Chapter 40: Dividing the Spoils

  "Do you recognize these ancient characters?" Diya Lan exclaimed in surprise.

  "Yeah, I know some."

  Shi Yan nodded, but didn't look at the contents of the scripture. Instead, he casually tucked it into his bosom and said naturally, "You keep the Earth Fire Liquid, this Spiritual-level martial skill book belongs to me now."

  Diya nodded, indicating no objection. That one bottle of terrestrial fire liquid was extremely precious to her, and with that terrestrial fire liquid, she was truly satisfied.

  "What about these three pieces of demon crystal?"

  After a while, Diya Lan spoke again. When she was speaking, she secretly glanced at Mu Yu Die, her eyes were a bit complicated.

  The spiritual-level martial skill in Shi Yan's hand was worth more than a city, but now Mu Yu Die had nothing to gain.

  The value of the three pieces of demon crystal, of course, is not as good as the earth fire liquid and the spiritual level martial skills. Diya Lan had intended to distribute the demon crystals to Mu Yu Die, but was worried that Shi Yan would be unhappy, so she tried to probe his meaning.

  "Give it to Miss Mu."

  Shi Yan knew what was on her mind and said straightforwardly, "We can't let Miss Mu leave empty-handed. We've all gotten what we need, so let's just forget about the three pieces of demon crystal."

  "Of course I have no opinion." Diya smiled brightly, delighted that Shi Yan could say so.

  Mu Yu Butterfly's beautiful eyes showed some surprise, and she gazed deeply at Shi Yan before shaking her head with a smile, saying: "I haven't done anything, I've always been relying on your protection, so I can't accept this demon crystal."

  "Little Butterfly..." Diya Lan trailed off.

  "I really can't accept it." Mu Yudie shook her head resolutely, self-mockingly saying: "You guys almost lost your lives for me, this burden. What face do I have to take these three pieces of demon crystal? Lan sister, Ding Yan, I appreciate your kind intentions, but I really don't have the face to want it."

  "Take one." Shi Yan hesitated for a moment, then said: "In any case, you must take a piece of the demon crystal. We can't take advantage of you that much."

  "Yes, at least you should accept one." Diya Lan also insisted.

  The two of them said that, Mu Yu Die hesitated for a moment, and it wasn't good to shirk anymore. She nodded her head and said: "Then I'll thank you."

  Shi Yan stopped talking and slowly closed his eyes, continuing to recover the strength in his body.

  He held his breath and focused his mind, and he could clearly sense the changes in his body.

  For some reason, as he sat there, he felt his physical pain and numbness rapidly disappearing...

  Calm down and focus your mind, Shi Yan wholeheartedly went to feel the changes in his body.

  It seemed as if a flash of lightning had streaked across his mind, and he felt a sudden jolt, as if he had suddenly realized something.

  Immortal Martial Soul!

  In the body, blood and flesh, skeleton, five internal organs and six hollow organs are undergoing subtle changes.

  That undying martial soul was quietly repairing his body in a way he couldn't understand, allowing his physique that had been injured from using "Berserk" to slowly recover.

  Shi Yan was overjoyed in his heart, realizing that this Undying Warrior Soul not only could heal injuries but also greatly offset the side effects of "Berserk"!

  If it weren't for the Undying Warrior Soul quietly taking effect, he could have definitely forced himself to use "Berserk", and at least three days would be needed before he could interact with people again.

  But the existence of the Undying Warrior Soul seems to have changed this situation...

  Under the mysterious effect of the Undying Warrior Soul, the numbness and fatigue in his body slowly left him.

  Judging from his physical condition, he should be able to recover more than half of it within a day at most and will definitely be able to fight with people again.

  However, just as he was secretly rejoicing, a bloodthirsty and violent negative emotion suddenly sprouted from the bottom of his heart!

  This time the outburst of negative emotions was like a stormy sea, coming extremely fiercely!

  A strand of desperate, fearful, and resentful aura burst out from his body's acupoints, transforming into a spiritual force that suddenly surged into his mind, forcibly bewildering his thoughts and altering his behavior.

  This time he absorbed the essence of four congenital martial artists and two human-level boundary martial artists, and six people died when Shi Yan was still in the stone cave.

  As a result, the six people's essence was fully poured into his acupoints without any leakage. The essence absorbed this time was more dense than any previous absorption!

  So this time's counterattack was much more ferocious.

  Sitting upright there, Shi Yan's breathing grew heavier, his body lightly trembling, his entire being shrouded in a malevolent aura that gave people an extremely evil feeling.

  A few minutes later, he felt that he could no longer hold back, suddenly opened his eyes and stared at Diya Lan, growling: "My strange illness is about to relapse!"

  Diya Lan was taken aback for a moment, then her face turned bright red, and she whispered to Mu Yu Die: "Little Butterfly, don't look, turn your back."

