The Great Demon Lord of the American Comics World

Chapter 56, Blood of Perfection
The battle was intense but brief.

The sound lasted for less than a minute before all the noise stopped.

Li Xingzhou held the two daggers upside down, standing tall in the center of the fallen Death Walkers, his body unstained by blood, not even a tear in his clothes.

Selena knelt on the ground, breathing slightly, with long, healing bloodstains on her cheeks, arms, back, and thighs.

Just now, Li Xingzhou single-handedly took on six Death Walkers, and Selena also fought against three Death Walkers at the same time.

As the strongest Deathwalker, Selena rightfully won, but the victory was not easy.

There are no weak Deathwalkers. They are all elites who have undergone rigorous training, fought werewolves for many years, and experienced life-and-death trials. They have all maximized their potential and are far stronger than those decadent nobles and ordinary vampires who rely on their supernatural powers to slaughter humans for pleasure.

Even though Selena is stronger than all the Deathwalkers, fighting three against one is pretty much her limit.

"Are you ok?"

Li Xingzhou sheathed his dagger, walked up to her, and extended his hand to her.

Selena took the hand Li Xingzhou offered, stood up, tossed her short hair lightly, and smiled:
"I'm fine. The Death Walkers' knives are designed for werewolves and have limited effectiveness against vampires."

"It's okay."

Li Xingzhou smiled and looked at the nine Death Walkers lying on the ground, unable to move due to the "Curse of Weakness," and said with a smile:
"From now on, you are my prisoners. Once Victor is killed, I will officially process your induction."

Although he defeated all six Death Walkers without taking any damage, it was only because Li Xingzhou was too strong, not because the Death Walkers were too weak.

With the abilities of these death walkers, they are at least qualified to be jailers, and in the future, they can be assigned to do some errands and odd jobs.

It is said that Li Xingzhou took on disciples, recruited employees, and even plotted against the High Platform Table and the Hydra, all in order to have more people to share his miscellaneous tasks and help him collect cultivation resources.

Otherwise, he would have to personally intervene in even minor matters like gang fights, and he would have to travel all over the world to personally scavenge resources. Where would he find the time to focus on cultivation and enjoy life?
Back when he was the supreme ruler of the demonic path, he had millions of disciples working for him.

……

Today might be Li Xingzhou's lucky day.

Just as he had taken in the ten Death Walkers into the safe house provided by Big Daddy, Charon from the Continental Hotel called him.

"Mr. Victor, I'm sorry to call you at this hour and disturb your rest."

“It’s okay. In fact, I’m not resting right now. For me, midnight is when I’m most energetic.”

"That's good. The reason we're calling you now is because we received the news. And you said that once we received the news, we had to inform you immediately."

"Oh? There's news about the person I'm looking for?"

“Indeed. Your bounty has been fulfilled; he has discovered the whereabouts of Alexander Corvinus.”

"Very good!" Li Xingzhou's lips curled up, his tone pleased. "So, where is he?"

"he is……"

After Charon revealed the whereabouts of Alexander Corvinus, the "immortal," Li Xingzhou said in a light tone:

"Okay, I've got it. I'll transfer the bounty as soon as I confirm the information is true."

"No problem. Well then, have a pleasant hunt..."

After hanging up the phone, Li Xingzhou looked at Selena, who had just changed into a brand-new battle suit, and said with a smile:

“Good news, Selena, we’ve found Alexander Kovinus. Perhaps soon, you’ll be able to walk openly in the sunlight and enjoy all the delicacies you could want…”

Speaking of Alexander's "perfect blood," it's not only related to Selena's return to the world, but it can also serve as a "performance reward" to incentivize the Death Walkers who will work for Li Xingzhou in the future.

The death walker who performs the best will be rewarded with a dose of "perfect serum".

However, the Perfect Blood was of little use to Li Xingzhou himself.

The two most important functions of the perfect blood are immortality and longevity. Li Xingzhou can obtain these through his own cultivation. As long as he is not struck by lightning, he can cultivate smoothly all the way to immortality.

