God Of Slaughter

by Stayrr

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Chapter 1: Reborn in Another World

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Editor:Vick

Shi Yan woke up with a start. His head was throbbing in pain, as if it was filled with lead and it felt extremely heavy.

Once the pain faded decreased slightly, he found himself in a dimly lit stone cave which was the size of a basketball court. Piles of bones were scattered all over the place, and a dozen corpses covered in strange clothes lay beside him. The clothes looked new and bright. As if these people had died recently.

"Where is this? Is this still the Bahamas?"

Shi Yan, 27 years old, was an insane fanatic of extreme sports. His mother died early, while his father died of cancer in the prime of his life. But, he had saved a fortune working his whole life. This left him with such a large amount of wealth which he could never use in a lifetime.

He owned many things at an early age, which other people would pursue their entire life.

Although young and rich, he had no future goals, which made him unhappy for a long time.

At the age of 17, he had his first taste of extreme sports, which brought him unspeakable excitement. Given his large amount of wealth, he could undertake these sports as much as he liked, which ordinary people would not be able to afford this.

Traditional extreme sports, such as free-climbing, crocodile bungee, low-altitude parachuting, volcanic skateboarding, cliff diving and limbo skating, brought him the greatest enjoyment and pleasure.

The thrill of being on the verge of death invigorated him and made his blood boil.

In ten years, he had tried all sorts of the most dangerous extreme sports due to which his body was extraordinarily strong. Hundreds of near-death experiences made his nerves as hard as steel. He once joked that he was the man who was closest to the Grim Reaper.

The blue-hole exploration in the Bahamas was his most dangerous extreme sports trip. Some of these blue-holes were hundreds of meters deep, while some were complex like mazes. What's more, every little move could stir the sand up on the bottom of the cave. No matter how bright your light was, you wouldn't be able to see anything in front of you.

Even if you were an experienced diver, you had to wear a steel wire before you jumped into a blue-hole. The steel wire was the lifeline of explorers, and its length decided the distance explorers could go. Moving beyond that distance was tantamount to suicide because nobody ever got out of that maze without a steel wire. According to the statistics from the Bahamas Maritime Institute, there was an average of 20 cave diving related deaths in the blue-hole, most of whom died from losing direction.

In this dangerous extreme adventure, Shi Yan threw away his lifeline; the steel wire, entering into a suicidal adventure, and finally lost himself in the mysterious blue-hole.

And in the blue-hole, getting lost meant certain death.

Shi Yan lay collapsed on the ice-cold rock ground, looking at his surroundings with the aid of a dim light coming from the cave walls. In his mind, there appeared some memory fragments that didn't belong to him.

This was the memory of another Shi Yan...

That boy was 17 years old and had the same name as himself. He was attracted to antiques and was obsessed with all kinds of historical remains; because of an ancient map, he strived for half a year and eventually got here with his guards.

Feeling weak all over, Shi Yan frowned and slowly lifted himself up.

Just then, to his surprise, Shi Yan noticed that this body was not his own, but that of the other Shi Yan who was only 17 years old.

He was dumbstruck for a moment.

"Didn't I die in the blue-hole? No! I am still alive, but in an unbelievable way!"

According to the other Shi Yan's memory, this place was called Grace Mainland, where there was no science or technology. There were endless waging wars and warriors raging everywhere!

Many dwellers here showed mysterious abilities not long after they were born. Some had the power of lightning, some could control plants, some could tunnel into the earth, some could use the chill of frost, and some were capable of communicating with demon beasts...

People with these various abilities would all become warriors, and their abilities were referred to as Martial Spirits.

Martial Spirits were nearly all possessed at birth, and only very few could acquire a spirit through some stroke of luck. That is why this mainland was named Grace Mainland, as the warriors believed that Martial Spirits were God gifted.

Not every warrior could possess a "Martial Spirit", in fact, the majority of warriors weren't blessed with one. Ordinary people could train hard to become a warrior, but there was no way to obtain a Martial Spirit through training. Martial Spirits were so powerful that they could benefit a warrior's training, increasing their combat potential significantly and granting them their own special abilities...

As a result, among warriors of the same level, those who owned a Martial Spirit tended to be much stronger and achieved significantly greater results. They did half the work with double the results.

The "Martial Spirit" can be inherited through blood, plus there was a higher probability where one inherited the Martial Spirit.

In general, if one of the parents possessed a spirit, there was a high possibility that their child would inherit the same spirit. If both of the parents had a spirit, their child would have an even greater chance to inherit one of their spirits, either from the father or the mother.

There was only a one in a hundred chance that a couple, who both possessed a martial spirit, would give birth to an ordinary child.

Even rarer was the situation where the kid inherited both spirits from his parents. This inherent type of Martial Spirit was called "Twin Spirits", and those type of lucky individuals which possessed them were also known as a 'Son of God'! It only happened to one in ten thousand couples who possessed different Spirits.

Shi Yan stood there and continued to put the fragmented memories in order.

The original owner of this body came from the Shi Family. They possessed the Petrification Martial Spirit which could make the body as hard as a rock in battle, preventing damage to the body. As said fighter raised their cultivation, the Petrification Martial Spirit would become much stronger, to the point where they were almost indestructible.

Unfortunately, this guy didn't inherit the Petrification Martial Spirit and was thus considered a poor successor for the martial arts that the Shi Family trained in. He also showed no interest in martial arts, and never learned anything about them either. All he had been devoted to was the exploration of historical remains.

Thanks to that ancient map, he had crawled through numerous heavy bushes and suffered a lot to arrive at this ancient cave.

"Wu wu wu... hu hu hu... "

Suddenly, a devil-like cry came from deep within the cave. Astonished, Shi Yan looked around only to find a blood pool in the direction the voice came from.

The blood pool, about 10 square meters in size, was located in the middle of the cave, filled with a red fluid which looked just like blood. It was bubbling on the surface and was giving out horrifying shrieks and howls when the bubbles popped.

He realized that his escorts were driven insane by the howls, and they had started to kill each other. They all died in succession, while the 17-year-old Shi Yan fainted from the frightening shrieks.

It was all because of the blood pool!

Shi Yan stared at the blood pool with a rigid face. The howls slowly evoked the desire to kill within him, and made him want to kill anyone around him!

His head was still aching and the howls from the blood pool never stopped tormenting him, which made it harder for him to concentrate.

"...Must be the blood pool!"

With a grim expression, he tried to guard his mind. His countless near-death experiences had steeled his mind and Shi Yan managed to calm down. Although his head still ached, he was able to stay focused and walked towards the blood pool.

"Crack, crack, crack!"

Shi Yan looked dignified, as he walked gray dry bones shattered under his feet. Judging by the pile of bones in the cave, he could only guess how many people had previously died in this place. The pool was the source of this evil. If he wanted to examine the secrets of the blood pool, he had to be prepared for death.

As he got closer to the blood pool, the howls kept getting louder and louder which drilled into his head like sharp knives. The sound of slaughter contained in the howls almost destroyed his reasoning. He wouldn't have been able to bear this pain if it weren't for the extreme conditions he faced for so many years that had slowly formed his spirit.

A heap of bones was situated beside the blood pool; some milky white bones also floated in the center of the pool. This small blood pool was like a sea of blood from hell, which had devoured an uncountable number of lives.

Shi Yan had a feeling that his soul was summoned here because of this bizarre blood pool. He thought maybe this blood pool was his ticket back to the Earth.

When he got closer to the blood pool, Shi Yan suddenly found something strange. The blood in the middle of the pool was scarlet and thick, but he couldn't detect the slightest whiff of the scent of blood.

On the contrary, the air around him was very fresh, even filled with an unexplainable fragrance. After careful inspection, he determined that the exotic fragrance actually came from the blood pool!

Shi Yan was full of curiosity and thought that there must be something weird in the blood pool.

Again, he took a few steps forward. All of a sudden, an illusion of an endless sea, filled with scarlet red blood entered his mind. Pile of corpses like a small island were there. Some of the bones were like those of the cretaceous period dinosaurs and were as large as a small hill. There was a repeatedly screaming sound coming out from the blood sea, "Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Shi Yan tried to stay calm, but he couldn't. His heart started to beat faster and faster. A suffocating and terrifying pressure overwhelmed him. He felt a familiar feeling like those near death experiences he experienced back on Earth

He knew that the next step likely meant death!

However, those dreary adventures over the years hadn't terrified him, but instead had given him the utmost pleasure! Being face to face with death and surviving all perils was the true definition of extreme sports!

Step by step, one after the other!

Under the calling of the blood pool, Shi Yan finally went up to the edge. He stared at the small blood pool; the insane side of his character had been triggered. He roared, "Let's see what you have to offer, small little blood pool!"

Then, he jumped into the pool.

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Chapter 2: The Body Remodelled

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Editor: Vick

A sudden change occurred in the blood pool!

As Shi Yan stood in the middle of the blood pool, the blood was already up to his waist. However, the blood in the pool started to move around as if it was alive, creeping up and down his body like vines. Seconds later, his whole body was tightly bound and covered with blood.

The crimson blood in the pool was like vicious snakes, untiringly wrapping around him until it formed a bloody cocoon.

A wave of intense pain spread throughout his body. Shi Yan felt as if his brain was being sliced into pieces. It felt even worse than death. It was as if tens of millions of tiny worms were drilling into his body and squirming around in his arms, legs, bones, and viscera; eating away his blood and flesh.

Shi Yan couldn't see anything. He wanted to scream, but couldn't make a sound, and neither could his body move.

A strange liquid started flowing slowly along his ribs like a small stream and tore open his veins wherever it passed. Then the liquid rapidly accelerated and separated into many strands, madly surging into the seven hundred and twenty meridians within his body.

He felt that his seven hundred and twenty meridians had enlarged significantly, as they interchanged between feeling scorching hot and biting cold. It felt extremely uncomfortable.

The pain in his head grew stronger, in his dazed state, Shi Yan felt some weird changes happening within his meridians[1]. Soon after, his meridians turned into, madly, swirling little cyclones.

A small amount of the bright red liquid infused itself into every cyclone and was swiftly absorbed into them. After absorbing the liquid, the cyclones enlarged and the process sped up.

It may be because of the intensity of the pain that was almost unbearable, in his dizzying state, Shi Yan felt that his body was like a huge vessel, filled with the strange liquid. It was transforming him in ways he couldn't possibly imagine.

Specifically, they were changing the seven hundred and twenty meridians in his body!

As this thought flashed through his mind, he fainted.

After a long time, Shi Yan awoke again.

The searing pain had disappeared replaced by a numb pain in his meridians. The liquid had returned to its origin and blood pool was tranquil.

Unexpectedly, he felt a warm sensation swirling through his body. After this sensation made a complete cycle, he felt extraordinary comfortable and his body had increased in strength.

Profound Qi! [2]

It dawned on him the blood pool finally brought him some benefits! The thing flowing through his meridians was clearly the Profound Qi which only warriors could obtain!

Within the memory of the other Shi Yan, he came to know that Profound Qi was the source of power for warriors. It was the foundation for warriors to support and release powerful martial arts.

Warriors were ranked into ten realms, according to the strength of their Profound Qi. These were Elementary, Nascent, Human, Disaster, Earth, Nirvana, Sky, Spirit God, True God and King God[3, with each realm containing three "sky" levels.

Warriors were the most powerful individuals in this world. Profound Qi determines the status one would have. One could be a warrior as long as he had the slightest amount of Profound Qi.

Most people couldn't get Profound Qi throughout their entire life. Once obtained, they could strengthen it simply by training. Therefore, as long as a warrior possessed Qi, they would always have their own place in this world.

As the weak Profound Qi gently circulated throughout his body, Shi Yan came to his senses. Even if he couldn't go back to his world, he wouldn't starve to death here. Just then he noticed that the blood cocoon was still tightly wrapped around him.

Shi Yan spared no effort to struggle.

"Crack!"

A big slit cracked open on the blood cocoon, and Shi Yan jumped out. Looking around, he found himself in that odd cave with bones everywhere.

However, the blood pool had all dried up!

In the dried-up blood pool, only a few pieces of broken bones were left, the bright red thick pool of blood had disappeared without a trace.

A huge glittering blood cocoon, as thin as a wafer, towered in the center of the empty pool. However, after Shi Yan only glanced at it, a small flame ignited at the bottom of the cocoon. The flame grew wildly and started to burn the bones. In a few minutes, the blood cocoon and the bones were all burned to nothingness.

A red light sparkled in the dry pool. An old ring with intricate blood vein designs quietly lying there.

Shi Yan stared at the strange ring and assumed this ring was somehow connected with the blood pool. After a few seconds of hesitation, he stepped in again, picked up the ring, and wore it on the ring finger of his left hand.

The ring carried a warmth that made Shi Yan feel strongly connected to it as if the ring had become a part of his body. All at once, the weak Profound Qi in his body lost control and rushed towards the crimson ring. However, his skin blocked it and it failed to enter the ring.

Shi Yan was shocked and tried to take off the ring immediately, only to find the ring had been firmly stuck onto his ring finger like an unmovable boulder. No matter how hard he tried, the ring wouldn't move an inch.

Now that the Profound Qi couldn't break the skin, it went back to normal after a while. The warmth and the red gleam on the ring faded away as well.

Shaking the ring around for a moment, he realized that there was no longer anything unusual with it, thus Shi Yan started to analyze the situation.

Soon, Shi Yan concluded that all the blood in the pool went into his body!

The blood pool was ten square meters in size. Though not huge, the blood it contained would weigh at least a few tons. Even an elephant couldn't hold that much liquid inside its body!

Shi Yan turned pale. He subconsciously looked around and wanted to see how his body had changed. Had it swelled up?

When he looked, Shi Yan was startled again!

Surprisingly, he body became skinnier than before like it was only skin and bones! The clothes on him that had fit before looked ridiculously large now. Rather than calling him skinny, it was better to call him a withered mummy.

Shi Yan turned even paler. He never expected that this blood pool would not only fail to send him back to his previous world but would make such unthinkable changes to him.

"Guru~ Guru~!!"

His stomach began rumbling and he suddenly felt ravenous. He thought he could almost devour an elephant.

But, the cave had nothing edible. He glanced at the dry blood pool and was sad to find that he could no longer return to his world.

Shi Yan decided to find a weapon. He remembered his escorts had fought one another with all kinds of weapons. However, after examining them, he found them either rusted or destroyed, not useful to him anymore.

Disappointed, Shi Yan could only leave empty-handed from the stone cave.

The moist air was warm and carried with it the sound of water running in the distance. Ancient trees blocked the sun like a giant umbrella. Only a few spots of sunlight could be seen on the wetland.

The Dark Forest! Shi Yan recalled this place with the help of the memory of his new body once he got out of the cave.

The Dark Forest covered a large area, where the trees were too thick to let the sunlight in. the reason why it was called the Dark Forest was cos it was damp and dark even in the daytime.

The Dark Forest was surrounded by the Merchant Union, the Fire Empire and the God-blessed Empire[4]. The Merchant Union was to the north of the forest, the God-blessed Empire in the south, and the Fire Empire in the west. Merchants from the three countries had to pass through the Dark Forest to trade.

Demon beasts always made their appearance in the Dark Forest, some of which even reached the 6th or 7th level. As the trade caravans, soldiers, and warriors crossed the Dark Forest now and then, they knew that high-level demon beasts only appear in special areas, and low-level ones were usually vagrants.

In general, trade caravans wouldn't come across high-level demon beasts as long as they traveled along their usual routes. Only soldiers and warriors, who often ventured into the beast-infested areas looking for fights, would easily come face to face with high-level demon beasts, and eventually suffered great losses.

Great risk yields great benefits. Once a soldier killed a demon beast of the 6th or 7th level, he would immediately obtain many crystal coins. Demon Beast above level 6 each had a monster core inside its body. This monster core was of great use to warriors, alchemists, and blacksmiths.

Apart from the monster core, its fur, fangs, bones, flesh, and poison were all very valuable. The body of a high-grade demon beast was full of treasures.

This attracted bold soldiers and warriors to venture into the Dark Forest. However, only a few people achieved their goals and gain some benefits. The majority of them underestimated the wisdom and strength of a demon beast and thus, paid for it with their lives.

Shi Yan observed his surroundings for a while and heard the sound of water in the distance, combined with the sound of women talking.

As Shi Yan was hesitating, he noticed a slight rustling sound from the bushes not far away, as if someone was fiddling with the leaves.

Shi Yan subconsciously looked towards that direction.

Through the thick bushes, he saw a slim and graceful female body. The woman took off her white belt, squatted down, and showed her peach-shaped white bottom to him. Her snow-white hand was waving off annoying mosquitoes, as she was about to urinate...

The woman apparently didn't notice the eyes behind her, as she began to sing happily...

At first, Shi Yan was stunned. However, his eyes shamelessly scanned towards her bright fair skin, secretly admiring her enchanting ass, and wondering how her face would look like.

"Pa!"

The woman suddenly slapped on her smooth, white left hip to kill a mosquito. The movement of her butt captivated Shi Yan.

Soon the woman finished urinating, buckled her belt, and muttered to herself, "Damn mosquitos..."

Unexpectedly, the woman turned around quickly. Her hands sent out a green arc of lightning which targeted all the surrounding mosquitoes and killed them on the spot.

As she turned, Shi Yan finally saw her delicate appearance. She looked around 20 years old with five and a half feet in height. Her face was glowing like a bright moon and she had a slim waist, well-developed chest, and nice posture. She was wearing an exquisite lavender robe and soft silver armor which couldn't cover her fascinating figure as a legendary wild vixen.

Shi Yan focused on her hot body and thought that she was more beautiful than the most popular superstars in his world.

Shi Yan couldn't stop his eyes from wandering. Suddenly, the woman looked directly into his eyes though the huge banana leaves.

The beauty's eyes flashed like lightning!

[1] Meridan: the acupoints in one's body.

[2] Profound Qi: important essence for a warrior.

[3] Elementary, Nascent, Human, Disaster, Earth, Nirvana, Sky, Spirit, True God, and King God: ten warriors realms.

[4] The Merchant Union, The Fire Empire and The God-blessed Empire: Three unions surrounding the Dark Forest.

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Chapter 3: First Fight!

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First Battle!

"Did you see me naked?" The beauty clenched her teeth tightly, with rage in her eyes.

"Yes, I never miss anything in front of my eyes." Shi Yan nodded, not even bothering to deny it.

"Did you enjoy it?"

"Skin like porcelain, breasts like flowers. I'd say it was a feast for the eyes." Shi Yan was strangely honest, without the slightest bit of shame.

"You want to see some more?" Mo Yanyu's delicate body trembled with anger. She had never met such a shameless man.

"Well, if you wouldn't mind taking your pants off, and don't mind me staring at you, then yes, I would love to take a closer look." Shi Yan smiled.

Apparently, Shi Yan didn't want to pretend to be somebody he was not. Before he came to this world, every time he finished some extreme sport, he would have to find a woman for pleasure. Extreme sports was his biggest enthusiasm, while women were the essential spices in his life.

Mo Yanyu almost jumped up and down on her feet.

Who the hell is this guy?! What a bastard! He appeared out of nowhere like a ghost. Every word he says is shameless and he appears to be proud of himself. In a competition for shameless bastards, he would be holding the crown.

Mo Yanyu had to take a deep breath before she began to talk again, while her beautiful breasts heaved up and down, a surge of rage bloomed in her chest. Surprisingly, she laughed, "Good! Very Good!"

Hearing her say this, Shi Yan became gleeful, and a horny smile appeared on his face. "Wow, it seems you don't mind at all. Well then, please go ahead. I am really looking forward to it. Last time I didn't pay much attention, but this time I won't miss anything."

Mo Yanyu was completely shocked by Shi Yan's response. After she figured out he wasn't teasing, she couldn't control her rage anymore. "Won't miss anything my ass!"

Cursing, Mo Yanyu crossed her arms. Suddenly, shining green light appeared on her hands. She spread her arms, shooting a green beam as quick as lightning towards Shi Yan.

[Verdant Crescent Slash[1]

Everything between them was cut into pieces as a green arc-shaped light flashed by. With an unstoppable force, the green lightning struck Shi Yan's right in the chest.

"Boom!"

Shi Yan was tossed backward on the ground. His skeleton-like weak body couldn't balance himself and he fell hard into a bush.

His chest was badly lacerated to the point where even bones were visible. Blood gushed out of his wounds. That single hit almost killed him.

Following the [Verdant Crescent Slash, the path between the two people was clear. What appeared to them was a small path with a burning scent.

Mo Yanyu moved towards Shi Yan, her face was as cold as ice.

Shi Yan finally came back to his senses. The intense pain in his chest made him realize that the girl in front of him wasn't easy to deal with.

In his previous world, if he did the same thing to a girl, the worst case scenario was the girl calling him an asshole or filing a lawsuit against him; but nothing like this.

He was still new to this place and was not used to the cruel way of life here.

Especially in the Dark Forest! Because this forest was not subjected to any country's jurisdiction and also contained a large variety of demon beasts as well as precious and exotic herbs, warriors used this forest as their training ground, while mercenaries and merchants saw this place as a natural treasure trove.

There were no restriction or rules in this forest. Due to the demon beasts and precious herbs, robbery and murder were common in this place. Even your companions would betray and backstab you at crucial moments. What an insane place!

The law of the jungle ruled the Dark Forest. The strong devoured the weak.

This was exactly why he got hit so hard. He let his guard down, never expecting a girl like her would attempt to kill him for such a trivial reason.

Shi Yan's mind was suddenly crystal clear.

The remaining Profound Qi inside of him gradually gathered around his wounded chest and began to heal him. With his Profound Qi moving around his body, the searing pain lessened.

Mo Yanyu footsteps echoed through the wet ground. Shi Yan jumped up nervously, calmed his mind, and looked straight at the girl walking slowly towards him.

"You intended to kill me?"

"Still breathing?" Mo Yanyu frowned slightly and stopped about 25 meters in front of Shi Yan. She took a curious but careful glance at him, and thought, "There is Profound Qi inside of him. A novice warrior. I should have hit him harder..."

Shi Yan was serious this time, with no more teasing or jokes. He focused his attention on the girl because he knew that she'd strike again soon.

He could feel his Qi was more concentrated than ever. This was a matter of life and death. He couldn't afford any mistakes. Shi Yan quickly adjusted himself and returned to the cool-headed state he always maintained during his extreme sports.

At that moment, he couldn't feel any pain in his chest. He could feel nothing but the weak Profound Qi flowing through his body and rushing through his veins, it kept getting faster and faster. The next moment, a wild surge of energy erupted from the deepest corner of his body. The feeling was mind-blowing. He felt like his brain had exploded. After that, the whole world suddenly became silent.

"Badump! Badump!"

Shi Yan could hear his own heartbeat loud and clear. With his heartbeat racing, the cells throughout his whole body were activated. Every inch of his body became sensitive and he could feel everything taking place around him. He could even feel the slightest tremor on his skin when a light breeze brushed against his body...

The strange energy started to spread from every pore of his body, pouring into his veins and bones. It felt like endless electricity was speeding throughout his entire vascular system.

After an acute pain in Shi Yan's eyes, the world in front of him became incredibly colorful and vivid. He was able to see the tiniest details on every leaf. He looked at the beautiful but cruel woman, feeling her Profound Qi flowing underneath her skin in a beautiful rhythm in her veins.

The forest was still the same. But to his eyes, it was like a completely different world out there.

Before Shi Yan could enjoy this wonderful feeling, he suddenly sensed that the Profound Qi inside the woman's body was flowing at twice as fast as before.

Shi Yan could even feel his nerves trembling.

Subconsciously, he pushed his left foot off the ground with all the force he had. With a strong power rushing out of his foot, Shi Yan quickly moved three meters away from where he was standing.

Another green blaze in the shape of a dagger grazed his side!

The green lightning cut everything by his side with a terrifying force. This time the attack was much more precise and stronger than the previous strike!

Sweat covered Shi Yan's back, he couldn't help but get excited.

Shi Yan suddenly realized that this type of fight, which could kill within seconds, was the most exciting and thrilling thing ever! He enjoyed this more than any kind of his extreme sports!

In the old world where he came from, there were all kinds of extreme sports available. However, he was bound like a prisoner in a cage of law, moral codes, and rational thinking. He couldn't do things without boundaries, he couldn't fully indulge in his passion, couldn't go beyond the boundary of law and moral codes.

But here, in this world where only the powerful ruled, nothing was prohibited. Nothing was impossible!

Shi Yan suddenly felt the excitement growing inside of him. He felt this might be the right place for him. This might just be his paradise!

"Hey!" Mo Yanyu couldn't hide her surprise. She didn't expect Shi Yan to evade this attack. She was sure that he would be torn to pieces by this strike and didn't prepare for Plan B.

Hearing her voice, Shi Yan who was still enjoying his survival had just now come back to his senses.

Without hesitation, Shi Yan jumped up like an agile monkey. He grabbed a vine on a tree and swung himself forward. He then grabbed another vine with lightning speed, flew forward, and reached for the next vine. In a series of smooth movements, he managed to approach Mo Yanyu within seconds.

When he was bouldering, the vines on the mountain were indeed a handy tool. For an extreme sports enthusiast like Shi Yan, swinging with the support of vines was like child's play.

Like a wild monkey, Shi Yan quickly moved through the vines and trees. He didn't follow a specific pattern but still managed to approach Mo Yanyu.

With a scorn on her face, Mo Yanyu shot more and more green light daggers into the sky, destroying every vine in the direction of Shi Yan. However, he was able to escape her attacks by a hair's breadth every time and quickly grasp another vine.

The truth was, Shi Yan could already sense the movement of Qi in Mo Yanyu's body. Everything was crystal clear to him now. When he saw a surge of Profound Qi underneath her skin, he would quickly move in another direction.

During his movements, Shi Yan started to feel that the blood in the pool had changed him somehow. He was not that strong before, but now, not only did the high-intensity movements not tear him apart, they made him even more sensitive and agile than ever before. His senses became sharper and his body became stronger and more flexible.

"Swish!"

With a loud noise, a sharp green lightning flew towards him, tearing apart dozens of vines behind him. Apparently, Mo Yanyu almost exhausted her Profound Qi after such strong attacks.

"This is my chance!"

Shi Yan suddenly jumped down from the trees and took Mo Yanyu in his arms like a greedy eagle. Before she could gather enough Profound Qi to strike back, Shi Yan was already on top of her.

"Boom!" Mo Yanyu fell on the ground with Shi Yan on top of her, tightly bringing her body under his control.

Face to face, Shi Yan could feel her soft body more closely. Her plump breasts felt so delicious and fragrant, he squeezed the buns up close to his burning chest.

Shi Yan felt unspeakable pleasure, while secretly appreciating the woman's body. What a piece of art! Unlike the ordinary women from his old world who used bras to look sexy and plump.

"Let go of me!" Mo Yanyu expressed her disgust but didn't really struggle. She cursed, "If you want an easy death, fucking let go of me right now! "

"Bitch!" Shi Yan sneered, "You almost fucking killed me. Why should I let you go so easily?"

Mo Yanyu suddenly became nervous. Before she could do anything, she felt this creep's kiss on her beautiful and sacred face. At the same time, the bastard's hands didn't rest either. Shi Yan was touching her ass and began to rub it in an insatiable way...

Mo Yanyu flew into a rage, the Martial Spirit inside of her exploded with a terrifying power.

Shi Yan who was still enjoying this wonderful feast suddenly felt a horrible electric current flowing through her. He was instantly electrocuted as if he had been struck by a taser. Shi Yan couldn't feel his own body anymore, nor could he gather any Qi inside his body.

Mo Yanyu pushed Shi Yan away, her eyes were cruel and icy. She glanced at Shi Yan who was lying on the ground for a while, and cursed again:

"I won't let you die that easily you bastard!"

Mo Yanyu picked Shi Yan up like a feather, passing through the forest towards the crowd with a cold face.

[1]This is the name of the skill Mo Yanyu uses.

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Chapter 4 - Guinea Pig

Tall trees formed a huge umbrella above a small river, beside which was a dragon drinking water, carrying several bags.

Ten strong, tall warriors were dining and talking lewdly near the dragon. Behind the dragon, a group of malnourished men were crouching and having a coarse meal. They were all wearing chains, their eyes dim.

In a sedan chair on the dragon, a poker-faced thin old man was sitting motionlessly. He was wearing a black robe embroidered with five white cauldrons on his chest. He kept staring at the warriors and the chained men. Every warrior was frightened and turned silent once the old man looked upon them viciously.

"Are you done? Then move your ass and walk!" Mo Yanyu showed up from the bush with a rigid face, lifting Shi Yan up in her hand.

The warriors wrapped up their unfinished meal and were embarrassed, "Yeah, we're done. We're done."

Mo Yanyu went up to the old man and showed an unwillingly smile, "Master Karu, have you finished your meal?"

The old man nodded coldly and murmured, "Miss Mo, it will still take 3 months to get to the Merchant Union. However, we have only 16 medicine slaves left. I'm afraid we won't make it..."

"Do not worry, Master Karu. We will catch more medicine slaves for you." Mo Yanyu threw Shi Yan onto the ground and laughed, "Look, a new slave!"

"Hmm." Karu nodded as he examined Shi Yan with his evil eyes. "Too skinny! He won't even survive a week!" He frowned.

"Yes I know. But, he has Profound Qi in him..." Mo Yanyu explained.

"He is a warrior?" Apparently Karu was now interested, and his eyes lit up.

"Definitely!" Mo Yanyu confirmed.

"That is good." Master Karu smirked. He continued to focus his eyes on Shi Yan. After quite a while, he nodded slowly, "Very good. Miss Mo, feed him. I want him to be strong first. A severely injured warrior cannot bear what I am going to do. It would be a total waste if he died through the course of my medicine when he is still too weak."

"Do not worry Master." Mo Yanyu wore her rigid face and scolded, "Johnson! What are you doing there! Shackle this man as soon as possible!"

"Yes, ma'am!" This bald, fat man appeared to be six foot six. He took out a new set of shackles from the bags on the dragon and swiftly shackled Shi Yan's hands and feet.

This giant wore heavy armor and his robust muscles looked extremely powerful. The heavy dark armor seemed as light like a feather and didn't affect him whatsoever while he was moving.

"Johnson, take care of him! And always keep an eye on him!" Mo Yanyu glared at Shi Yan in hatred, and rushed to the head of their caravan, not bothering to waste one more second on him.

"I can handle it, Miss! I'm the best at it!" The bald man chuckled cunningly and reassured her, punching his chest.

Shi Yan observed silently despite his body hurting all over.

He knew it would be useless to say anything at the moment. In this dog-eat-dog world, morals was the last thing one should believe in. He will receive no pity and would only become a skeleton and if he didn't adapt to this world soon.

As the Profound Qi flowed slowly within him for a while, Shi Yan felt less pain. However, the newly added shackles were like a mountain on his exposed and feeble body, making every step much harder.

"Bang!"

Shi Yan suddenly got lashed by a whip, which was so fast and powerful that his back was cracked open and ached badly. He turned around to see the big man Johnson smirking with a whip in his hand.

"Damn medicine slave! Move faster! Or do you want one more lash, huh?" He laughed with an evil smirk on his face.

Shi Yan gazed at him for a few seconds and didn't reply. He staggered towards the medicine slave in front of him, before Johnson could lift his whip again. Every step consumed a lot of energy.

After Shi Yan moved forward, Johnson's smirk disappeared and was replaced by a weird expression...

Along the way, many stumbling slaves had been 'taken care of' by Big Johnson, who was famed for his brutality. Two slaves were even beaten to death by him before Master Karu could even test his medicine on them. All of the medicine slaves looked at him with either fear or hatred.

However, this man didn't show the slightest hint of fear or hatred. There was only an incredible silence, cold and solemn.

This man didn't seem to realize his status as a prisoner. Maybe he didn't clearly understand the situation.

The solemn eyes gave Johnson the illusion that he was prey. This made him uncomfortable. However, since Shi Yan had begun obediently marching, Johnson couldn't find a reason to make a fuss. He swore to himself that he would force Shi Yan to be frightened of him.

Big Johnson enjoyed the sight of others' frightened eyes so much. He found an interesting pleasure in being in control of the life of another.

In the following days, Shi Yan stayed mute and obedient. He obeyed every order that was given by Johnson without any resistance. No change of temper, no interest in anything. Shi Yan was different from the other medicine slaves.

Even Johnson, who was always waiting for a chance to give him a lesson, couldn't find any excuse to trick him. Shi Yan was unbelievably cooperative. Johnson was confused.

Shi Yan only talked when he asked for food, which was under Master Karu's permission.

In no time, the warriors noticed that Shi Yan had a big appetite and he enjoyed the inferior food. He ate what seven medicine slaves ate as a first meal. And day by day, he ate more and more!

The warriors couldn't believe their eyes. How could that weak skinny body contain so much food! At the beginning they worried that he couldn't digest it but it soon turned out to be unnecessary.

It was clear that Shi Yan had not only digested the inferior food, but also grown much stronger.

The changes in Shi Yan's body pleased Master Karu significantly. This cunning old man allowed Shi Yan to eat as much as he wanted.

As Shi Yan grew stronger day by day, Johnson gradually became worried. Every time he looked into Shi Yan's solemn eyes, Johnson got the premonition that Shi Yan would be a calamity in the future. But still, he couldn't go against Master Karu's order and had to supply Shi Yan with enough food.

Nevertheless, Johnson knew who Master Karu was and what he could do. Thus he was relieved, and hoped Master Karu would take action soon.

After eating enough for 12 people, Shi Yan put down his bowl, licked the last grain of rice from the corner of his mouth, and closed his eyes, neglecting the dumbstruck medicine slaves beside him.

That huge amount of food was soon digested in his body, which was like a bottomless pit. It was also like a precise machine that transformed the food into nutrition, supplying his blood, bones, tendons, muscles and inner organs, strengthening his weak body secretly.

The injury on his chest had long since recovered. It took only a day and a half and didn't leave a scar. He felt like was a different man.

Only Shi Yan knew precisely what had happened to his own body in such short time. He could sense the transformations in occurring within himself every second!

While the nutrition from the food strengthened his body, the weak Profound Qi inside him had also risen by a level during its continuous circulation.

Shi Yan could feel a great strength now and the heavy shackles didn't weigh him down anymore!

As he concentrated, he could tell the Qi was flowing from his Dantian, up to the Governor Vessel, down the Reception Vessel, and then balancing the water and fire in the heart and kidney. After it completed a Small Circulation, his Profound Qi grew stronger.

Thanks to a little knowledge of Qigong, Shi Yan knew the difference between a Small Circulation and a Big Circulation. A Small Circulation only included the Governor and the Reception Vessels, while a Big Circulation contained the twelve Channels and the other six vessels.

Since there were only two vessels; the Governor and the Reception Vessels, which were open among his twelve Channels and eight vessels, he could only complete a Small Circulation. From the other Shi Yan's memory, he concluded that only warriors of the Elementary level could open all the channels and vessels to conduct a Big Circulation.

Shi Yan carried on, for he believed that as long as the Profound Qi residing in him was strong enough, he would open his Channels and Vessels sooner or later!

"One more death! Two slaves have died from the medicinal trials in just six days!"

"I saw that! That guy had already grown weak before he died. Terrible! Hideous!"

"It's better to commit suicide than die that way! We will die that way too! There is no hope in sight!"

"No suicide, no! Our family won't get a single blue crystal coin if we commit suicide! Alas! Endure it. We will be free if we survive half a year, and get some money. We must endure until we make it back to our wives and kids!"

Hearing this, all the medicine slaves went silent. They decided not to commit suicide and made up their minds to carry on.

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Chapter 5 - Lightning Martial Spirit

Shi Yan opened his eyes, staring at the medicine slaves at a distance.

Those slaves mostly came from poor families. In order to survive, they had no choice but to sign the contract with Mo Yanyu, selling themselves as slaves. If they were lucky enough to survive the first six months, not only could they regain their freedom, but they would also get paid 200 Purple Crystal Coins[1]. If they were unlucky and died from medicinal trials, their family would receive the money instead.

In the Grace Mainland, one Black Crystal Coin was equal to 100 Purple Crystal Coins, which equaled 10 thousand Blue Crystal Coins. The annual income of an average citizen was merely 5-6 Purple Crystal Coins. 200 Purple Crystal Coins were almost the savings for 40 years of work in another job.

Upon signing the contract, their family would receive 50 Purple Crystal Coins on the spot, with the rest paid within the next six months. If something unfortunate happened, their family would be compensated regardless. It might take someone's entire life to make 200 Purple Crystal Coins. But for the medicine claves, all it takes is six months of painful suffering. It was all worth it. At least that was what they thought...

