Free Web NovelChapter 131: Chapter 131: Seeds of the Labyrinth
The settlement of Red Thorn Labyrinth appeared inside a quiet garden beyond the Heart Gate.
Now that the Labyrinth Heart was defeated, the red flowers had lost their human faces. They looked like ordinary crimson blossoms, beautiful but harmless.
The panel appeared.
[Floor 23: Red Thorn Labyrinth]
[Main Mission: Find the Heart Gate and exit the labyrinth — Completed.]
[Sub-Mission: Defeat 25 thorn creatures — Completed.]
[Sub-Mission: Collect 10 Red Thorn Seeds — Completed.]
[Sub-Mission: Keep blood loss below dangerous level — Completed.]
[Sub-Mission: Avoid repeating the same path more than 3 times — Completed.]
[Sub-Mission: Discover why the labyrinth changes — Completed.]
[Hidden Objective: Regroup after blood-path separation — Completed.] freewebnoveℓ.com
[Floor Boss: Red Thorn Labyrinth Heart defeated.]
[Blood path memory avoided.]
[Calculating final evaluation...]
The result appeared.
[Final Evaluation: SSS]
Qin Mo raised his bandaged finger.
"I demand recognition for surviving botanical assault."
The reward panel responded indifferently.
[SSS Evaluation Rewards]
EXP +9,800
Tower Coins x140,000
S Grade Red Thorn Labyrinth Chest x1
S Grade Red Thorn Heart Seed x1
A Grade Blood-Sealing Vine Fiber x1
A Grade Labyrinth Path Stone x1
A Grade Red Thorn Seed Bundle x1
Special Mark: Bloodless Path Finder
Additional hidden reward:
[Blood-Path Separation Regroup Reward]
SS Grade Team Path Anchor Crystal x1
Qin Yuheng’s eyes sharpened.
Team Path Anchor Crystal.
That could prevent future separation traps.
The return to the academy was calm compared with Iron Rain Fortress, but the evaluation still deepened the pressure around the team. Yu Qingmei noticed the Bloodless Path Finder mark and asked for details.
When Qin Yuheng mentioned the Labyrinth Heart whispering about old seals, her expression changed.
"Exact wording."
"Your blood knows old seals."
She became silent.
Han Shuren, standing nearby, frowned.
"Could be generic bloodline lure."
"Could be," Yu Qingmei said. "But record it."
Qin Yuheng did.
At the Qin Estate, the same phrase caused a heavier reaction.
Qin Wanshan’s eyes narrowed.
"Even a Tower labyrinth sensed it."
Qin Zhengyuan said, "Or something inside the floor recognized the type of sealed bloodline."
Mu Qinglan looked at Qin Yuheng’s wrist, where her protective moon mark had already faded.
"Your blood did not stir strongly?"
"Only faintly."
"Good."
The Red Thorn rewards were inspected carefully.
The Red Thorn Heart Seed was not immediately used.
[S Grade Red Thorn Heart Seed]
[Effect: Can grow into a defensive blood-sealing thorn plant if properly purified and bound.]
[Warning: Requires strict control. May react to blood aura.]
[Eligible for Evolution.]
Dangerous but valuable.
After purification with Moonlit Gentle Soul Lamp aura, Memory Anchor Water, and Qin Mo’s formation filters, Qin Yuheng enhanced it.
[S Grade Red Thorn Heart Seed]
↓
[SSS Grade Blood-Sealing Guardian Thorn Seed]
[Effect: Can grow into a guardian plant that suppresses hostile blood rituals, detects bloodline curse threads, and restrains intruders using non-lethal blood-seal thorns if properly controlled.]
Qin Mo stared at the result.
"You turned a blood maze plant into a security guard."
Qin Yuheng nodded.
"Yes."
"That is becoming your habit."
The Blood-Sealing Guardian Thorn Seed was planted deep beneath the Qin Estate, not in open soil, but inside a sealed formation chamber connected to the outer warning layer. It would not be allowed to grow freely. Qin Mo, Mu Qinglan, and a formation elder designed three restraint layers.
If used properly, it could help detect Blood Sun blood rituals.
If used badly, it could become dangerous.
Qin Wanshan approved only controlled growth.
"Every guardian must also be guarded."
The Team Path Anchor Crystal was enhanced.
[SS Grade Team Path Anchor Crystal]
↓
[SSS Grade Unbroken Team Path Anchor]
Effect:
[Links bound team members through path resonance, resisting maze separation, space-path misdirection, false route splitting, and low-to-high grade isolation traps.]
Qin Yuheng bound it to the four core team members.
Qin Mo looked relieved.
"Finally, an artifact against being separated."
Qin Lian said, "Useful."
Qin Yuchen nodded. "Especially if Blood Sun attempts capture."
That was the true value.
Blood Sun wanted Qin Yuheng alive. Isolation would be one method. The Unbroken Team Path Anchor reduced that danger.
Another trap category weakened.
Another preparation completed.
But Blood Sun Hall also learned.
Xue Rong’s new report contained three points:
Qin Yuheng’s team resisted maze separation.
Qin blood reacted faintly to seal-related floor.
Qin team likely gained anti-isolation resources.
He crushed the report in his hand.
"Every floor closes a door," he said.
Then he looked at the long-term vessel plan.
If doors closed, perhaps they needed a key from inside.
Not Qin Yuheng.
Someone near him.
Someone who would not betray willingly.
Someone who could be placed in danger without being an enemy.
Xue Rong wrote a new name.
Zhao Tianyu. freёweɓnovel.com
Not as rival.
As bait that believed himself hunter.
