Looting the life force of demons to forge a golden body Martial God
Chapter 213 - 201: Break Reality? Magic Injury and Fire Ritual Spirit Demon, Hire (2/3)

Chapter 213: Chapter 201: Break Reality? Magic Injury and Fire Ritual Spirit Demon, Hire (2/3)

Of course, Du Baocuan only dared to mock in his heart. To speak such scornful words to an Everlasting Realm Martial Artist he couldn’t afford to provoke was just asking for a beating.

He rubbed his hands together politely and smiled, "Hey, you really went to a lot of expense."

"Um, actually I’ve suffered some magic injuries recently and was thinking of leaving this place."

"If it’s convenient for you, how about..."

"Making a discount?"

Chu Feng smiled silently and nodded, "Alright, that’s fine. Give me your card number and I’ll have the manager refund you directly."

"Ei, alright then, just a moment!"

Du Baocuan felt no embarrassment at all. His spirit perked up as he immediately whipped out paper and pen to swiftly write down his card number.

What’s the use of face? Can you eat it?

Making money, why be ashamed!

A luxury suite at the Nebula Hotel costs at least 3,000 Longhua Currency per day. Over the course of half a month, that’s a hefty sum of 45,000 Longhua Currency!

That’s the treatment cost covered, isn’t it?

Meanwhile, Chu Feng caught a term he hadn’t heard before and asked, "What is a magic injury?"

Upon hearing this, Du Baocuan’s disdain for Chu Feng deepened, confirming his belief that Chu Feng was a pampered scion of the Big Dog Clan.

An Everlasting Realm Martial Artist who didn’t even know about magic injuries was clearly a sheltered little flower!

’Heaven is so damn unfair,’ he thought bitterly. ’I toil away, risking life and limb, and it’s no match for these people who just shout for mommy and daddy...’

While he sneered internally, his exterior was the picture of respect for his financial backer. He smiled and explained, "On the battlefield, we occasionally encounter members of the Demon Clan who have difficult-to-deal-with magic power.

"Once injured by them, the magic power seeps into the body through the wound, lodging itself in the organs or meridians, hard to expel, and it conflicts with our True Force, easily causing secondary injuries and is very troublesome to deal with.

"We refer to these kinds of injuries privately as ’magic injuries.’ It’s not the official term, but most people understand it.

"Mention ’magic injury’ to a hospital, and the doctor will know which medicine to use."

Chu Feng nodded slowly upon hearing this and curiously asked, "Is this a recent injury of yours? Because of the surge in demon activity?"

Du Baocuan nodded and smiled bitterly, "During a hunting trip a while ago, I was extremely unlucky and ran into the surge. People in my squad died or fled.

"I managed to hide in a burrow and avoid the largest wave of demons, but when I emerged, I encountered a few from the Demon Clan.

"Those damned creatures actually tried to make me self-combust!

"It forced me to throw all my trump cards on the table to save my skin, but the leader still landed a hit on me before I could get away, and I haven’t been able to heal it."

The more he spoke, the angrier he got, eventually leading him to curse out loud.

Chu Feng’s heart grew cold at the words.

Demon Clan, control, incineration?!

Wasn’t this exactly like the characteristics of the Fire Ritual Spirit Demon shown in Bu Jian’s promotional videos?

He immediately asked, "Could I see your magic injury?"

Faced with the golden client’s request, Du Baocuan inwardly rolled his eyes but obediently lifted his clothes to reveal a fingertip-sized wound on his waist.

The wound was charred black as if burned, but what made Chu Feng sharply focus was the presence of numerous faint blue lines around the edges, spreading out from the center of the wound like capillaries.

This color looked very familiar to him!

"Are these blue lines the magic power? Which Demon Clan did you encounter?"

Chu Feng asked, as he extended his finger covered in a thin layer of soft Water System True Energy and pressed on the faint blue lines.

He immediately felt that the True Energy at his fingertip clashed with a kind of aggressive power upon contact, leading both to nullify each other.

Du Baocuan’s face twitched with irritation, "Yes, these lines are called ’Sacrificial Fire Lines,’ a manifestation of the Sacrificial Fire Magic Power from the Fire Ritual Spirit Demon Clan taking root inside the body.

"The Fire Ritual Spirit Demon is a well-known Demon Clan. They are brutal but also very powerful.

"In the wars of past years, those beasts caused us more losses than several other Demon Clans combined.

"Normally, the Fire Ritual Spirit Demons are protected by other Demon Clans and don’t easily show themselves.

