Pure Blood Body

Iron Soul was gone.

After seeing the Heavenly Fox's corpse, Prince Yue directly used three tails to destroy Iron Soul.

Fortunately, Liu Sishan had acted on Situ Shibai's instructions and left early with Liu Tiefeng, so neither of them was harmed.

Zhang Ping traveled through the canal to the south side of the city. He took out the Wraith Lantern again before climbing out of the canal. Looking back at the tails flying everywhere, he took a deep breath and turned to leave Mingzhu City.

The next time he returned, he would definitely kill Prince Yue!

He knew it would be difficult.

Although he had just blocked Prince Yue's attack, Prince Yue probably had not even used ten percent of his strength. After all, that had only been five of Prince Yue's tails.

And now, Prince Yue's tails were everywhere throughout Mingzhu City. Given how thick those tails were, if they all focused their attacks on him, his Nether Mist might not even withstand a single wave of attacks.

But even if he could withstand them, did Prince Yue have only tails?

"Sis Sisi, where are you?"

Zhang Ping pulled himself from his thoughts, took out his badge, and asked as he walked.

A moment later, after receiving Liu Sishan's reply, he hurried toward the direction of their previous camp.

The Cleanup Team naturally had more than one headquarters in the wilderness. They also had countless safe houses, some built inside rocks, some underground, and others in trees.

After leaving with Liu Tiefeng, Liu Sishan, considering that his injuries were serious, temporarily hid in a safe house not far from Mingzhu City.

A moment later, Zhang Ping arrived.

They confirmed each other's identities through their badges, and Zhang Ping entered the safe house.

It was a massive hollowed-out rock with only one room inside, stocked with large quantities of compressed food and distilled water. The compressed energy bars Liu Sishan had given him last time had actually come from this safe house.

"Grandpa Liu, I'm sorry." As soon as Zhang Ping entered, he walked over to Liu Tiefeng. Seeing his wound, his eyes reddened slightly.

Liu Tiefeng had wanted to knock Zhang Ping on the head, but the slightest movement tugged at his wound, making him suck in a sharp breath. Hissing in pain, he said irritably, "What's the big deal? This old man has lived to such an age. What does losing an arm matter? But kid, how did you provoke that kind of vicious bastard?"

In his eyes, the one who had broken in to attack them was a man, and a fierce-looking burly one at that.

"Sis Sisi, can I tell him?" Zhang Ping thought for a moment before looking at Liu Sishan and asking.

Liu Sishan knew what Zhang Ping meant. She said calmly, "You're not one of my team members. Do you think I can control whether you tell him or not?"

Right!

He was not a member of the Cleanup Team, nor had he signed a confidentiality contract with them. The Cleanup Team could not control what he said.

"Grandpa Liu, actually... that wasn't a human. It was a Mutated Beast..." He looked at Liu Tiefeng and told him everything he knew.

As Liu Tiefeng listened, he gradually frowned. He glanced at Liu Sishan, then looked at Zhang Ping and asked, "So you're saying Mingzhu City has now become the territory of those stinking foxes?"

"Yeah. Although they don't dare act recklessly either, the city really isn't safe," Zhang Ping nodded.

Liu Tiefeng immediately thought of his son, Liu Dashan. He closed his eyes and took a long while to accept the information. Then he looked at Zhang Ping, endured the pain, and patted Zhang Ping's shoulder with his only hand. "Then you have even less reason to feel guilty. You didn't do anything wrong. Well done!"

"Grandpa Liu, don't move around. I'll find a way later. I'll definitely heal your hand, maybe even grow you a new arm!" Zhang Ping hurriedly helped Liu Tiefeng lie down, refusing to let him move around.

Liu Tiefeng forced a smile. "Don't underestimate your Grandpa Liu. Back in the day, I was an Investigation Team member too. Look at that scar on my waist. That injury was far worse than this arm."

That very injury had made it difficult for him to have children, leaving him with only Liu Dashan as a son. Otherwise, he could have had at least ten children.

"But..." Zhang Ping was still extremely worried.

Liu Tiefeng put on a stern face and shooed him away. "Enough, enough. I'm not dying anytime soon. Let me have some peace and quiet. That young lady is still waiting for you. Go handle your business first. If you can get rid of all those stinking foxes in Mingzhu City, then forget one arm—even if I lost all my hands and feet, it'd be worth it."

"Alright, then rest well, Grandpa Liu. Wait, I'll pour you some water. After losing so much blood, you need to drink more water, and you need something to replenish your blood too. Let me think..." Zhang Ping nodded, but then thought of more things Liu Tiefeng might need and took them out one by one from the Golden Treasury.

Liu Tiefeng said impatiently, "Go on, go on. Stop bothering me. This stuff is enough. I'm really fine."

Although he was old and frail, his mental fortitude was exceptionally strong. He had indeed suffered greatly right after being injured, but he had recovered somewhat by now. As long as he did not suffer another severe blow, he could slowly pull through.

Zhang Ping had no choice but to stand. He looked at Liu Sishan, who signaled for him to speak outside.

The two left the safe house, and Zhang Ping immediately took out the Wraith Lantern.

"Sis Sisi, thank you."

Zhang Ping looked at Liu Sishan and bowed sincerely.

