"Don’t even think about escaping!"
Despicable Donkey couldn’t care less who this Blood Sword Heavenly Monarch was; the only thing that mattered was that once in his grasp, he had to turn him into a dead man.
In an instant, Demon Essence billowed within Despicable Donkey’s body, forming a black hand seal that covered the heavens and struck out towards the direction where Blood Sword Heavenly Monarch was fleeing.
The black hand seal condensed in the void, then suddenly swelled with the wind, pressing down like a mountain. The earth rumbled, and with that terrifying strength descending from the sky, Blood Sword Heavenly Monarch couldn’t defend himself in time. He spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, and half of his body was crushed into a bloody pulp.
However, even so, he hadn’t died yet. With a flash of blood light, he managed to disappear without a trace after several movements, even Despicable Donkey’s Demon Emperor Level perception completely unable to lock onto him.
"Hmph, consider yourself lucky to escape so quickly!"
Despicable Donkey snorted coldly, thinking that with Blood Sword Heavenly Monarch seriously injured by his own hand, it would take at least a month to recover before causing trouble again. Furthermore, the nearby branches had been almost completely swept clean by him, so he should return and find Ling Feng to fully resolve the calamity of the "Blood Spirit Corpse."
However, Despicable Donkey found it strange that Blood Sword Heavenly Monarch seemed to recognize him, but he had no recollection of Blood Sword Heavenly Monarch.
"Just who is that guy?"
Despicable Donkey furrowed his brow, thought for a long time, but also came up with nothing.
It was no wonder, though, since Blood Sword Heavenly Monarch was actually the unlucky Lee Qingling who had inadvertently picked up that Ancient Demon Sword in Emperor Tiance’s Mausoleum.
With Emperor Tiance’s cultivation, he had still been led astray by the Ancient Demon Sword, and Lee Qingling was just a small Daoist Doctor, whose will was not even one ten-thousandth that of Emperor Tiance’s, and was almost entirely controlled by the Demon Sword without any resistance.
The Blood God Sect was nothing more than a tool to repair the Demon Sword.
Although Despicable Donkey had met Lee Qingling a few times, compared with the somewhat elegant "Qingling Hermit" from before, the current Blood Sword Heavenly Monarch had completely turned into a ferocious Evil Ghost, and moreover, Despicable Donkey was unaware of everything that had happened in Emperor Tiance’s Mausoleum and the existence of the Demon Sword, so it was not surprising that he did not remember Lee Qingling.
If Ling Feng were here, upon seeing that Demon Sword, he would immediately know everything.
"Forget it, it doesn’t matter! I’ll go back and find that kid Ling Feng first!"
Despicable Donkey twisted his mouth, looked at the ravaged land around him, shook his head, soared into the sky with a leap, called forth a black Evil Cloud, and sped towards the direction of Imperial City.
He was still preoccupied with the treasures Ling Feng had acquired in the God Demon Battlefield, and if he returned too late, there might be none left for him.
In a deep forest, "Blood Sword Heavenly Monarch" Lee Qingling lay across the canopy of an Ancient Tree, covered in blood, gasping for air in big gulps.
Although he had narrowly escaped from Despicable Donkey with his life, the injury he suffered was too severe, and it was likely that he would need some time to recover before he could move again.
Even the Ancient Demon Sword dared not draw more Blood Essence from Lee Qingling’s body at this time.
It needed Lee Qingling to have a chance at recovery and naturally wouldn’t kill the goose that laid the golden eggs.
"Damn it, how did that black donkey find this place!"
Lee Qingling managed to sit up with great difficulty, his face pale and still trembling. The tentacles extended from the Demon Sword continuously pulsated, repairing Lee Qingling’s broken body, and the blood light on the Demon Sword dimmed a little more.
"Don’t worry, this is just an accident! As long as you repair the Demon Sword, I will grant you even greater power! By then, not only will Demon Emperors but even the Demon Emperor himself will grovel at your feet!"
A black shadow appeared on the Demon Sword, it was the Demon Sword Sword Spirit.
"I understand." Lee Qingling cracked a cold smile, his blood-colored pupils blazing with an intense desire, "Once I obtain the strength of the Demon Sword, I will reign supreme!"
In the Western Wilderness, though sparsely populated and somewhat backward, the battle between Despicable Donkey and the Blood Sword Heavenly Monarch had finally caught the attention of the nearby sect forces and the military.
And it was then that people discovered an organization known as the "Blood God Sect" had infiltrated the area.
The believers of the Blood God Sect all had vacant gazes, resembling walking dead, and their bodies seemed to faintly emit a terrifying malevolence.
Though they had not yet shown any signs of aggression, for safety, the military and disciples of nearby sects still chose to seal off cities with Blood God Sect believers within them, preventing these "walking dead" from spreading out and posing a threat to surrounding cities.
It was decided it would not be too late to lift the containment once these believers had awakened or were confirmed to be harmless.
Of course, if these believers were indeed beyond salvation and even began attacking humans, then extreme measures would have to be taken.
In the Western Wilderness, although people were uneasy, the Imperial City far away remained as lively and bustling as ever.
Three days had passed in the blink of an eye; tomorrow morning was the battle for the top three ranks of the Five Academy Sword Team.
The night grew deeper.
Ling Feng, accompanied by Tuoba Yan, stepped out from the Sky Alliance Auction and headed back to the Heavenly Position Academy.
He had attended the major auction this evening at the invitation of Master Jing Xuan, and the finale item for sale was none other than the ten Heavenly-level Techniques he entrusted Sky Alliance Commerce to auction off!
That night, Ling Feng made a handsome profit, and his Sky Alliance Supreme VIP Card was upgraded to a Supreme Black Diamond Card, the same rank as Yan Cangtian’s.
Not only that, Ling Feng had also successfully bid on some precious Spiritual Medicine, for use in Alchemy.
On returning to the Heavenly Position Academy, for some unknown reason, Ling Feng found himself by the small river in the residential area of the Yellow Character Disciples.
In the past, whenever he had any bothersome or perplexing issues, he would walk by the river, which had almost become a routine.
"Eh? Isn’t that the dummy?"
From afar, a familiar voice suddenly reached him, and Ling Feng looked up to see none other than Yue Yunlan and Qiaoqiao, the maid and her master.
Almost simultaneously, Ling Feng and Yue Yunlan’s eyes met, each revealing a faint smile.
This path seemed to hold many shared memories for the two of them.
Tuoba Yan gritted her silver teeth and vanished, hiding behind a nearby tree.
"Miss Yue, Miss Qiaoqiao,"
Ling Feng approached Yue Yunlan and greeted her, "I didn’t expect to run into you here tonight."
"Is it an unexpected encounter, or are our hearts in sync?" Qiaoqiao squinted her eyes and chuckled playfully.
"Enough, Qiaoqiao," Yue Yunlan turned her head and scolded the girl with a glare, gritting her teeth, "Go take a walk around the area."
"Sure, I’m not that tactless. You two have a good chat; I’ll keep watch for you."
Qiaoqiao pursed her lips in a smile, gave Yue Yunlan an encouraging look, then turned and ran off, hiding behind a large tree, quietly sneaking peeks...