"What did you say?"

"What do you mean, ’just what you were hoping for’?!"

Inside the great Array, the Beast God froze at Qin Yang’s words. An ominous premonition instantly rose in his heart.

Qin Yang had come to "visit" him a few times before, but this time felt distinctly different.

’He seems to have come prepared, like he’s plotting something!’

’There’s definitely a scheme afoot!’

"Qin, what the hell are you planning?"

The Beast God cautiously took two steps back, moving away from the edge of the Sealing Demon Array, a deep wariness showing in his eyes.

He thought about it carefully. ’I’m just a bird in a cage now. What could I possibly have that Qin Yang still covets?’

’To think it would bring him all the way to the Da Li Mountain Range in person?!’

As he was lost in thought...

"Don’t be hasty."

Qin Yang, gripping the Ziwei Divine Sword, slowly floated to a spot several dozen feet from the Blood Spirit Array. He gave his blade a casual flourish. "You’ll find out soon enough."

With that, he brought two fingers together, slid them along Ziwei’s sharp edge, and focused his thoughts.

The next moment.

CLANG!

Called forth, the Sword Qi within the Ten Directions Sealing Demon Array suddenly surged once more.

The Ziwei Divine Sword transformed into a streak of purple light and shot straight into the Array, like a hot knife through butter. The thousands of strands of Sword Qi within the Array were instantly stirred.

In a flash, they all shot toward the Beast God!

"Not good!"

Seeing this, the Beast God’s heart leaped in alarm. A bone-chilling panic shot up his spine, and he whirled around, trying to evade the attack.

But within this Ten Directions Array, the entire small world was controlled by Qin Yang’s will alone.

’I’m just a fish on the chopping block.’

’There’s nowhere to hide!’

PSH! PSH!

The purple light darted about, followed closely by a storm of ten thousand strands of Sword Qi. In an instant, they had pierced straight through his physical body.

It was the Ten Thousand Swords Piercing the Heart, riddling him with countless wounds.

"AHHH!!!"

The Beast God shrieked in agony. Without a moment to think, he instinctively unleashed his Domain to mend his body.

His Blood Sea ebbed and flowed, turning the inside of the Array crimson.

Just then.

Suddenly!

From outside the great Array, a powerful force intervened, intercepting most of the bloody water and diverting it outward.

A massive amount of bloody mist swirled about, converging toward Qin Yang’s hand.

"This should be enough."

Qin Yang’s eyes narrowed, his gaze fixed on the dispersing bloody mist. He then brought out the Void Spirit Bottle and activated the collection Secret Technique within it.

The next moment.

Wisps of blood drifted out of the Sealing Demon Array and surged toward the mouth of the bottle. As if on a pilgrimage, they were drawn by an immense force, directly siphoning away more than half of the blood energy within the Sealing Demon Array.

In just an instant, more than half of the Blood Sea Domain was gone!

The missing portion transferred into the Void Spirit Bottle. The porcelain-white bottle turned red, becoming a bewitching, blood-like crimson until it was finally full.

"Mm, that’s about right. If it’s not enough, I’ll come back for more."

Qin Yang retracted the Void Spirit Bottle with satisfaction. He gave the Beast God a meaningful look, the corner of his mouth curling into a smirk. "I’ll be back."

Now that the Beast Blood had been collected, siphoning so much bloody mist in an instant was still a significant drain for the sealed Beast God, even if his Blood Sea Domain was endless.

*Huu...*

Caught completely off guard, the Beast God leaned weakly against the edge of the great Array, his face pale and drained. He gnashed his teeth, glaring furiously at Qin Yang’s retreating back.

"To humiliate me like this!"

"Qin Yang, you just wait! The day I get out of here, I swear I will kill you!"

...

「A short while later.」

「At the bottom of Li Shui Lake.」

Sand and silt drifted, and algae swayed in the currents.

The Blood Spirit Array had consumed the surrounding area, leaving it completely empty, without a single living creature in sight.

