171: Peerless Sense of Magic

Xiao Shi remembered clearly.

After he used the Flames of True Knowledge on the Crimson Tiger Totem, it immediately showed signs of returning to its ancestral form.

This made him ponder that with more Flames of True Knowledge, he might be able to make the Crimson Tiger Totem completely revert to its ancestral form!

The Crimson Tiger Totem was of a very high tier.

It was even related to the deep-seated secrets of the Red Tiger Sect.

For Xiao Shi, it was incredibly important.

Xiao Shi believed that for the Red Tiger Sect to establish itself independently in Tian Dou Province, one aspect depended on its own strength and cultivation, and the other aspect depended on the Crimson Tiger Totem.

Any force needed to possess a powerful trump card.

And the Red Tiger Sect's trump card was clearly the Crimson Tiger Totem.

This required Xiao Shi to continuously excavate the Crimson Tiger Totem.

Making it stronger and stronger.

Immediately,

Xiao Shi began to plan his route to the Extreme Fire Sect.

Bi Xin City and the Extreme Fire Sect were quite far apart.

Along the way, there were many dangerous places.

Even some places that were originally safe,

Under the current situation in Tian Dou Province, would also have a certain degree of danger.

This required Xiao Shi to carefully plan his route to the Extreme Fire Sect to avoid the greatest dangers.

In general,

There were many routes to the Extreme Fire Sect, not just one.

Xiao Shi had many choices.

After some thought,

He temporarily planned the most suitable route for himself.

Although with his current strength, he could even kill a Two-Blood Blood Warrior Realm martial artist,

He knew that not all Two-Blood Blood Warrior Realm martial artists could be killed by him.

Even among Two-Blood Blood Warrior Realm martial artists, there would be differences in strength.

He could currently at most kill the weakest type of Two-Blood Blood Warrior Realm martial artist.

If he encountered other stronger Two-Blood Blood Warrior Realm martial artists, with his current strength, it would still be very tricky.

And when killing a Two-Blood Blood Warrior Realm martial artist,

He had to let the Blood Seal remain in the opponent's body for a period of time, allowing it to take root deeply before he could act.

This meant that if the Two-Blood Blood Warrior Realm martial artist he encountered immediately fought him, he would definitely not be able to kill him in a short period of time.

After all, the longer the Blood Seal stayed on the opponent, the greater its power would be.

If it had just been condensed,

Then killing would be very difficult.

“I am still too weak…”

Xiao Shi sighed.

He was currently unable to be invincible even within the Blood Martial Realm, and if he encountered a Martial Soul Realm martial artist above the Blood Martial Realm, it would be even more dangerous.

This also made him extremely cautious about the journey ahead.

However,

Once he refined the Natal Martial Blood in his body and elevated his Natal Martial Blood, perhaps facing a Two-Blood Blood Warrior Realm martial artist would not be so strenuous.

Just like that,

Xiao Shi traveled towards the Extreme Fire Sect according to his planned route, while continuously refining his Natal Martial Blood along the way.

Two days later,

As he successfully refined his Natal Martial Blood, his own Natal Martial Blood also reached the peak of the First Blood Realm.

Xiao Shi carefully sensed the Natal Martial Blood within his body.

This Natal Martial Blood had now been elevated to its extreme.

Not only had it become incredibly massive, but there were also numerous Blood Mists constantly swirling around it, which was quite impressive.

Usually, to elevate Natal Martial Blood to its extreme,

The time and energy required were extremely long.

Especially the stronger the Natal Martial Blood,

The more time it would take to elevate.

Many First Blood Realm Blood Martial Realm martial artists often needed several years, or even longer, to elevate their Natal Martial Blood to its extreme.

However, the time Xiao Shi spent on his Natal Martial Blood was extremely short.

This was mainly due to the Deviant Blood Tiger Transformation Scripture he cultivated.

The difficulty of this cultivation technique mainly lay in acquiring different Natal Martial Bloods for refinement.

If these different Natal Martial Bloods could be acquired, the enhancement they brought to one's own Natal Martial Blood after refinement would be significant.

It could save a lot of time.

At this moment, after refining more than ten different Natal Martial Bloods, Xiao Shi successfully elevated his own Natal Martial Blood to its extreme.

“So now, I have two choices.”

“One is to create a Blood Art!”

“The other… is to open up a second Natal Martial Blood!”

Xiao Shi fell into deep thought.

Blood Art was a powerful method unique to the Blood Martial Realm.

