FS-novel #196 - This seems to be my line!
#196 - This seems to be my line!
“You’re willing to acknowledge me as your master?” Xu Chengxian was somewhat surprised.
The ferocious soul within the array flag wanted to submit to him?
He had only asked casually, but it could really acknowledge him as its master?
“We have to agree on the conditions first.” The Taotie had this intention, but it refused to lower its status, emphasizing the prerequisite of him offering satisfactory conditions.
“Then tell me what they are,” Xu Chengxian said, “I advise you not to make exorbitant demands, this old man doesn’t have time to waste chattering with you.”
It actually agreed to negotiate?
Was it trying to stall for time?
Afraid of being refined by his blood energy, it was throwing out bait to entice him, luring him into a trap.
After all, the difference between a magic weapon with a spirit and one without a spirit was quite significant.
Someone else might have been tempted.
But he was different.
Since it was called Taotie, it should also be a glutton, and he didn't really want to find himself a rival for food.
Therefore, he did not relax his refinement of the array flag with blood energy.
“Hmph, this old man advises you not to play tricks, this old man won’t be fooled!” Xu Chengxian said directly to the Taotie, “Speak quickly, or I’ll refine you along with it.”
At the same time, he felt a little disappointed.
He was even more convinced that the beast soul within the array flag couldn't be a true Taotie.
Taotie!
That was a famous ferocious beast from ancient times.
It must be extremely vicious.
How could it surrender so easily?
Thinking of this, his heart stirred.
He suddenly wanted to try whether he could swallow the beast soul into his belly and refine it with his innate divine power.
However, the other party was hiding its head and tail, seemingly revealing its true form, but most of its soul body was still within the flagpole, and the core of the array flag definitely had the ferocious beast's divine soul imprint.
“Tsk.”
Spicy with a bit of beer, eating them was both fragrant and satisfying.
He multi-tasked, refining the flagpole with blood energy while thinking.
At this time, the Taotie became anxious.
Because the flagpole of the array flag was being pulled out little by little.
It understood that General Si wouldn't come over at this time because he was certain that it would attack the Flower Snake.
But once the other party realized something was wrong, he would immediately rush over.
By then, it could forget about escaping!
It had to make a decision quickly.
“Damn it, I was a bit too much in front of the little turtle spirit before!” The Taotie thought to itself, feeling troubled.
It had bluffed General Si, but it had failed to bluff the Flower Snake in front of it.
From the initial roar to the current divine sense communication, the deterrence and enticement it had used had all failed.
This was simply a little freak!
It was now in a dilemma, stuck in a difficult situation.
The little thing kept calling itself 'this old man,' acting like a senior in front of it, and it was ruthless in its attacks.
“It has no reverence for ancient ferocious beasts at all!”
If it called General Si for help, it would lose face.
If it attacked the Flower Snake, the consumption of its divine soul power would be too great, which would be very dangerous for it.
Moreover, it might not even be able to take down the other party.
“I wonder how much blood energy this little thing has.”
While it was wary, it was also greedy.
After weighing it, it still wanted to run away with the Flower Snake.
But in this situation, if it offered high conditions, the Flower Snake would definitely not agree.
If it offered low conditions, it would be a loss.
So, gritting its teeth, it transmitted a message to Xu Chengxian: “This尊要每月五万血气的供奉!" (This venerable one wants a monthly offering of fifty thousand units of blood energy!)
After saying that, it worried that the negotiation would break down, so it continued: “If that’s not possible, then three…”
“Forty thousand!”
Before it could finish speaking, Xu Chengxian’s transmitted message of bargaining had already arrived.
Then both of them froze.
Crap!
Xu Chengxian: (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻ I spoke too fast, I bargained too little.
If I had known, I would have directly asked for twenty thousand!
The Taotie was overjoyed:
“Deal!”
“…Alright.” Xu Chengxian sighed.
The speed of divine sense transmission was too damn fast, it was over as soon as the thought moved.
It was too late to regret it.
But a monthly salary of forty thousand units of blood energy wasn't too high.
For him, it was just the harvest of sleeping for most of the day.
Besides, after refining the flagpole, the Taotie would become his ox and horse.
He could deduct its salary if it didn't listen.
“Quick, quick, quick! Extend your divine sense over here, this venerable one will take you to leave the divine soul imprint.”
The Taotie didn't know what he was thinking, and it was extremely happy at the moment.
It was even more eager than Xu Chengxian.
As it spoke, it wanted to drill into the flagpole and lead the way.
