NCCnovel #563 - Blood Sea Appears
#563 - Blood Sea Appears
Upon hearing the question, the scholar said, "Having heard that the young master from Jinling has arrived, the assassins in the dark have already fled! The Shen family only swept through the local salt gang, killing dozens of people. They have no evidence and cannot confront the Cao gang."
"Salt gang?" Zhang Chen, who was beside him, was stunned when he heard this. What was the origin of this salt gang? How dare they oppose the imperial court?
"Brother, what is the origin of this salt gang? How dare they assassinate members of the Shen family? And openly oppose officials of the imperial court?" Zhang Chen asked with curiosity.
"The salt gang was originally just a group of salt smugglers who couldn't get on the table, but in recent years, they have gathered many experts from unknown sources. In particular, I heard people say that a deity has been born within the salt gang, and it has already become a force to be reckoned with. The salt gang and the Cao gang are also secretly colluding, wanting to compete for the authority of the world's water transportation. Seventy percent of the world's water transportation authority falls on the Shen family. The Shen family is too domineering, blocking the path of countless people. Both the salt gang and the Cao gang rely on water transportation for their livelihood…"
This information is not a secret. Anyone in the martial world knows it.
"I'm afraid it's not that simple," Zhang Chen pondered to himself. However, since the salt gang dared to attack the direct daughter of the Shen family, they must have something to rely on behind them.
"The Jinling Shen family is probably not peaceful either," Zhang Chen muttered to himself.
Just as Zhang Chen's mind was flashing with various thoughts, accompanied by Jiang Nan entering the cabin, the large ship that had been stopped for several days finally began to move. Along with the fleet setting sail, as many as twenty medium-sized ships went down the river.
Three days passed again. Zhang Chen was sitting on the bow of the boat, watching the scenery on both sides receding. Beside him, Zhang Fei and Zhang Tuo were holding fishing rods, fishing.
Suddenly, Zhang Chen's brow furrowed. He raised his head and looked to the north, a river of blood reflected in his eyes: "The Sea of Blood has appeared?"
The crystal core in his body was also vibrating frantically. Zhang Chen noticed that his crystal core had opened a portal, and the endless water of the Sea of Blood was flowing out through that portal, flowing from the void to an unknown place.
"The Sea of Blood can already interfere with reality! The material world has the Sea of Blood, and the origin of the Sea of Blood continues to grow. The power of the Blood Dao will begin to interfere with reality," Zhang Chen thought to himself.
"The appearance of the Sea of Blood is a good thing for me, but for the countless living beings in the world, it will inevitably be a disaster."
Countless thoughts flashed through Zhang Chen's mind: "Has the seed planted in the past finally blossomed and borne fruit? I initially passed down countless inheritances of the Blood Dao in the Northern Lands, but I don't know whether it was the human race or the demon race that summoned the Sea of Blood."
Unfortunately, although Zhang Chen sensed the birth of the Sea of Blood, he could not sense what specifically happened.
Once the Sea of Blood appears, all the blood in the entire world will be drawn into the Sea of Blood in the dark. Even countless souls will be captured by the Sea of Blood and become puppets in the Sea of Blood. For all living beings in the world, that is simply an infernal hell.
"Once the Sea of Blood appears, unless I actively close the portal to the Sea of Blood, the Sea of Blood cannot be eradicated. The living beings of the world are in for a treat," Zhang Chen muttered to himself secretly.
Along with Zhang Chen's perception, in just a moment, a blood-red hurricane rose up in the Northern Lands. Blood-red clouds, like blood, swept in from the horizon with overwhelming momentum. In an instant, it was thousands of miles, and in the blink of an eye, it had swept from the horizon to the near.
The cloud head was like a blood-red stream, accompanied by an indescribable stench, passing over everyone's heads and heading towards a more distant place. However, in the blink of an eye, it had already covered the entire sky, reflecting the sky and the ground as blood-red, and the whole world had turned red, like a scarlet lantern.
"What happened?" A traveler raised his head and looked at the crimson clouds in the sky, the blood swirling like angry waves, a look of horror on his face.
"With such an anomaly, there must be a world-shaking calamity coming into being. There must be great changes in the world. I just don't know where this change will fall?" A martial artist frowned and whispered.
The people on the boat at this time came out of the cabin one after another, pairs of eyes looking at the overwhelming dark clouds, as if the water of the Sea of Blood was passing through the sky, each discussing.
Zhang Chen ignored the crowd. First, he raised his head to look at the blood-red clouds in the sky, then looked at the river under the boat. Under the reflection of the red clouds, the river was like blood, full of indescribable scarlet and evil.
"The birth of the Sea of Blood and the rise of the Blood Dao are good things for me," Zhang Chen was not panicked, knowing that everything in front of him was just an anomaly of the birth of the Sea of Blood, and there was no lethality in itself.
"The birth of the Sea of Blood means that the Blood Sea Array has been created. Only in this way can the spatial shackles be broken and the Sea of Blood summoned into the material world. I just don't know whether this Blood Sea Array was cultivated by the demon race first, or by the human race first. If it was cultivated by the human race first, it would be of great effect in curbing the demon race in the Northern Lands. If the demon race first cultivated the Blood Sea Array, I am afraid that the various lords of the human race will be in great trouble."
