Dark Blood Path

In his heart, Xiao Yu was terrified. He clutched his left hand, trying to condense a flame missile, but only a few sparks spilled out of his palm, after which there was silence. No matter how hard he tried, it was useless. Even though he used a high-level soul gem to recover his lost energy, twenty minutes alone were not enough to regain much power; he couldn’t condense a trace of spiritual power at all, and even a small flame missile couldn’t be used.

The black bear slowly approached, and it came closer and closer to the point where Xiao Yu could smell its foul stench. He opened his blood-stained eyes and glared viciously. The beast stared at those pair of murderous eyes, and its hair stood on end all over its skin before it backed away several steps in dread. As the saying goes, “a centipede dies but never falls down,” Xiao Yu used his momentum to frighten the black bear. However, this was only a temporary effect, and unless he could somehow regain his strength, he wouldn’t be able to keep the opponent at bay for long. It would only take a moment for the black bear to notice the anomaly, and then he’ll be doomed.

“I’m not going to die right here, am i?”

Xiao Yu had a crazy notion in his head. He was first ambushed by a dreadful ghoul, then pursued by an enraged ogre. Then he brought together those two formidable creatures at the peak of the first order and somehow compelled them to murder each other so as to reap all the benefits. He’s done all those unimaginable deeds, yet here he is, feeling helpless in the face of a mere elementary monster.

The irony.

The black bear circled Xiao Yu several times, getting closer and closer as it found the other party to be of no threat. Finally, no longer hesitating, its massive legs kicked the earth, and it flew forward.

Whoosh.

Right then, a flaming arrow shot out from the woods and struck one of the black bear’s eyes in the air just as it was about to leap on Xiao Yu. In an instant, that powerful fire element burned the beast’s brain tissues into scorched matter, and the bear’s hefty weight slammed heavily against Xiao Yu’s, almost preventing him from exhaling.

Ignoring the weight, Xiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

A group of people hurried out of the woods. It was the bunch of Han Kexin, Jiang Xiaowen, Wang Chao, Jin Shi, and the rest. Du Tao, Yun Yun, and Huang Jianmin were also there; almost everyone came back for him. Moments ago, as the sounds of the battle gradually subsided, they set out to look for Xiao Yu. In truth, most of them had already given up hope, yet seeing his dead corpse with their own eyes would’ve been one of their greatest nightmares…

This part of the forest had been utterly wrecked; trees were falling here and there, the ground was littered with shattered wood, the earth had been stripped of a layer, and the tree roots were tilted around, revealing the soil beneath. None could fathom just what kind of battle had taken place!

Jiang Xiaowen rushed forward and kicked the black bear’s body away before she picked up Xiao Yu who was laying on the ground and reached out for his nose to feel his breath. His gasps were so weak that she could hardly feel them. Jiang Xiaowen turned pale with fright and quickly touched his carotid artery. After about a few seconds, a look of joy appeared on her beautiful, petite face.

Han Kexin looked at Xiao Yu’s horrific appearance, which was wholly covered in bruises, and asked tremblingly, “He… how is he?”

Jiang Xiaowen hastily shouted to the others: “Xiao Yu is alive; he is still alive, but he is seriously injured, Teacher Han; come and treat him quickly… Great, he’s still alive!” she cried again and again then eventually ended up choking and wept with joy.

Xiao Yu’s consciousness did not fade yet; he was aware that his upper body was being embraced by a lovely little lady exuding a sweet fragrance while his head was inadvertently resting on the other party’s round chest, but no one cared about this right now. Moreover, Xiao Yu was in severe pain all over his body; his senses were numb, and he couldn’t feel any tactile sensations.

Han Kexin sucked up the ogre’s blood, transformed it into healing power, and infused it into Xiao Yu’s body. The “Blood Sacrifice” skill could transform all creatures’ blood into healing power. Different types of blood had different impacts as well. For instance, the blood of high-level monsters contains a more powerful life force, and its healing effect is much higher than that of low-level monsters. The ogre has not been dead for long, and the life force in its blood has not been entirely lost. Hence, its effects were very obvious.

In an instant, Xiao Yu felt his injuries heal by 10 to 20%; by then, he could barely open his eyes as he moved his mouth, “Water…”

Jiang Xiaowen immediately removed the water bag hanging around her neck, unscrewed the lid, and directed it toward Xiao Yu’s lips. The latter then drank two sips tasting sweet and delicious mineral water. Jiang Xiaowen should have added the sugar powder they used to make orange juice in her own water bag.

The girl then spoke nervously, “How are you feeling? Do you feel better?”

Xiao Yu nodded and didn’t speak anymore.

Wang Chao looked at Xiao Yu, who was bruised and covered in blood, and said with both admiration and awe, “You truly deserve to be our leader; you’re like immortal Xiaoqiang, persevering in the face of adversity; if I had been hurt like this, I’m sure I would have died a long time ago.”

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(TN: Immortal Xiaoqiang is a character in a traditional martial arts novel of the same name.)

Jiang Xiaowen gave him a stern look and said, “Peh peh, what is this fat ball saying? Even if you die a hundred times, Xiao Yu will still be fine!”

Du Tao quickly arranged for a few people to come over, “Zhao Dahai, it’s not convenient for Xiao Yu to walk now, so find some people to carry him back.”

Jin Shi immediately stepped forward and said, “Let me do it.” Saying this, he quickly carried Xiao Yu on his back.

Jiang Xiaowen pulled out the luminous beast blade, still stuck on the ogre’s corpse, and handed it back to him.

