Chapter Thirty-Five: Blocking the Door

  Shi Yan slowly opened his eyes, smiling as he gazed at Di Ya Lan who was overwhelmed with surprise, "Congratulations, Sister Lan."

  Having figured out the mysterious Wuhun's strange uses, Shiyue was also very excited. Diyalan had only fooled around with him for a few days and gained some benefits, but he miraculously broke through to the Human Rank realm, showing that this mysterious Wuhun was indeed incredibly useful.

  "Thank you."

  Diyas eyes overflowed with gratitude.

  She certainly knew that this series of changes in her body was all thanks to Shi Yan. These past few days, she had truly felt the benefits.

  "Hmm, maybe it's related to the medicinal power in my body, but it's also thanks to Lan sister's hard work and bitter cultivation." Shi Yan's expression was calm as he said, "Lan sister, you've reached the Human King realm, take a look at your 'Blue Demon Flame' martial soul and see if there have been any changes?"

  Diya Lan smiled brightly, like a blooming flower, and gently stretched out her left hand. From the center of her palm, a burst of blue flames suddenly erupted.

  This flame, about the size of a watermelon, gradually covered her entire left hand.

  The blue flames seemed to have a spiritual quality, and they actually transformed into fiery snakes that coiled around her smooth wrists.

  As Diya Lan's thoughts changed, that wonderful "Blue Devil Flame" transformed into various forms. The flame turned into a spiritual snake shape for a moment, and then turned into flying birds, vividly, as if it could fly out of her palm at any time.

  "At the moment I broke through to the Human Rank realm, I felt that 'Blue Flame Devil' had changed, my martial soul strengthened...” Di Ya Lan's mouth was filled with a smile, “It not only grew from fist-sized to human-head-sized, but also gained the ability to condense into a substance, this is its second stage.”

  Martial soul condenses into an object?

  Shi Yan nodded and immediately realized that Di Ya Lan's "Blue Flame" martial spirit was also extraordinary, and praised: "That's even more congratulations to Sister Lan."

  "It's all thanks to you." Diya Lan's eyes sparkled with a hint of mischief, her smile radiant, and the corners of her mouth seemed to hold a hint of spring-like charm.

  "How is this possible?"

  The butterfly on the tree, with an incredulous look on its delicate face, said, "It's only been ten or so days, how can Lan sister possibly break through to the Human King realm so quickly? Lan sister, I remember you were stuck at the Pre-Heaven Three Realms for half a year, weren't you?"

  "Really." Diya Lan was delighted, and proudly said: "It's true that I just entered the Half-Step Three Heavens realm half a year ago. Even I didn't expect to break through to the Human Rank realm so quickly. I thought it would take at least three to five years of bitter cultivation to advance to the Human Rank realm, hehe."

  Mu Yu Die rolled her eyes and was speechless.

  Could it be... that guy's thing really has the miraculous effect of a divine elixir?

  Thinking of this, Mu Yu Die's face turned red again, and she silently scolded herself, no longer daring to think about it.

  ……

  Another five days have passed.

  Three people of Shiroiwa continued their cautious activities in the dark forest.

  For five days, every night, the dark forest has been extremely lively. The roars of ferocious beasts and the miserable cries of human warriors and mercenaries have come from time to time, making one's heart tremble with fear.

  Shi Yan realized that someone must have provoked a high-level demon beast, so for the past few nights, he had been searching for a quiet and safe area to rest, refusing to go out at night.

  Don't provoke the ferocious beasts, nor provoke the passing mercenaries, and adopt an evasive policy.

  It was precisely because of this caution that in these five days, although the three men did not hurry much on their journey, they also did not encounter any great threats.

  Apart from that, Shi Yan was lucky enough to encounter some human warriors who were killed by the demonic beasts. Once the demonic beasts left, Shi Yan would go and collect the residual spiritual energy of those people before they died.

  For safety's sake, he would wait until the monster had left for a while before showing up.

  Although each harvest was not great, but accumulated over time, it also made his body's "petrified martial soul" gradually stronger.

  To date, his body can petrify in an instant with a mere thought, turning dark brown on the surface of his skin, and his physical defense is also slowly increasing.

  These days, he has never forgotten his "violent walk" practice.

  It's just that the last hurdle is a bit difficult to cultivate, and once he tries to stir up the negative energy in his brain hole, he will get a splitting headache. After the essence reverses its flow, under the intense pain, he will instantly faint.

  After practicing for several days, this "violent walk" final level still did not achieve a breakthrough.

