In a private training room, Hu Qi sat cross-legged on the floor, a long black object resting across his knees.
At this moment.
The surroundings were dim and silent. Only an incandescent bulb above his head gave off a faint white glow, illuminating an area less than two meters around him.
Hu Qi adjusted his breathing, emptied his mind of distractions, and entered an ethereal state as he recalled the contents concerning the Qi and Blood Technique, Ghost Slaying Blade.
Just as its name implied, this was a blade technique that could kill even ghosts when unleashed.
Of course, there was some exaggeration in that.
But it was true that this blade manual was savage and domineering, with extraordinarily powerful destructive and lethal force.
However, while it was powerful, it was also extremely difficult to cultivate.
To practice this blade technique, one had to harbor killing intent in one's heart, wield the blade with that killing intent, and ultimately subdue it.
It sounded mystical, but in truth, one needed to remain in a state of wanting to kill while retaining one's rationality. This requirement alone could bar more than half of all people.
Anyone who had never taken a life would find it impossible to experience such a state.
Moreover, once mastered, it consumed an enormous amount of one's Qi and Blood.
That was why Wang Luo had looked so strange when he heard Hu Qi choose this blade technique and asked whether he was certain he wanted to learn it.
But to Hu Qi, none of that was a problem.
Whether it was those two, Lu Shi and Tian, or the two Black Blood Species, all of them had died because of him.
Finding that state of killing came easily to him.
As for the consumption of Qi and