However, when they signed the contract, it never occurred to them that the medicinal trials would be so cruel and tormenting. Every few days, some of them would drop dead in the most horrible way. This made them so terrified that they began to make their own secret plans.

But a contract was a contract. Once they signed their name on it, there was no way out. This meant, for the next six months, the Mo family[2] owned their lives. Any attempt to disobey the contract, or escape from the Mo family, would be a death sentenced.

There is no such thing as a free lunch. It was already too late for them to recognise the danger of these medicinal trials. They had no choice but to accept all the pain as well as their miserable fate.

Shi Yan knew that none of these slaves would make it. Sooner or later, they were going to die. Maybe tomorrow, or maybe later. He knew he was powerless to change all this. Therefore, he avoided contact with these slaves, thus avoiding any hurtful feelings when they died.

Shi Yan frowned as he took a quick glimpse at Master Karu sitting in the sedan atop the ground dragon, trying his best not to be discovered.

There were five White Medicine Bottles embroidered on Master Karu's chest, which meant that he was a Level-5 Mortality alchemist. In the Grace Mainland, an alchemist was even more distinguished and rare than a Warrior.

Every alchemist had to be a Warrior. The medicine they refined could help enhance a warrior's capability. There were special pills refined by a small number of extraordinary alchemists which could even enhance a warrior's Martial Spirit.

Compared to the 10 levels among warriors, the ranking of alchemists were based on their expertise in the field of medicine. There were five categories of alchemists in the Grace Mainland; Mortality, Mystery, Soul, Royalty, and Divinity[3]. Under each category, there were seven sub-ranks.

Every alchemist would carry a special token corresponding to his ranking. Alchemists of the Mortality Category would be embroidered with White Medicine Bottles on their chests. Mystery Category - Red Flames; Soul Category - Medicinal Herbs; Royalty Category - Wonder Pills; and Divinity Category - Medicinal Cauldron. There were five White Medicine Bottles on Master Karu's chest, so it was clear that he had the expertise of a Level-5 Mortality alchemist.

Since the medicine provided by alchemists could enhance the Profound Qi inside a Warrior, this small group of people held a prestigious status among all warriors. Due to the low number of alchemists, every group were desperate to hire a good alchemist, which made the alchemists even more revered and exceptional.

As a Level-5 Mortality alchemist, Master Karu was invited by Mo Yanyu from Medicine Valley within the God-blessed Empire. Like the Shi family, the Mo family were also one of the five distinguished families of the Merchant Union. The Mo family were famous for their own Martial Spirit which had the power of lightning. A lot of people from the Mo family were naturally born with the Lightning Martial Spirit, which would improve with the growth of their own skills.

Mo Yanyu was from the youngest generation of warriors born with the Lightning Martial Spirit from the Mo family.

The Mo family were working in the medicine business within the Merchant Union. They never stopped searching for great alchemists for their own use, no matter where these alchemists came from. However, most alchemists had quirky personalities and had weird demands. Above all, they were the haughtiest people on Earth and held very high opinions of themselves. Therefore, very few of them would accept the influence of powerful families like the Mo family, and thus the Mo family had tasted more failure than success when recruiting these alchemists.

Although Master Karu was merely a Level-5 Mortality alchemist, the Mo family had exhausted every means to convince him. Nobody knew what Mo Yanyu had offered this time in order to persuade Master Karu to leave Medicine Valley and come and work for them.

However, Master Karu was not the type of person who was fond of the orthodox. He was more interested in crooked ways of applying his skills to make poisons. However, the production of the finest poisons required a huge amount of medicinal trials, and the subject must be a living, breathing human. This was why these medicine slaves existed.

"Let's move!" With Mo Yanyu's order from the distance, the resting warriors all stood up and got ready for the march ahead. The medicine slaves resting on the road side also quickly got up, for fear of the punishment they would face if they didn't manage to keep up.

Shi Yan stood up, still and silent. He took a sniff at the woman who had the appearance of an angel but the heart of a scorpion. He had no choice but to follow the group before him obediently.

In the Merchant Union, the relationship between the Mo family and the Shi family was not that smooth. The fifth uncle of Mo Yanyu was killed by Shi Yang three years ago due to a dispute over the mining rights at a mountain. After that, the Mo family started a relentless vendetta against the Shi family, causing the death of dozens of Shi family members. With this kind of hatred rooted between these two families, there were endless conflicts and fights going on.

Shi Yan understood that death would be his fate if his true identity was ever discovered.

But luckily the original owner of his body kept a low profile. He was not endowed with a Martial Spirit, didn't take much interest in the martial fights, and barely showed up to any martial activities organized by the Merchant Union. Therefore, there was no way that Mo Yanyu would ever recognize him. Otherwise, Shi Yan wouldn't have been this lucky.

As night fell, the moon was like a silver plate floating in the dark sky, accompanied by several sparkling stars.

The Mo family troop was camping and resting by the river. The ground dragon was resting quietly with only the sound of its heavy breathing permeating the air. The Mo family warriors were gorging themselves on dried meat and laughing aloud in a perverted way, exchanging gossip about some notorious whores in a Merchant Union's brothel.

When Mo Yanyu was not looking, a few audacious warriors would gaze at her sexy body in secret, lusting after her body. They knew that for people of their level, Mo Yanyu was way out of their league. All they could do was fantasize.

Shi Yan sat down in silence. When he was ready to circulate the Profound Qi inside his body, he noticed Mo Yanyu and Master Karu coming towards him from the front of the troops.

"Shit!" Shi Yan felt that something bad was going to happen. His face suddenly looked like hell.

"The Gut Cutting poison is way too strong for normal people. It has already killed six slaves within the past two days. I guess only Warriors can sustain its influence. That boy looks better than before, with much of his Profound Qi recovered, he can be our new lab rat." Master Karu said with a viperous smile on his face and a bowl of some black sticky liquid in his left hand.

"Well, Master Karu, please. Help yourself. He is all yours. Don't show any mercy. I want him to die as miserably as possible." Mo Yanyu also laughed.

"Haha, no problem. Miss Mo, your wish is my command. I promise you that there is no way he will die easy. As you have seen in the previous trials of the Gut Cutting poison, all the slaves died with their flesh and skin slowly decaying off their bones bit by bit. This boy looks tough. The stronger the subject is, the longer and more painful this decaying process will be. Just wait for the grand show and enjoy!" Master Karu burst into wild laughter, as if Shi Yan were not standing right in front of him.

"That is perfect!" Mo Yanyu smiled in consent. Her eyes were obviously shining with excitement, her hatred of Shi Yan churning in her gut.

It was only a matter of time before the two of them finally arrived in front of Shi Yan. Master Karu didn't even bother to explain. He handed the bowl of black sticky liquid to Shi Yan and ordered with a cold voice, "You, finish this!"

While Mo Yanyu took out her left hand, generating a snake of electric power circling around her fingers; her skin like porcelain and the electric power sparking like lightning. This was the perfect combination of the Lightning Martial Spirit and Profound Qi. The energy was like a catalyst in the air with sound of small explosions all around.

"Woo-hoo!" Johnson sneered from behind, "Boy! If you ever dare to resist, you know what's gonna happen to you, right?"

Master Karu couldn't contain his excitement. He clapped his hands, and shouted, "Hey boy, the Gut Cutting Medicine is lots of fun. You are going to decay from the inside, little by little…"

The whole time, Mo Yanyu was staring at Shi Yan with an icy expression on her face. She assumed that he would say no. Her plan was, as soon as Shi Yan showed any disobedience, she would kick his ass with the electric sparks on her fingers, showing him who was the boss here.

For days, every time she looked back on the humiliation she received from this man, she couldn't help but rage inside. Even her fiancée wouldn't dare to do that to her. Who the hell was this guy? How dare he?! She would never forgive this guy.

"Sure. I'll do it." Shi Yan said dismissively. He took the bowl of nasty medicine and drank up with no hesitation.

[1] Purple Crystal Coins: money in the Grace Mainland.

[2] The Mo Family: one of the biggest and most powerful families in the Grace Mainland, famous for their Lightning Martial Spirits.

[3] Mortality, Mystery, Soul, Royalty, and Divinity: 5 categories of alchemists.

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Chapter 6 - Immortal Martial Spirit

As the Gut Cutting poison went down into his stomach, Shi Yan could feel a dull pain spreading inside. Then his gut and stomach was corroded little by little as if he drank sulphuric acid, and the pain inside his body gradually grew stronger.

"This Gut Cutting poison is potent. It doesn't show its effects all at once, but releases its power gradually. A normal person will be corroded by it in two to three days and they will die with a decayed body." Karu narrowed his eyes and added, "No hurry, let's wait for a day and see."

"Good. We will check on him at this time tomorrow night." Mo Yanyu nodded. She glanced at Shi Yan in satisfaction, and left with Karu happily.

"Hehe. Fellow, your good days have come to an end!" Johnson laughed loudly, showing his teeth. He suddenly felt quite relaxed when he thought that Shi Yan would die in no time, and a heavy burden dropped from his heart.

Shi Yan lowered his head with an icy glint in his eyes.

The Gut Cutting poison began to take effect in his stomach and gut, which Shi Yan could sense clearly. It felt like tens of millions of ants were nibbling at his stomach and gut in order to compete for territory.

The Profound Qi in the lower part of his belly circulated quickly into the gut and stomach. It was like a gentle stream quietly washing away the drug under Shi Yan's control. Wherever the Profound Qi went, it made the drug effects milder, thus Shi Yan became a little relieved.

As a moist breeze blew softly, Shi Yan took a large deep breath. He sat down where he was, not paying any attention to Johnson beside him, and concentrated his mind to guide the Profound Qi to fight against the drug.

The Profound Qi, which had been growing much stronger recently, became Shi Yan's life-saver. It kept moving in his stomach and guts. Every time it made a circle, the effects of the drug was softened a little, and his body was not corroded any faster.

At that moment, Shi Yan realized what benefits Profound Qi could bring, and was determined to train hard to be a top warrior with strong Profound Qi.

If Profound Qi could bring such great benefits, how much more powerful would a god-blessed Martial Spirit be. If I could possess Martial Spirit I could definitely be much stronger and would feel less pain.

For a moment, Shi Yan regretted that the owner of his body didn't inherit the Petrification Martial Spirit of the Shi Family, or he could have plucked up his courage and fought against Mo Yanyu. Maybe he could have won against her Lightning with Petrification and escaped without being made into a guinea pig.

Time passed by and soon it was late at night, the moonlight bathing the land in its silver light. The warriors became quiet since it was an exhausting day of marching. They found a comfortable place and sat down respectively, training their Profound Qi in order to break through the limits of their bodies and entering higher levels and gaining stronger power.

The medicine slaves looked up at the dark sky one by one. In the silent night, they tended to become homesick and scared. They would be filled with hopelessness whenever they thought about the fact that they could be a dead body the following day after the next medicinal trial.

Under the pale moonlight, Shi Yan sat cross-legged on the ground, a dignified expression appearing on his serene face.

After five hours of circulation, the Profound Qi had prevented the gut cutting medicine from rapidly diffusing. Nonetheless, unknowingly, he realized that his Profound Qi had been consumed by one third, and was continuously being depleted.

But the Gut Cutting poison didn't seem to fade, on the contrary, it was still quite potent.

The gut cutting medicine was waiting for the Profound Qi to run up and it could fight back.

Shi Yan suddenly felt a severe cold shiver all over his body.

Once his Profound Qi had dried up, he would have nothing to protect himself with. Then, like most commoners, his body would starting decaying from the inside out. He couldn't do anything about it!

He could do nothing!

But in this situation, he couldn't gain more Profound Qi by training. Once he took away the Profound Qi in his stomach and gut, the Gut Cutting poison would gain strength and made him die faster.

Thus he could do nothing but wait for it to happen, even if it meant death.

Two more hours passed by.

The effects of the Gut Cutting poison didn't weaken, but increased continuously. He could clearly feel his Profound Qi was depleting faster and faster!

He felt that he was getting closer to deaths door...

Once his Profound Qi ran out, his insides would corrode, but he wouldn't die quickly. The corrosion would spread throughout his body, and in five or six days, he would decayed and die, just like every other medicine slave.

Shi Yan was unyielding. With a cold glare, he stared at Mo Yanyu who was sitting on an old tree far away.

Under the bright moonlight, Mo Yanyu sat upright on a thick tree with a serene face. Her skin was like frost, while her long hair swayed with the wind. A spirit in the dark night! She didn't notice Shi Yan's cold eyes as she was whole-hearted training and nourishing the vessel which contained her Lightning Martial Spirit with Profound Qi.

Master Karu was at the end of the troops. He stood against another ancient tree and was carefully reading a book about poison in his right hand, his left hand in his cuff.

Now and then, he looked in the direction of Shi Yan with a slippery smirk in the corner of his mouth.

"I can't let it go like this." Shi Yan thought with knitted brows. He operated the Profound Qi and at the same time pondered on the ways to solve his dilemma.

If it went on like this, his Profound Qi would dry up before dawn and he would die without any doubt! He couldn't change anything even if he ran away, for the drug was in his body. The only solution was Master Karu!

He invented the Gut Cutting poison, thus he must have the cure for it. He could change his destiny of a decaying death only by getting that cure from Master Karu. Yet Master Karu was not only an alchemist, but also a Warrior of the Nascent realm. It was suicide if he tried to grab the cure from him.

Shi Yan observed him for a while. He found that although Master Karu was reading, he was also looking in his direction every now and then. Apparently, he was not against taking precautions. He might have even figured out what Shi Yan would do and was waiting for him to take action.

Several ideas flashed through his mind. Shi Yan knew that there was almost no possibility that he could succeed. Yet he had to turn to Master Karu and take action soon. Because it would become impossible to survive if his Profound Qi ran out.

Shi Yan adjusted his breath secretly and despite the poison in the stomach, he drew the Profound Qi back and prepared to fight.

As expected, the Gut Cutting poison became stronger and spread faster after the Profound Qi was drawn back. He was attacked by a wave of agony throughout his body.

Just as Shi Yan was about to attack, he felt a sudden change in the corroded part of his gut!

The cells there came back to life! A weak power wove through the corroded areas as if an invisible hand was sewing up his gut and stomach.

Shi Yan was stunned.

Although he was fully prepared, he didn't rush out irrationally. He quickly calmed down and concentrated on observing the changes inside of his body.

His cells were full of life, while the rotten flesh twitched slightly and recovered gradually. After half an hour, the rotten parts had recovered and the pain had disappeared.

A bolt flashed through Shi Yan's body and he was ecstatic in his heart. However, his face still looked as calm as a lake, as if he was deep asleep.

Every ability that could operate without Profound Qi must be a special Martial Spirit!

The description of a Martial spirit dawned on Shi Yan at that time. Pondering on it for a while, Shi Yan was assured that it was a special Martial Spirit that brought about the changes to his body.

Self-recovery of the body is a special ability, which hadn't been discovered by people!

The Gut Cutting poison took effect again. Without Profound Qi as his defence, Shi Yan's insides started to rot again.

But magically, it happened again! With his cells full of life, the rotten part recovered in a short period of time!

The effect of the drug broke out continuously and corroded his insides many times. But every time, the self-recovery Martial Spirit activated and cured it before next round of corrosion.

A Martial Spirit increased in strength as the level of the Warrior increased, and sometimes it might undergo a special change. The higher the level of a Warrior, the stronger the abilities their Martial Spirit showed.

Another definition of a Martial Spirit appeared in his mind. Shi Yan was overjoyed. According to the ability of the self-recovery Martial Spirit, his self-recovery ability would increase as his level increased. Maybe when he reaches the Sky and Spirit realm, he could even cure broken limbs with the self-recovery Martial Spirit.

If he could do that, maybe he could recover from a stab to the heart and survive?

If that happened, once he reached the True God realm, maybe he would be immortal?

A lot of ideas crossed his mind. After careful thinking, Shi Yan named this Martial Spirit the Immortal Martial Spirit.

After observing for a while, he was certain the Immortal Martial Spirit could block the Gut Cutting poison. Shi Yan set his mind at ease and paused his plan of getting the cure from Master Karu. He sat where he was and began to recover his Profound Qi, regardless of the battle in his gut and stomach.

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Chapter 7 - The Second Sky

The next morning before the sun rose, with a layer of fog still around, the troops had already gotten ready for the path ahead.

Shi Yan was mingling among the medicine slaves, maintaining a calm expression and behaving as normal. As usual, he marched in silence with the troop. Johnson was very surprised to see Shi Yan so calm and peaceful. He was wondering when Shi Yan was going to go belly up like the other medicine slaves before him.

In the past few days, every single one of those medicine slaves who took the Gut Cutting poison would wake up with a pale face and a weak body the next morning, with no exception. For the weak ones, they could barely walk, for the strong ones, you could clearly see the pain and terror on their faces.

However, Shi Yan was still walking. His face looked healthy with a rosy color in his cheeks. He didn't look like he was in pain at all, which made Johnson very confused and curious.

Johnson stared at Shi Yan for a while. After he made sure that Shi Yan was indeed healthy, Johnson came to the front of the marching troops with a frown. He reported Shi Yan's strange status to Mo Yanyu and Master Karu.

"Don't panic." Master Karu was very confident of his medicine, "That boy is a Warrior. He is pretty tough and not that easy to break down. Just wait till the Profound Qi inside him is depleted. He will be no different from those slaves. I know my Gut Cutting poison very well."

"OK. You go back there and keep an eye on him." Mo Yanyu said with an expressionless face.

Since the two of them were so calm about this news, Johnson had no choice but to obey. He didn't insist any more. He went back to the back of the troop and continued to monitor every movement of Shi Yan closely as he was told.

"Master Karu, how long should it take for that bastard to start suffering?" After Johnson left, Mo Yanyu started to look worried. The result she was expecting is for Shi Yan to start dying from hellish pain now. The more suffering Shi Yan felt, the more pleasure she would be able to enjoy.

"Don't worry. It is about time."

After the end of the day, the moon replaced the sun and rose in the sky.

After the troop had settled, Master Karu and Mo Yanyu over walked to Shi Yan together. They saw Shi Yan sitting on the ground, stuffing himself with some scraps of food.

"Master Karu, that guy doesn't look quite…" Mo Yanyu said in hesitation. The way Shi Yan was engorging himself in his food was not that decent, but he didn't look to be in pain at all.

Master Karu was apparently offended, "What? Are you questioning my skills as an alchemist?"

"No, no." Mo Yanyu said, "The power of the Gut Cutting poison has already been proven on other medicine slaves. I was just wondering why this guy could survive. Did you forget any ingredients in his dose?"

"Miss Mo, although I am not a top alchemist, I couldn't have made such a ridiculous mistake." Master Karu was apparently offended. He said, "If you don't believe in my ability, I can leave right now."

"Master Karu, please don't. That's not what I meant. I was just wondering why the medicine did not work on him. I didn't mean anything else." Mo Yanyu looked panicked.

"Hmm!" Master Karu didn't even bother to reply. He rose up from the ground, and flew right towards Shi Yan as fast as lightning.

Shi Yan kept his head down and pretended he wasn't paying attention. However, deep down he was surprised at the speed Master Karu was moving. He felt lucky that he didn't try to fight against him yesterday. Otherwise, he would have definitely suffered.

Apart from being an alchemist, Master Karu was also a Warrior of the Nascent Realm. However, Shi Yan was just a Warrior of the Elementary Realm, who only made it to the Second Sky and could barely operate the Profound Qi inside his body. There was a huge difference between the two of them and there was no chance Shi Yan would survive a fight with Master Karu. If he ever fought back, he would be asking for death.

"fwoosh!"

With a strange sound in the sky, it only took seconds before Master Karu arrived in front of Shi Yan.

Shi Yan put down the food in his hands and looked up at Master Karu.

Master Karu had a skinny, stone-cold face. He suddenly grabbed Shi Yan's left arm with lightning speed, put his fingers on Shi Yan's skin, and quickly inserted his electric-type Profound Qi into his veins. His Profound Qi flowed into Shi Yan's body, circled around his entire system, and returned to Master Karu's fingers.

The Profound Qi of Master Karu was so strong that Shi Yan felt a little overwhelmed with just the circulation of his Profound Qi, with all his veins aching and burning.

"Hmmm…" Master Karu frowned with doubt. He said in a low voice, "It cannot be. The Gut Cutting poison is apparently still inside his body. Why is there still Profound Qi remaining in his body? His gut is not corroded either. He is just a low-level Warrior. He cannot have such fine Profound Qi. He shouldn't be breathing right now."

Shi Yan just let him grab his arm and didn't fight back.

"Master Karu, how does he look?" Mo Yanyu also arrived.

"Just wait for one more day." Master Karu said with a cold look. He couldn't figure out what was going on either because he had never considered a Martial Spirit. For an ordinary Warrior like him, there's no way he could possess a Martial Spirit. Moreover, Master Karu had never heard of any Martial Spirit that could heal one's body.

Although Mo Yanyu also had a million questions, she had no choice but to nod in agreement. She didn't say anything, but stared at Shi Yan for a while with a strange look. Shi Yan guessed that she was planning something awful for him again.

The next night, Master Karu and Mo Yanyu came over to check Shi Yan's body again. They found that Shi Yan was still fine, no decay, everything was healthy. Master Karu looked more embarrassed than yesterday and told Mo Yanyu to wait for one more day.

The next night, when the two of them checked again, still nothing.

On the fourth night, Master Karu came again. This time, he had two bowls of Gut Cutting poison in his hands. When he arrived, he ordered Johnson to bring another medicine slave called Kuro over to Shi Yan. He commanded the two of them to finish the two bowls of Gut Cutting poison that he had just made.

Again, Shi Yan drank it obediently.

"I made these two bowls of Gut Cutting poison with the same ingredients." Master Karu added after the two of them had finished their bowl of Gut Cutting poison.

Mo Yanyu said with agreement, "If that Kuro's body starts to corrode, it means there's something wrong with this guy's body. I understand you now."

"Yes exactly," Master Karu nodded, "Just come over again tomorrow night at the same time, and then we will see."

At night, Shi Yan sat on the ground, slowly operating the Profound Qi inside his body with a heavy look on his face.

The Profound Qi was slowing stretching in his body. It became longer and longer and gradually expanded throughout his veins. With a thought, the Profound Qi gradually became extremely flexible, flowing from one vein to another. As long as he was giving it a command in his mind, the Profound Qi would move all around his veins, just like a snake.

Gradually, the Profound Qi moved to the index finger of his right hand through the veins in his arm. Shi Yan concentrated and moved the Profound Qi back into his veins in the arm. Suddenly, his Profound Qi speed up and rushed towards his right index finger with an unstoppable force, faster and faster.

"Shoo!"

There was a strange sound on the tip of his right index finger. With an intense pain, the Profound Qi forced itself into his index finger. Shi Yan's finger couldn't help trembling just like the tail of a rattlesnake.

The Profound Qi was now concentrated in his index finger, expanding and pushing around, but couldn't break through the skin on the outside. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't manage to make the Profound Qi break the skin and leave his body.

"Whoo!" Shi Yan breathed heavily, and gathered his Profound Qi back into his abdomen, looking pretty disappointed. "I failed again…" He said in a very low voice to himself.

There were three stages to the Elementary Realm[1]. If you could cultivate Profound Qi, you would have reached the First Sky. If you were able to operate your Profound Qi skillfully and make it circulate through your body with your mind, you would have reached the Second Sky. If you managed to make your Profound Qi break out of your skin and into the air, that was the Third Sky.

Now that Shi Yan was able to operate his Profound Qi skillfully all over his body, he had reached the Second Sky. In past few days, he had been collecting and concentrating more and more Profound Qi, trying to force it out of his fingers, hoping to reach the Third Sky. He had tried many times. However, so far he failed to break the boundary of his skin.

"It seems that the training of a Warrior cannot be achieved overnight. My Profound Qi is still not strong enough. Maybe I should try again later after I collect and refine more Profound Qi." After another failure, Shi Yan couldn't help but sigh. Maybe it's due to his dangerous situation, he seemed a little hasty.

He knew that by this time tomorrow, his body would still be the same, unaffected by the Gut Cutting poison. However, that slave called Kuro wouldn't be this lucky. His gut would have already been decayed together with his other organs.

As soon as Master Karu saw this, he would instantly figure out that there's nothing wrong with his poison, but the problem was lying inside Shi Yan's body. He would know that Shi Yan's body was different from the others, and this is exactly where the trouble would begin. There wouldn't be easy life for him from then on. Probably Mo Yanyu would just kill him in case he created some new problems in the future.

He wouldn't even wait until tomorrow morning. If Kuro started to show symptoms tomorrow morning, Shi Yan's secret would have been discovered instantly. By that time, all the Warriors would have been up and would all be paying attention to him. He would have no chance to escape.

Looking at the night sky full of bright stars, Shi Yan's face became more serious and determined. He knew that if he ever wanted to survive, he must escape tonight!

[1] Elementary Realm: the first level of warriors. Includes three stages: First Sky, Second Sky and Third Sky.

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Chapter 8 - The Jade Blade Spider

The moon was like a silver plate hanging on the night sky.

The warriors were all training quietly. Mo Yanyu hid herself amongst the foliage of a huge ancient tree, taking long breaths. Master Karu stood against another tree, reading a volume of his poison encyclopedia joyfully. Medicine slaves were lying disorderly on the wet ground behind the Ground Dragon.

Shi Yan woke up from training and observed his surroundings quietly in a calculatingly manner.

Mo Yanyu was at the head of the troops while Master Karu at the rear. The two seemed to not care about Shi Yan, however their position gave them away. Apparently they were both on guard against Shi Yan who was in the centre of the troops.

Johnson seemed to know that Shi Yan would make his move tonight, so he didn't train, instead he focused on Shi Yan who was ten metres away. Once Shi Yan made a move, he would notice it and stop him.

"Too bad." Shi Yan thought to himself. He waited for them to let their guard down.

As time passed, the bright moon disappeared. Dawn was about to arrive. However, Shi Yan hadn't gotten a chance to escape yet, so he was a little anxious. After a moment's hesitation, he decided not to wait and was about to take action.

"Kaka! Kakaka!"

At that moment, a strange sound came from afar. Something was heading in this direction slowly.

As the Profound Qi flew forth and back in his arms, Shi Yan's eyes suddenly shone with excitement.

"Everyone on alert!" Mo Yanyu shouted, when she lifted herself up from the ancient tree. Staying in a high position, she looked into the distance for a while, then screamed, "A Jade Blade Spider!"

All the warriors woke up from their training process.

The warriors were all wearing a rigid face. Before Mo Yanyu uttered anything, they took out their weapons and crowded around the Ground Dragon in a circle, five or six metres away from each other.

Master Karu packed the book away and frowned. He walked up to the Ground Dragon and ordered in a low voice, "Keep an eye on the medicine bottles on the dragon!"

"Yes Master Karu!" The warriors responded in unison.

The medicine slaves woke up one by one. Hearing a Jade Blade Spider was nearing, they were all frightened and ran to the ground dragon. Apparently, they all knew how cruel a Jade Blade Spider was.

"Jingle!"

A bunch of keys flew out from Mo Yanyu's hand to land under Johnson's foot. "Johnson, open the shackles on them! Or they will be killed by the spider! Hurry up!" Mo Yanyu urged.

Johnson picked up the keys and looked up at Mo Yanyu, then pointed to Shi Yan, "Including him?"

"Yeah. I don't want him to die easily." Mo Yanyu showed no patience on her face.

"Kid, be well-behaved. I will keep an eye on you!" Johnson snorted. He released the shackles on Shi Yan first, then walked over to the rest slaves and freed them one after another.

"Thank God!"

As the shackles were released, Shi Yan felt extremely relaxed and smirked in his mind.

The Shi family was an aristocratic family with a Martial Spirit. Although the owner of this body wasn't a Warrior, he loved adventures and searching for historic remains immensely. He was also familiar with all sorts of demon beasts. So when Mo Yanyu mentioned the Jade Blade Spider, Shi Yan was extremely happy as he knew his chance to escape was coming!

The Jade Blade Spider was a Level 2 demon beast whose eight legs were as sharp as knives. They liked to wander at night and always appeared in groups of five or six. The spiders were cruel and loved eating humans. Once they came across humans in the Dark Forest, they would never spare them.

Demon beasts were always much larger than humans. They had thick, coarse skin and could move faster than humans. Commoners would either die or be injured whenever they met one. Only skilled warriors could escape. Although the Jade Blade Spiders were a mere Level 2 demon beast, they made their appearance in groups of five or six, and normal warriors couldn't move faster than them, thus it was hard to compete with them.

To meet Jade Blade Spiders in the Dark Forest was a bad situation for anyone, as there was nothing valuable on its body and they were aggressive and moved like the wind. They would start attacking as soon as they saw a human and would never leave without getting something, even ignoring their injuries.

Shi Yan approached the Ground Dragon quietly and stood by the panicking medicine slaves and started to observe what was happening, not in a hurry to escape.

"Shit! Eight of them!"

Mo Yanyu cried from the tree, frowning with a rigid face. "It will be a nasty fight. Get ready! Remember, do not pursue and attack! The spiders will have the advantage if we retreat into the thickets! Do not fight in the there!"

"Kakaka! Kaka!"

The sound of a knife cutting the earth approached. Soon, they saw two Jade Blade Spiders who were 10 metres long and 1.5 metres tall. The whole body of the Spider was snow white and as large as a bus, with eight legs like daggers; bright and sharp.

The Spiders moved their dagger-like legs and advanced in extremely quickly and nimbly. They arrived in an instant. Their legs reflected an icy light while moving and easily scared everyone. It was not hard to imagine what tragedy would happen once one was cut by those legs.

Seeing the Spiders show up one by one, the warriors were all silent. Mo Yanyu had jumped down from the tree minutes ago. She was standing in the front of the troops, getting ready by inter-twining her fingers with radiant lightning. Master Karu sat relaxed in the sedan atop the Ground Dragon with indifferent eyes, not showing any indication of fear.

Soon, all eight spiders appeared. They were not stupid, as they separated and surrounded the Ground Dragon, and then shooting forth like eight cars.

With a harsh whistling sound, the eight spiders started the battle at the same time. White legs were raised up into the vast sky, they flew forward at the same time, rushing towards the warriors who were around the Ground Dragon.

At that moment, the air was filled with silver and white knives. The warriors reacted quickly. They thrust their weapons, while deflecting the spiders' attack, towards the beasts' waist and eyes.

Everything descended into chaos.

The Jade Blade Spiders surrounded the Ground Dragon. White legs crashed down. Warriors dodged to the left and the right, and kept thrusting their weapons. Mo Yanyu broke out her Martial Spirit. Her hands were twined by lightning and kept radiating [Verdant Crescent Slashes, which fell upon the spiders and left them trembling.

"Shooo!"

One of the warriors sustained a cut on his torso by a spider leg before he could react. His organs spilled out of him along with his desperate cry. He then fell heavily onto the ground.

The medicine slaves were so frightened that they couldn't help themselves and hid beneath the Ground Dragon. Some slaves lost their mind. They ran in between the spider legs in order to escape, but were nailed to the ground by the spiders' legs and died instantly.

Shi Yan contained himself, his eyes filled with a strange light. He almost didn't move behind the warriors, the shackles ringing with clear sounds.

"Crack!"

The warrior in front of Shi Yan, who was of the Second Sky of the Elementary Realm, bumped into another warrior while moving. Before he could evade, a spider leg cut through his neck and his head was sent flying. Shi Yan was showered with his blood.

Shi Yan's eyes were blurred by the blood. Suddenly, a desire of slaughter broke out in his body. The cyclones in his seven hundred and twenty meridians swirled madly while a potent strength welled out of the meridians.

The headless body of the warrior was spurting out blood. An air current, which could only be sensed by Shi Yan, which was filled with despair, anger and regret, seeped into every pore on Shi Yan. It flowed along his veins until it reached all of the seven hundred and twenty meridians.

In a trance, Shi Yan felt as if he was back at the blood pool again, where he had absorbed all that blood into his meridians as well. The blood had changed his meridians, produced cyclones, and enlarged their capacity, which accelerated the speed it could absorb the blood.

This time, the wisps of air, combined with the despair and hatred of the dead warrior, entered into his body the same way, from the veins to the meridians, in a very rapid speed. The cyclones in his meridians spun hard as if digesting the air currents. Too nefarious!

In ten or so seconds, the air current stopped entering his body. The dead body of the warrior had dried up, as if the blood and Profound Qi were all sucked out of it. Like a dry mummy!

The desire to slaughter emerged in Shi Yan's heart. When the seven hundred and twenty meridians spun in his body, the power of despair, fear and cruelty multiplied as well, which urged Shi Yan to begin a massacre.

"Shwish!"

A spider leg flew towards Shi Yan's head. Surprised, Shi Yan controlled his urge to kill and moved behind another warrior to escape the strike.

"Chee!"

That warrior was blocked by the spider, when he thrust his weapon into the spider's eye with all of his strength. The blind spider went insane and brandished its leg, cutting into the warrior's waist. The warrior was cut into two pieces and died quickly.

After moving near the warrior, when Shi Yan was just about to find a safe zone, things changed again!

The absorption power of his meridians erupted again! The air currents of rage and regret from the two pieces of the warrior's body insanely rushed into his vein and meridians.

In an instant, that warrior became mummified too.

Shi Yan was dumbstruck.

Without a second thought, he assumed that there was another Martial Spirit hidden in his body. This Martial Spirit was based on his meridians and was able to absorb a dead body's power. Shi Yan was frightened by this evil Martial Spirit.

Just then!

A Jade Blade Spider let out a strange whistle, and the remaining six spiders flew back into the thick forest quickly.

Apparently they had noticed that it would be hard to fight with this troop. After two of them died, they finally withdrew.

Shi Yan's face turned cold. He stopped thinking about that weird Martial Spirit at once and moved all of his Profound Qi into his feet. He dashed out with those Jade Blade Spiders as fast as a whirlwind.

He could only run away among the spiders.

Suddenly a warm stream welled out of the meridians and into the Profound Qi inside Shi Yan. His thin Qi was twice strong as before!

Shi Yan thus gained more confidence and went into a state of ecstasy. He looked back to Mo Yanyu afar, running along with the spiders. He said coldly: "Mo Yanyu, wait and see, I will fuck you one day!"

"Catch him!" Mo Yanyu's slim body trembled, her eyes on fire, as she chased after Shi Yan.

Master Karu was even faster!

The vicious alchemist kept quiet on the Ground Dragon as if waiting for something. When Shi Yan ran away with the spiders, he jumped up and flew high after Shi Yan like an eagle.

"Kid, I've waited for so long." Master Karu smirked in an evil voice while he was still up in the sky.

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Chapter 9 - The Escape

As soon as Master Karu touched the ground, he accelerated like a flash of lightning towards Shi Yan with terrifying speed. The power and strength of a Nascent Realm Warrior was far beyond that of an ordinary Elementary Realm Warrior.

Mo Yanyu also chased after him with a killing intent in her beautiful eyes, leaving her own troops behind. She swore to catch Shi Yan and kill him as soon as she got her hands on him.

Shi Yan's face turned serious. He concentrated all the Profound Qi inside his body into the veins in his legs. Every time he took a step on the hard ground, his skinny body would fly forward for seven or eight meters. Soon he was closing in on the giant Jade Blade Spiders.

"Ka! Ka! Ka!"

The Jade Blade Spiders were moving in the wetland with all their eight legs plugged into the mud. Soon they disappeared into the thicket.

Shi Yan followed them into the thick bushes which were 5-6 meters tall. His face was getting more and more nervous. He already forgot how terrifying the Jade Blade Spiders were and kept staring at one of the spiders at front.

Once they got into the bushes, the Jade Blade Spiders suddenly slowed down. Two Jade Blade Spiders suddenly turned around with a strange light in their eyes. They seemed to be annoyed at being chased all the way into the bushes.

The Jade Blade Spiders didn't know Shi Yan's intention. Being chased by three humans, they probably thought that they wanted to fight. One of the Jade Blade Spiders screamed with a strangely sharp sound. Suddenly, the four other Jade Blade Spiders all turned around and looked straight at Shi Yan.

Shi Yan still remained calm. He didn't slow down at all, but streaked towards the Jade Blade Spiders with a much higher speed.

Shi Yan was more focused than ever. His mind became as clear as a mirror. Suddenly, he had entered that marvellous stage again. Everything around him became so clear to him. He could even hear the low-frequency communication among the Jade Blade Spiders, as well as the fast movements of Master Karu behind him. He couldn't miss anything.

"Whoo!"

With Shi Yan's fast movements, the air around him was split in half and he soon generated a strong wind around him. He could hear the sound of air flow louder and louder next to his ears.

