The night was dark and windy.
In the dense forest outside Rainbow Cloud City, ancient trees that reached into the clouds were wrapped in silver clothes under the moonlight.
Qin Shi stepped on the ancient trees and sped through the forest, chasing after the heavily injured Blood Wolf Daemon King.
Unexpectedly, the Blood Wolf Daemon King was so fast that even though it was heavily injured, it could still leave Qin Shi far behind.
"Damn it, I can't go on like this!"
Seeing the distance between them widen, Qin Shi was getting impatient. He was getting further and further away from the beast. He was about to lose track of where he was. If he continued to follow, he would definitely get lost.
"If I can break through the Beast Taming Ring's enchantment, I can use my mental energy and killing intent to kill this beast!" Feeling impatient, Qin Shi increased his speed again.
The wolf and the man had already jumped out of the forest and were in a pile of rocks.
"Shi Tou, look ahead." Suddenly, Jade In The Book shouted.
Qin Shi looked up and saw that in front of the Blood Wolf Daemon King, there was a glowing bracelet in the pile of rocks. The glow from the bracelet and the enchantment around the Blood Wolf Daemon King intertwined and flashed continuously.
"It's the Beast Taming Ring!"
Qin Shi's eyes lit up.
"Roar —" The Blood Wolf Daemon King let out a long roar and rushed to the front of the Beast Taming Ring. It opened its bloody mouth and flipped around in the pile of rocks for a while. It then bit the Beast Taming Ring and tried to escape again.
"Eh, this beast is quite smart."
Qin Shi scolded with a smile. He immediately flipped his sleeve and raised the Netherworld Sword, throwing it out with all his might.
Whoosh!
The Netherworld Sword was extremely fast. It flew out like an arrow and shot into the Beast Taming Ring.
After catching the Beast Taming Ring, the Netherworld Sword pierced into a huge rock in the pile of rocks.
Qin Shi was behind him. He took a step forward and gripped the Netherworld Sword tightly.
"Roar —"
With the Beast Taming Ring taken away, the Blood Wolf Daemon King became nervous and let out a low growl.
Wild beasts that were contracted by the Beast Taming Ring could not go too far away from the Beast Taming Ring. Otherwise, they would be killed by the spiritual pressure of the enchantment.
"Hehe, little fellow, you have nowhere to run this time, right?"
Pulling out the Netherworld Sword, Qin Shi held the Beast Taming Hoop in his hand. He exerted force with one hand and the dark blue Beast Taming Hoop instantly dimmed as cracks appeared on it.
"Roar —"
The Blood Wolf Daemon King roared and pounced on Qin Shi.
However, at this moment, Qin Shi's expression changed. The Beast Taming Ring shattered and was ground into dust by the spiritual energy.
The moment the Beast Taming Ring broke, the Blood Wolf Daemon King's body trembled, and the barrier around him shattered.
Without the Beast Taming Boundary, no matter how powerful a desolate beast was, it would not be able to withstand a single blow from Qin Shi.
"Little fellow, don't say that I'm cruel. I'll give you a quick death!"
In the face of the incoming bloody mouth, Qin Shi did not dodge. He rolled up his sleeves and a murderous aura swept out.
As soon as the baleful aura appeared, the sky darkened.
The wild murderous aura was like a giant beast of the Dragon Abyss, bloodthirsty as it pounced on the Blood Wolf Daemon King.
The surging murderous aura, with a strong devouring power, wrapped around the Blood Wolf Daemon King's body.
The Blood Wolf Daemon King's strong and burly body suddenly became dispirited. It fell to the ground and convulsed. Its hard blood-colored fur slowly transformed, and its skin shriveled until it was reduced to bones.
"It's finally done."
With a long sigh, Qin Shi stepped over the pile of rocks and walked to the Blood Wolf Daemon King's corpse with the Netherworld Sword.
With a flick of the Netherworld Sword, a blood-red Beast Core rolled out of the white bones. The Beast Core gave off a pungent smell of blood, and the faint red light was like a dragon's eye, mixed with resentment.
"Sister Yu, is this the thing that can restore Big Log?" Picking up the blood-red Beast Core, Qin Shi fiddled with it and asked.
