188: Get a wave of items

Such a high status… it might be a bit difficult to handle!

Xiao Shi frowned.

He continued to read.

The subsequent content was pretty much as he had guessed.

After the powerful members of the Demonic Alliance suppressed and sealed the Yin Flame here, they established Lieyin City, and then, by extracting the power of the Yin Flame, made it the foundation of Lieyin City.

Although the power of the Yin Flame that Lieyin City could extract was only a portion, not the entirety.

But this portion of Yin Flame Power alone was enough for them to stand firm in Tian Dou Province.

In fact, as long as they remained in Lieyin City,

Even if the four Orthodox Faction forces of Tian Dou Province united to attack them,

They would not fear at all.

However, there was a flaw in this.

That was, they could only receive the blessing of the Yin Flame Power when they were within the scope of Lieyin City.

Once they left Lieyin City, the power of the Yin Flame would dissipate.

This included the Remnant Yin wielded by the Flame Bearers.

It was the same.

This made them invincible in defense,

But unable to attack.

Ultimately,

It was because the Yin Flame could not move.

From this, Xiao Shi could also deduce:

It was likely that the powerful members of the Demonic Alliance who came to suppress and seal the Yin Flame back then initially wanted to take the Yin Flame directly.

Unfortunately, the immense power of the Yin Flame made it impossible for them to move it.

In desperation,

They could only seal and suppress it here.

This undoubtedly made the difficulty of getting it even greater.

"If even beings above the Martial Soul Realm cannot take it away… then there's no way I can do it."

Xiao Shi's brows were tightly furrowed.

The more he learned about the Yin Flame, the more he realized how incredibly difficult it would be to get his hands on it… And from the information currently available,

The possibility of getting the Yin Flame was minuscule.

"Actually, with the status of this Yin Flame, even if I got my hands on it, I couldn't possibly make it my Natal Martial Blood…"

"But if I could get a portion of it and use that portion as my Natal Martial Blood, then there wouldn't be any problem."

Xiao Shi fell into contemplation.

The Yin Flame's status was too high; his body definitely couldn't support or contain it.

However, if this Yin Flame were to be viewed as a fierce beast,

Although he couldn't contain the entire beast, he could contain its claws or tail… And now that this fierce beast was suppressed and sealed,

He might have a chance to cut off a portion from it!

"My advantage is being able to directly approach it through the [Blood Sky Separation Pill]…"

"But the Yin Flame's status is too high; even though it's currently suppressed and sealed, it still possesses the ability to kill me…"

"Although the [Blood Sky Separation Pill] allows me to approach it, I have no way to cut off a portion from it and take it away."

This was also the reason why Xiao Shi hadn't acted rashly before.

The [Blood Sky Separation Pill] could only ensure he could get close.

But he still lacked something that could protect his life after getting close.

"It seems the key to the problem still lies in the lack of items on me…"

A murderous glint flashed in Xiao Shi's eyes.

Since that was the case,

Then he would first get a wave of items through killing.

See if he could get suitable life-saving items.

It just so happened that he was now a Flame Bearer, and killing those Blood Martial Realm martial artists would be easier than before.

That day,

Xiao Shi summoned Ming Wu.

"My Lord."

Ming Wu bowed respectfully.

His eyes held fanaticism, containing extreme reverence.

"I'll give you one day. I want a list of all Blood Martial Realm martial artists in Lieyin City."

Xiao Shi said indifferently.

"Yes!"

Ming Wu agreed without hesitation.

Xiao Shi raised his hand.

The Remnant Yin within him quickly surged into the ground, activating the Lieyin City formation beneath his feet.

Through the formation, he directly bestowed a surge of Yin Flame Power upon Ming Wu.

With this Yin Flame Power, even if others didn't know Ming Wu was his subordinate, they would know that Ming Wu was now working for a Flame Bearer.

After all, only a Flame Bearer

Could bless their subordinates with Yin Flame Power.

This way, no one would dare to cause trouble for Ming Wu.

Allowing him to complete the task more efficiently.

"Go."

Xiao Shi waved his hand.

After Ming Wu left,

Xiao Shi began to study the Remnant Yin within his body.

Previously, under the gaze of the giant eye formed by the Yin Flame, the Tai Yin Power in his body had fluctuated.

This made him vaguely feel that there seemed to be some connection between Tai Yin Power and the Yin Flame.

At this moment, he intended to study it thoroughly.

He mobilized the Tai Yin Power within his body, attempting to place the Tai Yin Power and the Remnant Yin together… He quickly discovered that

The Tai Yin Power was directly absorbed by the Remnant Yin, merging into it.

Xiao Shi carefully gazed at the Remnant Yin, wanting to see what changes would occur after it absorbed the Tai Yin Power.

However, he found that the Remnant Yin showed no changes at all.

Then Xiao Shi tried to collide the Tai Yin Power with the Remnant Yin.

The Tai Yin Power was easily defeated by the Remnant Yin.

Just like an egg hitting a rock.

