181: Fighting for Second Blood

The person Xiao Shi was chasing at this moment was a tall, thin man.

He looked terrified.

After witnessing Xiao Shi's move earlier, he knew he was no match for him.

After all, his own strength was far inferior to Tu Lie's.

Even Tu Lie was killed without any resistance in front of him, so it was even more impossible for him to contend with him.

"Damn it!!"

"I just looked from afar, I didn't even make a move, and he still wants to kill me!?

His heart was filled with bitterness.

Although people from Demonic Path forces were generally more radical and overbearing in their actions, he had never seen anyone so overbearing!

It seemed that as long as someone harbored ill intentions towards him, this person would inevitably move to kill them.

At present, he would not tolerate anyone with ill intentions towards him.

Moreover, his strength was incredibly powerful.

Being targeted by such a person was simply a nightmare!

Boom!

At this moment, under Xiao Shi's attack, the tall, thin man dared not hold back.

A chain-scythe appeared in his hand, and numerous dark shadows enveloped the entire chain-scythe.

These dark shadows were quite formidable.

However, the moment the chain-scythe touched Xiao Shi's finger, the entire chain-scythe vibrated violently.

The dark shadows wrapped around it all let out shrill screams, scattering in the air.

Even the entire chain-scythe was blasted back by this powerful force.

With a 'puff' sound, it pierced into the tall, thin man's body.

The tall, thin man, using this impact, quickly fled, not daring to stay for a moment.

After all, this chain-scythe was his weapon.

If it pierced into an enemy's body, it would vigorously absorb the enemy's blood.

But for him, there would naturally be no such harm.

All of this... was within his plan and expectation.

He never intended to fight Xiao Shi; he only wanted to escape.

However, he had barely fled far using the impact when—

Puff!

Numerous blood-colored finger-rays suddenly permeated out from his chain-scythe.

Clearly, Xiao Shi's previous finger strike had not unleashed all the power of the Blood Vein Finger; instead, he had hidden a portion of its power within the chain-scythe.

He had anticipated that this person would use the force to escape, so he deliberately waited until he fled to unleash the power within the Blood Vein Finger.

One could only say... Xiao Shi had predicted his prediction.

Puff!

In an instant, under the tearing force of the Blood Vein Finger, the tall, thin man's internal organs were instantly torn and shredded.

Some of the force even permeated out from his body, tearing his entire body into pieces.

Xiao Shi looked at his finger.

Now, the blood-colored patterns on his finger were much more vivid than before, no longer just faint lines.

At the same time, the power of the entire Blood Vein Finger had become increasingly formidable under his continuous killing!

An ordinary First Blood Blood Martial Realm cultivator could no longer withstand his single finger strike.

Xiao Shi quickly stepped forward.

After picking up the dropped items and his storage bag, his figure flickered, and he continued to kill his next target.

At this moment, he was like an unstoppable killing god, causing everyone he pursued to tremble with fear and their scalps to tingle.

The commotion Xiao Shi caused in Lieyin City also attracted more and more people's attention to him.

Among these watchful eyes were the Flame Bearers.

As administrators in Lieyin City, the Flame Bearers at this time absolutely had the right and authority to stop Xiao Shi.

However, when these Flame Bearers saw this scene, not only did they not stop him, but they even smiled.

"It's been a long time since such a ferocious fellow appeared in our Lieyin City..."

"If this person doesn't die, with his style of doing things, he will certainly become a demon lord in the future!"

"I think he's quite suitable to be a Flame Bearer..."

"He is quite suitable, but being a Flame Bearer is not something one can become just by being suitable."

"Speaking of which, our Lieyin City hasn't had a new Flame Bearer for five consecutive years. I wonder if this guy has a chance?"

All these Flame Bearers expressed their appreciation for Xiao Shi.

At the same time, they felt he was very suitable to be a Flame Bearer.

But not everyone shared this attitude.

"A mere First Blood Realm fellow dares to be so arrogant?"

With a cold laugh, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Xiao Shi, blocking his path.

This was an ugly-faced person, his entire face twisted and distorted, as if it had been torn apart and then stitched back together.

