Chen Mo was squeezing the wizard's head, ready to cut it off, but suddenly saw the blood-red parasite crawl slowly towards the wizard's head on his own arm.
"What is this? A blood mage?"
The wizard saw this scene and was so terrified that his liver and gallbladder trembled. His eyes widened as he fearfully watched the blood-red parasites crawl slowly towards him, crying out, "How is this possible? How do you control the blood mage? Who are you? Don't let it get close to me! Kill me if you must, but don't torment me like this."
"This is not what I wanted to do."
Chen Mo felt somewhat helpless, watching the blood-red parasite slowly fall onto the wizard's head, but he showed no reaction. If his guess was correct, the parasite should absorb the wizard's internal qi and blood, just like that day when it absorbed the essence of the demon beast.
However, the blood-red parasite on his body seemed to be a bit more advanced; it could absorb not only qi and blood but also other energies, such as the wizard's spiritual power.
The biggest reason Chen Mo did not stop was that the blood-red parasite was equivalent to his backup hidden energy, which could help him restore qi and blood. Without an attending physician on hand, the blood-red parasite was undoubtedly his lifeline.
Chen Mo looked indifferently at the wizard who was still arrogant moments ago, now already dried out by the blood-red parasites on his body.
The little fellow was quite cooperative, immediately starting to replenish all the depleted qi and blood within Chen Mo's body upon returning to him.
Chen Mo turned his head and scanned the surroundings, only to see the Wanjian Zun engaging in a fierce battle with Li Yueyue nearby.
Wanjian Zun had practiced swordsmanship since he was young, and with his identity as a refiner, his sword skills were among the best in the Nine States Continent. In the same realm, very few were his equals. Even more terrifying was that he could fight at a higher level than the third-grade for a while.
Compared to him, Li Yueyue, though at the same level of cultivation, was vastly inferior in strength. After a few moves, she began to retreat step by step, and after twenty moves, she could no longer withstand the pressure, struggling greatly.
Seeing this, Chen Mo did not continue to watch from the sidelines. Although this battle was beneficial to Li Yueyue's growth, he could not waste his time and energy on these things at the moment when the situation was unclear. He suddenly charged forward, giving Li Yueyue assistance.
Wanjian Zun was extremely skilled in swordsmanship and could create a hundred swords in an instant. In the face of Chen Mo's assistance, he remained calm and composed, launching a hundred swords at Chen Mo simultaneously, then using all his might to attack Li Yueyue.
As long as he could capture Li Yueyue, he could focus on dealing with Chen Mo.
However, he underestimated Chen Mo's strength. Facing the fierce attack of a hundred swords, Chen Mo only needed to throw a punch, and space would explode instantly, turning the hundred swords into scrap metal in an instant.
Wanjian Zun narrowed his eyes and was momentarily disoriented. Seeing the opponent's fierce advance, he knew he was no match and quickly retreated, trying to take advantage of the moment to leave the area. But Li Yueyue saw through his actions and then chopped a sword down on his back.
Seeing this, Chen Mo quickly punched him, causing Wanjian Zun to cough up blood and look embarrassed. Then, before Wanjian Zun could react, the blood-red parasite on Chen Mo's arm crawled out once again and approached Wanjian Zun.
"What is this? What is this? A parasite? You, are you also a mage master?"
Li Yueyue stepped back a few steps in fear. She had an instinctive fear of these small creatures and would have slashed them all if not for the blood-red parasites crawling out from behind Chen Mo.
"I'm a waste of spiritual veins, I can only cultivate through physical martial arts, and this parasite was placed on me by someone else..."
Chen Mo gave a light explanation and watched as the blood-red parasite completely devoured Wanjian Zun. Only then did he reach out to summon it back. After all these days of cohabitation, he had grown somewhat familiar with the blood-red parasite.
Li Yueyue was still afraid of the parasites crawling into her body and cautiously distanced herself from Chen Mo. Unintentionally, she saw a figure running away to the distant horizon, raised an eyebrow, and immediately coldly shouted, "Rascal, you still want to run?"
During the battle, she had been paying attention to the black-robed man who had previously attacked her. Li Yueyue was a woman who adhered to the principle of "enemies must be avenged." Having been attacked and almost killed, how could she not seek revenge? Seeing the black-robed man running away, how could she easily let him go? She quickly advanced and swung her knife violently, striking him squarely on the back.
After a painful scream, the black-clad man fell to the ground, howling pathetically.
Li Yueyue quickly rushed forward to seek revenge, followed closely by Chen Mo. However, as he charged forward, he suddenly noticed a suspicious figure lurking in the woods. He swung a fist, crashing through several trees and stunning the suspicious person to the ground.
"Another one?"
Chen Mo furrowed his brow, carefully examining the two people lying on the ground. Both were dressed in black and looked similar, so he couldn't tell which one had attacked Li Yueyue earlier.
"What's going on? How could there be two? Was there already two earlier?"
Li Yueyue was puzzled, looked around with her knife in hand, and pondered which one to kill first.
"The one in the woods should have been the one who attacked you. The one you injured should have come from somewhere else... maybe it's from the city of Lincheng... if so, perhaps Pei Jiangnan has already entered the city..."
Chen Mo rubbed his chin and pondered for a moment, analyzing the current situation. If Pei Jiangnan had already entered Lincheng, then there was no need to worry about the safety of the people in Lincheng for now.
"That's the dog who wanted to sneak attack me over there."
Li Yueyue snorted coldly and rushed forward with her knife. The black-robed man saw this and immediately panicked, "No, no, no! Don't kill me, I've made a mistake!"
The black-robed man was now full of regret. He wished he had not waited here to reap the benefits of others. He hadn't caught the fish, but had instead risked his own life.
Li Yueyue raised her eyebrows, roaring angrily, "You call yourself a big sister? You and your whole family are big sisters! You're all damn dogs, go die!"
After that, the black-robed man who was heavily injured by Chen Mo's fist had not fully recovered when Li Yueyue struck her knife, solving the problem with one stroke.
Chen Mo threw the blood-red parasite, which swallowed the already dead black-robed man.
Li Yueyue saw the appearance of the blood-red parasite again and immediately ran back to Chen Mo. She then bent down to look at the other black-robed man who had been injured by her and asked, "Shall I also kill this one?"
"Please, please, don't kill me. I haven't done anything to you."
The man immediately raised his hands in terror, repeatedly pleading for mercy.
Chen Mo opened his mouth to speak, but suddenly realized that someone was approaching from a distance. The sound of footsteps grew closer, accompanied by the sound of liquid dripping.
"If you don't want her to die in my hands right now, let go of the person in your hands immediately."
Through the dense fog, three figures were approaching, growing closer. Chen Mo and the other person could see the appearance of the three individuals: one wrapped in fine lines, while the others were Ning Xin and the personal apprentice of the grandmaster of a great nation, Xiao Tianyi.
