Dominating Martial King
Chapter 262 - 262 198 They Underestimated West Mountain Hall_4

262: Chapter 198 They Underestimated West Mountain Hall_4 262: Chapter 198 They Underestimated West Mountain Hall_4 Lu Luanyi couldn’t help but frown, “Could it be that the hunters of West Mountain have also encountered problems?”

“Indeed, there were problems.”

Chu Xisheng nodded, his expression surprisingly calm and indifferent, “One is a hunter from West Mountain who no longer wants to pay the Peace Money; another is White Cloud Village and Jiudao Dock, who together with the West Mountain County Army, warned the West Mountain hunters that those who dare to serve me will no longer be allowed to hunt in West Mountain.”

Chu Xisheng actually didn’t want to collect the Peace Money at all.

He was not like Liu Dingtang, who merely used the guise of protection and Peace Money to exploit the hunters mercilessly.

Whenever Chu Xisheng accepted money, he had to take on extra responsibilities to ensure the safety of these West Mountain hunters.

But this Peace Money couldn’t just be straightforwardly exempted.

People are all the same, fearing authority rather than appreciating kindness.

If he directly exempted this blood tax, the West Mountain hunters wouldn’t be grateful to him but would think that he was too weak and easy to bully.

Only by establishing sufficient awe could he then exempt the blood tax and truly make these West Mountain hunters grateful and loyal to him.

To win over the West Mountain hunters, Chu Xisheng knew he had to plan carefully and advance cautiously; haste wouldn’t help.

“Then it’s troublesome,” Lu Luanyi said with a heavy expression, “The mastermind behind this is using harsh and thorough tactics.

What are your plans now?”

“Just brute-force it, keep fighting until they submit.”

Chu Xisheng laughed aloud, “Their plans aren’t bad, but they have miscalculated the current strength of West Mountain Hall.

With you all here, I fear no one.

Just like a county magistrate, I rule over this little spot in West Mountain.

This time, if I don’t break a few powerful families, do they think I, Chu Xisheng, am made of clay?”

Lu Luanyi’s lips slightly curved upward.

She thought his words made sense, with herself, a hidden martial master comparable to a Fifth Grade, those petty clowns in West Mountain Town dare to be presumptuous?

Yet, Lu Luanyi didn’t notice that Chu Xisheng used the word “you all.”

Just then, Ye Zhiqiu and the other instructors from the four institutes approached the Blood Origin Map Pillar.

They each took their positions, their expressions solemn.

Lei Yuan stood to one side with his hands behind his back, “Silence!

The hour has come, the Blood Burning Ritual is about to begin.

Are you all not yet focusing and circulating your Primordial Skill?”

He feared another incident like the one at the Divine Weapon Institute today, his gaze extra sharp as he scrutinized every suspect within the institute.

Outside the surrounding courtyard walls, two hundred fully armed martial masters were on standby, ready to enter and maintain order at any moment.

Chu Xisheng’s expression turned stern; he no longer spoke but focused entirely on circulating his Nourishing Essence Skill.

Liu Ruoxi was sitting not far behind Chu Xisheng, but she had been silent the whole time.

However, in that moment, her eyes sparkled with intense anticipation.

Was it starting?

In her life, this was the first time she was in contact with the Blood Origin Map Pillar, the first time experiencing the Blood Burning Ritual.

Chu Yunyun, now acting as the Hall Master, had passed down the Chu Family’s secret technique for selecting bloodline to her.

How much Bloodline Power would she discover this time?

Just as the last trace of light disappeared on the horizon and a heavy rain began, Ye Zhiqiu and the others each raised three drops of “Blood of the Ancestor God” and hurled them at the Blood Origin Map Pillar.

In an instant, the pillar ignited a towering Blood Flame, casting a brilliance like a small sun, making the entire courtyard suddenly unbearably hot, as if in a furnace.

At the same time, a massive amount of blood mist spread out, covering the entire small courtyard.

And in the moment the blood mist dispersed, Chu Xisheng and Liu Ruoxi both felt an intense itching and pain throughout their bodies.

Their bones made a ‘crack crack’ sound, sending chills all over their bodies and making them feel icy cold.

It was as if countless demons and ghosts were crawling out of their bones, making them feel as if their bodies were about to explode, unbearable pain engulfing them.

The blood in their entire bodies seemed to have ignited, turning into scorching magma moving within them.

Chu Yunyun and Lu Luanyi, however, reacted calmly as it was not their first encounter with the Blood Origin Map Pillar.

However, both of them were excellent actors, and they also displayed an unbearable look at this moment, their small faces pale and seemingly in extreme pain.

After enduring the initial excruciating pain, Chu Xisheng followed Ye Zhiqiu’s advice.

He focused his mind and devotedly circulated his Nourishing Essence Skill—it was said to help stimulate more Bloodline Power.

It was only after an hour that the blood mist gradually dispersed.

As the last trace of blood mist vanished, Lu Luanyi promptly opened her eyes.

Lu Luanyi’s lips slightly curved upward, her mood very good.

The Blood Burning Ritual of the Formless Divine Sect was indeed the most solid among the Six Great Divine Sects.

This time she had three types of Bloodline Talent enhanced, and her strength had increased significantly.

—While it was only three types, her original tier of Bloodline Talent was already high, so the gains from this time were actually tremendous, enough to enhance her strength by nearly half a tier.

Then Lu Luanyi turned her head, looking at Chu Xisheng, “How about you?

How many talents reached the Fifth Tier?”

At that moment, Chu Xisheng’s eyes gleamed with joy as he looked at his character panel.