192: The Battle of Three Bloods!

As one of Lieyin City's three great noble clans, the Guizhen Clan's unique characteristic lies in its formations!

Every Blood Martial Realm clansman of the Guizhen Clan has formations as their Natal Martial Blood!

It can be said that in terms of formations...

All members of the Guizhen Clan possess a high level of attainment.

And because of this... the Guizhen Clan also holds an important position in Lieyin City: the daily maintenance and reinforcement of the grand formations within Lieyin City!

Although the person who laid down this grand formation in Lieyin City was not from the Guizhen Clan,

the Guizhen Clan's mastery of formations is sufficient for routine maintenance and reinforcement.

Xiao Shi, as a Flame Bearer, naturally knew this.

He just hadn't expected... that in addition to routine maintenance of the formations, the Guizhen Clan had also acquired formation authority!

The formation authority that Ke Zhuozheng now possessed was already no weaker than his own,

rendering his suppression via formations completely ineffective against her.

This situation typically only occurs when two Flame Bearers clash.

When both parties possess formation authority, neither can suppress the other through formations.

This caused Xiao Shi to frown.

Formation authority in Lieyin City was usually only held by the City Lord and the Flame Bearers.

The noble clans within Lieyin City did not have formation authority.

Clearly,

the Guizhen Clan, relying on their talent and mastery in formations, had cracked the formations through years of continuous maintenance and reinforcement!

This allowed some of their members to also possess formation authority, just like the Flame Bearers.

"Flame Bearers merely have activation authority over the Yinyan Grand Formation. Without the Yinyan Grand Formation, you're just a bug I can crush with a flick of my hand!"

Ke Zhuozheng's gaze was cold, and a strong killing intent emanated from her.

"Die!"

She raised her hand.

And suddenly clenched it.

The four colossal figures within the formation surrounding Xiao Shi immediately surged and roared, bursting out of the formation and charging madly towards Xiao Shi.

Once these four colossal figures broke free from the formation, their bodies rapidly began to dissolve, as if they could only exist within the formation.

Once they left the formation,

their bodies would quickly dissipate.

Unable to exist for long.

However, even so,

before their bodies completely dissolved, they had enough time for three attacks.

And these four colossal figures all possessed power comparable to Third Blood.

This made Xiao Shi currently face an encirclement by what seemed like four Third Blood Blood Martial Realm experts.

The situation was dire!

...The commotion from Xiao Shi and Ke Zhuozheng's clash was immense.

It had already attracted the attention of many people.

Hong Six and the others were closely monitoring it from the very beginning.

When they saw that Ke Zhuozheng actually possessed authority over the Yinyan Grand Formation, they were all stunned.

This was beyond everyone's expectations.

They had initially thought that Xiao Shi only needed to suppress her through the Yinyan Grand Formation to eliminate this peerless prodigy of the Guizhen Clan.

They never expected... that the opponent could also activate the Yinyan Grand Formation!

This made Hong Six and the others, in their shock, secretly rejoice.

It was a good thing they hadn't acted personally.

Instead, they had let Xiao Shi be their blade.

This way, even if Xiao Shi failed, it would have nothing to do with them.

However, not being able to eliminate Ke Zhuozheng meant their plan couldn't be achieved, which was somewhat regrettable.

But now, seeing the powerful strength Ke Zhuozheng unleashed, they all realized that this peerless prodigy of the Guizhen Clan was far stronger than they had imagined!

Even if they had intervened, they still wouldn't have been able to defeat her.

The plan to eliminate Ke Zhuozheng was clearly impossible from the start.

"Forget it..."

Hong Six sighed.

He had already decided to abandon the plan.

As for Xiao Shi,

he didn't even need to look to know that the other party was definitely finished.

Without being able to suppress the opponent with the Yinyan Grand Formation, Xiao Shi only had First Blood cultivation.

Even if he had battle power comparable to Second Blood, he couldn't be a match for Third Blood.

Moreover, he was now facing an encirclement by four Third Bloods.

He definitely wouldn't survive this.

It wasn't just Hong Six who had this thought.

Bai Si, who was also watching this scene,

also shook her head with a look of disappointment.

"I thought there'd be a good show, but I didn't expect it to end so quickly..."

"However, this Guizhen Clan certainly hides its capabilities well."

She shook her head.

She was about to leave.

Suddenly.

"Eh?"

She suddenly saw something, and a light immediately flickered in her disappointed eyes.

Boom!!

A tremendous roar.

Suddenly erupted from within Lieyin City.

Even the ground vibrated under the roar.

