168: Chapter 0168 Bloodstained Cangjiang

After dealing with this stingy system for so long, Lin Xiao had discovered a few patterns.

For some techniques and items, the system actually only provided partial information.

He needed to explore and experiment on his own to uncover the hidden mysteries.

The upside was that there were often surprises, just like winning the lottery;

The downside was that he might miss out on some good things, which was truly infuriating!

At this moment, the words "Upgradeable" appeared after the Blood Fiend Demon Blade.

Lin Xiao did not hesitate and immediately added 20 years to it!

Suddenly, the "Upgradeable" text began to pulse!

[Ding! "Blood Fiend Demon Blade" has evolved into "Blood Shadow Divine Skill"!]

[Blood Shadow Divine Skill: A long-lost ultimate technique from Blade Mountain. In terms of combat power alone, it is not inferior to a Heaven Grade martial art. The Blood Fiend Demon Blade is derived from this skill. Grade: Earth Grade]

[Ding! Skill "Blood Demon Blade Flame" has evolved into "Blood Shadow Mad Blade"!]

[Blood Shadow Mad Blade: The blade is like a blood shadow; it seals the throat upon contact with blood, causing the enemy's qi and blood to become chaotic and inducing a frenzy!]

[Ding! Acquired skill "Blood Drink"!]

[Blood Drink: Passive, allows recovery of energy by killing enemies!]

Good heavens!

The active skill Blood Shadow Mad Blade was just average; after all, he didn't lack offensive means.

The key was the "Blood Drink" passive, which could make up for his major weakness in prolonged battles!

"So it turns out this old Blood Fiend Demon had practiced an incomplete technique to create the Blood Fiend Demon Blade?"

This "Blood Shadow Divine Skill," possessing the god-tier buff-stacking ability of Bloodlust, was indeed no weaker than a Heaven Grade technique.

Especially on the battlefield, it was far more practical than those Heaven Grade techniques that only offered a single burst!

Adding points to the technique did not hinder the slaughter at hand!

Seeing that there were no living creatures left on the ship he was currently on, Lin Xiao leaped directly and dashed toward another one!

"Release!!"

More than a dozen elite assassins from Yanyu Pavilion, who had been lying in ambush, fired their poisoned crossbow bolts at Lin Xiao all at once!

Most of these assassins had over thirty years of cultivation, which was quite profound.

Coupled with the armor-piercing bolts from heavy crossbows, the power was immense.

"Immortal Golden Body!"

Seeing that he had nowhere to dodge in mid-air, Lin Xiao dared not be careless; saving his skills would just be a waste!

Once the 44-second super armor was activated, even though his clothes were slashed with multiple holes, not even a scratch could be made on Lin Xiao's skin!

The group of Yanyu Pavilion assassins were in disarray; they had clearly hit him, so why did only his clothes get torn!?

Is this guy an immortal with a body of bronze and bones of iron!?

Landing on the deck, Lin Xiao began his slaughter show once again!

The black blade swung out a pale blood-mist-like halo, blooming into deadly blood roses one after another!

It was precisely the newly learned Blood Shadow Mad Blade!

[Bloodlust + 1023...]

While maintaining Bloodlust, waves of warmth felt like they were surging from the bodies of these dead enemy soldiers into Lin Xiao's body!

Blood Drink had activated!

Lin Xiao didn't know how much this would replenish, but it certainly wouldn't leave him exhausted and collapsing as soon as it ended like before.

The group of Yanyu Pavilion elites attempted to surround him, but they soon discovered that in front of Lin Xiao, they were no different from ordinary soldiers!

One blade! Just one blade to kill instantly!

"No... impossible! What exactly is his cultivation level!?"

"The Pavilion Master, the Second Leader, the Third Leader... none of them have this kind of strength!"

"Great Grandmaster!? Could he be a Great Grandmaster!?"

The assassins gradually lost their minds, feeling their blood boiling and a frenzy taking over!

Under the influence of the Blood Shadow Mad Blade, some of them had their mental state collapse rapidly and began slaughtering their own people!

"What the hell!!"

When Lin Xiao saw this group actually starting to stab each other, he immediately realized something was wrong!

If they killed each other, he wouldn't get the rewards!

