Chapter 731: Qilin Blood

Boom!!!
A deafening roar echoed continuously within the cave. Though the sharp blade light instantly sliced through the green dragon shadow, it was shattered in an instant under the power of the Immovable King Seal. The scattered blade fragments shot in all directions, scattering dirt and rocks, creating chaos in the cave.
After drawing his sword, Jin Jiu lost track of Happy’s location and condition!
Amidst the chaos, he remained calm, carefully sensing the changes around him, his expression gradually turning grave…
Even a master at the peak of the Wuwei realm would be utterly unable to survive under the full force of his Sword Breaker technique. Yet this boy at the Jie Tuo realm still had a pulse.
Recalling earlier, when the blade light struck the dragon shadow, there had indeed been a sense of force being blocked and counteracted—strength and softness perfectly combined…
Although the dragon shadow didn’t resist for long, its power was still greatly weakened.
The essence of the Sword Breaker technique had already been triggered and counteracted in advance!
He had thought it was Happy’s body earlier, but now it seemed the one split in two was the dragon itself…
…As expected!
The moment the dust cleared, Happy slowly reappeared before Jin Jiu.
His aura was weak, and his condition was poor—there was even a horrifying wound running from his shoulder to his waist. His pale silver skin gradually lost its color, revealing its normal red hue—despite taking Jin Jiu’s strongest strike, he was still severely injured.
“Hmph!”
Jin Jiu’s eyes narrowed slightly. His golden sword trembled as he pointed it menacingly at the ground, his gaze filled with cruel determination: “Today, you’ll die to accompany Yin Shi!”
Before his words faded, he suddenly sensed a rapidly strengthening aura emanating from Happy…
The severely injured Happy quickly formed a strange hand seal:
“Jie!”
A slight tremor ran through the air!
In an instant, his aura regained its dignity and strength. Visible streams of warm energy rushed into his body from all directions at astonishing speed.
“…” Jin Jiu’s expression changed drastically:
“The Nine Character Mantra!”
With decades of experience in the martial world, he immediately recognized the origin and purpose of Happy’s hand seal. He also felt that Happy’s severely depleted vital energy was rapidly recovering, and his wounds were healing quickly—faster than even his own Mythical Realm internal cultivation techniques.
How could Jin Jiu allow Happy to recover his strength and spirit so swiftly?

But the slash just now had also caused him to lose a significant amount of internal energy. His chest heaved violently, making it difficult for him to recover. By forcing his internal energy to circulate once, he finally regained the ability to move!
At almost the same time, Kai Xin also “forced” his eyes open. Ignoring the severe pain from his wounds, he quickly took out a strangely shaped red blood droplet from his Qiankun Bag.
There was no other choice…
Although the Outer Lion Seal of the Nine-Character Mantra greatly enhanced the recovery effect of the Nine Yang Divine Skill, it was impossible to recover from injuries in such a short time. He had no choice but to waste a drop of the Fire Qilin’s blood!
As soon as the blood droplet entered his mouth, it instantly turned into a surging wave of heat…
Kai Xin’s entire body seemed to be melting, filled with intense heat. His skin emitted a frenzied red glow, as if it were about to burn.
But in Jin Jiu’s eyes, it appeared astonishing!
He clearly saw that as Kai Xin’s body glowed red, the wounds on his body were healing at an astonishing speed, instantly turning into faint traces before rapidly evaporating, leaving them smooth as ever.
Kai Xin’s energy also surged rapidly the moment the heat wave entered his body!
Mystical Realm!
Life and Death Realm!!
Liberation Realm!!!
His mental and physical strength seemed to have recovered in an instant.
Kai Xin happily exhaled a puff of foul air. Truly, it was a magic artifact meant for one-time use. The Fire Qilin’s blood contained immense vitality and recovery effects beyond what ordinary people could imagine. When used on himself, the recovery effect was even more pronounced, instantly raising his energy and spirit to their peak!
Although there was no longer any external leakage of internal energy, the effect of enhancing internal energy remained. With his hands slightly clenched, it felt as though he had endless strength within him, with a strong urge to release it!!
“You brat, die!”
Recovering from the brief hesitation and shock, Jin Jiu realized the situation was extremely dire. He drew his sword and charged at Kai Xin’s head.
Kai Xin, who had a strong urge to release his internal energy, was not alarmed but rather delighted upon sensing the approaching sword blade. He raised his hand and delivered a palm strike…
Boom!!!!
A dragon-shaped vortex, one meter thick, erupted from his palm, carrying a intense heat. It struck the sword blade at lightning speed.
It was unclear whether it was because Jin Jiu’s strength had diminished, reducing the sword blade’s power, or due to the effect of the Fire Qilin’s blood, but Kai Xin suddenly felt that his palm strike had gained an extra something, becoming vastly more powerful.
Bang!

A mighty being at the Mythical Realm level—his sword blade shattered under Happy’s joyful palm strike, and the remaining force slammed Jin Jiu’s feet into the ground, carving two deep grooves in the chaotic terrain before finally stopping against the mountain wall behind him.
Huh! Huh!
Jin Jiu’s face was filled with shock and disbelief, his chest heaving violently as he stared at Happy, who wore a surprised expression: “The Eighteen Palms to Subdue the Dragon…”
“That’s right.”
Hearing this, Happy finally subdued his expression and glanced at Jin Jiu with great excitement: “I didn’t expect the blood of the Fire Qilin to have some enhancing effect on the Eighteen Palms to Subdue the Dragon. With just the first strike, you displayed strength at the Wuwei Realm level… Hehe…” He suddenly laughed: “I wonder if there are any further enhancements.”
Happy’s focus was entirely drawn to the power of the Eighteen Palms to Subdue the Dragon; he put away his sword and bent his knees slightly!
Whoosh!
His speed seemed to have improved slightly as well.
Happy frowned slightly…
It seemed it was still due to the overflow of internal energy caused by using the Fire Qilin’s blood, which even improved his speed, making him faster than before.
As he pondered, Jin Jiu’s eyes, filled with shock and panic, appeared right in front of him.
Boom!!!
Just as Jin Jiu managed to raise his sword, Happy’s swift palm strike, as fast as thunder, mercilessly trapped him along with his sword and slammed them hard into the wall behind.
With a loud dragon roar, the mountain trembled slightly.
Jin Jiu spat a mouthful of blood onto his golden sword, his face turning even paler—he had suffered severe internal injuries.
“I didn’t expect your strength to have already exceeded 200 points!”
With great difficulty, he spoke words that surprised Happy slightly.
Frowning slightly, Happy without hesitation slammed Jin Jiu against the nearby mountain wall, then quickly checked his innate attributes, revealing an understanding expression:
So that’s how it is!
Turning back, Jin Jiu lay in a corner, his face covered in blood. The once proud and defiant eyes in him were gradually losing their luster…