The Burial Land Demon Venerable?
Everyone was stunned to hear the Blood Demon's words.
Never in their wildest dreams did they imagine that the man before them was the legendary Burial Land Demon Venerable.
No wonder he was so terrifying!
They were instantly so frightened they began to tremble, their very Divine Souls quaking in fear.
Su Mo alone remained completely calm.
Su Mo asked curiously, "Are you really the Burial Land Demon Venerable?"
"That's right. Although I am but a wisp of the Burial Land Demon Venerable's Sub-Soul, my presence is as good as his, for we share the same will."
The Blood Demon stood with his hands clasped behind his back, looking down on Su Mo arrogantly. "Brat, now that you know my identity, you must be afraid."
But to his surprise, Su Mo just cursed with a look of disgust, "Damn it, another Sub-Soul? Can't you just send the real deal for me to fight?"
"What? You're not afraid of me?"
The Blood Demon was dumbfounded.
Any ordinary person would be scared to death upon learning his identity, yet Su Mo wasn't afraid in the slightest. He even looked down on him for being a mere Sub-Soul.
'Has this kid lost his mind?'
Su Mo looked at the Blood Demon with contempt. "Afraid my ass. I dare you to call your main body over here. I'll slap him to death with a single blow."
Since arriving in the Demon Venerable Burial Ground, he had already run into three Sub-Souls and avatars.
Every single one of them boasted about how amazing they were.
But in the end, not a single one of them could put up a decent fight.
The Blood Demon roared in fury, "Fine! Fine! You're not afraid of me, are you? I'll burn through your Divine Soul right now and turn you into an Evil Demon!"
BOOM!
The Blood Flame Array erupted into a monstrous inferno that surged toward Su Mo, threatening to burn his Divine Soul to ash.
Although it was powerful enough to melt the very void, it gave off no discernible heat.
"You're going to burn through my Divine Soul, you say?"
With a peculiar look on his face, Su Mo gazed at the Blood Demon and released his own Divine Soul.
WHOOSH!
Su Mo's Divine Soul erupted from his body like a raging, torrential river, its sheer power stunning everyone present.
"Y-Your... why is your Divine Soul so powerful?"
The Blood Demon was aghast.
TZZZZZ!
The Blood Flame Array burned ceaselessly against Su Mo's Divine Soul.
However, Su Mo's Divine Soul seemed infinite, endlessly pouring from his body to form a vast sea.
It was like a single, thumb-sized flame in the middle of a great ocean.
How long would it take to burn away all of Su Mo's Divine Soul?
A few months?
Or a few years?
"Th-th-this..."
Witnessing this scene, Gu Tong and Gubo were speechless with shock.
The Evil King was even more excited, shouting, "This King bet on the right person! Milord's Divine Soul is like an endless ocean; it's impossible to burn away!"
His stepping forward to shield Su Mo had been a gamble.
He had bet that Su Mo was stronger than the Blood Demon.
Fortunately, his gamble paid off.
The Blood Demon's Blood Flame Array was formidable, but it couldn't burn through an entire ocean. At any moment, it could be extinguished by the waves.
BAM!
With a mere thought, Su Mo's vast Divine Soul formed a colossal tidal wave that crashed down upon the Blood Flame Array.
In an instant, the Blood Flame Array was extinguished.
THUD, THUD, THUD!
The Blood Demon was sent staggering back dozens of steps, and he coughed up a mouthful of black blood.
His Divine Soul had been grievously wounded.
Su Mo strode over to the Blood Demon, planted his foot on his neck, and said disdainfully, "The Burial Land Demon Venerable... Is this all you've got?"
"Brat, if you kill me, my true self will not spare you."
The Blood Demon threatened viciously, but a flicker of fear flashed deep within his eyes.
He was afraid.
Su Mo said with a scoff, "Go on, call your real body over. If I don't beat him to death, then you can call it my loss."
CRACK!
The Blood Demon's neck snapped in two.
The Evil King walked over to the Blood Demon's body, his eyes blood-red. "Damn it! Killing the son of a bitch like this is letting him off too easy."
