Chapter 762: Blue Blood Creature
Jiangnan's heart skipped a beat, and he nearly blurted out his true thoughts!
In this day and age, an ATM girl this easy to trick was hard to come by!
He had run all the way here without encountering a single teammate, only finding Little Mila!
He had killed a few stragglers from the American exploration team along the way!
One of them even had grass growing out of its head!
It seemed that Fito and the others had successfully shaken off the beast tide and entered the eighth layer too!
Just didn't know how many had survived!
But right at that moment, an incredibly powerful psychic wave burst out from the center of the eighth layer!
It formed a nearly visible ring of energy!
In an instant, it enveloped the entire eighth layer!
Jiangnan felt as though his head had been smashed with a sledgehammer, his face turning pale as he nearly passed out!
Haidy was knocked unconscious from the impact!
Even the ostrich became agitated from the shock, but remembering the halberd pressed against its neck, it quickly calmed down again!
Only Little Mila remained unfazed, quickly and considerately massaging Jiangnan's temples!
The entire eighth layer was now filled with roars, like a pot of boiling water!
Jiangnan clutched his head in horror: "What the hell was that?"
If his level were any lower, that psychic energy would have turned him into a vegetable!
Jiangnan's expression grew serious. Psychic energy? Brainwaves?
What was the real truth behind this Abyss mutation?
Even the Overlord Odin, as powerful as he was, had gone down into the Abyss without a single word of news!
Jiangnan felt he was getting closer to the truth—the deeper he went, the closer he got!
Shaking his head and enduring the splitting pain, he decided to rest and recover on the spot.
If he kept going like this, something would definitely go wrong. If he was this messed up, the others probably weren't much better off.
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Haidy woke up groggily, finding herself in a cave with a campfire lit.
Over the fire, a golden-roasted Black Treasure Chicken was being turned by the ostrich using its third leg!
Tears were streaming from her mouth!
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Jiangnan: (ꐦ°᷄д°᷅) "Roast it properly! If you burn it, you'll have to stick your own leg in there and roast it too!"
The ostrich shuddered, tears flowing from its eyes!
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Seeing Jiangnan and Mila eating with greasy mouths, Haidy crept over and said pitifully, "Can I eat some too?"
Jiangnan gave a kindly smile: "Of course..."
(∗❛ั﹃❛ั) "Thanks! You're so nice!"
"No. You're a prisoner, you didn't pay for your meals, and this chicken was roasted by Little Tricycle. You didn't help, so there's none for you!"
Haidy: (๑ŏ﹏ŏ) "Hmm..."
"I'll pay for the meal! Just let me have a little, okay?"
Saying that, she opened her frog wallet again for the umpteenth time, trying to take out a spirit pearl!
But the moment she opened it, Haidy burst into tears!
Little Frog: (›꒪ͦ口꒪ͦ‹) "Ahh..."
There was only one Star Glory level spirit pearl left inside!
All the other spirit pearls had been spent by Haidy on the cultivator's treasures!
Jiangnan: (≖ก≖) "Ahem... one spirit pearl works too. I'll reluctantly accept it."
In reality, he was going crazy with excitement inside. Had he finally tricked her out of the last Star Glory level spirit pearl?
That was the one I was aiming for all along!
Haidy clutched the spirit pearl tightly, shaking her head desperately: "I'm not giving this one. It's expensive, it's my emergency fund. I won't eat roast chicken!"
Jiangnan scratched his head. This last one wasn't so easy to trick!
"Eat up. I'll give it to you on credit. Three Diamond level spirit pearls. Pay me back when you get your allowance."
Haidy's eyes lit up at that. Touched, she said, "I'll definitely pay you back when I have money!"
With that, she eagerly started eating, her mouth greasy, a look of pure bliss on her face.
Jiangnan's big eyes darted around slyly.
"Hey... do you know about a certain magical treasure of us cultivators that can improve one's cultivation talent?"
Haidy exclaimed excitedly: "I know, I know! It must be a Marrow Cleansing Pill! Do you have that too?"
Jiangnan directly pulled out a Marrow Cleansing Fruit. Seemed like he'd have to invest a bit.
"This is it. Want it? It can boost your talent. Trade me that Star Glory level spirit pearl for it!"
Haidy hesitated: "But this is my only expensive one. My talent is already SSS, basically the best there is!"
Jiangnan was stunned. There really were people born with SSS talent?
He put on a serious face: "On the path of cultivation, a tiny difference can lead to a huge gap. Maybe that little bit is all you need to fall short of being the strongest!"
