Chapter 63: On the Edge of the Catastrophe
Hearing what Xuan Ming said, Jiang Yao was dumbfounded, and he didn't know what to say for a while.
"But...... Although I am a descendant of the undead, my blood cannot be drunk directly. Xuan Ming paused and added.
"Although my flesh and blood have inherited the self-healing ability of some of the undead tribes, it also implies the cold qi given to me by my mother, which ordinary people can't bear at all, unless something can be mixed in as a 'regulator' to alleviate the side effects, otherwise even if he rashly lets him drink my blood, I am afraid it will only be counterproductive. β
"So, what should I incorporate to alleviate the side effects?" Jiang Yao asked.
ββ¦β¦ I've heard...... Among human beings, there is a kind of "colorless attribute" constitution. Xuan Ming looked at Jiang Yao, and suddenly the words changed. "The body of this kind of person has a strong harmonizing power and can hold the energy of any attribute, and the blood of this kind of person is the best 'regulator' in this world. It's a pity that this kind of person is extremely rare, I'm afraid it's ......"
"'Colorless attribute'? I, I am!" Jiang Yao was overjoyed when he heard this. "I'm the person you're looking for with a 'colorless attribute' physique! My blood or flesh, as long as I can save Wen Tao, I can take as much as I want!"
"I see, you are indeed ...... No wonder he thinks so highly of you......" Xuan Ming whispered thoughtfully, the surprise in his eyes flashed, and then he regained his composure.
"Although I can't completely guarantee that I will be able to save him in the end, now that the conditions are met, let's give it a try. β
After saying that, Xuan Ming turned around and squatted beside Zhou Wentao, slashed his left wrist again, broke Zhou Wentao's bloodless lips, and dripped blood into it, Jiang Yao immediately bit his finger without hesitation, squeezed out the blood and let Zhou Wentao drink it.
Gradually, a faint blue light lit up from around Zhou Wentao's body, as if something was spreading rapidly in his body, and with the encirclement of the shimmer, the shocking wound on Zhou Wentao's chest began to heal slowly, and even the black mist that permeated it also dissipated under the dispelling of the blue light, and after a while, a faint blood color climbed up Zhou Wentao's cheeks, and even his breathing gradually stabilized.
He ...... He's responding, and our blood is working!"
Seeing Zhou Wentao's slightly trembling eyelids, Jiang Yao was excited, he looked up at Xuan Ming beside him, but saw that Xuan Ming had gotten up gently, and his expression was still unshocked.
"Thank you, really...... Thank you so much!" Jiang Yao was grateful, but then he seemed to remember something, and his eyes suddenly covered with a layer of guilt when he looked at Xuan Ming.
"I'm sorry...... Those of your people...... I gave ......"
"There's nothing to apologize for, but I owe you a thank you. Xuan Ming shook his head and said.
"At that time, my people did not hesitate to seal the corpse demons with their own lives in order to prevent innocent beings from being slaughtered by corpse demons, and for them, they would rather disappear than let their bodies change into monsters that mutilated living beings. β
Xuan Ming said, glancing at the black mist in the surrounding dense forest, with a sad expression.
"For thousands of years, I have been stationed here alone to prevent their bodies from deforming and harming people, but in the end, my soft-hearted heart caused such serious consequences...... If it weren't for your efforts this time, I am afraid that they would have slaughtered all sides in all directions, and tens of thousands of innocent souls would have been added to the world, and now you have prevented all this before they can cause more destruction, in this sense, you have given them the final 'salvation' for me, which is exactly what they expected......"
"Rumbleββ!!
Another violent tremor came from the mountain under the feet of the two of them, and this time the tremor seemed to be much smaller than before, and even the black mist that originally burst out from the cracks in the rocks on the ground did not have a tendency to erupt, but became less and less, and finally did not appear again.
"Looks like he's over there. Xuan Ming seemed to sense something, muttered to himself, and then cast his eyes on the black mist that was still spreading and spreading around him, and a look of determination flashed in his eyes.
"Although the 'source' has been stopped, the miasma that has spread out is afraid that it will be difficult to recover...... Perhaps it is time for me to atone for my soft-hearted mistakes......"
As soon as the words fell, dots of light blue light suddenly converged from all directions of the dense forest, condensing into a ball of light in Xuan Ming's hands, and with the spell in Xuan Ming's mouth, the ball of light began to gather bigger and bigger, and the black mist in the dense forest also seemed to be attracted by the gravitational pull of the ball of light, and began to be continuously sucked into the ball of light blue light.
"Xuan Ming!?...... are you?" Jiang Yao looked up at the man floating in the air in surprise, and in the fierce wind pressure, Xuan Ming's expression was confused.
"I am powerless to stop the miasma from spreading, but I can do at least one thing, as my people have chosen in ancient times. β
Xuan Ming's calm words floated from the air.
"I'm going to use my life to bring all the miasma out of this area...... All sealed. β
"What!? No...... Stop!"
