Chapter 57: Blood Slave's Oath

  The previous confrontation made Huo realize the gap between the sixth and seventh stages of the Condensed Shadow Realm. From mid-term to late-term, it's not just a difference in yuan power, but also a difference in physical strength.

  The difference in physical refinement between the two stages can be reflected and even amplified in a long confrontation.

  Just now in the confrontation, if he hadn't received the extra tempering of dragon power, his physical strength reached the early seventh level, and his speed was faster than that of the same rank warrior, and he had perfect control over his strength, otherwise he would have fallen under Guo Deyun's gun.

  After calming down, Hu Gao realized that it was arrogant to think he could surpass ordinary people's healing abilities just by relying on Guo De Yun's invitation.

  Previously killing a 7th-level cultivator of the Condensed Shadow Realm doesn't mean that one can withstand the 7th level head-on, it was just a lucky sneak attack. When facing Guo De Yun, a family's key martial arts practitioner, the gap between levels is still quite large.

  After thinking it through, Hu Gao still decided to use the old method to deal with Guo De Yun. If open methods don't work, then he'll use covert ones! Entering the Dragon Ape Mountains, who knows if he'll encounter 8th or 9th tier enemies? At that time, even adding Xiao Wu might not be enough to resist them.

  Hu Gao crashed into Guo De Yun's Blazing Gun, with scarlet Yuan energy pouring into his hands as he drew the trajectory of the Qian Qing Palm, drifting into the gun flower. One palm slapped open the gun body, while the other hand grasped the gun handle.

  Guo Deyun discovered that after Hu Gao abandoned the Shadowless Sword, he suddenly became fierce and violent. The gun stock was locked, he rotated the gun stock, exerting force to shock open Hu Gao's palm.

  Suddenly, a crimson-colored yuan force suddenly shot down along the gun barrel and swept into his wrist.

  "Hi!"

  Kuo Te-yun's mouth curled up in a smile, just as he was about to swing the gun and strike Hu Kao's head, but suddenly his movements froze along with the smile on his face, because he clearly felt that his wrist had suddenly gone limp, all his strength had been interrupted, and his triumphant blow had been instantly broken.

  "Huh? What's going on?"

  Kuo Te-yun was momentarily stunned, but his opponent did not hesitate at all.

  Boom!

  Kuang Te-yun felt a force hitting his chest, and he flew backwards down the mountain, feeling a severe pain at the spot where he was hit.

  Boom boom boom boom...

  In mid-air, Guo De Yun was unable to find a foothold. Just as he felt himself about to hit the ground, the rapid sound of breaking through the air rang out from beneath him once again, and immediately fists rained down on his body like raindrops.

  At the same time, he also heard Hu Gao's shout: "Bei——Dou——Shen——Quan!"

  Every word is like a punch in the face.

  "Ah..."

  The pain caused Guo Deyun to let out a miserable cry involuntarily.

  Hu Gao didn't respond to Guo De Yun's miserable cry, and continued to punch and kick, using all the Yuan Decisions he had previously used with the Shadow Sword, incorporating them into his self-created "North Dipper God Fist".

  The mixed yuan one gas flow operates, the yuan force rapidly runs in the body, transporting the power, and every attack of Hu Gao reaches the maximum power, which is the fusion of yuan force and physical strength.

  Kuang De Yun's entire body was flying in the air, not once touching the ground. No matter how hard he tried to control his body, that force would be dispersed at the first moment, and then even more ferocious attacks would land on him one after another.

  "Boom!"

  Five minutes passed, and Hu Gao suddenly kicked out with one foot. Guo De Yun was instantly kicked flying six or seven meters away, crashing to the ground like a dead dog, struggling but unable to get up.

  "Ugh, I'm exhausted from beating him up." Hu Gao shook his hands and feet, somewhat displeased.

  This has the stimulating component of Guo De Yun, worried that he will accidentally kill Guo De Yun with a single misstep. Hu Gao dare not exert himself for a long time, but after a chaotic beating, Hu Gao is still drenched in sweat. On one hand, controlling and merging two kinds of powers, on the other hand, merging techniques, Yuan Decisiveness, even creation, isn't a simple matter...

  A majestic Seventh-Order Wielder of the Condensed Shadow Realm was brutally defeated by a Sixth-Order Wielder, without even having the chance to fight back. If this were to get out, it would undoubtedly cause a huge stir.

  Hu Gao unconsciously fell to the ground with a thud, staring at Guo De Yun not far away, slowly catching his breath.

  Xiao Wu flew to Hu Gao's side and didn't land on his shoulder, the cleanliness-loving Five-clawed Golden Dragon somewhat disdained Hu Gao's stinky sweat.

  "Wow, your boxing skills are quite impressive! I wonder if our Little Dragon should also create his own claw technique?" Xiao Wu thought to himself, somewhat inspired.

  Dragon Claw Hand? This is supposed to be easy, no effort!

  Dragon's tail swing? This is ordinary, no creativity!

  ……

  "Are you dead or not? Can you still move? If you can move, then roll over here. Otherwise, I'll make sure you never move again."

  "Uh......ah......"

  Kuo Te-yun lifted his head with great effort, staring at Hu Gao sitting not far away, his eyes red and his voice choked, his originally handsome face battered beyond recognition.

  It's not just painful, it's also suffocating.

  It's really a step into heaven and a step into hell. The difference of one step has led to such a situation, and I don't know what other tricks Hu Gao is planning to use against me next.

  Just as Guo Deyun finally walked up to the winner's side, Hu Gao almost made him vomit blood with one sentence.

  "It's not easy to run into a 7th-level human sandbag, and you almost got yourself killed."

