Chapter 213: Blood Sacrifice Technique and the Weeping Blood Blade
Within the ruins of the Blood God Cult, as the Golden Core transformed into a stream of blood and shot into Yu Qingtan's body, she felt her body shudder and her mind filled with various profound insights into the Blood Dao. She quickly protected herself with the Blood God Slaughter and closed her eyes to comprehend.
"Blood, with water as its basis, forms the pathway of life, bearing the weight of life itself..."
Thirty breaths later, Yu Qingtan opened her eyes.
Yu Qingtan was stunned; this Golden Core was even more effective than a bucket of Enlightenment Tea in aiding the comprehension of the Blood Dao.
The effect of the Golden Core from the outside world wasn't like this; it must be the uniqueness of this site that confirmed some of Yu Qingtan's speculations.
"Bloodwater Blade, Blood Shield Technique entry-level. Plus, there are still over four hundred Golden Cores of those in red robes, quite a haul."
With a touch of excitement, Yu Qingtan thought to herself, then continued on her journey.
As for the two Golden Cores in red robes she encountered, their storage bags contained only some Spirit Stones and not a single Magical Treasure.
Three days later, Yu Qingtan resolved a Third-Stage late-phase Crimson Blood Paradise Roc with a Canglan Blood Dragon Rupture that integrated twenty drops of essence blood, and from the rain of blood and flesh, she extracted a Blood Demon Core and a Jade Slip.
The Canglan Blood Dragon Rupture was a spell deduced by Yu Qingtan by combining the Blood Sword Technique with the Canglan Water Dragon Break, executed with the low-grade Magical Treasure Blood Saber obtained from within the Blood Demon, no less powerful than the Canglan Water Dragon Break conjured by the Canglan Sword.
As for the Canglan Sword, Yu Qingtan was worried about violating Rule Five, so she dared not use it.
For some reason, the Jade Slip inside the Blood Demon was indestructible, and it recorded a special spell of the Third-Stage Blood Sacrifice Technique.
It could launch attacks by using the life force of Demon Cores, Golden Cores, inner cores offered in sacrifice. The more that was sacrificed, the stronger the attack.
This special spell was very simple to learn; though called a spell, it was more like a Secret Technique, similar to the one where Yu Qingtan previously detonated a Dark Piercer Golden Core.
Yu Qingtan's eyes lit up; she had already gathered eight Third-Stage Blood Demon Cores along the way, and it seemed that the Blood Demons here did not utilize the tactic of self-detonating their Demon Cores.
Blood Demon materials could be used for crafting, and Blood Demon Cores could be used for alchemy. Unfortunately, Yu Qingtan did not know how to perform alchemy.
"This Blood Sacrifice Technique is much more practical than detonating Golden Cores."
It took Yu Qingtan two hours to get a rough mastery of the Blood Sacrifice Technique, and just as she was about to continue her journey, her gaze suddenly sharpened as she looked into the distance.
There, a man in a red robe was chasing a Third-Stage sea bass. The man in the red robe also noticed Yu Qingtan, his speed abruptly quickened, and at the same time, he wielded a blood-red saber with a curved arc at the handle that slashed towards the sea bass.
The Blood Saber plunged straight into the head of the sea bass, blood flowed onto the saber and was absorbed, as the fish visibly shriveled.
The man in red approached above the Blood Saber, grasped it, extracted the Blood Demon Core within, and popped it into his mouth.
At the same time, he swung his right hand and a huge blood-red saber aura flared forth, slashing toward the pale red water dragon coming at him.
The water dragon was the Canglan Blood Dragon Rupture launched by Yu Qingtan with the low-grade Magical Treasure Blood Saber obtained from the Blood Demon.
This was the third man in red that Yu Qingtan had seen, and she was the first to initiate the attack.
When the saber aura and water dragon collided, they produced an intense crash, and then both dissipated.
Yu Qingtan was not surprised; Spiritual Power was already rushing into Blood God Peak.
The opponent was at the mid-phase of the Golden Core stage; that peculiar Blood Saber was an upper-grade Third-Stage Magical Treasure, and it might even be his Lifebound Magical Treasure.
The previous two Golden Cores in red robes hadn't managed to refine their Lifebound Magical Treasures and were mediocre in strength.
This man was different; Yu Qingtan had to give it her all.
Her left hand pressed on the Blood God Peak, continuously infusing it with Spiritual Power, while her right hand kept unleashing the Canglan Blood Dragon Rupture.
