The Name of Eternals

Chapter 223: You Have the Blood of My Ji Family

Crimson golden divine blood splattered from Qin Tianchen's neck.

At this moment, he was still in his divine power state, yet Li Hao had blown his head off with a punch!

Seeing this, the people discussing in front of the cliff fell silent instantly.

Among the crowd, a few extraordinary figures were stunned into speechlessness, unable to believe it was real.

The young man's treasure robe was shattered, holding a silver sword, enduring attacks from two ultimate technique stage experts. His body surface was ripped open in several places, but the wounds healed in an instant, his recovery ability astonishing.

The Sacred Heart Talisman, which stood in front of Qin Tianchen, failed to block Li Hao's punch. Though the Sacred Heart Talisman was powerful, it only possessed the strength of a Dao Heart stage cultivator. The rarer Sacred Heart Talismans were refined to match the full power of a Reverse Fate stage expert.

But the power Li Hao had just unleashed had far exceeded what the Sacred Heart Talisman could withstand.

After all, it was only a talisman, not a Sacred Heart Heavenly Treasure.

"Young Master!!"

Seeing Qin Tianchen severely injured, the two elders were horrified, roaring as they unleashed the secret techniques of the Qin Family. Their aura surged, reaching the peak of the ultimate technique stage, and both launched their ultimate techniques at Li Hao.

Li Hao's aura surged as he prepared to kill the young master of the Qin Family.

Bang! He stirred up a torrent of sword energy, swiftly sweeping over Qin Tianchen's body.

Despite his head being severed, Qin Tianchen's physical body was terrifyingly resilient. In his divine power state, the blood at his neck quickly stopped, and his head showed signs of regenerating.

His soul shrank into his body, afraid to emerge. Seeing Li Hao madly charging at him, Qin Tianchen trembled in fear. Was this a death wish?

"Reverse Fate!"

In despair, he roared, activating his reverse fate power.

The power in the void trembled, and the attacks of the two elders seemed to accelerate. Just as Li Hao's sword energy was about to completely obliterate Qin Tianchen's body, their attacks struck him first.

Bang! Li Hao was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing into the ground below.

The earth cracked, and the hills trembled as if struck by a million-ton boulder.

But in the next moment, the ground exploded, and Li Hao, bathed in divine flames, emerged from the pit. His ragged treasure robe was stained with crimson golden divine blood, but his wounds had already healed.

What a terrifying body!

The onlookers were stunned. This young man's body was like a top-tier divine weapon. Not even ultimate technique stage experts could seriously injure him?! Yet his aura only revealed the Three Immortal Stage!

A prodigy of the divine clan!

Everyone simultaneously recalled Li Hao's previous words and held their breath.

Could it be that there were hidden secrets deep in the Great Wilderness Heaven, an ancient divine clan?! "He's not dead yet?!"

The two elders were astonished to see Li Hao rise so quickly. Their attacks had been formidable, yet they had no effect on this young man.

"Young Master, run!"

One of the elders reacted quickly, urging.

The other elder's face also changed. At this point, the young man's ferocity had exceeded their understanding. Continuing to fight might reveal more of Li Hao's hidden cards. With the young master's reverse fate power exhausted, they couldn't stay any longer.

"I, Qin Tianchen, will not be a man if I don't kill you!"

Qin Tianchen regained his composure, glaring at the young man, imprinting him in his Dao Heart.

His brother was dead, and he had lost a life. Anger burned in his heart, but as a prodigy, he restrained his fury.

Without hesitation, his soul wrapped around his headless body and fled into the distance.

One elder covered his retreat, while the other charged at Li Hao.

"Die!"

The elder's major veins burst, his soul burning as he unleashed the Qin Family's secret technique. His entire body shone like a blazing sun, radiating a sweeping force.

Li Hao wanted to pursue but seeing the elder blocking his path, his expression changed slightly. An ultimate technique stage expert's final desperate attack, especially from an Ancient Sacred Family, was a force he had to take seriously.

The Heaven and Earth Vein quickly absorbed the surrounding power, drawing in forty percent of it!

His muscles bulged, showing signs of bursting.

At fifty percent, his flesh would begin to crack.

Bang! Li Hao shot into the sky, clashing with the elder.

They engaged in a fierce battle, lightning and divine flames intertwining, sword energy soaring.

The violent death battle forced the onlookers to retreat, fearing they might get caught in the crossfire.

For half an incense stick's time, the elder's burning soul and major veins gradually weakened, nearly exhausted.

His robes were torn, and he was covered in blood, his hunched figure even more decrepit, eyes filled with extreme reluctance and fear.

Li Hao was also covered in blood, but his wounds healed during the fight, his recovery terrifyingly fast! The elder panted, then used his undying power to continue the battle, blasting nearby hills and creating deep pits in front of the cliff.

In the end, the elder, exhausted, was split by Li Hao's sword.

The silver divine sword, an eight-cast divine weapon, was now chipped and damaged.

Li Hao held the broken sword, performing the Sacrificial Spirit True Demon Technique, directly absorbing the elder's essence to refine himself.

Once the elder's body turned withered and gray, Li Hao crushed it to ashes to keep his technique secret.

