Chapter 308: Exchange

The end of the Qi-Blood Martial Dao is to believe in Innate Gods and obtain Innate Power.

For Lin Chao, subsequent improvements in strength only require one thing: to continuously practice Qi-Blood Martial Dao techniques, break through to the Innate realm, and then enhance his strength.

In fact, this is a form of accumulation, or rather, an increase in quantity.

This kind of improvement is quite unique, or perhaps it has a limit.

After all, there are only so many Innate Gods.

However, just a moment ago, Lin Chao used his Spear to Slay several Blood Princes, as if he had touched upon other powers.

This power gave Lin Chao some hope for the future.

The slaughter continued, lasting for a day.

Several Blood Princes fell, and the other members of the Blood Clan fled like stray dogs.

The remnants of the Dahuang Holy City army, who had been besieged, also summoned their courage at that moment and began to counterattack the Blood Clan.

Thus, the roles of the Human Race and the Blood Clan were reversed; the humans were now hunting down the Blood Clan.

This scene was extremely rare, or rather, in this special world, it was fundamentally impossible to happen.

One day later.

Li Lianqi looked at the Blood Clan corpses on the ground; even now, he remained immersed in shock.

"Lianqi... is everything you said true?" The red-armored man had a burly figure, his eyes filled with astonishment.

"Grand Commander, everything I said is true.

I personally saw Senior Xu Ling Slay ten Blood Princes with a single Spear strike." Li Lianqi still felt a tremor in his heart when mentioning that strike.

That strike was too stunning; it was simply not a strike that a human could execute.

Even in the entire North Heaven Domain, not even the Blood Princes possessed such formidable strength.

"This kind of strength..." the Grand Commander mused, "is likely at the Middle Stage, and among the Middle Stage, it belongs to the strong."

After all, he wiped out eleven Blood Princes with one strike.

An ordinary Middle Stage Eighth Rank is simply incapable of doing that.

Xu Ling's strength must certainly belong to the top tier among the Middle Stage.

"Without the protection of a Saint Spirit, this kind of strength is truly mind-boggling," the Grand Commander exclaimed. "At first, when the City Lord received your message, he even thought... there might be some conspiracy involved.

However, for the sake of caution, the City Lord still dispatched me.

I didn't expect it to be true; someone really can break through the human body's limits and reach the Eighth Rank.

What exactly is he relying on if not a Saint Spirit?"

Hearing this, Li Lianqi also fell into a moment of contemplation.

Indeed, humans have limits; this is an eternal truth.

Without a Saint Spirit, humans are unable to break through to the Eighth Rank.

"What is this Xu Ling's background, anyway?"

"Could it be... he isn't human?"

"Or perhaps..."

Li Lianqi and the Grand Commander could not help but speculate.

However, although the two held high status within the Holy City,

they were not truly powerful figures among the Human Race, nor did they know of certain secrets, so naturally, they could not form further guesses.

"With our knowledge, we cannot understand these things.

We do not need to concern ourselves with these matters.

Although Senior Xu Ling is strong, it does not mean we can rest easy.

Even if eleven Blood Princes have fallen, the power of the Blood Clan in the entire North Heaven Domain is still more than ten times that of the Human Race," the Grand Commander said, his face filled with worry, showing no great joy.

Li Lianqi said: "In the entire North Heaven Domain, there are nearly a hundred Blood Princes, and nearly ten Blood Princes at the Middle Stage. If these Blood Princes were to unite, I fear that even the Senior would find it hard to contend with them."

After all, the Senior is only one person.

The power of one person is limited.

"I have already reported this matter to the City Lord; I presume the Lihuo City Lord has already informed the other Holy City Lords of this.

When the time comes... the City Lords might unite to help the Senior and resist future threats," the Grand Commander said.

Yesterday's events will inevitably shake the entire North Heaven Domain.

The Blood Clan will certainly view Senior Xu Ling as a thorn in their side.

Those reclusive old monsters of the Blood Clan might emerge and unite to eliminate Senior Xu Ling as quickly as possible.

This is a tremendous threat to Senior Xu Ling.

"The Senior is currently practicing; I wonder how long... we will have to wait." Li Lianqi furrowed his brows, his expression grave.

Upon reaching the Eighth Rank, each session of practice might take decades.

If the Senior spends too much time practicing now, it will give the Blood Clan army time to accumulate strength.

At that point, it would be disadvantageous for Xu Ling.

"During these days, we cannot remain idle; we must pave the way for the Senior... Senior Xu Ling is a miracle, and the hope that our Human Race has finally managed to produce," Li Lianqi said with a resolute gaze.

He had lived for more than half his life.

In his youth, he might have still harbored dreams of sweeping away the Blood Clan.

However, as his strength grew, he understood more and more the gap in power between the Human Race and the Blood Clan.

Not to mention sweeping away the Blood Clan, it is extremely difficult for the Human Race to even continue existing in this world.

Li Lianqi lived under immense pressure every day.

Perhaps one day, the Human Race would be annihilated.

