaofeng, on the other hand, had never expected that he would be forced to reveal his true form. His expression changed drastically as he burned through the blood essence in his body that made his body become covered in blood threads before turning him into a streak of blood light that left the ship.
Blood Shadow Escape!
Unfortunately for him, a translucent five-colored light screen instantly blocked Meng Shaofeng. It was the protective array of the golden ship that had been activated. Meng Shaofeng was trapped on the ship with the rest of them.
The Mysterious Heavenly Saintess retrieved her Demon Summoning Drum and calmly said, "Stay!"
Her vision of beautiful mountains and rivers trembled slightly as it became alive and expanded several times to envelope Meng Shaofeng.
This was Void Sealing, a technique unique to Primordial Realm experts!
Meng Shaofeng became frozen mid-air. His vision of the vast demonic sea of blood flickered like a candle in the wind as if it would disappear at any moment.
Facing Meng Shaofeng, the Xuantian Holy Maiden coldly said, "So you really are a member of Blood Demon Sect! In that case, Blood Demon Sect must have set up an ambush in advance. Tell me about what your plans are and I'll give you a quick death."
Meng Shaofeng slowly looked at her, his face exceptionally pale and his eyes completely bloodshot. But a malevolent smile appeared as he said, "Hmmph, I didn't expect you to actually force me to reveal my true form! Do you really think you can keep me here?"
"You still dare to boast shamelessly when you're about to die? If I search your soul, I'll get the information I want anyway!" The Xuantian Holy Maiden shook her head lightly, raised her hand, and beckoned at Meng Shaofeng whose body started to involuntarily float towards her.
Meng Shaofeng's expression turned solemn as he clenched his hands in the air and a pitch-black, lusterless demon blade appeared in his hands. Then, he opened his mouth and spat out large mouthfuls of blood essence onto the blade. Next, he merged his demonic blood vision into the blade as he furiously roared, "Open!"
The demon blade shone with a brilliant blood-colored blade light as it ruthlessly slashed at the Xuantian Holy Maiden's mountain and river vision.
But her vision turned out unaffected.
Meng Shaofeng's true cultivation was at the Peak Stage of Vision realm. If he used his full strength, he could even threaten a Primordial Realm expert. However, his opponent was the Xuantian Holy Maiden. He wasn't good enough to face her.
"It's useless. You won't be able to escape," said the Xuantian Holy Maiden coldly and indifferently as she raised her index finger and pointed at Meng Shaofeng's forehead.
Suddenly, a black shadow rushed out from Meng Shaofeng's forehead and blocked the attack.
The black shadow transformed into an old man with a sinister face. His eyes were filled with a fierce light and his voice was hoarse and unpleasant to the ears. "As expected of the Xuantian Holy Maiden. She really has some tricks up her sleeves!"
"A Demon Emperor!"
The Xuantian Holy Maiden's eyebrows furrowed as her vision shone clearer and brighter - the mountains were now towering into the sky while the rivers danced like dragons as they flowed.
The other disciples of Xuantian Holy Land also reacted like they were facing a great enemy as each of them took out their magic treasures, ready to attack at any time.
A Demon Emperor's power was equivalent to a Might Realm expert, equipped with the ability to shatter mountains and rivers with a simple move. For someone at that level, facing a Primordial Realm expert was nothing.
Only some Peak Lords in Xuantian Holy Land were in Might Realm. The rest were still in Primordial Realm.
With only such cultivation achievements, Xuantian Holy Land disciples were expecting the Blood Demon Cult branch to only have a Demon King in Primordial Realm at most. Who would have thought that they would encounter a Demon Emperor as powerful as a Might Realm expert!
Information about this person appeared in Ye Chen's eyes.
[Name: Meng Jiuxiao]
[Identity: Blood Demon Cult Elder]
[Cultivation: Early Stage of Might Realm]
...
This was Meng Jiuxiao?
And he was only an elder of Blood Demon Cult with such power?
Ye Chen's eyes narrowed. He knew it! Dealing with the Blood Demon Cult branch would not be that simple!
He even suspected that the Blood Demon Cult branch had exposed themselves on purpose.
Speaking of which, why hadn't the Peak Lord of Crimson Flame Peak appeared yet? Was it because he didn't think it worth coming over to deal with Meng Jiuxiao's incarnation?
Meng Jiuxiao started to ignore the Xuantian Holy Maiden as he redirected his attention toward Meng Shaofeng and coldly snorted. "Once again, you haven't proven yourself good enough to accomplish anything, but you're definitely more than good enough to ruin things. How could you have allowed them to expose you at such a critical moment? And now, I have to come to your rescue. Fortunately, they have already entered Black Tortoise Mountain Range. Otherwise, this operation would have been a failure!"
Meng Shaofeng's face turned pale as he didn't dare to refute.
"You're just an incarnation of your divine consciousness. Don't be arrogant. I'll kill you right now!"
The Xuantian Holy Maiden shouted and a crescent-shaped spirit treasure appeared in her palm. It turned into a crescent-shaped blade that started to slash at Meng Jiuxiao's divine consciousness incarnation. Wherever it passed, tiny cracks appeared in the fabric of space.
"Now is not the time for our battle. Since you have all traveled so far just to get to Black Tortoise Mountain Range, why don't you stay a little longer?!" Meng Jiuxiao cackled and a circular array disk appeared in his palm. It instantly exploded with boundless blood light and enveloped the entire golden ship.
In a blink of an eye, the golden ship disappeared. The fabric of space undulated for a long time where the ship once stood.