Chapter 208 - 151: Activation
Wei He’s body instantly grew taller and stronger.
His head transformed into that of a black dragon.
Black scales manifested all over his skin.
A black mist emanated from his entire body.
Hua Chengyu was shocked to discover that after the black mist appeared, Wei He’s figure completely vanished from his perception.
Wei He was clearly standing right in front of him, yet he no longer existed in Hua Chengyu’s senses. It was an extremely bizarre feeling.
A message came from Lu Changfeng through the letter: *Continue to probe him. See what his limits are.*
Hua Chengyu put the letter away. The next moment, several vines wrapped themselves around Wei He, who had activated his Demon Fiend Bloodline.
’I have to make this quick. This body can’t hold out for long, not even in the first stage.’
With that thought, Wei He’s figure erupted with terrifying speed. He used sheer brute force to break free from the vines that could restrain even a Rebirth Realm expert!
The next moment, Wei He charged directly toward Hua Chengyu’s hidden location!
Hua Chengyu’s pupils shrank. ’This guy can find my position? Does he have some special detection skill?’
In the Ancient Era, Hua Chengyu had seen the great figures of the Ancient Demon Race.
In the words of the Demon Race, the Ancient Demon Race were all "Chaos Demon Race."
And he, Hua Chengyu, was an "Innate Demon Fiend" who came after the "Chaos Demon Race," and then an "Acquired Demon Fiend" after that!
Compared to the great figures of the "Chaos Demon Race," he, Hua Chengyu, was just trash.
He had seen them, but he had never fought—nor dared to fight—a member of the "Chaos Demon Race."
This time, however, Hua Chengyu had the chance to fight a member of the "Chaos" Demon Race.
’Although the other party seems to be a human with a ’Chaos Demon Race’ bloodline, it’s close enough!’
Hua Chengyu directly revealed his form.
He clashed with Wei He in his human form!
"What terrifying power!" Hua Chengyu’s arm went numb.
One must know, he was at the Mid-stage of the Great Demon Realm! That was equivalent to a human’s True Spirit Body of Rebirth!
This human was only at the Fifth Level of the Blood Forging Realm, yet after activating his Demon Fiend Bloodline, he could actually clash head-on with him!
’Is this the power of a Chaos Demon Race bloodline?’
’His power is immense, and his speed can keep up!’ Hua Chengyu estimated the data of Wei He’s current state.
In the blink of an eye, the man and the demon had clashed over a hundred times.
The hard-packed road all around them was pulverized section by section from the impacts.
Suddenly, Hua Chengyu had a bad feeling.
Hua Chengyu immediately activated his Clone replacement ability.
He swapped his main body with one dozens of meters underground.
The next moment, Wei He’s dragon head suddenly opened its mouth, and a stream of black flames shot out.
The stream of flames possessed an extremely terrifying temperature, and at such close range, it was nearly impossible to dodge.
The Clone was engulfed in the stream of black flames.
In just a moment, it was reduced to a pile of fine dust within the black flames.
"HUFF... HUFF..."
Wei He gasped for air.
"Is it finally over?"
"Why would such a powerful member of the Demon Race suddenly attack us?"
The Dragon Scales on Wei He’s body slowly receded, and the activated state of his Demon Fiend Bloodline was deactivated.
Because his body was too fragile, blood began to ooze from all over Wei He’s skin. His bones felt as if they had been crushed by something, and his entire body was wracked with horrific pain.
The next moment, a wave of dizziness washed over Wei He.
’Damn it, I’m about to pass out. I hope I really killed that Demon Race member.’
Before fainting, Wei He saw Lu Jun’s figure striding over. He breathed a slight sigh of relief and then passed out.
His soul and body were currently fused. This meant that when his physical body was injured, his soul also had to bear the consequences—unless he abandoned this body.
Of course, no matter how strong his soul was, it would still need time to recover.
Furthermore, frequently changing physical bodies caused indelible damage to the soul.
For the time being, he had no intention of abandoning this body of Wei He’s.
...
「Dozens of meters deep underground.」
Hua Chengyu moved through the earth, a look of awe on his face.
After traveling several miles underground, Hua Chengyu’s figure finally reappeared on the surface.
Hua Chengyu recounted the battle to Lu Changfeng, emphasizing the power of the Ancient Bloodline.
"Not bad, not bad at all."
After listening, Lu Changfeng felt the urge to immediately go and copy the Demon Fiend Bloodline from Wei He.
However, to copy the Ancient Demon Fiend Bloodline from Wei He, he would have to sever his other ones.
This was because the total proportion of Demon Fiend Bloodlines in Lu Changfeng’s body had already reached 40%.
Moreover, the [Ancient Chaos Demon Dragon] bloodline would obviously not be able to fuse with ordinary Demon Fiend Bloodlines.
Lu Changfeng had to decide whether to have the interface help fuse them or to remove the other bloodlines.
Furthermore, Lu Changfeng’s next designated target for copying was the [Supreme Sword Dao] from Jiang Changge of Sword City.
For now, Wei He’s situation wasn’t an issue. It could wait, which also gave Lu Changfeng enough time to decide whether to discard his ordinary bloodlines or fuse them.
"Saint Master, this fiend’s strength is too terrifying. If he reaches the Tendon Transformation Realm, I fear he will become even more frightening."
"How should we handle him from now on?"
Hua Chengyu communicated with Lu Changfeng through the letter.
"Wei He was willing to go all out and activate his Demon Fiend Bloodline for the sake of Lu Jun and the others."
"This indirectly shows that the fiend’s temperament isn’t so bad."
"I haven’t seen any malicious intent from him yet. Let’s just leave him be for now."
Based on Wei He’s recent performance, his character didn’t seem too bad.
If he could learn about matters beyond the Profound Realm from Wei He in a more stable manner, Lu Changfeng couldn’t ask for more.
Lu Changfeng decided to continue using his clone, Lu Jun, to get close to Wei He and build a relationship with him.
"Then, Saint Master, should I return now?"
"No need. For now, stay by their side and protect them until they return."
"Understood." Hua Chengyu nodded, put away the letter, and once again moved back underground.
A moment later, Hua Chengyu arrived back beneath the posthouse to carry out his mission.
Fortunately, he had spent a long time by Lu Changfeng’s side and accumulated a great deal of Demon Power. Otherwise, Hua Chengyu wouldn’t be able to operate outside for so long.
...
「On the surface.」
When Wei He slowly regained consciousness, the sky was already beginning to brighten.
The soreness all over his body had eased somewhat, but he was still a long way from a full recovery.
"Senior Brother Wei He, you’re awake!"
Lu Jun cast a concerned gaze his way.
"Where are we?" Wei He asked, looking down at himself.
His wounds had been treated, and his body was covered in medicinal ointment. A few of his junior brothers had found a handcart from somewhere and were pulling him along.
"We should be asking you that!" Lu Jun said.
"What on earth happened last night?"
Wei He organized his thoughts before speaking. "Someone attacked us, and you were all hit with a knockout drug. I faced them alone and managed to drive them off, but I couldn’t hold on after that."
"Thankfully, we’re all still safe and sound."
Wei He’s injuries did indeed look like they were inflicted by an External Skill master. The group of disciples believed him and, one after another, thanked Wei He for saving their lives.
The scene of destruction left behind near the posthouse from last night was too exaggerated. Although the disciples still had their doubts, they didn’t ask any more questions.
The remnants of the battle were also the reason they had decided to leave the posthouse overnight.
The group sped up, intending to reach Wang City sooner.
Little did they know that on the road ahead, a squad of Daliang soldiers was already waiting for them.