The Heavenly Court is gone, I don't want to be a True Lord.

"Drop some more blood."

Without saying a word, Ni Heng chopped off a pig's leg and threw it down.

The pig leg did not sink instantly; it floated continuously with the current.

Just then, something changed underwater. Countless fish seemed to sense danger and hurriedly swam away in all directions.

A ghostly blue tongue shot out, wrapped around the pig's leg, and instantly pulled it into the water, disappearing from sight.

"Are you up yet?"

Ni Heng lowered his voice, his tone revealing undisguised anticipation and excitement.

Zuo Qi shook his head slightly. He "saw" that the thing that looked like a water ghost had disappeared.

This method of luring water ghosts isn't very effective.

He was thinking about it.

Suddenly, a long tongue shot out from the river to the left, heading straight for the remaining body of the fat pig.

Unbeknownst to him, a water ghost had sneaked into his blind spot.

He was startled at first, but then his face lit up with joy.

Da Hong and a group of mastiffs rushed out together. Ni Heng took a torch and, together with the dogs, tried to block the water ghost's route down the river.

The water ghost had already come ashore. Noticing the presence of several dogs and Zuo Qi, it opened its mouth and let out a threatening growl at the two of them.

Zuo Qi sneered.

If he were in the water, he wouldn't have done anything, but the water ghost had already come ashore and charged out with his knife.

This water ghost was several sizes larger and stronger than the two water ghosts they had killed before. Surprisingly, it did not use its most commonly used tongue, but instead pounced on Zuo Qi on all fours like a wild beast.

Well come.

Zuo Qi thought to himself, then swung his short sword forward, his arm drawing a circle in the air.

The seventeen palm techniques of the Ice Sea Fist include grappling, which involves predicting the opponent's movement trajectory and attacking vital parts such as joints in advance. There are several sub-techniques targeting bones, meridians, tendons, etc.

Although the water ghost is not human and does not have human meridians and bones, Zuo Qi has a third eye, which allows him to see the flow of energy within the water ghost's body. This can be considered the water ghost's joint in a certain sense.

Zuo Qi's move was called "White Ape Probes the Way." He lowered his body to avoid the water ghost's long tongue and upper limb attacks, while his palm suddenly exerted force and grabbed a piece of flesh on the water ghost's chest.

It doesn't feel like skin; it's more like some kind of gel about to solidify, or like jelly.

They are very difficult to catch.

However, relying on his amazing palm strength, Zuo Qi still managed to grab the water ghost's body and slashed down with his short knife, landing on the water ghost's back.

The water ghost instinctively lowered its head, about to bite Zuo Qi's arm.

Zuo Qi's eyes flashed, and he flipped his hand, releasing the Water Ghost General. A dagger reappeared in his palm.

He pierced the gap between the water demon's eyebrows and twisted his wrist.

[Slay demons and monsters, Heavenly Fortune +2]

It seems he's a water ghost with ten years of experience.

Zuo Qi was somewhat disappointed. He had originally thought that this water ghost was larger and might even be a water ghost with twenty years of cultivation.

The water ghost turned into green smoke and dissipated, leaving behind a wisp of its essence and... an ice bead.

Zuo Qi was overjoyed.

Good luck.

"Brother Qi, you're getting more and more skilled at killing these inhuman and ghostly things."

Ni Heng praised from the side, but there was a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

He also wanted to fight alongside Zuo Qi, but from Yuncheng to Fushan City, he felt like he had always been a burden to Zuo Qi.

Zuo Qi glanced at him and said, "Come here and refine this essence."

"Me? Me?"

"Stop talking nonsense."

Ni Heng was moved, knowing that Zuo Qi disliked formalities. He stepped forward and reached out to touch the spirit, which transformed into a cloud of mist and flowed into Ni Heng's palm.

Zuo Qi ignored him, as Da Hong and the others were there to protect him.

Taking advantage of the rain, he planned to kill a few more water ghosts.

While the rain is about to stop, let's see if we can find the water ghost's lair by tracking it.

Even if we can't destroy an entire demon's lair right now, it's still very worthwhile to take a look and broaden our horizons.