"SSS talent isn't without room for improvement. If you miss this chance, there won't be another!"
"Your allowance is gone, but you can always ask for more when you get home!"
Under the devil's whispers, Haidy ultimately couldn't resist the temptation of the Marrow Cleansing Fruit!
She gritted her teeth and stamped her foot: "Deal!"
She stuffed the Star Glory level spirit pearl into Jiangnan's hand and gulped down the Marrow Cleansing Fruit!
Little Frog: )›꒪ͦﾛ꒪ͦ‹(
Completely flat now...
Jiangnan looked thoroughly satisfied, almost drooling over the Star Glory level spirit pearl in his hand!
Finally got it! Too bad it wasn't a Space System one, nor an elemental attribute.
Wondered what skill was inside. He'd check later if Big Wolf's Extinction could use it.
But just then, a startling change occurred in Haidy!
Her light blue hair turned a deep blue!
Her pupils also became a sea blue!
A complex blue runic pattern appeared on her forehead, glowing faintly, but due to the Spirit-Binding Field, it remained hidden beneath her skin!
Jiangnan: Σ(ŎдŎ|||)ﾉﾉ
Just one Marrow Cleansing Fruit had turned Haidy's color?
Haidy was speechless with shock, trembling with excitement. She quickly bit her finger!
Blue blood oozed from the wound!
Haidy jumped up in excitement: "Ah! Blue blood! I've become blue-blooded! My bloodline has evolved!"
"Southern God, you're amazing!"
She excitedly threw herself into Jiangnan's arms, hopping up and down!
Little Mila grabbed Jiangnan's arm, pouting, afraid he might be taken away!
Jiangnan panicked: "Blue blood? A blue-blood creature? Your ancestors weren't human, were they?"
Haidy shook her head excitedly: "Not at all! This is the mark of achieving purest bloodline! Even my father isn't blue-blooded!"
"Southern God, I don't know how to thank you enough! Maybe... maybe you could come back with me to the Fish Kingdom!"
"I'll give you all my monthly allowance!"
Jiangnan stiffened!
She wanted to support me with her allowance?
That would make me a kept man!
Well... that might not be so bad!
But he immediately rejected the idea. Earning money by keeping a stall was way more profitable than mooching off a woman!
He couldn't lose the big for the small!
"I'm not going! And don't tell anyone about the Marrow Cleansing, including your father. Got it?"
Haidy looked disappointed but nodded firmly: "Mm-hmm, I won't tell. Pinky promise!"
Just as their pinkies locked, outside the cave!
Roberto, eyes red, charged in swinging her steel sword!
"I knew it! Don you dare touch the Holy Maiden!"
She had actually tracked them all the way here following the ostrich's trail?
"Boom!"
With a loud crash, the entire cave collapsed from the sword strike!
Jiangnan grabbed Mila and Haidy, easily dodging!
He reached for his halberd, only to realize the Blood-Drinking Halberd was still being used to skewer the chicken for roasting...
Roberto panted heavily, about to speak, when she saw the soot-black ball standing next to Jiangnan, sucking on a pacifier!
The black was so thick you couldn't make out any features; only by hair color and clothing could she recognize Haidy!
[From Roberto's Resentment Value: +1000!]
What was that? Was that the Holy Maiden?
She was absolutely furious!
"Damn Jiangnan! Black...! How did the Holy Maiden become like this?"
"Did you put her over the fire and roast her? She's all charred!"
Jiangnan: (๐･᷄ࡇ･᷅) "Huh???"
"Nonsense! I always treat prisoners well!"
Haidy nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes! Southern God has been very kind to me! I'm already half a cultivator! I've even awakened my divine sense!"
"Southern God didn't look down on me for being a prisoner and even grilled me chicken! It was delicious!"
Roberto's eyes blazed crimson: "Holy Maiden, don't be fooled by him! What the hell are these cultivators?"
"He must have brainwashed you! Jiangnan, I'll cut you down!"
[From Roberto's Resentment Value: +1000!]
She picked up the steel sword from the ground and charged at Jiangnan with murderous intent, as if she had gone berserk!
Jiangnan was utterly baffled. What was she so mad about?
All I did was slim down the frog's wallet a little. Where's the brainwashing?
Looked like he'd have to teach Roberto a proper lesson!
But just as he was about to make a move, he froze!
She was charging with a steel sword, and he had no weapon!
His halberd was buried in the cave...