Chapter 39: The Beautiful Bodyguard

  After experiencing this cruel killing and fleeing, Tang Yan's desire for strength had reached its peak. To survive in this strange world, to win the respect of others, not to be constantly on the defensive, he must become stronger step by step, he must have a reputation and strength that makes everyone fearful.

  Tang Yan wants to become stronger, not only to enhance his strength but also to enrich his combat experience! First, he needs to hone the two major martial skills 'Misty Shadow' and 'Fierce Flame', and continue to fill up the evil power of his 'Destruction Eye'. After experiencing a fierce battle with the Wang Fu guards, he clearly realized the terror of combining the three major martial skills.

  Fierce Flame Fist's frontal impact, Mystic Shadow Technique assists, and combined with the Eye of Annihilation, this is a perfect combination for a Shadow Person's ultimate kill!

  And most importantly, cleverly control the ghostly blue flame!!

  Tang Yan didn't rush back to Giant Elephant City, not only considering the need to provide a buffer period for this crisis, so as not to return to the eye of the storm, but also to thoroughly temper himself in this mystical forest, seeking out third-level demon beasts for mortal combat, refining his spiritual source liquid, honing his killing experience, and familiarizing himself with controlling his spiritual power. He believed that two months would be enough time to reap some rewards. If he encountered more powerful demon beasts, he trusted that Ailin'da, a martial arts master level bodyguard, could provide some necessary assistance.

  After discussing their cooperation plan, the two of them immediately headed deep into the dense forest and discovered their first target at noon that day - a Huo Tuan Xiao, a type of demon beast skilled in speed and flame control, considered to be one of the more troublesome ones among third-grade demon beasts.

  Tang Yan refused Eirinda's assistance, first using Shadow Step to get close, then unleashing Flame Fist to counterattack strongly. Although the Fire Pelt looked cute and lovely, it had a very violent temper and countered Tang Yan's provocation without hesitation.

  After a difficult struggle, Tang Yan managed to subdue the little thing before falling down and used the ghostly blue fire to refine it in front of Eirinda. Considering that they would be together for two months, some small secrets would eventually be discovered by Eirinda, so Tang Yan no longer avoided anything. The three times Eirinda saved him during today's battle still moved him somewhat.

  This woman can at least be trusted.

  Ailinda's stunned expression revealed her inner shock, finally knowing the origin of the Spiritual Source Liquid - it was actually refined from a living demonic beast! All its essence was compressed into one drop of spiritual source liquid! Such an eerie thing had never been heard or seen before, yet it truly happened right in front of her eyes, and to this infamous young master.

  The original resistant 'bodyguard work' suddenly disappeared without a trace, and Tang Yan's displayed ability made her eyes flash with fervor! If Tang Yan could refine a few fourth-level demon beasts, perhaps his own strength might really make a breakthrough!

  Never thought that Tang Yan would have such a terrible ability, he is simply a treasure! If we can be together for a long time... it will definitely be much easier on the path of cultivation!

  The spiritual liquid of the Huo Wen was quickly refined by Tang Yan, and the two once again launched a search and kill operation, targeting all visible third-level demon beasts. Tang Yan was already desperate, and Ailinda no longer resisted, and the coordination between the two became more and more tacit.

  "Three Wu Ling-level children, a first-grade Wu Zong woman, you all let them go so easily? This is the result you give me?" Zhou Ling Wang's face slowly darkened, his sharp gaze swept across the guards in front of him, and the heavy pressure made everyone breathless, the atmosphere was suppressed to the extreme.

  "Your Majesty, please calm down. Tang Yan is a treacherous and cunning person with many strange martial arts skills. It's easy to get hurt if you're not aware of the situation, especially in the chaos at that time, he took advantage of the opportunity. However, we have basically grasped his type of martial arts skills, next time we meet, we will definitely capture him alive!"

  "I don't want to hear excuses, nor do I need reasons. All I want is results! What was originally a simple arrest operation turned into a series of blunders by you people, and in the end, we were played around like fools by a little kid at the Martial Spirit level! You're not ashamed, but I'm embarrassed!" Zhou Lingluo usually doted on her two daughters, but this time she scolded them mercilessly.

  "Please give me more time, Your Majesty. I will definitely bring all four of them back!" Zhou Lingluo lowered her head, and her resentment towards Tang Yan reached its peak.

  "When alive, I want to see a person; when dead, I want to see a corpse! Don't let me down again!"

  "Your Highness, what about Tang Qiang?" Gao Zhuo walked up and asked in a low voice.

  "Take a look at Tang Qiang, not far away, with blood and flesh blurred. A flash of pain and regret flashed in the bottom of Zhou Ling Wang's eyes, but it quickly disappeared cleanly: 'Secretly transport him back to the palace dungeon, nail him on the ice pillar, slowly dissipate all his spiritual power, and thoroughly turn him into a useless person! Also, announce the news, saying that we encountered a mysterious army ambush on our way back, with heavy casualties. I, the king, was injured, and Tang Qiang and others were killed in battle.'"

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  Giant Elephant City! Tang Family Forbidden Land!

