Chapter 849: Dragon Blood

Inside the Longwang Temple, Mo Hua took the lead, guiding the way.

However, the atmosphere within the group was somewhat strange.

Gu Changhuai and Xia Diansi walked on either side of him, a step behind, both protecting Mo Hua and guarding against Xiao Diansi.

Xiao Diansi still wore a fake smile, but now that his schemes were exposed, his smile was truly only skin-deep.

As for the others, their attitude towards Xiao Diansi was also very subtle.

Shui Yanluo was clearly allied with Xiao Diansi; there were always some open or hidden connections between them.

Earlier, when hunting the water bandits around the island, Shui Yanluo was able to escape from Gu Changhuai and Xia Diansi because Xiao Diansi saved him.

Therefore, Shui Yanluo obeyed Xiao Diansi's words.

But at the same time, he also seemed to be wary of Xiao Diansi, and even had some inexplicable fear.

This was very rare for Shui Yanluo, who was known for killing people without blinking.

Xie Liu also obviously vaguely knew Xiao Diansi's identity.

Among the several Jindan cultivators present in the Longwang Temple at this time, he had the lowest status, weakest strength, and the smallest voice. Therefore, he could only follow along, barely counts as tagging along behind the "same group" Xiao Diansi.

The strangest one was Xiao Tianquan.

Xiao Tianquan and this Xiao Diansi were both cultivators from the Xiao family and should be considered to be connected.

But after Xiao Diansi defected, Xiao Tianquan didn't say a word. Now, throughout the journey, he even deliberately kept his distance from Xiao Diansi and stood by Xia Diansi.

"The situation in the Xiao family seems quite complex..." Mo Hua silently said in his heart.

As for Ouyang Feng and Hua Qianqian, they were still considered "kidnapped" at this point.

It's just that on the surface, Xiao Diansi no longer made things difficult for them.

But Mo Hua also knew clearly in his heart that as long as the situation changed, Senior Martial Brother Feng and Senior Martial Sister Qianqian would still only be treated as "chips."

But he truly had no good way now and could only adapt to the circumstances.

Mo Hua's gaze flickered slightly.

Just like that, the hunt continued, and the group walked through the Longwang Temple with guarded expressions.

Mo Hua led the way, tracking the traces of that bloody monster, occasionally asking Shui Yanluo about the layout of the Longwang Temple to determine the route.

In this group, only Mo Hua was a demon hunter.

Although the Sifang Diansi of the Dao Court also pursued and captured, they pursued and captured people.

Although cultivators like Shui Yanluo were very familiar with pursuing and capturing, they were generally the ones being pursued.

Only Mo Hua was a true demon hunter.

Therefore, when it came to the habits of demon beasts, their behavioral patterns, and faint auras, no one among the present cultivators was more proficient than him.

Of course, this monster wasn't necessarily a demon beast, but the principle was the same.

Mo Hua then looked up at the beams, released his divine sense, and based on some clues, tracked the monster's traces.

However, the Longwang Temple was spacious, the halls were high, the rooms were numerous, and the surroundings were gloomy with a dense bloody aura. As they chased, the monster lost its traces.

Mo Hua could only guess and calculate, estimating bit by bit... just then, his expression suddenly shifted slightly, and he stopped in his tracks.

Everyone also stopped accordingly.

Gu Changhuai asked, "What's wrong?"

Mo Hua said, "Something..."

Then he thought for a moment, gently flipped his body, and lightly leaped onto the beam.

The beam was made of giant timber, exceptionally wide, and near the wall, it was a mess, with a large hole dug out by some unknown thing.

Although the hole was large, the opening was very shallow, and one could see to the bottom at a glance.

It seemed something had lived here before.

Mo Hua guessed it was likely that monster, which had taken this as a temporary nest.

He walked a few steps closer and suddenly discovered a tiny blood stain in the nest.

This blood stain was actually light green and the aura was extremely faint, not like the foulness of human or demon blood, but instead had a faint clear fragrance.

Clear fragrance?

Mo Hua frowned.

He looked and looked, then couldn't help but stretch out his finger, dip a little blood stain, and put it in his mouth to taste.

At that instant, he actually heard the sound of a dragon's roar in his ears.

Mo Hua's pupils contracted.

"Dragon..."

Although he had never seen a true dragon, nor had he ever heard the sound of a dragon, at this moment, he was suddenly very certain that the sound that shocked his heart, like the clear cry of metal and stone, was indeed the sound of a dragon's roar.

Dragon blood?

Mo Hua's expression was shocked, and he couldn't help but smack his lips.

It was a pity he didn't taste the flavor.

This blood itself was extremely faint, and the remaining blood stain was almost dry, with only a tiny bit of aura, allowing Mo Hua to taste just a tiny bit, not even distinguishing the flavor.

