Blind Spot
Chapter 435 - 397 Origin Three

Chapter 435: 397 Origin Three

Sifang Garden was serene.

Wang Yifeng’s eyes flickered as he madly thought about the benefits that his son’s talent might bring.

In this era, danger lurked everywhere, and the populace needed the protection of towns to live and work in peace.

It was under the combination of countless towns that the country was established.

Blood Creatures could be seen everywhere. And what truly supported the entire country were not the martial artists, but those Bloodline Warriors who had awakened bloodlines.

The hierarchy of Bloodline Warriors was strict and clear-cut, with each level experiencing a dramatic increase in a leapfrog fashion, much quicker than martial artists who spent years of hard training to gain a little strength beyond ordinary people.

But this didn’t mean martial artists were useless. For many things that Bloodline Warriors couldn’t do themselves, martial artists who were stronger than ordinary people but not as strong as Bloodline Warriors were the best choice.

"In that case... perhaps I could join the God Martial Bureau!" Wang Yifeng spoke out.

"What?" Li Chengyi looked at him, not understanding what the God Martial Bureau was.

The books and materials he had read were just a few classics circulated in the town, and he was not clear about many things outside.

"The Blood Guard Bureau and the God Martial Bureau correspond to the two major systems of Shaoyin Country, one is a large number of powerful people composed of bloodlines, responsible for cleaning up and hunting Blood Creatures everywhere. The other is made up of martial artists without bloodlines, ordinary civilians who are promoted to form a special department, specifically built to deal with the aftermath of the former’s hunts," he explained.

"I passed the God Martial Bureau’s assessment years ago, but I didn’t want to leave here, to leave my hometown, so I didn’t go. But you can, Ah Chen! With your talent and potential, you can definitely stand out and climb to a high position!" Wang Yifeng said, becoming slightly agitated.

The reason he didn’t go back then was after full consideration. With his skills honed to the limit and no further progress possible, even if he joined, he wouldn’t be able to strengthen himself further.

If he couldn’t improve his strength, joining would only mean running errands at the bottom for a lifetime, so he simply didn’t go.

"Yes, Ah Chen could definitely be selected if he goes to the God Martial Bureau!" Wang Yiheng also nodded in agreement.

"But right now he’s still a bit weak; after a little more time..." Wang Yifeng said, "Ah Chen, once you train your True Qi to the same level as your father, you can go take the assessment."

Li Chengyi looked at him with eager eyes and nodded slightly.

"I understand."

Displaying his talents had achieved the first step.

This way, showing his family hope for development, he could naturally leave this place and move on to bigger places.

After the excitement, Wang Yifeng, along with the others, began to imagine the future and plan what was to come.

He then started to test Li Chengyi’s martial skills and taught him the basic experience of engaging in combat.

As someone from Dragon Realm, Li Chengyi was naturally proficient, swiftly transitioning and performing so well that Wang Yifeng proclaimed him a genius.

Thus the entire Wang family was engulfed in immense excitement and joy for the entire day.

Days went by.

As the family discovered Li Chengyi’s talent, a large supply of meat followed, allowing for the efficient and accelerated refinement of True Qi, which became faster and faster.

After experimenting and researching, Li Chengyi found that using the Power of Language to accelerate the refinement of True Qi could only be done once every five days.

Each time, it would directly increase about three whorl quantities of True Qi, equivalent to three years’ worth in one go.

In the blink of an eye, another month passed.

Boom.

In the ruins of Jingwei Village.

Li Chengyi struck out with a single hand, lightly hitting the air in front of him.

His palm was covered in a pale white True Qi that formed a shield over one meter wide, shielding most of his body snugly.

Twenty whorls appeared in the True Qi, indicating that he now had more than twenty years’ worth of True Qi, surpassing that of Wang Yifeng.

On the open ground, Li Chengyi gathered his True Qi and carefully felt its strengthening effect on his body.

’Purely based on True Qi, it’s probably still not enough to defend against Blood Creatures. The red-eyed disease in its Latent Phase can counter so much of my True Qi; the subsequent Red Eye Phase is likely to be even stronger. This amount of True Qi is still not enough...’

’However, it’s enough to register at the government office and participate in the God Martial Bureau’s selection.’

The power of True Qi was temporarily insufficient, but it was enough as a supplement.

Li Chengyi hadn’t forgotten that his real purpose for coming here was to find the Heart of the Illusory Colored Dragon.

So joining the official route to obtain status and make investigations easier was the most convenient.

"Sir, your tea is ready," said Liu Mingyang, who had come out of the house, reminding him in a soft voice at that moment.

Ever since he discovered this boy sneaking in last time, Li Chengyi couldn’t be bothered with him.

He thought the boy wouldn’t last long before dying or running away.

To his surprise, he was still nearby after such a long time, living quite comfortably.

The dilapidated village chief’s house had its wooden door fixed by him, and the leaves and dust were cleaned away. Inside, he arranged a space with tables and chairs for resting, and a small bed.

In a corner of the yard, he even found a well from which they could draw water for drinking at any time.

With just a bit of food provided by Li Chengyi, it served as a small base for training and rest.

Li Chengyi found his presence tolerable, so he didn’t bother to chase him away.

The two of them thus began to coexist in this strange manner, gradually becoming accustomed to each other.

"In a while, I might have to leave this place," Li Chengyi said.

"Sir... where are you going? Can I follow?" Liu Mingyang’s face stiffened, and he asked with a hint of panic in his eyes.

"I’m not sure, but I might be going to another region. If you wish, you can come along when the time comes. But there may be danger," Li Chengyi replied.

"With you, sir, I’m not afraid of any danger," Liu Mingyang hastily said.

