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Xu Ming took a deep breath and then activated 'Twin Souls of the Other Shore'.

The giant crystal flower instantly flew to the very center of the room, directly above Erina.

Under Xu Ming's tense gaze, the crystal flower repeatedly changed its different lusters, eventually settling into a fixed white flower.

Soon, the white flowers dispersed, and a faint white light shield condensed again around Erina's body.

With the enhancement and healing effects of the 'White Lotus Shield', Erina's deteriorating condition immediately slowed down.

Erina's pained expression gradually eased, and everything was moving in a positive direction.

It's unclear how much time passed, but the bloodline purification ritual ended.

The ice shards that had been emanating from Erina's body had completely disappeared, and her full head of silver hair had turned into an even more dazzling silver-blue.

As she slowly opened her eyes, a fleeting light blue glow appeared.

"Father."

Erina gave Xu Ming a faint smile, a smile that was serene and elegant.

Xu Ming wondered if it was just his imagination, but Erina seemed to have grown a lot after the ceremony.

I'm not referring to her appearance, but her temperament.

She used to have silver hair and always gave people a slightly naive feeling, but now she has clearly become a well-bred lady.

In any case, with Xu Ming's help, the bloodline purification ritual was finally successful.

Of course, Xu Ming didn't just let Erina go on an adventure casually.

He had already consulted the system beforehand.

In this situation, if an uncontrollable situation arises, Xu Ming will immediately add Erina to the Hyakki Yagyōshō.

However, in that case, the bloodline purification ritual would be a complete failure.

Moreover, he needs to spend a lot of weird points to heal Erina's injuries.

This outcome is the best one for Erina.

The Snow Woman Clan Chief looked bewildered, her gaze sweeping back and forth between Erina and Xu Ming.

She seemed somewhat incredulous.

Even though Erina's bloodline power was already running rampant, how could she still succeed?!

It's unbelievable!

Could this young man before me be the legendary chosen one?!

Erina slowly stood up and walked towards Xu Ming.

Just as she reached Xu Ming, Erina's legs suddenly gave way and she collapsed.

Xu Ming quickly helped her up.

"Father, I think I'm getting a little sleepy..."

Erina's eyes were half-open and half-closed, as if her eyelids were fighting, and she spoke very tiredly.

"Get some rest, you've done a great job."

Xu Ming gently comforted her, then put Erina into the Hyakki Yagyōshō (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons) so that she could recuperate undisturbed by anyone.

This was Erina's weakest moment, and there was no safer place than the Hyakki Yagyō Shō (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons).

Afterwards, Xu Ming took his leave, and the Snow Maiden Clan Chief did not try to persuade him to stay.

After packing his belongings, Xu Ming immediately set off towards the top of Monster Mountain without any hesitation.

Watching Xu Ming and the others disappear into the depths of the snowfield, the Snow Maiden Clan Chief let out a long sigh.

She knew very well that because of her withholding some important information, the bond they had forged while fighting the enemy had been almost completely destroyed. Their relationship would likely be only slightly better than that of complete strangers from now on…

An hour later, Xu Ming, along with Asagami Fujino and Arita Haruyuki, officially crossed the snowfield.

Just then, a wave of hot air carrying the smell of sulfur came towards us.

Haruyuki Arita stared wide-eyed at the steaming lake in front of him.

"How come there's a hot spring here?"

Indeed, what appeared before Xu Ming and the others was a hot spring with bubbles constantly rising to the surface and steaming white vapor.

Besides the hot springs, there are also cracks of various sizes in the ground, which occasionally spew up a large jet of hot water or continuously emit thick yellow-white smoke.

We had just left the snowfield when we arrived at the volcanic area.

Xu Ming was completely speechless.

This monster mountain doesn't listen to science at all.

However, the blizzard stopped after entering the volcanic area.

Without Haruyuki Arita's aerial reconnaissance, this perilous place was extremely inconvenient.

Xu Ming immediately ordered Haruyuki Arita to fly into the sky and act as a reconnaissance flying pig.

Then Xu Ming led Asagami Fujino deeper into the volcanic area.

