Chapter 77: Promise

  Zhang Heng couldn't help but admire the elites of the Xianxia world, who were able to apply the concept of "luring monsters" in such a situation.

  However, these demonic beasts were not the programmed monsters in online games. After several failed attempts, they gave up their pursuit of killing these cultivators.

  The three-headed serpent-like creature let out a series of roars, its eyes filled with a hint of resentment, occasionally glancing at the monks in the distance.

  Zhang Heng was still hiding about fifteen meters away from the stone monument, standing here safely and soundly, most of the time sizing up Li Hong in front of the monument.

  Why wasn't this guy affected by the eerie and restless atmosphere? Was it because he had been driven mad by slaughter, Zhang Heng couldn't help but wonder.

  Even the three-headed serpent-like monster with unfathomable strength was intimidated by this Blood Slaughter Heavenly Monument, which shows just how fearsome this monument is.

  In a short while, the blood-colored light on Li Hong's body began to fluctuate violently, and the blood energy surging out of the Blood Killing Heaven Monument also accelerated significantly.

  A whirlwind began to swirl around Li Hong's body, and the spiritual energy between heaven and earth also became restless.

  This naturally drew the attention of the three-headed serpent-bodied monster, and the monks in the distance dared to move forward.

  Everyone including this snake monster knew that Li Hong's transformation had possibly reached a critical moment.

  The six lantern-like eyes of the three-headed snake-bodied monster stared intently at Li Hong, and yet, with just one glance, it was taken aback.

  Just then, Zhang Heng felt a sense of unease all over his body. He turned around to see the six eyes of the three-headed snake-bodied monster staring straight at him, with a fierce anger flashing in its eyes.

  "Impossible! How did this monster find me?!" Zhang Heng's heart skipped a beat.

  Upon learning that he had been discovered by the snake monster, Zhang Heng's first reaction was to run quickly, but he didn't immediately flee because he found that the snake monster seemed to have no intention of attacking him.

  Didn't it discover itself? Thinking of this, Zhang Heng waved his hand in the air twice to see how the snake monster would react.

  "Hmm!" A low hum came from one of the mouths of the three-headed serpent-like creature, its six eyes staring fixedly at Zhang Heng, with even a few sparks of flame flickering in them.

  Sweat, it was really discovered, but this snake monster may be because of the blood killing stone monument, so it didn't dare to launch an attack on itself.

  Zhang Heng smiled at the snake monster.

  Those three-headed snake-bodied monsters had already possessed some spiritual intelligence. Seeing Zhang Heng smile at them, they felt very unbelievable and stared at him in a daze.

  Haha! Seeing this scene, Zhang Heng suddenly felt that this snake monster was very interesting.

  He glanced at Li Hong, who was enveloped in a bloody glow and undergoing drastic changes, Zhang Heng's face revealed a message, his lips slightly moving as he transmitted a sound to the Killing Monster Divine Sense:

  "I asked this snake leader, what secrets are there in this stone tablet?"

  Since these three-headed snake monsters could speak human language, Zhang Heng believed that his divine sense transmission would allow the other party to understand the meaning. Divine sense transmission did not require the use of magical powers and did not affect Zhang Heng's stealth.

  "Detestable human, don't try to get any secrets out of me!"

  The three-headed snake monster seemed to lack the ability to transmit divine sound, or perhaps it was because of its disdain that the rumbling sound was transmitted several miles away.

  This guy seems to be smarter than the mysterious fragments in his storage bag and may not be easily deceived.

  Zhang Heng immediately put on an innocent face and continued to transmit: "Brother Snake, even if you don't say it, after a while, this secret will probably be exposed. Besides, you can't stop this evil cultivator from plotting to steal the Blood Killing Heaven Monument, so why not tell me the secret inside? Maybe I can still give you some advice."

  As soon as Zhang Heng said this, the three heads of the three-headed snake-bodied monster, each several times larger than Zhang Heng's head, conferred with each other for a while and exchanged whispers in a language that Zhang Heng couldn't understand.

  Upon seeing this, Zhang Heng couldn't help but feel curious, so it turned out that each of the three heads of this serpent monster had its own thoughts!

  After some discussion, the biggest head in the middle finally spoke up.

  "I am the ruler of the Blood Sacrifice River, you can call me Huang Tian Snake Dragon King. My duty is to protect this Blood Sacrifice River and let it exist forever within the Dongfu. And this Blood Killing Heaven Monument is the source of this Blood Sacrifice River. If this monument is destroyed, my future life will have no meaning."

