After entering the Blood-Devouring Killing Formation, even Chu Feng was taken aback. From the outside, the formation had appeared as a vast expanse of fog, but once inside, that fog vanished entirely.
However, the ground here was red, the mountains were red, and even the stones were red. Looking upward, it felt as though the sky itself was stained a bloody crimson — a sight so vivid it was almost piercing to the eyes.
"So the Blood-Devouring Killing Formation truly lives up to its name." Upon seeing this scene, Xian Miaomiao showed not a shred of fear. Instead, she grew excited, hopping about here and there like a tourist out sightseeing.
"Haha, this girl's got some spirit — she's right up my alley." Seeing Xian Miaomiao act so wildly, the Queen was not annoyed in the least. Rather, a rare look of appreciation crossed her face.
"Stop calling her 'girl' this and 'girl' that — as if you're so old yourself," Chu Feng couldn't help but chuckle. Although years had passed and Chu Feng had long since grown from a youth into a true man of iron will, the Queen still maintained the appearance of a young girl.
No matter how mature her temperament was, no matter how ruthless she could be in her actions, that delicate, youthful face remained perfectly unblemished — giving off an air of absolute innocence. Even after all these years, Chu Feng never grew tired of looking at it.
"If I told you my real age, it'd scare you half to death," the Queen narrowed her eyes and said with an air of mock menace.
But those two crescent-shaped eyes, set against that sweet face, looked nothing short of adorable no matter how you viewed them — utterly enchanting.
"Sure, sure, sure. The Queen is the most powerful of all."
"Oh, my dear Queen — would you like to come out and walk hand in hand with me, so we can admire these blood-red sights together?" Chu Feng asked with a sly grin.
"Bah! Who wants to walk hand in hand with you? Go take your stroll alone — the Queen is going to sleep." After those words, the Queen fell silent.
Though her silence left Chu Feng feeling a small twinge of disappointment, he didn't feel lonely. After all, he still had Xian Miaomiao beside him, and that little girl's mouth never stopped running.
"Chu Feng, why is everything here so red? Did the person who set up the formation do it just to scare people?" Xian Miaomiao looked around and asked, her face full of curiosity.
"Scare people?" Hearing this, Chu Feng let out a laugh. Then he said, "Every bit of this red is real blood. It's the red of blood that has stained everything here."
"You're pulling my leg. That much blood, and there's no scent of it at all? Besides, dried blood turns black — how could it possibly stay this vivid red? Don't think you can fool me just because I haven't read many books," Xian Miaomiao said with disdain.
"That's exactly what makes this place so formidable. The blood here doesn't dry, and it produces no smell — instead, it's preserved right here within the formation. If you don't believe me, I can show you right now."
With that, Chu Feng immediately set up a formation on the spot. He condensed a tiny formation no larger than a fingernail and placed it upon a stone. With a soft shout — "Open!"
Ssshh—
In an instant, that formation transformed into a spring-like opening, and blood surged forth from within it at tremendous speed, erupting like a geyser.
When the formation stopped spurting blood, the stone itself returned to its normal appearance. However, the ground where the blood had sprayed became an even deeper, more vivid red — because all of that blood had seeped into the earth below.
"Oh my — it's really true!" When Xian Miaomiao realized that everything here really had been dyed red by blood, even her small face changed. It wasn't that she was afraid — she was simply stunned.
"How many people must have died here?" Xian Miaomiao couldn't help but ask.
"A great many. Not just humans — demon beasts as well, and even beings that were neither demon beasts nor human," Chu Feng replied.
"How do you know that?" Xian Miaomiao asked.