Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, who was kidnapped to another world

Chapter 84 Interlude (Part 2)

Starry Sky Forest

The Titan Ape and the Azure Bull Python silently watched as the young man in the blue robe walked out of the core area.

Noticing the gazes of the two soul beasts, Lin Dong raised his head, his cold eyes falling on them: "What is it, watchdogs?"

The word "dog" deeply stung the Titan Ape's heart, causing its face to contort into a ferocious expression. It looked as if it would leap up at any moment and smash Lin Dong into a bloody pulp.

Snapped!

The Azure Bull Python lashed its tail across the Titan Ape's head, knocking it into the water. Then, it lowered its head and said respectfully, "Honorable divine messenger, is there anything else we can do to help you?"

"Staying away from me is the best help you can give me."

Lin Dong glanced at him and walked towards the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest on his own.

"Big……"

When Lin Dong was no longer in sight, the Titan Giant Ape's deep voice rang out.

Snapped!

Another tail lashed across its head, and the Titan Ape, still in the lake, was once again slapped back into the water.

"Shut up! Do you really want to die?" the Azure Bull Python roared in a low voice.

Having lived together for so long, the Azure Bull Python naturally understood that the Titan Giant Ape was preparing to launch a beast tide, or perhaps it had simply left alone with the aim of killing the young man in the blue robe and using his blood to wash away its shame.

"He's just a nobody Soul Master!"

Snapped!

The Azure Bull Python continued to pound on the Titan Giant Ape, "Soul Master? Do you think the Crimson King and the others would treat a human Soul Master with utmost respect? Do you think a human Soul Master would know the true core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest, and know the true ruler of the Star Dou Great Forest?"

The Azure Bull Python had thought more than once that its "younger brother" was truly brainless. It was one thing before, but this time, even with several real rulers appearing, it still thought it was the king of the Star Dou Great Forest...

"If you do anything wrong, you won't be the only one dying this time!" the Azure Bull Python cursed in a low voice. "I, Sister Xiaowu, could also become cannon fodder because of your recklessness!"

Upon hearing the name "Sister Xiaowu," the Titan Giant Ape, who had been struck dozens of times by the Azure Bull Python, finally fell silent. As if recognizing its own status, it silently went ashore and squatted down on the bank.

Glancing at the silent Titan Ape, the Azure Bull Python breathed a sigh of relief. The deaths of numerous ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts two weeks ago, coupled with the appearance of the Beast Kings this time, instilled a deep fear in it, as if the sky were about to collapse and everything was about to change.

With the sky about to collapse, all it could do was prevent the reckless gorilla from going to its death and pray that Sister Xiaowu would return as soon as possible.

On the other side, Lin Dong walked calmly along the forest path. Within a mile radius of his body, there was not a single soul beast. All the soul beasts seemed to sense the terrifying aura and hurriedly passed by, not daring to linger at all.

'This thing... I really didn't expect to find such a good item on this continent!'

Since leaving that special space, Lin Dong had heard Xiao Diao's sighs more than once. He hadn't dared to ask directly before because he was worried. Now that they were several kilometers away from the central lake of the Star Dou Great Forest, Lin Dong finally breathed a sigh of relief and asked.

"You've been muttering about it the whole way, what exactly is it? Can you explain it more clearly?"

'You can think of it that way...'

When Xiao Diao finally prepared to explain, Lin Dong was prepared. Even if Xiao Diao said that this was a rare treasure equivalent to the Eight Great Ancestral Symbols, he would not be surprised at all.

'This is a low-grade Life-Generating Mystic Fruit.'

"……what?"

Lin Dong, who was prepared to hear Xiao Diao mention 'treasures of the same level as the Eight Great Ancestral Symbols,' was stunned when he suddenly heard this name. He hesitated for a long time before tentatively asking, "Are you talking about the Life-Giving Profound Spirit Fruit? The one that's said to help people break through to the Life Profound Realm?"

Normally, Lin Dong, who was born in a low-level dynasty, would not know this name. However, after living on this continent for so long, Xiao Diao had also taught Lin Dong some basic cultivation knowledge about the Tianxuan Continent. One day, Xiao Diao mentioned this rare fruit of heaven and earth that could help people quickly comprehend the Shengxuan Realm.

"Besides that, have you heard of any other Life-Giving Profound Spirit Fruits?" Little Marten was also startled by Lin Dong's reaction. After racking her brains to make sure that there was only one Life-Giving Profound Spirit Fruit she was talking about, she asked curiously.

"No, not really..." Lin Dong said helplessly, pushing aside the soul beast that pounced on him after the little sable had concealed its aura. "I just saw you were surprised the whole way, and I thought it was some kind of treasure that could rival the Ancestral Symbol."

