The Legend of the Demon Hunter

The moment the magic ball merged into Xia Shi's body, blue light enveloped Xia Shi. This light was like a bubble ball in the ocean, causing Xia Shi's feet to slowly leave the ground and float in the air.

Standing on the ground, Xiao Zhu felt a strong spiritual power spreading out instantly, and at the same time, a strong breath of life spread out. This breath was much purer than his wood bloodline, and it made him feel relaxed and happy.

He had just experienced this familiar feeling not long ago, which was the third blood awakening.

About half an hour later, Xia Shi slowly opened her eyes. Her aura was completely different from before, and her every move emanated a gentle spiritual power.

"Brother, I succeeded!" Xia Shi said with a smile.

But at this moment, something strange happened, a strong gray aura emerged from Xia Shi's body, like a long-sleeping poisonous snake awakening, and instantly wrapped around Xia Shi's body. Xia Shi's face instantly turned into one of unbearable pain, and she uttered an uncomfortable groan.

"Shi'er, what's wrong with you?" Xiao Zhu walked forward immediately, but he was blocked by the gray aura.

"Huh? Is it the Earth Spirit?" Yun Ke muttered to himself in confusion.

Hearing this, Xiao Zhu turned his gaze to Yun Ke. He remembered that Xia Shi had suffered a backlash from the Earth Soul when her bloodline awakened last time. That time, thanks to Teacher Chen Xuelan's help, she was able to seal the Earth Soul. However, he did not expect that with her third bloodline awakening, it would happen again.

"Senior, please save Shi'er!" Xiao Zhu begged Yun Ke.

Yun Ke nodded and said, "I have very little spiritual power left. I will try my best to help her seal the Earth Spirit, but whether it will succeed depends on God's will."

Yun Ke tapped his fingers nine times in the air, and nine spots of light appeared in the air. His fingers shuttled between the light spots, connecting them into lines, forming a complex pattern.

After doing this, he slowly moved the pattern in front of Xia Shi, and integrated it into Xia Shi's body bit by bit. As the pattern entered, the raging gray aura gradually faded and finally disappeared.

"This formation is enough to seal the Earth Soul until her next bloodline awakens, but sealing is only a temporary measure for the Earth Soul. Take her to the northern Huanling Kingdom if you have the chance! There are many demon hunters who are proficient in soul refining techniques. Perhaps they know how to dissolve the Earth Soul's body." When Yun Ke said these words, his voice sounded as if he had aged by dozens of years.

"Senior, what's wrong with you?" Xiao Zhu asked.

"It doesn't matter. I have lived for thousands of years. My life will eventually come to an end." Yun Ke said lightly.

"In the few days that I have left, I don't want to be disturbed by humans anymore. This crystal core belongs to this Di Rong's father. I'll give it to you. Tell others that you have hunted down Di Rong and tell them not to come here again." Yun Ke handed a golden crystal core in his hand to Xiao Zhu.

Xiao Zhu took the crystal core and said sincerely: "Thank you, senior. I will definitely abide by your words."

"Behind this ice platform, there is a formation leading to the outside. You guys go! Don't mention that you have seen me." Yun Ke waved his hand.

Xiao Zhu picked up Xia Shi, who had not yet woken up, and walked towards the teleportation array.

After Xiao Zhu and Xia Shi left, Yun Ke stroked Di Rong's hair and said, "Just now, I seemed to see the night covered by the bloody moonlight. I am the only one in the world who still knows the forbidden technique. This technique should not be cut off from my hands, so I passed it on to this child. I really don't know if it is right or wrong..."

Yun Ke sighed, then walked to the center of the ice room, gently stroked the sarcophagus with his hand, and said, "I am going to sleep forever, you should leave here too!"

Di Rong let out a cry of reluctance. Yun Ke patted it gently and put it on the ground. Di Rong meowed and then walked towards the teleportation array reluctantly.

