After a few minutes, Du Hongchen slowly exhaled. He looked a little tired, but he still showed a satisfied smile. "Alright, kid, you're really daring. In order to win, you actually removed the Blood Demon's seal!"
"Blood Demon?
Isn't it the Heart Demon? "I asked in surprise.
Du Hongchen curled his lips and said, "Let me ask you, did he ask you for your blood essence?"
"Yes."
Anyway, he already knew the secret of the Heart Demon, so I didn't have anything to hide. On the contrary, I wanted to get some information from Du Hongchen. I knew very little about the little black ball, including my master and Senior Sun. They didn't reveal too much information, so a big shot like Du Hongchen should know more than the two of them.
"Hmph, that's it. Kid, sometimes you're extremely smart, but sometimes you're extremely stupid. I don't know how to describe you." Du Hongchen coldly snorted, his expression a little complicated.
I hastily sensed my dantian. Previously, due to the effect of the blood essence, the ice crystal formation had already been shattered. However, at this moment, there was a layer of light blue transparent halo around the heart demon. I could clearly see that the heart demon's red hair was a little messy. It seemed that he was injured. His handsome face was filled with anger and unwillingness. It was possible that he had sensed my probing.
He couldn't help but fly into a rage. "Motherf * cker, kid, why didn't you stop him?"
As he said this, he emitted a violent dark power, which constantly collided with the light blue aura, making sizzling sounds.
"Uh, Senior, I just lost my sense of Dantian, how could I stop him?"
Seeing that the dark power was still there, I was a little relieved. At least it wasn't destroyed, it was only sealed for a second time.
"This old thing is really ruthless. If it weren't for the fact that I haven't recovered, I would have skinned him, pulled out his tendons, gnawed his bones, and dug out his heart!"
The Heart Demon let out a low roar. Originally, after being watered by the blood essence, he had a chance to see the light of day again, but there were many martial artists in the stadium, and he was most afraid of the Sky Eagle Hall Master.
Even though the Heart Demon tried his best to cover up the dark power, he still couldn't escape Du Hongchen's detection. The most painful thing was that he was about to regain his freedom, but he was sealed again.
Just a moment ago, he and Du Hongchen had engaged in an intense battle. Actually, Du Hongchen still wanted to protect me, so he condensed a circle of gentle energy on the surface of my Dantian, which acted as a reinforcement.
Otherwise, with my endurance, Dantian might have exploded. Anyway, the Heart Demon had nothing to fear, and he didn't care that I would be separated from my body. He seemed to help me again and again, but in fact, he was using me.
Of course, he and I were mutually beneficial. Even if I knew that I was jumping into a pit, I was still resolute. After all, every time the inner demon helped me, it meant that I was going to show off my power. The feeling of being the only one in the world was really tempting.
Especially, I was full of desire for power. Not long ago, Zhao Wente had pressured me to the point that I almost had a mental breakdown. Luckily, I was able to withstand the pressure and face the difficulties head-on!
"What? Are you still talking to the Blood Demon?" Du Hongchen squinted his eyes and spoke again. I smiled awkwardly.
"Senior, thank you for helping me." I cupped my fists and said respectfully.
Looking at him, he didn't seem to have it easy. That time, my fairy master hastily sealed it, so she suffered a certain degree of backlash. Now that the little black ball had gone through a transformation, it was no longer the same as before. However, Du Hongchen could still seal it easily, which was enough to prove his unfathomable power!
"Don't give me that. You said thank you, but you must be cursing me in your heart. You better stay away from this kind of evil thing, it's very easy to get addicted to it, and …" He seemed to want to say something, but stopped, which made me even more curious.
"And what?!" I asked subconsciously.
"Do you really want to know?"
Du Hongchen curled his lips. I hurriedly nodded, afraid that he wouldn't say it. I wanted to know more about the secret of the little black ball.
"Sigh, this Blood Demon is an extremely powerful and stubborn evil thing. There have been records of it since thousands of years ago, especially this kind of dark power. Dozens of years ago, there was also a dark power that appeared. That young man's temperament wasn't good, so he went astray. Although he was strong for a while, he still ended up dying without a burial place. Moreover, he was just a pure dark power, unlike you, who had a trace of the Blood Demon's remnant consciousness. This evil thing is too terrifying, even a trace of its consciousness is enough to bring an unimaginable catastrophe to the martial world!"
When he said this, Du Hongchen's face was incomparably solemn. Obviously, he didn't have the ability to control the Blood Demon.
I didn't say anything, and continued to wait for his story like a curious baby. According to what he said, it was indeed very scary.
"There is one thing that I should tell you. Since ancient times, no one who was possessed by the Blood Demon's remnant consciousness could live past the age of 20!"
Du Hongchen's voice wasn't loud, but to me, it was like a bolt from the blue. Can't live past the age of 20!?
In a few months, it will be my 19th birthday. In other words, I only have a little more than a year left to live?
At this moment, my face slightly paled. Is it related to blood essence?
That's possible. For a martial artist, blood essence plays a role in breaking and harmonizing, just like when a woman has her period. If her period doesn't come, it's very easy for a woman to age prematurely. And if she loses too much blood essence, not only will she face the risk of losing all her martial arts, but she might also be beheaded.
This was also the reason why Ou Yangjun had chosen to stake everything on a single throw, and ignited his own blood essence to directly endanger my life. Moreover, he had also sent my master flying. Of course, he had also paid an exceptionally painful price for this. For a martial artist, having less blood essence would cause their meridians to be clogged. Correspondingly, their qi and strength wouldn't be able to flow smoothly. As time passed, their cultivation progress would slow down. This was like rowing a boat against the current; if you don't move forward, you will fall back.
Take Ou Yangjun for example. Even if he were to start all over again, there would still be a lot of problems. His body's root bone had also undergone some changes. That was why Master Ouyang was so furious. If it wasn't for my fists being hard, I would have already lost my life.
"Senior Du, you aren't joking, right?"
My expression became a lot more solemn. If it was said that I could still laugh and laugh before, then now, I was like a frost-bitten eggplant.