Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 327 - 311: Hand Over the Qi-Blood Stone

"Xiao Bai, how are you feeling now?"

While they hurried forward, Qin Qing asked Xiao Bai.

"Moo moo... very comfortable," Xiao Bai nodded, "Boss, the Ice Spirit Pearl can really help me improve my cultivation. It can help me refine Spiritual Qi on my own, and it speeds up the absorption of Spiritual Qi..."

"Hmm," Qin Qing nodded.

Xiao Bai belonged to the Ice Flood Dragon clan, which preferred the colder attributes.

This was related to their cultivation attributes; the Ice Spirit Pearl was a naturally occurring marvel, not something crafted by a Spiritual Pattern Master but rather something that grew in lands of extreme cold, requiring years and fortuitous circumstances to condense into existence.

Therefore, it was not surprising that such an object could aid Xiao Bai in his cultivation.

"If Sister Xiao Shuang needs it, Xiao Bai will give the Ice Spirit Pearl to Sister Xiao Shuang," Xiao Bai said obediently.

Qin Qing smiled softly and reached out to pat Xiao Bai’s head.

"Helping Lao Niu this time, the Ice Spirit Pearl is a great gain. Besides, the message that Lao Niu gave me... is also very important!"

When leaving, as previously agreed upon, Lao Niu had shared a secret with Qin Qing.

That was that hidden within Heifeng Valley’s Life Forbidden Zone, there lurked a human.

This human was the one who had had a great battle with the Lei Dian Shen Ying.

The fact that he had seriously injured the Lei Dian Shen Ying gave some indication of the man’s formidable strength...

And his ability to lie hidden within the Life Forbidden Zone must also mean he possesses methods beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Furthermore, he was likely also after the Fruit of Life.

Everyone wanted to vie for the Fruit of Life, but perhaps no one knew that there was a powerful figure hidden in the shadows.

"If I were unaware of this news... I might have been caught off guard by that person when picking the Fruit of Life..."

Qin Qing felt even more fortunate to have helped Lao Niu this time and thus resolved the trouble with the Lei Dian Shen Ying.

...

Meanwhile, at a distance of about a hundred li from Qin Qing,

Luo Qingshan and Qi Chong were walking side by side.

"Finally, we are about to reach Heifeng Valley!"

Luo Qingshan took out a map and checked the location of Heifeng Valley marked on it.

"It hasn’t been easy. I wonder whether the Qi-Blood points we’ve collected will be enough to rank in the top three," Qi Chong said.

"That might be a long shot. After all, we are short by one person..." Luo Qingshan shook his head.

The competition for Qi-Blood points was essentially a competition between teams.

Once they arrived at Heifeng Valley, each team would certainly pool all their Qi-Blood points together.

But with one person short, their team’s combat capability during the hunt for ferocious beasts was also diminished. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"Let’s not talk about it. Just mentioning Qin Qing makes me angry," Luo Qingshan said indignantly.

As the two of them spoke, they aired quite a few grievances against Qin Qing.

Just then, they suddenly stopped in their tracks.

Two people had blocked their path.

Luo Qingshan’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, but he quickly forced a smile and said, "If it isn’t Young Master Yu An..."

The one standing in front of them was none other than Lu Yu’an.

Upon seeing Lu Yu’an, both Luo Qingshan and Qi Chong hurriedly approached, each wearing a forced smile on their face.

Although they were all prodigies on the Hidden Dragon List, there were still gaps between prodigies.

Lu Yu’an was a genius among these geniuses, possessing terrifying talent and with the powerful backing of the Lu Clan, even Luo Qingshan and Qi Chong had to be courteous toward him.

"Hand over your Qi-Bloodstones!"

Lu Yu’an, however, watched the two with a cold sneer.

"What?"

Luo Qingshan was taken aback, thinking he had heard wrong.

"What, you can’t understand what Young Master Lu is saying?"

Standing beside Lu Yu’an was none other than Xu Wenjian.

