Chapter 58: Blood Shadow Definite Kill (1/2)
Qin Yu blinked and looked at Qing Yun curiously. He didn’t really understand why Qing Yun would help him; they had fought brutally at Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain. When his gaze met Qing Yun’s, his eyes glinted; yet, Qing Yun had a clear stare that suggested she was unfazed by his threatening aura. Unlike others who would go red in the eyes with bloodlust, Qing Yun had a stronger will. In comparison, traces of Dugu Feiyan and Li Yijian’s bloodthirstiness could be seen in their eyes; their wills were not strong enough. The strength of one’s discipline could tell a lot about one’s future path of cultivation. Those who were disciplined ventured far on their path, while those with weaker wills would stagnate even if they had outstanding talent in their early days.
“You have ten breaths of time left. After that, the second floor will close,” decreed the man who guarded the entrance of the second floor, reminding the remaining four of them. The small group paused. Dugu Feiyan looked toward Qing Yun. Qing Yun was at the Middle Stage of the Immersion Realm and held an extraordinary Qing Feng Sword. Ending a fight with her within ten breaths would be impossible. With no alternatives, Dugu Feiyan could only give up.
“Count yourself lucky. Let’s go.” Dugu Feiyan’s silhouette flashed as she leapt through the entrance of the second floor.
Li Yijian smiled at Qing Yun. “Miss, we’ll meet upstairs.” With that, he quickly followed Dugu Feiyan and leapt up the stairs as well.
“You must be careful,” Qing Yun warned Qin Yu before she vanished on the spot and entered the second floor. Qin Yu nodded with a smile, and he proceeded forward as well. However, he didn’t enter immediately and stopped in front of the guard.
The guard noticed Qin Yu before him, and his gaze turned icy. “Hehe! Hello, Official!” Qin Yu smiled like a fluffy Pekingese Dog.
Seeing Qin Yu’s simpering smile, the coldness of the guard’s gaze scattered a little. Nonetheless, he still questioned Qin Yu in frigid tones. “You have a problem?”
“Official, there’s a question I’d like to ask you: You’ve just eaten so many energy fireflies; would you care to share some with me? Hehe…”
“What did you say?!” The expression of the guard changed immediately, and he released a murderous aura.
“Blood Shadow Definite Kill! Die!” Qin Yu attacked first. As he attacked with the extremely strong move, a blood-red light bloomed, resembling the resplendent glory of a setting sun. In a blinding beam, two crossing blade lights tore apart the illusory blood curtain and slashed the body of the guard. Blood Shadow Definite Kill was the tenth move of the Red Blood Knife technique. Previously, Qin Yu only had the ability to use the ninth move, the Blood of a Thousand Shadows. But, since he was in the Immersion Realm now, he could force out this killer move.
The guard had underestimated Qin Yu’s guts and ability. Never would he have imagined that someone would dare to kill the guard of the tower within the pagoda itself. Qin Yu didn’t care whether this man was the guard or not. Before the guard even fell, the young cultivator’s palm struck the dantian position of the guard and sucked forcefully. Immediately, a dense group of energy fireflies rushed out with flickering red and green lights. The entire swarm of fireflies was comprised of hundreds, and more than half were red. Even the weakest ones were still green! After all, the competitors who had died here were the top of the top; none of them would have had weak internal power. Qin Yu had struck gold!
Qin Yu suppressed the mad happiness within him, yet his brow twitched. With a loud growl, the shadow of a ferocious tiger pounced out from his forehead. Opening it’s huge maw, the cat swallowed all of the fireflies in a few gulps. After absorbing all the fireflies, Qin Yu flinched and rushed through the gate of the second floor. From right behind him came a huge boom, and the entrance closed.
Once he entered the second floor, Qin Yu couldn’t help but be slightly stunned at what he saw before him. The second floor was empty; but, surprisingly, there were no people. However, a few dead bodies were gradually sinking into the ground. Bloodstains were all over the place, and all of the treasures were taken. Qin Yu could guess definitively that there had been a round of devastating slaughter and looting, which confirmed that the spoils of the higher floors were much more precious compared to those on the first.
Once Qin Yu had looked around the empty second floor, his gaze shifted to the entrance of the third floor. There was no door, and the entrance was wide open with no guard. This confused him; didn’t they say that three tokens were needed to pass the third floor? With no one on guard, it would be easy for anybody to enter. But, since it was so easy, Qin Yu was in no hurry to leave. Anyway, because he was the last to pass through, even if he hurried, there would be nothing left to grab. All of the treasures had clearly been taken. Qin Yu’s goal was the treasure on the top floor.
Based on his current abilities, Qin Yu might not be able to get the treasure on the top floor; thus, it would be useless for him to hurry onward. First, he had to increase his strength. Now was a perfect opportunity to use up the fireflies he had recently claimed. Without hesitation, Qin Yu chose a rather secluded corner in which to meditate and prepared to use the energy of the fireflies. In Qin Yu’s sea of consciousness, the Earth Spirit Pearl spun madly, and a tumultuous black mist roared, drawing in the red and green fireflies; in this brutal way, the fiery bugs were refined.