Some hours later, Gang Zhao's lair, Zhuji Tribe,
Ashen returned to the Zhuji Tribe's forest in the western prefecture after escaping from the Blood Demon Lord with the help of the teleportation talisman.
He was alone right now, parting ways with Han Wuji after teleporting.
Sitting on a rock, he pondered.
As expected, I wasn't able to kill him...
Well, it was obvious that he would survive with the amount of luck points he had.
I should check his current points... They should've been depleted to save him. For origınal chapters go to novèlfire.net
"System, show me Qin Feng's current luck points."
[Protagonist Name - Qin Feng
Luck Points - 3 million]
So after all this, I only managed to bring his luck points down to 3 million?...
Didn't the Blood Demon Lord's daughter die by my sword?
Did she matter only this much?
[Ding! Host, the heroine, Wang Biao, is still alive and not dead.]
"What?? She survived that kind of wound?" Even Ashen couldn't help but act surprised by this revelation.
The System had already assigned Wang Biao the status of a heroine, so telling her vital status was possible.
Well, I had little time to act... and who knows what kind of treasure the Blood Demon Lord is hiding.
Even his daughter had that kind of artifact.
Perhaps I should also request an artifact from the Shang clan or the emperor's palace...
No, not a good idea. To acquire an artifact, I'd have to place an official request.
Moreover, most artifacts have a location tracking function.
It would be more of a hassle than help.
Should I have also joined Han Wuji to attack Qin Feng together?
No, it would result in a higher backlash by the World's Will.
It was only due to me being the last to act that only the Blood Demon Lord appeared.
If Qin Feng was in imminent danger, a higher entity might appear to help him.
Well, I shouldn't rush in headfirst.
Being patient is the key in this game.
Let's count my gains first...
"System, show me the villain points I have gained."
[Ding! Host, you have successfully dealt a heavy blow to Qin Feng's luck. You obtain 5 million Villain Points.]
[Ding! Host, you have become the most hated villain of Qin Feng's Heart. He wishes for your death more than anything. You are rewarded 5 million Villain Points.]
[Ding! Host, you have managed to put heroine, Wang Biao, in a state of suspension. She won't be able to help Qin Feng anymore. For taking Qin Feng's most beloved, you obtain 8 million Villain Points.]
[Ding! Host, Protagonist Qin Feng, is in a state of despair due to your actions. You are rewarded 3 million Villain Points.]
Other messages contained a total of 3 million more Villain Points, bringing his total obtained Villain Points to 24 million!
That's nice. I was in need of more villain points to buy some enslavement path skills.
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------STATUS WINDOW------
Villain Points: 24,256,564
Cultivation: First Stage of the King Realm.
Attainment: Sword , Space , Time , Chaos [Locked]
Cultivation Technique: Four Dancing Gods
Skills: SightStep, Void Severance Sword, Whirling Sword, Temporal Deceleration, Eagle's Dominion Sight, Thousand Swords Purge, Lotus Mind Barrier, Soulfire Ward, Beast Sovereign Skill
1st Spirit: Six-headed Flying Drake (6-star) [9-headed devouring Dragon] (dormant)
2nd Spirit: Ruyi Jingu Bang (8-star)
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Ashen glanced at his status window before ordering:
"System, show me enslavement path skills!"
The reason Ashen was looking for enslavement path skills despite having the Beast Sovereign skill was that he could only enslave beasts, not help them to fight like the other enslavement path cultivators.
Zhuji Tribe Cultivators didn't simply enslave a beast; they made it stronger, helping it fight stronger opponents.
They could heal their beasts mid-fight, make them stronger physically or mentally, increase their agility and speed through different skills.
If Ashen only used Beasts like a wild man, he would be exposed as the false imposter, disguising himself as the Beast Sovereign's successor.
Nine Days Later, the day of the Conqueror's Battlefield,
Two camps could be seen on the battlefield, stationed opposite one another, 100 kilometers apart.
One camp belonged to the Prince of Zhuji Tribe, Ming Han, and the other belonged to Princess Fanrong.
There were a multitude of tents in each camp.
In some tents stood the armies of Spirit Beasts gathered to battle, and in some rested the prefecture lords of different prefectures.
However, the Princess's side couldn't rest with a calm mind as only an hour was left for the Battle to begin, and their strongest support, their powerhouse on whom they all depended, Huan Tian, was nowhere to be seen.
As solitary winds blew on the battlefield, the sun shone bright in the sky. The temperature was a bit on the hot side today. The battlefield was nothing but plains without any greenery.
This Battlefield was located in the southern prefecture that shared its borders with both Tian Jian and the Baihu tribe.
Since both these tribes were righteous, they could attack the tribe while the prefecture lords were away.
Moreover, it was easier to travel to the eastern prefecture from this battlefield since that prefecture shared its borders with the Mei Hua Tribe.
If any of these tribes were to launch an attack on the Zhuji tribe while the Conqueror's Battlefield was ongoing, then all the cultivators who were going to participate in this battlefield would work together to eliminate the threat first.
This rule was of the utmost importance in the Conqueror's Battlefield.
"Just why hasn't lord Huan Tian returned?" Lang Zhen complained to Princess Fanrong. "Only an hour is left till the start of the battle."
"Yes. Lord Lang Zhen's concern is correct." A prefecture lord, belonging to the southern prefecture, spoke in agreement. He had also joined the princess's side; however, the other two prefecture lords of the south were on the prince's side.
He asked: "Wasn't he the one who proposed this battlefield in the first place? Don't tell me he's duped us at the last moment..." He snorted.
At this moment, a familiar voice answered from outside the tent:
""You insult me by thinking I'd ever go back on my word.""
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