After wandering around in the Burning Book for a while, Jade In The Book floated out, "Yes, summon the Blood Puppet King and inject this Beast Core into the Blood Puppet King's forehead. Use its blood to reestablish the contract."
Without wasting any time, Qin Shi waved his hand and summoned the Blood Puppet King according to Jade In The Book's instructions.
After summoning the Blood Puppet King, he held the blood-red Beast Core and placed his hands on his chest. A clear stream of spiritual power enveloped the Beast Core and slowly injected it into the Blood Puppet King's forehead.
Since the Blood Puppet King had been seriously injured last time, its entire body had fallen apart.
After the Beast Core was injected into its forehead, its body, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly bulged with blue veins. Its shriveled blood vessels bulged, and its entire body was filled with fresh blood.
In a short hour, the Blood Puppet King had recovered to its original state.
What was different was that after diluting the Beast Core, the Blood Puppet King's skin all over its body became even brighter, and its strength from the middle stage of the Spirit Breaking Realm had risen to the late stage of the Spirit Breaking Realm.
"It broke through?"
Circling around the Blood Puppet King, Qin Shi was rather surprised.
He had not expected that a dead object could actually increase its realm.
Similarly surprised, Jade In The Book looked it up and down before saying, "Shi Tou, this Blood Puppet King was refined from the blood essence of millions of corpses. It can increase its strength by devouring blood essence."
Qin Shi suddenly understood. He recalled the scene of the blood puppets merging together under the Passionless Cliff. This ability was indeed frightening.
"Looks like I should find more blood essence for Big Blockhead in the future. If I can nurture it into the Cryptic Spirit Realm, how cool it will be when I bring it out." Qin Shi nodded in satisfaction, and with a wave of his hand, he recalled the blood puppet.
After recalling the blood puppet, Qin Shi was a little tired. When he had fought with the Blood Wolf Daemon King, he had suffered serious injuries. In particular, when he had blocked the attack for Shi Lan, it had almost cost him his life.
For this reason, he sat down cross-legged and activated the Sweet Pouring Raindrops.
A cool and pleasant feeling filled his whole body, and his wounds were soon healed.
When he recovered, he slowly stood up, but saw Jade In The Book beside him with a frown on her face. He could not help but ask, "Sister Yu, what do you mean by that expression?"
"Shi Tou, don't you feel that something is wrong?"
"Something is wrong?
What do you mean? "Qin Shi narrowed his eyes and asked.
"The master of the Blood Wolf Daemon King!" After a moment of consideration, Jade In The Book said in a low voice.
His eyes suddenly widened. Only then did Qin Shi realize that he had chased after the Blood Wolf Daemon King all the way, but he had not seen the master of the Blood Wolf Daemon King. The Beast Taming Ring was even thrown into the pile of rocks.
Wild beasts could not sign a Beast Taming Ring on their own. Qin Shi knew this.
"Could it be that someone deliberately lured me here?" Qin Shi pondered for a moment, but he was even more puzzled. "But why?
They deliberately lured me here, but did not attack me. Instead, they let me kill the Blood Wolf Daemon King … "
"Could it be …"
Suddenly, Qin Shi and Jade In The Book were both shocked. They looked at each other and said in a panic, "Is it a diversion?"
"Their goal … is Shi Lan?"
Shocked, Qin Shi became nervous. Immediately, he did not dare to think too much. He picked up the Netherworld Sword and turned around. With one step, he jumped out of the pile of rocks and plunged into the forest, rushing back the way he came.
He used all his strength, and the speed at which he went back was several times faster than when he came. The worry in his heart had pushed him past his limit.
Although he and Shi Lan had not known each other for long, they still had feelings for each other. Moreover, he had sworn that he would never let the people around him get hurt again. No one.
"Don't let anything happen …"
He took a deep breath, and his body was once again buried in the darkness of the night. His shadow brought up the rustling leaves in the forest.
Soon, he returned to the cave where he started.
As soon as he returned to the cave, Shi Lan sat alone at the entrance of the cave. Under the moonlight, she lowered her head and stroked her long golden brown hair.
