Upon hearing that, Qin Shi felt even more uncomfortable. He rolled his eyes at Donkey Ruhua and snorted. "I want to, but I can't die even if I want to!"
"You can't die. If you die, who am I going to get my Purple Jade Beast Trapping Pearl?" Donkey Ruhua looked worried and shook Qin Shi with all his might.
"Alright, alright, I'll really die if I shake you!" Qin Shi wanted to cry but had no tears. "Do you still want the Purple Jade Beast Trapping Pearl or not?"
"Yes!"
Only then did Donkey Ruhua stop. He stared at Qin Shi with his big, innocent eyes and a faint smile on his face.
Qin Shi was speechless and coughed a few times to suppress his urge to vomit.
Behind them, Huo Dao and Old Wang's eyes twitched involuntarily as they listened to the conversation between Qin Shi and Donkey Ruhua.
"Young, young friend, is this … a ferocious beast on the Divine List?"
Huo Dao whimpered softly. He still remembered the fight between Donkey Ruhua and Ghostly Shadow Taoist Rayleigh.
Qin Shi came back to his senses and remembered that there were two people beside him. He tried his best to adjust his blood Qi and stood up to introduce Donkey Ruhua to Huo Dao. "Senior, this is my good friend. You guessed correctly. She is indeed a ferocious beast on the Divine List."
"She really is a ferocious beast on the Divine List!"
Huo Dao's eyes lit up. Of course, his greed was worlds apart from Gui Ying's. Since Qin Shi said that he was good friends with Donkey Ruhua, he naturally would not have any improper thoughts about her. However, this was a ferocious beast on the Divine List. He instantly felt as if he had discovered a new continent and could not stop looking at Donkey Ruhua.
Qin Shi felt a little unnatural. Of course, he did not know that not everyone was like him, who was lucky or had coincidentally encountered several ferocious beasts on the Divine List in less than 10 years. He even had a ferocious beast like Xiao Mi Cai who was ranked highly on the Divine List as his goddaughter.
Many Talisman Demon Masters might not even have the chance to see a ferocious beast ranked on the Divine Ranking in their entire lifetimes. After all, ferocious beasts ranked on the Divine Ranking were extremely rare in the Mortal Dimension, and ordinary people didn't dare rashly head to the Beast Dimension. So encountering one was an extremely fortunate thing.
"What are you looking at? I'll dig your eyes out if you keep looking!" Donkey Ruhua put her hands on her waist in disgust and glared at Huo Dao.
Only then did Huo Dao quickly restrain himself. The corners of his mouth drooped in frustration.
But he didn't forget to ask Qin Shi, "My young friend, what's this girl's ranking on the Divine List?"
"Well … err …" Huo Dao's words left Qin Shi speechless. To be honest, he had no idea. He said, "I'm not sure either. She doesn't know either. However, do you know that there's a beast on the God Ranking that looks like an alpaca?"
"Alpaca?"
Huo Dao was stunned and shook his head blankly. "Well … I've heard that there's a Blue Dragon, a Luan Phoenix, and an Ancient Eternal Beast on the Divine List. But … but I've never heard of an alpaca …"
Qin Shi was a little disappointed when he heard that. However, it made sense when he thought about it. The number of ferocious beasts on the Divine List was extremely high. There were probably very few people in the world who knew about all the ferocious beasts on the Divine List.
"Hey, hey, hey!
How many times have I told you that I'm a donkey, a cute little donkey. You're the one who's an alpaca! "Donkey Ruhua suddenly flew into a rage.
"Yes, yes, you're right. I'm a donkey!" Qin Shi hurriedly nodded to calm Donkey Ruhua down.
Huo Dao was helpless when he saw the two of them fighting. It was hard to imagine that he would see a ferocious beast on the Divine List with Qin Shi. Moreover, they looked like a little girl. He became more and more curious about Qin Shi. He shook his head with a wry smile. "He's really a legendary young man … It's hard to imagine what he'll be like when he grows up … The people of the Chaotic Lands will be in big trouble if they offend him."
"You're … Qin Shi, right?
Thank you for saving me just now. "
Suddenly, an unfamiliar voice was heard. Qin Shi turned around when he heard it. Only then did he remember that he had asked Donkey Ruhua to bring Lao Wang back.
Facing Lao Wang, he became more serious. "Don't think too much. I didn't do it to save you. I just had some grudges with Brother Knife. I saved you because I didn't want you to die in the hands of the people of the Chaotic Lands. Don't take it to heart."
"Even a drop of water should be repaid with a gushing spring. Furthermore, you saved my life. I, Wang Peng, will never forget this great kindness." Lao Wang shook his head.
Qin Shi shook his head helplessly. "Forget it. You can think whatever you want. Anyway, you're out of danger now. If you want to leave, you can leave anytime."
Then, Qin Shi's face turned red. The injuries in his body made him bleed. Pfft!
He spat out a mouthful of black blood.
"How are you?" The other three hurriedly rushed forward.
Qin Shi shook his head with a pale face. "I'm fine."
"You're messing around!"
Donkey Ruhua glared at Qin Shi. "I told you. You were in danger. You've reached the end of the Talisman Demon Competition. It's impossible for you to recover from your injuries!"
