191: Suppression failed...

Inside a tavern in Lieyin City.

Ke Zhuowen, pale and somewhat sickly, was holding a wine pot and guzzling wine.

Beside him were the Blood Martial Realm martial artists who had accompanied him earlier to deal with Ming Wu.

These Blood Martial Realm martial artists were all affiliated with the Guizhen Clan and had become Ke Zhuowen's subordinates.

“That Flame Bearer named Pang, I’ve long found him displeasing. Arrogant, overbearing, and conceited. But he was sensible enough not to provoke our Guizhen Clan, so I didn’t bother with him.”

“But this time, he actually dared to send someone to warn me? Telling me not to be too arrogant, or he’d have his subordinates break my legs…”

Ke Zhuowen sneered, slamming the wine pot heavily onto the table.

“Now I’m going to let him know that in this Lieyin City, it’s not his turn to act so presumptuously!”

The reason Ke Zhuowen moved against Ming Wu this time was because, not long ago,

someone had issued a warning and threat to him in Xiao Shi’s name.

Ke Zhuowen already disliked Xiao Shi, and he had always been untouchable in Lieyin City.

Such a warning and threat directly infuriated him.

However, he also knew that he couldn't directly attack the opponent, who was a Flame Bearer.

So he decided to first cripple the opponent’s subordinates, thereby warning the opponent that he, Ke Zhuowen, was not to be trifled with!

Just as he was speaking, Ke Zhuowen suddenly felt a ripple within his body.

Numerous healing powers continuously emanated from the formation within his body.

“Has the healing begun…”

Ke Zhuowen sneered inwardly.

He was not surprised by this.

These healing powers were transmitted through the formation he had set up within Ming Wu’s body.

He quickly stored this healing power.

When he gets injured, he can use this healing power to heal himself.

Late into the night, Ke Zhuowen and his Blood Martial Realm subordinates walked drunkenly through the streets of Lieyin City.

Lieyin City in the deep night was very quiet, the entire city was pitch black, and the moonlight cast down from the night sky seemed to drape a mysterious veil over this dark city.

For Lieyin City, which had no rule against killing, the arrival of night often made it even more dangerous.

If one did not possess a certain level of strength and status, few dared to move about in the deep night.

This made the entire street extremely silent.

Even a faint sound of footsteps could be clearly heard.

At this moment, in front of Ke Zhuowen and his Blood Martial Realm subordinates, a figure was walking step by step under the moonlight.

The moonlight stretched his shadow long.

His footsteps sounded like a series of alarm bells, continuously ringing in the minds of Ke Zhuowen and the others.

Especially when they clearly saw the opponent’s appearance through the moonlight, their entire brains instantly sobered up from their drunken state.

“Pang Qi!”

Under the moonlight, Xiao Shi stood in front of everyone, his eyes, sharp with cold light, stared at the group of people before him.

“Four Blood Martial Realm martial artists… not bad.”

Then his gaze focused particularly on Ke Zhuowen, who was at the forefront.

Ke Zhuowen was also staring at Xiao Shi at this moment.

He hadn’t expected… the other party to actually dare to come!

Although he had never truly put Xiao Shi in his eyes, when Xiao Shi truly appeared before him, scenes of Xiao Shi’s massacres in Lieyin City uncontrollably flashed through his mind… This made his spirit tremble.

Even his entire body began to shake.

However, he desperately controlled his body, trying his best not to let it tremble, but his teeth still made a series of clattering sounds.

Even Ke Zhuowen was like this.

The fear in the hearts of the other three Blood Martial Realm martial artists beside him was even more intense!

Xiao Shi’s reputation in Lieyin City was entirely built on his killings!

In everyone’s minds, he was a living god of slaughter!

However, what they hadn’t expected was… how terrified they would be when they faced this god of slaughter directly.

Before this, they had all imagined scenarios of encountering Xiao Shi.

However, it was only when they truly faced Xiao Shi that they realized how terrifying this person truly was!

Under everyone's fearful gaze, *Swoosh!*

Xiao Shi’s figure suddenly vanished from their sight, appearing directly in front of Ke Zhuowen the next instant.

Ke Zhuowen had just clearly seen Xiao Shi’s figure when he was already grabbed by the neck by Xiao Shi’s outstretched hand, and he was lifted up by Xiao Shi.

Moreover, the black Yin Flame emanating from Xiao Shi’s palm seeped into his body, completely sealing all the power within him.

