Chapter 173: Blood Curse Rations
“Not good, they’ve used the Space Compression Divine Ability.”
After the six effeminate men stepped onto that white tail, in the blink of an eye, they teleported directly from above the military formation to the distant giant platform, and soon disappeared from Baili Changfeng and his group’s sight.
As for the male cultivator who condensed the white tail, because there was a prohibition against flying above the military formation, and he also didn’t evade the attack from the Terracotta Warriors, he was stabbed by the spear in the Terracotta Warrior’s hand and exploded, turning into blood mist.
Hua Changxi saw clearly that besides the prohibition above the military formation, the male cultivator had more likely forcefully used a divine ability, causing his physical body to be unable to withstand it. Even if he hadn’t been attacked by the Terracotta Warrior, his body was already cracking.
The followers of the Demon Race… it seems they are all people who have obtained Bloodline Ancestral Return Divine Abilities.
Hua Changxi thought of Xu Ling, thought of A Niu, thought of the Hua Family’s Lotus Totem, and the laborers she had previously illuminated with the Totem Golden Alms Bowl who had bloodline totems. These people were not special, just those she came into contact with. But seeing this now, there are quite a few people with Bloodline Ancestral Return.
If the Demon Race masters a method to stimulate Bloodline Ancestral Return in humans, wouldn’t the Demon Race be able to recruit many human followers?
After all, Qihuang Hall No. 7 has a medicinal bath prescription for stimulating Bloodline Ancestral Return in humans.
“The people of the Demon Race have entered the center of the Formation Eye. We must hurry to stop them and prevent them from destroying the Formation Eye.”
Baili Chengfeng was very anxious and quickened his pace in breaking through the formation. Due to the excessive speed, he made mistakes several times. If Hua Changxi hadn’t intervened in time, the master and his two disciples would have almost been trapped in the shifting Terracotta Warrior formation.
Outside the military formation, Liu Chengxiong and Heir Gu and their group also saw the six effeminate men ascend to the high platform.
Liu Chengxiong’s expression didn’t change much, as if he wasn’t in a hurry for those six people to destroy the Formation Eye.
He wasn’t in a hurry, but Heir Gu was.
Although it was easier to seize Resources and rise in chaos, it didn’t mean that the more chaotic, the better.
Jin Fan had said that the Demon Race intended to compete with the Human Race for dominance of the Human World. In Ancient Times, the Human Race paid a heavy price to force the Demon Race back to the Nine Netherworlds and even built the Demon Prison to imprison the most vicious demons.
Now, both the Nine Netherworlds and the Human World are experiencing Spiritual Energy Revival. If the Demon Race gains the upper hand, it is very likely to lead to the Demon Race’s return to the Human World.
Although Heir Gu wanted to strengthen the Duke of Xin State’s Mansion’s Strength, he also knew that internal power struggles within the Human Race were not important, but they absolutely could not let the Demon Race oppress the Human Race.
The Demonic Energy in the Demon Prison was all formed from the decay of Great Demons from Ancient Times, and its corrosive power was extremely strong. Once the Demonic Energy leaked out and the Human World was polluted by Demonic Energy, humans would easily undergo Demonization.
Heir Gu had traveled back and forth to Qianmen Fort many times recently. Firstly, he wanted to understand the situation at Qianmen Fort better, preparing for the Duke of Xin State’s Mansion to take over Qianmen Fort in the future. Secondly, it was to urge Liu Chengxiong to guard Qianmen Fort well and prevent anyone from destroying the Formation Eye.
Jin Fan possessed precognition abilities, able to foresee some future events.
A few months ago, Jin Fan had notified his family, telling them that Qianmen Fort might encounter trouble, leading to an Unstable Formation Eye and the leakage of Demonic Energy.
During this period, he approached Liu Chengxiong under the guise of cooperation. Nothing happened on several visits, and he originally thought Jin Fan’s precognition was wrong this time. He didn’t expect to actually encounter people from the Demon Race infiltrating to destroy the Formation Eye.
Heir Gu looked at Liu Chengxiong, who wasn’t in the least bit anxious, and felt great disdain.
Liu Chengxiong, because his Primordial Spirit was about to dissipate, was secretly looking for a suitable Body. He could understand that, but the duty of the Demon Suppressing Guard was to protect the safety of the Formation Eye. He disregarded even this, truly unworthy of being the highest Commander of Qianmen Fort.
