The Legend of the Demon Hunter

"Destroy the earth spirit?" Xiao Zhu was surprised when he heard Nuomi's words.

Two years ago, Xia Shi's earthly soul was separated from her body by Di Rui. Now, even if the earthly soul is destroyed, it will not threaten Xia Shi's life. However, Xiao Zhu, who is already a soul hunter, really does not want to see this scene.

When they were just ignorant demon hunters, the Earth Soul was a major threat to Xia Shi's life, but once their cultivation reached the peak level of demon hunters, the Earth Soul instead became a great help to their own cultivation.

Qin Zhen, the demon hunter of the Xuanwu branch of Huanling Kingdom, was able to roam the world thanks to his Heavenly Soul, and countless hunting kings were defeated by him.

Therefore, unless it was absolutely necessary, Xiao Zhu would never want Xia Shi's soul to be destroyed.

"Is there really no other way?" Xiao Zhu asked.

Nuomi was silent for a moment, then said, "Because of the new sprout and the Tree of Life, all the elves are proficient in life magic. The soul power that seals Xia Shi's earth soul is the opposite of life magic, just like a shadow under the sun. The elves know nothing about soul power. With our power, we cannot help save the earth soul, we can only destroy it."

Hearing Nuomi's answer, Xiao Zhu sighed regretfully. It seemed that there was no other way.

But at this moment, Nuomi suddenly thought of something. She looked to the west and said, "I thought of someone who might know how to save Xia Shi's soul."

"People?" Xiao Zhu looked at him strangely.

"Yes, it is indeed a person. He is the only human living in the elf tribe and has lived for more than a thousand years!" Nuomi replied.

"A human who has lived for more than a thousand years?" Xiao Zhu showed an expression of disbelief when he heard Nuomi's words.

"Sister Nuomi, are you talking about Grandpa Rock?" Cai'er on the side suddenly asked.

Nuomi touched Cai'er's head and said, "Cai'er is right. It was Grandpa Rock. He had dealt with Jin Ling'er and others before coming to the elves. He might know how to use this soul power."

"You mean, this human was actually a contemporary of Jin Ling'er more than a thousand years ago?" Xiao Zhu became more and more unconvinced.

"Well, she used to be Jin Ling'er's blacksmith. She once made a weapon specifically for Jin Ling'er called Blood Glaze." Nuomi replied.

Nuomi's words were calm, but to Xiao Zhu, they sounded like thunder. This man called the rock not only lived for more than a thousand years, but also created a magical weapon like the Blood Glaze. What kind of legendary figure is he?

Xiao Zhu knew that even if a demon hunter in this world cultivated to the extreme and reached the realm of hunter king, his life span would only be 500 years. Even ordinary demon beasts could not live to be a thousand years old, only some spiritual beasts with ancient blood could do so, such as Yunlu and Tengshe.

Living to be a thousand years old has been the dream of mankind since its birth, but no one has ever heard of anyone who can actually do it. Only the legendary boundary breakers can do it. The rumors about boundary breakers have always been unrealistic. Some say that boundary breakers can live to be a thousand years old, and some say that they can live forever with the same life span as the heaven and earth. Even Xiao Zhu can't tell which is true and which is false. Could it be that this human named Rock is a boundary breaker?

"Cai'er, take Xiao Zhu to the west side of the forest to meet Grandpa Rock! So many years have passed, I believe Grandpa Rock will be very happy to see humans." Nuomi said.

"Okay!" Cai Er agreed readily. She flew in the air for a circle, then landed beside Xiao Zhu and said, "Big brother, come with me!"

Just as Xiao Zhu was about to leave, he suddenly remembered that he had not yet asked the name of the woman who saved his life, so he politely said, "I have no way to repay you for saving my life. May I ask your name, senior?"

Nuomi smiled and said, "You're too polite. My name is Nuomi, and I'm the queen of the elves."

"It's Her Majesty the Queen." Xiao Zhu bowed respectfully.

Nuomi looked at Xiao Zhu and waved her hand: "No need to be so reserved. The elves don't have as many formalities as humans. Just call me Sister Nuomi like Xia Shi did!"

Hearing that Nuomi was so approachable, Xiao Zhu had even more respect for her and said obediently, "Okay. I'll follow Cai'er to find Senior Yanshi right now. I'll trouble Sister Nuomi to take care of Xia Shi."

Nuomi nodded and said, "Okay, go ahead and don't worry. Xia Shi won't have any problems with me."

After Xiao Zhu said goodbye and left, Nuomi watched him disappear. She recalled the moment when she saved Xiao Zhu's life and suddenly murmured to herself: "This young man's body seems to be very different from that of ordinary humans... What is his origin?"

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Under Cai'er's guidance, Xiao Zhu came to the far west of the Mirror Forest. The trees here were much smaller than those in the central area, and were only as thick as ordinary century-old giant trees. Xiao Zhu saw a clearing in the woods from a distance, where several small wooden houses were built, and smoke was still coming out of the chimney of one of the wooden houses.

The Mirror Forest is located at the southernmost tip of the Lost Continent. The climate here is hot and humid, with ten months of scorching summer a year. It is August now, and the sun is scorching. Ordinary people simply cannot stand the high temperature here. Only the elves who have adapted to this environment can deal with it indifferently. Xiao Zhu has to rely on his spiritual power to resist the high temperature outside. Of course, this is easy for him who is already a soul hunter.

And there was a stove in the room before me, which was really weird!

As Xiao Zhu and Cai'er approached the house, they heard the sound of "ding-ding-dang-dang" of iron hammering coming from inside. Recalling what Nuomi had said about this Rock Grandpa being Jin Ling'er's blacksmith, Xiao Zhu suddenly realized that the man in the house was hammering iron by lighting the furnace.

This house had no door. Xiao Zhu and Cai'er saw a man with bronze skin, his upper body was naked, and his hair was as white as snow. However, his body and face did not look old. He did not even have many wrinkles, nor did he have the age spots on his face and body that ordinary aging people have.

It looks like he is just a middle-aged man.

But there is no doubt that he is a real human being, because his appearance is so different from that of the elves.

"Is it Cai'er who comes to visit Grandpa Yanshi?" Yanshi didn't even raise his head, concentrating on hammering the red-hot iron block in his hand.

"Yes! Grandpa Rock, long time no see." Cai'er said with a smile.

"It's only been a year since we last met. Time passes so quickly in the Mirror Forest. A year has passed in the blink of an eye. I've lived here for so long that I don't even remember my own age."

Yanshi stopped what he was doing. He seemed to realize something was wrong. He turned his head and saw Xiao Zhu standing next to Cai'er.

His gaze changed from gentle to cold, like ice that solidified in an instant. Rock's face showed murderous intent, and he said coldly to Xiao Zhu: "Human, get out, don't defile the pure and clean soil of the elves!"