Chapter 75

The man in the black robe recognized his own true qi; no cultivator could fail to recognize their own true qi!

This was not just a matter of similarity; it was his true qi!

Lin Xi didn’t know what method he used, but he absorbed his attack and then reflected it back, blasting it back onto himself.

This was no longer a battle between two martial artists. It had turned into a battle between him and himself, a vicious fight where both sides would be severely injured!

Boom!

The sky seemed to collapse, and sand and stones flew everywhere. In the moment the black-robed man was sent flying, a bolt of lightning shot over and pierced his chest with a single strike.

In the past, this sword strike would have been nothing to him. But Lin Xi absorbed his true qi and reflected it back, triggering his internal injuries. The effects of the "Waterfall Secret Technique" had also worn off.

This ordinary sword strike, he could no longer block!

"Run! ——"

The only thought left in the black-robed man’s mind was this.

A cultivator, who was usually above a mere tenth-level martial artist, was now afraid, fleeing in terror.

This was a deeply humiliating situation. If not for being forced into a desperate situation, he would never have done something he usually found shameful. However, the situation compelled him. Lin Xi’s Ten Thousand Emperors Robe could reflect attacks, making this battle impossible to continue.

"Want to run? Hmph!"

Lin Xi sneered, pointed his hand, and a golden object flew out. It shimmered in the wind and transformed into a giant golden toad.

"Suppress him for me!"

Lin Xi had been chased all over by this cultivator, nearly dying several times. Even Shangguan Yaosnow was almost implicated. At this moment, he would never let him escape.

As the saying goes, a gentleman does not let a grudge go unavenged. After finally having the chance to feel vindicated, how could he let him escape?

Boom!

The void trembled, and the toad, which had grown to the size of a mountain, came down with a powerful force.

Lin Xi had refined the toad with his true qi, and Shangguan Yaosnow had activated it with her blood. The power was incomparable. The momentum was as heavy as Mount Tai, suppressing all directions, unstoppable.

The black-robed man had first been injured by Shangguan Yaosnow’s copper coins, then attacked by the Blood Queen and her group of blood demons, and then used the "Waterfall Secret Technique." Finally, he was injured by Lin Xi’s Ten Thousand Emperors Robe.

One after another, even a man of iron could not withstand it. When Lin Xi summoned the golden toad, unleashing its Mount Tai-like power, the black-robed man could no longer bear it.

"Ah! ——"

Under the heavy golden light, a惨叫 sounded. The black-robed man could not withstand it and was directly smashed into the ground, his soul scattered, and he died.

"Revenge is best served hot! This feels so good!"

Lin Xi felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction after killing a cultivator.

The gap between the tenth level of martial arts and the cultivation realm was vast, beyond measure.

It was always the cultivators who brutally killed martial artists. Now, Lin Xi had actually killed a high-ranking cultivator. The feeling in his heart was far beyond the words "vindicated" could describe.

With a flick of his finger, he immediately picked up a box of pills from the black-robed man’s corpse.

Lin Xi’s strike had shattered the outer pill box, revealing the pills inside. There were twelve in total, the "Qi-Enhancing Pills" that inner disciples of the Immortal Dao sects took daily.

Becoming a formal disciple of an Immortal Dao sect meant receiving Qi-Enhancing Pills daily. These pills were like the daily "medicine bath" for martial artists, a necessary routine.

For inner disciples, they were not particularly rare, just daily consumption. But for outer disciples, they were extremely precious, greatly increasing true qi!

It was like the abalone and bird's nest that the emperor ate daily, which meant nothing to him. But for a farmer who couldn’t even afford three meals a day, it was divine nectar, an extraordinary thing.

"So, this was the reward the Long family gave him."

Lin Xi realized.

Lin Xi was still at the tenth level of martial arts, not even at the cultivation realm. These Qi-Enhancing Pills could increase his true qi, accelerating his progress to the cultivation realm, making them extremely useful to him.

These twelve Qi-Enhancing Pills were a windfall for him!

"Since there’s still time, let’s go hunt some more task items!"

Lin Xi put away the Qi-Enhancing Pills and immediately leaped into the deep mountains.

Lin Xi had already handed all the hearts of the blood demons he had hunted to Shangguan Yaosnow. He didn’t plan to reclaim them.

To pass the Immortal Dao examination of the Divine Dawn Sect, he would need to go deeper into the space and hunt enough task items again.

With the remaining true qi in the Ten Thousand Emperors Robe and a mid-grade magical treasure that could unleash its power, Lin Xi’s strength had increased many times over. Hunting blood demons was now incredibly easy!

Unconsciously, Lin Xi followed the blood demons to a stone temple on a cliff.

"Hmm, there’s a woman!"

Lin Xi’s eyes flickered, and he immediately saw a cold, noble, and extremely beautiful woman inside the temple. She was half-naked, lying on her back, moaning in pain as she applied some herbs she had gathered from the space to her chest.

The scene was extremely alluring, almost making one’s heart race and thoughts wander!

"Who’s there!"

Feeling an additional human presence in the temple, the tall, cold, and beautiful woman suddenly raised her head, her eyebrows furrowed, and her gaze fiercely stared over.

"It’s the Blood Queen!"

