NOVPUB"And this Blood Disaster starts off extremely covert, so by the time it is discovered, it has already grown in scale, making it very difficult to deal with."
Wang Ba upon hearing this, slightly nodded in realization.
Just then, Li Yingfu seemed to sense something, his expression suddenly turned serious as he looked downward.
Below them, a cultivator was flying straight towards the carriage.
"Hmm?"
Wang Ba looked at the cultivator with some confusion.
The cultivator’s aura was not particularly strong, merely at the Foundation Establishment stage.
He appeared to have nothing special about him.
However, Wang Ba felt that there was something odd about him.
Meanwhile, Li Yingfu’s eyebrows raised slightly, and he let out a cold laugh,
"Speak of the devil, and he shall appear!"
As he spoke, he extended his hand and opened it.
Mana flowed out like threads, swarming towards the cultivator!
However, the cultivator, as if bereft of reason, charged at Li Yingfu’s mana without heeding the commotion. 𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙥𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝙤𝒎
And he was promptly caught by the mana.
The cultivator, who had seemed normal up to that point, suddenly contorted his face in a fiendish expression, struggling fiercely within the mana.
Li Yingfu, without even looking, said to Wang Ba, "Right Enforcer, please look."
Wang Ba focused his gaze.
He saw the cultivator’s skin suddenly split open, and a mass of blood emerged from the cracks of the cultivator’s skin, transforming into a grotesque and massive monster with a gaping maw, ferociously biting at the mana that bound it.
Wang Ba looked towards Li Yingfu in surprise.
Li Yingfu spoke in a grave voice, "This is a Blood Beast. This one is almost a Class II Blood Beast, very sinister. Once a cultivator is tainted by a Blood Beast, their flesh and blood will be silently consumed. Although Blood Beasts lack spiritual wisdom, they continue to wear human skins by instinct, attacking others and growing ever stronger..."
Wang Ba nodded slightly, his expression unchanged.
The others inside the carriage, however, all showed wary looks.
Zhou Luye couldn’t help but ask, "Then is there anything that can subdue this thing?"
"Of course, there is."
Li Yingfu smiled faintly.
He raised his hand, summoning a spirit fire.
The flame attached to the blood-colored monster and quickly set it ablaze.
The Blood Beast let out shrill and unpleasant screeches.
Wang Ba swept his spiritual sense over the Blood Beast and suddenly gasped.
"What rich Essence and Blood Energy!"
Moved by the thought, he said to Li Yingfu, "Enforcer Li, leave some of it for me."
"A small matter,"
Li Yingfu took Wang Ba’s words as mere curiosity, and with a pinch of his hand,
The flame enveloping the severely shrunken Blood Beast, now only the size of a palm, went out instantly.
Then with a sweep of his mana, he grabbed the Blood Beast and brought it in front of Wang Ba.
"Right Enforcer, be careful. Although this is only a Class II Blood Beast, it should not be regarded as a common Class II creature."
Wang Ba nodded.
He then suppressed the still struggling Blood Beast directly with the Mother Qi of Myriad Laws.
He discovered that although the creature was called a beast, it had no specific shape and was merely a mass of Essence Yuan Qi and Blood coalesced under a certain violent will, forcibly shaped into a monstrous form.
"Essence Yuan Qi and Blood... Can it be refined?"
Wang Ba was somewhat curious as he voiced this thought.
"I’m afraid not. The will within this Blood Beast is extremely violent and has completely merged with this Essence Yuan Qi and Blood. There has never been word of anyone being able to refine it."
Li Yingfu pondered before shaking his head.
Wang Ba upon hearing this, had no reason to distrust the other’s judgment.
Nevertheless, he was somewhat reluctant to let go of such rich Essence Yuan Qi and Blood.
After all, the cultivation method for his Thunderstorm Body required not only the tempering of his body with thunder but also an abundant supply of Essence Yuan Qi and Blood.
For now, he had been using Spirit Chicken Essence as a supplement.
But compared to the Essence Yuan Qi and Blood contained in the Blood Beast, the Spirit Chicken Essence seemed far less ’essence-filled.’
After contemplation, he still took out a sealed container from his Storage Treasure and captured the beast before closing it up.
Seeing Wang Ba’s actions, Li Yingfu was not surprised.
To a cultivator, each feels that they are extraordinary. With Right Enforcer’s exceptional talents, it’s only natural that he would not be exempt from such thoughts.
But he reminded him,
"Right Enforcer, do remember to be cautious. Once the Blood Beast is lost, if given enough time, it could breed even more Blood Beasts. That would be a troublesome situation."
Wang Ba nodded and then asked,
"Where is the Ghost Market of Li State located?"
Though he was out to gain experience, Wang Ba’s principle had always been to ensure his safety before taking action.
Finding the Ghost Market meant knowing the nearest source of help.
In case of crisis, he could ask for assistance in time.
The incident at Musen Island with Fanming had served as a warning: do not think that just because you have a Fourth-Order Spirit Beast by your side, you can go wherever you wish in this vast world.
In reality, for some perilous places, being a Fourth-Order means absolutely nothing.
With this in mind, under Li Yingfu’s guidance, the carriage soon headed southward and, after a while, came to a stop before a city stretching over dozens of miles.
"Heh, this place is known as the ’Li Capital,’ with a population exceeding five million. The Ghost Market is here. I have a close friendship with the current Ghost Market Guardian, and I can introduce you to some people when the time comes..."
Li Yingfu, pointing to the city below, said to Wang Ba with pride.
Wang Ba, upon hearing this, clapped his hands and laughed, "That would indeed be best, then I shall trouble Enforcer Li."
Li Yingfu immediately urged Lou Yi to guide the carriage downwards.
However, as they descended, Li Yingfu, who had been all smiles, suddenly seemed to detect something, his expression changing,
"Wait! Stop first!"
"What’s wrong?"
Wang Ba, sensing Li Yingfu’s seriousness, became quickly alert.
Lou Yi did not dare delay and immediately pulled on the reins.
Li Yingfu looked troubled,
"The vibe from the city below... something’s not right!"
