Departure for the Earth Fiend Hall

After Xiao Ming threw out the token, the blood mass suddenly enveloped Xiao Ming.

"So this is the power of the Xiao Clan's Bloodline Power...?"

Xiao Ming's hand tightened slightly, but he did not resist, allowing the blood, which was thicker than magma, to envelop him.

The moment the blood mass completely enveloped Xiao Ming, it began to fluctuate violently. Threads of blood-red energy, as thin as gossamer, pierced Xiao Ming's body like needles, finally crashing into his pores and rushing wildly into his body.

"Hiss..."

The sudden, sharp pain caused Xiao Ming's face to turn deathly pale, and he couldn't help but gasp.

He could feel his own blood rapidly evaporating under the stimulation of that crimson energy—yes, evaporating!

Compared to the slow, incremental gameplay in Simulator, the Simulator's controls are undoubtedly more intense, but also more efficient.

The price of such high efficiency is extreme pain. Under this intense pain, an extreme sense of weakness quickly spreads from his body, causing Xiao Ming's eyelids to droop involuntarily.

"I didn't feel this way when I first absorbed the Heavenly Flames. I knew I wasn't mistaken just now. This Simulator is really a rip-off! I thought it would be like before, just a ball of light and it would be over."

Xiao Ming had chosen talent-type items before, such as Zi Yan's Treasure Hunting Talent and Alchemist Talent, which would end with a ball of light without causing any discomfort to the body. This time was obviously different.

The blood swarm was indeed highly efficient. Within fifteen minutes, all of Xiao Ming's blood had evaporated, leaving him as thin as a skeleton.

"Gurgle, gurgle."

Before Xiao Ming could even catch his breath, the blood clot suddenly began to boil and tremble, and thin streams of liquid began to flow into his body through his pores.

As the blood-red liquid, brimming with strange energy, entered Xiao Ming's body, his originally extremely pale skin gradually regained a rosy hue, and his withered skin began to spring back.

The rebound was extremely fast. Soon, Xiao Ming's skin returned to its previous appearance, looking full of vitality. Countless blood vessels could still be seen gushing out from his body, eventually flowing into it, accompanied by the last blood vessel entering his body.

"Boom!"

A deep, explosive sound rang out from within Xiao Ming's body. A drop of blood slowly trickled from the corner of Xiao Ming's mouth, and a flash of purplish-gold light passed by.

"The Dragon Phoenix Bloodline Power..."

Xiao Ming slowly opened his eyes, raised his right hand to wipe the corner of his mouth, and uttered a single word.

The muffled sound just now was caused by the Dragon Phoenix Bloodline Power repelling the Dou Di Bloodline, and the source of this Bloodline Power should be Zi Yan.

He originally intended to use spirit to harmonize his bloodline, but unexpectedly, the two merged directly in the end. (Book 69, new)

If someone could see through things, they would discover that a purplish-red rhomboid crystal, about the size of a thumb, is strangely integrated directly into the center of Xiao Ming's heart.

Strands of purplish-red light were released, and Xiao Ming could faintly sense the powerful beating of his heart. With each beat, it seemed that the Dou Qi within his body would also fluctuate.

The fusion of bloodlines— Xiao Ming felt this was the Simulator's doing. He took back his earlier statement about being tricked by the Simulator; for talent-type items, the Simulator's "after-sales service" had always been quite good!

Thanks to the Simulator's efficient behavior, it didn't take Xiao Ming long to fuse with the Dou Di Bloodline.

However, Xiao Ming's level did not increase after obtaining the Dou Di Bloodline, which was not unexpected.

In the Original Work, Xiao Yan leveled up not because he absorbed the Dou Di Bloodline, but because he absorbed the energy left behind by Xiao Xuan.

The Simulator didn't provide any energy, so Xiao Ming's cultivation level didn't improve.

Leaping off the bed, Xiao Ming casually reached out and grabbed at the air in front of him, and the token he had thrown out earlier mysteriously reappeared in his hand.

This token was what Xiao Ming had thrown out to notify Xiao Yi Xian and the others when he sensed something was wrong, but now it had lost its function.

He casually tossed it into his Na Ring, Xiao Ming pushed open the door and walked out.

Three days later, as the first rays of dawn pierced the darkness and shone upon the earth, several figures silently and unnoticed emerged from the Pill Tower, disappearing into the horizon in a few flashes.

On a mountain peak outside Holy Pill City, the wind whistled, and more than a dozen figures flashed out from the void and landed on the mountaintop.

"Everyone's here..."

Shangguan Cuo counted the number of people and then nodded to Xiao Ming.

"Let's go then."

Xiao Ming nodded calmly, a whistle sounded, and a black shadow several dozen feet long descended from the sky. The group stepped onto it.

A dark shadow suddenly shot into the sky and flew in a Northwest direction.

In the vast sky, soft clouds dot the landscape, and warm sunlight streams down, bringing endless warmth, while a gentle breeze brings coolness.

A dark shadow, several dozen feet long, came like lightning from afar, flashing across the sky and stirring up a gale that tore through the white clouds.

A giant python covered in black scales and with four wings slithered through the white clouds in the sky, exuding a fierce and powerful Aura; it was a genuine Tier 7 Magical Beast.

Xiao Ming stood on the giant python's head, holding a map in his hand.

The map was marked with more than a dozen red dots of varying sizes. As far as Xiao Ming knew, these were the locations of the Hall of Souls Branch that the Pill Tower had discovered.

Suddenly, an old man walked up to Xiao Ming.

The old man's name was Shangguan Cuo, one of the Eight Great Elders who were traveling together on this mission, and he was Three Star Dou Zun.

"Elder Xiao Ming, you are the leader of this operation. Please tell everyone about the objectives of this operation and introduce yourself to everyone."

"Yes, it was my oversight."

Xiao Ming smiled at him. He had actually planned to explain later. To maintain secrecy, no one except him and Shangguan Cuo knew the target of this operation, so he needed to explain it to them.

Turning around, Xiao Ming walked to the middle of the giant python. He glanced around and found that the people who came all looked like old men. Apart from Shangguan Cuo, there were three Dou Zun, and the rest were all at the Nine-star Dou Zong.

These three Dou Zun Soul power; they were not Alchemist, but rather powerful individuals invited in.

The Pill Tower's operation this time included five Dou Zun, including Xiao Ming, and ten Nine Star Dou Zong. Among them, Xiao Ming was Seven-Star- star Dou Zun, who would have been able to wipe out any branch of the Hall of Souls Branch in the past.

This shows that Pill Tower truly values this operation.

After circling around once, Xiao Ming didn't waste any words and spoke directly.

"I'm sure you all recognize me; I'm in charge of this operation."

Those chosen were all composed individuals; upon hearing this, they merely nodded slightly and gestured to Xiao Ming and the others to listen.

"Our destination is the Hall of Souls Branch in the White Cloud Mountain Range."