The three clashed back and forth without pause. Even facing two against one, Shi Yongheng did not fall behind in the slightest.
"Whoosh..."
Two fine needles shot toward them...
Yinggou's powerful protective qi blocked the needles outside her body.
Hou Qing knew his own limits and simply dodged instead of taking them head-on!
But in that instant, Shi Yongheng used the Great Shift of the Universe footwork to snatch the Blood-Tear Record into his hand.
"Move again, and I'll destroy it!"
Fearing damage to something precious, Yinggou and Hou Qing both stopped.
After all, it concerned his own life. Hou Qing did not dare be careless. Otherwise, if he could not exchange blood at the critical moment, he would be dead for sure.
"Easy, easy! You can borrow it!"
"I seized this with my own strength. Though it became useless to me after one use, whether I return it depends on my mood!
Of course, if I am ever tied up with mundane affairs and cannot spare the time, I would be more than happy to return it if you two are willing to help shoulder some of the burden.
Farewell. I'll contact you when I need you!"
As they watched Shi Yongheng swagger away, neither Yinggou nor Hou Qing looked very pleased. Dignified corpse ancestors, yet they had been threatened?
After a dusty journey, Shi Yongheng had barely returned to Weapon Repository Valley when Yuan Tiangang assigned him a task: unite the feudal lords, ascend the throne as emperor, and then use the Blood-Tear Record as the foundation for a blood exchange.
Shi Yongheng inwardly sneered at everything Yuan Tiangang had said, but he did not argue. The man was simply too powerful, while he himself was meat on the chopping block.
If he truly made a move