Chapter 171 Escape, about bloodline

After the Frost Wings penetrated into Gu Jieshuang's body, the dragon girl Qi'er, who was held in her claws, shook her wings and stopped beside Yu Cang.

"Master, how are you?" Longnv Qier asked with concern.

"I'm fine, I did a good job." Yu Cang's expression was a little painful, but he forced himself to hold it back.

Even without the physical restraints, a soul card like the Forbidden Engine could only be activated for a split second. Furthermore, the immense mental pressure nearly shattered his consciousness. If it lasted any longer, he would have died without Yaoqi even having to intervene.

As for the results of this moment... I can only say that it is useful, but not much.

Moreover, it was only because Yaoqi was careless that he was able to successfully injure him. After all, judging from the current situation, Yaoqi has probably surpassed the high-level legendary level. Even if the forbidden engine can be fully activated, it is no match for Yaoqi.

Yu Cang was trying hard to think about how to delay time. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew from the side. Yu Cang looked back and saw a constantly rotating circular passage appearing next to Gu Jieshuang!

Yu Cang looked carefully and found that the other side of the passage seemed to be the outside world?

Gu Jieshuang said: "Boss, hurry up and leave!"

"good!"

Yu Cang didn't hear what Frost Wings said to Gu Jieshuang, but since there was a passage, there was nothing to say, just slip away!

Behind him, Yaoqi was furious. His face was as gloomy as water, and his long hair was flying behind him. He looked very angry.

"Want to leave? Have you got my permission?!"

Yaoqi stretched out his hand and grabbed, lightning dancing wildly behind him. He wanted to use his most powerful attack to hold back Yu Cang and the others.

But at this moment, he suddenly heard a cold female voice coming from the other end of the passage:

"Found it. Here it is."

Then came an old male voice that suppressed his anger: "I know, let me do it."

Teng!

There were countless noises in his ears, the sound of thunder and waves was extremely noisy, but this very faint sound, like the sound of an ordinary flame burning on a candle, was transmitted to Yaoqi's ears very clearly.

Then he saw that everything in front of him had changed. The blood-red color that filled the entire field of vision faded away in an instant, and was replaced by monotonous black and white.

To be more precise, the entire world turned black, with the only white color at the other end of the passage. Yaoqi seemed to see a vague figure crossing countless spaces and casting its gaze upon him.

One person holds a candle, and the whole world is dark!

Yaoqi's face changed drastically. When the world fell into darkness, he felt that all his abilities had also fallen silent. No matter how he activated them, it was useless!

When the pale candlelight shone on his body, an imperceptible burning sensation spread throughout his body. The burning sensation was very weak and did not seem strong, but Yaoqi quickly realized that if he let it go, his entire body would melt under this candlelight without any resistance!

No, no!

Yaoqi suddenly woke up, only to find that pale flames had already burned on his clothes!

"The Demon King's Seal!" Yao Qi shouted hurriedly. Suddenly, the jade seal on the sea surface shook slightly, and a trace of power was injected into his body through the air. With the help of this power, the flames were quickly extinguished.

Yao Qi no longer dared to look directly at the candlelight. Without caring about anything else, he immediately used all his strength to activate the Demon King Seal and forcibly closed the door of the passage that was torn open by the true blood.

"Ahaha... Ahaha..." Although it was just a thought, Yao Qi had already begun to sweat profusely. "This power... is it a myth?... Fortunately, fortunately, I have the Demon King Seal. Although it hasn't been fully refined, it can save my life..."

Yao Qi, who had recovered from his shock, slowly glanced over and saw that Yu Cang and the other two had disappeared from the cloud. In the situation just now, he could no longer be distracted to keep these people.

Even though he reacted quickly and closed the passage before the candle flame fully released its light, the force still caused considerable damage.

Before my eyes, I saw countless pale flames burning rapidly outward. The clouds, waves and even the air were all covered with quietly burning flames.