“Wait, don’t go back!” Xu Chengxian stopped it, “We have to continue fighting.”
“Continue fighting?” The Taotie was stunned, then smirked, “Alright, ten thousand units of blood energy!”
“…Five thousand.”
“Deal!”
“……”
Damn it.
Xu Chengxian cursed inwardly, he had bargained too little again!
Forget it, he was too lazy to bother with these petty gains.
The reason for bargaining was also to prevent the Taotie from feeling that blood energy was too easy to obtain, lest its appetite grew bigger and bigger.
Blood energy was also earned by our hard work!
Thus.
On the surface, the ferocious soul of the array flag and the Flower Snake were confronting each other, their respective auras constantly rising.
The might of the ferocious beast naturally took the upper hand, and it looked like it could devour the Flower Snake.
Although the Flower Snake was at a disadvantage, it had not given up resisting.
But behind the scenes, it was…
“This Scarlet Blood Array Flag is different from ordinary magic weapons, it has two core locations.”
The Taotie transmitted a message, guiding Xu Chengxian to divide his divine sense into two strands.
One strand went towards the top of the flagpole, and the other strand went towards the middle of the flagpole.
In addition, it also asked Xu Chengxian to condense his blood energy into a knife to break open several restrictions.
After breaking them, he re-established the restrictions with his divine soul.
“Not bad, not bad! Your divine soul power is indeed not weak.” The Taotie said with satisfaction, “These few places are the methods left by the stinky mud loach, the蛟王 (Jiao King). You can erase them so easily, which shows that you have some ability.”
These words made Xu Chengxian's heart stir, and he asked, “Where is General Si’s restriction? Why didn’t I see it?”
“Him? He doesn’t dare to refine this flag before he gets the order.” The Taotie said, “So the restrictions he set up are all in unimportant places.”
The restrictions left by the little turtle spirit were only for temporary control of the array flag.
He had not deeply explored its core at all.
“The little turtle spirit is scared to death of the stinky mud loach.” The Taotie said very proudly.
It was able to easily bluff the other party, thanks to the deterrence of the Jiao King.
“Huh?” It felt strange as it said this, and then asked, “Little Flower Snake, why aren’t you afraid when you hear that this venerable one’s real benefactor is the Jiao King?”
“Afraid of what?” Xu Chengxian snorted.
The Tiger King and the Jiao King were at odds, and when they returned to the Southern Demon Region, the Jiao King would not be able to attack them.
Besides, they could still run to the Eastern Human Realm.
Anyway, judging from the posture of Ling Xiao and Ling Yunzi, they wouldn't be able to stay in the Demon Region for long.
If the Jiao King had the ability, he could chase after him and bite him!
After he finished speaking, he teased the beast soul in front of him: “You don’t really think of yourself as a Taotie, do you?”
Still a benefactor?
“Speaking so arrogantly, believe it or not, after I refine the array flag, I’ll refine you too.”
The refinement spoken in this tone was different from refining the array flag.
It meant washing away the ferocity of the beast and re-enlightening it.
For magic weapons, the spirit sealed within them cannot be weak.
But powerful ferocious souls are often unruly.
It is very difficult to subdue them and make them willing to be driven.
Some cultivators rely on their cultivation and are not afraid of the backlash of magic weapons. They only want to make the magic weapon powerful enough, so they only impose restrictions and do not use other means.
But some cautious ones, who do not want to leave hidden dangers, will wash away the spirit of the weapon and re-enlighten it.
Xu Chengxian said this to scare the Taotie and also to test its reaction.
“I don’t believe it.” The Taotie transmitted a message with a hearty laugh, “This venerable one is not afraid of this.”
Xu Chengxian did not say more to it, but was busy quickly refining the entire array flag completely.
Without obstacles, the vast blood energy instantly washed the array flag clean.
He also quickly left imprints and restrictions in various places with his divine sense, ensuring that no part was missed.
Because he had to guard against the Taotie and also prevent General Si from noticing anything unusual, he did not perform the final step of blood oath recognition. Instead, he used his divine sense to weave a large net, permeating every corner of the array flag airtight.
He even left a blood egg at the core.
One that could be detonated at any time.
“It’s okay, it’s okay!” The Taotie shouted when it saw this, “Don’t you have too much divine sense and blood energy to use up? If you can’t use it up, you might as well give it to me to taste.”
Hearing this made Xu Chengxian feel a little awkward.
Tasting it, this seems to be my line!