CHAPTER 148: CHAPTER 148: THE MEANING OF NUMBERS

A Divine Dragon Phantom swiftly streaked across the sky, pausing momentarily in midair before transforming into a chilling sword light that descended from the heavens.

A Blood Demon leisurely flying through the grass was instantly cleaved in two by the sword light.

As this Blood Demon was only at the First Level of Divine Bridge Realm, Su Wanyi easily killed it.

After extracting the Blood Demon’s Inner Alchemy, Su Wanyi immediately consumed it.

As the Inner Alchemy dissolved, her Super Divine Dragon Breath faintly strengthened once more.

This Blood Demon was the first she had killed after shaking off that group of people.

Up until now, Su Wanyi was not aware that a blood-colored ring existed in the void above her head. Inside the ring was a numerical mark indicating the number of Blood Demons she had killed.

It had been twenty-three. Now, it was twenty-four.

Su Wanyi, who had devoured twenty-four Blood Demon Inner Alchemies, did not notice any signs of a breakthrough in her cultivation base.

Her brow furrowed. If this trend continues, I’ll need to slaughter a vast number of Blood Demons to make even a few minor breakthroughs in the Divine Bridge Realm.

Su Wanyi continued onward.

Along the way, she encountered several more Blood Demons, all of which fell to her sword.

These Blood Demons were all at least at the First Level of Divine Bridge Realm. Seeing that Su Wanyi’s Cultivation Stage wasn’t high, they unhesitatingly rushed towards her, only to be instantly slain by her sword.

The terrain of the Slaughter Blood Origin was uneven, with undulations like waves.

Some Blood Demons hid in the dense grass, roaming about. Flying high in the sky made them easy to spot.

However, only by flying just above the grass, giving the Blood Demons an opportunity to attack, would the cunning creatures emerge to ambush humans.

Su Wanyi only slowly figured out this pattern after several battles.

Therefore, she had no choice but to hover just above the grass and fly forward slowly.

From time to time, Blood Demons launched attacks on her.

But without exception, Su Wanyi slew them all on the spot.

It’s still too slow...

「Two hours later.」

After Su Wanyi devoured another Blood Demon Inner Alchemy, she found that while her cultivation base had increased slightly, it was still far from enough.

A look of disappointment crossed her face.

On this journey, she hadn’t encountered large groups of Blood Demons, so her gains were scant.

It would likely be very difficult to quickly catch up to those ahead in terms of kill count.

Su Wanyi sighed.

She gazed into the distance and saw that the Sky-reaching Bloody Pillars were still remote, as if she could never reach their end in her lifetime.

"This place is vast and endless. The red flora in the distance is even more lush, and it’s growing taller and taller," Su Wanyi murmured to herself.

Suddenly, her figure flashed, and in the blink of an eye, she departed from that area.

The red grass in the initial area of the Slaughter Blood Origin was already person-high. As she flew closer to the Sky-reaching Bloody Pillars, the grass grew even taller.

Through gaps in the red grass, she could see that the soil was also red.

In the red soil, there were many blood-holes of various sizes.

These appeared to be the entrances and exits used by the Blood Demons.

Is the Blood Demons’ nest deep underground? Su Wanyi wondered.

Su Wanyi hovered in midair, releasing her Divine Sense to scan the surroundings.

She found the caverns to be extremely deep, with narrow entrances—far too small for an ordinary person to enter.

Much like the fissures she had seen earlier, the terrain the Blood Demons inhabited was not easily traversable by humans.

"Haha, there’s someone over there!"

Two figures rapidly approached from a distance. They were two young men dressed in green, both at the Third Level of the Divine Bridge Realm.

As Su Wanyi watched the two rapidly approaching, a shocked expression appeared on her face.

To her surprise, a blood-colored halo containing a number hovered above each man’s head.

What on earth is this? Su Wanyi was momentarily dumbfounded.

The two young men in green robes flew closer.

One of them, looking toward Su Wanyi’s head, sighed, "Only twenty-nine Blood Demons killed? That’s rather few..."

Hearing this, Su Wanyi’s expression filled with surprise.

She had indeed killed twenty-nine Blood Demons so far, all at the Divine Bridge Realm.

But how did he know?

Following his gaze, Su Wanyi tilted her head back and looked up.

In that instant, she was stunned.

Above her own head was a blood-red halo, and the number within it was indeed twenty-nine.

Twenty-nine!

In that moment, Su Wanyi finally understood.

After entering the Slaughter Blood Origin, the number above one’s head updated in real-time each time a Blood Demon was killed.

One of the youths opposite her had the number eighty-five above his head, while the other had one hundred and nine.

Both of their Blood Demon kill counts far exceeded her own.

"You poor girl, such bad luck running into us brothers. Surrender obediently, and we’ll give you a swift end!" one of the youths said, looking at Su Wanyi with an arrogant laugh.

Both of them were at the Third Level of the Divine Bridge Realm, their cultivation far exceeding hers.

If I kill them, can I obtain their numbers?

A thought flashed through Su Wanyi’s mind. Pointing her sword at the two youths, she asked with a sly smile, "If I kill you, will I get your numbers?"

"Correct! It seems you’re not as foolish as you look. However, most newcomers are already reporting to Hell by the time they figure this out!" The two youths burst into laughter.

With that, they moved, one to the left and one to the right. Two streaks of sword light, like twin dragons, shot towards Su Wanyi.

So that’s how it is... Su Wanyi’s expression remained calm, but joy surged in her heart. I arrived late. If killing other Cultivators lets me obtain their Blood Demon kill counts, doesn’t that offer a shortcut?

WHOOSH!

Instantly, Su Wanyi transformed into a Divine Dragon Phantom, leaping into the air to evade the two sword lights. Then, she unleashed her Dragon God Sword Technique.

SWISH! SWISH!

One after another, beams of sword light transformed into Divine Dragons, descending from the sky.

Although her cultivation base was two minor realms lower than the youths’, her individual combat prowess was extremely powerful. Right from the start, she pressed them back.

The two youths were greatly surprised.

They hadn’t anticipated that this stunningly beautiful woman would be so powerful.

After they fought for the time it takes an incense stick to burn, both youths were lightly wounded and showed signs of faltering.

Seeing this, Su Wanyi’s spirits soared, and she intensified her attacks.

After another period of fighting, about the length of an incense stick burning, Su Wanyi’s sword slash severed an entire arm from one of the youths. He screamed and plummeted from midair.

The other youth, seeing the dire situation, turned and fled.

Transforming into a Divine Dragon Phantom, Su Wanyi immediately gave chase.

She cut off his escape route.

An astonishing streak of sword light flashed out instantly.

The youth raised his sword to meet it.

BANG!

A tremendous force knocked his treasured sword from his grasp, and the relentless sword light struck his body.

The youth screamed as his head was instantly severed from his body.

His headless corpse spurted a column of blood into the air before plummeting from the sky.

The youth whose arm had been severed earlier was terrified and immediately dove into the dense grass nearby.

He spotted a pitch-black hole and, heedless of whether a Blood Demon was inside, scrambled into it.

Compared to a Blood Demon, this woman... she’s far more terrifying!