The sequence is too involutional, luckily I am too.

Chapter 120 Dragon Blood Beast, Blood Sacrifice Begins!

Thinking that his master had actually opened up a path no less powerful than the original one, Lu Yan looked at Xue Jiansheng with even more genuine admiration.

Based on this point alone, if Master's character were in a novel from my previous life, he would definitely be a protagonist!

Xue Jiansheng was clearly used to this kind of gaze, and said calmly, "I haven't finished walking this path yet, so I won't teach you for now. A person still has to walk their own path to go far."

Lu Yan nodded vigorously in agreement.

Although Xue Jiansheng's path of punishment looks powerful and impressive, his path of execution itself evolved from the path of trial, and thus leads to the same goal. Therefore, there is no need for him to pursue a similar path, which would be distracting and exhausting.

"However, some of the other paths in your path are holding you back."

Xue Jiansheng changed the subject, his eyes flashing with tiny white sword light. The light swept over Lu Yan's body, as if it could penetrate his flesh and see the state of all the sequences within him.

"Over time, the difference in level between paths will interfere with your body and the operation of your power."

As soon as he finished speaking, a series of subtitles popped up in front of Lu Yan's eyes, one after another:

The executioner, disliking being watched, intends to carry out the execution!

[The Divine Martial Saint sensed a powerful aura and yearned for battle!]

The Lord of the Dark Forest was quite averse to this pure holy light, and thus hid himself deep within the Dark Forest.

Dr. Alchemist was quite curious about this sacred power and wanted to collect samples for research.

The Blood Shaman sensed an unprecedentedly pure life force and desperately wanted to collect some to nourish himself.

The dealer was very enthusiastic about this unfamiliar player and invited him to a fun game of cards.

Looking at the flashing, noisy subtitles in front of him, Lu Yan's eyes twitched, and he smiled bitterly to himself.

Are these guys really unable to see the situation?

Especially the executioner, who actually dared to have the thought of executing the master. If he really dared to do it, he would be crushed by the master's punitive power in no time!

Lu Yan dared not act rashly in the slightest. He quickly concentrated his mind and silently suppressed the "unreasonable thoughts" of the various sequences within his body, indicating that he had no hostile intentions.

Meanwhile, Xue Jiansheng had also roughly figured out Lu Yan's condition, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"There are actually six paths—and one more—no, that's not a path."

He originally thought that his cheap grand-disciple would only be able to practice three or four paths at most, but he didn't expect there to be as many as six.

There is also a hidden force that is different from any known path.

Lu Yan was also quite shocked. His master could not only see through the number of paths he was cultivating at a glance, but he could even detect the clues of the sealing intent that he had deliberately hidden.

Is this the strength of someone about to enter Sequence 3? Truly unfathomable.

"Your path strength is not bad, but the level gap is too big. You need to catch up as soon as possible."

Xue Jiansheng withdrew his gaze, sensed the situation briefly, and then offered his suggestion, "Which path do you know the information about promotion and can lead to the fastest advancement?"

Is my master planning to help me?

Lu Yan immediately perked up, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. Without hesitation, he told Xue Jiansheng in detail the requirements for the Blood Shaman's advancement.

As for the "blood sacrifice" requirement in the promotion criteria, Lu Yan hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not hide it and told him everything.

He could sense that Xue Jiansheng was not a pedantic person and would not care about this somewhat bloody promotion method.

"Hunting strange beasts—blood sacrifice? That's easy."

To Lu Yan's surprise, Xue Jiansheng did not mind the blood sacrifice requirement at all. Upon hearing this, he simply smiled and raised his hand to gather all the remaining bits of flesh and blood of the Flesh Mountain Apostle into his palm. With a flash of holy light, he purified the filth within them.

"Although the followers of the Flesh Mountain are disgusting, their flesh and blood contain rich supernatural power and vital energy. Using them as supplementary ingredients for blood sacrifices will definitely be more effective than using ordinary beasts."

