Death, or Submission!

Blood flowed onto the moss, staining it red. The decapitated corpse of the mad savage still twitched faintly on the ground. "This malevolent aura is like a rose. Beautiful and captivating, yet thorny," Luo Feng shook his head. "Once you can no longer resist the will to kill, you'll devolve into a true madman, losing all reason. It's no different from death."

The books had long described how the ancient civilization ruin attracted countless powerhouses on Xueluo Continent. Many who couldn't resist the will to kill lost their minds, turning into madmen, knowing nothing but slaughter, no different from beasts. Yet, to become stronger, countless still rushed in!

"Strange?" Luo Feng frowned. "The space at the bottom of this giant pit shouldn't be too large, roughly... about ten thousand kilometers in diameter!" "And he was a First-tier Domain Lord. His flying speed was very fast. Logically, a madman, whose intelligence has dropped to that of a beast, shouldn't stay at the bottom of this pit indefinitely." Luo Feng was puzzled. If a cat is thrown into a house with the door open, it won't stay inside forever. It's the same principle. For a First-tier Domain Lord-level madman, the giant pit wasn't large. "Did he just turn into a madman at the bottom of the pit? Is it such a coincidence that I haven't entered the pit's bottom for two years, and the moment I do, I encounter a madman?" Luo Feng felt something was amiss, frowning as he looked at the red malevolent aura before him.

On a protruding platform on the rock wall of the giant pit's abyss, a figure in bronze battle armor sat cross-legged. He opened his eyes and looked down, simultaneously transmitting a message: "My Lord, one Blood Demon is dead. Shall I deal with this little one?" "No need!" A deep voice, filled with killing intent, echoed in his ear. In the vast and boundless pit, a terrifying aura suddenly erupted from the blood-red palace. At the same time, an eerie blood-red stream of light shot directly out of the palace.

The red malevolent aura permeated the air. Even with Luo Feng's astonishing vision, he could only see clearly for tens of kilometers. Beyond that, he could only make out blurry, massive objects. "It is quite strange, but I have my Demon Killer Clan clone, so I'm confident in escaping. I'll be careful, it'll be fine! I want to see... what exactly is at the bottom of this pit." Luo Feng hesitated for a moment, then quickly made his decision. However, the instant Luo Feng made his decision, a terrifying aura that made one's heart tremble descended! "Boom~~~" A powerful oppressive force! As if some ancient demon god had just emerged! "Not good!" Luo Feng's expression changed, and he immediately shot upwards! Whoosh! The space for thousands of kilometers around instantly solidified, feeling like being trapped in a deep swamp. The entire space instantly transformed into an endless quagmire... Luo Feng desperately flew upwards, but the pressure from the solidified space reduced his flying speed by a thousandfold. The pressure was incredibly immense. "Before me, you cannot escape." A deep voice echoed in Luo Feng's ears and mind. "Hmm?" Luo Feng's expression changed as he looked at the sky ahead.

