177: The behavior style of the demonic forces

Besides the Blood Healing Saint Pill and the Blood Luck Pill, Xiao Shi also had an unexamined item in his possession.

When he picked up this last item, he discovered without surprise that it was also a pill.

Name: Blood Sky Separation Pill (Unknown)

Type: Pill

Description: Upon use, it can detach oneself from reality, entering a special void state that no one can perceive.

Note 1: In the void state, both the physical body and soul will be in an ethereal form, invisible, intangible, and imperceptible.

Note 2: In the void state, one will also not possess any perception or touch.

Note 3: Only effective for Blood Martial Realm martial artists. If the cultivation is insufficient for Blood Martial Realm, or exceeds Blood Martial Realm, it will be ineffective.

Note 4: The detached void state can only last for three minutes.

Xiao Shi looked at the pill in his hand.

He couldn't help but marvel again at how extraordinary all the pills dropped by these Demonic Path forces' Blood Martial Realm martial artists were.

The value of this Blood Sky Separation Pill was equally astonishing.

This detached void state, to some extent, was like a peculiar state that could immunity various powerful attacks.

If used in a crisis, it could ensure absolute safety for three minutes.

Even when facing attacks far beyond his own level, in this void state, these attacks would be unable to hit him.

It could be said that this was an extremely powerful life-saving pill!

The three pills harvested this time were all priceless.

Even according to the classification of item quality, they all belonged to top-tier items.

Such a continuous drop of three top-tier items had never happened before.

Xiao Shi pondered that there must be a reason for this; it couldn't be a coincidence.

"According to the previous drop patterns..."

"Although killing martial artists of any cultivation level might drop top-tier items, the drop rate is extremely low."

"And there has never been a situation of continuous drops."

Xiao Shi fell into contemplation.

If only one top-tier item had dropped, he could attribute it to a burst of good luck.

But three top-tier items dropping continuously... this was unusual.

If this had happened after he used the Blood Luck Pill, it would be understandable.

But for him to have such luck without using the Blood Luck Pill, it was a bit unreasonable.

"Could it be..."

"All of this is related to that great being?"

Xiao Shi thought long and hard.

He recalled all his experiences these past few days.

He couldn't help but think of the mysterious great being he had encountered before.

At that time, this mysterious great being had invited him to drink a cup of tea... Xiao Shi originally thought it was just an ordinary cup of tea.

But now it seemed that his good fortune was very likely related to the tea that this mysterious great being had offered him.

He felt that this cup of tea... very likely had effects that could enhance luck.

This, in turn, led to the continuous drop of these astonishingly valuable pills from his subsequent kills.

"If that's truly the case..."

"Then, at this stage, I don't need to rush to use the Blood Luck Pill."

Xiao Shi thought to himself.

He pondered that he could continue killing and see if high-quality items would continue to drop.

Once normal quality items started dropping, it might signify the end of this good luck, and then he could consider whether or not to use the Blood Luck Pill.

After inspecting the dropped items this time, Xiao Shi then searched through the Demon Hand Clan Blood Martial Realm martial artist's storage bag.

While finding many useful items, he also gained a deeper understanding of the Demonic Alliance in this place through these items.

Among them, there was no lack of information related to Lieyin City, allowing Xiao Shi to understand more about Lieyin City.

He also had a clear plan for his next actions.

Due to the time limitations of the Martial Emperor Shoulder Armor's flight form, it couldn't maintain this state indefinitely.

Therefore, after flying for a while, Xiao Shi had to descend from the sky and continue on foot.

Although the surface of the entire Flame Land emitted high temperatures, with Xiao Shi's cultivation and strength, walking normally on it had no adverse effects.

As long as he didn't stay in one place for too long.

Under normal circumstances, if an ordinary person accidentally entered this Flame Land, they might risk straying into areas of intense flames.

However, for Xiao Shi, who possessed a map of this Flame Land, he didn't need to worry about this issue.

Following the markings on the map, he quickly headed towards Lieyin City via an absolutely safe route.