"I have no idea why they suddenly ran out on their own this time and, damn it, I happened to encounter them!

"I mean, really, it’s like seeing a ghost!"

Fire Ritual Spirit Demons!

Chu Feng narrowed his eyes, and based on the information he had gathered, he confirmed that the group of Fire Ritual Spirit Demons that Du Baocuan encountered was the very one he was looking for!

The timing and location all matched!

He asked, "Do you know where that group of Fire Ritual Spirit Demons ran off to?"

Du Baocuan scratched his head, "I remember they probably headed southwest, but I can’t recall the exact direction."

"Then if we go back to that place, would you be able to recognize the direction they left in?"

Du Baocuan was stunned for a moment and then asked with sudden wariness, "Young Master Chu, are you interested in them?"

"I, Old Du, take the liberty to advise you as someone who’s been through it all—don’t get curious about the Fire Ritual Spirit Demons and secretly follow them or something.

"That group is very powerful, and what’s more disgusting is that they particularly enjoy toying with their prey.

"If you fall into their hands, then you would truly be unable to live or die!

"I’ve heard of someone being captured by them and nourished with magic power, forced to watch as they were burnt alive until all their flesh was gone, and only when nothing but a head remained did they die!

"I also heard that dying at the hands of a Fire Ritual Spirit Demon means your soul will be completely incinerated, leaving no chance for reincarnation!

"After all, souls have now been proven to exist, so there’s some hope after death, at least the possibility of being reborn into a good life next time, right?

"So whatever you do, don’t do anything reckless..."

Listening to Du Baocuan’s continuous rambling, Chu Feng’s expression turned very ugly.

Especially when he mentioned "even the soul will be completely incinerated," his face had darkened so much it almost seemed like it would drip water.

The thought that his parents’ souls might already have been incinerated by the Fire Ritual Spirit Demons made the rage within Chu Feng nearly explode!

He forcefully suppressed the surge of vengeful killing intent within him and suddenly remembered from the recording how, after the Fire Ritual Spirit Demons killed a Demon Extermination Army Soldier, a ghostly blood sphere had emerged.

’Du Baocuan’s knowledge of the Fire Ritual Spirit Demons is all hearsay; it could very well all be wrong. The Fire Ritual Spirit Demons might not incinerate souls; instead, they could collect them and send them somewhere...

’Perhaps that blood sphere is the collected souls! My parents might be among them!’

This was indeed possible, but of course, Chu Feng also knew that this was most likely a comfort to himself.

Even if his parents’ souls were not incinerated, the physical bodies were gone, and it was unknown where the blood sphere had flown off to.

To rescue them back was as difficult as reaching the heavens.

Compared to their souls scattering, he now worried more that his parents’ souls hadn’t disappeared but had fallen into the hands of the Fire Ritual Spirit Demons!

In that case, they might suffer even more desperate anguish!

His fists clenched tight like stones, shaking slightly, and his teeth ground with a grating sound.

The opposite Du Baocuan also noticed his emotional disturbance and looked at him with surprise and suspicion.

What’s going on, why is this pretty boy so murderous?

Could it be he has a grudge against the Fire Ritual Spirit Demons? Has he come specifically for them this time?

Then he heard Chu Feng’s low voice, "Old Du, I’ll hire you to take me to the place where the Fire Ritual Spirit Demons left, offering you a very high price!"

Upon hearing the first part, Du Baocuan immediately wanted to refuse.

Seek out the Fire Ritual Spirit Demons to die? What a joke, he wasn’t ready to die!

But upon hearing the latter part, he hesitated.

Demon Hunters as a community rarely have the habit of savings, usually living a life of carpe diem.

He was considered an oddity among hunters for managing to save some money, but most of it was spent on secret treasures for escape, which had all been consumed last time.

He had planned to earn more during the last hunt, but he ran into a demon outbreak and gained nothing.

Now his finances were insufficient to sustain his cultivation, let alone pay for tobacco, alcohol, and take care of his old flames.

Right now, he was in dire need of money!

After a long thought, he finally said with a bitter smile, "Young Master Chu, I won’t hide it from you, I indeed need money, and I’d like to earn this money.

"But for the sake of my own life, I dare not agree with you.

"This magic injury is lodged in my body, and the magic power inside might spread at any moment. I must keep my True Force suppressed and cannot use it.

"My combat strength has now fallen by more than half.

"To take a risk at this time, I’m likely to get myself killed!"