"He's not dead..."

Ke Zhuozheng frowned deeply.

She had assumed the opponent would surely be unable to withstand the attack of these four colossal figures, but she never expected... that in the face of their attack,

Xiao Shi actually didn't dodge or evade.

Instead, he raised his fist and met the attack head-on with a single punch!

Boom!!

The collision formed by their attacks immediately exploded at the point of impact, creating a ripple that spread in all directions.

After impacting the surrounding houses and buildings,

even these structures, reinforced by the formations in Lieyin City, trembled and then shattered, exploding.

This leveled the surrounding area within several hundred meters!

Under the swirling dust,

Xiao Shi's mouth was bleeding, and half of his sleeve was shattered, revealing his powerful arm.

In his hand, he was holding a mirror, but this mirror had already begun to crack.

A terrifying and sinister power was emanating throughout Xiao Shi's body, and under this power, Xiao Shi's entire expression underwent a drastic change.

The corners of his mouth turned up, revealing a sinister and maniacal smile.

His expression was sinister and frenzied.

His chest was filled with evil thoughts, murderous intent, and a desire for destruction.

Crack!

With a soft sound,

the mirror in Xiao Shi's hand completely shattered.

This mirror in his hand was precisely the Sealed Mirror that had fallen earlier.

Xiao Shi knew deeply.

With his current strength, even if he used the Blood Burning Technique, he would definitely be unable to withstand the attacks of four beings comparable to Third Blood Blood Martial Realm.

Only by using this Sealed Mirror could he possess the strength to contend with them.

Within this mirror, a special mysterious power was sealed.

Upon unsealing it, one could temporarily gain the mysterious power boost from within the mirror.

The condition for unsealing it was to possess sufficient Natal Martial Blood.

Coincidentally, Xiao Shi now had a considerable amount of Natal Martial Blood.

He easily unsealed the mirror.

At the same time, once the mirror's seal was broken, the mirror would shatter.

It could only be used once.

Furthermore,

during the period of being empowered by the mysterious force within the mirror, one's disposition would change.

At this moment, Xiao Shi already seemed to have transformed into another person.

Sinister, crazed, chaotic!

When this scene fell upon everyone's eyes,

intense shock surged within all of them.

Especially Hong Six and the other Flame Bearers, whose eyes widened, filled with disbelief!

They knew deeply... the inherent, immense gap between First Blood, Second Blood, and Third Blood in the Blood Martial Realm.

Xiao Shi's ability to kill a Second Blood with First Blood cultivation back then already seemed incredible to them.

They never expected that even against Third Blood now, he could still fight!!

This caused an immense impact on their minds.

All of this happened in an extremely short amount of time.

After the first strike from the four colossal figures, they immediately launched their second strike.

Boom!!

Another massive explosion immediately erupted within Lieyin City.

The previous attack from these four colossal figures had caused Xiao Shi to bleed and forced his body to retreat.

However, with this current attack,

not only did Xiao Shi show no injuries, but he also didn't retreat a single step.

This wasn't because the power of the four colossal figures' attacks had weakened due to their continuous dissolution.

Rather, Xiao Shi's power here... was even stronger than before!

At this moment, the forms of the four colossal figures had dissolved to only one-third of their original size.

Amidst their roars, they unleashed their final attack.

Boom!!

Under the tremendous explosion,

the four colossal figures completely dispersed and vanished into nothingness.

They did not dissipate due to the passage of time.

Instead, they were blasted apart by Xiao Shi's explosive attack... a single punch!

The mysterious power sealed within the mirror now seemed to be continuously awakening from slumber.

Making Xiao Shi increasingly powerful.

Whoosh!

After he shattered the four colossal figures with a single punch, he immediately transformed into a streak of blood-red light, creating a sharp whistling sound as he cut through the air. A sinister mask seemed to be on his face, displaying an expression that had never appeared on him before.

He charged towards Ke Zhuozheng with astonishing speed.

Along his path,

explosions were constant.

Ke Zhuozheng's expression was grave.

She had initially thought he was a bug she could crush with ease, but unexpectedly, he now posed a threat to her.

She clapped her hands together.

Buzz!

A formation immediately appeared in front of Xiao Shi, forming a thick wall covered in numerous sharp spikes, blocking his path.

The dense spikes on the thick wall gleamed sharply under the moonlight, possessing astonishing keenness.

However, Xiao Shi's speed did not falter in the slightest due to the appearance of this thick wall.

A sinister smile was on his face.

After charging to the front of the thick wall,

he directly smashed into it with his head.

