Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 319 Golden Prize
Originally, when I heard the blood lich Temur introduced that "Blood Bodhi" can be taken many times to continuously improve strength, and there is no limit on the number of times, I was immediately overjoyed. I had already made up my mind to strive to cultivate more "Blood Bodhi", but the result was disappointing. First, I learned that the number of "Blood Bodhi" that can be cultivated is limited - it is also restricted by the strength of the blood lich Temur and the bat demon Dika. At most, twelve can be cultivated at a time, so I can only strive to cultivate more times. Anyway, my development focus has shifted to the Lost Continent. Gathering those low-level undead stationed in the native continent and jumping into the "Blood Pool" and "Blood Pool", using their soul energy to replenish the consumed blood and qi, it should be possible to restore the "Blood Pool" and "Blood Pool" to normal state relatively quickly, and continue to cultivate "Blood Bodhi". Since the blood lich Temur and the bat demon Dika have already started and helped me once, it will be easier to discuss next time , and they can't refuse again. But then I was hit hard again - if I carried out the ritual of cultivating "Blood Bodhi" again, it might provoke a higher-level deputy chief judge to interfere, which basically cut off my thoughts of striving to obtain more "Blood Bodhi". At least before I advance to the tenth-level Undead Holy Spirit Mage profession, there is no hope of challenging a more powerful deputy chief judge, and I can't win the "Heaven-defying War" by my own strength. I need other undead wizards to help me. There are too many uncertainties, which is not what I can plan now. In this way, even if we go all out and do the best preparations, we can only guarantee that we can get a maximum of twelve "Blood Bodhi". The Dragon Horse Spirit will take up one-third, and I can only get eight. It seems a lot, but it's a pity that the blood clan undead can take it without limit, and in my plan, there are more candidates who are suitable and need to take "Blood Bodhi". People like Sama, Temur, and even the other three vampire princes except Sabulotu who was to be replaced by Sama, also wanted to let them take "Blood Bodhi" to further enhance their strength after successfully subduing them. However, there were too many monks and too little porridge, and eight "Blood Bodhi" were really not enough.
At this point, it is useless to think too much. It is not me, at least not me now who has the ability to change it. I will focus on the present and successfully cultivate the first batch of "Blood Bodhi". The blood lich Temur has been dealt with, and only the bat demon Dika is left. This is a cunning guy. He knows clearly its value to me and will definitely not compromise with me so easily, but I have a lot of trump cards in my hand. At worst, I can sacrifice the ability of "external incarnation", raise troops to occupy the "blood pool" territory, destroy the bat demon Dika, consume a "promotion pill", and then cultivate a new bat demon. Although it is a bit troublesome, the effect of the "blood bat transformation" ability may be slightly affected, but for me who is determined to obtain the "blood bodhi", it is worth . As long as the interests are made clear, with the intelligence of the bat demon Dika, I believe he will not resist to the end and will make a wise choice.
Then I came to the "Blood Pool", where my influence was much smaller than that of the "Blood Pool" territory. The "Blood Pool" territory was surrounded by the corpse wizard army I mobilized, and the blood wizards were "infantry" with slow movement speed, and they were simply unable to break through my blockade. At the same time, they were blocked by me, and their development was greatly restricted. Their overall strength has not been enhanced. Even if they wanted to resist, they would not have any chance of winning, and they would be easily suppressed by me. However, the "Blood Pool" territory has the support of the cunning bat demon Dika, and the blood bats' flexible flying method of incarnation bats, so it is impossible to implement a siege and blockade strategy against them. Because of the protection of me and Qingwu Feiyang, no other undead wizards dare to attack them, so it is relatively safer. The blood bats can come and go freely, and generally will not be hindered. As other blood bat territories were successively conquered and occupied by our undead wizards, they basically only wanted to kill the blood bat royal family and replace them with their subordinates. They did not pay much attention to the ordinary blood bats with relatively low strength. Many blood bats had nowhere to live because their territories were destroyed, so they flocked to the "Blood Pool" territory, further strengthening the power of the Bat Demon Tika. Its overall strength should be stronger than when it first met me. In addition, seeing other blood bat territories fall one by one, it also aroused the Bat Demon Tika's vigilance. He has been strengthening his combat readiness and stockpiled a large number of blood bats in the "Blood Pool" territory to participate in the defense. He rarely lets them go out and is ready to resist the invasion of foreign enemies at any time. Based on this point alone, the performance of the Bat Demon Tika is much stronger than that of the Blood Lich Temur who is under the eaves. Along the way, I noticed that there are a large number of blood bats hiding around. Obviously, there are a lot more than the last time I came to the "Blood Pool" territory. If I want to capture the "Blood Pool" territory, I will definitely have to pay a heavy price. The Bat Demon Tika has a certain initiative and has the capital to bargain with me. I am afraid he will not let me manipulate him easily.
