Chapter 5: Blood Soul Altar (Part 2)

Luo Jie said, “I swear by my soul! Really! And we’re here to kill the professionals of the Gu Mi family!” These words were even more tempting than offering her a soul body, and the Blood Soul Woman was tempted. In fact, she had no choice at all. If she didn’t become a sacrificial spirit, she would have to keep killing, otherwise, without the support of blood, she would quickly dissipate and die. The only way out was to return to her own altar, but then she would never be able to leave this place again.
The Blood Soul Woman said, “Retire your soul fire!”
Luo Jie and Qi Nan Shan immediately withdrew their soul fires. Both of them understood that a soul body that willingly became a sacrificial spirit was extremely useful, far beyond those with merely erased consciousness and memories. Moreover, the Blood Soul Woman was a special kind of soul body, already possessing offensive capabilities.
The Blood Soul Woman said, “If you trust me, don’t follow. I’ll be back soon!”
Luo Jie was a generous man. He simply said, “Okay, I’ll wait here!”
Qi Nan Shan frowned slightly. But having partnered with Luo Jie for countless years, he naturally knew what his old friend was thinking. It was a bit risky, but the rewards were huge. So he just frowned without saying anything.
Under the explanation of the old man Shuai, Guo Shier understood the Blood Soul Woman’s intentions—she wanted to test Luo Jie. The old man Shuai, being a sacrificial spirit, knew a great deal about soul bodies and realized that the Blood Soul Woman had no other choice. Following Luo Jie was the best option for her. Even better, she had a grudge against the Gu Mi family. Unless something unexpected happened, she would surely become Luo Jie’s sacrificial spirit.
The Blood Soul Woman wasn’t expecting Luo Jie to be so decisive. She was slightly stunned, then smiled faintly and nodded, saying, “I’ll be back soon!” With that, she flew away.
Guo Shier called out, “Hey, there are still a few altar professionals who are on our side!”
The Blood Soul Woman glanced back at Guo Shier from a distance.
Qi Nan Shan was still worried and whispered, “Elder, aren’t you afraid she’ll run away?”
Luo Jie shook his head. “She has no reason to run. I’m after all a master of a seventh-tier altar, with the perfect soul altar for her. She’ll come back.”
Guo Shier congratulated him, “Master, congratulations on getting such a powerful assistant!”
Luo Jie said, “I know you have a sacrificial spirit… But it seems to be very afraid of me, haha.”
The old man Shuai was furious. He couldn’t help but stick his head out and shout, “You… nonsense! I’m not afraid of you!”
Luo Jie looked down at him and said calmly, “Oh?”

The handsome old man was still afraid and retracted his head back into the altar. Qi Nanshan burst into laughter and said, “Haha, if you’re not afraid, why hide?”
Guo Shier called out, “Hey, master, Grandpa Nanshan, don’t bully our old man like this!” He didn’t like others bullying the handsome old man, not even his master.
Luo Jie smiled and said, “It’s just for fun… Shier, what do you call him? Old man?”
Suddenly, the handsome old man stuck out half of his head and said, “I am the handsome old man!” Then he withdrew again. Guo Shier was both annoyed and amused. He said, “Handsome old man, my master won’t bully you. Stop hiding and come out. Master, the handsome old man has helped me a lot and even saved my life many times.”
Luo Jie and Qi Nanshan’s gaze toward the handsome old man immediately changed, becoming much gentler. Luo Jie smiled and said, “I see. Thank you for taking care of Shier, handsome old man.”
Only then did the handsome old man show his entire head. He said, “I am his sacrificial spirit; of course, I must help him!”
Eagle Demon, Nan You, Chen Tianyao, and Luo Zhan returned. Guo Shier asked, “What was the harvest?”
Chen Tianyao shook his head and said, “There’s nothing good here. We found a few warehouses, but the items were ordinary and of little value. They were all burned… By the way, I seemed to see a Blood Soul just now.”
Luo Zhan said, “Mm, it seemed to be chasing professionals from the Gu Mi family. I wanted to take a closer look, but it pulled me back.”
Chen Tianyao said, “It’s better to avoid Blood Souls… That thing is similar to Soul Altar professionals; it’s extremely twisted… Uh, I’m not referring to you…” He looked embarrassed.
Luo Jie said calmly, “She will soon become my sacrificial spirit.”
It was unclear what hatred the Blood Soul Woman had toward the Gu Mi family. As she swept through everything in her path, the entire Qingdao City fell into extreme panic. Layers of blood mist rose, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.
Gradually, a layer of red blood mist floated above Qingdao City.
Guo Shier sighed, “She’s far more ruthless than us. I wonder how deep her hatred goes…” In fact, their own hatred was no less, but they still couldn’t bring themselves to kill everyone.
It took a full hour before the Blood Soul Woman emerged from the sky. She said, “Alright… Not bad. Since you trust me, I’ll keep my promise. But I need to make one thing clear—that is… don’t make me do things I don’t want to do. If you agree, I’ll be your sacrificial spirit!”
Even without a sacrificial spirit, Luo Jie already had formidable combat strength. He said readily, “Don’t worry. I won’t force you to do anything you don’t want to do. I guarantee that!”