Xiao Yu suddenly pointed toward the six to seven balls of light floating on the ground, swallowed his saliva, and said dryly, “The harvest… don’t forget our harvest!”

Everyone smiled as they stared at the balls of light hovering on the ground. Those were treasured items dropped by that ghoul and ogre pair. There were lots of pieces… and among them, there was a green light ball that had never been seen before!

It was a green-grade item!

Nobody has seen anything green-grade yet. So everyone waited in anticipation, curious to know if it was a piece of equipment, a magical item, or something special.

Wang Chao was the first to rush over. He immediately went for the green light ball on the ground, and the light faded away as a crystal with a green halo appeared in his palm, “holy stone of origins?” he shouted, “What the hell is that!”

Xiao Yu, who was initially a bit sluggish, felt more energetic when he heard those words, and his spirits improved slightly, pushing him to ask, “What did you say?”

Wang Chao handed the crystal over to him and said, “It seems to be something called ‘the holy stone of origins’.”

Xiao Yu gazed at the crystal for a while and said happily, “The holy stone of origins is used to enhance the origins’ power of inheritance skills so as to improve their powers.” He paused to take a breath and continued, “This is a treasure that can be encountered but not sought after. It is far more rare than the crystals of inheritance themselves. Take my Flame Missile, for example; it is a first-rank magic skill, which is equivalent to a white-level item attack spell.” He thought for a moment and said, “If I were to use this green-grade stone, it might evolve into a green-grade skill, turning into a second-rank type of magic, considerably strengthening the skill’s powers.”

Han Kexin and the others took turns picking up the remaining items.

“Mace of Rage,” a high-grade white weapon transformed from the soul of an ogre warrior, can only be wielded at full power by those with violent tempers; injecting spiritual power can result in a small-scale violent shock wave; the ability can be used once every 20 minutes.

Xiao Yu nodded and said, albeit a bit weakly, “Good… This is a magic weapon. Only Wang Chao, with his rampage ability, can fully wield this weapon’s abilities. So here it is, take it and use it to the best of its powers.”

Wang Chao was thrilled and quickly gained control of the mace. This mace was six feet long and entirely forged of metal. The spikes blazed with a frigid, crimson light, and the handle felt rather heavy in his hands.

Wang Chao immediately went berserk. Surprisingly, the mace turned red along with him at the beginning of his berserk state. He swung the mace with both arms, and following that heavy slash, a blood-red shock wave rushed out in a straight line for more than ten meters, leaving a long mark on the ground as a tree that was on its path got utterly destroyed and shattered into pieces.

“Its power is amazing!” Du Tao gulped.

Han Kexin agreed with him and said, “This is the same ability as the ogre warrior’s. Although it appears to be a weaker version as its power and scale are not a tenth of the ogre’s. Nonetheless, it’s also quite powerful.”

After receiving this mighty weapon, Wang Chao’s face flushed, and he was quite delighted as he passed over his old battle axe to a familiar elementary warrior in the group.

The other treasures were tidied up one by one as well.

“Ghost cloak”, peak white grade equipment, engraved with a first-rank “magic defense” and a second-rank “spiritual resistance,” both respectively capable of repelling first-rank magic attacks and second-rank spiritual attacks. The cloak is also engraved with a first-rank blessing, “Feather Fall”, which can help the wielder negate 5% of his body weight.

“Wind ​​​​​​Boots”, peak white grade equipment, engraved with a first-rank “Physical Protection” and a first-rank “Swift​​​​​​ Movement”, which can increase the movement speed by 5%.

“Ring of spikes”, a medium white-grade magic item, can cast the second-rank earth attribute spell “Earth Spike”. After each use, the Ring of Spikes needs 48 hours to replenish its energy.

“Ogre Transformation Potion,” a high white-grade magic potion, transforms the user into an ogre after use, yielding strength, agility, speed, and spiritual power enhancement. Acquired skills: bloodlust, fury wave, the effects last for a 30 minutes period.

“Ghost Cloak” and “Speed ​​​​Boots” both had significant strengthening effects on Xiao Yu, while the “Ogre Transformation Potion” was also a very precious magic potion. Once used, it could increase his fighting power to that of an adult ogre warrior, which was enough for Xiao Yu to be invincible within the first-order realm, and could be used to turn the tide of the battle at a critical moment, which was why he politely accepted them.

The “Ring of Spikes” was a magic item with great uses, but keeping it would be meaningless for the current Xiao Yu, so he gave it to Jiang Xiaowen as a lifesaving piece.

In general, these spoils of war all proved to be valuable, especially Wang Chao’s “Rage Mace,” “Holy Stone of Origins,” and the “Ogre Transformation Potion,” all of which were extremely useful at this point in time. Finally, Xiao Yu returned to the cave and was nursed back to health for two days straight. His injuries had ultimately healed, but he had barely regained control over his body.

It’s just that the loss of spiritual power required more rest and recuperation.

The trauma of losing all spiritual power had no effect whatsoever on the use of the holy stone. After Xiao Yu had a good night’s rest, he couldn’t wait to sink his consciousness into the stone of origins and start extracting that powerful source energy.

“Flame Missile” was a first-rank magic ability; consequently, its potency was limited. In his sea of consciousness, that small, glowing light was the inheritance seed of this specific skill, and the surrounding flames were the fire’s origins’ power.

Xiao Yu slowly absorbed the power of the “holy stone of origins” and injected it into the bright inheritance seed. The pure origins’ energy was constantly absorbed and transformed into more and more source flame energy. The flames’ entwining around the inheritance seed increased in size gradually, and the floating balls of fire that were initially the size of a ping pong ball turned into football-sized fireballs in a short time…