After hearing my call, the bat demon Dika did not neglect it. He quickly flew out of the "blood pool" and came to me. His attitude was still neither arrogant nor humble. He was neither too arrogant to offend me nor too submissive to lose the dignity of being a royal family. Compared with the blood lich Temur, he seemed more confident. After a few simple pleasantries, I directly stated my purpose. The bat demon Dika was quite surprised when he heard about the "blood bodhi". Then, without thinking, he refused the request that he and Temur use the "blood pool" and "blood pool" to cultivate the "blood bodhi" for me. He insisted that the "blood bodhi" was a taboo of the blood clan, which would destroy the normal strength structure of the blood clan undead spirits and cause unpredictable variables. It might have a major impact on the normal development order of the blood clan undead spirits. As the bat demon with the highest status in the blood bat royal family, it should set an example. It would never agree to such a violation of the rules. No matter how much I said, due to my status as a "God-rebel" of the blood clan, it was under my coercion and intimidation that it had to come forward to cultivate the "Blood Bodhi". All the responsibilities were borne by me. Under my protection, it would never suffer the "heavenly punishment" of the blood clan's "law enforcers". At the same time, it would contribute a large amount of soul energy of undead creatures as it did in exchange for its "First Embrace" to ensure that the blood in the "blood pool" would not dry up. However, the Bat Demon Tika just refused to give in and insisted on not agreeing to my request. It was just as I expected. It was not so easy to make it compromise and surrender.
From what Bat Devil Dicka said, the reason why he refused to cultivate "Blood Bodhi" seems to be similar to the reason why those level 10 necromancer NPCs forbid necromancers from signing "soul contracts" with taboo wizards. They are all worried that those lower-level ones will suddenly have stronger strength and pose too great a threat to the upper-level ones. They say that it is easy to destroy the normal development order between the blood clan undead. In fact, I think it is worried that its own status will be impacted, so it is so strongly opposed. Maybe if I promise Bat Devil Dicka a little benefit and let it get one or two "Blood Bodhi" to further enhance its own strength, its position will loosen and it may compromise and agree. With its shrewdness, it is very likely to have such thoughts. However, I can only get eight "Blood Bodhi" at most. The blood clan undead that I have conquered or can directly bring benefits are not enough to distribute, so how can I take out some to give to it for free? No matter how strong it is, it will not be of any direct help to me. The ability of "Blood Bat Transformation" given to me will not be allowed to have any additional functions, and it certainly cannot be wasted.
If soft tactics don't work, then I'll have to resort to hard tactics, using coercion and intimidation. I'll declare that I'm determined to get the "Blood Bodhi". If the Bat Demon Dika insists on not agreeing, I'll consider letting the Golden Blood Bats I've subdued take over as the new Bat Demon, who can also cultivate the "Blood Bodhi". And with the help of the "Promotion Pill" - I believe that with the relationship between the Bat Demon Dika and the Blood Lich Temur, they often keep in touch, and they should have known that I let Temur take the "Promotion Pill" and upgrade his level by one level. His strength will definitely not be much inferior to that of the Bat Demon Dika, so there's no need to worry that I'll suffer a big loss because of the change of the throne. Use the strong against the strong, and see who can hold out to the end.
