bookcurios Chapter 140 Blood Escape
Chapter 140 Blood Escape
Uncle Chen spat out a ball of blood and essence onto the sphere. After the sphere absorbed the blood and essence, it emitted a blood-red light. Unexpectedly, this turned out to be a magic weapon. The function of this magic weapon is to collect the remaining soul obsession of the deceased and gather information. By collecting the remaining soul power, Uncle Chen saw some battle scenes from the terrified pupils of the deceased. He saw the puppetry, the self-detonation of the top-grade magic weapon, and the mantis hammer smashing down on their heads—these moments that cost them their lives. Because the obsession was too deep, it could not dissipate for a long time. However, the secret technique can only reveal so much content. No more scenes can be seen, otherwise it would be too unbelievable. But even if this information is not much, it is enough for Uncle Chen to grasp the clues for tracking.
Liu Xing had already run dozens of miles away. He sensed a Jindan senior lingering in the area where they had just fought, searching carefully for something. He guessed that the five late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators were definitely connected to this senior, most likely responding to a distress signal and sending reinforcements. This Jindan cultivator was most likely a retainer of the Haibin City Lord's Mansion, and his offense against the mansion had been exposed. He had thought he'd silenced the witness, and everything would be fine, but then another Jindan senior appeared, spelling serious trouble. Frightened, Liu Xing unconsciously sped up his escape. As he sped northward on his flying boat, he inspected the five enemies' storage bags, searching for any identity tokens or potential tracking instruments. To be on the safe side, he discarded the tokens, sound transmission talismans, and anything else suspicious. With his current wealth and discerning taste, he had no regard for the relics of these five late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators. Although he ultimately won this battle, he had lost three top-grade magical instruments and a missile cone, effectively a loss. A cursory glance at the five relics revealed a barely even draw. It had been a pointless battle, one that had offended the City Lord's Mansion, and now faced pursuit from a Jindan expert. A huge loss, a loss that didn't even make up for the gain. Liu Xing sighed to the heavens.
Fortunately, the assault boat was powered by spirit stones, so Liu Xing didn't need to consume his mana. As he fled, he absorbed the spiritual energy from the spirit stones, restoring himself as much as he could. Uncle Chen, having identified his target, steered his magic weapon, rapidly pursuing Liu Xing. He wanted to see what the other party had in store, and whether they could truly disregard the City Lord's Mansion. In reality, greed was at work. The other party had outmaneuvered the strong, and both their puppets and their magical instruments were immensely powerful, not to mention a treasure that enhanced their spiritual consciousness. These temptations were enough to keep him chasing Liu Xing to the end. Unbeknownst to Liu Xing, the other party already knew much about him.
An hour later, the gap between the two had closed to twenty kilometers. The speed of a Jindan cultivator's magical weapon was incredibly fast, far beyond the reach of Liu Xing's assault boat. Now that both sides had sensed each other's presence, Uncle Chen was overjoyed, figuring they would soon catch up.
"Asshole, you want to just walk away after killing my people?" Uncle Chen roared from behind, trying to slow down Liu Xing's speed.
Liu Xing remained silent, his heart pounding with anxiety as he watched the enemy pursue him faster than he did, the gap closing in. After an hour of frantically absorbing spiritual energy, his mana had recovered by a third. At this rate, he'd be caught up in less than a quarter of an hour.
Liu Xing touched his bracelet, and a scarlet pill appeared before his eyes. It was the "Blood Burning Pill" he had obtained from Song Ming, the young master of the Xuanyin Sect. With no other options left, he could only unleash the secret technique of Blood Concealment. Without further hesitation, Liu Xing swallowed the Blood Burning Pill in one gulp. A surge of medicinal power rushed into his veins, and his blood instantly boiled. Streams of blood mist seeped out of his body, permeating his surroundings.
"Oh no! This kid's using some secret technique to escape." Uncle Chen stared at Liu Xing intently. Seeing the blood mist surrounding him, he knew he was going to use a secret technique to escape. So he bit his tongue and sprayed a mouthful of blood onto his magic weapon, instantly increasing its power and speed by one-third.
Liu Xing muttered something to himself as his blood boiled and burned faster and faster, his face growing paler. He saw a blood-red vortex forming in front of him, so he put away his assault boat and was sucked away by it.
"Where are you running to!" Just as he entered the blood-red vortex, Uncle Chen caught up with him and launched a magical palm strike. He shouted, but it was still a beat too late. Liu Xing disappeared in an instant, leaving only a cloud of blood mist. At the same time, Liu Xing also disappeared from his spiritual sense.
Uncle Chen was furious, his temper flaming like a raging fire. He had already made a move, but after a while, he calmed down. The blood-based technique the other party had used was clearly a demonic technique, with severe side effects. As a demonic cultivator himself, he knew the techniques intimately. He concluded that Liu Xing couldn't have gotten far, but he simply couldn't determine his direction. He would need to spend considerable time searching back and forth.
"Hmph, even if you run to the ends of the earth, I will catch you. Let's see how long you can run." Uncle Chen cursed fiercely. Then he chose the north direction and continued to chase.
Five hundred miles away, Liu Xing's figure appeared on the sea surface, heading towards Haibin City. Liu Xing's steps were unsteady, his face pale, and he was in a very bad state. One-third of his energy and blood had been depleted, and it would take at least six months of arduous training to recover. As soon as he appeared, he immediately sank to the bottom of the sea, hoping to use the seawater to dissipate his aura. He then changed direction and continued northeastward for nearly a hundred miles. He then found a large underwater canyon and sank dozens of feet into the mud and sand. He practiced the Turtle Breathing Technique, remaining motionless and preventing any trace of his aura from leaking out.
He predicted that the other party would not think that he would dare to flee in the direction of the City Lord's Mansion. No fool would run in the direction of the enemy's home. Wouldn't that be walking into a trap? Liu Xing understood that the more dangerous the place, the safer it is. After the other party reacts and searches other places, they will eventually search here. His purpose is to delay time and give his breath enough time to be washed away by the sea water. In this way, when he uses the tortoise breathing skill, it will be unlikely for the other party to detect him. The sea area is so large that even if the other party conducts a carpet search, they will not be able to find him. He is now seriously injured and his spiritual power is exhausted. He no longer has the ability to run farther. Now he can only compete with the other party in patience and time until the other party gives up searching for him. Therefore, he has made mental preparations to lie motionless on the seabed for half a year.