Chapter 54 Qi and Blood Pill
"Using his ultimate technique so quickly?"
Aoki frowned slightly, his toes barely touching the ground as he leaped into the air.
On each of Ice Buddha's shoulders stood a giant ice lotus, with Doma sitting atop the right lotus.
Aoki lunged at the ice lotus, his fist aimed at Doma's mangled head.
Just as his fist reached it, the ice lotus beneath Doma abruptly closed.
Boom! The ice lotus shattered, and Doma vanished without a trace.
A shadow fell, and Ice Buddha swung its palm down at Aoki. A
chilling mist swirled around them.
An ordinary person would be frostbitten simply by getting close.
Aoki spun in mid-air, his right leg whipping out like a whip.
Ice Buddha's palm shattered, but the chilling mist spread, and it instantly healed.
Aoki disappeared, reappearing behind Ice Buddha's left shoulder, his arm flashing, a cold light swirling around him.
"Aoki Style, Funeral!"
Crack!
Ice Buddha's right shoulder was sliced into pieces, revealing Doma inside. His injuries had healed, and he asked curiously.
"How did you find me here?"
At the same time, the Ice Buddha turned its head, opened its mouth, and spewed out a deadly cloud of icy mist.
How did it find him? Through the "Transparent World," of course.
Aoki lightly stepped on the Ice Buddha, twisting his body and swinging his fists repeatedly.
Thump! Thump! Thump! This time, the attacked area didn't break, but the Ice Buddha trembled, cracks appearing on its surface, ice shards flying everywhere.
The Vibrating Fist—this was an inspiration Aoki found in Akaza's techniques.
Doma appeared on another lotus flower, waving his fan: "Blood Demon Art, Lotus Leaf Ice."
One after another, ice crystal lotus flowers condensed.
Aoki frowned slightly, his figure flashing as he returned to Kanae Kochō's side.
"It seems we have to end here for today. What a pity!"
Doma smiled slightly, his figure disappearing, the giant Ice Buddha shattering into countless ice crystals.
"We couldn't stop him?"
Kanae leaned against the wall, her weak voice tinged with resentment.
"Not enough time!"
Aoki echoed with regret.
As his words fell, golden sunlight pierced the sky, showering the world upon them. He quickly took two steps back, hiding in the shadows.
Doma was truly difficult to kill.
His greatest advantage against demons was "Demon Devouring," which could trap them in a situation where "my attacks do no damage, but your attacks are critical hits."
However, Doma's "Sleeping Lotus Bodhisattva" technique largely negated this advantage.
Hiding within "Sleeping Lotus Bodhisattva" was like piloting a Gundam; he could move freely, making it difficult to attack his true form.
Furthermore, "Sleeping Lotus Bodhisattva" was formed from Blood Demon Art and unaffected by "Demon Devouring."
Additionally, Doma was a mage, his attacks mostly being area-of-effect ice attacks.
The advantage in perception and prediction provided by "Transparent World" was greatly diminished.
Most importantly,
he had too little time.
It must be said, the Upper Moons were indeed formidable opponents.
So far, he had encountered three Upper Moons, and had only successfully killed the weakest, Upper Moon Six.
Suppressing his distracting thoughts, Aoki looked at Kanae Kochō, about to speak, when he suddenly stopped and turned to look.
A petite figure was rapidly flying along the road, her haori fluttering as she ran, like a beautiful butterfly.
"Sister! Please don't be hurt!"
Shinobu Kochō's face was grave, her heart filled with anxiety.
After their parents died, she and her sister depended on each other for survival.
If something happened to her sister…
She gritted her teeth, her steps becoming even more hurried. Rows of buildings lined the road. Passing through an alley formed by two rows of buildings, Shinobu Kochō abruptly stopped.
Inside the alley, a familiar figure leaned weakly against the wall, breathing faintly, blood everywhere.
"Sister! Hmm? That's... an oni? Was it him who hurt you like that?"
Shinobu's beautiful eyes widened, her heart burning with rage. She gripped her sword hilt, her figure shooting out like an arrow: "Bastard! Scum! Die!"
Just as she was about to draw her sword and deliver a fatal blow to the oni, she heard her sister's urgent, anxious voice.
"Shinobu, stop!"
"Hmm?"
Shinobu frowned, filled with confusion, but ultimately stopped.
"Sister?"
Her hand remained on the hilt, warily watching the oni in the shadows.
Kanae Kochō breathed a sigh of relief, her face paling even more. "He's not an enemy, Shinobu, haven't you recognized him yet?"
Shinobu was startled, looking intently at Aomura Kazuhiko. When her gaze swept over those golden vertical pupils, she was shocked and blurted out, "Mr. Aomura?"
Kanae Kochō smiled weakly. "It wasn't Mr. Aomura who injured me, but Upper Moon Two!
If Mr. Aomura hadn't arrived in time, I might have been eaten by Upper Moon Two by now."
Aoki shook his head. "It's almost dawn. Even without me, you wouldn't have been eaten by him."
After confirming that he wasn't an enemy, Shinobu ignored Aoki and quickly went to Kanae Kochō's side, looking at her helplessly.
"Sister, you, you've lost so much blood."
"She's dying!"
Aoki looked at Kanae Kochō. Through the "Transparent World," he could clearly see how severe her injuries were.
The external injuries aside,
her internal organs
were riddled with holes, and her other internal organs suffered severe frostbite.
Kanae Kochō's heartbeat was rapidly weakening.
His appearance might have slightly alleviated Kanae's symptoms, but it didn't fundamentally change anything.
Shinobu immediately glared at Aoki.
Kanae grabbed her hand: "Shinobu, Mr. Aomura is right, you should be able to see that too."
"No! No! There must be another way! I, I brought medicine..."
Shinobu's eyes reddened instantly, and she frantically pulled out a bunch of medicines.
Kanae stopped her: "No need, Shinobu, I know my condition very well. In the end, I have some things I want to say..."
"Cough cough cough!"
Aoki interrupted her last words, taking out a porcelain bottle: "Don't rush, try this first!"
The Kochō sisters both looked puzzled.
Aoki didn't waste any words, opened the lid, took out a red pill, and threw it over.
Shinobu caught it hastily.
A peculiar fragrance spread out, invigorating everyone.
"What is this?"
"A kind of medicine," Aoki said.
What he took out was naturally a Qi and Blood Pill.
He had already thought about the Qi and Blood Pill.
If a ghost can drink the Ghost Wine, then a Qi and Blood Pill can probably be consumed by humans as well.
For him, the Qi and Blood Pill is a special food, or rather, a tonic, allowing him to quickly recover his depleted strength.
For humans, then the Qi and Blood Pill would be an extremely potent tonic.
It might even be able to keep a critically injured person alive.
And given the Pillar's physique, as long as Kanae Kochō can temporarily survive, there's a high probability he can be saved.
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