One Dao Fruit a day, starting with the Dragon Taming Technique.

It wasn't that the knife was too fast to leave a trace of blood, but rather that the man in black himself seemed to be devoid of blood.

The fallen corpse suddenly rose to its feet, leaping up like a zombie, its head seemingly summoned, slowly levitating into the air.

The shadow cast by the flickering campfire stretched long and endlessly across the person, merging completely with the darkness outside.

"What kind of monster are you?"

The head was grasped in the middle-aged man's hand and placed in his palm.

He opened and closed his mouth, saying, "You're very brave."

The head opened, and just then a gust of wind came, making the scene in the dilapidated temple all the more terrifying.

Xu Guang stared at him for a long time, then suddenly let out a sneer.

"What did I think it was? It's just a wild ghost."

He raised his hand, and the long sword sliced ​​across his palm, leaving a trail of crimson blood.

Legends about ghosts and monsters have existed since the Great Qian Dynasty, and they are also recorded in local gazetteers.

Xu Guang had heard his father say that wild ghosts harm people, but they are also afraid of people, especially martial artists with strong blood and qi. With the scorching blood and qi of martial artists, some wild ghosts can be driven to their graves.

The head held in the palm of the hand changed its expression drastically, its mouth opening and closing as if it wanted to say something.

But Xu Guang's long sword pierced through, and beads of blood rolled down.

laugh!

The man in black turned around, his back meeting a string of blood droplets in the air. After a barely perceptible flash of golden light, a burnt smell permeated the air.

Seeing this, Xu Guang breathed a sigh of relief; as long as it was useful, that was fine.

As the steel blade and silver chain were swung, clusters of blood droplets sprayed out.

The wild ghost looked terrified. "I'm not a wild ghost, I'm the Tiger King's henchman! If you kill me, the Tiger King won't let you get away with it!"

Xu Guang stopped what he was doing. "The golden light on your body, is that the so-called Tiger King's sorcery?"

The ghost remained silent, not because it didn't want to answer, but because it realized that its own body was gradually burning.

It seemed that the protective power from the Tiger King was obliterated by Xu Guang's blood energy. Its main body directly faced Xu Guang's blood energy, but it had no effect at all. In just an instant, it turned into ashes, leaving a dark brown mark on the ground, along with a pile of black powder.

[Slay the demon, obtain 1 White Demon Seed. Currently judging. It has caused 31 deaths and saved 0 lives. Since the Tiger King was not slain, you cannot inherit its karma. No reward.]

Xu Guang frowned; this was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

Although there was no Destiny Fruit, at least there was a Demon Seed of Technique, so it wasn't a complete waste of time.

This is the Tiger King that the ghost mentioned; I wonder if he's got his eye on me.

It's really dangerous outside the city. So many strange things have happened in just a few days.

Demons... seem to be increasing in number.

I've heard that the first place where demons appeared was Qingzhou in the Central Plains.

If this is the situation in Shuofang Prefecture, what is the current situation in Qing Prefecture?

Out of the corner of his eye, Xu Guang suddenly noticed that the wooden box that the ghost had brought earlier was still there, and the contents were still inside.

It seems these things are true.

Xu Guang understood immediately, stepped forward, and carefully turned over the contents of the scabbard.

It has an earthy smell, like something that has just been unearthed.

Is this ghost also a tomb raider? Or did it harm a tomb raider before?

Xu Guang was too lazy to investigate further. He carefully examined the items: a bamboo book, a bronze object resembling a tortoise shell, and a bronze kerosene lamp.

The characters on the bamboo scroll are somewhat different from modern characters, but Xu Guang recognized most of them; it turned out to be a martial art.

"The Twelve-Story Tower"

It resembles a method of cultivating internal energy.

However, it seems that with only the first three levels, the time was too short, and Xu Guang was unable to figure out the characteristics and advantages of this technique.

As for the other two items, Xu Guang couldn't quite understand them.

After thinking about it, I put everything away.

His gaze fell on the panel. This was the second Demon Seed of Magic he had obtained. Although it was also white, Xu Guang also discovered that the drop rate of this thing seemed to be quite high. As long as the demon or monster was strong enough, the probability of it dropping was quite high.

With this in mind, he looked at Ghost Step and wanted to test him out.

"I wonder if the powder left behind by the ghost after its death can be incorporated."

After all, this martial art is called Ghost Step, so it makes sense to use things from ghosts when enhancing it, right?

Has it transformed?

Is it really feasible?

Xu Guang didn't think for long before deciding to transform.

A cool sensation spread from my calves upwards, and an invisible, icy current circulated through my legs for several weeks before slowly disappearing.

Xu Guang looked down and felt that his legs seemed to have changed.

[Ghost Step Transformation: You gain the white trait *Ghostly Shadow. When using Ghost Step, your base speed increases by 10%, stamina consumption decreases, and there is a certain probability of creating a ghostly afterimage.]

Xu Guang studied it for a while and gained a certain understanding of the enhancement of demon species.

