The deceased Water Burial Buddha’s scales bore blood-colored lotus-shaped patterns that transformed into countless red light dots, converging toward Qin Ziyu. Soon, they condensed into a blood-red crystallized core resembling a lotus seed.
Chen Guan felt a bit envious. He didn’t know whether it was a secret technique core or a secret method core, but regardless, anything produced by a peerless mystical spirit was extraordinarily precious.
Qin Ziyu held the secret core, but his figure wavered, and he sat heavily on the ground, unable to stand steadily.
After all, the Cheerleader’s Soul only stimulated potential; it did not replenish primordial energy. Qin Ziyu’s earlier burst had significantly increased his combat power, but it had exhausted his body without relief. He remained very weak now.
Chen Guan gripped his sword and walked toward Qin Ziyu. Gongsun Zhuo was startled by this move.
He thought Chen Guan would take advantage of Qin Ziyu’s weakness to kill him and seize all the benefits. Judging by Chen Guan’s ruthless display earlier, such a thing was entirely within his capability.
If that were true, Gongsun Zhuo didn’t believe he could survive the ordeal; Chen Guan would surely kill him to silence any witnesses.
Only when Chen Guan passed by Qin Ziyu and went to the Water Burial Buddha’s corpse, picking up the Kapala Necklace that had fallen to the ground, did Gongsun Zhuo’s pounding heart ease somewhat. He let out a long breath.
After Chen Guan took the Kapala Necklace, Yan Zhi, who had been waiting nearby, stabbed the corpse with a blade and used the Bloodsucking Blade to absorb both the blood inside the corpse and the blood flowing out.
It was made from the eyebrow bone of 108 Evil Buddhas, soaked in sin and evil energy. It was ominous to possess. Wearing this treasure would drastically reduce the wearer’s fortune—at best, bad luck; at worst, continuous misfortune threatening one’s life.
Chen Guan was dumbfounded. Although it was a peerless treasure, using it didn’t bring benefits but instead posed life-threatening dangers. That was just absurd.
Wang Lian claimed this item could suppress the next peerless mystical spirit, which was hard to believe.
But on second thought, it wasn’t entirely impossible. Perhaps it wasn’t meant to be used by them but placed on another peerless mystical spirit to reduce that opponent’s fortune.
According to Wang Lian, the reason the Ancestral Emperor left information on the stone tablet instructing someone to kill the Water Burial Buddha first might be related to this necklace. Since the Water Burial Buddha wore this necklace, its true power hadn’t fully manifested, making it easier to kill compared to a normal peerless mystical spirit.
Chen Guan tossed the Evil Buddha’s Kapala Necklace to Qin Ziyu, then picked up a bone bowl that had fallen to the ground.
This was also a treasure, but not peerless—just a rare level 10 item named the Holy Kapala Bowl. The information explained it was made from the skull of a pure maiden and refined with the Evil Buddha’s blessing for the purpose of drinking blood.
Its function was to refine and purify blood, making it possess purer energy, and it could keep blood fresh and uncoagulated for a long time.
After examining the Evil Buddha Necklace, Qin Ziyu placed it aside and began treating his injuries. He was severely weak, and some wounds were on his back, making them hard to see. He called Chen Guan over to help apply medicine.
The medicine on Qin Ziyu’s body wasn’t ordinary; the powder sprinkled on his wounds quickly caused them to coagulate and scab.
Chen Guan saw that Qin Ziyu’s injuries were all external and likely not serious.
“Here.” Chen Guan was about to leave and retrieve the Demon-Subduing Pestle from the cliff wall when Qin Ziyu suddenly spoke and tossed the secret core in his hand to Chen Guan.
“To me?” Chen Guan was slightly stunned, unable to understand. If the secret core was something he had fought desperately to obtain—especially a peerless quality one—he would never give it to someone else.
Whether secret methods or secret techniques, no one would ever refuse having more. Moreover, different secret methods did not conflict. Even if Qin Ziyu already had the Purple-Green Dual Qi Profound Skill, another peerless secret method would only be beneficial.
Each secret method had different effects, and using various secret methods naturally brought different advantages. Having two peerless secret methods was a blessing that many would covet.
“I am a swordsman. This secret skill is useless to me,” Qin Ziyu said indifferently.
Hearing this, Chen Guan looked at Qin Ziyu with more interest. Who would turn down a peerless secret skill? He wondered if Qin Ziyu had seen through something and realized the effect of the Cheerleader’s Soul, which was why he gave the peerless secret skill core to him.
Qin Ziyu closed his eyes to rest, saying no more. He seemed completely unguarded toward Chen Guan beside him.
Seeing this, Chen Guan said nothing. No matter the reason Qin Ziyu gave him the secret skill core, having one more peerless secret skill was a good thing.
In truth, Chen Guan was overthinking. Qin Ziyu had already regarded Chen Guan as a confidant, believing he understood him. That was why he gave Chen Guan a peerless secret skill core that he himself didn’t particularly need—to help Chen Guan improve his own strength, nothing more.
Chen Guan used the secret skill core, and the spots of blood light immediately merged into his body.
Secret Skill: Blood Sacrifice Demon Feeding Art (Peerless).
Training Requirements: None.
Primordial Energy Consumption: None.
Special: Requires blood consumption when used.
Chen Guan studied it carefully. This secret skill required burning one’s own blood to cultivate a demonic spirit to protect the body. Each use needed fresh blood to nourish the demon spirit.
A secret skill that consumed one’s own blood clearly wasn’t a proper secret skill. It was unclear how much blood would be needed to cultivate the demon spirit.
However, it had some benefits. The demon spirit was born attached to its owner’s body and could actively defend the owner from attacks. It was like wearing a close-fitting secret armor, potentially saving one’s life if ambushed.
Chen Guan didn’t dare use it now. In such a dangerous place, if he lost too much blood, who knew what risks he would face? If he became too weak, how could he fight others or even escape?
Even to train the Blood Sacrifice Demon Feeding Art required a stable environment.
When Chen Guan withdrew his attention, he found Yan Zhi had already absorbed all the Water Burial Buddha’s blood, and its level had directly risen by one, now level 7.
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After it fully absorbed the blood, its level should continue to rise.
Zhan Guo squatted beside Chen Guan, drooling while staring at the Water Burial Buddha’s corpse on the ground. But without Chen Guan’s order, it did not pounce to feast.
Chen Guan took the Stealth Killer’s broken blade and cut a piece of flesh from the Water Burial Buddha, offering it to Zhan Guo’s mouth.
Zhan Guo did not immediately eat it but extended a paw to point at the ground. Only after Chen Guan placed the meat on the ground did it pick it up and tear into it nearby.
“The Guardian Dog is truly a considerate mystical spirit that tugs at one’s heartstrings. Unfortunately, most Guardian Dogs are quickly abandoned after their masters enter secret realms. Possibly until their masters die, few get another chance to come out,” Chen Guan thought with some emotion.