HPDBC Chapter 78 Demon Enchanter
Chapter 78 Demon Enchanter
"What's going on with Brother Twelve?"
Although Wang Sen could not see Blood Blade Ji, he could sense the change in the aura inside the house.
He immediately took out his sword and shield, standing by Lin Rui's side with a wary look, watching in all directions.
Lin Rui pressed a hand on Wang Sen, forcibly withstanding the powerful blade intent coming from the opponent, and calmly met the red-dressed girl's gaze, "I choose the Blood Covenant, but there's no need to rush, how about you wait for half a day? I need some time to prepare, once I'm ready, we can proceed with the Blood Covenant."
Blood Blade Ji frowned slightly, then sheathed her sword and retreated, stepping back beyond the eaves, "Fine! Half a day it is."
Bearing the bloodlust was extremely painful, but she believed she could endure it.
It was only half a day after all; she could wait.
Blood Blade Ji actually hoped Lin Rui would run far away, leave Yin Yue County, but this guy made the worst decision imaginable.
As Blood Blade Ji exited the building, the atmosphere inside returned to normal.
Wang Sen put away his sword and shield, looking at Lin Rui with a puzzled and uncertain expression, "Brother Twelve, who were you talking to just now? What Blood Covenant?"
"Of course, it's the Blood Covenant used by demon enchanters." Lin Rui, while dipping his brush into cinnabar ink and continuing to draw talismans, explained, "There's a powerful fourth realm demon who wants to sign a Blood Covenant with me, to become my protective fiend."
Lin Rui dared not mention the three words "Blood Blade Ji"; he was afraid Wang Sen might go mad.
Wang Sen's eyes lit up upon hearing this, "A fourth realm demon? That's great news! What kind is it? What's its rank?"
To his knowledge, many hybrid practitioners were demon enchanters.
Signing a Blood Covenant with a demon required bearing its frenzied spiritual consciousness, which greatly increased the burden on one's spiritual power. For hybrid practitioners who have more enhancements, this was an extremely heavy burden.
However, the benefits of becoming a demon enchanter were even greater. Firstly, it could significantly strengthen their overall combat power, and secondly, these protective fiends possessed all sorts of miraculous innate abilities that could grant hybrid practitioners stronger survival skills.
Additionally, when hybrid practitioners' consciousness returned to their main bodies, the protective fiends could take on the duty of guarding their masters, helping to look after their hybrids.
Wang Sen surmised that General Fei Yunlai was very likely a demon enchanter, having a powerful demon guarding his hybrid.
Otherwise, how would he, a royal-list level fugitive, dare to withdraw his consciousness to the ninth base and stroll around everywhere?
If Lin Rui could sign a fourth realm demon, it was undoubtedly excellent news for them.
A fourth realm Golden Core was equivalent to the rank of major to lieutenant colonel in the Federation, possessing extremely powerful strength.
As long as they signed one, they could strut around in Yin Yue County.
Judging from the fact that the demon could hide from his five senses and spiritual sense, its rank was likely at the upper echelons.
Wang Sen knew Lin Rui had strong spiritual power and a high talent for it, possibly even higher than his martial arts talent; he should be able to bear it.
"Type, huh?" Lin Rui smiled with a profound look, "Let's keep that a secret for now. You'll find out at noon."
Wang Sen felt somewhat displeased at this response, his curiosity scratching at him like a cat's claws.
This guy was actually playing coy with him—
But he still suppressed his curiosity, going to the courtyard below to practice martial arts on his own.
He had to elevate his martial arts to the level of major accomplishment as soon as possible, to lay a solid foundation for the advanced martial arts he planned to practice in the future.
Lin Rui and Wang Sen's cultivation had greatly improved, and even without using Escape Techniques, their speed was twice as fast as before. In just one minute, they arrived under a stone bridge at the end of Hanhua Alley, where they found the third-realm Tuberculosis Demon.
This time they had learned their lesson and had taken a Lung-Clearing and Cough-Suppressing Pill in advance, which would help suppress coughing during combat.
Tactically, they had also adapted: Lin Rui alone would approach, while Wang Sen stayed at a distance using Ice Wind Palm to exert pressure and to encapsulate and block off escape routes.
Unexpectedly, as Lin Rui approached with his long sword to within 5 meters of the Tuberculosis Demon, the monster neither fled nor resisted but simply stood there quietly, staring at the river under the bridge without moving.
Lin Rui looked at her pus-covered, extremely ugly face, at first puzzled.
It wasn't until his Spiritual Sense felt a corpse under the murky river water next to him.
Lin Rui's eyes widened, and he realized, "So that's how it is!"
He sighed, "I'll send you on your way now. You have taken your revenge, and may you rest in peace."
With a flash of the blade, the head of the Tuberculosis Demon fell instantly, rolling several times on the grass.
Tip: For slaying a third-realm demon, you have obtained 521 points of Soul Power.
"What happened?" Wang Sen flew in and asked with a puzzled look, "She didn't resist?"
Lin Rui responded with a wry smile, pointing to the water below, "There's a body at the bottom of the river, around sixty years old. If I'm not mistaken, it should be the doctor who, at the request of that old brothel keeper three years ago, performed the forced abortion on her. The people she hated the most were probably that man and the old brothel keeper.
Having taken her revenge, her wish has been fulfilled, and she no longer wished to live."
"That explains it," said Wang Sen, his expression easing after hearing this, "It seems that when she fled last time, she had found the trace of this doctor."
Wang Sen had found it odd at the time; from their understanding, the woman should still have been rational and not wanting to harm others.
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However, demons trying to suppress their urges to kill and feed on blood suffer greatly; it's said that bloodlust is several times worse than suffering from drug addiction, imposing a torture she must have been eager to escape from.
Thus, when they found the Tuberculosis Demon last time, she didn't hesitate to flee.
Wang Sen then remarked, "I bet that old brothel keeper and the pharmacy owner regret their actions. If they had known earlier about such a powerful bloodline talent within her, they would never have dared to go too far."
Lin Rui cynically chuckled upon hearing this, his eyes full of irony, "That may not necessarily be the case!"
He reached out his hand and took a sachet from the waist of the Tuberculosis Demon as proof for closing the case.
As for the body, he would inform the county yamen to take care of it later.
But at that moment, Lin Rui sensed several powerful auras rapidly approaching from around him.
Beneath the river beside him, an extremely dangerous presence burst out from the muddy river sands.
Lin Rui narrowed his eyes, "Be alert, we're ambushed!"
With one hand on his sword ready to strike and the other grabbing Wang Sen, he rapidly retreated away from under the bridge. A mocking smile played at the corner of his lips.
The opposition had resorted to the same tactic again, almost identical to the ambush from Zhao Yuanwai's family that time.
These people couldn't even wait for nightfall—
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