This Martial Saint's Health Bar is Too Thick!

The next second, Cao Mu burst out from the side, a golden blade light slashing across Zhang Shan's body.

Blood oozed from the corner of Zhang Shan's mouth as he turned and aimed his palm at Cao Mu, first using Dragon Power Soul Capturing, which struck Cao Mu like lightning, then releasing a powerful suction with the Dark Flame Fierce Dragon Force, attempting to forcibly draw Cao Mu toward him.

Under normal circumstances, a Qi Change Stage Peak Refining Strength Martial Master like Cao Mu wouldn't last a single move against him!

But at the critical moment, a figure forcibly placed himself in front of that palm, and willingly let himself be drawn in, using his sword to block Zhang Shan's blow.

It was Li Fei again!

Zhang Shan fought in utmost frustration, but could do nothing about it.

And so, the group engaged in an intense fight for a few minutes, and with Li Fei's interference, Zhang Shan was repeatedly injured, quickly depleting all of the Life Essence stored in his body!

He finally thought of retreating and tried to break away.

But a 'mountain' stood before him, blocking his path so he could not escape!

Realizing that Zhang Shan could no longer heal himself, Li Fei decisively used Blood Power.

16 Blood Souls were consumed in an instant, once again dealing a strong blow to Zhang Shan's spirit.

He was endowed with Dragon Power, highly resistant to Magic.

Moreover, when the Martial Artist's Qi-Blood surged and his battle spirit was high, his willpower intensely focused, the same Magic, if used in quick succession within a short period, would become less effective.

Li Fei had already used Blood Power on Zhang Shan once before and using it again would at best distract him for a moment,

but in a duel of masters, the slightest difference means life or death.

Zhang Shan had the Extraordinary Ability of Life Storage, which gave him a higher margin for error, but now his Life Essence had been used up.

Li Fei's blade pierced Zhang Shan's chest, and by the time Zhang Shan came back to his senses, Shangguan Xiao also landed a palm strike on the spot hit by the Ghost Slash Blade.

Zhang Shan's Flame Armor shattered in front of his chest!

He reacted extremely fast, shaking his hands to release the Dark Flame Fierce Dragon Force like an erupting volcano, attempting to repel Li Fei and Shangguan Xiao.

Ao!!!

A dragon's roar thundered through the night sky, and a fireball exploded in the alley.

Shangguan Xiao was repelled, but Li Fei remained unmoved amidst the flames, a concentrated Blood Evil Qi surged from the tip of the Ghost Slash Blade into Zhang Shan's body.

This Blood Evil Qi, transformed from 15 Blood Souls, was equivalent to 30 Blood Souls in the Blood Demon State!

Zhang Shan's complexion drastically changed; having been stricken by Blood Evil Qi before, he knew its potency and hastily burst forth with Dark Flame Fierce Dragon Force trying to purge the Blood Evil Qi injected into his body.

But in less than 0.1 seconds, the Blood Evil Qi caused his chest to rot and inflicted damage on his heart meridian!

He spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, forcibly purging the Blood Evil Qi from his body with the Dark Flame Fierce Dragon Force, only to further damage his heart meridian. Had it not been for the robust life force of a Tao Foundation Stage warrior, he would have fallen by now.

Cao Mu seized the opportunity to land another blade light on Zhang Shan.

This time, the Sword Force left a deep wound on his body.

Meanwhile, Shangguan Xiao, who had been repelled, charged back in and launched a fierce attack on the heavily injured Zhang Shan...

A few minutes later, Zhang Shan fell.

His limbs were broken, his heart meridian and internal organs severely injured, leaving him incapable of fighting any longer.

By now, the entire alley had turned into ruins, the ground as if bombed by artillery, pitted all over.

Li Fei ended the 'Blood Demon State', with less than 10 Blood Souls remaining.

However, after this battle, the energy of the Myriad Blood Pearl was now at 97%, just a tiny bit away from leveling up.

"You've worked hard, go back to Zhi Ge Court and have the people on the perimeter withdraw," Shangguan Xiao told Cao Mu.

The news of her soon assuming the position of Chief of Zhi Ge Court had already spread within the Court, hence why she could mobilize people from Zhi Ge Court to join the battle tonight.

"Yes."

Cao Mu bowed to Shangguan Xiao and departed.

"What do you plan to do with him?" Shangguan Xiao asked Li Fei, pointing to the unconscious Zhang Shan on the ground.

"Let's keep him in Xing City for now; I'll make a trip to Datong Prefecture myself," Li Fei said calmly.

Shangguan Xiao frowned, "Are you going there in person?"

