Cultivation Begins from Infancy - Chapter 279

Volume 3 - Chapter 31: The Blood of My Ji Clan Flows in You – Part 2

If this were a conflict between other tribes, the Scarlet Blood Vine Demon King might not have made such a desperate choice. Amid the chaos of battle, it could still cling to a sliver of hope for escape. But now, standing before him, there was no such hope at all.

In such a scenario, it really might resort to extreme measures.

Li Hao pondered for a moment before saying, “Then let me taste your true form first. Don’t resist.”

“If you swear on your Dao Heart to spare my blood body, I won’t resist...” The Scarlet Blood Vine Demon King said cautiously.

“I haven’t condensed my Dao Heart yet.”

“...”

Only then did the Scarlet Blood Vine Demon King realize that Li Hao’s aura indicated he was merely at the Three Immortals Realm.

This boy... he really was just a Three Immortals cultivator!

“Then... then use martial honor to guarantee it...”

“You talk too much. You’re in no position to negotiate. Either you fight me, and I don’t even get tired, or stop babbling,” Li Hao replied coldly.

“...”

The Scarlet Blood Vine Demon King hesitated. If it were anyone else, it wouldn’t have agreed so easily. But it had witnessed the boy’s battle prowess moments ago. Even if it risked its life in a blood-soaked fight, it would stand no chance of winning.

“Fine, but you must keep your word,” it said reluctantly.

Li Hao couldn’t be bothered to reply. With a wave of his hand, he used his Object Manipulation Ability to pull the creature’s true form closer. Grabbing one end of its body, he brought it directly before him.

Li Hao activated the True Demon Art of Spirit Sacrifice, immediately refining its true form.

The Scarlet Blood Vine Demon King swiftly shifted its soul into its second blood body. It had meticulously prepared this blood body to escape the constraints of Red Wood Corpse Ridge.

Its true form, nourished by the essence and blood of a Dao Seeker’s corpse, was bound by their Dao Domain and couldn’t leave. To break free, it had no choice but to sacrifice millennia of cultivation and reincarnate into a new form.

“That Scarlet Blood Vine Demon King didn’t resist at all.”

“Is he going to devour its true form too? How savage!”

“What sort of technique is this? It feels so sinister. Is he really a member of the God Race? He seems more like a demon to me.”

The prodigies from the various tribes watching from afar were visibly unnerved. Faced with the youth’s terrifying presence, the Scarlet Blood Vine Demon King hadn’t even entertained the thought of resistance. Truly terrifying.

Before long, Li Hao had completely absorbed the Scarlet Blood Vine Demon King’s true form, refining all of its demon king essence blood.

Although he couldn’t consume the essence blood like a pill, he could use this technique to transform it. The effect was akin to taking a divine elixir, with no side effects.

As the Scarlet Blood Vine Demon King’s essence blood coursed through him, the fatigue from his previous battle vanished. His body burned like a furnace, teeming with vigorous life energy.

He felt he could use this newfound strength to temper his physical body to an even greater level.

However, now wasn’t the time for cultivation.

Locking his gaze on the cave, he addressed the Scarlet Blood Vine Demon King’s second blood body, “I’m full now. I’ll be leaving.”

“Wait, wait!”

Seeing that Li Hao was actually going to keep his word and let it go, the Scarlet Blood Vine Demon King was elated. Watching him prepare to leave, it quickly called out.

“Hm?”

Li Hao raised an eyebrow, slightly surprised. “You’re going back on your word?”

The Scarlet Blood Vine Demon King: =()

How could I even go back on my word?

“Can you take me with you?”

Its voice was pitiful as it transmitted its thoughts to him.

Li Hao arched an eyebrow, glanced at the surrounding Great Wilderness Tianren Tribe, then replied thoughtfully, “Afraid of dying? Fine, you can come with me, but I’ll charge interest.”

“What’s interest?”

“It means you have to give me something in return.”

“I... I’ll let you take another bite, but just one more,” the Scarlet Blood Vine Demon King replied timidly.

The sight of Li Hao devouring its true form earlier had frightened it thoroughly. This boy was simply too ruthless.

Yet his straightforward departure revealed a merciful side, prompting the Scarlet Blood Vine Demon King to seize the opportunity to stay close.

“Deal.”

Li Hao agreed and said, “Then hurry out of the cave. The one who escaped earlier might come back with reinforcements. Don’t waste time.”

“Understood!”

A flash of blood light streaked out of the cave, its body shrinking and twisting as it darted toward Li Hao.

