The Legend of the Demon Hunter

I don’t know how much time has passed, maybe a very long time, or maybe only a moment. This feeling of being lost in time is the most terrifying.

Xiao Zhu woke up and felt the biting cold all over his body, as if he had returned to the abyss of the illusory world. Xiao Zhu opened his eyes and saw that he was lying on a hard ice surface, surrounded by white ice. No wonder it was so cold.

He moved his body, and although he felt a little numb, fortunately he was not injured. It was just that there was very little spiritual energy left in his body.

Xiao Zhu looked around. This place seemed to be a secret room. The walls of the secret room were covered with thick ice. In the center of the secret room, there was a huge stone coffin.

This undoubtedly adds a bit of weirdness and horror to this space.

Xiao Zhu thought about how he had just been swept into the yellow water flow. How did he end up in such a place?

The next moment, Xiao Zhu's attention was immediately attracted. Next to the stone coffin, there was a slender woman lying there quietly.

"Shi'er!" Xiao Zhu recognized her at the first sight.

But the woman lay there motionless, as if she didn't hear Xiao Zhu's words.

Xiao Zhu quickly got up and ran towards Xia Shi. He helped Xia Shi up and felt that her breathing was even, as if she was asleep. Xiao Zhu was relieved.

"Shi'er." Xiao Zhu called Xia Shi's name softly.

As if she heard Xiao Zhu's call, Xia Shi slowly opened her eyes. When she saw Xiao Zhu in front of her, she sat up and hugged Xiao Zhu's neck reflexively: "Brother, you're okay, that's great."

Xiao Zhu held Xia Shi tightly in his arms, speechless for a moment. They both wished that this moment could last forever.

At this moment, a voice suddenly came: "What a scene of affection between a man and a woman, I really don't want to interrupt it!"

At this moment, Xiao Zhu's attention was completely on Xia Shi. In such a gloomy and strange environment, when he heard someone talking, his hair stood up. He suddenly raised his head and looked around but didn't see anyone. He looked carefully and found that there was a high platform made of ice in front of him. On the platform was a white fox-like animal lying. The size of this animal was about the same as that of an adult, but the big furry tail behind it was longer than its body. Xiao Zhu looked at the animal and felt that it was very familiar, but he couldn't tell what it was.

"What? Can't you see that I am the Yunlu you have been looking for?" It suddenly spoke in human language, with a hint of teasing in its words.

Hearing this, Xiao Zhu suddenly realized that although its appearance was similar to Yunlu, its size was much larger than the legendary Yunlu. Moreover, its white fur almost blended into the white ice surface, which was no wonder that Xiao Zhu did not notice it at the first time.

It was the first time that Xiao Zhu saw a talking monster. He hugged Xia Shi tightly, his voice trembling: "Who are you? Why did you bring us here?"

"My name is Yun Ke." The Yunlu said as it stood up. What surprised Xiao Zhu was that as it stood up, it gradually transformed into the appearance of a young man with a delicate and slightly feminine face.

Yun Ke, who had transformed into a man, said, "When did I bring you here? Didn't you break in here without permission?"

Hearing this, Xiao Zhu was speechless for a moment.

At this moment, a pure white animal that looked like a civet cat ran over from a distance and jumped into Yun Ke's arms. It was Di Rong who was fighting with them outside.

Yun Ke gently stroked the hair on Di Rong's head. Di Rong seemed to enjoy his touch and buried his head in his arms.

"Good boy, thank you for your hard work." Yun Ke said gently.

Xiao Zhu realized that Yun Ke in front of him was extremely powerful, not to mention that he had never heard of a magical beast that could speak human language. At this time, he could only beg carefully, "We mistakenly entered the senior's territory and disturbed the senior. We are really sorry. I just hope that the senior will be magnanimous and not make a fuss about us and let us go."

At this point, Xiao Zhu still seemed worried and added: "If you need any compensation, I will sacrifice my life for it. I just hope you can let Shi'er go."

"Haha, if I wanted your life, why would I rescue you from that yellow spring water?" Yun Ke just laughed it off at Xiao Zhu's words.

After hearing this, Xiao Zhu realized that it was Yun Ke who saved him. He immediately bowed and said, "It turned out that it was the senior who saved my life." But now he was even more confused about Yun Ke's purpose.

Yun Ke looked at Xia Shi and said slowly, "My body was destroyed in the catastrophe a thousand years ago, leaving only a remnant of my soul wandering the world. After a thousand years, the power of this remnant has dissipated by 90%. I wanted to spend my last days in this Heavenly Sword Forest, but fate played such a joke on me that I saw the Shenyue bloodline again."

"Child, raise your head and let me see your face." Yun Ke approached Xia Shi.

There was an irresistible power in Yun Ke's words, and Xia Shi looked up at him as he said.

Looking at Xia Shi's face, Yun Ke was stunned for a moment. He seemed to be lost in distant memories. Xia Shi's beautiful figure was reflected in his pupils, but another person was reflected in his heart.

"They really look alike!" Yun Ke said in amazement, "My child, you are very beautiful, just as beautiful as her. Although your appearances are not alike, the gentle temperament you exude is so similar that it seems to be able to melt everything in the world."

"Is that her your lover?" After all, Xia Shi was a woman, and she was keenly aware of Yun Ke's emotions.

"No." Yun Ke shook his head without any hesitation, which was beyond Xia Shi's expectation.

"What's her name?" Xia Shi asked tentatively.

Hearing Xia Shi's question, Yun Ke did not answer directly. He smiled bitterly and shook his head: "They are all old friends from thousands of years ago. It's better not to mention them."

Hearing that Yun Ke didn't want to mention this name, Xia Shi tactfully didn't continue asking.

Yun Ke rubbed Di Rong's back and said to him, "Child, you sent the blood of the Divine Moon to my tomb on purpose. You wanted her to save me, right?"

"Meow--" Di Rong seemed to understand Yun Ke's words and made a response sound.

“You really have a good heart. If she had taken action personally a thousand years ago, she might have been able to save me, but a thousand years have passed, and my remaining soul has long been broken and even she can’t save me, let alone this little girl in front of me. Although they are both of the Shen Yue bloodline, there is a huge gap in strength between her and me. I am destined to end up with my soul torn apart.” Yun Ke said these words calmly, and there was no sadness in his tone, as if a thousand years had already made him see through everything in the world.

"Child, come here." Yun Ke looked at Xia Shi and said.

Hearing this, Xiao Zhu grabbed Xia Shi's hand with some caution, but Xia Shi felt that Yun Ke had no ill intentions, so she nodded at Xiao Zhu. Xiao Zhu let go of her hand, and Xia Shi walked towards Yun Ke.

"Good boy, I feel that you have reached the peak of an intermediate demon hunter and are trying to undergo the third blood awakening. Although I don't have much strength left, I can help you complete this awakening. Are you willing?" Yun Ke said softly.

"Really? That's great!" Xia Shi was overjoyed to hear this. She had been worried recently because she had not completed the third blood awakening, thus holding back Xiao Zhu.

Yun Ke smiled and raised his right hand. At this moment, an ice-blue magic ball flew out from his right hand. Xia Shi could clearly feel that this magic ball contained pure spiritual power, which was purer than the crystal cores of all the magical beasts she had ever seen.

Yun Ke pushed the magic ball lightly, and it flew to the front of Xia Shi's forehead. At the same time, Yun Ke drew a complex symbol with his left hand, and the symbol immediately merged into Xia Shi's body along with the magic ball.