Qin Shi didn't bother to explain. He turned around and said to Huo Dao, "Sir, I'm afraid we'll have to stay here for a few days. I'm going to seclude myself in this cave. I'll have to trouble you to guard me."
Huo Dao shook her head. "It's nothing. Don't worry about it. It's a pity that there are only 66 Beast Trapping Rings. I'm afraid there won't be any left."
"What are you afraid of? If there aren't any left, I'll snatch them from those old men!" Donkey Ruhua snorted coldly.
Huo Dao's mouth twitched. Then, he realized that Qin Shi was also smiling. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "You're crazy!"
"Leave the matter of guarding the pass to me!"
Suddenly, Wang Peng stepped forward and volunteered to Qin Shi. "Although you didn't do it to save me, you did save my life. I'm indebted to you for saving my life. Let me guard you. Consider it a small repayment."
Qin Shi hesitated for a moment before nodding his head. He turned around and said to Huo Dao, "That's fine too. I'll be in seclusion for seven days. I noticed that you've been stuck at the ninth layer for a long time. Why don't you take this opportunity to absorb the Nether Spirit Fruit? I don't think you'll be able to reach the Curse Domain, but you should be able to reach half of the Curse Domain."
Huo Dao's eyes flickered with anticipation. Truth be told, he couldn't wait to absorb the Nether Spirit Fruit. However, he didn't mention it because Qin Shi hadn't said anything. Now that he had the opportunity, he naturally wouldn't give it up. It would be beneficial for him to perform well in the Talisman Demon Competition. Therefore, he agreed without hesitation. "Alright!"
Qin Shi nodded and said to Wang Peng, "Then I'll have to trouble you for the next seven days."
"You're too kind. This is what I should do." Wang Peng quickly shook his head. Soon after, he consciously turned around and walked toward the entrance of the cave.
Seeing that Wang Peng had set up a boundary outside the cave, Qin Shi was relieved. He made some arrangements before walking to the deepest part of the cave alone and sat down cross-legged.
After sitting down, Qin Shi first looked inside his body. When he saw the mess inside his body, he couldn't help but shake his head. "What a sorry state."
Taoist Ghost Shadow's Meteor Strike had caused quite a bit of damage to Qin Shi. Not only were his organs shattered, but there were also seven cracks on his ribs. He let out a long sigh. Even he felt sorry for his body.
Soon after, he activated the dozens of Sweet Pouring Raindrops Arrays in the major meridians in his body. Dense life force quickly flowed through his body. Under the support of the life force, his breathing gradually calmed down.
After that, he regulated his breathing. When the injuries in his body gradually healed, three days and three months had passed in the blink of an eye. However, even though the Sweet Pouring Raindrops Array helped his injuries recover quickly, the loss of his spiritual and soul power couldn't be fully healed.
After all, the Sweet Pouring Raindrops Technique could only make up for the loss of life force. He shook his head helplessly. What Donkey Ru Hua meant was spiritual and soul power … In the current Talisman Demon Competition, these two powers were what he needed the most.
After hesitating for a while, he flipped his palm and a fruit shining with a mysterious light appeared in his palm. He stared at the Netherworld Spiritual Fruit and his black eyes flashed with a bright light. "Looks like I can only rely on this!"
He took a deep breath and looked out of the cave. Huo Dao was in seclusion, absorbing the Netherworld Spiritual Light. His whole body was emitting an extremely strong soul wave that even caused ripples in the air.
He could feel that Huo Dao's soul power was gradually increasing.
"Looks like it's going well on the other side?"
Qin Shi relaxed and lowered his head to look at the Netherworld Spiritual Fruit in his hand. To be honest, if he wasn't forced to, he really didn't want to absorb it at this time. Originally, he was prepared to reach half-step Curse Domain and rely on the Netherworld Spiritual Fruit to break through to Curse Domain. But now, it seemed like this was the only way.
With a grasp of his palm and a rune imprint on his glabella, Qin Shi instantly swallowed the Netherworld Spiritual Fruit into his stomach.
"Buzz!"
Very quickly, Qin Shi felt his whole body become restless. A scorching warm current ignited in his dantian. Immediately after, the nine spiritual veins opened up all the meridians in his body and gathered from thousands of directions at one point. Then, as if being infused with wisdom, it suddenly rose into Qin Shi's sea of consciousness.
Qin Shi's body suddenly shook and he became much more spirited.
"Hiss … This Netherworld Spiritual Fruit really lives up to its reputation!" Qin Shi secretly exclaimed when he felt the extremely strong soul power.
He greedily licked the corner of his mouth and once again entered seclusion.
In his sea of consciousness, the blazing flame seemed to have ignited Qin Shi's broken sea of consciousness, filling this place with light. Immediately after, the raging flame turned into a fire dragon and took advantage of the momentum to hover in Qin Shi's sea of consciousness.
That boiling heat quickly caused beads of sweat to appear on Qin Shi's forehead. His whole body was filled with soul power, and this was just the beginning. Suddenly, his black eyes widened. The speed of the fire dragon's hovering had already exceeded his control, making it extremely difficult for him to control it.
"Buzz buzz buzz!"
And when the fire dragon swam to the edge of his sea of consciousness, suddenly, a holy light shot from his sea of consciousness into the clouds. A series of buzzing sounds resonated with the fire dragon, causing Qin Shi's entire sea of consciousness to look like a fire pillar with a fire dragon coiled around it.