We have a traitor."
"He is among us!"
The seven immortals looked at one another.
Only the Black Immortal appeared uneasy.
"What… what do you even mean?"
Sheng Zoi Bai sighed, feeling a headache coming on.
"After the death of the Supreme Elder, I have another problem to deal with."
"The Soul Core that belongs to Renewal is with me… but I was not taught how to fully control it. And Renewal cannot even use 80 percent of his power."
"If I die, his Soul Core will return."
He paused, then stood up.
"For now, let's find the spy."
He smiled and glanced at each immortal.
One female immortal stepped forward. She wore a white veil, with rings wrapped across her wrists, arms, and knees. Her lips were red, and her eyes were pure white—her pupils shining like diamonds.
"But sir, how are you sure there is a spy among us?"
Sheng Zoi Bai sighed again.
"When the Supreme Elder and I planned to kill Yao Ming… he somehow did the opposite of what we expected. That means he could hear our conversation."
"And that traitor… is one of you."
He looked at them carefully.
"Ah… you all lack emotion. Only curiosity remains. You feel almost nothing… perhaps only fragments of emotion."
"To think the Seven Rainbow Sect would be revived by the Region Continent… yet lose all emotion in the process."
"I concluded that you only follow orders."
He raised his hand, summoning a small tower covered in blue smoke.
[Border Control]
"It's an artifact capable of enslaving immortals at Peak Artist level. However, it cannot control those beyond that level."
"The immortals before me have no emotions. They only act because of this artifact. Unfortunately, it also reduces ten percent of their power."
At least I can train them to control their strength… he thought.
"For now, forget about this."
Sheng Zoi Bai smiled as he looked at the setting sun over the grassy field.
"We have more important matters to attend to."
Each immortal was sent away personally by Sheng Zoi Bai, changing their identities to spy across the Immortal Continent.
Meanwhile, a figure in black stood on a field surrounded by mist-covered mountain peaks.
Skeletons hung from the peaks.
Suddenly, one skull fell.
Two red lights appeared in its eye sockets.
It opened its maw.
A black hand shot out—twisted and horrifying, covered in grey flowers, with blood dripping from it.
The palm opened, revealing a massive pagoda.
The hand itself was as large as a mountain, casting a shadow over half the land.
The pagoda gates opened.
Yao Ming floated in the air.
"Good. It seems Sheng Zoi Bai had no choice but to ally with the Supreme Elder to kill me."
He smiled as he stepped down, landing on the ground.
The black-clad figure revealed his face.
It was grotesque.
Six eyes, like those of a spider, glowing blood-red.
No eyelashes—only strange flowers growing where they should be.
His hair burned like black flames.
"Where is my reward?"
Yao Ming took out a long sphere made of glass.
"This is a Third Step Artifact."
"It will allow you to ascend to the next rank… Hong Kong."
The immortal knelt, then stood.
Yao Ming tossed the artifact.
He caught it with one finger and absorbed it into his soul realm, where it dissolved into white sparks.
"This is what I received from the meeting," he said.
A massive veil of shadow rose from his feet, towering over them.
A screen-like image appeared.
It showed Sheng Zoi Bai speaking, revealing that there was a traitor among them.
Yao Ming nodded.
"It seems he will discover the truth soon."
Hong Kong nodded.
"If he finds out, I will surely die. I only cooperated with you for this artifact. What happens next is your problem."
Yao Ming snorted, killing intent filling the air.
"I always rely on myself…"
Yao Ming looked down at the corpses of the seven immortals.
He smiled coldly.
Renewal revealed a terrifying grin.
"I have finally regained 100 percent of my power!"
The ground trembled.
Flowers and soil shook violently.
Renewal looked up and roared.
Blood surged into the sky like a torrent.
The clouds shattered and were sucked into a massive vortex of blood, forming a basin in the sky.
Yao Ming froze.
"He… absorbed the clouds?"
The sky turned clear, deep blue—it was already night.
Then—
Something terrifying happened.
Renewal unleashed another torrent of blood, covering the entire sky.
It spread like a crimson ocean.
It engulfed the entire Region Continent.
A massive blood structure formed.
A giant made of blood appeared—formed purely by his will—holding up the sky itself.
Renewal smiled.
The Four Heavenly Fiends roared.
Yao Ming frowned in confusion.
Blood condensed into statues—each with dragon heads, bodies made of feathered blood, wearing intricate armor.
They descended.
Then vanished as the blood giant absorbed them.
The giant shrank… into a small sphere of blood.
Renewal raised his head.
The sphere flew into his mouth.
His hair grew longer, reaching his knees, turning ice-white.
He summoned—
[Blood Sucker Katana]
He spat blood onto the blade, and it greedily absorbed it.
"Move aside. We can negotiate after I launch this attack."
Yao Ming stepped back.
Renewal slashed.
The ground split apart.
The entire field was destroyed by a single strike, leaving a massive crater.
Renewal laughed.
"I succeeded! I have mastered the Sword Path… and merged it with the Blood Path!"
Yao Ming was stunned.
I thought he was only a Blood Cultivator…
"But he's also a master of the sword…"
"Ah… our ancestors were truly no joke."
Renewal turned around.
"Now… we can finally negotiate, Yao Ming."
"How can I ever thank you enough?"
Yao Ming replied calmly,
"Don't. I'm here for my own reasons."
He looked toward the west.
"But before we negotiate… isn't it rude not to invite me into your Pebble City?"
Renewal nodded, glancing at the corpses below.
The seven experts of the Rainbow Sect—once his rivals—lay at his feet.
Yao Ming smiled.
"We will talk… soon."
As renewal look up in the sky
Renewal considering yourself a man of pure destruction!