"Shi Lan!"
With a cry, Qin Shi rushed to Shi Lan and helped her up. He asked worriedly, "Are you okay?"
"No, I'm fine!"
Shi Lan was a little flustered when she saw Qin Shi.
Her eyes were blurred, and she did not dare to look at Qin Shi. She lowered her head and whispered, "What about you?
Did you catch up with the Blood Wolf Daemon King? "
With both hands on Shi Lan's shoulders, Qin Shi looked her up and down. Seeing that Shi Lan was really fine, he was relieved.
After a moment of silence, he said, "Yes, I caught up."
After calming down, Shi Lan took a few deep breaths, and then returned to normal. She smiled and said, "That's more like it. Otherwise, you would have let me down if you didn't catch up after losing me for so long."
Qin Shi nodded.
He did not speak, but his heart was a little depressed. He always felt that something was wrong. After all, the master of the Blood Wolf Daemon King had not been seen yet. If his goal was not Shi Lan, then what was it?
This became a puzzle in Qin Shi's heart.
"Let's go back and wait for Old Pu. When he comes back, we will rush to the ancient city." After hesitating for a moment, Qin Shi adjusted the corner of his clothes, turned around and walked to the place where the camphor tree spirit was.
After this incident, Shi Lan was obviously a lot less talkative.
Qin Shi did not ask much, thinking that she was just frightened.
The two of them were not in a hurry to cover the distance of a thousand meters, and it took them about an hour to walk.
Following behind Qin Shi, Shi Lan did not look too good.
She hesitated for a moment, and suddenly asked, "Stupid fool, why did you risk your life to save me just now?"
"Hmm?"
Qin Shi turned around and saw Shi Lan's serious expression. He laughed, "Are you stupid? If I can't even protect a woman, what kind of man am I?
Besides, you are following me, I will definitely not let anything happen to you. "
"What about sacrificing yourself?
You could have died just now. "
"I know, I won't die!"
Shaking his head, Qin Shi replied with certainty, "I really cherish my life. I have family, brothers, and people I want to protect, so I know I won't die."
"They are so blessed!" Shi Lan's voice was slightly sad.
Feeling that something was wrong, Qin Shi slowed down and patted Shi Lan's shoulder. "Are you stupid? Aren't you also someone I want to protect?
Don't worry, I, Qin Shi, have never been wrong about people. "
"Because I've been wrong. You are not human."
Laughing heartily, Qin Shi continued to move forward.
Shi Lan looked at the figure in front of her, and her heart could not help but waver.
She seemed to see a very bright light on Qin Shi's body. This kind of light could illuminate his direction even in the pitch-black night.
"Someone to protect?"
Shi Lan murmured and shook her head sadly. "What kind of person are you?"
"If one day, you find out that my approaching you was just a shocking conspiracy, I'm afraid you will hate me to death …?" With a heavy heart, Shi Lan followed Qin Shi.
Soon, the two of them returned to the Camphor Tree Spirit.
The Spirit of Camphor Tree's thick trunk was still there, but its life force and spiritual power had been drained.
As he looked at the Spirit of Camphor Tree's trunk, Qin Shi felt angry, but when he thought of the Spirit of Camphor Tree that had turned into a baby, he could not help but want to laugh. In the end, he shook his head.
Qin Shi and Shi Lan sat down beside the trunk.
Yet the moment they sat down, Qin Shi shuddered. He felt a warmth coming from under his butt, and it made him stretch his hand down out of curiosity. He felt a purple plate at the waist of his pants.
The purple plate was shining with a faint light. Was this not Lihuo Sect's Fire Separation Plate?
When they were outside Burning Sky Secret Realm, Su Ming, Yin Mo, Qin Shang, and Xu Qiaoer had left the sect, which was why they had crushed Lihuo Sect. Instead, since he had been chased out of the sect, he still had the Fire Separation Plate on him.
When he saw the shining Fire Separation Plate, Qin Shi knew that this was Lihuo Sect's way of sending messages.
After a moment of hesitation, Qin Shi brought out his spiritual power. He was curious to see just what Lihuo Sect was up to.