The surging sword energy of the Cang Hai Sword transformed into a thick wall of sword energy, splitting the blood pool in two.

At the same time, it isolated the low growls and mutterings coming from beneath the blood pool.

“Stop them from coming over! The blood jade is just a decoy. What they really want to do is awaken the monster beneath the blood pool. Those who can leave, leave now!”

After shattering the shadowy arm with one strike, Amon suddenly roared at several Nine Mansions cultivators below.

“The existence beneath this blood pool is not something you all can handle!”

He then slashed three more times at the blood pool before adding another sentence.

“Amon, what should we do about the thing beneath the blood pool?”

A cultivator asked anxiously.

Although they didn’t know what the monster below was, just a few growls and mutterings were enough to make a high-level cultivator’s head explode. If such an existence were to get out, it would be a catastrophe for the entire Nine Mansions.

“I will guard this place.”

Amon suddenly gripped his sword with both hands, and his sword energy surged violently.

“If I, Amon, cannot slay this demon, you all must quickly go to Qingxuan and ask the junior martial uncle for help!”

As he shouted, his overwhelming Cang Hai sword energy covered the entire blood pool. The surging sword energy and the howling sword sounds were like a mighty dragon crouching in the sky, continuously roaring at the monster at the bottom of the pool.

“Trying to run? It’s not that easy!”

At this moment, Zhou Kui, the demonic lord of Nine Mansions, suddenly sneered and then stuffed a fragment of blood jade into his mouth, saying:

“You all will be sacrifices for the demonic god.”

As soon as he finished speaking, eight thick arms grew from his back, and his demonic energy increased several times over.

“Whoosh!”

With a sound of breaking through the air, Zhou Kui’s figure appeared above several Nine Mansions cultivators.

“Bang!”

The Nine Mansions cultivator who had previously punched him away was now directly sent flying by his punch.

“Boom!”

Just as Zhou Kui was about to strike again, a sword energy descended from the sky, cutting off five of his arms.

“How dare a small fry like you act presumptuously in front of me, Amon!”

Amon snorted coldly and slashed at Zhou Kui again, cutting off half of his body.

“Swish!”

But just as Amon was about to finish Zhou Kui with one more strike, a claw shadow suddenly descended from the sky, grabbing Zhou Kui away.

“Zhou Kui, don’t forget our mission!”

“Let them run, they can escape for now, but not forever.”

The other two demonic lords sneered in unison, their eyes filled with madness.

After saying this, the two demonic lords pressed their hands on the blood pool, and a huge demonic shadow with hundreds of arms appeared, enveloping them and the other demonic cultivators.

From a distance, it looked like a giant statue standing in the center of the blood pool.

“Swish!”

Without saying a word, Amon slashed at the demonic shadow.

However, the sword energy that spanned the blood pool was blocked by the numerous arms of the demonic shadow with a “bang.”

“Demonic God Weapon, Thousand-Armed Asura.”

Amon frowned deeply.

He was now more certain than ever that the blood jade was just a decoy by the demonic cultivators; otherwise, they would have used this Demonic God Weapon long ago.

At this moment, the blood in the blood pool began to churn violently.

Columns of demonic energy began to rise from the surface of the blood pool.

The growls and mutterings from the bottom of the pool grew louder, to the point where Amon’s wall of sword energy could no longer completely block them.

Seeing this, the unease on the faces of several Nine Mansions cultivators grew stronger.

“Go, don’t delay.”

As Amon spoke, he brought his fingers together and gently flicked upward.

With a “zing,” a flying sword shot out from his back.

The moment the sword appeared, a terrifying pressure, almost tangible, weighed down on everyone.

This was Amon’s life-bound flying sword—Withered Wood.

Seeing Amon even summon his life-bound flying sword, everyone realized the gravity of the situation. Without hesitation, they all bowed to Amon and quickly headed toward the teleportation jade disc.

Soon, only Amon and his sword were left by the blood pool.

“Suchan, you waste your unparalleled talent on these trivial schemes. What a waste.”

He suddenly sneered at the churning blood pool.

In response, there were only the increasingly angry growls and mutterings from the bottom of the pool.

“By the way, did that kid from Qingxuan Sect leave?”

Amon suddenly remembered something.

When they entered, the Nine Mansions’ leader specifically instructed him to ensure Xu Taiping’s safe exit.

“Kid from Qingxuan Sect, are you still here? If you are, hurry to the altar, and I’ll send you out!”

Amon shouted without taking his eyes off the blood pool.

But there was still no response.

“He should have left. That kid seemed pretty smart.”

Amon muttered to himself, no longer thinking about Xu Taiping, and turned his full attention to the blood pool.

Actually, he wasn’t wrong. Xu Taiping had already planned to leave before Amon told the cultivators to go.

But just as he was about to step out of the Jade Bone Grass, the grass clung to him tightly, even covering his mouth.

“Why won’t you let me go?”

Xu Taiping was almost in tears.

As he was filled with confusion and tried to make some noise to attract Amon’s attention so he could help him escape, the Jade Bone Grass around him suddenly knelt on one knee, as if they were human.

Then, a strong urge surged in Xu Taiping’s heart—to slay the monster beneath the blood pool.

“Wait, wait, I’m no match for that thing. This is suicide!”

Xu Taiping quickly dismissed the thought.

But soon, more Jade Bone Grass began to kneel on one knee.

Seeing this, an extremely crazy thought suddenly surged in Xu Taiping’s mind.

“Is it you who wants to slay the monster beneath the blood pool?!”

He suddenly realized that the thought in his mind might not have come from himself but from the Jade Bone Grass.

As soon as he asked this question, large swathes of Jade Bone Grass fell.

They all knelt on one knee toward Xu Taiping.

Just like soldiers on the battlefield asking their general for permission to go to war.

At the same time, the urge surged in his heart once again like a raging tide.

And these thoughts finally converged into one sentence in his mind—

“Please help us slay this demon.”