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"What did you say? The Holy Sword has recognized its master with a drop of blood?"
Yang Tian was somewhat shocked.
He remembered that when he took out the Holy Sword from the box, it was covered in dust and impurities, but suddenly it was now filled with a blood-red glow?
Looking at this blood-red glow, Yang Tian couldn't help but ask, "Grandmother, are you saying this blood-red glow is a symbol of blood recognition of the master?"
"That's right!"
The grandmother stared intently at the Holy Sword in Yang Tian's hand and then glanced at Yang Tian.
Her eyes were full of surprise.
"Strange, wasn't this Holy Sword fine? How come it's suddenly bonded by blood recognition?"
Yang Tian held the Holy Sword, eyes full of confusion.
"If I'm not mistaken, it should be that you have bonded it by blood recognition!"
The grandmother said firmly.
"Bonded by my blood recognition?"
Yang Tian was extremely surprised and shook his head firmly.
This is impossible!
He obtained the Holy Sword only for half a day and hadn't done anything during this time, so how was it possible for the Holy Sword to bond with him by blood?
"That's right, it should be bonded by your blood. Firstly, the Holy Sword is infused with Spiritual Breath, which resists external attacks. Once a blood-red glow appears, it signifies the awakening of the soul of the Holy Sword! Furthermore, and most importantly, the blood-red glow repels others! But now, the Holy Sword is in your hand, indicating you've made it recognize you as its master!"
The grandmother stated emphatically.
"Oh?"
Yang Tian's eyes lit up.
Could it be that the Holy Sword really bonded with him by blood recognition?
He hurriedly operated his Spiritual Breath into the Holy Sword, feeling joyful that this time, the Spiritual Breath he infused encountered no rejection from the Holy Sword.
Just half a day ago, his Spiritual Breath was rejected by the Holy Sword.
"My Spiritual Breath met no rejection from the Holy Sword. Could it really be bound to me by blood?"
Yang Tian's eyes were full of anticipation.
This Holy Sword is a Holy Artifact of the Dark Organization; acquiring it means he could dominate the Dark Organization.
The Dark Organization is an ancient martial family where the core members are all Ancient Martial Artists.
In this world, Ancient Martial Artists are akin to gods!
If he controlled a group of Ancient Martial Artists, what kind of terrifying existence would that be?
"It should be recognized by your blood!" The grandmother looked closely at Yang Tian: "I'm just curious, how did you manage it? Even the Dark Organization's leaders couldn't do blood recognition!"
"Oh? Why do you say that?"
Yang Tian hurriedly asked.
"Not everyone can make it recognize with blood. This Holy Sword has existed for 500 years, but no leader has been able to bond it by blood. It always leads to backlash whenever stained with blood!"
The elderly woman stared intently at Yang Tian.
"Oh?"
Yang Tian chuckled inwardly, wondering if the Holy Sword thought he looked handsome and deliberately recognized him.
"The Holy Sword is the Holy Artifact of the Dark Organization. Whoever possesses it can summon and dominate all factions. But for 500 years, it hasn't been bonded by blood!"
The elderly woman spoke tightly.
"Is that so?"
Yang Tian picked up the Holy Sword and suddenly thrust it forward.
A surge of Sword Qi erupted.
Boom!
A loud rumbling sounded as the stone in front was directly punctured.
"What happened?"
Ling Ying walked out from the stone house, quickly spotting the Holy Sword in Yang Tian's hand, causing her to freeze: "Yang, what's going on? Why is the Holy Sword in your hand emitting a blood-red glow?"
"The Holy Sword has recognized its master!"
The elderly woman said firmly.
"What!? The Holy Sword recognized its master?"
Ling Ying's face showed shock, followed by great joy.
"It seems to have recognized me as its master, as I found no rejection when infusing it with Spiritual Breath!"
Yang Tian was equally excited.
"That's truly wonderful! If Yang has truly bonded with the Holy Sword, then you'll become the leader of the Dark Organization and can control the entire Dark Organization!"