The man in the red robe realized that Yu Qingtan was preparing to use a big move with Blood God Peak; the peculiar saber with the curved mouth glowed brightly, suddenly enlarging and transforming into a forty-zhang-long large saber.
He held the large saber with both hands above his head and violently chopped down.
The blood dragon formed by Yu Qingtan's Canglan Blood Dragon Rupture was effortlessly shattered by this slash.
"Clang~"
The Blood Sword slashed onto Blood God Peak, emitting a huge sound, sparks flying in all directions.
However, it did not damage Blood God Peak.
The tremendous force carried by the Blood Sword was mostly dissipated by the protective presence of Blood God Peak, which was then caught by Yu Qingtan.
Yu Qingtan simply commanded Blood God Peak to ram into the Man in Red Robe.
The Man in Red Robe, holding a forty-zhang-long sword, slashed down once again.
After more than ten collisions, Yu Qingtan was unscathed, but the Man in Red Robe was gasping for breath, his hands bleeding from the tiger's mouth, with nearly half of his spiritual power depleted.
Seeing his opponent weakening, Yu Qingtan was more spirited, using Blood God Peak to smash down on the man.
The Man in Red Robe had no choice but to spit out a mouthful of essence blood and a breath of Golden Core energy onto his great sword, once again fiercely slashing out a sword energy.
Afterwards, the great sword shrank and he stowed it away, then with another mouthful of essence blood, he turned into a streak of bloodlight and fled backward.
Yu Qingtan shattered the sword energy with Blood God Peak, also put away the Blood God Peak, spat out a mouthful of essence blood, and used Bloodwater Escape to pursue.
"It's just essence blood, I have plenty of it. Today, I can't let you get away!"
Thinking this, Yu Qingtan, grasping the Blood Sword, quickly caught up to the man, and a blood dragon attacked him.
The Man in Red Robe took out a blood-colored round shield and strapped it to his back, like a turtle shell, blocking the water dragon's impact and using the force to increase his speed.
Yu Qingtan once again used essence blood to perform Bloodwater Escape, chasing after him and continuously attacking.
Finally, after seven attacks, the round shield, which was only a medium-grade magical treasure, was pierced with a small hole, and the Man in Red Robe's spiritual power was depleted by seventy percent. Discover stories with empire
Seeing the opportunity, Yu Qingtan suddenly unleashed the Blood Sacrifice Technique she had been secretly preparing.
She immediately sacrificed four Third Stage Blood Demon Cores, and a thin streak of bloodlight instantly passed through the small hole of the round shield, striking the Man in Red Robe. His physical body and soul were immediately disintegrated and annihilated.
In her hands, Yu Qingtan held a Blood Sword, a damaged blood-colored round shield, a Storage Bag, and a Golden Core that had no chance to self-destruct.
As expected, the Golden Core turned into a red light and shot into Yu Qingtan's body.
After making sure the surroundings were safe, Yu Qingtan once again began to comprehend within the Blood God Slaughter.
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Five days later, Yu Qingtan, satisfied, pulled out the Blood Sword she had dubbed "Weeping Blood Blade" from the head of a bat-fish.
The Weeping Blood Blade, not only a high-quality magical treasure, but it also had the characteristics of bloodsucking and temporarily enhancing strength by absorbing blood energy.
The energy stored in the Weeping Blood Blade by that Golden Core Man in Red Robe had just been used up before encountering Yu Qingtan, and he hadn't managed to land a hit during the fight, so it never displayed its true power.
After claiming it for herself, Yu Qingtan used the Weeping Blood Blade to deliver the final blow on Blood Demons, sucking their blood; as for the lower-grade Blood Sword she had been using, it was now thrown into a corner of the System Space to gather dust.
Looking at the small island not far away, Yu Qingtan continued on her way. Soon, her eyes lit up, and she, holding the Weeping Blood Blade, chased after another figure in a red robe.
Seeing her approach, the Man in Red Robe unexpectedly turned tail and ran, madly fleeing with the Blood Escape Technique.
Yu Qingtan's lips curled into a cruel smile as she spat out a mouthful of essence blood and performed Bloodwater Escape, catching up with the man in ten breaths.
The Weeping Blood Blade transformed into a forty-zhang-long sword and chopped down at the man.
The man suddenly increased his speed and narrowly dodged the blade, while shouting, "Mercy, fellow Daoist!"
Yu Qingtan's eyes hardened, but nothing happened.
Rule three, "Those in red robes are your competitors, do not communicate with them, please kill them" – could it be false?