The flames burned naturally, forming an expanding ball that looked like a pale sun from a distance.

Fortunately, after the channel was closed, the world returned to its bloody color. These flames were running out of power, and with the Demon King's Seal in hand, Yaoqi was able to deal with these things.

"Damn it, how could a myth interfere!" Yaoqi cursed inwardly, but he could only stretch out his hand bitterly, and with the help of the power of the Demon King's Seal, carefully clean up the remaining flames.

…

open eyes!

On the hospital bed, Yu Cang suddenly opened his eyes!

“Cough cough… cough!”

He quickly stood up, but seemed to have gotten up a little too quickly and choked on his saliva. After coughing violently a few times, Yu Cang looked at his palms, frowning slightly.

He wasn't choking on saliva, he was choking on blood!

"You're awake," the doctor beside him said. "You've been overexerting yourself mentally. It's not advisable to do anything right now. If you don't want to bleed from all your orifices, you'd better lie down."

Yu Cang was silent for a moment, then lay back on the bed obediently.

At this time, a figure came from the side, it was Ren Zheng.

"Xiao Cang, how do you feel now?" Ren Zheng asked nervously.

"I'm fine... I feel okay." Yu Cang shook his head, and with just this one movement, two more lines of nosebleed flowed out.

Ren Zheng: "Come on, please don't move."

Yu Cang smiled and turned his head slightly. Gu Jieshuang was lying on the bed next to him. "...Where are Jieshuang and Qi'er? How are they?"

"...Jie Shuang is fine." Gu Zhihan sat beside the bed. Hearing this, his eyes still fixed on Gu Jie Shuang lying on the bed, he began to explain, "The blood loss has been stopped. Jie Shuang just has a simple fever now. She will be fine after a good night's sleep."

"Brother, I'm fine too!" Qi'er stretched out her little hand from the other side of the hospital bed. "I asked for you, and Sister Qi Nu and Brother Ye Lai are back safely!"

"That's good." Yu Cang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Ren Zheng smiled and shook his head, then sat down on the edge of the bed, his expression slightly more serious. "Boy, I never thought that something could happen to you even in school... Tell me, what happened this time?"

"...Do you think I want to?" Yu Cang sighed, "Actually, this time... I'm also confused."

Jie Shuang was summoned inexplicably, and followed him in a daze, and was forced to fight with a guy who was suspected to be a super-level descendant.

It's really lucky to be able to come back alive.

Yu Cang cast his gaze towards the entry recorder. The week-long countdown on it had stopped, which meant that he was already very far away from that place and could not retrieve the data.

After turning off the recorder, Yu Cang took a deep breath, raised his head, and said seriously: "But old man, thank you very much this time. If it weren't for you, I might have died there."

"Why are you wasting your time on me?" Ren Zheng frowned. "I want to know if this can happen again."

He was a little scared now. If he hadn't had nothing to do today and had rushed over immediately after receiving Yu Cang's call, it would be hard to say how this matter would have turned out.

"This..." Yu Cang thought for a moment, "I'm not sure... From what that person named Yaoqi said, he summoned Jie Shuang because Jie Shuang had true blood in her body."

Ren Zheng looked at Gu Zhihan who had been silent the whole time: "Real blood?"

Gu Zhihan finally raised his head and shifted his gaze away from Gu Jieshuang. "True blood refers to the most essential part of a spirit beast's bloodline. I've heard that a single drop of true blood contains all the genes of a spirit beast race. Relying on true blood, a powerful spirit beast can even reproduce an entire race on its own."

Yu Cang: ...

Why does it sound so indecent?

Gu Zhihan continued, "We half-bloods possess the blood of spirit beasts, so occasionally we might revert to our ancestral roots and inherit true blood. However, the probability is extremely low. There are five or six Wuling villages in our mountainous area, but only once every few hundred years will a true blood heir appear. Generally speaking, those who inherit true blood have incredible talent for cultivation, but their lifespan is also reduced to varying degrees, so the outcome is actually the same."

