Chapter 675: Thorn Sword Grass Earns Its Merit! Efficiency Soars!

"Roar—"

"Howl—"

"......"

In a vast, desolate forest, the roars of ferocious beasts echoed intermittently.

With golden flames swirling around his body, Xu Jingming moved through the forest like a cheetah.

On flat ground, his top speed exceeded two hundred meters per second.

But this was the wilderness, where towering trees stood thickly and the terrain was uneven.

He also had to constantly focus on the divine blood instrument in his hand.

As a result, Xu Jingming's sprinting speed slowed to less than ten meters per second.

"Over an hour has passed, and I've only found 1. liters of divine blood—this efficiency is too slow."

Xu Jingming felt a sense of urgency as he sprinted.

The blood of the Thunder Dragon King greatly benefited him—he must collect as much as possible.

The longer he waited, the more powerful warriors would arrive here.

When that happened, there'd be too many wolves and too little meat; he might end up with hardly any divine blood.

"Though I could steal divine blood from others, that's a matter for later.

In the early stage, I should prioritize finding unclaimed divine blood.

Too bad I'm alone—if I had a few more people helping me search, collection would be much faster."

Xu Jingming thought silently to himself.

But that wasn't easy—those with strength comparable to his also needed divine blood.

Those weaker than him would easily be robbed if they came here.

"Eva, is there any way to speed up my divine blood collection?"

Xu Jingming couldn't think of a solution himself, so he asked the AI directly.

"Alright, let me think."

Eva's crisp voice replied.

With her massive computational power, she deduced a solution within seconds and responded immediately:

"You're S-class—you can't split yourself, but you have something that can multiply in bulk!"

"Something on me?"

Xu Jingming's eyes lit up—he instantly understood: "Thorn Sword Grass?"

Xu Jingming's eyes lit up, instantly understanding: "Thorn Sword Grass?"

Eva exclaimed excitedly: "Thorn Sword Grass naturally senses plants that have absorbed divine blood.

Even if there are no plants where the divine blood has spilled, we can use the method Seila and the others employed.

Simply let Thorn Sword Grass carry a small amount of divine blood, grow vines, and it can locate other divine blood!"

Before reaching the seventh rank, Thorn Sword Grass could grow vast numbers of vines.

After reaching the seventh rank, this ability strengthened dramatically!

A single vine, fully extended, could grow up to five or six kilometers long.

More crucially, Thorn Sword Grass could burrow underground—its stealth was exceptional!

Xu Jingming was well aware of these advantages of Thorn Sword Grass.

He immediately stopped, found a secluded spot, and pulled out twenty glass test tubes from his space ring.

Each glass test tube held about twenty milliliters, all filled with divine blood.

Soon, they became twenty vials of divine blood reagent, consuming four hundred milliliters total.

"Little Sword, it's all yours."

"Collect any liquid emitting a similar energy signature!"

Xu Jingming instructed Thorn Sword Grass.

At this moment, Thorn Sword Grass had shed its plant armor form and grew on the ground like a shrub.

But unlike ordinary shrubs, it stood over two meters tall, with lush, vibrant green foliage resembling tender grass.

It also emitted a faint sense of danger.

At the same time, a faint sense of danger emanated.

Thorn Sword Grass's vines swayed; understanding Xu Jingming's intent, it instantly grew twenty massive vines!

Each vine ended with a vial of divine blood, then the entire plant plunged underground.

In Xu Jingming's perception, the vines burrowed underground and spread evenly in all directions.

In an instant, they extended five kilometers!

"Search radius of five kilometers! This is far faster than my own sprinting search!"

Xu Jingming's face broke into an excited smile.

Less than a minute later, Thorn Sword Grass immediately transmitted a signal—one vine had found a matching liquid!

"So fast?" Xu Jingming's eyes lit up; he instantly pulled out a glass container from his space ring.

The main body of Thorn Sword Grass, still remaining in place, extended a vine into the container.

The original Thorn Sword Grass left behind extended a tendril into the glass container.

Glug~~~

As if drinking deeply, streams of crimson blood surged from the vine into the container.

Thorn Sword Grass cleverly hollowed out its vines, effectively creating pipelines!

The blood in the container accumulated rapidly.

But unlike previous blood, this blood lacked lightning flashes.

Instead, it radiated intense heat, with faint sparks flickering within.

"It's the divine blood of that Flame Giant Eagle!" Xu Jingming immediately recognized it.

Though not the Thunder Dragon King's blood he wanted, Xu Jingming welcomed any he could get.

Just as there were cultivators needing lightning-type beast blood, there were those needing fire-type beast blood.

Later, he could simply exchange it with them.

Later, you can simply exchange it directly using divine blood.

Glug~~

About three hundred milliliters of Flame Giant Eagle blood had been injected.

As the drinking sounds continued, another vine detected blood and transmitted it over.

This time, it was Thunder Dragon King blood, crackling with lightning arcs!

Xu Jingming was about to switch containers when he noticed the Thunder Dragon King blood and Flame Giant Eagle blood remained sharply separated.

Like oil and water, they refused to mix.

"The blood of two ninth-rank beast emperors doesn't merge? That's convenient."

Xu Jingming laughed.

He didn't switch containers—let both types of blood flow into the same one.

"Who knew plant life could be so useful?

Now, I just need to wait for it to return more divine blood."

Next, just wait for it to transmit the divine blood back."

Waves of heat surged outward from Xu Jingming, engulfing a five-meter radius in golden flames.

The flames obscured the scene inside, hiding Thorn Sword Grass's presence.

"I wonder how much divine blood Thorn Sword Grass will bring back."

With anticipation, Xu Jingming sat cross-legged, closing his eyes to rest.

The SS-rank combat technique, Mind Net, operated silently, constantly scanning a two-kilometer radius.

Any beast or cultivator appearing would trigger his alert.

Undeniably, Thorn Sword Grass's efficiency was high.

Xu Jingming remained in place for over an hour; Thorn Sword Grass had scoured the entire five-kilometer radius before transmitting a signal: no matching liquid detected.

"It seems all the divine blood nearby has been gathered." Xu Jingming rose with a smile.

He divided the blood in the container in half, pouring each portion into separate containers.

"The Thunder Dragon King's blood totals 8. liters—even the Flame Giant Eagle's blood reached 6. liters!"

Xu Jingming's face lit up with delight.

He could already feel a strong pull emanating from the container holding Thunder Dragon King blood!

His body yearned for it, as if desperate to devour it.

"Eight point four liters won't be enough to fully consume—it's just a taste.

Come on, Little Sword, let's head to the next location."

Suppressing his inner urge, Xu Jingming stored both vials of divine blood in his space ring.

Then he set off with Thorn Sword Grass toward the next site.

Suppressing his inner urge, Xu Jingming put both vials of divine blood into his space ring.

He then set off for the next location with the Thorned Sword Grass.

Each vine of the Thorned Sword Grass carries only 20 milliliters of divine blood; there must be omissions during the search.

Yet the divine blood that fails to resonate at all may not even amount to 100 milliliters in one location.

It is but a single droplet from the rain of blood shed by Lei Longwang; better to leave it behind.

With the Thorned Sword Grass, his efficiency in searching for divine blood from now on is no longer on the same level as at the beginning...