fifth form

Chapter 3690 The Progress of the Wind and Thunder Blade
The discovery of Demon Lord Tiger Feather occurred much earlier than Zhang Xuezhou had imagined.

Zhang Xuezhou's sacrificial array operated for eight days and eight nights. Turcolando was exhausted and almost died. On the other side, the Demon Lord Hu Yu, who was fighting against him, was affected by the divine soul and his body was unable to move.

If Demon Lord Hu Yu were in the ice palace he created, that would be one thing. But as Zhang Hao guessed, the ice palace was just a cover; his true body had indeed left.

Perhaps it was because of the mark they made on Hu Hao that their purpose was very clear.

Lacking wings, the Demon Lord Tiger Feather found it difficult to traverse tens of thousands of miles of sea and ultimately had to choose human transportation.

With air transport recently suspended, Demon Lord Tiger Feather disguised himself as a human and chose to travel by ship.

The ship had only been at the port of the Omega Alliance for two days when Demon Lord Tiger Feather was caught up in Zhang Xuezhou's sacrifice, his excessive involvement causing his body to fall into a state of lack of sensation.

This sudden situation was misdiagnosed as a medical condition, and emergency medical care was provided on board.

However, even though the Demon Lord Tiger Feather lost consciousness, he still possessed the ability to protect his body. When he was treated, his body exhibited an instinctive reaction. Medical personnel who made any rash contact were instantly frozen solid, and this anomaly led to reports being filed at various levels.

“I had Grean evacuate everyone from that ship, and then abandon ship at minimum power, practically floating in the ocean. Would that trap him?”

Zhang Xuezhou received the relevant information when he returned to Xijing City.

Upon learning that the Demon Lord Tiger Feather had only eight days to go out of control, Li Yingbo, who had made extremely hasty arrangements, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise that he had missed out on the perfect timing.

It's difficult for news of a ship to reach the ears of a high-ranking councilor like Grean through the layers of communication. If they hadn't exchanged pleasantries, Grean wouldn't even be interested in a ship sailing far away.

A lot of time was wasted in the process of conveying the information, and the time spent arranging the rescue and changing ships was also considerable.

When Zhang Xuezhou returned to Xijing City, the ship carrying Demon Lord Hu Yu had been adrift at sea for less than 24 hours.

Although it wasn't timed down to the second, several hours was already the limit for an ordinary person when facing a top-tier cultivator like Demon Lord Hu Yu. Even Li Yingbo thought he was very lucky.

“If no accident had occurred, everyone could have pretended not to know him and secretly tracked his movements. But he caused a death, and we can no longer turn a blind eye or cover it up. The passengers also refused to cooperate, so we had no choice but to evacuate!”

"That's already very good, and this won't happen only once!"

Li Yingbo's arrangement was undoubtedly well thought out, but the possibility of trapping Demon Lord Hu Yu with a single ship was slim, even if they were to throw him into the sea.

In this world, Demon Lord Hu Yu is a being with a cheat code. If the cheat code 'World Origin' cannot be removed, the opponent cannot die.

It's not that Demon Lord Hu Yu is incapable of crossing water; he simply uses a boat because it's a more time-efficient and less strenuous mode of transportation.

Just like Zhang Xuezhou, who is skilled at flying, also travels by Airbus. Unless he is in a hurry, he will choose a mode of transportation with alternative functions in most cases.

"Would you like to hear his voice?" Li Yingbo asked with a smile over the communicator.

"I don't understand. You can let Hu Hao listen to it!"

Zhang Xuezhou shook his head repeatedly, indicating that he could understand mental communication, but not the roars of the tiger clan.

"It wasn't easy to keep that guy calm. He kept asking to see you, but thankfully Manqian was able to use the Wind and Thunder Blade to quell his volatile temper!"

"I was just about to go see him. Demon Lord Hu Yu is targeting Hu Hao, and the trouble he'll cause if he chases him all the way to Bei Rehe will be quite significant!"

In Zhang Xuezhou's original estimate, it was almost impossible for Demon Lord Hu Yu to reach the Crimson Alliance Country after losing his Cloud Wings. Even if he could come, it would take a long time. It was only after Zhang Hao reminded him that he realized the other party's secret plan.

Hu Hao is undoubtedly a huge liability, but if used properly, he can also be an excellent candidate for setting traps, perhaps offering advantages that others cannot provide.

Zhang Xuezhou communicated with Li Yingbo before boarding a plane with Zhang Hao and entering the North Rehe region.