Mo Hua's expression was regretful, but afterwards, his heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

"Longwang Temple... that monster, perhaps related to 'dragon'?"

Its body's scales, perhaps just... dragon scales?

Because they were dragon scales, they couldn't be broken by knives and swords, nor invaded by spells, harder than all the gold and iron he had seen.

Then what flowed in its body... was dragon blood?

"No, not right..."

Mo Hua shook his head again.

Dragons were divine beasts, absolutely not such a bloody appearance.

Moreover, although that monster was strong, it was obviously still far from the legendary "dragon."

It still ate people and drank human blood; its blood must have been polluted. Like this, what flowed in its body was definitely not dragon blood.

"It's very likely that dragon blood is just a catalyst."

"That monster ate dragon blood and refined it in its body, which is why it could grow such hard 'dragon scales', have such a deep bloody aura, and a strong physical body..."

Mo Hua nodded slightly, feeling that this guess was still reasonable. At the same time, his eyes brightened slightly.

Now it seemed that the secrets of this monster's body were even more numerous than he had thought.

No matter what, he had to catch this monster and study it properly.

Of course, relying on his own ability, he definitely couldn't catch this monster.

Fortunately, he now had a bunch of "fighters."

Mo Hua jumped down from the beam, and Xiao Diansi then pretended to smile and said, "What's up there, little young master actually looked for so long."

He and Gu Changhuai and the others were guarding each other, so he didn't go up to look personally.

Mo Hua said, "There's a nest. The monster lived here before. It's probably not far; we can search again."

He hid the matter of the dragon blood.

Xiao Diansi couldn't possibly have thought of it, so he just nodded, "Alright."

Afterwards, Mo Hua still led the way.

But as he circled around the vicinity, he found quite a few traces of the monster, but not a single trace of the monster's figure.

Just as Mo Hua was frowning and deep in thought, his heart suddenly trembled, as if something was jumping.

"Dragon blood..."

He had just licked a tiny bit of dragon blood, and at this moment, it seemed to have come back to taste.

Mo Hua felt that the speed of blood flow in his body seemed to have also become faster.

The sound of a dragon's roar echoed in his ears again. His heart beat faster and faster, his meridians were swollen and painful, and his limbs were somewhat numb, as if the dragon blood was gradually awakening in his body and devouring his bloodline.

Even though this dragon blood was only a tiny bit.

Moreover, it wasn't necessarily true dragon blood.

But with his weak body, he fundamentally couldn't bear it.

Mo Hua's physical body was truly too poor, and his bloodline was also weak. This tiny bit of "dragon" power far exceeded the load on his body.

"Finished, I knew I shouldn't have eaten things randomly..."

Mo Hua was full of endless regret in his heart.

Fortunately, things like dragon blood weren't something he could just eat if he wanted to.

He had only licked a tiny bit just now, not even a drop of blood, so the disorder of his bloodline only lasted for an instant, then gradually calmed down.

Mo Hua's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and he let out a long sigh of relief.

Seeing the situation, Xia Diansi's expression changed slightly. She stretched out her pale palm, gently wiped Mo Hua's forehead, and frowned, saying:

"Mo Hua? What's wrong?"

"Nothing," Mo Hua sighed and said, "My stomach hurts from eating something bad."

Xia Diansi was a little puzzled and didn't know what he was talking about.

Properly, how could he get a stomachache from eating something bad?

"Sister Xia, I'm fine. Let's continue to find that monster. The monster's matter is important..." Mo Hua quickly changed the subject.

Seeing that Mo Hua was fine, Xia Diansi no longer lingered on the matter, but nodded and asked:

"That monster seems to have lost its traces. How do we find it now?"

Mo Hua also frowned. He released his divine sense again and perceived everywhere a bit, but still gained nothing.

That monster seemed to have disappeared.

Suddenly, Mo Hua's heart trembled again.

Mo Hua was startled.

Not over yet?

But when he perceived carefully, he discovered that the jumping didn't seem to be his own heart, but another heart...

That monster's "heart"?

Mo Hua closed his eyes, held his breath, and concentrated. After a moment, he opened his eyes, and his expression had a hint of sudden realization.

It wasn't his heart beating.

But... a kind of induction between divine souls.

Mo Hua frowned slightly.

He had just eaten a tiny bit of dragon blood.

This tiny bit of dragon blood seemed to contain a kind of "divine soul" of an ancient divine beast.

And through this trace of "dragon blood", Mo Hua seemed to have produced a subtle induction with the "divine soul" of this ancient divine beast.

He could sense the flow of other dragon blood within the Longwang Temple.

