The Immortal Dao's Day of Light vanished.
The Buddha Dao's Sacred Day vanished as well.
The Heavens' Azure Day also vanished.
However.
That Blood Moon did not vanish. Not only did it not vanish, it grew increasingly bright, especially within this boundless darkness and the all-encompassing Killing Domain. The Blood Moon appeared particularly sinister and perverse.
Gu Qingfeng stood firm in the void, his gaze fixed upon the Blood Moon. Smoke once again curled from his body, but this time it was not the black smoke of the Supreme Killing Domain, but a sinister crimson mist. As the Blood Moon grew more perverse, the crimson mist around Gu Qingfeng intensified, and even his pair of deep, dark eyes began to flicker with a faint, bloody red.
"Oh no," Da Xing the Mad Monk thought, "Young Gu must be affected by the Blood Moon."
He knew that after Gu Qingfeng had killed Xiao Jin'er, he had fused her blood spirit into himself. He could also see that Gu Qingfeng wanted to use this method to preserve Xiao Jin'er's life while simultaneously preventing her from being influenced by the Blood Moon.
It was an extreme method.
A dangerous method.
And a method of last resort.
Because after fusing Xiao Jin'er's blood spirit into himself, if he wanted Xiao Jin'er to be unaffected by the Blood Moon, then Gu Qingfeng himself would have to bear its influence in her stead.
What exactly was the influence of the Blood Moon? What would its consequences be? All of this was unknown.
Precisely because it was unknown, Gu Qingfeng wanted to experience it personally. Only by experiencing it firsthand could he understand what influence the Blood Moon truly held and what kind of existence it represented. Only by clarifying this issue could he rescue Xiao Jin'er from her sea of suffering.
However.
The existence of the Blood Moon was far more mysterious and bizarre than Gu Qingfeng had imagined. It not only affected his own mental willpower, but also stirred the divine objects upon his person: All Beings Pay Homage to the Floating Pagoda, that Great Void Ancient Taboo, and even the Malevolent Asura Soul of Avici Hell were all affected, growing restless and eager.
What puzzled Gu Qingfeng the most was that the Blood of Original Sin, which he had sealed within his left arm, seemed to be affected as well.
He had sealed the Blood of Original Sin within his left arm. Ever since the fusion, the blood had seemed to be in a deep slumber, showing no reaction at all. Gu Qingfeng had probed it multiple times to no avail. But now, under the influence of the Blood Moon, Gu Qingfeng could clearly feel the Blood of Original Sin sealed within his left arm gradually awakening.
At the same time, a strange sensation arose within Gu Qingfeng. It felt as if bloodlines were calling out to one another.
The Blood of Original Sin belonged to the Daoless Age. This Blood Moon also belonged to the Daoless Age. What connection existed between them?
Gu Qingfeng did not know.
He only knew that as the Blood Moon grew more perverse, the influence upon him grew increasingly intense. His mental willpower began to waver. All Beings Pay Homage to the Floating Pagoda, the Great Void Ancient Taboo, and the Malevolent Asura Soul of Avici Hell all seemed to be stimulated, growing more and more volatile.
His left arm, in particular, trembled uncontrollably. He tried to restrain it, but it was useless. The more he tried, the more violently it shook. From the moment he sealed the Blood of Original Sin within his left arm, that limb was destined to no longer belong wholly to himself.
"Gu Qingfeng, what's wrong with you? Are you alright?"
Perhaps sensing Gu Qingfeng was affected by the Blood Moon, Su Hua rushed over without regard for herself. Although she knew she might be of no help, she still rushed forward instinctively, because she truly did not want anything to happen to Gu Qingfeng.
Gu Qingfeng placed his trembling left arm behind his back, then used his right hand to clamp down fiercely on his left. Even so, the trembling would not cease. He did not look at Su Hua, but stared straight ahead, replying indifferently, "It's nothing."
After speaking.
He seemed to detect something and looked up towards the Heavens, a trace of solitary arrogance and disdain curling at the corner of his mouth.
Just as Su Hua was about to speak again, a thunderous roar shattered the darkness and silence of this place. The firmament trembled, and a rolling Heavenly Might descended. The sky seemed to transform once more into an Azure Great Sun, its Heavenly Might enveloping all, as if presiding over everything in the world.
It was the Judgment of the Heavenly Dao.
Immediately after.
Two more Great Suns slowly rose from the east and west. One was a silvery-white, sacred Great Sun, pure and holy, containing vast Immortal Might that enveloped all, as if purifying everything in the world.
It was the Judgment of the Immortal Dao.
The other Great Sun shimmered with golden light, solemn and dignified, containing vast Buddha Might that enveloped all, as if delivering all beings in the world.
It was none other than the Judgment of the Buddha Dao.
The Judging Eyes of the Heavenly Dao, the Immortal Dao, and the Buddha Dao had reappeared. Clearly, they had all seen that Gu Qingfeng was affected by the Blood Moon, and they all wanted to seize this opportunity to obliterate him in one fell swoop!
"You are all lofty Great Daos, how can you be so shameless!"
Having personally witnessed the events of this day, Su Hua was not only utterly disappointed in the Great Daos, but also disheartened. At this moment, she felt immense hatred towards them.
As her words fell, another voice echoed.
"Well said. You are all lofty Great Daos, how can you be so shameless?"
The voice was ethereal, as if coming from a distant, primordial era.
"In order to obtain his All Beings Pay Homage to the Floating Pagoda, you wouldn't hesitate to use a young girl's life as leverage. Truly worthy of being lofty Great Daos. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I truly wouldn't have believed it."
"Is this the Western Heaven Buddha Dao that claims to show compassion for all under heaven and protect all living beings?"
"Is this the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao that claims to purify all under heaven and protect the world?"
"Is this the Azure Heaven Dao that claims to preside over all under heaven and protect heaven and earth?"
Who?
Who dared to reprimand the Great Daos so boldly?
No one knew.
Only the voice could be heard; its owner remained unseen.
"You have pushed him again and again, and today you have finally forced him onto this desperate path. Even if he wasn't a threat before, you have now forced him to become one."
"Have you still not realized how foolish your actions are?"
"Must you force him to a dead end, force him to destroy this world, destroy these Great Daos, destroy all living beings, destroy heaven and earth, before you will relent? Before you truly understand how the word 'foolish' is written?"
"Stop, alright?"
"For the sake of this world, for the sake of all living beings, for the sake of heaven and earth, and for the sake of you Great Daos yourselves, stop!"
In the sky, a faint glimmer of light flashed and vanished.
In its place appeared a woman.
A woman who looked utterly ordinary and unremarkable. Her appearance was ordinary, her bearing ordinary, everything about her was ordinary—so ordinary that not a trace of spiritual aura could be sensed from her. Yet she also seemed not ordinary, because if you closed your eyes, you would be completely unaware of her presence.
Seeing this woman appear, Su Hua was first stunned, then felt a surge of joy in her heart.
She knew and recognized this woman. She was none other than Xuan Yuan Wan from the Holy Lands.