Though Xu Wenjian’s strength was definitely not on par with Qiao Chong’s and Luo Qingshan’s, he was the top disciple of Taibai Academy, having entered the spring hunt by qualifying through the qualifying contest, and naturally, there was a gap compared to those ranked at the top of the Hidden Dragon List.

But now Xu Wenjian was following Lu Yu’an, so he had the confidence to be bold.

Qiao Chong and Luo Qingshan glared at Xu Wenjian with dissatisfaction.

However, Xu Wenjian was unconcerned; right now, all he wanted to do was to curry favor with Lu Yu’an. Having the opportunity to be on Lu Yu’an’s team was a chance in itself. If he could leave a good impression on Lu Yu’an in this spring hunt, that would be his greatest gain!

Despite their dissatisfaction, Qiao Chong and Luo Qingshan dared not vent it at this moment.

"Young Master Lu, could you please show some mercy..." A pleading smile showed on Qiao Chong’s face.

"Spare me the nonsense. I have no patience to waste time here with you," Lu Yu’an said again, his spiritual power surging forth.

Qiao Chong and Luo Qingshan exchanged looks, their eyes filled with deep helplessness.

There was no other way!

In this situation, they only had two choices, either to obediently hand the Qi-Bloodstones over to Lu Yu’an or to engage in a fight with him.

Fighting would likely lead to nothing but defeat and could even result in offending Lu Yu’an.

So, weighing their options, Qiao Chong and Luo Qingshan only could take out their Qi-Bloodstones from their Spirit Rings.

"Young Master Lu, these are our Qi-Bloodstones. If you want them, take them," Qiao Chong said helplessly.

Lu Yu’an didn’t speak. Instead, Xu Wenjian stepped forward, snatched the Qi-Bloodstones from both Qiao Chong and Luo Qingshan’s hands, and triumphantly handed them to Lu Yu’an.

Lu Yu’an then took the two Qi-Bloodstones from Xu Wenjian, took out his own stone, and transferred all the Qi values from Qiao Chong’s and Luo Qingshan’s stones into his own.

Afterward, he threw the two now empty Qi-Bloodstones back to Qiao Chong and Luo Qingshan, saying coldly, "Consider yourselves lucky."

Having said that, Lu Yu’an turned around and left.

Xu Wenjian looked at Qiao Chong and Luo Qingshan with a smirk and followed Lu Yu’an to leave, but just then, Lu Yu’an turned back and said to Qiao Chong and Luo Qingshan behind him, "By the way... if you see Qin Qing and inform me of his whereabouts promptly, I will reward you!"

"Sure! Young Master Lu, rest assured, we were negligent before, just thinking that as long as we did not team up with that Qin Qing, you would not blame us. We didn’t expect that helping you in controlling Qin Qing was the way to go!" Qiao Chong said with a forced smile.

"Okay! I will remember what you said..." Having finished speaking this time, Lu Yu’an directly left.

Qiao Chong let out a bitter smile as he watched Lu Yu’an walk away.

"This spring hunt is over!" Qiao Chong said helplessly.

"Our Qi values have been taken away... it’s equivalent to being directly eliminated!" Luo Qingshan also looked frustrated.

"It’s all Qin Qing’s fault!" Qiao Chong added: "If it weren’t for Qin Qing, we would have been in the same team as Lu Yu’an. Our Qi values would not have been taken away, and Lu Yu’an would not have been so likely to vent his anger on us..."

"Yes, indeed, it’s Qin Qing’s fault!" Luo Qingshan gritted his teeth: "If we see him again, we’ll capture him directly and hand him over to Young Master Lu! To gain Young Master Lu’s favor, so that we won’t have any issues with Young Master Lu in the future..."

At this time, Lu Yu’an and Qiao Chong were conversing, venting their frustration and anger all on Qin Qing, not daring to offend Lu Yu’an himself.

They did not feel in the slightest that Lu Yu’an’s bullying was due to their own lack of cultivation. Instead, they blamed everything on Qin Qing’s mistake!

Even... the two of them were thinking about capturing Qin Qing and handing him over to Lu Yu’an to win Lu Yu’an’s favor!