Chapter 332: Breaking the Blood Merit Book to Capture the Puppet

This leather book is a Witch Treasure, named the Blood Merit Book.

Just as Zhou You guessed, Witch Treasures are similar to Blood Qi Divine Weapons, possessing various functions such as amplifying attacks, defense, and flight.

This Blood Merit Book possesses both defensive and offensive functions.

Originally, Ge Er Bu Han used it as a trump card to guard against Zhou You's Blood Qi Divine Weapon.

Unexpectedly, the Fist Intent Puppet backlashed, forcing him to throw out the Witch Treasure Blood Merit Book prematurely.

Facts proved that the Witch Treasure indeed had miraculous effects; with the strength of an Intermediate Martial Master, he was actually able to withstand the full-force attack of the Fist Intent Puppet.

But how could Zhou You let him have his way? He pulled a sharp sword from the Witch Beast's corpse and casually threw down a Golden Money Scorpion to devour the carcass.

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Taking advantage of Ge Er Bu Han defending with all his might, a Blood Qi Divine Weapon drove straight in, stabbing into Ge Er Bu Han's back.

The sharp sword was coated in potent poison and filled with Blood Qi, tearing open the bronze-colored skin and inserting into the flesh.

Seeing the cold iron about to pierce into his warm vital organs, large patches of patterns flashed on Ge Er Bu Han's body surface; the Totem on his body lit up.

Witch Totems, like written characters, also have specific arrangements, only they are vastly different.

Characters gather from few to many, arranged according to words and sentences into articles to expound on principles and record facts.

Totems are different; they accumulate from small to large, and the organizational method is for different Totems to combine and connect with each other to form larger Totems, thereby possessing more complex and diverse meanings.

The functions of the Totems on Ge Er Bu Han's body also differ according to the parts that flash.

The parts that flashed when he previously tamed the Witch Beast were vastly different from the Totem area that lit up at this moment.

"Defense!"

As the Blood Qi Divine Weapon stabbed into his back, the Totem immediately generated the power of defensive counterattack.

Vine-like radiance coiled around the sword body, firmly gripping this Blood Qi Divine Weapon, causing the damage to be halted halfway.

The Poison Sha driven by Zhou You's palm, winding along the sword body to drill in, was also firmly blocked by the Totem's power.

It could not attack further.

Zhou You was just feeling frustrated when he suddenly heard a loud shout from Ge Er Bu Han; it had unexpectedly taken effect.

It turned out that although this sword of his only caused a minor injury, it diverted Ge Er Bu Han's already stretched-thin strength and focus, so he could no longer maintain the fragile defensive balance and was violently intruded upon by the Fist Intent Puppet's power.

Amidst a dull thud, Ge Er Bu Han was directly struck until his internal organs shattered and large clouds of blood mist rose from his body.

A continuous series of explosions like popping beans rang out incessantly; Ge Er Bu Han's powerful physique, under the condition of suffering destructive damage, was still frantically closing wounds and growing bone.

An Intermediate Martial Master is no longer something that can be killed by ordinary means.

Even if sharp weapons are used to attack vital points, with their bodies that are rigid yet flexible, they can shift their vital points to avoid lethal strikes.

When suffering a fatal attack, the survival instinct drives Blood Qi to supplement the body's healing and growth, ten times more fiercely than usual.

The enemy is not easy to kill, but no matter how hard to kill, he must be killed!

Zhou You clamped the sword hilt with both palms and thrust it fiercely inward along the torn wound, colliding with the Totem light patterns and sending sparks flying.

The counter-shock force of a death struggle came in waves, shaking the tooth roots of this clone of Zhou You until they loosened, and his web between thumb and forefinger bled.

This was his only chance.

Once this opportunity was missed, the Blood Qi of the Witch Tribe's powerful warrior would regain the advantage, and the Blood Qi Gu would only be able to enter a hidden state.

It was a pity that the dagger fused with the hidden blade was not brought along; if it were in his hand, he would have already pierced through Ge Er Bu Han's chest.

"Ten Thousand Things Poison Channel!"

A trace of ruthlessness flashed in Zhou You's eyes; under his desperate execution, this sharp sword turned from the inside out into a channel for the transmission of Poison Sha.

The fierce Poison Sha, like water in a bamboo tube, surged smoothly into the wound and seeped into the flesh. The Poison Mark on his palm became increasingly brilliant and eerie, like a colorful withered tree, with the thickest branch being none other than the Hui Yu snake venom.