The bat demon Dika's attitude was still very firm, claiming that it would rather die than live in disgrace. If we want to fight, then we will fight. With the overall strength of the "Blood Pool" territory today, it is not easy to be defeated, and it will cost me a lot. On the surface, he was passionate, as if there was no room for negotiation, but the meaning revealed in his words became more and more obvious, that is, he was unwilling to work for me in vain. He only worked hard and cultivated the "Blood Bodhi" for me, but he didn't get any reward. The dignity of the royal family of the blood clan made it impossible for him to play the role of a free laborer and let outsiders send him to work. This is not a subordinate I have conquered, it is troublesome to use it. Letting it do some small work, which neither hurts the tendons nor moves the bones, actually wants to be rewarded and take the opportunity to gain benefits for himself. It is really cunning. In order to better protect himself, he knows that he can't just contradict and reject me, so he wants to retreat and try his best to get better conditions for himself.
Since he refused to sign a "soul contract" with me and became my subordinate, and could not bring me any extra benefits, this reward must not be given for free. Moreover, the bat demon Dika was eyeing the "blood bodhi" and the "promotion pill", implying that no matter which one, he must be given one. This idea was really smart, and he was seeking good things. But I was not stupid, and it was impossible for me to offer such conditions in exchange. I also insisted on not giving in, and started a fierce verbal battle with the bat demon Dika. We were bargaining, testing each other's bottom line, and trying our best to force the opponent to compromise and achieve our goals.
Seeing that I ignored the hint in his words and was unwilling to use "Blood Bodhi" or "Promotion Pill" as a reward, the bat demon Dika made a concession. If he agreed to help me cultivate "Blood Bodhi", he wanted me to promise that I must do my best to protect the "Blood Pool" territory and its own safety in the future, and would not be attacked by the undead wizards including me directly or indirectly in any form. At the same time, I would not harass it with any excuses in the future, and I would not force it to act according to my wishes. In short, I would not interfere with it, but I would still have to ensure its safety. This old guy is really calculating. From the tragic experiences of other blood bat royal families, he has also realized that he is in an increasingly dangerous situation. He may lose his throne at any time and be replaced by the golden blood bat that has signed a "soul contract" with our undead wizards. Now he is bargaining with me and getting tangled up. I am afraid that it is mainly to avoid being abandoned by me, and to try his best to increase the weight he has in his hands and to save his life and independent status as much as possible.
Although I was determined to get the "Blood Bodhi" and would never give up, I could not easily agree to its conditions. First, the "Blood Bat Transformation" ability granted by the "First Embrace", and now the contraband "Blood Bodhi" appeared. Who knows what kind of changes will appear in the future? Maybe I can get more benefits from the "Blood Pool" and the Bat Demon Tika. I am not stupid enough to cut off my own retreat and completely give up those unknown surplus values. Instead of that, it might be more cost-effective to spend more time and effort now to kill the Bat Demon Tika once and for all and replace it. Naturally, I firmly refused to agree. At most, I only promised that as long as it did not oppose me, I would not take the initiative to provoke a war, force it to sign a "soul contract" with me or replace it with other golden blood bats, and would do my best to protect the "Blood Pool" territory from being invaded by other undead wizards and the integrity of the territory. Unlike the cowardly Bat Devil Tika, my attitude is extremely resolute. It is clear that I intend to not give a penny and not pay any substantial benefits as a reward. I want Bat Devil Tika to work for me for nothing. I have already seen clearly that if I am forced to give in this time and let Bat Devil Tika take advantage of me, it will become increasingly difficult to deal with it in the future, and I will have more concerns. And it is more likely to go further and try every means to seek more benefits for itself. Today is different from the past. Whether it is the "international environment" or the comparison of strength between each other, it is increasingly unfavorable to Bat Devil Tika. It does not seem that it is determined to turn against me. In the end, I threaten it with my life, and it has no choice but to surrender and compromise with me.
Under my insistence, the bat demon Tika did not get the price it wanted in the end. We even had a paper war and launched a fierce verbal debate. Unfortunately, in the face of my absolute superior strength, no matter how hard the bat demon Tika fought, it could not abandon the holy land "Blood Pool" and escape privately. It had no chance of winning. At most, it could only hold on for two more days, and it would still be defeated and killed. By then, I would support a puppet bat demon who was submissive to me to come to power, and the blood bat tribe might not even exist in the last piece of "autonomy". In the face of indisputable facts, the bat demon Tika could not get any advantage. Finally, when my patience was about to reach its peak and I was about to turn against him, he wisely chose to compromise. He agreed to my request on the premise that I promised to try my best to preserve the "Blood Pool" territory and its personal safety, and cultivated "Blood Bodhi" for me together with the blood lich Temur. Unfortunately, among my subordinates, there is no old fellow as powerful as the golden-lined blood bat that has survived for thousands of years and has surrendered to the spirit of Dragon Horse. He will not damage the strength of the bat demon too much. With a little training, he can serve as the main combat force. Otherwise, if I really want to destroy the bat demon Dika and let my subordinates take his place, I can avoid the many excuses and obstacles every time something happens. He just refuses to do my job honestly and I have to spend a lot of effort. It is really too troublesome.
