Chapter 1143: A Game of Chess (1/2)

This was the great master from the third realm who appeared in the Blood Sea in the Tomb of Heaven and Earth—and also the originator of the sea in Life Province.

He hadn’t appeared when the demon of the immortal dao devoured Di Ling, but couldn’t sit still when Lu Yun activated the Gates of the Abyss and wanted to take both Di Ling and the Blood Sea away. He petrified all thirty thousand meters of the scarlet waters, turning it into a piece of bloody amber.

Lu Yun and Qing Yu looked up at the huge face.

“You ran away with your tail between your legs last time, so you want seconds this time?” Lu Yun snorted and stepped in front of Di Ling.

“I admit there’s something odd about that bridge.” The face slowly faded away to reveal a tall, limber man with a head full of crimson hair. His facial features were unearthly and his brows and pupils were bright red. An uncanny air wrapped around him—this wasn’t his true body, just a projection.

“But dare you let that bridge out here?” It was his turn to laugh. “This world can’t contain it.”

Dark red stairs appeared in the void and the man walked down them, alighting in front of Lu Yun. He was very tall, roughly six meters, and looked down loftily as he towered over the human.

“Di Ling,” he commanded frostily. “Get back over here.”

Di Ling shook and trembled, but she still felt very safe beside Lu Yun. Her true essence was an immortal ghost, one plagued by resentment and violence. Lu Yun contained the presence of hell and the Gates of the Abyss were open at the moment, so Di Ling didn’t fall under the man’s control while she stood by Lu Yun.

“Alright, enough of the swagger and bluster.” Qing Yu frowned. “You would’ve done something a long time ago if you could. Speak, what do you want?”

The crimson-haired man’s lips curved when he refocused on Qing Yu. “It’s so nice dealing with another smart person. You can have the Blood Sea, you can also have Di Ling.” The man wiped all expression off his face. “When the immortal dao traverses the fourth realm, I will have this world of immortals.”

“You want the world of immortals?” Lu Yun frowned slightly; he wasn’t surprised either that the man mentioned the fourth realm.

Di Ling’s clan hailed from the third realm and had fallen to the world of immortals to protect the immortal dao. She’d mentioned before that the immortal dao possessed the power to traverse all four realms, so experts of the third realm naturally knew of the existence of the fourth.

“That’s right, I want the world of immortals.” Twin lights brightened in the man’s bloody eyes “When the immortal dao runs through all four realms, the creatures of this world will depart from it and the entire world will be mine. If we strike this deal, then I will refrain from creating trouble for you today and you can have the Blood Sea. Di Ling can remain as well.”

“In that case,” Lu Yun nodded after thinking it over. “I agree.”

Qing Yu looked at her dao partner and added her voice, “I agree too.”

“No!” Di Ling panicked at seeing Lu Yun and Qing Yu agree so easily.

Beside her, Carmine Eternal squeezed her hand and sent a flow of peaceful energy into her body, calming her emotions.

“The world of immortals is too important—” Di Ling was suddenly unable to speak after the crimson-haired man swept her a glance.