The Five Great Commanders

Following Wang Kun’s example, Qin Huai suspended himself in midair. He closed his eyes and maintained control over his muscles and wings. For a visceral prefecture realm expert, this level of muscle control wasn’t difficult.

“This can be done,” Qin Huai remarked, “but I suspect there’s more to Elder Wang’s advice.”

“Sleep, Brother Qin. You’ll understand when night falls,” Wang Kun replied, leaving him in suspense.

Qin Huai also drifted into sleep. Having battled for an entire day and immersed himself in the blood sea twice, his body was saturated with exhaustion that needed to be relieved.

He could have slept for the time it takes to burn half an incense stick or perhaps four hours, when he felt a hand grasp his wings. Startled, he opened his eyes. With a twist of his body, he shattered the incoming palm.

Bang!

Blood rained down from above in his field of vision. He looked at the disembodied arm — it was a blood-colored hand, attached to the sea of blood.

Around them, more than a dozen hands were reaching out of the blood sea, grasping at something in the air, attempting to drag it down.

“So the blood sea becomes active at night?” Qin Huai muttered to himself. He turned to look at Wang Kun, who was peacefully asleep not far away.

Wang Kun seemed enveloped by the wind. He undulated with the gentle breeze brought by the bloodied hands emerging from the depths of the blood sea, skillfully evading them each time.

“What kind of body control is that?” Even Qin Huai couldn’t help but marvel. Could Wang Kun perceive changes in his surroundings and respond to them even in his sleep? “The obscure South Mythical Sect can hide such a formidable person. This is truly unimaginable.”

Such physical prowess couldn’t simply be ascribed to luck. It required years of cultivation and accumulation, or countless life-and-death battles to attain.

Qin Huai attempted to sleep using the same technique as Wang Kun, but he was repeatedly caught and drawn into the blood sea. When he managed to avoid this, he found that he was too alert to fall asleep at all. Persistent, he tried again and again to find the right balance.

The night passed in the blink of an eye. As expected, Qin Huai didn’t get any sleep. “Ah…” Wang Kun stretched and rose from his sleep. “How did you sleep last night, Brother Qin?” he asked with a smile.

“It appears I still have much to learn from Brother Wang,” Qin Huai replied, shaking his head.

“Let’s continue battling those demons then.”

Qin Huai looked at his wings. After the previous night’s exposure and being dipped twice in the blood sea, they still retained their potency.

The second pair of spiritual treasures at his back had also begun to crumble. If he didn’t obtain the Kun Peng fragments to refine it into a guardian spirit item soon, it was uncertain how long his remaining six guardian spirit items would last.

“Let’s go!” Without further words, Wang Kun led Qin Huai toward the center of the blood sea.

Both of them had formidable combat abilities, especially Wang Kun. Whether it was strength or speed, he held an absolute advantage in their realm. Even the Kun Peng wings didn’t have an edge against his palm-sized wings.

By comparison, Qin Huai was considerably less agile. He often risked the degradation of his guardian spirit items to harm these deadly pests.

However, one thing was certain – Qin Hua’s attacks were more lethal. Whenever he encountered a demon, he was guaranteed to take a life.

Through their seamless collaboration, in merely half a month, Qin Huai had amassed a thousand and five hundred Kun Peng fragments. He had also gradually perfected the technique of sleeping in a semi-conscious state, which improved the quality of his rest at night.

Besides that, Qin Huai’s efficiency in using his power had significantly enhanced. He had become adept at catching fish as well. However, his success rate was not very high. He typically needed to dive into the blood sea two or three times to catch a single fish. If luck was not on his side, he might even have to try four times. action

This was nothing compared to Wang Kun’s aptitude, who was like a fish in water. What was worse was that every plunge into the blood sea resulted in severe damage to the spiritual items.

In this brief half-month period, due to a variety of reasons, Qin Huai had already lost four pairs of wings. There were only three spiritual items left that could be utilized.

Contrarily, Wang Kun was looking more vibrant. Not only were his speed, strength, and combat techniques becoming more refined and fierce, he was also easily executing some peculiar martial arts techniques that made Qin Huai seriously doubt if he had reached the visceral prefecture realm with just a few full patterns.

From what he could identify, there were seven different cultivation techniques. In fact, even the small wings on Wang Kun’s back seemed to show signs of growth. This left Qin Huai even more puzzled. …

At the center of the blood sea, numerous blood crystal pillars strewn across could be seen. The thick blood sea, like a hot spring, surrounded these blood crystal pillars.

At the center, Tang Pi, the head of the Tang family, was actually bathing in the boiling blood sea with a look of contentment on his face.

“Using the blood of an ant to activate the pure bloodline strength… I must admit, those guys from the Sacred Heart Sect are truly competent.” Tang Pi scooped up the blood with one hand and watched as the sticky liquid trickled into the blood sea, leaving traces of blood on his hand.

His eyes reflected a fascinated expression. “No wonder those people in the capital are so distant from the Sacred Heart Sect and Shangxin seems indifferent. At first, I was confused, but after experiencing the allure of this blood sea, I understand why those fellows were swayed.”

Tang Pi closed his eyes slightly and felt the surging power flooding out from within him. “I even feel as if I’ve become younger. What do you think, Gao He?” He turned around and addressed the man who was approaching from a distance.

“My lord, those two intruders have started moving again. Over the past few days, hundreds of our men have been killed by those two, including thirteen visceral prefecture realm warriors.”

“Thirteen? Why so many?” Tang Pi raised his eyebrows. “Do you realize that when we challenge the Sacred Heart Sect in the future, these men would have been our main force?!”

In a fit of anger, Tang Pi punched the blood sea. His body gradually rose from the blood sea, entirely enveloped by the blood crystal pillar, with only his head and arms exposed.

“Luckily, I was cautious and did not fall asleep… Otherwise, would my Kun Peng clan have been exterminated by these two intruders by the time I woke up?”

Gao He lowered his head and replied slowly, “Logically, no living creature from any other race should be able to ascend to this altitude of seventy thousand feet. I suspect that the Sacred Heart Sect is attempting to sabotage us.”

Tang Pi waved his hand dismissively. “No matter who these two intruders work for, there’s only one consequence for killing our people. That is death!”

Tang Pi asked again, “What level are those two at? What characteristics do they possess?”

“Based on my observation, the older one is well-rounded. His speed, strength, and skills are all exceptional. He can be considered a formidable foe of our Kun Peng clan.

“As for the other one, he’s much easier to handle. Although his offensive power is strong, the wings on his back are of an inferior quality. They can’t withstand prolonged combat at all… However, I’m not sure what method he’s using to regenerate his wings, but as far as I can tell, he’s been in a few battles. There should be a limit to how many times he can do this.”

Gao He had not taken any action in the past half a month. However, he had covertly assessed Qin Huai and Wang Kun thoroughly.

“Then let Ninth Brother… No, awaken the five commanders and have them kill those two intruders on the spot! Don’t give them a chance!” Tang Pi’s eyes flashed a ruthless light.

“Wake up all five commanders?” Gao He was taken aback. “The strength those two have displayed is at most at the second-level visceral prefecture realm. Isn’t this overkill?”

“You’ve been with me for so many years, and you still don’t understand me? I don’t like to give others a chance. Especially after Xinglong’s death… If I can crush the opponent with absolute strength, I’ll definitely do it! Let those ants die in despair!”