The second function is that it can integrate all kinds of foreign genes, and even turn all diseases and viruses into something beneficial to itself.

Li Xingzhou didn't value this point either.

He possesses the "Four Devours of the Heavenly Demon," which allows him to seize the innate traits of his target without needing to fuse random foreign genes into his own body.

Therefore, the significance of the Perfect Blood to him was only to help Selena and train his underlings.

……

New York-New Jersey Port, container terminal.

A huge container ship was moored in a secluded berth. The ship was poorly lit, making it appear rather dim in the pouring rain.

Two fully armed mercenaries, wearing raincoats, were patrolling the boat.

Suddenly, a dark figure appeared behind the two men like a ghost, raised its hand and gently pressed on their necks. The two mercenaries instantly lost consciousness and were caught by the dark figure, who then dragged them to a corner.

Just then, a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, briefly illuminating the face of the dark figure.

It was Selena.

Just as he finished arranging the two mercenaries and tying their hands, Li Xingzhou came to her side with an umbrella and held it over her head.

The two exchanged a glance and then walked into the cabin.

……

Captain's cabin.

Alexander Kovinus was reading a book of classical poetry under a desk lamp.

He had a white beard and white hair, and looked quite old, but in reality, he was much older than he appeared.

As an immortal being who has lived since the sixth century AD, he has survived in this world for more than fourteen centuries.

However, although he has a long lifespan, he has no other extraordinary powers besides immortality.

Even his immortality was merely a limited lifespan, free from disease and plague. He couldn't even achieve "immortality."

He will bleed if he is injured, and he will die if he is killed.

In essence, he was just an ordinary person with immortality.

Before I knew it, I had already read more than half of the poetry collection.

Alexander placed a bookmark inside, closed the poetry collection, took off his glasses, and gently rubbed his eyes.

Just as he was about to call for his attendants to prepare hot water for his bath, the cabin door was suddenly pushed open silently.

A man and a woman, both exceptionally tall, good-looking, and with outstanding demeanor, strode in.

Through the open door, one could see the guards and servants outside leaning against the wall, their heads tilted to the side, their fate unknown.

Alexander's heart sank. He straightened his posture, looked solemnly at the young couple who had barged in, and asked in a deep voice:
Who are you?

"Don't be nervous, Mr. Alexander Kovinus, we mean no harm."

Li Xingzhou, leaning on his umbrella, looked at Alexander with a smile, his eyes gleaming with a peaceful and harmless aura.

Although Alexander had lived for over a thousand years, his mental resilience wasn't much stronger than that of an ordinary person. Under the subtle influence of Li Xingzhou's inner demon aura, his emotions unconsciously eased, but his tone remained somewhat cold and hard:
"No malicious intent? You mean you came uninvited and injured my men?"

"Please rest assured, their injuries are not serious."

Li Xingzhou smiled and said:
"Everyone was just unconscious; there was no bleeding, no death, not even a broken bone. At most, when they woke up, they had a slight headache, just like the aftereffects of being drunk."

Hearing him say that, Alexander's emotions calmed down a bit.

He leaned back in his chair, no longer maintaining that guarded, upright posture, and said calmly:
"So, what brings you here?"

"We have a small request."

Li Xingzhou raised his hand and made a "very little bit" gesture:

"We hope that Mr. Alexander Kovinus can provide us with a little bit of your blood. Just a little will do, and I assure you, it will not endanger your life. Would you be willing to grant us this small request?"

Alexander's lips twitched slightly. He thought to himself, "You've already defeated all my men and stormed right up to me. How can I say no?"

Although the immortals live a long time, they are not tired of living.

Furthermore, Li Xingzhou's tone and demeanor gave Alexander Kovinus a subtle feeling of sincerity and even harmlessness, so Alexander Kovinus agreed without much consideration.

"Okay, I grant your request."

"Thank you very much for your generosity."

Li Xingzhou bowed slightly in greeting, then took out a business card and placed it on his desk.

"This is my phone number. In return for your generosity, I can make you a promise. If you ever encounter any intractable problems in the future, you can call this number..."

(End of this chapter)