Ch 359: Extension
During his run, Liu Ke suddenly noticed something strangely unusual—the circle formed by twelve rooms was constantly expanding! As the circle expanded, some strange objects gradually appeared, including eight towering pillars and two mysterious platforms.
However, at this moment, Liu Ke had no time to pay attention to these strange changes, because he was being chased by a person whose body could extend infinitely. This enemy’s body seemed to have no end, and no matter how hard Liu Ke ran, he could not escape his pursuit.
Worse still, Liu Ke found that he could not use any abilities to fight this enemy; his knife was useless against him. Faced with such a predicament, Liu Ke could only flee, trying to avoid the enemy’s attacks.
Just as Liu Ke felt desperate, he suddenly found that the enemy had woven his body into a huge net, which came crashing down on him! Liu Ke could not avoid it, and a wave of despair surged in his heart.
At this critical moment, Liu Ke suddenly had an idea and shouted, “Hey, are you going to forcibly change your rules?”
Before the words fell, that mysterious voice sounded again: “You can use the Tianqing Blood Emperor’s power!”
Liu Ke had been waiting for this sentence. He did not hesitate to stab his shoulder with a knife. In an instant, a large amount of blood gushed out of his wound like a fountain, forming a surging blood wave.
“Blood Sea Thousand Waves!” Liu Ke roared, his blood like a violent torrent, carrying endless might, rushing towards the huge net.
The blood wave and the giant net collided with a deafening roar. The net, woven from the enemy’s body, originally had the momentum to devour everything, but now, under the impact of the blood wave, it trembled violently. The meshes were dyed a dazzling crimson, as if torn by an invisible force into fine cracks.
Liu Ke endured the intense pain in his shoulder, staring intently at the confrontation. He could feel the blood in his body boiling with the power of the “Tianqing Blood Emperor,” each drop of blood seemed to contain immense force, constantly flowing towards the blood wave through the wound, making its momentum even more magnificent.
The enemy seemed not to have expected that this seemingly ordinary blood would have such power. The body woven into a net began to twist and contract, trying to bounce the blood wave back. But the momentum contained in the blood wave far exceeded its imagination. With a few crisp “cracks,” the edges of the giant net were the first to collapse, and countless thin “threads” （the enemy’s limbs） fell like broken strings, writhing painfully on the ground.
“Not over yet!” A fierce light flashed in Liu Ke’s eyes. He violently pulled out the knife stuck in his shoulder and slashed at his other arm. More blood poured into the blood wave. The originally surging torrent instantly turned into countless bloody blades, which shot towards the giant net like a rainstorm.
This time, the giant net could no longer hold on and completely disintegrated from the center.
Just as Liu Ke thought it was over, he saw a strange sight. He saw a small ball of flesh, which quickly grew larger and became a person. That person once again extended his body and charged towards Liu Ke.
Liu Ke wanted to resist, but he knew he didn’t have time. His team had collected four “Joy” tokens. He had three, and with the one his teammate had, they could all survive. He had to reunite with them as soon as possible.
Liu Ke’s pupils constricted, and his relaxed nerves instantly tightened. The newly reformed enemy, carrying a bloody wind, pounced on him. His limbs dragged twisted shadows in the air, his speed even faster than before.
He instinctively wanted to raise his knife to block, but found his arm trembling slightly due to excessive blood loss. Although the power of the Tianqing Blood Emperor was strong, it had been mostly depleted in the previous burst.
“Damn it!”
Liu Ke suddenly ducked, narrowly avoiding the sweeping limbs, and rolled towards the stone gate using inertia. The wound on his shoulder was ground against the ground, causing intense pain, but he gritted his teeth and did not make a sound.
The dragging feeling from behind was like a shadow following him. The enemy’s limbs had already entangled his ankle.
Liu Ke made up his mind to cut off his foot, but the other party extended his body again and entangled Liu Ke’s hand.
Liu Ke braced himself and lunged his neck towards the knife. With a forceful movement, a large amount of blood spurted from his neck.
Immediately afterward, Liu Ke muttered an incantation: “One turn, three red wheels, heavenly blood; two washes, bloodstain, death, heavenly net. Three paths of blood souls break heaven’s response; four return to the boundless blood mountain river; five lives, five rebellious blood children return; six lives, nine paths of blood, indefinite. Blood Demon Annihilation!”
And behind him, a huge bloody skull formed from his blood. This skull was hideous and terrifying.
The bloody skull opened its giant mouth, emitting a roar that made people’s eardrums ache. A fierce aura that could freeze blood instantly filled the air.
The limbs that were originally wrapped around Liu Ke’s hands and feet, as if shocked by an invisible force, trembled slightly, and the binding force loosened slightly.
Taking advantage of this moment, Liu Ke violently turned his head to avoid the blood gushing from his neck wound, his eyes filled with determination.
He could feel his life force rapidly draining away with his blood, but the power of the “Blood Demon Annihilation” incantation had been completely unleashed—the bloody skull suddenly lunged forward, its giant mouth directly biting towards the newly reformed enemy.
The enemy seemed to sense the fatal threat, and its extended limbs frantically retracted, trying to transform back into a ball of flesh to avoid it.
But the bloody skull was faster, swallowing the still incomplete body in one bite.
A dull bang came from inside the skull. The skull swelled violently like an inflated skin, then “bang” exploded, turning into a rain of blood.
The blood rain fell to the ground, emitting wisps of white smoke, and even the enemy’s last breath completely dissipated.
Liu Ke swayed, his vision blurring. He raised his hand to press on the wound on his neck. Blood continued to flow from his fingers, but he tightly clutched the three “Joy” tokens.
He couldn’t fall here…Gritting his teeth, he used his knife to support himself on the ground, moving step by step towards Gu Yuan. With each step, he dragged a striking bloodstain on the ground, but the light in his eyes became brighter and brighter. Gu Yuan had arrived beside him.
“Here…”
He murmured softly, finally using his last strength to push open the stone gate. Before he fell, he saw his teammates’ anxious faces.
The three tokens slipped from his hand and collided with his teammate’s “Joy” token on the ground, making a crisp sound.
The moment the four “Joy” tokens were together, a gentle golden light enveloped him, and the wound on his neck stopped bleeding.
Liu Ke looked at his teammates’ surprised and delighted faces, finally exhausted, he smiled weakly and completely fell into a coma.
At this time, Gu Yuan said: “Liu Ke’s life is fading, but he won’t die.”
“What?”
“Because the fourth test is about to begin.”