Rumble!

The entire thick wall instantly collapsed, completely failing to provide any obstruction.

"Damn it!"

Ke Zhuozheng's face sank.

She had originally intended to use this formation to block and delay for a moment, allowing her to cast a stronger formation.

She never expected the opponent to already be this powerful!

Because the powerful formation she was about to deploy was not like the previous formations that could be cast instantly.

She needed some time... Fortunately, she had many treasures on her.

She immediately flipped her hand and took out a valuable treasure, and after activating it, her speed increased dramatically, and she retreated rapidly.

For a moment.

The two of them seemed to have transformed into two streaks of light.

One chased, one fled.

Wherever they passed, the surrounding buildings collapsed and shattered one after another.

The huge commotion and astonishing destructive power caused by their battle attracted more and more attention.

Even Lord Mo, the City Lord's butler, was now observing their battle.

"If this continues..."

"The entire Lieyin City might be destroyed by the two of them."

He shook his head.

He immediately used his authority to reinforce the various buildings within Lieyin City using its formations.

This was to prevent these buildings from being destroyed by Xiao Shi and Ke Zhuozheng.

"This Pang Qi... is very interesting."

"I believe the City Lord will take an interest in him."

At the same time.

In the manor of the Guizhen Clan.

The white-haired Ancestor of the Guizhen Clan also stared at this scene.

"Old Ancestor, Zhuozheng... do I need to intervene?"

A voice filled with worry came from behind him.

From the current situation, Ke Zhuozheng was clearly at a disadvantage and was being relentlessly pursued by Xiao Shi, seemingly in danger at any moment.

As an unparalleled prodigy of the Guizhen Clan, it was naturally impossible for the Guizhen Clan to stand by and watch her be in peril.

"No need."

The Ancestor of the Guizhen Clan, however, shook his head.

His gaze was profound.

"As a super genius of our Guizhen Clan, Zhuozheng's strength far exceeds your imagination."

"If I'm not mistaken, she is casting that Forbidden Array!"

"Once the Forbidden Array is cast by her, no one in the Blood Martial Realm will be her opponent."

The person behind Old Ancestor Guizhen was greatly shocked upon hearing this.

"Could it be..."

Boom!!

A huge explosion echoed through Lieyin City.

However, with Lord Mo's formation reinforcement, the surrounding buildings no longer continued to shatter and collapse.

The two streaks of light continued to chase each other through Lieyin City.

"You can't escape!"

Xiao Shi's expression was sinister, a smirk playing on his lips.

He stared intently at his prey ahead.

Whoosh!

His body flashed with red light.

His entire speed erupted.

He instantly traversed an immense distance, appearing before the fleeing Ke Zhuozheng.

He punched out!

Ke Zhuozheng, who had been fleeing with her head down, suddenly raised her head at this very moment.

At this time, her pupils were interwoven with two complex and profound black formations.

Furthermore, streaks of black airflow, like sharp blades, burst forth from all around her body, forming a massive tornado.

Boom!

When Xiao Shi's fist struck the tornado formed by these airflows.

Although he directly shattered the entire massive tornado with a single punch, he was also sent flying far away by the tornado's power.

At this moment, not only did formations appear in Ke Zhuozheng's pupils, but a formation also appeared on her forehead.

Under the light emitted by these formations.

Streaks of black airflow continuously whistled and drilled into her body, causing her physique to suddenly grow taller, tearing her clothes, and sharp, steel-needle-like black hairs grew on her fair skin.

Triangular ears grew on her head, the lower half of her face elongated, and her dark pupils transformed into shattered golden beast eyes!

Sharp, pointed claws emerged from her hands and feet.

In an instant.

Ke Zhuozheng transformed into a five-meter-tall black violent bear.

Her entire body was covered in steel-needle-like black fur, her belly fur was white, her claws were huge, dark, and sharp, and her tall body exuded an extremely strong sense of oppression.

She continuously exhaled deep black cold breath from her mouth.

Deep black cold currents emanated from her feet, which trod on the ground, spreading rapidly outwards from where she stood, freezing the ground.

A pair of vertical pupils, filled with ferocity, locked onto Xiao Shi.

Whoosh!

Ke Zhuozheng, transformed into a black violent bear, merely flickered her body and appeared before Xiao Shi, her entire speed having reached an astonishing degree.

Boom!

Xiao Shi was directly slapped away by her.

A claw mark appeared on his chest, upon which black cold currents emanated, instantly causing the flesh on his chest to necrotize.

And spread rapidly to all parts of his body.

