How can I have a heart of a demonic god in my body?!

Sun Xin Hao was surrounded by fierce winds howling, moving at an astonishingly fast speed, shooting forward like a sharply honed mad blade.

Speed was also one of his strong suits.

He assumed that Chen Yu, as a body cultivator, probably wouldn't be as fast as him.

However, after a few moments,

Sun Xin Hao realized the oppressive demon power still lurking behind him hadn't shaken off at all. Instead, it seemed to be closing in slowly!

A sweep of his spiritual sense.

Sun Xin Hao then saw Chen Yu draped in a purple wind-patterned cloak, stirring up a dark purple demonic wind and approaching him at a speed slightly surpassing his own.

"Purple Cloud Cloak!"

Sun Xin Hao recognized the item; it was the spiritual artifact of the Purple-clothed Demon.

"Damn, this little bastard has attack power, defensive power, and speed all surpassing me! With such strength, he should at least be within the top sixty of the 'Celestial Pride' list. He's only ranked ninety-four, he must be feigning incompetence to fool Mr. Sun!"

Sun Xin Hao cursed Chen Yu in his mind over and over.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

The two were in a chase, one fleeing, the other pursuing, as they streaked by.

From a nearby forest, a head popped out, staring in astonishment at the distance.

"Isn't that Chaotic Breaking Mad Blade Sun Xin Hao? Why is he being chased by Chen Yu?"

He was filled with shock and confusion but didn't dare meddle too much and immediately left the scene.

Suddenly,

While running, Sun Xin Hao felt a faint chilly breeze coming from behind and immediately tried to dodge.

Pfft!

But he was still a step too late. A dark red, cold flame-like energy pierced into his back.

"What is this finger technique? It's so bizarre."

Sun Xin Hao was slightly shocked.

The finger technique deployed by Chen Yu was very subtle; without being fully alert, it was hard to dodge.

Once it hit, the power of the technique quickly spread, wandering through the body, devouring vitality and life force, making it even harder to expel!

With this ongoing consumption, Sun Xin Hao was undoubtedly doomed, with no escape possible.

He was conflicted for a moment, thinking about just handing over the imprint to Chen Yu since the first stage had just begun.

But Sun Xin Hao suddenly noticed Chen Yu was slowing down. Following this trend, the likelihood of catching up with him wasn't high.

"Eh? Could this kid be suffering from some hidden illness, or something else that prevents him from flying at full strength?"

Sun Xin Hao pondered internally.

If that was indeed the case, he might still have a chance to turn defeat into victory.

He decided to observe a bit longer.

But what happened next completely despaired Sun Xin Hao.

Behind him, Chen Yu intermittently launched attacks of Taiyin Sword Point, which were elusive and unpredictable.

Additionally, he felt Chen Yu's finger technique skills improving progressively.

Sun Xin Hao finally realized Chen Yu was intentionally slowing down, and the reason seemed to be using him for practice!

"Damn it, Chaotic Breaking Mad Blade Sun Xin Hao, and this bastard uses me as a practice target for his secret techniques!"

Sun Xin Hao's anger erupted as he furiously scolded.

Chen Yu turned a deaf ear to his curses.

Sun Xin Hao was not weak, and he might have some hidden cards up his sleeve. Even if Chen Yu caught up, a fight would be inevitable.

In that case, it was better to use this 'Celestial Pride' expert to practice "Taiyin Sword Point."

Since the opponent was strong and would energetically dodge, it increased the difficulty of the training, making it more effective.

After several attempts, Chen Yu found his finger technique skills had improved significantly.

By this point, Sun Xin Hao looked utterly weakened, as if his body had been hollowed out, moving much slower than before, struggling to keep up.

"Sun Xin Hao, hand over the imprint obediently."

Chen Yu bellowed.

Sun Xin Hao's troubled face twisted into an expression mixed with laughter and tears.

In fact, he had already planned to do this.

But Chen Yu had been relentlessly chasing him, solely focused on practicing his finger technique, without requesting the imprint.

Was he supposed to willingly offer it up himself?

Then, his reputation as Chaotic Breaking Mad Blade would be utterly destroyed.

Thus, Sun Xin Hao had been waiting for Chen Yu to finally make the demand, which felt like a drought meeting sweet rain when it came.

But just then,

"Ah ah!"

"Run…"

In the forest ahead, two screams of agony and fright echoed.

Boom!

A violent force suddenly burst forth, bathing the world in blood-red at that moment, spreading a sinister and eerie air.

A giant blood-colored blade light, with a ferocious stance, swept across, creating a blood-colored storm with terrifying momentum.

Instantly, Chen Yu and Sun Xin Hao felt the life signals abruptly disappear.

"There's another one, Second, you go kill him!"

A rough, booming voice called out.

"Yes!"

A man in leather armor, with dark skin and wielding a blood axe, laughed wickedly as he flew to one side.

In that direction, a severely injured woman lay on the ground, looking alarmed and terrified.

Tears streaming down her panic-stricken face, she pleaded, "I've already given you the imprint, please spare me!"

"Hehe, none who fall into the hands of the Bloodthirsty Double Kill have ever left alive,"

The leather-armored brute revealed a cruel smile, his body emitting an astonishing mist of blood.

Following that, the woman, powerless to resist, was sliced into over a dozen pieces by the leather-armored brute.

"This is bad… The Bloodthirsty Double Kill!"

Sun Xin Hao's complexion instantly turned pale as a sheet.

Originally cultivators of a three-star righteous sect, the Bloodthirsty Double Kill were brothers who, by chance, received the inheritance of a Blood Path Great Power and thus embarked on a bloody and murderous path, resulting in their expulsion from their sect.