Lin Xi’s eyebrows raised as he recognized the identity of the cold, noble, and extremely beautiful woman. She had clearly been seriously injured in the battle with the black-robed man.

"It’s a human! Kill him!"

The Blood Queen pointed with her delicate fingers, and four or five blood demons let out fierce cries and immediately pounced.

"Come on, Golden Toad Breath!"

Lin Xi stood with his feet apart, his true qi flowing, and the mid-grade magical treasure "Golden Toad" flew out of his hand.

In such a small space, the speed and flying advantages of the blood demons were completely nullified. Instead, Lin Xi, blocking the entrance, was like a gatekeeper, invincible, killing anyone who came.

"Ah! ——"

A series of惨叫s sounded as the five blood demons fell to the ground, torn apart. At the same time, a red light flashed, and a figure惨叫ed and flew back. It was the Blood Queen taking the opportunity to sneak an attack, but Lin Xi had smashed her back.

The Blood Queen had already been seriously injured by the cultivator who had been chasing Lin Xi. Now, her injuries were even worse, her face pale, and her breath weak.

Lin Xi was not in a hurry. He picked the hearts of the five blood demons as task items and then looked at the Blood Queen.

"While you’re down, I’ll take your life! A Blood Queen’s heart should be worth a lot!"

Lin Xi, wearing the Ten Thousand Emperors Robe, radiant and majestic, holding the "Golden Toad," looked like a divine being. He threw his hand, ready to take advantage of the Blood Queen’s injuries to kill her.

"Wait!"

The Blood Queen suddenly shouted.

"Hmm? What, do you have any last words?"

Lin Xi put away the Golden Toad and stood at the entrance, asking. With his greatly increased strength and control of the only exit, he was not afraid of the Blood Queen escaping.

"Wait, don’t kill me. I can give you many magical treasures, like the one in your hand."

The Blood Queen said urgently, her face extremely pale, having lost a lot of blood. For the blood demon race, blood was life, and the more blood lost, the weaker they became.

"Hmph! Trying to deceive me. Do you think I would believe you! —— Prepare to die!"

Lin Xi sneered.

How could a blood demon have magical treasures of human experts? And if she did, how could she be in such a state?

"No!"

The Blood Queen cried out, paused for a moment, and then a look of resentment appeared on her face:

"Is a Blood Queen’s slave not worth more than a heart?"

Lin Xi tried to remain calm, but recalling what Shangguan Yaosnow had said about blood demons, a ripple of emotion stirred in his heart.

This shameless Blood Queen was actually trying to seduce him with her beauty. Did she think he would be easily tempted? Lin Xi’s lifelong goal was to pursue the highest realm of martial arts. How could he be tempted by her!

Lin Xi thought righteously and was about to refuse her.

However, such a noble, cold, and extremely beautiful woman, begging to become his slave, rejecting her would be too heartless. And—

This was the Blood Queen, the Blood Queen! Not just any blood demon, but the most powerful, noble, cold, and sexy Blood Queen!

Was he going to remain a virgin for life?!

...

"How can I trust you?"

Lin Xi came back to his senses and asked.

"I can swear an Ancestor’s Oath, never to betray!"

The Blood Queen immediately knelt and swore the Ancestor’s Oath:

"Great Ancestor of the Blood! I, Blood Queen Camilla, swear to take this human as my master, never to betray, never to violate!..."

So the Blood Queen’s name was Camilla. Then something strange happened.

In Lin Xi’s surprised gaze, a blood-colored symbol suddenly flew out and entered his chest, even the Ten Thousand Emperors Robe could not block it. In the next moment, Lin Xi felt the Blood Queen’s soul, very weak, and he could control her life and death with a single thought.

—Through this symbol, Lin Xi and the Blood Queen formed a very close connection!

"How is your soul so weak? How can I help you?"

Lin Xi asked.

The Blood Queen’s condition was very unstable. In the past, Lin Xi would not have cared. But now, as his servant, he could not ignore it.

"I was severely injured four hundred years ago. I was only recently forcibly awakened and had not yet recovered my strength. Then I encountered that cultivation realm expert from your human race and was severely injured again. I have lost too much blood and am now very weak. Master, if you want to help me, it’s actually very simple."

The Blood Queen paused, her eyes flashing with extreme longing: "Just let me drink a little blood."

"Hmm. If it’s just a little blood, that’s not a problem."

Lin Xi nodded. With the Ancestor’s Oath, he could easily kill her, so he was not afraid of her making a move. Moreover, Lin Xi knew that blood demons, like vampires, were extremely thirsty for blood.

The Blood Queen was overjoyed, swiftly moving to Lin Xi’s side, kneeling in a devout posture, and then biting his arm.

Splash! Splash!

A large amount of blood flowed into the Blood Queen’s body like a flood. The "little" bit of blood she mentioned was not so little.

Lin Xi felt his blood flowing uncontrollably into her body. Fortunately, the Blood Queen had special control, and the absorption speed was within Lin Xi’s tolerance.

Martial artists themselves have a strong ability to produce blood. As a peak martial artist, Lin Xi’s blood production ability was much stronger than that of other martial artists. This allowed him to satisfy the Blood Queen’s intense thirst. (To be continued)