In Dongbo Xueying’s perception, the middle-aged balding man sharpening his blade on a large rock before him exuded a hazy aura, making it difficult to determine his exact strength.
Previously, when Dongbo Xueying had sensed Yi Hong, the leader of the Longshan Pavilion in An Yang Province, he had clearly perceived the opponent’s bodily presence and Mana aura, and judged him to be merely a False Transcendent. But this balding man… the aura he sensed was so indistinct, clearly indicating a vast disparity in their strengths. Conversely, the opponent could clearly sense Dongbo Xueying’s physical and Mana presence.
“That’s right, you’ve awakened an Ancient Bloodline,” Dongbo Xueying didn’t hide the truth, as for Transcendents, awakening an Ancient Bloodline during one’s mortal days was merely a trivial matter.
“I thought so. No wonder your body is so strong, even though you’ve just entered the Transcendent realm,” the balding man smirked.
Physical transcendence would lead to an essential transformation of one’s body.
Ordinary Title-ranked warriors possessed weak bodies, relying mostly on Mana. However, once they successfully transformed into False Transcendents after surviving numerous near-death experiences, their bodies would become transcendent. Although their Mana remained unchanged, their physical strength could reach the level of the five-hundredth rank on the Longshan List!
Before his breakthrough, Dongbo Xueying’s body could normally reach the level of the one or two-hundredth rank on the Longshan List. After his body underwent transcendence and transformation, his physical strength alone had now reached the Mid-Flying Immortal stage. When his bloodline power erupted, it could even Reluctantly reach the Peak-Flying Immortal stage.
The Flying Immortal level was divided into Early, Middle, and Peak stages!
“What kind of bloodline?” the balding man’s eyes gleamed. “Can you manipulate the power of heaven and earth? Or space, or perhaps something else?”
“Just a common power burst,” Dongbo Xueying shook his head.
“What a pity, truly a pity. If you had awakened a bloodline that could manipulate heavenly forces, or spatial powers, or even something like an immortal body, your future path as a Transcendent would have been much easier,” the balding man sighed lightly.
Dongbo Xueying nodded.
He understood this well.
The chances of a second awakening of the Ancient Bloodline were practically nonexistent! Therefore, his physical strength had nearly reached its peak. Even if he cultivated to the level of a Holy or Half-God, his physical strength wouldn’t change much. At most, with some rare treasures, his physical strength could be slightly enhanced, but such improvement would be minimal. The cost of Reluctantly advancing to the Early Holy level would be enough to make even a Half-God wince!
As for Mana, with time, he could easily cultivate to the Peak-Flying Immortal level! Combined with Outbreak techniques, he could definitely surpass his physical strength. Thus, the more he advanced, the more his Mana would outpace his physical strength.
Some Ancient Bloodline awakeners could manipulate frost, others fire, some could teleport, and others could control lightning…
After becoming a Transcendent, those who could manipulate frost would have more Ziru and clear control over frost powers, making it relatively easier to comprehend the mysteries of all things.
As for those who awakened bloodlines related to space, they were even more extraordinary! At the Flying Immortal stage, they might even be able to teleport! This was something most Holy-level The Strong One couldn’t achieve.
But Dongbo Xueying had merely awakened a power burst, which offered no help in comprehending the mysteries of all things or in future strength development. Indeed, it was quite a pity.
“I thought you had awakened some special Ancient Bloodline, making you even more monstrous. What a pity…” the balding man then grinned. “Anyway, come and take a few of my moves first.”
Whoosh.
The balding man moved instantly.
Dongbo Xueying didn’t expect the opponent to attack without warning. Immediately, his figure shot backward, shouting, “Stop!”
He had no desire to fight.
Because he still didn’t know the other’s identity. The six great Transcendent organizations were part of the righteous path, protecting the entire Xia Clan, so they were relatively united internally, with even rivalries rarely resulting in life-or-death battles. After all, the Huo Yan World had long established rules – Transcendents were forbidden from killing each other! If someone did, they would be investigated and punished accordingly! In severe cases, they might even be executed on the spot!
Of course, these rules didn’t apply to the Demon God Cult, the Witch God Temple, or the natives of the Transcendent World.
If this man was from the six great Transcendent organizations, he probably wouldn’t do anything serious to Dongbo Xueying. But if he was from the Demon God Cult or the Witch God Temple? Well, he might very well kill Dongbo Xueying! Although logically, even if the Demon God Cult or Witch God Temple had spies, they wouldn’t arrive faster than the six great super organizations!
“Can you really escape?” The balding man transformed into an illusion, intercepting and entangling Dongbo Xueying, then a black streak slashed toward him.
“How fast that blade is.”
Dongbo Xueying stepped back rapidly, his hand producing the Feixue Divine Spear, with Transcendent Mana fully infused into the long spear.
Whoosh!
The spear made an upward thrust to meet the black blade-light, but the black blade-light casually changed direction and dodged Dongbo Xueying’s spear.