"Comparable to the Ancestral Symbol? You must be dreaming," Little Marten laughed mercilessly. "It's not that I look down on this continent, but the strongest being on this continent is probably that mother dragon, a mother dragon at the Great Perfection of the Life Profound Realm."

'Don't even mention the Demon Realm or the Chaotic Demon Sea; even in the Eastern Profound Realm, a Great Perfection of the Life Profound Realm would be nothing special. Throwing one in wouldn't even cause a ripple! You'd be lucky to get a low-level Life Profound Spirit Fruit; you're still dreaming of an Ancestral Symbol?'

"But didn't you say before that there might still be materials that can forge Pure Yuan Treasures?" Lin Dong retorted.

'A Pure Yuan Treasure? You can use this to forge Pure Yuan Treasures, but the quantity might be limited, and the quality of the forged Pure Yuan Treasures won't be very high.'

The little sable casually said, "But are you really planning to use this to forge a spiritual treasure? Let me make this clear first, although the amount of vital energy it contains isn't enough, it's extremely important for someone like you who hasn't even reached the Yuan Dan realm yet. With the stone talisman, you can access vital energy much sooner."

The 'low-grade Life-Giving Spirit Fruit' that the two mentioned refers to a cyan stone the size of an infant's fist, which was handed over by a silver dragon in the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest. Although Little Mink didn't think much of it, it seemed to be an extraordinary treasure in the eyes of the soul beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

'Gold of Life... that name is quite fitting.' Little Marten thought the name the female dragon had chosen was pretty good.

“Even without this Life Gold, I can still reach the Life Profound Realm,” Lin Dong said, not particularly interested in Xiao Diao’s suggestion. “Isn’t the most crucial thing the Dragon-like Technique that Xiao Yan taught me?”

"I will refine it into a spiritual treasure, and then refine it with my spiritual power..." Lin Dong paused slightly at this point, "I feel that when I successfully refine it, my spiritual power may be able to break through to the level of a Heavenly Talisman Master."

"That's true," Little Marten affirmed Lin Dong's idea, "Never mind, it's just a pleasant surprise anyway, normal refining will suffice."

'However... the mother dragon's injuries...'

"Can't you cure him?"

Lin Dong was somewhat surprised. He knew that this piece of Living Gold was a deposit paid by Little Marten for promising to heal the silver dragon's injuries within five years. At the time, seeing Little Marten's confident appearance, he thought Little Marten was 100% certain of success.

"It's definitely not possible now. I haven't been resurrected yet. Even if it can be cured, I definitely won't let you see it until I'm resurrected," the little ferret said irritably.

"However, you might want to ask Xiao Yan if he has any pills that can treat severe mental injuries."

'Severely damaged mental energy? Are you sure? That silver dragon's injuries look like purely physical injuries, don't they?'

Now that they were nearing the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, Lin Dong stopped speaking and asked in his heart with some surprise.

"Don't question my deduction. Physical injuries can be easily treated; the real problem is the mental trauma," Little Marten sighed. "Although there's a strange energy preventing the physical injuries from healing, that mother dragon can handle it on her own."

'But it's precisely the mental aspect... I always feel like a part of this mother dragon's soul has been severed, or that she's actually a part of another dragon that was cut off. In short, if the mental trauma can't be healed, healing the physical wounds won't help.'

'Okay, I understand.' Lin Dong nodded.

"Oh, right, there's no need to rush the refining of the spiritual treasure. If Xiao Yan has any pills to treat his severe mental injuries later, you can bring him over." Suddenly, Little Marten remembered something and reminded him.

'Are there any other treasures in there?' Lin Dong was surprisingly perceptive when it came to treasure hunting. Almost the instant Xiao Diao finished speaking, Lin Dong realized that there were other valuable treasures in that space.

"That big worm," the little ferret said without hiding anything, "its body, used as a component for this Life Gold, would be more than enough for you to forge a sufficiently powerful Heaven-grade spiritual treasure."

'Using its body as an accessory... is that worm really that strong?'

The large worm in the little mink's mouth was an ice silkworm that was said to be a 990,000-year-old soul beast. However, the worm was currently being used as food for other soul beasts. In Lin Dong's opinion, the worm was at most at the quasi-Nirvana Realm. He just didn't expect the little mink to say that it could be used as a component for refining a Heaven-grade spiritual treasure.

"Strong... If you put it that way, it's not a big problem," the little sable hesitated for a moment, "Although the quality of its spiritual power isn't good, it has piled up its spiritual power to the level of a quasi-Heavenly Talisman Master simply by its quantity. If it strengthens the refinement of its quality and knows the method of advancement, it might not be weaker than that black dragon."

There are three dragons in the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest. In addition to the silver dragon, which Little Marten calls the mother dragon, there is a male black dragon and a female purple dragon. Apart from the silver dragon, the strongest one on this continent is probably the black dragon.