The rain outside gradually stopped, and Xu Guang packed up everything in the dilapidated temple and quickly went down the mountain.

……

In the mountains.

From a cave came a series of breaths that seemed to resonate with the heavens and earth.

Sudden.

The breathing stopped abruptly.

A colossal creature with jet-black fur, a human body, and a tiger's head slowly opened its eyes, its gaze filled with confusion, as if it did not know why it had suddenly awakened.

After an unknown amount of time, a look of realization flashed in his golden eyes.

It turns out... a ghost had died.

If you're dead... then you're dead.

He let out a furious roar, as if venting his anger.

He turned over and went back to sleep.

The mist in the deep mountains gathered in wisps, as if they were alive, and in just a moment, it enveloped the entire mountain again.

In this misty world, no one knows that a terrifying being has just awakened.

……

When Xu Guang returned, he saw the people from his village dismantling a huge, rat-like creature.

Du Changwei saw him and quickly walked over.

"Where did you go? Some mutants came down the mountain at dawn. Luckily, there weren't many, or you would have been finished."

Upon hearing this, Xu Guang narrowed his eyes. Dawn? Was it the time when he slew the vengeful spirit?

Is there a connection between the two?

"What did Chief Wang say?"

"Nothing was said, but a few officials in the four capitals said a few words of gossip. It was suppressed by Chief Wang."

Xu Guang nodded and said no more.

But he couldn't wander around at night anymore, so he could only stay at the camp, studying medical books and the "Twelve-Story Strength" he had obtained from the ghost.

It must be said that the path of internal energy cultivation is completely different from that of external cultivation. From beginning to end, internal energy cultivation focuses on condensing qi and blood into a single breath in the abdomen; energy is everything.

The two approaches to judging qualifications are also completely different.

Horizontal training emphasizes physical strength.

Internal martial arts focus on the efficiency of qi energy condensation. Qi energy is formed by the condensation of qi and blood. Everyone consumes the same amount of qi and blood, but the amount of qi energy condensed is different. The cost of cultivating internal martial arts qi energy is higher than that of external martial arts because if one's physical body is not strong, one's qi and blood will not be strong. One needs to consume high-energy food every day to condense qi and blood, and then transform qi and blood into qi energy.

Through "The Twelve-Story Power", Xu Guang gained a relatively complete understanding of internal martial arts energy.

However, the current problem is whether or not to cultivate the Twelvefold Jade Tower Strength.

Although it was his first time encountering internal energy cultivation techniques, he could sense that the level of this technique was very high, and its limit should be far beyond the superficial Dan Jin (internal energy).

The difference in quality between internal energy cultivation techniques is significant; the higher the level of the technique, the more extraordinary the resulting energy.

The problem is that the Twelve-Level Strength only has three levels, and at most one can only cultivate it to the level of Dark Strength.

Xu Guang was torn between two choices.

Time flies.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. Because of his encounter with the evil spirit, Xu Guang did not go up the mountain during these days.

He honestly patrolled the area at the foot of the mountain.

This day.

The medicinal herb field was brightly lit by bonfires, and shouts could be heard continuously.

One after another, rat-like creatures came down from the mountain. These creatures were huge, as if some terrifying being had appeared in the mountain, and they rushed down the mountain in a frenzy.

"Captain, the east flank can't be held!"

There are unusually many strange creatures tonight, as if something unexpected has happened in the mountains.

Wang Gan's voice was steady.

"The people of Sandu, support the eastern side."

His voice was steady, but his brows were furrowed. The eastern front was being ravaged by these rat-like alien creatures.

These alien species are quite powerful. In a one-on-one fight, even a warrior in armor at the flesh realm would be no match for them, let alone when they travel in groups, some of which are significantly larger.

Fortunately, no casualties have been reported among the troops so far.

Before he could even feel relieved, he saw two shield bearers instantly swept into the horde of beasts.

Despite the heartache, his years of military service had hardened his heart to the point of iron.

"Hold the line!! Protect the archers! Don't break formation!"

The next moment, his voice suddenly became shrill.

Amidst the blazing flames, a dark figure could be seen rushing through the crowd and charging into the horde of beasts.

"Xu Guang, what are you doing?!"

The figure resembled a god of war, wielding a long sword that swiftly struck, causing the heads of alien creatures to roll off the ground, and throwing the two shield-bearers away.

The figure glanced back once more before charging back into the horde of beasts, effortlessly passing by two of the alien species, its target a massive rat.

Wang Gan stared intently, his eyes filled with deep shock.

Such skill…

boom!

The long sword pierced the chest of the giant alien creature.

The nearby herd of animals immediately fell into chaos.

Xu Guang turned around and looked at Wang Gan with a calm expression, as if he were asking a question.

What did you just ask me to do?

Behind them were chaotic packs of beasts and government troops rushing out after spotting the fighter jets.

Chaos and bloodshed intertwined behind Xu Guang.

Wang Gan: ...