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In a blink of an eye, Xiao Zhu had returned to Tianjian Forest. It was late at night and it was dark all around. Xiao Zhu lit a bonfire and placed Xia Shi next to it. Xia Shi was still sleeping. Xiao Zhu looked at her slightly rising and falling chest and felt her even breathing. A wave of fatigue came over him and Xiao Zhu fell asleep beside Xia Shi.

The next day, when Xiao Zhu woke up again, it was already noon. Xia Shi woke up earlier than him and was using her blood power to help Xiao Zhu repair some of the skin injuries on his body.

"Shi'er." Xiao Zhu opened his eyes and looked at Xia Shi. This scene reminded him of the first time he met Xia Shi. At that time, he experienced his first blood awakening in Fuguang Town. If Xia Shi had not rescued him, he might have died at that time.

When Xia Shi saw Xiao Zhu waking up, the corners of her mouth curled up to reveal a happy smile. She has always been such a simple person, with her joy, anger, sorrow and happiness all written on her face.

"Brother, are you okay?" Xia Shi asked with concern.

"Shi'er, I'm fine, how about you?" Xiao Zhu answered and asked back.

"I feel great. With the help of Senior Yun Ke, I finally completed the third blood awakening! Brother, now I have finally caught up with you. But I feel that there seem to be some changes in the blood in my body." Xia Shi first happily shared the joy of the third blood awakening, and then became a little puzzled.

"Change?" Xiao Zhu asked puzzledly.

"I can't tell what it is, but anyway, it doesn't feel like it's harmful to the body, so let's ignore it for now! By the way, brother, how did we get here? Where is Senior Yun Ke?" Xia Shi said.

Xiao Zhu told Xia Shi everything that happened after Xia Shi fell into a coma.

"I see. I didn't expect that Senior Yun Ke has given so much for me. I really don't know how to repay him." When Xia Shi heard the news that Yun Ke had passed away, a sad look appeared in her eyes.

"Shi'er, Senior Yun Ke finally said that he hopes we won't disturb it. I think the next step is for us to hurry back to the Demon Hunter Association and tell everyone the truth about this Yunlu hunting operation, so as to avoid waves of demon hunters coming to disturb Senior Yun Ke." Xiao Zhu said.

"Brother, you are right, this is what we should do." Xia Shi nodded.

An hour later, in the hall of the Demon Hunter Association.

When Zheng Wangfu saw Xiao Zhu and Xia Shi approaching, he showed a look of surprise: "Ah! You are still alive, that's great!"

Xia Shi didn't expect Zheng Wangfu to say such a thing, and asked in confusion: "Grandpa Zheng, what happened?"

Zheng Wangfu shook his head, a gloomy look on his face. "The Demon Hunter Association made a mistake. The demon beast in Tianjian Forest was not a young Yunlu at all, but an adult Dirong. It was a legitimate level 4 demon beast! Many gold demon hunters disappeared a few days ago. I misled you at that time, and I have been worried these days. I am relieved to see that you have returned safely."

"I didn't expect the association already knew about this." Xiao Zhu said.

"This is the news reported by the demon hunter who escaped from Tianjian Forest by chance. How come you also saw that Di Rong?" Zheng Wangfu asked puzzledly after hearing Xiao Zhu's words.

"Yes, Grandpa Zheng, we have eliminated the Di Rong." Xia Shi said with a smile.

"Eliminate?" Zheng Wangfu didn't react for a moment. After a moment of hesitation, he confirmed again: "You mean, you eliminated the fourth-level monster Di Rong? That is a task that only platinum-level monster hunters can take!"

Xiao Zhu took out Di Rong's crystal core from the storage bracelet and handed it to Zheng Wangfu. Zheng Wangfu looked at it carefully for a long time and said, "Yes, this is indeed Di Rong's crystal core. But this kind of cross-level hunting of monsters has not happened in the association for many years. I need to ask the president for instructions."

After saying this, Zheng Wangfu hurried out. About ten minutes later, he came back, this time with a solemn look on his face, his brows slightly furrowed, and he said solemnly to Xiao Zhu and Xia Shi: "The president wants to see you!"