'The only pity is that the worm's spiritual power was entirely built up through luck; it can only ever be a quasi-Heavenly Talisman Master worm in its entire life.'

'I understand... but why did you have to bring Xiao Yan along?' Lin Dong nodded, understanding the value of the worm, but he still didn't quite understand why Xiao Yan had to be involved in this.

"A spirit ring, after all, the spirit ring that worm provided could be considered a level five magic core, right? You might not need it, but Xiao Yan could," Little Marten said matter-of-factly. "Besides, it's perfect for him to be a bodyguard. You don't really think he can just casually kill those spirit beasts' feast, do you?"

The fifth-level magic core was mentioned in the information left by Xiao Yan, which included the classification of magic cores and the method of making them. If it weren't for the Dragon Technique, this information might have made Lin Dong think that Xiao Yan was a native of Douluo Continent.

'...The most crucial thing is that you want to devour that worm's soul, isn't it?'

Little Marten spoke so clearly that Lin Dong instantly understood what she truly cared about: 'A quasi-Nirvana Realm demon spirit… your appetite is really growing!'

"What do you mean by 'getting an ever-growing appetite'?" the little ferret complained bitterly. "It's clear it's never truly full!"

'Didn't that fire spirit snake's demon spirit satisfy your hunger either?' Lin Dong rolled his eyes.

'Uh...that's an exception.'

Little Marten chuckled sheepishly. The quality of the Fire Spirit Serpent's demonic spirit within the skull of the two-headed Fire Spirit Serpent provided by Xiao Yan was extremely high. At least, Little Marten felt that the quality of the demonic spirit from an ordinary 100,000-year-old soul beast definitely couldn't compare to that of the Fire Spirit Serpent's demonic spirit.

'Tch…' Lin Dong scoffed, then, the next moment, his expression froze. 'It seems we've forgotten the most important thing…'

'The most important thing? What is it?' Little Mink didn't react for a moment.

'I forgot to ask those spirit beasts if they know anything about Yin-Yang attribute medicinal herbs...'

Now, Xiao Diao's expression froze. Although everything was developing as he expected after entering the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest, the appearance of the Life Gold surprised him slightly. However, he seemed to have forgotten the most important thing at the moment.

"How about... we go ask them about the other Blazing Roaring Tigers' habitats?" Little Mink said sheepishly.

"Come on, I might as well go find it myself..." Lin Dong smiled helplessly, then realized something was wrong. "Wait, those soul beasts must have remembered our scents. Going in now seems no different than just asking them directly?"

'...There's more than one Soul Beast Forest on this continent, isn't there?'

'Yes, there's a Sunset Forest surrounding Heavenly Dou City, the Far North Land at the northernmost point, and other places like the Poisonous Wasteland...'

'Where should we look?'

"First, go to the far north, then the poisonous miasma lands... and finally the Sunset Forest. If none of those are there, then return to Canghui." After taking out a map and confirming the locations of the various soul beast settlements, Lin Dong planned the most suitable route for himself.

"One more thing, we must bypass the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest."

'Ah, I know…'

If you can pass through the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest, the journey can be reduced by more than half. However, if you avoid it, it may take several months to explore every area.

"You'd better go back to Canghui Academy before heading to Sunset Forest," Little Mink whispered a reminder, "Don't let that Shi Nian get carried away."

'Ah, yes…'

Although Canmeng Shi Nian couldn't be called a good teacher, he gave Lin Dong a lot of hints about mental illusion.

Unfortunately, he is a person with a dark mind. For the sake of Shi Nian's life, health and safety, Lin Dong felt that it would be best to take some time to tell Shi Nian to pay attention to him and not to "focus" too much on the outstanding students of other academies.

Chapter 85 Liu Erlong

Xiao Yan's prediction was remarkably accurate. The people Zhu Guohu had arranged in Heaven Dou Holy City... spoke a few words near Liu Erlong while she was out—

"Have you heard about that good-for-nothing from the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan?"

"The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's trash? You mean that Yu Xiaogang? What happened to him?"

"I heard they found a disciple with the Blue Silver Grass martial soul, and he's off to see that Flander guy with the Golden Horn..."

Before the group of people who had been arranged to speak could finish, they were caught by Liu Erlong, the "Mother Tyrannosaurus," who sternly questioned them about Yu Xiaogang.

After confirming that Yu Xiaogang and Flander... mainly Yu Xiaogang, with Flander just incidentally, in short, that the two of them had established the so-called Shrek Academy outside Soto City in the Barak Kingdom, Liu Erlong abandoned her own academy and rushed directly to Soto City.

Up to this point, Xiao Yan's predictions were 100% accurate, without the slightest error.

The only thing Xiao Yan didn't expect was that Liu Erlong would travel without rest, managing to compress the journey of about half a month into about ten days.