Every Blood Martial Realm martial artist could create his own exclusive Blood Art.

The difference in strength between a Blood Martial Realm martial artist with a Blood Art and one without was like heaven and earth.

However, the creation of a Blood Art often had a certain degree of difficulty.

Some Blood Martial Realm martial artists found it difficult to create even one Blood Art throughout their entire lives.

Usually, a Blood Art was greatly related to one's own Natal Martial Blood.

It needed to be combined with the characteristics of one's Natal Martial Blood.

At the same time, when creating a Blood Art, the best timing was often when the Natal Martial Blood reached its extreme.

Although a Blood Art could be created in normal circumstances, the chances of success were very slim.

Only when the Natal Martial Blood reached its extreme was it easiest to create a Blood Art.

In other words… if Xiao Shi wanted to create a Blood Art,

He would need to temporarily keep his cultivation at the First Blood Realm.

If he were to open up a second Natal Martial Blood at this time, the creation of the Blood Art would become difficult again.

Unless the second Natal Martial Blood also reached its extreme, only then would he re-enter this optimal state for creating a Blood Art.

Typically, Blood Martial Realm martial artists divided the creation of a Blood Art into several important stages.

The first stage was usually when the first Natal Martial Blood reached its extreme.

At this time, a part of the Blood Art would be created first.

Then, after the second Natal Martial Blood reached its extreme,

Another part of the Blood Art would be created.

Finally, each part of the Blood Art would be combined to form a complete Blood Art.

Blood Art was extremely important to the Blood Martial Realm.

To some extent, it could be said to be the key that allowed a Blood Martial Realm martial artist to defy fate!

Some Blood Martial Realm martial artists, before creating a Blood Art, might not have been very strong, but once they created a Blood Art, their entire strength would advance by leaps and bounds, directly ascending to another tier.

However, the creation of a Blood Art was extremely difficult.

Among all Blood Martial Realm martial artists, those who could create a Blood Art were very few.

Even Xiao Shi did not have enough confidence to be able to create a Blood Art.

But given the power of a Blood Art, he would certainly try.

“If I can create a Blood Art, then I can sweep through all Two-Blood Blood Warrior Realm martial artists, and even stronger ones!”

A glimmer of anticipation flashed in Xiao Shi's eyes.

He immediately began to sense his Natal Martial Blood.

Regarding the creation of a Blood Art,

There were no tutorials.

This was because historically, very few cultivators had created Blood Arts.

At the same time, each person's creation process was different.

Therefore, even knowing the creation process of others might not apply to oneself.

Xiao Shi only knew that,

To create a Blood Art, he could only find a method from his own Natal Martial Blood.

When his consciousness focused on the Natal Martial Blood within his body,

“Roar!”

A resounding tiger roar immediately echoed in his mind.

As the tiger roar sounded,

A thought instantly emerged in Xiao Shi's mind.

This feeling… was like a sudden inspiration.

The moment he sensed his Natal Martial Blood, this thought spontaneously appeared in his mind.

If other Blood Martial Realm martial artists knew about Xiao Shi's situation at this moment,

They would undoubtedly be extremely astonished.

Xiao Shi's situation could definitely be described as an unparalleled sense of law!

Typically, among many Blood Martial Realm martial artists, even those who were considered geniuses, would not possess such a terrifying sense of law.

To have the idea of constructing a Blood Art emerge within one or two months was already a very strong sense of law.

And a situation like Xiao Shi's, where the idea of constructing a Blood Art appeared instantly… was unprecedented!

The idea that emerged from Xiao Shi's mind became increasingly clear and quickly formed a complete Blood Art construction plan.

According to the plan in Xiao Shi's mind,

This Blood Art would manifest in the form of a tiger roar.

As for its power… that would only be known after the Blood Art was formed.

However, with Xiao Shi's understanding of Blood Arts, he knew that no Blood Art would be weak.

He believed that once his Blood Art was formed, it would definitely become a powerful killing move for him in the Blood Martial Realm!

However, even though he now had a concrete idea and plan,

Constructing this Blood Art was not that easy.

Some important things were still missing.

Or rather, a step.

This step was extremely important.

It would be the key to whether the Blood Art could be formed.

However, Xiao Shi had not yet figured out this step.

He was not in a hurry about it.

He knew that the construction of a Blood Art was not something that could be accomplished overnight.

It required time.

At least he now had a concrete idea and plan.

