Chapter 469: Burning the White Tiger Bloodline (Three-in-One Chapter, Seeking Everything)

Seeing the overwhelming, massive waves surging toward it, the Balor's eyes showed panic for the first time.

It is a Fire Element demon and has an instinctive aversion and fear toward massive waves.

The Balor struggled with all its might, and a large number of cracks instantly appeared on the gray ring of light.

After all, this was a combination technique performed by two Leader-level Spirit Beasts using their full strength; even the Balor could not break free instantly.

Whoosh—

The Balor struggled again, and the gray ring of light shattered, turning into a large amount of energy fragments; however, they did not dissipate, but instead emitted an intense radiance and exploded with a boom.

Boom—

The Balor was sent staggering by the explosion, becoming unstable in mid-air. Because of this delay, it had missed the best opportunity to dodge Water Floods Golden Mountain.

Rumble—

Under the Balor's fearful gaze, the overwhelming massive waves completely submerged it, continuing forward with immense kinetic energy.

The dozens of demons summoned by the Balor, like the Balor itself, were submerged by the monstrous waves.

On the other side, after casting Water Floods Golden Mountain, Li Zhangsheng immediately deactivated his Black Tortoise Form. His complexion turned somewhat pale; in just a few breaths, he had exhausted more than half of his Mental Power.

Of course, this was mainly related to him using the two orbs to boost the power; otherwise, Li Zhangsheng was confident he could have held on for several minutes.

Li Zhangsheng did not pursue the victory immediately, because he knew very well that even with the greatly enhanced power of Water Floods Golden Mountain, it was impossible to severely injure the Balor.

There was no help for it; the gap in their realms was ultimately too large, especially with the Balor's Mystery, Guard, which could negate most of the damage.

Without hesitation, Li Zhangsheng recalled all his Spirit Beasts except for Aixi, which took him two or three breaths.

During this time, the massive waves had traveled over a hundred meters, and their kinetic energy was visibly about to vanish.

Li Zhangsheng mounted Aixi's back, and like an arrow released from a bow, Aixi charged toward Li Cheng Fortress at top speed.

Not to mention top-tier demons, even a Demon Commander would not want to enter Li Cheng Fortress alone.

At this moment, Aixi's Wind Speed Characteristic had been fully activated, and five layers of cyan Wind Cloak wrapped around its massive tiger body.

Aixi wantonly radiated Pressure, and the nearby demons, choosing to 'Seek Profit and Avoid Harm', did not dare to approach at all.

Mental Acceleration!

Sitting on Aixi's back, Li Zhangsheng cast a speed-type Spirit Secret Law on Aixi, giving its speed a small boost.

The next moment, Li Zhangsheng swallowed an Alchemical Pill and gripped a Superior Soul Crystal in his right hand, recovering his Mental Power as quickly as possible; he had to take precautions.

Caw!

Aixi had only run two or three hundred meters when the Balor's angry voice began to ring out from behind.

Even while recovering his Mental Power, Li Zhangsheng kept his attention on the movements behind him. The Balor looked quite disheveled, and the distance between them had opened up by several hundred meters.

At this time, the Balor flapped its wings; its speed was even faster than Aixi's, and it began to close the distance between them.

Although Aixi was fast, there was ultimately a gap of two major realms between it and the Balor. Moreover, the Balor's speed was already very high; even with the boost from the Wind Speed Characteristic, Aixi still had a significant gap compared to the Balor.

Aixi also felt the movement behind it, which made it anxious, but its speed did not increase at all; its speed was already at its limit, and it could not get any faster.

To escape the range covered by the Abyss Will, there was a total distance of ten kilometers, and the key roads were undulating; at Aixi's speed, it would take four or five minutes.

Li Zhangsheng could only pray to escape the range covered by the Abyss Will first; once that happened, the Balor would be suppressed by the Fairy World Will, and its speed would inevitably be weakened.

Unfortunately, the Balor also understood this logic.

Boom—

Two minutes later, intense flames erupted all over the Balor's body, making it look like a giant fireball. Accompanied by a loud roaring sound, exceptionally thick tongues of fire erupted from its back.

Using the explosion of flames, the Balor rapidly closed the distance between it and Aixi.

Five hundred meters, four hundred meters, three hundred meters...

In just a few breaths, the distance between the two sides was closed to less than three hundred meters, and it looked like it was about to enter the Balor's long-range attack range.