  At this point, a hint of sadness still flashed in the eyes of the three skulls of the snake monster, and its voice was slightly sorrowful.

  Zhang Heng saw this scene, was stunned for a moment, and then asked in a low voice: "This Blood Slaughter Heavenly Monument should be left by the Blood Slaughter God Emperor, why can't you get close to this monument?"

  A gigantic skull on the left side let out a faint sigh, with a hint of resentment in its tone: "My true form is the Huatian Snake Dragon King. Ever since I encountered the Blood Kill God Emperor 100,000 years ago, I was easily defeated by him and even had my divine powers sealed away. Now, I can't even exert one-thousandth of my original strength. Moreover, there's a specific restriction set up in this Blood Kill Heavenly Monument that targets me specifically - if I or the demonic beasts from the Blood Sacrifice River approach this monument, it will annihilate us..."

  Zhang Heng reevaluated the Heaven Snake Dragon King, thinking that it was just a third-tier peak mutated demon beast, but unexpectedly its actual strength exceeded his imagination.

  This serpent demon's current strength can match a Dan condensation period cultivator in battle, although it cannot gain the upper hand, but it will definitely be able to stand undefeated.

  Hao Tian Snake Dragon King? Zhang Heng pondered this term in his mind, but couldn't find any demonic beast that could be related to it.

  "Where were you living before you met the Blood Kill Emperor? That is to say, where was your hometown?" Zhang Heng transmitted his voice through divine sense.

  "Yao Huang Realm, North Ou Continent." Hao Tian Snake Dragon King said without hesitation.

  Yao Huang Realm? Upon hearing this term, Zhang Heng couldn't help but smile bitterly.

  I didn't expect this monster to not be a creature of this world, no wonder there was no information about him in my mind.

  But as for this, Zhang Heng didn't find it strange at all, his storage bag still had a broken world in it.

  It can be inferred from the words of Huang Tian Snake Dragon King that Xue Shajun had left this realm before, and even went to the Demon Emperor Realm to do things, possibly taking the opportunity to subdue this snake monster.

  "Humans, here, I make a request of you." The head on the right side of the serpent creature spoke in a low voice.

  Zhang Heng's face turned red with embarrassment. He had just been trying to get the other person to reveal their thoughts, and hadn't expected them to take his suggestion seriously and make a formal request of him.

  "What's the request? But let me remind you, I'm just a Qi Refining stage cultivator, my abilities are limited..." Zhang Heng transmitted his voice to remind him.

  "Wait a moment, if the Blood Slaughter Heavenly Monument were to shatter, please help me seize the Blood Shadow Phantom Sword. I will definitely repay you with precious items." said the middle skull.

  Xueying Youmo Sword? Although he didn't know what this thing was, when he heard that helping the other party would bring a pretty good return, Zhang Heng couldn't help but feel some excitement.

  But immediately, a hint of worry flashed in Zhang Heng's eyes, and his gaze swept over Li Hong, who was being enveloped by the bloody light.

  If it were before, taking something from Li Hong's body would be a sure thing, but after Li Hong's transformation through the Blood Killing Heaven Monument, his strength will definitely have a qualitative improvement, and the aura emanating from his body at this moment can already reveal a bit.

  Perhaps seeing Zhang Heng's hesitant expression, the Huatian Snake Dragon King said: "As long as you can swear to your heart demon, do your best to handle this matter for me, and I will also swear in the name of the Demon Ancestor to give you a reward."

  Make an oath with a demon? Zhang Heng was secretly delighted, this was indeed a good thing.

  "Alright, I swear on my demonic heart that I will try my best to obtain this Blood Shadow Phantom Sword later."

  "I fulfill my previous promise in the name of Yaozu."

  In this way, a man and a monster made a vow here, and this scene was indeed very strange.

  The monks in the distance could see that the Dragon King of the Vast Sky had seemingly fulfilled a promise with someone, but they couldn't see who that person was. Even using techniques to pierce through hidden bodies, they still couldn't see Zhang Heng's whereabouts.

  At this moment, Li Hong, wrapped in a bloody glow, suddenly opened his eyes, and the cold, blood-colored light condensed into a single point within his pupils.

  She let out a faint breath, and suddenly a large patch of blood light blew in all directions.

  For a time, an area of about one mile in circumference was covered with a bloody glow.

  One of the tens of meters wide blood light just happened to surge in Zhang Heng's direction.

  Zhang Heng couldn't care about that much anymore. Faced with this surging blood light, he had to make a choice: continue hiding or reveal himself?

  If you want to continue hiding, then you must use your physical body to withstand this blow.

  He gritted his teeth and stood still on the spot.