When Qin Tian returned to the Crimson Gold Battle Group, the air in the camp was so thick it felt like it could be wrung out, and everyone's faces were filled with anxiety."Commander!""Commander!"When Qin Tian's figure appeared at the camp gate, the crowd, who had been waiting for a long time, surged forward as if they had found their backbone."Commander, Li Qi, he..." Shen Juan was about to report, but Qin Tian had already raised his hand to interrupt him, saying in a low voice, "I already know."He had sensed the anomaly when he was in the Dark Demon Realm.Li Qi was his first Night Demon Apostle, and the bloodline connection was like an invisible thread; even across thousands of miles of demon territory, he could clearly sense that Li Qi's bloodline was suddenly sealed by a strange power, and the bloodline connection completely broke within a few breaths.It was precisely because of this that he returned at the fastest speed.The journey there had taken half a day, but on the return trip, due to his Spiritual Energy breakthrough, the time was directly halved.Poison Widow and Old Ghost had already transmitted the full story to him through their Soul Imprints. Qin Tian stood on the mountaintop, his nostrils flaring slightly. The unfamiliar aura lingering in the air intertwined with Li Qi's dark energy trail, like an invisible roadmap, accurately guiding him towards the four masked figures."I'm going to bring Li Qi back; you all guard the camp well."Before his voice faded, his figure had already transformed into a blurry black line, abruptly disappearing from everyone's sight. There were no spatial fluctuations, no energy bursts, just pure speed taken to the extreme, as if he had never appeared."So fast—"Everyone's pupils constricted, and they gasped.That was definitely not a spatial traversal ability; it was extreme speed driven purely by the physical body and bloodline, so fast that even afterimages couldn't be caught, only faint ripples where the air was torn apart could be seen."Regiment Commander Qin's strength has probably undergone earth-shattering changes again," Feng Xiaotian murmured, slowly loosening his grip on his sword hilt.He had originally been worried that Regiment Commander Qin's solo action would be too dangerous—after all, the notorious reputation of the Blood Demon Sect was known to all; it was a terrifying force that had survived for hundreds of years despite being a key target of the Empire's crackdown.But now, seeing such speed, most of their worries had subsided. Even if Regiment Commander Qin encountered a high-level siege from the Blood Demon Sect, with this unpredictable speed alone, at least a safe retreat would be no problem."How much longer until the Division Headquarters' pursuit team arrives?" Old Ghost turned to look at Shen Juan.Shen Juan immediately replied, "They've already departed and are currently passing through the demonic energy tunnel, rushing towards the Infernal Demon Sea.""Too slow," Lu Sheng frowned. "By the time they arrive, Li Qi will probably have already met with misfortune."Everyone nodded silently, but this matter couldn't be blamed on the pursuit team.Everyone knew that it would take at least a day to cross the demonic energy tunnel from the second layer of the Demon Abyss to the first, and then rush from the tunnel exit to the Infernal Demon Sea.After all, not everyone had Regiment Commander Qin's spatial teleportation abilities.The hope of rescuing Li Qi ultimately rested on Regiment Commander Qin.The black line that was Qin Tian sped through the darkness. At first, the auras of Li Qi and the masked figures in the air were clearly discernible, like a distinct trail guiding the direction.101kanshu 101kan.com, fully typed, error-free siteBut after pursuing for over a hundred kilometers, that aura began to fade at an alarming speed.Qin Tian's brow slightly raised; the originally clear scent became faint and indistinct, as if it had been masked by some special technique."They have quite a few tricks," Qin Tian's eyes moved. To accurately handle traces while moving at high speed, these four masked figures were clearly experienced hunters.But they fundamentally did not understand the terror of the Night Emperor bloodline.Qin Tian closed his eyes, his spiritual sense spreading out like the most precise radar. After awakening the Night Emperor bloodline, his perception abilities had reached perfection—even if the other party erased the scent, those air molecules disturbed by psionic energy were still subtly trembling, and the faint, occasional tremor from Li Qi's sealed bloodline could not escape his perception.In his mind, countless seemingly chaotic pieces of information were rapidly intertwining. These fragments of information, which were unrelated or even imperceptible to ordinary people, were instantly pieced together into a clear and unmistakable tracking route after he sorted them out."You want to completely erase your traces? In front of me, you can't do it yet."Qin Tian's eyes were deep. Looking at the entire Empire, in terms of tracking ability, he, having awakened the Night Emperor bloodline, had absolute confidence in being number one. He adjusted his direction and continued to pursue along the invisible trail, increasing his speed by another third.He traversed black earth corroded by demonic energy, passed through dark rivers teeming with corrosive venom, and swept over scale-like mountain rocks covered in sharp thorns. Hundreds of kilometers rapidly shortened beneath his feet.When Qin Tian passed through a valley permeated with a deathly aura, he suddenly stopped in mid-air, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.This was it.The demonic energy in the valley was as viscous as pulp, flowing slowly on the ground, yet no demon roars could be heard, and not even the lowest-level demon insects were in sight.Even more bizarre was that a