Although Xiao Shi's Tai Yin Power was still at the Qi Martial Realm level, Xiao Shi could clearly feel that even if the two were at the same realm, the outcome would not change at all.

Tai Yin Power and Remnant Yin… were like two different levels of power.

After many attempts,

Xiao Shi gradually had an answer in his heart.

However, he still needed to verify it through one final step.

Thinking of this,

Xiao Shi took a deep breath.

He stretched his hands forward, mobilizing the Remnant Yin, and directly used the Remnant Yin within his body to gather and form a massive, complex black eye in front of him!

It was… the Taiyin Eye, one of the three Taiyin Artss!

He was actually using the Remnant Yin to cast the Taiyin Eye!

This eye, which could originally only be formed by Tai Yin Power, was now cast by Remnant Yin.

The entire eye formed by Remnant Yin was significantly different from the eye formed by Tai Yin Power.

Although both were black,

The entire pupil was completely different!

Since there was no target at the moment and it was cast out of thin air, the magnitude of its power could not be seen.

However, Xiao Shi could feel that

The Taiyin Eye formed by Remnant Yin was more powerful than the Taiyin Eye formed by Tai Yin Power.

"If I'm not mistaken…"

"When Tai Yin Power reaches a certain level, it can advance to become another kind of power."

"And the full name of Yin Flame is Nether Yin Flame."

"Then I can basically confirm that Nether is a power above Tai Yin!!"

However, Xiao Shi couldn't easily determine how many levels Nether was above Tai Yin at the moment.

From an initial look,

It was at least two levels higher.

In other words,

After Tai Yin's advancement, it might need to advance once more to reach Nether!

Perhaps even more… This discovery immediately gave Xiao Shi an even stronger desire for the Yin Flame.

Originally, Tai Yin Power was one of his relatively powerful abilities.

But as he reached the Blood Martial Realm, Tai Yin Power could no longer keep up.

And he had been looking for ways to improve Tai Yin Power.

If he could use the Yin Flame as his Natal Martial Blood in the future,

Then his Tai Yin Power would surely undergo a transformation as well!

Transforming into the higher-level Nether in one fell swoop!!

Thinking of this,

Xiao Shi's heart immediately grew fervent.

"Once I get the list of Blood Martial Realm martial artists, I'll start hunting right away!"

…Ming Wu's efficiency was faster than Xiao Shi had anticipated.

It only took him half a day.

He delivered the compiled list of Blood Martial Realm martial artists into Xiao Shi's hands.

Xiao Shi looked at the list in his hand.

There were over a hundred Blood Martial Realm martial artists in the entire Lieyin City.

Besides listing the name of each Blood Martial Realm martial artist, this list also included their backgrounds.

Only a third of the Blood Martial Realm martial artists had no reliance in Lieyin City and survived solely on their own abilities.

The remaining Blood Martial Realm martial artists were more or less connected to the nobles in Lieyin City.

Xiao Shi now knew that

There were three major noble families in Lieyin City.

These three noble families, like the Demon Hand Clan in Zhuogu City, were very powerful and extraordinary.

And within each of the three noble families, there were Martial Soul Realm experts!

Although Xiao Shi was now a Flame Bearer and wasn't afraid of these three noble families, he didn't want to provoke them for the time being.

"I'll start by killing those Blood Martial Realm martial artists who have no reliance."

Xiao Shi thought to himself.

If he killed all these Blood Martial Realm martial artists without reliance and still didn't get suitable items, it wouldn't be too late to kill the other Blood Martial Realm martial artists.

For these Demonic Path forces martial artists… Xiao Shi would have no psychological burden in killing them.

He knew very well that

The higher the cultivation of Demonic Path martial artists, the more evil they tended to commit.

After all, the cultivation advancements of many Demonic Path practitioners were built upon killing.

The more powerful a Demonic Path martial artist, the more blood their hands were stained with.

That day,

Xiao Shi found a Blood Martial Realm martial artist on the list who had no reliance.

This was a one-eyed, hunchbacked man.

He was sitting alone under a tree, admiring the tree in front of him.

This was no ordinary tree; it was a type of tree that grew by absorbing corpses.

Xiao Shi knew that this tree was called a 'Corpse-Eating Tree,' and because it was too evil and cruel, such trees were forbidden among the Orthodox Faction forces.

However, among the Demonic Path forces, many people would cultivate such trees.

The Corpse Fruit that grew from 'Corpse-Eating Trees' had excellent enhancing effects.

Looking at this Corpse-Eating Tree, which was now five or six zhang tall, Xiao Shi could imagine that this person must have provided countless corpses during its growth.

The moment Xiao Shi arrived,

The one-eyed, hunchbacked man had already turned around, his one eye, radiating bloody and dangerous light, staring fixedly at Xiao Shi.

His expression was gloomy.

There was a strong murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

However, he suppressed the killing intent in his heart.

He raised his hand and grabbed.

He plucked a Corpse Fruit from the tree and directly threw it to Xiao Shi.

He knew about this ruthless newcomer recently and also knew that the other party had now become a Flame Bearer.

And he also knew the rules.