"Then it’s up to you," Li Chengyi said indifferently.

The two fell silent again, quietly resting and drinking tea.

In the late afternoon, Li Chengyi stood up to head back to Xinmeng Town.

The sky grew dark, and once again, the blood-red sunset tinged the world crimson.

He had only left Jingwei Village by a few hundred meters when he saw a red figure squatting on the road ahead, disheveled and seemingly occupied with something.

Around the figure lay several wolves.

Each grey wolf’s corpse had its head smashed, as if they had been crushed by a direct, powerful blow.

The person in the tattered red coat had their back to Li Chengyi. The skin on their ankles and the back of the neck was covered in wrinkles, clearly not young.

The figure slowly turned around upon hearing him, facing Li Chengyi.

A pair of distinct red eyes appeared before him.

"Red-eye disease?!" Li Chengyi felt a chill run through his heart.

Memories of his previous life flashed instantly through his mind.

It was her!

The madwoman who had initially killed his previous incarnation. She was actually still nearby!

No... With his own speed, having run so far in one breath, this place was far from Xinmeng Town, no longer nearby.

Li Chengyi quickly steadied his mind, while his eyes showed a trace of curiosity as he looked at the other.

He had witnessed the latent phase of the red-eye disease before; now, the true red-eye phase was right before his eyes.

The behavior of the other was confirmed by Wang Yifeng and his people as that of a monster in the red-eye phase.

These monsters had various origins. Some of them were awakened blood breeds who failed to control their own bloodlines, leading to madness.

Others were contaminated and mutated by the bloodshed of other Blood Creatures, turning into what is known as the red-eye phase.

There were also those who ate food contaminated by Blood Creatures, such as plant fruits or the blood and flesh of red-eyed animals, and were subsequently infected, turning into monsters.

But no matter what kind, in the wild, such existences were far more dangerous lone wanderers than other fierce beasts.

"Since there’s no one around, let’s see what my true strength is like."

He looked at the other, their face covered in bulging veins, their eyes a blood-red, turned completely into rubies, their pupils reduced to two black dots.

He dodged to the left, leaping towards a direction away from the road.

Ha!

The old woman in the red-eye phase immediately followed after him, like a fierce beast having spotted its prey, chasing mindlessly.

At the speed of sound.

Li Chengyi wore an invisible Floral Dress to avoid his clothes being torn by the wind.

What surprised him was that the other was able to catch up effortlessly, and their approach was different from his.

While he forced himself through the sound barrier, running with a booming noise,

The madwoman was just as fast, even a bit faster than him, without causing any sound barrier disturbances.

She seemed like a phantom, a blood illusion, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

’What’s the principle behind this?’ Li Chengyi wondered with great intrigue.

Air is everywhere, and as long as there is air, one will encounter resistance when moving at high speeds. Only by breaking through the air resistance can one achieve higher speeds.

But she had somehow bypassed this stage.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a red shadow flashed by, and Li Chengyi was startled, quickly dodging to the left.

Puff!

A red arm viciously stabbed into the spot where he had just been standing.

The old woman in red had caught up! Her speed was much faster than his!

On the desolate Black Soil Plains, the setting sun bled red, casting long shadows of the two figures.

Li Chengyi faced off against the other at a distance of more than ten meters, his brows tightly furrowed.

’If the speed of sound isn’t enough, then I must go faster...’

Swish!

Twice the speed of sound!

A violent sonic boom erupted as he charged at the other, the Golden Sword in his hand erupting with energy, chopping down onto their head.

Clang!

The old woman in red covered her hands with a red glow, blocking the Golden Sword, and emitted an unconscious roar.

Countless red lights spread over her body as she rapidly swelled, inflating like a balloon, rising to three meters in height in the blink of an eye.

The red light twisted through her flesh as if it were a solid object, piercing into the flesh and forming a pillar-like skeletal structure.

In just a moment, the old woman in red was forcibly stretched taller, her body’s vacant parts filled and supported by a skeletal structure created from the red light.

In the blink of an eye, she had transformed into a creature resembling a biologically aberrant monster.

Her flesh was like putty, unconcerned about internal organs, instantly morphing and merging into the human skeletal structure composed of the red light, forming a new body.

Aside from her head which still retained its original form, the rest had completely changed.

Most crucially, after the transformation, her skin was lost, exposing the bloody muscles and fascia, with blood constantly flowing down and dripping into the black dirt, emitting a strong stench.

’So is this a Blood Body or still in the red-eye phase?’

Li Chengyi watched the freely trickling blood, his expression growing slightly serious.

From afar, the other looked like a three-meter giant whose skin had been peeled away, some bones exposed and emitting a red glow.

Once more!

Swish!

This time, he increased his speed again, not holding back at all, directly reaching four times the speed of sound.

This was the fastest speed he could achieve, amplified by the Floral Dress.

Without True Qi amplification, this was his limit.

The terrifying sound of the sonic boom sent the surrounding black soil trembling, creating ripples that spread outwards.

The Golden Sword, carrying flames from friction with the air, fiercely slashed across the other.

A force of a thousand tons, like a dam burst, roared towards the other’s waist in an instant.

Boom!!

In that instant, all the red light on the old woman’s body surged rapidly, concentrating on her hands as she flashed forward, precisely catching the Golden Sword slashing towards her.

Her reaction speed was actually faster than Li Chengyi’s current speed!!

And the massive impact force, upon hitting the layer of red light, only managed to stir up ripples.

Instead, the red light seemed alive, quickly spreading along the Golden Sword toward Li Chengyi.

It seemed to want to transfer into Li Chengyi’s body.