Chapter 716: The River of Bloodlines Returns, The Battle Above Gold, Yu Yuan's Ambition

“Are you ready?”

“Ready!”

In an open area outside the Civilization Relic laboratory, Hogg said with slight excitement in his voice.

His gaze, however, was fixed intently on the potion in his hand.

“Bloodline Purification Potion, I wonder how far this will elevate my bloodline!”

In the distance, Yu Yuan watched Hogg's figure with equal anticipation.

He had obtained this Bloodline Purification Potion far too long ago.

From the moment he got his hands on it, this potion had been waiting for this very moment.

Now was undoubtedly the perfect time to use it.

Hogg downed the potion in one gulp and waited quietly.

Yet he felt no unusual reaction at all.

Yu Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly and was about to ask, then suddenly stopped himself, his gaze shooting toward the sky above Hogg. His eyelid twitched.

“What is that!”

Rumble—

A fissure split the sky, and the Spiritual Dimension descended. Along with it came a surging Bloodline River.

Seeing that familiar Bloodline River, Yu Yuan's heart nearly skipped a beat.

“Damn it, why did that thing get summoned!”

Without a moment's hesitation, he immediately looked toward Miller and the others.

“Get into the laboratory right now and activate the defenses! Move it! Move it!”

The urgency in his voice made Miller and the others realize the gravity of the situation.

They turned and left at once. Fortunately, the laboratory was right behind them. After a few quick steps, they were inside, and the defenses activated.

At the same moment, the Spiritual Dimension and the Bloodline River had fully descended.

Splash—

The sound of river water crashing against rocks echoed as the Eye of Morphis in the sky detected the anomaly and its defense mechanisms activated.

But Yu Yuan immediately called it off.

This was not the time for the Eye of Morphis to appear.

As for the core of this upheaval, Hogg, a blood-red werewolf phantom had materialized behind him as well.

Aura of dominance, savagery, and ruthlessness emanated from this werewolf phantom.

And across the surface of its body, a mass of dancing flame phantoms flickered.

Awooo—

The blood-red werewolf phantom let out a long howl at the sky, its gaze cold and contemptuous as it looked down at the Bloodline River descending from above.

It licked its lips, revealing a hint of greed.

Its body flickered between light and shadow.

The next moment, the phantom transformed into a blood-red shadow, charging straight at the Bloodline River. Its right hand gathered strength, five fingers morphing into sharp claws, and it slashed viciously at the river.

Even Yu Yuan was stunned by this.

That blood-red shadow was definitely the manifestation of the Bloodsucking Werewolf bloodline.

Bold beyond measure, arrogantly domineering.

It was trying to seize its own share of the Bloodline River from the Blood Duke's river.

“Holy crap crap crap…”

Yu Yuan had imagined the Bloodsucking Werewolf would be fierce, but this was too fierce.

It was so fierce he could barely handle it himself.

But now that his teammate had already initiated the team fight, he had no choice but to follow through.

If they really could seize another portion of the Bloodline River, then...

Yu Yuan cursed under his breath.

“What the hell, I'm just purifying a bloodline. Why is it making this much noise? Now I'm going to have to ruin another set of clothes.”

But the next moment, his Destiny Armor retracted, and his body began to swell. Flames, lava, and sulfur manifested across his form.

—Theft, Molten Bloodline, Awakened, activated. This was stolen from Goting.

A dense aura of Lava Faith surged around him, and a twenty-meter-tall Molten Demon appeared within this Civilization Relic.

Meanwhile, the claws of the Bloodsucking Werewolf phantom had grown utterly colossal.

It slammed down hard on the Bloodline River suspended high above.

The river water churned violently, surging and roiling.

Awooo—

The Bloodsucking Werewolf phantom howled once more, its claws digging into the riverbed, beginning to tear and rip.

A astonishing scene unfolded. The Bloodline River, which had appeared as flowing water, actually began to shake and grow illusory under the tugging of those claws.

“Old man, stop howling already!” Yu Yuan was beside himself with excitement.

