Chapter 250: Blood Evasion

Canghai Xiancheng.

The four human Jin Dan elders were locked in fierce combat with several Beast Kings across from them; the battle had reached a boiling point, with both sides sustaining injuries.

The next moment was the crucial time to settle the outcome.

But as Canghai True Person glanced with his peripheral vision, he was astonished to see that the powerful third-rank Earthshaker Bear King was hastily retreating from the battlefield, dragging its subordinates away in a panic.

"Elder Wei, why did the Earthshaker Bear King flee?"

"Could this be a demon clan trick?"

Wei Wuya's previous opponent had been the third-rank Bear King; since receiving a sword strike from him, the bear had clearly held a grudge and immediately targeted him at the start of this great battle.

During the fight, Wei Wuya had also realized the third-rank Bear King's strength was truly not to be underestimated.

Yet just now, when it was locked in a stalemate with him, it suddenly turned and fled—leaving Wei Wuya utterly bewildered, unable to fathom what had happened.

"It doesn't look like a trick. I saw it flee in utter panic; something must have occurred forcing it to withdraw," Wei Wuya calmly transmitted his thoughts to the other three Jin Dan elders.

With the Earthshaker Bear clan's retreat, the pressure on the Jin Dan elders' elite frontline instantly lessened.

Even below, outside the Xiancheng, a gaping hole opened in the beast horde, and the Xiancheng's defending cultivators blew the horn for counterattack.

"Elder Lu Yang!"

"What do we do? The Bear clan has abandoned the battlefield!"

The one called Elder Lu Yang was the third-rank mid-stage Beast King.

"Just now, the Bear King told me his clan suffered a major crisis, so he had no choice but to withdraw and return to Bear King Valley."

Upon hearing this, the Skydevouring Rat King and the other Horned Deer King were stunned. "What!? How could this happen?"

"Isn't the Bear King's eldest son stationed in Bear King Valley? With his strength, unless human Jin Dan attack, he should be safe."

"All four human Jin Dan elders are right here—could there be another Jin Dan cultivator?"

"Could we have fallen for a human trap!?"

"Possible!"

"The Bear King fled—Elder Lu Yang, what's our next move?"

"Without the Earthshaker Bear clan leading the charge, the human Xiancheng won't fall anytime soon."

"This battle has lost its significance. Withdraw now—each clan returns to defend its own territory."

"Wait for my message before making any further decisions!"

The other two Beast Kings immediately nodded, ordering their clans to retreat backward, flooding away toward the Beast Roar Mountains.

Just as the three Beast Kings were about to withdraw.

The four human elders began forming hand seals—they would never let such an opportunity slip away.

Together, they channeled the third-rank top-grade array of Canghai Xiancheng and unleashed a supreme strike at the retreating three Beast Kings! ZZZZ—A brilliant blue light erupted from the peak of Canghai Peak, transforming into a radiant pillar that pierced the heavens and struck one Beast King squarely on the back, exploding into a cloud of blood mist.

"Ow!! My waist! You bastard!"

Under the combined assault of the four Jin Dan elders, one Beast King had been severely wounded.

Thus, for the time being, Canghai Xiancheng would no longer face the threat of a beast tide.

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Inside Canghai Xiancheng.

"Look! The Beast Kings have retreated!"

"Wahhh! The beast tide is retreating too!"

"We made it!"

The defending cultivators erupted in relief, their faces filled with joy as they emerged from terror; the wandering cultivators within the city were equally stirred, shaking off their fear.

All cheered loudly, chanting the names of Canghai True Person and the other Jin Dan elders.

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Deep within the Beast Roar Mountains.

ZZZZ—A silver streak shot across the sky of the Beast Roar Mountains at incredible speed.

Qin Ming, the turning point of this event, rode the Silverwing Frost Bee and immediately withdrew a second-rank top-grade recovery elixir from his storage pouch, swallowing it.

His blood qi surged back rapidly.

Qin Ming dared not pause for a moment, urging his Silverwing Frost Bee to fly full speed in one direction.

Since he had never been to the Beast Roar Mountains before and knew nothing of its terrain, he had no choice but to pick a direction blindly and force his way out.

More than two hours passed.

Qin Ming's powerful spiritual sense suddenly sensed a terrifying aura approaching—he focused his perception and nearly lost his soul in terror! A third-rank Earthshaker Bear King was racing toward him!

Qin Ming instantly recalled his exhausted Silverwing Frost Bee.

Then he activated the Blood Evasion technique from the Yuan Sha Zhong Mo Zhen Jing and began to flee.

ZZZZ—Qin Ming unleashed the secret technique; his body vanished into thin air, reappearing moments later as a flickering blood shadow, already a hundred li away.

After consuming vast amounts of blood qi, Qin Ming had fled hundreds of li within mere breaths.

Even the third-rank Earthshaker Bear King behind him lost its target instantly, pounding its chest in furious roars.

Half a day later.

After desperately using Blood Evasion, Qin Ming's vision suddenly caught the outline of Fangcun Mountain Market far to the north.

"Finally made it out!"

Qin Ming nearly shouted aloud in excitement.

But Fangcun Mountain Market had also been struck by the beast tide and was now nothing but an empty ruin.

Only dozens of low-rank beasts scoured the broken walls and rubble for food.

Since he had now left the Beast Roar Mountains, matters became easier.

Qin Ming fixed his gaze on the direction of spiritual energy Archipelago and flew off at top speed.

"Sigh! What terrible luck!"

"Why the hell did I get teleported into the Bear clan's den?"

"This is pure misfortune! I wonder how Gu Qingzhao and the others are faring."

"At the final moment of my teleportation, I felt the array destroyed by some mysterious force."

"Sigh… I wonder if Canghai Xiancheng can survive this crisis."

Qin Ming's repeated use of Blood Evasion had drained his blood qi, leaving his face pale.

Having left the Beast Roar Mountains, he was now mostly safe.

So he summoned the Silverwing Frost Bee again and flew toward his Moonwatch Island.

Along the way, for safety, Qin Ming deliberately took several detours, confirming no one followed him and checking his body for no hidden tracking marks.

Only then did he head toward Moonwatch Lake.

As Qin Ming opened the Mist Illusion and stepped onto Moonwatch Island, he and the Silverwing Frost Bee collapsed exhausted at the entrance of his cave.

The Blackwater Crocodile immediately lumbered forward, its massive body approaching Qin Ming—only to find its master and the Silverwing both weak and drained, causing it to tilt its head in confusion and flick its tail.

Qin Ming immediately swallowed a Blood Poison Pill and a Blood Bone Pill, sat cross-legged, and began restoring his depleted blood qi.

He also fed the Silverwing Frost Bee a Spirit-Transforming Beast Fruit; the bee joyfully snatched the fruit and flew back to its hive beneath the Evergreen Vine to recover.

Nearby, the Blackwater Crocodile watched with intense envy, lying down beside Qin Ming and guarding him.

Two days passed.

With the aid of the pills and his formidable body refinement technique, Qin Ming had restored nearly all his blood qi.

"Huh～"

He opened his eyes and exhaled a long, heavy breath.

Then,

Qin Ming rose and walked to his life-spirit plant—the Evergreen Vine.

"Though this journey carried some danger, it wasn't without gains."

Saying this, he withdrew from his storage pouch thousands of blood pearls, plus one unusually large one—the blood pearl of the second-rank peak Earthshaker Bear.

The dense cluster of blood pearls floated before Qin Ming.

Rustle… rustle…

The moment the blood pearls appeared, the Evergreen Vine, which had slept for over a year, seemed to sense the long-missed scent—it excitedly unfurled its black vines.

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(End of Chapter)