Chapter 76: Don't Ever Kiss Me Again
After reading through everything, Zhou Han couldn't help but marvel at how powerful Ao Zhen's attributes were.
As expected of someone with the Teng Snake Emperor bloodline.
Her initial quality had already reached Diamond tier,
and at only level 30, she was far stronger than ordinary level 50 magical beasts.
The most important—and most outrageous—part was that
as long as she devoured the blood essence of magical beasts, she could evolve.
That meant her growth potential would be extremely high.
Her cultivation value was also very great.
Once she fully grew, she would become a powerful support.
"I just wonder how much blood essence she needs to devour to evolve."
Zhou Han thought to himself.
If the resource consumption was too high,
he definitely wouldn't raise her.
With those resources, it would be better to improve his own strength.
Looking at the giant python corpses scattered all over the ground, his eyes lit up.
Wasn't there ready-made blood essence right here?
"Zhen'er, see these Stone Pattern Giant Pythons? You can devour all their blood essence right now!"
"Do it while it's still warm! Otherwise it'll cool down soon!"
Zhou Han pointed around with a smile.
"Eww! These are so dirty, it's disgusting. Zhen'er doesn't like it!"
Ao Zhen stopped massaging his shoulders, wrinkled her nose, and said with a face full of resistance.
She had already noticed these things, but she couldn't stand the bloodiness,
and she had never experienced drinking blood before.
She was the princess of Yunxu Sacred Palace.
Naturally, she would never consume such low-grade stuff.
"…"
Zhou Han held his forehead, speechless.
Great, so she was a princess with a cleanliness obsession.
She actually looked down on this kind of thing.
"If you don't devour blood essence, how are you supposed to grow stronger?"
"Well, I eat this to improve my cultivation."
Her chest flashed slightly, and several pills appeared.
Zhou Han was a bit surprised—how were things stored in that place?
Then he noticed a necklace buried deep within the cleavage on her chest.
"So it's a storage necklace! Looks like I overthought it."
NPCs in this world could also have storage space, but only high-level ones.
Yesterday at the Sword God Hall, Zhou Han had seen Elder Lin wearing a storage ring.
So it wasn't strange for Ao Zhen to have a storage necklace.
"Master, look, it's this kind of pill. My father had people refine a lot of them for me. I need three days to refine one!"
Ao Zhen blinked her big eyes and handed it over.
"Mm, let me take a look! It's indeed quite unique!"
Zhou Han quickly shifted his gaze away from her chest.
As soon as the pill touched his hand, he could feel a scorching temperature.
It was bright red, as if a phantom of flames flickered on its surface.
"The temperature is very high. This flame is not ordinary!"
Even with Zhou Han's powerful body, he felt a slight burning pain.
He hurriedly used the power within his body to wrap the pill,
neutralizing the flame's energy.
After activating his appraisal skill, the pill's attributes appeared.
[Flame Blood Pill]
Quality: King-tier
Description: Refined from the essence of magical beast bloodlines and tempered with endless heavenly flames.
Effect: Increases fire attack power by 10% and condenses 1% of bloodline power.
Note: Only suitable for fire-attribute cultivators. Others who consume it will be burned by the endless heavenly flames.
"Damn, it's actually a King-tier pill."
Up until now, Zhou Han had only obtained one King-tier Dragon Blood Pill,
and that was given by Nie Tianchen. The chance of awakening a true dragon bloodline was extremely low—almost negligible.
And now Ao Zhen casually pulled out several King-tier pills,
as if they were nothing, eating them like snacks.
Her background was even more terrifying than he had imagined.
Suppressing his shock, Zhou Han continued reading.
"The effect increases fire attack power and condenses bloodline. It suits her quite well."
However, only fire-attribute cultivators could consume it,
which made Zhou Han feel a bit regretful.
He didn't have fire elements in his body, so he couldn't use it.
"Zhen'er, earlier you mentioned your father. What level of powerhouse is he?"
Zhou Han asked tentatively.
"I'm not sure what level. He's the strongest in the Teng Snake clan. He once instantly killed five Emperor-tier experts by himself."
Holy shit, that's insane!
Zhou Han could already challenge Star-tier experts across levels,
but he was still quite far from Emperor-tier.
And now he had somehow turned Ao Zhen into his sword spirit…
Would her father come after him?
"Then how's your relationship with your father?"
Zhou Han frowned and continued asking.
"Very good! I'm his precious treasure! Master, why are you suddenly asking this?"
Ao Zhen blinked her pure eyes and asked curiously.
Hearing her answer, Zhou Han's heart sank.
That meant her father would definitely do everything possible to find her!
He had to improve his strength as soon as possible.
Still, he forced a smile and brushed it off.
"Now that you've become my sword spirit, as your master, I should at least care about you!"
"Master, you're so nice. Mwah!"
What Zhou Han got in response was a pair of warm lips.
"From now on, you're not allowed to do this to me. Got it?"
After a long moment, Zhou Han warned her once their lips parted.
He had almost lost control and taken her right there.
Not to mention Ao Zhen's innocence gave him a sense of guilt.
And they were currently in the Thunder Ruins, facing the threat of demonic beings—
it was still very dangerous.
If they got attacked while doing something like that, wouldn't they be completely screwed?
So Zhou Han forcefully suppressed his reluctance and pushed Ao Zhen away.
"Why not? My mother often does this with my father to express her love."
Ao Zhen tilted her head, confused.
"That's different. You'll understand later."
Through their conversation, Zhou Han learned that Ao Zhen had only transformed into human form today,
and didn't understand many things.
He would have to teach her slowly in the future when there was time.
But not now.
"Why is it different?"
"There's no need for so many whys. You just need to listen to me!"
Explaining would definitely go on forever.
Zhou Han placed his hand on Ao Zhen's head and spoke domineeringly.
"Oh, okay. The master's orders are absolute!"
…
At the same time, in the clouds, there stood a massive palace—the Yunxu Sacred Palace.
Above the palace sat a majestic middle-aged man,
his aura overwhelming, making others not dare to look directly at him.
He was the Teng Snake Sacred Emperor, Ao Wuya.
"Any news of Zhen'er?"
He spoke slowly, a trace of anger on his heroic face.
His deep voice echoed, causing the surrounding guards to tremble.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, we have searched a thousand miles in all directions, but found no trace of the princess."
A guard below reported cautiously.
"What did you say?"
Ao Wuya suddenly stood up, his eyes wide open,
frightening everyone into silence.
"The p-princess… it's as if she vanished into thin air! Not a single trace was left behind!"
The guard stammered in a low voice.
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