"Swish!"
After another exchange of blows.
The Ten Dragon Guards, with Bai Zihe at the center, took positions in ten directions around him and then sat down with their legs crossed.
"Pfft—"
"Hiss..."
"Beep beep beep..."
"..."
The Ten Dragon Guards began to activate their bloodline power in various ways.
"Hum!"
"Boom!"
"Crash!"
Powerful auras permeated the area. Bai Zihe actually felt a trace of familiarity.
This is...
The aura of Hellblood!
What in the world is going on?
Bai Zihe was stunned. Do all of these people possess Hellblood?
"Bai Zihe!"
"You've forced us, the Ten Dragon Guards, to activate Hellblood just to suppress you. You are truly the foremost among the younger generation. You... can be proud!"
The Fire Dragon Guard let out a roar and charged towards Bai Zihe.
"Boom!"
He unleashed a palm strike. The scorching aura instantly drew all the moisture from Tian Tai Mountain, leaving it dry and desolate, driving people to madness.
Simultaneously.
The remaining nine Dragon Guards also attacked.
In less than a moment, the strength of the Ten Dragon Guards underwent a drastic transformation.
All of this was due to Hellblood!
Facing the even more perilous and deadly moves of the Ten Dragon Guards, Bai Zihe was in a precarious situation.
But at this very moment.
"Roar..."
A mysterious sound suddenly emanated from within Bai Zihe's body.
This sound...
Seemed to come from the ancient past, traversing the river of time, and descending here with supreme majesty!
Just a mere wisp of it leaked out.
It caused the entire situation to flip upside down. A fierce, malevolent aura instantly pressed down on the Ten Dragon Guards, making it difficult for them to breathe.
One second.
Two seconds.
Three seconds.
As time passed.
The aura emanating from Bai Zihe grew more potent and domineering.
Finally...
He was like an imperial son descending, like a ruler descending upon the world.
He completely suppressed the Ten Dragon Guards, their breathing choked by his mere presence.
And within Bai Zihe's heart, supreme waves surged.
This is...
Pure Hellblood. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
The Hellblood within him, which had never been activated before, was now responding to the faint trace of Hellblood from the Ten Dragon Guards!
Its power...
Was astonishing and unparalleled.
"Swish!"
Bai Zihe, as if divinely aided, struck out with a majestic palm.
This palm strike.
Was overwhelmingly powerful, capable of shattering the heavens!
"Boom!"
"Rumble!"
"..."
The Ten Dragon Guards knew they were in trouble and quickly combined their forces to resist, but they were shattered by Bai Zihe's palm strike. They were sent flying back in defeat, scattered around like dead dogs.
"Speak."
Bai Zihe flashed forward, standing before the Fire Dragon Guard, his gaze sharp. "What is the deal with the Hellblood in your bodies?"
Although it was only a brief moment, Bai Zihe had thought a lot.
From Gao Qiu mentioning his possession of Hellblood, to the Ten Dragon Guards being able to activate it, there had to be a secret unknown to the world.
Hellblood...
It was a treasure that could change the landscape of the world. He had only obtained it in the Lin family's tomb, led by Lin Yan.
Why would the imperial family possess Hellblood?
Were they related to the Lin family?
Bai Zihe stared intently at the Fire Dragon Guard, waiting for an answer.
"Heh."
Though defeated, the Fire Dragon Guard sneered at Bai Zihe, turning his head away, clearly unwilling to speak.
"Very well, quite impressive."
Bai Zihe grinned, a brilliant smile.
The next moment, a flash of golden light, and the Fire Dragon Guard felt a chill.
What followed was...
An unbearable itch all over his body, like a scorching fire, extreme cold, being tempered by a thousand hammers, or ten thousand ants gnawing at his heart...
All these pains combined.
"Ahhhhhhh..."
The Iron-blooded warrior that was the Fire Dragon Guard couldn't help but contort his face, his veins bulging, and his agonizing screams echoed through the sky, startling birds from the trees a hundred feet away.
"Tell me."
A cold glint in Bai Zihe's eyes, "Or... you Ten Dragon Guards will become history today, ceasing to exist!"
"I... I'll tell you!"
The Fire Dragon Guard couldn't take it anymore and quickly said, "His Majesty the Son of Heaven has long coveted Hellblood. Many years ago, upon hearing that the Lin family possessed this potent bloodline, he stole a portion."
"However, despite the fame of Hellblood, its reckless use carries the risk of death."
"So, His Majesty the Son of Heaven took a small amount of that Hellblood, diluted it, and distributed it among us ten as an experiment."
So it was related to the Lin family after all!
"Bai, Bai Zihe..."
The Fire Dragon Guard was now like a wilted eggplant, completely devoid of his former arrogance. His eyes were filled with pleading. "I've told you everything. Can I... can I leave now?"
The others also looked up.
Bai Zihe was too terrifying. The Ten Dragon Guards only wished to get away from him.
Bai Zihe gazed at the Fire Dragon Guard, a sharp glint flashing in the depths of his eyes. "I have one last question for you. When you stole the Hellblood back then..."
"Did you plunder the Lin family?"
Bai Zihe's voice was cold and suppressed.
Long ago, he had heard from a veteran of the War Department that his mother's family had disappeared overnight due to some upheaval, leaving only his mother alive.
Now it seemed...
The imperial family was involved in that incident.
No wonder the Lin family collapsed, and no wonder no news had leaked out over the years.
Fortunately.
Bai Zihe could sense.
Although the Ten Dragon Guards possessed Hellblood, it was impure, clearly something the Lin family had used to deceive outsiders back then.
The true, pure Hellblood was already within him.
"This..."
Upon hearing this question, the Fire Dragon Guard froze.
He couldn't gauge Bai Zihe's relationship with the Lin family, didn't know how much Bai Zihe knew about the past events, and wasn't sure how to answer.
"Speak!"
Seeing his hesitation, Bai Zihe's suspicion grew, and anger welled up. He let out a roar laced with the sound of thunder.
"Speak!"
"Speak!"
"Speak..."
Like the sound of the Great Dao, the Fire Dragon Guard trembled all over and dazedly blurted out the truth. "No, no, we ten did not infiltrate the Lin family's inner sanctum."
"We, we were only responsible for clearing the outer perimeter."