165: Changes in Bixin City

This Secret Skill has good growth potential.

It seems to advance once in each realm.

Now, this Blood Seal of the Blood Martial Realm is much more powerful than the Extreme Seal from the Qi Martial Realm.

Xiao Shi didn't expect his luck to be so good this time.

He actually dropped a top-grade Blood Martial Grade item directly.

And it just happened to be this Secret Skill.

Immediately, he cut open his palm.

He placed the crystal into the wound on his palm.

He used Blood Power to envelop the crystal, causing it to melt.

As the crystal rapidly melted under the Blood Power and vanished from his hand, at that very moment...

Boom!

Xiao Shi felt his brain shake.

Everything about the Secret Skill, Blood Seal, instantly appeared in his mind.

With this Secret Skill,

his overall strength had greatly improved.

Coupled with the other items he had acquired this time,

Xiao Shi felt that if he were to face that Blood Martial Realm martial artist again, he would definitely not give him a chance to detonate his Natal Martial Blood.

He could easily kill him.

"With these Blood Martial Grade items, an ordinary First Blood Blood Martial Realm martial artist will no longer be a threat to me."

A glint shone in Xiao Shi's eyes.

The increase in strength and the benefits brought by these Blood Martial Grade items made him even more eager to find and kill more Blood Martial Realm martial artists.

After several days of rest,

Xiao Shi left this city.

He continued his journey towards Bi Xin City according to his original plan.

He had now successfully refined the previously dropped Blood of the Corrupted.

Due to the higher tier of this Natal Martial Blood compared to the Natal Martial Blood he had refined before,

it took more time to refine.

However, after successfully refining it,

Xiao Shi also experienced the benefits brought by this Natal Martial Blood.

Not only did it greatly enhance his Natal Martial Blood, but it also imbued his Natal Martial Blood with a trace of corrosive power!

Originally, Xiao Shi's Natal Martial Blood did not possess corrosive power.

But after refining the Blood of the Corrupted, his entire Natal Martial Blood also gained some of the abilities of the Blood of the Corrupted.

"Could it be that refining this type of True Blood allows one to gain some of its abilities?"

Xiao Shi's heart was filled with joy.

In addition to this,

now that he possessed Blood Martial Grade materials, he also began to refine some powerful Alien Blood (Unusual Blood) using these materials.

The items dropped this time greatly increased his overall strength.

However, in terms of the Blood Martial Realm,

Xiao Shi still had many shortcomings.

For example, body tempering cultivation techniques.

This required him to make more kills.

At the same time,

the storm stirred up by Tianji Hall did not subside in Tian Dou Province; instead, it grew more intense.

As powerful individuals from various provinces in Star Luo Territory gathered in Tian Dou Province,

it was no longer just the cities of Tian Dou Province that were occupied by these powerful individuals; even some small and medium-sized forces were forcibly taken over by them.

While these powerful individuals were constantly searching for the Hall Master of Tianji Hall,

conflicts and disputes also arose among them.

This caused the entire Tian Dou Province to be in constant turmoil.

Powerful individuals would often engage in battles.

And it wasn't just the Orthodox Faction; the Demonic Path forces were also searching for the Hall Master of Tianji Hall.

In the past, most Demonic Path forces lurked in the shadows.

Now, however, they were frequently active.

At the same time, some people were secretly plotting conspiracies amidst the current chaos.

The entire Tian Dou Province felt as if a storm was approaching.

On his way to Bi Xin City, Xiao Shi also felt the complexity of the situation.

It was truly because along the way,

he had seen too many powerful individuals.

In the past, Martial Soul Realm powerful individuals in Tian Dou Province were very rarely seen.

However, now, along this journey,

Xiao Shi had seen quite a few Martial Soul Realm powerful individuals.

He had even seen existences above the Martial Soul Realm.

This made him increasingly sigh at how deep the waters of Tian Dou Province had become.

At the same time, he also knew that

these people were almost all coming for him.

However, with the martial emperor mask concealing his aura, Xiao Shi was not afraid of being detected by them.

He just needed to continue to keep a low profile.

And so,

after several days of travel,

Xiao Shi finally arrived at Bi Xin City.

When he first saw Bi Xin City, he was greatly shocked by the city's vastness.

After all, at that time, he had only been exposed to Jin Yun City.

He hadn't yet encountered other cities outside of Jin Yun City.

