Blood Qi Wolf Smoke

Chapter 20: Blood Qi Wolf Smoke

Lin Le cut open the tiger's neck with his dagger and, ignoring the fishy smell, began to drink the tiger's blood in large gulps.

The Great Devourer Art was activated, rapidly digesting the tiger's blood to replenish his stamina and Blood Qi.

Perhaps because this tiger had become an oddity, the tiger's blood was quite potent. After drinking it all, Lin Le even let out a satisfied burp.

Lin Le patted the tiger's head, "Eating this entire tiger should allow me to fully break through to Blood Qi Gauze."

Although the Blood Essence Treasure Liquid from the ten-year Blood Ginseng was used to improve his Bone Structure, quite a bit was still absorbed by his Blood Qi.

Now, when he circulated his Blood Qi, the gauze could cover both his arms.

And the value of this tiger oddity was more than enough to replace four or five Blood Ginsengs.

Within his Inner Vision Divine Ability's Inner Scenery, the lotus had condensed into three lotus seeds, and there was also half a lotus root on the lotus whip.

With his stamina somewhat recovered, Lin Le circulated his Blood Qi. His arms, empowered by the Blood Qi, exerted a force of thousands of pounds, dragging the tiger's corpse.

Bai Ya Village, the closest village to Lin Le, had all its villagers looking on with anticipation.

They had all heard the thunderous roars of the tiger, which had sparked a sliver of hope within them.

After waiting for a while, they finally saw a small figure dragging a massive tiger approaching them.

Seeing the tiger with its flattened head, the villagers couldn't help but cheer. Some were even moved to tears of joy.

They wanted to welcome Lin Le.

However, Lin Le swept them a cold glance and roared with his qi, using the Great Devourer Art's incantation, "Scram!"

The villagers froze. Seeing Lin Le, holding a broken spear and exuding a fierce aura, they couldn't help but step back.

"Make way," Lin Le said, his voice icy. "Otherwise, I don't mind killing a few more."

Hearing Lin Le's menacing words, most people consciously cleared a path.

Unexpectedly, an old woman, perhaps emboldened by Lin Le's youth or her own cantankerous nature, spoke up indignantly, "What do you mean? We welcome you, and you're ungrateful!"

Swish! Bang!

A headless corpse fell. Lin Le had kicked a stone, and with the boost of Blood Qi, the stone shot out like a large-caliber bullet, directly obliterating the old woman's head.

The previously bustling scene instantly fell silent. Those who had harbored ill intentions due to Lin Le's youthful appearance felt a chill run down their spines.

This was no kind-hearted young hero to be trifled with, but a child demon who killed without mercy!

Lin Le indifferently scanned the villagers, dragged the tiger's corpse into the Village Chief's house, and then closed the door.

Bang!

As the door shut, the villagers, who had been on edge, breathed a collective sigh of relief. They began to murmur about how Lin Le could kill someone, with some even considering reporting him to the authorities.

Lin Le stood by the door, listening, showing no surprise.

Humans were such strange creatures. They dared not resist the brutal rule of foreign races, yet when faced with their own kind, they lost a layer of reverence, believing they could gain something.

They completely forgot that this fellow tribesman possessed the same, or even greater, violence as those foreign races.

While it wasn't impossible that there were kind souls among these villagers, Lin Le didn't think there were many. After the cleansing by the tiger oddity, those who dared to resist were likely dead, leaving behind only ordinary people who prioritized their own safety.

Lin Le hadn't forgotten that when he entered the village, not a single person had warned him that there was a trap.

They had all tacitly agreed to exchange his life for their temporary safety.

Lin Le understood why they acted that way; after all, no one wanted to die. But that didn't mean he would develop any good feelings towards them.

Not slaughtering them was already him being good to his moral limits. He was in dire need of killing karma right now.

If they truly sought death, then let them die, just like that old woman earlier.

Skinning, butchering, and dismembering, Lin Le divided the tiger's corpse into portions and then put them all into large pots or basins to be simmered.

After cooking, Lin Le began to eat, practicing the Great Devourer Art as he ate, and using the condensed Blood Essence Treasure Liquid to speed up the process.

A day later, Lin Le's stomach was swollen like a woman in her tenth month of pregnancy, yet he felt no discomfort.

"Viper Belly, it's finally been completely refined," Lin Le patted his stomach.

Turning to look at the remaining half of the tiger meat, Lin Le touched his jaw, which ached from chewing, and continued to eat.

Another day later, the Eagle Claw Technique's corresponding Eagle Sculpture Hand was completely refined.

Another day later, the Five Tigers Severing Gate Saber's corresponding Fierce Tiger Back was also successfully refined.

Lin Le circulated his Blood Qi, and a mist of blood billowed around him, shrouding him in a layer of gauze.

"As expected, every time I refine a high-grade Bone Structure, my Blood Qi is strengthened from the foundation up," Lin Le confirmed after retracting his Blood Qi.

The tiger oddity weighed about eight to nine hundred jin. Even with a 35% yield, that was three hundred jin of meat, and the bones could also be boiled into soup.

Including the liquids and some side dishes, it amounted to four to five hundred jin of food, all of it high in energy.

Even with the Great Devourer Art, Lin Le could only digest a hundred jin a day.

He had initially thought he would need to eat it all to reach the complete Blood Qi Gauze realm, but now, the remaining food should be enough for him to break through to the Blood Qi Wolf Smoke realm.

He forcefully slapped his cheeks and looked at the remaining food with a hint of ferocity.

Clutching a large earthenware pot filled with food, Lin Le went outside the village and found a huge rock. After smoothing a part of its surface slightly, Lin Le began to ram himself against the stone wall.

He wasn't self-harming; he was practicing the Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training.

Horizontal training was a crude art of taking hits, having little to do with comprehension. As long as one had good Bone Structure, they could quickly get started.

Thus, the scions of wealthy families, regardless of their comprehension, would all practice a form of horizontal training. As long as their medicinal salves were good and plentiful enough, most could achieve perfection around the age of twenty and more easily develop a superior Bone Structure, increasing their chances of becoming a Cultivator.

However, one couldn't choose just any martial art that favored a specific Bone Structure, as each part could only accommodate one type of Bone Structure.

For instance, Lin Le had more easily developed the Wasp Waist, so he could no longer accommodate the Great Bear Waist. After all, a waist that was both thick and thin was a paradox, and paradoxes couldn't exist in reality.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Lin Le continuously slammed against the stone wall, his body quickly becoming bruised and battered under the powerful recoil.

Feeling he had hit enough, Lin Le ate his food while circulating his Blood Qi according to the Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training's method to nourish his body. He also added Blood Essence Treasure Liquid to help his body adapt more quickly to the Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training.

After eating and drinking his fill, the bruises on Lin Le's body had already faded. He continued to ram against the stone wall.

The commotion of Lin Le hitting the stone wall quickly drew the attention of the villagers. However, due to Lin Le's fearsome presence, none dared to approach or accuse him of disturbing them.

He trained like this for an entire day, emptying the marrow from the last tiger bone. The Blood Qi converted by the Great Devourer Art also reached its peak.

Without Lin Le needing to concentrate his will, the barriers within the Blood Qi Gauze and Blood Qi Wolf Smoke broke on their own.

Lin Le's entire body glowed red, and his Blood Qi surged upwards like mist, reaching three feet high.

Blood Qi Wolf Smoke, achieved!