CHAPTER 870: CHAPTER 648: HYBRID BLOOD

Li Yi looked at Shanguo, who lowered her head in front of him.

Indeed, time and experiences can change a person. When he first saw Shanguo in Shoushan Village, she was confident and proud, but now she seemed humble and reserved.

However, he said nothing. After all, surviving without escaping the identity of a slave was already Shanguo’s greatest fortune.

"Since you’ve decided to acknowledge me as your master and follow me, from today onwards, you are my servant. But rest assured, I will not humiliate you. I have no interest in torturing and belittling a woman, but you must do your best in everything you can," Li Yi said.

Only then did Shanguo slightly raise her head to look at Li Yi, and she said, "Yes, Master. But I still don’t know your name, could you tell me?"

Li Yi replied, "My name is Da Yi, and this is E Ji, she is Su Ji, they are my beauties."

E Ji and Su Ji smiled and nodded, greeting Shanguo.

Although Shanguo was a newly bought servant, she seemed to be acquainted with Da Yi beforehand. Being beauties, naturally, E Ji and Su Ji had to maintain good relationships with everyone around Da Yi, avoiding offense, since trusted servants also held high status.

"Da Yi... E and Su." Shanguo murmured these names, committing them to memory.

Li Yi then tossed a piece of meat and a pill to Shanguo: "This is Good Wing Meat; it can detoxify. You look so weak, showing signs of poisoning. Eating it will be beneficial for you. This pill replenishes strength, preventing fainting due to hunger."

"Thank, thank you... Master." Shanguo hurriedly took the items, appearing flustered, evidently still not accustomed to being Li Yi’s servant.

Yet seeing the crystal-clear Good Wing Meat, Shanguo didn’t hesitate, eating it raw, and also swallowing the pill directly.

Good Wing Meat was indeed miraculous.

Soon Shanguo felt her body lighten significantly, as though some toxin had been neutralized, and the pill contained abundant Qi-Blood, leftovers from Tu Daoist’s Dao Artifact refining, but for Shanguo, it amounted to a hearty meal.

After eating her fill, Shanguo clearly regained strength, walking more steadily, though her body was still covered with various scars, reminders of the torture endured while she was a slave.

"Later, when we return, wash your body, change clothes, and after picking up a weapon, you will once more become a warrior," Li Yi said calmly.

Shanguo nodded and began following closely behind him.

Seeing her become self-sufficient, Li Yi no longer bothered and continued strolling around the slave market.

Soon.

He spotted a slave master with whom he had a brief encounter.

That was an old slave master, around fifty or sixty, his frame was gaunt yet his bones were large, presently leaning on a cane, seated on a rock, guarding his newly acquired batch of slaves.

Li Yi’s appearance immediately caught this old slave master’s attention.

Having stayed in the slave market for a long time, he remembered certain customers well, and it happened that Li Yi was one of them.

Because Li Yi’s aura was different from those in Beihuai City, and bore nothing in common with other slaves, he was the most unique person the slave master had seen in his lifetime. The last time Li Yi visited, he was brought by Merchant Lord Xiu Xiang, which circumvented many troubles.

This time...

"Silver lightning, truly a Divine Blood Warrior... and in transformation, becoming part of the Divine Blood Lineage is inevitable, his change is astonishing; last time he was merely an ordinary warrior."

The old slave master squinted his eyes, scrutinizing Li Yi, seemingly trying to uncover all his secrets.

"You’re Xiu Xiang’s guest, aren’t you?" he directly asked.

Li Yi promptly replied, "You remember me?"

"Not many would spend a hundred gold to find three weak slaves, but unfortunately I only found one, he has a peculiar name, Hu Fei... I’ve already handed him to Xiu Xiang, the other two were not found."

The old slave master shook his head, expressing his regret.

The other two missing individuals were naturally Zhao Fangji and Jiang Mingtian.

After all, the Barbaric World was vast, slave masters sold slaves everywhere, finding a few weak slaves who had been sold was a difficult task. While powerful slaves or beauties like E Ji and Su Ji were easier to locate.

Li Yi originally intended to inquire about the two, hearing the old slave master’s words, he could only temporarily give up, then asked, "Slave master, do you know anything about Divine Arts?"