Jiang Yao was startled, and hurriedly tried to stop it, but at this time, Xuan Ming no longer said much, only to see that his hand began to seal rapidly, and the fluorescent blue glow transmitted from his body, and quickly wrapped the surface of the light ball, as the volume of the light ball skyrocketed, the speed of absorbing the black fog continued to rise, and only a moment later, the black miasma of the entire dense forest was all gathered in the light ball, and the originally light blue light ball was also filled by the black fog, showing a thick and ominous inky black color, like a bottomless black hole.
"On the other side of the Yellow Spring, the dragon is on the way back, with blood as the guide, with the soul as the medium, sacrifice my body of the underworld, and suppress the evil and demonic obstacles!"
Xuan Ming silently thought, a huge magic circle gradually appeared in the air from behind him, and the blue ripples of the Dao water seeped out from the center of the magic circle, pulling the absorbed ball of light of black mist through Xuan Ming's body, and Xuan Ming's body gradually merged into the magic circle behind him during the spell, and it looked like it was about to be completely engulfed, but at this moment, I only heard a scream that broke through the air suddenly from far and near, resounding over the dense forest!
"Whewββ!
Jiang Yao's expression was abrupt, and he turned his head to look, only to see a dazzling orange light arrow piercing through the night before dawn, and roaring towards the Xuan Ming who was casting spells in mid-air from a distance.
"Be careful!"
Jiang Yao shouted loudly, but he didn't have time to stop it, only to see that the orange lightsaber instantly passed through the magic circle and plunged headlong into the huge ball of light.
"Pound ββ!!"
With a crisp cracking sound, the magic circle shattered, and Xuan Ming, who had already integrated into half of his body, suddenly returned to his original form, and the spell casting was forced to be interrupted.
"Hmmm......" Xuan Ming clutched his chest in pain, and his body was unstable and could only fall back to the ground weakly. He got up and looked up at the huge ball of light that should have dissipated but was still in the air, and an incredible look appeared on his face, and what made him even more incredible was that he found that a thin layer of orange smoke began to gather above the dense forest, and as if attracted by the ball of light, they plunged into the ball of light, constantly melting and eating away at the black miasma inside.
"ThisβIs this!?" Xuan Ming seemed to realize something, and quickly got up and looked in the direction where the orange light arrow was fired, but only saw a female phantom flashing through the forest, and at this time, the ball of light in mid-air that was originally filled with black fog had gradually faded to an ominous ink color, and under the reflection of the orange-red light inside, the dense forest of the night suddenly became like day.
"Bang!"
With the last burst of orange fireworks, the entire ball of light exploded in an instant, and those orange smoke and all the black miasma disappeared into the sky above the dense forest.
"What the hell is this...... What's going on?"
Jiang Yao witnessed such a dramatic situation in front of him, and he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time, from being in a desperate situation to the crisis disappearing, it was only a few seconds later, and what reversed the situation was the orange light arrow that came out of nowhere.
"Found it!here!!"
Just as Jiang Yao was still immersed in the previous shock, a commotion accompanied by fragmented footsteps came one after another, quickly surrounding Jiang Yao and the others. Jiang Yao came back to his senses suddenly, and suddenly realized that something was wrong, he quickly got up and turned behind him, but saw a thin old man slowly walking out of the shadow of the dense forest with a group of people with weapons in hand, and this person was none other than the old man surnamed Huang who had led the villagers of "Chiquan Village" to hunt down Jiang Yao and others.
ββ¦β¦ I didn't expect you to be able to come out of it alive and destroy the Huangquan Tomb, I still haven't had time to stop you......" The old man stared at Jiang Yao and said coldly, his dead man's pale face looked particularly weird against the background of the torches.
"You already know what's going on in that tomb...... Who the hell are you?!Why are you letting out those monsters in there?" Jiang Yao asked sharply.
"Do you think we want to? If we weren't really desperate, we wouldn't have gone to that kind of place to move those coffins and live such a sneaky and unsightly life!!" one of the villagers in the group suddenly shouted.
"That's it! If it weren't for the sake of living, for the sake of seeing our family outside, we wouldn't have drunk the blood of those monsters in the coffin!
"Our home is gone, and the coffins that are now used to sustain our lives have been destroyed by you...... What are we going to do in the future, I don't want to die yet......!
"I want them to pay for their lives!"
"Yes, yes! Repay your life! Pay for your life......"
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The villagers cried angrily, sobbing, scolding, and complaining for a while, but this situation was something that Jiang Yao never expected.
"'Extend your life'?'Drink the blood of monsters??What the hell is going on......?!" Jiang Yao was stunned, while Xuan Ming on the side looked at the villagers in front of him silently, without saying a word.
"Folks, that's enough. β
The old man surnamed Huang shook his head and spoke out to stop the angry crowd.
"What is the use of letting them pay for their lives, I tried everything to prevent outsiders from entering the woods, to prevent them from approaching the tomb, just to prevent this from happening today, but in the end it turned out to be like this...... Maybe that's providence......"
The old man sighed, as if he had seen through everything, and turned to Jiang Yao again with a blank face.
"Don't you want to know who we are? I'll tell you now...... The 'truth' you don't know. β