Ru Meng had already told me about all of this. You were so frantically looking for her during that time because you needed to use her, right? You tell me if I'm wrong."
Blood Son angrily retorted, "What nonsense are you spouting? I would never harm Ru Meng. We were looking for her just to bring her back to me. My feelings for Ru Meng are something you can't understand."
Ling Zhenfei replied, "It doesn't matter what I know or don't know; the fact remains. I don't want to say anything else. I just want to ask you, if you care so deeply for Ru Meng, why did you treat her like this?"
Blood Son angrily replied, "All of this is because of you! Originally, I only sealed Ru Meng's limbs, but after seeing you at Xianling Mountain, I felt something was amiss with Ru Meng.
Apparently, her heart was still thinking of you, so I had no choice but to use the Eight-Part Lock Spirit Needle to lock her mind as well. Wouldn't you say it's all your fault?"
Ling Zhenfei laughed, "And you call yourself childhood sweethearts with Ru Meng. Seems like your so-called childhood love isn't that great."
Blood Son said, "When I came to the Foreign Land, I vowed that I would kill you here. It seems the opportunity has finally come."
Ling Zhenfei replied, "I also said back on Xianling Mountain that I would kill you. But I'll give you a chance: if you release Ru Meng entirely, I'll spare your life."
Blood Son laughed heartily, "The Eight-Part Lock Spirit Needle has no antidote. If you think it can be undone, once I defeat you, I'll use the Eight-Part Lock Spirit Needle to lock your entire body, making you suffer humiliation."
Ling Zhenfei chuckled, "I believe the Eight-Part Lock Spirit Needle is in my possession."
Blood Son replied, "You know nothing; the needle you have is the male needle. The female needle is with me, and it's dozens of times more powerful than the male. You'll see my power when the time comes."
Ling Zhenfei was genuinely surprised to learn that the Eight-Part Lock Spirit Needle had male and female versions.
However, Ling Zhenfei suddenly realized a problem: the key to unlocking the Eight-Part Lock Spirit Needle on Ru Meng might lie with the female needle.
Ling Zhenfei said, "Alright, no more talking. How do you want to fight? A duel between us, or do you want to gang up on me?"
Blood Son said, "As long as you don't run, I alone am enough to kill you."
Ling Zhenfei felt a surge of joy; if it was just Blood Son alone, he would not be afraid.
Ling Zhenfei had already experienced Blood Son's Bloody Evil Technique before, and although it was formidable, it wouldn't be easy to kill Ling Zhenfei.
Ling Zhenfei said, "Alright, let's get started. You're just throwing your life away."
Ling Zhenfei used this to provoke Blood Son, knowing that the more he said such things, the less likely Blood Son would seek help.
Ling Zhenfei instructed Ru Neng to stand aside and then took out his Tang Horizontal Saber.
Ling Zhenfei knew that this was destined to be a fierce battle, though he didn't know how it would end.
Blood Son's hand revealed a folding fan, the one seen from the first time they met Blood Son.
It seemed that the folding fan was his Heart-pursuing Item.
Every cultivator has more than one weapon; for example, Ling Zhenfei had both the Dragon Tooth Dagger and the Tang Horizontal Saber.
However, the Heart-pursuing Item is a weapon that resonates with the heart and mind and there is only one.
Ling Zhenfei's situation was somewhat unique; he felt connected to both the Dragon Tooth Dagger and the Tang Horizontal Saber, without knowing why.
Perhaps it was related to Ling Zhenfei cultivating two techniques, but Ling Zhenfei wasn't sure.
Both of them watched as the spiritual energy around the other began to flow, yet neither was the first to strike. At their level, every detail could decide the outcome.
In terms of spiritual energy, Ling Zhenfei naturally surpassed Blood Son, but Blood Son's Bloody Evil Technique was extremely terrifying; pure spiritual energy wasn't enough to claim victory.
Ling Zhenfei said, "Blood Son, your Bloody Evil Technique is quite unusual, it's probably an evil technique, right?"
Blood Son replied, "Whether it's an evil technique isn't for you to decide."
Ling Zhenfei said, "I guess your evil Bloody Evil Technique isn't fully developed yet, right?"
Blood Son replied, "What do you mean by that?"
Ling Zhenfei said, "Ru Meng's Pure Yin Body is the medicinal primer for your Bloody Evil Technique. But I destroyed the primer early on. Without it, how can you complete your cultivation?"
Hearing Ling Zhenfei mention this, Blood Son showed a trace of anger, "Kid, even if my Bloody Evil Technique isn't fully practiced, killing you is still a piece of cake."
After saying this, he suddenly struck out towards Ling Zhenfei.
In his hand was a fan; the fan glimmered with spiritual energy mixed with a hint of blood-red as it approached Ling Zhenfei.
Ling Zhenfei was alarmed; his keen eyesight clearly identified what the blood-red within the spiritual energy was.
That blood-red substance was precisely Bloody Evil.
This Bloody Evil was utterly amazing, rushing towards Ling Zhenfei's body.
Ling Zhenfei was shocked; the last time Blood Son used the Bloody Evil Technique, and even just moments ago, the two uses of the technique seemed entirely different.
With a gentle wave, the spiritual energy carried Bloody Evil, and who knows how powerful this Bloody Evil would be once it reached someone's body.
Ling Zhenfei didn't dare face it head-on, swiftly evading, while using his spiritual energy to form a Spiritual Qi Wall in hopes of completely blocking the Bloody Evil.
However, the Bloody Evil charged at the Spiritual Qi Wall, breaking through it in just a second.
This Bloody Evil consisted of numerous living tiny creatures, opening their mouths wide and biting the spiritual energy, devouring the Spiritual Qi Wall built by Ling Zhenfei.
Ling Zhenfei was startled, but by that time, Blood Son unleashed another wave of spiritual energy towards Ling Zhenfei, containing even more Bloody Evil, coming straight for Ling Zhenfei's body.
Ling Zhenfei struck out with a wave of spiritual energy, hoping to use his powerful energy to destroy the Bloody Evil.
But to Ling Zhenfei's surprise, the swarm of Bloody Evil split into two parts when struck by his wave of spiritual energy, only to reassemble into a whole after the energy dissipated and once again charged at Ling Zhenfei.
Ling Zhenfei was utterly astounded, unsure of a better way to eradicate these Bloody Evils.
Bloody Evil could be understood as a miraculous type of microorganism, raised within a person's body from a young age until it becomes part of one's body.
This organism merges with one's body by being nurtured daily with one's spiritual energy and by feeding on human blood.
Finally, when Bloody Evil fully merges with the body and becomes one with one's mind, to evolve further or transcend, it needs a catalyst like Ru Meng's body.
Originally, Blood Son's catalyst was Ru Meng. Her body's Pure Yin constitution was discovered and cultivated from a young age.