The blood pool was deep, the divine sense unable to penetrate.
Xu Yi wondered if her eyes, possessing a peculiar power, could achieve this.
She tried her best to mobilize the spiritual energy around her eyes, hoping to trigger their change.
However, she miscalculated.
Under her deliberate mobilization, the peculiar characteristic of her eyes actually malfunctioned.
No matter how she guided it, her eyes showed no change whatsoever.
This caused her considerable distress.
She recalled that each time her eyes exhibited abnormality, it was during combat. Could this special ability only be triggered when she was fighting someone?
Did that mean she would have to find someone to spar with?
Who should she find?
Xu Yi subconsciously turned her head to look around, and her gaze collided with Wan Yanxue's scrutiny of her. Both were startled.
After Wan Yanxue recovered, a sense of anger at having her secret exposed arose in her heart.
Without a second thought, she immediately activated her Samsara Eye and fixed her gaze on Xu Yi.
The function of the Samsara Eye was not merely to foretell the future.
As the power of Samsara turned, Xu Yi felt her mind being fiercely gripped, her consciousness slowly sinking into chaos.
Wan Yanxue, observing Xu Yi's dazed eyes, curved her lips in a faint, imperceptible arc. Just as she was about to delve into Xu Yi's sea of consciousness to erase the scene from earlier, a powerful force directly repelled her divine sense.
"Ah!"
She let out a short gasp and stumbled back a few steps.
She looked at Xu Yi in shock, seeing that Xu Yi's previously vacant eyes suddenly held scattered points of light.
But before she could discern what those light points were, they vanished.
And her cry drew the others who were scattered elsewhere.
"What happened!"
Xiong Zhuangzhuang, Bei Xinghan, and Lu Zaiye arrived almost simultaneously.
After arriving, the three did not pay attention to Wan Yanxue's pale face, but surrounded Xu Yi.
Xu Yi, standing in the center, was still a little dazed. She skimmed past the concerned faces of the three and her gaze fell on Wan Yanxue behind them, her eyes sharp.
Wan Yanxue unnaturally turned her head to avoid Xu Yi's gaze.
She performed this action completely unconsciously, but after doing so, she felt wronged.
How had she, so proud, ever bowed her head before others?
However, she dared not underestimate Xu Yi any longer.
She had initially thought that only Lu Zaiye could remain unaffected by the Samsara Eye, but she had not expected this person to also escape its control.
The disciples in this year's Sect Grand Competition were all not to be trifled with.
Even Wan Yanxue felt immense pressure.
She, who had always vied for first place, experienced for the first time the feelings Shangguan Yuquan had when facing her.
"I'm fine."
Xu Yi first waved her hand, reassuring the three, and then refocused her attention on the blood pool.
Her eyes had changed due to Wan Yanxue's attack, and she naturally wouldn't waste this opportunity.
Her gaze flickered, and Xu Yi concentrated on the surface of the pool. After a few breaths, the viscous blood in her eyes gradually thinned, and her vision finally penetrated the uppermost layer of blood, extending downwards.
Ten zhang, a hundred zhang, several hundred zhang...
Fine beads of sweat gradually appeared on Xu Yi's forehead, and her eyes felt a strong soreness, yet she dared not stop. Her intuition told her that there must be something unimaginable below this blood pool.
Lu Zaiye and the others also noticed Xu Yi's anomaly at this time. None of them spoke, their gazes shifting, each lost in their own thoughts.
It wasn't until Xu Yi felt a sharp stinging sensation in her eyes that something other than blood finally appeared in her field of vision.
It was... a person?
And this figure seemed somewhat familiar to her.
The person sat cross-legged at the bottom of the blood pool, eyes tightly closed, enveloped by the sticky blood plasma, making it difficult to discern clearly.
Just as she was about to meticulously identify the person's appearance, that person suddenly opened their eyes.
The blood-red eyes exuded a sense of bloodlust and cruelty.
He seemed to have also sensed Xu Yi's gaze, and a cold smile suddenly appeared in his eyes.
A chill ran down Xu Yi's spine, and in an instant, she recognized this person's identity.
Shangguan Yuquan, who had been missing for a long time!
Then, Xu Yi saw Shangguan Yuquan in the water suddenly move.
Xu Yi's pupils constricted. "Run quickly!"
Her shout stunned everyone.
Xu Yi's mind was greatly shaken. While casually pulling someone beside her to run, she exclaimed, "Something is coming out from under the blood pool!"
Xu Yi's words made everyone snap back to reality. Immediately, spiritual energy flickered, and everyone channeled their spiritual energy to the extreme, turning and bolting outwards.
Wan Yanxue also moved at Xu Yi's words, but then abruptly stopped.
At this moment, she was competing with Xu Yi in her heart.
Xu Yi told her to run, but she refused. She didn't believe there could be any threat to her here.
Splash—
The sound of breaking water echoed.
Wan Yanxue looked up and froze on the spot.
Her usually cool and beautiful face was also covered in shock.
How could this be...
Is this Shangguan Yuquan?
Above the blood pool, Shangguan Yuquan hovered in the air, his clothes stained a dark red by the blood. Blood continuously slid from his body, falling into the blood pool with a slight splashing sound.
His once proud and handsome appearance had lost its former radiance, replaced by an evil, chilling aura. And those blood-red eyes added a touch of ominousness to him.
"You... have you become a demon?"
Wan Yanxue's voice was somewhat hoarse.
She couldn't believe that Shangguan Yuquan, who had accompanied her, would have such an accident.
The mission issued by the academy was to investigate the reason for the sudden increase in demonic energy here, which should have been an extremely simple task for them.
Originally, she had only intended to go alone. Shangguan Yuquan, upon hearing she was going, had proactively offered to accompany her.
Neither of them had taken this mission seriously, and it had gone wrong here.
Wan Yanxue's expression was extremely grim.
She could already imagine how the disciples ranked similarly to her would mock her when she returned to Kunlun Academy.
Even now, Wan Yanxue had not grasped the severity of Shangguan Yuquan's demonic possession.
She still saw the Shangguan Yuquan before her as the Shangguan Yuquan whose cultivation and rank were inferior to hers, but she hadn't considered the changes that might occur after he became a demon.
Shangguan Yuquan's blood-red eyes looked coldly at Wan Yanxue. He pulled up the corners of his mouth, revealing a sinister smile.
"Wan Yanxue, Hahahaha!"
"What are you laughing at?"
Shangguan Yuquan's laughter was extremely grating in Wan Yanxue's ears.
Her delicate eyebrows furrowed, and a look of disgust involuntarily appeared on her face.
Shangguan Yuquan's laughter stopped abruptly, but then, as if remembering something, he began to laugh again.
He stood on high, looking down at Wan Yanxue below. The joy of finally achieving his long-held desire made his face contort with excitement.
"Wan Yanxue, do you know how annoying you are when you're like this?"
Wan Yanxue's expression stiffened, as if she couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"Heh, you're just lucky to have a Samsara Rat. Without it, what are you, Wan Yanxue? You're not even fit to carry my shoes!"
The powerful force within him allowed Shangguan Yuquan to spew out all the words that had been buried in his heart for a long time.