Chapter 268 - 261: The Mysterious Ancient Painting of Murder

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Chapter 268: Chapter 261: The Mysterious Ancient Painting of MurderThis ancient painting had always been placed in a corner within the Abyss Territory, shrouded by the will of the Lord, and other Demons dared not approach the painting easily. Bai Yan felt a movement in his heart, and he took out the painting from within the Abyss Territory. "Swoosh~!" The painting gently trembled, slipping from Bai Yan’s palm, and unfurled itself in the breeze. Damn, that’s divine! This thing can actually move on its own! Bai Yan was stunned, watching the painting float in midair, momentarily clueless. The mysterious patterns on the painting suddenly started operating, and transparent energy ripples began to spread out in waves, and a stream of azure energy emerged from the bodies of the unconscious Martial Arts Sect Abnormal members from the Ma Family lying on the ground. This azure energy, like silk threads, floated in the air and, under the guidance of the painting, slowly gathered towards it, thread by thread gradually disappearing into the painting! Ten minutes later, the painting had absorbed all the azure energy from the bodies of the Martial Arts Sect Abnormal members of the Ma Family, and seemed satisfied. The painting slowly circled in the air, floating, and returned to Bai Yan’s palm, lying there quietly. Bai Yan hurriedly grabbed the painting and took a closer look. He saw that the originally mysterious patterns on the painting had changed, wriggling as if alive, vaguely revealing the figure of a Five-clawed Azure Dragon. That Five-clawed Azure Dragon was squirming on the painting, a faint Dragon Power emanating from it, as if it was about to fly out of the painting and soar into the skies! Bai Yan’s eyes were incredibly sharp, and he instantly noticed that the Dragon Claw on the painting was faintly emitting a glow, the lines at the Dragon Claw being much brighter than the rest of the Azure Dragon’s body! "What exactly are you?" Bai Yan murmured to himself, caressing the painting, from which a faint pulsation of energy emanated. Like a heart, like a pulse! Bai Yan felt the Dragon Veins within his own body throbbing, resonating with the energy vibrations from the painting, both pulsations strikingly in sync! Forget it, if I can’t figure it out, then I won’t bother. In my hands, sooner or later, I will fully comprehend it! Bai Yan put away the painting and turned around to deal with these unconscious Martial Arts Sect Abnormal members from the Ma Family. A total of eight Abnormals, three B-grade and five C+-grade, would at least provide Bai Yan with about six or seven thousand points of Demon energy! As Bai Yan approached the Abnormals, his expression suddenly turned to astonishment. He realized that all of these Abnormals had lost their vital signs! All eight Abnormals were dead! "How could this be? I remember that I had shown mercy!" Bai Yan was somewhat puzzled. For the sake of a sacrifice to get more Demon energy, he had deliberately held back and not killed them. But now, they were all dead! It was because of the painting! Bai Yan immediately thought that the azure energy must be related to the life force of these Abnormals! So this is an ancient painting that kills people! And it kills Abnormals! Without sound or notice, it absorbed their energy and left them dead. That was just too tyrannical! Bai Yan inwardly clicked his tongue in amazement, his current thought was only speculation, but he felt that the deaths of these Abnormals were directly linked to the painting. Well, it’s done, they are dead! Just a bit less Demon energy then! Bai Yan somewhat regretfully shook his head, and gathered the corpses of these Abnormals, tossing them into the Altar for sacrifice. "I....." After the sacrifice, Bai Yan looked at the measly increase of several dozen points of Demon energy and was rather speechless. Logically speaking, even if these Abnormals were dead, they should have provided him with at least four thousand points of Demon energy! But now, his Demon energy had increased by only such a small amount! It was only equivalent to the Demon energy gained from sacrificing a crowd of ordinary human corpses! This damn painting, how dare it steal my Demon energy! Bai Yan was extremely annoyed, the painting lying quietly in a corner of the Abyss Territory, emitting a peculiar radiance and glow, displaying a completely different appearance from its previous mundane look. Forget it, I can’t just destroy it. Bai Yan stared at the painting within the Abyss Territory for a moment, then with some resignation, shook his head with a wry smile. I