Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1326: The Power of the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade

Chapter 1326: Chapter 1326: The Power of the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade

Fang Bai and his three companions were all Innate experts at the peak of perfection, their strength far surpassing those fallen Innate high-rank experts from before. Although the previous flying had depleted much of their True Yuan, it was by no means easy for those Fire Pythons and Fire Bats to put them to death.

However, the Spirit Beasts had an absolute advantage in numbers, and it was momentarily impossible for Fang Bai and his group to break through the encirclement.

Therefore, after the two sides clashed, they fell into a standoff where neither could gain the upper hand.

Fang Bai and his companions understood that if they wanted to break out quickly, they had to kill as many Spirit Beasts as possible to deter the others and make them retreat in the face of difficulty.

Only by driving away the Spirit Beasts could they then sit cross-legged atop the stone pillars to rest and recover their True Yuan, and then continue their journey.

Faced with a large number of fierce Spirit Beasts besieging them, the four well-prepared individuals remained calm and composed, each wielding their Spiritual Artifacts to engage in fierce combat with the overwhelming waves of Spirit Beasts.

Although the four did not look at each other, they were acutely aware of each other’s movements, admiring each other’s strengths while secretly competing to see who could slay more Spirit Beasts.

Puff...

Accompanied by the light sound of a sharp blade slicing through flesh, the stench filled the air, and a mist of blood enveloped the sky. Fang Bai’s Blood-Drinking Mad Blade chopped off the triangular head of a Fire Python, and its enormous body thunderously fell into the sea of fire.

"Haha, Brother Fang, your blade-type Spiritual Artifact may look ugly with its pitch-black appearance, but who would have thought it would be so powerful? It’s not any weaker than my Lotus Flame Spear!"

Since Li Chenzhou got to know Fang Bai, this was the first time he saw him using his Spiritual Artifact against the enemy. Initially, Li Chenzhou did not pay much attention to the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade, thinking it was just a common Spiritual Artifact. But after witnessing Fang Bai killing a Fire Bat with almost every slash, and another Fire Python with just a few more strikes, he began to regard the blade in Fang Bai’s hand with admiration, clicking his tongue in wonder.

The weapon Li Chenzhou wielded was a spear-type high-rank Spiritual Artifact called the Lotus Flame Spear. When he thrust the spear, the Fire Primordial Qi condensed at the tip would bloom like lotuses, dazzling and magnificent, entrancing to behold.

However, Li Chenzhou’s opponents would often lose their lives to the blooming lotuses in their entranced state.

But although Li Chenzhou’s Lotus Flame Spear was sharp, it was effective against Fire Bats, but not so much against the hard-skinned, steel-boned Fire Pythons. Often, a thrust would only leave a foot-deep wound on the Fire Pythons.

Such wounds were insignificant for Fire Pythons with bodies tens of meters long.

As a result, Fang Bai could slay a Fire Python with at most three slashes of his Mad Blade, while Li Chenzhou needed a dozen or more stabs with his spear to kill a Fire Python, meaning he used several times more True Yuan than Fang Bai.

The situation was similar for the Black and White Demons, Yin Tianyu and Jing Chaoyu.

Both were skilled in using blades. Seeing the unparalleled power and overflowing Evil Qi from Fang Bai’s Blood-Drinking Mad Blade, and unable to discern its rank with their keen eyesight, it was evidently a treasure among Spiritual Artifacts. A burning desire shone in their eyes, thinking such a Spiritual Artifact would greatly enhance their combat abilities if it were theirs.

However, both knew that now was the time for the four to join forces side by side, to work together to slay the Spirit Beasts. They should not covet Fang Bai’s Spiritual Artifact, lest it cause conflict between the parties and provide an opportunity for the surrounding Spirit Beasts to strike, potentially leading to the downfall of all four.

The surrounding Fire-based Spiritual Beasts were not only ferocious but also cunning. Once they recognized that Fang Bai was not to be trifled with, they turned their attacks towards Li Chenzhou and the Black and White Demons.

As a result, the pressure on Li Chenzhou and the Black and White Demons surged, while the space in front of Fang Bai was emptied of Spirit Beasts.

Seizing this opportunity, Fang Bai swallowed an Elixir, sat in meditation to regulate his breath, and within dozens of breaths, his True Yuan was restored to its original state.

"Brother Fang, come quickly to help, I’ve nearly exhausted my True Yuan!"

Li Chenzhou suddenly cried out, while mustering the last of his strength and thrusting his spear-shaped Spiritual Artifact, forming a lotus of Fire Primordial Qi that exploded upon collision with a Fire Bat, bringing it to the ground.

This strike nearly depleted all of Li Chenzhou’s True Yuan. After he killed the Fire Bat with his spear, the shield of Fire Primordial Qi around him weakened drastically and then shattered under the assault of several dozen other Fire Bats.

Dozens of Fire Bats, like flaming fireballs, surged crazily towards Li Chenzhou from every direction, looking to encircle him.

Just then, several crimson blade lights slashed through the air, sealing off the space around Li Chenzhou, cutting down a dozen or so Fire Bats at the forefront that failed to evade in time.

"Brother Li, take a seat to recover; I’ll defend for a while!"

Fang Bai’s figure appeared in front of Li Chenzhou, following the slashing crimson blade lights of the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade.

The Blood-Drinking Mad Blade in Fang Bai’s hand, having slain dozens of Innate-level Spirit Beasts and having drunk their blood, now emanated an unprecedented blood-red color, vivid and dripping.

A thick and intense Evil Qi spread out from the blade in all directions. The powerful aura of slaughter contained within the Evil Qi caused the hundreds of Fire-based Spiritual Beasts hovering around the pillars to retreat, no longer daring to attack.

The fierce battle between four Innate-level perfection warriors and hundreds of Innate-level Spirit Beasts suddenly erupted and just as suddenly quieted down.

The pressure the Black and White Demons had just encountered was hardly any easier than that of Li Chenzhou, but with Fang Bai forcing the retreat of the hundreds of Spirit Beasts, not only was Li Chenzhou’s encirclement broken, it also allowed them to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Brother Fang, your Spiritual Artifact is simply too formidable! Other people’s Spiritual Artifacts might increase their combat power by twenty or thirty percent, while yours seems to multiply it manifold, right?"

The mere Evil Qi of the Spiritual Artifact caused hundreds of Innate-level Spirit Beasts to retreat, leaving Li Chenzhou tremendously shocked, feeling that he had still greatly underestimated the power of Fang Bai’s Spiritual Artifact.

The Black and White Demons were not well-acquainted with Fang Bai. Initially, they were somewhat disdainful due to Fang Bai’s youth, but as his demonstrated strength grew increasingly formidable, they finally put away their contemptuous attitudes.

Although Fang Bai repelled the hundreds of Spirit Beasts with his Blood-Drinking Mad Blade, relying largely on the power of the Spiritual Artifact, without formidable strength and unwavering resolve, one could not control such a weapon, brimming with intense Evil Qi, and could even have their own mind influenced by it.

The Black and White Demons had harbored some covetousness for Fang Bai’s Blood-Drinking Mad Blade, but at this moment, they had completely given up on that thought.

The Black and White Demons understood that many things in the world rely on fate. Some treasures, if fallen into the hands of those who are fated, can be a blessing, while for those not fated, possessing them might bring about disaster.

The way Fang Bai wielded his Spiritual Artifact was seamless and powerful, clearly showing a high level of compatibility between the warrior and the weapon. Even if other martial artists could obtain his Spiritual Artifact, it would be difficult to erase the imprint he has left upon it.