He was so shocked that he subconsciously fiddled with his eyes just to make sure that there was nothing wrong with his eye sight.
When Bai Syaoran opened his eyes a new the mysterious figure had turned into a skeleton.
The aura that emitted from the skeleton was so overbearing that Bai Syaoran couldn't stare at it for more than a few seconds without feeling as if something was clenching his soul.
Sensing that there was someone before it the skeleton emitted a strong gust of wind that caused both its and Bai Syaoran's robes to flutter.
Bai Syaoran was frozen in place as the scene unfolded.
Above the cross legged skeleton, a silhouette of a man wearing a magnificent black robe with crimson red lines stretching all over the edges.
Just this scene alone could stun even the immortals.
The mysterious man had crimson eyes that resembled those of a serpent, long hair silky black hair and mysterious tattoos located in his palms and forehead.
Just the radiance from the man's silhouette alone lit up the dark cave and mesmerizing Bai Syaoran.
The mysterious man turned his gaze towards the young lad lying on the floor with an aloof expression.
"My name is Blood Emperor Yi Fan, I died thousands of years ago under the pincer attack of the heavenly court and divine generals but before my consciousness faded I managed to escape by opening a rift in time and space. Unfortunately, my injuries were too severe and I ended up succumbing to them, but before I died I left my will behind to find me a suitable successor.
One who stand before me, if you wish to be my successor kowtow to me 3 times and acknowledge me as your master then discard your family name and accept the name of Zhou."
The Blood Emperor's tone ancient and his words were filled with power and made Bai Syaoran's soul quiver with every sentence.
With nothing left to lose Bai Syaoran gritted his teeth and bared the pain in his chest as he got on his knees and kowtow three time to the Blood Emperor's silhouette and yelled, "Master! From this day onwards I shall be known as Yi Syaoran!"
Bai Syaoran was touched by the Blood Emperor's words and saw a chance of surviving this disaster with his inheritance, after all even the finger nail of a person at the level of the Blood Emperor was comparable to a divine artefact that could split mountains in two with only a casual flick of the wrist.
Not to mention that the Blood Emperor didn't care about his poor physique and mental issues caused by his unstable soul.
With all these benefits coming to him at once how could he stand on ceremony and reject the offer.
The Blood Emperor nodded his head in satisfaction and waved his hand slightly. With a casual wave a pitch black sword box with crimson red lines streaking on the edges appeared out of thin air and landed on the ground.
Bang!
When the seemingly light sword box landed on the ground the entire cave shock. Bai Syaoran wasn't expecting the sword box to be so heavy.
Just the thought of having to carry such a heavy thing around made him shiver.
Creak!
The sword box creaked open and a broken sword with only the hilt and a fraction of the blade remaining appeared inside.
Just the aura from the broken sword made the entire atmosphere turn cold and sharp sword aura permeated the surroundings.
The Blood Emperor looked at the broken sword with a solemn expression and spoke, "This broken sword is my most treasured possession. It was once an artefact of such might that it could slice the heavens and destroy star systems with a single flick of the wrist but after that fateful battle it was shattered into hundreds of shards and spread across the nine heavens.
If you wish to witness its full might travers the ten thousand realms and nine heavens in search of the sword fragments. If you're within a thousand metre radius of a sword fragment the sword will react. The closer you get to a sword fragments, the stronger the reaction. But be warned if you chose to wield this sword you must forsake all other swords.
The broken sword is greedy by nature and will absorb the power of any sword that you come in contact with and shatter them to pieces."
Bai Syaoran listened attentively and looked at the broken sword in awe.
"Now that all that needs to be said has been said I shall bestow upon you my true inheritance and the symbol of the blood emperor then I'll be on my way."
Bai Syaoran bowed his said replied respectfully," Master, disciple is ready."
The Blood Emperor nodded his head and reached out his hand towards Bai Syaoran and the tattoo on his palm radiated a beautiful crimson light.
The crimson light enveloped the kneeling Bai Syaoran then an elegant light blue light shot out of the Blood Emperor's other hand and enveloped Bai Syaoran as well.
The lights danced around Bai Syaoran's body like a beautiful performance as they entered his pores.
The entire process was smooth and painless.
When the lights were completely absorbed into Bai Syaoran's body three tattoos appeared on his forehead and palms.
The process was mentally training and when it was finished Bai Syaoran felt dizzy and lost consciousness but in his last moments he saw the aloof and profound expression of the Blood Emperor change into a venomous smile.
Bang!
With that he fell into the ground with his eyes closed
Hours flew by before the unmoving youth rose up to his feet. His bleeding chest was healed by a mysterious force.
The youth looked at himself for a brief moment then did a few stretches.
After the stretches the youth threw out his fists with a lot of force and punched the air a few times followed by a few kicks.
With only a few punches and kicks beads of sweat was already forming on his forehead. The youth wiped his forehead and stared at the sweat with displeasure.
The youth's actions were quiet bizarre. After wiping his sweat, the youth started laughing manically with everything he had.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
"After 500 000 years! I, the Blood Emperor have finally found a vessel to take over!! You sons of bitches up in heaven better wait for me cause I, Blood Emperor Yi Fan have returned!!!"
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
With that the legend of the Blood Emperor, Yi Fan begun anew.