Born with immortal seed

Chapter 188 Blood Escape

The sky was filled with blood-red shadows, making it impossible to distinguish between reality and illusion.

Each blood-red shadow carried boundless ferocity and overwhelming savagery, making one feel as if immersed in a sea of ​​blood, almost suffocating.

Bai Zichen's hair stood on end, as a palpable killing intent mixed with venomous wails made him feel like he had thorns in his back.

"What a terrifying technique! Any streak of blood could materialize and deliver a fatal blow..."

He closed his eyes, his face calm and composed, and two sword lights flickered slightly, hovering in front of him.

Since our vision can't keep up and our eyes can't distinguish between reality and illusion, we might as well not use our eyes at all.

With a clear mind and a focused consciousness, all the scenery within a 160-foot radius centered on him was reflected in the lake.

With his enhanced spiritual awareness, Bai Zichen's inner mirror could reflect the surrounding area, and its range expanded accordingly.

From this peculiar perspective, as long as he concentrates, the movements of those blood-red shadows are all slowed down.

Even the Blood Shadow's bizarre supernatural abilities, such as teleportation, would be accompanied by a faint red light, indicating in advance the location of the Blood Shadow's next teleportation.

Sword light flashed, and streaks of blood exploded one after another, like bursting balloons.

Strangely, it was as if Blood Shadow deliberately charged into the sword light without dodging or avoiding it, as if the other party had planned it all out and was putting on an act.

"The combination of divine sense advantage and clear mind is indeed incredibly useful in battle."

Bai Zichen became more and more relaxed as the battle progressed, his sword flashing naturally and effortlessly, without a trace of arrogance.

In a short while, only a handful of the dozens of bloody figures remained, and they retreated sharply to create distance.

The blood shadows reunited, and Mo Changzhi reappeared, his body free of sword wounds, blood still flowing freely.

However, his complexion was noticeably pale, and he appeared weak.

"Impossible. After mastering Blood Escape, there's no way anyone of the same level could detect my tracks..."

Mo Changzhi's voice was sharp, his confidence shaken.

He was regarded as the true successor of the Fire Phoenix Mo Clan since childhood. In addition to his outstanding talent, he was able to control the negative effects of the Fire Phoenix bloodline even before he had reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

After joining the Blood God Master's sect, he learned the peerless martial art, the Hundred Fiends Blood Sea Great Art, and sacrificed the Fire Phoenix bloodline, which the Mo family was proud of, in exchange for the first upgrade of the martial art's grade.

His speed in comprehending Blood Escape ranks among the top five of Blood God True Man's hundreds of disciples.

Normally, the Escape Technique is a third-tier spell that only a Core Formation cultivator can comprehend and master.

Only the most advanced cultivation techniques may include some escape techniques, allowing the cultivator to master them in advance.

Blood Escape is the most unpredictable and difficult to control among all escape techniques, second only to mysterious Star Escape, Cloud Escape, and so on.

At this moment, being easily seen through and countered by a cultivator of the same level, how could Mo Changzhi not be alarmed?

"So it's the Blood Escape Technique, using blood as a means to traverse the void... It's a pity your cultivation isn't up to par!"

Bai Zichen had certainly heard of the Blood Escape technique.

The Taiyin Star Escape Talisman, which he relied on as his life-saving trump card in his storage bag, contained an equally wondrous escape technique.

Once activated, one can use the light of the moon to escape to a place a hundred miles away.

It's not only usable at night; starlight exists in broad daylight as well, it's just not visible to the naked eye.

The dazzling sword light was both brilliant and terrifying, and the sound of jade accompanied by wind and thunder revealed the full extent of his sword energy and thunderous sound.

He won't be leaving Black Mountain to travel anytime soon, so it doesn't matter if his Sword Qi Thunder Sound realm is exposed.

This is just another piece of evidence of Bai Zichen's genius swordsmanship.

In any case, his real trump card is to self-destruct his crystal body and transform into a brute, using his powerful physique to crush all enemies.

The price he pays is only a year of recuperation and three years of retraining. When it comes to a life-or-death situation, he can afford to take the risk.

"Sword Qi Thunder Sound..."