He didn't have much time left before he had to travel through the portal, but judging from Hu Hao's condition, there seemed to be no problem.

Hu Hao's area is the A1 Research Institute, which is the research center of the Chang Kong family and the first research institute in Bei Rehe.

As the earliest established research institute, the A1 Research Institute building is somewhat old, but its underground research facility is located at the deepest point, capable of remaining stable even in the event of a meteorite impact. This structure also became an unconventional prison for imprisoning Huhao.

When Zhang Xuezhou arrived at the A1 Research Institute, he saw Chang Kongyinghao and Chang Kongyinglian stationed there, guarding against any possible accidents.

He had just greeted the two of them when Zhou Yueyan emerged from the underpass with a pale-faced young man.

"Xu Lu, you look pretty good!"

Zhang Xuezhou waved to greet him, and the Void Furnace, which had almost died in the Spider God Cave, raised its head and quickly ran towards Zhang Xuezhou.

"Thank you so much, Brother Zhang, for saving my life again!" Xu Lu clasped his hands in gratitude and said, "If you hadn't brought me back, I would have died over there!"

"It's nothing," Zhang Xuezhou nodded and extended his hand, saying, "Welcome to join us!"

Previously, the Void Furnace was attached to the body of a ferocious beast. The beast's abilities allowed the Void Furnace to focus more on control and possess high strength without needing to deliberately cultivate. However, when the Void Furnace was transformed into a human body nurtured in a laboratory, everything about the Void Furnace had to start from scratch and had to be incorporated into the cultivation of the gene sequence.

Zhang Xuezhou was also quite looking forward to the way the Void Furnace could create a way to purify bloodlines, which would further lower the threshold for reaching the seventh sequence.

"Thank you, Brother Zhang!"

Before Xu Lu could finish speaking, Zhang Xuezhou had already given his answer.

As a member of a powerful family, Xu Lu was well aware of the difficulty of starting from scratch. Without the support of a powerful force, he would have virtually no chance of achieving anything.

After several crushing defeats, Xu Lu's delusions of independence vanished completely, and he could only honestly pursue progress step by step, with nothing else to strive for.

"How about it?"

Zhang Xuezhou simply agreed to the empty furnace and then looked at Zhou Yueyan.

“I haven’t made much progress in my research on the Cloud Wing, while Manqian has made some blood serum to modify herself. She wants to try out that knife and see how far it is from being usable normally,” Zhou Yueyan said.

"The Cloud Wings require Void Gold to work with, so it's normal that research is difficult due to a lack of materials. We can try the Wind and Thunder Blade first!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded. Zhang Manqian has tiger and leopard genes in her body, so there is no problem with using the tiger bloodline to adapt to herself.

This adaptation has a certain boost to strength, but it is more about adapting to the Wind and Thunder Blade to see if it is possible to unleash the power of this blade, and at the same time, to determine the level of conditions required for its use through feasibility contact testing.

It's highly likely that Xu Lu came to purify Zhang Manqian's bloodline with flames. He chatted with Zhou Yueyan for a few words, and Xu Lu, who originally intended to go with Zhou Yueyan to use medical treatment, thought about it and then returned to the center of the underground research institute with the others.

"roar~"

After entering about thirty meters, a deep tiger roar could be heard.

However, this sound did not originate from Hu Hao, but rather from the thunderous roar of tigers and leopards produced by Zhang Manqian's martial arts techniques.

After passing through two iron gates, Zhang Xuezhou saw Zhang Manqian leaping forward on the high platform, with Zhou Xin sparring alongside her to help promote the absorption of the compatible blood serum.

Upon seeing Zhang Xuezhou enter, Zhang Manqian changed the direction of her fist that was aimed at Zhou Xin.

As he threw the punch, Zhang Xuezhou felt a gentle breeze. He closed his eyes and sensed it for two seconds before exclaiming, "Wonderful!"

With just a careful sense of what he was feeling, Zhang Xuezhou could feel a tiger pouncing towards him.

Zhang Manqian's intimidating fighting style is not unusual in the Three Realms, but in the real world, it may be unique at present.

For Zhang Xuezhou, who is skilled in martial arts, using pressure is not a problem. However, if Zhang Xuezhou were to throw a punch carrying pressure, that would be something he cannot do.

Zhang Manqian's method of pushing might actually be compatible with the Wind and Thunder Blade, thus unleashing some of the weapon's power.

Zhang Xuezhou felt that it would be a very good thing if he could strike the Demon Lord Tiger Feather twice while he was entangled by the sacrifice.