"Kid, I have to say, your luck really is second to none! This blood essence stone is of pretty good quality. Even a Third-Rank Alchemist would go crazy over it. You couldn't possibly buy it for less than five million gold coins." Recalling what had happened last night, Yao Lao was caught between laughter and tears, and a little shocked.
Last night, Xiao Tian had practiced his punches in the air and perfectly mastered the form of Eight Extremes Collapse! Afterward, he had treated the furniture in the house as enemies to practice on, and actually figured out how to unleash hidden force in a single night!
Yao Lao had to admire Xiao Tian's talent for comprehending Dou Techniques. It was simply monstrous beyond reason!
"Yao Lao, just feeling this blood essence stone, the blood energy in my body is increasing and flourishing, stimulating the growth of Dou Qi. This really is good stuff."
"Of course!" Yao Lao said. "Human blood energy naturally has the effect of strengthening Dou Qi. This little piece of blood essence stone can be saved for the future, when I can use it to refine a Tiger Soul Pill for you, cleansing your marrow and purifying your meridians, improving your constitution, and greatly strengthening your Dou Qi."
Cleansing my marrow and purifying my meridians?
Xiao Tian thought about how his marrow and meridians had already been cleansed and purified. Would a second time still have any effect?
"Damn girl! Stop right there!"
"After her! Catch that damn girl! She actually dared to snatch the medicinal herbs our Venomous Fang Mercenary Company had our eyes on! She must have a death wish!"
Drawn by the commotion, Xiao Tian could not help casting his gaze into the distance, where he saw a beautiful girl moving with the springing grace of a sprite.
"Oh! What a beautiful girl!"
Her white dress was pure as snow, her lovely face faintly cold, her air elegant and unsullied, like a pure lotus in a turbid world!
"A Three-Star Dou Shi! A One-Star Dou Shi!"
Xiao Tian frowned. A bunch of grown men were actually chasing a girl with no Dou Qi cultivation. Still, that sprite-like girl ran very fast and knew the terrain of the Magical Beast Mountain Range quite well. Even so, she could not shake off her pursuers.
"Oh no! Could that be Xiao Yi Xian?"
Xiao Tian gave chase.
From within the soul ring, Yao Lao teased him through voice transmission. "You really are an amorous one, kid. The moment you spot a pretty girl, you want to make a move?"
"Pah! You shameless old man, Yao Lao! What are you talking about? I'm being a hero saving a beauty, all right? A bunch of grown men are bullying a girl with no Dou Qi cultivation. Would an elder like you really just stand by and watch?"
"Ahahaha! Just kidding. Pick up your staff and send them to heaven."
Did Yao Lao even need to say that?
Xiao Tian caught up. When he saw a Three-Star Dou Shi blocking the girl's path, his face twisted in a savage grin, a lewd gleam flashing through his eyes as filthy words spilled from his mouth, and saw the girl's stubborn expression as she prepared to face death, Xiao Tian charged out.
"Staff Strike to the Head!"
The Adamantine Staff's divine skill activated!
Passive effect activated! A one hundred percent chance of striking the head!
Wu Ji'er, commander of the Venomous Fang Mercenary Company, felt only that the world had suddenly gone dark. Before his consciousness sank into darkness, he seemed to hear the sounds of stone cracking and a watermelon splitting open.
"Commander!" The other members of the Venomous Fang Mercenary Company watched a middle-aged man in blue martial attire wield a strange staff and smash their Three-Star Dou Shi commander to death with a single blow. Angry words poured from their mouths as they turned and fled, wishing their parents had given them a few more feet.
"Rest assured, Commander! We'll avenge you!"
Xiao Tian looked at those fleeing soldiers and curled his lip.
"Sorry, miss. I've sullied your eyes."
The girl, otherworldly and pure as snow, now wore a pained expression. She turned aside and vomited. After all, seeing a living person's head shatter like a watermelon was quite a stimulating and satisfying sight.
"Ah, girls really do need to build up their tolerance." Xiao Tian glanced at his handiwork, and his stomach immediately churned. He had eaten little that morning, and as acidic gastric juices roiled up, he vomited alongside the young lady.
"Too! Too gruesome!"
Yao Lao roared with laughter. "Kid, your mental fortitude still needs work! Ahahaha!"