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Chapter 86 Gilded
Chapter 86 Gilded
"Whoosh!"
The giant python opened its massive jaws and pounced on him with lightning speed.
The pungent, foul stench emanating from that gaping maw was like poison, making him dizzy and disoriented.
Life and death hang by a thread!
His entire body suddenly burst forth with all its potential!
He quickly twisted his body and dodged.
In the instant that dark, ferocious python head lunged past him, he viciously stabbed it with the dagger in his hand!
puff!
The sharp tip of the dagger pierced its flesh, leaving a deep gash on its head.
The python felt a sharp pain and violently shook its head.
Luo Qingchen landed a successful blow, but before she could regain her footing, she rolled backward and retreated to the corner of the wall.
He rose, bent over, gripped the dagger tightly, his whole body tense, his eyes fixed on the front like a wild beast.
The giant python slithered its body quickly, turned its head, and glared angrily at him.
Dark red blood flowed from the enormous python's head.
Luo Qingchen's heart stirred, and she stretched out her palm, trying to activate the blood-sucking skill within her body.
But there was no response.
As expected, the life-steal skill only works on Warcraft.
The giant python throbbed in pain, its head shaking slightly, its body writhing, its cold eyes staring at him with a mixture of anger and terror.
For a moment, they seemed hesitant to attack again.
The two sides stood in a stalemate for a moment.
Luo Qingchen knew she couldn't wait any longer.
The blood flowing from this giant python is his only hope of leaving this place alive!
"Whoosh"
He gripped the dagger tightly and charged forward.
At this moment, the giant python seemed to be frightened, turned its head, and quickly crawled out of the cave.
Luo Qingchen dared not let it go, so she immediately raised the dagger in her hand and stabbed at its rapidly sliding body.
Little did they know, the giant python's escape was a ruse, a trap!
Just then, its rapidly sliding tail suddenly flew up and lashed out at Luo Qingchen like lightning!
It resembles a thick, long whip!
"Snapped!"
Before Luo Qingchen's dagger could pierce the other person's body, she was sent flying by the whip.
He slammed heavily against the wall behind him.
Before he could fall off the wall, the python's tail swept over swiftly, lifting him up and coiling around him.
At this moment, it was a matter of life and death!
Once the opponent tightens their grip, given the opponent's terrifying strangulation power and his current inability to use his right arm, he will definitely die.
So at that moment, he desperately thrust out the dagger in his hand!
"puff!"
The sharp tip of the dagger pierced the python's body.
Then, with all his might, he plunged the entire dagger into it!
As the python rapidly coiled and tightened its grip, its body also exerted force, resulting in it being cut by the dagger that had penetrated it!
The python felt pain, but it was determined to strangle its enemy.
So even though it was in pain, it endured it and continued to tighten its body.
The snake's body was quickly cut open, and blood gushed out.
The python finally felt fear and hurriedly loosened its body, trying to escape.
However, at this point, it had no strength left.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Luo Qingchen suddenly leaped out, the dagger in her hand flashing coldly, and plunged it fiercely into its head!
"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"
In order to kill it as soon as possible, he stabbed it several times in succession.
The python finally twitched a few times and died.
Luo Qingchen didn't dare to waste a second. She immediately stretched out her palm, placed it on the python's corpse, and began to suck its blood.
Blood sucking!
He muttered to himself as he breathed heavily.
However, the reaction speed of the life-steal skill was very slow; it took a full three breaths before it began to react.
A warm current flowed from his palm into his body.
His gaze fell inward, his heart pounding in his chest.
This is his last chance!
As the blood was slowly absorbed, the second health bar remained stagnant at 997% for quite some time.
He held his breath and waited patiently.
The warmth emanating from my palm continued slowly—
Finally, the health bar moved!
998%!
999%!
The blood continued to flow.
The snake's body began to slowly shrivel.
Soon, the warmth absorbed by the palm began to diminish.
The giant python's corpse was almost completely dried out.
However, the blood in his second health bar remained frozen at 999%.
Inside the cave, all was deathly silent.
All that could be heard was the rapid pounding of his heart.
