Yang Yan watched him warily, clutching Star Night tightly in his hand.

He was ready to attack at any moment.

As for the consequences, he would take it one step at a time!

After all, he had realized that this old man had become somewhat deranged from his long-term "imprisonment".

Of course, a demon is a demon, so the reaction of this old demon in front of him was understandable.

"Absorb the Yin Wind, I will assist you in forging your body!"

Zi Xu Old Demon stared at Yang Yan domineeringly, his tone like a command.

"No way!"

Yang Yan glared with glaring eyes, still refusing, leaving no room for negotiation:

"I've never been forced to do anything I didn't want to in my life, try me now, will you?"

Yang Yan's words were bold and defiant, but he truly had no idea.

He couldn't ascertain the strength of this old man who called himself Zi Xu Old Demon.

Unexpectedly, after hearing Yang Yan's words, Zi Xu Old Demon was initially stunned, then burst into a hearty laugh.

"Fine, fine! I won't force you! But you will agree! Kid, stay with me!"

Zi Xu Old Demon said, and in an instant, he vanished from Yang Yan's sight, leaving no trace.

By the time Yang Yan came to his senses, it was too late.

He let out a furious roar, swung his sword at the stones around the Blood Pool, and shouted angrily:

"Old Demon, do you want me to stay here with you till old age?"

After a while without a response, Yang Yan pointed Star Night at the Blood Pool threateningly:

"Old Demon, if you don't let me out, I'll smash this thing!"

This time the opponent replied, but with a tone full of amusement:

"Go ahead, smash it! There are ten of these in the Demon Cave!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Yan felt as if all his strength had been drained in an instant.

He plopped down on the ground, cursing under his breath.

Zi Xu Old Demon had actually been there all along.

Listening to Yang Yan's continuous cursing without profanity, he was clearly infuriated.

Freely venting in a space as large as a football field, Yang Yan finally calmed down.

He then realized he couldn't actually destroy the space.

Helplessly, Yang Yan had to focus on the Blood Pool.

Yang Yan's eyes fixed on the Blood Pool whirled around for an unknown length of time.

While the old demon hid in a corner, observing Yang Yan's actions as if watching a play. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Suddenly, Yang Yan stood tall and then leaped.

The old demon thought Yang Yan had changed his mind and shouted out in panic:

"Kid! You're not a Demon Body yet! Going down will corrupt you into nothingness!"

Unfortunately, he was still a step too late, and after a sigh, he directly followed Yang Yan into the Blood Pool.

But soon he found out that it wasn't as he imagined.

It turned out a white energy shield had already appeared around Yang Yan, enveloping him tightly within.

The degree of corrosion from the surrounding blood was truly terrifying; upon contact, even the white energy shield was engulfed considerably.

However, with Yang Yan's continual power infusion, the corrosion rate ultimately couldn't keep up with the repair rate, leaving him unharmed.

"Kid, what are you doing?"

Zi Xu Old Demon, seeing Yang Yan was fine, finally breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

"Nothing much! Just want to see with my own eyes what's down there?"

After speaking, Yang Yan ignored the old demon and plunged downward forcefully.

No one knew how deep this Blood Pool was, but every inch Yang Yan dived deeper, the pressure increased substantially.

Luckily, the corrosion intensity didn't change.

With the energy shield distorted, Yang Yan finally reached the deepest point.

Zi Xu Old Demon leisurely followed behind, sticking with him to the very bottom.

When he discovered what Yang Yan intended to do, Zi Xu Old Demon immediately widened his eyes and hurriedly tried to stop him:

"Stop, kid! That's the Demon Lord's Sacred Artifact!"

However, when Yang Yan saw his target right in front of him, he couldn't hold back.

He swiftly dug out the hexagonal Blood Crystal embedded at the bottom with a quick swipe, grabbed it, and rapidly floated upward.

The speed of ascending was naturally much faster.

In no time, he was back on solid ground, unharmed.

"Kid, put it down quickly!"

Zi Xu Old Demon followed out angrily.

Then, without saying a word, he swung a Bone Saber towards Yang Yan's head.

However, this saber wasn't Zi Xu Old Demon's original weapon.

Having spent countless years here, his weapon had long turned to dust under the demonic qi's corrosion.

This Bone Saber was clearly just a weapon Zi Xu Old Demon casually formed in the Blood Pool.

Yang Yan glanced back and, with a single slash, split the old demon's saber in two.

"Kid, put it down! You don't have the qualification to take it yet!"

The old demon's eyes began turning blood red.

Yang Yan toyed with the burning hexagonal Blood Crystal in his hand for a moment, chuckling:

"Isn't it just a Demon Emperor's Blood Crystal? Out of ten Blood Pools, there are surely at least three, right? What's wrong with taking one?"

Zi Xu Old Demon almost passed out from anger but restrained his fury and said:

"If you're willing to undergo Yin Wind transformation and absorb the demon energy of this Blood Pool, I'll let you take it!"

"Furthermore, wherever you go, you'll be our supreme Demon Emperor!"

Zi Xu Old Demon once again displayed that exquisite token, radiating a substance-like arrogance and majesty that was hard to withstand.

Yang Yan, however, remained unmoved, shrugged indifferently, and replied:

"I'm not interested, having this is enough for me."

Yang Yan shook the Demon Emperor Blood Crystal in his hand triumphantly.

A Divine Realm master's condensed energy source, still so well-preserved, not a single bit wasted, Yang Yan treasured it greatly.

"Dream on, human brat!"

Upon hearing Yang Yan speak, Zi Xu Old Demon finally stopped holding back.

His clothes started expanding rapidly, until they were directly torn apart by his increasingly large body!

"Creak... Squeak..."

The sound of bones grinding together sent shivers down one's spine.

At the same time, Zi Xu Old Demon's aura continuously surged.

Initial Tier General Realm, Middle Tier, High Tier, Peak!

Initial Tier Emperor Realm, Middle Tier, High Tier...

"High Tier Emperor Realm."

Yang Yan didn't know whether to feel fortunate or otherwise, lightly sighed.

He was just one step away from the High Tier Emperor Realm himself.

Plus, given his battle prowess, he still had a fighting chance.

"If the Demon Race hadn't been defeated, and the Demon Emperors hadn't set final orders for the Demon Cave, where my presence couldn't exceed the challenger's realm by more than one level, you'd be unqualified to fight me!"

Yang Yan frowned and suspiciously asked:

"When you appear?"

The old demon sneered and nodded:

"Only those who reach the third level can meet me!"

"As for the others, they're either dead or insane."

"Letting your two friends go was merely an exception!"