Chapter 153: Dealing with the Blood Demon

"In about an hour, your soul will completely wither away and scatter into nothingness! I can only barely protect you right now; the power of a single corpse spirit is far from enough," the Blood Fiend said.

"An hour?" Ye Wuya muttered to himself. That meant if he went out right now, without someone finding heavenly treasures for him to restore his soul power, his current state would hold out for at most one hour!

And after one hour, what awaited him was the disintegration of his soul, dragging the Blood Fiend down with him.

Ye Wuya had no idea what was happening outside right now. Logically speaking, Jiang Xiaoxiao should be aware of his current condition. He felt as though a very long time had already passed, but now he could only rely on that girl Jiang Xiaoxiao.

"By the way, what level of physical conditioning must one reach to use that disintegration technique without causing one's body to explode?" Ye Wuya asked. He had no other choice at the time, so he had executed the disintegration! Disintegration was truly terrifying; calling it an immortal technique would be no exaggeration!

At that time, after using disintegration with his Gathered Spirit realm strength, he felt his momentum reach the Golden Core realm for a split second. But after just a few breaths, because his body was squeezed and overdrawn, his physical meridians and Dantian exploded, ruining himself and simultaneously destroying the Blood Fiend's inheritance as well.

"Disintegration? What disintegration?" The Blood Fiend was once again baffled. What on earth was this disintegration?

"It's those four techniques of yours!" Ye Wuya immediately listed out the several "worthless" techniques of the Blood Fiend one by one!

*Corpse Spirit Great Law*, *Heavenly Fiend Dual Cultivation Great Law*, *Mad Corpse Forbidden Formula*, *Disintegration*.

The Blood Fiend pondered for a moment before speaking, "I only possess the *Corpse Spirit Great Law*, which relies on continuously absorbing other people's cultivation and blood to enhance one's own strength. As for the other techniques you mentioned, I have never heard of them!"

"What? The other three techniques aren't yours?" Ye Wuya was immensely shocked!

He had always assumed that all four techniques originated from the Blood Fiend. Now it seemed that was not the case at all. Aside from the *Corpse Spirit Great Law*, the origins of the other three techniques were entirely unknown!

Strange. These four techniques in his mind had indeed only appeared after he touched the Blood Fiend's corpse.

Where did the *Mad Corpse Forbidden Formula*, Disintegration, and that dual cultivation method come from?

Could it be... the blood-gold ancient characters residing in his sea of consciousness playing a role?

If calculated this way, had he made a huge blunder?

Assuming the *Mad Corpse Forbidden Formula* was the Blood Fiend's technique, what connection was there between the *Mad Corpse Forbidden Formula* and the Blood Fiend's *Corpse Spirit Great Law*?

The *Corpse Spirit Great Law* relied on corpse worms devouring spiritual objects to acquire attributes. The ten corpse worms already encompassed almost all attributes, excluding special ones.

Meanwhile, the *Mad Corpse Forbidden Formula* was like an upgraded version of the *Corpse Spirit Great Law*, devouring anything and everything to transform it into his own strength.

Previously, Ye Wuya had always believed the *Mad Corpse Forbidden Formula* was unsafe and easily clouded his mind, so he had deliberately suppressed its automatic operation and instead cultivated the Blood Fiend's *Corpse Spirit Great Law*.

Thinking along these lines, was the "Mad Corpse Transformation" bestowed by the *Mad Corpse Forbidden Formula* rather than an ability of the Blood Fiend?

To verify this, Ye Wuya asked, "Brother Blood Fiend, do you know about Mad Corpse Transformation?"

"I know of Demonic Transformation, Frenzied Transformation, Bestial Transformation, and Divine Transformation. The Mad Corpse Transformation you speak of just has an extra 'corpse' compared to Frenzied Transformation; I don't know if it's the same thing!" The Blood Fiend's voice came through, and he continued, "These things are all special racial talents, and they pretty much serve the same purpose—enhancing combat effectiveness. Why are you suddenly asking about this?"