  After fainting several times in a row, he secretly suspected that the method might not be right, so he gave up his stubbornness and prepared to think for a few days before continuing to try with a different approach.

  ……

  It's midnight again.

  Shi Yan and two others hid in a dimly lit cave in a mountain valley, covering the entrance with shrub leaves, speaking in hushed tones.

  Outside the cave, the sound of monsters passing by came one after another. The low growl and howl of the monsters seemed to fill all directions. It was unknown how many monsters were outside.

  "It feels off tonight, like the dark creatures of the forest have all come out to play." Diya Lan furrowed her brow, "This is too strange, usually even if mercenaries and warriors are active too frequently, the dark creatures would at most cause trouble for two or three days. It's impossible for so many to appear at once, I wonder what's going on."

  "The commotion caused by the demon beast must have been orchestrated by a higher-level demon beast behind the scenes." Shi Yan's face was solemn, "That 'Thunderwing Silver Wolf' is a seventh-level demon beast, equivalent to a warrior in our Tianwei realm. Not only does it have a demon crystal inside its body, but it also possesses intelligence that rivals ours. If it has taken the lead, then this matter is definitely not trivial."

  "It's good that we've been very careful these past few days, not seeking to travel far, just seeking safety, otherwise, we would have suffered a disaster." Diya Lan nodded.

  "Thud! Thud!"

  The sound of chaotic footsteps suddenly came from outside, and judging from the sound, it should be a human martial artist moving.

  The outside world is frequently haunted by monsters. At this time, someone with martial arts skills appears, and in nine out of ten cases, nothing good happens, it's very likely that they are being hunted down by the monster again.

  "Why don't we go out and take a look? Maybe we can be of some help?" Mu Yu Die asked with kindness in her heart, softly seeking the opinions of the two.

  Shi Yan and Di Ya Lan ignored him with a glance, neither of them making a sound.

  "What? You want to see me die?" Mu Yu Die's eyebrows furrowed, seemingly somewhat displeased.

  "Outside, the demonic beasts are rampant. We've managed to hide safely so far, but if we expose the location of our cave, I think we'll be in for a disaster. Moreover, how can you be certain that the warriors outside aren't actually calamity gods? What if they covet your beauty and cause untold problems later on? It's better not to get involved." Shi Yan let out a cold snort, completely uninterested.

  Mu Yu Die wasn't stupid, she understood all these situations in her heart. It's just that she couldn't bear to see others being killed by the demonic beasts alive, which is why she would say such a thing.

  However, being scolded by Shi Yan with a straight face, she couldn't bear to lose face, so she raised her head and hummed softly, muttering: "Heartless! Not even a bit of human touch, I thought you were afraid of death too...

  "That's not being afraid of death, that's seeking death!"

  Shi Yan smiled coldly and said, "Miss Mu, you've saved me twice, but I think I've already repaid your kindness. Please remember one thing, the reason I'm still here is no longer because of you, but because of Uncle Luo's instructions."

  He paused for a moment, then continued in a low voice: "I'm not your servant, don't use your missy temper on me! If you really make me unhappy, I'll slap my butt and leave, you can fuss all you want."

  "You!" Mu Yu Die's heart was filled with grievances, her eyes misty and hazy, she gritted her teeth and choked: "You, you just know how to bully me!"

  "Alright, alright, at this time we should unite, everyone is going to the business alliance, being together will have some mutual support, don't be quarrelsome." Diya Lan persuaded.

  "Not good!"

  Shi Yan suddenly stood up, his face looking a bit unsightly. "Those guys seem to know that there's a cave here, they're coming!"

  "Really?" Diya Lan was shocked and quickly raised her short sword, standing shoulder to shoulder with Shi Yan at the entrance of the cave, "What should we do?"

  "Howl!" "Roar!"

  One after another, the roars of the demonic beasts came from outside the cave, as if more and more were gathering in this direction.

  "Block the entrance!"

  Shi Yan's face changed, he stretched out his hand to press a rock that blocked the entrance of the cave and shouted: "Help me hold it down, no one can enter the cave! If someone enters the cave, the demon beast will definitely know there is a cat here, it will stare at this place without letting go, and we will suffer with it!"

  When Shi Yan entered the stone cave, not only did he cover up the leaves and shrubs outside, but he also moved a boulder to block the entrance of the cave, just in case something like this would happen. Who knew it would actually come in handy?

  "Good!" Diya Lan was startled and hastily stretched out her hand, working together with Shi Yan to hold up the boulder that blocked the entrance of the cave.

  ……

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