I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense

Chapter 752: Chapter 753: Killing with a Borrowed Knife
 

“Roar!”

An angry roar shook the lakebed, stirring up massive waves. Many heavily wounded cultivators felt a wave of dizziness upon hearing the roar and lost their balance, tumbling to the ground.

Within the marsh, a rhinoceros slowly stood up. Its body was pitch-black except for a milky white, curved horn at the center of its forehead, glaringly conspicuous.

“It’s the Wanyue Rhino!”

“The firecrackers we set off must have awakened it!”

“Damn it all, who’s trying to frame and kill us like this? They truly deserve to be hacked to a thousand pieces and torn apart by five horses!”

“Run, hurry up, that’s an Earth Immortal Realm Demonic Beast!”

The cultivators were a mixture of fear and fury, wishing they could find the person responsible for the firecrackers and torture them to death.

However, what greeted them next was the endless rage of the Wanyue Rhino. Its crescent-like horn suddenly burst into radiant light, and a silver arc-shaped Moon Blade swept forth with the wind, slicing toward everyone in sight.

The silver Moon Blade flashed by in an instant, passing through the waists of over a dozen cultivators without any resistance, cleaving them in two. By the time they realized what was happening, they could only see the lower halves of their bodies as they fell to the ground, the light fading from their eyes, pupils dilated, void of life.

“Run, quick, find a powerful ally nearby to call for help!”

“Damn it, Yan Xiao and Luo Shui look so righteous but run faster than rats in danger. If I make it back alive, I’ll definitely expose their false faces!”

“Head for the exit. As long as we get out of the Wanyue Rhino’s territory, we’ll be safe!”

Seeing this, the cultivators were scared out of their wits, running frantically in all directions without a clear path.

But then, several whooshing sounds followed from behind. In the blink of an eye, the Wanyue Rhino launched three more silver Moon Blades. Like a whirlwind passing by, it swept across the multitude of cultivators. Before they could recover their senses, their bodies and Magic Treasures were neatly bisected and fell to the ground.

It was a completely one-sided crush by the Wanyue Rhino during the fight. It seemed extremely furious about its lair being bombed, and the whole process lasted only a few dozen seconds before it was over.

Watching the broken corpses and blood-stained resources scattered all over the ground, the rhino’s eyes showed a humanlike disgust. All these cultivators carried only Lower Grade Immortal Stones, which naturally couldn’t catch the eye of an Earth Immortal Realm Demonic Beast.

After snorting loudly, it turned around and slowly sank back into the lake.

In the darkness, several figures sneakily returned to the scene. Seeing the mess on the ground, they couldn’t help but smack their lips.

Good heavens, this Wanyue Rhino is ferociously unstoppable!

“Man, this rhino bro is fierce!”

“I’ve got a bold idea; in the future, if we want to make a fortune, we just lure people here and let rhino bro take them out, what do you think?”

The old beggar sighed deeply. Although this plan was risky, it was a great success.

They not only successfully had others kill for them, eliminating close to a hundred cultivators, but also remained undiscovered as the instigators. The feeling of scheming in secret was truly exhilarating!

“Hehe, less nonsense, let’s hurry up and divide the loot. It won’t be good if others come by later.”

“Same old rules, shall we split it evenly?”

Kraken said laughingly.

“This time I should take the largest share. I want sixty percent, and the rest of you can have ten percent each.”

“Those ten Firecracker Thunderclaps cost a lot. If we want to use them again, we can’t do without Immortal Stones.”

Li Xiaobai said with a beaming smile.

“So be it, let’s do it this way.”

This time, no one quibbled over the details since they knew Li Xiaobai was telling the truth; Firecracker Thunderclap could indeed kill cultivators at the Human Immortal Realm, and its cost was undoubtedly exorbitantly prohibitive.

Given the treasured collections of so many cultivators here, even taking just ten percent was enough for them to make a fortune.

The group took stock of the items and divided the resources into ten parts, with Li Xiaobai taking six and the rest taking one each, adhering to the old rules; Li Xiaobai didn’t want any Magic Treasures or Cultivation Techniques and exchanged them all with the others for Immortal Stones.

After this clearing up, he had as many as twenty thousand Lower Grade Immortal Stones in his pocket.

Abiding by the principle of not wasting, Li Xiaobai summoned the Heart of the Blood Demon and drained all of the corpses on the ground.

This time, he had used others’ hands to kill; absorbing from the corpses did not increase his Sin Value, and the number five thousand was still neatly written above his head.

“Young Master Li, are you sure you don’t want any Cultivation Techniques?” Liuren inquired.

“Do you even need to ask? Doesn’t he have that damn Blood Demon Sect heart? Kid, if you teach me the Cultivation Technique within that heart, I will give you all of my belongings!”

Kraken spoke with a somewhat fervent look in his eyes.

“The old beggar is also willing to exchange all of his belongings for it!”

“I feel the same way.”

The old beggar and Liuren too made their statements.

They had all witnessed Li Xiaobai’s performance along their journey and understood that his possession of the unique Divine Skills of the Super Sect, the Blood Demon Sect, certainly held astonishing secrets. However, they did not wish to delve deeply into his secrets, only to acquire more powerful techniques to enhance their strength.

They knew in their hearts that they would never be able to avoid killing in their lifetime; cultivating virtue was not their path, the Sin Value was their true color, thus Demon Path techniques were more suitable for them.

“It’s not that I don’t want to teach you, but this heart is a skill that only I can master.”

“Originally, within the Illusionary Formation of the Sea Dragon Palace, I had an epiphany about a Cultivation Technique known in the mortal world as Spirit Realm Technique. After coming out, this Heart of the Blood Demon just appeared spontaneously.”

Li Xiaobai explained slowly; this wasn’t really a lie—he truly had an epiphany about a Cultivation Technique—it’s just that the System had merged it into a Divine Level skill for him.

As for how to cultivate it, he himself couldn’t articulate the specifics.

“If you want to learn this Cultivation Technique of the mortals, I can certainly tell you about it, but the origin of the Heart of the Blood Demon, I really don’t know. Perhaps it was a fortuitous coincidence?”

Hearing this, the others lost their eagerness to learn.

“Never mind, after all, I’m definitely going to the ocean to cultivate in the future. Learning a top-tier technique is only a matter of time,” Kraken waved off the matter.

“I’m the same. Once I find out the whereabouts of my ancestors, I am ready to set off to join them,” Liuren also spoke up.

They each had their own clans and were certainly going to seek the most suitable path of cultivation for themselves.

“Woof! Lord Ergouzi’s boundless merit is assured; it’s predestined and as certain as nails on a board. I will go to the Buddhist Sect to preach, spreading love and peace!” Ergouzi declared as such.

“Cackle, silly dog, just get lost. Just leave the Purple Gold Gourd behind!”

Wuqing yelled, eager for Ergouzi to be gone sooner rather than later, so it won’t be constantly overshadowed by him.

“Heh heh, it seems that only the old beggar remains alone to accompany Young Master Li. Wanting nothing, setting up a bathhouse will do!”

The old beggar laughed wickedly; he had not taken a bath for a long time and couldn’t help but miss the sensation.

“By the way, where are we headed next?”