46: Two bounty hunters!

That night, after returning to Jin Yun City, Xiao Shi couldn't wait to begin body tempering.

Under the effects of the Heavenly Treasure, 【Qi Luo You Hua】, his body began to strengthen amidst intense pain.

The vast qi and blood within his body, as body tempering progressed, seemed to be drawn, circulating rapidly within him.

It scoured his body with an almost brutal and unreasonable force.

Wherever it passed, this qi and blood merged into his bones, flesh, skin, and meridians, creating waves of heat.

This caused Xiao Shi's body to experience a comprehensive enhancement under the reinforcement of this qi and blood.

Strengthening the body through qi and blood was something he had never experienced before.

Although this strengthening would lead to a continuous consumption of qi and blood within his body, the depleted qi and blood would recover; it wouldn't be permanently lost.

At the same time, with the strengthening of his body, his qi and blood also continuously expanded, becoming even more abundant.

Xiao Shi's physique subtly swelled, becoming more robust than before, and his bones also stretched, no longer compressing.

His height finally increased a bit.

His overall physique also became slender and well-proportioned.

The vast and profound qi and blood within him, along with the defense and strength his physical body possessed, made him clearly feel the immense improvement from this body tempering.

Especially in terms of qi and blood.

Although using qi and blood to strengthen his body resulted in some consumption, after each body tempering session, his qi and blood would show a significant increase.

Xiao Shi sensed the intensity of the qi and blood within his body.

He was already very close to the Entering Martial Realm Ninth Level.

If he were to fight another Entering Martial Realm Ninth Level like Zhuo Fu, even without relying on external objects, Xiao Shi would no longer be at a disadvantage!

"Now, my strength is basically comparable to the weakest type of Entering Martial Realm Ninth Level!"

Xiao Shi's eyes were filled with excitement.

Under normal circumstances, an Entering Martial Realm Eighth Level could not catch up to an Entering Martial Realm Ninth Level.

Just the Qi and Blood Release of an Entering Martial Realm Ninth Level was an insurmountable chasm.

But... body tempering was an exception!

Four body tempering sessions had already given Xiao Shi the strength comparable to the weakest type of Entering Martial Realm Ninth Level.

If he could reach six body tempering sessions... Xiao Shi felt that he might be able to kill an Entering Martial Realm Ninth Level without relying on external objects!

This couldn't help but make him anticipate and desire more for subsequent body tempering.

And currently, to obtain more Heavenly Treasures, the Bounty Hunters in the city were the most suitable targets to kill.

This made Xiao Shi's eyes gleam with anticipation.

However, his personality was cautious.

He felt it was necessary to prepare thoroughly.

This person, after all, was not the weakest type of Entering Martial Realm Ninth Level, so he couldn't be careless.

After carefully pondering how to kill him, early the next morning, Xiao Shi first searched for the target's whereabouts in the city.

Since the mark he had placed on the target could only last for a maximum of one day, and it had now dissipated, he needed to place a new mark on him.

Fortunately, although he hadn't acted against this Bounty Hunter in the past few days, he had used the mark to ascertain several places where this person frequently appeared.

He found him quite easily on a certain street.

As he passed by the target, Xiao Shi silently left a Blood Seal on him.

He planned to act and kill him tonight.

However, the moment Xiao Shi walked past him, "Hmm?"

He suddenly discovered an unusual situation.

He had an Enemy Detection Talisman on him at this time, allowing him to clearly detect all hostility within three hundred meters around him.

He suddenly discovered... besides this Bounty Hunter, there was another person with hostility not far from him.

In fact, Xiao Shi had detected other people's hostility many times when using the Enemy Detection Talisman.

It was just that this hostility was not directed at Cen Qingci.

They just happened to appear near Cen Qingci, so their hostility would be detected by Xiao Shi.

And for these people... although Xiao Shi knew their hostility was not directed at Cen Qingci, out of caution, he would still choose to leave a Blood Seal on them to verify their identity.

This was to ensure they were not disguised Bounty Hunters.

And the other hostility he detected at this moment, although not very strong, the person's location caught Xiao Shi's attention.

This person was located in a hidden, dark spot.

He couldn't see his figure or appearance.

He didn't even know there was someone there!

If it weren't for the Enemy Detection Talisman showing the other party's hostility, Xiao Shi would never have discovered that someone was hiding there.

This immediately made him vigilant.

He walked past nonchalantly, quickly leaving a Blood Seal on the person hiding in the dark.

Then, when he used the Blood Seal to sense the qi and blood fluctuations of the person hiding in the dark... he immediately discovered that this was also a powerful Entering Martial Realm Ninth Level expert!

"There's another Bounty Hunter!!"

Xiao Shi's heart was shaken.

Through the Blood Seal, he could accurately determine the identity of a Bounty Hunter.

After all, the special cultivation method practiced by Bounty Hunters caused their qi and blood to be in a static, non-fluctuating state most of the time, making them appear like ordinary people, unable to determine their true cultivation level through their qi and blood fluctuations.

Therefore, if such an ordinary-looking person, who seemed to possess no cultivation, was felt to have powerful qi and blood through a Blood Seal, then they must be a Bounty Hunter!

This was also one of Xiao Shi's best ways to identify Bounty Hunters.

This method of identification... was even more accurate than detecting them through the Enemy Detection Talisman.

"Two Bounty Hunters have come!"

"And one of them is even hidden in the dark!"

A wave of lingering fear rose in Xiao Shi's heart.

It was a good thing he didn't rush to act when he first discovered the Bounty Hunter in the open.

If he had acted rashly then... the consequences would have been unimaginable!

"This person is hiding in the dark, either to launch a surprise attack when I deal with the Bounty Hunter in the open, or... to find out my identity!"

Xiao Shi's expression was grave.

After discovering this Bounty Hunter hiding in the dark, it wasn't difficult to deduce his true intentions.

No wonder the Senluo Organization dared to send people over after he had consecutively killed two Bounty Hunters.

It turned out they had already made arrangements from the start.

He almost fell into their trap.

"To send two Entering Martial Realm Ninth Level Bounty Hunters to deal with me, they really think highly of me!"

While feeling lingering fear about this, Xiao Shi's eyes gradually glowed with fervor.

If he could kill both Bounty Hunters at the same time... such a harvest would be immensely significant for him.

Especially if both of them dropped Heavenly Treasures, then he could directly complete six body tempering sessions!

Thinking of this, Xiao Shi's heart grew even more fervent.

He couldn't help but seriously ponder whether he could kill both of these Entering Martial Realm Ninth Level Bounty Hunters at once.