After finishing, Li Hao looked at the crowd before the cliff.

That glance made everyone's heart skip a beat.

This young man was too fierce. Killing Qin Tianchen's brother, then taking a life from Qin Tianchen, even the Qin Family's ultimate technique stage elders couldn't kill him. Terrifying! Moreover, the more he fought, the stronger his aura grew, incomprehensible to the onlookers.

This young man's body seemed bottomless, becoming more formidable with each fight, like an unstoppable beast.

Li Hao retracted his divine power state and ended his Transcendence, feeling a dull ache and swelling, which gradually faded with his body's self-healing.

He carried the broken sword and walked towards the cliff.

With each step, the onlookers felt their hearts tremble.

Finally, someone couldn't bear it, turning to flee, eager to spread the news: A prodigy of the divine clan had emerged in the Great Wilderness Heaven! "The second blood body of the Crimson Blood Vine King is a great nourishment for you."

Ji Yunge, hidden on Li Hao's body, guided him after the battle.

He didn't comment on the fight with Qin Tianchen, seemingly pondering something else.

Li Hao looked at the cave in the cliff, where a blood-red vine lay motionless.

Others followed Li Hao's gaze to the cave. A few extraordinary young men and women hesitated, not acting.

They realized the Crimson Blood Vine King had birthed its second blood body and was vulnerable.

But with the young man at the cliff, who dared move? Even the Qin Family's ultimate technique stage elders were killed. Unless the Qin Family's core elders came, these tribal and family warriors would stay away.

Moreover, they feared the young man's earlier claim.

Ancient Divine Clan!

Unheard of!

If just one young member was so fierce, what of the elders behind him? Seeing no one act, Li Hao didn't hesitate, using his object control power to reach into the cave.

Inside, a three-meter-long blood-red vine lay beside the main vine of the Crimson Blood Vine King.

Sensing Li Hao, the vine lifted like a snake, and a voice entered Li Hao's mind:

"Young master, please spare my blood body. You can consume my main body, which holds as much power. I just want to leave this place..."

Li Hao raised an eyebrow. Was this the voice of the Crimson Blood Vine King?

"Why wouldn't I take both?" Li Hao asked.

"If you do, I may not be able to defeat you, but I can self-destruct my main body and tear apart my blood body before you can get it. You'd gain nothing!"

The Crimson Blood Vine King said, clearly a desperate choice.

Li Hao considered. Taking the blood body was tricky.

In a typical tribal conflict, the Vine King might not resort to such desperation, hoping to escape amidst the chaos. But with no hope against Li Hao, extreme measures were likely.

Li Hao thought, "Let me taste your main body first. Don't resist."

"If you swear by your Dao Heart to spare my blood body, I won't resist..." the Vine King cautiously replied.

"I haven't condensed my Dao Heart yet."

"..."

The Vine King realized Li Hao's aura was only at the Three Immortal Stage.

This young man really was just a Three Immortal!

"Then swear by your martial path..."

"You're talkative. You're in no position to bargain. Fight me if you must, I'm not tired." Li Hao coldly replied.

"..."

The Vine King hesitated. Against anyone else, it wouldn't agree so easily. But witnessing the young man's fight, it knew even a desperate battle held no chance. "Promise me you'll keep your word."

It reluctantly agreed.

Li Hao wasted no time, using his object control power to pull the Vine King's main body to him.

He activated the Sacrificial Spirit True Demon Technique, refining it.

The Crimson Blood Vine King quickly transferred its soul to its second blood body. The purpose of refining this blood body was to break free from the constraints of the Crimson Wood Corpse Ridge.

Its main body had absorbed the essence and blood of the fallen Dao seeker, and was bound by his Dao domain, unable to escape. It had no choice but to sacrifice thousands of years of cultivation to reincarnate and break free.

"The Crimson Blood Vine King didn't resist at all."

"He's letting him eat his main body too? So ruthless!"

"What kind of technique is this? It feels so sinister. Is he really from a divine clan? It seems more fitting to call him a demon."

The prodigies from various tribes watching from a distance turned pale. The Crimson Blood Vine King, in the face of the young man's fierce power, didn't even have the thought of resisting, which was truly terrifying.

Soon, Li Hao absorbed the entire essence of the Crimson Blood Vine King's main body, refining all of its treasured blood.

He couldn't absorb the essence directly like a pill, but he could convert it through his technique, achieving effects comparable to taking a pill, and without any side effects.

As he refined the Crimson Blood Vine King's essence, Li Hao felt all the fatigue from the previous battle vanish, and his body filled with a burning vitality.

He felt he could use this power to refine his body to an even stronger level.

However, now was not the time for cultivation.

He looked at the cave and said to the Crimson Blood Vine King's second blood body, "I've had my fill, I'll be going now."

"Wait, wait!"

Seeing that Li Hao was really going to spare it, the Crimson Blood Vine King was pleasantly surprised. As Li Hao was about to leave, it hurriedly called out.

"Hmm?"

Li Hao raised an eyebrow, "Are you regretting it?"

Crimson Blood Vine King: =() What regret?

