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Chapter 190 Third Rank!

Behind the man in black, two men in black turned to look at their last companion, but he didn't move, as if he hadn't heard the words.

"Why not go?"

The man in black turned around, staring with amusement at his companion with the lowest cultivation level. "I killed your wife, and now I'm giving you an even more beautiful woman in return. What, you're still not happy? This is Yu Haitang, ranked third on the list of beauties, the eldest daughter of the Yu family. I've never even had my hands on such a gem..."

Deng Ziyang's bloodshot eyes were devoid of any emotion. He walked towards Yu Haitang without saying a word, and when he was about ten feet away from her, he suddenly reached out and pushed her.

An invisible force lifted Yu Haitang, who was sitting on the ground, and pushed her to Chen Ming's side.

The man in black was puzzled. "Deng Ziyang, what do you mean by this? You tolerated me killing your wife back then. Why have you decided not to tolerate it today?"

Deng Ziyang turned around, drew his sword, and said in a hoarse voice, "You surnamed Zhu, today is your death day."

As he spoke, a drop of bright red blood seeped from between his eyebrows, and instantly, a strange force field spread out, freezing the man in black in place.

"The Blood God Pearl!"

When the man in black saw the drop of bright red blood, his eyes flashed with an intensely burning light. "I knew it! It was on you! But Lord Pang didn't believe me..."

The other two men in black also developed an incredibly greedy look in their eyes, as if that drop of blood had a fatal attraction for them.

Deng Ziyang ignored them, and another drop of bright red blood seeped from between his eyebrows, flying straight towards Gao Chen's corpse on the ground.

After the drop of blood seeped into Gao Chen's corpse, the body quickly shriveled and turned into a pile of powder. The drop of blood became even more vibrant, flew towards Deng Ziyang, and swiftly merged into his brow.

In an instant, the aura within his body began to rise continuously.

Two drops!

The man in black looked surprised, then burst into wild laughter. The space around his body began to distort, causing the drop of blood god pearl to vibrate erratically.

There was a pop.

The man in black finally broke free of his restraints and reached out to grab the drop of "Blood God Pearl," only to see it vibrating wildly, trying to shake his hand away.

"Sweetie, now you belong to me!"

The pale red protective aura surrounding the man in black was constantly vibrating, clearly indicating that he was also struggling to suppress the drop of "Blood God Pearl".

Gradually, he finally suppressed the "Blood God Pearl".

He turned to look at Deng Ziyang, not in a hurry to make a move, his eyes filled with a mocking look.

At this moment, Deng Ziyang's condition also stabilized. After the Blood God Pearl plundered all of Gao Chen's cultivation and flesh essence, it temporarily gave him the strength of a third-grade cultivator.

The man in black asked him, "Why not just aim for the third rank? I can wait for you."

Deng Ziyang's eyes gleamed with intense hatred as he coldly said, "You can't refine the Blood God Pearl before you kill me. You have to suppress it while also guarding against the two of them. How much strength do you have left?"

The man in black laughed loudly, "A clumsy trick, trying to sow discord between me and my two junior brothers?"

Deng Ziyang said quietly, "Senior Brother Zhu, you know better than anyone how important the Blood God Pearl is to the disciples of the Blood Demon Sect. Without the Blood God Pearl, they are merely food for the Envoy, and their cultivation could be plundered at any time. With the Blood God Pearl, they become Demon Children. This is their only chance. Do you think they won't be tempted?"

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became strange.

The two men in black remained silent, their eyes flickering, seemingly lost in thought.

The man in black maintained his smile. "Even if the three of you join forces, so what? I am a First-Rank! Killing you is a piece of cake."

……

On the other side, seeing that these people were starting to fight amongst themselves, Yu Haitang no longer hesitated and picked up Chen Ming to take the opportunity to leave.

Upon touching Chen Ming's body, she was astonished to discover that an astonishing change was taking place within him.

This is……

Her hand was flung away, and the intense heat burned it until it turned red.

It felt as if magma was churning inside Chen Ming's body.

That's right, this is the real Gang Yuan!
Yu Haitang was stunned. "How is this possible?"

He broke through to the fourth rank in just over half a month.

For the past two weeks, he has been healing her and Su Zhining, and has had no time to practice his skills. Instead, he has been constantly depleting his internal energy.

This kind of energy expenditure would definitely damage a normal person's vitality.

Chen Ming was not only unharmed, but his cultivation level also increased rapidly, with a surge every few days. Now, he has directly broken through to the third rank.

It should be said that he has already taken one foot into the third rank!
At this moment, the internal energy within him is undergoing an astonishing transformation, turning into internal energy essence.

Shocked, Yu Haitang's first reaction was to protect Chen Ming.

At this critical juncture, we cannot allow anyone to disturb us.

That female disciple from the Heavenly Dao Alliance forced herself to attack when she was breaking through to the third rank, which caused her meridians to shatter. If it weren't for Chen Ming, she would have died.

Thinking of this, Yu Haitang looked nervously at the four Blood Demon Sect members who were fighting amongst themselves.

Finally, someone couldn't hold back any longer and made a move.

War is imminent!
It was Deng Ziyang who made the move. With the cultivation he had plundered from the Blood God Pearl, he possessed the combat power of a third-grade cultivator. He immediately unleashed his full power, slashing his longsword at "Senior Brother Zhu".