  Kuo Te-yun took a deep breath before he could calm down, understanding the meaning of Hu Kao's words. With excitement and caution in his heart, he asked: "So, you don't want to kill me?"

  "Nonsense!" Hu Gao cursed: "I'm not you, if I wanted to kill you, ten minutes ago, you would have died more than once!"

  Kuo Te-yun's face was full of disbelief, even if he had become a prisoner, he still felt that Hu Kao was somewhat unaware of the height of heaven and earth, not to mention killing him, but even defeating himself, Hu Kao only used despicable tricks.

  "Don't think you're so great!" Hu Gao directly dispelled Guo De Yun's unyielding thoughts, "When you unleashed the Furious Sea God's Decree, there were five openings on your body. Do you think I couldn't take advantage of them to kill you? I didn't want to kill you and add trouble for myself. Don't forget my identity."

  Descendants of the Hui ethnic group!

  Guo Deyun recalled Hu Gao's identity and thoroughly understood that apart from the strength he showed today, Hu Gao had other means to kill him, a Seventh-Order Condensation Realm cultivator.

  But he, Guo De Yun, was just an ordinary direct disciple of the Hu family. The Guo family would not blame the Hu family for killing their own people.

  I have overestimated myself.

  Guo Deyun took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to ask: "Then what do you want?"

  "It's simple! I want you to live for me!" Hu Gao said directly, "I want you to swear to become my slave!"

  Kuo Te-yun heard this and spat out a mouthful of blood, "You want me to take a blood oath? No, this is absolutely impossible!"

  Sworn in blood, will as slave.

  The Blood Slave Oath is an ancient oath that has been circulating on the Totem Continent for a long time, and it is also one of the most poisonous oaths.

  Once a blood oath is sworn, one's will becomes subject to the whims of others. When facing the master who administered the oath, emotions such as bravery, confidence, and resilience are cast aside, even hatred is forced to be put down, leaving only reverence, utmost reverence, to the point of being terrified at the mere mention of their name.

  Warriors value freedom, the freedom of spirit and will. Excessive fear will make warriors hesitant to move forward.

  Weak will, easily manipulated, facing the master, there is no lie, only obedience.

  That is to say, if Guo De Yun made a blood slave oath, then from now on, his life would be dominated by Hu Gao.

  To break free from the Blood Slave Oath, one's cultivation must reach at least the Swallowing Heaven Realm, allowing control over space. Additionally, their cultivation must surpass that of the Master who made the oath. Only then can they use their own spatial consciousness to devour the Master's spatial consciousness and lift the oath. Otherwise, they will remain a slave for life, never gaining freedom.

  Even if it's just a thought from the other person, one can't help but immediately appear in front of them, bowing their head and folding their ears.

  However, Blood Oath is used less often.

  On the one hand, for the oath-taker himself, if he is unwilling, why must he suffer his whole life when he can just die on the spot and be done with it?

  On the other hand, the Blood Oath also has an impact on the master who made the oath.

  Martial artists cultivate the nine great realms, and it gets harder as they progress. Sometimes, martial artists need to focus their minds and undergo arduous training; otherwise, they cannot advance. Those who are obsessed will cut off the six senses; those who are biased will eliminate the six relatives - this is not unheard of.

  A slave owner is a slave himself, one end enslaves others, while the other end is tied to himself. Enslaving others also affects oneself.

  Toying with other people's will is never a good thing. It makes the master arrogant and distrustful of others. How can such a person stand in the world?

  Relying on the Blood Slave Oath, one can control a person or a group of people, but not everything. To deal with him, it's not difficult to start from the blood slave.

  Hú Gāo heard Guō Déyún say the Blood Slave Oath, and his heart was shocked. This was truly an unexpected turn of events, like a willow tree growing shade without being planted. He had originally only wanted to take in a small disciple, but he hadn't expected that on this Totem Continent there would be an oath with such a vicious name. Looking at Guō Déyún's ferocious expression, this oath was absolutely the kind he wanted.

  "You have ten seconds! Otherwise, die!" Hu Gao stared at Guo De Yun and said resolutely.

  Fear, from now on. Guo De Yun's body trembled slightly, if he became a blood slave, his fate would be completely controlled by others, losing freedom and dignity, it can be said that living had no meaning anymore.

  But once you're dead, there's nothing left. And death is such a remote thing for oneself!

  Feeling the undiminished murderous intent emanating from Hu Gao's body, Guo De Yun finally and utterly lost all hope.

  Once you're dead, everything is gone.

  As long as we're alive, there's still a glimmer of hope!

  "Ten seconds have arrived!"

  "I swear!"

  Guo Deyun let out a soft sigh, then bit his finger and forced out a drop of blood, which he pressed onto his forehead. He shifted his body to move in front of Hu Gao.

  Guo Deyun glanced at Hu Gao, his eyes complex, but he quickly read out the oath: "I swear, I Guo Deyun this life is willing to be a slave of Hu Gao, dedicating my soul. At any time and place, listen to the master's dispatch, go through fire and water."

  As his voice fell, the fresh blood on his forehead slowly crawled and finally formed a bright red pattern with a "slave" character on it.

  The pattern flickered twice and disappeared into Guo Deyun's forehead.

  "Hmm, it's actually quite amazing..."

  When the pattern disappeared, Hu Gao's eyebrows suddenly rose, because he found that there was an extra special connection in his mind, as if someone's fate was completely under his control, no matter how far away, just a thought, could make the other person die.

  Of course, this is just Hugao's illusion. No one can dominate others' fate. Heaven witnesses the oath and heaven also tests the oath. This is the first test for those who make the oath.