Xue Jiansheng skillfully extracted pure essence blood from flesh and blood, put it into a bright white jade jar, and handed it to Lu Yan.

"However, this can only be used as a supplementary ingredient, not as the main ingredient, otherwise it will affect your future cultivation."

He stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "As for the main ingredient—you just said you need to hunt the Three-Headed Dragonblood Beast King?"

"Yes—that's right!" Lu Yan nodded solemnly, secretly relieved.

Actually, the three-headed dragon-blooded beast king was originally a requirement for the dragon hunting mission. He just casually added it to the general upgrade conditions for the Blood Shaman. He didn't expect that he could complete it with the help of his master.

"That's perfect."

A smile flashed in Xue Jiansheng's eyes. "The three-headed dragon blood beast king as the main dish, the flesh mountain apostle's essence blood as the side dish, and a few sequence 7 exotic beasts as icing on the cake, should be more than enough to complete the blood sacrifice of the blood shaman."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xue Jiansheng reached out and grabbed Lu Yan's shoulder. His body shone with holy light, and he leaped into the air with Lu Yan, disappearing into the sky in an instant as a streak of light.

Deep within the gray fog, atop a solitary peak.

Lu Yan, shirtless and covered in fine beads of sweat, leaned against the corpse of a huge roc, panting heavily.

The dragon ape totem on his body still shimmered with fiery blood light, his blood surging endlessly, while at the dragon ape's feet, a dragon crocodile corpse totem covered in scales and with exposed fangs also appeared ferocious and terrifying.

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The entire mountaintop was a scene of devastation, with cracks of varying depths covering the ground, flying rocks, and broken trees lying scattered everywhere. It was as if two giant beasts had engaged in an earth-shattering battle here.

And indeed, that is the case.

[Blood Shaman Promotion Requirement 1: Kill 30 Sequence 7 or higher beasts (30/30) - Completed]

[Blood Shaman Advancement Requirement 2: Possess three different types of Beast Mastery Totems (2/3) - Incomplete]

[Quest: Dragon Hunt - Completed!]

These past few days, he has been dragged around by Xue Jiansheng, running from place to place, traversing various strange beast habitats deep in the gray fog, constantly hunting strange beasts.

During this time, he hunted two Sequence 7 dragon crocodiles deep in a large lake and used their blood to paint a second Beast King Totem on his body—the Dragon Crocodile Totem. His physical strength also increased dramatically once again.

He originally thought that the third Dragonblood Beast King would be as easy to handle as the first two Dragon Crocodiles, but he never expected that this Dragonblood Beast King was actually an adult Dragon Roc. It not only had pure dragon bloodline, but also the speed and ferocity of the Roc, and its strength far exceeded his expectations.

Lu Yan used every means at his disposal, even fully activating the Beast King Transformation, fighting until he was exhausted before barely managing to kill it.

"The difference between the adult Dragonblood Beast King and the juvenile Dragonblood Beast King is too great."

Lu Yan was panting heavily, his chest heaving violently. Looking at the devastated battlefield before him, he was still somewhat shocked.

"It's normal that the alien beasts were the first species to adapt to the gray fog environment."

Xue Jiansheng slowly descended from the air, his toes lightly touching the ground. Looking at Lu Yan's disheveled yet still upright appearance, a gratified smile appeared on his lips.

"From a certain perspective, they are the most qualified evolvers in this world."

As he said, the overall strength of the beasts was already much stronger than that of humans of the same level, not to mention that this dragon-roc also possessed a very pure dragon bloodline and was exceptionally gifted.

Once a beast king of this caliber launches an attack on a nearby human sanctuary, almost no one can withstand it; destroying a small sanctuary is as easy as lifting a finger.

Lu Yan not only successfully killed him, but also managed to avoid fatal injury himself.

If I had to pinpoint it, it would probably be the sheer exhaustion I feel right now, and a few minor scratches on my body.

"This generation of young people is probably going to suffer."

Xue Jiansheng gazed at the distant gray fog and murmured softly, his tone tinged with emotion.

