"Tail?"
Hearing the weak voice coming from the space, Lin Sheng raised an eyebrow, his gaze passing through the floating dust and landing on the withered human figure pinned to the wall.
He didn't know who this person was, but being hidden here, it was likely Guo Feng's doing.
With a testing attitude, Lin Sheng stepped forward, his large, fan-like hand swelling by a circle.
Bull Rushing Horn.
This slap landed squarely on the tail of the centipede monster.
With a muffled bang, the centipede monster's tail was instantly flattened. And that wasn't all; intense toxicity suddenly released from the black large hand pressing on the tail, completely venting into the centipede monster's body.
Following his attack, the centipede monster's body, which was closing, paused.
The next moment, as if stimulated, its upper body twisted around, and countless hands surged towards Lin Sheng.
Hand after hand grabbed his wrist, trying to lift the black large hand, but it was completely useless. Seeing the centipede monster's reaction, Lin Sheng increased the force in his hand again.
This made the centipede monster's reaction even more intense, even somewhat frantic.
Dense hands submerged him, but in no time, these hands seemed to lose strength, hanging limply and falling off Lin Sheng.
And after letting out a high-pitched shriek, the centipede monster finally went limp and collapsed to the ground.
Dark red blood began to gush out from its ugly body.
"Success!!"
Lin Sheng was overjoyed seeing this scene. He immediately reached into the blood, and a string of information instantly appeared in the panel.
He didn't rush to look but focused on absorbing the monster's blood. Soon, the centipede monster's body shrank significantly, and Lin Sheng also withdrew his hand.
He glanced at the withered figure on the wall, pondered for a moment, then quickly stepped forward and pulled out the steel nails piercing its hands and feet.
Then, lifting the person, he quickly disappeared from the underground space.
Outside Tian Yuan Pavilion at this time, it was already in chaos.
Some guards rushed into the courtyard, all looking shocked and angry at the messy scene.
Seeing the strong figure rushing out from the ruins, they dared not step forward for a moment.
Looking at these guards, Lin Sheng stomped his foot heavily, sending countless shattered stones and dust flying in all directions.
Smoke and dust immediately rolled in the courtyard. By the time the smoke settled, the courtyard was empty, leaving only a group of bewildered guards.
Leaving Tian Yuan Pavilion, Lin Sheng didn't stop, heading straight out of the County Town.
At this time, he had already turned off Earth Affinity, and his body size was noticeably smaller than before.
He grabbed two pieces of clothing from a passing house, put them on, and quickly ran towards the County Town gate.
This was Tongzhi County, not Yangping Town. The County Town walls were forty to fifty meters high.
Moreover, the walls were smooth with no leverage points. Trying to climb over the wall directly was very difficult, so he chose the direction of the gate.
The long street in the County Town was also quite chaotic at this time, with groups of guards constantly heading towards Tian Yuan Pavilion.
He even saw a burly man in armor, holding two heavy hammers, moving quickly towards Tian Yuan Pavilion from the buildings on both sides, displaying agility and lightness completely inconsistent with his physique.
"Blood Transportation Warrior!!"
The moment he saw the burly man, Lin Sheng felt a deep sense of threat from him. He was undoubtedly a Blood Transportation Warrior, and his strength might even be slightly stronger than Black Bear.
He was absolutely no match for him at his current state. After all, he was already close to his limit. Without using the Earth Affinity talent, he was well aware that he was definitely not an opponent for a Blood Transportation Warrior.
As the burly man sped along, his gaze was like lightning, constantly sweeping the surging crowd on the long street.
Lin Sheng clearly felt the other party's gaze sweep over him, but it only paused slightly before moving away.
After deactivating the Earth Affinity state and the Ape Demon Transformation secret technique, he was just a rather burly man. Under the loose clothes, the unusual skin was completely hidden, and in this crowd, he wasn't particularly conspicuous.
As for the man he was carrying, he had him roughly wrapped in clothes and was supporting him, which was normal in the chaotic environment on the street.
Lin Sheng only breathed a sigh of relief after the burly man with the heavy hammer had gone far away.
Then, he quickened his pace and rushed towards the gate.
In front of the ruins of Tian Yuan Pavilion, a figure in brocade clothes had appeared.
The figure was none other than Tongzhi County Governor Guo Hua. Looking at the scene of Tian Yuan Pavilion before him, his face was as gloomy as water.