He had roughly estimated that after crossing this volcanic area, he would soon reach the summit of Monster Mountain.

We walked some more distance.

Roar!

Several apes, their bodies wreathed in flames and about the size of humans, suddenly appeared out of nowhere, howling as they pounced on Xu Ming.

Damn it! I knew it wouldn't be that easy.

Xu Ming cursed under his breath and immediately picked up his phone and crowbar.

Before Xu Ming could react, Asagami Fujino glared and unleashed her twisting power.

hum!

An invisible wave instantly enveloped the demon monkey.

One of the demon monkeys was instantly twisted into a rag by her twisting power, but the other demon monkeys nimbly dodged away.

What agile movements!

Xu Ming was immediately startled; this was clearly an opponent even more formidable than the Snow Woman.

Without hesitation, he grabbed a crowbar and struck the ape's leg.

A demonic monkey screamed and fell to the ground, its body tumbling like a gourd due to the high-speed inertia.

The other demon monkeys ignored him and instead roared as they pounced on Xu Ming at an even faster speed.

Xu Ming repeatedly swung his crowbar, targeting the monkey's kneecaps.

Asagami Fujino tacitly set her sights on the fastest running monkey.

Finally, the last demon monkey rushed to within 5 meters of the two and was knocked to the ground.

Following his previous method, Xu Ming broke the demon monkey's leg.

The demon monkey pounced on the ground, its expression ferocious, its mouth wide open revealing sharp teeth, and it hissed loudly at Xu Ming, its eyes filled with hatred.

Xu Ming nonchalantly raised the crowbar, ready to deliver the final blow.

Suddenly, the demon monkey opened its mouth and spat out a fireball that shot towards Xu Ming.

Xu Ming was startled and instinctively bent over, and the fireball flew over his head.

The demon monkey squeaked twice, and fire started shooting out of its mouth again.

Xu Ming quickly raised the stick and pounded it on the head, making it dizzy and disoriented. The fire in its mouth was also suppressed, and it burped out a puff of black smoke.

Five seconds later, the combined force blew the monkey's head off.

After killing the demon monkey, Xu Ming continued his attack, finishing off the remaining monsters.

A few minutes later, with the help of Asagami Fujino, they killed the demon monkeys.

As he watched the ashes slowly dissipate into the air, Xu Ming's expression did not lighten.

Chapter 317 The Mysterious Hot Spring Inn

These monkey demons are agile, possess some ranged attack capabilities, and are remarkably resilient.

Xu Ming aimed at the demon monkey's head and knocked it four or five times before using the combined force to smash its head apart.

Fortunately, these monkey demons didn't have the same advantageous terrain as the Snow Woman, and their numbers didn't seem to be that many...

As soon as this thought crossed Xu Ming's mind, a series of squeaking sounds came from within.

Thirty or forty demonic monkeys suddenly appeared out of nowhere and surrounded Xu Ming and Asagami Fujino.

Xu Ming immediately felt a chill run down his spine.

"Xu Ming! Xu Ming! Do you need backup?"

Haruyuki Arita, who was flying in the sky, saw Xu Ming's embarrassing situation below and quickly asked him what was wrong.

"No need, you continue your reconnaissance from the sky."

Xu Ming knew that facing such a large number of enemies, having one more Arita Haruyuki would be of no use. It would be better to make good use of his advantages and keep track of the enemy's movements.

Hey! Watch out!

"By the way, Chunxue. Are there any other demon monkeys approaching nearby?"

Xu Ming suddenly thought of something and asked another question.

"No, these monkey demons seem to have emerged from a nearby cave, next to which is a small volcano."

Xu Ming immediately realized that he had trespassed on the doorstep of someone else's demon monkeys; no wonder these guys looked so irritable.

Fortunately, although there were many demon monkeys, they were only a nuisance to Xu Ming.

This time, instead of cooperating with Asagami Fujino's attack, he picked up his phone and pressed the shutter button without moving.

When the fastest monkey was only about 10 meters away from him, and according to Xu Ming's estimation, most of the monkeys had already entered the flash's shooting range.

Xu Ming released the shutter button.