Their infamy was well-known for their bloodthirsty and brutal acts.

Among them, Bloodthirsty Leader was ranked thirtieth, and Bloodthirsty Second was ranked thirty-sixth on the "Ranking of the Proud."

Together, their combat power was even stronger.

Furthermore, their ranking was from a year ago, making it difficult to estimate their current strength.

However, Sun Xin Hao recognized that the woman whom Bloodthirsty Second had sliced into pieces was also ranked eighty-sixth on the "Ranking of the Proud."

"I'll hand over the mark to you."

Sun Xin Hao's gaze was filled with fear as he tossed the five-pointed star mark from the back of his hand.

Chen Yu received Sun Xin Hao's mark and noticed that the latter must have plundered two marks, as the star's glow was slightly brighter than his own.

But the moment he received Sun Xin Hao's mark, the two merged, brightening further.

"Hehe, seems like someone is coming; I'm going to tear him apart."

The booming voice rose again.

"This is bad!"

Sun Xin Hao felt chills all over, his scalp nearly bursting as he, despite his frailty, burst out with a speed far exceeding his previous one and swiftly fled.

"Let's go!"

Observing the two vicious brutes surrounded by overwhelming Evil Qi, Chen Yu turned and left.

He had confidence in his own strength, but facing two such highly ranked individuals from the "Ranking of the Proud" likely meant a fierce battle.

If he didn't kill Chen Yu, the Bloodthirsty Double Kill's ruthless bloodlust, incomprehensible by conventional reasoning, might follow Chen Yu incessantly.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Chen Yu and Sun Xin Hao quickly withdrew in opposite directions.

From the distant forest, a loud boom echoed.

Swoosh!

A massive and terrifying blood light shot forth, carrying a towering wave of Blood Evil Qi, striking directly at their souls.

At that moment, Chen Yu and Sun Xin Hao both staggered, their minds wavering.

"Ha ha, there are actually two."

The Bloodthirsty Leader let out a peak-like laugh and then shouted, "Second, come quickly, one for each!"

Following that, True Yuan boiled up inside Bloodthirsty Leader, the Blood Sea around him churning, transforming into several fierce Blood Pythons, causing a bone-chilling terror.

Boom!

Bloodthirsty Leader threw a palm strike, causing the Blood Sea to ripple violently, the blood wave surging with dozens of fierce Blood Pythons tearing toward Sun Xin Hao.

Sun Xin Hao's forehead was covered in cold sweat.

A bright white blade light flared, transforming into hundreds of Tornado Blade Slash strikes, cleaving through the air.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The numerous fierce serpentine pythons twisted their vast bodies, wildly dancing and smashing the Tornado Blade Slash into dust, a blood mist charging forward to strike Sun Xin Hao first.

Sun Xin Hao's True Yuan defense on the surface was enveloped by this blood mist, emitting a "sizzling" sound, eventually corroded completely.

Then, those dozens of gigantic pythons surged forward, each ten Zhang long, their gaping maws large enough to swallow a small house.

Boom!

Sun Xin Hao seemingly used a trump card, unleashing a shocking heavenly white blade strike that soared skyward, fiercely slashing across with world-shaking blade intent.

"Good lad, you have some skills."

Bloodthirsty Leader said with a grim smile, quickly unleashing a second and third palm strike!

The blood light engulfed a hundred Zhang radius, with Sun Xin Hao surrounded by the serpentine group, emitting a series of shrill and miserable screams...

"Indeed worthy of the thirtieth rank on the 'Ranking of the Proud,' such formidable strength."

Of course, Bloodthirsty Leader's ability to rapidly kill Sun Xin Hao was also because Sun Xin Hao had been previously wounded by Chen Yu, greatly weakening him.

Chen Yu turned tail and ran, leaving behind a trail of dark purple wind patterns.

"Hehe, where are you running to, leave your little life behind, I might give you a quick death, otherwise I'll make you wish you were dead!"

A leather-armored brute chased after Chen Yu with a sinister laugh.

He was none other than Bloodthirsty Second, ranked thirty-sixth on the "Ranking of the Proud."

Jointly, the strength of the Bloodthirsty Double Kill could likely contend with those ranked within the top twenty of the "Ranking of the Proud!"

Chen Yu saw no need to clash with such powerful foes; it would be a waste of time with nothing to gain.

Ignoring everything else, it was best to shake off Bloodthirsty Second first.

After collecting Sun Xin Hao's spoils of war, Bloodthirsty Leader noticed Chen Yu and his brother and couldn't help but say, "Eh? Isn't that Chen Yu, ranked ninety-fourth on the 'Ranking of the Proud'? He's quite fast."

He and his brother, both at the peak of the Early Stage Sky Sea Realm and ranked high on the "Ranking of the Proud," were immensely powerful.

The woman ranked eighty-sixth saw the two brothers and fled, but she was caught within five breaths and dead after ten breaths in the Netherworld!

It could be said, those ranked beyond fifty on the "Ranking of the Proud" had practically no chance of resisting them!

Bloodthirsty Leader found Chen Yu a bit suspicious, so he followed.

Outside the first segment's venue, more and more spectators were gathering, brushing shoulders.

"Shen Ji fought against Hao Liang, ranked nineteenth, and repelled him in five moves; Little Demon King's strength is far beyond our imagination!"

"Quick, look, Sun Xin Hao is dead!"

Someone suddenly exclaimed.

"It's the Bloodthirsty Double Kill, no wonder, but such a pity for a genius."

With the Bloodthirsty Double Kill's notorious cruelty, this person commented nonchalantly.

"It's not just one genius that's a pity, Chen Yu is now also being chased by the Bloodthirsty Double Kill!"