"Can you take me with you?"

The Crimson Blood Vine King transmitted its voice, sounding pitiful.

Li Hao raised an eyebrow, looked around at the surrounding Great Wilderness humans, and thought for a moment, "Afraid of dying? Sure, you can come with me, but it'll cost you extra."

"What do you mean by extra?"

"It means you have to give me something in return."

"I can let you take another bite, but not too much."

The Crimson Blood Vine King replied in a timid voice.

The way Li Hao had devoured its main body had scared it. This young man was too ruthless.

However, Li Hao's decision to leave after saying he would let it go made it realize that this fierce young man also had a kind side, so it quickly seized the opportunity to plead.

"Alright."

Li Hao agreed, then said, "Hurry up and come out. That guy escaped earlier, don't take too long, or he'll come back with reinforcements."

The Crimson Blood Vine King replied, "Okay!"

With a flash of blood light, it flew out from the cave, its body shrinking and twisting as it quickly rushed to Li Hao's side.

"They're going to fight!"

The onlookers' eyes widened.

But then they were all stunned to see the Crimson Blood Vine King's blood body shrink into a small vine, wrapping around Li Hao's arm like a bracelet, its glow dimming, clearly subdued. "No way? It surrendered without a fight?"

"This vine demon knows how to adapt?"

"No wonder its main body didn't resist. It looks like they had a secret exchange and made a deal!"

"I think this vine demon is using the young man to escape from here."

"Hmph, that young man is not a good person. The vine demon is playing with fire!"

The prodigies from various tribes were inwardly furious, but recalling the young man's terrifying power, they could only sigh in resignation.

Li Hao didn't linger. He used his Heaven and Earth No Trace technique, speeding off in the direction Ji Yunge had indicated earlier.

Once out of the Crimson Wood Corpse Ridge, Li Hao noticed several hidden auras following him. He smirked and sped up, quickly shaking them off.

"Some people are really persistent, thinking we'd separate in the hills and planning to rob you."

After flying a distance, Li Hao spoke to the Crimson Blood Vine King on his arm.

The Crimson Blood Vine King had also sensed it. Hearing Li Hao's words, it quickly said, "Thank you, benefactor!"

"Don't thank me so quickly. We had an agreement. This favor isn't for free. Let me take a bite."

Li Hao said.

"..."

The Crimson Blood Vine King paused slightly, then obediently extended a blood vine from the bracelet to Li Hao's mouth.

Li Hao didn't hesitate, biting off a piece and chewing it.

The taste wasn't great, like chewing on tough meat.

Soon, the blood vine entered his stomach, and Li Hao felt a warm power flow into his body, though much weaker compared to absorbing its main body.

Unless he devoured the whole thing.

"This should be far enough. You can go now."

After flying several thousand miles, Li Hao said to the Crimson Blood Vine King.

Along the way, he had encountered four demon kings, which he easily killed, refining their bodies and absorbing the essence. Combined with the abundant vitality from the Crimson Blood Vine King's main body, Li Hao's body was now comparable to a nine-cast divine weapon.

Now, even in a Dao Domain of the Great Peace Path, Li Hao could barely hold his own.

"Benefactor, can I stay with you?"

The Crimson Blood Vine King extended a tendril from the bracelet, gently touching Li Hao's arm as if pleading.

Li Hao was surprised. How had it decided to follow him so quickly?

"Aren't you afraid I'll eat you?"

"...It seems more dangerous outside than I thought. Benefactor, can you take me somewhere safe?"

The Crimson Blood Vine King asked cautiously.

Li Hao understood.

It wasn't his charm.

It was the terrifying power of the other demon kings here.

"Alright, but before that, I'll need daily interest," Li Hao said.

The Crimson Blood Vine King paused briefly, then agreed, "Okay."

"Isn't there a human saying about keeping promises by pinky swearing?" it asked.

At the same time, it extended a blood vine from the bracelet, curling it like a little finger.

Li Hao glanced at it, saying indifferently, "Forget it. Sometimes, even pinky swears don't count."

"Really?"

The Crimson Blood Vine King was puzzled, then said, "Do you think I'm deceitful because I'm a demon? Let's pinky swear. I'll keep my word!"

Li Hao snorted softly, too lazy to respond.

Seeing Li Hao ignore it, the Crimson Blood Vine King slowly wrapped its blood vine around his little finger: "Then I'll pinky swear myself. Even though I'm a demon, I keep my promises!"

Li Hao continued flying forward.

Swift as the wind, he occasionally stopped to rest before continuing on.

"Kid, you're part of the Ji family, aren't you?"

After being silent for a long time, Ji Yunge spoke again since Li Hao's battle with Qin Tianchen.

Hearing his voice, Li Hao's body tensed slightly.

"Senior, don't you already know my background?"

Li Hao quickly composed himself and responded telepathically.

Ji Yunge laughed lightly, "You're still pretending in front of me. During your fight with Qin Tianchen, your divine blood was exposed. Even though your self-healing ability is quick and your techniques obscure your aura to the point that even I can't fully detect it, the aura in the blood you shed when injured cannot be hidden."

"You have the blood of my Ji family in you!"