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Chapter 188 Blood Bat

Letting Chen Ming go first sounds nice, but in reality, it's just letting him test the waters and see if there's any danger.

Chen Ming was well aware of this, and immediately released Yu Haitang's hand, drew the "Mingfeng Sword". As soon as he gripped the sword, he felt it tremble slightly.

Clearly, this environment excited it, making it more active.

As soon as he drew his sword, he attracted a lot of strange looks.

It wasn't obvious when it was in the scabbard, but once the sword was drawn, its sharpness was finally revealed. It was actually an unparalleled divine weapon!
Most of those who can enter this place have a cultivation level of rank three or above, and not everyone has a divine weapon, let alone a peerless divine weapon.

Chen Ming unleashed a sword aura, slicing off the egg-sized "Fire Element Pearl." After sheathing his sword, he reached out and caught the falling "Fire Element Pearl."

As soon as he got his hands on the "Fire Element Pearl," he felt that it contained a vast amount of pure fire-attribute elemental energy. He merely absorbed the elemental energy emanating from the pearl, and in the blink of an eye, it merged into his own qi, strengthening him slightly.

"No wonder that family has been willing to guard this cave for so long; it turns out there are such benefits."

Chen Ming suddenly understood that the "Fire Element Pearls" produced in this cave were invaluable treasures for those who cultivated the "Mysterious Fire True Technique," and could be used directly to improve their cultivation.

"Roar!"

Suddenly, a wild beast's roar came from deep within the cave, echoing throughout the cavern.

Many people's expressions changed slightly.

"Could this be the sacred beast that guards the key?"

"Lord Jin, can you tell me now? What exactly is that sacred beast that guards the key?"

Standing next to Chen Ming, Lord Jin said, "It's alright to tell you, it's a fire dragon."

These words immediately caused an uproar among the crowd.

"Are you kidding me? A fire dragon that has lived for thousands of years, how powerful must it be? Even if all of us attacked together, we wouldn't be a match for it..."

"Is this sending everyone to their deaths?"

"Tell me, is this a conspiracy by your Six Doors? You've really gone to great lengths to weaken the power of our aristocratic families and sects..."

"..."

Immediately, everyone started making a fuss.

The two admirals in gold robes were not in a hurry at all. After they finished speaking, they said calmly, "If you are afraid, you can leave now."

Not a single person moved.

Now that we've come this far, how could we possibly give up halfway?

Especially now that they haven't encountered any real danger, they haven't even seen the fire dragon.

Seeing that no one had left, Lord Jin continued, "Although that fire dragon has lived for thousands of years, it is trapped here and its magic power is drained every day. Its strength can only be maintained at the half-step Divine Realm. With the strength of everyone here, it may be difficult to kill it, but it is not impossible to get through the gate it guards and obtain the key."

"That's all I have to say. If you don't believe me, you don't have to come along."

After saying that, he took the lead and walked into the depths of the cave, still letting Chen Ming go first.

……

In the end, only five groups of people followed; the Blood Demon Sect members did not.

This is understandable. When the fighting really starts, the other six parties will definitely join forces to kill these Blood Demon Sect members first.

Who told them to be a cult? They attract hatred the most.

After walking about a mile, we arrived at the second cave, with two "fire element pearls" growing above it.

The two "Fire Element Pearls" were taken by people from two different factions.

Then, continue forward.

They hadn't gone far when everyone stopped.

Two passages appeared ahead.

After discussing the matter, the six groups decided to split up and act separately.

……

Then, they arrived at the third cave, where three "Fire Element Pearls" were suspended above. Perfectly, one for each of the three factions.

Just as they removed the "Fire Element Pearl," a sudden change occurred. A flapping sound rang out above their heads, and a large group of unidentified flying creatures flapped their wings and attacked them at incredible speed.

"What the hell is this?"

"Oh no, it actually possesses true essence!"

"It's a monster!"

"..."

The dozen or so people present were thrown into chaos, with many exclaiming in surprise.

Most of these people were of the third rank or above, and they found it difficult to withstand the attack from these flying creatures.

Chen Ming immediately crouched down, gripping the "Mingfeng Sword" tightly. Only when the flying creature got closer did he realize that it was a giant bat with wingspans of nearly a meter and red eyes.

Just as the bat was about to pounce on him, a sword intent suddenly flew from the side and severed one of its fleshy wings. It lost its balance and crashed to the ground.

The one who saved him was none other than Lord Jin.

Before Chen Ming could even thank him, he saw the bat, which had lost one of its wings, stand up and pounce on him again.

He pushed away the jade begonia in his arms, and with lightning speed, thrust his sword out, striking the man squarely in the head. Almost simultaneously, he felt a terrifying force slam into him, instantly sending him flying. "Be careful! This is a fire bat, probably with hundreds of years of cultivation. Its demonic power carries fire poison; be careful not to get hurt by it!"

Chen Ming felt his head buzzing, and vaguely heard the reminder from that Lord Jin.