“General Liu, the people of the Demon Race have infiltrated the center of the Formation Eye. Do we really not need to do anything?”
Liu Chengxiong glanced at Heir Gu: “What does Heir Gu want to do? Enter the center of the Formation Eye to stop those few demons? If that’s what the Heir thinks, this General can allow you to bring people into the Formation Eye to stop them, how about that?”
Upon hearing this, Heir Gu fell silent.
Seeing this, Liu Chengxiong snorted inwardly. He hated people who only knew how to talk but did nothing practical, yet tried to use etiquette and morality to persuade others to charge into battle.
If it weren’t for the concern that if they couldn’t catch that invisible Nascent Soul Cultivator, the Duke of Xin State’s Mansion might still be useful in the future, just based on Heir Gu knowing about today’s events, he should have dealt with him.
On the other side, Hua Changxi followed behind Baili Changfeng and his two disciples, struggling to move through the military formation. They had entered the military formation some time ago, but the volcano-like giant platform ahead, though seemingly not far, was actually like chasing a horse to a mountain.
Moreover, the deeper they went into the military formation, the more turbid the air became, carrying an uncomfortable gas.
Hua Changxi looked at the giant platform, the Formation Eye of the Demon Prison, and guessed that the air was filled with Demonic Energy.
“Master, Xiao Xue is having trouble breathing.”
Baili Changfeng looked at the red-faced girl and quickly took out four Spirit Talismans: “This is a Demon Repelling Shield, it can isolate the Demonic Energy in the air.”
The master and his two disciples used three, and Baili Changfeng held up the remaining one: “Fellow Daoist, the Demonic Energy in the air is getting more and more concentrated. It’s good for you, Fellow Daoist, to conserve some Spiritual Power, even though your Strength is great.”
Hua Changxi used her Spiritual Power to receive the Spirit Talisman: “Thank you.”
The clear, young female voice made the master and his two disciples freeze.
All three of them had assumed the Nascent Soul Realm cultivator in the shadows was an older male cultivator, completely not expecting it to be a woman, and one whose voice was so young.
After the four of them affixed the Spirit Talismans, moving forward became much easier.
“Ah–”
A scream suddenly came from behind.
Hua Changxi looked back and saw Eunuch Lin and his group.
At this moment, two Eunuchs from the Eastern Depot were charging wildly through the military formation as if possessed. One of their faces was covered in black snake scales, and the other was covered in golden fur.
“Master, what’s wrong with them?”
Baili Changfeng sighed: “They inhaled too much Demonic Energy and have undergone Demonization.”
This answer shocked Hua Changxi, and she couldn’t help but exclaim: “Inhaling too much Demonic Energy will cause Demonization?”
Baili Changfeng didn’t expect Hua Changxi to speak. He already wanted to befriend her, so he explained: “The bloodline of those two should have signs of ancestral return. After being eroded by Demonic Energy, it will accelerate the speed of Demonization.”
Hua Changxi frowned upon hearing this: “Then, in that case, Bloodline Ancestral Return isn’t necessarily a good thing?”
Baili Chengfeng sneered upon hearing this: “Fellow Daoist, why do you think the Human Race can obtain the Divine Abilities of the Demon Race? Is the Demon Race really so kind as to bestow their Divine Abilities upon the Human Race, allowing the Human Race to develop and grow stronger?”
“Before Ancient Times, Great Demons of the Demon Race ruled everywhere, and the Human Race was merely their livestock. The so-called bestowed Divine Abilities were nothing more than blood curses imposed by the Demon Race on humans, so that other demons would know that these humans were their food and should not be touched.”
“It was only later that outstanding individuals among the Human Race comprehended the offensive power within the blood curses, and then it evolved into what we call Bloodline Divine Abilities today.”
“For example, people in a family might all possess some form of Bloodline Ancestral Return, but perhaps only those outstanding individuals who can comprehend the corresponding blood curses can wield Divine Abilities.”
Hearing this, Hua Changxi thought of herself and the Hua Family.
The Fire Lotus Divine Ability she obtained was because she consumed the Flowing Light Red Lotus. The Hua Family members all showed Lotus Totems, but no one who could wield the corresponding Lotus Divine Ability had been discovered yet.
So this is how Bloodline Divine Abilities come about!