actually got played by a painting today! Snatching my demon energy... You’re ruthless! Just wait until I’ve thoroughly researched you, then we’ll settle the score! Bai Yan glared fiercely at the ancient painting within the Abyss Territory, then sighed and returned to the Lamborghini. The two vans that Young Master Yang and others had driven were casually tossed by Bai Yan into the Abyss Nether River, leaving no trace behind. "Hmm? Master..." The car’s soundproofing was excellent, not even the outside fighting disturbed Li Xiaoman’s sweet dreams. The sound of Bai Yan opening the door slightly roused the silly girl, who mumbled Bai Yan’s name. "Silly girl, woke up?" Bai Yan came over tenderly, stroking Li Xiaoman’s hair. "No, I’m still sleepy. I want to sleep more." Li Xiaoman murmured and wriggled, snuggling into Bai Yan’s arms with her beautiful eyes still closed, her appearance both cute and naughty. Bai Yan’s warm breath enveloped her, giving Li Xiaoman a sense of security. She was particularly enamored with Bai Yan’s scent. "Alright, you’re not awake, keep sleeping then." Bai Yan laughed heartily, starting the Lamborghini and heading back to the villa. Li Xiaoman, the silly girl, was sleeping so soundly that Bai Yan didn’t have the heart to disturb her dreams. He bent down to lift her tender body, carrying her to the bedroom. Bai Yan set Li Xiaoman beside the bed, his movements extremely gentle. Li Xiaoman was obviously exhausted, fast asleep, her day’s work and the evening’s charity gala had drained her of much energy. Li Xiaoman’s eyelashes fluttered slightly above her beautiful eyes, her crystal-clear skin under the bedroom light exuded an alluring charm, and her cherry-like little mouth closed unconsciously, as adorable as a sleeping baby. Bai Yan tucked her in carefully, then gently left the room. Back in his own bedroom, Bai Yan took out the ancient painting and examined it carefully on the wooden table. Bai Yan’s eyes twinkled with sharpness as he pondered the night’s events. It was evident from Young Master Yang’s dying words that tonight’s ambush was undoubtedly linked to Ma Mubo! But Bai Yan had no idea where Ma Mubo lived, so he could only temporarily keep this grievance in mind. Ma Family’s Martial Arts Sect heir, huh? Bai Yan’s gaze narrowed slightly, a flash of ruthlessness passing through his expression. Bai Yan was never one to suffer losses quietly; Ma Mubo’s ambush today had certainly put him on Bai Yan’s assassination list! As for the ancient painting obtained at the auction today. Bai Yan’s eyes fell on the painting, feeling that there was something very peculiar about it. It first resonated with the Dragon Power, then independently absorbed the blue energy from the bodies of the Martial Arts Sect’s Abnormals, consolidating into a Dragon Claw pattern. Sёarᴄh the NôᴠelFirё.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Bai Yan speculated that the blue energy in the bodies of the Martial Arts Sect’s Abnormals was probably their Inner Strength. This ancient painting is not only related to the dragon vein but also capable of absorbing the energy within Abnormals. For now, Bai Yan could only confirm these two clues; as for other information about the painting, he was clueless. Moonlight spilled through the windows of the villa, gently landing on the painting. The moonlight was like silver or perhaps more akin to a jade plate, the moonlight and the Mysterious patterns on the painting blended together in a harmonious and quite extraordinary way! Looking at this beautiful and divine spectacle, a saying suddenly came to Bai Yan’s mind. Absorb the Spiritual Energy of the heavens and earth, draw the essence of the sun and the moon! Just then, a faint tremor suddenly rose from the depths of Bai Yan’s heart. "Hm?" Bai Yan frowned slightly, this feeling was all too familiar to him! It was the sensation he had when he comprehended the Dragon Power in HZ city! At this moment, the ancient painting was actually guiding him to comprehend the dragon vein! Bai Yan’s eyes glinted. Well then, since I’m already in ZH city, I might as well take the opportunity to comprehend the local dragon vein to see if I can observe other clues related to this painting! With his mind made up, Bai Yan opened the bedroom door, ready to leave the villa to find a tranquil place to grasp the Dragon Power of ZH city. To ensure Li Xiaoman’s safety, Bai Yan deliberately set up more than a dozen second-level Demon Giant Trees inside and outside the villa. If anyone dared to break into the villa at night, they would undoubtedly be facing a dead end!

Chapter 268 - 261: The Mysterious Ancient Painting of Murder

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