Since he was already there, he naturally sought to gather information on other matters.

"Haha, you, a Divine Blood Warrior, asking a slave master about Divine Arts, truly peculiar." The old slave master laughed heartily, "Isn’t that an inherent ability of the Divine Blood? When your Divine Blood concentration reaches the lineage level, you’ll touch the memory of the Divine, naturally comprehending Divine Arts."

Hearing this, Li Yi immediately understood.

This belonged to the legacy memory within the bloodline.

And such legacy memory only existed within the Divine Blood Lineage.

No wonder Divine Blood Lineage and ordinary Divine Blood Warrior status differed like heaven and earth.

Having inherited the Divine memory meant an unlimited future, not only representing knowledge but also propagation.

Conversely, ordinary Divine Blood Warriors lacked these two things entirely, unable to uncover the Divine legacy within the bloodline, nor leave behind Divine Blood descendants.

"Can other Divine Blood Warriors’ Divine Arts be learned?" Li Yi asked again.

The old slave master didn’t answer, merely extended a thin finger, "This question, worth a hundred gold."

Involving Divine Arts, and knowledge, was always costly in this world.

The old slave master charging Li Yi such a fee was not unreasonable; it was a fair trade.

Li Yi said little, immediately handing over a piece of Red Gold.

The old slave master received the warm and familiar Red Gold, grinning broadly, then said, "Divine Blood Families have Divine Arts legacies, those are Supreme Treasures, hard to acquire unless you defeat a Divine Blood Lineage, perhaps exchanging their life for Divine Arts."

"However, a descendant of the Thunder God struggles to wield the Earth God’s Divine Arts, only the Divine Arts within your bloodline suit you best; don’t overly covet the legacy of other Divines, it invites catastrophe."

In light of the Red Gold, he offered Li Yi some elder’s advice.

Li Yi nodded, affirming his understanding.

His curiosity about Divine Arts simply sought mastery of this world’s knowledge; after all, previous memories indicated the Barbaric World lacked Cultivation, so the sudden emergence of Divine Arts warranted investigation.

Now he felt assured.

Divine Blood Warriors could only perform the Divine Arts within their bloodline, even if acquiring the precious Divine Arts knowledge from others, it was difficult to exert.

So he must wait for the Divine Blood to mature, to master his own Divine Arts from within the bloodline?

Divine Arts from the Wilderness world would likely be strong.

Li Yi thought to himself.

"Thank you, elder, for clearing my doubts; I understand now." He then expressed gratitude to the slave master.

"No need to thank, the guest paid the gold; I should provide knowledge in return, does the guest wish to buy slaves? I have quality goods here." Then the old slave master smiled, saying, "Beauties are also available."

He believed this young Divine Blood Warrior needed a batch of beauties to bear Divine Blood descendants for him.

"Beauties are unnecessary; I have two. I need slaves with potential." Li Yi replied.

"Exotic Blood slaves suit you well." The old slave master immediately said, "I have a Dragon Blood Warrior, possessing True Dragon’s bloodline, but hard to train and tame. If interested, one thousand gold."

"Exotic blood?" Li Yi’s expression shifted, arousing curiosity.

Smiling, the old slave master stood from the rock, "Descendants of Divine are called Divine Blood Warriors, while descendants of mutant beasts are termed Exotic Blood Warriors, although powerful Exotic Blood Warriors can rival Divine Blood Warriors, they remain exotic blood."

"Can I see?" Li Yi asked.

"Guest, follow me." The old slave master gestured.

Li Yi nodded.

Soon, the old slave master led Li Yi into the residence that housed the slaves, and within a cage made of beast bones, sat an especially strong-bodied man.

This man’s skin was covered in scales, dragon horns protruded from his head, his aura exuded a wild beast’s fury.

Perhaps sensing something, the burly Exotic Blood Warrior abruptly raised his head.

A pair of golden vertical pupils like a True Dragon’s, stared directly at Li Yi approaching.

For unknown reasons, he sensed the aura of a kindred spirit.

That was Li Yi’s other bloodline, the World Dragon’s aura.