Fortunately, the power within Xiao Shi's body was currently able to block the spread of the cold current.

Preventing the injury from worsening.

But he clearly felt that.

This black cold current on her body was very terrifying!

Not only could it cause his flesh to necrotize, but more seriously, it could freeze his own power and cause it to dissipate.

If he were to be invaded by this black cold current too many times... even if his physical body could withstand it, his own power would greatly diminish.

He even suspected that if this black cold current were to penetrate deep into his body and touch his Natal Martial Blood, even the Natal Martial Blood might be corroded and dissipate!

This was truly terrifying!

And judging from Ke Zhuozheng's current state.

As long as he fought her.

As long as he was injured by her.

Then he would inevitably be invaded by the black cold current!

This immediately made Xiao Shi feel troublesome.

Although his temperament had changed under the augmentation of the mysterious power in the mirror, his mind remained clear and unaffected.

On the contrary.

Under the augmentation of this mysterious power, his brain's processing speed seemed even faster than normal.

Xiao Shi quickly brainstormed.

"It's certain that her current strength is far above mine..."

"Especially the black cold current on her body, which poses a great threat to me; I cannot confront her directly."

"To reverse the situation, I need to first restrain her and buy more time."

As his thoughts churned in his mind.

A drop of blood immediately floated from Xiao Shi's fingertip, and with a flick of his finger, he shot the blood out.

However, when this drop of blood touched Ke Zhuozheng, who had transformed into a black violent bear, it passed directly through her body.

It only hit the afterimage she left behind due to her high-speed movement.

At this moment, Ke Zhuozheng's speed had reached an extremely terrifying level.

As long as she wanted to, she had enough confidence to dodge all of Xiao Shi's attacks.

But what she didn't expect was... after Xiao Shi's drop of blood missed, it paused in mid-air, as if it had a life of its own, and actually turned around and flew back towards her.

Before she could react.

It directly touched her body and merged into it.

In an instant.

A piece of azure sea beast hide immediately grew on her hand.

This piece of sea beast hide clung to her fur, continuously absorbing the Blood Power from her body.

It was precisely the exotic blood that Xiao Shi had refined using the [Flying Flood Dragon Sea Beast Hide] in conjunction with the Blood Refining Art.

Although this piece of sea beast hide would not pose a life-threatening danger to her, its constant absorption of the Blood Power from her body made her very annoyed.

She struggled to pull it off.

But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't pull it off.

"Now!"

Xiao Shi seized this opportunity.

A torrent of various exotic bloods shot out from his fingertips.

Each of these exotic bloods had different effects.

Some froze, some burned, some sealed power, some made the body heavy... The many materials he had acquired earlier allowed him to refine these exotic bloods with different functions.

Now, all of them were thrown out in a single rush.

These exotic bloods, which in the past could directly kill people, could now only be used to stall for time.

Xiao Shi knew that he couldn't directly eliminate the opponent with these exotic bloods.

He stared intently at Ke Zhuozheng.

His pupils became deep and dim.

It was... the Nether Dust Eye!

Its function was to see through formations!

He was very clear.

Ke Zhuozheng's method of transforming into a black violent bear was also a type of formation!

Although this formation was very different from ordinary formations.

But as long as it was a formation, he could decipher it with the Nether Dust Eye!

It just needed time... Therefore, he needed to use these exotic bloods to buy himself time to decipher the formation.

"As long as I can find the flaws in her formation and decipher it, I can reverse the situation!"

Xiao Shi's lips curled into a sinister smile.

Although Ke Zhuozheng didn't know Xiao Shi's intentions.

But she also didn't want to drag it out any longer.

"Annoying insect!!"

She let out a low growl.

She immediately cast a formation beneath her.

This formation suppressed all the effects of the exotic blood on her body.

Although it couldn't be directly cleared.

But it allowed her to be unaffected by these exotic blood effects in the coming time.

She planned to kill Xiao Shi first, and then deal with these things on her body.

In an instant.

Ke Zhuozheng's shattered golden beast eyes, imbued with formations, immediately focused on Xiao Shi.

"Die!!"

Whoosh!

She directly charged towards Xiao Shi at her fastest speed, raising a burst of air current.

And just as she looked at Xiao Shi.

A flash of light also passed through Xiao Shi's deep, dim pupils.

"Found it!"

His expression was sinister, with a hint of madness in his eyes.

He, too, moved his body and rushed out rapidly.

In an instant.

The two of them seemed to have transformed into two streaks of light, colliding with each other at an astonishing speed!