If Liu Sishan had not arrived in time to save Liu Tiefeng, he would have regretted it for the rest of his life.

"It was merely a coincidence. Besides, your identity has been exposed." Liu Sishan looked at Zhang Ping and spoke calmly.

Zhang Ping nodded. After thinking for a moment, he said, "It was probably exposed during the earlier battle. I had no way to conceal my information then. If the enemy secretly used Appraisal on me while I was fighting, it would have been easy for them to confirm my identity."

This was something he had not considered before.

He had not expected the enemy to react so quickly. His decision to act and take Chen Juntaing back had been made on the spur of the moment. It definitely had not been part of anyone's plans, and the battle itself had not lasted long.

It was hard to imagine that the enemy had been able to arrange for an Appraisal Master to perform Appraisal on him so quickly.

"You probably can't return to Mingzhu City for now. Wait for the captain's arrangements first. Keep this safe." Liu Sishan took out a test tube and handed it to Zhang Ping.

Zhang Ping accepted the test tube and discovered that it contained golden blood. He looked at Liu Sishan in confusion.

"I carefully considered your ability, then went back and examined the metals you ate. The result was that those metals were completely undamaged. In other words... the metals you consumed were never digested, nor were they absorbed in any way, so you cannot obtain the corresponding constitutions.

"The information you provided earlier was extremely useful, so this is the Cleanup Team's reward for you: Golden Blood!" Liu Sishan explained.

Zhang Ping said in surprise, "Could this be that Golden Blood?"

"Yes. It's Jin Bo's Golden Blood. He has to draw and store blood at intervals. This blood is generally used to treat teammates or extend the lives of some elderly people with outstanding contributions. You can try drinking it and see whether you can obtain this power," Liu Sishan nodded.

Zhang Ping had initially wanted Liu Tiefeng to drink it, but after hearing Liu Sishan's words, he suddenly realized that if he obtained the ability of Golden Blood, would he not be able to produce an endless supply of Golden Blood?

And he would not even become anemic. After drawing blood, he could immediately turn into his Pure Water Body, absorb enough water, and turn back into flesh and blood...

At that moment, he seemed to see an inexhaustible supply of Golden Blood.

"Oh, right. Golden Blood is a bloodline-type ability, so it has a chance of being passed down to the next generation. It may even skip a generation, so you'd better be mentally prepared," Liu Sishan reminded him again when she saw Zhang Ping open the cap.

In truth, bloodline-type abilities were not bad. They simply lacked the thrill of opening a blind box.

Most Awakened had no idea what abilities their descendants would awaken. It was like a card-drawing game: they might get an N card, but they might also get an SSR. Bloodline Awakened were different. They knew their descendants were likely to inherit their abilities. If their own bloodline ability was a Practical Tier ability, then their children could only be Practical Tier as well.

Zhang Ping drank the blood in one gulp, then endured the discomfort and swallowed it. Frowning, he said, "There's actually something this good?"

There was only a chance of inheritance, not a hundred percent certainty.

Besides, he did not even know whether he would have a wife in the future. Why think that far ahead?

"How is it? Did you gain the ability?" Liu Sishan remembered how quickly Zhang Ping had obtained the Pure Water Body before, so as soon as he finished drinking the Golden Blood, she asked expectantly.

Zhang Ping shook his head. After a while, he suddenly felt strange. He raised his arm, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into blood.

He was stunned at first, then immediately used the Appraisal Technique on himself.

None of his other abilities had changed. Only after Pure Water Body, there was now an additional Pure Blood Body.

\n[Pure Blood Body: The body can transform into a Pure-Blood Form and merge into a target's body, rapidly restoring its injuries.

Note: Love what I love, hate what I hate, leave no regrets!]

After reading it, Zhang Ping immediately showed a delighted expression. He instantly realized that this ability could be used to repair Liu Tiefeng's injuries.

"What happened to your hand?" Seeing Zhang Ping's delighted expression, Liu Sishan asked.

With his experience using the Pure Water Body, Zhang Ping turned his entire body into a mass of blood in the blink of an eye. He discovered that the Pure Water Body and Pure Blood Body were vastly different. Only after transforming completely could he distinguish the differences between them at the level of the abilities themselves.

The Pure Water Body could absorb water molecules from the air to restore itself, but the Pure Blood Body lacked that ability. He could not even sense the humidity in the air or the differences in the surrounding temperature.

However, the Pure Blood Body also had an advantage: it could accurately perceive a target's condition.

For example, Liu Sishan standing before him was still wearing her mask, yet through the perspective of the Pure Blood Body, he could see the vicious scar on her face.

In an instant, he understood why Liu Sishan had always worn a mask.

"Sis Sisi, in this state, I can sense the life condition of every living being. I can also merge into someone's body and repair all of their injuries. Even scars can be removed," Zhang Ping said as he controlled his body.

Liu Sishan silently looked at Zhang Ping. Only after a long while did she say, "Then treat Grandpa Liu first."

"Alright. We can have a proper talk later. To be honest, I've known you for so long, Sis Sisi, but I still don't know how you've been all these years," Zhang Ping said, nodding without refusing.

Liu Sishan was taken aback, then nodded faintly. A trace of sorrow could not help but emerge in her eyes.