1% short.
This 1% is the boundary between life and death.
He did not give up.
His palms remained firmly pressed against the shrunken corpse of the giant python, and two menacing flames burned in his pupils!
He absolutely cannot give up!
Finally, the warmth in my palm completely disappeared.
On the ground, the giant python's corpse was completely dried out.
However, at that very moment, the 999% mark behind the health bar finally started moving again.
1000%!
"boom"
A sudden roar came from inside his body.
The sound was like the ringing of metal and stone, making my whole body and internal organs buzz!
A scorching current of air began to flow rapidly through my entire body!
His blood seemed to be boiling!
Pain in the shoulders, chest, and other areas quickly disappeared!
He could clearly feel that the wound on his collarbone was healing at an extremely fast speed!
A thin layer of golden light appeared on his skin, as if he were wearing a golden armor, but it quickly faded away.
His physique seemed to have undergone a transformation, and his skin surface suddenly expelled a lot of black dirt!
He could clearly feel that his heart was beating more powerfully, and the power contained in his muscles and bones seemed to have become stronger as well!
His blood was burning, his bones were humming, and his power was roaring!
Inside the body, the text and numbers behind the second health bar also began to change.
[Gilded Blood: 10/1000, Next Level: Mystic Spirit Blood]
There was an extra line of text after that:
【Gilded blood, which can be extracted and used separately】
"The next level, Xuanling blood?"
Luo Qingchen looked at it carefully while pondering.
"Gilded blood, which can be used alone from its flow—what does that mean?"
He thought about it carefully, and then a thought suddenly struck him.
Could it be that it can be added to the medicinal juice and fused with the magic stone for medicinal bathing and cultivation?
If that's the case, the effects of gilded blood must be much better than the medicinal bath effects brought by ordinary blood, right?
The cultivation speed will naturally be faster.
Moreover, his physique has clearly undergone a complete transformation, and it is estimated that his cultivation and breakthroughs will be much faster and easier than before!
Just then, a noise seemed to come from outside the cave.
Was that woman already impatient?
He immediately got up and checked the wound on his shoulder. He found that the once shocking wound had completely healed, leaving only some minor scars!
All the pain in my body disappeared.
Moreover, all the power within his body has been restored.
Not only did it recover, but it also seemed that the skin, flesh, bones, internal organs, and strength were greatly enhanced!
He clenched his fists, closed his eyes, and silently felt the changes happening in his body.
"Kid, are you dead in there?"
At this moment, the woman outside the cave finally couldn't help but speak.
She must have already heard the fierce fighting inside the cave and smelled the strong stench of blood.
I suspect she wanted to use the python to kill him.
Now that the cave had suddenly become quiet and there had been no movement for a long time, she naturally couldn't hold back any longer.
Luo Qingchen opened her eyes upon hearing the sound.
The woman outside the cave was at the same level of cultivation as him, also at the Blood Exchange Realm.
However, the other party had probably already reached the peak of his cultivation, and might even be about to break through to the next realm, so his strength was obviously much greater than his.
If the opponent were a level higher than him, he would probably have been killed with a single palm strike, and there would be no need for this pursuit.
Of course, the other party's injuries should not have healed yet.
Since they are at the same level, and the opponent is still injured and unable to exert his full strength, while his body has now fully recovered and his physique has been significantly enhanced, he naturally has the possibility of turning the tables!
Even so, he wouldn't risk going out to fight.
After carefully examining his body again, he removed the bundle tightly tied around his waist.
He always carried some hunting tools with him when he went hunting.
There are certain things he always brings with him.
Outside the cave.
Wang Lanzi stared intently into the cave, a hesitant look on his face.
She knew there was a python hiding in the cave and heard the fierce fight between the two sides.
That kid is already injured.
Even if they could kill that python, it would probably be at its last gasp by now.
She desperately wanted to rush in and finish him off.
But the cave was deep and dark, and the boy inside was silent, so no one knew what he was doing.
If it were any other cultivator, she would have already rushed in.
But that kid wasn't any other cultivator; he was a demon from the Demon-Suppressing Sect.
