Chapter 41: Bloodstone!

  The great master Xi Lang turned his back, somewhat annoyed, and said: "Guagua, let him sober up." Guagua walked over without hesitation, swung his arm in a circle, and gave Gada several loud slaps, coming and going. Gada's face was covered in blood. Even the elder's skull flew off and fell to one side with a crack.

  At this moment, Gada seemed to wake up from a nightmare, lowered his head, cried and crawled to the skull of the great elder, hugged the gloomy bone tightly, and sobbed softly.

  If Gada was a bit more arrogant, Guagua wouldn't mind going forward and beating him up to wake him up from his madness. Now that Gada has also realized his own state, he still puts on a weak appearance, making Guagua feel a bit embarrassed to make another move.

  Kuwa's temper is really strange, he likes to bully those strong people, he can bully the strong people who come to him, and does not want to move even a finger against those weak people. When facing strong people that he cannot handle yet, he chooses to endure and develop until one day, he can defeat his opponent.

  Kua turned his head and looked at the great wizard Xilang.

  He didn't know if Xilang noticed his thoughts, but at this moment, he also lost the mood to tease this crying fool. He said lightly: "I'll give you another chance, think carefully, and when you're done, come find me with Gua Gu. From now on, you'll live on the first floor." With a wave of his hand, the light pillar leading to the first floor appeared, and Ga Da walked in silently, holding the skull of the Great Elder.

  Before going downstairs, Gada quietly glanced at Guagua.

  The already-ascended Guagua, however, couldn't discern any emotions from this gaze. From that gentle gaze, Guagua felt a sense of blandness, an empty and uncomfortable feeling.

  "Bluebeard, have you already signed a magical contract with your gray golem?" The voice of the great wizard sounded from behind.

  Just then, Guagua came back to his senses from his daze earlier. He immediately turned around and replied, "Reporting to Master, I have already signed a magical contract with Gugu! Look!" As he spoke, he conjured up a lump of grey, dirty water-like Gugu out of thin air with both hands.

  Gudong came out of the demon pet space, excitedly chirping. However, he discovered the great wizard Xilang again and looked a bit scared, shrinking behind Gua's body.

  Xī Lǎng seemed to have not seen it generally, said: "Take out the Bloodstone."

  Guagua opened the bag of bloodstones and handed it to Xilang. Xilang's slender, pale fingers elegantly pulled out a chess-piece-sized bloodstone from the bag.

  There are droplets of impurities like fresh blood in the semi-transparent stone. It's as if fresh blood was dripped into water and instantly froze both the water and the blood.

  "Shirou calmly ordered: 'Light Magic.'"

  Gua was stunned for a moment, then hastily pinched his hand gestures, recited the incantation, and released a bright technique. A white light source like a fluorescent lamp appeared in the room.

  The originally mysterious Bloodstone, under the illumination of this light magic, reveals an even more eerie beauty. Even Xiran's voice seems to have become dreamy, as if he was telling a bedtime story in a low and hazy tone.

  "Hematite... is a stone that possesses the power of blood, it can stimulate the power in the blood, and also serve as a seasoning for soul sacrifices, making the bloody taste of the soul and life more vivid and moving... has always been deeply loved by demon worshippers..."

  "Over a hundred years ago, the great mage Octo first discovered this stone and used it in his practice, only to be overthrown and killed by human adventurers and ice witches in the endless glaciers."

  "It was precisely because of the evil and powerful function of this gemstone that the originally desolate and barbarous land of Vasa also had various gold prospectors, establishing a system of rural nobility. The mining and export of Bloodstones were strictly controlled by the Bloodstone Earl with a background of righteous gods, preventing them from falling into the hands of devil worshipers. By leveraging the unique ability of Bloodstones to guide bloodlines, they became an important business partner for the Mages' Guild."

  "This is also why I'm here." Xi Lang tossed the Blood Stone up, suddenly opening his mouth wide, the corners of his mouth reaching all the way to his ears, revealing shark-like sharp teeth. In one bite, he crushed the Blood Stone and swallowed it down with a crunching sound, just like eating rock candy.

  Then a look of nostalgia appeared, as if he had just drunk a cup of good wine and recited a good poem.

  This is the first time Gua has seen Xilang reveal a hint of his bloodline. From this mouth, Xilang's bloodline will absolutely not be from any law-abiding and kind faction.

  Xī Lǎng elegantly and naturally wiped his mouth, as if nothing had happened, and continued: "However, this bloodstone energy, which I'll call 'blood energy' for now, is extremely complex to refine, and there's a lack of relevant research. It's been stagnant for a long time and can't truly become a subject of study in the field of magic. So, I've taken an unconventional approach and plan to use the Gray Glue Beast to purify the bloodstone."

  Gua smiled wryly, but it was uglier than crying. If he had known from the start that Xi Lang had devil or demon blood, he would have refused to follow him even if he were beaten to death. He must escape before Xi Lang noticed him and head south, truly entering this magical world. But now, Gua wore the magic scale armor made by Xi Lang, and running away would likely result in instant beheading. It was too late for regrets now.

  "I thought no one could form a demonic contract with the Grey Glue Beast, but you actually succeeded. But this is also good, it has provided you with a longer lifespan." Xiran's slender fingers gently swept across the Bloodstone again, as if caressing a flower.

  It seems that Xilang also doesn't think that Gua can sign a contract with Huigeliao, and will even kill him at the first opportunity after he fails. Gua's back was chilled, but he didn't dare say anything.

  "The taste of hematite ore is terrible," Xiran frowned, clicking his tongue, as if he had eaten something very unpalatable. He continued to say:

  "It's actually most convenient to use the Gray Slime to purify the useful blood elements in the Bloodstone. The only crucial problem is that no one can control the Gray Slime, making the most convenient method in this theory become the most impossible to achieve. Now that you've succeeded, everything else will be easy."

  Xī Lǎng tossed a fist-sized bloodstone to Gǔ Guā. Gǔ Guā stretched out his hand to catch it, placing it in his own palm and examining it carefully.

  This piece of Bloodstone is more turbid than the one Xiran chewed up earlier, and the blood beads inside also look duller. The overall quality is much lower than the previous piece.

  Just holding it in his hand and looking at it made him feel dizzy, but what would happen when he actually used it? Gua's heart suddenly started racing, and he really wanted to know where the true secret of the Bloodstone lay...