He looked down and saw a charred patch on his chest, burning with pain.

Just then, a whooshing sound came from above, and a dark shadow pounced over.

He was so badly injured that he didn't even have the strength to swing his sword. He gave a bitter laugh, and a thought flashed through his mind: "I should never have made such a promise..."

Whoosh!
A long sword flew from the side, pinning the swooping fire bat to the ground, the sword still trembling.

The fire bat was not dead yet and was still struggling desperately.

With his last ounce of strength, Chen Ming threw the "Mingfeng Sword" in his hand, pinning it to its head and killing it.

You have killed a level 69 firebat and gained 5 experience points.

Upon seeing the notification, he was overjoyed, "I got it!"

He saw the exact same notification when he killed the first fire bat, and he was stunned for a moment before falling for it.

He had tried killing chickens, pigs, and even cattle and sheep before, but he couldn't gain any experience points. So he gave up.

Unexpectedly, it turned out that those animals weren't considered monsters; only demonic beasts like fire bats could be killed to gain experience points.

At this moment, Yu Haitang walked over, pulled out both swords from the ground, picked him up, and flew away in a certain direction.

Not far away, the two golden-clad admirals from the Six Doors were both protecting Princess Mingyu and couldn't spare a hand to save Chen Ming. After seeing him take a hit from the fire bat's demonic fire, they gave up any thought of saving him.

Without the protection of true qi, if struck by demonic fire, it won't be long before the fire poison attacks the heart and dies.

There's no need to save someone who's doomed.

……

Yu Haitang, carrying Chen Ming, quickly broke away from the battle and fled in the direction they had come from.

She only stopped and put Chen Ming on the ground after they were far away from the cave and could no longer hear any sound.

She took out the Fire Element Pearl, and by the dim light, looked at the charred area on his chest. She then took out a dagger, placed the scabbard in front of his mouth, and said, "Bite down."

What does she want to do?
Chen Ming was already feeling the terror of the "fire poison"—a vicious flame was constantly eroding his inner strength and reason.

He transformed his inner energy into water-based energy to barely withstand the corrosive effects of the poisonous flames.

He instinctively bit down on the scabbard, then felt a sharp pain in his chest.

Yu Haitang was using a dagger to dig out the charred flesh from his chest, slicing it again and again, with blood gushing out continuously.

Chen Ming was in so much pain he almost fainted; he had nearly bitten the scabbard off.

"Bear with it."

Large beads of sweat appeared on Yu Haitang's forehead. After a short while, she finally scraped away all the charred flesh. She quickly threw the dagger to the ground, took a bottle from her bosom, uncorked it, and poured the medicinal powder onto his wound.

The bleeding stopped almost instantly.

Chen Ming felt the pain greatly reduced, and a cool sensation followed by a tingling and itchy feeling in the wound.

This is clearly a miraculous medicine for stopping bleeding and promoting tissue regeneration.

Then, Yu Haitang took out a white porcelain bottle, poured out a white jade-like pill, and fed it to him, saying, "Swallow it."

Chen Ming swallowed the pill forcefully, and after a moment, he felt a cool medicinal power spread out, and his mind became clear.

After finishing all that, Yu Haitang sat down on the ground as if she had lost all her strength, panting heavily.

After a while, she said quietly, "Why did you put me down just now? If you hadn't put me down, I would have taken this blow for you."

Chen Ming just wanted a cigarette right now; this was the first time he had suffered such a serious injury since transmigrating.

He licked his dry lips and said in a weak voice, "You're getting in my way and will only slow down my sword-drawing speed."

Just then, a voice rang in their ears, "Young man, are you really stupid or just pretending? At a time like this, all you have to do is say a few sweet words and she'll throw herself into your arms."

"Who?"

Yu Haitang gripped a sword in each hand and let out a sharp shout.

From the dark passage emerged an ordinary-looking middle-aged man who gazed at her with a strange look, exclaiming, "What an absolute beauty! Originally, I only wanted the peerless weapon in your hand. Now, I've changed my mind. I want you too."

Yu Haitang's gaze turned cold and sharp. "Are you Gao Chen, the retainer of Jin Yutang?"

The middle-aged man wasn't in a hurry to make a move. He smiled and said, "It's truly an honor for me that you recognize me, young lady. If I'm not mistaken, you must be Yu Haitang, the third most beautiful woman on the list?"

"Now that you know who I am, why don't you leave immediately? My aunt will be here soon."

"Ha ha……"

Gao Chen laughed several times, "Your aunt and uncle are too busy to help themselves, and I'm afraid they won't be able to get here anytime soon. Miss Yu, I'm not a lecherous man. But for some reason, I fell in love with you at first sight, and I have a feeling that if I can't have you, I'll never be content in this life..."

Yu Haitang shouted sharply, "Shut up!"

Gao Chen narrowed his eyes and said, "It seems you have quite a bit of affection for this kid. Let me kill him first and put an end to your hopes!"

"you dare?"

(End of this chapter)