After traveling for two consecutive days, he finally successfully reached the Lieyin City area.

The moment he entered this area, Xiao Shi felt the entire sky darken.

Before entering this area, the sky was bright, and under the scorching heat of the place, the entire Flame Land seemed to be perpetually under the scorching sun.

But the moment he entered the Lieyin City area, not only did the sky darken, but the previous scorching sensation also changed simultaneously.

Although the scorching heat of high temperature still existed, within this scorching heat, there was also a chilling cold.

This was an eerie cold that could seep into every part of the flesh and every cell of the body.

When this chilling cold and scorching heat appeared simultaneously on the body, the sensation of alternating hot and cold was far more uncomfortable than simply experiencing scorching heat alone.

Xiao Shi wasn't surprised by this.

Even before arriving, he already had a certain understanding of the entire Lieyin City.

He clearly knew that within Lieyin City, there existed a special Yin Flame.

It was said that the entire Lieyin City was built upon this Yin Flame.

This Yin Flame was different from ordinary flames.

What it emitted was not scorching heat, but chilling cold!

This was a Yin Flame!

Long before Lieyin City was established, this area was entirely a Yin Flame region.

At that time, even a Blood Martial Realm martial artist like Xiao Shi would face a life-or-death crisis if he rashly stepped into this area.

Later, after Lieyin City was established, this Yin Flame came under the control of Lieyin City.

Lieyin City built a formation with this Yin Flame as its core.

Under its formation, the Demonic Path martial artists belonging to Lieyin City would not only be unharmed by the Yin Flame but could also use its power to significantly enhance their own strength.

This was similar to how Demonic Path martial artists in the Rainforest would experience increased strength within the Rainforest.

It was a common method used by the Demonic Alliance.

At the same time, precisely because of this, the Demonic Path martial artists in these three cities of the Demonic Alliance rarely interacted with each other in daily life.

Once they left the confines of their own city and entered the area of another city, their own strength would be suppressed to a certain extent by the formation of that other city.

This meant that in other cities, even if they encountered someone weaker than themselves, they would be unable to defeat them due to the influence of the formation.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, the Demonic Path individuals of these three cities would not easily venture into each other's territories.

Even if they needed to meet, they would choose a place that would neither enhance nor weaken either of them.

This was also Xiao Shi's major reliance, ensuring he didn't have to worry about the Demon Hand Clan coming to hunt him down.

Even if the Demon Hand Clan had already discovered the death of its clansmen, they would not pursue the killer into the Flame Land.

After entering the Lieyin City area, Xiao Shi quickly advanced towards Lieyin City.

He needed to reach Lieyin City as soon as possible and join it.

Otherwise, if he stayed too long amidst this mixture of scorching heat and chilling cold, even his body would not be able to endure it.

After advancing for a while, a magnificent and enormous city appeared in Xiao Shi's sight.

The entire city was incredibly vast, far larger than cities like Zhongjiu City and Bi Xin City.

Among the cities Xiao Shi had seen, perhaps only Five Shadow City of Rapid Shadow Palace could compare to it.

The entire city was pitch black.

Its overall architectural style was quite different from the cities Xiao Shi had seen before.

The exterior of the entire city was covered with countless thick, blood-stained spikes, giving Xiao Shi a strong sense of ferocity and cruelty.

Especially two of the spikes, which resembled a pair of enormous curved horns, were not only covered with complex and profound demonic patterns but also stained with a trace of golden blood!

This golden blood seemed to possess an extremely high level of power.

Just looking at it made Xiao Shi feel as if his eyes were being scorched, causing intense pain.

He dared not look any further.

At the same time, from this black giant city, Xiao Shi could also feel an extremely intense chilling cold.

This chilling cold was terrifying, even exceeding the limit that a Blood Martial Realm martial artist could endure.

It made Xiao Shi clearly realize that if he rashly stepped into this city, he would surely die directly from the chilling cold within the city.

This also made him glad that he hadn't thought of sneaking into Zhuogu City in the Rainforest through the Taiyin Escape earlier.