As long as he offered something valuable, this Flame Bearer would not bother him in the future.

Almost every Flame Bearer's inauguration

Had such a process.

But as the Corpse Fruit he threw reached Xiao Shi's front,

The entire Corpse Fruit suddenly paused in front of Xiao Shi.

Then, with a 'thud!'

It fell to the ground.

Xiao Shi raised his foot.

Splat!

He stomped on the Corpse Fruit, crushing it.

His actions immediately changed the expression of the one-eyed, hunchbacked man.

"You…"

As soon as he spoke,

He saw Xiao Shi in front of him turn into an afterimage, rushing towards him with astonishing speed.

Killing intent surged and pervaded!

The intense crisis made the one-eyed, hunchbacked man let out a low growl.

His entire aura instantly erupted.

Waves of terrifying fluctuations continuously emanated from his body.

The hump on his back even cracked open, and a grim head with hair covering its face emerged from within, emitting a mournful whimpering sound.

This sound seemed to greatly enhance the one-eyed, hunchbacked man, causing his body to tremble as his strength continuously surged.

He raised both hands high and fiercely slashed towards Xiao Shi, who was charging at him.

Whoosh!

Two blood-colored saber auras, crossed together, instantly slashed out.

Raging and charging forward with incredible speed.

The powerful fluctuations of his Blood Martial Realm Third Blood level even formed a violent hurricane around him.

Xiao Shi's eyes were filled with chilling killing intent, his speed showing no signs of slowing down.

Even before coming,

He already knew that the opponent was a Three-Blood.

These Blood Martial Realm martial artists who could survive here without relying on others were basically all Three-Bloods.

Although with Xiao Shi's current strength and cultivation, he was not yet strong enough to contend with such a Three-Blood Realm expert,

But he was a Flame Bearer now!

Whoosh!

A deep black Yin Flame, carrying a chilling aura, instantly rose from the one-eyed, hunchbacked man's feet, spreading over his body and burning with a sizzling sound.

And it wasn't just the one-eyed, hunchbacked man's body that had deep black Yin Flame.

The same flame also appeared on the two saber auras he had unleashed.

Under the scorching of the Yin Flame,

The two saber auras immediately melted at a visible speed.

Their power greatly diminished.

When Xiao Shi's charging body collided with these two saber auras, they instantly shattered and dispersed.

Swish!

Xiao Shi's speed did not slow down in the slightest.

He flashed past the one-eyed, hunchbacked man's front.

Appearing behind him.

Thud!

The one-eyed, hunchbacked man's head flew into the sky.

His body, enveloped by numerous flames, fell lifelessly.

"The first one!"

Xiao Shi quickly picked up the items on the ground.

His figure flashed.

And he disappeared from the spot.

Continuing to search for the next prey.

In Lieyin City, although killings occurred every day,

Killings involving Blood Martial Realm martial artists were relatively few.

However, on this day… several Blood Martial Realm martial artists in Lieyin City were continuously killed!

And they were all Three-Blood Blood Martial Realm martial artists!

This once again greatly shocked those who witnessed this scene.

In their eyes… the reason Xiao Shi killed these Blood Martial Realm martial artists seemed to be dissatisfaction with the items these Blood Martial Realm martial artists offered.

Just like the one-eyed, hunchbacked man who was previously killed by Xiao Shi.

Logically speaking,

His offering of a Corpse Fruit should have been enough to prevent these Flame Bearers from bothering him again.

But Xiao Shi, here, was more greedy than those other Flame Bearers; he wanted not only the Corpse Fruit but also the entire Corpse-Eating Tree!

To monopolize the Corpse-Eating Tree, he directly slaughtered the one-eyed, hunchbacked man!

"Demon!"

"This person is simply a demon!!"

"Cruel and ruthless, vengeful and greedy!"

"Before, he only killed First Blood and Second Blood Blood Martial Realm martial artists; now that he's a Flame Bearer, he's directly killing Three-Bloods!"

Fear began to grow in the hearts of many.

They didn't even dare to speak these words aloud.

Fearing that Xiao Shi might hear them.

They clearly knew that those who had dared to harbor ill intentions towards Xiao Shi before were all slaughtered by him.

Such a demon… even discussing him behind his back carried immense risk.

At the same time,

With Xiao Shi's killings,

The other Three-Blood Blood Martial Realm martial artists also realized the danger one by one.

They quickly hid.

Many were even scared and fled Lieyin City directly.

After Xiao Shi continuously eliminated twelve Three-Blood Blood Martial Realm martial artists,

He found that there were no suitable targets left in the entire Lieyin City… Even if he activated Lieyin City's formation to search,

He couldn't find those people.

The remaining people either fled Lieyin City directly or chose to seek refuge with the three noble families in Lieyin City.

Thereby obtaining the protection of those three noble families.

"Twelve might not be enough."

Xiao Shi frowned.

He focused his gaze on the Blood Martial Realm martial artists who were connected to the noble families.

He thought for a moment.

He decided not to touch them for now.

He planned to go back and check these twelve items first.

And then decide whether to continue the killing.