Ren Zheng still frowned. He said, "...Then, has there ever been a case of consciousness being suddenly summoned away like this before?"

Gu Zhihan shook his head: "No... maybe I just haven't heard of it. But to be honest, after Xiao Cang called me over, I felt that Jie Shuang was suffering from hypothermia, not some kind of consciousness being summoned away... Now that I think about it, there may have been many such cases before, but they were all treated as bloodline conflicts."

Ren Zheng continued, "Now that you know about this situation, have you figured out the principle behind this summoning? Or, in other words, is there any way to prevent it?"

As a guardian of the country, he only noticed a little something strange after seeing Gu Jieshuang. This was because Cang told him the situation in advance.

If he were to just take a casual look, he would definitely not be able to see anything.

Gu Zhihan shook his head: "No, I still don't understand."

Her situation was similar to Ren Zheng's. Both of them only noticed some clues after being reminded by Yu Cang.

But that was all she could do. Using her own blood as a guide, she checked Gu Jieshuang's physical condition and could only vaguely sense something that was suspected to be the "summoning channel" that Yu Cang had mentioned. As for the rest, she couldn't open the channel or forcibly close it.

It’s not that the strength level is not enough, but that there is no idea to solve the problem. I can’t just do whatever I want in Gu Jieshuang’s body.

If the passage had not been suddenly opened by an inexplicable force, he and Ren Zheng would have had to worry for a while.

Ren Zheng and Gu Zhihan looked at each other, and finally looked at Yu Cang together.

Ren Zheng asked, "Xiao Cang, how did you find this passage? And isn't this summoning only for half-bloods? How did you get in?"

"Well..." Yu Cang did not hide it and immediately told the two of them how he entered the Bloodline Empire.

Ren Zheng was stunned. "That's how it works? ... In other words, if you want to enter the place called Bloodline Empire under normal circumstances, you must be a hybrid who is proficient in the Consciousness Card Deck, or have a real name connection with such a person, right?"

"That should be it." Yu Cang nodded. "But in fact, even if these conditions are met, we can only enter through the existing passage, but we can't open a new passage. Just like now, I can no longer sense the summoning passage on Jie Shuang's body, so there is no way to enter again."

Ren Zheng rubbed his fingers, looking a little unhappy.

How can there be a place like this where you can only pull people in and I’m not allowed to break in?

He was so angry today that he had no place to vent it. He was just waiting to find a way to get into that damn place, rush in and beat up all the guys inside.

After all, there aren't many places where you can fight without leaving the ancient city.

For a moment, the field fell silent.

The three of them were thinking about how to find out where this bloodline empire was.

Ren Zheng: "...I'll ask the people at the Intake Bureau to follow up on this matter when I get back."

If you ask about the research on the race of consciousness, the Reception Bureau is definitely the most authoritative. Although he is the national card maker, after all, everyone has their own expertise, and this kind of thing still needs to be done by professionals.

Yu Cang nodded and was about to say something when suddenly...

A soul card flipped open from the side of his body, and Ye Lai flew out lightly from it and landed next to Yu Cang's hand.

He looked at Yu Cang, and seemed relieved when he saw that nothing serious was wrong.

Ye Lai nodded slightly: "The master of this body, greets you."

"Ye Lai, you're back." Yu Cang said with a smile.

Ye Lai raised his head, his expression becoming a little more serious: "Master of this body, I may have some information that I can provide you."

"Oh?" Yu Cang's eyes lit up, "Tell me about it."

"That so-called Bloodline Empire of Yaoqi, I seem to have seen something similar before."

Ren Zheng was stunned for a moment, then he understood that what Ye Lai was talking about was probably something that happened in another world.

Ye Lai continued, "A long time ago, I once visited a world where natural disasters were frequent and the living environment was extremely harsh. Only a group of captive creatures struggled to survive on the earth. Their rulers gave up their physical bodies and entered the blood networks of these creatures to avoid natural disasters."