faint, sweet, and bloody scent was mixed in with the demonic energy. It was a carefully concocted poison gas that could silently penetrate the skin; even a Five-Stage Psionicist who accidentally inhaled it would feel their meridians numb after a moment, and in severe cases, die on the spot.The poison gas and demonic energy were perfectly blended, making it very difficult for anyone not a master Poison User to detect.Qin Tian's spiritual sense swept the surroundings like a searchlight, discovering countless warning devices hidden among the seemingly natural scenery: a withered leaf with a metallic sheen on its edge, a nearly transparent thread in a rock crevice, ice crystals condensed on the rock wall. These devices were exquisitely designed and subtly arranged, but they also bore obvious artificial traces—it was clear they couldn't have been set up by simple-minded demons; they were definitely the handiwork of the Blood Demon Sect.He entered an invisible state, concealed his aura, skillfully avoided all warning devices, and entered a very hidden cave entrance.As he went deeper into the cave, subtle "clack-clack" sounds came from the damp air, like the friction of gears turning, mixed with the "drip-drop" of liquid flowing, as if precise machinery was operating.As he delved deeper, the four auras belonging to the masked figures became increasingly clear. Qin Tian did not stop, and before long, the scene before him suddenly opened up.This was an artificially excavated underground cave, with a complex metal machine placed in the center. Pipelines connected to various strange instruments like a spiderweb.And Li Qi was firmly fixed on a metal frame in the center of the machine, his limbs locked by runic chains, with seven transparent tubes inserted into his body. Dark red blood flowed through the tubes into a translucent rhomboid device next to him, and after filtration, it flowed back into his body.Qin Tian's gaze suddenly turned cold—in that rhomboid device, a thin layer of pale golden liquid was floating, and as the blood circulated, the amount of liquid was slowly increasing at a visible rate. Clearly, they were extracting some golden substance from Li Qi's blood, which was… the primordial power of the Golden Bloodline!At this moment, Li Qi's eyes were tightly shut, his face as pale as paper, his lips cracked and peeling. The rise and fall of his chest were so faint as to be almost imperceptible, and his originally abundant bloodline aura had weakened to the extreme, as if it could extinguish completely at any moment.The four masked figures stood beside Li Qi, silently waiting for the machine to drain all of Li Qi's bloodline power.Seeking death!Seeing this, a cold killing intent flashed in Qin Tian's eyes, and he released it without reservation.In an instant, the four masked figures trembled and abruptly turned around, but there was nothing in front of them.Just then, a faint sound came from behind them.When they turned around again, Li Qi was gone, and the bloodline filtration device had also disappeared with him.Without hesitation, the four masked figures directly rushed out of the underground cave and arrived in the valley above ground.At this moment, a figure stood high in the sky above the valley, looking down at the four of them.Boom!!A terrifying aura erupted simultaneously from the four masked figures, their psionic energy scattering the demonic energy in the valley like a volcanic eruption. They said nothing and directly attacked Qin Tian with ferocity.The leading masked figure was a Soul-Type Mage. The soul crystal at the top of his staff suddenly glowed, and pale blue soul power condensed into three soul thorns that shot straight towards Qin Tian's sea of consciousness. The sharp mental impact caused even the rock walls to subtly vibrate as it pierced through the air.The second masked figure was a Poison User. The dark green poisonous mist he flung from his sleeve transformed into scorpions upon landing, and the venom splashed from their opening pincers corroded dense, small holes in the stone surface.The third masked figure was a fire-type mage. The flames rising from his palm were like a waterfall of raging fire, sweeping overwhelmingly towards Qin Tian. The last masked figure swelled into a three-meter beast-man with a cracking of bones. The mask remained on his face, his scales gleamed with a metallic luster, and the afterimages created by his sharp claws almost tore through space, as he was the first to pounce in front of Qin Tian.Qin Tian's figure retreated about a zhang (3.3 meters), and the Devouring Soul Flame rose, forming a black wall of fire.The moment the soul thorns hit the fire wall, the pale blue soul power was frantically scorched, yet a sharp sting still pierced into his mind, causing his vision to waver slightly.Just then, the beast-man's sharp claws reached his face. Qin Tian's wrist flicked out his black frost blade. The blade sliced through the air in a cold arc, precisely deflecting the opponent's claw tip."Clang!"The crisp clang of metal reverberated through the cave, making it hum. The beast-man masked figure was shaken back half a step, but Qin Tian used the momentum to spin around, avoiding the encirclement of the poison scorpions while backhanding his black frost blade towards the opponent's waist.The beast-man reacted extremely quickly. As he twisted his body sideways, his scales scraped against the blade, creating a shower of sparks, and his tail whipped like a steel whip towards the back of Qin Tian's head.Qin Tian didn't even look back, pivoting on his left foot to dodge. His right hand's blade strike remained unchanged, flashing like a ghost. The blade, empowered by the rotational force, slashed diagonally towards the face of the fire-type mage beside him.Boom!A wall of flames suddenly rose in front of the fire-type mage, but Qin Tian cleaved it open with a single