After dealing with the blood lich Temur and the bat demon Dika, I can let them start specific programs at any time to use the "blood pool" and "blood pond" to cultivate the "blood bodhi", and immediately contacted the dragon horse spirit. He has confidence in me and has begun to mobilize the undead to gather near the "blood pool" - according to our previous agreement, he is mainly responsible for the blood supply of the "blood pool", and I guarantee the blood supply of the "blood pool". This division of labor is more beneficial to me. I have a large number of corpse witches stationed near the "blood pool" territory, which is relatively close to the "Dragon Bone Mountain" and the territories of low-level skeletons, zombies, and horror knights, which makes it convenient to mobilize them to the "blood pool" to sacrifice themselves and donate soul energy to replenish the consumption of blood. Moreover, due to the militaristic strategy of the former blood lich Douglas, the "blood pool" was deliberately strengthened, which seriously damaged the condition of the "blood pool". Although the situation has been significantly improved after a period of recovery, I later imposed strict restrictions on the use of the "blood pool". Except for the blood lich Temur himself and some of the blood clan subordinates of the undead wizards, it was forbidden to hatch too many blood wizards and use other blood wizards. At the same time, in order to resist the increasing pressure from our undead wizards, the bat demon Dika had to use the "blood pool" to strengthen his power, making the blood gas content of the "blood pool" obviously higher than that of the "blood pool". During the cultivation of the "blood bodhi", the blood gas essence supply of the "blood pool" and the "blood pool" must be equal, and it must be guaranteed to be in a balanced state. It will not absorb more on this side and less on the other side, or absorb more on which side contains more blood gas. Therefore, the dragon horse spirit is responsible for ensuring the supply of blood gas in the "blood pool". The task is relatively troublesome, requiring more energy and mobilizing more undead subordinates to sacrifice. This is what he deserves. The blood lich Temur and the bat demon Dika were forced to compromise for my sake. If he wants to get four "Blood Bodhis" based on just one piece of information, he will naturally have to pay a higher price. Even so, it makes me feel quite unbalanced. When I think of my blood subordinates who will need to improve their strength in the future, I wish I could take his "Blood Bodhi" for myself.
After receiving my official confirmation, they immediately started a comprehensive operation. A large number of undead creatures headed to the "blood pool" and "blood pool" to gather. Such a big move also attracted the "concern" of other undead wizards, who directly or indirectly inquired about the purpose of our actions. Now the matter has not been completed. Longma Spirit and I are unwilling to reveal the truth. We just vaguely said that we are conducting an experiment. Whether it will succeed or what the result will be is still unclear. We will tell them after the matter is completed, and we will evade it. Otherwise, once other undead wizards who have conquered the powerful blood clan undead know about the existence of "Blood Bodhi", they may further stimulate the ambitions of some people and want to get involved in the "blood pool" or "blood pool", or force me to give up some of my vested interests. If I have to resort to force to resolve the dispute like the defense of the holy land "Karamayi", I am afraid it will bring me more trouble, and it may not be worth the loss.
In addition to mobilizing some undead subordinates to the "Blood Pool" to continuously replenish the consumed blood and qi, I don't need to bother with other things. Basically, the two of them are responsible for the control by the bat demon Dika and the blood lich Temur. I only need to come once in a while to listen to their reports. "Blood Bodhi" has begun to condense, and it is produced one by one. The number of initial condensed particles is determined by the content of blood essence. However, even if the maximum number of "Blood Bodhi" condensed is twelve, it does not mean that so many will be harvested in the end. It will take a period of growth until it is fully mature before it can have the effect that "Blood Bodhi" should have. In the process of growth, if too much blood and qi are consumed and the supply cannot keep up, the "Blood Bodhi" that has been initially condensed may gradually shrink. In the mild case, it will grow into defective products, affecting the effect that can be exerted. In the severe case, it will dissipate into the invisible and disperse into blood and qi again, thus losing a "Blood Bodhi". Therefore, the most important thing in cultivating "Blood Bodhi" is to ensure the supply of blood and qi. There can be no mistakes until it is fully mature.