Even the formation within Ke Zhuowen’s body was sealed and unable to operate.

Ke Zhuowen’s face was pale, and in Xiao Shi’s hand, he was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, completely without any power to resist.

Black Yin Flame also diffused around the feet of the other three Blood Martial Realm martial artists. These Yin Flames not only sealed their power but also transformed into hands, gripping their necks and lifting them high.

This scene looked extremely bizarre.

Xiao Shi clearly only extended one hand, gripping Ke Zhuowen’s neck, but the three Blood Martial Realm martial artists around him also experienced the same fate as Ke Zhuowen.

Their eyes were filled with terror.

Their hearts were filled with an indescribable fear and sense of crisis.

Xiao Shi’s gaze was cold, staring at Ke Zhuowen in his hand, as if looking at a suicidal ant.

“Was it you who injured my subordinate?”

As the words were spoken, Xiao Shi’s grip on Ke Zhuowen’s hand tightened.

Ke Zhuowen’s face turned red, his eyeballs bulged, and indistinct sounds came from his mouth.

“My… my sister is…”

Crack!

Before he could finish speaking, his entire neck was instantly crushed by Xiao Shi!

At the same time, the Yin Flame hands gripping the other three Blood Martial Realm martial artists completed the same action simultaneously.

These four Blood Martial Realm martial artists all died instantly.

Xiao Shi looked at Ke Zhuowen’s corpse and said indifferently, “I know, Ke Zhuozheng, right…”

“Known as the Guizhen Clan’s once-in-a-century super genius, an unparalleled prodigy…”

“And also the target those guys want to eliminate through my hands this time.”

“I’ll wait for her.”

After Xiao Shi finished speaking, he picked up the items dropped by the four deceased Blood Martial Realm martial artists and examined them.

Among them was one Blood Martial Grade material and one Natal Martial Blood.

Xiao Shi was not too surprised by this.

After all, these four Blood Martial Realm martial artists were all One-Blood Realm.

Under normal circumstances, the items they dropped would only be of ordinary quality, unless they had an outburst of luck, then higher quality items would drop.

However, the remaining two items were quite good.

【Name: Mind-Reading Talisman (Combat)】

【Type: Talisman, Consumable】

【Grade: Blood Martial Grade】

【Description: An extremely difficult talisman to craft. Even those who are masters of talismans cannot guarantee they can create a Mind-Reading Talisman.】

【Note 1: Can only be used during combat. After activation, it can read the target’s next attack in advance.】

【Note 2: Only effective against those at or below the Blood Martial Realm, and can only read once.】

… Xiao Shi looked at the talisman in his hand.

It must be said that its ability to read the opponent's next attack was extremely useful in combat.

It was equivalent to being able to predict the opponent's attack in advance.

It’s a pity it can only read once.

And it can only be used once.

If it could be used multiple times, with the value of this item, it would definitely reach high quality.

However, if it can only be used once, then it can only be considered an item of ordinary quality.

However, the quality of the other item must be more than just ordinary quality.

【Name: Small Blood Martial Domain】

【Type: Domain】

【Grade: Blood Martial Grade】

【Description: This is an extremely rare special domain within the Blood Martial Realm. Once this domain is formed, only cultivators of the Blood Martial Realm can be accommodated within it. Anyone whose cultivation is not Blood Martial Realm will be expelled from the domain. At the same time, non-Blood Martial Realm individuals outside the domain cannot enter it.】

【Note: The domain is not indestructible. If a powerful individual above the Blood Martial Realm attacks from the outside, the domain will be at risk of being destroyed.】

… “Domain!”

Xiao Shi’s heart stirred.

This was not his first encounter with a domain.

He had already encountered domains when he was in the Blood Sect Game.

However, his understanding of domains was very limited.

He only knew that domains were extremely rare and also incredibly powerful.

He looked down at his palm.

This domain had directly formed an imprint in his palm.

As long as he activated the imprint in his hand, he could form this domain… As one of the three great noble clans, the Guizhen Clan possessed an incomparably grand mansion in Lieyin City.

The entire mansion was extremely vast, forming a stark contrast with the numerous surrounding buildings.

At this moment, within the mansion, in a secret chamber, Ke Zhuozheng, who was in seclusion, suddenly opened her eyes the instant her brother, Ke Zhuowen, died.

Her eyes emanated a dense cold light and ferocious killing intent.

Her entire chest heaved violently due to the surging rage.

“Someone… dared to kill my brother!?”