The Blood Soul Woman dashed onto Luo Jie’s altar. Her body sank slightly, with half of it disappearing into the altar.
Luo Jie was overjoyed. He raised his hand and threw the soul entity of the eight-layer altar to her, saying, “You can take your time refining it. Hehe, your strength will increase significantly!”
The Blood Soul Woman opened her mouth and sucked in the soul entity, which fell into her mouth. She said, “This is my soul talisman!”
Luo Jie joyfully cast a spell and said, “Don’t worry. I won’t treat my own people badly. You’ll be our new partner from now on.”
The handsome old man lay on the altar, showing only his upper body. Propping his head with his hands, he asked, “Guo Shier, this Blood Soul woman isn’t likely a professional from the Gu Mi family. Could she have been captured by them and brought here to be killed?”
Guo Shier shook his head. “How would I know? Master, does your sacrificial spirit have a name?”
Luo Jie laughed. “Hehe, I’ll find out.” He turned to the Blood Soul Woman and said, “Could you tell me your name? I’m Luo Jie.” His voice was surprisingly gentle.
Guo Shier shivered involuntarily. He had never seen his master so gentle before.
The Blood Soul Woman hesitated for a moment before saying, “Just call me Blood Woman.” She glanced at the handsome old man, slightly surprised. She understood well that a sacrificial spirit with conscious memories must have a very close relationship with its altar master. If the spirit wasn’t willing to become one, the master would erase everything about it, preferring to teach it gradually so it could adapt to him.
Blood Woman.
Everyone was speechless. This woman even chose such a bloody name.
Luo Jie, however, wasn’t bothered. He said, “Blood Woman, from now on, this altar will be your home.”
Blood Woman replied, “Mm, Xiao Luo, don’t worry. I’ll take care of organizing the altar…”
Pfft!
Pfft…
Qi Nan Shan couldn’t hold back anymore and burst into laughter. He said, “Haha, Xiao Luo… Old man, you’re getting younger!” Everyone laughed too.
Luo Jie retorted jokingly, “It’s rare to feel younger. Why are you laughing? Damn it, Blood Woman is definitely older than us. It’s fine to call me Xiao Luo.”
Blood Woman immediately realized that Luo Jie was the oldest among them. She said, “Well then, I’ll call you old man. Is that okay?”
Luo Jie said, “Call me Xiao Luo, Xiao Luo. It sounds more familiar to me.” Everyone was speechless again, not expecting the old man to be so accommodating to Blood Woman.

Blood Woman said, “Good heavens, there’s nothing in your altar! Go find me some materials! I don’t want to live in a place full of Soul Fire—I don’t need to keep a fire burning every day!” After making a contract with Luo Jie, she was no longer afraid of Soul Fire and could even control the flames in the altar.
Luo Jie never took care of the altar, and indeed, there was nothing in it—no materials, not even sacrifices. He said, “Heh, I’ve been too busy killing to pay attention to the altar. From now on, it’s up to you.”
Guo Shier said, “Sister Blood Woman, just tell me what materials you need. Hehe, I’ll prepare them for you.”
Blood Woman was stunned and asked, “Who are you?”
Guo Shier puffed out his chest and said, “I’m Guo Shier, a disciple of Master Luo Jie.”
A smile appeared on Blood Woman’s face. As a disciple of her master, she didn’t want to offend him. Moreover, she knew Luo Jie treated this disciple very well. She could already sense Luo Jie’s emotions and understood that his feelings for this person went beyond that of a disciple—he doted on him like a grandson.
Hearing Guo Shier call her “sister,” Blood Woman felt very pleased. She said, “Alright, I need these materials.” She conjured a talisman out of thin air, threw it to Guo Shier, and added, “I need some special materials. See if you can find them.” She wasn’t polite at all—and there was no need to be.
Guo Shier said, “Elder Shuai, help me pick out the materials.” He handed the talisman with the list to Elder Shuai.
Elder Shuai glanced at it briefly and said, “All the materials are here—no problem.” The loot from his robberies filled up his talisman storage space. He knew how important Luo Jie was and understood that Guo Shier would never compromise on his demands—whatever was available would be given, without any hesitation.
Qi Nanshan said envyingly, “It would be great if we had another Blood Soul Altar.”
Blood Woman replied lightly, “Dream on!”
Qi Nanshan smiled bitterly and said, “Blood Woman, I’m Qi Nanshan, a follower and partner of the old man.”
Blood Woman said, “I know.” She had already obtained some of Luo Jie’s memories and knew why they had come to the Gu Mi Continent.
Soon, a large amount of materials was gathered. Elder Shuai said, “Shier, give them to her.” Suddenly, a bunch of talisman storage bags appeared on top of the altar—large bags that could hold many things. Initially, Guo Shier didn’t have many such bags, but after several robberies, he had countless of them.
With a wave of his hand, Luo Jie gathered the talisman storage bags to the top of his own altar. Blood Woman was surprised, “There really are… Where did you get so many materials?”

Guo Shier said nonchalantly, “Stolen, taken from the Gu Mi family.”
The Blood Woman beamed with joy. Though her entire body was red, she still exuded a charming aura, though with a slightly stronger scent of blood.
Luo Jie finally couldn’t hold back and asked, “Blood Woman, how did you get here… The altar is sealed.”
The Blood Woman’s expression immediately darkened.