Just as Shi Yan had almost run into those Jade Blade Spiders, he suddenly changed direction in the air and flew past one of the Jade Blade Spiders by a millimeter. It was so close that he almost got nicked by the spider's blade-like legs. Shi Yan soon passed by the group of Jade Blade Spiders and continued running forward with no hesitation.

The Jade Blade Spiders were seriously provoked and irritated.

The six Jade Blade Spiders felt like they were fooled by this man in front of them. They had never felt so humiliated. With a sharp scream, the six spiders started racing towards Shi Yan.

Master Karu and Mo Yanyu ran into the bushes one after another, but they had lost track of Shi Yan and only saw the six raging Jade Blade Spiders.

Master Karu suddenly stopped chasing, and said with an icy light in his eyes, "That boy must have hidden somewhere in these bushes."

"Maybe he has run through the flock of Jade Blade Spiders and is ahead of them right now?" Mo Yanyu asked with a frown and some uncertainty in her voice.

Master Karu sniffed, "Even if he is bold enough, he couldn't have survived the Jade Blade Spiders. The eight spider legs are like meat grinders. This place is the proprietary land of the Jade Blade Spiders. If he did become the target of those spiders, he would have already been killed without a doubt."

"Yeah, that makes sense." Mo Yanyu agreed with Master Karu. The two of them then split up and started to search the bushes for traces of Shi Yan.

On the other side, Shi Yan was crazily looking for his way out of the bushes in this dark forest. He was running as fast as he could, but so were those six Jade Blade Spiders behind him. Soon the spiders were closing in on him.

In this part of the Dark Forest, there were no tall trees, nothing but low bushes which seemed to be continue on forever. Shi Yan couldn't see the end of them. The bushes were not that strong, and were easily destroyed simply by a scratch of the spider's legs.

Therefore, Shi Yan couldn't find a tree to hide or rest. All he could do was to keep running like hell. He really hoped he could get rid of those Jade Blade Spiders behind him.

Luckily for him, there was a magical energy spilling out from his Meridians which flowed into his veins and mixed with his Profound Qi. His Profound Qi was therefore much stronger and more concentrated than ever. Otherwise, he couldn't have possibly kept up this pace for so long, and probably would have been slaughtered by those fearsome Jade Blade Spiders and their sharp legs.

With the strong movements of the Profound Qi inside the veins in his legs, Shi Yan felt like they were full of power. Every time he stepped hard on the ground, he would fly up as light as a feather and flew several meters forward. Shi Yan couldn't help admiring the amazing power of Profound Qi and was more and more determined to become a great Warrior.

Shi Yan couldn't remember how long he had been running for his life, but now he was really exhausted. After such long time running, he could feel the power of the Profound Qi inside his legs declining sharply, and he was not running as fast as before.

As he slowed down, the Jade Blade Spiders didn't. These demon beasts had one of the strongest physiques. They didn't need the support of any extra energy to rampage all over the place.

"Damn! Those eight legged bastards are really a pain in the ass in the dark forest."

The Jade Blade Spiders were drawing closer to Shi Yan and were almost upon him.

Shi Yan's heart was beating like a jungle drum and his back was sweating like a waterfall. According to the situation, he knew that sooner or later he would be captured by those Jade Blade Spiders. By that time, he would have already run out of Profound Qi and would have no way to defend himself against those giant spiders.

Water! Suddenly Shi Yan could feel a moist vapor coming from his left side with his sharpened senses. Shi Yan took a deep breath and smiled with joy. He suddenly changed direction and rushed towards his left.

There is water here!

Shi Yan concentrated his senses and listened closely to his surroundings. Not surprisingly, only a few minutes after he changed direction, Shi Yan could hear the most wonderful sound of water flowing in the distance.

Only a few minutes later, a new landscape spread out in front of Shi Yan's eyes. There was a large waterfall, with the water curtain disappearing into the deep pool like shooting stars in the galaxy. Some of the falling water sprayed onto the giant rocks on the shore, with water drops spilling and jumping all over the place like pearls and dense water vapor rising above the pool like a net.

"Splash!"

Shi Yan quickly jumped into the freezing pool like a swift arrow. He felt instantly relieved, and thought that he could finally ditch those Jade Blade Spiders.

"Splash! Splash! Splash!"

However, the six giant spiders also followed him into the deep pool, one by one. They were floating above the water like boats. With their eight giant legs moving around in the water, they swam quickly towards Shi Yan.

"Damn it!" There was no time for Shi Yan to take a break and he was absolutely desperate. Seeing those Jade Blade Spiders approaching, he had no choice but to dive into the water and swim towards the bottom of the pool.

Shi Yan kept holding his breath and dived deeper and deeper into the pool. He only dared to look up when he was already more than seven meters under the surface.

From beneath, he could clearly see the sharp legs of those six Jade Blade Spiders. The spiders were stabbing their legs, which were as sharp as knives, into the water and chopping around.

The Jade Blade Spiders were not afraid of the water and they had no difficulty floating above the surface. However, it seemed they didn't want to dive under the water. The six beasts were just blindly stabbing and chopping their legs into the surface, but only the surface.

Seeing this, Shi Yan was quite relieved. He held his breath and waited patiently in the water.

Holding his breath was one of Shi Yan's strengths. He had participated in a lot of extreme sports programs like this before and therefore had rich experience in this. With one breath, he could survive underwater for more than 10 minutes.

The Jade Blade Spiders didn't stay long on the water. After chopping their legs for a while with no trace of Shi Yan, the six giant beasts soon left the pool one after another.

Only then could Shi Yan float to the surface. When he saw the six Jade Blade Spiders still by the shore, he instantly stopped floating up and started observing those demon beasts very carefully in secret.

The six demon beasts soon left.

Only then did Shi Yan rise to the surface. He took a deep breath of the surrounding damp air, and dive back to the bottom of the pool. After exhausting his breath, he would rise again to the surface near one of the giant rocks on the corner of the pool. He repeated this process over and over again, breathing, diving and rising, breathing, diving and rising.

He was a little worried that those Jade Blade Spiders would come back, but was more worried that Master Karu and Mo Yanyu would find him by following the tracks of those giant beasts. Therefore, he was extra cautious, not willing to come out of the water to soon.

At the bottom of the pool.

Shi Yan was still holding his breath and doing his own meditation. He started to think about the strange energy he had appeared from his Meridians. He remembered that when the two Warriors died, he happened to be nearby, and it seemed that he had stolen all their Profound Qi through his Meridians. Regardless, he definitely had gotten something valuable from those two Warriors.

When he was running from the Jade Blade Spiders, he could strongly feel a strange energy spilling over from his Meridians. This energy was so pure and when it mixed with his Profound Qi inside his body, the energy instantly made his Profound Qi increase much faster and it almost doubled in minutes. But Shi Yan couldn't figure out why.

Could it be that his Meridians had absorbed the energy from those two Warriors, refined this energy into a much more pure and concentrated force, and empowered Shi Yan's own body?

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Chapter 10 - Drag Her Down

At the bottom of the pool.

Shi Yan had gradually recovered his Profound Qi that had been exhausted from running from those Jade Blade Spiders. He had been secretly watching the surroundings of the pool very carefully. He wasn't sure as to whether the giant spiders would come back or whether Mo Yanyu and Master Karu would come here. Just to be safe, he decided to stay in the pool for a little longer, and would only leave when he made sure he was no longer in danger.

With the Profound Qi flowing around his body, Shi Yan felt this short period of resting had already recovered the majority of his Profound Qi. His senses had become sharper and he could even hear the wind blowing through the grass and trees on the surface, despite the fact that he was still underwater.

Before long, he saw a beautiful figure show up on the shore. She was standing by a giant rock on the shore, probing her surroundings with a cold glint in her eyes.

Shi Yan suddenly became nervous and secretly dove three meters deeper. He would only swim around in secret when he had made sure that Mo Yanyu couldn't see him from the shore.

Shi Yan was moving very slowly, afraid to make any ripple on the surface of the pool. He was very focused, swimming like a fish at the bottom of the pool. He even swam to different parts of the pool, just to make sure there's no danger from different areas of the shore.

After making sure that Mo Yanyu was the only person on the shore, he secretly swam closer to the rock by which she was standing. He stayed there for a minute, looking up at the vague figure of the beautiful woman from the water. Shi Yan hesitated for a while, but still kept moving up in the water, very slowly.

"Fucking bastard! Don't let me catch you, otherwise I will make you suffer so much pain that you will beg for death!" Mo Yanyu was cursing on the shore. Her face was twisted with anger.

"Splash!"

Suddenly something rose up from the water beneath her feet. Mo Yanyu was shocked. Before she could react, one of her beautiful legs was grabbed by something. She instantly felt stunned by a strong wave of energy and her body weakened and fell into the pool.

"Boom!"

She felt her soft abdomen heavily punched by something and a sharp pain was spreading to her whole body. Mo Yanyu started to sink with a higher speed. She could barely breathe and had already swallowed a lot of water from the pool, which almost choked her tears out.

When she finally came to her senses, Mo Yanyu found herself grabbed by someone and dragged to the bottom of the pool in a brutal manner. When she could finally take a closer look, she instantly realized that she had fallen into Shi Yan's trap due to negligence.

"Oh crap!"

Mo Yanyu was shocked by this. She knew that she was not a good swimmer so she wouldn't want to fight with Shi Yan here. She was grabbing the water with both hands, trying hard to float up to the surface to plan her next step.

"Huh, want to run? Try me!"

Shi Yan couldn't help but snort. As soon as Mo Yanyu was dragged into the pool, he could tell that she was not good in the water. At that moment, Shi Yan realized that this was his best shot get revenge for himself and humiliate Mo Yanyu at the same time. How could he let such a great opportunity pass by?

With one hand firmly grabbing Mo Yanyu's beautiful leg, Shi Yan kept dragging her down with all his might. His other hand kept pounding hard into her abdomen with a strong fist, determined to make her swallow some more water.

"Boom!"

With another fist on Mo Yanyu's abdomen, Shi Yan felt her skin, which was previously soft, suddenly became as solid as a steel. After this hit, she was not frustrated at all, but still working very hard to reach the surface of the pool.

On the other side, after the hit, Shi Yan felt an intense pain on his fist.

She is using her Profound Qi for self-defense!

Shi Yan instantly realized that Mo Yanyu had started her own defense. Seeing her flailing in the water with both hands, getting closer and closer to the surface. Shi Yan suddenly came up with a thousand ideas.

In three seconds, Shi Yan had come up with a new plan.

Mo Yanyu was still trying her best to reach the surface of the pool. Noticing that Shi Yan had stopped punching her in the abdomen, she got a little too proud of herself, assuming that Shi Yan had exhausted his means.

However, not long after that smile appeared on her face, Mo Yanyu suddenly turned very pale in panic with a terrible look on her face.

With one hand still grabbing her leg like a clamp, Shi Yan started to shamelessly harass her ass and the part between her thighs. This is the most precious and sensitive part of her body, she had not allowed any man to touch or violate it. But now this man in front of her was insatiably groping her thighs as if she were his bitch. Mo Yanyu felt so ashamed she almost couldn't breathe.

Just when she was about to burst into rage and fight with Shi Yan, Mo Yanyu found that the silk pants she had been wearing had been stripped down by Shi Yan. He had even torn down her little panties and left her entire lower body exposed in front of Shi Yan's eyes.

She had never shown any man this secret part of her body. However, this man had successfully humiliated her in such an outrageous way. Mo Yanyu's mind suddenly went blank.

Suddenly, she could feel a big finger forcing its way into her body and it felt like she was being struck by a bolt of lightning. With a thread of electricity flowing through her body, she instantly went numb in her lower body. There was a warm wave of energy making its way out of her body.

Shi Yan also felt shocked, but it didn't feel as good as he thought. He was actually hit by the lightning that came out of Mo Yanyu's body. It seemed that her body would defend herself by discharging a jolt of electricity shock when violated. This lightning had struck him pretty hard and he suddenly couldn't feel his hands. All of a sudden, Shi Yan had lost his power.

At the moment, Mo Yanyu suddenly felt herself much lighter in the water. She realized that Shi Yan had released her. She suddenly regained her senses. Forcing her way through the water with all her might, Mo Yanyu finally rose up to the surface of the pool, filled with grief and indignation.

On the other hand, Shi Yan was still floating in the water, feasting his eyes on the million dollar view above his head. He could clearly see the two sexy legs of Mo Yanyu moving around on the pool surface, her ass which had such a nice curve, as well as the delicious parts between her thighs which were apparently his favorite.

However, he was affected pretty heavily and couldn't feel any strength right now. He couldn't do anything but let Mo Yanyu keep swimming towards a big rock on the shore of the pool.

Before long, Mo Yanyu had arrived at the rock. She grabbed the rock with one hand, and screamed with a raging fire burning in her vicious eyes, "You fucking animal! Come out!"

Having lost her pants, Mo Yanyu couldn't get out of the pool and still needed to hide her lower body in the water. She couldn't do anything but scream like hell. Her hatred was burning and lightning was dancing around her fingers. She would pay any price to burn Shi Yan into a crisp.

After slowly operating his Profound Qi inside his body for a while, Shi Yan felt his discomfort had been mostly alleviated and he had recovered his strength. Still hiding in the water, Shi Yan stared at Mo Yanyu by the big rock on the shore for a while with a greedy look. He couldn't help licking his lips and fantasizing about the woman's body. Although she had a heart as dark as a scorpion, she had the most attractive look to any man, one in a million. He couldn't get enough of her.

Now that Mo Yanyu had already set up her defense, Shi Yan knew that it was impossible for him to drag her down into the water again. This woman had achieved the Nascent Realm for Warriors and possessed the scary Lightning Martial Spirit. If she was already on alert, there's no way that he could strike again.

If Mo Yanyu kept screaming and shouting like this, it wouldn't be long before Master Karu and the other warriors from the Mo family found the two of them. If he didn't get away now, he probably wouldn't get another chance later.

Having thought about this, Shi Yan didn't hesitate at all. He quickly swam from one side of the pool to the other, away from Mo Yanyu, and got up onto the shore.

He kept his little brother pretty aroused, teasing Mo Yanyu across the pool with a proud smile on his face and a big bulge in his pants, "Back then, just what the heck was that stuff coming out of your pussy? It was pretty warm and sweet. You must have enjoyed me back there."

With her lower body still naked in the water, Mo Yanyu didn't dare to come onto the shore. Hearing him saying this, Mo Yanyu's body felt like it was hit by a lightning bolt. She screamed like crazy, "I'm gonna kill you! You bastard! I am so killing you! I swear! I will cut you into pieces!"

Shi Yan replied with a snort on his face, "Bitch! I've already tasted your pussy. How are you gonna get married? Kill me? Huh! Next time, you won't be this lucky with only my finger inside of your body!"

After saying that, he shook his little brother in an exaggerated manner in front of Mo Yanyu's eyes, putting on a teasing smile and left before she could burst out with rage. Shi Yan quickly disappeared into the bushes.

Mo Yanyu was so angry that she could hardly breathe. She fired waves of lightning towards Shi Yan, but the lightning could barely cross the pool, degrading into little electric sparks and disappearing after a few hundred meters, to say nothing of hurting Shi Yan.

Gasping heavily, Mo Yanyu could feel her hatred burning in her eyes endlessly. As much as she would like to strike back, her lower body was still naked in the water, so she wouldn't dare to make a move. After a while, after making sure that Shi Yan wouldn't come back, she swam to the middle of the pool to retrieve her pants which were floating on the surface.

"Miss Mo, I remember you were chasing somebody. How come you jumped into the pool to take a nice bath?"

Mo Yanyu heard the creepy voice of Master Karu from behind her as she finished dressing on the shore. Startled, she quickly turned around, seeing Master Karu staring at her with two horny eyes. Master Karu was like a starving wolf, staring right at her wet body, which looked so delicious with its beautiful curves. Mo Yanyu was offended but couldn't say anything to Master Karu. She held back her raging anger and replied mercilessly, "I was dragged down into the water by that motherfucking asshole!"

"Oh!" Master Karu nodded. His greedy eyes still didn't stop roaming over Mo Yanyu's sexy body. He said with a horny smile on his face, "Miss Mo, you… didn't let him do things to you, did you?"

"Hell no!" Mo Yanyu denied with a cold face, "It's just I'm not good with the water, so he took the chance to get away."

"Which direction?" Master Karu said with a weird frown, "That guy had the strangest body structure. Even my Gut Cutting poison couldn't break him. He was indeed a good trial subject. I won't let someone like him escape."

"Then let's not waste any time!" Mo Yanyu was already furious. She didn't want to waste too much time with Master Karu and started chasing Shi Yan right away, heading in the direction he disappeared.

Once she turned around, Master Karu started staring at her sexy curves with his creepy, cold snake-like eyes.

After staring at her wet plump ass for a while, the beautiful body of Mo Yanyu disappeared into the bushes. Master Karu laughed with a horny smile and followed her with lightning speed.

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Chapter 11 - Strike Back

A crowd of people had started to gather in the Dark Forest, which was filled with all kinds of trees and plants. Warriors from the Mo family had separated into groups and were searching for Shi Yan in their designated areas. They all had a depressed look on their faces.

Mo Yanyu's face was as cold as ever. She gave her order in a sharp voice, "Go search for that bastard! Now! Once you have found any trace of him, set off the blue smoke bomb! Don't fight him individually!"

"It has been 3 days and we still cannot find that guy, but we keep finding traces of him. Is he that poor at covering his tracks, or has he been intentionally playing with us?" Master Karu said with a sour face, apparently irritated by Shi Yan's tricks.

For the past few days, the whole crowd had been looking for Shi Yan in the Dark Forest. They could occasionally see the footprints and broken tree branches he left behind on his way through. He must have been around this area for days, but no matter how hard they searched, they couldn't find anything, not even the smallest clue as to the whereabouts of Shi Yan.

"Search a bigger area!" Mo Yanyu was pissed off, and shouted her new order, "Start from here and search separately! Do your best! Once you see him, release the blue smoke bomb! I will be there in an instant!"

The warriors of the Mo family all complied obediently.

"Is it okay to leave the Ground Dragon alone?" Master Karu frowned, and said worriedly, "All my medicine bottles are with the dragon. If that boy goes over there to mess with my medicine, he would cause me more trouble than I could handle."

"Master Karu, don't you worry. The Ground Dragon is being guarded by Johnson and seven other warriors. Johnson has already reached the Third Sky of the Elementary Realm. That asshole is no match for him." Mo Yanyu said with a proud face.

Master Karu nodded in consent.

The warriors of the Mo family had moved further and further away, and the members had become more and more distanced from each other. With one hand on the blue smoke bomb, the warriors were not that stressed. As soon as they saw any trace of Shi Yan, all they had to do was to set off the blue smoke. Simple enough!

One of the warriors was walking in the shade, cursing Shi Yan at the same time with an angry face. He looked up at the tree branches above his head, and then checked the bushes around his ankles.

They had been searching this area for the past three days! All for a junior warrior who had barely reached the Elementary Realm! There was no trace of him at all. They didn't even believe that he was still in the area, they all thought that Shi Yan had already left. Therefore, all the warriors were not happy when they were ordered to search this area again, complaining in secret and thinking that they were wasting their time. There was no point for them to do this!

The warrior arrived under one of the aged trees, shaded by all the thick branches and leaves. This time, when he looked up, all he could feel was a chill, cold and evil, pouring down onto him. All of a sudden, Shi Yan jumped down from the tree like a fierce wolf, crushing the warrior's face with his knee.

"Boom!"

With a strong blow, the warrior's face was instantly covered in fresh blood. He fell on the ground, with his eyes filled with blood and tears. For a moment, he couldn't see anything.

All he could do was stab his dagger wildly, shouting in panic, "Here! He's over here!"

Before he could release the blue smoke bomb in his left hand, an intense pain spread from his left wrist. He couldn't stand it and let the blue smoke bomb be taken away from him.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Shi Yan put on the cruelest face he had ever made. Before he could realize, his eyes had already turned dark red and there was a murderous look in his eyes. He moved swiftly around the warrior, hiding away from his random stabbings and continued stepping on his face, showing no mercy.

With his Profound Qi running wild through both of his legs, Shi Yan's every hit was as powerful as an iron hammer. Under such strong attacks, it only took five strikes for the warrior to stop breathing.

Seeing this, Shi Yan stepped towards the dead warrior, grabbed the dagger from his lifeless hand and stabbed straight into the warrior's neck with a precise and cruel cut. Shi Yan's face remained calm and cold all this time.

All of a sudden, a strong wave of invisible energy spilled out of the warrior's body, mixed with strings of emotions such as distress, anger and panic, all pouring out at once. The energy was quickly absorbed by Shi Yan and flowed into his Meridians. Within a few seconds, the warrior had lost all his Profound Qi and turned into a mummified body.

Shi Yan approached the dead body again. He searched through his pockets with a frown, and only found a packet of food and a few dozen Purple Crystal Coins. Shi Yan took away his possessions and quickly left the scene. He didn't want to stop in one place for long, making his way swiftly through the dark forest swiftly like a fox, and soon disappearing into the trees.

This was the first time that he had ever taken a man's life. However, he was not at all nervous or panicky. He had remained calm and cool-headed the whole time. When he was stepping hard onto the warrior's face, he felt nothing but an overwhelming thrill, a great satisfaction that he couldn't describe with words. He was free. He felt like he was a warrior by nature, and that he was born to kill.

The killing had brought him a feeling of euphoria, it was the most wonderful moment that he had never experienced. All the unpleasant feelings that had been haunting him for days were instantly cast away the moment he cut that warrior's neck.

Deep down, Shi Yan knew this wasn't right, and that there must be something wrong with his body. No normal person would be this calm and steady when killing his first victim, not like him. Normal people wouldn't feel this kind of thrill or bliss either. However, he was like an obsessed drug addict when it came to murder and killing.

As the Profound Qi from the warrior's body rushed into Shi Yan's Meridians, there was again a strong urge of murder flaring up inside his body. Before long, a strange energy poured into his Profound Qi, making it even stronger and more concentrated than ever.

This felt so good!

For five days, Shi Yan was like a ghost in the Dark Forest. He was everywhere, always killing, and always precise and accurate. The murders all happened in sneak attacks before those poor warriors had chance to release their blue smoke bombs in their hand.

Within days, another three warriors became Shi Yan's victims. Every time, when their bodies were discovered, they had already become mummified, with all their blood and Profound Qi sucked away.

Mo Yanyu became more and more agitated. She searched and searched around the dark forest with Master Karu, desperate to dig Shi Yan out. Both of them had started to smell a crisis on the horizon.

For the first victim, his face was terribly destroyed, with a cruel blow to his head, and there were still some traces of a struggle.

For the second and third victims, they were both secretly attacked from behind, with several brutal stabs in their hearts and abdomen, with only traces of a brief fight still there.

However, for the last warrior, he was killed instantly with a clear cut on the throat and there was no trace of a fight at all.

Judging from the four dead warriors, Shi Yan was becoming more and more skilled at killing. The Dark Forest had become a perfect arena for showing off his talent of murder. He skillfully used the landscape to cover his own tracks. Like an experienced hunter, he was secretly hiding in the forest, watching and waiting for his next prey.

The death of those four warriors had made the other warriors all very nervous. Mo Yanyu and Master Karu were also starting to take this seriously. As per their new orders, the warriors were not allowed to act individually. They were only allowed to move in groups of two. This way, if one of them was attacked, the other one could come right over it help, in order to avoid the tragedy that had happened before.

In the Dark Forest, on the top of an aged tree, wrapped and covered by layers of leaves, Shi Yan sat cross-legged in silence, looking at those little human figures in the distance through the leaves.

"Huh, not as stupid as before…" Shi Yan sniffed from the inside. He knew it wouldn't be that easy for him to strike and kill now.

Shi Yan didn't rush into attacks. He watched those warriors for a while, and noticed that after the death of the previous four warriors, the Mo family warriors had started to act in groups of two, hence they couldn't cover a search area as large as before. Right now, they were not coming in his direction, but moving away from Shi Yan's location.

After making sure that the warriors were not coming his way, at least not in a short period of time, Shi Yan closed his eyes quietly, and started to circulate the Profound Qi inside his body. The Profound Qi of those killed by Shi Yan over the past few days had all been absorbed by Shi Yan's Meridians shortly after they died, and was purifying his Meridians and strengthening his Profound Qi in a powerful way.

Shi Yan started to circulate the Profound Qi inside his body faster and faster with his mind. He could clearly feel that his Profound Qi was much stronger than before, rushing through his Meridians like an intense lightning all over his body, from his abdomen and all the way to his right arm. Shi Yan held his breath, cleared his mind, and concentrated all his attention in pouring the Profound Qi into his right arm. Now! He released this burning energy all at once!

The Profound Qi inside his arm was flowing rapidly towards his right index finger like wild horses escaping from their reins.

"Shoot!"

Some silver colored light smoke suddenly shot out of his right index finger, making a strange sound the air. The light smoke didn't gather in the air and only lasted for a few minutes before it faded away.

Shi Yan opened his eyes, with bright stars shining in his black eyes and a surprised smile on his face.

He had successfully managed to push his Profound Qi outside of his body!

This marked him reaching the Third Sky of the Elementary Realm. After his rigorous practice over the past few days, he had finally made it to a new level with the help of that strange power inside his Meridians.

Although the Profound Qi that was forced from his body was not in a concentrated shape, and couldn't make itself into a sharp beam, he would be able to infuse his Profound Qi into all kinds of killing weapons, and could directly rupture the enemy's organs with his Profound Qi shot; which meant that he had already reached a milestone in his control and operation of Profound Qi.

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Chapter 12 - The Mysterious Martial Skill in the Blood Vein Ring

After Shi Yan withdrew the Profound Qi that had flown out of his body, he set his eyes upon the crimson ring on his left ring finger. This mysterious ring, which he had named the 'Blood Vein Ring', came from the blood pool, and had some connection with it.

As he was thinking, he recalled the time when he wore the ring for the first time. Back then, the Profound Qi in his body was very weak, but the moment he wore the ring, it rushed toward the ring in a wild manner. But since it was too weak then, his Qi couldn't flow into the ring across his skin.

Now he had already reached the Third Sky, meaning his Profound Qi had been strengthened and refined to the point that it could move out of his body.

What would happen if his Profound Qi went into the ring?

Shi Yan was curious and guessed that there was a secret inside this ancient ring. Maybe after studying this ring, he could find out the reason why his meridians changed.

Through the leaves, Shi Yan observed for a while. Three warriors from Mo family were moving away from him, and would not come back for a short time.

Shi Yan decided to give it a shot!

At first, the Profound Qi was flowing slowly in his dantian, then it suddenly accelerated and rushed into his left arm. His Qi moved rapidly and he felt a numb pain in the veins of his left arm. The Qi, rushed all the way into the ring finger on his left hand with a crushing force, and lashed against the skin under the ring.

Like smoke, the Profound Qi leaked out from between the ring and the skin, making the sound of steam coming out of a kettle, and the pure energy dived right inside the ring in an instant.

The Blood Vein Ring let out a crimson light, as if the protective layer of the ring had been ruptured. At this point, a strange energy jumped out of the Blood Vein Ring and flew back into Shi Yan's arm. It went straight up his neck and finally arrived in his mind.

Martial Skill: [Rampage]!

The energy coming out of the Blood Vein Ring was a series of memory fragments. This [Rampage, was a strange Martial Skill. The training procedure became deeply engraved in his mind.

Martial Skills taught warriors how to operate their Profound Qi, and contained a skill for attacking with Profound Qi. Just like the ranking for Alchemists, it was divided into five grades: Mortal, Profound, Spirit, Sacred and God. [1]

But there were some differences between the ranking of Martial Skills and that of Alchemists. Every grade of Alchemists consisted of seven sub-levels, while Martial Skills contained no sub-levels.

High grade Martial Skills brought the best out of the Profound Qi inside a Warrior and provided them with an enormous ability to attack. The higher the grade of the Martial Skill, the better it tapped their Profound Qi. If a warrior was to train with a high grade Martial Skill, he had to reach a high level first. The stronger the Martial Skill, the stricter the conditions it required.

Generally speaking, warriors of the Elementary and Nascent Realm were suitable for training Mortal and Human level Martial Skills, Disaster Realm for Profound and Earth level skills, Nirvana Realm for Spirit and Sky level skills, Spirit Realm for Sacred level skills and True God and King God Realm for God level skills.

It was a waste of time if a warrior of a lower grade tried to train with high grade Martial Skills.

If one's grade was too low and their Profound Qi was not intense enough, one would not succeed in learning a high grade Martial Skill. Even if they barely succeeded, he could not use the power of a high grade Martial Skill proficiently, as their Realm and power would not be enough to sustain them. It was best for a warrior to train with Martial Skills which matched their Warrior Realm.

For example, even if a warrior of the Nascent Realm possessed God level Martial Skill, it would be a total waste of time, because he would never be able to train it with his low Realm.

Conversely, if a warrior of a high Realm trained with a low level Martial Skill, he couldn't put his power to good use either.

If a warrior of the True God Realm had only low grade Martial Skills of the Mortal and Profound grade, his ability would be restricted. For, if his Martial Skills were too low for his warrior Realm, he could only use 70%-80% of his ability.

On the Grace mainland, Martial Skills were more treasured than pills from alchemists; they were the most valuable treasure on this earth. Generally speaking, Martial Skills were controlled by those honorable families and all sorts of forces. It was one of the attractions for warriors, as such they often joined to those honorable families to have access to them.

The higher the grade, the more valuable the Martial Skill. Warriors of a high Realm would be severely restricted if they didn't possess a high grade Martial Skill. They would be at a disadvantage, sometimes resulting in them being killed in fights.

Thus, in order to acquire a suitable high grade Martial Skill, those high-levelled warriors would sacrifice anything.

Sitting straight up in the foliage, Shi Yan sorted out the memories of [Rampage] in his mind little by little. After he put those memory fragments in order, he found that the [Rampage] Martial Skill consisted of three levels as well. What got imprinted in his mind now was only the first level of the training process. He had no idea what Martial Skill grade [Rampage] was, or whether [Rampage] suited him or not.

This Martial Skill leaked out from the Blood Vein Ring and rushed into his mind in a direct yet weird way. To train in this Martial Skill one needed to reverse the flow of their Profound Qi, which was of the opposite most Martial Skills. Shi Yan hesitated, could he train this incomplete Martial Skill, whose story was still unknown.

As one of the five biggest families in the Merchant Union, the Shi family had its own Martial Skills, the highest of which reached the Spirit level. It was regarded as a family heirloom by the family head of Shi family, Shi Jian. This old man was the only person who had reached the Realm required to train with it.

Nonetheless, apart from this Spirit level Martial Skill, the Shi family also possessed Mortal and Profound level Martial Skills.

Shi Yan had decided to return to Shi family and train with their Mortal and Profound level Martial Skills with his new identity. But now, the Blood Vein Ring had produced this mysterious and unknown Martial Skill. He was totally confused, should he train with it or not?

With a rigid face, Shi Yan tried to refine his Profound Qi and pushed it into the Blood Vein Ring, only to find his Profound Qi blocked by a protective screen within the Ring. No matter how hard he tried, his Profound Qi couldn't break the screen. He came to the vague conclusion that there was something behind that protective screen, but he would never know until it was broken.

Behind that protective screen, there might be more information about [Rampage]. Most likely it would be the process of the other two levels of training. Sadly, his Profound Qi could not break that screen until it was strong enough.

Helplessly, Shi Yan withdrew his Profound Qi from the ring. He arranged the incomplete memory fragments of the Martial Skill again, but he was still hesitant.

To train with it or not?

Being wrapped in foliage with his eyes shining, Shi Yan's facial expressions kept on changing. After a very long time, he decided to see what would happen to his body if he trained in the first level of [Rampage].

His Profound Qi moved towards the Jugu Meridian slowly. After it arrived, according to the spinning process of first level of [Rampage, Shi Yan slowly injected his Profound Qi into the Jugu Meridan. Instantly, it started to spin rapidly. Negative moods buried in that meridian, such as hatred, despair and insanity, were all triggered in a burst, which turned into a certain force and began to change the veins, bones, blood and flesh around the Jugu Meridian.

All of a sudden, he felt a severe pain.

The blood and flesh around the Jugu Meridian suddenly contracted and his muscles became tight instantly.

After a quick thought, Shi Yan began to reverse the flow of his Profound Qi in no time. An unbearable pain suddenly raced through his whole body and felt that his veins were very nearly torn apart. After it travelled several inches, Shi Yan made up his mind and forced his Profound Qi up. His Profound Qi jumped across the Jugu Meridian and rushed to the Jianzhen Meridian like an angry beast.

After it accumulated in his Jianzhen Meridian, his Profound Qi spun just like before, which again brought out those negative moods of hatred, despair and anger hidden in the meridian all at once. The blood and flesh in that area began to contract again. To Shi Yan's surprise, there was even a vague grey fog rising up from each pore on his shoulder, which was mixed with despair and hatred. Haunting!

The Profound Qi reversed again. Shi Yan felt a splitting pain in his right arm and his forehead and back were both soaked in sweat.

Severe pain!

Biting his teeth, the insanity inside Shi Yan broke out abruptly. Despite the pain in his arm, Shi Yan continued to urge his Profound Qi in the direction of Wuli Meridian…

After an unknown passage of time, Shi Yan moved his Profound Qi all the way from his Jugu Meridian to his Yangchi Meridian near his wrist, all while suppressing the desire to vomit. All sorts of negative energy inside the meridians of his the right arm seemed to be brought out at once!

Examining carefully, Shi Yan found the muscles on his right arm had contracted, so much so that they were much thinner than before. The dim grey fog curled up his arm ceaselessly, conveying those negative moods.

Merely by looking at it, one would be easily affected by its power, feeling extremely terrified.

The Profound Qi was moving back and forth in his arm. A strong power which could burst a dam was surging in his arm, combined with all sorts of negative moods. Shi Yan felt enormous power in his right arm, as if it would burst out at any minute.

In the bottom of his heart, a series of whims containing killing and cruelty showed up.

Breathing heavily, Shi Yan's eyes showed a murderous look. Among the trees, he started searching for targets, viciously like a wolf. How he wished he could grind every person he saw into powder with his right arm. It wouldn't be content until he smashed those people into mud.

A short while later, two shadows, along with loud curses, were moving towards his direction slowly. They were both warriors of the Mo family. After searching other places but finding no trace of Shi Yan, they were sent by Mo Yanyu to search this area.

"Where is that bastard? I'm gonna cut off his head at sight of him! Crap! My mistress is still waiting for me in the Merchant Union. I have wasted too much of my time here because of that bastard! Damn!" A stout warrior was viciously cursing, whose face was buried under a heavy moustache.

"Zhen Tie, Be careful! That bastard killed four of us! He must be a tough one to deal with. He ate twice what we eat for one meal, so strange! Don't underestimate him!" The other warrior looked cautious, and he kept looking around, being more careful apparently.

"Don't worry. We are both at the Second Sky of the Nascent Realm. And we are two people. It's asking for death if that bastard tries to attack us. Hmm! Let us kill him soon so that we can leave! I have enough with this crazy place. I want women! Women!" The warrior named Zhen Tie seemed too eager for a woman that he began to shout in the woods.

"Yeah well... Miss Mo is a woman too..."That cautious warrior mocked in a low voice.

"Well, Miss Mo is a woman. But she is out of our league. I noticed that Master Karu went to Miss Mo quite a lot these days. Maybe he has a good chance. Look at Miss Mo; that face, that ass, hmm, let's see which lucky bastard could get her. Our level is too low. There is not even a slightest hope in this life!"

Zhen Tie lowered his voice, wearing sinister smile on his face. He seemed to be having some fantasy. When it came to a joyful part, he straightened his body and laughed loudly.

"Stop daydreaming! Miss Mo is already engaged. That Ling Shaofeng is a very tough guy. If he knew you are fantasizing about her, you would be dead!"

Upon hearing Ling Shaofeng's name, Zhen Tie looked panicked. He whispered, "That kid is too strange! I have heard that he has almost reached the Human Realm. I have seen him kill! He is unimaginably cruel! Even Master Karu would not escape if he annoyed Ling Shaofeng. Seriously, we have to be careful. If he heard what we said..."

Zhen Tie shivered. Apparently he was too scared of Mo Yanyu's fiancée.

With rigid faces, the two discussed Ling Shaofeng as they walked toward where Shi Yan was, not knowing that in the thick leaves above them, there was a bloody beast.

[1] Mortal, Profound, Spirit, Sacred and God: five grades of Martial skills.

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Chapter 13 - Surprise Kill

Shi Yan couldn't control his bloodlust any more. He panted, suddenly jumping up from the thicket. His Profound Qi was flowing in his right arm like waves with a fierce and violent killing energy which was about to explode from the inside.

