Level Up in Martial World

35  Blacklash

"Young master…" Yu Bai rushed to Lu Zhen's side, his expression filled with worry. He hesitated for a moment before retrieving a pill from his possession. Gathering his thought's, he decisively placed the pill in Lu Zhen's mouth.

As the pill entered Lu Zhen's body, a remarkable transformation occurred. The visible wounds within his internal organs began to heal at a rate perceptible to the naked eye, leaving Yu Bai stunned.

Soon, Lu Zhen's condition improved drastically, although he still remained in a state of sleep due to heavy loss of blood.

Although the pill was a top life-saving elixir, it shouldn't have healed him so fast in just a moment's time. After all, no matter how good the medicine, it needed to be digested first before taking effect.

Little did he know that Lu Zhen's skill, Gluttony, increased his metabolism insanely, to the point that he could eat steel without batting an eye. He could basically convert anything into food and devour it as energy.

Actually, Lu Zhen himself was unaware of the full potential of this skill. He had only begun to grasp its capabilities, which had yet to be fully explored.

Yu Bai grounded some ginseng with his hands and quickly fed it to Lu Zhen, aiding in his recovery of lost blood.

Finally, Lu Zhen woke up as Yu Bai was preparing the second ginseng again.

"Young master, you are finally awake," Yu Bai said happily.

Confusion clouded Lu Zhen's thoughts as he spoke, his head still muddled. His sensation was akin to awakening from a drunken stupor after a night of partying.

"What happened to me?" Lu Zhen questioned, his grogginess gradually subsiding.

"Young master, how long did you stay in the Vorgrith form?" Yu Bai asked with uncertainty.

"Hmm, I don't know, but it should have been a long time," Lu Zhen said. As he spoke, his clarity returned.

"So you mean..."

"Yes, young master. While the Vorgrith form grants immense power and the ability to contend against higher-level martial artists, it requires a fuel to operate—blood serves as that fuel," Yu Bai explained.

"What happens when all the blood burns out then?" Lu Zhen asked with a cold expression.

"This… you will die," Yu Bai said. However, he quickly changed the topic.

"Young master, luckily it was only an internal organ rupture," Yu Bai said, relieved.

"When you reverted back to your human form, you were being enlightened by the scroll. It must have delayed the injuries. Now that the scroll imparted the enlightenment, the injuries instantly took effect, so you just now took the backlash of the bloodline," Yu Bai said, guessing the cause of Lu Zhen's injuries

"I can use this blood line for many things..."

Lu Zhen thought excitedly. He wasn't ignorant, He knew how to adapt to his environment and exploit every possible way to make himself stronger.

"Let's go." Lu Zhen said with a cold tone as he handed the scroll back to Yu Bai.

Lu Zhen and Yu Bai soon went through the outer area where they met the twins sitting there obediently.

"Young master, should I kill them?" Yu Bai asked as he communicated with Lu Zhen with voice transmission.

"Don't. They are already my servants," Lu Zhen replied mentally. However, sending this voice transmission drained his qi almost dry.

Nevertheless, he didn't feel much strain, as Lu Zhen relied more on his physique than on qi. For anyone else in the martial trainee stage, they would be no different from a mortal without qi.

Yu Bai nodded respectfully, his eyes showing understanding. However, he seemed to be thinking about something, which caused a frown to appear on his face.

"Have you applied any method to control them?" Yu Bai asked through mental communication.

Lu Zhen just shook his head.

"Young master, should we…" Yu Bai sent his voice transmission again.

However, Lu Zhen just shook his head again and sighed. He had learned about human psychology in his previous world and knew that when a person is restricted by something, they become more focused on those restrictions.

The restriction becomes their sole focus, and they might even become so obsessed with escaping it that they do anything and everything to break free, even when it seems hopeless.

If they still don't achieve their supposed freedom, they often give up, becoming depressed to the point of losing the will to live. And Lu Zhen didn't want hopeless people under his wing, he wanted people who have a flame and a burning passion in their hearts.

However, if he gave them no restrictions, it was inevitable that they would have other thoughts. Thus, Lu Zhen thought of a simple method that had been used frequently in his previous world: the carrot and stick trick.

This method was quite famous in his previous world!

"Don't worry, Yu Bai. I trust them," Lu Zhen said loudly, stunning both the twins when they heard his voice.

"Don't you?" Lu Zhen added with a smile.

However, the twins' memories of the devil Lu Zhen had previously made them tremble uncontrollably, and they involuntarily bowed.

"Yes, young master."

Seeing this, Lu Zhen felt satisfied.

"Let's go now, Old Bai," Lu Zhen said as they left the stronghold, which was almost reduced to pieces.

The path to their carriage was quite distant from the bandit stronghold, as they didn't want to alert the bandits.

Although Lu Zhen was confident in slaughtering the bandits, he wasn't certain he could prevent all of them from escaping. Hence, he had opted for an element of surprise.

"There it is," Lu Zhen pointed to a spot filled with bushes.

Old Bai approached the carriage with an uncertain expression, noticing that Lu Zhen was avoiding the topic.

"Damn it," Yu Bai exclaimed as his eyes widened in anger.

He saw the partially untied ropes that had been attached to the horses were now empty. The horses that were there previously were either stolen or had run away.

Judging from the footsteps, there were no signs of human footprints—only the chaotic hoofprints of the horses were visible.

Moreover, from the appearance of the scene, it was evident that the rope had been cut through brute force.

Interestingly, the items within the carriage were not stolen, suggesting that the horses must have escaped rather than being stolen which made Yu Bai confused.

Yu Bai respectfully reported as he returned, "Young master, the horses have run away," stunning Lu Zhen.