Outside the great hall, silence reigned.
The senior members of the Red Fire Hall who had tried to persuade Chen Yu were all stunned.
In retrospect, it made sense; being a benefactor of the Red Flame Monarch, his strength was surely exceptional.
Now, it was clear that the issue wasnât Chen Yu being overly arrogant, but rather them underestimating him.
Even the Red Flame King didnât find anything wrong with it; otherwise, he wouldnât have vouched for him.
Years ago, at the Feast of the God of Food, Chen Yuâs strength defeated East Gate Zhengyu, the third on the Eastern Domainâs "Heavenly Proud Rankings." After all these years, he couldnât possibly have remained stagnant.
Chen Yu stepped forward and looted the spoils from the bodies of three Blood Clan members.
"Disperse, none shall speak of todayâs events!"
The Red Flame King gave the order.
In fact, aside from traitors, no one would publicize this matter.
Chen Yu was in the spotlight in the Blood Race World.
But within the Lingxiao Realm, apart from the Blood Clan and the Red Flame King, it seemed no one knew Chen Yu.
And the native enemies of the Lingxiao Realm were the Blue Nether Realm and Blood Clan, naturally unwilling to spread the word.
"How did you end up mixing with the Blood Clan?"
The Red Flame Kingâs gaze darkened slightly.
The Blood Clan was an extremely dangerous race, greedy and bloodthirsty, destined to bring slaughter and disaster wherever it went.
"Undercover,"
Chen Yu briefly explained, believing the Red Flame King had guessed some details.
"Youâve got quite the guts, daring to infiltrate the Blood Clan."
The Red Flame King joked.
However, he felt somewhat unbalanced, as even he dared not infiltrate the Blood Clan.
Earlier, he hadnât discovered the Blood Clan member who had infiltrated the Red Fire Hall, while Chen Yu had pointed it out with a single word.
"How did you end up in the Lingxiao Realm?"
Chen Yu retorted.
Finding the Red Flame King here was indeed surprising.
To think the Red Flame King had established his own power in the Lingxiao Realm.
"I was originally from the Lingxiao Realm."
The Red Flame King replied simply to Chen Yuâs question.
This detail was indeed surprising to him.
Although the Red Flame King had followed Chen Yu for quite some time, Chen Yu had never truly known his origins.
After killing the three Blood Clan members, Chen Yu did not immediately leave.
He planned to attempt a breakthrough to the Late Stage Sky Sea Realm within the Lingxiao Realm.
Therefore, Chen Yu decided to stay in the Lingxiao Realm for a while.
Meanwhile, he learned about the Red Flame Kingâs situation.
The Lingxiao Realm was populated by various races, constantly warring, each trying to dominate the realm.
The Human Race once held a significant position with substantial power, where the Red Flame King was a top king among the humans.
However, later, he was betrayed; even three kings joining forces couldnât kill him, only managing to seal him in a small interface and abandon him in a chaotic void.
As time passed, the Red Flame King was to disappear from history.
But they underestimated his abilities; over the long years, he secretly devised plans and finally broke through the seal and eventually became Chen Yuâs Spirit Pet.
The Red Flame Kingâs return to the Lingxiao Realm was also part of his revenge plan.
Yet, the current Lingxiao Realm had even stronger foes: the Blue Nether Realm and Blood Sea Realm.
Among the three kings that had once opposed him, only one remained.
Chen Yu merely learned about the Red Flame Kingâs affairs and didnât intend to intervene.
Five days later.
Chen Yu entered seclusion, aiming for the Late Stage Sky Sea Realm breakthrough.
For this, the Red Flame King yielded his exclusive seclusion spot and ordered heavy guards.
"Haha, kid, put in more effort, try to catch up to me soon."
The Red Flame King laughed gleefully, looking very pleased with himself.
Earlier, he had repeatedly suffered setbacks from Chen Yu; his higher cultivation than Chen Yu was now his only bragging point.
When the Red Flame King initially followed Chen Yu, Chen Yu limited his resources as a precaution.
Since their separation in Bishui Bay, the Red Flame Kingâs cultivation advanced rapidly.
At the Feast of the God of Food, his cultivation reached the Mid-stage Sea Sky Realm Peak, and after consuming the Holy Dragonâs blood and flesh, he gained incredible fortune, breaking through to the Late stage after just three months.
Now, the Red Flame Kingâs cultivation had risen to a Half-step King.
This is the advantage of re-cultivation, virtually no bottlenecks, with cultivation soaring all the way.
Chen Yu wasnât bothered by the Red Flame Kingâs braggadocio.
Their relationship now was not as tense as it was in the beginning; through all they have experienced, a bond had been established.
At this moment, Chen Yu hoped the Red Flame Kingâs cultivation would quickly improve, so he too could benefit more.
Inside the secluded spot, Chen Yu sat cross-legged, operating his Cultivation Technique and adjusting his state.
Half a day later, he reached his peak in every aspect.
Chen Yu immediately took out various rare treasures and consumed them one by one.
He was well-prepared for this attempt to break through to the Late Stage Sky Sea Realm, confident of success!
Boom!
Within the secluded spot, Chen Yu crazily absorbed the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.
Inside his body, his True Yuan Sea operated with a special mental method, expanding systematically.
Three days later.
Buzz!
His True Yuan Sea suddenly expanded, its vast True Yuan slowing down a bit.
Then, the amount of True Yuan within the True Yuan Sea continuously grew, reaching a certain peak where, despite operating the mental method to devour the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, the True Yuan no longer increased.
"Itâs a success!"
Chen Yu opened his eyes; a shimmering light moved within, and a powerful aura emanated from his entire body.
This was the typical situation after breaking through the bottleneck, unable to fully control the aura.
After the advancement, his True Yuan Sea expanded considerably, and the quality of True Yuan improved significantly.