From the beginning, neither of them had planned to kill Zhang Shan because their ultimate goal was the Exotic Beast Breeding Farm, which wouldn't sustain without the Exotic Beast Food.

Regrettably, to obtain a large quantity of Exotic Beast Food within the territory of Datong Prefecture, one could only trade with the "Beast King."

So, from the start, the two thought to use Zhang Shan as a bargaining chip, figuring out a way to negotiate with the "Beast King."

However, Shangguan Xiao had not expected that Li Fei would personally go to Datong Prefecture.

In Xing City, they were the local bosses, able to press down on Zhang Shan.

But in Datong Prefecture, it would be the "Beast King" who was the local boss. Zhang Shan's ordeal tonight could very well befall Li Fei!

"We have to try, and going to Datong Prefecture isn't just for this matter alone," Li Fei said, looking up at the night sky.

"Yes, Xing City is ultimately too small; it's time you went out to see more," Shangguan Xiao also looked up at the night sky, expressing his sentiment.

Tonight the sky was filled with stars, each competing in brightness.

In the dazzling Milky Way, there would always be stars that shine.

...

The next day, Li Fei greeted the next upgrade of the Myriad Blood Pearl.

[Rank: 12 Grade 1%

Blood Soul: 183 pieces

Blood Soul Skill: Blood Rage, Blood Slaughter, Blood Power

Transform Skill: Blood Demon]

This upgrade saw an increase of 22 Blood Souls.

After completing the upgrade, Li Fei did not hurry to set off for Datong Prefecture but instead focused on making preparedness work in advance.

Inside Qingyuan Fist Village, with guidance from Shangguan Xiao, Li Fei fused Blood Evil Qi with Geng Metal True Qi.

He had previously succeeded in merging the two, one as the surface, the other as the core, giving Geng Metal True Qi the "solidity" of initial Force and giving an added sharpness to the Blood Evil Qi.

But the method used was still too crude; Li Fei aimed to further refine it.

Shangguan Xiao had experience in merging the different Forces of Wind Power and Flash Thunder Force into Wind Thunder Force, offering spot-on advice for Li Fei:

"The characteristic of Geng Metal True Qi is its purity, maintaining the ultimate sharpness, and your Blood Evil Qi is also sufficiently pure to wield such strong lethality. What you need to do is not to mix Blood Evil Qi with Geng Metal True Qi, as that would only ruin their purity."

"You have to find a way to make them complement each other without interfering, to become a unified whole. Your initial approach was correct; it's just that there are some details that need refining..."

With guidance from Shangguan Xiao, Li Fei incrementally perfected his new technique.

In just two days' time, he had preliminary results:

Different from the initial attempt of simply wrapping a layer of Blood Evil Qi with Geng Metal True Qi, this time he created multiple layers of enclosure, the outermost layer of Geng Metal True Qi surrounding a layer of Blood Evil Qi, within which another layer of Geng Metal Qi existed.

Moreover, there were connecting sections between the inner and outer layers of Geng Metal True Qi, making the combination structure of Blood Evil Qi and Geng Metal True Qi more compact and robust.

However, this meant that Li Fei had to construct it within his body in advance; it was impossible to complete the combination in the midst of battle.

He had previously been able to store within his body the Blood Evil Qi transformed from 1 Blood Soul, and now, being able to recover 18.3 Blood Souls daily, he was able to maintain the maximum number of Blood Souls while storing Blood Evil Qi transformed from 2 Blood Souls.

Using this pre-stored portion of Blood Evil Qi combined with Geng Metal True Qi, he was able to store this new power within his body.

"Not bad, your Force is now even stronger than many initial Forces," Shangguan Xiao commented.

Therefore, Li Fei named this power "True Blood Power," and from then on, the "Green-faced Ghost" could pose as a Refining Strength Martial Master.

With True Blood Power attained, Li Fei made his final preparations, planning to head out towards Datong Prefecture!

His trip to Datong Prefecture wasn't only about solving the issue with Exotic Beast Food but also to lay the groundwork for the "Green-faced Ghost" to naturally appear in Datong Prefecture in the future.

He would certainly go to Wu'an University someday; it would be suspicious if the Green-faced Ghost only appeared after Li Fei arrived in Datong Prefecture.

So, this trip to Datong Prefecture was for the Green-faced Ghost to enter the vision of the powers within Datong Prefecture City in advance.

In the year 2045, on November 16th.

A person wearing a black martial robe, donning a blue Evil Ghost Mask, and carrying a long blade boldly appeared at the gate of Datong Prefecture City.

Soon, many powers received a piece of news—

The Green-faced Ghost King has entered Datong Prefecture!

...

I was delayed with something, so there will be just one release today.