strike. However, the mage used this opportunity to retreat rapidly.Seeing Qin Tian effortlessly handling the encirclement of the four, the Poison User again shot poison needles from his sleeve, forming a green line that aimed for Qin Tian's throat.Qin Tian seemed to have eyes in «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» the back of his head; he tilted his head slightly, and the poison needle grazed his ear, embedding itself in the rock wall and exploding into a cloud of poisonous mist. A black airflow flashed around him, activating his Poisonous Serpent Body. The poisonous mist, upon touching the airflow, was like a drop of water in the ocean, not even harming his skin.In this brief skirmish, Qin Tian had thoroughly understood the strengths of the four: the beast-man was fast and strong defensively but lacked agility; the Soul-Type Mage's mental attacks were strange but he lacked close-quarters self-defense; the Poison User's methods were insidious, but useless against his Poisonous Serpent Body; the fire-type mage's attacks were fierce, but his flames were completely suppressed by the Devouring Soul Flame."The battle should end now."A chilling light burst forth in Qin Tian's eyes, and he no longer held back.The black frost blade suddenly crackled with furious thunder, the blade seemingly wrapped in a small lightning storm, and an overwhelmingly domineering blade intent erupted.The beast-man masked figure, seeing this, lunged again, his sharp claws creating a tearing wind pressure.Qin Tian, however, did not retreat but advanced, his figure suddenly turning into an afterimage, nearly twice as fast as before!"Die!"A thunderous roar exploded in the cave. The black frost blade, trailing brilliant lightning, slashed diagonally with lightning-fast speed.This strike condensed the extreme speed of the Night Emperor bloodline, the ferocity of lightning blade techniques, and the armor-piercing power of the domineering blade intent. The angle was so precise that the beast-man had no way to avoid it.In the nick of time, the beast-man barely managed to twist his body.Puff!Amidst splashing blood, the beast-man masked figure's entire right arm, along with its sharp claws, flew into the air. Lightning surged into his body through the wound, and his movements instantly froze.Now!Qin Tian, using this momentary gap, vanished from his spot like a ghost, and the next second, he had already appeared behind the fire-type mage.The assassin first targets the squishy mage. The Soul-Type Mage sensed something was wrong and quickly activated his soul technique, attacking Qin Tian's sea of consciousness. The sharp mental impact made his temples throb.But Qin Tian endured the blow, and his black frost blade slashed horizontally with a backhand.Puff!The fire-type mage's head, with burning strands of hair, rolled to the ground, but strangely, no blood spurted out.The moment the fire-type mage was dealt with, the remaining Soul-Type Mage, Poison User, and beast-man trembled and quickly gathered together, facing Qin Tian.Just as Qin Tian was about to press his advantage and deal with these three, an extremely powerful aura suddenly erupted from outside the valley, even more terrifying than the combined might of the four masked figures earlier. Qin Tian abruptly turned his head to one side, only to see a figure cloaked in a blood-colored robe standing there, having appeared at some unknown time. Half of a face, as pale as paper, was visible beneath the hood, and he was toying with a spinning blood-red bead between his fingers, his aura so chilling that the temperature of the entire valley plummeted by several degrees."I didn't expect a big shark to swim into my little valley~"A slightly high-pitched voice echoed eerily through the valley.Qin Tian's gaze swept over the newcomer, then fell back to the headless body of the fire-type mage.The cut on the neck was as smooth as a mirror, its edges still Condensation with white frost from the black frost blade, but strangely, not a single drop of blood flowed out, and the muscle tissue at the wound was solidified like wax.Even stranger, after making the kill, he did not gain any evolution points or talent light spheres, something he had never encountered before.Clearly, there was something wrong with this fire-type mage.Thinking of this, Qin Tian's mind stirred. The steel mask tightly clamped to the face was forcibly ripped off, tearing away the surface skin and revealing a bizarre "face" underneath.Qin Tian stared intently, his pupils suddenly constricting.Beneath the mask, there were no human features at all. Where the eyes, nose, and mouth should have been, there was a smooth expanse of skin, without a single wrinkle, as if it had been ground flat, exuding an indescribable strangeness and horror.This was not a living body at all!At this moment, he suddenly recalled a detail: throughout the entire battle, the four masked figures had not made any sound; even when an arm was severed, there was no muffled groan.Now, everything could be explained.", you actually discovered it."The blood-robed figure let out a low, eerie laugh, then raised a hand to remove his hood. A pale, elongated face was fully exposed to the air, with high brow bones, deep-set eyes, and narrow pupils that flickered with a cold light, full of playful mockery like a venomous snake staring at its prey. The blood-red bead in his hand suddenly glowed, emitting an eerie red light."Since you've discovered the Human Puppet Demon Statue, then you won't be leaving today."Before he finished speaking, an aura far more powerful than the combined strength of the four masked figures erupted, sweeping through the entire valley like a tsunami. The boulders on the rock walls vibrated, and the ground beneath their feet cracked into a spiderweb of fissures.This was a peak Six-Stage Psionicist.

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