Mo Changzhi had already decided to retreat. Even though the Hundred Fiends Blood Sea Technique was incredibly powerful, and he was no longer afraid of attacks from spiritual weapons after transforming into a blood shadow.

The rainbow-colored feather robe she wore was a top-grade spiritual artifact passed down through the Mo family. It was said to be a rare treasure obtained by the ancestor who founded the Fire Phoenix Mo clan in a secret realm.

Wearing the Rainbow Feather Robe not only makes one as light as a feather, but also grants immunity to over 70% of second-tier Five Elements spells.

The combination of the Hundred Fiends Blood Sea Technique and the Rainbow Feather Robe was what gave Mo Changzhi the courage to venture into Black Mountain.

He had nothing to fear from those below the Core Formation stage.

If you can't win, you can run away.

After draining enough of the life essence of Foundation Establishment cultivators, before the Qingfeng Sect decided to report the matter to a Core Formation True Person, Mo Changzhi had already broken through to the late Foundation Establishment stage and fled far away.

However, this young swordsman from the Qingfeng Sect had a strange sword technique and was able to predict where his Blood Escape would land.

Moreover, each time he slays a clone of the Blood Shadow, he leaves behind a sharp sword aura.

Mo Changzhi retrieved the shattered blood shadow back to his body, and the sword energy gathered within him, like sharp knives scraping through his body.

puff!
A mouthful of blood spurted out, and blood rained down, like a large net meeting the gleaming sword light.

Swish!
The Yinzhu sword sliced ​​through the blood rain, leaving it smooth as new, its gleaming blade untouched by a single drop of blood.

The Blood Demon Sect's techniques are extremely adept at defiling treasures. When these treasures are doused with blood, their power will decrease at best, and become obscure and unusable for a short period of time at worst.

Bai Zichen certainly wouldn't use the Sound Bamboo Sword to test whether the flying sword could withstand the blood and filth.

The moment the sword light cleaved through the blood rain, the "Zhen" technique recorded in the Wuzhen Sword Manual was unleashed.

In the blink of an eye, the Sound Bamboo Sword vibrated nearly a thousand times, skillfully using its power to shake off the blood, leaving him feeling as if not a single leaf had touched him.

As the flying sword continued to grow larger in his line of sight, Mo Changzhi was terrified.

The filthy blood in his belly was formed from the flesh and blood of the cultivators he had devoured, and he had also mixed in dozens of poisons.

Even a top-grade magical artifact will lose 30% of its power if it is hit by the spray.

It needs to be refined again to be restored.

The sword light pierced through the blood rain, pure white and bright, its sword energy soaring into the sky, shattering his usual understanding.

"Dah!"

Mo Changzhi hardened his heart and tore open his stomach with both hands, taking out a blood bead from the blood.

He spat a mouthful of his heart's essence onto the blood bead; this was the true essence that maintained his blood shadow state, not filthy blood.

The blood bead absorbed the essence blood, and a strange blood wave flashed across its surface before it collided directly with the bright sword light.

With a violent impact, the blood droplet swayed slightly, completely unharmed.

The flying sword didn't seem to pierce a hard object; instead, it felt like it was sinking into a bottomless sea of ​​blood.

The sword light disappeared without a trace, like a mud ox sinking into the sea.

"A top-grade defensive magical artifact, or a potential magic weapon?"

Bai Zichen's heart stirred, and with a burst of energy, a transparent sword light pierced out from the void, like a venomous snake.

This is his real killer move!
Inspired by Meng Shigui, he used the Yinzhu Sword as cover and the Liuye Sword to conceal his whereabouts and carry out an assassination.

This transparent sword light caused a sensation, and under its influence, time and space seemed to be affected, becoming slowed down and paused.

Ding!
The blood droplet, arriving before the sword light, once again blocked its path.

But this time the blood bead shook, and a crack appeared, winding open like a spider web that required focused attention to see.

"It really is a magical artifact embryo!"

Bai Zichen understood that only when the embryonic form of the magic weapon was in a special state of being about to be completed could it block the sword light before Mo Changzhi could react.