At this time, the Balor's burst of speed ended, but it continued to close the distance between it and Li Zhangsheng.

At this moment, Li Zhangsheng was still at least four kilometers away from escaping the range covered by the Abyss Will.

"..."

The Balor shouted in Abyssal Language, which meant 'It's over'. Its eyes revealed the pleasure of revenge, as if it could tear Li Zhangsheng into pieces the next moment.

Seeing that he was about to be caught by the Balor, Li Zhangsheng hardened his heart. Consuming a large amount of Mental Power, he gritted his teeth and activated a Secret Technique Imprint he had never used before.

Bloodline Burning!

This was a Secret Technique with extreme side effects. Once the Bloodline Burning Secret Technique Imprint was placed on a Spirit Beast possessing a higher-level Bloodline, the higher-level Bloodline within that Spirit Beast would enter a burning state, thereby erupting with strength far exceeding its usual level in a short period of time.

Of course, the side effects of this Secret Technique were directly proportional to its efficacy, which could be seen from Instructor Ning's Three-Legged Fire Crow, though it would not result in immediate death.

At this life-or-death moment, Li Zhangsheng could not care about that; he had to save his life first. Besides, he still had more than half a jar of White Tiger Essence Blood on hand, which was enough to restore Aixi to a Healthy state.

Boom—

When the Bloodline Burning Secret Technique Imprint landed on Aixi, Aixi let out a roar and shook its tiger body. Its entire body radiated an astonishing blood-colored brilliance, and a clear phantom of a White Tiger appeared above its head, looking up and roaring at the sky.

At this very moment, Aixi's aura was extremely astonishing, far more terrifying than when Li Zhangsheng had transformed into the Black Tortoise earlier.

In the sky, the Balor subconsciously showed a look of fear, but upon confirming that it was only a White Tiger phantom, it charged toward Aixi in a fit of shame and anger.

Unfortunately, in the Bloodline Burning state, Aixi's speed was completely inferior to none compared to the Balor, and was even faster.

Aixi's limbs seemed to have disappeared; with every step it took, four small pits appeared on the ground. Because its strength had surged too much, it was difficult for it to control its force.

Even if it could not fully utilize its surging power, Aixi's speed still exceeded that of the Balor.

The Balor was greatly shocked; its figure suddenly disappeared, and by the time it reappeared, it had already crossed a distance of two or three hundred meters.

Compared to the Instant Movement of a Monster Tamer, Advanced Teleportation had a large distance limitation.

During the time it took to teleport, Aixi had instead opened up a longer distance from the Balor.

Seeing that Advanced Teleportation could not close the distance, the Balor disregarded the huge burden on its body and once again transformed into a giant fireball, erupting exceptionally thick tongues of fire from its back.

Using the explosion of flames, the Balor once again closed the distance between it and Aixi.

Roar—

Aixi let out a roar, her entire body shimmering with golden radiance, and then she transformed into a streak of golden light, like a Golden Crow turning into a rainbow, disappearing from the spot at extreme speed.

This was a Bloodline skill originating from the White Tiger, which Aixi could easily unleash while in the state of Bloodline Burning.

The Balor was extremely angry, but no matter how it erupted, it could never catch up to Aixi, and instead, the distance between them kept increasing.

Three hundred meters, four hundred meters, five hundred meters...

By the time Aixi's eruption ended, the two had put over a kilometer of distance between them, and it was at this moment that Aixi finally rushed out of the range covered by the Abyss Will.

When the Balor rushed out, it felt its body sink, its speed clearly weakened, and it could only watch helplessly as Aixi ran further and further away, eventually disappearing from its field of vision.

The Balor had to stop its pursuit; even though it was extremely unwilling, it knew it could not catch up, and if it approached Li Cheng Fortress, it would instead face the danger of falling.

Caw—

The Balor let out a loud roar and, as if venting, swung a massive Explosive Fireball, directly engulfing several demons nearby.

Inside Li Cheng Fortress, the Flood Dragon that had been sleeping soundly suddenly opened its eyes; it sensed a strong aura, and although this aura was not worth mentioning in its eyes, the essence of life it possessed was exceptionally high.

The Flood Dragon's eyes held doubt, but its long, slender dragon body honestly flew up, appearing in the sky above Li Cheng Fortress, gazing toward the northwest.