However, looking at Bi Xin City now, this city seemed quite ordinary in his eyes.

"Finally here."

The journey from Five Shadow City to Bi Xin City was quite long.

Coupled with the situations Xiao Shi encountered along the way, half a month had already passed since he left Five Shadow City.

Xiao Shi came to Bi Xin City this time

mainly to see the current situation of the Red Tiger Sect.

Although he was not the Red Tiger Sect Master, he was equivalent to an ancestor-like figure within the Red Tiger Sect.

The rise and fall of the Red Tiger Sect was also something he needed to pay close attention to.

However, just as Xiao Shi was about to enter Bi Xin City,

he was directly stopped by the guards at the city gate.

"Bi Xin City is currently not open to the public; entry is prohibited!"

The guard said coldly.

"Prohibited entry?"

Xiao Shi was stunned by this.

He frowned.

Although he knew that Bi Xin City, like other cities, was currently occupied by those foreign powerful individuals, he didn't expect that they would actually prohibit others from entering!

This made him feel a sense of unease.

Immediately, he transmitted a message to Guo Chengdao through the Crimson Tiger Totem, asking about the situation.

However, his message received no response from Guo Chengdao.

This was completely different from previous situations!

Previously, as soon as Guo Chengdao received his message, he would immediately reply.

But this time... there was absolutely no reaction!

Following that, Xiao Shi sent messages to the other three Blood Martial Realm Elders of the Red Tiger Sect.

But the result was still the same.

These three Blood Martial Realm Elders also did not give any reply.

"There's a problem here!!!"

Xiao Shi's expression was solemn.

He realized that some unknown situation must have occurred in the current Bi Xin City.

If such a situation occurred in other cities,

he would definitely choose to bypass it directly and not get involved.

But now that it concerned the Red Tiger Sect, he couldn't ignore it.

At the very least, he had to ensure whether Guo Chengdao and the others were safe!

Thinking of this,

Xiao Shi immediately went to an unmanned corner.

His figure instantly vanished.

He entered the Tai Yin.

He used this to sneak into Bi Xin City.

Although he was not completely invisible in his Tai Yin form and could still be perceived by others,

those who could usually perceive him were at least Blood Martial Realm martial artists.

And even then, they could only perceive him after Xiao Shi got close.

If the distance was far,

even these Blood Martial Realm martial artists would find it difficult to perceive his whereabouts.

As for these patrolling guards, they were even less able to perceive Xiao Shi's presence.

This allowed Xiao Shi to easily sneak into Bi Xin City.

When Xiao Shi entered Bi Xin City,

he immediately felt the difference in the entire Bi Xin City.

He still remembered that the last time he came to Bi Xin City, the atmosphere within the entire Bi Xin City was very good, and the city was especially lively.

However, at this moment, Bi Xin City appeared incredibly desolate and deserted.

There were no pedestrians on the streets.

Even though Xiao Shi constantly moved through the streets of Bi Xin City,

he still didn't see a single person.

Because of this, he even entered many residents' houses, but he didn't see any sign of these residents inside.

It was as if all the people in the entire Bi Xin City had vanished into thin air!

This made Xiao Shi's heart grow increasingly uneasy.

Finally,

when he passed through this urban area and arrived at another urban area, he finally saw living people in this Bi Xin City!

The entire Bi Xin City was divided into multiple urban areas.

The one Xiao Shi had arrived at now was the main urban area.

But what he didn't expect was that the main urban area at this time not only had living people, but also an incredibly large number of them.

It was as if all the people from those other urban areas had gathered in the main urban area.

This made the entire main urban area overcrowded.

But strangely... these people appearing in the main urban area all had dull expressions and empty eyes, as if they had lost their souls, leaving only their husks.

However, they were not completely standing still.

They were still moving around in the main urban area.

This scene made Xiao Shi's expression even more solemn.

He discovered... among those gathered in the main urban area, there were not only ordinary people, but also quite a few Entering Martial Realm and Qi Martial Realm martial artists.

However, they all seemed to have lost their souls, moving around with dull expressions.

Xiao Shi did not rush to enter the main urban area recklessly.

Instead, he observed from outside the main urban area without making a sound.

Although he had not yet delved into souls at this moment,

through the state of these people, he could tell that there was a problem with their souls.

Usually, only powerful individuals in the Martial Soul Realm or even higher cultivation could achieve this!