The demon lords of the Demon-Suppressing Sect are known for their cunning and treacherous nature, so she hesitated.
But as time went by, she knew she couldn't wait any longer.
He was already injured, and she slapped him several times. Plus, he was attacked by the python inside. She didn't believe he could hold on any longer!
Although her arms have not fully recovered yet, killing her opponent should be a piece of cake.
The longer this drags on, the more time the other side will have to find a way to survive!
The thought of her mistress being skinned alive and dying with her eyes wide open filled her with a surge of hatred that welled up once more.
Without further hesitation, she gritted her teeth and immediately stepped into the cave.
But she did not let her guard down.
She raised her palms, slowed her pace, and walked step by step inside, her whole body tense as she carefully observed the movements inside.
The cave was pitch black and completely silent.
The strong smell of blood and stench filled the air, making one want to vomit.
"Is that python dead?"
She secretly wondered what was going on in her mind.
Soon, she arrived at the innermost part of the cave and immediately saw the corpse of the python on the ground.
However, it appears that this python has a relatively long body, but its physique seems to be somewhat thin.
Is this a python?
She stopped in her tracks and carefully searched the surrounding darkness, but couldn't find the boy.
She immediately raised her hand to defend herself, took out a tinderbox with one hand, bit it open with her mouth, and gently blew on it, igniting a flame.
The dim light slightly illuminated the darkness inside the cave.
However, she still couldn't find the boy.
"Whoosh!"
Just then, a chill suddenly came from above!
Her expression changed, and she suddenly struck upwards with her palm while twisting her waist to dodge to the side!
"Snapped!"
The palm and fist collided.
Wang Lan suddenly felt a jolt in her arm, her blood and qi surging within her body, and she involuntarily took a few steps back.
"you----"
Just as she was shocked by the sudden increase in the other party's strength, a sharp pain suddenly came from her foot, as if something had pierced the sole of her shoe and then her foot!
She trembled and stood rooted to the spot, too afraid to move.
"You despicable, shameless little bastard!"
Her whole body tensed, her feet stung, and she was both shocked and angry, gritting her teeth and cursing.
Luo Qingchen descended from the top of the cave without saying a word, and with a "whoosh," rushed up.
Wang Lan dared not move her feet, so she gathered her strength in both palms, roared, and slammed them out!
Based on her previous encounters with this kid, he had clearly only recently broken through to the Blood Exchange Realm and was not as strong as her, but that punch just now—
"Snapped!"
A palm strike and a fist collided violently once again.
Wang Lan's body trembled, and she immediately felt a tremendous force coming at her, causing her to involuntarily take a few steps back again.
"Click!"
At that moment, she not only stepped on a few more nails, but was also suddenly bitten on the foot by a trap that was hiding in the dark!
"ah----"
This time, she finally couldn't help but cry out in surprise, and the resentment in her heart instantly turned into panic and fear.
"You despicable, shameless little beast—"
Pain and fear made her voice tremble, choked with sobs.
But at this point, Luo Qingchen did not launch another attack.
He retreated out of the cave, and as he did so, he began placing iron nails on the ground right in front of the other person, all with their sharp points facing upwards.
Upon seeing this, Wang Lan cursed again with a face full of resentment and fear.
Luo Qingchen withdrew from the cave, but did not leave.
He immediately picked up some dry branches and leaves from the side and put them into the hole. Then he went to the bushes and broke off many green branches and leaves, placing them on top of the dry branches and leaves.
Then he lit the flame.
Smoke began to rise, and then it began to spread throughout the entire cave.
"Cough cough cough————"
Wang Lan, who was hiding in the cave and dared not move, was immediately coughed from the fumes.
"You despicable, shameless little beast! You—cough cough cough—"
"You little bastard! If you've got the guts, then—cough cough cough—"
Soon, she couldn't hold on any longer. Enduring the pain in her feet, she covered her mouth and nose and staggered out.
"Snapped!"
"what!"
Another animal trap leaped out of the darkness and bit her other foot hard.
She screamed in pain, stumbled, and fell to the ground.