The big ship sailed slowly. Just half a month later, when the big ship approached the dock for supplies, Zhang Chen heard a message about the Sea of Blood. Passing travelers were discussing at the dock:
"Have you heard? Tiger Soul Pass has fallen!" Someone said.
"General Jin Dou guards Tiger Soul Pass. How could it fall?" Someone questioned, his voice full of disbelief, feeling that the other party was spreading rumors and lying.
"A monster appeared in the demon race, summoning a river of blood. The river of blood submerged Tiger Soul Pass, and all living beings who touched the river of blood were turned into blood. Although Jin Dou has a body of steel, he could not withstand the invasion of the Sea of Blood and could only abandon the city and flee. It is said that the demon army has crossed Tiger Soul Pass and wants to pacify the entire Northern Lands," someone added.
"Tiger Soul Pass has fallen?" Zhang Chen, who was originally sitting on the bow of the boat fishing, was stunned when he heard the conversation of the people next to him, and the movement of pulling the fishing line stopped.
He had a deep impression of Jin Dou of Tiger Soul Pass. After all, Jin Dou's dog-shit divine power was really difficult to deal with, and it could be called immortal. If there were no means to deal with the soul, no one in the world could kill Jin Dou.
Even a twelfth-order god can't do it!
Jin Dou can transform into liquid metal, immortal and shapeless. He is simply a fighting machine. Who can beat him?
"However, if there is a Blood Sea Array, the power of the Blood Sea can defile all objects, especially for extraordinary objects. It is even more powerful to defile them. Although Jin Dou's golden body is powerful, I am afraid that he will not be able to last too long in the face of the Blood Sea Array," Zhang Chen pondered in his heart.
"Is Jin Dou dead?" Someone asked, his voice full of worry.
"The activation of the Blood Sea Array takes time. Jin Dou is a strong bloodline. If he wants to escape, how can the Blood Sea Array have a chance to cover him?" Someone said: "However, Jin Dou lost Tiger Soul Pass, causing millions of demon troops to enter the pass. Even if he didn't die in the hands of the demon race, I am afraid that the imperial court will not spare him."
"I heard people say that the territory of Marquis Pingbei is already in a mess. Countless demon troops have entered the pass, and Marquis Pingbei is organizing an army to suppress them. However, the demon race is endless, vast and infinite, and Marquis Pingbei is also a bit alone and unsupported. I am afraid that the fall of Marquis Pingbei's territory is only a matter of time," someone interjected.
"Hateful! These demon beasts dare to wreak havoc on my human race. They really deserve to die! My imperial court has three supreme divine objects. Why don't they take action to suppress that group of beasts?"
"…"
A group of people were talking on the boat, constantly criticizing the government and accusing the various lords of inaction, especially the King Pingbian, with even more foul language.
The people on this boat were all martial artists from the north and south. Each of them had no control over their mouths, and all kinds of dirty words were uttered, as ugly as they could be.
Zhang Chen sat in the cabin in silence. He thought of the people who had traveled south all the way. He did not expect that even if those people escaped Tiger Soul Pass, they still did not catch up with the speed of the demon invasion.
"It's difficult! This matter is related to me, or it is my fault. If there were no Blood Sea Array, Tiger Soul Pass would not have been easily breached," Zhang Chen felt a little self-blame in his heart: "But the human race will never lack Blood Nerve cultivators. Now that the demon race's Blood Sea Array has appeared, the various Blood Dao cultivators of the human race will also appear like bamboo shoots after a rain, constantly pulling back the gap."
"The demon race's invasion is the general trend. Even if my Blood Dao does not appear, the situation will not improve," Zhang Chen could only constantly comfort himself in his heart.
"It's time to eat! It's time to eat!"
Just as everyone was talking, someone from the kitchen shouted. Zhang Chen took Zhang Fei all the way to the cafeteria. They ate coarse-flour steamed buns, with pickles. This was the most basic meal. If you wanted to eat meat, you needed to add silver and buy it with silver.
Zhang Chen now only had a few taels of silver left, so of course he couldn't afford meat. He could only eat the free cornbread, and he didn't find it difficult to swallow with the pickles. On the other hand, Zhang Fei, at this time, had a sad face, and his entire face had turned into a bitter gourd face, nibbling on the cornbread in small bites.
Zhang Tuo Wei and Cheng Yu on the side did not show any abnormalities, holding the cornbread in their hands and eating it with relish.
"How many days will it take us to get to Jinling?" Zhang Shi asked, carefully breaking the cornbread into pieces, then soaking it in warm water before putting it into her mouth.
"It's early," Zhang Chen shook his head.
Zhang Shi's eyes moved when she heard this: "I have something to tell you."
"What's the matter?" Zhang Chen looked at Zhang Shi, and saw that Zhang Shi's face was a bit tangled, obviously not a simple matter.
"We are going south to Jinling to visit relatives. Although there is a relationship with your mother, we are poor relatives coming to the door, and we will inevitably be looked down upon. I mean, do we have a chance to visit the lady from Guangji on the boat, so that we can get acquainted with her as soon as possible, so that we can have someone to take care of us when we arrive in Jinling City?" Zhang Shi's face was a bit hesitant, and her eyes looked at Zhang Chen. She was waiting for Zhang Chen to make a decision.
"Recognize relatives in advance?" Zhang Chen's face was hesitant when he heard this, and a look of hesitation appeared in his eyes.