The Flood Dragon's abnormality naturally alarmed the high-ranking officials of Li Cheng Fortress; the Stronger ones in Li Cheng Fortress subconsciously thought a powerful demon was approaching and hurriedly flew up.

In the northwest direction, a tiny black dot appeared and approached Li Cheng Fortress at an astonishing speed.

Closer, even closer!

When they saw the other party's appearance clearly, they all revealed expressions of surprise and then fell into silence; this was completely different from what they had imagined.

This was a Savage Storm Tiger wrapped in blood-colored radiance, with a clear White Tiger phantom emerging above its head.

"This is... Bloodline Burning!" Vice Governor Xiao Qing's expression was heavy; he knew very well the side effects of Bloodline Burning.

"It's over, this is Li Zhangsheng from Yuanling Academy, and this Savage Storm Tiger is his Life-Bound Demon Pet!"

General Yu Yuan's expression was exceptionally ugly; he recognized the figure on the back of the Savage Storm Tiger.

Hearing that it was Li Zhangsheng, almost everyone's heart sank; Li Zhangsheng had become a Fourth-rank Demon Tamer at 17 and possessed combat power far exceeding the Fourth Rank, which could be described as brilliant and talented; he was a top-tier Heavenly Pride rarely seen in the Langya Kingdom.

In their eyes, Li Zhangsheng was definitely a candidate for a King, with high hopes of becoming a King in the future.

Now it was done for; his Life-Bound Demon Pet had burned its Bloodline, and unless Li Zhangsheng obtained White Tiger Spirit Essence, he could only linger on like Ning Bizhen did in the past by using treasures.

Otherwise, if the Life-Bound Demon Pet died, Li Zhangsheng would likely follow in its footsteps.

For the small and weak Langya Kingdom, losing a future King was definitely a huge loss.

Not far away, a smile flashed and vanished in Xiao Chi's eyes; on the surface, he pretended to be heavy-hearted like the others, but inside, he was overjoyed.

Not long ago, the Xiao Clan Leader had secretly conveyed a message to him, telling him to secretly kill Li Zhangsheng.

Originally, Xiao Chi had wanted to find an opportunity to strike, but after witnessing Li Zhangsheng's strength yesterday, he really had no confidence in his heart and hesitated for a time.

Now it was fine; Li Zhangsheng was practically crippled, and as long as he waited for a period of time, he might die directly; it seemed there was nothing left for him to do.

Ignoring Xiao Chi's psychological activities, Aixi ran for her life, and when she was about to approach Li Cheng Fortress, her steps staggered, her speed became slower and slower, and she finally collapsed to the ground.

In less than three short minutes, the White Tiger Bloodline within Aixi's body had been completely exhausted.

The duration of Bloodline Burning is mainly related to the richness of the bloodline; Aixi is not a Three-Legged Fire Crow, and a Three-Legged Golden Crow with a Concentrated Grade Three-Legged Golden Crow Bloodline naturally has a duration and eruption intensity far exceeding Aixi's.

【Spirit Beast Name】: Savage Storm Tiger (Growth Stage)

【Spirit Beast Realm】: Leader 6th Rank

【Spirit Beast Race】: High-level Commander

【Spirit Beast Quality】: Half-Step Epic (Not quite the best, but better than the rest; destined to break through to the Demon King level)

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: White Tiger (Pure)

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Wind + Geng Metal

【Spirit Beast Status】: Near-death (Bloodline Burning exhausted, soul damaged, unable to fight; maintaining life using Geng Metal Essence and the Soul Grafting Secret Technique. To fully recover, White Tiger Spirit Essence is needed)

【Spirit Beast Weakness】: Thunder, Fire Element

Without any surprises, Aixi entered a near-death state; if no action was taken, she could die at any moment.

At this time, Vice Governor Xiao Qing flew over with several Stronger individuals.

As for the Dark Night King's Flood Dragon, it had no intention of paying attention at all and landed on the ground to continue sleeping soundly.

"Aixi, you've worked hard!"

Li Zhangsheng landed steadily on the ground, looking at the extremely withered Aixi, feeling a pang of heartache in his heart.

If this continued, Aixi could lose her life at any moment.

Aixi wanted to lift her head, but she couldn't lift it no matter what; the action she could easily perform before was now impossible to do.

After seeing Vice Governor Xiao Qing come to meet them, Li Zhangsheng naturally wouldn't be stupid enough to take out the White Tiger Spirit Essence in public.

