The palace had three tiers.
Luo Feng, clad in the bronze battle armor of a steward, quickly left the cultivation chamber and soon exited through the main gate of the palace.
“Head to the Pit Mansion!” Luo Feng looked up at the sky. Above, crimson malevolence filled the air, and in an instant, he soared straight upward.
Whoosh!
The pit was extremely deep, and Luo Feng continued flying upward.
“Number ninety-seven.”
“Number ninety-seven.” Two voices echoed in Luo Feng’s mind, causing him to stop midair. Only the Blood God Guards’ two captains could detect him without his awareness—aside from the palace’s Baqi and the wild beast, Qiniu.
Luo Feng glanced around, hovering respectfully. “Captain, Deputy Captain.”
“Number ninety-seven, where do you plan to cultivate?” A deep voice reverberated through the space around Luo Feng.
“Captains, for the past two years, I’ve cultivated in a cave mansion near the cliff wall above,” Luo Feng explained. “Therefore, I plan to return there.”
“Number ninety-seven, this altitude range is within my and Er’s surveillance zone,” the voice continued. “It’s safer for you to cultivate below this zone. Of course… the Master has issued orders that no one is allowed to leave beyond a radius of one hundred thousand kilometers. You may go to your cave mansion, but we won’t be able to monitor or protect you there.”
Both captains of the Blood God Guards were World Kings.
While cultivating, they released their world powers to scan their surroundings, though their detection range was limited.
“If there’s danger, I will immediately come down,” Luo Feng replied respectfully.
“Hmph, if you insist, then go.”
“Yes.”
Luo Feng bowed respectfully and instantly shot upward like an arrow.
…
Deep within the pit, on a protruding platform at the cliff’s edge, a tall bronze figure sat cross-legged in meditation. Transmitting his voice through space, he said, “This Number ninety-seven does indeed possess extraordinary talent, and the Master values him. However… loyalty is the most important quality for a Blood God Guard. Brother Er, in my opinion, this ninety-seven hasn’t fully submitted to the Master.”
“Brother Yi!”
A voice came from another protruding platform nearly ten thousand kilometers away on the other side of the pit. “Geniuses are always full of confidence; it’s not easy to make them completely submit. He submitted only under the Master’s coercion… Let’s just keep watching for now. The Master has given this period of cultivation for observation. If we detect any disloyal intentions, we can kill him then.”
“Yes, you’re right. We’ll wait until we have solid evidence before taking action.”
Separated by ten thousand kilometers, the two World Kings communicated through space and made their decision.
…
Although the Blood God Guards generally treated Luo Feng well, they were the most elite guards of ‘Blood God Baqi.’ Absolute loyalty and strength were both essential. Luo Feng had clearly not yet earned the true recognition of the Blood God Guards, especially from the two World Kings—who possessed special privileges.
The authority to monitor and punish other Blood God Guards.
…
Within the ancient ruins, deep inside the pit, was the Pit Mansion.
A streak of cyan light shot into the cave entrance and solidified into a figure—Luo Feng, clad in bronze battle armor. He sat on a stone chair, his face brimming with excitement.
“This communication bracer is also monitoring me,” Luo Feng glanced at his wrist. “If I go beyond one hundred thousand kilometers or remove the bracer, the Blood God will notice. However… since there’s no danger and there are benefits, I have no reason to leave. I’ll play the obedient Blood God Guard for now.”
Luo Feng smiled faintly and then flipped his hand.
A spatial ring and a black stone appeared in his palm. The black stone was the clone of the Mosha Clan, and inside the spatial ring were fifteen Blood-Nets Crystals!
Fourteen Blood-Net Crystals were harvested from Yangan City, one was claimed by slaying an immortal prodigy, and two were granted as gifts by the savage beast Qiniu.
His Earth human form had already fused two Blood-Nets Crystals… leaving fifteen remaining.
“Let’s begin!” Luo Feng murmured to himself.
Whoosh!
The black stone touched the spatial ring and instantly vanished from his palm, entering his inner world.
…
Within the inner world.
Endless golden mist covered the sky. Across this vast continent, everything was golden, except for a continuous black mountain range stretching for dozens of kilometers.
Whoosh!
The black stone appeared beside the ‘black mountain range’ and transformed into Luo Feng in black robes. In his hand was a ring—the very one containing the fifteen Blood-Nets Crystals. Currently, within the ‘inner world,’ only the items carried by Luo Feng’s three forms wouldn’t be dissolved.
All other beings, living or non-living, would be dissolved!
Whether absorbing life or various substances, everything would dissolve. If the dissolution became too intense and couldn’t be processed, it would cause the ‘inner world’ to explode!
“Fifteen Blood-Nets Crystals… amazing Blood-Nets Crystals. Unfortunately, only blood-based lifeforms can fuse them,” the Mosha Clan Luo Feng looked at the spatial ring in his hand. “My Mosha clone can’t fuse them.”
Boom!
Suddenly, the continuous black mountain range moved, standing up directly. This creature’s main body alone was sixty kilometers long. Its four hooves—each thigh as thick as six kilometers at the thickest point, and even the thinnest part still three to four kilometers thick—were like four heavenly pillars!
Each hoof was taller than the Himalayas!
Its cold, dark golden eyes, each as large as a massive lake, stared down like two dark golden suns.
“Truly terrifying.”
“I myself feel how terrifying the Golden-Horned Giant Beast is,” the Mosha Clan Luo Feng looked up at the Golden-Horned Giant Beast, muttering, “There are countless lifeforms in the universe, and among all these lifeforms, the Golden-Horned Giant Beast ranks among the strongest.”