In other words, he could also sense... the monster's position.

Mo Hua felt somewhat inconceivable in his heart.

Dragon blood contained "divine soul"?

Why?

Perhaps the reason why dragons were called divine beasts was simply because their "divine souls" could fuse with their flesh?

Mo Hua was secretly shocked in his heart, but now was not the time to think about these things. He turned his head and said to everyone:

"I know where that monster is. Follow me..."

Then Mo Hua confidently walked towards the corridor on the right.

Everyone behind him looked at each other, not knowing how Mo Hua knew.

But Gu Changhuai and Xia Diansi always trusted Mo Hua, so they didn't hesitate much and followed.

Shui Yanluo knew Mo Hua was strange and that his abilities were very strange, so he didn't doubt it either.

Xie Liu wanted to get the Water Prison Forbidden Box from Mo Hua, so no matter what, he had to follow.

Xiao Tianquan hesitated for a moment and also followed the crowd.

Only Xiao Diansi stood alone, silently watching Mo Hua's back. His gaze became more and more strange, and he felt more and more that this little young master was unfathomable.

He was silent for a moment, a bloody light flashed in his eyes, and he also silently followed Mo Hua.

Everyone followed Mo Hua to a small square. What met their eyes were corpses everywhere.

On the bluestone paved ground, blood was splashed like ink, splattered on the ground like wild grass.

The cultivators present, whether they were Sifang Diansi or evil cultivators, were experienced and saw at a glance that a massacre had occurred here.

Moreover, it was a sudden "great massacre."

It seemed that not long ago, the people guarding the temple had gathered here for some unknown reason, and then suddenly suffered a fatal blow and were completely slaughtered.

The killer didn't use spells, nor spiritual tools, relying only on powerful physical strength.

It was highly probable it was that monster.

Mo Hua looked around and used his divine soul to sense. Then he pointed towards a plaque in the distance.

"There."

That was a plaque hanging high in the main hall, both wide and thick, with a blue base and hot gold ancient characters. On the plaque were written three large characters:

"Yaksha Hall."

Everyone followed the direction of Mo Hua's finger and frowned.

Shui Yanluo said, "Where is the monster?"

"Based on my feeling, it's in that direction..."

Mo Hua said "based on my feeling", but his tone was very certain, "It should be behind the plaque of Yaksha Hall, dug a hole again, borrowing this to hide."

When Xiao Diansi heard this, he drew his long sword and wanted to chop it with a single strike, but Mo Hua stopped him.

"Cannot make a move casually, it will alert the enemy."

Xiao Diansi looked at Mo Hua, silently put away his long sword, and said, "Then as the little young master said, how should we proceed?"

Mo Hua had a confident look on his face, "Don't worry, leave it to me. In fact, it's not a secret; my ancestors have been demon hunters for generations. My demon hunting skills are all family-passed..."

Xiao Diansi's gaze was subtle.

This little young master, who knows what inheritance he received from a young age, is proficient in various things, strange and odd, making people unexpected.

"Alright, then we'll follow the little young master."

Mo Hua nodded and then said:

"Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated. When hunting monsters, you must prepare in advance and make a move after you are ready."

"Otherwise, a slight negligence will lead to a great loss."

"According to the current situation, this monster's body is entwined with a bloody aura, its dragon... fish scales are hard, its physical body is extremely strong, its claws and teeth are quenched in blood, both foul and with strong poison."

"It looks like a second-grade monster, but it's definitely not something that ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators can take down."

"Especially its scales, which cannot be pierced by knives and guns, nor invaded by water and fire. Whether it's spiritual tools, force, or spells, none seem to be able to break them."

Xiao Diansi's brows furrowed slightly, "Even if Foundation Establishment peak cultivators join forces, they can't break it?"

Mo Hua pointed at Xie Liu, "Ask him."

Xie Liu was unwilling to admit it, but he had to tell the truth, "I used Gui Shui Sword Qi and chopped dozens of times, but didn't even hurt those scales a bit."

As soon as these words came out, everyone understood.

Xie Liu was a Jindan cultivator. He suppressed his cultivation to the peak of Foundation Establishment and chopped dozens of times, but couldn't break the scales. The other several Jindan cultivators, even if they were strong, weren't much stronger.

"Therefore," Mo Hua said, "Frontal combat, it is estimated to be very difficult to take down this monster, let alone kill it."

"But it seems to have a weakness..."

"Weakness?" Xie Liu frowned.

He had fought dozens of rounds with that monster and basically didn't discover any weakness in it.

Mo Hua nodded, "Its weakness is precisely its whole body's bloody aura."

"Everything in the world operates according to rules."

