Bang!

The young Martial Artist’s head fell to the ground and rolled far away.

"Lin Shan!"

"Watch out!"

The other four Martial Artists’ faces changed drastically, gripping their weapons, with Yuan Qi secretly surging, vigilantly watching ahead.

Swish!

Without a sound, the slender shadow curled up on the ground appeared beside the young Martial Artist’s body.

Under the dim starlight, the light was faint, but the four Martial Artists had excellent strength, using their eyesight, they saw the slender figure’s appearance, which frightened them at the sight, their gasps echoing continually.

This wasn’t some young woman, but clearly a Blood Corpse!

And this Blood Corpse was somewhat different from ordinary ones, wearing intact women’s clothing, with no flesh inside, only a vague Blood Shadow, its shape and facial features somewhat resembling a human’s.

"Hehehe..."

The Blood Corpse let out a series of feminine laughs from its blurry mouth once it appeared beside the body, reaching its right hand forward.

An astonishing scene occurred; the Blood Corpse’s right hand penetrated the young Martial Artist’s body without resistance. In an instant, the body shriveled rapidly, turning into a dried corpse.

"Such an evil aura, this Blood Corpse is about to transform into a Blood Fiend. I’ll hold him off, you all leave!"

The group leader, the middle-aged swordsman’s expression changed dramatically. His sword emitted a three-foot-long azure Sword Gang, his tone resolute and grim.

"Big brother!"

"No more nonsense! The Blood Fiend is an existence that even a True Yuan Realm Martial Artist must fear. We are certainly not its match."

Bang!

The middle-aged swordsman shook his palm, and the Qi Force surged, sending the other three Martial Artists flying.

"Quickly go to Dayang City and inform City Lord Yang Dingtian. Before this Blood Fiend completely solidifies its form, it must be destroyed. Otherwise, with the appearance of the Blood Fiend, a thousand-mile radius will become a land of death!"

After sending the three away, the middle-aged swordsman let out a long roar, his Yuan Qi surged wildly, a sharpness rose to the sky, rushing towards the Blood Fiend.

"Go, return to Dayang City!"

The only young woman in the group bit her silver teeth, tapped her toes against the ground, and her figure transformed into a stream of light, rushing into the night.

"Take care, big brother!"

The remaining two’s faces turned solemn, they cupped their fists towards the middle-aged swordsman, each pushing their Qinggong to the limit, their figures blending into the night wind, fleeing swiftly.

"Hehehe, weren’t you looking for me? Why are you in such a hurry to leave..."

The Blood Shadow let out a pleasant laugh.

Having absorbed the young Martial Artist’s vital blood, the blood glow on her became more vibrant, her facial features became clearer, faintly revealing a remarkably exquisite face.

As she spoke, she moved forward step by step. Her speed seemed slow, but was incredibly fast. In the night, the blood color flashed quickly; in an instant, she was within five steps of the middle-aged swordsman, her movement trajectory indiscernible.

"Perish, fiend!"

The middle-aged swordsman’s expression was solemn, his full Yuan Qi revolved to the limit, a warm breeze blew by, the Sword Gang on his treasure sword turned from green to red, glowing radiantly in the night.

"Mysterious Sun Divide!"

Swish!

A sword slashed down, twisting and rotating, transforming into a gigantic light band of red and green, rotating out, striking towards the Blood Fiend.

Swish!

The Sword Qi flashed by, and pierced the rear mountain with a hole of several meters in diameter, piercing through the Blood Fiend’s body, her chest cavity vanished, only for the blood light to flash, restoring her as before.

The Blood Fiend raised her head, looking at the middle-aged swordsman; her blurred facial features showed a trace of grievance, her pupils slightly flickered with blood light:

"Annoying, you’ve hurt me. Fighting is so unpleasant. Come, put down the sword, let’s do something joyful..."

Her voice like Spring Breeze Drizzle, carrying a seductive tone, at her words, the middle-aged swordsman’s expression dulled, his body stiffened in place, eyes vacant, watching the Blood Fiend slowly approaching.

In a trance, the night seemed to recede like water waves, surrounding him was a lavish grand hall.

A peerless beauty was slowly approaching ahead, her black hair like a waterfall, her figure enchanting, only wearing a light blue gauze that flowed like water waves with each step, partially revealing the marvelous scene beneath, exuding infinite allure...

"This isn’t good!"

Abruptly, the middle-aged swordsman became alert, revolving his Yuan Qi, coming to his senses, eyes opening to see the Blood Fiend’s vague features close in front.

"Hehehe, such strong vitality..."

The blurred lips curled into a smile; in the night, the blood glow flashed, and the Blood Fiend moved through the middle-aged swordsman’s body.

The middle-aged swordsman stood in place, his right hand raised with the sword, but his entire body shriveled up, devoid of a trace of life.

Swish! Swish...

The blood glow continuously flashed in the night, incredibly quick; each flash could cover a thousand meters distance, speeding forward like lightning.

A moment later, distant cries echoed through the night.

"Ah! Don’t come over!"

"You monster, I’ll fight you!"

"Clear Origin Sword Qi!"

The voice was very brief, barely appearing before disappearing immediately.

In a patch of forest, the Blood Fiend stood still on the ground behind her, lying down were three human Martial Artists.

All three had faces filled with utmost horror, their bodies completely drained of blood.

"These people are too weak..."

The Blood Fiend showed a hint of dissatisfaction on her face, her figure flickered, appearing on a giant tree, her eyes becoming clearer as she gazed towards Dayang City, twenty to thirty miles away.

