161: Blockade of Zhongjiu City

In Zhongjiu City.

Several figures sped by at extreme speeds.

They were all alarmed by the commotion from Xiao Shi and the long-faced middle-aged man's battle.

Whoosh!

A Blood Martial Realm martial artist with broad shoulders and a large physique, transforming into a bloody light, was the first to arrive at their battleground.

He looked at the area covered in frost before him.

His brow furrowed deeply.

"Shao Fei actually detonated his Natal Martial Blood..."

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

The other Blood Martial Realm martial artists also arrived one after another.

Through the scene before them,

they all knew this was caused by Shao Fei detonating his Natal Martial Blood.

What they hadn't expected... was that someone would dare to kill in Zhongjiu City!

"Is this because they knew Lord Meng wasn't here, so they dared to kill here?"

"I suspect... this is very likely the work of Shao Fei's enemies. Although Shao Fei had never been to Tian Dou Province before, with so many powerful individuals gathered in Tian Dou Province now, Shao Fei's enemies might also have arrived."

The other Blood Martial Realm martial artists nodded, thinking this was most likely the case.

Other than Shao Fei's enemies,

they couldn't think of anyone else who would specifically come to kill Shao Fei.

"No matter what, this matter cannot be left at that!"

"This person was able to make Shao Fei detonate his Natal Martial Blood, so his strength must be above Shao Fei's, but it shouldn't be much stronger than Shao Fei..."

"He's very likely injured now and can't escape too far. We'll immediately split up and pursue him; we must find this person!"

The Blood Martial Realm martial artist with broad shoulders had surging killing intent in his eyes and immediately organized everyone to pursue.

Whoosh!

In an instant,

these Blood Martial Realm martial artists swiftly began searching around Zhongjiu City.

At the same time,

in an ordinary civilian house in Zhongjiu City.

Xiao Shi's figure emerged from the Tai Yin.

He hadn't chosen to escape Zhongjiu City but remained within it.

He knew very well.

In his current state, if he were to flee outside Zhongjiu City, his chances of escape were not great.

Staying in Zhongjiu City was the wisest choice.

With the martial emperor mask concealing his aura,

even if those Blood Martial Realm martial artists were to search the entire Zhongjiu City, Xiao Shi wasn't afraid of being found by them.

Although Xiao Shi's injuries were healing at a relatively fast rate at this moment,

he was still somewhat startled by the previous scene.

He had not expected the destructive power of a Natal Martial Blood detonation to reach such a level.

And the opponent's was only Mortal Blood... if True Blood were detonated, one could only imagine its even more terrifying power!

With the detonation of Natal Martial Blood, it would undoubtedly make it more difficult for Xiao Shi to kill Blood Martial Realm martial artists.

After all, once successfully detonated,

even if Xiao Shi could withstand the immense damage from the detonation,

he would not be able to obtain items.

This made him realize.

Killing Blood Martial Realm martial artists would not be as easy as killing Entering Martial Realm and Qi Martial Realm martial artists before.

Unless he could solve the problem of Natal Martial Blood detonation.

Besides that,

this battle also gave Xiao Shi a clearer understanding of his own combat power.

Although with his current strength, this type of Blood Martial Realm martial artist was far from his match,

if he hadn't considered the item drop issue,

he could have simply moved away when the opponent detonated his Natal Martial Blood.

Purely in terms of strength, he was far superior to this type of Blood Martial Realm martial artist.

However, Xiao Shi also discovered during the battle... his Tai Yin Power had a much smaller effect on Blood Martial Realm martial artists compared to when he faced Qi Martial Realm martial artists.

The reason for this was that

the Tai Yin Power was still at the Qi Martial Realm level, so when using Tai Yin Power against Blood Martial Realm martial artists, its effect was not very significant.

However, the axe move he comprehended from the enlightenment bead was much more powerful than before.

And this enhancement... was even without combining it with Natal Martial Blood.

This seemed to be related to his own killing.

Through the scene he saw in the enlightenment bead back then, Xiao Shi already knew that this axe move itself was a powerful killing technique biased towards slaughter.

Based on the current situation,

it seemed that this move would continuously grow stronger with continuous killing.

"The more I kill, the stronger this axe will become?"

Xiao Shi carefully sensed it.

Buzz!

With a thought,

the shadow of a blood axe immediately appeared behind him.

The entire blood axe shadow was much clearer than before.

At the same time, both its aura and power were a notch stronger than before!

"It seems... not only does killing more bring enhancement, but the stronger the person I kill, the greater the amplification I receive!"