“Whoosh~~~” However, the Feixue Divine Spear followed suit, the spear itself forming a circle, a simple circle that completely covered a large area directly in front, with swirling water around the spear, leaving no escape from the black blade-light, which collided with the shaft of Dongbo Xueying’s spear with a “chi” sound, an odd force causing Dongbo Xueying’s spear to momentarily hesitate. The short blade then broke through the spear’s defense and immediately closed in for close combat.
Dongbo Xueying’s expression immediately changed.
“Break!”
Dongbo Xueying immediately erupted his power bloodline, swinging his spear sideways with all his might. The spear was enveloped in scorching flames, its speed ferocious, and with the spear’s length covering a wide area, the balding man could only retreat by stepping back. The spearhead whistled past his body, this full-force sweep completely missing its target.
“Boom~~~” Dongbo Xueying’s full-force horizontal sweep with the spear created a shockwave that roared outward, shattering rocks and toppling trees in its path, creating a destruction zone over twenty meters long. And this was merely the collateral damage from the attack!
“Ah, you actually managed to block me. Interesting,” the balding man’s voice echoed from midair.
Whoosh.
His figure moved strangely, and Dongbo Xueying felt the opponent’s form blur instantly before rushing toward him again.
With no choice, Dongbo Xueying spun his spear, creating a massive swirling water vortex in front of him, like a giant shield to block the enemy.
“Chi~~” Just like last time, the blade touched the spear shaft, causing the spear to hesitate.
But this time, the difference was… the blade actually stuck to the spear shaft, making it difficult for Dongbo Xueying to exert force.
Whoosh.
Sticking to the spear shaft, the blade slid along it, directly slicing toward Dongbo Xueying.
Forced to let go instantly, Dongbo Xueying released the Feixue Divine Spear and turned to evade the blade’s attack. However, as he turned, Dongbo Xueying’s hands both produced a shuttle-shaped dart, which he threw in a blizzard toward the opponent, all of them flying toward him under the power of Dongbo Xueying’s Outbreak. Throwing darts at such close range caught the balding man somewhat off guard, forcing him to retreat hastily while his black blade formed a circle, blocking the darts that reached him.
Taking advantage of the situation, Dongbo Xueying grabbed the spear and reclaimed it.
“You’re actually throwing darts?” The balding man was helpless. “Looks like it’s going to be a bit difficult to defeat you while holding back my strength. It might take eight or ten moves.”
“Compared to the elder’s skills, Dongbo Xueying still has a long way to go.”
Dongbo Xueying said.
In the Just now crossed swords, the opponent’s strength was actually weaker than his. Except for the initial burst of speed that entangled him, the opponent’s speed was relatively slow in other instances. It was just that his movements were so unpredictable and his realm was much higher, which made Dongbo Xueying feel such a gap.
“I’ve been cultivating for over 800 years and have reached the peak of the Holy level. If I were at your level, wouldn’t that be embarrassing?” The balding man sneered, “I didn’t expect you to not only master the mysteries of fire but also the mysteries of water, and it seems like there’s some connection between water and fire…”
Dongbo Xueying was somewhat amazed.
This old fellow’s insight was indeed impressive.
“At only twenty-eight years old, you can already complement water and fire. Perhaps in the future, you can master the true essence of water and fire!” The balding man flipped his hand and took out a piece of paper, casually throwing it. The paper flew through the void like a blade, and Dongbo Xueying reached out to catch it.
“This is the condition we’ve set for you at the Blood Blade Tavern. If you join us, all the conditions on this paper will be met. Your comprehension ability is even better than I expected, so I can take the initiative! The benefits on this paper can be increased by fifty percent!” The balding man said, “I will stay in Qinghe County for ten days. If you agree to join my Blood Blade Tavern within ten days, just tear this paper, and I will come immediately.”
Suddenly, the balding man smiled, “Oh, I haven’t introduced myself yet. My name is Tu Liang!”
“Tu Liang?” Dongbo Xueying was startled.
Tenth on the Holy List: Night Blade Demon ‘Tu Liang’, a killer from the Blood Blade Tavern, who mastered the ‘Night True Essence’.
During their Just now crossed swords, the opponent had not displayed the Might of the mysteries of all things, nor had he shown the Might of the true essence! Once he did, there would be no need to fight at all. Simply by using some strange techniques in the flow of power, he could suppress Dongbo Xueying.
“Little Water Lady~~ You’ve been watching from the side for quite a while. Why don’t you come out?” The balding man sneered.
“Who’s the little Water Lady?” A furious roar echoed in the void, and a towering, muscular figure instantly appeared on the mountaintop. He was at least two and a half meters tall, his body was muscular, and he was clad in bronze armor. There were faint streams of water swirling around his body. Such a mighty presence being called ‘Little Water Lady’ naturally enraged him.
“Ha ha ha, Little Water Lady is angry. Well then, I’ll take my leave. Otherwise, this Temple Knight will go crazy,” the balding man’s figure flickered and completely merged into the darkness, disappearing without a trace.
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