"Arrays operate, needing the array eye to supply energy. Cultivators' every move requires the heart to supply blood and the Qi sea to supply spirit. Even demon beasts rely on demon cores to provide demon power..."

"That monster is also like this. It relies on that body, that doesn't know where it comes from, dirty bloody aura, to be able to move everywhere, to supplement and hunt."

"Once the bloody aura is exhausted, it has no energy supply and can only wait to be captured."

"Therefore, the key points to hunting this monster are, one is to trap it, and two is to exhaust it."

"With so many Jindan cultivators present, exhausting it shouldn't be a problem. The main problem is just 'trapping'."

Mo Hua asked everyone, "Do you all have any spiritual tools or arrays to trap enemies? You can take them out and set them up in advance."

Everyone hesitated a bit.

Shui Yanluo frowned, "Little kid, you yourself won't set up arrays?"

Mo Hua sighed, and said helplessly:

"I'm only in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment. My divine sense is limited, and the arrays I set up are also limited in grade. How can they possibly restrict that second-grade peak monster?"

"Moreover, all the way here, my arrays are almost used up."

Gu Changhuai looked at Mo Hua, his expression somewhat strange, but said nothing.

Although Xia Diansi knew that Mo Hua's array level was not low, she didn't know how high it was specifically, so she didn't suspect anything.

The other several people felt that these words were even less of a problem.

Mo Hua said again, "The situation is urgent. Everyone should work together. If you don't take out the means you have now, once you are trapped to death in this Longwang Temple, it will be too late to regret."

Everyone thought for a moment. Instead, Gu Changhuai was the first to take out a set of chains and two arrays:

"These chains are standard traps of the Sifang Diansi, used for ambushing in advance. The arrays are from my Gu family. I usually carry them on me and haven't had a chance to use them."

Then Xia Diansi also took out a net, "This is a ground net from the Xia family, second-grade, which can bind the enemy for a while."

"Setting up arrays is inconvenient, and I rarely use them, so I generally don't carry them..."

With Gu Changhuai and Xia Diansi taking the lead, the others also more or less took out some things.

Including Xiao Diansi, Xie Liu, Shui Yanluo, and Xiao Tianquan.

But Mo Hua felt it was still not enough, so he observed their words and expressions, looking for those who were concealing or secretly withholding "trap enemy" spiritual tools or arrays. Then he looked at them with bright eyes, with an attitude of not giving up until they were stripped bare.

"Give it all to you..."

"Still not enough."

"So many spiritual tools and arrays are already enough."

Mo Hua shook his head, "That monster is cunning and fast. It's not easy to trap it. We must be fully prepared. Otherwise, once it runs away and hides in the depths of the Longwang Temple, it's very possible we won't be able to catch it again."

"Alright then..."

Just like that, Mo Hua reaped a wave of gains, almost "confiscating" all the arrays and spiritual tools used to trap and bind enemies from everyone.

With this, he was then relieved.

After he observed the terrain well and "commanded" everyone to set up the arrays properly, occupy their positions, and prepare the spiritual tools for trapping enemies, the "hunt" began.

Xiao Diansi chopped out with a sword, drawing a sword light, and chopped on the plaque of Yaksha Hall.

This plaque, for some unknown reason, was as solid as gold and iron and did not break. However, it received the impact of the sword Qi and still fell from the eaves of the roof, exposing a dark, bloody hole behind it.

"Indeed..."

Xiao Diansi's pupils contracted slightly.

Then a sound echoed from inside the hole. A monster, holding bloody limbs and eating right, slowly walked out.

It seemed that its meal was suddenly disturbed, and this monster was greatly angered. Its eyes were blood red, and it roared.

This sound was very strange, like a man-eating Yaksha in a river, and also like a certain powerful strange beast.

Mo Hua listened carefully at this time and clearly discerned it.

This monster's sound was a bit like... a "dragon's roar."

Mo Hua's gaze flickered slightly.

The monster had already appeared, and everyone didn't hesitate, starting immediately.

A great battle was imminent.

Gu Changhuai urged his green wind blade, and Xia Diansi condensed her cold ice sword Qi.

Smile-faced Tiger and Xie Liu both used Gui Shui Sword.

Shui Yanluo used the Water Punishment Whip, and Xiao Tianquan used a set of sword arts from the Xiao family.

Ouyang Feng was injured, and Hua Qianqian was poisoned. The two of them had no way to make a move.

Mo Hua was the youngest and had the lowest cultivation, so he self-awarely did not make a move. Instead, he chose a clean staircase without blood stains and sat on the side to watch the show.

The cultivators present were all truly "not weak," and their fighting and spell experience was very rich.

Moreover, with four Jindan cultivators joining forces, Mo Hua wasn't worried at all.

Everything proceeded according to his plan.