A gleam appeared in Xiao Shi's eyes.

He found that after killing a Blood Martial Realm martial artist,

the improvement of the entire blood axe shadow was much greater than the improvement he gained from killing many Qi Martial Realm martial artists!

It seemed to have been directly pushed to another level of height.

If the axe strike he had unleashed before had this current power, then even without applying the immense pressure of the Martial Emperor Shoulder Armor to the blood-colored axe shadow, he could have easily slain that Blood Martial Realm martial artist!

"If the previous blood axe shadow was only at the Qi Martial Realm level, then the current blood axe shadow has already reached the Blood Martial Realm level!"

Xiao Shi's heart was filled with joy.

"If I can also apply the power of Natal Martial Blood to the blood axe shadow, then the power of the entire blood axe shadow will surely increase even more!"

Although he had already stepped into the Blood Martial Realm,

he was still very unfamiliar with the use and application of Natal Martial Blood.

Neither his Tai Yin Power nor the blood axe shadow could receive the blessing of Natal Martial Blood.

It seemed these were two completely different powers.

They were incompatible.

This also led to his current lack of powerful means when facing Blood Martial Realm martial artists.

Xiao Shi knew.

All of this was mainly because he had only just entered the Blood Martial Realm.

And he lacked the cultivation techniques, Secret Skills, and other means of the Blood Martial Realm.

This was his biggest drawback at the moment.

Fortunately, although killing the Blood Martial Realm martial artist this time was not easy, he ultimately succeeded in eliminating him and an item dropped.

Xiao Shi picked up the item with anticipation.

He examined it carefully.

【Name: Blood Refining Art (Earth Rank)】

【Type: Cultivation Technique Manual】

【Grade: Blood Martial Grade】

【Introduction: A cultivation technique created by a Blood Martial Realm martial artist.】

【Note: It can refine Natal Martial Blood into various different types of blood using a special method and some unique materials.】

...Xiao Shi's eyes lit up.

A Blood Martial Grade cultivation technique manual was exactly what he lacked at the moment.

And the cultivation technique manual that dropped this time was an Earth Rank cultivation technique manual!

Based on previous drop patterns,

Earth Rank cultivation technique manuals were already considered mid-grade items.

However, the Blood Martial Realm martial artist Xiao Shi killed this time was only a First Blood, the weakest among Blood Martial Realm martial artists.

Logically speaking,

the items dropped by such a Blood Martial Realm martial artist would generally be of ordinary quality.

Yet this time, a mid-grade item dropped.

This was considered a very good burst of luck.

Xiao Shi immediately began cultivating this Blood Refining Art.

The cultivation difficulty of this Blood Refining Art was not very high.

Especially with Xiao Shi's current powerful talent, he only took one hour to fully master this Blood Martial Grade manual.

From this, Xiao Shi understood.

The key to this Blood Refining Art mainly lay in the materials... Since he currently didn't have Blood Martial Grade materials,

he could only use Qi Martial Grade materials as a substitute.

The Qi Martial Grade material he took out was a special type of tree vine, which had a strong entanglement effect.

According to the refining method of the Blood Refining Art,

Xiao Shi refined this tree vine together with a trace of Natal Martial Blood.

Thereby forming a completely new type of blood.

It circulated within Xiao Shi's body.

When he needed it, he could unleash it at any time.

This type of blood possessed a certain degree of power while also having a binding effect.

However, because the refining materials were not Blood Martial Grade materials, there were still deficiencies in various aspects.

It wasn't perfect.

As for its specific power... Xiao Shi would only know after trying it out on those Blood Martial Realm martial artists.

From a sensory perspective,

its power would undoubtedly far exceed Tai Yin Power.

After all, Tai Yin Power was currently still at the Qi Martial Realm level.

And the Blood Refining Art was a Blood Martial Grade cultivation technique.

According to the standards of the Blood Refining Art,

the blood Xiao Shi refined this time was only the worst quality, inferior blood.

He knew.

To refine powerful blood, one must have suitable materials.

Qi Martial Grade materials were far from enough.

Xiao Shi did not continue to refine blood after this.

He planned to wait until he acquired Blood Martial Grade materials before refining again.

At the same time, he also felt that

just one Blood Martial Grade item was clearly far from enough.

He still needed more Blood Martial Grade items.

However, this battle with the Blood Martial Realm martial artist made him realize that Blood Martial Realm martial artists were not easy to kill.

He needed to be constantly wary of the opponent detonating their Natal Martial Blood.

And the previous battle, having caused a significant commotion, made it unrealistic to continue killing Blood Martial Realm martial artists in Zhongjiu City now.