A majestic figure stood suspended in mid-air. He wore a blood-red robe and had long, blood-red hair that cascaded down to his knees. His eyes, in particular, were an eerie blood-red... Standing there, he gave the impression of being an endless sea of blood. That bloody aura made one's soul tremble. "What a terrifying individual." Luo Feng's pupils contracted. His will was incredibly firm, yet he could barely resist the influence of the opponent's aura. "I am!" "Ba Qi, the Blood God." The tall, blood-robed man stood in mid-air and spoke slowly, his voice echoing throughout the giant pit's abyss. "You are quite impressive. With Cloud-level peak strength, you were actually able to kill one of my newly Domain-level Blood Demons. It seems you've already stepped into the threshold of laws, and your achievements are not low!" Luo Feng was secretly startled. A Blood Demon he reared? That warrior, who had been successfully invaded by the will to kill and completely turned into a madman, was actually being reared? That made sense. After becoming a madman, there was no longer any reason, only instinctive killing desire, with intelligence reduced to that of a beast. If one's strength was extremely high, it was indeed possible to control such madmen, much like taming wild beasts. However, madmen generally only served the purpose of widespread slaughter. "At Cloud-level peak, to achieve such a high level in laws. To break through the huge gap between 'Cloud-level and Domain-level' and kill a Blood Demon. You... are truly outstanding!" The blood-robed man in mid-air said slowly. Although it was praise, his voice remained loud and cold. "I appreciate you greatly!" "You now have two paths to choose from!" "First, surrender to me, the Blood God, and become one of my Blood God Guards. From this day forward, as I traverse countless worlds, you shall be my most loyal subordinate. As I, the Blood God, become the most dazzling existence on the entire Xueluo Continent, you too shall attain eternal glory." "Second, defy me. To defy me is to die!" The blood-robed man looked down at Luo Feng, leaving him somewhat bewildered. What's going on? He had just killed a madman, and in the blink of an eye, a powerful and terrifying figure appeared. It seemed he was at least a First-tier Sector Lord... otherwise, it would be impossible to suppress him from such a distance, leaving him unable to resist! Now, this super expert was directly forcing him to surrender? He, a core member of the Virtual Universe Company, surrender to an expert from the Xueluo world? "Surrender, or death!" The blood-robed man looked down at Luo Feng. "I give you ten breaths to make your choice!" "Ten!" The blood-robed man's eyes were entirely blood-red, as if endless slaughter was hidden within them. That terrifying will-pressure fully descended, suppressing Luo Feng, but Luo Feng, like a steadfast rock, resisted under the boundless will-pressure. "Nine!" "Eight!" "Seven!" ... As if a god was enraged, the surrounding malevolent aura vibrated. Luo Feng felt the pressure around him becoming increasingly astonishing, and the blood-robed man's killing intent grew heavier. Luo Feng had no doubt... that if he didn't make a decision by the end, the other party would kill him. This was evident from the opponent's incredibly clear will. This was a powerhouse who had committed countless slaughters, extremely arrogant and self-assured, tolerating no defiance. "Three!" The voice grew colder, and the blood-robed man's eyes faintly gleamed with cold light. "Now I have two choices. One is to immediately switch to my Demon Killer Clan clone. With the clone's explosive speed, I can instantly dart away and simultaneously enter my Mechanical Race spaceship! Relying on the spaceship's acceleration, I can instantly shoot into the sky, breaking through the eighteenth cloud layer! The Mechanical Race spaceship is a peak E-grade vessel, belonging to an Undying Mechanical Race being. This person before me... from my judgment, should not be 'Undying'. I have 99% confidence I can escape." "The second is to temporarily surrender! Because he clearly sees me as a talent, at least my life won't be in danger." "If I escape using the spaceship with the first method, it would expose me as an 'outsider', drawing the pursuit of Xueluo Continent's true ruling class. Then I wouldn't be able to return, and the 'ancient civilization ruin' helps me fuse Xueluo Crystals, and I also want to obtain more Xueluo Crystals... Once I leave, the opportunity will be lost." In an instant, numerous thoughts flashed through Luo Feng's mind. ... "Two!" The blood-robed man's aura subtly shifted. "My Lord!" Luo Feng knelt on one knee, respectfully calling out in the most standard subordinate-to-superior etiquette prevalent on Xueluo Continent. Instantly, a rare smile appeared on the blood-robed man's face in mid-air. He looked at Luo Feng with satisfaction: "Very good. Your talent... should rank among the top three of my Blood God Guards. I like talented individuals who also know how to make choices. From now on, you are Blood God Guard Ninety-Seven under my command!" Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Suddenly, numerous figures swiftly broke through the air, either shooting from a distance or rapidly descending from above. In just the blink of an eye, 96 figures in bronze battle armor stood on the ground. Each of these bronze-armored figures possessed a powerful aura; the lowest among them were Domain-level, and a few even subtly surpassed Domain-level. Uniformly, all 96 bronze-armored figures knelt on one knee, respectfully and in unison saying: "Congratulations, My Lord! Heartfelt congratulations, My Lord!" "Haha, hahahaha..." The blood-robed man burst into laughter. "A Yi, you are responsible for instructing Ninety-Seven." The blood-robed man laughed heartily, then transformed into a blood-red stream of light and swiftly vanished.

Luo Feng looked at the 96 bronze figures that had suddenly appeared around him, somewhat bewildered. At the same time, relying on his powerful consciousness and will perception... he could instantly determine that among these 96 individuals, 94 were Domain Lords, and two were actually Sector Lords. "Ninety-Seven!" A tall warrior in bronze battle armor walked over, smiling. "Welcome to the Blood God Guards! You are the only Cloud-level member among us!" "What exactly are these Blood God Guards, and... who is My Lord?" Luo Feng asked, feigning confusion. "Haha..." This tall warrior had a distinct difference from the other Blood God Guards: his battle armor bore some blood-red patterns. Among all the Blood God Guards... only two had blood-red patterns on their armor. These two were both Sector Lords! The person before him was one of the two Sector Lords among the Blood God Guards. "Our Lord is the greatest genius of the Undying Temple in billions of years," the tall warrior's voice was high-pitched and filled with pride. "Within the Undying Temple, our Lord's status is in no way inferior to that of some other Undying beings!" The other bronze-armored figures mostly showed excitement and reverence. "If My Lord wished, he could break through to become an Undying being in a short time," the tall warrior said proudly. "However, My Lord is not content with just that level of achievement. Do you know... our Lord has already fused eight Xueluo Crystals?" "What, eight?" Luo Feng's eyes widened. Heavens. Fusing ten Xueluo Crystals would allow one to become a legendary Black Warrior. It was said to be merely a legend. The tall warrior was very pleased with Luo Feng's surprise and nodded slightly: "Exactly! Our Lord's goal is to become a legendary Black Warrior! You should feel proud to be a member of our Blood God Guards, because countless others on the entire Xueluo Continent wish to join the Blood God Guards but cannot gain My Lord's recognition."