Born with immortal seed

Chapter 80 Close Combat
Bai Zichen meditated and regulated his breathing for a while, restoring his magical power to its fullest peak.

The Golden Sparrow Sword in his hand had its spiritual light contained, just like the most ordinary mortal short sword.

"This is the moment!"

The divine sense detected a lone blood wolf, lame in its hind leg, licking its wound.

The golden sword light was as dazzling as a rainbow and as fast as lightning. The blood wolf had just raised its head when the sword light was already in front of it.

The powerful beast's flesh and tough fur were as fragile as melting snow in front of the golden sword light, failing to provide the slightest resistance.

The blood wolf let out a mournful howl, and a hole the size of a bowl appeared in its belly, with its internal organs and blood gushing out onto the ground.

The beast's vigorous vitality allowed the blood wolf to stand up, even baring its teeth and howling as if about to pounce.

The Golden Sparrow Sword spun back, and the Blood Wolf's head rolled twice on the ground.

Bai Zichen unleashed a dark green sword light, sweeping up the blood wolf's head from the ground, and then turned and ran.

The mournful howls of wolves echoed from all sides, one after another, as at least thirty or forty blood wolves surrounded them.

If he were truly surrounded by blood wolves, launching wave after wave of attacks, he wouldn't be able to draw his sword as he had just done.

That was a sword strike that had been accumulating power for a long time, seizing the right opportunity, and gathering all the essence and spirit to achieve a near-instant kill effect.

Surrounded by wolves, if you leave too late, even flying away on a sword will be difficult.

Bai Zichen flew more than ten miles in one breath before finding a mountain stream with sparse spiritual energy to hide in.

This location is still in the Black Mountain wilderness. Second-tier demonic beasts have considerable intelligence and know that there are two-legged beasts nearby that they shouldn't mess with, so they generally won't venture in.

However, large-scale first-tier demonic beasts still pose a considerable threat to him.

As soon as he escaped on his sword, his divine sense faintly detected several dangerous places.

"This targeted tactic seems feasible. It's swift and decisive, and Blood Wolves can't form an encirclement around me at all."

With the head of a blood wolf in hand, Bai Zichen began to summarize his experience.

"The Golden Sparrow Sword is much sharper than the Ink Bamboo Sword, otherwise killing the Blood Wolf wouldn't have been so easy."

"And this technique of using two swords simultaneously is something that one can barely handle with one's spiritual sense, but unfortunately, one's magical power cannot sustain it."

Simultaneously wielding two flying swords, whether for offense or defense, adds a layer of power.

However, for Qi Refining cultivators, the difficulty of using two swords simultaneously lies in the fact that without strong mental power to control two flying swords at the same time, the effect is not as good as using one flying sword.

Another reason is that activating the flying sword consumes mana very quickly.

Using both swords simultaneously doesn't simply double the amount of magical power required; it increases exponentially.

Under the tempering of the Divine Forging Technique, Bai Zichen's spiritual strength was barely close to that of a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, and he had no shortage of mental power to manipulate the two swords.

However, the rate at which he could consume mana while wielding both swords was too much for his eighth-level Qi Refining cultivation to handle.

The only option was to stagger the two flying swords, sending them out one after the other, which was better than nothing and saved the time of a sword strike.

"If we can use both swords at the same time, we can truly kill the Blood Wolf instantly."

After resting for two hours, Bai Zichen returned to the nameless valley and found that the blood wolves had become smarter and were now moving much closer to each other.

Half a day... and then a day later...

Bai Zichen infiltrated the valley several times, but the blood wolf pack showed no signs of dispersing.

Moreover, they were unusually vigilant, quickly approaching at the slightest disturbance, with several blood wolves providing cover from both sides.

The wolf pack's alertness and coordination, far exceeding that of ordinary monsters, made Bai Zichen somewhat irritable.

At this rate, it's impossible to collect ten Blood Wolf heads within seven days using the most reliable methods.

"We have no choice but to take the risk and use the second method."

Bai Zichen circled the edge of the nameless valley several times before finally finding a suitable spot.

There was a smooth, recessed mountain wall, so narrow that it was difficult for two or three people to move around freely.