Ge Er Bu Han could block the sharp sword, but he could not block the all-pervading Poison Sha; even the air, under the assimilation of the Ten Thousand Things Poison Channel, became a medium for spreading the potent poison, pouring poison into his body.

"Blood Qi reversal, amplify my Palm Poison!"

The Blood Qi within Zhou You's body was instantly reduced by 50%, his face turned pale, and the bewitching color of the Poison Sha became even more intense.

Ge Er Bu Han let out a cry toward the sky, black blood sprayed from his seven orifices, and his entire body expanded and contracted several times.

With a loud boom, his burly body actually collapsed to the ground as if melting.

All that remained was a human skin, wrapping a few pieces of bone, soaking in a pool of pungent black blood.

In a mere instant, an Intermediate Martial Master was melted into this state; how poisonous it was! Zhou You's face was pale, nearly exhausted; he had almost risked half his life.

At the final moment, in order to increase the power of the Poison Sha, he even spared no effort to refine his own Blood Qi into Palm Poison, overdrawing himself severely.

The price was huge, but the battle results were equally brilliant and significant.

Ge Er Bu Han, a Witch Tribe hunter comparable to an Intermediate Witch Martial Master, was finally killed by him.

That leather book, the Blood Merit Book, along with the skin and bones that even the potent poison could not melt, were all excellent materials for artifact refining.

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Before Zhou You could calmly collect the spoils of war, the Fist Intent Puppet transmitted unstable fluctuations again.

The Blood Qi Gu entered a low tide, and the Blood Qi belonging to the Witch Tribe's powerful Giant was about to regain control of this body.

Once the Fist Intent Puppet recovered, it would surely launch an even fiercer attack on Zhou You.

In Zhou You's current state, he absolutely could not withstand it, so he took out... the Poison Nest.

The Poison Nest can hold Gu Insects and Witch Beasts, so using it to hold a person is also possible, right? Tianfu Decipher Confusion activated, stacking layer upon layer, acting on the Fist Intent Puppet.

The puppet's resistance was quite strong, hard-resisting the suction of 30 layers of Tianfu Decipher Confusion for a full quarter of an hour, before it was finally shrunk to the size of a fist and swallowed into the interior of the Poison Nest.

Zhou You did not count on the Poison Nest being able to trap the puppet; after putting it inside, he immediately wanted to throw it into the ten-thousand-foot abyss at the bottom of the cliff.

Even if it could break the Poison Nest from the inside, it would at least take some time, enough for Zhou You to run very far away.

However, the expected situation did not happen.

The Poison Nest was quiet; the Fist Intent Puppet actually did not resist, and one must know it was in a conscious state when it was put inside.

Zhou You had always been careful when using the Hunger Pouch to store living things; he had to use anesthetic to knock them out and make them lose consciousness before taking action.

Because the interior of the Hunger Pouch is fragile, once someone initiates destruction, this treasure is ruined.

Unexpectedly, the Fist Intent Puppet entered it and was actually so well-behaved.

Suddenly, the Blood Qi Gu transmitted a message; it turned out the Fist Intent Puppet had fallen into a state of rigidity and dullness, unable to receive control.

"The Hunger Pouch has a shielding effect, perfectly isolating the control of the Sorcerer Tribe's martial powerhouse's blood qi."

Zhou You suddenly realized, slapped his thigh, and by pure luck, had actually subdued the Fist Intent Puppet.

He also dared not release it for the time being; after all, he was still in the Sorcerer Tribe's territory, and once the Fist Intent Puppet appeared and sensed the control of the Sorcerer Tribe's martial powerhouse, it would inevitably launch an attack on him again.

Therefore, the Fist Intent Puppet could only continue to remain inside the Poison Nest, enjoying the same treatment as the Golden Money Scorpion and the Blood Qi Gu.

Zhou You turned around to pick up the Blood Merit Book scattered on the ground, as well as the remains of Ge Er Bu Han and other items, then turned and immediately left the scene.

The commotion of this battle was too great, the traces could not be smoothed over at all, and the Sorcerer Tribe would definitely notice and send people to investigate.

He must leave as quickly as possible, otherwise he would still be hunted down by the Sorcerer Tribe's hunting parties.

(End of chapter)