Soon, as if discovering something, his figure flickered and appeared at a certain spot in the ruins.
He raised a hand and punched down. As his slender hand landed, it was covered with a layer of purple energy.
With a muffled bang, this seemingly light palm strike actually sent all the surrounding rubble flying, revealing the hidden underground space.
He saw the shriveled corpse of the centipede monster in the underground space at a glance.
He couldn't help but frown, then as if remembering something, he struck the ground with another punch. Soon, the surroundings collapsed as if an earthquake had occurred, completely burying the entire underground space.
And at this moment, the armored burly man holding the heavy hammer had also arrived here.
"Brother Guo, how is it? Is your nephew alright!?"
The armored burly man looked at the scene of devastation before him, surprise in his eyes, and asked.
"I'm afraid he has met with misfortune. Causing such a commotion, the person who did it is very strong, undoubtedly a master of the Blood Transportation Realm."
Guo Hua shook his head slightly and said in a deep voice.
"In that case, please accept my condolences, Brother Guo. Regardless, I will find the person who did this and avenge my nephew..."
The armored burly man replied in a deep voice. After seeing the current situation, he understood that the possibility of Guo Feng surviving was not high.
No matter how high his talent, he was only at the Forging Tendons Late Stage. With a Blood Transportation Warrior personally taking action, it was naturally difficult to resist.
At the same time, he was also a little surprised. Being able to cause such extensive damage clearly indicated that the previous fight was extremely intense.
From the looks of it, there seemed to be more than one Blood Transportation Warrior.
Could it be that this County Governor has hidden Blood Transportation masters under him?
Thoughts flashed quickly in the armored burly man's mind, his gaze falling on the ruins behind Guo Hua, but he only glanced at it before withdrawing his gaze.
Whether it was a Blood Transportation master or something else, they should have all been buried by that killer now.
"Brother Meng, have you seen anyone suspicious?"
Guo Hua spoke at this moment.
"According to eyewitnesses, the person who did it was a man of exceptionally burly build."
"When I came over, I paid special attention to the passing crowd along the way, but I didn't find anyone like that."
The armored burly man shook his head slightly. After receiving the news, he had rushed over immediately, paying attention to whether there were any suspicious people in the crowd along the way, but he found nothing.
"Brother Guo, don't worry. A person of such build is not easy to hide. Even if their body shape changes after using a secret technique, their original body should still be someone with an unusual physique."
"What Brother Meng said is very true. Since that is the case, you and I will each guard a city gate. Let me see who has the audacity to harm my son, Guo Hua."
When he said this, Guo Hua's face had become indescribably gloomy.
Soon, the two of them shot towards the city gates, one to the left and one to the right.
And at this time, Lin Sheng had already reached the city gate.
A large number of guards were surrounding the city gate, prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving, and the heavy gate was slowly closing.
Lin Sheng had already anticipated this outcome. He tucked the man, who had fallen unconscious, under his armpit, then tapped his toe and leaped into the air.
"Who is that!! Stay put!"
A loud shout came from among the guards. A city gate official leaped up, trying to stop Lin Sheng, but was knocked back with just one palm.
In mid-air, Lin Sheng flipped his wrist and threw out a handful of shattered stones, knocking down the guards in front of the gate. Then, his figure, as agile as an ape, rushed out through the narrow gap of the almost closed gate.
"Stop him!!"
At this moment, a strong roar came from behind, followed by a rapid whooshing sound.
Lin Sheng caught a glimpse, only seeing a gilded heavy hammer flying towards him.
However, the massive heavy hammer could not pass through the gate, which only had a sliver of a gap left. With a loud bang, the gate shook from the impact but finally closed.
The armored burly man who had arrived looked furious.
"Open the gate for me!!"
The guards operating the gate quickly complied.
However, when the gate was opened, there was no one outside.
Seeing this, the armored burly man's face was gloomy.
Although the person just now had a significant difference in build from the described killer, escaping so hastily clearly indicated something fishy about him.
After separating from Guo Hua, he had rushed towards the gate at full speed, but he was still a step late.
The speed the person displayed clearly surpassed the realm of Forging Tendons Martial Artist.
And his own speed was also a weakness. At this time, even if he chased, he might not be able to catch up. With this thought, he withdrew his gaze and returned to the County Town.
On the other side, Lin Sheng dared not stop for a moment, galloping out for over ten miles. Only when he saw no one chasing him did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.