However, Lu Yan did not notice this and instead fell into deep thought.

From a certain perspective, the alien beasts are indeed more adapted to this world shrouded in gray fog than humans.

While both are awakening extraordinary powers, they do not need to worry about the risk of mutation. For them, the gray fog is just a normal living environment, and it can even nourish their power.

In contrast, humans not only have to cultivate diligently just to barely survive in the gray fog, but during the cultivation process, they also have to bear the enormous risk of the sequence going out of control; if they are not careful, they will be doomed forever.

That's not all. Even if they survive the loss of control, they still have to be wary of the strange beasts and eerie creatures that can be seen everywhere in the gray fog.

In contrast, those believers in the evil god lived more freely in the gray fog.

"However, freedom gained at the cost of selling one's integrity is not worth having!"

A resolute glint flashed in Lu Yan's eyes, and his tone was firm.

Xue Jiansheng saw all of this, a subtle smile playing on his lips, and interrupted his thoughts.

"Since this place is deserted and there will be no outsiders to disturb us, let's tidy up and hold the blood sacrifice here."

"Alright!" Lu Yan let out a long breath, forcing his exhausted body to stand up slowly, and adjusted the disordered blood and qi and strange power in his body.

Then, with a flick of his wrist, sharp military energy gathered at his fingertips, precisely piercing Long Peng's chest cavity, extracting his warm heart's blood, and dripping it onto his own shoulder.

Suddenly, the drop of blood from Longpeng's heart seemed to come alive, rapidly meandering and flowing across Lu Yan's skin, spreading along the patterns of the dragon-ape totem, and finally condensing into a lifelike dragon-peng totem on the top of the dragon-ape totem's head.

[Blood Shaman Advancement Requirement 2: Possess three different types of Beast Mastery Totems (3/3) - Completed]

A violent and pure power surged into Lu Yan's body along the Dragon-Peng Totem, washing over his limbs and bones like a tide, further strengthening his physical potential. Even the fatigue and minor injuries left from the previous battle were rapidly recovering.

Before Lu Yan could fully appreciate the amplification of this power, the Divine Martial Saint became restless again, actively activating his power to squeeze out all the potential of his newly awakened physical body and transform it into real combat strength.

Lu Yan was already used to this tacit cooperation between the two sequences, but in Xue Jiansheng's eyes, it was still somewhat extraordinary.

"Where did this kid get so many weird sequences from?"

Xue Jiansheng pondered to himself.

He had investigated Lu Yan's background, but all the clues pointed to the same answer.

Lu Yan was just an ordinary refugee from a remote shelter. After surviving a great calamity, he seemed to become a different person, rising rapidly in strength and combat power.

Xue Jiansheng was certain that Lu Yan was hiding a secret, which was the real reason why he had gone to such great lengths to bring Lu Yan out for the so-called "entry assessment".

After observing for so many days, he still couldn't figure out what Lu Yan's secret was. The only thing he could be sure of was that Lu Yan was indeed a pure human being.

His body, spirit, will, and even the force field around him all stood firmly on the side of humanity, without the slightest trace of being corrupted by the evil god.

That was enough for him.

Just as Xue Jiansheng was deep in thought, Lu Yan had already completed the arrangements for the blood sacrifice.

He used the blood of the dragon roc and the dragon crocodile as the main ingredient, poured in the pure blood essence of the Flesh Mountain Apostle as the auxiliary ingredient, and added the blood of other Sequence 7 beasts he had hunted, to draw a complex and eerie blood-red array on the ground.

All the prerequisites for the Hundred Spirits Blood Sacrifice have been fulfilled.

After checking repeatedly to confirm that the formation was without any deviation and the ratio of blood essence was completely appropriate, Lu Yan slowly lay down in the center of the formation, took a deep breath, concentrated his mind, and activated the blood sacrifice formation!

[Blood Shaman Promotion Requirement 3: Perform a Hundred Spirits Blood Sacrifice (1/1) - Completed]

[Bloody Shaman (100%): Can be promoted!]