"Crap!"

The warrior who had been on alert suddenly paled, and screamed loudly for help. Landing on top of his head, Shi Yan started his strike like a sharp sword as his Profound Qi formed into a thick smog around his arm. Ahead of him, Shi Yan cast his Profound Qi out like a net, which tightly wrapped up the warrior's head in an instant.

In that moment, an intense wave of negative feelings, blended with endless resentment and desperation, suddenly rushed into his nose and mouth. The Mo family warrior felt like he was standing in the middle of a bloody ocean with thousands of evil spirits flying towards him, grabbing him with full force and tearing him apart. He couldn't move even if he tried to.

"Thump!"

Shi Yan's iron-like fist struck the warrior's skull with a mighty force. With a clear sound, the warrior's skull exploded; he didn't even get to scream before he breathed his last breath. All his Profound Qi rushed out and was directly absorbed into Shi Yan's meridians.

The other warrior named Zheng Tie, looked absolutely horrified and instantly set off his blue smoke bomb. The blue smoke bomb flew up into the sky and exploded with a shining blue light even brighter than the sun.

"Look! Over there!"

Seeing that blue light, Mo Yanyu suddenly got excited. She turned around, and quickly flew towards that direction with no hesitation. Master Karu didn't move at first. He sneered for a moment, and then followed Mo Yanyu.

"You bastard! Let's see how you get away this time?" After releasing the blue smoke bomb, Zheng Tie was not as panicky as before. He stared at Shi Yan with burning eyes and sneered, "We have been looking for you all this time. Finally, you came out. This time, where can you run to?"

Shi Yan was breathing heavily. With the bloodlust becoming more and more concentrated in his eyes, Shi Yan could feel an endless urge for blood within his chest. That warrior's Profound Qi which flew into Shi Yan's body after he died had further fuelled this killing impulse within his body. It was as if there was a voice whispering into his ears, continuously encouraging him to indulge in his desire for blood.

Seeing that Shi Yan was just standing there panting, instead of making a move towards him, Zheng Tie felt a bit relieved. He kept his distance from Shi Yan and sneered, "Hey you, Miss Mo and Master Karu will be here in a moment. You are gonna die for sure!"

With a roar rising out of his throat, Shi Yan suddenly flew towards Zheng Tie, like a caged beast running wild. There was a beam of white smoke surrounding his right arm which looked just like a giant snake. The snake suddenly jumped out and came right towards Zheng Tie's neck.

Zheng Tie was already prepared. He didn't directly counter Shi Yan. Instead, he moved away from by a couple of meters.

However, that snake of white smoke was not that easy to get rid of. It kept chasing Zheng Tie as if it was alive. Even though Zheng Tie stepped back, it didn't give up and still followed him, intending to wrap around him like a cocoon.

Zheng Tie was a little surprised. He sniffed a little and started to cut the smoke snake with the sharp blade in his hands.

The white smoke snake was cut into half instantly. However, it didn't stop. The two parts of snake rose up and started to wrap around both of his arms. At that moment, two waves of evil spirits rushed into Zheng Tie's head. His body froze, both eyes filled with bloody scenes and creepy skeletons. He felt like he was suddenly deprived of all his power.

"Boom!"

Shi Yan arrived right in front of Zheng Tie and hit him in the face with all the force in his right fist. In just one hit, an ocean of bloody and turbulent Profound Qi exploded out of Shi Yan's fist and drilled straight into Zheng Tie's head.

With blood all over his face, as well as a terrified and unbelievable look in his eyes, Zheng Tie felt a chill running down his body and he collapsed face down on the ground. His Profound Qi flew out just like those dead warriors before him.

The bodies of the two warriors gradually turned into mummies, without a trace of blood on their faces, drained of all their Profound Qi.

Despite all the fierce bloodlust roaring in his mind, Shi Yan retain his rationale and carefully checked the belongings of those two dead warriors. He collected all the valuable food and crystal coins and climbed into the ancient tree like an agile monkey. He hid himself among those thick leaves and branches, and told himself to calm down, ovefur and over again.

However, the crazy desire for blood was still there in his mind. Shi Yan sat there and started to operate his Profound Qi. The Profound Qi that had been flowing within his right arm a moment ago was gradually maneuvered into his abdomen and his right arm had returned to normal.

Shi Yan tried his best to control his breath and withdrew the flying evil spirits back into his body. The killing light gradually disappeared from his eyes. Through the thick leaves, Shi Yan looked at the movement on the ground in full concentration.

Before long, a crowd started to gather under the tree. The first two were also warriors from the Mo family. Like Zheng Tie, they were also Elementary Realm Warriors that had reached the Second Sky, and couldn't push their Profound Qi out of their body yet. They looked alert after they arrived, and they kept looking around for traces of Shi Yan, afraid he might strike again.

After a while, Mo Yanyu and Master Karu arrived one after another. Mo Yanyu arrived first. She took a quick look at the two dried bodies lying on the ground, and said in a firm voice, "Yes! It was him!" A cold killing light started to spread within her eyes. She moved around, trying to find some trace of him. She started to study the leaves and branches, trying to figure out whether he had left or not.

Before, if Shi Yan tried to escape, he would have broken some branches of the tree, or left behind some heavy and messy footprints. In that short time, there was no way for him to cover his tracks.

Mo Yanyu was right about that.

But what a shame! Shi Yan hadn't left at all. He had been hiding in that ancient tree all along. Mo Yanyu searched everywhere, but couldn't find a thing. Her beautiful face held an ugly frown, "Damn it! Fucking hell! There is no trace of him at all!"

After Master Karu arrived, he looked around with his shrewd eyes and suddenly looked up and shouted, "You little shit! Come out of the tree now! You think you can get away with this again?"

Shi Yan was surprised by Master Karu's reaction. He couldn't help but lose his control. A freezing light flew out of his dark eyes, the killing desire that he had been suppressed inside of his body was unleashed!

"There you are!" Master Karu sneered and instantly summoned a creepy grey bomb in his hands. The bomb was suddenly thrown towards Shi Yan's hiding place in a flash.

"You fucking asshole! Where can you hide this time?" Mo Yanyu put on a scary face and also struck the place where Shi Yan was hiding with her powerful [Green Lightning Kill, mixed with beams of electricity.

"Whoo!"

Shi Yan jumped out of the leaves. He didn't lay eyes on Mo Yanyu or Master Karu at all. Once he was out, he instantly ran for the next tree with the thickest leaves.

However, both Mo Yanyu and Master Karu were Warriors of the Nascent Realm, which was superior to Shi Yan's Elementary Realm. Unless Shi Yan attacked them by surprise, there was no way that Shi Yan could confront them face to face, to say nothing of one versus the two of them.

"Don't lose him!" With a loud shout, Mo Yanyu flew after Shi Yan, while the two warriors of the Mo family followed behind.

Master Karu didn't chase Shi Yan instantly. He watched the grey bomb completely destroy the tree branches where Shi Yan had been hiding, waved his hand, and summoned that creepy grey bomb back into his palm. He sneered again and then followed Mo Yanyu at the speed of light.

The two warriors of the Mo family were soon left behind. Mo Yanyu and Master Karu were chasing Shi Yan one after another. They were soon closing in.

"Boom!"

A bright blue light ball suddenly exploded right in front of Mo Yanyu and Master Karu, with the shining blue light almost blinding the two of them. Mo Yanyu and Master Karu were too busy following Shi Yan to pay attention to their surroundings, and were instantly surprised and blinded by the shining flash of the blue light. They collided into two giant trees. Before they could regain their eyesight, Shi Yan was already miles away.

"A blue smoke bomb! Damn it!" Mo Yanyu shouted and continued to chase Shi Yan with an angry face.

Master Karu was apparently irritated too. He swore something and suddenly flew ahead of Mo Yanyu. This time, he was not holding back his real power. "Fucking asshole! This time, I'm gonna make you beg for mercy!"

"Boom!"

Another blue smoke bomb exploded in front of him. But this time, Master Karu was prepared. He closed his eyes just in time and continued to chase Shi Yan after the bright flash of that blue smoke bomb faded away.

As a Warrior of the Nascent Realm, Master Karu's power was way above that of Shi Yan's. He flew just like a wind, as fast as lightning. After the second blue smoke bomb, he soon closed the gap between him and Shi Yan.

The grey bomb! Master Karu summoned another grey bomb inside his palm. He put on an evil face and lifted his hands when he was about 20 meters away from Shi Yan. Boom! That grey bomb was cast out just like a cannonball, heading straight at the back of Shi Yan.

"Boom!"

Shi Yan released another blue smoke bomb. The blue smoke bomb and that grey bomb crashed into each other and exploded, releasing bright green light which covered the whole sky. The green light fell onto the forest and started a wildfire.

Thanks to that blue smoke bomb, Shi Yan had won some time to escape. He kept running like hell. Once he sensed that Master Karu was closing in on him, he would release a blue smoke bomb that he had taken from the warriors before, and buy himself some time to run away.

But finally, Shi Yan had run out of all the blue smoke bombs in his hands. At that moment, he suddenly felt a strange warm stream of energy flowing throughout his body from his meridians. The Profound Qi he had extracted from those two dead warriors had been purified by his body and become part of his own Profound Qi within his abdomen, enhancing his power to the next level.

Instantly, Shi Yan turned around, and started running towards Master Karu as if he were crazy!

Master Karu put a creepy sneer on his face again. He did not panic at all. He slowly operated the Profound Qi inside his body, preparing his plan. Within seconds, his whole body was covered with a layer of dark light, half a metre thick.

He was using Profound Qi to protect his body!

Shi Yan was a little shocked, but he didn't slow down because of this. Even with his Profound Qi concentrated within his left hand, Shi Yan didn't release it up front. He held his iron-like fist like a sharp knife, and stuck it right at Master Karu's stomach.

With the look of contempt in his eyes, Master Karu didn't move at all, as if he was waiting for Shi Yan's strike.

"Boom!"

With one hit on the layer of dark light covering Master Karu's body, Shi Yan felt like he was hitting a layer of cotton. He only hit the layer of dark light, he could not hurt Master Karu's body at all.

"Hmph! You low-grade Elementary Realm Warrior! Wanna break my [Dark Light Shield]? It's not that easy!" Master Karu sneered, and with a wave, a grey bomb sped out of his palms, right at Shi Yan's chest.

Shi Yan was struck instantly. With an intense wave of power storming into his chest, Shi Yan flew backwards, his mouth filled with blood. He could even hear the sound of his bones crushing inside his chest.

Falling on the ground, Shi Yan felt like his whole body had shattered, and felt an unbearable pain all over. His mouth was filled with blood.

"You have no idea who you are dealing with," Master Karu shook his head, and slowly walked towards Shi Yan with a dark face, "You boy, come back to be my medicine slave. Don't ever attempt to run away again. You should know that I didn't strike you with my full power. Otherwise, you would have been dead already."

"Again!"

Shi Yan stood up. He wiped the blood from his lips, and rushed towards Master Karu again with a terrifying look in his eyes.

"Hmm! You wanna die? Sure!" Master Karu laughed like crazy. This time, he didn't hide either, and activated his [Dark Light Shield] again. His entire body was instantly covered by a shining dark light.

Shi Yan held up his right fist and rushed towards Master Karu, as if he wanted to try the same attack as last time. Master Karu sneered, "Come on boy, you are certainly looking for death this time!"

As Shi Yan was rushing forward, something strange suddenly happened to his right hand. Before he hit Master Karu's [Dark Light Shield, a layer of white light appeared around his right fist. A strong wave of negative energy, combined with desperation, fear and a killing lust, rushed out together instantly.

Master Karu became anxious. However, it was already too late for him to make any contingency plans.

The next moment, a terrifying storm of horrifying negative desires, filled with craziness and desperation, struck Master Karu's [Dark Light Shield]. The [Dark Light Shield, that was more than capable of defending from a full strength strike from an Elementary Realm Warrior, shattered into pieces within seconds. The evil spirits entangled around Shi Yan's right fist smashed right through Master Karu's body, storming through into his body like a wild wave.

Under the influence of that overwhelming killing power, Master Karu's mind, as well as his body, was completely frozen. He had absolutely no time to react or prepare his defense.

Shi Yan took out the dagger that he had been hiding in his left sleeve and swiped right across Master Karu's neck. A hot wave of blood streamed out of Karu's neck, splashing all over Shi Yan's body.

A head flew up into the air and fell onto the ground three meters away.

The Profound Qi inside Master Karu's body was now running wild. Mixed with all those terrifying thoughts inside Master Karu's mind right before his last breath, his Profound Qi was now flowing into Shi Yan's meridians with an unstoppable force.

Shi Yan could clearly feel the strong energy within this unique wave of Profound Qi. His whole body trembled slightly with excitement.

Different from previous warriors like Zheng Tie, Master Karu was a Nascent Realm Warrior. The Profound Qi inside his body was much thicker and more concentrated. The Profound Qi that Shi Yan got from him after his death was way more powerful than what he got from the previous warriors. Shi Yan was standing still. He couldn't move at all. It took him almost a minute to absorb all the Profound Qi inside Master Karu's body.

After taking off the only bag that Master Karu had on him, Shi Yan felt like his whole body was aching, as if he had lost all the power in his arms and legs, especially his right arm, which he had used for his previous attacks. He couldn't use any strength in his right arm, as if this was the consequence he had to face after such an intense attack which had caused some backlash in his body.

"Don't let him get away!"

Not far behind, he could hear the shouting and screaming of Mo Yanyu. Although the several blue smoke bombs Shi Yan had set off had successfully slowed her down, she had managed to catch up after a couple of minutes.

It seemed that she wasn't alone. Chasing along with her, were a few warriors from the Mo family.

At the moment, Shi Yan could feel that some energy within his body was caged for the moment, so he didn't want to fight against Mo Yanyu or those warriors directly. Shi Yan took Master Karu's backpack, jumped into the thick bushes, and started running like hell once again.

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Chapter 14 - Music from Heaven

Mo Yanyu suddenly stopped.

The four warriors from the Mo family, who followed her out of the thick forest, were filled with a heavy look on their face.

On the ground, lied Master Karu's corpse which was still warm. However, the corpse had already been deprived of all its Profound Qi, and lay there dry as a mummy.

Looking at the scene, all four warriors stood by Mo Yanyu's side with terror in their eyes. One of them came up to Mo Yanyu after some hesitation, and said "Miss Mo…"

Mo Yanyu was trembling. After a while, she replied with a frown, "Stop the chase."

"But Miss…" The warrior wanted to add something.

"Master Karu had already achieved the Second Sky of the Nascent Realm, the same level as me. Moreover, he had far more fighting experience than me." Mo Yanyu shook her head with a hopeless look, "I don't know how he killed Master Karu. But this means that he is capable of killing any of us right now. If we keep chasing him, we probably won't even be able to make it back to the Merchant Union."

"So we just let him go like this? Miss Mo, we have spent a lot of money in order to get Master Karu to work for us!" That warrior said in a low voice.

"So Li Tian, if we don't give up, can you come up with a better idea?"

That warrior suddenly went silent.

Mo Yanyu kneeled down beside the cold corpse of Master Karu. She searched through his body and cursed in a low voice, "Shit! That bastard has taken everything from Master Karu, all the medicine and medical books. This time we are literally here for nothing."

All the other four warriors went silent together; they didn't dare to say anything.

"Go back to Johnson! From now on, we must act in groups. No individual movement is allowed!" Mo Yanyu took a deep breath. Then, she stood up and turned back to the way they came. From that moment, she hated Shi Yan's guts.

On the other side, Shi Yan was still running for his life in the Dark Forest.

The bloodthirst was still running wild inside his body. It was devouring his consciousness bit by bit. The negative energy of madness, brutality and bloodthirst was invading his mind uncontrollably. Gradually, his sight blacked out and his body felt on the verge of a breakdown from the wild energy.

At that moment, he was extremely weak and tired. He couldn't gather any strength in his arms or legs. He must avoid a fight with anyone. Otherwise, he would be dead for sure.

Shi Yan wasn't sure how long he could hold on. He never expected his body to react in such a strange way, so he had made no contingency plans.

"Boom!"

The wild bloodthirst inside his mind finally exploded. Shi Yan was panting heavily as he totally lost his sight. There was only one voice in his head, whispering, repeating the same word, "Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Shi Yan knew that before long, he will have lost all his sanity, and become a mindless bloodthirsty beast. He would be filled with the intent to kill.

A beautiful music suddenly flew into Shi Yan's ears from a distance. The music was like water drops falling onto a jade plate, like the wind shuttling through a silk curtain. It was as soft as a bird flapping its wings, as light as a gentle stream flowing through a quiet forest. The music was so beautiful, so peaceful, as if it flew down from Heaven.

The beautiful music was like a soft hand soothing his heart. It had taken away all his bloody and crazy desire. Slowly, it also helped Shi Yan regain his sanity, which was on the brink of breakdown.

Thanks to that soft and soothing music, Shi Yan gradually regained his sanity before he lost his mind. He slowly walked in the direction of that music with an intoxicated look on his face. He felt like his whole body was soaking in that beautiful music, and all the bloodlust inside his body had totally disappeared.

In a small valley full of unique flowers and special plants, Shi Yan saw a beautiful figure playing the zither. She was just sitting cross-legged in the middle of the flowers. She slightly lowered her head and was completely putting herself into the music, unaware of Shi Yan's presence.

Shi Yan moved closer and closer and stopped around 100 meters away from her back. He stood there and was flabbergasted with the beautiful figure in front of him. He stood there with closed eyes, trying to immerse himself in the beautiful sound of zither.

After a while, the sound of zither gradually slowed down, and finally stopped.

Shi Yan felt awakened from a pleasant dream. He found that his anger and bloodlust were completely gone, as if they had never existed!

However, his body still felt heavy. The intense pain in his chest was especially intense. It seemed that he was still suffering from that blow from Master Karu. Shi Yan concentrated his attention and could feel the flowing Profound Qi within his meridians. He could sense that his body was still processing the Profound Qi that he had absorbed from Master Karu.

The beautiful figure at distance slowly turned around with an ancient zither in her hands. She slightly frowned and looked straight at Shi Yan.

Shi Yan couldn't help but tremble. His eyes were staring at the beautiful girl in front of him unceasingly. "So beautiful!" He unconsciously blurted out.

That girl was around 18 or 19 years old, dressed in a white overskirt. Her eyes were sparkling, her teeth were gleaming, her skin was soft and smooth, and her figure was delicate and slim. She could be described as a beautiful goddess from Heaven, but at the same time, also as the cute girl that lived next door. She was so perfect. Shi Yan couldn't tell who was more beautiful, Mo Yanyu, or the girl in front of him.

The lovely girl gave Shi Yan a single glance. She then turned around in silence and walked slowly towards the little creek hundreds of meters away with the zither in her hands.

Shi Yan couldn't help admiring the beautiful women in this world. Overall, he had only met two women in this world, but they were both so breathtaking, like one in a million.

"Miss! Thanks a lot for your beautiful music. Can I…" Seeing the girl was walking away from him, Shi Yan couldn't help but shout.

"Hey, stop it! Enough is enough."

Suddenly, a strong figure jumped from the giant ancient tree in front of Shi Yan. It was a middle-aged man with a hairy yellow face. He was wearing a grey-brown warrior's outfit. He looked very tall and strong with a huge sword on his shoulder. But he didn't look very serious, just standing in front of Shi Yan, looking at him with a weird smile on his face.

No doubt, Shi Yan was caught off guard. He instantly put on alert. Just by looking at him, he could clearly sense a terrifying energy from this yellow-faced man in front of him.

It didn't take him long to understand that this yellow-faced man was definitely a warrior way above his level. The yellow-faced man was just looking at him, not intentionally releasing any energy to pressure him at all, but Shi Yan already felt like he was as untouchable as a steady mountain.

Shi Yan took a step back, showing that he didn't come with any evil thoughts. Then he faked a smile and said, "The music that the beautiful miss played was so enchanting. I just can't get enough. I stayed just to listen to more of her music, nothing else. Don't worry."

To Shi Yan, this girl had the most magical music skills. Her beautiful music could apparently help him control the bloody desire within his mind. Shi Yan was not sure when this craving for blood inside of him would come back again. Therefore, he was desperate to find something to help him control this ugly desire inside him body.

"I can tell that you are just a lustful guy, nothing else. Otherwise, I wouldn't have let you live until now." The yellow-faced man laughed, and said in a relaxed mood, "But here is not the place for you to be lustful. I suggest you get the hell away from us. Otherwise you will be in a lot of trouble."

"OK, as you wish." Shi Yan lifted both hands to show cooperation. He didn't stay any longer. However, he took a glance at that beautiful figure in distance before turning around and leaving.

"Uncle Luo, I sensed a strong evil spirit in that man. Back then, his whole body was filled with a killing desire and he almost went berserk. However, after his bloodlust faded away, he dared to take such a lustful look at me. I guess he shouldn't belong to the Dark World." Mu Yu Die said with mild discomfort when she recalled Shi Yan's lustful look at her.

That man… it seemed that he could never hide his desire from within.

Although there were other men who also wanted her, they would at least do it in secret or cover up their desires when they laid eyes on her. They wouldn't expose their dirty thoughts to the world. However, that guy… he didn't even try to cover up his lust for her in his eyes. What she saw in his eyes was a simple and straight-forward desire.

"He can't be from the Dark World. The assassins sent by the Dark World were all Warriors of the Nascent Realm, but that guy was still an Elementary Realm Warrior." Luo Hao laughed and said, "But interesting though, that guy was not even a Nascent Realm Warrior, but dare to dream about our beautiful princess who has already achieved the Third Sky. This guy has some balls. Haha!"

"Ah, I am still not sure when I can recover. Currently, I am powerless." Mu Yu Die slightly sighed with her heart filled with sorrow, "Uncle Luo, if the assassins did come and you couldn't defeat them, please just leave me behind. I… can rely on myself."

"What is this nonsense?!" Hearing this, Luo Hao was apparently not very happy. He said with a firm voice, "We are not far away from the Merchant Union right now. If we can survive the next few weeks, one month at most, we can definitely get out of this Dark Forest. Once we reach the Merchant Union, the Dark World can't do anything to hurt us."

"Gu! Gu!"

With a strange whistle from the distance. Before long, two men and a woman who dressed like a mercenary came out of the forest with a heavy look. The leader came up to Luo Hao and said, "Sorry Uncle Luo, we couldn't keep up with the trackers from the Dark World."

Luo Hao nodded, and said with a frown, "We must set out right now and choose a new location to rest. Otherwise, the assassins from the Dark World will soon find and surround us."

The five of them did not stay for long. They quickly packed their stuff and left in a hurry.

Right after Shi Yan left the girl, the craving for blood slowly rose up again in his mind.

This unstoppable desire for blood may have something to do with the Profound Qi that Shi Yan got from Master Karu. Because Master Karu had the power of a Nascent Realm Warrior, his Profound Qi was mixed with too much negative energy. Therefore, it would take Shi Yan much more time and effort to purify his Profound Qi. While his meridians were processing Master Karu's Profound Qi, these annoying negative energies would spill over from time to time and ignite his crazy desire for blood from inside his body.

But that girl's music could help him control those wild desires, so he didn't lose his sanity and fall into an abyss of craziness and chaos back then. However, his meridians were still working on purifying Master Karu's Profound Qi. Until this process was completed, there was a pretty good chance that Shi Yan would fall into that bloody, crazy state again.

Before his body finished the purification of Master Karu's Profound Qi, that beautiful girl could definitely be his cure to stay sane.

Knowing that another bloody urge was slowly creeping up on him, Shi Yan was overwhelmed by a bad feeling. After some hesitation, he still started walking towards that girl's direction.

Only the beautiful music of that girl could help him to calm down. And only by following her steps, could Shi Yan get the chance to hear that Heaven-like sound again.

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Chapter 15 - Promotion to the Nascent Realm

"Uncle Luo, there's someone following us!" One among the group of mercenaries said to their leader with a low voice, "It must be that scout sent by the Dark World."

That mercenary had a young handsome face. He looked like 25-26 years old, and was already 1.85 meters tall, with a strong and slim figure. He was a Nascent realm Warrior who had already reached the Third Sky. His eyes were shining with energy and was always on alert. Just from a simple glance, Shi Yan knew that he was an excellent warrior.

"No, he is not from the Dark World. He is just a horny little stalker; so shameless. No need to pay attention to him." Luo Hao shook his head, and said with a frown, "Let's hurry. Just leave him alone."

Zhao Xin didn't look happy about this, and said with a cold voice, "Is he after Miss Mu? How dare he! Shall I wait here to teach him a lesson?" While he was talking, he gave a caring look at the delicate girl named Mu Yu Die, who was leaning on Luo Hao.

"No, don't make any trouble if it's not necessary." Luo Hao shook his head again, and asked the girl in a soft voice, "Die, are you ok with this? Shall we speed up a little bit?"

Mu Yu Die was looking very pale, and was perspiring heavily. She smiled politely, "Yes, I can hold on. We could go faster. Maybe it would be better if we leave that man behind. Otherwise, he will also be killed by those assassins sent by the Dark World."

Luo Hao couldn't help but sigh, feeling pity for this kind-hearted girl. He nodded to her and said, "Die, don't use any more of your Profound Qi. I am here for you to lean on."

After saying that, Luo Hao held the shoulders of Mu Yu Die as if she were a delicate flower, and ran between the trees in the forest with ease. When he was about to land on the ground, he would control his mighty body to just slightly touch the ground before jumping up again. There were no footprints left behind him. Obviously, he was a first-class master at manoeuvering his Profound Qi.

On the other side, Shi Yan was struggling very hard with such a march. It was becoming more and more difficult for him to breathe.

The desire for blood had been killing him all the way. His body was also aching from the intense blow from Master Karu. Due to the intense fight he just had, Shi Yan suffered a severe loss of Profound Qi, which couldn't be restored within a short period of time.

Under these circumstances, if he ever encountered Mo Yanyu again, there was no doubt that he would be dead. Therefore, he had no choice but to recover as soon as possible and control his own body which had gone wild.

The beautiful music of that girl was indeed his only hope.

He didn't care whether that girl liked him or not. Shi Yan felt like he didn't have a choice. Even if she thought that he was a shameless bastard, let it be! He would always follow her steps, as long as she would play that enchanting music again.

Shi Yan tried to control his growing urge for murder and had an evil look on his face, Shi Yan moved most of his Profound Qi, which was not much, to his legs, and tried his best to keep up with the five people ahead of him.

Shi Yan completely cleared his mind and became more focused than ever. The only goal that he had in his mind was to keep up with those people. Once he cleared his thoughts, he felt this march not as hard as before.

"Uncle Luo, I cannot believe that guy was just an Elementary Realm Warrior!" In midst of their rapid movement, Zhao Xin suddenly said with surprise.

Luo Hao was also wondering. According to his knowledge, a warrior of the Elementary Realm shouldn't be able to keep up with their speed. Although they had successfully distanced themselves from the man behind, they never managed to ditch him. That man must have some endurance to keep him chasing all the way. This made Luo Hao a little curious, making him wonder whether he had underestimated this warrior the previous time they met.

"Uncle Luo, I can keep up. You could speed up a little." Mu Yu Die said with pain and a layer of sweat on her face.

"No, if we go any faster, you would get hurt." Luo Hao stubbornly refused He said in a low voice with a frown, "Don't pay too much attention to the man behind. He is looking for death. If he dies, it is not our fault."

"Awwoo!"

As they spoke, a loud roaring as horrifying as that of a wild beast came from behind, which was apparently from Shi Yan. However, that roaring didn't sound human at all. It was filled with craziness and an evil craving for blood and killing, making anybody who had heard it tremble inside.

"Is this guy human or not?!" The hot female mercenary named Di Yalan couldn't help but tremble, and said with a scared look in her eyes, "How could any human make such a terrifying sound? This is even more terrifying than the roaring of a demon beast that had gone crazy."

"The crazy craving inside his body is eating him up again." Luo Hao started to look nervous, and said quickly, "Stay away from him! Otherwise, he might attack us. He has already gone crazy. It's not very difficult to kill him, but it might waste our precious time to escape. The unnecessary fight will certainly draw the attention of those Dark World's assassins, and we would be in a lot of trouble..."

"Just let me help him. Otherwise he will become a crazy monster that only knows to kill, and would start a bloody war in this dark forest." Mu Yu Die said after a little hesitation, and unwrapped the zither that she had been carrying. Despite the dissuasion of Luo Hao and the other warriors, she sat down with her legs crossed and started to play a song.

Luo Hao stepped hard on the ground with anger, "He is such a bastard! He is not at all worthy of your help!"

The mesmerising sound of the zither flowed through the Dark Forest like a gentle stream, right towards Shi Yan, as if it was specifically meant for him.

With both of his eyes turning crimson, Shi Yan was on the brink of going crazy, almost losing to that murderous rage. Hearing the familiar music, he was suddenly awakened. With a light flashing through his eyes, he just stood there like completely lost in that beautiful music.

A trace of the negative energy combined with desperation and fear slowly drifted out of his body and started to surround him like a light mist. It felt like millions of tornados in each of his seven hundred and twenty meridians and he could feel the unique energy that he got from Master Karu being purified and concentrated over and over again.

After a while, Shi Yan's eyes gradually returned to normal, and he began to regain the look of a sane man. At that moment, he realized that this was all due to the generous help of that beautiful girl. She had saved him again!

With deep gratitude in his heart, Shi Yan sat down right where he was. He put his heart and soul into this beautiful music and started to operate his Profound Qi inside his body without a second thoughts. Immersing in this soothing music, he started to relax.

Right in the middle of this dark forest, filled with all kinds of unexpected danger, Shi Yan managed to enter the world of the Selfless State.

He didn't remember how long it took before he awoke. The mist wrapping around him had already been absorbed into his own body, and under his guidance, flew through the different meridians inside his body.

Suddenly, thousands of warm but strange streams of energy spilled over from all the meridians in his body and started to propel his Profound Qi through his veins.

Shi Yan couldn't help but tremble. He could clearly feel his Profound Qi compressing and strengthening with an amazing speed!

Within seconds, he could feel his Profound Qi became five or six times stronger, and it was more concentrated than before!

His strengthened Profound Qi suddenly started to gather in his abdomen, and filled his entire body with power. Realizing that he must have finally purified all the Profound Qi that he got from Master Karu, Shi Yan was overwhelmed.

Shi Yan slowed his breathing and concentrated all his energy in operating all his Profound Qi towards his twelve Major Veins and eight Special Veins.

The Profound Qi stormed through his entire body like a raging flood. Shi Yan was able to unblock all his congested veins, albeit suffering from intense pain. He felt as if his shoulders were finally able to relax.

Now that his Profound Qi had become stronger than ever, he felt like he had unlimited potential.

The sun had already set, and the moon was shining brightly in the starry sky.

With the last of his veins cleared, Shi Yan was very excited. He was trying very hard to contain his exuberance, while operating the Profound Qi in a cycle throughout the body.

When his cycle was finally over, Shi Yan felt like he was waking up from a very long dream. He looked up at all the shining stars in the sky, feeling nothing but unparalleled happiness.

Now that he had broken through all the veins in his body, he could be said to have promoted to the Nascent Realm.

From the Profound Qi that he got from Master Karu, and through the incidents when he almost lost his mind and went crazy with bloodlust, he had finally purified all the power he got from Master Karu and broke through all his veins with the newly purified and concentrated Profound Qi. Now he had finally entered into a whole new level!

After purification of all the energy he got from Master Karu, the bloodlust that had once tangled his mind had suddenly vanished.

Now that he thought about it, Shi Yan realized that every time after absorbing the Profound Qi from the dead, and until the Profound Qi was completely purified by his meridians, there would always be some negative energy spilling over from his meridians, which would trigger the darker side of himself and drive him into a state of insanity.

Because the first few victims of him were just Elementary Realm Warriors with moderate energy, he could still control the negative desires.

But Master Karu was a Nascent Realm Warrior, with the power far beyond Shi Yan's league. There was too much negative energy within Master Karu's Profound Qi. Therefore, that time Shi Yan couldn't control the negative energy, and almost lost his sanity.

Right now, since he had fully purified the Profound Qi that he got from Master Karu and entered a completely new level, Shi Yan didn't need to worry about the eruption of the evil power anymore.

"Kaka!"

Shi Yan stretched his body a little and stood up slowly. He was feeling completely refreshed. The broken bones in his chest also seemed to have recovered.

Shi Yan checked his body for wounds, but found them all healed. This made him extremely happy.

He knew that his speedy recovery was not only due to his promotion, but also had something to do with his Immortal Martial Spirit.

Right before losing himself to the music, he had felt the cells near his chest wounds repairing and beginning to heal.

Looking around, Shi Yan realized that the location he was in was completely exposed, with no tree cover or shade. Realizing that he had been operating his Profound Qi here, forgetting everything around him, Shi Yan felt lucky that nothing unexpected had happened to him.

By practicing his Profound Qi in such an exposed location, had Mo Yanyu still been looking for him, he would have definitely been captured by her.

At present, that mesmerising music was long gone. He remembered the sky was still bright when fell under the effects of music, however, now it was already midnight. He must have been practicing for a long time without realizing. He felt immense gratitude towards that beautiful girl. She had saved him more than once. The first time she might have saved him unintentionally, but the second time, it was specifically for him

Based on the discussion he overheard from the five people, Shi Yan realized that they were being chased by someone. However, he didn't think too much and decided to continue following them.

He didn't like owing favors, and so he decided to pay back the girl's kindness in his own way.

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Chapter 16 - Treasure

Beside the small gentle stream, the Ground Dragon was drinking water quietly, its robust body covered with scales.

Mo Yanyu was sitting upright in a sedan high on the dragon and playing with a blue smoke bomb in her hand, lost in thought.

Recently, she was haunted by Shi Yan. Every time she remembered the cold decisiveness in Shi Yan's eyes, she became restless. How she wished she could catch him and ruin his veins and bones.

Given Master Karu's death, she had already released the medicine slaves who were of no use now.

With her were eleven warriors from the Mo family who were only of the Elementary Realm. Their power was insufficient to help Mo Yanyu search for Shi Yan. As such, she could only wait for the relief troops from the family.

All of a sudden, a pale blue light shot up across the sky some five miles ahead.

"They have arrived!" Mo Yanyu's spirit rose. She immediately threw the blue smoke bomb up into the sky, and thus the same pale blue light was seen above her.

The warriors around the Ground Dragon rejoiced with a lively outburst of happiness as if they were getting ready for a fight.

In less than a quarter of an hour, three dark shadows showed up from afar and flew in their direction. The first of them had a graceful beard and wore an indifferent smile. He approached near Mo Yanyu and laughed loudly. "Yanyu, where is Master Karu?"

"Third uncle, Master Karu is dead." Mo Yanyu explained in a very unwilling manner, "We met a thief mid-way. He was only Elementary ranked, but he still was able to kill Master Karu. I just can't figure it out."

Mo Chaoge's smile disappeared at once and his face turned pale: "Have you got the thing that was on Karu?"

Mo Yan Yu shook her head, "It was taken by that thief."

"Stupid!"

Mo Chaoge cursed in a low voice. With a cold face, he observed: "We received information that Karu had stolen an incomplete picture of the 'Gate of Heaven' from his teacher. His teacher, Mu Xun, is looking for him everywhere for that incomplete picture. It is said, in the God Area where the Gate of Heaven leads to, are Martial Skills of the Spirit and even Sacred level! I came here in a hurry with two escorts just for that incomplete picture! But you let him die! How stupid!"

"What!" Mo Yan Yu was shocked, "How could that be!"

"Why would Karu leave Medicine Valley with you if he hadn't stolen that valuable map from his teacher? You think he was attracted by the wealth of Mo family? Humph. He was attempting to get shelter in the Merchant Union, so that his teacher Mu Xun couldn't kill him. "

Mo Chaoge thought for a second seriously and reproached, "Tell me the details. That man must be still in the Dark Forest. We have to find him! The picture means a lot. We, the Mo family, have to get it! "

Mo Yanyu started to realize how bad the situation was. She told him all the details, except that she was violated by Shi Yan twice.

"Dumbass!" Mo Chaoge scolded again. He flew into a rage, "You didn't keep tracking him? That bastard is only of the Elementary Realm! No matter how he killed Karu, he must have paid a significant price. He might have been hurt too. If you had chased him you could have killed him easily! Too dumb!"

"I was afraid that we would lose more, so…"Mo Yanyu lowered her head in shame.

"An Elementary Realm guy, and you were afraid of him?" Mo Chaoge was annoyed, "You wasted so many resources of our Mo family! What are you doing now? Show me the way! You! You! You! Bring the Ground Dragon back to the Merchant Union through the secure route. Others! Follow me and search!"

