On-the-Spot Stat Allocation, Reverse Suppression!

Kong Wu seemed tireless, his Evil-Slaying Saber a blur in his hands.

The Blood Spirit, whose expression had been relaxed, frowned slightly at the sight.

While the Blood Shield Talisman offered excellent protection, each blocked attack consumed a portion of True Qi.

His previously playful demeanor shifted; he raised a finger with a serious expression and began drawing talismans in the air once more.

Kong Wu, sensing this, did not cease his assault, continuing his relentless chopping.

His eyes, however, remained locked onto the Blood Spirit.

The next moment, the Blood Spirit completed the final stroke.

A burst of blood-red light erupted, and five blood spears, as thick as fingers, materialized and shot towards Kong Wu.

Kong Wu, prepared for this, retracted his Evil-Slaying Saber and held it before him, blocking all five blood spears.

The blood spears dissipated upon impact with the Evil-Slaying Saber, but the force they carried still sent Kong Wu staggering back several steps.

As the Evil-Slaying Saber moved aside, Kong Wu's face was revealed.

He bore no wounds, but his trembling hands indicated that the blow had not been easy to withstand.

Seeing this, the Blood Spirit, though impressed that Kong Wu had blocked the blood spears, relaxed somewhat.

While this mortal was strong, his strength had its limits.

He could still defeat him with ease using his own abilities.

With his resolve firm, he fell silent and once again focused on drawing talismans.

This time, he spent considerably longer than on the previous two occasions.

Kong Wu did not rush forward to attack, his head bowed as if lost in thought.

After a short while, the Blood Spirit let out a soft cry and pointed a finger at the blood-colored talisman.

Countless blood-red lances flew from in front of him, soaring towards Kong Wu like a curtain of rain.

Blood Spear Rain, one of the Blood Talisman Sect's Twelve Blood Talismans, could only be used by cultivators who had reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

This talisman required a significant amount of True Qi, and even the Blood Spirit, having just broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage, was breathing slightly heavily.

Correspondingly, its power ranked among the highest of all the talismans the Blood Spirit had mastered.

"To think I'd need to use this technique in this insignificant Qingshan County," the Blood Spirit mused with a touch of emotion.

He had initially viewed the commission from Zhou Sangu as a simple, easily resolved matter.

If it weren't for his recent breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment stage and his increased need for cultivation materials, he wouldn't have bothered venturing to this remote place.

Yet, upon his arrival, Junior Brother Zhou had already lost his life.

Now, he had no choice but to deal with this fellow first.

Lost in thought, he suddenly noticed Kong Wu standing completely still.

Has he been scared stiff?

The thought had barely surfaced when he saw Kong Wu abruptly lift his head.

The countless blood spears were already upon him.

Kong Wu took a step forward, advancing into the Blood Spear Rain.

"System! Add points!"

A thought flickered through his mind, and he allocated all his idle Free Attribute Points to his Strength attribute.

Boom!

Kong Wu's body suddenly swelled, his already robust physique growing a size larger in an instant.

The sweat he expelled evaporated immediately, and an invisible wave erupted from him, kicking up dust and sand from the ground.

Witnessing this, the Blood Spirit felt an inexplicable jolt in his heart, his gaze fixed intently on Kong Wu, obscured by the dust cloud.

A large hand emerged first from the swirling dust, and Kong Wu slowly revealed himself.

His clothes were in tatters, clearly having endured the attack head-on.

Yet, his exposed skin was completely unharmed, not a single scratch visible.

"How... how is this possible?"

The Blood Spirit's eyes widened.

He was certain that the countless blood spears had struck Kong Wu.

But Kong Wu had blocked them with his bare body.

How could this... wait!

After a moment of stunned disbelief, the Blood Spirit quickly collected himself and noticed something was amiss.

Kong Wu, who had already appeared unnaturally strong, was now even taller and more powerfully built.

With a height of nearly 2.3 meters, a waist as thick as a millstone, broad shoulders, and a chest with clearly defined muscles.

Most terrifying were his thick arms, almost as thick as the Blood Spirit's waist.

He stood there, an invisible deterrence permeating the air.

The Blood Spirit's current feeling was akin to a mortal encountering a standing black bear in a deep forest – powerless, fearful, with a mix of emotions filling its heart.

In the darkness, a voice in its heart cried out.

Run!

Run fast!

You're no match!

And that was indeed the case; Kong Wu's [Strength] attribute had just surged.

[Kong Wu]

[Vitality: 102]

[Strength: 33.6]

[Skill: Blood Burst Technique Lv1 (0/10)]

[Free Attribute Points: None]

[Special Attribute Points: None]

Feeling the explosive power contained within his body, Kong Wu looked up at the Blood Spirit and revealed a ferocious smile.

"All flash and no substance. Let me show you what real power is!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Kong Wu vanished from his spot.

Not good!

The Blood Spirit's internal alarm bells blared. Before it could react, it heard a deafening roar from behind.

Then, it was sent flying, encased in a faint red energy shield, crashing through the wall and directly into the room.

Crash!

The Blood Spirit rose from a pile of rubble and looked up, its pupils constricting.

Faint, almost invisible cracks had appeared on the pale red energy shield.

When it looked towards Kong Wu, it saw him slowly retracting his fist.

For this strike, Kong Wu hadn't even used the Evil-Slaying Saber; he had delivered the punch using only his physical body.

"Quite tough!"

Kong Wu said indifferently, taking the Evil-Slaying Saber into his hand.

Seeing this, the Blood Spirit immediately reacted, focusing all its energy and beginning to draw talismans.

That last blow had made it realize that the current Kong Wu was no longer a kitten it could toy with.

It couldn't afford to be playful anymore.

Compared to before, its movements this time were much faster, its arm a blur in the air.

As Kong Wu, on the opposite side, raised the Evil-Slaying Saber and charged forward, the talisman in front of him was already complete.

After finishing, without even pausing to catch its breath, it took out two more talismans from its chest and, with a pang of pain, activated them.

Three streaks of blood-red light shot out, transforming into blood-colored fierce tigers in mid-air.

Roar!

The blood-colored tigers, as if alive, roared and pounced towards Kong Wu.

This was the strongest talisman the Blood Spirit could unleash.

Its True Qi was almost completely drained by this single talisman, and it had even used up the finished talismans it had painstakingly saved.

One had to know that finished talismans were extremely precious.

The higher the tier of the talisman, the more expensive the materials required. After breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage, all of the Blood Spirit's savings were only enough to acquire the materials for these two Blood Tiger Talismans.

With this attack, the Blood Spirit was determined to succeed.

However, what happened the very next moment caused the Blood Spirit's mind to falter, and it couldn't help but cry out.

"How is this possible???"

Kong Wu, with a blank expression, raised the Evil-Slaying Saber and brought it down vertically. The first blood-colored tiger was cleaved in two.

Its body, formed purely from True Qi, exploded in the air and instantly dissipated into nothingness.