He was draped in a loose black robe.

One pupil was green, and the other was white.

And within the white pupil, there was a spider.

Now he stood directly in front of Xiao Shi, blocking him.

Xiao Shi stared coldly at the ugly person in front of him.

He could clearly feel... this person was very strong!

Stronger than all the Blood Martial Realm cultivators he had encountered before!

This should be a Second Blood Realm Blood Martial Realm cultivator!

However, when Xiao Shi checked through his Scarlet Blood Demon Eye, he found that this person still only had one Natal Martial Blood within him.

There was no second Natal Martial Blood.

This made Xiao Shi frown.

"Could it be that the Second Blood Realm under the Demonic Path system doesn't have two Natal Martial Bloods?"

Xiao Shi was very puzzled.

Currently, he only understood the First Blood Realm of the Demonic Path system.

He did not know what differences the Second Blood Realm of the Demonic Path system would have.

When this ugly person, suspected to be in the Second Blood Realm, stopped Xiao Shi, he stared at Xiao Shi with an unfriendly gaze.

"Tu Lie was also my subordinate. Now that you've killed my subordinate, you owe me an explanation."

As he spoke, his gaze was fixed on Xiao Shi's hands, as if he had seen some incredibly delicious food.

He stuck out his tongue and licked his lips.

"Obediently offer your hands and become my servant, and I can spare your life."

Xiao Shi stared coldly at the person in front of him, his voice icy.

"If you leave now... you might still live."

"Oh?"

The ugly person raised an eyebrow and smiled.

"Interesting."

"It's been a long time since a First Blood Realm fellow dared to speak to me like that."

"In that case..."

Swish!

His figure suddenly vanished from in front of Xiao Shi.

Xiao Shi's expression remained calm.

He raised his hand and directly pointed a finger to his left.

Hiss!

He saw his finger touch the void, and a wisp of white smoke rose.

"Hey, I'm over here!"

A strange laugh came from behind Xiao Shi.

The ugly person's figure directly appeared from behind him.

From beneath his loose black robe, a hand suddenly stretched out. This hand, like his face, also seemed to be stitched together.

But the difference was that this hand was formed by various different flesh and blood stitched together.

One could clearly see... some parts of his arm were green with hair, some parts were black with scales, and other parts were blue with sharp thorns.

When all these different flesh and blood combined, his entire hand looked extremely bizarre.

Now, as he appeared from behind Xiao Shi, his entire arm directly wrapped around Xiao Shi's neck from behind, attempting to hold him in a chokehold.

A cold light flashed in Xiao Shi's eyes.

All of the opponent's movements were within his grasp.

From the very beginning, he knew this person would appear behind him.

The previous finger strike was also a deliberate deception to make this person think he couldn't see through his movements.

At this moment, Xiao Shi didn't even turn his head.

He simply flicked his finger behind him.

Two drops of strange blood shot out from his fingertips.

Before the opponent's arm arrived, these two drops of strange blood first landed on his arm and directly merged into it.

"Hmm?"

The ugly person frowned.

The moment these two drops of strange blood merged into his arm, fierce flames immediately ignited on his entire arm.

These flames carried extremely terrifying high temperatures and destruction, continuously destroying his arm.

Even his arm, which was almost comparable to a Blood Weapon, showed faint signs of damage under the continuous burning of the flames.

If it were allowed to burn continuously... it wouldn't be long before his arm would be ruined!

This made the ugly person's expression solemn.

He clearly felt that these flames were not ordinary fire.

He let out a low growl.

The scales on his arm immediately spread along his arm, instantly covering his entire hand.

His scales had an extremely powerful protective effect, successfully blocking the flames.

However, under the burning of the flames, all his scales were incinerated, turning into charcoal and falling off his arm.

"Damn it!!"

The ugly person looked heartbroken.

Without these scales, he lost a powerful defense.

He hadn't expected the opponent to possess such powerful means.

Just then, "Hmm?"

The ugly person suddenly felt a sharp pain in his finger.

He looked down and immediately saw... the flesh and blood of his finger had turned into gray-black stone, petrifying!!