To maximize his speed, he had directly switched the Earth Imprint to Black Tiger Ape and Crimson Mane Horse after leaving the city.
This significantly increased his speed, allowing him to run so far so quickly.
After the second imprint was activated, through a series of tests, he also found that the cooldown time for switching into the body had become much shorter.
Now the cooldown for switching into the body had been shortened to less than two sticks of incense time, which translates to less than half an hour, about twenty minutes or so.
This was also an unexpected pleasant surprise. It's not hard to imagine that as the number of activated imprints increases in the future, this switching cooldown time will continue to decrease.
Will it one day drop to no cooldown switching? If so, his combat power would definitely increase significantly. After all, being able to switch various body-entering attributes anytime, anywhere, if operated well, could to some extent be equivalent to simultaneously entering multiple different beasts.
Of course, this thought was just a thought. Not to mention whether it could finally drop to a no-cooldown state, even if it could really reach this point, he didn't know how many imprints would need to be activated to achieve it.
Suppressing this thought, his gaze fell on the unconscious man on the ground.
Although the wounds on the man's hands and feet were simply wrapped, he could still see that they were already saturated with blood.
He stepped forward and checked the man's breathing. He couldn't help but frown slightly. It was simply too weak, almost imperceptible. He quickly pulled out a blood enhancement pill from his Arms.
After a brief thought, he did not feed the entire pill, but scraped off some powder from it, put it into the man's mouth, and washed it down with water.
It wasn't that he was stingy, but rather that the man was too weak. If he gave the entire blood enhancement pill, with his current physical state, it might not only be useless but could even cause greater danger.
After feeding some pills, Lin Sheng planned to treat the wounds on his limbs.
"Cough cough cough..."
The man, who had been unconscious, suddenly woke up, coughing violently.
"You're awake."
Seeing this, Lin Sheng stopped his actions.
For a long while, Gongsun Shou continued to cough violently. He turned his head to look at the surrounding environment, a hint of confusion in his eyes, but he quickly realized something and immediately focused his gaze on Lin Sheng.
"It's you... you killed the Blood Demon. Where is Guo Feng... How is Guo Feng!!"
He asked repeatedly in a hurried and somewhat agitated tone.
Seeing that the man's mental state was not quite right, Lin Sheng spoke directly.
"Dead, not even a corpse left."
"Dead... not even a corpse left..."
Hearing this, Gongsun Shou immediately fell into a daze, constantly repeating Lin Sheng's words, and the next moment, he looked up to the sky and laughed loudly.
Tears and snot flowed from his dirty and messy face, his laughter indescribably unrestrained and excited.
Although the loud laughter made Lin Sheng a little worried about whether it would attract others, he ultimately did not stop the other party.
The laughter did not last long before the man started coughing violently again. This time, he even coughed up blood, but his originally pale, bloodless face was indescribably rosy, and his eyes were bright and energetic, completely different from his previous weak and listless appearance.
But Lin Sheng understood that this was a sign of a final burst of energy. The man before him had no vitality left and would soon die.
The man's eyes were like lamps, and he looked at Lin Sheng and spoke in a deep voice.
"You killed Guo Feng and rescued me from that prison. You have shown me great kindness, but now I have nothing to repay you with... Only your Beast Imbuing Method. Please remember it..."
Hearing this, Lin Sheng nodded slightly.
"I'd like to hear the details."
"This method is called the Blood Beast Spirit Imbueing Method. When this method is successful, it can cultivate true Spirit Beasts. Although the cultivation method is unorthodox, I have always believed that there are no evil methods, only evil people... This method is divided into three parts. The first step..."
Listening to what the other party said, Lin Sheng's expression became much more serious, and he carefully remembered each of the other party's words.
The content seemed quite extensive. In the end, Lin Sheng simply tore off a piece of clothing and wrote down the content on it.
As if he had a premonition, the man spoke very quickly. In less than the time it takes to steep a cup of tea, he finally finished explaining the method.
After speaking, the man was visibly relieved, but then he seemed to remember something and continued.
"My name is Gongsun Shou. If you ever reach the territory of the Yuanyang Beast Sect, you can find Liu Xin within the sect. My name might be of some help."
After saying this, the color on Gongsun Shou's face quickly faded, soon turning gray.
Knowing that he let out a hearty laugh at the end, as if releasing all the pent-up frustration in his heart, he then closed his eyes, and all vitality dissipated.
