The Oriole Behind, Qi and Blood Like a Dragon

Inside the dimly lit cave, the atmosphere was frozen solid.

Zhu Hao, carrying the gleaming battle sword, approached step by step, his naive and timid demeanor completely gone.

"Dongfang, are you surprised? Unexpected?"

He glanced at the storage bag on the stone platform, and his breathing became heavier.

"To stumble upon such a 'legacy' in this desolate wilderness, your luck is truly enviable."

Dongfang Yueming looked at him calmly, without the slightest panic, and didn't even draw the E-grade Tang sword from behind her back.

"So what?"

He asked calmly, "You've been following me all this way just to steal this?"

"Robbery? No, no, no, how can this be called robbery?"

Zhu Hao sneered, "This is called 'opportunity favors the virtuous.'"

He seemed to think he had the victory firmly in his grasp and didn't mind indulging his urge to vent before taking action.

"Dongfang, you're a smart man, but among us common martial artists, being smart alone isn't enough."

"Do you think those geniuses who suddenly rise to prominence and experience a surge in cultivation all achieved it through their own hard work?"

Zhu Hao scoffed, a hint of jealousy and fanaticism flashing in his eyes.

"Wrong! Utterly wrong!"

"It's because someone... is secretly funding them! Those powerful figures can create a 'commoner prodigy' simply by slipping a few Profound Grade cultivation techniques or precious pills through their fingers!"

This is reality! This is fate!

He stared intently at the storage bag on the stone platform.

"Originally, my senior just told me to keep an eye on you and see if you were the 'chosen one.' I never expected... that I would stumble upon such a wild 'great opportunity'!"

"With this, I, Zhu Hao, can soar to great heights!"

"Sponsorship?" Dongfang Yueming keenly caught the word, raising an eyebrow slightly.

[Giving financial aid to ordinary martial artists for no reason?]

[It seems the water is deeper than I imagined.]

"Alright, enough with the nonsense."

Zhu Hao's eyes suddenly turned cold, and a sharp sword intent erupted from his body.

"Major Accomplishment of Yellow Grade - [Gale Continuous Slashes]!"

"Dongfang, in your next life, remember to open your eyes wider!"

"Whoosh!"

Before he finished speaking, he transformed into a blur, his battle blade whistling through the air as he slashed down fiercely towards Dongfang Yueming's neck!

That strike was swift, precise, and ruthless! It was in no way inferior to those veteran soldiers who had fought countless battles!

However.

Faced with this seemingly inevitable strike, Dongfang Yueming didn't even bother to pretend anymore.

That's it?

He looked at the blade so close to his face and found it utterly ridiculous.

"Buzz--!"

He did not draw his sword.

They didn't even try to dodge.

Dongfang Yueming simply raised his right hand slowly, his five fingers forming a claw, and gently pressed down on the Xukong.

[Earth-Level Profound Truth: Suppress All Things]!

"Boom--!!!"

An indescribable, terrifying gravity, like ten thousand mountains, instantly descended upon Zhu Hao!

"What?!"

The ferocity on Zhu Hao's face instantly froze!

He felt as if the entire sky was pressing down on his shoulders, and the once light and agile battle sword in his hand now weighed more than a thousand pounds. No matter how much he tried to circulate his qi and blood, he could not cut down even an inch further!

"What... what kind of power is this?!"

"Bang!"

His knees slammed heavily onto the hard rock floor, shattering instantly!

"Ah--!"

The piercing screams had barely begun when the terrifying gravity intensified once more!

"Snap! Snap!"

The sound of bones breaking rang out in rapid succession.

Under Dongfang Yueming's indifferent gaze, Zhu Hao, who called himself "The Oriole," along with his battle sword, was crushed into a... a mess of flesh!

Instant kill!

Dongfang Yueming withdrew his hand, not even glancing at the horrific scene on the ground.

He walked to the stone platform and picked up the "opportunity" that Xiahou Jing had carefully prepared.

Open the storage bag.

"Two Profound Grade Blood Nourishing Method... and a few bottles of potent medicine?"

A mocking smile curled at the corner of Dongfang Yueming's lips.

"This 'funding' is truly well-intentioned."

"Forget about the pills; we'll sell them when we get back to town. As for these two cultivation manuals..."

"I'll gladly accept it!"

[Ding! You have learned the Profound Grade cultivation technique "Crimson Yuan Blood Nourishing Record" (0/2, not yet Entry)!]

[Ding! Learned the Profound Grade skill "Thick Earth Yuan Cultivating Art" (0/2, not yet Entry)!]

"Point Allocation! Perfection!"

[Ding! 54 points consumed, "Crimson Yuan Blood Nourishing Record" Perfection!]

[Ding! 54 points consumed, "Thick Earth Blood Nourishing Art" Perfection!]

"Merge!"

The two Profound Grade techniques merged into one, transforming into a brand-new Earth Grade technique.

"Remelt!"

Without any hesitation, Dongfang Yueming clashed this newly created Earth Grade cultivation technique fiercely with the "Great Wilderness Yin-Yang Dragon-Elephant Scripture" that he had previously fused with!

"Buzz--!!!"

Thunder roared within his Sea of Consciousness!

Yin and Yang converge, dragons and elephants roar in unison! Add to that the ferocity of crimson flames and the steadfastness of the earth...

[Ding! Congratulations, host! Fusion successful!]

[Obtained Heaven Grade cultivation technique - "Chaos True Dragon Blood Nourishing Scripture" (Perfection)!]

"Roar--!!!!"

With the birth of the Heaven Grade cultivation technique, the blood energy in Dongfang Yueming's body, which was originally just "Qi and Blood Like a Tiger," underwent a tremendous qualitative change in an instant!

A surge of dark golden blood energy shot up from the top of his head and transformed in mid-air into a lifelike... five-clawed dragon!

The dragon coiled around, letting out a soul-shaking roar!

[Top-Tier Perfection: Qi and Blood Like a Dragon!]

"Call..."

Dongfang Yueming slowly opened his eyes, feeling the terrifying power within his body that seemed capable of tearing the sky apart, his eyes filled with a sense of comfort.

"The Blood Nourishing Realm... is now completely Perfection."

"Next, I just need to wait for the field training to end, get those 10 credits, and exchange them for the [Blood Refining Method]!"

He turned his head and glanced at the pile of minced meat on the ground.

"Since it's wilderness training, it's quite normal for something to happen and someone to be carried off by a wild animal, right?"

After all, leaving the other person's body or other traces might cause trouble for oneself.