Chapter 410 - 408: Encounter

The Wang Family completely disregards martial ethics, dragging personal vendettas into involving family.

’Fine, fine, do you really think I’m made of clay?’

Killing intent arose in Lou Yi’s heart. Since the Wang Family is merciless, they can’t blame him for being ruthless.

Originally, he intended to return to Ping’an Village after finding the Dragon Saliva Grass.

After pondering, he still felt uneasy.

With a pat on his waist Corpse Storage Bag, Lou Er instantly appeared outside the courtyard, in a place where Kang the Fourth and his apprentice couldn’t see.

At the same time, two different colored beams landed separately in Lou Er’s hands.

One was a gray messaging talisman.

The other was nearly a full-body black armor exposing only the eyes, a Top-grade Magical Artifact from the previous Gu Family auction.

’Alert me if anything is amiss.’ Lou Yi commanded Lou Er.

Since Lou Er contained a mysterious gray bead, his intelligence had greatly increased.

Moreover, Lou Yi possessed the highest level of Corpse Control Technique and Control Talent, allowing Lou Er’s autonomy to far surpass ordinary Lifebound Corpses, rarely able to act independently from its master.

Ping’an Village is less than a hundred miles from Yi City. Within this range, Lou Yi and Lou Er have weak perception but can contact via the messaging talisman.

Upon hearing Lou Yi’s instructions, Lou Er immediately rushed towards Ping’an Village without delay.

Lou Yi, alongside Kang the Fourth and his disciple, awaited daylight to continue towards Baicao Valley.

Perhaps saved by Lou Yi, this time Kang was fully armed, making quite a commotion.

Seven or eight burlap bags were hung on his body, holding a gray-brown bamboo stick seemingly grilled to probe the path.

Every now and then he took out a Compass to decide the direction, evidently displaying his signature skills.

Thus passed most of the day.

Finally, among the grass vines, they discovered the presence of a mystical serpent.

It was a snake-like creature as thick as a barrel with a distinctly three-colored body.

The snake’s head was red, body black, tail gray-white, and covered in hard dense scales.

Most striking was a red fleshy tumor the size of a fist on its forehead.

Its waist had two slender little legs covered with thorns.

The serpent sensing their arrival didn’t react much.

Just its originally motionless body began a ’sibilant’ slither, seeming to leave.

"Follow it closely, see where its lair is!" Kang the Fourth exclaimed excitedly.

The serpent quickly swam into a bottomless, dark cave hundreds of yards away.

And Lou Yi lost interest in its presence.

Because at the cave’s entrance, he discovered a patch of red-planted herb, about a foot long, crystal clear, as if sculpted from jade stone.

Dragon Saliva Grass!

Lou Yi rejoiced, immediately paying Kang the Fourth the remaining silver after deposit.

As night fell, Lou Yi urged Kang the Fourth and his disciple to return first.

Seeing Kang’s hesitant look, guessing he’d something to say, Lou Yi said, "Once I’m done, I’ll find you."

"...Alright, Liu please take care." Kang the Fourth nodded, feeling relieved.

They were oblivious.

Miles away, a shadow cloaked figure advanced rapidly towards Baicao Valley.

"The damned Human Race, treacherous Human Race, once I’m restored to full strength, I’ll kill every last one of you, annihilate you all!!!"

"Baicao Valley holds many herbs to heal injuries, alongside numerous replenishing creatures.

Devour them, and my recovery rate will greatly enhance. Just wait, soon I’ll make a kingly return..."

...

Lou Yi sat casually beside the Dragon Saliva Grass, while his right hand firmly gripped them.

Within the Attribute Panel, a faint + symbol appeared behind Demon Summoning Scripture.

Lou Yi mentally pressed the + symbol:

Demon Summoning Scripture (Mastery 0/2000+1 Dragon Saliva Grass) → Demon Summoning Scripture (Minor Achievement 0/10000+1 Yellow Springs Fruit)

New memories emerged, odd this time.

In the memory, Lou Yi turned into an amorphous sticky entity wandering in a dark, gray mist filled abyss-like place.

He needed to eat too, seeking edible plants daily for sustenance.

Even specific translucent crystal stones wrapped around could slowly be absorbed.

Countless years passed, Lou Yi finally gained a fixed shape and developed intelligence.

Realizing the energy he absorbed from these plants and stones was special energy...

As the memory ended, a chilly spicy energy permeated Lou Yi’s body.

Transforming his body, integrating further with the shoulder’s tumor without any rejection.

Lou Yi, applied the Minor Achievement of Demon Summoning Scripture, now ’communicating’ with the tumor.

’Thud!’

’Thud!’

The tumor’s pulsations accelerated drastically.

Contrary to prior resistance, now actively expelling large quantities of blue Qi-Blood into him, merging with his own Qi-Blood.

Lou Yi could feel the tumor shrinking visibly as it was ’devoured’ and assimilated.

In other words, his tumor digesting speed significantly increased, Qi-Blood enhanced every moment.

Increment of Demon Summoning Scripture’s proficiency was six points per day. At this rate, he only needs over two months to advance to High-tier Anomaly.

By then, strength ought to improve considerably.

Of course, perhaps there’s a faster method,

Lou Yi sensed after Minor Achievement of Demon Summoning Scripture, it could amplify pressure on the tumor, forcibly extract but risk backlash, not worth taking.

’Time to return.’

Having achieved the primary goal of this trip, Lou Yi contentedly embarked on the way home.

Halfway, surroundings remained familiar expanses of grass, vines, shrubs, trees... But suddenly, Lou Yi felt a tingling in his scalp.

’Cry!’

In his mind, a hawk’s urgent call warned Lou Yi of danger.

Without a thought, he darted into the nearby grass.

Simultaneously, deploying all layers of defense techniques.

Skin Refining Technique, Petrification Talent, Golden Armor Talent, True Strength emission...

’Bang!’

A shadow streaking like lightning assailed from his side.

Only upon closing did the ear-piercing burst echo.

Power never witnessed on others poured onto him instantly.

’Boom!’

The outward True Strength easily pierced, then came the thick cutaneous layer formed by Golden Armor.

Finally impacting the recently upgraded Petrified skin.

At that burst point, Petrified skin already elevated to the strongest fourth form, its defense possibly rivaling Low-grade Spiritual Artifacts.

Yet under immense pressure, visibly sunk in.

’Fwoosh!’

Blood gushed from Lou Yi’s mouth unstoppably.

But ultimately he withstood!

"Counter!"

Lou Yi deployed the third active skill of the Petrification Talent.

’Bang!’

The shadow striking him recoiled faster than before, crashing through a dozen trees!

The scene was chaotic, vegetation scattering, soil splattering, white sonic waves dispersed in all directions.

"What is this?!"

The shadow exclaimed angrily in disbelief.

"Damn it!"

Enraged, Lou Yi vanished from the spot next moment.

’Bang!’

Now, fierce sonic explosion resounded.

"Die!!!"

Lou Yi descended from above, knee crashing heavily onto the shadow.

Speed so tremendous, seemingly causing purple sparks from air friction, incredibly sharp, unstoppable!!

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