For those of the Demonic Path forces, familial affection was something they didn't care about.

What angered Ke Zhuozheng now was not the familial affection between her and Ke Zhuowen.

What she truly valued was a formation she had set up on Ke Zhuowen years ago.

This formation could only be placed on a close relative.

Its purpose was to continuously nourish this formation by using Ke Zhuowen’s soul!

This was also the main reason why Ke Zhuowen always looked sickly.

His soul was constantly nourishing this formation.

Although this nourishment was not fatal, it would also make his soul incredibly weak.

And this formation was a major reliance for Ke Zhuozheng to break through to the Martial Soul Realm later on.

Now, Ke Zhuowen had been killed!

The formation she had set up also dissipated with him.

Such a loss had already driven her to furious madness.

“I don’t care who he is!! I will definitely skin him alive, tear out his bones, and chop him into a thousand pieces!!”

Veins bulged on Ke Zhuozheng's forehead.

She raised her hand and pressed her palm to the ground.

The entire ground immediately emanated a strange, glowing formation.

Swoosh!

Her figure directly vanished from the formation.

The next second, this formation appeared out of thin air beneath Ke Zhuowen’s corpse.

Ke Zhuozheng’s body directly manifested from the formation.

She had actually achieved a form of teleportation through the formation!

She appeared in front of Xiao Shi.

Xiao Shi looked at the woman before him, knowing that she was the unparalleled prodigy of the Guizhen Clan, Ke Zhuozheng.

It was said that this person possessed extraordinary talent.

Even though she was only at the Blood Martial Realm now, she had already been pre-designated as the next Clan Leader of the Guizhen Clan.

The entire Guizhen Clan had placed great hopes on her.

Because Ke Zhuozheng had been in seclusion during this period, she did not know of Xiao Shi’s existence.

However, through the fluctuations emanating from Xiao Shi’s body, she could tell at a glance that the opponent was a Flame Bearer!

This made her eyes narrow slightly.

“Even if you are a Flame Bearer, you will pay the price today!”

She lifted her foot and stomped heavily on the ground.

Boom!

The earth shook.

In the four directions—front, back, left, and right—centered on Xiao Shi, four massive formations appeared.

Waves of terrifying aura continuously emanated from these four formations.

Even shrill roars thundered from within the formations.

Boom!

A giant wolf, five meters tall, emerged from the formation in front of Xiao Shi. Its body was not made of flesh and blood but a strange, ink-like substance. Its crimson eyes glowed with blood-red light, and its mouth was filled with sharp fangs.

Following closely were a giant eagle with a body length of six meters and a four-meter-tall monkey. Their bodies were all composed of this ink-like substance, appearing respectively in the formations to Xiao Shi’s left and right.

And what appeared in the formation behind Xiao Shi was a five-meter-tall giant.

However, the giant had no face, standing silently behind Xiao Shi.

It gave Xiao Shi an extremely strong sense of oppression.

In an instant, Xiao Shi was surrounded by these giant beings from all directions.

And judging from the fluctuations emanating from these four giant beings, they all possessed fluctuations comparable to a Blood Martial Realm One-Blood!

“This is… the unparalleled prodigy of the Guizhen Clan!”

Xiao Shi’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Ever since his encounter with the Demon Hand Clan, he had realized that the noble clans among these Demonic Path forces were not to be underestimated.

As the unparalleled prodigy of the Guizhen Clan, her attacks were all formed by arrays.

This kind of method… Xiao Shi was encountering for the first time.

Moreover, Ke Zhuozheng’s cultivation had already reached One-Blood!

Xiao Shi had to rely on the formations within Lieyin City to contend with her.

Thinking of this, he immediately activated the formations within Lieyin City through the Yin Flame in his body, directly suppressing Ke Zhuozheng!

The One-Blood Blood Martial Realm martial artists he had killed earlier had all lost their ability to resist under the suppression of the formation, allowing Xiao Shi to easily kill them.

After all, this formation, which covered the entire Lieyin City, was a powerful array constructed by extracting Yin Flame power.

It was also an important reliance for Flame Bearers like them to run rampant in Lieyin City.

However… when Xiao Shi activated this formation, the suppressive force generated by it was… ineffective against Ke Zhuozheng!!

Ke Zhuozheng was not suppressed by the formation.

She looked coldly at Xiao Shi, a mocking smile playing on her lips.

She seemed to have anticipated from the start that Xiao Shi would try to suppress her using Lieyin City’s formation.