  "Uncle, news from the Mystic Forest." A robust and powerful man entered the secret chamber, suppressing all his rough and wild aura, and respectfully bowed to the venerable old man sitting in meditation in front of him - Tang Yan Shan, the true master of the Tang family and one of the top ten martial arts masters who shook the imperial outskirts.

  Tang Yanshan faintly said: "Found Yaner?"

  "There are two pieces of news, both about the Second Young Master. The first piece of news comes from Shenquan Town, where the Second Young Master has undergone some special changes due to unknown reasons and broke through to the third stage of martial arts, then rushed alone to Shenquan Town to receive his final baptism."

  Tang Yan's eyes snapped open: "Huh? A third-rank martial artist?"

  "The news has been confirmed, and it is indeed a third-grade martial artist."

  "Tell me the result of the baptism!" Tang Yan's eyes gradually brightened up, and even had a few hints of dizziness.

  "Baptism successful! However, no detection of spiritual pulse type, suspected mutation."

  "Baptism successful? Are you sure the baptism was successful?" Tang Yan's eyes flashed with a terrifying light, and his aged body slowly stood up, filling the entire stone chamber with an aura of dread.

  Zhuang Han was astonished by Tang Yan's performance, having never seen the old man have such intense emotional fluctuations in all these years. Those fiery eyes made him dare not look straight at him: "Absolutely true!"

  Tang Yanshan's breathing was a bit rapid, his eyes were shaking with excitement, and there was also a hint of incredulity.

  "But... " The burly man hesitated for a moment, gritting his teeth as he spoke: "Just received another message, Zhou Ling Wang arrived at Shen Quan Town, and was supposed to leave with Tang Qiang and the others a day later, but they were ambushed by mysterious people halfway, the palace guards suffered heavy casualties, Zhou Ling Wang was seriously injured, and Tang Qiang and the young masters and misses... all died in battle."

  Tang Yansong's excited face suddenly stiffened: "What? What did you just say? Say it again!"

  "According to news from the Wang mansion, Tang Qiang and Young Master are both dead, but this has yet to be confirmed."

  The stone room fell into a terrible depression, and after a moment, a loud roar exploded: "Find!!!! The living must see people, the dead must see corpses. You, Tang Ba, Tang Qing, and Tang Hao, all go to the Mystic Forest, find no one, and don't think about coming back!"

  "Yes!!!" The robust man's heart trembled with some incredulity, yet he nodded heavily and bowed, quickly exiting the stone chamber.

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  Tang Yan and Ailin were immersed in the training of hunting and harvesting, all possible third-level demon beasts became their hunting targets. Tang Yan had to go through about three battles every day, even if he encountered a third-level peak demon beast, it was with Ailin's assistance that he launched a frontal attack.

  The gains from each day's harvest basically all go to Tang Yan for refinement or storage, and Ailinda only occasionally absorbs one when she is injured. For a martial artist of her level, the third-grade demon beast's spiritual liquid doesn't have much effect.

  It wasn't until five days later that they finally found a fourth-level demonic beast, the Wind Ripper Tiger. After a brutal battle, both of them were severely injured, but they managed to kill the tiger and obtained the spiritual energy liquid from its refinement, which Eirinda absorbed.

  It's like this...... all the way through stealth, all the way through slaughter, Tang Yan grew in battle, gained insight in battle, and became familiar with the operation of spiritual power. The two great martial skills 'Misty Shadow' and 'Fierce Flame' both showed obvious growth, and the power of the 'Destruction Eye' was greatly enhanced. The life mist in the dantian qihai was also slowly changing as it filled up.

  Tang Yan began to study the Ghostly Blue Flame in his free time, hoping to control it more precisely and not accidentally refine everything he touched. After all, he would still need to rely on the Blue Flame to perform martial techniques in the future, and if he were to refine his opponents every time, that would no longer be a secret and would also bring about a lot of trouble.

  After studying for so many days, I still haven't found a breakthrough.

  Erlinda was fortunate enough to hunt down a level 4 demon beast, the Thunderhorn Rhinoceros, on the sixth day after refining away the Stormwind Tiger's Spiritual Source Liquid. The consecutive impact of two Spiritual Source Liquids brought about a huge expansion to her Qi Sea, and naturally, her strength had increased somewhat.

  However, this cruel training was not smooth sailing. Apart from having to go through life and death every time they fought, on the tenth day, they actually discovered the tracking Wangfu guards, almost running into each other by the riverbank.

  The appearance of the Wangfu guards indicated that the other party had not given up on tracking, and the search area had expanded to here. Half a month later, they discovered the familiar white mist and immediately fled this mountain range.

  From that time on, the two of them became extremely cautious, to the point where they almost reached the level of hiding during the day and emerging at night. At any sign of movement, the two of them would scurry away like rabbits. Fortunately, the area of the mystical forest was vast, with enough space for them to play hide-and-seek with the imperial guards.

  But with the super beauty Ailinda by his side, this escape and training journey is not too dull. When Tang Yan is tired, she will occasionally flirt with him, and their relationship slowly warms up, no longer as stiff as it was at the beginning.