Zhang Chen cannot gamble, nor does he dare to!
So Zhang Chen simply stood there quietly, coldly watching the slaughter in the field. He had done enough for these people; life and death are decreed by fate, wealth and fortune lie in the hands of heaven. He was not these people’s father; what did their life and death have to do with him?
"Do not blame me! My family’s lives are more precious than all of yours," Zhang Chen muttered to himself.
As the sound of battle cries in the yellow sand grew louder, the Human Race gradually began to regain the upper hand. Although there were disturbances from snakes and rats, those women and children did not just stand by coldly but rather took the initiative to pick up weapons and started attacking the snakes and rats emerging from the ground.
Women and children couldn’t deal with fierce beasts, but striking out at ordinary snakes and rats posed no problem for them.
While the slaughter was occurring in the field, Zhang Chen’s pupils suddenly contracted. His gaze abruptly shifted toward the distance, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. Then, the next moment, the Golden Finger Interface popped up before him:
[3 Skills (Level 6): Blood Influence (20000000000/200000000000)]
[Status: Upgradable]
[Do you wish to upgrade?]
Looking at the Golden Finger Interface before him, Zhang Chen’s face showed a hint of terror. How could it suddenly reach the two hundred billion experience points required?
He hadn’t made any moves himself; there definitely had to be changes with the Blood God Child.
Ignoring the upgrade, Zhang Chen hurriedly went to sense the Blood God Child’s memories, and then his face changed dramatically, his pupils threatening to burst: "How dare the Demon Race do this!!"
Wondering why the Blood Dao skill evolved?
Turns out, the Demon Race was massacring the Human Race in the Northern Land, and Gong Bai got possessed by the Blood God Child, taking the opportunity to rampage in the Northern Land. The massacre led to rolling heads and flowing blood for a thousand miles. Seeing that his own slaughter was not as fast as the Demon Race’s massacre, the Blood God Child stopped slaughtering altogether, instead wandering each battlefield, laying Blood Dao Array, secretly absorbing blood flowing from the battlefield, while secretly dealing a heavy hand against the Demon Race. In just a short month’s time, the two hundred billion experience points were completely accumulated.
"How many lives have died in the Northern Land?" Zhang Chen was filled with unease, then looked at the Demon Beast army slaughtering in the distance, with demon beasts falling and humans falling, as blood continuously flowed into the soil. At that moment, blood flowed like a river on the field.
Such slaughter was everywhere in the Northern Land, but this was merely the tip of the iceberg.
"These skill points don’t just come from the Human Race, but also from the Demon Race," Zhang Chen glanced at the skill interface, the next moment directly clicked to upgrade, and then saw the Golden Finger Interface change:
[3 Skills (Level 7): Body Transformation Blood River (0/2000000000000)]
[Remark 1: The host can transform into a Blood River, gathering all the blood within a hundred-mile radius, attracting wandering souls within a hundred miles to fall into the Blood River, opening the Crystal Core channel, leading the blood and wandering souls from the human world to enter the Sea of Blood faster.]
[Remark 2: The number of Blood God Children increases with the level, currently seven Blood God Children.]
Then a stream of information poured into Zhang Chen’s mind, and Zhang Chen perceived in the dark that his Crystal Core was undergoing some inexplicable change, as if another portal had formed on the Crystal Core. He had a thought that as long as he wished, he could open the Crystal Core anytime, merge with some power in the Crystal Core, allowing him to transform into a Blood River Array, attracting all the blood within a hundred-mile radius.
"This skill is excellent, collecting experience points at an unknown multiples faster pace. Although upgrading to Level 8 requires two trillion experience points, Zhang Chen can absorb all the blood within a hundred miles. As long as several large-scale battles erupt in the human world, then the matter will be accomplished. Two trillion may seem a lot, but with such a wide range of collection..." Zhang Chen pondered silently, after this upgrade, his experience collection shortfall was made up (Blood Dao).
Moreover, a Body Transformation Blood River does not require Zhang Chen to personally take action; his transformed Blood God Children can also substitute him in shaping the Blood River.
The Blood God Child is him, and he is the Blood God Child.
"The most crucial thing is, I now have seven Blood God Children, and there are so many things I can do," a hint of joy appeared in Zhang Chen’s eyes.
With the Blood Control Technique upgrading to Level 8, not only was the Blood God Child strengthened, but all other Blood Dao skills were also significantly enhanced.
For instance, Blood Influence. Previously, Zhang Chen could influence others’ blood, but only one person at a time. Now, after breaking through to Level 7, the Crystal Core underwent a transformation, and so did his blood influence. Now, the quantity of blood influence is calculated in meters.
All lifeforms within a meter!
Of course, the opponent’s cultivation level cannot surpass his Blood Dao level; Zhang Chen can influence his opponent’s blood.
Within a meter is within skill range, while one-on-one blood influence is considered an advanced combat skill.
The Level 7 Blood Dao has already begun to show one of its terrifying aspects.
At this moment, the blood in Zhang Chen’s body also began to change, golden-yellow light was being birthed strand by strand, with one-tenth of his blood turning silver-white, and one percent turning pure gold.