"I was in Lingcheng last time, when I killed Mu Qing. You came out back then. Think about it carefully," Ye Wuya said.

"You're talking about that time? During that time, my corpse spirit had begun to revive, and I just happened to wake up. Originally, I could say I had already possessed you, but I only managed to laugh a few times before being knocked back by that blood-gold power in your sea of consciousness!" The Blood Fiend thought for a moment and continued, "What does this have to do with Mad Corpse Transformation?"

"I was possessed by you right after undergoing Mad Corpse Transformation that time, so I thought it was the key to your resurrection. And then, as luck would have it, I used disintegration and crippled myself," Ye Wuya explained open-mindedly.

"No wonder. That is too coincidental. If I hadn't come out that time, would you have kept using my corpse spirit?" the Blood Fiend asked, speechless. What kind of situation was this? A blind cat running into a dead mouse?

"You could say that. But even so, I would have used disintegration later on anyway," Ye Wuya sighed. Because disintegration was his only desperate resort at the time, he would have used it without hesitation even without the Blood Fiend's interference.

"Sigh!"

Sighs from both Ye Wuya and the Blood Fiend echoed simultaneously in the darkness!

"Kid, how about we make a deal?" the Blood Fiend said solemnly.

"What deal?" Ye Wuya asked with a puzzled expression, unable to imagine what kind of deal the Blood Fiend could make with him.

"I will take back the corpse spirit inside your body, and you can focus on cultivation without worrying about me possessing you anymore," the Blood Fiend stated bluntly.

"Brother, is that true?" Ye Wuya asked eagerly. If the major threat of the Blood Fiend were removed, he could indeed focus on improving himself without any reservations!

"True! But as a bargaining chip, once little brother becomes a strong expert, you must control the power within your sea of consciousness to help me—"

"Resurrect!" the Blood Fiend said solemnly, tacitly accepting Ye Wuya's form of address. To put it simply, as long as this deal could be struck, it would bring no harm to either party.

"What kind of resurrection method are we talking about?" Ye Wuya asked. If it would threaten him, he certainly wouldn't do this losing business.

"It's very simple. When big brother resurrects, little brother needs to stand guard for me for eighty-one days!" the Blood Fiend said.

"It's that simple? I don't need to sacrifice anything else?" Ye Wuya asked.

"No need, as long as little brother ensures nothing goes wrong during those eighty-one days of my resurrection! I'll handle everything else personally. Little brother just needs to act as the protector," the Blood Fiend replied.

"Aren't you afraid that after I grow stronger, I'll go back on my word, big brother?" Ye Wuya smiled.

"You won't!"

Three simple words came from the darkness!

The darkness instantly fell silent!

Time ticked by second by second!

Suddenly, two bursts of laughter rang out from the darkness, almost simultaneously.

"Hahaha!"

"Hahaha!"

After laughing for a moment, Ye Wuya said solemnly, "I am deeply grateful for big brother's trust, and this younger brother will certainly give it my all!"

"Hahaha, how refreshing! It's been many years since I've met someone as straightforward as little brother!"

The Blood Fiend burst into laughter, and it was evident that he was truly laughing heartily.

"After I resurrect, big brother promises to do three things for little brother! Aside from that veiled maiden, even if it's a Great Emperor, this big brother dares to fight them!" the Blood Fiend declared domineeringly.

"Deal!" Ye Wuya nodded and agreed.

Seeing that Ye Wuya answered without the slightest hesitation, the Blood Fiend asked, "Aren't you afraid that after I resurrect, I will go back on my word, little brother?"

"You won't!" Ye Wuya replied indifferently. Even though the other party was a merciless, bloodthirsty arch-fiend, trust between people could sometimes be just that simple.

"Hahaha..."

The sound of their laughter echoed once again in the darkness!