Without hesitation, consuming a large amount of Mental Power, Li Zhangsheng once again activated a Secret Technique Imprint that had never been used before.

That was naturally the Soul Grafting Secret Technique!

Soul Grafting Secret Technique: Can graft one's own soul with that of a Demon Pet; without consuming Mental Power, one can sense each other's intentions and thoughts, while also sharing the Demon Pet's fatal injuries. Note: If one side dies, the other will definitely fall!

Like the Bloodline Burning Secret Technique, the Soul Grafting Secret Technique also has powerful side effects, but if the target is a Life-Bound Demon Pet, the side effects can be completely ignored, and one can also command the Demon Pet like an extension of one's own arm, as well as share its fatal injuries; it is worthy of being a Top-tier Secret Technique.

The Soul Grafting Secret Technique Imprint followed the mental channel with Aixi and was directly imprinted deep within Aixi's soul.

The next moment, a flash of invisible radiance flickered, and the mental channel between Li Zhangsheng and Aixi changed, transforming from a mental channel into a soul channel.

In this way, both sides could feel each other's thoughts, equivalent to being in a state of telepathy at all times, and the key was that it didn't cost Mental Power.

Of course, this state could be actively closed; otherwise, if one were in the middle of 'the enemy is shy, I'll go take off her clothes', it would be bad, and even sleeping would not be peaceful.

However, after transforming into a soul channel, Li Zhangsheng's complexion turned deathly pale at a speed visible to the naked eye, his body swayed violently, and a wave of exhaustion surged into his heart.

This state was the same as Ning Bizhen's half a year ago.

"How did I suddenly lose all my strength!"

"So tired, I can't even move, I feel like I'm about to die!"

"But if I die, what will happen to Master?"

……

At this moment, Aixi's thoughts were received in their entirety by Li Changsheng, and likewise, Li Changsheng's thoughts were also received by Aixi.

This feeling was extremely wondrous; the transmission speed of thought was incredibly fast, and communication could be completed in an instant.

Li Changsheng pulled himself together and said, "Aixi, believe me, just hold on a little longer, and you will recover very soon!"

"I believe you!"

The conversation between the two was conducted entirely through thought; by the time they finished communicating, Vice Governor Xiao Qing and the others had finally landed.

Upon seeing Aixi's condition, the group sighed one after another, offered Li Changsheng a few words of comfort, and then escorted Li Changsheng and Aixi back to Li Cheng Fortress.

Vice Governor Xiao Qing gave a wave of his hand and specifically allocated a small courtyard to Li Changsheng; otherwise, given Aixi's size, Li Changsheng's original room would not have been able to accommodate her at all.

Vice Governor Xiao Qing felt that Li Changsheng could still be saved; although he felt the probability was low, there was still hope after all, and furthermore, he did not want to offend the Academy by slighting Li Changsheng.

Even if the White Tiger Essence Blood could not be found, the Geng Metal Essence could be used to sustain life; besides, this world had countless Secret Techniques, cultivation methods, and treasures, so there might not necessarily be no other way.

In the courtyard, before Vice Governor Xiao Qing had even left, many Instructors and students from the Academy rushed over. They felt regret and sighed in their hearts, but it was not appropriate to show it in front of Li Changsheng, so they could only offer words of comfort and concern.

"Sigh, what kind of misfortune has our Academy suffered? Three years ago it was Instructor Ning, and now it is Changsheng's turn!"

Such thoughts surfaced in the minds of many teachers and students of the Academy. The Academy had finally returned to being the second-ranked Academy and was on the verge of having a chance to compete for the top spot, yet now this incident had occurred.

The most depressing part was that Li Changsheng was still Ning Bizhen's student...

This pair of teacher and student, they were truly something else!

Li Changsheng dealt with them perfunctorily, preparing to see his guests out; he was still thinking about feeding the White Tiger Essence Blood to Aixi.

"Changsheng, take this thing; you can return it to me after you recover in the future!"

Suddenly, Xu Xiangzhi reluctantly handed a golden, glittering stone to Li Changsheng.

This stone was the size of an adult's fist and looked like gold, but its luster was far more dazzling than gold, and it was also flickering.

"Geng Metal Essence!"

In the room, someone exclaimed.

No one had expected Xu Xiangzhi to be so generous as to lend the Geng Metal Essence to Li Changsheng; was he not afraid that it would be like a meat bun thrown at a dog—never to return?

