Chapter 56

That young man, who was only in his twenties, had actually reached the Earth Martial Realm. What was even more terrifying was that the old man leading the group was incredibly powerful. He was likely a Fifth Rank Earth Martial expert. I know I am no match for him. He almost killed me with a single slap. Fortunately, Stone taught me how to run, and I managed to escape. Later, I secretly followed them and found out that they were actually from the 'Heaven Mending Tower' of the Zhao Kingdom." Baiyi wrote.

"Alright, I'll remember that. When I have the strength and opportunity, I will definitely help you get your wife back," Ye Jun Tian nodded without hesitation.

"It's too difficult," Baiyi wrote.

"It's just the 'Heaven Mending Tower,' right? It's probably just an organization. What's there to be afraid of?" Ye Jun Tian said.

"During my tracking, I overheard their conversations. It seems the Heaven Mending Tower is a very powerful force, comparable to one of the top six Divine General Mansions in the Zhao Kingdom," Baiyi wrote.

"Really? That impressive?" Ye Jun Tian's pupils dilated as if he had been punched, realizing he had agreed too quickly. To achieve this would be as difficult as ascending to heaven. The Zhao Kingdom had over a dozen Divine General Mansions, and any one of them could dominate the Qing Province. The top six Divine General Mansions were even more renowned. It was said they even had Blood Wheel Realm experts, far more powerful than the Spear King. For Ye Jun Tian, who was only at the Fourth Level of Pulse Movement, the Blood Wheel Realm was something he could only look up to on tiptoe.

"Ah, it's too difficult. Master, just consider it a casual remark," Baiyi wrote.

"Nonsense! Who dares to snatch my servant's wife? I will definitely get her back," Ye Jun Tian flicked his hair, looking domineering, though it was all an act to deceive Baiyi.

"Thank you, Master," Baiyi bowed again.

"However, Baiyi, we need to take it slowly. Haste makes waste, right?" Ye Jun Tian said.

"I understand. I can wait," Baiyi wrote.

"But Baiyi, why did you choose such a name? How about I give you a new one? 'Baiyi' sounds terrible. This Stone is really bad at naming things, a complete idiot. Naming you this is just plain stupid," Ye Jun Tian scolded.

"Don't scold him. He will get angry. At first, I also thought the name was too ugly, but he said it had special significance and couldn't be changed. So, I had to keep this name," Baiyi looked depressed.

"Who cares? Now I am your master. Just call me Second Young Master. I'll change your name. What should it be..." Ye Jun Tian was about to think about it when the stone in the water pit suddenly shook with a crack.

"Trouble, it's angry," Baiyi quickly knelt on one knee.

"Don't kneel! Just kneel to me. Kneeling to a piece of stone is ridiculous," Ye Jun Tian's domineering aura rose, and he glared at the stone in the water pit, "Can you even swallow me, you damn thing?"

Bang! The stone actually moved, jumping slightly. Then, the water in the pit began to churn. Soon, Ye Jun Tian was shocked to find that something seemed to be flowing through the veins in the stone. He used his透视 (piercing vision) and discovered that it was indeed a liquid, seemingly drawn from the water in the pit and flowing through the veins. It looked like blood flowing through blood vessels.

Baiyi was already terrified, his tiger face shaking, his body trembling. He was mumbling to the stone, as if communicating with it. Soon, the water in the pit began to disappear at a visible rate. In just two hours, the water in the pit was completely gone, as if swallowed by the strange stone. At this moment, a thin mist-like gas began to emanate from the stone, a very pale red. If not for Ye Jun Tian's piercing vision, he wouldn't have noticed this pale red. Upon closer inspection, he was astonished. The pale red gas emanating from the stone was similar to the blood qi cultivated through bloodline.

This is ridiculous. Has the stone turned into a human? Moreover, a puffing sound came from the stone, and it actually contracted and expanded, like a fetus moving in the womb. Ye Jun Tian was certain it wasn't an illusion; the stone had indeed contracted and expanded like flesh.

At this moment, Baiyi let out a roar and quickly crouched, his body forming a bow shape, ready to pounce.

"Beast! I need a tiger skin, and you're it," a sinister voice came from nearby. Ye Jun Tian had been too focused on the stone and only now noticed a black-clothed man standing a hundred meters away. The man had three whiskers under his chin, and his face was clearly painted white, making him look very frightening. When Ye Jun Tian used his piercing vision, it was deflected by a layer of gas, causing his eyes to hurt.

Ye Jun Tian knew this was the blood qi barrier of a powerful expert. At least a Third Rank Earth Martial expert would have such a barrier. Only Earth Martial experts could initially refine blood qi into a blood qi barrier for protection. Therefore, the vision of such experts would be blocked by their blood qi barrier unless you were stronger.

Moreover, Ye Jun Tian could feel that this man's blood qi was much stronger than Ye Tianhao's, the head of the family. He seemed even more imposing than the old scoundrel Liu Xiong from the Liu family. Liu Xiong was a Second Rank Earth Martial expert, so this man was likely a Third or Fourth Rank Earth Martial expert.

Baiyi, who could understand human speech, was naturally furious. He lunged forward, a blood-colored tiger shadow darting out from his body like a cannonball. After a day of rest and drinking the water from the pit, his strength had recovered by half, and his flesh and bones had miraculously healed by a large part. When the blood qi emerged, the surrounding air was pushed back like a wave.

"Beast, still not obedient? If I didn't want your intact tiger skin, I would have pierced your heart long ago," the black-clothed man shouted, slapping the air with his large palm. A blood qi barrier formed a giant hand that fiercely struck the blood qi of the white tiger. The air made a popping sound, and even from several dozen meters away, Ye Jun Tian felt a powerful air pressure that forced him to take several steps back.

Moreover, the powerful blood qi made it hard for him to breathe. A Third Rank Earth Martial expert was indeed too powerful.

Slap... The giant hand shattered the white tiger's blood qi and then struck the white tiger directly. Baiyi let out a惨叫 (anguished cry) and was thrown several dozen meters away, rolling on the ground. His wounds, which had not yet healed, were immediately torn open, and old and new injuries combined. Baiyi was covered in blood, struggling on the ground, unable to get up.

Injury to the blood qi was more severe than injury to the body, as the blood qi was the essence of the bloodline. It would take a long time to recover.

Ye Jun Tian didn't run; he just retreated to the stone in the water pit and coldly stared at the black-clothed man.

"Are you a killer from the Fast Joy Hall?"

"Ha ha ha, boy, congratulations, you guessed right. And I will tell you, I am Chen Qing, the 90th ranked killer, affiliated with the Qing Province branch. The previous failure, Hu De, was the 100th ranked. He couldn't even kill a weakling like you and dared to lie about encountering a sudden powerful expert. Boy, where is your so-called expert? Ha ha ha, no one can save you today." Chen Qing was not afraid of Ye Jun Tian remembering, as it was clear that Ye Jun Tian had no hope of surviving today. The mouth of a dead man is the most sealed.