The Wild Beast Qi Niu

“Is it very difficult to become a Black Warrior?” Luo Feng asked, his expression full of curiosity. “I read in books that becoming a Black Warrior seems to be just a legend. A ‘Blood Warrior’ still seems to have some hope.”

“Of course,” the tall Blood God Guard laughed heartily. “Black Warriors are the pride of our Xueluo Continent. It takes endless eons to produce a single Black Warrior. It’s been a very, very long time since the last one. After all, with each additional Blood-Red Crystal fused, the physical requirements increase tenfold. And everyone’s body has its limits. Beyond a certain point… even the baleful aura of the Ancient God Ruins will have no effect on the body. At that point, there’s truly no hope.”

Luo Feng was startled.

Limits?

Right, he had only fused two Blood-Red Crystals so far, and his body was still changing and improving under the baleful aura’s invasion. But the body ultimately had its limits. After that, staying in the Ancient God Ruins for any longer would be useless.

“I hope my body can endure a bit longer,” Luo Feng thought to himself.

“Come, Ninety-Seven. Let me introduce you.” The tall Blood God Guard walked towards the others. “I am A Yi, the captain of this Blood God Guard squad. You can just call me Captain from now on. This is A Er, the vice-captain.”

“Ninety-Seven.”

“Hello, Ninety-Seven.”

One by one, the bronze-armored warriors came forward to get acquainted with Luo Feng. They all knew that the Blood God Guard was Blood God Ba Qi’s most important and personal guard, his right arm. In the future, this group of them would live and die together, so it was natural to get to know each other and form bonds now, as they would eventually become brothers in life and death.

“Ninety-Seven, you’re the youngest, aren’t you?”

“Little cutie.”

“Haha, Seventy-Three, don’t look down on Ninety-Seven. Ninety-Seven is the only one among us who was recruited at the Cloud-Soaring Level.”

“You guys, Ninety-Seven, he killed a Blood Demon! According to the extraterrestrial beings’ ranking system, that was a Domain Lord First-tier Blood Demon.” Blood God Guard Captain A Yi laughed. “The energy difference was tenfold, and that Blood Demon had also crossed the threshold of laws, yet Ninety-Seven won cleanly and decisively. In terms of comprehension of laws, I’m afraid most of us don’t measure up to Ninety-Seven.”

This immediately drew astonished looks from the other Blood God Guards towards Luo Feng.

Luo Feng, meanwhile, was secretly surprised.

First, he was surprised that the Captain knew the ‘Domain Lord First-tier’ ranking system. Second, he was surprised that the Captain knew he had won cleanly and decisively, and also knew that the Blood Demon had crossed the threshold of laws.

And the 'adult' hadn't explained much in detail before.

“It seems my previous battles were all observed by him,” Luo Feng thought. “That makes sense. He, the vice-captain, and Blood God Ba Qi are all Sector Lord level. Sector Lords can wield World Power… World Power is mysterious and unfathomable. It’s normal that my Earth human true body couldn’t detect it.”

“Ninety-Seven!”

Captain A Yi looked at Luo Feng with a smile. “From now on, we are all brothers in life and death, all members of the Blood God Guard!”

“Understood,” Luo Feng nodded.

“Haha… come, follow me.” Captain A Yi looked at the others. “All of you, return to your posts. Cultivate if you need to, do whatever you need to do.”

“Yes, Captain.”

“Understood, Captain.”

“Little cutie, I’ll come find you to chat later.”

The bronze figures spoke, then transformed into streaks of light, flying off in all directions.

…

Captain A Yi led Luo Feng through the bottom of the giant pit, speaking as they walked: “The Ancient God Ruins are the most ancient and mysterious place on our Xueluo Continent. It was here that our Xueluo Continent’s ancient powerhouses resisted the invasion of extraterrestrial races. The strength of the extraterrestrial races is beyond your imagination.”

“Oh?” Luo Feng said, surprised. “Just how strong are the extraterrestrial races?”

“I don’t know either,” A Yi shook his head. “In short, they are terrifyingly strong. Just think, many Immortal Gods fell in the Ancient God Ruins back then. You can imagine how tragic that battle was.”

“Leaving aside the extraterrestrial races for now, what I’m reminding you about is… the Ancient God Ruins! Don’t wander around alone in the Ancient God Ruins.” A Yi said solemnly. “The adult is currently cultivating in the palace at the bottom of this pit. Our responsibility as Blood God Guards is to protect the adult and kill enemies for him. As the adult cultivates, we naturally also cultivate in the Ancient God Ruins.”

“Understood,” Luo Feng nodded.

Cultivating in the Ancient God Ruins was a good thing.

“But there are many dangerous places in the Ancient God Ruins. This giant pit is just one of them.” A Yi pointed to the sky. “Above, in the middle of this giant pit abyss, there’s a baleful aura vortex. The baleful aura at the core of the vortex is terrifyingly strong, and the killing intent there is unbearable. It’s too frightening.”

“Vortex?” Luo Feng grew even more curious. He had actually already explored it before.

“Yes, the baleful aura concentration at the bottom of this pit and the uppermost layer of the giant pit is already very dense,” A Yi exclaimed. “But the closer you get to the vortex core, the more astonishing the concentration. It is said… at the very core, the concentration is nearly 10 times that of the pit bottom!”

“Nearly 10 times?” Luo Feng was truly surprised.