Just like that,

Xiao Shi traveled while continuously contemplating the construction of the Blood Art.

Even though his planned route had avoided one dangerous place after another,

He still had to pass through one city after another.

He found that some of these cities also had similar lockdown situations to Bi Xin City earlier.

The entire city was directly sealed off, not allowing outsiders to enter, nor allowing people inside to leave.

Regarding this,

Xiao Shi decisively chose to bypass them.

He did not enter the cities.

Previously, it was because of the Red Tiger Sect that he had to intervene to rescue them.

But now, in the absence of necessity, he would certainly not rashly get involved.

After all, those who governed a city,

Were at least Martial Soul Realm experts.

With his current strength, if he were targeted by a Martial Soul Realm expert, his chances of survival would be extremely low.

In addition to the sealed cities,

Xiao Shi also encountered two cities that were fighting each other.

It seemed that the experts occupying these two cities had a long-standing grudge.

This led to them directly engaging in war after occupying these two cities.

This resulted in the areas surrounding these two cities being extremely dangerous.

Terrifying battle fluctuations constantly diffused at any time.

And martial artists of various strengths continuously engaged in chaotic battles here.

Xiao Shi originally wanted to see if there was an opportunity to sneak in, secretly take a few Blood Martial Realm martial artists' heads, and then slip away.

However, he found that this battlefield had extremely strong formation fluctuations.

Such formations often possessed extremely strong identification capabilities, able to clearly detect every person within the formation.

Once he stepped in, he would definitely be detected immediately.

With his cautious nature, he naturally would not take this risk.

He immediately moved away.

The situations encountered along the way caused Xiao Shi to completely deviate from his originally planned route.

He had no choice but to enter some relatively dangerous areas.

At this moment, he entered a Rainforest in Tian Dou Province.

This Rainforest was very peculiar.

There was clearly no rain outside.

But after stepping into this Rainforest, rain kept falling.

And the rainwater falling from this Rainforest was also very different from ordinary rainwater.

These raindrops carried a very strong scorching ability.

Just one or two drops of rain,

Might not have any impact on Xiao Shi.

But the scorching heat carried within the rainwater would continuously accumulate after touching the body, making its power stronger and stronger.

Once it accumulated to a hundred drops of rain… then even with Xiao Shi's strength and cultivation, he would not be able to withstand this scorching power!

Therefore, after entering this Rainforest,

Xiao Shi immediately used his Blood Power to form a protective shield around his body, covering himself to avoid being drenched by these raindrops.

Xiao Shi's nerves were taut, constantly paying attention to all movements around him.

He knew that this Rainforest was very dangerous.

According to his original plan, he would not enter this Rainforest.

But the situation outside now forced him to enter this Rainforest.

As he continued to advance,

“Goo!”

Xiao Shi suddenly heard a strange bird cry.

He looked up.

He immediately saw a blood-colored strange bird perched on a branch not far away.

This was an unknown strange bird somewhat resembling an owl.

Although Xiao Shi had never seen this strange bird before,

Out of caution,

He still decided to kill this strange bird directly.

Swish!

A branch suddenly shot out from the shadows.

Just like a venomous snake that had been lurking for a long time.

This strange bird did not detect any abnormality at all and was instantly bound by this suddenly darting branch, unable to move.

It couldn't even make a sound.

Then, under the binding of the branch, its body melted away, turning into a pile of white bones.

Its flesh and blood had already been completely absorbed by the branch.

Xiao Shi's expression was calm.

As if nothing had happened, he walked to the bottom of the white bones and picked up the item that fell after the strange bird died.

Unfortunately… this was not a Blood Martial Grade item.

It was just a Qi Warrior Grade item.

But even so, it made Xiao Shi's heart skip a beat.

He didn't expect this strange bird to possess strength comparable to the Qi Martial Realm.

Before, he couldn't tell the strength of this strange bird at all.

This also made him even more cautious.

“Indeed, no creature in this Rainforest can be underestimated…”

Xiao Shi thought to himself.

Before entering this Rainforest, he had already realized that,

Any creature inside this Rainforest might pose a hidden danger.

The best approach was to strike first and kill them.

Xiao Shi continued to move forward.

Not long after,

A fork in the road appeared in front of him.

One of the forks seemed to lead to the riverside; even from a distance, Xiao Shi could faintly hear the sound of the river.

The other fork was much quieter.

After some thought, Xiao Shi

Decisively chose the fork leading to the riverside.