10: Chapter 10 Your life is mine, and so is the Blood Elixir.

Puchi.

A dull sound of tearing flesh put an end to all of Lin Tian's nonsense.

There were no fancy Moves, only the most primitive and brutal pillaging.

Ye Feng's fingers, like talons forged from refined steel, dug straight into the space between Lin Tian's ribs. Hot blood spurted out through the gaps between his fingers, splashing onto the withered blood essence ore nearby and making a sizzling sound.

"Urgh... ghk..."

Lin Tian's eyes bulged, his gaze locked onto the hand Ye Feng had plunged into his chest.

He could clearly feel that cold hand wreaking havoc inside his body, churning through his shattered organs, before finally gripping with pinpoint precision the Medicinal Pill that was still emitting an eerie red glow.

"Found it."

A cruel curve tugged at the corner of Ye Feng's mouth as he exerted sudden force with his arm and yanked outward.

Accompanied by the scalp-tingling sound of tendons snapping, the blood fiend pill, which had not yet fully dissolved, was torn out of Lin Tian's body along with a large chunk of mangled flesh.

The excruciating pain instantly twisted Lin Tian's face into that of a vengeful ghost.

In his despair, a flash of frantic determination crossed his eyes. Since he couldn't live, they would die together!

The spiritual energy in his Dantian, which had originally been dissipating, now surged in a frantic, death-rattle reversal. A destructive aura rapidly expanded within his shriveled abdomen.

A prelude to self-destructing his Golden Core?

No, he wasn't even at the Golden Core stage; he was just trying to detonate his Origin Spiritual Root to perish together.

"Want to blow yourself up? Did you ask me first?"

Ye Feng's eyes were icy, and he didn't even make a Move to retreat.

At the exact moment that violent aura was about to breach its critical point, Ye Feng's right leg, like a whip cast from steel, struck Lin Tian's jaw with a sonic boom that tore through the air.

Snap!

The crisp sound of bone cracking was exceptionally jarring in the dead-silent rift valley.

The force of this kick was astonishing, shattering Lin Tian's entire jaw into fragments and forcing the self-destruction incantation that hadn't yet been spoken back into his stomach.

With his Qi leaked, the little bit of spiritual energy he had just gathered instantly dissipated like a burst dam.

Lin Tian collapsed into the blood pool like a broken sack, his mouth only able to emit gurgling sounds of bloody bubbles as his eyes rapidly turned dull and lifeless.

Ye Feng couldn't even be bothered to look at him; he pinched the blood-stained, flesh-covered blood fiend pill and swallowed it.

The Medicinal Pill dissolved the moment it hit his throat, instantly turning into an extremely violent, hot current, as if he had swallowed a mouthful of boiling lava.

After all, this was a potent medicine prepared for high-level Body Refining Cultivators. Swallowing it raw at Ye Feng's current Realm was no different from playing with fire.

In just a single breath, his skin turned as red as a branding iron, and countless fine bloodstains burst open across his body—a sign that his Meridians could not withstand the impact of the immense medicinal power.

Heart-wrenching pain.

But the red glow in Ye Feng's eyes only grew more intense. He needed this pain; the sensation of pain kept him clear-headed and allowed him to feel himself growing stronger.

"Still not enough... This bit of energy isn't enough to satisfy the Sword Body's appetite!"

Enduring the agonizing pain of his Meridians feeling as if they were being torn apart, he suddenly bent down and slammed his hands heavily onto the dark red Ore at the bottom of the blood pool.

Chaos Devouring Sword Body, fully activated!

The black hole-like vortex in his palms spun frantically, emitting a whimpering sound like a demon feeding.

The blood essence ore lining the bottom of the pool lost its luster at a speed visible to the naked eye. The originally eerie deep red quickly faded, turning into death-gray pebbles before finally crumbling into dust.

And as one of the "nutrients," Lin Tian's fate was even more miserable.

Under the indiscriminate pillaging of the devouring power, his once-proud physique was like a punctured balloon. His flesh and blood withered, his skin clung to his bones, and in the blink of an eye, he turned into a shriveled, hideous skeleton.

All his essence, spiritual energy, and blood Qi were entirely absorbed into Ye Feng's body.

Hoo...

Ye Feng exhaled a breath of turbid air tainted with the scent of blood. The cracks on his skin healed rapidly under the nourishment of the immense energy, and a metallic, cold light faintly flowed beneath his skin.

He stood up and looked at the dried corpse under his feet that no longer resembled a human. His gaze fell upon the empty porcelain bottle nearby that had originally held the blood fiend pill.

"Since I've eaten your pill, I must leave a memento for your family."

Ye Feng expressionlessly reached out and gripped the skeleton's cervical spine, which was as thin as a withered branch.

He gave it a gentle twist.

With a crack, the shriveled head was torn off.

Because all flesh and blood were gone, the head had dehydrated and shrunk severely, leaving it only the size of a fist.

Ye Feng casually stuffed it into the wide-mouthed porcelain bottle without sealing it, as if he were tossing away trash.

This was not just a trophy, but a declaration of war.

A declaration of war for the person behind Lin Tian.

Suddenly, a faint sound of air being cut traveled down from above the rift valley along the wind.

"Hurry! The blood Qi fluctuation is right below!"

"Block the exit of the rift valley! Don't let even a fly escape!"

It was the patrol squad from the Law Enforcement Hall.

They arrived faster than expected.

Ye Feng's eyes narrowed as he quickly scanned his surroundings.

The only exit was already blocked. Forcing his way through would only expose his identity and invite endless pursuit.

He turned and rushed to the edge of the rock crevice, hoisting the unconscious Sun Dazhuang onto his back.

The 180-jin weight pressing on his back felt light as nothing at this moment.

Ye Feng did not choose the flat valley path; instead, he faced the steep cliff on the other side, covered in black thorns and rising almost at a ninety-degree angle.

This was a dead end, but also the only path to survival.

"Hold on tight."

Ye Feng let out a low shout, his ten fingers hooking like claws, and slammed them into the hard rock wall.

Sharp rock edges sliced through his fingertips, and the black thorn barbs ruthlessly pierced his flesh, instantly staining the cliff wall red with blood.

But he didn't even frown. Relying on the terrifying Physical Body strength reinforced by the Devouring Sword Body, he moved silently and rapidly across the sheer cliff like an agile gecko, carrying Sun Dazhuang on his back.

Pain was blocked out, fear was suppressed.

In his mind, there was only one most precise path for survival.

When the Disciples from the Law Enforcement Hall rushed into the bottom of the rift valley holding torches, they only saw a pool of gray-white waste stones and a headless, dried corpse.

By this time, Ye Feng had already scaled the perilous cliff, vanished into the vast night, and was sprinting toward the most remote corner of the Servant area.