bookbashuk 839. Jade Pendant Stained with Blood
839. Jade Pendant Stained with Blood
Xiao Yan's figure flashed like a ghost to the small mound where the energy body was located. Before he could stand firmly, a powerful pressure surged towards him like a tangible tide.
The semi-saint energy entity atop the mound had opened its eyes and was now focused on Xiao Yan.
Several energy beings were also scattered around him, clearly indicating that this half-saint level energy being was the leader here.
"Young man, this is not a place for you. Leave immediately, or you'll only be throwing your life away!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan sneered, "If I leave, what will happen to my energy core?"
Xiao Yan's words were simple, clearly indicating that he had already regarded this half-saint level energy body as his prey.
"I was going to let you off the hook, but I didn't expect you to be so reckless."
Xiao Yan laughed out loud: "You didn't even dare to make a move at the first moment. Among all the semi-saint energy beings I've seen, you're the most cowardly one."
Upon hearing this, the energy entity, still retaining its rationality, also became enraged. Although it had no intention of fighting Xiao Yan, who already possessed the strength of a half-saint, Xiao Yan's insult had thoroughly enraged it. A dark blue light flashed in the energy entity's eyes, and an energy hammer appeared in its hand. It slammed down towards Xiao Yan's location with a resounding crash. However, Xiao Yan's soul perception had already anticipated this, so while the half-saint energy entity's hammer blow sent dust flying and the ground shaking, Xiao Yan had already dodged it.
"The strength is not bad."
The next moment, Xiao Yan had already appeared behind the semi-saint energy body.
"Too slow."
……
An energy core radiating a pale blue light hovered in mid-air. Xiao Yan exerted force in his palm, absorbing the energy core into his hand. Even a semi-saint level energy core was extremely precious within this Heavenly Tomb.
"This is the fifth one. It's not hard to find even half-saint level beings on this third level. I am indeed a bit late." After collecting all the energy cores, Xiao Yan also counted his gains over the past few days.
Five half-saint level energy cores—such a large stockpile couldn't help but bring a satisfied smile to Xiao Yan's face, even with his composure. These energy cores, once accumulated, would be excellent resources, whether for stabilizing his cultivation level or breaking through to the next bottleneck.
As Xiao Yan reviewed the battle, he put the energy core into his storage ring. Now was not the best time to use this precious energy core. However, while putting it away, Xiao Yan noticed something was wrong; something in his storage ring had changed.
Xiao Yan took it out; it was a jade pendant given to him by Huo Zhi. It still felt familiarly cool to the touch, and the jade was of fine texture. However, when his gaze fell upon the pendant, his pupils suddenly contracted.
The center of the jade pendant, which had been smooth and lustrous like water, was now as if it had been infiltrated with blood, a glaring crimson color swirling within. This blood wasn't static; rather, it flowed slowly within the pendant like a living thing, giving the entire pendant a chilling, ominous aura!
When Huo Zhi handed him the jade pendant, she simply told Xiao Yan that it was a jade pendant she had carried with her since childhood. At the time, Xiao Yan didn't think much of it and just put the jade away. After all, he had been a great help to the Yan Clan, and it was normal for Huo Zhi to want to express her gratitude. Xiao Yan also knew somewhat about the reasons behind Huo Zhi's actions. Now that the jade pendant had suddenly shown such an abnormal change, Xiao Yan almost instinctively felt that this was definitely because Huo Zhi was in trouble, and possibly in considerable danger.
A chilling coldness instantly rose from the depths of Xiao Yan's heart, and he cursed under his breath, "Damn it!"
Xiao Yan forcibly suppressed the anxiety in his heart. He immediately released his soul power without reservation, which surged and spread in all directions like an invisible tide!
The powerful soul perception of the early stage of the Heavenly Realm instantly covered an area of dozens of miles!
Although he sensed a lot of information about the soul entities, he still couldn't find any trace of Huo Zhi. After all, soul perception has its limits, and Huo Zhi is likely currently in an area beyond Xiao Yan's perception range.
Xiao Yan subconsciously tightened his grip on the jade pendant, whose blood color was becoming increasingly intense. Just as Xiao Yan was anxiously thinking about which direction to go to find Huo Zhi's whereabouts, he keenly noticed a subtle change!
The jade pendant in his palm, with its constantly swirling crimson light at its center, fluctuated abnormally just now as it moved in a certain direction.
Xiao Yan immediately began to carefully adjust the direction he was standing in. He tried to turn around slowly, his eyes fixed on the blood-red change in the center of the jade pendant.
Southwest!
When facing southwest, the blood-red color in the jade pendant is noticeably more vibrant!
right here!
A sharp light flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes, and all his hesitation vanished instantly. He no longer hesitated, and even disregarded the slight exhaustion from the recent battle, unleashing his powerful mid-stage Half-Saint Dou Qi without reservation.
Crimson flames instantly enveloped his entire body. Xiao Yan's figure left a clear afterimage in place, his true form transforming into a crimson streak of light tearing through space, hurtling off at full speed towards the southwest. His speed was so great that he even left a long, lingering trail of flames behind him.
As he continued to surge forward, the blood at the center of the jade pendant grew increasingly crimson, as if it might drip from the jade at any moment. Xiao Yan's worries reached their peak.
Finally, after Xiao Yan's tireless, full-speed run, he sensed a familiar aura—the Red Lotus Karmic Flame! It was definitely Huo Zhi!
"Finally found it!"
Xiao Yan could clearly sense that although Huo Zhi's aura was extremely weak, like a candle flickering in the wind, at least she was still alive!
Upon discovering Huo Zhi, Xiao Yan's mood calmed down slightly. However, the aura emanating from beside Huo Zhi instantly turned Xiao Yan's eyes icy cold, and his killing intent spread out as if it were tangible.
That aura had already reached the level of a late-stage Half-Saint, and it was currently fighting with Huo Zhi, who was about to give up.
"You bastard!"
The situation was too urgent, and Xiao Yan couldn't care less about the energy consumption and the noise of the impact. He forcibly increased his speed again, transforming himself into a fiery meteor that tore through the space of the Heavenly Tomb.
Xiao Yan arrived just before Huo Zhi completely collapsed. The blood-red lotus was already quite dim, and the familiar yet slender figure was teetering on the brink of collapse. Huo Zhi had been completely transformed into a blood-soaked figure, and opposite her was an energy body at the late stage of the Half-Saint realm.
(Thanks to Carbon Treasure)