"Kills! My kills!!"

Lin Xiao was anxious; he simply used a palm of the Great Mercy Hand to turn seven or eight frenzied assassins into bursts of blood mist.

Then he switched to the Heaven-Burning Blade Technique, not daring to use the Blood Shadow Mad Blade recklessly again.

Deploying the Jinghong movement technique again, Lin Xiao trailed burning blade flames, slaughtering his way from the deck into the cabin, and then like a fire dragon, he slaughtered his way from the bottom of the ship to the stern!

Wherever he passed, the blades and spears of the White Kings Army were snapped and sent flying.

Accompanied by sounds of terror, curses, and screams, the warship turned into a purgatory!

As the fourth warship was slaughtered clean, the soldiers on the remaining six ships collapsed!

"Run! Run!!"

"I'm not fighting! I... I'm not fighting anymore!"

"This is a demon!! He can't be killed, he simply can't be killed!..."

More and more soldiers couldn't be bothered to wait for the ships to dock and jumped directly into the icy river water.

Lin Xiao was fully focused, continuously maintaining the "Bloodlust" state.

He understood that the battle was not yet over and he could not afford the slightest slack.

The enemy still had three thousand men; there was no guarantee there weren't any other cunning schemers or hidden trump cards.

He had no reinforcements; one wrong step would mean total destruction!

After the time it takes to burn an incense stick, the Cang River was stained a shade of blood...

...

Lincang.

On the wharf, hundreds of porters and crew members were bustling about.

"They're here! They're here!!"

"Look! The cargo ships are coming!"

"Lin Xiao didn't lie to us, the Qin Water gates really have opened!!"

The commoners were joyous and excited; although they had waited for a few days, fortunately, the temperature was low, so the goods wouldn't spoil.

Crucially, the Zhenbei Army provided them with food and shelter, so no one starved or froze to death.

Prefect Cai Heng stood in front of the crowd, and along with Old Zhou and several other lieutenants maintaining order, they were all shocked and excited.

"Lin Xiao is truly divine! It hasn't even been two days yet, right?"

"Assistant Minister Cai, what is going on? The Zhenbei Army shouldn't have even reached Qin Water yet, so why did they let the ships pass?"

"I don't know either..."

Prefect Cai Heng's eyes revealed deep awe, and he said with an expression of admiration:

"I've deeply realized over these past few days that Lin Xiao's actions are unfathomable; they are not something we mere mortals can conjecture."

At a restaurant by the wharf.

Hua Nongying and several sisters, including Xian'er, were also watching this scene.

For Lincang, the wharf concerned the life and death of half the prefecture.

Whether their "Xinghua Village" could successfully get started and whether their wine could be sold depended heavily on the prosperity of the wharf.

"Big sister, how exactly did this Lin Xiao do it? Even if the Zhenbei Army attacked the city as soon as they arrived, it wouldn't be this fast, right?"

Hua Nongying's beautiful eyes sparkled as she said, "There is only one possibility: Lin Xiao, by his own strength, slaughtered his way into Qin Water!"

"Ah?!"

The group of courtesans were dumbfounded.

"You don't believe it? I have experienced Lin Xiao's martial arts; he is definitely at the Martial Arts Grandmaster level," Hua Nongying said confidently.

"Madam, when you talk about Lin Xiao... your eyes are shining; you've fallen for him, haven't you?" Yu'er teased.

"Come to think of it, our Madam has never cared about a man like this before, coming to the wharf to watch first thing in the morning," Ling Lan joked.

Hua Nongying rolled her eyes at them: "That's because our winery really needs the wharf's shipping to be clear! What do you know?"

"Yes, yes, yes, we certainly don't know as much about Lin Xiao's affairs as you do!"

Xian'er and the others giggled.

Hua Nongying's pretty face flushed slightly; she glared at them, but sighed inwardly.

So what if she had fallen for him? He wouldn't fancy someone like her...

Just then, a plain-looking woman walked by downstairs and looked up coldly at Hua Nongying.

Hua Nongying sensed it, and upon seeing that woman, a glimmer of pleasant surprise flashed in the depths of her eyes.

"You all go back to Xinghua Village first; I have something to take care of and will be back later..."