No matter how hard the Human Race tries, perhaps the future has long been set.

Yet now, he has seen a different future.

It is as if the dreams of his childhood are no longer just dreams.

All of this is because of one person.

……

Countless Blood Crystals shattered, turning into Blood Qi that merged into the body of Lin Chao.

On this battlefield, Lin Chao had Slayed eleven Blood Prince, among whom the number of the Blood Clan reached hundreds of thousands.

So many Blood Crystals were now all being used for his cultivation.

The strength of Lin Chao was increasing extremely rapidly.

Within his body, one Qi-Blood Martial Dao technique after another broke through.

One.

Two.

Three.

……

The strength of Lin Chao was also constantly rising.

As the strength of Lin Chao increased, the Blood Crystals were also being consumed frantically.

When two-thirds of the Blood Crystals had been consumed, Lin Chao opened his eyes.

"Finally reached the Middle Stage."

Gold light radiated from the eyes of Lin Chao.

Having used so many Blood Crystals, he had finally achieved his wish and stepped into the Middle Stage.

His strength had improved by another large margin.

"There is still one-third of the Blood Crystals left; I will cultivate for a while longer to stabilize the realm."

Lin Chao closed his eyes again.

This time, the speed at which the Blood Crystals were consumed suddenly became faster.

Half a day later, Lin Chao opened his eyes once again.

All the Blood Crystals around him had been completely consumed.

"This speed of cultivation... is indeed very fast."

Lin Chao also felt some emotion.

In the Inner World, he had found a method to become strong quickly.

"However, to advance to the Upper Stage, the number of Blood Crystals required is enormous."

There is also a huge gap between the Upper Stage and the Middle Stage.

Lin Chao estimated that sweeping through the Blood Clan of the entire North Heaven Domain would probably be enough to reach the Upper Stage.

Thinking of this, a profound look appeared in the eyes of Lin Chao: "It seems that I still need to continue the slaughter..."

In the Inner World, kill, kill, kill had become the daily routine for Lin Chao.

After all, in a world where the Human Race is so incredibly desperate, only by killing, killing, and killing can the Human Race be freed from the sea of suffering.

The figure of Lin Chao flashed, and he stopped all cultivation.

Just then, a voice came: "Senior, have you finished your cultivation?"

Lin Chao looked over and saw three men not far away.

One of them was Li Lianqi, whom Lin Chao was familiar with.

Lin Chao did not recognize the other two.

The one speaking was a red-haired man whose aura was as violent as Fire, radiating an Eighth Rank aura.

Lin Chao had a guess in his heart.

This person was Lihuo, the City Lord of Litian Holy City.

Lihuo had been stationed in Litian Holy City for a thousand years and had almost never left the Holy City.

After all, once he left the Holy City, the strength of Lihuo was merely that of an Ordinary Eighth Rank.

Leaving the city at will would carry a high probability of encountering misfortune.

Now, seeing Lin Chao killing so wantonly, he still could not hold back and left Litian Holy City.

"Mm," Lin Chao nodded.

The Blood Crystals were consumed, and he had finished his cultivation.

To cultivate quickly, he needed to continue to Slay the Blood Clan.

"Senior, you Slayed eleven Blood Prince with your own strength; it is truly powerful.

It will not be long before this matter spreads throughout the entire North Heaven Domain.

By then, countless Blood Prince will come to trouble you, Senior.

As far as I know, in the North Heaven Domain, the number of Blood Prince definitely exceeds one hundred, and there are also nine Blood Prince at the Middle Stage.

If these forces were to unite, it would be very difficult for you, Senior, to deal with them."

Lihuo was the City Lord of the Holy City and knew more information than the Grand Commander and Li Lianqi.

At this moment, he was incredibly respectful when facing Lin Chao.

Of course, he still had many doubts in his heart.

"Now, to break the situation, the most urgent matter is for you, Senior, to follow me back to Litian Holy City.

At that time, I will invite other Holy City Lord to come and hold the fort."

"Join us, and help the senior together against the Blood Clan's offensive."

Lihuo spoke; in truth, when he saw Lin Chao, many thoughts had arisen in his heart.

Especially those fragmented memories obtained when receiving the Holy Spirit Baptism.

If Xu Ling were truly related to those memories.

Then... the Human Race...

However, he still could not confirm it as of now.

He was even somewhat afraid in his heart that all of this was a conspiracy of the Blood Clan.

"No need." A smile appeared on Lin Chao's face, "These Blood Clan want to kill me, and I also want to kill them."

"I will not go to the Holy City; I only want to... kill more of the Blood Clan now."

Lin Chao's voice was calm, his expression indifferent.

It was as if the ones he was about to kill were not the Blood Clan, but a chicken.

"This..." Lihuo was slightly stunned, not expecting to receive such a result.

However, he still tried hard to ask: "Does the senior really not wish to go to Litian Holy City? At that time, other City Lords will also arrive; only by uniting can we resist the power of the Blood Clan."