They looked for Shi Yan for two days but still found nothing.

Under the moonlight, Shi Yan was leaning against an ancient tree and deep in thought. He had decided to stop the chase for the time being.

He took off Karu's bag from his back and opened it to look into the contents.

Inside the bag was a volume on poisons, several bottles of poison refined by Karu, and two Mortal level Martial Skill books: [Dark Light Shield] and [Black Formula].

Apart from those things, there a dark yellow, incomplete picture, on which were painted two hills. Shi Yan studied it for two days but found nothing, so he didn't take it seriously.

Of the two Martial Skills, to train [Black Formula, required a collection of Black Qi first. Thinking hard for two days, Shi Yan didn't come up with any idea of where he could find Black Qi, and so he soon forgot about it.

Fortunately, the other Martial Skill, [Dark Light Shield, didn't require anything special. One simply needed to operate his Profound Qi according to the meridian map.

Shi Yan took out the book on [Dark Light Shield] from the bag and started to train in it. He was determined to learn that skill and thus made every effort in remembering the mnemonics of the skill.

[Dark Light Shield] was a defensive Martial Skill. It used Profound Qi to form a layer of dark light around one's body in order to defend from an enemy's assault. It was just a Mortal level Martial Skill and needed no requirements but one; the flow of Profound Qi.

Shi Yan packed the bag and observed the surroundings for a while. Assured that it was safe, he quietly climbed up a tree behind him, hid himself in the thickets, and started to train the [Dark Light Shield].

After reaching the Nascent Realm, his veins were as smooth as silk. Once he thought of moving his Profound Qi, it would immediately flow into the veins.

Sitting in meditation, Shi Yan operated his Profound Qi quietly and trained according to the meridian map for [Dark Light Shield].

The Profound Qi flew around his body like a gentle stream in a controlled manner. At once, Shi Yan sped up the circulation of his Profound Qi.

"Pump!"

Suddenly a hazy black light started emitting from Shi Yan. It gradually started forming a layer over his whole body. Shi Yan was quite sure that he was training in the correct way, so he once again accelerated the Profound Qi.

The black light emitting his body began to grow in intensity. At first it was only half a metre, then it formed a one metre thick layer, exactly the same as Karu's.

A long time passed. Shi Yan exhaled a mixed breath and opened his eyes leisurely. The Profound Qi in him had already finished six big circulations.

Success!

Shi Yan smiled. He found that it was very easy to train in the [Dark Light Shield].

In merely one night, he had grasped the essential part of this Martial Skill. With his Profound Qi growing, he only needed to accelerate its circulation and his defense would increase greatly.

Up in the sky. The moon had disappeared. Dawn was coming near.

Shi Yan was not in a hurry to leave. He calmed his mind and tried to operate the Profound Qi for a second time. The Profound Qi flew toward his left arm. Once it arrived at the first meridian, Shi Yan had another thought and his Profound Qi promptly started rotating in that meridian.

After three breaths, Shi Yan changed his mind again. Immediately, the Profound Qi flew backwards and he felt a splitting pain in that vein!

It's was the phenomenon that occurred while training [Rampage].

Enduring the pain in his arm, Shi Yan continued to circulate his Profound Qi. He tried again as he according the process he previously followed in his right arm.

The muscles in the left arm began to contract, and slowly became dry and thin. Thin white fog was coming out of his left arm...

In the white fog was a mix of negative feelings such as fear, cruelty and despair, which had the weird power of bewildering people's minds. The negative feelings sourced from the meridians in the left arm and were temporarily bound by the fog. Once he fought with others, they would leak out of his arm directly.

The sun was hanging high in the sky.

Shi Yan was sweating all over while fully concentrating on his left arm. His left arm was covered with a heavy fog which was sending out a putrid smell. Shi Yan was then filled with a desire for murder.

"Hooo, hooo..."

Shi Yan was trying very hard to control his desire. He withdrew the Profound Qi in his arm little by little, back into his abdomen. Therefore, his arm gradually went back to normal, and the white fog around it began to drift back into his meridians through his veins, till none of it remained around his arm.

Shi Yan leaned against the tree trunk with a deathly pale face. Exhausted, he was drowned in mixed feelings.

This Martial Skill [Rampage] was able to induce all the negative energy in his meridians, though the negative energy would also disturb his mind. This Martial Skill was a double-edged sword in battle, which would make him lose his mind. It did bring a warrior enormous power, but it was at the same time very dangerous.

Nevertheless, Shi Yan remembered when [Rampage] broke Karu's [Dark Light Shield, and the odd state of Karu when his brain was invaded by the negative energy. Shi Yan thus made up his mind to train this vicious Martial Skill with his whole body. He wanted to know what would happen to his body when all the negative power within his all meridians was induced.

He had this vague thought that as long as he finished training the first sky of [Rampage, his body would have a major shift and that his strength would surge by two times.

"Shoo! Shoo! Shoo!" There came a sound of someone approaching from afar.

Shi Yan frowned, and slowed his breathing. He then started observing his surroundings.

Not before long, seven shadows, each of whom were wearing a grey gown and a pale mask, stopped under the ancient tree, seeming to be waiting for something.

On the shoulders of six of those seven men, were signs of silver stars, while on the last one's shoulder, was a sign of silver crescent.

"Wooon! Woon!" A weird sound came from the grove ahead, sounding like a communication signal.

Under the ancient tree, the tall, thin man with the crescent on his shoulder had a cold look in his eyes. He listened to the surroundings for five seconds and remarked, "According to the secret message, they have been spotted in a valley twenty miles away. Now chase after them!"

The troop of seven people passed rapidly.

Ten seconds after they left, Shi Yan stuck his head out of the leaves. After thinking for a while, he jumped down the tree and followed after them secretly.

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Chapter 17 - Ten Times Gravity

The serene valley was now filled with broken weapons. Luo Hao, Zhao Xin and other men were encircling Mu Yu Die, defending against the fierce attacks of those from the Dark World.

The tall, thin man in a grey gown, on whose shoulder was an embroidered silver crescent, was directing his eight subordinates to encircle the four of them. The eyes were cold and ghastly under their pale masks.

"Miss Mu, you'd better come back with us to the Lord of the Dark World, or we don't know what we will do to you." The tall, thin man in grey gown, seemingly the leader, remarked coldly as he was directing his people.

Disgusted, Mu Yu Die shook her head and said firmly, "I would rather die than go back with you guys!"

"So you have decided not to cooperate, Miss Mu. Then I'm very sorry if my people catch you." Pausing for a second, the man grinned, "Luo Hao! You should know how powerful our Dark World is! If you go against us, you are bringing about your own destruction!"

"Haha!" Luo Hao burst into laughter. His voice was resonant. "I'm always alone. To kill me, you Dark World would have to pay a lot. You are a Dark Moon emissary of the Dark World, with the power of the Second Sky of the Disaster Realm. It's enough to bring you with me when I die!"

"Do you think you even deserve that type of death?!" That emissary shook his head, and vanished into thin air.

The next moment, he was standing three metres in front of Luo Hao. He stretched out his left hand, his five fingers shaped like a claw; between them glowed a ghost-like green light, which suddenly flew toward Luo Hao, and started to twine about him like a ribbon.

"The [Green Claw]!" Luo Hao's facial expression changed a bit. He uttered calmly, "Zhao Xin, you three! Protect Die!"

"Boom boom boom!"

Luo Hao's heart was beating several times faster than before! Around him, the power of gravity surged ten times!

All of a sudden, the eight men surrounding Luo Hao's group felt an immense pressure, as if they were being pressed down by a huge mountain. The pressure almost made them kneel on the ground. Even the Crescent emissary was affected. However, he grunted and said, "Luo Hao, what a surprise! Your [Gravity Art] is truly at an advanced level!! Ten times gravity! No wonder you are so arrogant."

"Hahaha! If I can't even do that, how could I claim that I will bury you with me?" Luo Hao replied calmly, with an indifferent smile on his face. Meanwhile, the broadsword on his shoulder gave out a dazzling blue light, increasing that monstrous pressure.

Luo Hao laughed loudly as he wielded the sword in his hand, and walked right in front of Mu Yu Die, obstructing the Crescent emissary.

After the Crescent emissary displayed the [Green Claw, a gloomy green light had pervaded the air. But it seemed to be influenced by the increased gravity, for the Crescent emissary had difficulty controlling it. He curved his fingers and pushed forward, as he encircled Luo Hao with other three Star emissaries.

"Zhao Xin, take Miss Mu away!" Luo Hao shouted. The broadsword in his hand gave out a bright blue light, and looked like a shooting star when slashed. It was able to obstruct the enemy and bar their way.

Shi Yan was hiding behind an ancient tree, some fifty metres away from the fight. He gazed at the fight with a rigid face, with his eyes shining in the dark.

All the people from the Dark World were at the Nascent Realm. And that Crescent emissary had reached the Second Sky of the Disaster Realm. It was too much for him. If he hastily took action, he would be easily killed before he could move near Mu Yu Die.

Shi Yan was envisioning various scenarios for the best possible approach.

A few seconds later, his eyes radiated. He grabbed his bag cautiously and took out the Bone Cutting powder, which was wrapped in a soft cloth. Lowering his body, he then quietly climbed out onto the tree branch.

Through the long branches of the tree, Shi Yan was moving cautiously toward the battling crowd.

Bone Cutting powder was a drug invented by Karu, the alchemist who was unmindful of his work. It made one's veins and bones become numb, decreased their power. Its effect could last for 3 hours; enough time to change the result of a battle.

"Zhao Xin! Leave!" Luo Hao roared, as his sword radiated with blue light. He, by himself, was fighting against the Dark World's assassins.

"Miss Mu!" Zhao Xin was anxious; he stamped on the ground and said, "Hurry please!"

Mu Yu Die looked tranquil, but her eyes showed stubbornness. She spoke softly, "I won't leave. If you three stay, we might win. But once we leave, Uncle Luo will definitely die. Without Uncle Luo, we can't win against the Dark World anyway. We would still be caught."

"Good! Let's fight till death!" Zhao Xin was a smart person. Upon hearing Mu Ye Die's words, he made up his mind and shouted, "Di Yalan! Hu Long! Fight!"

They encircled Mu Yu Die, took out their sharp weapons, and charged with all their strength toward those Dark World emissaries.

"Four of you, go and take care of those three kids." The Crescent emissary frowned and ordered coldly, "Don't hurt Miss Mu. The Lord has given the order. Miss Mu should be taken back alive and unhurt."

"Yes Sir!" the four Star emissaries replied, and in no time rushed toward those three.

Just then!

Abruptly, a slight sound came from above. The Crescent emissary aroused vigilance. As soon as he looked up, he shouted, "Dammit! Run!"

It was too late!

Grey dust fell from the sky like drizzle and spread over the area. Everybody, including those from the Dark World, were covered by the dust. No one was spared.

The Crescent emissary quickly realized the situation as he held his breath. Though he drew back, there was still a lot of dust on his gown. However, the dust had a strong penetrating power as it entered into his body through his skin. As his hands and feet became numb, he had a quick thought, and operated his Profound Qi to defend against it.

But those Star emissaries were not as cautious as he was. Many of them inhaled the Bone Cutting powder, which went into their hearts and lungs, which then quickly affected their bodies. In a few seconds, they were numb all over, their bones softened and their strength weakened.

Luo Hao's face turned dark all of a sudden. He was a victim too. Exhausted from the fight, he circulated his meagre Profound Qi thorough out his body in order to counter the poison. He looked up into the sky with cold eyes.

A thin figure showed up from the branches above them. With an indifferent face, that person flew down from the tree lightly and stood by Mu Yu Die calmly, with the latter shocked. He took out a medicine bag and said lightly, "Smell the fragrance, you will be detoxified."

"It's you?!" Astonishment took over Mu Yu Die's moon-like face. She couldn't believe it was Shi Yan who flew down from the above.

Gazing at Shi Yan carefully, Mu Yu Die was even more surprised. Shi Yan had reached the Nascent Realm in the past few days. How on earth?!

"Miss, you have saved me twice. Once unintentionally, and another intentionally. I will remember that forever." Shi Yan smiled. Seeing that, Mu Yu Die grabbed the medicine bag. He added, "The effect of the Bone Cutting powder shall last for three hours, which is not too long, but not too short either. You should know how to deal with it, Miss." His dark eyes suddenly went cold.

"Got it." Mu Yu Die got what Shi Yan said. She took a deep breath of the fragrance, and then passed the bag to Zhao Xin near her, "Quick!"

The Crescent emissary was still operating his Profound Qi to defend against the effects of Bone Cutting powder. Seeing that situation, he shouted with a rigid face, "Move! Grab that medicine bag! If they are cured by that powder, none of you will survive!"

After saying that, he forced his Profound Qi and dashed toward Luo Hao.

As soon as those Star emissaries comprehended the situation, they began to besiege Zhao Xin again, despite the poison in their bodies.

Before Zhao Xin could get the medicine bag from Mu Yu Die, he was surrounded by numerous attacks.

His face turned pale, and he had to give up on the medicine bag. Instead, he concentrated and began to confront those emissaries' attacks.

So were Hu Long and Di Yanlan. Under the fierce attacks of those Star emissaries, they couldn't even breathe from the medicine bag.

Mu Yu Die held onto that medicine bag, but couldn't get a chance to pass it to others, so she became very anxious.

Helplessly, Mu Yu Die turned to Shi Yan. Her beautiful eyes were asking for his help.

Everybody else was poisoned by Bone Cutting powder, and she couldn't operate her profound Qi wildly. Although Shi Yan was low-ranked, he was quite important now.

Seeing Mu Yu Die's pleading eyes, Shi Yan smiled and asked naturally, "Miss, may I know your name?"

"Mu Yu Die."

"A nice name."

Shi Yan nodded, and imprinted that name in his mind. Under Mu Yu Die's gaze, he darted out instantly!

With a dagger in his hand, Shi Yan broke into those emissaries and wielded his dagger with a serious face. The dagger made cold streaks in the air.

In no time, the Star emissary who was most affected by the Bone Cutting powder had a deep wound in his neck and fell to the ground on his back.

Shi Yan made swift moves amongst those emissaries and left scars on them, his body flashing like a sharp weapon.

"Uh..." Mu Yu Die combed her short hair to the side of her ear with her hand. Astonishment flashed through her eyes, and there was a weird look on her face: "I just… I just wanted him to pass them the bag..."

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Chapter 18 - Being pursued

A Star emissary fell on the ground, and his Profound Qi was siphoned off.

Shi Yan circled thrice around him, and his meridians were charged with foreign Profound Qi.

Waving his dagger, Shi Yan was covered in dark light. He moved among those Star emissaries swiftly, avoiding their attacks while leaving wounds on their bodies.

Three Star emissaries were completely poisoned by the Bone Cutting powder. Their hands and feet were losing strength slowly, and their movements were becoming very slow.

Assaulted by Shi Yan, the three stood in a triangle, supporting themselves arduously.

Shi Yan looked indifferent as he moved about like a ghost. Between the waves of that dagger, icy light exploded.

"Ahhhh!"

One of the Star emissaries was hit in the back, so he couldn't help but shout "Kill this bastard first!"

The other two Star emissaries nodded in hatred. Letting go of Zhao Xin, Di Yalan and Hu Long, the three emissaries spared no effort to operate their Profound Qi. Three streaks of rainbow light sprang from their hands.

The rainbow light flew toward Shi Yan like a sentient arrow, reflecting the thoughts of its masters.

"Be careful! That is the [Dark King Spear] from the Dark World!" Mu Yu Die cried, "Don't keep the image of that in your mind, or it will chase you forever!"

Shi Yan decisively moved out of the entanglement, dropping any ideas of fighting against the enemy and cleared his mind.

In an instant, the three [Dark King Spears] lost their direction and shot toward the grass in the distance. Bits of grass burst out in the explosion.

"Damn it!" One Star emissary cursed, and prepared to use some other tricks.

Just then, Zhao Xin smelled the medicine bag and gradually recovered from the Bone Cutting powder. Realizing this, the Star emissary who was ready for trouble, dashed toward him.

Zhao Xin swung his arms. His arms started to stretch out and draw back like a snake. Like a snake, Zhao Xin clasped the emissary, binding him from all angles.

"Hu Long!" Mu Yu Die shouted, and threw the bag to Hu Long, who smelled the bag and quickly dashed out.

As Zhao Xin and Hu Long had both re-joined the fight, Shi Yan felt less stressed. After sniffing the bag, the two got their energy back. But those three Dark Star emissaries got weaker and weaker after they poisoned by the Bone Cutting powder. Soon they would be killed by Zhao Xin and Hu Long.

"Di Yalan, out of the battle! Give this medicine bag to Uncle Luo." Mu Yu Die called to Di Yalan as she saw her ready to join the fight.

Di Yalan understood what Mu Yu Die meant, and rapidly ran to Luo Hao.

Shi Yan stopped and walked to Mu Yu Die. Standing by her, he looked indifferent, but his eyes kept wandering to Di Yalan.

Bordeaux long hair, bronze skin; Di Yalan was wearing crimson armour, which only covered her big breasts, the triangle area, and her cute hips. Her flat belly and shiny long legs were all exposed.

Though Di Yalan's face was not that pretty, her figure was really hot, and her dress was wild enough to arouse any man.

Even while standing beside Mu Yu Die, Shi Yan didn't look at her at all. On the contrary, he couldn't move his goo-goo eyes away from Di Yalan, and didn't even bother to hide his male instinct.

"Is she pretty?" Mu Yu Die frowned and sniffed. Apparently she was a little unhappy.

Shi Yan came to his senses and smiled to her, "Every man will be attracted by this hot girl."

Mu Yu Die had a gleam in her eyes as she gazed at him for a while, and then she giggled. "You are really funny! How old are you? Are you a mature man?"

Shi Yan was surprised. She reminded him that his body was only seventeen years old. And since he was getting skinnier these days, he looked like a fourteen year old boy now.

Being in such an immature body and calling himself a man, talking about such erotic thing. Everything he did was really weird.

Shaking his head, Shi Yan didn't explain. He pretended to walk away from Mu Yu Die naturally and approached Zhao Xin and Hu Long.

With a shrill cry, a Star emissary spurted blood out of his mouth. His heart was ruptured by Zhao Xin's [Sky Snake]. He shook for a moment and then died.

Shi Yan came forward. The Profound Qi from the dead body was slowly absorbed into Shi Yan's body in a way only he knew. At the same time, Shi Yan's eyes began to show a fierce glint, and a killing desire took over his mind.

He knew that before the Profound Qi was purified, that desire would not disappear easily.

Having seen what happened with Master Karu, Shi Yan had some experience now.

After sensing it carefully for a while, he found that since he had reached the Nascent Realm, he could suppress the crazy desire in his mind and kept rational after he absorbed the Profound Qi from the two persons who were of the same level.

Shi Yan guessed it was because his level was upgraded. He was merely an Elementary Realm Warrior before, while Karu was of the Nascent Realm, he crossed a Realm to purify Karu's Profound Qi, thus he went that crazy.

"Go after them!"

While Shi Yan was pondering, Zhao Xin yelled, and ran with Hu Long in the direction of those escaping emissaries.

"Stop chasing! Let's leave right now!" Seeing that the leader, the Crescent emissary, was running away too, Luo Hao shouted at Zhao Xin and Hu Long.

"Why, Uncle Luo?!" Zhao Xin couldn't understand.

Luo Hao breathed the fragrance from the medicine bag deeply, and urged, "Someone's coming! Must be another troop sent out from the Dark World. It will be too late for us to leave if the two troops meet. Remember! What is important is not killing those emissaries, but to protect Die!"

Hearing that another troop was coming, Zhao Xin was astonished, and thus nodded in agreement.

Luo Hao said no more. Though he had not entirely recovered, he came holding Mu Yu Die's arm and said to Shi Yan, "Boy, thank you very much. However, it's none of your business, so don't get involved and suffer. Goodbye."

"I own Miss Mu a life."

Shi Yan did not seem to know how ferocious the Dark World was. He looked nonchalant and said, "One needs to return in form of a lake for the favor of one drop, and Miss Mu did save my life. I discriminate between love and hate. If someone treats me badly, I would pay him back ten times the hatred. If someone does me a favor, I would also return ten times the gratitude. I will travel with you for a while. Hope I can help."

"You sure are a man!" Hu Long praised.

Di Yalan showed radiance in her eyes, and giggled, "Kid, you are not only horny, but also righteous and bold! You peeped me for quite a long time. I was going to teach you a lesson, now you are forgiven!"

"You..." Mu Yu Die was stunned. She didn't expect Shi Yan to be so fair-minded. She was a little bit moved.

"Well, if you insist, I would not stop you." Luo Hao replied and nodded. He held Mu Yu Die and began to run.

The other three followed them rapidly. Shi Yan inhaled, and followed instantly.

With a troop of warriors from Mo family, Mo Chaoge was moving fast through the woods. Suddenly he stopped halfway, rigidly staring at some emissaries from the Dark World who had showed up unexpectedly.

The Crescent emissary was astounded too. He observed Mo Chaoge and his warriors with questioning eyes. Not knowing where they came from, the emissary was a little worried. Maybe they came to aid Luo Hao.

"Second Uncle..." Mo Yanyu murmured. Her intuition was telling her that those people were not here with good intentions, so she wanted to remind Mo Chaoge.

Mo Chaoge stared into the Crescent emissary's eyes for a while, and remarked, "Our target is a skinny boy around fifteen years of age, who was last seen carrying a bag. We have no intention of offending you."

The Crescent emissary was secretly relieved secretly. The Bone Cutting powder was taking effect in his body now, so he could only utilize 30% of his ability. If he were to fight against Mo Chaoge, the outcome won't be good.

Hearing what Mo Chaoge said, he had an idea. He said cunningly, "Oh, we have seen that boy. He was with our target."

"May I know where that boy is now?" Mo Chaoge asked politely.

He didn't notice that Crescent emissary was poisoned by the Bone Cutting powder. But according to the gloomy air of that person, he guessed that the emissary was a tricky one, so he held his arrogance.

"Over there." the Crescent Emissary directed and answered coldly, "You'd better be careful. That bastard is at a low level, but he is accompanied by a warrior at the First Sky of the Disaster Realm, who had the Martial art [Ten Times Gravity]. Too tough."

"First Sky of the Disaster Realm!" Hearing that, Mo Chaoge frowned slightly, and then nodded, "Thanks for the information!"

"Let's go!" Mo Chaoge waved his hand and left hurriedly with the warriors of the Mo Family.

"This guy was at the Disaster Realm as well." After they left, The Crescent emissary's eyes turned dim. He smirked, "Little bastard, you ruined my plan. I will kill you when I recover."

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Chapter 19 - Petrifaction Martial Spirit

A huge ancient tree appeared in front of Luo Hao. Dozens metres high, it was so thick that ten people couldn't circle it hand in hand. The leaves almost covered the sky.

Luo Hao stopped walking suddenly and released Mu Yu Die, then gazed at the ancient tree. He looked dignified and seemed to be making a crucial decision.

As Zhao Xin, Di Yalan, and Hu Long came near the ancient tree, they turned serious as well, seemingly knowing there was something unusual about this tree.

Shi Yan frowned, and he began to stare at this huge tree too, not saying a word.

Luo Hao took a deep breath and turned to them, speaking in a low voice: "To the right side of this Sky Tree, there are hardly any demon beasts, so most warriors and trade caravans choose this way when they cross the Dark Forest. This route is quite safe. Even if we encounter some demon beasts, they would be of low level - Level One or Level Two. And this route is closer to the Merchant Union, merely taking ten days to get there."

Zhao Xin and the other two nodded. Apparently they all knew it.

After pausing for a while, Luo Hao added in a serious manner, "But to the left of the Sky Tree, the situation is totally different! It's a longer way to the Merchant Union, and is haunted with demon beasts and many audacious warriors and soldiers. Those who dare to go this way are mostly tough guys. Being in danger all the time, they follow no restrictions of any kind. If we choose this way, we need to look out for not only demon beasts, but also for those irrational warriors and soldiers, especially when we have two pretty girls here among us..."

"Humph! Anyone who would want to take advantage of me, I will chop his head off!" Di Yalan made a cutting motion in the air, with coldness in her beautiful eyes.

"Uncle Luo, what do you think?" Zhao Xin asked.

"If we advance to the right, those from the Dark World will catch up in approximately one day and there will be a nasty fight." Having no choice and depressed, Luo Hao said, "No one knows if we would be lucky enough in these upcoming days. And if their reinforcements came, it doesn't bode well for us..."

"What about going to the left?" Hu Long asked.

"If we go to the left, we would come across demon beasts, and more likely, we will be killed by those insane warriors. But it will be the same for those from the Dark World. They have bad reputation, and hardly anyone will go against them in the Fire Empire. Yet in this situation, they are the targets of the demon beasts and warriors. If they meet high-grade demon beasts accidentally, it's possible that they all will be killed..."

Luo Hao made his speech slowly, and after explaining them the situation, he remarked, "To go via the right side, we won't be confronting any demon beasts or warriors, but the Dark World will be a huge threat. To the left, we may be attacked by demon beasts and warriors, but the Dark World shall also be threatened. Therefore, to go via the left, we have a greater possibility to escape."

"Go to the left then!" Mu Yu Die said decisively.

"Ok." Luo Hao nodded, and took a glance at Shi Yan, and said, "Hey kid, there is still time if you want to leave. Otherwise… you will have no chance."

"I will go with you guys." Shi Yan had made up his mind. There was a very irrational side in his personality. That's why he had drowned in extreme sports, which were like games of death, for the past ten years.

When Luo Hao was depicting the danger of the left side, Shi Yan couldn't help but get excited.

Luo Hao nodded and waved his arm, "Well, let's set off. From now on, everyone must be on alert!"

One hour later.

Mo Chaoge and the warriors from the Mo family also stopped at the Sky Tree.

"Second Uncle, which way would they have chosen?" Mo Yanyu asked.

"I will chase by the right side. If I don't come back in two hours, you guys catch up this way. However, if I don't find them in two hours, they should have taken the left way." Mo Chaoge thought for a while and ordered them to wait at the intersection. Then he flew away to the right side.

After one and a half hours, Mo Chaoge came back with a pale face, "Not even a slightest sign of these people. How dare they take the left side! Everybody watch out! There are many demon beasts and warriors on the left side. Never be negligent! Remember, don't make a fuss with those warriors and soldiers. These people are all lunatics. Don't provoke these people who don't know what death is."

"Yes sir!"

"Let's go!"

Three Saber-toothed Rhinos were strolling along a brook leisurely. They were Level-3 demon beasts. A silver glow shone on the back, their teeth were as sharp as sabers, while their fist-like brown eyes glittered with a murderous look. The three rhinos were all covered by hard mud, which formed a natural armour, through which any normal weapon would find hard to cut.

The three Saber-toothed Rhinos were sipping water now and then, while looking around discreetly, seemingly to be looking for game.

In the bushes not far from them, Luo Hao made a gesture to imply everybody to be quiet.

Until the three Saber-toothed Rhinos walked away slowly, Luo Hao uttered a sigh of relief. He said, "Saber-toothed Rhinos are Level-3 demon beasts, equaling Human Realm Warriors. They move fast and have sharp tusks. Low leveled warriors would either be injured or be killed once they met Saber-toothed Rhinos."

Shi Yan kept wandering his eyes over those slowly disappearing rhinos, showing an interest in having a fight with them.

"Rather than killing the demon beasts here, our goal is to protect Die. Everybody remember this! Don't bring up any unnecessary ramifications." Luo Hao seemed to have noticed Shi Yan's thoughts, and thus reminded them casually.

Shi Yan grinned, and nodded to show he understood.

"Let's keep going. We need to be watchful here. To keep an eye on the surroundings is more important than moving forward fast. Try to get away from demon beasts and warriors. Don't get ourselves in trouble." Luo Hao added. Then he advanced with the troop.

It was getting dark.

Beside a lush tree at the brook, Zhao Xin and the other two separated and examined the surroundings with a cautious eye, in case any demon beast showed up.

Shi Yan sat upright on the wet ground with a serious look.

Bloodlust was lingering in Shi Yan's mind like smoke. He had an urge to release it. It was high time he purify the Profound Qi he absorbed from the two Star emissaries, thus he was becoming a little impatient.

Luo Hao stood beside Mu Yu Die all the times. Frowning, he focused his eyes on Shi Yan, lest this boy took any abnormal action.

Mu Yu Die looked indifferent, and she stared at Shi Yan for a while. When she saw the aggressive look on his face, she sat down gently and crossed her legs. Setting the ancient zither on her legs, she began to play.

Hearing the zither, the concentrated bloodthirst in Shi Yan's mind seemed to be resolved by a certain power and gradually faded away.

Holding his breath and focusing his mind, Shi Yan operated his Profound Qi peacefully.

One hour later, a warm flow gushed out of his meridians all over his body.

Shi Yan's body trembled.

Suddenly, Shi Yan got a severe thirst in his body. The weird power gushing out from his meridians was absorbed by his muscles and bones, before it could mix with the Profound Qi in his abdomen. The warm stream went into his muscles and bones, and set root in his blood and flesh.

Within several breaths, the weird warm stream from his meridians pervaded into his blood, flesh and bones all over the body, which astonished him a lot.

Thus, Shi Yan began to feel the warm stream flowing in his blood, flesh and bones.

"Bang!"

There was a heavy strike in his head, and the next moment, he felt a strange change in his body.

Turning pale with fear, he opened his eyes promptly to find his bare arms turning grey, bit by bit.

Petrifaction!

Shi Yan was frightened. He began to withdraw his attention from his body, not giving a single thought to the sudden change.

As his thoughts changed, his hardening body soon went back to normal.

Concentrating, Shi Yan looked at the others. Luo Hao and Mu Yu Die were chatting behind a tree not far from him, without noticing what he had just experienced.

Relieved, happiness took over his face, as he secretly enjoyed a mirthful time.

His body became hard, which meant the Petrifaction Martial Spirit of the Shi family had awakened!

The Petrifaction Martial Spirit was exclusive to the Shi family. As one's level increased, it became stronger and stronger, to the extent that one won't be damaged by weapons and the impact of Profound Qi.

Before, Shi Yan had thought that the owner of his body didn't possess this Martial Spirit. It surprised him that it had awakened after he reached Nascent Realm. He was ecstatic.

The Petrifaction Martial Spirit was beneficial in battles. After Petrification, one's body would be as hard as rock, but was still very agile, which would increase one's ability a lot.

Apart from Petrifaction, Shi Yan also found he also possessed the Immortal Martial Spirit, which could achieve self-recovery. With the help of these two Martial Spirits and more training, he couldn't imagine how powerful his body would become.

"No!" Shi Yan frowned and thought, "Don't Martial Spirits show up not long after birth? But this body is already seventeen, and yet my Martial Spirit can still awaken? Too strange! Or does it have something to do with the weird energy gushing out from the meridians?"

An idea suddenly flashed in his mind. The activation of the two Martial Spirits; Petrifaction and Immortal, were somehow related to the blood pool and the changes in his meridians.

Shi Yan guessed that the weird stream gushing out from his meridians could stimulate the Martial Spirit hidden in one's body. With this thought, he was so excited that he wanted to sing out loud and celebrate!

A Martial Spirit was inherited. Generally, it got stronger as one's level increased. There were hardly any other ways to strengthen a Martial Spirit.

A Martial Spirit was the gift that a warrior was most proud of, and also the vital thing to define a warrior's ability. Warriors trained arduously to improve their Martial Spirit.

But even if one's level had upgraded, there were limitations in increasing the level of a Martial Spirit.

On the Grace Mainland, even those legendary God-Level alchemists could barely refine pills effective to general Martial Spirits. Those pills were rare and precious on the Grace Mainland, and were believed to exist merely in legends.

Nonetheless, the effect those pills had on Martial Spirits was also quite limited. After all, Martial Spirits were an inherited gift, which was very hard to change.

Surprisingly, the weird warm stream gushing out from Shi Yan's meridians seemed to go against the rules. It could virtually stimulate Martial Spirit and increase its ability.

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Chapter 20 - Steel Himself

Stars were illuminating the dark sky, surrounding the bright crescent moon. The cool moonlight went through the tree leaves and scattered around, illuminating the quiet and dark forest.

Di Yalan and Hu Long were patrolling around, while Zhao Xin was having a rest, leaning against the tree with stable breaths, eyes closed.

Luo Hao was standing next to another ancient tree on alert, never relaxing his vigilance.

Among the dense leaves of that tree, Mu Yu Die was sleeping quietly. After a long day's journey, she was exhausted, for she couldn't operate her Profound Qi at will.

Luo Hao looked up at Mu Yu Die, who was resting among the leaves, now and then, showing a rare tenderness in his eyes.

"Daa! Daa!"

Luo Hao's thick eyebrows frowned, as he saw Shi Yan approaching nearby. He asked in surprise, "Still awake?"

"Yeah." Shi Yan nodded and answered in a low tone. He stood still beside Luo Hao, and asked under his breath, "Wouldn't it be easy for them to spot us here?"

"Of course not." Luo Hao smiled, "There is no settled route through the forest, and demon beasts and warriors are always showing up now and then, so those from the Dark World will find it hard to distinguish our tracks. In this area, those demon beasts and warriors are whom we need to pay more attention to."

"That is to say, they won't find us easily." After pondering a bit, Shi Yan asked again, "Uncle Luo, do you need to consume too much Profound Qi to release your gravitational field?"

"Why do you want to know this?" Luo Hao was puzzled.

"I want to steel myself with the help of your gravitational field. Under the gravitational field, I will have to bear a huge pressure, which will strengthen my body. I want to know my limits." Shi Yan replied seriously. He didn't go with the conventional path. Usual training didn't excite him, so he seeked out passion desperately.

"To steel yourself by using my gravitational field..." Luo Hao's eyes lit up, and he nodded, "Great idea, but are you sure you want to try it? If those emissaries found us while you were exhausted, you couldn't even fight back."

"I don't plan to use my Profound QI." Shi Yan smiled.

"To steel yourself using merely with your body?" Luo Hao was shocked.

"Yes."

Luo Hao fell in a deep thought for a long time, and said, "You have just reached the Nascent Realm, so it is beneficial to train your body in a proper way and get used to it. But you haven't strengthened your body before. It is crazy that you want to train in my gravitational field without operating your Profound Qi. You're sure you can endure that?"

"I want to try." Shi Yan replied calmly.

"Good! Follow me." Luo Hao nodded, and walked away without making a sound. Shi Yan followed him.

After they left in silence, Mu Yu Die, who was sleeping on the leaves, slowly opened her eyes.

Gazing at the two people beside the river from afar, Mu Yu Die was taken by surprise and puzzlement. She murmured to herself, "Just reached the Nascent Realm and he wants to steel himself under the gravitational field. Is this guy insane?"

Mu Yu Die became more and more confused as she thought about it, so much that she couldn't fall asleep any more. Out of curiosity, she slipped down the ancient tree dexterously, and sneaked over to Shi Yan and Luo Hao, in order to see what would happen next.

"Let's start with the gravitational field at five times normal gravity first. Generally, a Nascent Realm warrior's body can only endure this after undergoing specialised training. You have to do what you are capable of. When you feel it is unbearable, stop the procedure at once."

Standing still, Luo Hao added, "Since it's your first training, run laps around me first. If you can run ten laps without using your Profound Qi, your body will strengthen. Remember, do within your limits!"

After his speech, a violent wave broke out from Luo Hao's body all at once.

In an instant, centering about Luo Hao, the gravity surged by five times! The area around him seemed to have collapsed. The air had become so heavy that one could hardly breathe.

An invisible pressure suddenly surrounded him all over!

Shi Yan felt as if sand had filled all his cells, and his body was carrying hundreds of pounds of weight. The tendons of his knees tightened, and his heart was beating at a faster rate. Under the effects of the increased gravity, all his muscles were under tremendous pressure.

His body slowly adapted to the invisible pressure from the increased gravity. However, he found it hard to breathe, even when merely standing still.

Holy crap!

Shi Yan was too astonished when he felt that overwhelming pressure. He thought to himself that, anyone who went into Luo Hao's gravitational field would be severely influenced by it. They wouldn't be able to use their abilities at their best.

It was only five times of gravity. What would happen if it was increased by ten times?

Realizing the horrifying part of this Martial Spirit, Shi Yan took a deep breath, and drove all the distracting thoughts out of his mind. He yelled, and then began to run around Luo Hao.

His body shook as the pressure increased. His feet seemed to be filled with metal, and were heavier than a thousand pounds. Normal running also became the most terrible torment.