"Zhang Chen, why do I feel like you’ve undergone some kind of change?" While Zhang Chen’s mind was filled with various thoughts, Chengyu suddenly spoke. Her martial prowess was astonishing, and even the slightest change in the Qi around her would not go unnoticed.
Chengyu looked at Zhang Chen beside her and noticed he seemed a bit thinner. Through the dirt on his skin, she observed that his skin was now smoother, akin to jade, without any pores.
He was still the same person, but Zhang Chen had undergone a tremendous internal transformation, something that Chengyu sensed, causing Zhang Chen to inwardly show a hint of surprise: "Your spiritual perception is indeed sharp! I just had a breakthrough in my cultivation, so some changes occurred."
"I am finding it more and more difficult to understand you. You’re just like a freak. Can Qi cultivation and immortality truly be so powerful?" Chengyu’s eyes showed a hint of yearning.
"Once you reach the Yang God level, whether you choose Qi Cultivation or Immortality doesn’t really matter. In the end, it’s simply different paths leading to the same destination, so focus on breaking through to the Yang God as soon as possible," Zhang Chen consoled Chengyu.
Of course, he was lying. Qi cultivation leading to immortality is part of the Celestial Immortal Dao, whereas the Yang God is part of the Ghost Immortal Dao; they are fundamentally different paths, how could they be the same?
If they were indeed the same, those ancient divine spirits wouldn’t have died but instead thrived through the Ghost Dao.
Moreover, even in a pure Ghost Dao, one must absorb the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Mechanism. It is the disappearance of this spiritual mechanism that led not only to the fall of ghost gods.
"Really?" Chengyu’s eyes widened.
Zhang Chen nodded. He had a thought that perhaps with the future growth of the Heaven-Reaching Jianmu, it might allow those around him to embark on the Immortal Path. However, with the current disappearance of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Mechanism, this world no longer suits Qi Cultivation Immortality. Once separated from the spiritual mechanism, Qi cultivators are doomed.
This means that those around him, once they pursue the immortality path through Qi cultivation, will never be able to leave the Jianmu, becoming mere puppets confined to its vicinity.
This method of cultivation had too many drawbacks, one which Zhang Chen did not want to impose on those around him.
"Big Brother, can we cultivate immortality through Qi cultivation?" Zhang Tuowei and Zhang Fei’s eyes lit up as they hastily inquired after hearing Zhang Chen’s words.
"When you can achieve Soul Emergence, then come talk to me about cultivation," Zhang Chen replied in irritation.
The two little ones had devoured the True Dragon Creation and awakened their Bloodline Power. Zhang Chen thought he could teach them the Visualization Technique to aid them in embarking on the path of cultivation sooner.
Zhang Chen contemplated that the concerns he previously had regarding their drawbacks might have been resolved with the little ones’ consumption of dragon flesh.
Therefore, Zhang Chen knocked on their heads: "Do not aim too high; taking firm steps forward is the key."
The two little ones held their heads and stayed silent on the side.
Chengyu looked at the vast yellow sand and the people fighting within it, and softly asked, "Should we take this chance to escape?"
"Can’t escape!" Zhang Chen shook his head, rejecting Chengyu’s idea with a serious tone: "We are surrounded on all sides by beasts, if we attempt to escape, we will run directly into the beast horde. I could manage, as I’m not afraid of the beasts, but you all won’t be able to withstand their attack."
"Thus, the escort agency cannot fail! And those refugees mustn’t fall either!" Zhang Chen said seriously.
He relied on the escort agency and those refugees to hide and protect his family. Alone, he couldn’t possibly resist the demon beasts, let alone the endless beast horde.
Hearing Zhang Chen’s words, Chengyu sighed deeply: "With just the few of us, how could we affect the greater situation?"
Although she had reached the Exorcism level, she still wasn’t enough when facing the overwhelming beast horde. It wouldn’t be long before she was torn apart and became a meal for them.
Therefore, for her, breaking through would be the best option.
Zhang Chen reassured Chengyu: "Don’t worry, I have a way to break the deadlock. Things haven’t escalated to the point of requiring a breakout."
With a thought, Zhang Chen released a beam of blood light from his body, disappearing into the vast yellow sand.
With the addition of the Blood God Child, Zhang Chen didn’t find reversing the tide of battle particularly difficult.
The Blood God Child transformed into a humanoid blood light and lunged at a fierce beast beside it, instantly draining all the blood from the beast. The Blood God Child then became more solid and continued to move further afield.
In the ensuing black night, a blood-red shadow flickered incessantly within the beast horde, leaving behind desiccated corpses.
"Too slow! Even if the Blood God Child kills a beast with every breath, how many could it possibly kill amidst the overwhelming endless beast horde?" Zhang Chen frowned as he perceived the speed of the Blood God Child’s killing spree; moreover, it wasn’t even able to slaughter a beast in a single breath; that was merely an ideal state.
In the next moment, five blood-red shadows successively departed his body, charging into the vast yellow sand.