Chapter 33: The Nefarious Spirit Vein

  Dust Fate Pavilion?! This little doll doesn't let herself go to the Dust Fate Pavilion?! Remembering that Ren Tian Cang once reminded himself that it's best to make a trip to the Dust Fate Pavilion!

  Tang Yan is a bit strange, but what's most important now is... collecting rent!

  The spiritual force in the meridians is drawn out, separating into extremely fine parts that stimulate the surrounding purple pathways. In an instant, a faint stinging sensation appears in the brain, similar to the reaction within the Life Spring.

  Tang Yan continued to try, separating out a bit more spiritual energy, but in return was an even more intense stinging pain. As the spiritual energy increased, the stinging sensation felt like being pricked by countless needles, but amidst the faintness, some vague awareness began to surface in his mind.

  Tang Yan didn't hesitate any longer, and the spiritual energy surged throughout his body, impacting all the purple patterns in his meridians and acupoints. The buzzing sound in his mind was like thunder, and the sharp pain suddenly disappeared without a trace. All the purple patterns showed a slight shift, and it was this extremely subtle movement that actually connected them all, forming strips of purple stripes that ran through his entire body. The major and minor meridians shone brightly at this moment, as if they had been transformed by the gods!

  Ghostly Pulse!

  The spiritual vein of all demons, the great skill of ancient wars.

  Select the destined demon beast, refine its essence and blood, condense its spirit and soul, merge it with one's own body, then seize its great power, transform its true form.

  The rumbling sound of the drum and bell resounded in Tang Yan's mind, and the mark of inheritance was clearly imprinted on his mind, quickly understanding and grasping it.

  The sound was only a few sentences, and it stopped quickly. The strange feeling dissipated, everything returned to calmness, but the legacy did not stop. One thought after another carved into Tang Yan's mind.

  Tang Yan sat cross-legged on the floor, diligently accepting the sudden inheritance.

  The spiritual pulse activated in the body is called the Demon Spiritual Pulse, a type of mysterious spiritual pulse inherited from ancient times.

  By following the traditional method, swallowing the essence and spirit of a certain demon beast can grant one its powerful abilities. When the spiritual veins are stimulated to the extreme, it is even possible to transform into its true form.

  In the process of inheritance, several majestic scenes like mountains appeared in the depths of my mind, shaking the sky with a loud roar.

  That one anger shook heaven and earth, that one roar made mountains and rivers eternally silent.

  His majestic power is so great that it changes the color of heaven and earth.

  The chosen demonic beast to be swallowed is determined as the destined demonic beast, and in this life, only one type of demonic beast can be chosen to swallow, forever unable to change. The stronger the chosen demonic beast, the more terrifying the future achievements will be!

  This is absolutely a heaven-defying spiritual vein, far more powerful than the Tang family's spiritual vein. However... all special things come with harsh restrictive conditions. The Beast Spiritual Vein's power lies in the demonic beasts it devours; to devour powerful demonic beasts, one must have the qualifications and physique to do so.

  The Youling Mai has countless categories, which can be divided into products, namely: First Grade, Second Grade, Third Grade, and so on up to Ninth Grade.

  A first-grade spiritual vein can devour a first-level demon beast, a second-grade spiritual vein can devour a second-level demon beast, and so on. A seventh-grade spiritual vein can devour a seventh-level demon beast, comparable to a saintly existence that defies the heavens. This grade is also known as the sacred grade. An eighth-grade spiritual vein can devour an eighth-level demon beast, becoming an imperial grade. A ninth-grade spiritual vein can devour a ninth-level demon beast, but... The continent of Praying Heaven has not yet discovered any ninth-level existence, nor does this class of powerful beings exist. It only exists in the distant past, known as the Emperor Grade!

  Each type of demonic pulse needs a strong physique that corresponds to it when devouring a demon beast.

