Douluo: The Unrivaled Demon Lord

Chapter 39: Departure of the Heavenly Soul (Please Read!)
the next day.

The hazy mist in the forest was still thick, and the originally dark sky had turned faintly white. Under the gaze of Han Ruoruo and Wu Ming, Shu Yan spread his dragon wings and slowly rose into the sky, then turned into a silver-black stream of light and flew towards the distant sky.

Wu Ming held Han Ruoruo's arm, watched Shu Yan go away, and then spoke softly:

"Okay, Sister Ruoruo, don't worry too much. A qualified inner court student will always experience this kind of experience in his life. You've been a little uneasy since last night. How about this? Let's call Senior Sister and the others to go out for a walk today to relax."

A faint golden light flashed across Han Ruoruo's beautiful eyes. She then tilted her head slightly, gave Wu Ming a look, and said softly:
"It's not as serious as you say. You go out to play every day. Do you still want to break through to the Soul Saint level? Today, you and I are not going anywhere. Let's go to the Mimicry Training Ground to practice. You can practice with me again in the afternoon. A little more training will also be good for you."

"what!?"

Wu Ming's face suddenly fell, and the two hands holding Han Ruoruo's arms also exerted a little force, and said with a pleading look:

"Sister Ruoruo, there's no need for this. Shu Yan is gone. Don't use me as an emotional punching bag. After all, I'm still your best friend..."

Han Ruoruo ignored Wu Ming's pleas and simply said "no talk" before getting up and going back to the house, leaving Wu Ming standing there, looking up at the sky with despair. He was just about to follow Shu Yan to carry out the surveillance mission...

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By evening, Shu Yan, who had been flying according to the instructions on the map, finally arrived at a small town near the Blood Soul Mountains.

His flying speed was not slow, but in order to reach the destination as quickly as possible, he still used his soul power to accelerate, and finally arrived near the destination before dark.

Shu Yan slowly landed under the shade of a tree outside the city. He came to the road leading into the city and walked towards the city gate while observing the surrounding environment.

This small city is called Shicheng. As the name suggests, the city, including the city walls, roads, and some houses, are all made of stone. It looks very ancient and backward. Even the solar soul-guided street lights that have long been popular in the three countries of the original continent are nowhere to be seen. It looks like an ancient city from ten thousand years ago.

Shu Yan found the largest hotel in the city and planned to rest for a night before officially starting to deal with the matter of the fire ant colony tomorrow.

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A good night's sleep.

There were misty clouds over the distant mountains. It was a rainy day today, and the continuous rain covered the whole world. Shu Yan walked out of the hotel, stretched out a hand to catch a few drops of rain, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

The Fire Ant is a well-deserved fire-attributed soul beast, and today is a rainy day. The water element in the air is very strong, which can be said to be a natural weakening of the Fire Ant. Look, isn't this God secretly favoring him?

After leaving the city, Shu Yan flew all the way to the northwest. After flying for about half an hour, he finally saw a small village surrounded by mountains.

The small village was not very large. From the air, it was just a few low wooden or stone buildings. Only the central area of ​​the village looked lively, and you could vaguely see quite a few people. The rest of the village looked just like the ordinary village in Shu Yan's memory, with no difference at all.

There are many reclaimed farmlands near the village, which are now full of various crops. In addition, the village is located between mountains, so the breath of life is very rich.

Shu Yan was not wearing the conical mask that Shrek Academy had specially prepared for the supervisory team members. In this ordinary and poor little village, he was undoubtedly an extremely eye-catching presence wherever he went. Not long after, a braver villager asked him the purpose of his visit and quickly brought him to the village chief.

The chief of this small village is an old man who looks very old. The blood in his body is almost completely dried up, and he exudes an air of old age. It is obvious that he has not much time left to live, but his eyes are still bright and have a unique sharp feeling.

Seeing Shu Yan, the old man was slightly stunned, as if he didn't expect that the supervisor from Shrek Academy would be so young.

"I, the old man, am honored to meet the Supervisor..."

After regaining his composure, the old man, along with a group of villagers watching the performance, saluted Shu Yan. The status of a soul master was far higher than that of an ordinary person. Even after thousands of years, this iron rule remained unchanged, and in fact, it had become even more solid.

Shu Yan waved his hand, his gaze lingering on the old village chief for a moment, and then he spoke softly:

"Was Mr. Gu a soldier when he was young?"

Gu Hongjun was startled, then bowed again and said:

"Indeed, I once served in the Eastern Sky Soul Legion in my youth. I wonder how the Overseer could tell that..."

There are also four major legions in Tianhun. Among them, the Eastern Legion has been stationed near the Tianling Mountains, facing the Douling Western Legion across the mountains. The highest general of this legion is the head of the Tianhun Ge family of this generation.

"Nothing. I saw you had a bit of a military bearing, so I just asked casually."

Shu Yan smiled lightly and waved his hand, then continued to ask:

"Mr. Gu, do you have the approximate location of the group of fire ants? If you do, it would save me the trouble of searching bit by bit..."

Gu Hongjun looked at Shu Yan carefully, and then said:

"Master Overseer, those Iron Fire Ants have been very active recently. Originally, there weren't any powerful or large soul beasts near us. This group of Iron Fire Ants must have only appeared in the past two years."

"Just a few months ago, this ant colony was discovered and reported by a soul master who came to hunt nearby. If anyone in our village knows where the group of fire ants is, it's probably our village hunter Liu. He once saw a group of fire ants while hunting in the mountains, and he escaped with his life at the cost of an arm."

As he spoke, Gu Hongjun looked towards the outskirts of the crowd gathered around him.

Following Gu Hongjun's gaze, Shu Yan also looked over there. The crowd automatically dispersed, revealing a figure with only one arm.

"Liu Wei, tell the Supervisor which forest the fire ants appeared in..."

Gu Hongjun shouted in a low voice.

Liu Wei was frightened by Shu Yan's gaze and trembled all over. After a long while, he said in a muffled voice:
"Master Overseer, I saw a group of dark red ants in the woods across the creek. One of them bit off my arm. If I hadn't crossed the river in time, I'm afraid I would have..."

Shu Yan nodded, indicating that he already knew.

After getting a general direction, Shu Yan was too lazy to ask the villagers anything. He had already seen that there were no young people in the village at all. Most of those who remained here were middle-aged or elderly.

Before leaving, Gu Hongjun hesitated for a moment, then said softly:
"Master Supervisor, please don't blame Liu Wei. Ever since that incident, he's been traumatized by those damned beasts. He's even become a little mentally disturbed. Now he doesn't even dare to enter the mountains. His family doesn't care about him. Sigh..."

Shu Yan paused, then waved his hand gently.

People's fear of death is engraved in their bones. Who in this world can be truly fearless of death?

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(End of this chapter)