Presumably, Zhuogu City would also have similar situations.

These Demonic Path forces' cities... were clearly not so easy to enter.

If one didn't have their permission and entered rashly, even a Blood Martial Realm martial artist would instantly suffer a tragic death!

This made Xiao Shi take a deep breath.

He discarded the idea of secretly infiltrating with the Taiyin Escape.

Following his pre-arranged plan, he approached the city gate ahead.

As he continuously approached, the surrounding chilling cold grew more intense.

However, with his strength, as long as he didn't enter the city, there would fundamentally be no major problems.

When he arrived at the city gate, he immediately attracted the attention of a patrol of City Guard outside the city.

This was a squad of City Guard dressed in black armor, wearing helmets, with only their cold eyes visible.

There were about a dozen of them.

The moment they saw Xiao Shi, they all froze, seemingly not expecting him to come here!

But soon, once they reacted, they immediately rushed forward with extreme speed and surrounded Xiao Shi.

All of them had a strong killing intent in their eyes.

They seemed to have no intention of questioning Xiao Shi.

After surrounding Xiao Shi, they said nothing and immediately moved to kill him.

However, Xiao Shi already had some understanding of the Demonic Path forces' way of doing things.

He had anticipated this beforehand.

Immediately, while preparing to strike, he let out a low growl.

"I'm here to join Lieyin City!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes narrowed.

However, they did not give up on attacking because of Xiao Shi's words.

Swish!

One of the City Guard moved, instantly arriving in front of Xiao Shi.

His entire right hand formed a claw, directly whistling towards Xiao Shi's heart, grabbing fiercely.

There was no holding back; he intended to kill Xiao Shi with his first move.

Facing the opponent's attack, a cold glint flashed in Xiao Shi's eyes.

He also extended his hand and intertwined it with the opponent's whistling claw.

With a crack, the City Guard's palm was instantly twisted and broken by Xiao Shi.

Xiao Shi took a step forward, his right shoulder slamming hard into the City Guard's chest.

Boom!!

The City Guard's chest immediately caved in.

His entire body, like a broken sack, was sent flying more than ten meters away, falling to the ground, already a corpse.

Xiao Shi looked coldly at the other City Guard.

If this were in the Orthodox Faction, his actions would undoubtedly create enmity.

He would immediately be hunted by the entire city and become a mortal enemy.

But in Demonic Path forces, his actions were normal.

Demonic Path forces had a significant difference in their way of doing things compared to the Orthodox Faction.

Killing here... was more commonplace.

If Xiao Shi's strike had not killed the City Guard, he would only face more difficulties.

Indeed, Xiao Shi's ruthless and decisive strike not only did not anger these City Guard, but instead, a sense of... respect arose in their eyes.

In their eyes, regardless of the opponent's purpose for coming here, one must first possess a certain level of strength to be qualified to state their intentions.

They had always believed in the rule of the jungle, where only the strong, and those who were decisive in killing, could earn respect here.

Only they were qualified to speak with them.

Even if Xiao Shi had shown sufficient strength but held back from killing the City Guard, he would still not have earned their respect.

Now, Xiao Shi's strike truly earned the recognition of these City Guard.

"You're from Zhuogu, yet you want to join our Lieyin?"

The leader of the City Guard scrutinized Xiao Shi, his eyes still unfriendly.

Even though Xiao Shi now had the right to speak with him, if Xiao Shi's subsequent words failed to satisfy him, he would still continue to attack and kill.

Xiao Shi glanced at the City Guard leader.

"If you can't make decisions on this matter, then get out of my way and let someone who can make decisions come and talk to me. Don't waste my time here."

After speaking, Xiao Shi walked forward on his own, completely ignoring these City Guard.

His words and actions did not provoke the anger of the City Guard leader.

Instead, they made the City Guard leader's eyes fill with contemplation.

The fact was that most of the strong individuals among the Demonic Path forces acted this way.

Arrogance and dominance had always been a way for the strong of the Demonic Path forces to display their status.