Overseas.

On the remote island.

In the very center of the island, the blood-colored lake, from a distance, appeared like a ruby embedded in the heart of the island.

But as time passed, the once thick crimson blood lake had turned a pale red.

At the center of the lake, however, there was a mysterious black egg with purple patterns, floating and sinking in the lake's center.

"Hoo!"

At this moment, the strange egg lightly trembled, and then some cracks appeared on the eggshell. Looking closely, the two cracks suddenly expanded rapidly, and then the eggshell transformed into two giant bat wings, piercing into the sky, revealing a man curled up underneath.

"Whoosh!"

The man's face was pale, with his eyes tightly shut, exuding a sickly aura. The skin exposed bore numerous bizarre patterns. He suddenly opened his eyes, and a crimson beam of light immediately shot out of them like a pillar, reaching dozens of meters away.

"Splash!"

With the opening of the man's eyes, the already pale red lake suddenly centered around him, forming a whirlpool, as wisp after wisp of blood Qi crazily surged into his body.

In merely about a minute, the lake had turned completely clear, with no trace of color left.

At this time, the man, still curled up, without moving the bat wings that pierced the sky, his body adorned with mysterious and strange patterns which shimmered with a purple-black light, gently floated out of the lake.

He drifted slowly into the air.

Then the man, like a lazy infant, stretched his limbs and finally stood in the void, a terrifying devilish aura enveloping the entire deserted island.

He was the Curse World Master of the Fallen Splendor.

"I've made it!"

"I survived! I didn't go insane!"

"At the risk of losing my life and my sanity, I finally broke through to the Fourth Layer of the Fanxu Realm in one breath!"

"With this power, I should be the strongest on Earth now, shouldn't I?"

"Dragon King Hall!"

The Curse World Master muttered in a low voice, a terrifying ferocity in his eyes as he slowly turned his head towards Huaxia, and said deeply, "I wonder if my current strength can rival the Dragon King!"

"I'm truly looking forward to it!"

Curse World Master came to this remote island to cultivate, forcefully breaking through from the First Layer to the Fourth Layer of the Fanxu Realm, at great risk.

This lake of blood was said to be the ancestral land of their Blood Clan.

It's said the first generation of the Blood Clan was born here, and the lake of blood was formed from the divinity of a spirit after their battle death.

Every Blood Lord after, before their demise, unless unforeseen circumstances prevented their return, had to come back here to emit their essence blood, to continue benefiting the Blood Clan.

Subsequent generations of the Blood Clan, only purebloods could come here for a baptism before turning eighteen, using the clan's blood for a transformation.

Originally, the Curse World Master had undergone a baptism here before coming of age, following clan rules, he was only supposed to return here at life's end.

But to gain greater power to rival Mu Jinyu, he violated the rules at great risk to cultivate here.

In fact, rebellious spirits within the Blood Clan throughout the ages desired to absorb all the blood Qi from this lake but without exception, none succeeded.

Because only purebloods, when first baptized here, would have a clan talisman appear in their body, protecting them from the residual souls of past Blood Ancestors.

On a second visit to cultivate, they would not have this protection and would face countless residual souls' erosion from the lake, driving most mad, causing mental splits.

Thus, normally, a Blood Clan member would only come here twice in their lifetime.

The Curse World Master originally had no chance to defy the clan rules.

But due to hints from the Omniscient new Observatory Master Bai Xiaosheng, and an unwillingness to risk not trying, knowing he'd otherwise die by Mu Jinyu's hands, he dared to attempt this risk.

Fortunately, in the end, he succeeded.

"Congratulations!"

At that moment, a twisted phantom appeared before the Curse World Master, speaking with a bold laugh.

The Curse World Master saw this phantom but wasn't surprised, barely squeezing a smile on his pale face, saying, "Just luck, thanks to the Observatory Master's guidance that led to my success."

The phantom didn't show its true appearance or height, the voice peculiar, unknown to those not knowing its true identity.

But the Curse World Master knew it was the new Observatory Master Bai Xiaosheng of the Omniscient, so he wasn't surprised by his sudden appearance.

Bai Xiaosheng said, "I'll tell you bad news, not long ago, the Dragon King caused trouble at the Buddha's Light Shines Everywhere's site on Mount Song, and the Peacock Ming King intervened with a Heaven-reaching spiritual treasure and the Buddha's wish power to enhance himself, yet still lost to the Dragon King."

"Is that so?" The Curse World Master didn't seem concerned upon hearing this.

Bai Xiaosheng, seeing this, reminded again, "The cultivation of the Peacock Ming King had already reached the Fourth Layer of the Fanxu Realm."

"What?" The Curse World Master, upon hearing this, his expression changed drastically, the red glow in his eyes becoming thicker, almost bleeding.

If the Peacock Ming King with Fourth Layer of the Fanxu Realm cultivation still lost to Mu Jinyu, would his life-risking strength mean nothing against Mu Jinyu?

Bai Xiaosheng continued, "You heard correctly, the Peacock Ming King is one with great fortune, having reached the Fourth Layer long ago, and with his Buddhist Holy Artifact and the power of wishes, his full power reached the Mid Unity Realm Stage!"

"Able to reach Mid Unity Realm's power? With such strength, he still lost to the Dragon King?!"

The Curse World Master trembled at Bai Xiaosheng's words, saying in disbelief, "Could it be the Dragon King already achieved Mid Unity Realm's power?! That's impossible!"

It was truly hard to accept.

His painstaking, life-threatening breakthrough, yet in the opponent's eyes, he was just a slightly stronger ant, making no substantial difference!

So why did he strive so hard, even cutting off the Blood Clan's path of development?

Bai Xiaosheng sighed, "Dragon King Hall is in its prime now, we can't confront him head-on, let's avoid his edge for now..."

"By the way, without surprise, Yu Shenfeng should arrive in about ten minutes, so let's leave first!"

Upon Bai Xiaosheng's words, the Curse World Master snapped out of disbelief, shock, and despair, his expression dark, "Really? Then I'll deal with that guy first!"

Bai Xiaosheng said, "A reminder, with the Dragon King's help, Yu Shenfeng's cultivation has also soared during this time. Based on his recent dismantling of your Fallen Splendor Sub-Hall, his strength should also be at the Fourth Layer of the Fanxu Realm."

"How could this be?!" The Curse World Master widened his eyes, feeling it utterly outrageous.

Bai Xiaosheng said, "Not just Yu Shenfeng, but San Liu, Qiu Bai, and others have also advanced to the Fanxu Realm; enough said, whether you'll fight Yu Shenfeng to the death or leave with me is up to you."

The Curse World Master's expression was indecisive, truly wanting to stay and wait for Yu Shenfeng, then fight to the death!

But even if he managed to overcome Yu Shenfeng, it would be a pyrrhic victory, not to mention an opponent like the Dragon King in the Unity Realm still high above, weighing him down endlessly.

The Curse World Master struggled inwardly for a moment, finally recalling Bai Xiaosheng's method that allowed him to quickly reach the Fourth Layer of the Fanxu Realm, knowing leaving with him offered another chance to rise again.

"Fine, let's go!"

The Curse World Master gritted his teeth and said.