Chapter 8 A Blessing in Disguise
"Fight!"
Faced with such oppression, the only way to survive is to fight to the death.
Ling Chen was also aroused with a strong desire to fight. He was definitely not afraid when the time came. He strengthened his whole body, and the Lingtian Sword Sutra began to run wildly. His bones, tendons and muscles all swelled up, and a mighty sword energy was released, shocking all the demons and monsters in the mountains and rivers.
Pulling out the long sword from his waist, Ling Chen stabbed the demon ape's throat with his backhand.
The demon ape was startled, with shock evident on his face. He felt the righteous energy on Ling Chen's sword, and this energy had an oppressive effect on his soul.
boom!
Although the demon ape was large, its reaction was not slow. It swung its palm and slapped it. The ferocious force directly blew away everything, and Ling Chen's body flew backwards more than ten meters.
The long sword in Ling Chen's hand was nearly knocked away, and blood flowed from the corners of his mouth. The terrifying power actually penetrated into his meridians and rushed into his dantian violently, crackling and trying to cause damage to his body.
“Lingtian Qi!”
He roared secretly, and the true energy in his body was like dozens of small snakes moving around, dissolving the dark energy in his meridians.
Hiss, hiss, hiss!
At this time, Ling Chen's body was undergoing amazing changes. His meridians expanded under the circulation of Ling Tian's true Qi. Not only the meridians, but even the blood vessels and bones were strengthened by the true Qi, becoming thick, compact, and extremely powerful.
Under the terrible pressure of adversity, Ling Chen actually completed the first turn of the Lingtian Sword Sutra, "Tempering Bones and Muscles". This greatly improved his physical fitness and filled his body with strength.
If Ling Chen possessed the strength of a tiger before, then now, he has at least the strength of three tigers, which is more than three times stronger.
"Haha, thank you so much, you beast. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to complete the first level in such a short time."
As his strength increased exponentially, Ling Chen's confidence also soared. As one thing grew stronger, the other weaker. This demon ape only had brute force, and it seemed to be restricted in some way, unable to exert its full strength. Otherwise, he would have been killed by the previous blow.
Roar!
The demon ape was furious. No matter how low its intelligence was, how could it not see that Ling Chen had suddenly made a breakthrough. Not only did he not die, but his strength increased instead of decreasing.
At the same time, Ling Chen's body leaped up like a giant bird, and he used the four deadly moves of the Great Wind Sword Song, each of which was aimed at the vital points, attacking the huge body of the demon ape.
Phew!
The sword light was flying, and in the blink of an eye, Ling Chen had cut a deep sword wound on the demon ape's neck. The wound was bloody and the artery on the neck could almost be seen.
The demon ape seemed to have never felt so aggrieved before, and it became extremely ferocious. It actually pulled out the big tree next to it, and with its brute force, it danced wildly, and in an instant it had taken away all of Ling Chen's strength, and finally collided fiercely with Ling Chen's sword.
clang!
As expected, the sword in Ling Chen's hand was shot straight out, and finally stabbed into the trunk of a big tree, embedding deeply into it.
"Oops."
Just as Ling Chen felt something was wrong, a fierce gust of wind came towards him and enveloped him in an instant.
boom!
The demon ape punched Ling Chen hard in the chest, and immediately knocked Ling Chen away.
His body hit a thick tree, and Ling Chen felt as if a river was surging inside his body. He couldn't help but spurt out a mouthful of blood.
However, the demon ape's attack did not stop there. Just as Ling Chen's body stabilized, another giant furry palm slapped down.
"How dare you, beast?"
Ling Chen was also somewhat furious. He avoided the ferocious giant palm, clenched his right hand into a fist, and smashed it hard on the chest of the demon ape.
The punch was powerful, but it only left a fist mark on the demon ape's chest and did not cause much damage.
boom!
The punch missed and Ling Chen quickly dodged. The giant palm directly broke the tree trunk that Ling Chen was leaning on with amazing force.
"This beast's hide is too thick, and ordinary attacks are unlikely to be effective."
Thinking this in his heart, Ling Chen's mind raced, and he suddenly caught a glimpse of the bloody sword wound on the demon ape's neck. He immediately gritted his teeth, used his palm as a knife, and fiercely hit the demon ape's throat.
Snapped!
The palm strike did not completely fall as it was caught by the demon ape and failed to hit the wound.
Jiejie...