In the gravitational field, his body couldn't move easily. He felt as if being pressed by a giant. He could hardly breathe.

One lap. His speed had slowed down by half.

Three laps. He slowed down by half again.

Five laps. Shi Yan was not running, instead he was walking...

On the sixth lap, Shi Yan's face was as red as an apple, while the blue veins on his arms were trembling like small snakes, about to jump out of the skin.

On the seventh lap, Shi Yan looked like a beast, as his eyes were almost on fire from the lack of oxygen.

On the eighth lap, Shi Yan staggered. Every step exhausted him. After every step he would quiver.

At that time, Luo Hao couldn't stand it anymore. He shouted, "It is your first gravitational field training. Don't try too hard! You have reached your limit here! Enough! Stop! Or you will be dead tired."

Shi Yan raised his head, while his eyes looked as if they were bleeding. He said in a grave tone, "Hehe. That was interesting, let's go on!"

Luo Hao stood aghast, and could only come up with the idea conclusion: 'this guy went insane!'

In the bushes not far from them, Mu Yu Die was speechless, her mouth covered by her hand. She had never met someone like Shi Yan before.

Shi Yan didn't reply Luo Hao. After another beast-like haul, he continued to step forward. With his face showing extreme stress, he finished another lap.

By the last lap, his body was swaying. He had a quiver in each step, and could fall any time, as if he would die at any moment.

With his body in that state, he finished another lap, step by step. After that, he got a weird smile on his face.

Waking from his astonishment, Luo Hao was relieved when he saw Shi Yan was ok. He was about to withdraw the gravitational field before advising Shi Yan.

Mu Yu Die pressed her mouth with her hand, and had an amazed look in her attractive eyes. She had never thought that Shi Yan would achieved this extreme challenge, even if he was at the Nascent Realm.

"Another lap." Shi Yan yelled.

"What?" Luo Hao's body shook greatly, and his eyes grew as sharp as knives. He shouted, "Enough! Don't fool around!"

Before Luo Hao withdrew the gravitational field, Shi Yan continued to walk unexpectedly. He was staggering, and finally dropped on the ground.

Luo Hao was just about to shout, when he found Shi Yan was using both his hands and feet, crawling like a demon beast. He seemed to be seeking death on purpose.

After about half an hour, Shi Yan finally made it to the end, as slow as a snail.

Mu Yu Die stared at him from the bushes, completely stunned.

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Chapter 21 - Pervert

Shi Yan lay on the ground on his back with his limbs spread. His face was red, as though he were bleeding. He was panting heavily and his body was twitching every now and then.

Looking at the sparkling stars above, Shi Yan could feel every cell of his body trembling. As his body twitched, his muscles, veins, and bones were all expanding and contracting regularly.

Not using his Profound Qi, he closed his eyes slowly, and began to feel the fantastic shift in his body, the amazing quivers in the muscles and ribs, the destruction and reconstruction of cells, and the slow increase in strength.

As a wild fanatic for extreme sports, Shi Yan knew that reaching his this limit this time was merely the beginning of next adventure.

The limit of a human body could always be broken, and be surpassed time and time again. The potential of human body was infinite.

Those extreme sports experiences had taught him that only by breaking the limit could he obtain rapid progress.

With his eyes closed, he could clearly sense the changes happening in his muscle fibres, even without operating his Profound Qi.

Sensing it carefully, Shi Yan soon found the Immortal Martial Spirit in his body beginning to work. It was repairing his body in an incredible way, reconstructing and strengthening his torn muscles.

Rigorous training under increased gravity enhanced one's explosive force. Only when the muscles tore under these extreme conditions could they become bigger, more powerful, and more explosive after reconstruction.

As a fanatic for extreme sports, Shi Yan was so aware of the truth, which had been verified by his repeated practices. He knew the fastest way to strengthen his muscles.

Feeling the effects of his Immortal Martial Spirit beginning to reduce the pain in all his muscle fibers, Shi Yan struggled to sit up. He took the food out of his bag and began to wolf it down, feeling happy with his progress.

Intensive exercise consumed too much of his energy. He had to eat a lot of food to recover quickly and improve his power.

The dry meat was eaten and slipped into his guts where it was quickly digested and became nutrition.

In a very short time, he had finished enough food for five people.

As he felt the changes in his body, his smile became broader. After exercising his limbs for a while, he closed his eyes and began to circulate his Profound Qi quietly.

As the Profound Qi moved, Shi Yan felt a slight quiver in his body.

Just as he had expected!

The Profound Qi was flowing in his meridians virtually 30% faster than normal.

His body became more sensitive after the extreme stress and likewise, his meridians became abnormally dynamic. His weak meridians seemed to be absorbing the Profound Qi flowing through them, and with that energy, his meridians expanded and became firmer.

Shi Yan had presumed long ago that strengthening the body was as important as training the Profound Qi; the two were complementary.

Once the body was strong enough, the Profound Qi would condense faster. The stronger the body, the more beneficial it was when operating and condensing Profound Qi. So maybe, the two Martial Spirits hidden in his body would enhance as well.

His first attempt had successfully verified Shi Yan's hypothesis, so he was grinning from ear to ear.

In the thick grass far away.

"Die, why are you here? You should have a good rest. Get plenty of sleep, so your Martial Spirit recovers." Luo Hao had noticed Mu Yu Die when he was training Shi Yan with his gravitational field. As Shi Yan was sprawled on the ground exhausted, Luo Hao came to Mu Yu Die secretly and complained.

"I couldn't sleep so I am just walking around. I just happened to see you training." Mu Yu Die smiled gently in fear.

She paused, and said with a naughty smile, "Uncle Luo, was it too much for him? I remember that when you trained Zhao Xin, you had just tripled the gravity. Zhao Xin was at Second Sky of the Nascent Realm them, and had the experience of body strengthening before. Why did you quintuple the gravity for this guy?"

Wearing a bitter smile, Luo Hao shook his head and sighed, "I used the quintuple gravity at the very beginning to stop him from wasting energy and make him quit. Who would have known that he was insane! I was shocked in the end too! I tried to stop numerous times but he wouldn't agree!"

"You mean, you just tried to scare him in the beginning? So he won't ask you to train himself later on?" Mu Yu Die rolled her eyes and felt quite speechless.

"Yup." Luo Hao sighed again. "You know, to control the gravitational field consumes a lot of Profound Qi, and during that, I can't be distracted. I neither wanted to waste my own Profound Qi, nor wanted him to be paralyzed tomorrow, which would slow our journey. Who would have known that he is a lunatic."

"So, Uncle Luo, how many laps did you presume that he could have managed?"

"Four laps!"

Luo Hao lifted four fingers and said in a heavy voice, "Average warriors who have just stepped into the Nascent Realm without any systematic body training can only manage four laps in the quintuple gravitational field, five laps at most. That guy is so small and thin, so I thought he would ask me to stop on the fourth lap."

"Hmm... but he finished eleven laps." Mu Yu Die got a weird expression on her face. She couldn't help but take a glance at Shi Yan from afar, who was sitting there as firm as a mountain and training again. "God! He, he is upright again!"

"What? He can still move?" Luo Hao was stunned as he glanced over at Shi Yan. He shook his head and said, "Lunatic! This guy is a lunatic! Too reckless! I guess he couldn't even move tomorrow! With this intensive training, he would find his body hurting everywhere tomorrow. I bet we will have to adjust our plan tomorrow."

"Well, let it be. What an unruly guy!" Mu Yu Die shook her head and smiled subtly.

The next morning, before the sun rose, there was very heavy fog.

"Die, come down. It is time to set off." Under the ancient tree, Luo Hao called out to Mu Yu Die softly.

"I want to sleep more." Mu Yu Die murmured as if in dreams, "Why so early today? Weren't you sure that he couldn't move today..."

"He is waiting for you." Luo Hao said in a very low voice, his face still trying to control his surprise.

Ten minutes ago Shi Yan came to him asking for enough food for three people.

Right in front of them, Shi Yan wolfed down the food and patted his belly, sighing with satisfaction, "Let's go." Luo Hao was totally astonished; he glared at Shi Yan with frightened eyes for a few minutes before he murmured to himself, "Pervert!"

"That guy is waiting for me too?" Mu Yu Die murmured, rubbing her eyes unwillingly.

"Yes, he is more energetic than anyone." He smiled bitterly.

"What?" Mu Yu Die suddenly woke up, astonished. She looked for Shi Yan under the tree, to find him sitting straight like an arrow with bright eyes. The same as Luo Hao, she murmured, "Pervert!"

Shi Yan scrutinized his own wearing and was sure that there was nothing strange. He frowned, "Uncle Luo, and Miss Mu, which part of me looks like a pervert?"

"Your whole body!" Mu Yu Die chuckled and got in a joyful mood.

Her chuckle seemed to bring a spring that made the beautiful scenes in the Dark Forest seem dim in comparison.

Zhao Xin and Hu Long were fascinated with goo-goo eyes; but the soon realised their misdemeanour and lowered their heads to cover it up, not daring to look into Mu Yu Die's eyes directly.

Shi Yan narrowed his eyes and wandered his burning eyes on Mu Yu Die's beautiful face audaciously, "Miss Mu, if I were a pervert, I would put my hands on you first. So be careful tonight, I would be unable to control myself. You should scream loudly then. I love women's crazy screams so much!"

"How dare you!" Di Yalan sniffed.

"Oh, sorry, I forgot there is another pretty woman. Maybe you are angry because I ignored you. Trust me, I will go for you too, don't be jealous now." Shi Yan pretended that he just realized that and patted his head to show regret, as if he had forgotten something important.

"Haha! Hahaha!" Mu Yu Die held her stomach and burst into laughter in the tree, almost falling down. She pointed at Shi Yan and giggled, "You funny guy! Why are you so hilarious? Haha..."

Di Yalan was dumbstruck, and then chuckled too, feeling helpless when it came to Shi Yan.

Zhao Xin and Hu Long were taken over by confusion too, and their facial expressions couldn't be stranger.

They just couldn't understand that even when they always acted politely with the two girls, and didn't dare to do anything to offend them, they two girls scarcely smiled at them.

While Shi Yan showed not the slightest hint politeness towards the girls with his giddy words, but the girls smiled at him a lot. What the hell is with that?

"Oh!" Luo Hao glanced at Shi Yan strangely and smiled, "Well, stop it now, let's move."

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Chapter 22 - Shi Family

The Merchant Union, Tianyun city. In the Stone Room of the Shi family.

Yang Hai, who was a little stout, was sitting on a stone stool with a serious face. Eyes narrowed, he was checking an account book, page by page, and reporting the recent month's production status of the quarry to the family head of Shi family, Shi Jian.

Though Shi Jian was in his seventies, he looked in good health. Being the family head of Shi family, he was simply wearing a plain gown which was suited to martial training. Sitting on a brown stone stool, he had a calm demeanor and was listening to Yang Hai earnestly.

After Yang Hai illustrated the case, Shi Jian frowned and commented, "Hai, the production in recent months has literally decreased by 20 percent. What's up?"

"It's all because of the Mo and Ling families." Yang Hai sighed, "Many skilled pitmen were lured away by their high salary. We are now lacking in pitmen. We were in bad situation due to the secret fight with the two families. Those pitmen feared that we would be beaten by them, plus they were being offered a higher salary, so the pitmen turned to them."

"Humph!" Shi Jian sniffed. "They are doing that deliberately. Since Mo Yanyu and Ling Shao Feng got engaged, the Mo family and Ling families have gotten closer and closer. The Ling family has also been interfering in our secret fight with Mo family. They must have come to an agreement, or Mo family couldn't compete with us."

"Master, when do we strike back?" Yang Hai asked.

"No worries. I have a plan." Shi Jian looked assured, then he paused and frowned, "Is my little bastard grandson Shi Yan still is not back home?"

"No. I was just about to mention that." Yang Hai looked disturbed, "That stupid boy said he would go to the Dark Forest before he left. It's been a year since he left home. I received information a couple of days ago that Mo Chaoge and Mo Yanyu were in the Dark Forest as well. I'm afraid he has had an accident. He didn't take any capable escorts with him. His mother Qing died early, and we have this single child. I am so worried..."

Shi Jian frowned and kept silent for a long while. Then he sighed, "This boy was born without inheriting the Petrifaction Martial Spirit of the Shi family, and nor was he fascinated by Martial Arts. Instead, he was crazy about those odd things, and would always goof around. Troublesome!"

"Master, it's all because of my humble bloodline. If I had a Martial Spirit, Qing would have given birth to a kid with a Martial Spirit." Yang Hai was ashamed.

"It's all doomed." Shi Jian shook his head, "Hai, I found you by the Endless Sea. Though you are not my own, I treat you as my own son, or, I wouldn't have betrothed my daughter Qing to you. Yes, you don't own a Martial Spirit, nor did you train in Martial Arts, but you play a key role in the development of Shi family and the management of our quarries. We wouldn't have accumulated so much wealth if it hadn't been for you. Though you don't know about Martial Arts, you contribute a lot to the family."

"But nowadays, a strong warrior is much more valuable than anything." Yang Hai smiled and mocked himself, "If I had a Martial Spirit, I would have trained in Martial Arts. And if Yan had inherited the Petrifaction Martial Spirit from his mother, he too would have trained in it. But a Martial Spirit is inborn..."

Shi Jian nodded, and sighed, "Yes. It's true. A strong warrior is more valuable than anything."

"Family Head, could that little boy be in danger?" Yang Hai couldn't help but worry.

"He shouldn't be." Shi Jian thought for a while, and added, "My grandson isn't into Martial Arts, so the Mo family have never set their eyes upon him. Neither Mo Chaoge nor Mo Yanyu have seen him before. So it's not possible that they would harm him."

"But I still feel something's wrong. He should have been home."

"Well, I will tell those soldiers in Silent Town to keep an eye for him. Silent Town was beside the Dark Forest. Once they spot Shi Yan, they will let us know. So don't worry."

"Thank you, Family Head."

"Why? Your son is also my grandson!" Shi Jian glared at him and berated, "How many times have I told you? Don't call me Family Head. I'm your adoptive father, and also your father-in-law. You can call me anything but Family Head."

"I got it, Father."

"Ok."

The Dark Forest. A silent night.

Luo Hao was standing still on the side of the track, with a quintuple gravitational field surrounding him; it was getting very hard to breath.

Shi Yan was perspiring from all over his body, as he pounded in the air and jumped around Luo Hao. Blue veins showed up on his face and neck, quivering like little snakes.

In the grass, Mu Yu Die was gazing at them secretly, biting a straw in her mouth.

"Guess how long could he endure today?" Di Yalan asked as she walked up and sat beside her

"You finished your task today?" Mu Yu Die chuckled, without replying her.

"Zhao Xin took over. It was really dangerous! A single horned silver snake was twining around the tree trunk, and I didn't notice it. I was almost bitten by it! If I hadn't moved quick enough, I would be dead right now."

Di Yalan still looked terrified. She cursed, "More and more demon beasts are appearing these days. We have to be careful. We have met five groups of demon beasts in the past three days. They walk around especially at night. You'd better take me with you next time you want to peep. Or you will be in danger."

"You just wanted to say the last thing right?" Mu Yu Die giggled.

"Ha, you found it out." Di Yalan didn't disguise herself and said, "That guy is really something. He broke his limit every day in the past three days, and got more and more stamina. Though I'm at the Third Sky of the Nascent Realm, I don't dare break the rules in the quintuple gravitational field of Uncle Luo. This guy is literally insane. Every time, he won't stop until he faints. Nuts! Nuts!"

"His endurance is most shocking." Mu Yu Die shook her head slowly, as her eyes glimmered.

"Yes, and he recovered in such a short time. Unbelievable! He is only at the First Sky of the Nascent Realm, but he has incredible recovering ability." Di Yalan was confused too.

"This guy… has so many secrets..." Mu Yu Die thought for a while and murmured, "I have never seen anyone greedier than him! He almost ate up all our food in the past three days. I'm now worried about food. He is such a rice bucket*!"

(*ED Note: A 'rice bucket' is a slang term for a useless person. Someone who is only good for eating rice.)

Di Yalan laughed, "But he talks in a funny way! Any of his casual talks could amuse us a lot. And he has so many novel ideas that I have never heard of. He says that kings must be voted in by citizens, and merchants dominate a country. By the way, he even composes sarcastic poems. I'm really confused, how could this 17 year old boy be filled with so many odd things."

"And it is this 17 year old guy who looks as if he wants eat us when he casts his eyes upon us. I have never seen such possessive eyes. Bastard! Too bad!" Mu Yu Die grinded her teeth, and made an action of cutting in the air, "I would let him know how capable I am!"

"Till your Martial Spirit is back, ha, what's the big deal to let him look at us? We don't lose anything. Also Zhao Xin and Hu Long, the cowards, pretend to not be ogling at my ass when I am right in front of them. I despise them more! Compared to them, that bastard is bolder, I like it!" Di Yalan laughed loudly.

"You are trying to seduce him?" Mu Yu Die smirked, "He is still a kid! Don't seduce him!"

"Have you seen any kid who gives that kind of look?" Di Yalan lowered her voice, "I am guessing that he is older than he looks. Maybe he had adopted some secret skill to make himself look young! Maybe it's a special secret Martial Spirit..."

"Could be. Seems we have to be careful." Mu Yu Die pondered, and then nodded slowly.

"Bang!"

Shi Yan was sprawled on his back. He was totally exhausted. He asked in a raucous voice, "How many laps?"

"Fifteen." Luo Hao answered with a complex look. "You made actions of jumping and rolling during the fifteen laps, which made the pressure much bigger. Young man, you really… can bear that?"

"Well, we will know tomorrow." Shi Yan found it even impossible to speak.

In the past three days, he trained in [Rampage] whenever he had free time.

After the arduous training, the meridians in his chest and waist could easily release negative energy at his will, which made him pine away a lot.

He almost trained every part of his body to the most, but the hardest part, was his brain...

At night, he would ask Luo Hao to lay the quintuple gravitational field, then he could steel himself under the massive stress.

Three days. In those short three days, he broke his limit from eleven laps to fifteen laps. While running, he also increased the hardness as he jumped and rolled, to consume more energy.

By undergoing this intensive training, he found his body becoming much more powerful than before. His hands, feet, ribs, muscles and entrails all became stronger. Every morning, when he woke from his training, his body would be full of explosiveness, and he could jump several meters higher in normal gravity. Even his hands and feet became more agile.

He could feel the progress every day clearly, thus he continued the training, and wrecked himself crazily. He steeled himself in such strenuous way that his ability increased rapidly, while his Profound Qi condensed even faster as well.

"Aaao! Aaao!" There came a weird sound from far away.

Luo Hao turned pale and cried out, "It's the Level-4 demon beast, Fire Snake! A Fire Snake is very tough. They don't usually go out at night. Someone must have annoyed them!"

"Uncle Luo!" Zhao Xin and Hu Long hurried over, looking anxious.

"What's up?" Lou Hao yelled.

"A troop of warriors are hunting the Fire Snake, and the latter are approaching toward us! The warriors are hell bent, thus the Fire Snakes are totally irritated!" Zhao Xin was in a panic.

"Shit!" Luo Hao took off the broadsword on his shoulder, and said, "Take care of Die!" Then he dashed away.

Shi Yan, who was suffering all over, sat up immediately and began to operate his Profound Qi. Eyes lit and cool-minded, he silently gazed in the direction of Luo Hao.

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Chapter 23 - Tush Mercenary Union

Zhao Xin and Zhao Long dashed toward the bush and encircled Mu Yu Die.

Mu Yu Die, who had been hiding in the bushes for a long time, stood up ashamed. She took a quick glance at Shi Yan while blushing, and guessed she had lost face.

But soon she found her assumption incorrect, for Shi Yan didn't even pay attention to her. Instead, he was glaring at the direction of Luo Hao, like a wary beast.

After a speedy Big Circulation cycle by Shi Yan, the pain had reduced bit by bit. Looking serious, Shi Yan tried to recover while focusing on Luo Hao.

"Go after it! The Fire Snake looks very weak now. Catch it! Don't let it go! "

"Fire the arrows! Quick!"

"Shoo! Shooo!"

From the woods not far away, came shouts and wrangles. Arrows flew fast in the air, chasing their targets.

"Hooo!"

All of a sudden, there was a fire in the woods. The fierce fire covered the area in no time, and heavy smoke rose quickly and twined around the trees, making people unable to breathe.

"Kakaka! Bang Bang bang! Bang!"

The sound of trees exploding, flying arrows, and fighters on the move, all came at the same time from that brook. A fierce battle was going on in the woods.

"Someone's there!" An unfriendly shout came from the woods, "You want to steal our success?"

"Don't get it wrong. I just don't want the Fire Snake to hurt my people, so I simply stopped it from running that way." It was Luo Hao's voice. He seemed to have a dispute with someone far away.

"Humph! We, the Tush Mercenary Union, have kept an eye on this Fire Snake for half a month, you'd better not get involved."

"I said, I'm not interested in a Level-4 demon beast." Luo Hao explained.

"Uncle Luo is having words with someone, let's go and see." Mu Yu Die raised her head from the bushes and frowned. She was a little worried since she didn't know what was happening there.

"Yes, let's go!" Hu Long grunted, "I have heard of the Tush Mercenary Union. They have a very bad reputation. We can't let them take advantage of Uncle Luo".

"Then let's hurry." Hearing that, Mu Yu Die began to panic more.

"Ok."

Zhao Xin nodded and said to Hu Long and Di Yalan, "You still need to encircle Miss Mu when we reach there. Put her safety in the first place, even during fights."

"Rubbish! We all know this!" Di Yalan was getting impatient.

While muttering, the four quietly rushed toward Luo Hao.

Shi Yan was not at all worried. He stood up after a few minutes.

Feeling the vibrancy of his Profound Qi in the meridians, he at first moved his hands and feet slowly in order to make sure that they were still flexible after the fatigue. Then he followed the four people at leisure.

"Whoa!" One man yelled in surprise, "Beautiful girls, haha, there are two beautiful girls! I have lingered here for two months and have never seen such beautiful girls!

"Captain, you had promised that you would let us be satisfied. Don't go back on your word."

"Shut up! They are unavailable!"

Shi Yan walked up slowly, and began to look around with a rigid face.

On the ground, was an eight metre long huge snake which had patterns of fire all over its body. Its tail was blazing and its body was covered with arrows. Meanwhile, a large quantity of blood was flowing out of the wound between its eyes.

Eight mercenaries, in warrior uniforms, were standing around the Fire Snake. They looked robust and rough, and each of them got a tattoo of tush on their left arm. All of them were at least Nascent Realm.

The captain's short brown hair stood like steel needles. There was a long scar on his left cheek which extended to his neck, making him look extremely savage.

When Shi Yan arrived, those mercenaries were staring at Mu Yu Die and Di Yalan with lustful eyes. They looked rather infatuated.

However, the captain was not looking at the girls at all, but exchanging glances with Luo Hao. The captain's right hand was at the cuff, where silver light was glowing now and then. He was prepared to have a fight.

"Go home and look at your mama!" Under those mercenaries' salacious eyes, Di Yalan couldn't help cursing them.

"Haha! This woman has a fiery temper! I love it!" An uncivilized mercenary with a bare and hairy chest burst into laughter. He patted his thigh and shouted, "Captain! I want this woman!"

"Son of a bitch!" Di Yalan drew out the sword beside her waist and posed to fight, "Come on! Let me see if you are a real man!"

"Haha, here I am!" That big guy was joyful and was about to rush forward.

"Tumu!" Bernard shouted, then he lowered his voice, "Don't make a fuss! Everything is negotiable!"

"Ok, Captain." That man with hairy-chest, whose name was Tumu, smirked and shook his legs to Di Yalan, and laughed cunningly, "Bitch, you will know how manly I am when we are naked."

"I will cut off your balls." Di Yalan shot back.

Disgusted, Mu Yu Die frowned but didn't utter a word. She had gotten used to such remarks.

"Who let you come here?" Luo Hao got a little worried. He knew those mercenaries well. These mercenaries, who stayed here to kill demon beasts, were leading an extremely dangerous life. They could be killed by demon beasts at any time.

Under that stress, they didn't care much about morals or laws, and did a lot of nasty things.

Mu Yu Die and Di Yalan were both pretty, and prettiness was the rarest thing in this area. The soft bodies of these pretty girls were the best comfort for those brutal mercenaries, so Luo Hao got a bad feeling at the sight of these men.

Shi Yan came up and stood beside Luo Hao silently, and began to observe the Tush Mercenary Union.

"Tumu!" The scar-faced captain of the Tush Mercenary Union, Bernard, yelled out viciously, "Take the things!" At the same time, he was gazing at Luo Hao and Shi Yan with cold eyes, silver light glowing from the cuff.

"Yes, Captain!" Tumu stopped teasing Di Yalan and commanded his people to move. Thus, three mercenaries walked up with daggers. They operated on the Fire Snake with blood all over their bodies. Ripping the skin, gouging the eyes, pulling out the tusks. They were doing it carefully and skillfully.

Bernard and the rest of the mercenaries kept staring at Luo Hao and others. They were all ready to assault them once Luo Hao made any move.

Looking rigid, Luo Hao held his glowing broadsword and said, "We don't have a slightest interest in the Fire Snake. You are busy, we are going." Luo Hao knew Bernard was tough, so he don't want to ask for trouble. To bring Mu Yu Die to a safe place was most important.

Seeing they were leaving, Bernard was a little stunned, as he called out, "Wait."

Luo Hao got serious as he turned around. He said, "Hey buddies, I don't want to have a dispute with you guys. You guys don't go too far either."

"Yeah well..." Bernard smirked, the muscles on his face relaxing, "Friend, you got us wrong. I just want to make a deal with you. Nothing else."

"What deal?" Luo Hao was surprised.

"What about one Fire Snake's eye, three tusks, and two metres snake skin for the two women?" Bernard pointed at Mu Yu Die and Di Yalan, and smiled, "My people haven't touched women for a long time. They need to be satisfied. All women here have a price, and my offer is quite fair. What do you think?"

"F*!" Hu Long's eyes were almost on fire.

Zhao Xin grunted. Mu Yu Die bit her teeth as well, while Di Yalan waved her sword and shouted, "Come if you dare!"

Only Shi Yan kept silent as he gazed at the captain.

Luo Hao stretched out his hand to stop Di Yalan and shook his head to her. Then he turned around and said to Bernard, "I'm sorry; they are my friends, not my possessions. They can't be traded."

"Well, nevermind." Bernard nodded, and said casually "See you."

"See you." Luo Hao looked into his eyes, then yelled, "Let's go!"

Luo Hao glared at Di Yalan, suggesting her to keep silent.

Zhao Xin and Hu Long were both furious, but they could do nothing after seeing Luo Hao's eyes. They had to encircle Mu Yu Die and leave. Shi Yan touched his own nose and left without a word too.

"Captain, the same as usual?" After Luo Hao and others disappeared into the woods, Tumu giggled, "We know what type of woman you like, so we won't touch that little girl. But that hot bitch, Captain, you have to give her to us."

Bernard's eyes got colder and colder, and he nodded gently, "Collect the things on the snake first, and then do what we usually do!"

"Got it." Tumu smirked, "That woman wanted to cut my cock! I would f* her to death later!"

"She is a beautiful flower with thorns, and though lower than you, she is at The Third Sky of the Nascent Realm. You need to be careful. Don't fail miserably in an easy task." Bernard grunted. "Remember to kill those men first, don't merely indulge yourselves in the woman. Be cautious, don't let anyone run away!"

"Yes, Captain!"

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Chapter 24 - Trouble

"Uncle Luo, why are we retreating?" As they were marching, Di Yalan cut tree trunks with her sword and was angry, "How dare that bastard tease Miss Mu and me! Shit!"

"Nothing would have happened if you two didn't show up. Now we've gotten ourselves into trouble. Alas." Luo Hao sighed and said, "Stop babbling. Let's leave. Hopefully we can escape it."

"Uncle Luo, we've already left, what's wrong?" Mu Yu Die got confused.

"It's more complicated than what you think."

Luo Hao shook his head, "None of those mercenaries are good men. That captain was so salacious when he looked at you that he wouldn't let it go easily. The four mercenaries operating on the snake appeared to be indifferent when we left, but they were much more interested in you, thus it's unreasonable that they would give up. They must know their captain's plan well."

Mu Yu Die's pretty face turned pale, "Uncle Luo, are you guessing that they would pursue us?"

"Not a guess. I'm very sure about it."

Luo Hao sighed again, "They didn't take action at once, for they were considering the materials on the demon snake. Other warriors and mercenaries may have come up to collect their prey when they were fighting with us. So surely they will chase us after they get the material on the snake."

"The Tush Mercenary Union have a really bad reputation. I have heard about them doing a lot of bad things. Uncle Luo is right." Hu Long added.

"Uncle Luo, sorry… we were worried about you." Mu Yu Die was in low mood.

"I understand." Luo Hao replied. However, he suddenly stopped and put Mu Yu Die down gently.

Thus, Shi Yan stopped as well. He asked while frowning, "What happened? They are pursuing us?"

Luo Hao glanced at Shi Yan in appreciation and nodded, replying with a rigid face, "Must be them."

"Uncle Luo, what should we do now?" Hu Long was furious and he yelled, "They went too far! Let's fight against them like hell!"

Luo Hao looked serious. He thought quickly and ordered, "Di Yalan, carry Die and go first, and send signals to us all the way. Young man, you go with them, and be careful. Choose untraversed regions, and don't get into high-level demon beast areas."

"What about you?" Shi Yan asked calmly.

"We three will stay. Without Die amongst us, we can do sneak attacks easily. After delaying them, we will catch up. Those guys won't fight with us if they don't see the girls. They should stop soon." Luo Hao replied fast.

"Got it." Shi Yan nodded and smiled light-heartedly, "Don't worry Uncle, where there are these two pretty girls, there will be me."

"Okay, go!" Luo Hao replied.

Di Yalan wanted to stay and fight, but she had to compromise under Luo Hao's firm gaze.

She stamped on the ground with regret and crouched to carry Mu Yu Die. Then she ran to the thickest part of the forest.

After some hesitation, Shi Yan took out a paper bag from his bag and put it in Luo Hao's hand, "I got this poisonous powder by accident. It is called Seven Snake Saliva, which is made from poison fluid of seven types of snakes. It's very easy to use. Just wipe it on the weapon, and when it cuts even a little it will take effect..."

Before Luo Hao could say anything, Shi Yan smirked and advanced in the direction of Di Yalan.

"Uncle Luo, wasn't it too mean? A warrior has his own self esteem. To use poison is contemptible." Zhao Xin frowned and looked at the poison powder in Luo Hao's hand with contempt, then he murmured, "We know nothing about that boy, and he's got so many vicious things. It's dangerous to let him stay with Miss Mu."

"Zhao Xin, there are not many rules here, so cut the crap. We would have been dead bodies if it weren't for his Bone Chilling powder, and you wouldn't be here talking about righteousness."

Luo Hao reproached angrily and said, "Everybody gets to keep some powder, but don't use it too early in case it irritates those mercenaries. If it gets worse, don't hesitate to wipe it on weapons. You can reproach that boy again only when you two are still alive, understand?"

"Got it."

In the woods.

Bernard and his seven people were flying fast in the woods with cold faces and obscene smiles.

"Shoo, shoo, shoo!"

Arrows flew out from the woods one after another, hard and quick, which made the mercenaries stop and react.

Bernard stopped at once and smirked. His right hand in the cuff finally stretched out- it was a shining silver iron hand! Rays of silver light exploded as the iron hand stretched out, and the light then divided into seven crescent knives in the air, and flew toward Luo Hao's hiding spot with a rush.

"Ka ka ka!"

Tree branches in the woods exploded, and fell one after another as the knives flew by. The knives let out frightening silver lights and bombarded heavily in the place where Luo Hao hid himself.

"Bang bang bang!"

An ancient tree collapsed suddenly after being cut by the knives. Luo Hao's figure showed up for a moment and disappeared into the woods again quickly.

"Tumu, go ahead with Kinmo. We will take care of this side." Bernard smiled cunningly with his heavy face, and added, "The superior warriors are all here, while the women and that boy have run away. Remember, I need the women alive. If you kill them, you won't get even one crystal coin!"

"Be at ease, Captain. I promise, I will bring that woman to you clean and beautiful, so that you can make her serve you however as you like." Tumu laughed loudly, "Kinmo, let's go first! Haha! That hot chick, haha, I will have her first. You are lucky today, you can taste her after me."

"Yeah, I can't wait anymore!" The ugly mercenary with pimples all over his face laughed too as he advanced with Tumu.

"It's bad!" Luo Hao was stunned, and was about to send a signal.

He didn't presume that Bernard was so experienced with this kind of situation. Bernard saw through Luo Hao's plan at once and sent people to chase Di Yalan pointedly.

"Stay here." Bernard sneered as he rushed to Luo Hao, "My friend, you wanted to delay us, didn't you? Now, I won't leave, so don't you leave as well. Let's trade blows and exercise our muscles."

As soon as Bernard moved, the other mercenaries separated too to search for Hu Long and Zhao Xin's traces.

Carrying Mu Yu Die on her back, Di Yalan shuttled back and forth in the woods. Every time she touched the ground, her well-shaped long legs would pedal on the earth and thus her bonny body bounced several metres high, like a female leopard pursuing its prey.

While up in the air, her short skirt under her armour flew with the wind, and her plump ass showed an attractive shape, looking extremely elastic.

Shi Yan was staring at her figure joyfully and couldn't stop praising her hot body. No wonder those mercenaries couldn't get rid of Di Yalan in their mind.

"Little bastard, stop looking at my ass! Take care of the surroundings! Keep an eye on any demon beast trails around here!" Di Yalan seemed to have a pair of eyes on her back, as she shouted while running.

"It's fine." Shi Yan broadened his mouth, "There are no trails of demon beasts for the time being, but it seems that someone is chasing us. I seem to hear their light steps."

"Someone's after us?" Di Yalan was stunned, "It couldn't be? The three including Uncle Luo are there. They weren't able to stop those crazy dogs?"

Shi Yan then stopped, bent down, and leaned his ear against the ground. He said with a serious face, "Uncle Luo wasn't able to stop all the crazy dogs? Two of them are almost here?"

Di Yalan was astonished as she stopped in front, she observed with a pale face, "Kid, carry Miss Mu and leave fast. I will stay and fight with them."

"No, I will stay."

Shi Yan shook his head, took a deep breath, answering in a low voice, "I was just thinking about testing the results of my recent training. Keep going, I will catch up. Hmm, by the way, I will leave some signs as well, in case Uncle Luo Hao loses trace of us after dumping those mercenaries."

"You..." on Di Yalan's back, Mu Yu Die turned her head to Shi Yan and gazed at him numbly. Then a glow crossed her eyes, and she said with a complicated look on her pretty face, "You could have gotten out of this trouble, originally."

"I know." Shi Yan smiled, "But for you, I'm in. I still owe you a lot. Once I pay it back, I will leave even if you ask me to stay." Waving his hand, he urged Di Yalan, "Sister, what the hell are you doing?! Move!"

Di Yalan felt it a little heartbreaking to see him again, so she turned her head away and said, "Little bastard, live on happily. If you can catch up again, I, I will allow you to touch my… butt." In an instant, she stamped on the ground and dashed out rapidly.

"Haha, then keep yourself clean and wait for me." Shi Yan laughed and shouted to her, "I will be back soon."

Di Yalan quivered, and almost fell. She gritted her teeth and cursed in her mind with blushed face, "This damn bastard!"

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Chapter 25 - Ghost

With his dagger, Shi Yan first engraved ugly patterns of butterflies on two tree trunks, then he climbed into one of the trees, cut down a branch as thick as an arm, chopped it into five pieces, sharpened one end of each piece, and wiped the Seven Snake Saliva onto the sharpened ends casually.

It took him two minutes to do all these things.

After two minutes, Tumu and Kinmo, the two mercenaries from the Tush Mercenary Union, showed up as expected.

Tumu and Kinmo didn't even take Shi Yan and the two women seriously. They were still discussing how to enjoy Di Yalan with salacious faces, while shuttling in the woods.

"Shoo! Shoo!"

Sharpened branches went through dense leaves and flew toward Tumu and Kinmo.

Tumu didn't care about it at all. He wielded his axe aimlessly and chopped two tree branches down; then he laughed happily, "Look at this guy, too shallow, haha. He treated us with these tree branches to lose our face?"

"Poor guy." Kinmo shook his head and sneered.

"Shoo! Shoo! Shoo!"

Another three tree branches came over mightily.

Tumu got a little impatient that he drew a semicircle in the air with his axe which was as long as an arm, and three tree branches fell on the ground in the silver light.