He had previously ventured into the 8x concentration area, where he could already see the vortex core with his naked eye, but he hadn’t dared to go further.

“Yes,” A Yi said solemnly. “That place is extremely dangerous. Even my will can only reach the 5x concentration area at most. It is said… our adult can reach the 7x concentration area.”

“7 times?” Luo Feng thought, ‘Still a bit less than me.’

But to be able to reach 7 times, that Blood God Ba Qi, being called a genius of the Xueluo Continent for billions of years, was well-deserved. After all, purely in terms of will… he was much stronger than many peak Sector Lord powerhouses.

“So, you must be careful,” A Yi said solemnly. “Once you rush in and are invaded by the killing intent… you’ll become like the Blood Demon you killed earlier.”

“Understood,” Luo Feng nodded seriously.

“This giant pit is one of the dangerous places in the Ancient God Ruins. There are millions of such places in the Ancient God Ruins. Each one is incredibly dangerous, a center where baleful aura gathers,” A Yi sighed. “There are also some dangerous places that perhaps haven’t been discovered for countless years. In short, wandering in carelessly will lead to a miserable end.”

Luo Feng was greatly astonished.

Millions of such places?

“Follow me, to the palace.” Captain A Yi transformed into a streak of light.

Luo Feng quickly followed.

…

Luo Feng looked at the palace standing before him, bathed in red baleful aura. The palace was one to two kilometers long and wide, with seven stories.

“Come in,” Captain A Yi entered the palace, and Luo Feng followed.

They soon arrived on the second floor.

“Huh?” Luo Feng’s ears twitched, and he looked towards a room in the distance. The door to that room was open, and faint, weak growling sounds could be heard from within.

Captain A Yi, seeing Luo Feng’s reaction, explained: “That’s where the Blood Demons are kept.”

“Oh,” Luo Feng nodded slightly.

Blood Demons, in other words, warriors driven mad.

“Our Blood God Guard quarters are on the third floor.” After Captain A Yi reached the third floor, he walked along the corridor, pointing to both sides of the corridor, which was over ten meters wide. “Each room next to us has a code, from number 1 to 200. Currently, the first 96 rooms are occupied. Your quarters are number 97!”

On the third floor of the palace, room 97, the door opened automatically.

“Beep!”

A green light shone on Luo Feng as he stepped into the room.

“What is this?” Luo Feng was startled.

“Don’t be surprised, this is the intelligent optical computer that manages the entire palace,” Captain A Yi smiled. “These intelligent optical computers are a technology obtained from the extraterrestrial beings during the battle in the Ancient God Ruins. However, manufacturing intelligent optical computers is very difficult. Even in the Immortal Temple, only high-ranking members have them.”

“Oh,” Luo Feng put on an envious expression.

Intelligent optical computers? There were plenty of them in the universe; he could buy as many as he wanted. His own was an intelligent life form many times more advanced.

Room 97 was 20 meters high, and about 30 meters long and wide.

“This is your set of Origin Force Battle Armor,” Captain A Yi pointed to a neatly arranged pile of items on the ground. “When worn, the defense of this Origin Force Battle Armor varies with the strength of your Origin Force. At the same time, it can change according to your will, sealing off all vital points. Even if it’s damaged, it can quickly repair itself. It’s a very advanced battle armor. Only a very few can possess it on the Xueluo Continent.”

“Understood,” Luo Feng stared at the set of bronze-colored battle armor.

“That’s a communicator!” Captain A Yi pointed to a wristband nearby. “Wear it, and you can contact other Blood God Guards, and also contact the adult! At the same time… the adult can also know your location through the communicator!”

Luo Feng’s heart twitched.

Communicator?

A surveillance device, more like.

“The adult has given an order: if any Blood God Guard leaves the adult’s presence by more than 100,000 kilometers without the adult’s command, it is considered betrayal and is a capital offense,” Captain A Yi stared at Luo Feng, saying solemnly, “You must remember… once you betray the adult, given the adult’s future status in the Immortal Temple, you will have nowhere to hide on the entire Xueluo Continent.”

“Understood,” Luo Feng nodded.

Thump!

Luo Feng felt the palace floor tremble slightly. Thump! Thump! A series of heavy thudding sounds echoed, as if a giant was approaching the room step by step.

“Hmm?” Captain A Yi was startled and quickly left the room.

Luo Feng also followed him out into the corridor and immediately saw, at the end of the over ten-meter-wide corridor, a four-hoofed wild beast, about twelve meters tall and over twenty meters long. At first glance, it somewhat resembled an ox-like creature from Earth, its entire body a mass of bulging muscles like intertwined steel cables. Its two curved, sharp horns pointed forward from its head.

The ox-hooves, as thick as water vats, were robust and powerful.

Its entire body was bronze-colored, and its eyes were blood-red. The most eerie part was its sharp horns, which were so keen they made one’s heart palpitate. Just the beast walking down the corridor caused its horns to tear through the air, creating vibrations.

“Lord Qi Niu,” A Yi saluted.

“Hmm!” The Wild Beast Qi Niu, as tall as a four-story building, looked down at Luo Feng, and a fierce aura permeated the air. “Is he the new Ninety-Seven?”

“Yes, Lord Qi Niu,” A Yi said, simultaneously transmitting a message to Luo Feng, “Ninety-Seven, this Wild Beast Qi Niu… is even stronger than the adult. Its status in the Immortal Temple is also very high. It’s like a brother to the adult.”

Luo Feng was stunned.