And it was spreading at a terrifying speed.

"What... what is this!!"

The ugly person was greatly alarmed.

Since the scales used for protection on this arm had been incinerated by the previous flames, he now had no means of defense or resistance.

He could only watch helplessly as his entire hand continuously petrified.

In an instant, this petrification spread from his finger to his wrist and was still continuously spreading.

Sweat broke out on the ugly person's forehead.

He became increasingly anxious.

And he was also a ruthless person.

With no other options, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes.

He decisively raised his other hand and chopped it down on his wrist, severing it to prevent the petrification from continuing to spread.

However, he despairingly discovered... even though he had broken his arm like a brave warrior, the petrification of his entire arm did not end there; it continued to spread.

Soon, his entire arm was completely petrified!

However, what was fortunate... was that this petrification did not spread to his body.

After petrifying his entire arm, it stopped spreading.

Xiao Shi also felt it was a pity.

The opponent's arm was even more extraordinary than he had imagined, causing his strange blood to only be able to act on this arm, unable to affect the opponent's entire body.

He knew that a single drop of strange blood would inevitably be unable to pose a threat to him, so he decisively used two drops of strange blood, directly crippling this person's arm!

At the same time, Xiao Shi's figure had already appeared behind this person.

A cold light flashed in his eyes.

He directly struck the back of his head with a finger.

"Die!!"

Xiao Shi believed that with the power of the Blood Vein Finger, he would surely be able to directly smash his head.

However, the moment his finger touched the back of the opponent's head, a strange and powerful force suddenly erupted from the opponent's body.

Even with the power of the Blood Vein Finger, under the strange force that erupted from the opponent, it seemed to fall into a peculiar state, as if solidified, unable to move or erupt.

Xiao Shi frowned slightly.

Suddenly, with a 'boom', a powerful force immediately erupted from the back of the opponent's head. This force was extremely powerful, blasting Xiao Shi several meters backward.

The ugly-faced person turned around.

His entire face had turned pale, and a huge spider pattern had appeared on his forehead.

The spider in his eye had now disappeared.

"You actually destroyed my arm!!"

"I will tear you... piece by piece!!"

The ugly person's rage surged, and the blood vessels on his forehead bulged due to his fury.

His arm was formed at a great cost to him.

It could be said to be the most important treasure on his body.

It was extremely close to the level of a Blood Weapon.

As long as he obtained some special flesh and blood, it could become a powerful item comparable to a Blood Weapon!

However, all of this... was completely destroyed by this guy in front of him.

So many years of painstaking effort, all gone!

This made his heart bleed, furious beyond measure, and in so much pain that he was almost going mad.

He directly entered his Second Blood Realm form!

Xiao Shi looked at the greatly changed ugly person in front of him.

He could feel that the opponent's strength was much greater than before, subtly posing some threat to him.

If he could use Blood Art... Xiao Shi still had confidence that he could kill him.

But once he used Blood Art, his identity would inevitably be exposed.

"The Blood Vein Finger is clearly no longer able to contend with him, and all the strange blood has been used up..."

Xiao Shi frowned slightly.

The drawback of strange blood was its small quantity.

Often, strange blood refined from materials was only a single drop, usable only once.

Now, all the strange blood on Xiao Shi's body had been used up.

He needed to acquire more materials to continue refining strange blood.

At the same time, many of his methods could not be used here... It would not be easy to deal with this ugly person.

"It seems I'll have to use it!"

Xiao Shi made a decision in his heart.

He was certain that this person was definitely in the Second Blood Realm, and furthermore, he was one of the more powerful individuals within the Second Blood Realm.

Xiao Shi would have no pressure killing an ordinary Second Blood Realm cultivator.

However, this person, in his current state, made him feel tricky.

He just didn't know what items such a Second Blood Realm cultivator would drop after being killed.

Xiao Shi was very much looking forward to this.

"Die!!"

The ugly person roared.

The huge spider pattern on his forehead suddenly erupted with a blinding white light.

His entire figure also expanded, directly reaching four meters.

He spat out a white silk thread from his mouth!