Internal Force!

"My lord, it is time to leave..."

Two figures stood behind the bare-chested man. The leader wore a black robe that concealed even his face beneath black cloth, leaving only his eyes exposed.

Behind the black-robed man stood a graceful figure clad in a black martial outfit. It was Yin He.

Yin He kept her brows lowered, her eyes fixed on the ground as though something amusing lay there, not daring to raise her head in the slightest to look ahead.

The bare-chested man turned his head slightly, revealing his face.

His mouth was full of sharp teeth, unlike those of a human. The corners of his mouth stretched all the way to his ears, with strands of blood still hanging from those fangs.

His eyes were blackish-red, and his muscles were sleek and streamlined, without the slightest bulk yet brimming with power.

The bare-chested man narrowed his eyes slightly. "You could not even settle a mere Class B city?"

"My lord, the master said..."

"Get lost! Do not use that old bastard to pressure me!"

"Yes... yes!"

An invisible wave of air spread outward, forcing the surrounding flowers and grass to bend at the waist.

"Why has there been no movement at all within Haiyuan City?"

"My lord, there were some unexpected developments..."

If Shi Wu and those useless fools had not been dealt with by Wenzhao's backup measures while handling Jiang Yuan, and if the Fengxing Family's planted nail had not vanished without a trace as well, how could things possibly have seemed so quiet?

Even several Blood Feast Ghost Infants he had painstakingly refined had disappeared for no apparent reason.

This Haiyuan City was truly cursed!

The black-robed man sighed inwardly, though he put on an exceedingly terrified appearance.

"Hmph. Fortunately, you encountered me. Had one of those other idiots come, they might have blamed you for it."

The bare-chested man pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his mouth. His emotions calmed as he spoke indifferently.

Yet the black-robed man was cursing furiously inside. This was an infiltration mission. As long as I was not exposed, I had done nothing wrong. What the hell would you punish me for?!

Moreover, Lord Azure Fang had no brains to speak of. He only knew how to charge headlong through every mission. Who knew why he had come to Haiyuan City? Now I am afraid I am in deep trouble...

The black-robed man said respectfully, "My lord, we should leave. Otherwise, the city's experts will soon learn what happened here."

"Let us go. The Human Race of Haiyuan City tastes no better than this... Hmph..."

The three slowly departed. All along the way lay Wang Family members who had died miserable deaths.

Some had their eyes gouged out alive and lay sprawled on the ground. Others had their entrails torn out, their bodies hanging from trees.

All of this had been done by Lord Azure Fang.

No one knew what purpose he had in doing so.

Yin He looked at the ground, but a trace of pity surfaced in her eyes.

The Wang Family was considered a second-rate force in Haiyuan City. Old Ancestor Wang was only a hair away from breaking through to Blood Force, and within the Internal Force Realm, he had almost no rivals.

Yet in Azure Fang's hands, he had not lasted more than a few exchanges.

Yin He sighed inwardly, but she did not dare let the slightest ripple show on her face as she followed closely behind the black-robed man.

"Oh? This girl is not bad..."

Yin He's entire body suddenly stiffened, a chill running down from the crown of her head.

Her pupils contracted slightly as she lowered her head to look at the pair of feet that had appeared before her.

"Black Tiger, is this the Blood Servant you took in within Haiyuan City? Her aptitude seems rather good."

A scorching presence drew close to Yin He. Like a statue, she did not dare move in the slightest.

Azure Fang leaned close to Yin He, his nose twitching as though savoring her scent.

A hint of greed appeared in Azure Fang's eyes. He murmured, "Meat like this must be delicious..."

As he spoke, two threads of saliva dripped from the corners of his mouth.

"My lord!" Just as Yin He lost the ability to think, someone grabbed her and pulled her behind a figure.

It was actually the black-robed man—the so-called Black Tiger.

Black Tiger shielded Yin He behind him, bending slightly forward as he said respectfully, "My lord, Yin He is an extremely important link in the infiltration plan! Please consider the greater good!"

Azure Fang stared at Black Tiger, as though something in his eyes were awakening.

Black Tiger's body beneath the black robe was already drenched in sweat. At this moment, he was beginning to regret it. Why had he protected this subordinate of his? Just because she spoke pleasantly and was the first Blood Servant he had taken in?

"You audacious aberrations! How dare you wreak havoc in my Haiyuan City!" A mighty, thunderous roar that shook heaven and earth rang out.

Azure Fang's expression changed slightly.

"Blood Force Grandmasters! More than one. Go!"

Specks of black mist emanated from Azure Fang, enveloping the other two. In an instant, they vanished from where they stood.

At that moment, a gaunt figure appeared at the scene. He gazed furiously at the devastation around him, and viscous Blood Force suddenly emerged from his body. Like tentacles, it instinctively spread out and lashed wildly at the air, as if expressing its master's fury.

"Damn aberrations!"

Soon afterward, three more powerful auras arrived.

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His vast Blood Qi circulated without end, easily smashing through a barrier.

Blood Qi broke past its limits, and a special power was born from it, swiftly filling every corner of his body.

Internal Force!

Washed by Internal Force, Jiang Yuan could feel the impurities in his body being expelled bit by bit. At the same time, Internal Force transformed into a great net that spread densely across his body, allowing him to sense every part of himself through it.

Internal Force was helping him take control of his body!

Jiang Yuan could feel his command over every part of his body increase drastically.

Except... there were twenty strange pathways within his body that Internal Force could not enter.

These were... the Eight Extraordinary Meridians and the Twelve Regular Meridians!

They were also the twenty meridians that needed to be opened in the first realm after Internal Force—the Body Thorough Realm.

Once these twenty meridians were opened and Internal Force thoroughly ran through the entire body, that was what was known as Body Thorough.

Jiang Yuan sensed his Blood Qi serving as the bedrock for Internal Force, continuously converting into dense, powerful Internal Force.

What puzzled Jiang Yuan somewhat was that the Blood Qi within his body was still continuously increasing, and its source was the strange bone in his chest.

Jiang Yuan instinctively stimulated the strange bone in his chest with Internal Force.

Immediately afterward, a vast surge of Blood Qi rushed out from the strange bone and flowed through Jiang Yuan's body.

Jiang Yuan's previously depleted Blood Qi was restored at once.

In the Internal Force Realm, Blood Qi was somewhat stronger than in the Blood Qi Realm due to Internal Force converting back into it, but not by much. The Internal Force Realm focused primarily on Internal Force.

Yet now, Jiang Yuan's Blood Qi was increasing on its own without relying on Internal Force, just as it had strengthened during the Blood Qi Realm.

The next moment, the power of the strange bone—that flame-like power—instantly ignited Jiang Yuan's Internal Force.

At the same time, it seemed to trigger a chain reaction.

The two patterns on the back of Jiang Yuan's right hand suddenly appeared as well. Star Power emerged from the patterns for no apparent reason and surged toward Jiang Yuan's Internal Force.

The flame-like power of the strange bone and Star Power that had suddenly appeared within Jiang Yuan's body intertwined.

They were actually...

Cleansing Jiang Yuan's Internal Force!