  For example, a fifth-grade spiritual vein has the qualifications to devour a fifth-grade demon beast, but when devouring it, one needs to have a strong physique that can resist the backlash of the fifth-grade demon beast's demonic power. Otherwise... explode and die! If you have a fifth-grade spiritual vein and are worried that your physique is not enough to withstand the backlash, then you can completely devour fourth-grade or even third-grade demon beasts. It's just that for the grade of spiritual veins one possesses, it's a bit of a waste.

  Tang Yan was shocked by the horror of this kind of spiritual vein, and the ferocity and terror of the demon beast were well-known to all. If he could transform into its appearance, possess their abilities, and still maintain human cleverness, the danger would double.

  The giant figures roaring towards the sky in the depths of his mind left a deep impression on Tang Yan.

  What rank am I? Tang Yan was a bit startled at the same time, and he looked forward to his spiritual vein category, and what level of demon beast he could devour.

  "Tang Yan, are you in there?" Tang Qiang's voice came from outside the door.

  Tang Yan woke up with a start from his contemplation, tidied himself slightly, got up and opened the door: "Uncle Tang Qiang, is there something?"

  Tang Qiong looked around the room: "Just now... were you by yourself?"

  "That's right."

  "Are you sleeping?"

  "Right."

  Tang Qiong glanced at Tang Yan and didn't continue asking questions. She walked straight into the room, dryly saying: "Let's talk business."

  Tang Yan closed the door and asked, "What's going on?"

  "Everything you can say." Tang Qiang's eyes, which always carried a few points of murderous aura, swept through every corner of the room. Just now, he clearly sensed that there was some kind of special atmosphere inside, and also a special sound, as if someone was discussing something.

  "I..." Tang Yan understood that this was Tang Qiang coming to inspect, because in his past life he had no relatives and had never trusted anyone, so he had long been prepared to make up a reason to fool him.

  But... seeing Tang Qiang's icy face, a sense of security and warmth involuntarily emerged from the depths of her heart.

  Is this warmth from Second Master Tang?

  In the memory of Tang Er Gongzi, his days in the Tang family were actually not easy. Although Old Master Tang was extremely fond of him, others were cold and disgusted. It was precisely because of Old Master Tang's excessive doting that he had always been the subject of jealousy from other young masters in the family.

  His father was often busy with family affairs outside, and his mother died in childbirth early. Although the old man loved Tang Yan, he had been closed for many years to practice, and in the large family, only this Tang Qiong who was ordered to guard him could speak a few words or scold him.

  Since then, Tang Qiong has been a war god-like existence in the heart of Tang Er Gongzi, and also the most reliable and trustworthy guardian.

  "Isn't it inconvenient? Or are you still looking for an excuse to get through?" Tang Qiang sat beside the wooden table, her attention fell on a small pile of ash, her fingertips moved, carefully feeling.

  Feeling the strange emotions in his heart, Tang Yan secretly sighed and thought to himself: "Since you trust him so much, I'll continue to protect this relationship for you." "Actually, I still don't know what exactly happened. When we were in the dense forest, I was persecuted by Yang Ruyan and Li Shouze, and thrown into a deep pool."

  "Yang Ruyan?" Tang Qiang's eyes suddenly turned cold, and the scar on his face twitched slightly, making him look even more ferocious: "I knew she wouldn't give in easily, but I didn't expect her to be so ruthless!"

  "Do you know? What do you know?"

  Tang Qiong cast a dissatisfied glance at Tang Yan: "It's all because of you, you little scamp. You wanted to marry Yang Ruyan so badly that you even brought out the old master. The old master was planning to personally go to the Yang family to propose in the near future. If nothing unexpected happened, the Yang family would have given face to the old master and this marriage would have been settled. I think it must be that Yang Ruyan got wind of the news ahead of time and wasn't willing to accept it, so she took extreme measures."

  Tang Yan suddenly realized, no wonder that little girl hated herself so much, wanting to kill herself three times and five times, it turned out to be like this.

  But then again, Old Master Tang really isn't ordinary in spoiling this Second Young Master, actually going to the extent of personally proposing marriage without regard for his own dignity.

  "Go on!"