Among the many people present, although they were all comforting Li Changsheng with their words, they knew very well in their hearts that if nothing unexpected happened, the possibility of Li Changsheng being unable to recover from this blow was very high.

There was no helping it; White Tiger Essence Blood was just as hard to come by as Three-Legged Golden Crow Essence Blood.

Looking at this piece of Geng Metal Essence, Li Changsheng could not hide his surprise either.

"Then I will accept it for now!"

Li Changsheng nodded solemnly and finally accepted the Geng Metal Essence. He had to accept it; he had a way to treat Aixi, but the key was that others did not know. He had to find an excuse to cover it up, and it would be best to 'recuperate' for a period of time.

"You should recuperate well; we won't disturb you anymore!" After saying this, Xu Xiangzhi left with most of the people, leaving only Li Runfeng, Li Tianyu, and Luo Jie behind.

As for Li Jingyi, Zhao Shuyi, Yuan Yongyan, Zhang Yi, and the others, they were still outside the city on a mission and did not yet know about this matter.

Luo Jie thought for a moment and said, "I will have my family's merchant caravan keep an eye out for White Tiger Essence Blood and Geng Metal Essence in a while."

The Luo Merchant Caravan was famous in Yuan Province; while there was no guarantee for White Tiger Essence Blood, there was still a chance to find Geng Metal Essence.

Li Runfeng and Li Tianyu looked at each other and said, "Tianyu and I don't have much ability, but before you return to the Academy or your clan, let us take care of you for the time being. When Jingyi returns, I think she will join us too."

Ever since they entered the Academy, they had built a friendship with Li Changsheng and had been taken care of by him many times; coupled with their kinship, they were naturally very willing to help Li Changsheng.

Li Changsheng endured his exhaustion, smiled, and said, "Many thanks to you all!"

This time could also be considered a test; he could take a moment to observe everyone's reactions.

Which people could be befriended and which could not—this way, he would have a benchmark in his heart.

"Everyone, could you help me set up a Breath Concealment Restriction!"

In Li Changsheng's current state, it was best not to use Mental Power, otherwise, it might cause his Consciousness Sea to fluctuate.

The three naturally did not refuse; they set up the Breath Concealment Restriction in the room and left it in an activated state.

In this way, after Aixi recovered from her injuries, she would not be sensed by outsiders.

"Thank you all for your trouble, but I am very exhausted now and just want to be quiet. I hope you will forgive any neglect!"

Li Changsheng only wanted to recover Aixi as soon as possible; he did not want to stay in this state for even a moment.

"Mm, then you rest well. Tianyu and I will stay in the room next door for the time being. If there is anything, you can find us at any time, and we won't let others come over to disturb you!"

"Many thanks!"

After the three left, Li Changsheng finally breathed a sigh of relief. After confirming that the Breath Concealment Restriction had no errors, he walked slowly to Aixi's side.

The master bedroom of the small courtyard was large, about one hundred square meters, and could easily accommodate Aixi as she lay there.

Even with Li Changsheng sharing the burden, Aixi still lay there listlessly.

"Aixi, it is time to recover."

Li Changsheng took the Jade Ceramic Jar out of his Space Ring. Fortunately, the Space Ring did not require Mental Power to open, otherwise, that would have been troublesome.

After carefully pouring out a bowl of White Tiger Essence Blood, Li Changsheng lifted Aixi's head with his right hand; his physical strength was still there, so lifting Aixi's head was no problem at all.

Aixi barely managed to open her mouth, and Li Changsheng poured the White Tiger Essence Blood directly into it. It was so troublesome not being able to use Mental Power.

Just like a long drought meeting sweet rain, Aixi's spirit lifted, and her whole body suddenly flashed with golden light.

Not long after, Aixi opened her eyes. Her eyes were bright and piercing, with no trace of the sickly feeling left. She carefully climbed up from the ground, afraid of causing a disturbance.

At this time, Aixi stared fixedly at the Jade Ceramic Jar.

"Don't be in a hurry; wait for me to refine this Spirit Essence before I let you drink it!"

After Aixi fully recovered, Li Changsheng also regained his health; there was no more exhaustion. He immediately took out the Spirit Essence of the Thunder Cloud Storm Tiger, preparing to carry out the final step of refinement.

As long as he refined this Spirit Essence, Aixi would have a chance to complete her evolution.

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