Shi Yan showed up from among the bushes slowly and stared at them coldly, "You two will fight together, or come up one by one?"

Narrowing his eyes, Tumu raised his head and examined Shi Yan. Then he shook his head disappointedly, "A young kid! Of the Nascent Realm at most! You talk big but have limited ability. Sorry, but I'm not interested."

After saying that, Tumu turned his eyes away from Shi Yan and walked away with his voice, "Kinmo, take care of it quickly. Catch up to me soon, or I will f* that bitch twice. Hahaha!"

Kinmo sniffed, then threw his huge wolf tooth stick onto the ground mightily, which stuck deep in the earth. "Kid, come down, I won't use my weapon, and don't let me climb the tree to catch you. I'm in a hurry. Be quick."

"Yeah, I'm in a hurry too." Shi Yan replied with indifference and calmness in his eyes. Then he jumped down the ancient tree at once, and threw his dagger out with all might into the earth beside that wolf tooth stick.

"Bang!" Shi Yan stood ten metres away in front of Kinmo, raised his hands and waved at Kinmo, "I won't use a weapon either."

"Hey kid, you're rather audacious!" Kinmo broadened his mouth as all the pimples gathered on his face. With vicious eyes, he rushed toward Shi Yan at once.

All of a sudden, Kinmo's hands swelled and blue veins popped on his fists. All his fists strikes were so heavy handed that they were making a 'hoooohooo' sound in the air. His aggressive assault created numerous images of the fists.

After five steps, there appeared dozens of fist prints ahead of Kinmo.

"Mortal Level Martial Skill, [Star Fists]!"

Shi Yan narrowed his eyes and began to operate his Profound Qi calmly, clearing his mind of any other thoughts. There was only the fist images in his eyes and only the idea of "kill Kinmo" in his mind!

"Bang!"

With a heavy shake in his mind, he suddenly entered a different world.

His eyes, ears and body suddenly got much more sensitive than before. All of the surroundings grew much clearer. Gazing at Kinmo, he could specifically sense the speed and rate at which Kinmo's Profound Qi flew in his arm.

The fist images which had pervaded the air disappeared in an instant, and the air got clearer. Only Kinmo's waving fists were left in his eyes. Furthermore, he could even see the path his fists were traversing.

After taking a deep breath, Shi Yan shouted and his arms contracted and dried at a speed which could be seen by naked eye. Soon his arms were twined with vague, white smoke.

At the same time, from his neck, his skin began to petrify into grey rock, which looked as hard as iron.

Dim black light spilled from his skin and covered all of his skinny body.

Kinmo's iron fists, with the power to shatter rocks, struck toward Shi Yan's chest.

The [Dark Light Shield] twisted, and after being struck by Kinmo's iron fists, it turned into dark light spots, exploding in an instant. Kinmo's fists went through the [Dark Light Shield, though with less power, and struck Shi Yan's chest heavily.

"Bang!"

"Kaaar!"

The sound of striking and bone breaking came at the same moment.

Kinmo's face twisted at once.

The nasty pain on his fists made Kinmo realize that it was not Shi Yan's chest, but his fists that had been splintered.

Waving the painful arms with a hideous face, Kinmo looked at Shi Yan, who was as cold as a rock, rather terrified. He seemed to remember something at that moment, thus shouted, "Petrifaction Martial Spirit from the Shi family! You are from the Shi family of the Merchant Union?"

"Brilliant." Shi Yan smiled with coldness.

Kinmo realized that he was at a disadvantage and thus tried to run, but it was too late since he was too close to Shi Yan.

Shi Yan stretched out his hand like lightning and held Kinmo's neck. The white fog around his arm, containing all the negative emotions flew into Kinmo's body, all at once.

Kinmo was so frightened that he felt himself fall into hell and screamed while quivering, "No! No! Nooooo!"

Kinmo kept screaming hard and waved his iron fists aimlessly, as if he couldn't see a thing, and tried to defend from the ghosts which were approaching him.

Shi Yan had released his hand a long time ago. The white smoke had disappeared and his face had returned normal. He was counting the time in his mind.

One, two, three, four, five...

While counting, Shi Yan walked leisurely to where his dagger was struck. He pulled it out and walked over to Kinmo with light steps.

When Shi Yan counted to seventeen, Kinmo seemed to be calming down gradually. His eyes were becoming clear and he was about to come around.

Seventeen seconds was far more than enough to kill a person dozens of times.

Nodding his head lightly, Shi Yan got to know more about the situation. He moved like lightening and slashed across Kinmo's neck with precision.

Blood jetted out of his neck as Kinmo finally came back to his senses. He stared at Shi Yan in hatred and fell down with regret.

Squatting down beside Kinmo, Shi Yan wiped off the blood on the dagger with Kinmo's coat, and examined Kinmo's body. He found some food, hundreds of purple crystal coins and the two sharp tusks of the Fire Snake.

After putting these things into his bag without any hesitance, Shi Yan took a deep breath. He felt Kinmo's Profound Qi had all went into his own meridians. Then he stood up and murmured, "Someone at the Second Sky of the Nascent Realm would lose their senses for seventeen seconds under the negative power of [Rampage]. This Martial Skill is really too weird. Maybe, the more the negative power is concentrated, the stronger its power..."

He talked to himself for a while. Then he pulled himself together, took a deep breath and rushed in the direction where Tumu ran to.

"Bitch! Too damn hot! Haha! But I love it!" Tumu was laughing happily and having a fight with Di Yalan with his axe.

Mu Yu Die's eyes were cold. Cuddling her zither, she looked panicked and seemed to make a difficult decision.

The heavy axe looked light as a feather fan in Tumu's hand.

As the axe shone now and then, Di Yalan's short sword was at a disadvantage. Once the short sword touched the axe, Di Yalan's thin body would shake. Apparently, Tumu had a much stronger Profound Qi than Di Yalan.

Tumu's axe left shadows in the air as he wielded it, and the shadows entangled Di Yalan, like rings. Between the light reflected from the axe, Di Yalan's long hair flew up and down, and her short skirt was shredding, through which her thighs showed up now and then.

"Bitch, you know my ability, huh? Don't worry, you will know soon that my best thing is not my Martial Skill. Hahaha!" Tumu laughed with joy as he planned to defeat Di Yalan slowly. He was teasing her deliberately.

Di Yalan was very furious, but she couldn't talk back and could only defend with every effort.

"Sister, need any help?" Shi Yan's casual banter came from the woods all of a sudden.

The next moment, Shi Yan showed up with the dagger in his hand. He wandered his eyes over Di Yalan's thighs and butt, visible through the cracks on her skirt for a while and praised, "Round and smooth, plump and cute. Too good! Terrific!"

Di Yalan was very surprised. Since she had no time to talk back now, she took a step back and answered loudly, "You bastard! How did you survive?"

Tumu's face was frozen and pale. He didn't continue to chase after Di Yalan, but turned his head to Shi Yan and asked in a low voice, "Is Kinmo dead?"

"What do you think?" Holding his dagger, Shi Yan walked toward him step by step, wearing a mysterious smile.

As he was advancing, his arms dried up again. The negative power flowed out from his pores, and twined around his arms again.

Kinmo's Profound Qi was not all purified, but as Shi Yan began to operate [Rampage, Kinmo's despair and hatred before his death suddenly gushed out from his meridians, forming the hideous shadow image in front of Shi Yan, which looked just the same as Kinmo.

"Kinmo!" Tumu was so astonished that his robust body quivered!

Impossible!

In front of Shi Yan, Kinmo's ghostly shadow which was as light as a feather was rattling his sabre. The dim eyes which were filled with hatred, showed that he would even want to kill all the people in the world.

Di Yalan and Mu Yu Die were astonished too. With their thin bodies shaking, they couldn't help screaming, "What the hell is that!"

Even Shi Yan himself was astounded. Looking at the ghostly shadow in front of him, he didn't know what to do.

"Kinmo! Kinmo! What happened to you?" Under Kinmo's eyes which were full of unforgettable hatred, Tumu stepped back and shouted, "I'm your companion! You enemy is behind you!"

Tumu's cry reminded Shi Yan. His will changed. Now there was only one thought in his mind; to kill Tumu. The negative power around his arms shot out like a weird, pale snake to Tumu.

Kinmo's shadow seemed to be stimulated by the negative power and flew lightly towards him and brutally caught him.

"Kill!" Shi Yan yelled and rushed out. Surprised, Di Yalan raised her sword and struck toward Tumu too.

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Chapter 26 - The Wager

Tumu's face looked gloomy as he watched Kinmo's face with astonishment. He was frightened.

That shadow did not have any substance but was like a ghost, which made Tumu, a brave and battlewise mercenary, apprehensive. He took a step back from this abnormal thing and tried to analyse the situation.

Shi Yan immediately knew that Tumu was scared, as he stepped back. He took the right timing and rushed out with his dagger like a leopard. At the same time, he asked Di Yalan to fight together with him.

Though Di Yalan was a little scared too, since she knew that ghostly shadow was released by Shi Yan, she plucked up courage to besiege Tumu.

The pale, white light smoke, which contained refined negative power, began to intertwine Tumu. Kinmo's ghostly shadow was following it and went in front of Tumu at once.

Tumu suddenly concentrated. Without any hesitation, he began to practice his dense Profound Qi of the Third Sky of the Nascent Realm with his secret formula. The Profound Qi gushed into his left hand and exploded into a red fire.

In an instant, there appeared a red protective shield of concentrated pure Profound Qi in Tumu's left hand. That red protective shield was glowing with red light and letting out hot energy, though it was merely as big as a washbasin.

This shield, created by pure Profound Qi, was apparently Tumu's vital Martial Skill, which required a lot of energy to operate.

Just as the protective shield was produced, Tumu was already perspiring hard on his forehead. He must have consumed a lot of energy.

The protective shield was sticking on Tumu's left hand. Seeing Shi Yan's negative power pouring toward him, Tumu immediately raised the shield to block the negative power and Kinmo's ghostly shadow.

"Cheeee cheee cheee!"

That strip of white fog containing negative mood, along with Kinmo's ghostly shadow sparkled after bumping on the protective shield.

In the pervading sparkles, the white fog faded away and the ghostly shadow seemed to be melting and dispersed into the air bit by bit.

Noticing the shield could melt these two weird things, Tumu became a little relieved. He then sneered cunningly, "Kid, let me see what else you've got!"

A cold, evil air dispersed from the sparkles with the continuous sound of "chee chee". Unnoticed by Tumu, the air went into his body through his pores.

After that sneer, Tumu's face turned dumb and panic welled up from his eyes.

A bright light crossed Shi Yan's eyes!

According to Tumu's facial expressions, though Tumu had tried to clear the negative power, he couldn't wipe it all away. Some of it had already invaded his mind.

"Take action!"

After a loud yell, Shi Yan sped up to his maximum speed. He appeared in front of Tumu all of a sudden, leaving a light shadow in the open air.

The dagger, with glowing blue light, stabbed toward Tumu's neck with a rush, which looked as if it was lightning.

The protective shield in Tumu's hand was getting hotter and hotter. The temperature almost woke Tumu up from the numbness.

Tumu opened his eyes abruptly!

"Haaaaooo!'

Tumu hauled, thus he suppressed all the negative emotions which had invaded his mind, at the same time, he drew a circle in the air with his axe in the right hand.

"Kangchang!"

Shi Yan's dagger stabbed into the axe while a nasty explosion came out from the axe. To his surprise, it rushed towards Shi Yan's arm through the dagger.

Shi Yan's arm became so numb that he realized Tumu's Profound Qi was very dense, therefore he moved the dagger away from the axe quickly.

Tumu didn't react to Shi Yan. Instead, he turned his body like wind and blocked Di Yalan's short sword which came behind him with his axe. He said with a cold face, "I will f* you as hard as I can!"

Shi Yan grew rigid and the bloodthirstiness surged in his mind.

Wielding his dagger, his muscles on the legs began to contract slowly as well. Negative power gushed out from his pores on the legs, covering them in a pale fog.

As his hands and feet all went through the changes, Shi Yan couldn't control his bloodthirstiness any more.

He was overwhelmed by the desire for killing, and his eyes were getting more and more red, while his expression became as hideous as a devil from hell. Even Mu Yu Die who was beside him was so frightened that she covered her mouth with her hand.

"Hoooohoooo!"

Shi Yan's breaths got heavier and heavier. He stomped and could feel endless power in his feet. His skinny body advanced ten meters in one second!

Like a flying arrow. Fast and mighty!

Tumu's axe flew swiftly in the air and made cracking sounds endlessly. It forced Di Yalan to retreat as her arms got more and more painful holding the short sword. She turned weaker and weaker under the severe attacks of Tumu's strong Profound Qi.

A forceful, murderous air suddenly came from his back. Tumu had a hideous look in his eyes as he struck his axe again, making Di Yalan retreat while trembling.

"Bang!"

Tumu kicked his leg impatiently onto Di Yalan's smooth abdomen heavily and she was kicked about seven meters away.

Di Yalan fell on ground on her back and she was bleeding severely from her mouth. Her Profound Qi was disordered and she lost all her strength at once.

Tumu's kick contained a surging explosiveness as his Profound Qi exploded in an instant. He aimed to drain his fighting capacity slowly so that he could deal with Shi Yan.

Turning around, Tumu brandished his axe with a vicious face. "Kid, I'm gonna slice you into a hundred pieces!"

Shi Yan ran up like an arrow and with the help of his impulses, he shifted all of his Profound Qi into his dagger.

As he brandished his dagger, the shadows of the dagger fell like rain drops; along with it, a cold vicious power was sent out from the dagger and enveloped Tumu.

"Humph!"

Tumu took a deep breath and began to wield the protective shield with his left hand. Warm wind flew out from the protective shield endlessly and drove the cold, vicious air away. Then he took up his axe and struck Shi Yan's dagger precisely.

"Bang!"

With the hard thump, Shi Yan felt a severe pain in his wrist, when his dagger suddenly flew out and fell down on the earth dozens metres away behind him.

Tumu was having a hard time too. The power gushing out from Shi Yan's dagger was extremely vicious as well. As he defended from it, he retreated with a stagger.

At the same time, an air of coldness, evil and panic, sprawled through his arms into the brain like a small snake and dragged him into a bloody atmosphere again.

Shi Yan stood still as he saw Tumu' eyes become perplexed and retreated staggering into the direction of Di Yalan.

At that moment, his dagger was dozens of meters away behind him. He would miss the best timing if he went to pick up his dagger and rush to Tumu; maybe Tumu would have come to his senses by then.

That will flashed across in his mind like lightning and his eyes turned cold. Then he rushed to Tumu with all his strength and captured Tumu's waist with his arms. He pushed up with his legs and push Tumu toward Di Yalan with all might, and yelled, "Raise your sword! Stab!"

On hearing his shout, Di Yalan, who was lying on the ground exhausted, saw a huge dark shadow fall onto her.

Without any hesitance, Di Yalan summoned all her strength and raised her short sword which was as long as her arm.

"Puuuuh!"

As the sword stabbed into Tumu's heart, he woke up with a severe pain. He flailed crazily and tried hard to keep his balance.

The sword stabbed into the back part of his heart thus his body tilted in the air, and he didn't fall onto Di Yalan immediately.

With the support of the sword, Tumu kept that tilting position magically and didn't fall immediately, as if his legs had rooted in the ground.

Tumu struggled with all his strength but only to find his hands held by Shi Yan tightly.

Shi Yan looked rather cool, and he smirked, "Wild dog, you are done!"

Keeping that position, Tumu shouted, "Bastard! Let go of your hands! The sword stabbed me; it can also stab you! Let go of your hand! You want to die with me?"

Tumu was really tough and he could still raise his leg like lightning under this situation. He kicked his knees into Shi Yan's belly heavily.

Shi Yan injected his Profound Qi crazily into his arms. Since he couldn't activate the [Dark Light Shield, he tried to use the Petrifaction Martial Spirit.

Tumu struck his knees into Shi Yan again and again. Under that heavy striking, the power of Petrifaction seemed to be concentrated in Shi Yan's abdomen, while the other parts of his body turned normal. His abdomen grew grey and was as hard as stone.

Under the attacks of Tumu, who was at the Third Sky of the Nascent Realm, Shi Yan could still support himself with the Petrifaction Martial Spirit. Though he felt extreme pain in his abdomen, he didn't spit out blood and his defensive power became abnormally strong.

Di Yalan who was under them then came to notice that Shi Yan and Tumu were hugging tightly. If she thrust her short sword toward them, or Tumu fell down heavily, the sword would go through Tumu's body, and then into Shi Yan's body, sticking them together.

Knowing that Shi Yan would be stabbed along with Tumu, Di Yalan didn't dare act rashly, so she screamed, "Bastard! Release!"

"Wild dog, I'm shorter than you! But you will be the dead one, and I could only lose an arm at most!"

Shi Yan looked at him coldly with a smile. Then with Tumu's frightened eyes, he threw Tumu and himself with all his might onto Di Yalan.

"Poooh! Poooh!"

The sound of the weapon breaking the flesh and bone came one by one. Di Yalan was lying on her back, while Tumu was lying on her on his back, and Shi Yan on Tumu.

The sword in her hand stabbed through both of them. It went through Tumu's heart, and then forced itself into Shi Yan's right shoulder.

Tumu's heart was stabbed through. After several quivers, he died right away with an extremely terrified face.

Though his shoulder was broken, Shi Yan looked hideous and still didn't let go of Tumu.

After Tumu's Profound Qi spilled out of his body and flew into Shi Yan, the latter was convinced Tumu was dead. Then Shi Yan released his hands and laid his exhausted and soft body down.

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Chapter 27 - The Three Parties Meet

In the woods.

The silver light on Bernard's iron hand flew like silk and intertwined together to form a dense, silver light net, which flew to cover Luo Hao.

In the [Ten Times Gravity] field, Luo Hao walked swiftly. He drew many odd arcs in the air with his broadsword to tear the light net in front of him into pieces.

Bernard looked normal and didn't show the slightest bit of fear. Yet he still kept a distance from Luo Hao and kept intertwining the silver light to form silver light nets one after another, throwing them towards Luo Hao.

The silver light net was not influenced by the gravitational field. It was still floating in the air, and those which were torn by Luo Hao's broadsword stuck together again while floating and came around Luo Hao's body.

Seen from afar, Luo Hao seemed to be in the very centre of a broken spider. In the shuttling of his broadsword, those light nets were torn and reconnected again.

At the same time, Bernard still kept a proper distance from Luo Hao and never stopped producing more light nets to envelop Luo Hao, who was surrounded by more and more light nets.

Bernard didn't let go of Luo Hao, apparently, he didn't need to use as much effort, as he smirked to Luo Hao. "My friend, why do you have to fight with me face to face? We just want the two women. My people have already followed them. Sure enough, the two women must have been taken away by my people. And you can't escape from my [Silver Net]. The results is very clear. Don't waste your time."

"If they have an accident, I swear, I will sweep away your Tush Mercenary Union!" With a twisted face, Luo Hao replied while in the light net, "I will spend the rest of my life chasing you Tush Mercenary Union, till the last of you is killed!"

Bernard was surprised; he took a deep breath and nodded, "It seems like I have to kill you now."

"Captain! Captain!" There came a surprised cry, "Jork's dead! He was just cut by a sword and was poisoned to death!"

Bernard became furious, as he shouted, "Don't be lenient! Kill them as soon as possible! Shit! Poison! Cut them into pieces and feed them to the demon beasts! Don't leave their bodies!"

The mercenaries yelled together and began to chase Zhao Xin and Hu Long at the same time.

Bernard was so angry that he operated the [Silver Net] with all his might to cover the whole area around Luo Hao, making a final bid for victory.

Suddenly, lightning which was as thick as a finger turned into another huge net and fell from the sky, flying towards Luo Hao.

Luo Hao was shocked and he turned pale at once. Though he tried hard to wave his broadsword, he couldn't cut down the new net.

There were ten finger-like lightnings glowing an odd light as they twined like magic snakes.

Frightened, Luo Hao immediately wielded his broadsword with all his Profound Qi. Then the broadsword generated a white light which grew into circles and entangled Luo Hao.

"Cheee! Cheee!"

Those finger-like lightnings came toward Luo Hao. As they bumped into the white circles, electric flashes exploded at once.

Luo Hao's loss of Profound Qi sped up several times compared to before!

Under the fierce lightning, his energy was consumed quickly and his face turned extremely pale.

A sharp sword suddenly appeared above his head, filled with the severe smell of slaughter, and struck on the circles surrounding Luo Hao's body.

"Bang!"

Luo Hao's body shook greatly and crimson blood gushed out of his mouth. He staggered and stepped back.

Bernard's [Silver Net] took advantage of this to wrap Luo Hao tightly so that he couldn't move at all.

"Wang!"

The sharp sword went through Luo Hao's body, and that Crescent Emissary with a pale mask on his face finally showed up.

Alongside him was Mo Chaoge from the Mo family, who walked out from behind an ancient tree with lightning playing between his fingers.

"Pooh!" "Pooh!" "Pooh!"

The Crescent Emissary got a brutal look in his eyes, as his sharp sword went in and out of Luo Hao's body thrice.

The gravitational field faded slowly...

"Uncle Luo!"

Zhao Xin's eyes turned red and he cried in deep grief.

Arrows flew toward Zhao Xin one after another. His body became like a hedgehog and he fell on ground and died with regret.

On Hu Long's side, arrows were also flying around him. But they seemed to be not as accurate because instead of killing Hu Long, they blocked the people from the Tush Mercenary Union who were chasing Hu Long.

Seizing this opportunity, Hu Long ran away crazily in the wood with red eyes. "Uncle Luo and Zhao Xin are dead. Only Miss Mu can avenge them. I must tell Miss Mu..."

"Chase!" The people from the Tush Mercenary Union yelled and began to chase, but only to find arrows falling down from the sky and blocking their way.

They turned rigid and realized someone didn't want them to chase Hu Long, so they searched for that shooter with vicious eyes.

Some people with pale masks appeared in the woods, and there were some warriors from the Mo Family among them; they were all having arrows with them and looked serious.

"Why did you help me kill him?" Frowning, Bernard asked Mo Chaoge and the other Star Emissary, "I don't know you two, do I? What do you want from me for killing him?"

"We were not helping you." The Star Emissary walked up and glanced him with cold eyes, "Luo Hao was an enemy of the Dark World that we were chasing him all this time. It's you who helped us."

Mo Chaoge was standing aside and not in a hurry to come up. He frowned and asked, "Emissary, you said this is the strongest guy among those who were protecting that bastard. Since he is dead, we don't need to waste time anymore?"

"Hmm." The Star Emissary nodded, "Don't worry. I left some Dark Moon Fragrance on Hu Long and ordered my people to let him go deliberately to become a guide for us. Later we can follow the trail left by the Dark Moon Fragrance and we can find the people we want."

"Good." Mo Chaoge started to smile, "It's not far from our Merchant Union. After it's done, would you like to have a cup of tea with the Mo family and discuss about the details of our cooperation, Emissary?"

"No problem." The Crescent Emissary nodded.

In the past couple of days, the Crescent Emissary from the Dark World had already hooked up with Mo Chaoge, and they had come to a secret agreement.

"Why did you kill this guy?" Bernard waved his hand and soon his mercenaries crowded around him.

"For a teenage girl, and a skinny boy." Mo Chaoge smiled, "I've known the Tush Mercenary Union for a long time. Now I know you why you really deserve such a reputation. I'm Mo Chaoge from the Mo family of the Merchant Union. I wonder if you are interested in doing business with the Mo family?"

"What kind of business?" Bernard frowned.

"Of course money-earning kind! Haha! If you are interested, we can discuss the details. You will not regret it." Mo Chaoge laughed.

"Let's talk about it later." Bernard paused, and continued, "If there wasn't an accident, my people must have beaten the people you want. We can't do it for nothing. You take the teenage girl and the boy, and we, the Tush Mercenary Union, get that hot woman mercenary, okay?"

Bernard knew they were tough people, and both the Dark World or Mo family from the Merchant Union have a huge influence.

The Crescent Emissary and Mo Chaoge, who were in lead, were both at the Disaster Realm, not any lower than him, and those two had come to an agreement. After calculating, Bernard was sure that he could not compete with their joint power and had to step back.

Mo Chaoge didn't reply, but looked to the Crescent Emissary from the Dark World.

The Crescent Emissary's eyes flashed and he nodded slowly, "No Problem."

"Well, let's go get them." seeing him nodding, Bernard became relieved. He had seen the brutality of those two people and he didn't dare ask for trouble.

Mu Yu Die crouched and bound up the wound for Shi Yan carefully.

With a rigid face, Shi Yan was silent. He sat on the ground and examined the change in the wound on his shoulder, and the purification of Tumu's Profound Qi in his meridians. He was so focused that he didn't even take a glimpse at Mu Yu Die.

"Sometimes he is so lustful, and sometimes he is so righteous, too weird..."

Mu Yu Die questioned secretly, as generally in recent days, Shi Yan looked at her so audaciously without any disguise.

But now they were so close and could even smell the scent on each other, Shi Yan didn't even look at her. She was rather confused.

Mu Yu Die was so perplexed and she was not sure about Shi Yan's real personality.

Narrowing his eyes, Shi Yan concentrated on the changes occurring inside his body.

The cells of the wound on his shoulder were very alive. Without doing anything, he could sense they were recovering gradually with the aid of the Immortal Martial Spirit.

After Tumu's Profound Qi was purified in his meridians, the odd negative emotions were generated secretly within them.

After operating [Rampage, he didn't have the slightest amount of strength in his limbs and they ached a lot, seemingly not recovering in a short time. This familiar side effect made him uncomfortable but he could do nothing.

Di Yalan, who was resting not far from them, regained her spirit and began to search Tumu's body.

One minute later, Di Yalan walked to Mu Yu Die and Shi Yan with a little bag. "There is some food on this guy, some demon beast materials, and three Star Bombs. We don't need the demon beast materials, but the Star Bombs are rather brutal."

"Star Bombs?" flash crossed Shi Yan's eyes and he stared at the green balls which were as big as fists. He asked with a lot of interest, "What are they for?"

"It will explode once shaken and produce starry blades, which are very sharp and would fly in all directions. The impact is so strong that even a Profound Qi shield from a Human Realm warrior couldn't prevent it. It's a type of brutal treasure and is very expensive. These three may cost five thousand of black crystal coins!" Di Yalan explained.

"Too brutal! Give it to me." Shi Yan stretched out his hand and asked Di Yalan to hand it to him casually.

"Tata! Tatata!" Heavy steps came suddenly.

Di Yalan got pale and held her short sword cautiously.

Shi Yan pushed Mu Yu Die away a little rudely. He stood up with a grunt with the dagger in his hand, and began to stare at the direction where the sound came.

Hu Long, with bloody eyes and blood on his chest, staggered toward them.

At the sight of Di Yalan, Hu Long burst into tears and cried, "Uncle Luo and Zhao Xin died. Miss Mu, they died tragically! You must avenge them!"

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Chapter 28 - The Blast

Mu Yu Die's slim body shook and she leaned against the tree trunk weakly, tears welling up in her eyes and flowing down her face.

All along the way, Luo Hao and Zhao Xin had protected her wholeheartedly. She had only survived until now because of Luo Hao who was like her spirit.

Hearing that Luo Hao and Zhao Xin were both dead, Mu Yu Die was filled with so much grief that she didn't even want to think about escaping.

Di Yalan's eyes were almost on fire as she clenched her teeth and asked in trembling voice, "Who the hell did that?"

Hu Long choked with sobs, and quickly explained the details, then he added, "Apart from the Dark World and the Tush Mercenary Union, there were also people from the Mo family from the Merchant Union. That guy released the power of lightning which was not refined from Profound Qi; it should be the Lightning Martial Spirit of the Mo family."

"The Tush Mercenary Union! Dark World! Mo family!" Di Yalan clenched her teeth and uttered word by word! Then she yelled, "They all must pay for that!"

Shi Yan frowned as he heard about the Lightning Martial Spirit. He realized quickly that the target of Mo family was him!

An odd scent suddenly went into Shi Yan's mouth and nose, which made him stand up quickly and walk around Hu Long. He turned pale and said, "Brother Hu Long, you have a strange fragrance on your body… you shouldn't have escaped alive… ahh..."

"Kid, what do you mean?" Di Yalan stared at him, "You wish Hu Long was killed?"

But Hu Long realized what he meant after a thought, and he answered with a bitter smile, "So it is. They didn't kill me because they wanted to find you. I thought I got lucky. Haha."

Then, before Di Yalan could stop him, Hu Long kneeled down in front of Mu Yu Die and kowtowed three times; he said, "Miss Mu, please live on happily and avenge us!"

He then stood up and ran away quickly as his lamenting voice came afar, "Leave soon! Take the other way! I will distract them and earn as much time as possible for you!"

"Hu Long!" Di Yalan and Mu Yu Die wailed loudly.

"We should leave right now! Miss Mu, remember the grief and live on well!" Shi Yan looked serious as he stretched out his hand to Di Yalan, "Give the Star Bombs to me. You leave with Miss Mu. I will catch up to you soon."

Di Yalan's mind became blank because of her friends' deaths. She was dumbstruck for a while, then she handed the three Star Bombs to Shi Yan, and asked in husky voice, "What are you going to do?"

"For now, to ask for some interest for Uncle Luo!"

Shi Yan went up to Tumu's body quickly with an icy face and cut open Tumu's belly with his dagger and then put two Star bombs inside it. After that, Shi Yan wiped the Seven Snake Saliva on the belly carefully, and turned over Tumu's body; now his body was lying face down.

"People get curious. Once the people of Tush Mercenary Union come, they won't be able to help but turn over Tumu's body they see him like this. Thus the Star Bombs will explode. Guess what will happen if his body was turned over heavily?" Shi Yan smirked.

"I got it." Di Yalan looked vicious too, "The more of them being killed, the better!"

"I also put some poisonous powder on his body. After the Star Bombs explode, the powder will stick to the blades and once the blades cut people, they will definitely die!" Shi Yan looked cold, "Let's go, we should live on! Or else we can't avenge Uncle Luo!"

"I hope Hu Long is fine." Mu Yu Die murmured with hazy eyes.

Shi Yan was a little sad, for he knew there was no possibility of Hu Long surviving. Still, he comforted her, "Don't worry, our trap may damage them badly. Maybe we can still meet up with Hu Long."

"Really?"

Mu Yu Die asked weakly; though she knew it was not realistic, she still wished someone could give her an answer, even if it was a lie.

"Sure, he will be alright." Shi Yan nodded with certainty, and made eye contact with Di Yalan.

Di Yalan understood what he meant, as she carried Mu Yu Die and ran into the woods.

Shi Yan took a deep breath, summoned all of his energy and caught up in a hurry.

A quarter of an hour later.

The three parties; the Dark World, the Mo family and the Tush Mercenary Union, appeared together. They reached here by following the scent on Hu Long.

"Tumu!"

At the sight of the axe beside the body, Bernard realised at once that it was Tumu! He was so shocked that he cried, "It's impossible! How could they kill Tumu!?"

"Didn't you say we would just need to collect the people we want when we get here?" the Crescent Emissary grunted with cold eyes, "Luckily I had left the Dark Moon Fragrance on that guy, or else we would've needed to search for them everywhere."

Bernard was rather confused as he ordered, "Zuo Song, turn Tumu over and check him."

"It was that boy who killed him!" Mo Yanyu reminded Mo Chaoge in a very low voice, "Everyone who was killed by him will be drained. There must be poison on that boy's weapon!"

"That boy is something." Mo Chaoge nodded and reminded her, "Be careful later. Don't become impulsive."

"Got it."

As they were talking, Zuo Song, a member of the Tush Mercenary Union, had already run to Tumu's body on Bernard's order.

Zuo Song grasped Tumu's shoulder and turned his body over, and was just about to examine it...

"Thud!"

The back of Tumu's body kicked on the ground heavily.

"Bang! Bang!"

A severe blast exploded out!

Tumu's body ruptured into thousands of pieces in an instant!

Thousands of blades mixed within Tumu's flesh and blood flew out from his body like stars!

As the blast was unexpected, those blades covered with flesh and blood shot toward everybody directly.

As the Tush Mercenary Union stood closest to Tumu, they were hit first!

Due to the flying blades, three mercenaries turned into honeycombs, with bloody holes appearing all over their bodies.

Zuo Song, who had turned Tumu over, was blasted apart and his flesh and blood was mixed with Tumu's, flying in all directions.

The Dark World Emissaries and people from Mo family didn't expect such a development, and thus they also didn't escape from it!

Though they were dozens of metres away, the warriors were injured as well, especially those of the Elementary Realm from the Mo family. They were cut by blades before they could defend themselves.

Miserable screeches continued. The blast from the two Star Bombs made it hell in this area. Flesh and blood filled the air. Limbs and entrails were spread all over on the ground.

Amidst the terrifying howls, everybody was panic-stricken.

Seeing that picture, Mo Yanyu, who was protected by Mo Chaoge, couldn't stand anymore. She turned pale and vomited.

Some warriors from the Dark World and Mo family were only cut by blades; they thought themselves lucky. But soon they felt pain in their body and began to lose their vision...

"Damn it! Poison on the blades!" Mo Chaoge looked as if been stomped on by someone. He stared at the warriors from Mo family and shouted, "Cut off your wounded flesh! Fast! Fast!"

The huge man Johnson's arm was cut by a blade, so it was bleeding badly.

Johnson was so terrified that he clenched his teeth and cut half of his left arm off. He howled and kneeled down, "Miss Mo, please bind this up for me!"

"Ou!"

When Mo Yanyu stood up and saw Johnson's dismembered arm, she got sick and began to vomit again.

Looking at the flesh, entrails, limbs and green bodies on the ground, Bernard boiled with rage, and his eyes were filled with murderous desire. He will eat whoever did all this alive!

Among them, the Dark World lost three people, while the Mo family lost five.

Since Bernard was closest to Tumu, he suffered the biggest loss, for all his people were dead! He was on his own now!

"I'm gonna kill them! I'm gonna kill them! I'm gonna kill them!" Bernard kept howling like a crazy demon beast.

"Humph!" The Crescent Emissary grunted and said to Mo Chaoge, "Let's keep chasing. Leave him alone."

He lost people and blamed Bernard for it. If Bernard didn't order Zuo Song to turn over Tumu's body, there wouldn't be such a crazy blast.

"Let's keep chasing." Mo Chaoge nodded and left with the people from the Dark World, not bothering to deal with Bernard, who was raving like a lunatic.

"I will kill them!" Bernard panted as he looked in the direction where the Dark World and Mo Family people went. After a long while, he chased after them with a murderous look.

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Chapter 29 - Eating Human Flesh

In the thick forest, while carrying Mu Yu Die on her back, Di Yalan was moving with Shi Yan.

Being on alert, Shi Yan was observing the surroundings carefully. Once he found trails of demon beasts, he would tell Di Yalan in advance; thus she could change her direction to avoid meeting demon beasts.

Time flew by. Quickly it became dark and there was the bright moon hanging in the sky.

Terrible howls could be heard in the serene forest now and then. Those demon beasts who loved to move around at night began to hunt at this time after resting during the day.

And at night, Shi Yan's eyesight worsened, making it hard for him to distinguish a safe area from a demon beast occupied area.

Some demon beasts didn't even make a sound when they were hunting.

Thus, where there were howls of demon beasts would be an unsafe place; but where there were no howls, didn't mean it was safe either. It might be hiding an even greater danger!

After three hours of running, Di Yalan and Shi Yan were both tired.

Though they killed Tumu together at dusk, they paid a price. Di Yalan had lost too much Profound Qi defending against Tumu's fierce attack, and she continued consuming her energy by running non-stop in the woods with Mu Yu Die on her back.

Di Yalan was extremely exhausted now. It was only her strong willpower that was supporting her along.

Shi Yan was in no better state either, his shoulder was wounded, and though it was bound up and the Immortal Martial Spirit was helping him recover, it still needed more time.

The side effect of operating [Rampage] was a great loss of energy. Also, Kinmo and Tumu's Profound Qi which he had absorbed was still being purified, and the desire for blood was welling up now and then, but he still needed to observe the surroundings cautiously.

He was even more tired than Di Yalan.

"Let's have a rest." Mu Yu Die advised softly. According to Di Yalan's heavier steps and slower actions, Mu Yu Die realized that she was going to hit her limit soon.

"Ok." Shi Yan took a breath and replied calmly, "Let me find a comfortable place."

Immediately, he climbed up an ancient tree like a monkey to find dense foliage to hide himself.

Standing on that ancient tree, Shi Yan was examining the surroundings. Dancing from tree branch to tree branch, he moved to a nearby withered tree.

