HCB Chapter 271: Changes
Chapter 271: Changes
The moon was as round as a disk, and its cool light sprinkled on the quiet village. Li Xiaoxiao closed his eyes and meditated in the house as usual, trying to sort out the disordered energy in his body.
She has been in this secluded village for half a month.
This house is a haunted house that no one cares about in the village. It is located at the foot of the mountain, so she feels at ease using it.
Suddenly, an eerie chill spread quietly, breaking the peace that had lasted for more than ten days.
Li Xiaoxiao suddenly opened her eyes and saw that the moonlight outside the window had turned blood red and the village was shrouded in a strange red fog.
At the same time, screams were heard from the villagers' homes.
Li Xiaoxiao quickly stood up and rushed out of the room, only to see that the villagers, who were usually simple and kind, now had empty eyes and twisted bodies, attacking each other like zombies.
She was startled and cast a spell to separate the two villagers who were about to kill each other. However, her spiritual power was like a drop in the ocean and was instantly swallowed up by a strange power in the villagers' bodies.
This is……
The answer emerged in my mind again. This is the blood sacrifice technique of the Blood Demon Palace!
Li Xiaoxiao couldn't help but sigh at Lao Zhou's broad knowledge, after all, he had lived for so long.
This blood sacrifice technique can enhance the overall strength of the Blood Demon Palace, but unexpectedly it would extend its poisonous hand to this remote village, at the cost of the lives of the villagers.
In the chaos, Li Xiaoxiao caught a glimpse of a familiar figure moving through the red mist.
It’s Lu Zhengxin!
Lu Zhengxin was drawing his sword and fighting with the controlled villagers.
"Why are you here?" Li Xiaoxiao asked him while resisting the attack.
"Senior is here too? I just accepted a mission. Several disciples in the sect have already accepted the mission here, but they didn't report back.
"So my mission was to come and investigate. I didn't expect that something really went wrong."
Li Xiaoxiao has successfully used brute force to stop these people's actions. She found that spiritual power did not work, but physical attacks were still effective.
While beating people, she walked to Lu Zhengxin and kicked away the villager who was about to attack him.
These villagers were lifeless, just like walking corpses, so she showed no mercy.
"So what did you find out?"
Lu Zhengxin shook his head solemnly: "I only found traces of the Blood Demon Palace here, but the specific situation is still unclear."
When Li Xiaoxiao heard that they had already found the Blood Demon Palace, he directly told him the answer: "These villagers were controlled by the Blood Demon Palace and became their blood slaves. They have long been the living dead."
When Lu Zhengcao heard this, his face was filled with astonishment, and he immediately bowed his head and said, "Senior, please give me a helping hand!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the person who had just been knocked to the ground miraculously stood up like a spring, with bloodthirsty red light in his eyes.
Li Xiaoxiao frowned, and scanned the scene shrouded in blood mist with a sharp gaze. He said in a deep voice: "The most urgent task is to stop this blood sacrifice, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."
After saying that, she quickly formed seals with her hands, and a faint golden halo surged around her body, trying to resist the strange aura emitted by the Blood Demon Palace.
Lu Zhengxin tightly grasped the sword in his hand, the sword blade flashing with cold light, his body was as fast as lightning, fighting side by side with Li Xiaoxiao.
Every time he swung the sword, he accurately forced back the blood slaves that were rushing towards him, but the blood slaves were endless.
"Senior, this is not a solution. There are more and more blood slaves..."
Lu Zhengxin fought and shouted, his forehead covered with sweat.
Li Xiaoxiao closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Then he opened his eyes again and beat a six-year-old child who rushed over to him into a pulp.
The pieces of meat sprayed everywhere, and some fell on Lu Zhengxin's face. After realizing what the touch on his face was, Lu Zhengxin's stomach twitched.
Even though the meat paste was splattered everywhere, there was not a drop of blood.
This is because the blood was drained before death.
Li Xiaoxiao's eyes flashed, and she carefully felt the fluctuations in the air. There seemed to be some kind of pattern, as if it was being pulled by a force towards the center of the village.
"Follow me!" she shouted, and flew towards the village like a ghost.
Lu Zhengxin followed closely without hesitation, followed by a group of villagers of various shapes and sizes.
He couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on his back.
When they arrived at the center of the village, they saw an ancient altar before their eyes. The altar was engraved with strange runes and exuded a terrifying bloody smell.
Nourished by the blood mist, the runes sparkled with eerie light.
"This is the core of the blood sacrifice." Li Xiaoxiao gritted his teeth and said, "As long as we destroy it, we may be able to end this blood sacrifice."
Li Xiaoxiao felt a little annoyed. Why didn't she come out to investigate for the past ten days? If...
If she had discovered it earlier, perhaps these villagers would not have been in danger.
Of course, this thought only appeared for a moment, and Li Xiaoxiao pulled himself back and stopped himself from engaging in meaningless internal friction.
At this moment, several people in black and red tights suddenly jumped out of the blood mist, led by Zuo Qiu Ming, the guardian of the Blood Demon Palace.
He had a ferocious smile on his face, "Humph, you overestimated your own abilities, and dared to try to destroy the Blood Demon Palace's blood sacrifice."
Zuo Qiu Ming waved his hands, and the people behind him instantly surrounded Li Xiaoxiao and Lu Zhengxin.
Lu Zheng's heart tightened. He knew that the enemy in front of him was very powerful and he was definitely no match for them.
His fellow disciples must have been killed by them. Thinking of this, there was no fear in his eyes but anger. He held his sword horizontally and took a fighting stance.
Li Xiaoxiao made a disdainful "tsk" sound, and the power in his body exploded instantly, emitting a golden light that pushed several people back several steps.
"The Blood Demon Palace has committed many evil things, today I will enforce justice on the behalf of Heaven!" After saying this, she waved her hand and a row of armored warriors appeared. At the command, she took the brunt of the attack and flew up, rushing towards Zuo Qiuming.
The two men engaged in a fierce battle in the air, with palm winds whistling and spiritual power overflowing.
Lu Zhengxin saw that the armored warriors were just as strong as the other side, and even had the upper hand because of numbers, but he had no room to intervene. He could only look up anxiously and watch the two figures in the sky turning into meteors and entwining with each other.
During the battle, Li Xiaoxiao discovered that Zuo Qiuming's spiritual power seemed to have some connection with the altar. With every attack, the altar would emit a stronger aura to replenish Zuo Qiuming's strength.
"Lu Zhengxin, find a way to destroy the altar. His power comes from there!" Li Xiaoxiao shouted.
When Lu Zhengxin heard this, he immediately understood. He seized the opportunity, turned around, and rushed straight to the altar.
Since there was no one guarding it at the moment, he handled it quickly and swung the sword down with all his strength.
Lu Zhengxin used all his strength to strike the sword, with the momentum of burning his boats and crossing the river, and slashed fiercely on the altar.
In an instant, sparks flew, the altar shook violently, and a dull roar came out, like the dying roar of an ancient beast.
However, something unexpected happened!