It could work!

The Bloodsucking Werewolf could actually shake the Bloodline River.

Was it the Lilith genes inside it?

Yu Yuan had no time to think.

Because a terrifying presence had already descended.

“You're asking for death!” A savage voice came from upstream of the Bloodline River.

It was the Blood Duke!

This time he was truly enraged. His Bloodline River had been tampered with again and again.

He descended into complete madness, immediately consuming massive amounts of psychic energy and soul energy to cross the Spiritual Dimension and arrive in this world.

—The Blood Duke's clone descended.

He would crush every single one of these bastards who coveted his Bloodline River.

A terrifying aura descended. The presence unique to a Superdimensional Level lifeform above Gold, even just beginning to manifest, caused Yu Yuan's movements to freeze.

It was like being stuck in quicksand.

But it also ignited the madness and rebellion within him.

“Shut... shut the hell up!”

“Damn it!”

He produced a Serpent Statue, the altar statue of the Snake of Rebirth, containing a sliver of its sleeping soul will.

The Virtual Light Screen lit up.

Activate — Celestial Phenomenon, False Star.

Celestial Phenomenon, False Star transformed into a stream of light that surged into the Serpent Statue, enveloping that wisp of soul will.

Hiss—

A serpent's cry echoed through the Civilization Relic.

It was the agonized wail of the Snake of Rebirth's soul will.

But the next moment, the Serpent Statue moved. Its form expanded at terrifying speed, transforming in an instant into a colossal creature that blotted out the sky, its body reaching several kilometers in length.

On its flattened serpentine head, a single eye gleamed with an eerie light.

The unique aura of the Snake of Rebirth clashed with the Blood Duke's presence in midair.

Black-red energy fields squared off against each other, their overwhelming power causing the entire Civilization Relic to tremble slightly.

This was combat at the Superdimensional Level. Even if only a clone was involved, the impact it created was still apocalyptic.

“Hmm? The Snake of Rebirth? It's you!!!”

The Blood Duke's clone stared in disbelief at the giant serpent before him.

Its aura, psychic energy fluctuations, and presence... there was no mistake. It was the Snake of Rebirth.

His gaze then shifted to the Molten Demon below, which had regained its mobility under the protection of the fake Snake of Rebirth.

“Molten Demon, Fallen Abyss... Hmph! I knew it! I knew it!”

Murderous intent flashed through the Blood Duke's clone.

“Since that's the case... let's begin!”

The Snake of Rebirth, however, paid no attention to the Blood Duke's blabbering at all.

Its gaze was locked onto the Bloodline River.

A beam of eerie light shot out from its single eye, slamming into the Bloodline River.

An attack from a being above Gold was clearly not something the Bloodsucking Werewolf phantom could compare to, even if it was a counterfeit.

The Bloodline River shook violently. River water reversed course, waves churning wildly.

And because of this, the Bloodsucking Werewolf phantom's progress in dividing and intercepting the Bloodline River advanced once again.

“You're courting death!” The Blood Duke's clone's face changed dramatically.

The sky instantly turned blood-red, pressing down toward the Snake of Rebirth.

Down below, Yu Yuan commanded the Snake of Rebirth to go all out in blocking the Blood Duke's attacks while also striking the Bloodline River.

He knew full well that while Celestial Phenomenon, False Star could disguise itself as the Snake of Rebirth, it only possessed 50% of its power. Whether it could take down the Blood Duke's clone was completely uncertain.

He had only one goal, and that was to assist the Bloodsucking Werewolf in seizing the Bloodline River. That was enough.

At the same time, he began furiously hurling psychic abilities at the Blood Duke's clone.

—Talent Mastery Through Integration + Psychic Ability Cured but Still Drooling + Talent Soul Theft.

Yu Yuan's eyes gleamed with a light called “ambition.”

“Let me see just what heaven-defying talents and psychic abilities a being above Gold possesses!”

“Blood Duke, your talents and psychic abilities... I'll gladly take them off your hands!”