  Mu Yu's face also turned red, biting her lower lip, and she unconsciously walked to the entrance of the cave, with her back facing the two of them. She said, "You two be quieter, don't attract the demonic beast over here, I...I'll just stand guard at the entrance."

  "Mm." Diya Lan responded in a mosquito-like voice and immediately hugged Shi Yan tightly.

  Inside the stone cave, a rhythmic and soul-stirring melody gradually emerged.

  ……

  After a long, long time.

  Shi Yan let out a low growl, his body lightly trembling as he burst forth from Di Ya Lan's body.

  Suddenly, a strange and mysterious power surged out of his body's meridians.

  Those powers wandered disorderly within his body, with only a small portion accompanying the essence infused into Diya Lan's body, but most of the strange powers were rampaging through his meridians, filling his entire body.

  He suddenly opened his eyes.

  Shi Yan pulled up his pants and, ignoring the dazed Diya Lan beside him, suddenly walked towards Mu Yu Die and said, "Miss Mu, quickly! Quickly!"

  Mu Yu's pretty face turned pale with fright, and she subconsciously took a step back, shouting: "No! Don't come any closer!"

  "The medicinal power within my body suddenly overflowed a part!" Shi Yan panted, taking step by step towards Mu Yu Die, urgently saying: "I'm trying to control it, see if I can evenly give some to you, help you repair the fractured tendons and veins in your body!"

  "I won't!" Mu Yutian shouted, "I'm not ready yet, I don't want to do that with you, don't come over!"

  "I didn't say I'd do that!" Shi Yan growled.

  He felt those strange powers, divided into many strands, surging through his muscles and blood, nourishing both his martial soul and the essence in his abdomen.

  At this rate, it won't be long before these strange powers are all dissipated within his body.

  He focused his attention more than ever before, forcibly blocking a small portion of the strange power surging in his arm, and with great difficulty, he planned to inject this part of the breath into the body of Mu Yu Die in the form of Jing Yuan dispersal.

  Seeing Mu Yu Die retreating step by step, Shi Yan's patience wore thin, and he suddenly moved forward, embracing Mu Yu Die tightly.

  Mu Yu's delicate and slender body was suddenly enveloped in his arms, a refreshing fragrance that touched his heart, quietly entered his nose, making his spirit shake for a moment.

  "Let me go!" Mu Yu Die didn't believe Shi Yan's words, her small fists pounded against his chest as she struggled with all her might.

  Unfortunately, her meridians are now broken and her vital energy cannot be connected at all.

  She was no different from a weak woman, unable to shake the stone rock with her strength that couldn't be exerted.

  "Honestly!" Shi Yan exerted a bit of force, pinning Mu Yu Die's delicate body tightly against his own, rendering her lithe figure stuck to him, leaving her no room to move.

  At this time, the strange power in Shi Yan's arm was rapidly surging towards his wrist, flowing into the center of his palms and pouring into the meridians on the back of Mu Yu Die.

  "Try using the medicinal properties to channel it into your severed meridians, quickly!" Shi Yan hugged Mu Yu Die, whispering softly by her delicate ear.

  Mu Yu's butterfly-like ears itched, her delicate body couldn't help but tremble slightly, and she secretly scolded Shi Yan for being excessive.

  However, she also clearly felt that there were indeed two strange powers, which flowed into her body from the palm of Shi Yan's hands and circulated in the meridians on her back.

  Under Shi Yan's gentle drink, Mu Yu Die finally calmed down and stopped struggling, using all her strength to sense those strange powers, trying to control those strange powers to repair her broken meridians.

  Shi Yan tightly hugged Mu Yu Die, feeling the wonderfulness of her ketone body, smelling the fragrance from her body, and for a moment he was somewhat distracted, and his lower body couldn't help but rise up.

  "Ah..."

  Mu Yu's butterfly-like voice called out in a soft and gentle tone, her face flushing red with embarrassment, as she hastily said: "Let me go quickly!... You're doing this, I... my heart can't calm down!"

  "Alright, I'll let you go." Shi Yan knew it wasn't the right time to take advantage of her, nodded and kissed her earlobe, saying: "Consider this as my reward for giving you the medicinal power."

  He finished speaking, Shi Yan loosened his hands, retreated two steps back, leaned against the rock wall and sat down, slowly closing his eyes.

  Mu Yu's neck and face turned bright red with shame and anger, she glared at him hatefully and muttered: "You're a bastard!"

  After scolding, Mu Yu Die took a few deep breaths, and her high twin peaks heaved several times before calming down.

  She understood the urgency of the situation and didn't dare to continue blaming Shi Yan, so she quickly sat down on the spot and began to try to use the strange powers that Shi Yan had given her to repair the broken tendons in her body.

  ……

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