Feeling the vast sea-like fresh blood there made her eyes visibly restless, "If I drain all their vital essence, I can certainly transform completely into a Blood Fiend, maybe even advance further to become a Blood Demon..."

The blood light in her eyes flickered, the Blood Fiend calmed down; with her incomplete wisdom, she knew that going to Dayang City now was undoubtedly a suicidal path.

With a sinister smile, the Blood Fiend’s figure flickered, transforming into a blood light shooting towards the direction away from Dayang City, vanishing in the blink of an eye, seemingly blending into the night.

...

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

During these two days, Dayang City was peaceful, and under Yang Dingtian’s arrangements, everything was being restored in an orderly manner.

Several hundred thousand Martial Artists searched through hundreds of miles of Dayang City, slaughtering any remaining Blood Corpses. Except for the first day, by the second day no traces of Blood Corpses were found.

During these two days, Luo Feng stayed closed up in training at the Jumping Tiger Residence, except during meal times.

On the morning of the third day.

Buzz!

In Jumping Tiger Residence, the calm courtyard suddenly began to tremble slightly, the surface of the hot spring started to churn with giant bubbles that burst open consecutively, as if affected by an invisible power, beyond its own control.

Buzz!

A ripple of transparency spread out from Luo Feng, and the courtyard instantly calmed, as if everything just now was but an illusion.

Luo Feng opened his eyes, bright gleams flashed like electricity, illuminating the courtyard for a moment.

"Late stage of the Spiritual Rotation Realm’s seventh level!"

Feeling the change in his realm, Luo Feng showed a look of delight, with a thought, he began the Divine Dragon Nine Changes.

Roar, roar, roar...

The faint sound of dragon roars echoed within him, and five dragon-shaped air flows appeared, unleashing an overbearing aura, making the soft hum of insects in the courtyard vanish without a trace in an instant.

"Unexpectedly, the Divine Dragon Nine Changes broke through continuously and directly entered the fifth level; this Yuan Qi’s quality is several times higher than three days ago."

Luo Feng waved his hand, and the five dragon-shaped air flows disappeared, his face a mix of surprise and joy.

The breakthrough in his cultivation was within his expectations. After all, Elder Huang, being at the peak of the Spiritual Rotation Realm’s eighth level, possessed exceedingly strong original Yuan Qi, and three days ago, Luo Feng was just a step away from the late stage of the Spiritual Rotation Realm’s seventh level.

Even at this moment, Luo Feng could still sense the residual original Yuan Qi of Elder Huang within him, estimating that if he refined all the original Yuan Qi, he could easily step into the eighth level of the Spiritual Rotation Realm.

What surprised him was that the often slow-to-advance Divine Dragon Nine Changes could break through continuously in just three days, directly stepping from the third to the fifth level, elevating his strength to a new height.

Luo Feng speculated that the rapid breakthrough of the Divine Dragon Nine Changes was related to the continuous ascent of his cultivation, as the Divine Dragon Nine Changes’ second transformation, ’Blood Soul Transformation,’ primarily cultivated Yuan Qi.

Buzz!

Circulating Yuan Qi, Luo Feng glanced at the hot spring nearby, waving his hand.

Splash!

The ten-meter-wide hot spring water turned into a water sphere the size of a house, floating in the air, moving up and down with Luo Feng’s mind.

"I wonder what level my strength has reached now. If I participate in the New Dragon List tournament, I don’t know if I can make it into the top twenty."

After pondering, Luo Feng found himself uncertain.

Those who make it into the top thirty of the New Dragon List are no ordinary individuals. Among the people he knew, Su Rui ranked twentieth in the last New Dragon List, already at the peak of the Spiritual Rotation Realm’s seventh level, with unfathomable strength. Lin Hongyi, ranking twenty-fifth, was no simple person either. Without truly facing off, Luo Feng couldn’t tell if he could defeat her.

Whoosh!

With a release of his five fingers, the giant water sphere sank into the hot spring, the rippling water surface shimmering with waves.

Gazing at the water, Luo Feng pondered,

"Two days have passed, I wonder how Lin Hongyi is doing."

Deciding to check on Lin Hongyi, Luo Feng clapped his hands, returned to the room for a quick wash, changed into clean clothes, and opened the courtyard door to head out.

"Luo Feng."

As he stepped out of the courtyard, the door of the nearby courtyard opened from inside, and a graceful figure emerged, it was Yang Wanyi.

Luo Feng smiled, "Good morning."

Yang Wanyi’s beautiful eyes glanced over Luo Feng, slightly surprised, "You’ve advanced to the late stage of the Spiritual Rotation Realm’s seventh level?"

"Mm, just broke through." Luo Feng nodded.

"No wonder there was such a big commotion earlier."

Yang Wanyi’s red lips curved into a faint smile, her face showing a trace of admiration, "When you entered the Golden Palace, we dueled, I could still defeat you. It’s only been a month, and your realm has already surpassed mine so much."

Luo Feng said, "I was just lucky. If not for Master..."

Halfway through his sentence, Luo Feng abruptly stopped.

Yang Wanyi gave a faint smile, not probing further, then asked, "Where are you headed?"

"I wanted to check on Lin Hongyi, see how she’s recovering."

"Mm, I was just about to check on her too; shall we go together?"

"Okay."

Luo Feng nodded, and the two walked side by side.

Along the way, a thought crossed Luo Feng’s mind, he turned his gaze aside to Yang Wanyi:

"Waner, there’s something I must tell you."