Qingqing's bold words left Chu Tian utterly bewildered.
He watched her slender, jade-like hand wave before his eyes.
"What for?" Chu Tian finally managed, completely clueless.
"Bite it, dare you? You want to test your bloodline, right? The blood of our pure-blooded humans is highly toxic. If you drink it and don't die, it proves you're one of us!"
Chu Tian's eyes widened. This was the first time he'd ever heard of testing bloodlines in such a manner.
Thinking she was playing a prank, he couldn't help but cast his gaze towards Sister Hong.
As it stood, this woman was the backbone of their group.
Sister Hong nodded at Chu Tian, indicating that Qingqing was not joking.
"This...!" Chu Tian's expression turned grim.
"What's wrong, scared? You're a big liar, afraid of being poisoned to death?" Qingqing scoffed with disdain.
Chu Tian rolled his eyes and asked, "Have you washed your hands?"
As he spoke, he subtly glanced at the man behind Qingqing.
The moment he uttered those words, coupled with his gaze, everyone present suddenly understood the implication.
Both women blushed simultaneously.
They knew best what they had just done, what their hands had touched.
Indeed, as Chu Tian had said, she hadn't washed her hands.
There even seemed to be a lingering scent on her fingertips.
Seeing their embarrassment, Chu Tian smiled slightly and waved his finger.
*Swish...!*
"Ah!" Qingqing let out a startled cry.
A thin line of blood emerged from her fingertip, but the wound healed instantly.
The bloodline transformed into a blood bead, about the size of a glass marble, floating before Chu Tian.
He opened his mouth and directly drew it in, his throat moving as he swallowed.
The three people in front watched all of this, their mouths agape in astonishment.
The method they had spoken of was merely one option.
It was also commonly known that pure-blooded human blood did affect other races.
However, it didn't directly poison them to death as Qingqing had claimed.
Instead, it would cause other races to become weak for a period.
This weakness was extremely potent, directly halving their cultivation.
Qingqing, though appearing foolish, was actually quite sharp amongst them.
The method for verifying bloodlines was known only to humans, a secret passed down through generations.
No outsider had yet discovered this method.
If other races were to learn of it and use it for security checks, many hidden pure-blooded humans would be exposed.
Other races only knew that the blood of pure-blooded humans acted as a weakening, potent poison. While not fatal, no one would resort to such a testing method.
Under the weakness, they would also experience discomfort, symptoms like dizziness and disorientation.
It was estimated that no one would willingly attempt it.
Qingqing's reason for suggesting this method was twofold: firstly, to avoid exposure, and secondly, even if Chu Tian's cultivation surpassed theirs, with his power halved by the ensuing weakness, accompanied by various negative side effects, they would still stand a chance to fight back.
After Chu Tian swallowed the blood bead, everyone fixed their gaze on him.
A full quarter of an hour passed, and gradually, the expressions of these individuals began to change.
The woman named Sister Hong revealed a look of pleasant surprise.
They had confirmed that Chu Tian was indeed a pure-blooded human.
Nothing had happened to Chu Tian.
"Hoo...!"
In truth, Chu Tian was also quite agitated.
After all, his father was from Blue Star, and his mother was the ruler of the Underworld. If his bloodline wasn't pure due to this, it would be troublesome.
"Wow, he really is one of our people...!" Qingqing's eyes widened.
"Qingqing, stop it!" Sister Hong saw Qingqing's urge to rush towards Chu Tian.
Then she turned, looking Chu Tian up and down, and furrowed her brow. "This... esteemed sir, you mentioned earlier that you came from Blue Star? Is that also true? When did you ascend?"
"Mm! Just arrived!" Chu Tian nodded.
Upon hearing this, the four were greatly shocked. It had been said that no one had ascended from the Clan Star in ten thousand years.
To encounter someone here was truly remarkable.
"You endured such humiliation without revealing your non-ordinary status. I presume you have something you need to accomplish?" Chu Tian voiced his internal query.
Chu Tian's question was rather abrupt.
However, Sister Hong and the others did not conceal anything.
It turned out they were indeed carrying out a very important mission, which had now been completed, and they were on their way back to the areas controlled by pure-blooded humans.
They were captured while returning to the city.
Fortunately, at that time, they had encountered a convoy transporting pure-blooded human slaves.
Unfortunately, while rounding up escaped slaves, that group directly ran into them.
Initially, their cultivation was not weak, and they intended to resist.
Unexpectedly, there was an experienced master leading that convoy.
Therefore, they gave up and could only look for an opportunity to escape.
Thus, they were brought here and subjected to inhumane treatment.
They had long planned that as long as one of them survived, they must relay the message back.
Being bought by a buyer at the auction was their opportunity.
Those buyers were commoners from the city, possessing some wealth but lacking power. Therefore, they had to conceal their cultivation to find an opportunity to escape after being purchased.
Being rescued was truly fortunate, and it was all thanks to encountering Chu Tian.
If they had met an unknown pure-blooded human hidden within this city, they might not have been saved.
Saving them would have greatly risked exposing themselves.
Furthermore, they had concealed their cultivation at the time, appearing as ordinary humans.
The trafficking of ordinary pure-blooded humans was a commonplace occurrence.
They couldn't possibly manage it all.
"What is your cultivation? Why don't you take us with you and escape? We'll take you back to the Yanhuang Great Domain, and as compensation, you can escort us, how about that?"
Qingqing boldly suggested, looking at Chu Tian.
Hearing her words, Chu Tian rolled his eyes. Compensation... Their lives were saved by him.
However, this did align with his intentions.
So Chu Tian nodded.
Seeing his agreement, the four became excited.
They didn't know how Chu Tian had managed to hide within this Tower City.
But this fellow who had just ascended from Blue Star must be very powerful.
Legend had it that those who ascended from the Ancestral Star were all supreme beings.
Their Yanhuang Great Domain was conquered by those supreme deities of the past.
Although these supreme deities had long since vanished, they had left behind countless powers that could protect this haven.
"Let's set off now! We'll use the teleportation array!" Chu Tian said.
At his words, Sister Hong and the others exchanged glances.
"What's wrong?" Chu Tian asked, puzzled.
"The Yanhuang Great Domain is very far from here, requiring passage across more than a dozen great domains. The teleportation arrays between each great domain are not interconnected. Of course... if it's between friendly great domains, teleportation is still possible.
However... senior, you've just ascended, you likely don't have local currency, right?
We don't either... and we can't afford the teleportation array fees," Sister Hong stated.