"I give up! I give up!" The monkey beast cried looking at Liu Xin with deep fear in its eyes.
Liu Xin looked at the monkey and punch it again. "If you want to live, be my blood slave. If not...die." Liu Xin's voice was cold which made the monkey shiver.
"I-I..." The monkey hesitated.
Shing!
As the sound of the blade unsheathing reach its ears, the monkey immediately knelt.
"I obey!" At once, it bit its finger and stretched its hand. "Here."
Liu Xin took the blood and circulated his qi around, trapping the blood and consuming it.
The monkey's face paled as its qi left its body and entered Liu Xin's body. Liu Xin Qi also left his body and entered the monkey's body.
The monkey's heart was trapped by the energy while the monkey's energy trapped its blood, giving the full right to Liu Xin to control the beast's heart at will. He can kill the monkey with his thought.
"What's your name?" He asked.
"Nuofu," Monkey replied.
"Your gender?" He asked.
"..." The monkey looked at Liu Xin, and seeing his serious expression, he replied, "Male."
"Good." Liu Xin nodded. "You will be my illusion artist. When I pick herbs, scare other cultivators away. If you let anyone approach me, I will skin you and cook you." Liu Xin said without hesitation.
Nuofu felt a chill spread on his scalp as he looked at Liu Xin with a face full of fear. He nodded like a bird pecking at food and walked behind Liu Xin.
Liu Xin reached the herb.
Illusion Bearing Herb
Like its name, the herb can create those pills that can make any cultivator weak to illusions. This herb directly helps to decrease the soul power and mind of the cultivator making them easy prey to cast illusions on.
Liu Xin was going to pick it up, but Nuofu requested it. "Master..." He hesitated. "I want this herb, please!" He knelt immediately.
"Why?" Liu Xin asked.
"This herb will help in my cultivation. I am stuck at Mid Foundation Building Stage, if I consume this herb, I will reach the Upper Foundation Building realm. I have been waiting for 5 years for this herb to bloom."
"What's your bloodline?" Liu Xin didn't know his bloodline, as beast status and strength depend on their bloodline.
"Mirage Monkey Bloodline" Luofu said within a second.
"...Are you...serious?" Liu Xin's face was full of disbelief.
If the monkey was of low bloodline, he could understand his cowardness. But...Mirage Monkey Bloodline?
He has heard of this bloodline, the beast with this bloodline is a master of illusion. They are proud and arrogant.
In a sense, they are one of the strongest and most noble beasts in the whole beast kingdom. Not to mention, the master of illusion can turn illusion into reality.
They can kill a cultivator in illusion. These are one of the most dangerous beasts.
Liu Xin shook his head. He wanted to ask about his cowardness, but he decided to leave it.
"Here." He gave the herb. "3 hours, I have limited patience. I will go and get another herb. If you didn't consume this herb and breakthrough in 3 hours, I will finish you."
With those words, Liu Xin disappears.
"That filthy human!" Luofu shouted. "Let's break through first." His heart shook as he remembered the beating he received. "I will curse him real hard....in my heart."
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Liu Xin arrived at another herb location. He sensed the movement of some monsters, but his speed surpassed those.
As he reached the herb, he felt pressure emitted by the herb.
Moonshadow Leaves
A small plant with each of its leaves white as the moon, the steam black as shadow and pressure that even push him enough to make his back hunched.
He circulated his qi and the pressure on his shoulder disappeared. He suddenly saw three red dots approaching him, so he hid in a tree.
He hid his aura and looked at the cultivators.
All of the cultivator's realms was mid-foundation building realm, seeing that, he felt relieved. He could deal with those cultivators with ease.
On the cultivator's side, every cultivator's eyes gleam as they looked at the herb.
"Moonshadow Leaves! Isn't this herb worth a lot of money?" A cultivator exclaimed.
"Yes, this herb isn't rare, but it also isn't easy to acquire." Another replied.
"We are lucky this time. Let's take this and escape before anyone notices us."
"This herb must be worth some hundred points."
As the cultivators were brimming with joy, Liu Xin stealthily appeared behind their backs.
Liu Xin's blade moved. "Perfect Stab!" He stabbed the cultivator directly. The barrier that was around his body shattered and the blade pierced his body.
"Arg!" Vomitting a mouthful of blood, the cultivator turned into light of energy and disappeared from the world leaving behind his jade tablet.
"!!" Others became alert and jumped sideway, they looked at Liu Xin with caution.
Sensing his cultivation, others' eyes widen. "He is strong, we can't deal with him. Retreat!"
As the cultivator shouted, they directly rushed out without wasting a breath. Liu Xin disappeared and his blade swayed.
Phoenix Slash!
Phonexi appeared from his sword directly entering the running cultivator's body. The phoenix appeared from another side, but the cultivator stopped in his track.
Pff!
He vomited a mouthful of blood as a hole appeared in his stomach. He turned into light and disappeared.
Liu Xin immediately caught up with another cultivator and struck Fiery Palm Technique.
The cultivator was pushed and hit the tree at great speed. "Gah!" As he coughed blood, he fell to the ground gasping for breath.
Perfect Stab!
He appeared beside the cultivator and stabbed his head, defeating him.
The cultivator also turned into light and exited the small world.
One can't die here, those who die are disqualified from the competition and exit the small world to be the spectator.
Liu Xin looked at the last cultivator who has already escaped five kilometres away. He gathered the jade tablet of the fallen cultivator.
The jade dissolved into rays of twinkling lights and entered his jade tablet. He also took out the Moonshadow Leaves and store them.
710 - 1400
5 - 2
He reached the second position with 1400 points. He wondered who was the one with more points. Not his name, but his background and strength.