In addition to this,

under Xiao Shi's continuous observation,

he also vaguely discovered that

there was actually a formation on the ground of the main urban area!

Because Xiao Shi had dropped too many items through killing in the Entering Martial Realm, he had also dabbled in formations.

Although he couldn't be called proficient, he could still differentiate them.

At this moment, he detected a massive and complex astonishing formation in the main urban area through some subtle fluctuations on the ground.

Just the tip of the iceberg that Xiao Shi perceived

made him certain that this formation was extremely extraordinary.

It had already far exceeded the level he could currently access!

Xiao Shi was even more hesitant to easily step into the main urban area.

He couldn't be sure right now... whether the reason these people in the main urban area were in this state of soul loss was because of the formation inside the main urban area.

If stepping into the formation would result in soul loss... then walking in like that would be too foolish.

"In other words,"

"it's highly likely that all the people in the entire Bi Xin City are currently within the formation of the main urban area, and all are in a state of soul loss..."

"That's why the messages I sent received no response."

Although he hadn't seen Guo Chengdao and the others,

after seeing the current situation in Bi Xin City, Xiao Shi could infer their predicament.

It was obvious that

all of this was done by the powerful individual who occupied Bi Xin City.

As for his purpose... that remained unknown.

At this time, although the people in Bi Xin City were in a state of soul loss, their lives seemed to be fine.

This also made Xiao Shi slightly relieved.

He was just afraid that Guo Chengdao and the others were already dead.

However, rescuing them was clearly not an easy task either.

Xiao Shi pondered that he first needed to figure out who the person occupying Bi Xin City was, what cultivation and strength he possessed, and then consider methods to rescue them.

Just as he was thinking,

"Hmm?"

Xiao Shi suddenly noticed that

in the main urban area, there were several martial artists who were distinctly different from the others, seemingly patrolling the area.

From their expressions, one could tell at a glance that they were not in a state of soul loss like the others.

At the same time, extremely powerful aura fluctuations emanated from their bodies.

Even from a great distance,

Xiao Shi could tell at a glance that

these few people... were all Blood Martial Realm martial artists!

"They should be subordinates of the powerful individual who occupied Bi Xin City..."

By now,

Xiao Shi already knew that these powerful individuals occupying various cities were not alone.

They often had some subordinates under them.

Just like those Blood Martial Realm martial artists in Zhongjiu City before.

Xiao Shi carefully observed these people.

He found that all these people could move freely under the formation of the main urban area without being affected.

However, just based on this,

he couldn't be sure if this formation was the key to causing soul loss.

After all, they might very well possess something that could immunize them to the formation.

Xiao Shi couldn't just recklessly step into the formation simply because he saw them moving freely within it.

However, a thought did arise in his mind.

Buzz!

In an instant,

the Natal Martial Blood within Xiao Shi's body vibrated and began to circulate.

And during its circulation,

numerous Blood Power continuously gathered at Xiao Shi's fingertips, eventually forming a mark.

Xiao Shi raised his finger and pointed it at one of the Blood Martial Realm martial artists in the distance.

Swish!

The Blood Seal on his fingertip instantly disappeared.

Then, it emerged from the body of the Blood Martial Realm martial artist he had pointed at.

However, the entire Blood Seal was in a hidden state; apart from Xiao Shi, no one else could see it with the naked eye.

Swish!

Swish!

Xiao Shi successively left Blood Seals on all these Blood Martial Realm martial artists.

The range of the Blood Seal's deployment had now been greatly increased based on the Extreme Seal.

This allowed Xiao Shi to condense the Blood Seal on these Blood Martial Realm martial artists even from a considerable distance.

And through the Blood Seals on their bodies, Xiao Shi could not only grasp all their movements but also hear all their conversations.

In addition to this,

the Blood Seal also possessed a powerful ability.

That was to absorb the Natal Martial Blood within their bodies and use their Natal Martial Blood to nourish the Blood Seal!

However, Xiao Shi intended to use the Blood Seal to understand the situation this time.

Therefore, he did not let the Blood Seal absorb their Natal Martial Blood, fearing that they might detect it.

As long as the Blood Seal remained on their bodies,

through their usual conversations, he believed he would soon be able to find out who the powerful individual occupying Bi Xin City was, what cultivation he possessed, and also... what his ultimate goal was.

At this moment, Xiao Shi could already hear their conversations through the Blood Seals.