56: Question

Secret Arts belong to a branch of Fighting Skills, primarily used for temporary bursts of power and overdrawing potential to enhance strength.

Lin Xiu currently doesn't possess this type of Fighting Skill. This time, he accepted the Bee Sting mission specifically for its reward.

For others, a Yellow Rank Low-Grade Secret Art Fighting Skill might be useless, but Lin Xiu is different; he can continuously improve the Secret Art's Rank through Fusion.

With the appearance of the Blood Burning Art, if he can successfully learn it, completing the mission would be equivalent to possessing a Yellow Rank Intermediate Secret Art Fighting Skill.

"Lin Xiu."

"Junior Disciple."

Xue Ni, Ke Lin, and others walked over. Lin Xiu put away the Blood Burning Art scroll in his hand.

"Hello everyone." Lin Xiu nodded and looked at Xue Ni in the crowd.

He had an impression of this woman; there was no way around it. She had a pair of full breasts, very luxurious, paired with a slender waist and a perky, rounded bottom. Her fiery figure was hard to ignore.

"Lin Xiu, Xiao Yu has been captured! Please hurry and save her!" Xue Ni seemed to grasp at a life-saving straw, completely forgetting that she had previously wanted to find someone to teach Lin Xiu a lesson.

Is that woman really here? Lin Xiu was stunned, a look of confusion on his face. "Why would they capture Xiao Yu?"

"I don't know." Xue Ni shook her head, tears welling in her eyes, her chest swaying with the movement. She grabbed Lin Xiu's wrist. "Lin Xiu, please hurry and save her, okay? Ke Lin is injured, and you're the strongest one here now."

Lin Xiu hesitated. He was worried that if a situation like Xiao Mei's happened again, it would be bad.

Saving someone was simple enough. As a fellow student of the Academy, if he had the ability to help, it wouldn't be a problem.

He was just afraid of attracting unnecessary trouble. The Xiao Family women, perhaps because of their connection to the protagonist Xiao Yan, were quite famous in the Academy and attracted a lot of attention from the opposite sex.

Suddenly, sounds of fighting, mixed with roars, came from a distant hillside.

"That sounds familiar. Over there... Lin Dun is there!" Turning his head to the source of the sound, Lin Xiu's expression changed abruptly, and he rushed towards it with all his might.

On the other side.

Carrying a person, the Gray-robed Man rushed up the slope, just in time to see Lin Xiu charging towards his Brother.

He didn't dare to linger, but he hadn't run far before he was stopped by a young man.

The Gray-robed Man recognized the person as someone who followed Lin Xiu.

Originally, the Gray-robed Man didn't want to get tangled with him, but Lin Dun saw the opponent carrying a fellow student from the Academy and charged forward.

The gap in strength between the two was too large. Although the Gray-robed Man was carrying a person on his shoulder, he could still overpower Lin Dun.

Seeing the commotion grow louder, the Gray-robed Man, after sending Lin Dun flying, chose to flee into the distance.

"Lin Dun, how are you?" After rushing up the slope, Lin Xiu immediately saw Lin Dun lying on the ground, clutching his chest, his face somewhat pained.

"I'm not dead yet." Lin Dun gave a bitter smile. He had previously seen Brother Xiu easily defeat them and thought the opponent wasn't strong. Now he realized that Brother Xiu was just too fierce.

He raised his hand and pointed in a direction. "Brother Xiu, I held him up for a while. He went in that direction. He shouldn't have run far. Hurry and chase him; you still have time."

"Alright, you be careful here. Senior Disciples will be coming later. I'll go avenge you."

After taking out a Medicinal Pill for healing and handing it to Lin Dun, Lin Xiu stood up, a gust of wind at his feet, and quickly moved through the forest.

Ahead, the Gray-robed Man heard the commotion behind him, his forehead covered in sweat, his face extremely flustered.

After turning back to look several times, he saw Lin Xiu getting closer and closer.

"Damn it, why is this kid so fast too? Does he have no weaknesses?" The Gray-robed Man felt his lungs were about to explode. His breathing became increasingly difficult, and his Qi was incredibly hot.