Yu Cang didn't quite understand: "Bloodline network?"

"Yes." Ye Lai nodded gently. "That group of creatures is very special. There's some kind of blood connection between them. Their rulers exploited this trait and, through various means, built a network capable of accommodating consciousness. There, consciousness can perceive, reproduce, and survive just like in the real world. Besides avoiding natural disasters, it also offers many other conveniences. However, it's been so long that I can't recall the details."

"So that's how it is... It sounds like this is some kind of symbiotic method."

"It's more like parasitism than symbiosis," Ye Lai shook his head. "This bloodline network can't exist forever like in other dimensions. It needs 'fuel' to exist. Most creatures in that world have short lifespans because they need to burn their lives to fuel the bloodline network."

Ye Lai had just finished saying this.

Click!

The temperature in the room dropped suddenly, and a layer of frost had formed in the glass of water on the bedside table.

Gu Zhihan's expression didn't change, but his tone had turned cold: "You mean—just like us mixed-bloods?"

Ye Lai seemed not to sense Gu Zhihan's aura and nodded calmly: "Just like this moment."

"Alright." Ren Zheng waved his hand, and the temperature in the room returned to normal. "Don't vent your anger here."

Gu Zhihan took a deep breath and calmed down: "...I lost my composure. Ye Lai, thank you very much for telling me this."

"No need to thank me," Ye Lai said, "I just happened to think of this... In fact, there are many reasons that may lead to bloodline conflicts, and this bloodline empire is just one of the possibilities."

"It's okay." Gu Zhihan cast his gaze towards Gu Jieshuang, who was still sleeping soundly. "At least I already know who to kill... Ye Lai, is there any way to destroy, or rather, reject this bloodline empire?"

"We still need to find the source," Ye Lai said calmly. "The bloodline network of that world was built with the help of an ancient contract recognized by the world. I still don't know the reason for the existence of this so-called Bloodline Empire, so I can't jump to conclusions."

"Is that so?" Gu Zhihan thought for a moment, then looked up at Yu Cang, "Xiao Cang, what is there in the Bloodline Empire? Can you tell me about it?"

Yu Cang nodded. "Yeah, I was just about to say that. When I entered, I first met a man named Yaoqi, who claimed to be the current Demon King..."

After Ye finished speaking, he lay down beside Yu Cang's arm and accepted his caress.

Ren Zheng and Gu Zhihan listened carefully, and no one interrupted.

Soon, Yu Cang finished talking about his experience in the Bloodline Empire and picked up the water cup to drink.

Ren Zheng frowned, his expression filled with uncertainty: "Emperor Wu's Seal? Is it real or fake?"

"I don't know... Frost Wing and Yaoqi each have their own story, and I can't tell who's real and who's fake."

"...Yaoqi claims to be the current demon king, so he must have been born not long ago. However, Frostwing is a real ancient spirit beast that has actually seen the existence of Wu Tianzi. So perhaps... Frostwing's words are more credible."

"But if that's the case, why does the Emperor Wu's Seal have the power to control true blood?"

"I don't know about that, but the history books don't record the power of this mythical soul card. No one knows the true effect of the Emperor Wu Tianzi Seal. Maybe its effect is to control the true blood."

“…It’s not impossible.”

While they were discussing, a whimpering sound suddenly came from the bed. When everyone looked over, they saw Gu Jieshuang had woken up with a frown on her brow.

Gu Zhihan heaved a sigh of relief, his eyes softening: "Jieshuang, you're awake... How do you feel now?"

"I...have a headache..." Gu Jieshuang squinted her eyes and reached to the side, but did not touch Yu Cang's hand.

When I opened my eyes, I was shocked.

"Mom? Why are you here...and Principal Ren?" Gu Jieshuang was confused.

"Xiao Cang asked us to come." Gu Zhihan explained, "He woke up before you and is fine now."

"Ah... so..." Gu Jieshuang breathed a sigh of relief. She then looked towards the bed next to her and saw Yu Cang smiling at her.