"If we City Lords join together, plus the senior, perhaps in a hundred years, our Human Race will have the strength to truly stand on equal footing with the Blood Clan!"

Mentioning this, City Lord Lihuo had an excited look in his eyes.

For so many years, this was the first time the Human Race had a chance to stand on equal footing with the Blood Clan.

If it could be achieved, the humans in the Earth Cave would not be so miserable.

The key to all of this was Xu Ling.

Xu Ling had displayed powerful strength.

It could be said to be terrifyingly formidable.

But in the North Heaven Domain, the strength Xu Ling displayed at the time was not invincible.

If several Blood Clan at the Middle Stage were to join forces, Senior Xu Ling would surely die without a doubt.

Therefore, City Lord Lihuo wanted to invite Xu Ling into the city.

"No." Lin Chao shook his head.

A hundred years to stand on equal footing with the Blood Clan.

By then, the opportunity would have long passed.

"I am in a hurry to wipe out the Blood Clan now."

"After the Blood Clan in the North Heaven Domain are wiped out, I am also prepared to go to other domains."

"My time is very tight; I have no time to waste on irrelevant matters." Lin Chao's gaze remained calm.

Once these words were spoken, the expressions of the three people present changed slightly.

"What? Wipe out the Blood Clan?"

"Still want to go to other domains?"

Even Lihuo felt shocked upon hearing such words.

If such words had come from someone else's mouth, he would certainly have taken them as a joke.

Now, coming from the mouth of Senior Xu Ling, he would not think so.

With Senior Xu Ling's strength, how could he make such a joke?

The Blood Clan in the North Heaven Domain were very strong; he had already told him the general strength of the Blood Clan.

Senior Xu Ling was already going to face the Blood Clan alone; this kind of confidence...

Lihuo's eyelids twitched imperceptibly.

Is there a possibility that Senior Xu Ling is truly capable of doing it?

If... City Lord Lihuo took a deep breath.

He did not try to persuade him any further, but looked at Lin Chao with a solemn face: "Senior Xu Ling, take care in everything."

"Mm."

"If the senior has any needs, come to Litian Holy City to contact me at any time; Lihuo is willing to serve the senior."

Speaking to the end, City Lord Lihuo remembered something else: "Senior... I mean just in case, if the senior wipes out the Blood Clan in the North Heaven Domain and wants to go to other domains."

"Before leaving, please be sure to come... to our Litian Holy City once!"

City Lord Lihuo's attitude was respectful, his voice carrying a hint of solemnity.

"Oh?" Lin Chao was surprised.

He could see that City Lord Lihuo had more to say than what was spoken.

"Senior Xu Ling did not rely on the Saint Spirit to break through to the Eighth Rank, did he?"

"Mm."

"As expected." City Lord Lihuo took a deep breath, "When the time comes, the senior must come to Litian Holy City; I want to present a great gift to the senior."

"However, this great gift requires time to prepare."

"Good." Lin Chao glanced at Lihuo, his eyes also showing some curiosity.

However, he did not pay it much mind.

"I observe that your injuries are not light; I have a Healing Technique here, so I will impart it to you." As Lin Chao spoke, a strand of Innate Power surged into City Lord Lihuo's body.

City Lord Lihuo received the Healing Technique, his eyes lighting up: "Many thanks to the senior for bestowing the technique!"

With his knowledge, he could tell at a glance that this technique was of extraordinary value.

Moreover, after being heavily injured by Prince Silei, his injuries had never healed well, and his strength was less than fifty percent.

This Healing Technique seemed truly capable of treating his injuries.

This Senior Xu Ling is too mysterious; he is even able to bring out such a Healing Technique.

"Alright, it is time for me to leave." Lin Chao glanced at the three of them and vanished.

Leaving only the three of them still standing in place.

After a long while, the Grand Commander spoke, his voice still carrying a trace of trembling.

"City Lord, do you think Senior Xu Ling can really wipe out the Blood Clan?"

These words were too shocking.

The him of the past would absolutely never have been able to say these words.

"Perhaps... he can." The Lihuo City Lord took a deep breath, his eyes radiating a glow.

"If... he really can, then..." The Grand Commander's voice trembled; he naturally knew very well what this meant.

The three people present had different expressions on their faces.

"City Lord, you made an agreement with Senior Xu Ling to present him with a great gift; could it be...?" The Grand Commander thought of the secret of the Human Race, his heart still somewhat uncertain, or rather, somewhat hesitant.

As it concerned the fortune and survival of the Human Race, the Grand Commander also became cautious.

"Mm." Lihuo nodded, "I still need to discuss this matter with the other City Lords.

It just so happens that you should go and invite the other City Lords over.

We are not in a rush; to wipe out the Blood Clan, it will take at least a hundred years.

A hundred years is enough time for us City Lords to discuss and reach a conclusion."

Thanks to 【Don't Know What Name to Pick】 and 【Wu Mujun】 for the tips.

PS: Many readers have expressed that they do not like this story arc; the author will try his best to speed up the progress and fill in the plot holes of this arc.

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