  "I was pretending to be dead at the time, and after they left, I struggled to escape. Originally, I didn't have enough strength and was about to sink again, but unexpectedly, I saw a small floating blue flower in the deep pool, and then...I swallowed it down in a daze..." Tang Yan made some slight changes to the true events, only keeping the general idea.

  Tang's second son has his own feelings, and he also has his own secrets, forever guarding secrets.

  "What's this blue flower? Describe it in detail!" Tang Qiang furrowed her brow slightly, speaking concisely and efficiently, as if unwilling to waste a single word.

  "I didn't see clearly, and I don't know how it went down my throat. My whole body felt like it was on fire, and then..." Tang Yan raised his hand, and a cluster of cyan flames burst out from the tip of his finger.

  "Blue flame?" Tang Qiang stretched out his hand to touch it.

  "Be careful!"

  "It doesn't matter!" Tang Qiang's fingertips flickered, and the green flame seemed to be drawn in, floating into his palm. A scorching hot blaze burst out, tightly wrapping around the green flame inside.

  "Can you find out something?"

  Tang Qiong's delicate feelings, until the green fire completely dissipated, only then did he disperse the fierce flames. He furrowed his brow and pondered for a moment, slowly shaking his head. Then, he raised his hand to press against Tang Yan's forehead, and a thread of warm air instantly filled his entire body.

  Tang Yan did not resist, but secretly hid the 'life mist' in his dantian.

  "After the most careful examination, Tang Qiong hesitated and said: 'You should have ingested some kind of strange medicinal herb that altered your meridians. When you return, it's best to ask Old Master to give you a thorough check-up, lest there be any hidden dangers.'"

  Tang Yan leaned forward, "Uncle Tang Qiang, my meridians have recovered and I've completed the baptism, so I'm planning to turn over a new leaf and study martial arts properly. What do you think?"

  Tang Qiong looked at Tang Yan's bright smile, and couldn't help but reveal a few hints of a relieved smile, nodding her head and rubbing his hair: "I think it's okay, do you need any help?"

  "Of course." Tang Yan smiled and said with a thick face: "Liezhen Jue!"

  "With your identity and qualifications, you are fully qualified to cultivate the Blazing Flame Technique. In addition to the Blazing Flame Technique, there are also Shadow Wing Expansion, Magma Technique, and Fierce Violent Technique, three major Tang family martial arts that you can cultivate."

  "Really?" Tang Yan's spirit was greatly lifted. The Second Master of the Tang family had no understanding of the Tang family's martial arts, and only heard about the Blazing Technique from Tang Ying, but didn't know there were three other great techniques!

  "The Tang family has four major martial arts techniques, namely Flame, Magma, Frenzy and Shadow Wing. They are all top-level spiritual martial arts, extremely rare combination martial arts. When the four major martial arts are used together, they can withstand Earth-level martial arts."

  "In the direct descendants of the family, those who are recognized can practice the Flame Technique. If they make outstanding contributions, they can also practice the Magma Technique. As for the Fierce Flame Technique and Eagle Wing Expansion, they require the personal approval of the old master, who will personally pass them on."

  Tang Yan smiled brightly: "The old man has always been very fond of me, I should be able to get all four of the great martial skills, right?"

  Tang Qiang shook his head in a somewhat helpless manner: "Greed will not chew thoroughly, start with the fierce flame technique first, then proceed in sequence."

  Tang Yan's heart flashed with a hint of heat, witnessing Tang Ying's deployment of the 'Double Strike'. He had long been eagerly anticipating this martial skill: "First give me the martial skill, I'll study it first."

  "Don't worry, we'll leave Shenzhou Town tonight and learn along the way."

  "Ah, okay!!" Tang Yan temporarily put the matter of the demon spirit vein to the back of his mind. This thing couldn't be tried carelessly before it was fully explored. If it were just a first-rate spirit vein, the consequences of blindly devouring it would be unthinkable. According to the records in the tradition, such consequences included exploding and dying, or completely degenerating into a half-human, half-demon monster, losing oneself.