Gu Jieshuang couldn't help but smile as well, and a warm feeling flowed through her heart.

"By the way, Jie Shuang." Gu Zhihan said, "Xiao Cang just said that a frost-embracing wing entered your forehead? Is she still there now?"

If this Frostwing were still there, many questions could be asked directly without so much trouble.

But after closing his eyes and feeling for a moment, Gu Jieshuang shook his head helplessly: "I can't sense her existence...but the true blood is still in my body."

"Oh, I see." Gu Zhihan understood.

It seems this Frostwing sacrificed itself to open up a passage...

But Ye Lai who was standing by said, "She's still here."

"Hmm?" Yu Cang asked quickly, "What do you mean?"

"When we left, I paid special attention and found that Frost Wing had indeed left the Bloodline Empire with us." Ye Lai explained, "However, she is now just a consciousness, trapped in her bloodline, so she is temporarily unable to communicate with people in reality.

"This is actually a drawback of the bloodline network. Although the bloodline network is very convenient, it requires you to abandon your physical body to enter. So, in reality, it's like a prison. It's difficult for creatures that enter it to leave. So when the wilderness infects that world, they can't even escape and quickly perish."

Gu Zhihan quickly asked, "Then is there any way to summon her out?"

When this question was asked, Gu Zhihan, who usually didn't care much about other things, became a little nervous.

After all… this was a descendant of one's ancestors… a spirit beast. Talking to one's ancestors, who wouldn't be nervous?

Ye Lai did not answer this question, but looked at Yu Cang: "Master of this body, this requires your strength."

Yu Cang blinked and pointed at himself: "Me?"

"Yes." Ye Lai smiled, "Do you still remember your previous works?"

"You mean...Frost Sky Slash?"

"Yes. That Soul Card cleverly harnesses the power of bloodline. However, because it's an equipment card, it can't yet serve as a medium for Frostwing's arrival. If you can create a suitable Soul Card, I think we'll see Frostwing again soon."

Hearing Ye Lai's words, Gu Zhihan was a little confused: "Soul card? What soul card?"

"Uh." Gu Jieshuang looked away with a guilty look, "That, that..."

Gu Zhihan's gaze switched back and forth between Yu Cang and Gu Jieshuang. Her intuition told her that something was wrong.

"What kind of soul card is it?"

"Um... this is it." Gu Jieshuang took out the Frost Sky Slash and handed it to Gu Zhihan, "That, that... the boss made it for me."

Gu Zhihan took it and took a look.

Then my eyes couldn't help but widen.

A legacy? And one that only those with the relevant bloodline can use?

this……

Looking at the effect of Hantian Jinzhan, Gu Zhihan sensed it slightly and swallowed quietly.

It’s bad, I’m also moved.

You know, she herself doesn't have a decent legendary equipment card - in daily battles, she uses real swords, and then uses various soul cards to strengthen them.

It’s not because she doesn’t want to use it, but because she can’t find the one she likes!

And at this moment, in her daughter's hand, there was actually... No, no, this was her daughter's thing, how could a mother ask for something from her daughter!

Besides, this was a gift from her boyfriend. It is a hobby among young people, so I definitely cannot accept it.

Thinking of this, Gu Zhihan quickly hid the excitement in his eyes.

Ahem... I guess they didn't get discovered. How embarrassing.

However, she wondered why her daughter, who was so proud, was so devoted to Cang... If someone had made her a special heirloom soul card when she was young, she would have been devoted to him as well.

Wait... As we all know, soul card makers need resonance to make soul cards, and resonance is actually the process of exploring rhythm. This process is very obscure, so card makers generally use various means to promote this process.

As for blood resonance, she had never seen anyone do it before, so she thought it must be very difficult and required close contact with the blood.

How did you, Yu Cang... gain resonance with Jie Shuang's bloodline?!

Gu Zhihan looked at Yu Cang with a sharp look.

(End of this chapter)