Chapter 673

"The Crimson Flame Snake is just an ordinary eighth-rank ferocious beast, not hard to kill."

"But the trail appeared far away—over 400 kilometers from Mocheng."

Ling Shuang possessed spatial abilities.

But in the peril-filled Wild Zone of Dayangzhou, she couldn't teleport there lightly.

Otherwise, she might accidentally teleport straight into the territory of a ninth-rank peak ferocious beast.

Under the pressure of a ninth-rank peak beast's aura, she might not even be able to activate her ability.

Even if she ultimately escaped, she'd likely be gravely wounded and near death.

Therefore, she planned to walk to her destination within the Wild Zone.

At her sprinting speed, reaching the vicinity of her target would take roughly seven days.

But returning would be fast—she could teleport directly back to Mocheng City.

"Sending me this far away... Liu Shan really doesn't want to see me."

Without hesitation, Ling Shuang accepted the mission.

She'd been sitting in the office too long; a trip into the Wild Zone would be a welcome break.

"I wonder if Jingming has returned—he loves the Wild Zone; I could invite him along."

A look of anticipation appeared on Ling Shuang's lovely face.

Her slender figure blurred, vanishing instantly from the office, teleporting to the villa.

But unfortunately, there was no trace of Xu Jingming's aura in the neighboring villa.

"Looks like he hasn't returned yet."

Ling Shuang felt a pang of disappointment. "Oh well, I'll prepare tonight and head into the Wild Zone tomorrow."

Caution ensures safety for ten thousand years—even for a Grand Master with an S-rank spatial ability.

Before entering the Wild Zone, she must make thorough preparations...

Five days later, deep within the Wild Zone of Dayangzhou.

The sky was clear and boundless, sunlight pouring down upon the earth.

In the dense forest, ferocious beasts roared incessantly, brimming with wild fury and bloodlust.

Pale white skeletons were visible everywhere in the forest.

They were the only remaining evidence of prey devoured by ferocious beasts.

Swish—

Xu Jingming, tall and wreathed in golden flames,

moved like a phantom through the forest, swiftly dodging towering trees.

"Roar—"

Sensing human scent, a ferocious beast let out a roaring bellow.

But in the next blink, Xu Jingming had already vanished from sight.

"Eva, how long until we reach the destination?" Xu Jingming asked.

Today was his fifth day in the Wild Zone.

During these five days, he rarely fought or killed ferocious beasts—only when one actually pursued him.

As a result, his ability points had only increased by less than ten thousand, barely reaching 900, 00.

Aside from resting, he had spent all his time traveling.

He was now very close to the destination where Lei Longwang had spilled his divine blood.

"Almost there—less than five kilometers left," Eva's voice echoed in his mind.

"Good. Let me take out the Divine Blood Locator and see if it can pinpoint the direction."

Xu Jingming slowed his pace in the dense forest and pulled the Divine Blood Locator from his space ring.

Hum—

He pressed the activation button. Aside from a faint hum, nothing else happened.

Xu Jingming froze in shock. Could this thing be broken?

Along the way, he'd already encountered several seventh-rank Grand Masters—even an eighth-rank Grand Master!

It was obvious these people were all here for the divine blood!

Without the Divine Blood Locator, he held no advantage in collecting it.

"Could it be that the distance is still too great?" Xu Jingming frowned.

The Divine Blood Locator appeared to be a technological device, but at its core lay a vial of extraordinarily special blood.

The entire instrument relied on this vial to indicate direction.

If the blood showed no reaction, even the intelligent lifeform Eva couldn't help.

Yet at that moment, the Thorn Sword Grass coiled around his battle armor

suddenly extended a single stem, pointing toward the right front.

Simultaneously, the Thorn Sword Grass transmitted a faint sense of excitement.

"Is there some rare herb or exotic plant in that direction?"

"But I don't want rare herbs—I want divine blood!"

Xu Jingming shook his head, sensing the Thorn Sword Grass's psychic fluctuations.

But suddenly, he realized something—he turned the Divine Blood Locator toward the direction the Thorn Sword Grass indicated.

Hum—

The previously dim Divine Blood Locator suddenly glowed with a faint crimson light!

"There's divine blood over there!" Xu Jingming's eyes lit up.

Divine blood could benefit not only humans and ferocious beasts.

Even plants could grow from it, evolving from ordinary flora into rare herbs and exotic blooms.

Many famous spiritual fruits and rare plants had actually transformed after being tainted by the blood of high-rank ferocious beasts.

After sensing the Thorn Sword Grass's emotion, he instinctively tested the Divine Blood Locator—and sure enough, divine blood lay in that direction!

"So the Divine Blood Locator isn't broken—just too far away and misaligned to react."

Xu Jingming gripped the Divine Blood Locator in his left hand and the Melted Obsidian Spear in his right, sprinting swiftly toward the direction indicated by the Thorn Sword Grass.

As he drew closer, the glow on the Divine Blood Locator in his left hand grew brighter.

When Xu Jingming reached his destination, the locator glowed with a faint crimson cluster of light.

Before his eyes, the ground showed three small depressions.

In each depression lay a pool of crimson blood.

Ordinary human blood would coagulate after four or five days.

But this blood remained startlingly fresh, carrying a faint metallic scent, with faint blue-purple lightning flickering within.

Around the blood, most plants had withered.

Yet a few still survived, brimming with vitality.

Not all adepts could absorb divine blood—plants were the same.

If left undisturbed, over five or six more years,

these surviving plants would eventually evolve into B-rank, or even A-rank, rare herbs and exotic blooms.

At the same time, Xu Jingming felt a faint pull from the blood toward his body.

But it was negligible—easily ignored.

"It's Lei Longwang's divine blood—but the quantity is extremely small, probably less than 200 milliliters."

Xu Jingming shook his head.

Compared to Lei Longwang's mountain-sized body, 200 milliliters was pitifully little.

Judging from the battle footage, Lei Longwang had lost at least hundreds of liters of blood that day!

The only consolation was that this wasn't the blood of the other beast—the Flame Giant Eagle.

"Friend over there, could you let me have the divine blood here?"

Just as Xu Jingming pulled out a container to collect it, a voice sounded behind him.