After running another seven or eight hundred meters, he looked back again and saw Lin Xiu only thirty meters away, scaring him so much that he almost tripped over himself.

"I'll give this woman back to you. Will you let me live?" The Gray-robed Man's voice drifted back with the wind.

"I can spare your life, but on the condition that you answer a few questions for me." Lin Xiu controlled the distance to within five meters, then gradually slowed down, stating his terms.

Noticing this, the Gray-robed Man also slowly stopped. He stood beside a tree and leaned Xiao Yu against it.

"I will answer any questions I know. Don't go back on your word, or I'll feed her the poison." The Gray-robed Man's eyes were wary, his fingers pinching a black Medicinal Pill and placing it near Xiao Yu's mouth.

If Lin Xiu made any sudden move, he would not hesitate to force the Medicinal Pill into Xiao Yu's mouth.

However, Lin Xiu's gaze didn't even fall on Xiao Yu. He stared intently at the opponent. "I ask you, how can one obtain the Blood Sect Qi Blood needed for the Blood Burning Art?"

"You want to Cultivate the Blood Burning Art?" The Gray-robed Man was stunned for a moment, not quite reacting. Is this guy really a Disciple of Canaan Academy?

"Just answer my question honestly!" Lin Xiu's expression was cold.

The Gray-robed Man was silent for a second. "Actually, you already have Blood Sect Qi Blood; you just don't know it."

I have it? Lin Xiu's eyes moved, a flash of insight. "Are you talking about the Blood Poison?"

"Yes, Blood Sect Qi Blood can only be possessed by Disciples who Cultivate Blood Sect Cultivation Techniques. But to make us willing to serve the Blood Sect, they choose excellent individuals and plant a wisp of Blood Sect Qi Blood within their bodies. This way, we can Cultivate and use some of the Blood Sect's Fighting Skills."

It was clear that the Gray-robed Man had a strong desire to survive. "My Brother used the Blood Poison Palm on you before, which already injected Blood Sect Qi Blood into your body."

Blood Sect Qi Blood belongs to a special type of Qi. For others, Blood Sect Qi Blood is cold and considered Blood Poison, harmful to the body.

But for those who Cultivate Blood Sect Cultivation Techniques and Fighting Skills, this Blood Poison can actually increase the power of their Fighting Skills.

"So that's how it is." After hearing the explanation, Lin Xiu nodded slightly, a look of joy on his face. "As long as I can get virgin blood, I can Cultivate the Blood Burning Art."

"I've answered all your questions. Now, you retreat a hundred steps; it's time for you to fulfill your promise." The Gray-robed Man pointed at Lin Xiu, signaling him to step back.

However, Lin Xiu did not retreat. Instead, he advanced step by step, even pulling out the longsword from his naring.

"What are you doing? Are you going back on your word? Stop! If you take another step forward, I'll feed her the poison!"

Clutching Xiao Yu's neck, the Gray-robed Man's fingers, holding the Medicinal Pill, trembled continuously.

"I'm sorry, but there are actually two people in this body. The previous one did promise not to kill you, but I didn't." Lin Xiu felt that he wasn't lying this way.

"You're fooling ghosts!" The Gray-robed Man's eyes widened, feeling greatly humiliated. How could there be two people in one body? Was he treating him like an idiot?

Seeing Lin Xiu charge, he unhesitatingly forced the Medicinal Pill into Xiao Yu's mouth.

However, this did not cause Lin Xiu to pause in the slightest.

After all, he chased after him more to inquire about the Blood Sect Qi Blood and to avenge Lin Dun.

As for saving Xiao Yu, that depended on her own fate. If an antidote could be found, perhaps her life was not meant to end.

The next second, Lin Xiu's longsword stabbed directly towards Xiao Yu, seemingly intending to pierce through both of them.

The Gray-robed Man was so scared that he didn't dare to hide behind Xiao Yu. The moment he dodged, he saw Lin Xiu's sword shift.

Swish swish!

Two arms flew into the air, blood gushing from the wounds. The Gray-robed Man painfully collapsed to the ground.

"Hand over the antidote, and I can give you a quick death." Stepping on the man's chest, Lin Xiu looked down at him.