Chapter 675

"Roar—"

"Howl—"

"......"

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

With golden flames swirling around his body, Xu Jingming, tall and muscular, darted through the forest like a cheetah.

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

But this was the wilderness zone, 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 1.2 liters of divine blood—this efficiency is too slow."

Xu Jingming, while sprinting, felt a sense of urgency.

The blood of the Thunder Tyrant Dragon was highly beneficial to him—he must collect as much as possible.

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

When that happened, there would be too many wolves and too little meat; he might end up with very little divine blood.

"Although I could also seize divine blood from others, that's a matter for later."

"In the early stage, I should try to find unclaimed divine blood whenever possible."

"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 own 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 help asking inwardly.

Since he couldn't think of a solution himself, he might as well seek help from the AI.

"Alright, let me think."

Eva's crisp voice rang out.

Under her massive computational power, she deduced a solution within seconds and replied immediately:

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

"Something on me?"

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

"Exactly!"

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

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

"Just have Thorn Sword Grass carry a small amount of divine blood, grow vines, and it can still 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 was greatly enhanced!

A single vine, growing at full capacity, could stretch five to six kilometers long.

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

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 had a capacity of about twenty milliliters—all filled with divine blood.

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

"Little Sword, I'm leaving this to you."

"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, Thorn Sword Grass stood over two meters tall, with lush, vibrant green foliage resembling tender grass.

It also emitted a faint sense of danger.

Rustle~~~

Thorn Sword Grass's vines swayed—it understood Xu Jingming's intent and in an instant grew exactly twenty giant vines!

Each vine's tip carried one vial of divine blood; then the entire Thorn Sword Grass plunged underground.

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

In mere instants, they had grown outward a full five kilometers!

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

A smile of excitement appeared on Xu Jingming's face.

Less than a minute later, Thorn Sword Grass immediately transmitted a message: one vine had found a similar 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 glass container.

Glug~~

Glug~~~

Amidst the sound of heavy drinking, streams of bright red blood surged from the vine and poured into the container.

The Thorn Sword Grass cleverly hollowed out its vines, effectively creating a network of pipes!

The blood in the container kept accumulating.

Yet, unlike the previous blood, this blood did not shimmer with Lei Ting.

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.

Although not the Lei Ting Tyrant King's blood he wanted, Xu Jingming naturally accepted whatever came his way.

Just as there were adepts needing blood from lightning-type ferocious beasts, there were those needing blood from flame-type ferocious beasts.

Later on, they could simply exchange divine blood directly.

Glug~~

Glug~~

About 300 milliliters of Flame Giant Eagle's blood had been injected.

Accompanied by the sound of drinking, another vine detected the blood and transmitted the fresh blood over.

This time, it was Lei Ting Tyrant King's blood, crackling with electric arcs!

Xu Jingming was about to change containers when he saw the Lei Ting Tyrant King's blood and the Flame Giant Eagle's blood clearly separated within.

Like oil and water, they refused to mix.

"The divine blood of two ninth-rank Beast Emperors won't merge? That's convenient for me."

Xu Jingming laughed heartily.

He no longer changed containers, letting both types of blood flow into the same one.

"I never expected plant life could be so useful.

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

Boom—

Amid rolling waves of heat, golden flames erupted outward from Xu Jingming, engulfing a five-meter radius.

They obscured everything inside, making it impossible to see.

Thus concealing the presence of the Thorn Sword Grass.

"I wonder how much divine blood the Thorn Sword Grass will ultimately bring back for me."

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

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

Any appearance of a ferocious beast or adept would trigger his alertness.

It had to be said that the Thorn Sword Grass was indeed very efficient.

Xu Jingming remained in place for over an hour; the Thorn Sword Grass had scoured every corner within a five-kilometer radius before reporting no more liquids with matching essence.

"It seems all the divine blood nearby has already been scavenged," Xu Jingming said, rising with a smile.

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

"The Lei Ting Tyrant King's blood totaled 8.4 liters—even the Flame Giant Eagle's blood reached 6.5 liters!"

Xu Jingming's face lit up with delight.

He could already sense a strong pull emanating from the container holding the Lei Ting Tyrant King's blood!

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

"Eight point four liters is far too little to fully consume—barely enough to quench my thirst.

Let's go, Xiao Jian. Head to the next location."

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

He then set off with the Thorn Sword Grass toward the next site.

Each vine of the Thorn Sword Grass carried only 20 milliliters of divine blood; some must have been missed during the search.

But any divine blood that failed to resonate likely contained less than 100 milliliters.

It was merely a single droplet from the rain of blood shed by the Lei Ting Tyrant King—no loss if left behind.

With the Thorn Sword Grass, his efficiency in seeking divine blood now stood on an entirely different level from the beginning...