Relatively speaking, the increase in strength Chen Yu gained from breaking through to the Late stage wasnât substantial.
However, with his cultivation improved, the potential for enhancement in other areas also increased.
"Smoother than expected."
Chen Yu couldnât help but laugh.
The reason might be twofold.
First: His Spiritual Body aptitude had long reached the High Grade Spirit Body, making his cultivation much smoother than before.
Second: The fortune brought to him by the Holy Dragonâs blood and flesh from the Feast of the God of Food had not yet ended; that opportunity would continue to influence Chen Yu, even up to his breakthrough to the Condensed Star Realm.
In the following days, Chen Yu consolidated his cultivation here and familiarized himself with the True Yuan power of the Late Stage Sky Sea Realm.
A few days later, he successfully emerged from his training.
"Congratulations to Lord Chen on advancing successfully and emerging victoriously!"
The surrounding guards saw Chen Yu and saluted in unison.
As the benefactor of the Red Flame Monarch, Chen Yuâs status in the Red Fire Hall was extraordinary.
After successfully advancing, Chen Yu prepared to return to the Blood Sea Realm.
The undercover journey was not yet over.
"Youâre finally leaving."
The Red Flame King looked as if he was sending off a plague.
"How about I stay here, claim to be kidnapped by the Red Fire Hall, and wait for the reinforcements from the Blood Race to arrive?"
Chen Yu gave the Red Flame King a sidelong glance.
These words frightened the Red Flame King considerably, as his power had just been established and couldnât withstand much turbulence.
"In consideration of you not causing me trouble this time, Iâll give you a big gift."
The Red Flame King smiled smugly.
"What is it?"
Chen Yu couldnât help but be curious.
The Red Flame Kingâs perspective was not ordinary, and since he called it a big gift, it certainly wouldnât be shabby.
The Red Flame King was originally waiting for Chen Yu to ask for it, but decided against it after thinking.
"This is a recipe I obtained by chance!"
The Red Flame King waved his hand, and a piece of beast hide flew towards Chen Yu.
"This is..."
Chen Yu stared at the contents on the beast hide.
It recorded a recipe for collecting several precious treasures to concoct an extremely valuable treasureâthe Heavenly Moon Blood Marrow.
Most of the treasures on this list were very precious, but with some effort and a certain cost, they could be collected.
However, there were two items that were most rare and extremely hard to find.
One was called "Blood King Marrow."
The second was the "Moon Spirit Ore Mother."
Since Chen Yu already possessed the Moon Spirit Ore Mother, the difficulty of gathering the treasures on the recipe was greatly reduced for him.
"Blood King Marrow... Kingâs Blood Marrow!"
Chen Yu was momentarily stunned; this itemâs rarity even surpassed that of the Moon Spirit Ore Mother.
Even so.
If he collected all the materials to concoct the "Heavenly Moon Blood Marrow," it would be entirely worth the effort.
The Heavenly Moon Blood Marrow not only improved physique, its greatest effect was significantly enhancing Spiritual Body aptitude.
For Chen Yu, both of these effects were greatly beneficial.
"It seems you have some conscience left, not wasting the kindness I showed in saving and raising you back then..."
Chen Yu laughed heartily.
But suddenly, he felt a wave of burning sensation and a threatening aura emanated from behind him.
"Goodbye!"
Chen Yu immediately vanished.
Boom!
A loud explosion erupted behind him, as if a volcano had erupted.
"You bastard, donât let me see you again."
...
Chen Yu took out a shabby little boat and set off on his journey.
Seeing his flying tool, Chen Yu couldnât help but frown.
"Brother Clownâs skills are impeccable, but his taste is questionable..."
Chen Yu decided that he must replace it with a more splendid and beautiful flying tool when he had the chance.
Before long.
He arrived at the territory between the Blood Sea Realm and the Blue Netherworld.
At this moment, Chen Yu, with his appearance altered, entered here as Jin Yudongâs identity and then left the Lingxiao Realm...
In the Blood Sea Realm, at the residence of the Ice Sun Venerate.
"Master, Jin Yudongâs situation has been clarified..."
Housekeeper Wang reported.
During the time Chen Yu disappeared, Housekeeper Wang had conducted an investigation.
He needed to always keep a grasp on Chen Yuâs situation and control matters, allowing things to develop according to Ice Sun Venerateâs expectations.
"It seems he might have offended someone named Hua Qinghui."
After hearing Housekeeper Wangâs report, Ice Sun Venerate muttered.
"But how the two of them became enemies is unclear, except that they both once lurked in the Great Yu Realm and then returned to the Blood Sea Realm with the Cold Blood King."
Housekeeper Wang added.
"The Great Yu Realm, huh?"
Ice Sun Venerateâs deep eyes flashed with a glimmer.
"Investigate the conflict between these two in the Great Yu Realm for me."
Through Housekeeper Wangâs reports over these days, Ice Sun Venerate increasingly felt something was off about Chen Yu and became highly curious about him.
He sensed that there might be a big secret hidden within Chen Yu.
"Yes!"
Housekeeper Wang retreated.
A month later.
Chen Yu returned to the Blood Sea Realm.
Not long after his return, the news spread.
"Heâs finally back."
"Iâve heard Jin Yudong went on a mission during this time; I think he just went into hiding."
Within the second ring, many experts were alarmed.
"Jin Yudong, come out and fight me, wagering the Kingâs Blood you possess!"
As soon as Chen Yu returned to his cave, someone came looking for him, shouting loudly.
This was the rule of the Blood Sea Realm, unavoidable.
"Then letâs do it."
Chen Yu walked out of the cave.
Here, it was survival of the fittest; without enough strength, one could only suffer humiliation.
But now, Chen Yu intended to establish his might and inspire fear!