The Burial Land Demon Venerable killed him in his past life, twisting him into an Evil Demon unable to reincarnate.
And in this life, he had tried to kill him yet again.
This was a blood feud spanning two lifetimes.
THUMP!
The Evil King kicked the Blood Demon's corpse, which exploded into a bloody mist.
CLAP! CLAP! CLAP!
Su Mo suddenly began to clap. "Evil King, seeing as you performed so well just now, I can bestow upon you a drop of my blood essence."
"What?"
The Evil King's face lit up with joyful surprise.
He had originally thought he would have to stay by Su Mo's side for a long time, proving his worth dozens of times over before Su Mo would grant him the blood essence needed to cleanse the Evil Qi from his body.
He never imagined Su Mo would give it to him so soon.
Su Mo said calmly, "I'm a reasonable person. As long as your performance satisfies me, I'll grant your wishes. I don't let my people work for free."
"But..."
The Evil King looked hesitant.
He had indeed stepped forward, but he hadn't been able to kill the Blood Demon.
In the end, it was Su Mo who had to take action himself.
Su Mo waved his hand dismissively. "There are no 'buts.' You stood before me in the face of death, buying me time. That has already proven your loyalty."
What he wanted was absolute loyalty; he didn't particularly care about the Evil King's strength.
No matter how strong someone is, if they harbor ulterior motives and are always plotting to betray you, such a subordinate isn't just unhelpful—they'll get you killed.
Better off without them!
The Evil King patted his chest and declared, "Milord, it's as I said before! Whether it's a mountain of daggers or a sea of flames, all Your Lordship needs to do is..."
"Alright, that's enough brown-nosing!"
Su Mo interrupted the Evil King with a smile, then pricked his finger and squeezed out a drop of blood essence.
GULP!
The Evil King swallowed the blood essence and began to refine it. Within a few short minutes, the Evil Qi in his body was completely cleansed, and color returned to his skin.
"How do you feel?"
Su Mo asked.
The Evil King replied, his face beaming with joy, "Like I've been reborn."
"Good!"
Su Mo said, satisfied.
Gu Tong suggested, "Milord, we should leave this place at once. The Burial Land Demon Venerable's true self could arrive at any moment."
"If we're caught by his true self, we'll all die here."
Gu Tong said fearfully.
The Blood Demon was merely a wisp of the Burial Land Demon Venerable's Sub-Soul, yet he was terrifying enough to have enslaved the two of them for nearly a century.
His true self must be far more powerful.
Su Mo turned to the Evil King. "Is that guy really so strong?"
"Very strong!"
The Evil King said gravely, "In life, that being was at the Martial Venerable Level. Even after being suppressed for thousands of years, he probably still has the power of a Martial Emperor."
"A Martial Emperor?"
Su Mo's face lit up with excitement.
'If the Burial Land Demon Venerable's true self comes, he should be able to give me a good fight.'
"Don't worry about him!"
Su Mo waved his hand and scanned his surroundings. "The three of you, stand guard for me. Don't let anyone disturb me. I'm going to have a Breakthrough right here."
"A Breakthrough?"
The Evil King asked curiously, "Milord, are you about to break through to the Martial Emperor Realm?"
He had assumed Su Mo was already a Martial Emperor.
Without the power of the Martial Emperor Realm, Su Mo couldn't possibly have killed the Blood Demon so easily.
As for being a Samurai...
That was just Su Mo's outward appearance.
Su Mo's true identity had to be some kind of old monster.
However, Su Mo said, "The next realm I'm breaking through to is Martial Artist."
"Martial Artist..."
The Evil King froze.
Su Mo said excitedly, "Once I break through to the Martial Artist Realm, I'll be considered a genius! No one will ever think I'm a pushover again."
"Uh..."
The Evil King was utterly speechless.
'Thinking of Su Mo as a pushover?'
'Who on earth could be that blind?'
The Evil King suggested, "Milord, perhaps we should find another place for you to have your Breakthrough."
"We'll do it right here!"
Su Mo refused.
He wanted to wait here for the Burial Land Demon Venerable's true self.
'If I go somewhere else, what if the Burial Land Demon Venerable can't find me?'