Before she could get up, Luo Qingchen held her breath and rushed over. A cold glint flashed in her hand, and with a "thud," a sharp dagger pierced her heart from behind!
Then, it suddenly spun around!
Wang Lan's body trembled, and she forcefully delivered her final slap.
However, at this moment, Luo Qingchen had already dodged behind her, pulled out a dagger, and stabbed her again!
"puff!"
Wang Lan's body convulsed violently, and then she died.
Luo Qingchen didn't delay and immediately began to suck blood.
Inside his body, the second health bar had become 10/1000 of the gilded blood and began to slowly increase.
The rate at which it drinks human blood is still very fast, but its growth is extremely slow.
After the local woman's corpse was completely drained of blood, the percentage of gilded blood increased from 10/1000 to 15/1000.
The upgraded blood is indeed different.
This woman was at the peak of the Blood Exchange Realm, and now, after absorbing all of her blood, I've only gained 5 points.
For ordinary people, the number would probably be even smaller.
But if it's the red and green blood like in Warcraft, there should be more.
However, the quality of gilded blood is probably incomparable to that of ordinary blood; I'll have to try it as soon as I get back.
He didn't dare linger any longer.
They immediately extinguished the flames, put away the nails and animal traps, and prepared to leave.
Of course, before leaving, they had to search the woman's body.
He quickly found a money pouch on the other person's body.
The purse was empty; it only contained a few pieces of loose silver.
He felt a pang of disappointment.
This woman is clearly from a prominent family in Yujing. She went out with her young lady, but she only brought this little bit of silver?
He opened the money bag.
Suddenly, they discovered that not only were there two pieces of broken silver inside, but there were also two stacked silver notes!
Upon opening it, I found it was all five hundred taels per bill!
One thousand taels!
This unexpected joy filled him with barely suppressed excitement!
With a thousand taels of silver notes, five taels of loose silver, and the 153 taels of silver he had on him, he now had a total of 1158 taels of silver!
He suddenly became a millionaire?
"Aww—"
'
Just then, a wolf howl suddenly came from the woods on the right hillside.
Then, a rustling sound came from behind.
He didn't dare linger any longer, fearing that the people from the Zhenguo Academy would come looking for him, so he quickly put away the silver notes and left.
On the way back, they also retrieved the hunting fork.
The sky above was still dark; the night had not yet receded.
However, at this point, he no longer needed to hunt outside.
Ordinary wild beasts were no longer of much use to him; it was a complete waste of his time.
What he needs now is Warcraft.
As for those monsters—
The blood flowing from the demon was green, and his blood-sucking abilities seemed to have no effect on it.
The book records that there are demonic beasts in the back mountain of the Demon Extermination Sect.
If I can go back then, I can find an opportunity to visit.
However, he needs to try it out first to see what surprising effects using the gilded blood medicinal bath would have.
He soon returned to the inn.
Because it was still dark, he didn't go around to the front door, but climbed over the wall into the backyard.
The woman's disappearance is likely to cause some more trouble.
It's best if too many people don't see him going out tonight.
Just as I entered the backyard, I suddenly heard a noise coming from the woodshed not far away.
Looking through the window, it was pitch black inside.
But a suppressed sound came clearly from inside the room.
A thought struck him, and he walked over silently.
From inside the woodshed came a man's voice, as well as a woman's shouts and voices.
"Hehe, hurry up and learn from your aunt, that little slut—"
"An old lewd man—"
Upon closer listening, it turned out to be the innkeeper, An Er, and the woman named Xiao Mei!
Just as Luo Qingchen was about to leave, she suddenly heard footsteps coming from under the eaves of a house not far away. She immediately flashed and hid to the side of the woodshed.
The footsteps slowed, and they quietly approached the woodshed.
Then, it stopped at the window of the woodshed.
Luo Qingchen waited a moment longer before slowly peeking out and looking outside.
A small, thin boy stood by the window of the woodshed, tiptoeing and squinting as he peeked through the crack in the window.
The commotion inside the woodshed grew increasingly intense.
The boy clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and his face became somewhat distorted.
Luo Qingchen looked at him quietly, as if she had suddenly grasped something.