Martial Master

Buzz! Thunder

The light swept over him, enveloping his entire body. To Qin Chen's astonishment, when his bloodline power surged forth, the destructive force contained within the blood energy seemed to scatter in fear, just like a mouse encountering a cat, leaving behind only a pure energy that surged within his body.

He could see that strands of blood energy still surrounded him, swirling around him, yet they could not harm him in the slightest. Only that thread of pure power lingered around his body.

"What’s going on?"

Qin Chen was also bewildered.

He had sought survival, but he never expected that his bloodline power would actively circulate and, astonishingly, without causing any harm.

Indeed, this blood energy contained an extremely terrifying force capable of shattering a martial artist’s physical body. Yet, once this force entered his body, it was neutralized by the Thunder Bloodline within him.

This power, which could cause ordinary martial artists to fall instantly, posed no threat to Qin Chen. Instead, it gave him a warm feeling, as if he were soaking in a hot spring.

"Eh, you actually didn't die!"

At the same time, a voice of confusion rang in Qin Chen's ears.

"Da Hei Mao?"

A look of shock appeared on Qin Chen's face; it was indeed the voice of Da Hei Mao. So it turned out this dead cat had been here all along.

"Where did you run off to, you dead cat?"

Qin Chen said angrily, his spiritual power instantly spreading out, but within this blood energy, it could not extend far before it dissolved completely.

"Where I go is none of your business. But you, boy, are quite peculiar. You didn’t get hurt at all under the blood essence of the source beast—strange, very strange!"

Da Hei Mao murmured, seemingly shocked by Qin Chen's performance.

"Are you saying this is a source beast?"

Qin Chen asked in shock, even forgetting to reproach Da Hei Mao.

"Of course it's a source beast. You seem quite clever, so didn't you think of that at all?" Da Hei Mao replied disdainfully.

In fact, Qin Chen had indeed speculated about what exactly was sealed below, and he had considered that it might be a source beast, but he just didn’t have a definitive answer.

According to the Skeleton Captain, source beasts are unique to the Demon Tribe Continent and are considered strategic resources of war, with extremely terrifying powers comparable to that of a Demon Lord.

Moreover, the Skeleton Captain had also mentioned that source beasts are highly beneficial to the Demon Tribe; a living source beast can continuously provide source beast essence for healing and cultivation.

"Could it be that the leader of the black-clothed figures wants to release this ancient source beast to utilize the source beast essence for healing and cultivation of many Demon Tribe members in Tianwu Continent?"

Qin Chen suddenly seemed to realize something, and his expression darkened.

This indeed was a possibility.

The Skeleton Captain had said that with enough source beast essence, it could restore its peak cultivation from its previous life in a hundred years, or even less.

Decades are an extremely long time for martial artists, but for the Demon Tribe members who have been dormant in Tianwu Continent for countless years, it isn’t much at all. If this source beast were really released and entered Tianwu Continent, then those Demon Tribe members like the Skeleton Captain, who had fallen asleep in ancient battles, would quickly regain their strength. By then, with the current strength of Tianwu Continent, how could they resist the invasion of the Demon Tribe?

In the ancient battle, the strong human warriors had fallen almost completely, barely managing to keep the Demon Tribe temporarily at bay. Now, the martial artists of Tianwu Continent had long lost the glory of ancient times; if another dark turmoil were to arise, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"No, we must stop them!" Qin Chen instinctively blurted out.

"Exactly, we must stop these Demon Tribe members." Da Hei Mao’s voice came as well.