Killing Feast, Instinct Unleashed

"No problem!"

No Edge answered excitedly.

Though it had already transformed into something like a wrist guard wrapped around the sword hilt and Long Haoyu's wrist,

the moment Long Haoyu said he was going to activate Killing Feast, its inherently bloodthirsty nature made it incomparably excited.

Its originally crisp voice now carried a touch of chilling eeriness.

Long Haoyu held his breath, every nerve in his body tensing at that moment.

The training at the Owl Ant Nest, the practical combat with Long Xingyu, and even the previous battle against the Scorpion Tail Lizard arranged by Long Xingyu—

these methods of training might have seemed life-threatening, but they had never truly been so. Long Xingyu would never have allowed such a situation to happen.

But now was different.

The Magic Beasts in Haoyue Marsh were not the sort he could trade blows with back and forth.

For the Magic Beasts living in Haoyue Marsh, killing someone dozens or even hundreds of times whenever they got the chance was simply routine.

Even at Haoyue City's Adventurer's Guild, many adventurers who came here to gather materials returned missing arms or legs.

Others simply slept eternally beneath the sky and upon the earth, unable to leave even their corpses behind, eventually becoming unrecognizable lumps of flesh.

Long Haoyu understood this clearly. The coming battle would be a real battle, true practical combat in which he had to wager his life!

"Roar—"

At that moment, an earthshaking beastly roar rang out.

The Magic Beast horde began to enter Long Haoyu's field of vision.

Leading them was a Magic Beast whose name he did not know. Ripple-like patterns resembling magic spread beneath its four hooves, while several twisted horns grew from its head.

Its savage and terrifying appearance made one want to slash it with a blade at first sight.

He had seen ugly things before, but never anything this ugly.

Behind that Magic Beast, many other species of Magic Beasts followed one after another.

The allure of the Medicine Powder was simply too great for these Magic Beasts.

It was like they had abstained for decades, only to suddenly encounter a female of their own kind.

"Time to get to work!"

Long Haoyu gave a low shout.

He moved along the path deliberately left open for him.

No Edge hummed and resonated in his hand, its ten percent enhancement settling upon him.

A boiling-hot sensation filled his limbs and bones, and faint bloodshot veins even appeared in his eyes.

He lightly licked his dry lips. His pace quickened as he charged toward the many rushing Magic Beasts and began his assault.

Long Haoyu had already reached a conclusion about the approximate strength of the incoming Magic Beasts.

Haoyue Marsh was, after all, only a small place. Second Grade Magic Beasts were extremely common here. There were Third Grade ones as well, but not many, while Fourth Grade Magic Beasts only appeared occasionally.

Most of the Magic Beasts drawn here by the Medicine Powder were at the Second Grade, with only a small number reaching the Third Grade.

Against Magic Beasts of this strength, Long Haoyu would not feel any pressure in a one-on-one fight.

Even now, with the Magic Beast horde swarming toward him, he did not feel much pressure.

Unless a Fourth Grade Magic Beast appeared, these Magic Beasts would only cost him a little more time.

At the very least, he was confident that he could deal with all of them before exhaustion overtook him.

"Wave Breaker!"

Very soon, Long Haoyu rushed before the Magic Beast at the front, ugly to the depths of its soul.

Seeing its bizarre appearance from up close, he nearly wanted to vomit up last night's meal.

No Edge in his hand instantly turned pitch-black, and all the golden light upon it contracted into the blade.

The next second, a crescent-shaped blade burst from No Edge. All the compressed Spirit Energy followed that blade as it cleaved straight down.

This was another Knight Skill he had learned from the Shadow Instructor over the past year. It was an offensive skill, and this was his first time using it in actual combat.

The blade containing the power of a Third Grade Knight struck the hideously ugly Magic Beast as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.

That Magic Beast had not even had time to launch an attack. It had merely been fast enough to run to the front, directly meeting the blade.

Its supposedly tough hide was forcibly split in two by No Edge, while the remaining blade shot far into the distance.

Blood sprayed two zhang into the air before falling in a light rain of crimson.

Long Haoyu paid no attention to the blood rain. Feeling the Magic Beast's blood drip onto his cheeks, the violent impulses within him churned and boiled even more fiercely.

Bathed in the bloody rain, the bloodshot veins in his eyes deepened further, faintly shifting toward a complete crimson.

"Keep going!"

"This is real combat!"