Ling Ying became more excited the more she spoke.
"Indeed, the Dark Organization can be dominated. It's an ancient martial family with many factions. Even leaders can't dominate all at once; only the advent of the Holy Sword can unify all factions!"
The grandmother nodded in agreement.
"Great!"
Yang Tian's eyes flashed with a ray of light.
He picked up the Holy Sword and tried to penetrate it with his Divine Sense.
But at this moment, a rumbling sound erupted.
The Holy Sword in Yang Tian's hand suddenly burst forth with a strong blood-red glow.
This blood-red glow shot into the sky.
Bang!
The powerful blood-red glow exploded in mid-air, scattering into countless sparkling stars that lingered.
"This..."
Ling Ying and the grandmother's complexions changed drastically.
"What's wrong?"
Yang Tian asked in confusion.
"This is imprisonment! The Dark Organization's leader must have placed imprisonment on it! Once it explodes, it will attract a pursuit from the entire Dark Organization!"
The grandmother said, pale-faced.
"Is that so?"
Yang Tian looked at Ling Ying.
"Yes, that's indeed the case!" Ling Ying's face was also pale.
"Then let's leave here first!"
Yang Tian also realized the trouble.
He was up against the entire Dark Organization, which likely consisted of more than one or two Ancient Martial Artists, and their strength was definitely above that of Poison Rose.
Though Yang Tian himself wasn't afraid, he feared they might attack, making it hard to protect those he cared about.
So he called Wei Leng and the others: "Let's prepare to leave here!"
"Alright."
Wei Leng and the others nodded.
Yang Tian waved his hand, intending to store the Holy Sword, then leave with the others.
Just then, the old lady approached and said to Yang Tian, "Yang Tian, give me the Holy Sword, I'll handle it. Otherwise, they'll soon be able to track you down by the Sword Qi on it!"
"Oh?"
Without much hesitation, Yang Tian handed the Holy Sword to the old lady.
Of course, the old lady didn't take it with her hands; instead, she pulled something out resembling a Spirit Talisman from her chest, drew a line in the air with her hand, and then struck it onto the Holy Sword.
Buzz!
The Holy Sword emitted a burst of purple-blue light.
Before long, the Holy Sword returned to a calm state.
"Thank you, Grandma!"
Yang Tian picked up the Holy Sword, sensing no more Spirit Breath Wave from it, and wondered: Who is this old lady exactly? Why is she so familiar with all of this?
As if knowing what Yang Tian was thinking, the old lady hurriedly said, "Let's leave here first! I'll go with you!"
"That's great! The people from the Dark Organization will soon arrive, and if you stay here, Grandma, it will definitely be dangerous!"
Ling Ying said sincerely.
"Second brother, follow me!"
Yang Tian called Wei Leng and the others, walked into the stone house, and used two iron frames to carry Ling Ying's parents.
Soon after, the group quickly left the Stone Forest.
As soon as they stepped out of West Capital University, Yang Tian immediately took out his phone and called Wang Ying.
It didn't take long for the call to connect.
"President Wang, where are you now? What about Tingting and the others?"
Yang Tian asked directly.
"They're all over at Wang Wu's place, and they decided to head back to the East Sea tomorrow. Yang Tian, where are you now? I'll drive to pick you up!"
Wang Ying asked hastily.
"Oh, we're right at the entrance of West Capital University. Be careful out there; don't go out! We're heading back immediately!"
Yang Tian said and then hung up the phone.
He asked Ling Ying and the others to wait for a moment, then stood by the roadside, intending to hail two taxis.
But just then, a white Audi stopped in front of him.
The car door opened, and a beautiful woman stepped out.
It was none other than Wang Ying.
Wang Ying had already returned a while ago, driving an Audi over to pick up Yang Tian and the others, so she said directly, "Yang Tian, you don't need to take a cab back; get in the car, let's head back first!"
"One car won't be enough!"