Similar to his own Nine Yang Divine Fire Mirror, it has the quality of a magic weapon, but is currently at the level of a top-grade spiritual artifact.

As long as it is nourished by the Qi of the Elixir, it can immediately regain the power of the magic weapon.

Neither of his two sword strikes succeeded, but Bai Zichen remained calm and unhurried. He then unleashed two sword beams from different angles and slashed again.

"Damn it, it hurt my Blood Beads!"

Mo Changzhi felt a great pain in his heart. This blood bead was unique to the Blood God True Person and required the Blood God True Person to personally refine it for forty-nine days using the inner core of a third-tier demon beast as its core.

Swallowing this into the dantian is equivalent to starting to nurture one's natal magic weapon a hundred years in advance.

Once the core is formed, the blood bead will be used to entrust the divine consciousness, directly creating the natal magic weapon.

If used prematurely during the Foundation Establishment stage, the Blood Bead can possess the power of a magic weapon, but it will severely deplete the Blood Bead's essence.

Except in truly desperate moments, no Blood Demon Sect disciple would do such a thing.

Mo Changzhi had offered up the essence accumulated by the Mo family over hundreds of years to get the Blood God True Man to nod and refine this blood bead for him.

But feeling the rapidly approaching sword lights coming from all directions, Mo Changzhi felt a chill in his heart and a sense of fear arose.

Knowing that if they didn't back down, they might really suffer a severe blow.

Anyway, he's just a mere brat; once Master has a free hand, he can easily wipe him out.

Mo Changzhi comforted himself in this way.

"The Blood Demon has been born!"

Mo Changzhi spat out another mouthful of blood essence, his true form, a blood shadow, swaying and almost transparent, indicating extreme weakness.

He knew very well that even if he had to retreat, he had to force his opponent to back down, otherwise he would be constantly attacked and his clones would be killed. If he went back, he would probably fall back to the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

The blood bead shattered, releasing an invisible blood demon that exuded malevolent intent and a bloody aura the moment it appeared.

A flash of blood appeared above Bai Zichen's head, and lunged forward.

If you get caught, all that's left is a human skin.

The seven-colored radiance in front of him burst forth with dazzling light, and four consecutive beams of divine light were pierced by the Blood Demon until a milky white light screen rose up, shining brightly.

The moment the Blood Demon touched it, a wisp of black smoke appeared, and with a shriek, it fled a hundred feet away.

"The only advantage of my Seven-Skill Mystic Pearl is its pure defense... Each of the seven restrictions targets a different enemy, and this great light clearly indicates that the golden restriction is specifically designed to counter the Blood Demon."

Bai Zichen breathed a slight sigh of relief, and a circle of bright sword light directly blocked the Blood Demon.

At the same time, Mo Changzhi transformed into dozens of red ribbons, fluttering like butterflies, and fled in different directions.

"Go!"

A beam of moonlight fell, freezing all the crimson satin in place, while a sweeping beam of light turned many pieces of crimson satin into ashes.

However, Long Long, who flew at a slower speed, finally arrived and used her Moon Essence Artifact to immobilize Mo Changzhi, who had combined the Blood Escape Technique and the Rainbow Feather Robe.

"Quickly activate the Purifying and Demon-Slaying Talisman; it can break the magic!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Zichen immediately threw the Purifying Demon-Slaying Talisman several dozen feet in front of Chi Duan.

He could tell that Yuehua could only hold the red satin still for a moment, and had already broken free.

Qi Yuejun's face turned red, revealing a blush.

He was intimidated by Mo Changzhi's bizarre blood cultivation technique, and his own blood boiled and went out of control at the slightest touch. He only dared to stay within the divine wood formed by the spiritual artifact.

In a series of swift and unexpected events, the Blood Path Demon Cultivator was actually forced to flee in disarray under Junior Brother Bai's sword, while he remained a bystander throughout.

As if waking from a dream, he unleashed all the Yuan Yang Divine Thunder around his body.

In an instant, a sea of ​​thunder was created, with blue and red lightning constantly arising and ceasing, carrying a terrifying destructive and demon-slaying power that encompassed all the crimson silk within it.

(End of this chapter)