Blood Emperor: Everlasting Power

Lin Tianhao believed he had a fairly good understanding of the Novice Village. The NPCs in the village were already dead, and he had never heard of Blacksmith Wang having an older brother. Moreover, the resemblance was striking. The man before him looked almost identical to Blacksmith Wang. In fact, Lin Tianhao was more inclined to believe that this was Blacksmith Wang resurrected.

"Who told you that Blacksmith Wang doesn't have an older brother?"

"He does. His brother was originally the village head of the Novice Village. Unfortunately, on the very first day he became the village head, the previous village head refused to relinquish power. A conflict arose between them, and his brother was expelled into the wild to fend for himself."

Lin Tianhao's pupils contracted sharply. The man continued, "Otherwise, do you think where the 'old' in the old village head comes from? It's because he was the previous village head of the Novice Village. I should be the current village head!"

Lin Tianhao finally checked his attributes.

Village Head Wang (Silver): Level 20.

Health: 5,255,500/5,255,500.

Attack: 3,999.

Skills: ?????

(Note: The village head of the Novice Village, Blacksmith Wang's brother, was expelled from the Novice Village due to a conflict with the old village head. He became obsessed and turned into a wild boss in the area outside the Novice Village. He has been plotting something extremely terrifying. You must not let him succeed, or you will face divine punishment.)

Lin Tianhao's expression changed dramatically. This guy was classified as a wild boss. Moreover, he was a silver-level wild boss. With five million health points and an attack power of four thousand, he was an absolute game-changer at this stage.

"So you're Village Head Wang. But I'm curious, what exactly are you plotting?"

"Destroying the Novice Village doesn't seem to benefit you."

Under normal circumstances, Village Head Wang should have wanted to regain power. But now that the Novice Village had been destroyed, his role as the village head no longer held any significance.

"Who told you I wanted to be the village head of this Novice Village?"

"What I want is to become the prince consort of the Starry Kingdom!"

Lin Tianhao's eyes narrowed. He thought of Princess Leona. She was the princess of the Starry Kingdom and was also in the Novice Village.

"Princess Leona is in the Novice Village. You could pursue her directly without destroying the village."

"Of course, it's necessary."

Village Head Wang's expression turned sinister. "Princess Leona would never look at someone as lowly as me. To make her submit, I must make her desperate enough to need my help."

"Oh?"

Lin Tianhao became interested. He knew he was likely about to unlock a new storyline quest.

"After being expelled from the Novice Village, I took two Blessings of the Gods from the village."

"Once I left, I discovered Princess Leona and began my plans."

Lin Tianhao nodded. "The Starry Kingdom doesn't seem to have a prince. If you become the prince consort, you might eventually compete for the throne."

"Exactly."

Village Head Wang grinned. "I didn't expect you to know about the Starry Kingdom."

"If Princess Leona is released, she will leave through the resurrection altar, so the altar must be destroyed and cannot be repaired. Therefore, the old village head and the others must die."

Lin Tianhao's eyes narrowed, and he had a wild guess. "You want to use this as a condition to coerce Princess Leona into submission."

"That's right."

Village Head Wang nodded. "The nine-headed snake Bai and the yellow-skinned imp are my subordinates. The two quest scrolls were also arranged in advance by me, waiting for the right person to help me kill the old village head."

Lin Tianhao laughed. It turned out that he had done so much, only to become someone else's pawn.

"So, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be going after Princess Leona?"

"Of course, it's to take back the quest scrolls."

Village Head Wang grinned. "I also want the Blessing of the Gods. You should be content with getting one Blessing of the Gods."

"Hand over the quest scrolls, and I'll let you leave."

Lin Tianhao was somewhat surprised. "Deliberately designing opposing quests to make your plan flawless."

"That's right."

Village Head Wang nodded. "Now that you know everything, hand over the items."

"Why should I hand them over?" Lin Tianhao grinned. "Anyway, I'm going to leave the Novice Village. Whether I die or get killed, it's the same. I might as well be killed."

Hearing this, Village Head Wang's expression darkened. "Suit yourself. But with your current red-name value, if I kill you, everything that should drop from you will drop."

With that, Village Head Wang's figure turned into a blur, and he lunged at Lin Tianhao.

Lin Tianhao also struck.

"Whoosh!"

An arrow pierced the air! At the same time, Lin Tianhao took three potions and drank them in one go. Movement speed, attack speed, and life-steal. All three attributes were temporarily enhanced.

-13,358.

A huge damage number appeared above Village Head Wang's head.

Then.

A huge damage number also appeared above Lin Tianhao's head.

-10,000.

Lin Tianhao's eyelids twitched.

"Integer counter-damage?"

Integer counter-damage means taking the maximum integer value of the damage received and using it for counter-damage. This mechanism ensures that counter-damage is at least fifty percent or more. If the damage is just 100, it would be a hundred percent counter-damage. With his over five million health points, this integer counter-damage mechanism made it impossible for Lin Tianhao to fight back.

He leapt up and landed on the steel wire.

"Now you want to run? Don't you think it's too late?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Tianhao knew something was wrong. His intuition told him that trouble was coming. Sure enough, above the cliff, the stone wall cracked open, and a vine lashed out towards Lin Tianhao.

"Nine-headed Snake Bai?!"

Lin Tianhao did a backflip to narrowly avoid the attack, but the vine snapped the steel wire. Before Lin Tianhao could land, he heard a whooshing sound from behind.

"Whoosh!"

Claws scraped against Lin Tianhao's armour, sparking a series of sparks. At the same time, a damage number appeared above his head.

-1,580!!

This damage wasn't too outrageous. Lin Tianhao could handle it. But the current situation made his scalp tingle. Both the Nine-headed Snake Bai and the Yellow-skinned Imp were extremely powerful at this stage. In a one-on-one fight, Lin Tianhao wasn't afraid. Even if they teamed up, he could still handle it. But with the addition of the silver-level Village Head Wang, things became much more difficult.

Lin Tianhao's expression turned serious. With the steel wire broken, it was no longer realistic for him to escape.

"Blood Emperor."

"There's no need to waste time. Hand over the items, and we can still be friends. In the future, if I become the king of the Starry Kingdom, I can grant you a marquis title and the corresponding lord's heart."

Lin Tianhao raised an eyebrow. He indeed had no reason to refuse. The Blessing of the Gods was great, but given the current situation, he had no chance of success. Unless...

Lin Tianhao looked up at the cliff. Bloodflakes were falling from above the cliff. The surrounding temperature suddenly dropped.

"Ding, you are affected by cold air, movement speed reduced by 12%, attack speed reduced by 12%."

"You have taken freezing damage and will continue to lose health."

-240.

-240.

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