Thinking to himself, he picked up the remaining pork and walked to the side, spilling some blood along the way.

About fifteen minutes later, another group of water ghosts came ashore.

Slightly smaller in size.

Although Da Hong and his group didn't assist him this time, Zuo Qi handled the situation relatively smoothly.

Panting heavily, he carefully put away the pork before refining the water ghost's essence.

The process of dealing with the water ghost was not difficult, and he did not expend much energy, but keeping his third eye open for a long time was extremely mentally taxing, and at this moment he only felt dizzy and lightheaded.

After refining the water ghost, the blood and qi in his body only increased by three levels.

However, having recovered some of his mental strength, Zuo Qi planned to continue luring the monster, but after waiting for nearly half an hour, he still couldn't see the water ghost.

Could it be that this area is gone?

Zuo Qi was somewhat depressed.

After finally discovering such a feng shui treasure land for hunting water ghosts, there weren't many monsters around.

This is inevitably somewhat disappointing.

"Brother Qi!! Brother Qi!"

Hearing Ni Heng's call, Zuo Qi suppressed his disappointment and quickly looked over.

Thinking the other person was in danger, he turned around and saw Ni Heng looking excited with a flushed face.

"Did you successfully pass the test?"

Ni Heng shouted, "We failed!"

Zuo Qi: ...

Why are you yelling so loudly if you failed?

"But I think I can feel my lifeblood!"

Zuo Qi was taken aback at first, then overjoyed. He quickly walked over and looked Ni Heng up and down, wanting to know what part of the other party's life bone was.

"However, it seems different from your Heavenly Eye. My life bone is inside my body and cannot be seen from the outside. It is called the 'Life-Holding Bone,' and its current effect is..."

Ni Heng closed his eyes, as if sensing something. After a long while, he looked at Zuo Qi and softly uttered a sentence, "My blood can transform ordinary wild beasts into treasure beasts."

Zuo Qi's eyes widened slightly.

Zuo Qi had learned a great deal about the treasure beasts and treasure fish during his time living by the Liang River.

A so-called treasure beast is a natural anomaly within a species, much like a person with martial arts talent is to an ordinary person.

Some mythical beasts can grow and become spirits, or monsters. In some folk tales, fox spirits bewitch kings. Fox spirits are a type of mountain monster.

Ni Heng's life bone can be nurtured to transform ordinary wild beasts into treasure beasts, which is no less than defying fate for wild beasts!

Zuo Qi calmed his breathing. "Don't tell anyone about this. Your supernatural abilities are a bit too special."

Ni Heng nodded vigorously.

Although he was reckless, he was not stupid. He knew what it meant if others found out about his life bone supernatural ability. If a powerful force took him in, they would definitely raise him as a talent, constantly providing him with blood to help some easily controlled beasts become spirits.

It could even be turned into a meat field, specifically for breeding carnivorous treasure beasts.

After realizing that no water ghosts had taken the bait for quite some time, Ni Heng's eyes darted around, and he suddenly said, "Brother Qi, do you think my blood can be used to lure water ghosts?"

Without waiting for Zuo Qi's consent, he raised his hand and lightly tapped his forehead, then put his two fingers together, and a drop of crimson appeared on his fingertip.

The mastiffs, including Da Hong, instantly became excited, their eyes filled with longing.

The Liang River water near the two of them suddenly began to boil, and fish leaped out of the water.

Zuo Qi was shocked by the scene before him. Fortunately, the area was not too large, with the Blood of Life in Ni Heng's hand as the center, within a radius of 100 meters.

However, the biological resources in the Lianghe River are so abundant that the scene is quite grand.

Ni Heng hadn't expected the Life-Giving Blood to have such a terrifying effect. Fearing that it might attract some powerful monster from Lianghe, he shoved the Life-Giving Blood into Da Hong's mouth.

Its bright red eyes were vacant and unfocused, as if it were drunk, and steam began to rise from beneath its thick fur.

Before Zuo Qi could observe carefully, a long tongue suddenly shot out from the riverbank!

The water ghost is here!

But before he could be happy, Zuo Qi's expression changed slightly when he saw the water ghost coming ashore.

They've arrived, but not just one, but... three!