Choosing this location means that even if there are many blood wolves, at most only three or four can actually attack him, so the pressure won't be too great.

"We have no way out. Once we have enough Blood Wolf heads, we need to think carefully about how to escape."

Blood Wolf leaped with all his might, reaching a height of at least three or four zhang (approximately 13-14 meters). He would likely be pounced on as soon as he took off on his sword.

Those below the Foundation Establishment stage cannot yet achieve the speed of flying on a sword and entering and exiting the Azure Sky.

Bai Zichen stared at the mountain wall, pondering for a long time, until he had a plan in mind, before taking out a piece of floating rosin and sticking it into the mud.

With a flick of the fingers, a flame ignites the floating rosin, releasing a strange, rich aroma along with the white smoke.

The aroma was a mixture of blood and a very faint medicinal scent, drifting along with the white smoke, and one could vaguely hear a few wolf howls approaching.

This floating rosin is made by mixing the oil and blood of a second-tier water python demon beast with incense powder. It is used when a first-tier spirit beast advances to a higher level to help it activate its bloodline.

Over time, it was discovered that it had another function: it could incite certain types of monsters into a frenzy.

Blood Wolf is one of them.

However, once a spirit beast enters a berserk state, it becomes completely uncontrollable and disobeys even its master's commands. The disciples of Qingfeng Sect recorded this as a side effect.

Before long, more than a dozen blood wolves appeared in Bai Zichen's line of sight, and their numbers were still increasing.

Furthermore, each blood wolf visibly swelled up, its fur so red it seemed to drip blood, and saliva dripped from its mouths onto the ground along its sharp teeth.

call!
A gust of wind blew, and two blood wolves pounced. As if a switch had been flipped, the rest of the blood wolves surrounded him from all sides. One of them even leaped high into the air, its sharp claws reaching for Bai Zichen's head.

Baoshan opened up, sending the blood wolf flying. The golden sword light blocked the left blood wolf, while the right wolf, ignoring the coldness of the sword light, still managed to spurt a blood arrow from its leg, causing Hongxia to sway.

"So fast!"

Bai Zichen was startled. After going berserk, the Blood Wolf, apart from losing its intelligence and the advantage of losing the cooperation of the wolf pack, was greatly enhanced in all aspects.

Moreover, when faced with the sword light, they neither dodge nor avoid it, but will rush up and bite even if it means taking a hit.

"Never mind, looking back and forth will only make us lose our advantage... Put all the defense on the treasure umbrella and try to kill the blood wolves first!"

Bai Zichen steeled his heart, sheathed his sword, and placed the two blood wolves in front of him.

The blood wolf, driven mad by the scent of pine resin, charged straight at the source of the fragrance, lunging forward and striking the red-haired woman with its sharp teeth and claws, producing a sickening scraping sound.

Blood Wolf clung tightly to Red Cloud, only a foot away from Bai Zichen. Its ferocious maw and thick, blood-stained fur, as sharp as steel needles, were clearly visible, and even the foul-smelling hot breath exhaled from its large mouth landed on Bai Zichen's face.

Every inch shorter, every inch more dangerous.

Bai Zichen gripped the Golden Sparrow Sword in his hand, not caring about any exquisite sword techniques, since the Blood Wolf wouldn't dodge anyway.

With a focused sword strike, he pierced the throat of a blood wolf, which, unaware of the pain, lowered its head and bit the blade.

He spun the Golden Sparrow Sword, shattering a mouthful of sharp teeth and tearing the blood wolf's mouth to shreds.

Even when it was beyond dead, the Blood Wolf's claws still clung tightly to the sword, wasting a lot of time.

"The efficiency is still too slow. We don't need fancy sword techniques, but we have to avoid other parts and go straight for the vital points, otherwise the umbrella won't last long!"

Bai Zichen glanced at the Crimson Pearl Umbrella. At the same time, five blood wolves were huddled together, and some even leaped up and rammed into it, only to be bounced far away.

These demonic beasts attacked with every part of their bodies, not even glancing at their fallen kin.

Bai Zichen's sword flashed, slowing down his sword strikes considerably, but each flash left a bloody hole in the wolf's head or chest.

(End of this chapter)