Movement Dou Technique

Just as Ling Li hesitated, he thought again of the eerie speed Wu Ye had displayed when transforming into a werewolf. And the Mysterious Tier High Grade rank was truly tempting...

"Damn it, I'm doing it. This Dou Technique has 'Shadow' in its name anyway. I refuse to believe someone with a dark attribute can't cultivate it. I already suffered because of a Dou Technique before, so what if I suffer once more?" Ling Li gritted his teeth, sat down cross-legged, and began studying the contents of the Dou Technique scroll.

Blood-attribute Dou Techniques did not inherently exist. They were a type of Dou Qi developed by certain cultivators who took an unorthodox path, specializing in the most yin and darkest directions. Its characteristics were somewhat similar to Ling Li's dark attribute, which was the main reason he was willing to take the risk.

If he could successfully cultivate this Dou Technique, then even if he encountered a Dou Wang-level expert in the future, Ling Li was confident he could escape alive with his bizarre speed!

As Ling Li cultivated, the cave suddenly fell silent, leaving only the sound of water droplets striking stone and echoing through the cavern.

Within the dark cave, black mist gradually seeped from Ling Li's body, lending the gloomy cavern an even more terrifying air. Outside the cave, the sun had long since scattered its final rays, and the magical beasts in the mountains roared as they welcomed the time that belonged to them.

In the darkness, Ling Li suddenly opened his eyes. A red glint flashed through them as the black mist around him abruptly contracted back into his body, then burst outward and dissipated into the air. At the same time, black mist slowly spread from another corner of the cave, and Ling Li's figure reappeared there.

"Not a bad charging skill, though it isn't suited for long-distance travel." Ling Li looked at the black mist slowly fading from his body and grinned. A Dou Technique entry appeared on his system panel:

*Shadow Blood Flash* (Mysterious Tier High Grade): Beginner

Cultivating this Dou Technique had not been as difficult as Ling Li had imagined. Instead, everything had fallen into place naturally, as though this Dou Technique had been tailor-made for him.

The effect of Shadow Blood Flash was somewhat similar to Flash. It allowed him to gain several times, or even more than ten times, his normal speed in a short period, producing an effect akin to teleportation. However, such high-speed movement placed an immense burden on the body, so this Dou Technique could not be used continuously for extended periods.

"Palm Absorption can wait. Although I can use Shadow Blood Flash, I'm still far from being able to control it freely. I need to practice it more so I'll have another trump card to save my life." Ling Li clenched his fist. If this Dou Technique was used properly, together with the Shadow Transformation Skill he had just obtained, it would definitely become a lifesaving trump card!

Over the following month, Ling Li focused on increasing his proficiency with Shadow Blood Flash. Every day was spent practicing Shadow Blood Flash, roasting meat, and cultivating.

As for his blade training, Ling Li discovered that after his blade technique had advanced to the master level, it had become extremely difficult to improve further. Even when he used roasted meat to threaten the Purple Beast, that experience pack, into serving as his sparring partner, he still failed to gain even 1 Experience Point after several hours of training.

Unable to gain experience, Ling Li simply put his blade training aside. For now, his master-level blade technique was more than sufficient.

His blade technique had hit a bottleneck, but in contrast, the cultivation of his realm—which had once left Ling Li completely at a loss—progressed incredibly smoothly. The boost from his fourth-grade bloodline and the cultivation bonus granted by his Earth Tier Mid Grade cultivation method made Ling Li's cultivation speed soar like a rocket.

After eating the red-and-black fruit given to him by the Purple Beast, Ling Li had vaguely touched upon the threshold of two-star Dou Spirit. After a month of cultivation, along with hunting several third-tier magical beasts while practicing Shadow Blood Flash and Devouring more than a dozen third-tier magic cores, Ling Li finally advanced naturally into two-star Dou Spirit.

Night fell, and the sky was dotted with stars. Their shimmering light flickered faintly, like fireflies barely filling the moonless darkness.

Beside the bonfire, several rather massive magical beasts were being roasted by Ling Li. In order to get a bite or two of roasted meat, Ling Li had developed the remarkable skill of grilling several magical beasts at once.

Tearing a leg from one of the roasted magical beasts, Ling Li took several bites, then looked at the Purple Beast with a complicated expression before finally saying, "I'm planning to leave tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, the Purple Beast stopped chewing and used its enormous body to block the cave entrance, as if afraid Ling Li might run away.

"Heh, don't worry. I'm only going to collect the bounty. I'll come back afterward. But I'm human, after all. I can't stay in these deep mountains forever, or I'll go mad..." Ling Li said with a smile. He was not one of those powerful experts who had seen through the vanity of the world and could spend their entire lives peacefully in some remote corner.

After a month together, a special understanding had formed between man and beast. The Purple Beast could clearly sense the loneliness Ling Li was showing, so it could only point at itself with a claw, then point toward the cave entrance, indicating that Ling Li should take it along as well.

"I want to take you with me too, but in your magical beast form, you simply can't enter human cities. Sooner or later, we'll have to part ways, unless you can break through to the seventh tier and take human form..." Ling Li shook his head before he could finish. How could he not want to take the Purple Beast with him? Leaving everything else aside, its fifth-tier strength and its ability to form Dou Qi Wings alone would save an unknown amount of time during long-distance travel.

Although the Purple Beast possessed intelligence, it was still a magical beast. Unless Ling Li possessed absolute strength, the result of a magical beast entering a human city would either be immediate execution or enslavement by some powerful figure. Neither outcome was something Ling Li wanted to see.

As for the Purple Beast taking human form, there were indeed ways. One was to reach the seventh tier, equivalent to the Dou Zong level. The other was to consume a seventh-grade Shapeshifting Pill. Neither was something Ling Li or it could accomplish.

After Ling Li finished speaking, the cave fell silent once more. Only the glowing coals in the fire crackled softly.

After a long silence, the Purple Beast finally seemed to make a decision. It pointed at itself and Ling Li with its claw, then pointed toward a mountain peak outside the cave.

"You want me to go with you to that mountain peak over there?" Ling Li immediately understood and asked.

The Purple Beast nodded. But when Ling Li prepared to rise, it pressed him down again, indicating that they should go during the day.

Ling Li was somewhat surprised. It was the first time he had seen the Purple Beast wear such an expression, and he knew that it could sense the locations of all kinds of heavenly treasures.

Could there be some heavenly treasure on the mountain opposite that could allow it to take human form?

Ling Li gazed at the dancing flames in the bonfire, fiercely tore off a chunk of magical beast meat, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it.

"Forget it. Everything will be revealed tomorrow."