The demon ape let out a strange laugh, and it seemed to be mocking Ling Chen, as if saying, you are dead now.
Click!
However, unexpectedly, a crisp sound was heard suddenly. When Ling Chen's palm knife failed to work, he actually bit down on the artery on the demon ape's neck.
The bite was so ferocious that it directly severed the exposed artery.
Instantly, shrill screams rang out, shaking most of the Demon Forest.
Gulp! Gulp!
The demon ape's artery was broken, and a large amount of blood rushed into Ling Chen's mouth from the broken part, and then poured into his body.
Ling Chen was simply unable to stop the demon ape's blood from entering his body. The demon ape's blood was like boiling water. Wherever it passed, his skin immediately felt an intense burning pain.
In the blink of an eye, Ling Chen's entire body became hot and his skin turned red, as if he was being roasted on a stove.
Moreover, the blood essence of this demon ape seemed to contain some kind of violent factor that could disturb people's minds and make them crazy.
"There's something wrong with this demon ape blood!"
Ling Chen felt like his body was about to explode, so he tried to pull back, but unexpectedly, the Lingtian Sword Sutra suddenly started to work at this moment, and a strong surge of true energy surged up, which actually accelerated the process of Ling Chen absorbing the essence and blood of the demon ape.
"It's over, it's over. This time I didn't die at the hands of the villain, but was killed by this technique."
Ling Chen's heart suddenly felt cold. The essence of the demon ape contained extremely violent energy. Even a mouthful was enough to burst an ordinary warrior. Absorbing it so unscrupulously, wasn't that courting death?
boom!
Under Ling Chen's crazy blood-drinking, the last glimmer of life in the demon ape's eyes slowly dissipated, and the two-man-tall body collapsed with a loud bang, without any breath left.
Ling Chen quickly sat down cross-legged on the spot, and tried his best to use the Lingtian Sword Sutra to suppress the demon ape blood essence in his body that was about to explode.
Chichichichi…
Such violent force caused Ling Chen's skin to crack into pieces, and from the torn flesh, wisps of green smoke emerged.
The severe pain was like scraping bones and peeling skin, and Ling Chen almost fainted from the pain.
On the other hand, the violent factor in the demon ape's blood was constantly attacking Ling Chen's mind, trying to make him lose his mind.
There was a flickering red light in Ling Chen's eyes, revealing a violent aura. If you are not careful, you might go crazy and become a madman.
With his amazing willpower, Ling Chen was not defeated, but beads of sweat the size of beans kept rolling down his forehead.
The most vulnerable parts of the human body are the skin and internal organs, which are much more severe than the pain outside the body.
If it were an ordinary person, he would have died in agony.
After about a cup of tea, Ling Chen's pain began to subside.
His mind gradually stabilized.
"It was finally suppressed."
Ling Chen then slowly exhaled a breath, secretly feeling lucky in his heart, thanks to the fact that he practiced the Ling Tian Sword Scripture, a powerful technique that could suppress the blood essence of the demon ape, otherwise, he would surely die.
Tsk tsk…
The Ling Tian Qi in Ling Chen's body began to circulate, slowly refining the blood and essence of the demon ape running rampant in his body.
Part of this violent blood essence was refined by Ling Chen and integrated into his blood. However, there was still a considerable portion that was like stubborn stone, which even Ling Tian's true Qi could not refine for a while. It could only be driven into his Dantian, where it gathered into a blood-colored crystal the size of an egg.
This blood-colored crystal contained eight or nine tenths of the power of the demon ape's blood essence, and what Ling Chen had absorbed now was probably only one or two tenths of it.
“I didn’t expect it to be a blessing in disguise.”
Ling Chen felt the surging energy in his body, and was pleasantly surprised. The essence and blood of the demon ape was truly a top-notch treasure from heaven and earth, a tonic that improved his blood and greatly increased his physical strength.
This kind of improvement is more important than the improvement of cultivation.
However, Ling Chen could not absorb and refine the power of the demon ape's blood essence at will, as it contained extremely violent factors, which could backfire and drive people crazy.
"I have to leave."
Ling Chen didn't dare to stay any longer. This place was too weird. If some monster popped out again, he wouldn't be able to handle it.
It won’t be too late to slowly digest the results of this visit once we’re in a safe place.
With this thought in mind, Ling Chen took off the head of the Evil Blood Swordsman, then turned around and left the Heavenly Demon Forest.