The growth of "Blood Bodhi" takes a long time. Before the last "World Heroes Conference" on August 1st, I am afraid that even the initial condensation will not be completed. After dispatching the undead men who need to be sacrificed to gather at the "Blood Pool", I continued to devote myself to the actual combat drills of the "Great Pyramid Sky Cage and Earth Locking Array" of Pharaoh Khufu and the eleven great pharaohs, so that they can fight in time in the competition and add a guarantee for my successful defense of the title of "World's No. 1 Master". At the same time, I also took time to run a few times to the Ghost Knight Kingdom and subdued a few more level 10 ghost knights discovered by Heinrich and Haishar, just in case. With the special abilities of the two of them relying on the Ghost Knight King, they can explore for me and provide cover for my actions. I don't need to go out and search everywhere like I did at the beginning. It is more convenient and efficient to subdue them. While other undead wizards are still too busy to take care of this place and there is no competition, I will start early and try to get as many benefits as possible.
In the human world, the "Northern Strategy" plan initiated by our resistance alliance has achieved complete success. We have won consecutive battles and successfully pacified the northern continent before the "World Heroes Conference" was held. We have completely destroyed the Cathedral of Light in the twelve main cities, which is a good start. However, during this period of time, the Church of Light has further consolidated its power in the southern continent. Except for the two main cities under the control of our resistance alliance that "peacefully seized power" and the Sun Mercenary Group of the Desert Eagle, other forces, no matter how big or small, have at least cut off their relationship with our resistance alliance on the surface. In order to protect their mercenary groups and avoid direct attacks from the Church of Light, some major members who have tended to or joined the resistance alliance have been forced to resign or even withdraw from the mercenary group. The strength of the local light forces has been greatly enhanced. White terror has enveloped the southern continent, and they vowed to use this place as the place for a decisive battle with our resistance alliance.
As the last "World Heroes Conference" approaches, the struggle between the Church of Light and the resistance alliance has gradually eased and even subsided. All mercenary groups and top players have begun their pre-war preparations, striving to achieve better results and unwilling to waste their pseudo-artifacts and other equipment and props. The official "World" has also officially announced the winning rewards for this "World Heroes Conference". As the ultimate event, it will no longer continue the tradition of previous events, but has ingeniously launched a more tempting "Golden Award" to stimulate the top players of various professions and major mercenary groups to participate in various events more devotedly, making the competition more intense.
The so-called "Golden Award", as the name suggests, refers to the use of gold as a reward for the winners of various competitions. This is not a virtual gold in the game "Tianxia", but real gold in reality. Whether it is the "World's No. 1 Expert" or the "No. 1 Expert" of each profession, they will receive a "gold medal" customized by "Tianxia International". It is made of 99.99% pure gold, engraved with the winner's profession and online name, as well as the introduction of his deeds and achievements in "Tianxia". It is well-made and designed and produced by a world-renowned gold jewelry company. It has great commemorative significance and preservation value. Of course, the "gold medal" won by the most competitive "World's No. 1 Expert" will be heavier, while the "gold medal" won by the "No. 1 Expert" of each profession will be relatively lighter. In addition, the contestants who win the honor of "No. 1 Mercenary Group in the World" will also receive a "gold medal " as a reward. However, compared to the winners of the individual competition, their gold medals are lighter, similar to a piece of gold foil, but the style and specifications are the same, and the purity is still 99.99%, which is also of high value.
Of course, although the second place and other shortlisted winners will not receive the "Gold Award", they will not lose out either. They will receive a "Silver Medal" reward made of silver and modeled after the "Gold Medal". It is also designed by a world-renowned company and has a high commemorative significance and collection value, in order to attract major mercenary groups and powerful top players to work harder to fight for victory.