“They’re going to fight!”

The distant onlookers all held their breaths.

But then their eyes widened in disbelief. The Scarlet Blood Vine Demon King’s blood body shrank into a withered vine, wrapping itself around Li Hao’s arm like a bracelet. The light from its body dimmed as it appeared completely subdued.

“No way! It just submitted without a fight?”

“This vine demon is surprisingly pragmatic.”

“No wonder its true form didn’t resist earlier. They must have made a secret deal!”

“I think it’s using that boy as a way to escape this place.”

“Hmph, that boy isn’t soft-hearted. This vine demon is playing with fire!”

The prodigies of the various tribes were disgruntled but could only sigh in admiration at the terrifying power Li Hao had displayed.

Li Hao didn’t linger. Activating the Heaven and Earth Unbounded Technique, he sped off in the direction Ji Yunge had indicated earlier.

...

Leaving Red Wood Corpse Ridge behind, Li Hao sensed faint presences trailing him. Smirking coldly, he accelerated, shaking them off with ease.

“Some people just can’t let go. They must have guessed you’d part ways with me outside the ridge and tried to ambush you.”

Once they were far away, Li Hao spoke to the Scarlet Blood Vine Demon King coiled around his wrist.

The Scarlet Blood Vine Demon King had also sensed them. Hearing Li Hao’s words, it quickly responded, “Thank you, benefactor!”

“Don’t thank me too quickly. We agreed this help isn’t free. Let me take another bite.”

Li Hao said nonchalantly.

“...”

The Scarlet Blood Vine Demon King hesitated briefly, then obediently extended a blood vine toward his mouth.

Li Hao didn’t hold back, biting into it and chewing.

The texture was terrible, like gnawing on dried-out meat.

Soon, the blood vine was swallowed. A faint warmth spread through Li Hao’s body, but compared to devouring its true form earlier, the effect was negligible.

Unless he devoured it entirely...

“We’re far enough. You can leave now.”

After flying thousands of miles, Li Hao told the Scarlet Blood Vine Demon King.

Along the way, they had encountered four demon kings, all of whom Li Hao had effortlessly slain. By refining their essence and combining it with the Scarlet Blood Vine Demon King’s vitality, his physical body had become comparable to a five-forged divine weapon.

Now, even within the Supreme Dao Realm, Li Hao could hold his own briefly.

“Benefactor, may I continue following you?”

The Scarlet Blood Vine Demon King extended a small vine to lightly brush against his arm, as if pleading.

Li Hao was taken aback. How had it submitted so quickly?

“You’re not afraid I’ll devour you?”

“...The outside seems much more dangerous than I imagined. Could you take me somewhere safer instead?”

The Scarlet Blood Vine Demon King asked cautiously.

Li Hao realized...

It wasn’t his charm that won it over.

The demon kings here were simply too intimidating.

“Fine, but until then, I’ll be collecting interest daily,” Li Hao said.

The Scarlet Blood Vine Demon King was silent for a moment before agreeing. “Alright.”

“Don’t humans say an agreement is sealed with a pinky promise?” it asked.

A blood vine curled into a loop, mimicking a pinky finger.

Li Hao glanced at it and replied indifferently, “Forget it. Even pinky promises can be broken.”

“Really?”

The Scarlet Blood Vine Demon King tilted its head in confusion before saying, “Do you think I’m deceitful because I’m a demon? Let’s try a pinky promise! I’ll definitely keep my word!”

Li Hao snorted softly and ignored it.

The Scarlet Blood Vine Demon King, seeing his lack of response, slowly wrapped its vine around his pinky.

“Then I’ll promise myself! Even though I’m a demon, I honor my word!”

...

As they sped through the air, occasionally stopping to rest, the journey continued...

“Young man, you must be from the Ji Clan too, right?”

After remaining silent for a long time, Ji Yunge, who had only spoken once since Li Hao’s battle with Qin Tianchen, finally spoke again.

Hearing Ji Yunge’s voice, Li Hao’s movements stiffened slightly.

“Senior, don’t you already know where I’m from?”

Li Hao quickly regained his composure and replied calmly.

Ji Yunge chuckled softly. “Still pretending in front of me? During your fight with Qin Tianchen, your divine blood was exposed. Although your self-healing ability is remarkable, and you’ve used some technique to mask your aura so well even I can barely sense it, the traces of divine blood you shed during the battle revealed the truth.”

“The blood of my Ji Clan flows in you!”

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