’There are no living things left.’

Qin Yang moved weightlessly through the water, slowly approaching the Blood Spirit Array. As he inspected its balance, his brow furrowed.

’Just as I expected.’

’Without a new source of blood these past few days, the Array’s imbalance has grown more and more severe.’

’The schools of fish at the bottom of Li Shui Lake are a drop in the bucket for the Blood Spirit Array. They do nothing to help.’

’If I don’t replenish it with new blood soon, I’m afraid it will lose balance completely one day!’

"First, let’s see how effective this blood is."

Qin Yang slowly tilted the Void Spirit Bottle forward, his eyes fixed on the state of the Blood Spirit Array.

The next moment.

BOOM!

The Blood Spirit Array erupted with a pillar of red light that shot toward the surface. The Array Patterns twisted and writhed as if they had come to life, frantically seizing the blood around them.

The water at the bottom of Li Shui Lake churned.

The Array’s originally dim luster began to brighten at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Qin Yang wasn’t surprised by this.

’After all, what I’ve given it is the blood of a Celestial Venerable Realm expert!’

’Whether it’s the Star Force it contains or the concentration of life force, it’s far beyond what the blood of an ordinary Star Martial Artist could ever compare to.’

"The effect is quite good."

"If I do this a few more times, I should be able to replenish all the missing blood."

Qin Yang stroked his chin, his mood instantly improving. He turned to look in the direction of the Da Li Mountain Range.

’Time to keep drawing!’

...

...

「A week passed in the blink of an eye.」

「Da Li Mountain Range.」

Gusts of mountain wind swept through the pine forest, causing waves of green to rise and fall.

"Qin Yang, you damned thief!"

"You’re back again! Do you have no shame?!!"

"AH—I’m going to flay you alive!"

Shrill, miserable screams echoed through the foothills.

Beneath the Ten Directions Demon Suppression Formation, the Beast God’s body was contorted in the shadows. He howled in agony to vent his pain, trying to avoid the Sword Qi shooting toward him.

During these short seven days, Qin Yang had made a daily routine of it. Every morning, he would "check in," continuously drawing large amounts of the Beast God’s blood.

Furthermore, the Void Spirit Bottle was a Spatial Magical Artifact with a capacity as vast as the sea, practically infinite.

If Qin Yang wished, he could even store an ocean of blood in it!

Faced with such a huge and constant drain, even if the Blood Sea Domain provided an infinite supply and the Beast God didn’t care about the consumption, the pain from the blood-drawing process was excruciatingly real.

For him, this short week had been nothing but endless, daily torment!

"Is that all you can do? Yell the same thing over and over?"

Qin Yang raised a hand to clean his ear, his other hand steadying the Void Spirit Bottle as he admired the sight of the Beast God thrashing about in the Blood Sea. "We see each other every day. I’ve gotten sick of hearing it."

As he spoke, the Ziwei Divine Sword slashed through the air.

GUSH!

Another great torrent of blood gushed out.

The Void Spirit Bottle greedily extracted the blood, and strange, crimson veins crawled across its surface.

A fresh harvest of scarlet blood was underway!

"You... You thief!"

The Beast God looked haggard. He controlled his Blood Sea Domain to repair his body while roaring at Qin Yang outside the Array. "I am immortal and indestructible! Go ahead and draw all you want! There will come a day when I am free!"

...

"Immortal and indestructible, you say? Excellent!"

Hearing this, the smile on Qin Yang’s lips widened. "I’ve decided. From this day forward, you are the permanent blood bag for the Blood Spirit Array!"

As he finished speaking, the Void Spirit Bottle let out a clear chime.

It signaled that the blood collection was complete.

Ignoring the murderous glare from the Beast God behind him, Qin Yang flicked the bottle, now full of scarlet blood, and left the Da Li Mountain Range feeling refreshed.

’Another day, another bountiful haul!’