“Just its sheer size and the terrifying power it contains, its raw strength alone could kill human warriors two or three ranks above it.”
“Combined with its innate techniques!”
“Now that I’m cultivating the ‘Heaven and Earth Body,’ even my Mosha clone would have no choice but to flee if encountering the Golden-Horned Giant Beast.” The Mosha Clan Luo Feng muttered. Compared to the Golden-Horned Giant Beast, his Mosha clone might be better at assassination, but in direct combat… it was far inferior. The Golden-Horned Giant Beast’s naturally strong physique and innate techniques made it incredibly formidable!
“Woof!”
The towering Golden-Horned Giant Beast, resembling a black mountain, raised its head and let out a low roar that shook heaven and earth. Then it extended its right hoof. The Mosha Clan Luo Feng took out a Blood-Nets Crystal and placed it on its hoof.
The Golden-Horned Giant Beast’s eyes, like two suns, gazed down at the Blood-Nets Crystal on its hoof. Then, its hoof suddenly shot out sharp claws. With a grip, the razor-sharp claws, as large as giant battle blades, sliced across the center of the right hoof, cutting through several black scales and causing dark blood to seep out.
Carefully controlling the Blood-Nets Crystal with its mental power, the Golden-Horned Giant Beast guided it over the wound.
The Blood-Nets Crystal plunged straight into the wound, and an invisible force swiftly surged into the Golden-Horned Beast’s body.
“Boom!”
“Slay!”
“Slay!”
The will to slaughter surged into his body, yet the Golden Horned Beast’s will was Luo Feng’s will—unyielding as bedrock, sharp as a battle blade. This mere killing intent couldn’t shake it in the slightest.
“Hiss~~” Strands of bloody energy flowed out from the Blood Luo Crystal, rapidly surging through the wound on the Golden-Horned Beast’s right claw and deep into its muscles and bones. Immediately, the right claw began undergoing peculiar transformations—the scales and talons on the claw mutated continuously, while the internal muscles, tendons, and bones also underwent profound changes…
Everything felt so familiar.
In a fleeting moment, all was over.
Fusion of the first Blood Luo Crystal, successful!
“What’s going on?”
“How could this be?” The psychic force meticulously scanned every inch of the Golden Horned Beast’s clone, utterly astonished. “Why… why has only the right hoof claw undergone changes?”
The Golden-Horned Beast also lowered its head, its dark golden eyes carefully examining its right claw. It had just fused with a Blood Luo Crystal, but unlike the complete fusion experienced by humans… the mystical energy contained within the Blood Luo Crystal only caused some peculiar changes in the Golden-Horned Beast’s right claw.
And the Golden Horned Beast, the other parts of its body.
For example, the torso, wings, three other hooves, tail, head… all remained completely unchanged.
“Damn, no way?”
“Could it be…?”
Standing beside the Golden Horned Beast, Luo Feng of the Demon Slayer Clan gazed at the towering, mountain-like creature, his eyes suddenly gleaming with realization. “Could it be because its body is too massive?”
“A bucket of water is enough for one person to bathe.”
But a single lake’s water is barely enough for the Golden Horned Beast to take a bath.
“Probably that’s the logic behind it.”
“The Golden Horned Beast’s body is simply too massive, with an overwhelming number of bones, muscles, cells, and more… The amount of Blood Luo Crystal energy required to transform all its bones, muscles, and skin is enormous. Therefore—a single Blood Luo Crystal can only cover its right claw. It doesn’t even reach the elbow.” Luo Feng had already deduced the reason.
……
Boom!
The Golden Horned Beast swung its right hoof claw, activating the Blood Luo Power contained within. Simple crimson secret patterns emerged on the right hoof claw, granting it clearer control over the fundamental forces of the universe.
“Poof!” With a single swipe through the air, the earth was instantly carved into a trench stretching dozens of kilometers.
“Indeed, much easier.”
“A single claw strike, its power increased by roughly twenty to thirty percent.”
“Since that’s the case, even if I fuse other claws or tails now, the improvement would only be around twenty to thirty percent. In that case… why not make the strong even stronger!” Luo Feng made his decision in an instant. “Alright, I’ll proceed with fusing the second one.”
Make the strong even stronger!
Amplify the advantage to its fullest!
……
The black-clad Luo Feng placed the Blood Luo Crystal into the palm of the Golden Horned Beast’s right claw. The beast’s enormous, dark golden eyes fixed intently on its own palm before it once again slashed open the scales with its razor-sharp claws.
Tsk!
The scales split apart, blood seeping out as he reached for the Blood Luo Crystal once more.
Everything unfolded just as Luo Feng had anticipated. After resisting the onslaught of the killing intent, the miraculous power of the blood threads surged into his right claw, initiating a profound transformation of its bones, muscles, tendons, and scales… The scope of this metamorphosis perfectly matched the area previously affected by the first Blood Luo Crystal’s energy.
Only the right forepaw, not even reaching the elbow joint.
After all the transformations had ceased, the Golden Horned Beast once again channeled the mystical power contained within its right forehoof, simultaneously swinging its right claw.
“Hmm.”
The right claw has increased in power by approximately fifty percent compared to before the fusion. It’s completely identical to the previous human body’s fusion with the Blood Luo Crystal. The only difference is… when humans fuse with the Blood Luo Crystal, it affects the entire body. But for the Golden Horned Beast, it only alters a single right claw.
“Onward!”
“Fuse the third one! Combining three is called a ‘Blood Warrior,’ there should be some special transformation.” Luo Feng anticipated eagerly.
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