The energy contained in this strike was exactly the same as that of Gao Chen just now. Yu Haitang felt a chill run down her spine. The methods of the Blood Demon Sect were truly wicked. Gao Chen was already dead, yet they still managed to plunder his cultivation.

No martial artist can tolerate having their hard-earned skills forcibly taken away by someone else.

Everyone in the Blood Demon Sect deserves to die!
Faced with the knife, "Senior Brother Zhu" neither dodged nor avoided it, but simply raised one hand and gently patted it.

Bang.

He shattered the massive blade of energy with a single blow. He said calmly, "You have no idea about the power of a first-grade cultivator."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and clapped.

Deng Ziyang tried to dodge, but as soon as he moved, a palm formed from his inner energy was already pressed against his chest, slamming him against the wall.

The stone walls on the wall were smashed to pieces.

Completely crushed.

A hint of satisfaction flashed in "Senior Brother Zhu's" eyes as he asked, "How was it?"

Ok?
Suddenly, he dodged to the side, and a long sword silently pierced out from behind, slicing through his shoulder and finally injuring him.

"Junior Brother Wang, Junior Brother Zheng, why are you so determined to die?"

His voice carried a hint of anger.

The two who made the move were his two companions behind him. Their strength was far beyond that of Deng Ziyang; one was a second-rank and the other a third-rank.

The two remained silent, only launching a frenzied attack on "Senior Brother Zhu".

Normally, with his strength, killing these two would have been a piece of cake. But at this moment, most of his power was being used to suppress the "Blood God Pearl," and more importantly, his primordial spirit was affected, preventing him from using many of his techniques.

For a time, they were unable to kill the two men.

He angrily retorted, "Idiot, Deng Ziyang has already escaped."

Even so, the two showed no sign of stopping.

Both of them knew that if they stopped now, this ruthless "Senior Brother Zhu" would never let them go. Once he recovered, he would torture them to death with the cruelest methods.

Just like how he treated Deng Ziyang, he gradually pushed him into a corner.

……

You have killed a level 73 enemy and gained 35 million experience points.

After killing Gao Chen, Chen Ming did not hesitate and increased the proficiency of the Five Elements True Skill (missing) to the seventh level.

Instantly, the internal energy within him underwent a transformation, turning into internal energy essence.

The whole process lasted several minutes.

Fortunately, Deng Ziyang bought him time, allowing him to successfully break through.

【Level: 70】

Current points: 174896

[Techniques: Iron Horse Stake (Fifth Level Completed), Five Elements True Skill (Missing) (Seventh Level 1/10000000)]

Martial Arts: Three Talents Fist (Mastery), Eight Trigrams Saber Technique (Mastery), Zhuang Family Flying Knife (Mastery), Swallow Return Sword Technique (Mastery), Vermilion Bird Sword Technique (Mastery), Phoenix Dance in the Nine Heavens (Third Level 1322/300000)

[Secret Technique: The Art of Disguise (Mastery)]

"Finally, I've reached the third rank!"

When Chen Ming opened his eyes, he saw Deng Ziyang being slammed into the stone wall.

not good!

With a wave of his hand, he channeled his inner energy and pulled Deng Ziyang over. After a brief examination, he discovered that Deng Ziyang was severely injured and barely clinging to life.

Chen Ming immediately pressed his hand against his back and channeled the Qi of the "Mysterious Wood True Skill" to heal him.

With his other hand, he picked up Yu Haitang and immediately made his escape.

He knew very well that he had just broken through to the third rank, and was still far from being able to deal with a first rank opponent.

Those who can cultivate to the first rank are not weak. They are all geniuses among geniuses. Even those from the Blood Demon Sect who take shortcuts are no exception.

Even if he were to manage to kill this Rank One expert by sheer luck, he would pay an unimaginable price. There are far too many powerful figures and treacherous individuals within this cave; now is not the time to fight to the death.

Chen Ming continued to treat Yu Haitang and Deng Ziyang's injuries, one on each side.

However, once one's cultivation reaches the third rank, the power of the Xuanmu Gangyuan is incomparable to what it used to be, and before long, it pulled Deng Ziyang back from the brink of death.

Soon, he discovered that the internal energy injected into Deng Ziyang's body would be absorbed by him.

Deng Ziyang woke up, looked at him, and said with a sigh, "After all these years, I never thought we would meet again here."

Chen Ming said, "When you turned against them just now, I knew you were still the same chivalrous Deng Ziyang."

Just now, if Deng Ziyang hadn't bought him some time, he might not have been able to successfully advance to the third rank.

Even if he were to advance to the third rank, facing a first-rank, a second-rank, and a third-rank opponent, it would be virtually impossible for him to escape with Yu Haitang.

Under those circumstances, Deng Ziyang's actions were utterly futile and tantamount to suicide. Yet, he still stepped forward without hesitation.

"What a chivalrous and righteous man!"

Suddenly, a mocking voice came from ahead.

Why are there people everywhere?
Chen Ming cursed inwardly, stopped, and looked ahead. He saw a handsome young man in brocade robes standing there. Both his appearance and demeanor gave him a sense of familiarity.

He quickly realized who it resembled: Jiang Shihua!

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