The ancient tree had thick, dry trunk: it must have been dead for years.

Shi Yan examined the dry branch of that withered ancient tree, and was surprised, "This tree is hollow from the inside, and its bottom is spacious enough for us three to sit down. A good place. You two have a rest first, then come up."

The upper part of that ancient tree was thin and was only wide enough for one person to slip in, but its bottom was rather thick. It was ten metres tall, which was easy for Shi Yan and Di Yalan to slip down, and also wide enough for Mu Yu Die to climb with the help of a rope.

Hearing that there was such a good place, Di Yalan couldn't bear it anymore, and urged, "Then let's get in soon. Demon beasts haunt this area. If we bump into one, it would become trouble."

"Ok, hand that rope to me. I will pull Miss Mu up first."

Two minutes later.

The three of them sat down together in the hollow bottom of that ancient tree trunk.

The starlight fell into the empty center of the trunk. Outside, the demon beasts were howling ominously.

There was total silence inside.

Mu Yu Die and Di Yalan were filled with agony.

All along the way, those two had stuck with Luo Hao and helped each other through many difficulties. But now, only the two of them were alive, and it was still uncertain if they could survive.

Their friends had died and bad guys kept chasing. Maybe tomorrow the people of the Dark World and the Tush Mercenary Union would catch them and harass them...

The feeling of hopeless for tomorrow made Mu Yu Die and Di Yalan quite worried.

Shi Yan's state was better, for he hadn't been together with Luo Hao for a long time, so he wasn't so emotional. Although the three of them died, he felt far from grieved and could still think straight.

Well, he also felt regret for Luo Hao's death. Luo Hao had treated him well and had trained him within his gravitational field every night, which consumed a lot of Luo Hao's energy. He owed Luo Hao a lot.

Especially when he heard Luo Hao's death was connected to the Mo family, he thought he should take responsibility.

He engraved the three parties; the Dark World, the Tush Mercenary Union and the Mo family, in mind and was determined to take revenge someday.

After glancing at Di Yalan and Mu Yu Die, Shi Yan frowned. They looked dull and hopeless, without any fighting spirit.

He knew they were hurt deeply by Luo Hao's death, but it was still a long way to the Merchant Union; they wouldn't survive if they lost their fighting spirit!

Pondering for a while, Shi Yan considered doing something. Gazing at them, he came up with an idea...

In the center of the hollow tree, the three of them sat down cross-legged. However, due to limited space, when the three of them all sat together, there was only a small space between them. Their legs were so close to each other that they could even feel the warmth from each other's body.

At first, Shi Yan kept his legs together, with a tiny gap between his and the legs of the other women.

But he suddenly spread his legs a little, with his left leg touching the leg of Di Yalan, and his right leg touching the leg of Mu Yu Die. He could clearly feel the difference between the muscles of the two women. One's thigh was strong and solid, while the other's was smooth and soft; he liked both of them.

Shi Yan's little action seemed unintentional, but the two girls both had reaction in their bodies.

Di Yalan raised her head and glared at him, but didn't say anything. However, Mu Yu Die was apparently a little embarrassed. She blushed, and she tried to move her left leg secretly in order to keep a distance from Shi Yan's right leg.

But every time she moved her leg, Shi Yan would move his right leg as well, taking every opportunity to touch her soft leg.

After several times, Mu Yu Die was a little irritated. She realized that Shi Yan was doing this on purpose to take advantage of her, but there was nothing she could do. Her face turned red and she blushed, calling Shi Yan a bastard in secret.

But due to the drama with Shi Yan, Mu Yu Die forgot her sorrow for a while. She was so focused on cursing Shi Yan that she forgot the terrible death of Luo Hao and others.

On the other side, Di Yalan saw through the little tricks Shi Yan was playing with Mu Yu Die. She seemed to have realized something, and so she didn't jump up to stop him. On the contrary, she was staring at Mu Yu Die with a mocking look, as if she was saying that Mu Yu Die was taking this too seriously.

Noticing Di Yalan's look, Mu Yu Die was even more embarrassed, and her face was becoming even redder. She was so angry on the inside that she rolled her eyes at Shi Yan with a look of shame.

Shi Yan closed his eyes, pretending that he was not doing all this on purpose. He breathed in and out naturally, as if he was sleeping.

"Endure! Endure it! I won't let you go peacefully when I recover!" Mu Yu Die was cursing Shi Yan on the inside. She could feel Shi Yan's body temperature on her skin, and her face had turned completely red. But all she could do was to curse him on the inside.

Of course Shi Yan wasn't sleeping.

With his eyes closed, he was feeling and comparing the touch of their thighs. The muscles on Di Yalan's leg was strong and vigorous, while Mu Yu Die's felt soft and bouncy. Both of them were so attractive. After comparing for a while, Shi Yan decided that both of their thighs felt good. He felt so wonderful that he could barely tell which of them was better.

However, while he was focusing on comparing those thighs, Shi Yan started to feel a burning sexual arousal. His primitive desires were out of their cage.

From within his meridians, threads of negative energy started to seep out secretly. Shi Yan could feel his pants getting tighter and tighter.

His breath became shorter and shorter. From deep within, he didn't have the crazy desire for killing. Instead, he could only feel one simple, but strong desire. The more he suppressed his lust, the more he was about to lose control.

Shi Yan lost control of himself gradually...

Mu Yu Die suddenly noticed this change. She called out in a low voice, "Sister Lan, this guy looks a little strange. It seems… it seems he is returning to the beast he used to be."

Shi Yan was breathing heavily, with sweat covering his forehead. His body was trembling slightly. It looked like he was trying very hard to fight something from the inside.

Because the two, Di Yalan and Mu Yu Die, were sitting next to him with their thighs touching each other, they both noticed the strange reaction on Shi Yan's body.

Glaring at Shi Yan for a moment, Di Yalan blushed as she said, "This time he is different. He wanted to kill before, but now he… he..."

"Now what?" Mu Yu Die was confused.

"Now he wants to eat human flesh..." Di Yalan answered briefly. She looked a little embarrassed as well, and couldn't finish her sentence with a more detailed explanation.

"Eat human flesh?" Mu Yu Die's face turned white as she heard this. She screamed with terror, "This is even worse! How come? Will he also turn into those demon beasts? Sister Lan, is he gonna eat us both? What should we do?"

Apparently she didn't understand Di Yalan.

"You silly girl, what are you thinking about!" Di Yalan cursed with embarrassment, "He is turning into a horny beast."

Mu Yu Die froze for a while before she realized something. Her pretty face got even redder. She mumbled, "Sister Lan, just let me play the zither for a while to help him release his energy. How about you go out for a while? I… I want to go out as well."

"OK, I will show you out." Di Yalan nodded. Her eyes lit up with a flash of light, and was about to fly up…

Just then!

Shi Yan suddenly opened his eyes. With bloodshot eyes, he grabbed Di Yalan like a horny beast.

The tree hole was not that big. When she was pinned by Shi Yan, Di Yalan could barely move her beautiful body. There was no way she could escape.

"Bastard! Take your hands off me!" Di Yalan screamed, "You dumb girl, pull him away! Quick!"

Mu Yu Die was taken over with panic. She tried to pull Shi Yan away, but his body was as heavy as a rock. No matter how hard she tried, his body just wouldn't move.

Di Yalan was extremely exhausted these days. With her Profound Qi not yet recovered, she could barely struggle against Shi Yan's beastly force.

"Chi-la!" A loud sound of clothes being torn broke the silence in the tree hole.

Di Yalan felt a little chilly around her hip. She instantly realized that her leather skirt was gone. But before she could even defend, she felt a giant hand reaching between her thighs and rubbing her hip insatiably.

"Bastard!" Di Yalan couldn't help but scream. She shouted to Mu Yu Die, "Quick! Stop him! He has been overtaken by his genitals! "

"I, I can't stop him." Mu Yu Die punched on Shi Yan's back with all her might and cried out in panic.

"Hmm..." With her sensitive parts being touched and rubbed by those fingers, Di Yalan gradually lost her defenses. She couldn't find any strength to fight back, and couldn't help moaning. Her arms gave up the fight as well.

Mu Yu Die was astonished. She whispered in a low voice with blushed face, "Sister Lan, why… why are you screaming?"

"I am not screaming. Do something, ouch..." Di Yalan felt weaker and weaker, and her voice were getting softer as well.

"Sister Lan, it's too la… late!" Mu Yu Die mumbled with her eyes filled with fear.

"Wha… What's too late?" Di Yalan was stunned.

The next moment, she felt a hard thing inside her body. With her body trembling with the thrill, Di Yalan realized that it was too late to put on a fight.

A miraculous feeling pervaded in her body and drowned her sanity...

Aw well, well, maybe we will all be dead tomorrow. I will just let you take me this time.

The continuous pounding she felt from that guy had completely crushed her defenses, both physically and mentally. Di Yalan covered her mouth with one hand. She couldn't help but scream with pleasure, as Shi Yan continuously twitched inside of her.

Mu Yu Die's pretty face was covered in panic. She stood there like a statue, watching the two of them getting all sweaty.

Right in front of her, Shi Yan was working hard on Di Yalan. Apparently, under his mighty force, Di Yalan couldn't put on much fight. She gradually got lost in his passion as well, and even moved her hips to match Shi Yan's rhythm.

"You, you, you two..."

Mu Yu Die's pretty face was also bloodshot. She couldn't do anything but stare at the two of them lying within such a narrow space, doing it right in front of her eyes. The hot picture of them was mind blowing for her.

Mu Yu Die was dumbstruck, and didn't know what to do at all.

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Chapter 30 - Inside the Tree

Shi Yan suddenly regained his sanity in the middle of his actions.

His body was still working on the woman, with waves of physical pleasure coursing through him. Even with his eyes closed, he could instantly tell what he had been doing.

He had one hand on Di Yalan's hips, pulling her alluring body tightly towards him, and the other hand lingering on her extraordinary bosoms, rubbing and squeezing.

That hot body of Di Yalan's was completely under his control. She was all over his body like a snake. Her eyes were lost in the passion, with sweet sweat all over her body; she couldn't help but move along with his rhythm, only to bring him more excitement and pleasure.

Many thoughts were speeding through Shi Yan's mind, but his eyes remained shut. Neither did he move his hands roughly. He continued to work his lower body on that woman, and took every moment to enjoy this wonderful experience.

Compared to the rough actions he had before, after he regained his sanity, Shi Yan slightly slowed down his movements with a softer touch, yet with way more masterful skills.

His hands were blessed by magic. When he moved those hands on Di Yalan's body, he knew exactly which spots to work on, triggering an even bigger reaction in her body.

Suddenly, Di Yalan's body was flipped around, with her impressive breasts pressed tightly against the tree while her hips were thrust towards Shi Yan. She lifted her plump hips up, shaking and swinging it back and forth, enjoying Shi Yan's whipping in a new position.

Mu Yu Die was totally embarrassed and blushing. She leaned her fragile body onto the other side of the tree. Her beautiful eyes were lingering and staring at the two of them doing it.

With his eyes shut, Shi Yan was totally enjoying the moment. He had let his most primitive desires out of his body, which seemed to have sped up the purification process of the Profound Qi in his meridians.

Di Yalan was already lost in his passion, doing nothing but coordinating with Shi Yan's movements.

Before long, Shi Yan felt a strong wave of pleasure flooding towards his brain, completely out of his control. Together with that thrilling excitement, he could feel a most wonderful power start pouring out of his meridians and rushing into his body.

When that strange power reached his abdomen, it split into two parts. One poured into his Profound Qi, while the other part blended with his essence and shot into Di Yalan's body with his coming climax.

With the short gasps of the sweaty man and woman, Mu Yu Die lost all her strength. She fell down onto the ground, breathing heavily as her whole mind went completely blank.

Shi Yan slowly moved away from Di Yalan. He pulled up his pants, sat down in silence and started to operate the Profound Qi inside his body.

Di Yalan had lost all her strength as well, lying weakly on the ground, her whole body shining with a sexy red color. She only came to her senses after a while. She put on her leather skirt with a red face and slowly sat down.

The three of them returned to their original positions, sitting together in the tree with crossed-legs.

Mu Yu Die was the first to regain her calm. Although her face was still a little red, she moved her beautiful eyes between Shi Yan and Di Yalan, as if expecting something from them.

Shi Yan looked calm on the outside. He kept his eyes closed, and focused his attention on the strange power he felt in his Profound Qi during his orgasm. He was guiding this power within his Profound Qi slowly through his body. He wouldn't want to miss any opportunity to enhance his power.

Di Yalan hadn't opened her eyes yet, but she knew that Mu Yu Die was staring at her the whole time. Out of shame, she didn't dare to open her eyes and look up. She was so ashamed that she just wanted to bury herself in the ground.

Shi Yan had forced himself on her inside this tree, right in front of Mu Yu Die. However, she didn't put up much of a fight. Even worse, she was actually enjoying it during the process. She felt so ashamed of herself. Despite being a casual and bold girl, she knew this craziness was totally out of line for her. She was too ashamed to face Mu Yu Die.

Right about that time, a strange excitement slowly rose and spread from the sensitive parts of her lower body. Di Yalan couldn't help but tremble, and almost moaned again.

She anxiously twisted her body, secretly calling herself a slut, and quickly concentrated her attention on the change that was going on in her body.

After some observation, Di Yalan felt that the strange power inside of her had turned into two streams. One stream was flowing slowly towards her abdomen, while the other part had settled around her chest and her flesh and muscles, which seemed to have altered the parts around her chest in secret.

She could clearly feel her bones and flesh, muscles and vessels around her chest going through some incredible changes which she couldn't explain.

That strange energy, mixed with her Profound Qi, had been pouring into her abdomen, driving out a strong wave of power from within.

Her Profound Qi had suddenly been enhanced enormously!

Di Yalan couldn't help but exclaim. She quickly concentrated on dealing with her refreshed Profound Qi, operating it through a specific path through her body.

The bright moonlight was shining into the tree, and lit up the tiny space inside.

Shi Yan slowly woke up, breathing slowing in and out with a calm rhythm.

He had reached the Second Sky of the Nascent Realm!

With the help of that strange power, Shi Yan had enhanced himself to the next level, and successfully reached the Second Sky of the Nascent Realm.

After he woke up, Shi Yan found the wound on his shoulder didn't hurt that much. With the help of the Immortal Martial Spirit, the broken bones and muscles were slowly regenerating and recovering themselves on their own.

With this speed, it would only take a few days before he had fully recovered.

When he slowly opened his eyes, Shi Yan noticed a bright pair of eyes staring straight at him. But when he looked back, those beautiful eyes quickly looked away.

"Miss Mu, how come you are still awake?" Shi Yan said with a calm voice, with nothing strange showing on his face.

Seeing Shi Yan looking back at her, Mu Yu Die was so embarrassed that she quickly looked away. She turned her face away with a blush to avoid eye contact, and said in a joking tone, "You two were making such loud noises. How is it possible for me to fall asleep?"

"Oh, so sorry to disturb you. I will remember that next time." Shi Yan laughed with embarrassment and defended himself with a natural explanation, "There must be something wrong with my body. Something odd happened to me and destroyed my sanity. There's nothing I could do about it. Sorry."

"So you mean you were unconscious during the whole time?" Mu Yu Die said with a grin on her face, "I was watching you two doing it. At first you were, but afterwards…. afterwards you couldn't have been unconscious! Otherwise… otherwise, you wouldn't be able to… to do that kind of thing…"

Mu Yu Die was too shy to continue her sentence. She was right there when Shi Yan pulled out all those tricks on Di Yalan.

No one in their unconscious mind would be able to play all those sexual tricks or remember all those different kinds of sexual positions, right in the middle of being insane. Therefore, Mu Yu Die was certain that Shi Yan had come to his senses way before he finished on Di Yalan.

"Err…" Shi Yan was completely speechless for a while. He sat frozen there for some time and put on an embarrassing smile, "So Miss Mu, have you have been watching us doing it the whole time? Then please spare my rude actions. I know that I am a real bastard."

"You! How can you be so shameless?" Mu Yu Die got so angry that she hit Shi Yan hard on his thigh, making Shi Yan scream and beg for mercy.

Seeing Shi Yan suffering and screaming, Mu Yu Die felt a little better. She turned around and saw Di Yalan was also sitting there in silence with her eyes closed. However, her face was also carrying a shiny blush.

Mu Yu Die also felt angry towards Di Yalan. She jumped over to her side and suddenly patted on her thigh.

Di Yalan was already very embarrassed. She couldn't help the trembling of her body, but still kept her eyes shut. She thought this was another trick of Shi Yan, and called him a fucking bastard in secret. After all this, how dare he still tease her like this?

"Sister Lan, how long are you planning to fool us by sleeping? Your face is already as red as an apple. And you still want to pretend that you are operating your Profound Qi? You think we are both too foolish to tell?" Mu Yu Die said in an annoyed voice.

Di Yalan let out a soft sigh and opened her eyes reluctantly. She replied with embarrassment, "I… I just woke up. What… what are you two talking about? I have no idea."

Mu Yu Die went silent all of a sudden. However, the beautiful but sharp eyes of hers were continuously moving between Di Yalan and Shi Yan. Her underlying sentence was obvious: How can you just pretend that nothing had happened between the two of you?

Under the judgmental stare from Mu Yu Die, Shi Yan still remained calm and peaceful. You've got to say, there aren't many people as shameless as him in this world. He actually could pretend that nothing had happened between him and the woman.

Because he guessed that Di Yalan actually wouldn't mind this thing very much. She would even like or miss this kind of feeling. Knowing that he wouldn't receive any trouble from Di Yalan, he didn't bother to worry at all.

However, under Mu Yu Die's questioning look, Di Yalan wasn't able to remain that calm. She thought about it and decided that she should express some anger toward Shi Yan. Otherwise, she would really appear to be shameless in the eyes of Mu Yu Die.

Despite everything, Shi Yan had helped her experience overwhelming pleasure and excitement, which her man could hardly offer even back when he was still alive.

"You fucking bastard!" Di Yalan suddenly jumped up, screaming with a sharp voice and pointing right at Shi Yan, "How dare you do that to me back then? How dare you?"

"Shh! Keep it quiet! You are gonna draw all those demon beasts here. Furthermore, the people from the Dark World are still chasing us!" Shi Yan reminded her.

Di Yalan nodded. She had lost her power again, and said in a low voice, "You asshole, so how are you gonna make it up to me?"

Seeing Di Yalan acting like this, he was even more assured about his prior judgment. He knew that she didn't mind this little episode very much. She only jumped out to accuse him because of the pressure from Mu Yu Die.

Shi Yan was actually amused by her reaction. He pretended to be thinking very hard there. He bowed his head down, put on a sad face, pretending to be sincere in his apology, and said in an honest voice, "It's all my fault. Sister Lan, how about you tell me, how would you like to be compensated?"

Di Yalan was literally surprised by his reply. She froze for a while and thought very hard about his question. She only came to curse him, because she didn't want to appear shameless in front of Mu Yu Die. She actually hadn't really thought about how to punish Shi Yan. Caught by surprise by Shi Yan, she literally didn't know how to respond.

"How about… how about you beat him up and call it a night?" Mu Yu Die put on a naughty face and joked about it. Even she could tell that her Sister Lan was not intending to punish Shi Yan, at least not very hard.

"That's a good idea. He surely deserves that!" Di Yalan nodded with agreement, and said with a tough voice, "Just wait until he recovers from his wounds. At that time, I'm gonna kick his ass! You don't need to worry about this. I will make sure that you will be satisfied with his punishment. "

Mu Yu Die rolled her eyes at Di Yalan and went completely speechless. What was that all about? What do I have to do with your business? So you are simply punishing him in order to make me satisfied?

"Whatever you two. I'm going to sleep." Mu Yu Die had finally realized that she was literally caring too much. She should have just minded her own business. She mumbled as she turned to sleep, "One horny man, one slutty woman… no wonder… you two were already expecting this to happen… I should have known better… Poor me, my soul has been hurt, and my eyes have been polluted…"

She kept a low voice, but due to the small space between the three of them, it wouldn't be a surprise that both Di Yalan and Shi Yan had heard her clearly.

Shi Yan secretly grinned and pretended to be sleeping.

However, Di Yalan couldn't take this anymore. She teased Mu Yu Die a little, "You wicked girl!"

Mu Yu Die took a glance at her and mumbled again, "You two, be quiet for the rest of the night. I really need some good sleep. Please, just control yourselves. I cannot take your actions anymore."

Di Yalan replied with a blush on her face, "I know, I know, just go to sleep, you wicked girl!"

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Chapter 31 - Blue Magic Flames

Mu Yu Die did as she was told, and shut her mouth.

However, with Mu Yu Die staying quiet, the atmosphere between Di Yalan and Shi Yan got a little embarrassing. The two of them just lay there facing each other. Neither of them knew what to say.

"It's about dawn." Shi Yan looked up at the sky, trying to make some casual conversation. "How are you feeling? Has your Profound Qi recovered?"

"Not only has my Profound Qi recovered, but it has also been enhanced."

Di Yalan checked her body in secret. Her eyes suddenly lit up in excitement. She said in a low voice, with a blush on her face, "Back then… back then it seemed like there was some strange energy streaming into my body. That strange energy merged with my own Profound Qi, and even altered something in my chest."

She frowned a little, trying very hard to recall the feeling. She thought that the strange stream of energy seemed to have come from Shi Yan, or was originated from the Profound Qi that he had shot into her body.

Shi Yan thought for a while, and whispered to himself, "It really is that…"

Di Yalan's gorgeous eyes lit up with an exotic charm again. She insisted, "Is it because of you?"

Shi Yan nodded, and explained with a smile, "I once received some pills from an Alchemist, but when I took them I never managed to absorb them entirely. However, those pills, as well as their power, still remain inside my body. Back then… back then it seemed as if the power of those pills merged with my Profound Qi and got planted into your body as well. "

The thing about absorbing Profound Qi from dead people was too creepy and scary to talk about, and Shi Yan didn't want anybody else to know about his secret. Therefore, he was using Master Karu as an excuse, and claiming all his strange power due to those pills.

"Those pills must have been extraordinarily precious." Di Yalan nodded. She seemed to have bought Shi Yan's story. Along their travels, Shi Yan had resorted to using poisonous medicine powders several times. Therefore, she had already suspected that Shi Yan had some kind of relation with an Alchemist.

"Yeah, I guess." Shi Yan smiled without elaborating too much on his relationship with Master Karu. He thought for a while and said with a frown, "You mentioned that there was a strange stream of energy which seemed to have changed the muscles and blood vessels within your chest. Can you try to operate your Profound Qi around your chest and see if there are any reactions?"

Shi Yan suddenly thought of the miraculous awakening of his Petrification Martial Spirit inside his body. It seemed that the strange flow of energy could not only enhance one's Profound Qi, but also trigger one's dormant Martial Spirit.

It was exactly due to the influence of that strange energy that the dormant Petrification Martial Spirit inside his body had suddenly awakened. Even the emergence of the Immortal Martial Spirit probably had something to do with that strange stream of energy. Hearing Di Yalan talking about the odd changes in her chest, Shi Yan had already come up with a theory.

"OK. Let me try." Di Yalan slowly nodded. She concentrated her energy into her chest and paid close attention to the changes happening inside.

Controlling her Profound Qi, streams of Profound Qi flew into her beautiful bosoms, and lingered for a while around her tender breasts. But now, her Profound Qi seemed to be a bit different. Suddenly a most amazing thing happened. It seemed that her Profound Qi had changed and was becoming hotter and hotter.

Di Yalan suddenly panicked. She quickly moved the Profound Qi towards her arm, and then through the veins and vessels, into her right palm.

"Boom!"

A magic flame the color of purest blue suddenly jumped out of Di Yalan's right palm. Although the flame was merely the size of a fist, it was burning with an extraordinarily high temperature. The little flame was dancing on Di Yalan's palm, lighting up the hollow tree, as if they were embraced by the tender blue waves of the ocean.

"Wow!"

Di Yalan couldn't help but exclaim. She jumped with excitement and her eyes were shining brightly.

Bingo!

Shi Yan was also secretly cheering. He was right about this energy! Looking at that blue flame, he was now certain that that strange energy could really trigger one's inborn Martial Spirit!

"The Blue Magic Flame!"

Di Yalan couldn't help but scream in excitement. She said with complete thrill, "This is the Martial Spirit of my family! I know about this! This is the Blue Magic Flames Martial Spirit! Since my grandfather, no one has inherited this Martial Spirit. Oh my God! But how… how is this even possible?"

Mu Yu Die was already awake due to the noise they were making. She was also staring at Di Yalan, but couldn't figure out what was going on. Mu Yu Die looked so confused, "How is that even possible? Sister Lan, you are already 27 years old. How come that you could still awaken the dormant Martial Spirit inside your body? What is going on here? Is this a dream?" She rubbed her eyes and still couldn't believe what just happened.

"Ha!" Di Yalan was brimming with excitement. She had absolutely no idea how to express her bliss. She couldn't help but continuously stare at that blue burning flame on her palm, and she suddenly burst into tears.

She was actually crying in joy.

However, Shi Yan could totally understand her feelings.

On the Grace Mainland, warriors with Martial Spirits definitely took a dominant position. They would have more prosperous future as well. To warriors, the Martial Spirits were more important than anything else. Those without a Martial Spirit would often dream and kill for a Martial Spirit.

To warriors like Di Yalan, whose family had once possessed a Martial Spirit, it was a real shame not to carry on their family's Martial Spirit as an inheritance.

If this situation continued for several generations, even the most glorious family could end up fading into oblivion.

No matter if it was the warrior, or their family, possession of a Martial Spirit was essential.

"So what is really going on here?" Mu Yu Die was still confused after staring at Di Yalan for a while, who was totally flying high in excitement, so she had to turn the question to Shi Yan.

"Um…" Shi Yan put on an embarrassed smile, "Well, this is hard to explain. It has something to do with the pills and their exotic power. I don't exactly know what kind of pills they were. Anyway, those pills are indeed a little extraordinary. Quit staring at me like that. I already said I really have no idea."

"You bastard! Come here! Thank you! Thank you!" Di Yalan put out the blue flame on her palm, and suddenly hugged Shi Yan tightly, as if she were trying to squeeze his whole body into her bosom. Her sexy body couldn't help but tremble with the excitement.

Those delicious bosoms of hers were squeezed against Shi Yan's chest, which gave Shi Yan the opportunity to experience their glorious softness again. Before long, he had that kind of reaction from below his belt again.

But this time, Di Yalan found out about his little thrill down there almost immediately. She quickly released Shi Yan from her arms with a blush on her face. Her eyes were especially charming, shining with light and dancing colors. She couldn't help but laugh and said with a smile, "You ass, always so horny!"

"Hey…" Shi Yan also laughed in embarrassment. He didn't give a reply though.

Mu Yu Die stared at the two people and she was obviously not so happy, "Hey! You two, knock it off! I am still here! Don't put on a sex show in front of me every time you get a chance!"

"You wicked girl! I'm just too excited!" Di Yalan replied with a laugh.

"What is going on after all?" The question was killing Mu Yu Die.

"I don't know either." Di Yalan shook her head, her eyes still lit up with those flying colors. She laughed, "I guess it's all because of him."

"You mean… you had sex with this guy, and then all of a sudden, your Martial Spirit that had been dormant inside of your body for 27 years, which probably would never be awakened in your life, was suddenly brought to life?" Mu Yu Die said with a curious look on her pretty face.

"Incredible as it sounds, that is the truth." Di Yalan admitted with a red face.

"So… so the essence of his, what is it? Some magic medicine with a strange power?" Mu Yu Die also started to blush. She shook her head as she couldn't believe this at all, "No, no! I don't believe this! This doesn't make sense at all!"

"Hmm…" Shi Yan looked up at the sky from the hollow tree, and said, "The sun is out. We should get going."

"Yeah, we should probably keep moving." Di Yalan agreed. Apparently, she didn't want to spend too much time discussing this issue about herself, in case Mu Yu Die would say something again to embarrass her.

After saying that, Di Yalan quickly flew up to the top of the hollow tree. She threw a rope down to the two of them and asked Mu Yu Die to come out quickly.

"No, I am still not buying it!" Mu Yu Die was obviously still obsessed with the issue, and only grabbed that rope after some sighing and groaning.

With Di Yalan's help, Mu Yu Die slowly rose up with help from the rope, and slowly rose to the top of the hollow tree.

"Ah! You asshole! What are you doing?" Mu Yu Die suddenly started screaming. The two delicate legs of hers were kicking desperately, and her mesmerising body was swinging in the air.

"Let me help you with this." Shi Yan put both his hands on Mu Yu Die's soft bottom and tried to lift her up. He said with a horny smile, "There you go. This will save you some effort."

"No! Stop it! I don't want your help!" Mu Yu Die shouted with her body twisting intensely. Her hands suddenly lost their grip and she fell from mid-air.

"Thump!"

The two of them fell onto the ground inside the hollow tree.

Shi Yan was lying there with a satisfactory look on his face. Mu Yu Die was sitting right across his waist with her legs kicking and shouting, "Stop! Stop!"

The soft and smooth bottom of hers was right where Shi Yan liked it most, pressing tightly against his sensitive parts.

Shi Yan's dick was still hard due to the previous entanglement with Di Yalan. Now, with the pressing and twisting of Mu Yu Die's hips, and her delicious parts continuously touching and rubbing his sensitive parts, Shi Yan was turned on again, and he almost couldn't help but moan in great pleasure.

"Ah! Asshole! You horny dog!"

It didn't take Mu Yu Die much time to discover Shi Yan's intentions. She quickly got up with her hands covering her butt, screaming and crying. Her face was so pretty with that blush, and her beautiful eyes were filled with little tears. "Sister Lan, this bad guy! He was trying to take advantage of me!"

"Shh!" Di Yalan looked pretty serious. She made a sign to tell them to stay quiet.

Shi Yan quickly stood up. He suddenly forgot all about the sexy scenes that had previously happened in this hollow tree. He climbed up the tree quickly and stayed with Di Yalan. He said with a calm and cool voice, "What's the situation?"

"Demon beasts!"

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Chapter 32 The Silver Thunder Wolf

The howls of the demon beasts came from the woods far away.

"Tata! Tata!"

Heavy running steps sounded across the silent night. Judging from the sound of those steps, one could tell that it must have been human beings running in the woods.

However, Shi Yan couldn't tell if it was a warrior chasing the demon beast, or a demon beast hunting a human. He didn't want to be involved, and thus said to Di Yalan, "Hide well. Let's not ask for trouble. Remember the lesson from the Tush Mercenary Union."

Di Yalan nodded, and mumbled to Mu Yu Die on the hollow tree, "Don't make a sound. Stay inside the tree leaves."

"Let's go and hide inside another dense tree." After a little thought, Shi Yan moved swiftly, found another luxuriant ancient tree and crouched in the leaves immediately.

As soon as he did that, Di Yalan came up and hid herself with him.

They were still on alert as they hid themselves in the dense leaves. Meanwhile they also removed their scent from the surroundings, to completely hide their presence.

Before long, five flustered mercenaries appeared at a distance with terrified looks on their faces.

They were all heavily wounded. Amongst them, the leader was a Human Level warrior, and the rest were at the Nascent Level.

The mercenaries were running through the woods with flustered expressions, looking over their shoulders, as if they were getting chased by demon beasts.

And that was exactly what was happening.

Just as they appeared in Shi Yan's sight, he beheld a Fire Snake and two Ice Lizards moving in the woods quickly. At the same time, several Silver Armoured Scorpions, which were nearly a foot big, came up from the left, seeming to encircle them.

The five mercenaries were completely terrified as they rushed into the woods.

Shi Yan turned pale as he realised that those mercenaries were done for.

Shi Yan could clearly see a robust Silver Wolf in the direction they were heading to. The wolf was four metres long but they didn't see it!

The wolf had two silver five-meter-long wings, which looked novel and mysterious, adorned with delicate patterns.

Though it was the first time that Shi Yan had seen it, he had heard its story long ago. That was a Silver Thunder Wolf of Level Seven-- atop demon beast in the Dark Forest!

Then he was sure that it wouldn't be a warriors-kill-demon beasts scenario, but... the complete opposite one.

The bloody hunting started at once!

The moment the five warriors rushed into the woods and saw the awaiting Silver Thunder Wolf, they screamed with despair.

The Silver Thunder Wolf didn't even give them a chance to struggle. It spread its thunder wings in no time and devastating blasts came out one after another beside the warriors. Three of them cut into shreds in an instant!

The Silver Thunder Wolf stood there in arrogance--it didn't strike again.

Those chasing demon beasts ran up quickly and encircled the rest two in no time.

The Fire Snake and Ice Lizards worked together to attack the warriors. Soon, one of them was poisoned by the Silver Armour Scorpion, and the other killed by an Ice Lizard.

"Creak!""Creak!"

Horrifying sounds broke the serenity of the deep forest.

Apart from the Silver Thunder Wolf, the other demon beasts crowded around the five dead bodies and started feasting on their bones.

Di Yalan was too terrified to look in that direction.

She was not at all afraid of killing, but those demon beasts were eating human flesh, which would make her vomit badly if she saw...

Hiding in the leaves, Shi Yan was gazing at those demon beasts calmly, while figuring out something in his mind.

As the five warriors were dead, their Profound Qi was gradually seeping out, and as it would eventually melt in the air and disappear.

If he could get to that area before the Profound Qi disappeared, he would benefit by a lot!

However, there were so many demon beasts feasting on the bodies, he could do nothing but hope they would leave soon.

"Oooouch..."

A miserable human cry came from very far away, which was full of fear and despair.

The still Silver Thunder Wolf suddenly howled and dashed out.

Hearing its howl, those demon beasts, who had almost eaten up the five bodies, stopped eating at once and followed the wolf in a hurry. They seemed to hunt other human beings.

Immediately, Shi Yan jumped down the dense tree as soon as they left, and headed to those messed up bodies like a ghost.

Di Yalan was startled as she screamed from the tree in a low voice, "What are you doing?"

"Going and checking what had happened. I will be back soon. Don't leave the tree." Shi Yan didn't even bother to look back and moved to those bodies speedily. As he arrived near to the bodies, he closed his eyes and began to feel them.

Luckily enough, it wasn't too late for him. The warrior of Human Level had more Profound Qi than others, and there was still twenty percent of it left on his body.

The invisible Profound Qi went into his pores, as being attracted by a magnet, and then flew into his meridians...

Sensing the power of the foreign Profound Qi, Shi Yan smiled with satisfaction.

Before long, all the Profound Qi which had not melted and disappeared into the air yet, went into Shi Yan's body.

At the sight of the limbs and entrails on the ground, Shi Yan frowned. Nonetheless, enduring the bad smell, he began to examine their carry bags.

There was too much blood on the food, and it might also be the poison from the Silver Armour Scorpion--it's inedible now. Crystal coins were not of much use in this area, and too many of it would prevent them from moving fast, thus the warriors didn't carry too many crystal coins.

Searching for a while, Shi Yan was able to pillage only few demon beast material and medicine..

Poor guys!

Shi Yan mumbled as he cleaned his hands with one bag. Then he walked towards where Di Yalan was hiding.

"Hoooooowl!" "Hoooowl!"

Demon beasts were howling in the Dark Forest even at dawn. They seemed to be running around and hunting for warriors and mercenaries in a group.

Hearing the horrifying sound, Shi Yan wasn't frightened. On the contrary, he was a little happy.

Demon beasts' actions would influence their chasers. They would be spotted by demon beasts if they were still moving in the forest at night, and the more they moved, the more likely they would be found by the demon beasts. Maybe the people from the Dark World, Mo Family and the Tush Mercenary Union would lose a lot tonight, and the demon beasts would have a full belly tonight.

He was right...

That night, Mo Chaoge and his people were taken care of by the demon beasts.

As they wanted Shi Yan and Mu Yu Die desperately, the troop didn't sleep at night after Hu Long committed suicide. Instead, they kept searching for Shi Yan and his friends in the Dark Forest. Therefore, they were noticed by demon beasts. Thanks to the five warriors, the troops finally got to know of the reality and hid themselves in ancient trees.

"What were you doing?" Di Yalan frowned, "Were their possessions really worth the risk? If the demon beasts returned or if you were noticed by them, you would have had no way to escape!"

"Look, didn't I return safely?"

Shi Yan climbed up the tree without explaining what he had gained. Looking rigid, he said, "Why are all the demon beasts hunting for warriors and mercenaries like crazy? Someone must have done something to irritate them! Or they wouldn't act like this!"

"What should we do?" Di Yalan had no idea, "Are we still going to head forward?"

"Wait for a while. After spending the whole night hunting, those demon beasts should be much more subdued during the day. We can set off at noon."

"Okay then."

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