"Zi, zi, zi." Very quickly, a strange sound rang out.
This strange insect immediately became much more excited after being watered by the warm blood essence. It raised its two heads and directly drank my blood essence. It was not difficult to see that it was enjoying it very much, as if it had finally received rain after a long drought.
Actually, there were many ways to raise Gu, and each method had a different toxicity. This Five Saints Ecstasy Gu was especially overbearing, and the entire process of taming it was also very troublesome, just like its extremely ugly appearance. In the early stages, it needed to find the king of the five poisons, just like the Black Snake King that I had encountered earlier. These five creatures were locked together and made to kill each other. In the end, special methods were used to turn them into the Gu that the master of the Gu needed. During the taming process, it was mainly fed on the blood essence of martial artists to continuously grow.
As everyone knew, blood essence was something like that. The Five Poison Cult was also a righteous sect, so of course they could not kill innocent people. Thus, they established a special division — the Hall of Essence Extraction. Although this name was full of ridicule, it was a real-life version of purgatory on earth.
The Five Poison Cult had a group of people who specially selected suitable seedlings in Flower City. For those young people who wanted to become martial arts masters, as long as their bones were passable, they would basically not reject anyone. Then, they would be brought to the Five Poison Cult and become a member of the Hall of Essence Extraction. In the first few months, they would be served with good food and drinks, and were also provided with miraculous medicines. When their cultivation reached the late stage of Dark Jing, they would begin to "kill chickens to warm themselves", allowing these high-level Gu to absorb the blood essence flowing in their bodies. Generally speaking, every Dark Jing martial artist would have a dozen drops of blood essence, and if they had a few drops, they might not even have ten. Once their blood essence was consumed, their cultivation would also be lost. Those who were lucky could still struggle on with their last breaths, but those who were unlucky would basically die.
Even if they survived, they would be baptized by the secret techniques of the Five Poison Cult, forcibly erasing part of their memories of the Five Poison Cult. Only then would they be released. After losing their blood essence, not only would they become ordinary people, they would also face the awkward situation of aging prematurely. Often, they would only live for a few years before dying young.
Although the Five Poison Cult deliberately concealed this aspect, there was no such thing as an impenetrable wall in the world. After some investigation, the other martial arts sects discovered the existence of the Hall of Essence Extraction. They criticized the Five Poison Cult for being inhumane and insane. Although the Five Poison Cult tried to clarify, it did not have much effect. In fact, in terms of comprehensive foundation, the Five Poison Cult could only be considered as below average. It was just because it had a bad reputation that it ranked at the bottom every year.
Don't think that it's just a strange insect the size of a fist. In reality, it carries the lives of countless people. The pure Yang blood essence in my body is many levels higher than that of an ordinary martial artist. It's like drinking wine and plain water. It's no wonder that it drank it so happily.
Even though I felt all of this, I had no way to stop it. Damn it, if it continued to flow like this, it wouldn't be long before I would be consigned to eternal damnation.
On the surface of my skin, there was a strange redness, as if my blood was swimming. It looked like it could explode at any time. I could clearly feel that the power in my body was not only restricted, but it was also rapidly flowing away.
After seeing this scene, many disciples of the True Martial Hall looked at each other and couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh.
"Just two more moves!"
"Actually, this is Ling Zetian's trump card. Strictly speaking, he has already used many moves."
"Shh, lower your voice. If Ling Zetian hears it, you will also be finished. Didn't you see that our Lord was stopped when he was about to step forward?"
"Sigh, the heavens are really jealous of geniuses!"
There were all kinds of comments. From the disdain they had for me before to the sympathy they had for me now, it was enough to show that the methods I had displayed had won their approval. After the intense discussion just now, they had already figured out that I was the recently famous Zhuang Feng in the capital.
Although I was a member of the National Might Martial Hall, I wasn't a member of the True Martial Hall. There was no need for me to step forward at this time. Some people might think that I wanted to show off by overestimating myself by challenging the protector of the Five Poison Sect. However, most people could understand that I was fighting for the True Martial Hall's reputation. As long as people lived, they would not fight for their reputation. At the very least, I had done something that they didn't dare to do.
"Little trash, aren't you very powerful?
Continue being arrogant!
I want to see how you can fight with me! "Ling Zetian squinted his eyes and said with a smile.
Then, he looked around again. As long as his eyes swept across the place, very few people dared not to lower their heads. Most of the people present were young people of about the same age. Ling Zetian did this just to show the deterrent power of the Five Poison Sect. He wanted to let the disciples of the True Martial Hall understand that there was an insurmountable gap between the forces of the underworld and the sects of the martial world.
At this moment, he was very happy. Although he kept calling me little trash, Ling Zetian had already approved of me. At least in terms of strength, it was already remarkable. When his Five Sacred Venomous Insect finished absorbing my essence and blood, it would definitely rise to a new level. At that time, his strength would also have a qualitative leap!
To be able to take a bite like this before the martial world promotion contest was not an ordinary feeling of comfort. Originally, Ling Zetian had no confidence in the promotion contest, but now it was different.
"Ling Zetian, you little bastard, stop it right now!"
At this moment, Lord Sui, who was not far away, flew into a rage and scolded. Due to excessive anger, a few veins popped out on his forehead, making him look somewhat ferocious.
"Old man, what are you shouting about?
Come and punish me if you have the guts! "
Ling Zetian curled his lips and said disapprovingly. Elder Tang was at the side anyway. Although Lord Sui was stronger than him, Elder Tang would not stand idly by. As long as he delayed for a while, this kid would be completely finished.
"Old Sui, calm down."
"Get the f * ck out of my way!"
Soon, these two big shots had a disagreement and started fighting.