Chapter Thirty: Escaping the Devil's Den

  "A single 6th-grade Flame Dragon Symbol, tsk! If I could get my hands on a thousand or even a hundred of them, and use them to sweep through this place, slaughtering tens of millions of undead spirits, who knows, maybe I'd even be able to level up and become a powerful expert myself!"

  But Guo Fei immediately smiled bitterly, a Zhang Yanlong symbol, according to Zhao Xue, its value is inestimable.

  Its main material is a fire-based "beast marrow". To obtain the beast marrow needed to make this sixth-level talisman, one must defeat a "demon general"-level demon; secondly, only a master with cultivation reaching the level of Technique Venerable or above and extremely skilled in crafting techniques can successfully create such a controllable talisman.

  Moreover, the beast soul is extremely precious and is often sealed away to be nurtured with yuan energy, used to make magic treasures. Few people are extravagant enough to use a beast soul to create disposable consumable talismans. Because once it's sealed into a talisman, as soon as the talisman is used up, the beast soul will also disperse.

  After listening to Zhao Xue's explanation, Guo Fei was shocked and it wasn't for the sake of saving his life. Guo Fei also didn't want to use such a luxury item.

  At the same time, Guo Fei didn't dare to upgrade his swordsmanship anymore. Because he found that the heat flow of the sword shadow was too thick and pure, it had already reached the limit of his physical endurance, and after upgrading, the meridians in his body were faintly aching.

  Guo Fei first discovered this problem when the sword shadow heat flowed into his body, and after experiencing such pain, it was as if his own body was a sealed container, while the sword shadow heat flow was a solvent, constantly increasing, but his own body container couldn't keep up with the increase, and would eventually burst. In mild cases, the meridians would be damaged, and in severe cases, the body would explode, and he might even lose his life.

  Moreover, the swordsmen are fifth-level, and above that is the Sword Guard. It's estimated to be very difficult to upgrade, so it's better to upgrade the ninja first. Guo Fei deliberated for a long time and decided to temporarily put off upgrading his swordsmen. In the future, he must strengthen his physical training after all, his own physical quality was not high, having come to this world for only a short period of time, and previously not paying attention to cultivating his body.

  This physical foundation was still forged through hard training and improved with Wen Shu's breathing method.

  Sheathing the sword's shadow, absorbing the curved knife's virtual image into his body, carrying the Xuan Iron Sword on his back, transforming into a ninja, controlling the Flame Dragon to attack the undead, speed not decreasing in the slightest, bringing two people desperately charging forward.

  Five hundred meters, two hundred meters, one hundred meters. As they rushed out of the withered forest, Zhao Xue and Zhao Ba were overjoyed, while Guo Fei was delighted but also a little disappointed. What a great place to upgrade! They were about to leave now. Moreover, there were many soul crystals scattered on the ground, making Guo Fei's heart ache as he couldn't pick them up, his heart trembling with regret.

  "Boom!" A cold, dark energy surged into his body, and the ninja leveled up to third rank. His body suddenly became even lighter, almost floating off the ground, as the dark energy coursed through him, making it seem like he was about to disappear, merging with the darkness itself.

  Three people rushed out of the dense forest and finally found the road they had taken. Here, three kilometers northwest of where Guo Fei entered the forest, the three ran along the gravel land.

  The undead army had clearly gone mad, as if the meat that had slipped through their fingers made them unwilling to give up. They howled and charged out of the dense forest, pursuing and attacking.

  The flame dragon had clearly dimmed and lost its luster, but it was still a zhang long, flying around the three people, driving away the cold air, making them feel warm all over, and not daring to let the army of dead spirits get too close.

  "You guys go first, I'll hold them back!" Guo Fei shouted loudly, letting Zhao Ba and Zhao Xue run away.

  It's not that Guo Fei has a heroic spirit of sacrificing his life to save others, nor does he consider them as true friends. Guo Fei is simply unwilling to let the Flame Dragon Symbol go to waste like this. As long as the ninja upgrades one more level, Guo Fei is confident that they can shake off the Death Spirit's pursuit in the desert. Missing this opportunity, who knows when they'll be able to upgrade again?

  Moreover, if they don't block these vengeful spirits, the three of them won't be able to leave the dark area of the Setting Sun Desert and will be surrounded by a large army of vengeful spirits. The Flame Dragon Fire Symbol has a time limit and will disperse after a certain period of time.

