CHAPTER 388: CHAPTER 388: WHAT IF IT WORKS?

Chen Guan followed Jin Taohua back into Abyss City, like a little sidekick.

The people in Abyss City saw Chen Guan, this blood spirit, but they were long used to it. They had seen many more bizarre-looking blood spirits before, not to mention that Chen Guan was a standard human-shaped blood spirit, not at all intimidating.

Chen Guan was extremely excited at the moment because he realized that Jin Taohua intended to feed him that demon-like blood spirit, effectively nurturing him.

As long as he could digest it, he could quickly acquire a secret skill of a sixth awakening blood spirit.

Chen Guan walked while operating the Secret Technique of One, eager to refine that finger. It was just a finger; to refine an entire sixth awakening blood spirit, he couldn’t imagine how long it would take.

However, Chen Guan believed it would get faster and faster because during the process of refining and absorbing the sixth awakening blood spirit, his own level and abilities would also increase, speeding up the digestion and absorption.

His current body was different from his previous human one. The upgrade did not rely on the Secret Technique of One. As long as there was enough energy, levels and abilities would naturally improve, rather than needing the Secret Technique of One to reach perfection for an upgrade.

The greatest benefit of using the Secret Technique of One now was to quickly refine and absorb the energy of those blood spirits.

Chen Guan followed Jin Taohua across the city’s plaza and into the church.

Upon entering, he saw a priest standing on the stage, reading a book.

Seeing Jin Taohua enter, the priest closed the book and said to her, "You went out to kill demons?"

"Killed seven or eight demons." Jin Taohua casually said, "But these weren’t official demons, just outcasts pushed out."

Chen Guan scrutinized the priest, noting his entirely white hair, but his eyes were not violet. Otherwise, he would have suspected him to be a demon too.

"These outcasts have already become quite a challenge. If the official army arrives and numbers exceed a thousand, Abyss City might be hard to defend." The priest sighed.

"A thousand sixth sense demons, you managed?" Jin Taohua sat on a long bench, legs crossed, and smiled at the priest.

The priest immediately gave a wry smile, "I meant a battalion of demons with a roster of a thousand. Most are of the fourth and fifth senses, with sixth sense demons as squad leaders, unlikely to number more than 20."

"You feel 20 sixth sense demons are too much to handle? Then you all are hopeless. Aren’t there many sixth awakening cultivators in Abyss City? Are they all useless?" Jin Taohua didn’t hold back with her words.

The priest didn’t get angry, instead rationally responded, "You know the combat strength of demons. Humans of the same level... in terms of physical and talent, there’s no advantage against secret spirits, and perhaps even less so."

"Moreover, the physical talents of demons can be even more terrifying than those of the same level secret spirits. Among peers, those who can defeat a demon one-on-one are rare geniuses, ones like you. But not everyone is a genius like you. For an ordinary cultivator, taking on ten without too much loss is already acceptable. You count how many sixth awakening cultivators we have in Abyss City."

Jin Taohua stopped her teasing, looking at the priest, "Have you considered whether to stay or leave?"

"As you said, we have nowhere to go, so we must fight." The priest replied.

"Then seek help from the City of No Tears. The real target of the demons is not Abyss City; their true aim is the City of No Tears. Let them send troops to help you defend Abyss City, preventing demons from encircling the City of No Tears from both sides. It’s a win-win." Jin Taohua suggested.

"Already went there. The City of No Tears doesn’t believe us, nor does it think the demons have enough troops to conquer them." The priest sighed, "After all, we are but exiles."

Jin Taohua laughed, laughed happily, "You are exiles, but those original guard soldiers, they are not. Does the City of No Tears ignore them too?"

The priest fell silent; some words he couldn’t bring himself to say, for they would hurt and serve no purpose.

Jin Taohua didn’t say anything further, standing up to leave.

"Where are you going?" The priest asked.

"City of No Tears." Jin Taohua said, already stepping out of the church.

"Don’t go there. If you show up there, the Gong Family will suspect you’re in Abyss City." The priest advised.

"Let them guess. If they dare to come, let them come." Jin Taohua walked away without looking back.

Chen Guan followed Jin Taohua out, immediately being taken into the Blood Spirit Banner by her.

Chen Guan now knew where he was, Cangwu Grotto Heaven, Abyss City, City of No Tears, these names were famous.

Cangwu Grotto Heaven was one of the grotto heavens jointly developed by the Ten Great Families. Both the City of No Tears and Abyss City were originally built by the ten families together.

Abyss City was a place for exiling criminals, while the City of No Tears was where the guards of Abyss City resided. Most residents there were relatives of the Guard Army.

But looking at the current situation, Abyss City seemed to have become independent, even severed ties with the City of No Tears, information Chen Guan wasn’t aware of.

Online, there was no news about Abyss City being independent, but that wasn’t surprising; many news items are delayed by the time they reach common people.

Just like Chen Guan didn’t know, the demons in Cangwu Grotto Heaven were so rampant; these weren’t reported online either.

"The female demon wouldn’t want to defend Abyss City, right?" Chen Guan thought that Jin Taohua wasn’t that kind of person. If things went wrong, she would probably flee. She wouldn’t be buried here.

However, Chen Guan thought it would be wise to make some preparations, just in case.

He desperately operated the Secret Technique of One, digesting the demonic angel’s severed finger, but the finger’s energy was vast like the sea. Even with the Secret Technique of One, it would take about two days to fully digest it.

Chen Guan glanced at the blood spirits in the Sea of Blood. He had no other abilities. Should a great battle occur, with his level of power, he was just cannon fodder.

So, Chen Guan thought, if the female demon gets desperate and summons all the blood spirits out, ignoring him, he needs a way to ensure his own survival.

Running was definitely not an option, so when danger came, he would rely on others to shield him.

There were only the blood spirits for Chen Guan to utilize.

"Let’s give it a try, maybe it will work?" Chen Guan approached the Sea of Blood, crouching down. He looked at a blood spirit bound by the Sea of Blood, struggling but unable to move, and smilingly asked it, "Can you... understand human speech..."