Chapter 516: Advancing Through The Ruins
The Suction Cup had clearly acted to protect him, but he didn’t need protection right now. Without facing challenges, he couldn’t grow stronger.
With that thought, he bent down, turned the Suction Cup toward himself, and prepared to speak.
But then he noticed the Suction Cup’s excited expression (o▽)o, practically begging for praise.
Ruffling the Suction Cup’s small head, he smiled and said, “You were amazing, Suction Cup! Thank you for protecting me.”
(._.`)
Hearing the praise, the Suction Cup ducked its head, a radiant smile spreading across its face.
“But these creatures are my prey. I can handle them myself. I don’t need your protection yet, understand?”
“(v`) I understand, Feng Qi wants to get stronger,” the Suction Cup nodded obediently.
Feng Qi was genuinely surprised by the Suction Cup’s response.
On reflection, it was clear that Wei Wei had taught her this beforehand.
This saved him a great deal of trouble.
After setting the Suction Cup down, Feng Qi stood up again and decisively activated his Blood Source Form.
His heart began to race.
Surging qi blood erupted from his heart, surging outward from his body.
As the qi blood swirled around him, his height began to increase rapidly, reaching five meters in an instant. Purple veins materialized across his crimson flesh.
With each breath, dark-green flames erupted across his skin.
Bathed in the Blood Moon’s crimson light, his appearance became terrifying and monstrous, like an ancient demon crawled straight from Hell, his entire being radiating malevolent energy.
Though he had activated the same Blood Source Form as the Sacrifice Line, his combat power far surpassed theirs.
The surging power within him ignited an overwhelming desire to fight.
“Feng Qi… AWOO!” Suction Cup seemed to understand his intent, raising her right hand and letting out a cheer of encouragement.
Glancing down at the tiny Suction Cup, Feng Qi nodded decisively.
Turning his gaze toward the dense, grotesque garden of strange plants ahead, a savage grin spread across his face.
He crouched slightly, and the moment he exerted force, the ground beneath his feet shattered. His body shot forward like a cannonball, hurtling toward the grotesque garden.
Sensing Feng Qi’s murderous intent, countless vines and branches in the botanical garden swayed violently, lashing out in his direction.
Simultaneously, wispy, cotton-like particles floating in the air began drifting toward him.
A cloud of these misty particles rushed toward him.
Feng Qi made no attempt to evade.
He didn’t even need to act. The moment the dark-green flames enveloping his body made contact with the particles, they ignited instantly.
As he passed through the burning cloud, a two-meter-thick purple vine crashed down from above.
Facing the bizarre plant’s assault, he threw a right punch.
The memory of his relentless fist intent training surged back. The moment his fist struck, the fist intent fire blazed in his chest.
Blood-red flames fused with dark-green fire, coalescing into a fiery fist shadow that surged forward.
Boom!
The massive vine shattered instantly upon impact. The fiery fist shadow continued its trajectory, slamming into an ancient tree dozens of meters away, leaving a burning crimson fist mark on its trunk.
The hellfire’s properties activated.
The dark-green flames rapidly expanded as they burned.
A twisted face materialized on the trunk of the ancient tree, causing it to tremble violently. As its branches and leaves quivered, they scattered a green powder that extinguished the dark-green flames still clinging to Feng Qi’s body.
Feng Qi’s attention wasn’t on the ancient tree. He closed the distance to the purple flower blocking his path and unleashed a sudden, powerful right-handed punch.
The punch carried immense force, its momentum creating a resounding wind-splitting roar.
Crack!
As expected, the massive purple flower shattered instantly under his iron fist, its internal fluids splattering everywhere and filling the air with a sweet, fragrant aroma.
After killing the flower, Feng Qi summoned his status panel and discovered a new ability:
Moon Harmony Effect (Active Ability)
Ability Description: Allows the user to actively absorb Blood Moon radiation and convert it into energy.
Upon reviewing the ability’s description, the Narrator’s voice echoed in his mind:
What garbage! Even Three-Tailed would probably wag its tail in disgust if you tried to feed it this.
As the Narrator pointed out, Feng Qi also considered the ability utterly useless, good for nothing except feeding to Three-Tailed.
Just then, a wind-splitting sound from his right interrupted his thoughts.
Instinctively, he prepared to meet the attack with a right hook. But then a flash of jade-colored light streaked past his eyes, and a cactus-like plant nearby was uprooted.
Suction Cup, its suction cups gripping the cactus plant several times its own size, bounced excitedly in place, its face beaming:
“Feng Qi, you’re still alive!”
Realizing Suction Cup was helping him grow stronger, he nodded immediately and threw a punch at the cactus-like plant.
The fist shadow shot out, and the cactus’s body exploded into fragments.
After killing the cactus, he gained a new innate ability:
Blood Thorn Surge (Active Ability)
Description: Upon activation, your qi blood condenses into thorns that erupt from your body, unleashing a 360-degree indiscriminate barrage.
Another useless ability that offered no real improvement to his strength.
But with the evolution token, even these trash innate abilities could be fed to Three-Tailed, turning them from dross into fuel to enhance his Blood Source Ability.
Meanwhile, each time he killed these bizarre plants, his bloodline evolution points increased.
His current bloodline evolution points stood at 6872/10000, bringing him closer to advancing to the next stage.
During his last advancement, Feng Qi had gained the ability to switch between his Battle Body and human body forms.
He eagerly anticipated the changes his body would undergo upon advancing again.
With that thought, he lunged forward like a tiger pouncing on its prey, tearing through the twisted plants blocking his path.
To Feng Qi, these bizarre plants were merely fuel for his growth, posing no real threat.
He weaved through the relentless barrage of vines and leaves, his iron fists reducing countless plants to ash.
Regrettably, despite slaughtering vast numbers of plants, he still hadn’t acquired an innate ability that perfectly suited his combat style.
Fortunately, his bloodline evolution points steadily increased with each battle.
Another punch landed, shattering the flower before him. A green mist surged into his body, converting into bloodline evolution points.
His gaze pierced through the dense foliage, revealing an ancient tree towering dozens of meters high at the heart of the botanical garden.
Its trunk bore a human-like face, its eyes fixed intently on him.
Feng Qi felt a faint sense of pressure emanating from the ancient tree.
Clearly, this ancient being was the king of this small botanical garden.
“I hope it grants me a good ability,” he muttered.
As his words faded, the ground beneath his feet suddenly sank and caved in. The crimson figure transformed into a streak of light, charging toward the ancient tree.
The earth rumbled, and a muffled roar echoed from the direction of the ancient tree.
“Heave-ho, heave-ho!”
Amidst the chaos, a familiar voice called out from the side. Feng Qi turned to his right and saw Suction Cup, her limbs pressed firmly against the ground, keeping pace with him like a loyal bodyguard.
“Suction Cup, uproot that ancient tree for me!”
“Awoo!” Suction Cup threw her head back and let out an excited howl. Her figure instantly transformed into a flowing jade light, hurtling directly toward the towering ancient tree.
Watching this, Feng Qi wore the proud smile of a father.
Compared to his previous Dream Realm journeys, Little Suction Cup now understood his commands perfectly, responding as if she were an extension of his own will. This was an unexpected and delightful surprise.
(End of the Chapter)