Xiao Shi planned to stay here for a few days first.

After the current commotion subsided,

he would leave this place.

Due to the many pills he possessed that could change his appearance, coupled with the martial emperor mask's concealment of his aura,

his presence in Zhongjiu City did not arouse any suspicion.

However, what he hadn't expected was... these Blood Martial Realm martial artists within Zhongjiu City took this incident extremely seriously.

By the second day,

they directly sealed off the entire Zhongjiu City!

No one inside the city was allowed to Go out.

Nor were outsiders allowed to enter.

They speculated that the person who killed Shao Fei was likely still within Zhongjiu City.

Now, by sealing off the entire Zhongjiu City, they were determined to find him.

Xiao Shi frowned at this.

He wasn't worried about being found.

He just didn't want to be confined here for a long time.

But he knew that under the current blockade of these Blood Martial Realm martial artists,

even if he entered the Tai Yin, he would certainly be detected by them.

Once it dragged on until that Martial Soul Realm powerhouse returned, there would be even less chance of escaping this city.

"I need to think of a way."

Xiao Shi fell into contemplation.

Based on his observations over the past few days,

these Blood Martial Realm martial artists had formed defensive lines at various points around Zhongjiu City.

If he were to force his way out of Zhongjiu City, he could choose one of these defensive lines; he would only need to break through that line to escape Zhongjiu City.

However, Xiao Shi had a premonition.

He felt that the defensive lines they formed were a bait.

Their purpose... was to use the weaker defensive lines to lure him into attacking.

Once he made a move,

they would attack him en masse!

After all, through the previous battle, they must have made some judgment about his strength.

It was impossible for them to let those First Blood Realm Blood Martial Realm martial artists defend a defensive line alone anymore.

After some thought,

Xiao Shi decided to observe the situation first.

Just like that,

three days passed.

Xiao Shi had not found a way to escape Zhongjiu City.

These Blood Martial Realm martial artists seemed determined to outlast him.

"In that case..."

A cold glint flashed in Xiao Shi's eyes.

A black mask appeared in his hand.

It was... the heavens secret mask!

Whoosh!

The moment he put on the heavens secret mask,

the surrounding space suddenly twisted, and his entire soul seemed to be pulled out of his body by the black mask.

Directly pulled into the mask!

The next moment,

Xiao Shi appeared out of thin air within the vast Tianji Hall.

With a thought,

he directly teleported to the Heavenly Secret City outside and sensed Wu Muzhen's location, appearing directly in front of Wu Muzhen.

At this time, Wu Muzhen had not yet entered Heavenly Secret City.

He maintained his statue form.

When Xiao Shi summoned him,

he immediately came to Heavenly Secret City at the fastest speed.

"Hall Master!"

Wu Muzhen respectfully bowed to Xiao Shi in front of him.

"There's something I need you to do."

Xiao Shi instructed.

"Please instruct, Hall Master!"

Wu Muzhen bowed.

"In Zhongjiu City of Tian Dou Province, there is something I want. As you know, my identity is sensitive now, and it's inconvenient for me to act. I want you to help me retrieve this item."

Xiao Shi said.

"Yes!"

Wu Muzhen nodded, without the slightest hesitation or doubt.

For him, being able to help the Hall Master was something he eagerly sought.

Such an opportunity was coveted by countless Tianji Hall members but unobtainable.

However, after agreeing, he added,

"But Hall Master, I have not yet arrived in Tian Dou Province. It will probably take another five or six days before I can reach Tian Dou Province..."

Xiao Shi nodded.

"No matter."

"As long as you can get this item for me."

Wu Muzhen immediately nodded seriously.

"Your subordinate will do his utmost. May I ask what item the Hall Master needs?"

"The heavenly secret box."

Xiao Shi said.

"The heavenly secret box!?"

Wu Muzhen's mind trembled.

"This heavenly secret box is located somewhere in Zhongjiu City, but its exact location will require you to search carefully within Zhongjiu City when you arrive."

Xiao Shi said indifferently.

He had thought it through clearly.

As long as Wu Muzhen arrived in Zhongjiu City and searched for the heavenly secret box there, the Blood Martial Realm martial artists in Zhongjiu City would certainly not be able to continue the city-wide lockdown.

And in this way, Wu Muzhen would not discover his true identity.

After all, he was only asking him to find the heavenly secret box.

He hadn't revealed any information about his own whereabouts.

Wu Muzhen also wouldn't realize that his true purpose was actually to use him to help himself escape his predicament.