Yang Tian called for two more taxis, asking Wei Leng and the others to take care of Ling Ying's parents. Of course, Ling Ying insisted on going in the taxi to better care for her unconscious parents.
So only Yang Tian got into Wang Ying's Audi.
"Yang Tian, what exactly happened?"
Once Yang Tian got into the car, Wang Ying asked hastily.
"I found a Holy Sword, and it recognized me by blood. The entire Dark Organization will come swarming after us! We need to leave here immediately!"
With Wang Ying, Yang Tian didn't hide much.
"If that's the case, then it's a huge problem!"
Wang Ying frowned, having seen the methods of Poison Rose before.
She feared that offending the Dark Organization would lead to no good end.
After all, the Dark Organization is a terrifying group of Ancient Martial Artists.
For a moment, Wang Ying became tense.
Seeing Wang Ying's tense look, Yang Tian smiled, deliberately changing the subject to ease her tense nerves: "President Wang, how did you suddenly show up with an Audi? Borrowed?"
"I, the President, have plenty of money; why would I need to borrow someone's car? I just bought it, 500,000 yuan!"
Wang Ying said calmly.
"What? Aren't we leaving tomorrow? Why did you buy a car?"
Yang Tian was dumbfounded: is this beautiful president too extravagant?
"It's nothing, we just need to leave, and the car can stay at Wang Wu's place for his sister to use!"
Wang Ying said indifferently.
Hearing this, Yang Tian clicked his tongue in his heart: This beautiful president is too wasteful, truly a young lady of wealth and the new chairman of Ma Xun Group, rich and imposing!
After such a conversation, the atmosphere in the car calmed down a lot.
"By the way, isn't your girlfriend Lan Tingting? Why did you have a relationship with Ling Ying too? You're really all over the place!"
Wang Ying couldn't help but say.
Hearing this, Yang Tian laughed: "I even had a relationship with you! Did you forget?"
"You..."
Wang Ying was exasperated.
"President Wang, are you jealous?"
Yang Tian chuckled.
"Dream on about jealousy!"
Wang Ying cursed, but then glanced at Yang Tian's clothes, seeing they were dirty, torn, and blood-stained, she frowned: "Yang Tian, take off your clothes now!"
"What? Take off my clothes? Oh my, President Wang, is it because you saw me and Ling Ying having intimacy many times, so you're forcing me to take off my clothes and do it with you once to calm your heart?" Yang Tian laughed heartily: "Since you want it that much, I'll let you have it once!"
With that, Yang Tian swiftly took off his clothes.
"You lecherous wolf, what are you thinking about all day? I just saw your clothes were torn and blood-stained, which might worry Tingting and the others, so I wanted you to change!"
Inside the Audi was a burst of indignant voices, accompanied by Yang Tian's laughter...
Soon, the cars returned to the village.
As soon as Yang Tian and Wang Ying got off the car, they saw the old lady walking up with a tense expression. Without a word, she pat Wang Ying's collar.
And saw a red insect fall from Wang Ying's collar.
"Did Poison Rose leave this behind?"
The old lady said calmly.
Wang Ying was shocked, and a glimmer of doubt flashed in Yang Tian's eyes: "Grandma, how did you know about the blood insect on President Wang's collar? You seem to know everything, who are you really?"
"Who I am doesn't matter..."
The old lady hadn't finished speaking when Yang Tian already took action.
"You won't say? Fine, I'll do it myself!"
Yang Tian's figure flashed, and in the next second, he had taken the dagger from the old lady.
Crack!
Yang Tian forcefully crushed the dagger, and a Token fell out.
This Token was the old lady's identity token.
Originally, the token was stored inside the dagger, but the old lady hadn't let Yang Tian get hold of it. Now, Yang Tian really wanted to know who exactly was in front of him!
So, Yang Tian crushed the dagger and took out the token.
"Yang Tian, you're courting death!"
The old lady's face changed dramatically, planning to snatch the token back.
But Yang Tian had already picked up the token and, upon seeing the lettering on it, said coldly, "I've finally figured out who you are!"