  Guo Fei blocked the way for a while, letting the two go first. Guo Fei himself was confident that he could escape, but with Zhao Xue's physical condition, it would be difficult to get out of there. If something happened to Zhao Xue, Guo Fei's long-term goal would be lost. He still hoped that Zhao Xue would take him into the Lord's Manor to check on the knowledge of the repairmen, and also hoped to rely on her to enter the Imperial City to learn advanced martial skills. Otherwise, the Qian Kun ring would have been given in vain.

  Wealth and honor are won at risk, Guo Fei pondered for a long time, feeling that this gamble had a 90% chance of gaining an advantage. Moreover, as long as he didn't get trapped in the army of undead, escaping wouldn't be a problem.

  "Guo Fei, come back alive!" Zhao Xue shouted emotionally, turning around swiftly and running off without a hitch.

  "Guo Fei!" Zhao Ba's eyes showed a hint of astonishment, and he muttered softly before turning around to flee.

  Looking at the surging undead beast group, Guo Fei calmly commanded and controlled the fire dragon, resolutely not allowing the undead to exceed his line of defense, to pursue and attack the two. Under Guo Fei's command, the flame dragon always suppressed them, charging forward into the undead, instantly burning them into ashes.

  Kuo Fei backed away slowly, like a shepherd driving sheep.

  "Come out!" Guo Fei's mind stirred, and two corpse soldiers instantly appeared on either side of his body. This was also one of Guo Fei's reliance; with the two corpse soldiers guarding him left and right, he dared to take this gamble.

  Wang Zhi's corpse had long been able to exit the coffin, but in front of Zhao Xue and Zhao Ba, Guo Fei did not dare let it appear.

  "Hiss!" A black, gold-like undead ape charged forward, Guo Fei lost control of the Flame Dragon's burning, pointing at Wang Zhi's corpse soldier. His body shook, and the long sword in his hand emitted a gray airflow. This airflow was more intense than the one Yang Yinglong's corpse soldier had released. The airflow struck the undead ape's body, instantly cutting its skull in two like tofu, and two fist-sized soul crystals popped out.

  Wang Zhi was far more powerful than Yang Yinglong after their transformation, and before they died, Wang Zhi and Yang Yinglong were evenly matched in terms of skill. However, after becoming a corpse soldier, Wang Zhi was clearly stronger than him. This left Guo Fei momentarily stunned, but according to Zhao Xue's words, Guo Fei determined that the reason for this was because Wang Zhi died too unjustly and unwillingly, so after transforming into a corpse soldier, his resentment was full, making him even more formidable.

  Guo Fei's mind stirred, Wang Zhi picked up his soul crystal and quickly retreated. The undead army launched a frenzied attack, Guo Fei controlled the Flame Dragon to suddenly spin around and leave, burning and destroying everything in its path.

  "Boom!" A chill current suddenly surged into his body.

  "Ninja Level 4!" Guo Fei felt his body suddenly become much lighter, and his vision greatly increased.

  "What a pity!" Without handy weapons, the ninja's strength cannot be exerted, and they must go back to forge several handy weapons suitable for ninjas.

  The Flame Dragon grew dimmer and smaller, its body gradually shrinking. Guo Fei quickly threw the Flame Dragon into the army of undead, knocking down a large area before collecting the corpses and flying away swiftly.

  Behind him, the army of undead was like a black tide, sweeping in with extreme speed. Guo Fei unfolded his ninja body method with all his might, his toes lightly touching the ground, galloping like a running horse, and the air flow inside his body was rapidly consumed. Soon entered the desert area.

  As they got further and further away from the withered forest, some of the vengeful spirits turned back. When Guo Fei stepped onto the sandy ground, the army of vengeful spirits had already returned more than halfway, with only a very small number of them still lingering outside the dunes to watch. But when they saw Guo Fei disappear into the dunes in an instant, the army of vengeful spirits let out a roar and returned to the withered forest.

  The ice and snow stretched for thousands of miles, with the setting sun casting a slanting glow. As soon as he stepped out, the strong light pierced Guo Fei's eyes, causing them to sting, and he quickly closed them, then slowly adapted for a while before slowly opening them again.

  Although the soldier's uniform was worn out with countless holes, like a beggar, Guo Fei felt that the temperature here seemed to be much higher than in the dark area.

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