After all, with the six hours he had already stalled, and now with a Talisman Treasure in hand, holding out until Blade of Night's cooldown was complete was basically no longer a problem.
"You think you can catch me? In your dreams!"
At this point, Xiao Chen shot back a threat of his own. "Old Dog Yi, I'll give you one last chance!"
"Scram now, and I promise to give you a quick death later on."
"Otherwise, you're not the only one who knows a Blood Refining Secret Technique!"
This wasn't an empty threat. As the inheritor of the Yellow Springs Dao, Xiao Chen had mastered more than one Secret Technique with similar effects.
In truth, he had barely reached the entry-level with them and would likely have to study them anew if he ever truly needed to use them.
But putting aside the consequence of extracting impure Essence Blood, from the simple standpoint of torture, his lack of skill could paradoxically produce even better results.
"Hahaha, spouting nonsense at death's door."