Long Haoyu growled.

He raised No Edge and continued staring at the other Magic Beasts, already crazed beyond reason.

What should have been a scene of a sheep entering a tiger pack instantly became a tiger entering a flock of sheep under his onslaught.

The many Magic Beasts, all weaker than him, could not possibly affect him.

"Master, this is the feeling!"

"Cut them down! Cut them down!"

No Edge's excited voice rang out.

Having sensed true Killing Instinct, this slaughter was, according to the conditions of its growth, what best fulfilled its needs.

Only in this way could it receive true feedback.

Its absolute excitement caused even its voice to tremble.

Hearing Little Coal Ball's excited cries, Long Haoyu himself became wildly excited as well.

The Spirit Energy in his body began pouring out as though it cost nothing.

Though this would rapidly drain his Spirit Energy, he did not care in the slightest.

When his hot blood was already boiling, considering anything else would be letting down the pleasure of this moment.

Bloody blossoms continuously bloomed across the marshland.

One Magic Beast after another fell dead beneath Long Haoyu's feet.

Pitch-black No Edge was now stained with a layer of blood.

Several broken gaps on its blade faintly showed signs of healing.

Long Haoyu's handsome face was also covered in blood and grime, making him look like a god of slaughter crawling out of hell.

The hand gripping No Edge trembled faintly.

Immersed in slaughter, Long Haoyu had nearly forgotten how much time had passed.

Following his Killing Instinct, he fought the Magic Beasts here until one after another fell.

The Spirit Energy in his body was being consumed madly, while the strength in his body was nearing exhaustion.

His human body had clearly reached the end of its strength after this period of slaughter.

Yet even so, the boiling blood within him did not calm in the slightest.

In fact, through this battle, he felt as though he himself had undergone a certain degree of sublimation.

His truest self yearned intensely for such a battle.

And everything that had just happened was like a flower of slaughter blooming at dawn.

"I've killed an unknown number of Magic Beasts, yet the remaining ones are still swarming toward me."

"By all rights, the Medicine Powder should have worn off by now. Is it because my slaughter here has made these Magic Beasts desperate to gang up and attack me?"

Long Haoyu braced himself as he watched the hordes of Magic Beasts still constantly rushing over from afar.

The sensation of the earth shaking and mountains trembling made it impossible for him not to notice them.

"Master, let's cut them all down together!"

"Your Instinct and our Instinct haven't been fully unleashed yet!"

No Edge's voice remained excited.

Wrapped around Long Haoyu's wrist, it even trembled slightly.

Along with those tremors, the soreness in Long Haoyu's body faded away.

Even his depleted Internal Spiritual Power seemed to recover at an accelerated pace.

Long Haoyu noticed this and asked in a low voice, "You have the ability to restore energy too? Is such magic inscribed on No Edge?"

"Master, I have no inscriptions, nor has any magic been imprinted upon me. This is an attribute I naturally possess."

Little Coal Ball explained, "When you, Master, fully unleash your Killing Instinct, I receive feedback, and that feedback also affects you."

"You can understand this ability as a kind of Bloodthirsty State. In this state, your recovery ability will be greatly enhanced."

So that was it!

Long Haoyu understood.

At the same time, he realized what No Edge meant by unleashing his true Instinct.

In the previous battle, what he had unleashed was the bloodline Instinct belonging to this human body.

But there was more than one bloodline within him. The bloodline Instinct of the Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon Clan had yet to reveal itself.

According to No Edge's explanation, his current feeling was more like this: as long as life remained, battle would never cease!

He enjoyed this feeling immensely.

The trembling cells throughout his body were sufficient proof of how much he enjoyed this pleasure.

Feeling the benefits brought by the Bloodthirst No Edge had described, his eyes began to narrow.

At the center of his azure-blue eyes, his contracted pupils had shrunk until they were no larger than needlepoints.

A cold, stern gaze burst from his eyes, while his appearance underwent a tremendous change at that moment.

There was not a trace of flaw on his handsome yet slightly wicked face.

His fiercely beating heart added a supreme pride and majesty to his bearing.

With the release of his true Instinct, it was as though a Demon God Emperor was awakening here.

Long Haoyu raised No Edge with one hand, and an incomparably indifferent voice slowly squeezed out through his lips.

"No Edge, you're right. With a state like Bloodthirst, I should fully unleash my Instinct."

"Let the real us enjoy this moment of slaughter!"

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