Chapter 466 - 280: Successive Blood Gains, The Efficacy of Many Arts
Chapter 466: Chapter 280: Successive Blood Gains, The Efficacy of Many Arts
The ground rippled with faint light once more, and Lin Changheng reappeared as if spat out by the earth itself. He landed beside Mo Zhaoli, positioning himself to partially shield her.
But now, Lin Changheng’s expression was incredibly grim, like frost that hadn’t melted in ten thousand years. His gaze was piercingly sharp, fixed on a spot deep within the forest.
If not for the Secret Skill, Smell the Wind and Distinguish Spirits, which he’d acquired from Wu Jiu, Lin Changheng’s reaction would have been a crucial fraction of a second slower. By the time the threat closed in, the situation would have been far more dangerous, and he might not have had the time or space to evade.
Mo Zhaoli’s gaze followed Lin Changheng’s, but she saw nothing—just a bare tree branch. A sweep with her Divine Sense revealed the same.
’Could this be some kind of concealment skill?’ Mo Zhaoli’s heart sank. This meant the person’s Cultivation was very likely higher than her own.
She doubted everything—her eyesight, her Divine Sense, even her own Cultivation—but she never for a moment doubted Brother Lin’s judgment.
"Tsk, tsk. What sharp Spiritual Sense you have."
A voice that was both coquettish and teasing suddenly drifted from the forest.
The corner of Lin Changheng’s mouth curled into a cold sneer, while Mo Zhaoli’s expression also changed. They recognized the voice—it was incredibly familiar!
A golden light then began to flow over a figure in colorful clothes, receding like the surface of a mirror to reveal the person within.
With her dress fluttering in the wind, it was none other than Ye Qingwu.
She smiled sweetly as she looked down at the two Blood Python corpses. Her gaze drifted over Mo Zhaoli before finally settling on Lin Changheng, who had so deftly avoided her.
"It seems I’ve arrived at just the right time."
Ye Qingwu lightly brushed a strand of hair from her chest, her eyes glinting. "These two complete Blood Python corpses... they are excellent Materials for refining a Wood Puppet, and I’ve been looking for them for quite some time. I wonder, would you two be willing to part with them?"
Though her words were a question, her tone brooked no refusal. The waves of Magical Power emanating from her body openly locked onto them both.
This woman had hidden herself to launch a deadly sneak attack on Lin Changheng, and now she was adopting this arrogant, overbearing posture. She was taking things too far!
At her words, Lin Changheng let a cold sneer grace his lips. Acting as if he hadn’t heard a thing, he didn’t even turn his head. He simply formed a sword-finger and pointed it from afar at the Green Rattan Blood Python’s vital spot. A bolt of pure Magical Power shot out.
PFFT!
The python’s corpse shuddered violently. Six drops of bizarre, dark-green Essence Blood, faintly shimmering with ripples of Demonic Power, were forcibly extracted from the core of its heart and levitated into the air. With a flick of his sleeve, Lin Changheng securely collected them in a specially crafted Jade Bottle.
This was the Nether Void Essence Blood!
This was the second type of Demon Beast possessing the Nether Void Bloodline that Lin Changheng had encountered here, and they were exceptionally difficult to find and obtain. This item was crucial for him to once again use Metamorphosis on his Cyan Rain Mist Toad Treasure Seed, so he naturally had to secure it at the first possible moment, leaving no room for error.
"You!"
When the woman in colorful clothes, Ye Qingwu, saw this, her charming face instantly darkened, and a cold glint flashed in her eyes.
She had never imagined that, despite the intimidating pressure she exerted as a Late Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, this Lin Changheng would dare to ignore her so completely, helping himself to one of the most important spoils of war!
’Either he’s an idiot, or... he has an ace up his sleeve.’
She had arrived just as the two Green Rattan Blood Pythons perished and hadn’t noticed that both Demon Beasts were Late Stage Tier Two. She had subconsciously assumed that the duo’s greatest feat would have been killing a single Late Stage Tier Two Demon Beast together. But she still wasn’t being careless.
"Good! Very good!" Ye Qingwu laughed, a laugh born of fury, yet her voice was bone-chillingly cold. She feigned a brainless rage, but in reality, she was perfectly calm, searching for an opportunity to strike and kill. "It seems Mr. Lin is determined not to give me this little bit of face!"
"Senior Sister Ye, you waltz into my designated mission zone, try to snatch our spoils with nothing but words, and then accuse *us* of not giving you face? Since when is there such a ridiculous principle, either in this world or within our Saint Sect?"
Mo Zhaoli instantly flashed in front of Lin Changheng. Her Spiritual Artifact flew into the air, its aura locking onto her opponent, as her cold eyes swept over the Female Cultivator across from them, showing no signs of backing down.
Her icy words echoed in the air.
The atmosphere instantly dropped to a freezing point, and a battle seemed imminent.
Lin Changheng watched the slender figure standing before him. He didn’t step forward to shield her, nor did he move to stand by her side and face the woman in colorful clothes together.
Instead, at this very moment, he was discreetly taking out the Essence Blood Jade Bottle he had just stored. Hiding it within his lowered sleeve, he dipped his fingers directly into the bottle to touch the Essence Blood.
’Metamorphose!’
He gave the silent command, and the Primordial Cauldron stirred in response.
He had actually chosen this precise moment to attempt a new Metamorphosis, to further bolster his own power.
[Cyan Rain Mist Toad Treasure Seed·Fifth Layer]
[Spirit Stealing: 100/100]
[Metamorphosis: 10/10]
...
[Essence Blood Full, Metamorphosis Success!]
[Cyan Rain Mist Toad True Core: Supreme]
[Can be Refined into Demon Beast Bloodline Ancestor Demon Technique: Hallucination]
Without hesitation, Lin Changheng chose to Refine it.
The dual-colored blue and jade-green True Core abruptly solidified, resembling a throbbing, mystical object with arcane Demon Patterns flowing across its surface. At Lin Changheng’s command, the True Core seemed to come alive, drifting down gracefully and sinking directly into his body—
BOOM!
In that instant, Lin Changheng felt his sea of consciousness shudder violently, as if an invisible stone had been tossed into it, sending out layer after layer of hazy, distorted ripples!
An invisible current of air began to quietly swirl around his fingers. It then took on a deep, shifting, blue-green radiance, as if it held two constantly churning and intertwining seas of mist.
A wondrous change was quietly taking place.