Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Chapter 173: Chapter 173 Blood God Child
 

The clear river water flowed past in front of Wang Chen with a gentle gushing sound.

A faint mist hovered over the surface of the river.

The length of this underground dark river was unknown, with pitch-black sides extending over three zhang in height.

On the rock walls on both sides, there were all traces of water erosion.

It wasn’t the flood season yet, so the riverbed appeared quite shallow, covered with fine sand and pebbles.

Wang Chen raised his head to look at the crack he had just descended from.

He pondered a way out of this predicament.

Wang Chen wasn’t the least bit panicked because, even deep underground, relying on his Grandmaster-level mudstone technique, he could dig a tunnel back to the surface.

And it wouldn’t take a long time.

He carefully observed the surroundings, pondering where to start would be the most appropriate.

At that moment, Wang Chen’s gaze suddenly sharpened.

He saw a corpse drifting down from upstream in the dark river; the clothing on the body was incredibly familiar!

Wang Chen immediately stretched out his hand and activated his object-controlling technique, lifting the body from the river onto the shore.

The complexion of the deceased was extremely pale, eyes wide open as if they had seen something extremely horrific before death, with fear still lingering in the pupils.

The body was unusually thin and dry; the skin tightly wrapped around the bones, making the clothes look too large and ill-fitting.

But Wang Chen recognized it at a glance—it was the standard robe of the true disciples of the Cloud Sun sect!

And the fatal wound was on the throat, the flesh a bloody mess as if a wild beast had torn open the windpipe.

And then drained the blood!

Recalling the true disciples who came down from the flying warship earlier and the recent strong earthquake, he guessed that they must have encountered serious trouble while exploring underground.

He wondered if a Purple Mansion Superior had taken action!

What on earth had happened ahead?

Wang Chen’s gaze turned upstream in the dark river, his vigilance reaching its peak.

This was not a path he could take!

Whoosh~

Just as Wang Chen was preparing to retreat downstream, suddenly a flash of red light streaked out from the darkness ahead, sweeping towards him like lightning!

Wang Chen’s reaction was extremely quick, his figure instantly vanishing on the spot.

Appearing ten steps away.

Shrinking Ground into Inches!

This escape technique was something Wang Chen had obtained by chance and since he had just started learning it, the teleportation distance was quite short.

But a ten-step distance was enough for him to dodge the sudden attack of the red light!

The red light made a futile semi-circular sweep at the spot where Wang Chen had been standing.

Immediately, it flew back into the darkness.

As two points of eerie blood light lit up upstream in the dark river, the attacker revealed its true form!

It was a humanoid monster, naked and bald, with an extremely ugly face. Its skin was bright red, and its limbs were significantly longer than those of a normal human, with sharp claws on both hands and feet.

It hung upside down on the top of the rock wall, moving towards Wang Chen, defying gravity, with a bloodthirsty greed in its eyes!

Blood God Child!

Passages from the “Treatise on Evil Wraiths” surfaced in Wang Chen’s mind.

The Blood God Child was a highly distinctive evil wraith, born in a blood pool, impervious to blades and spears, ferociously vicious, and fond of consuming the fresh blood of cultivators.

Blood God Children were born at the Resentment Level, equivalent to the Purple Mansion level of evil wraiths.

And this type of evil wraith had high potential for growth; if it could feed on enough cultivator blood, it might advance to the “Fiend” level, that is, the existence of the Golden Core level.

Wang Chen had never imagined that he would be targeted by a Resentment Level evil wraith!

Unfortunately, the contents recorded in the “Treatise on Evil Wraiths” were too scarce.

Wang Chen could only recognize its origin but didn’t understand where its weakness lay.

Nor did he know the current level of this Blood God Child.

But the strong warning from his intuition made Wang Chen make a life-or-death decision in a flash.

He raised his hand and, facing the Blood God Child hanging upside down from the top of the rock wall, he threw out twelve Evil-Repelling Talismans!

Twelve clusters of spiritual light exploded in the air, instantly enveloping the Blood God Child.

However, as the spiritual light flooded the Evil Wraith, wisps of white smoke began to rise from its body.

And then, nothing.

The hind limbs of the Blood God Child suddenly burst with power, and it lunged towards Wang Chen, even in mid-air!

It screamed shrilly, baring a mouthful of gleaming, razor-sharp teeth!

It seemed intent on tearing open Wang Chen’s throat to indulge in a hearty drink of his blood.

Clang!

At the critical moment, the Fire Crow Sword flew out of its sheath and, with a velocity swift as thunder, slashed towards the Blood God Child!

This sword strike was augmented by Wang Chen with the Great Perfection-level Fire Crow Technique.

The Heavy Winged Fire Crow suddenly appeared, its brilliant light illuminating the surroundings for dozens of feet with a magnificent and overwhelming presence!

The Blood God Child was intercepted by the flying sword and fell to the ground.

Under Wang Chen’s control, the Fire Crow Sword relentlessly pursued, slashing heavily at the creature’s head—the key vulnerability!

The Heavy Winged Fire Crow spread its long wings, weaving a scorching hot net of fire above the Blood God Child.

However, at that moment, the Blood God Child suddenly raised its hand and swung its palm with great force.

With a single slap, it dispersed the Heavy Winged Fire Crow.

And with another motion, it grabbed the blade of the flying sword!

No matter how much the Fire Crow Sword resisted and struggled, it couldn’t break free from the Evil Wraith’s powerful hold.

Not good!

Ever since Wang Chen had become proficient with the Sword Control Technique, his flying sword had never been seized like this before.

It felt as if it wouldn’t come back!

Wang Chen didn’t give the Blood God Child the chance to suppress the Fire Crow Sword, thrusting his Geng Metal Finger towards the Blood God Child’s head.

This strike not only concentrated all of his mana but also utilized Grandmaster-level techniques; the Geng Metal Qi Energy instantly covered a distance of twenty to thirty steps in the air, tracing an arc.

It struck the Blood God Child right in its left eye.

Puchi!

Blood spurted out!

“Ah!”

The Blood God Child suddenly let out an incredibly sharp and agonizing scream, releasing the Fire Crow Sword to cover its own eye.

Wang Chen took the opportunity to retrieve his flying sword.

But after being dispersed by the Blood God Child and seized again, the surface of the flying sword dulled, showing signs of damage.

Wang Chen’s heart ached to death, and he immediately stored the Fire Crow Sword in his Storage Bag.

A top-tier magic artifact like this, once damaged, would be very costly to repair.

“Die now!”

Wang Chen shouted fiercely, once again activating Shrinking Ground into Inches.

But this time, he wasn’t trying to dodge an attack; instead, he charged towards the Blood God Child.

He released the Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net with a wave of his hand!

With the flying sword powerless, only this treasure could possibly solve the terrifying Evil Wraith at hand!

The Blood God Child had no time to dodge and was instantly enveloped tightly by the rapidly expanding net.

Its bare skin barely touched the net’s lines before it began to corrode as if it had been exposed to concentrated sulfuric acid, instantly producing countless bloody scars.

The Blood God Child’s screams once again pierced the air, more bone-chilling than before.

It radiated a bloody red light all over its body, desperately struggling to break free from the bindings of the Demon-Slaying Net.

The net that had just closed showed signs of loosening!

And Wang Chen, who was controlling the Demon-Slaying Net, was now pushing himself to his limits, engaging in a life-or-death struggle with the Blood God Child through this treasure.

He knew very well.

Once the Blood God Child broke free,

Tomorrow would mark the anniversary of his own death!

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