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I was battered and bruised alongside Chen San. Under the red moonlight, we exchanged a glance, and I could see determination hidden in Chen San's eyes, mirroring my own.
The beast stood beneath the tree roots, leaning against them without making a move.
Chen San told me that I did not have a clear understanding of myself. Even if I did come to understand myself, what difference would it make?
I turned to Chen San again and asked, "Is this thing simply the Dragon Vein?"
Chen San replied, "You'll know once you grab it." Suddenly, a strange smile spread across Chen San's face. After speaking, Chen San quickened the pace.
Naturally, I kept up, quickly reacting and running after.
Although the red light caused us intense pain, we both endured it.
I had been running alongside Chen San when I noticed Chen San suddenly speeding ahead. I followed closely behind.
The blood on my body seemed to turn into mist and then condensed again, flying toward the Little Beast.
Upon seeing us approach, the Little Beast reacted immediately and began to climb up the tree roots. I initially thought Chen San would follow suit, but to my surprise, Chen San started to strike fiercely at the roots.
At first, I believed this was futile since my soul had already formed a ladder for me to ascend. However, with each blow from Chen San against the roots, the beast fell slightly lower.
Chen San struck the roots as if possessed, and finally, the beast let out another deafening roar.
The sound was thunderous, and I couldn't help but cover my ears for a moment.
But I quickly reached out again; this time, my grasp met only air.
Chen San continued to strike while the beast climbed higher, though not as smoothly as before. It occasionally fell but remained agile compared to me.
I thought I saw blood on Chen San's hands. Yet, Chen San kept hammering away. In this red moonlight, we were both suffering greatly.
Until finally, with a loud shout, Chen San delivered a punch that made me feel the roots shake beneath me.
Little Beast seemed to finally reach its limit, continuously falling downward until it lost its footing and plummeted. Chen San quickly reached out and caught it.
After securing the creature, Chen San wasted no time and slammed it down onto the ground. The impact elicited a pitiful scream from the beast.
The glowing fire flickered a few times.
I noticed that flickering light; was the so-called Soul Seed just a Soul Seed? Why was Chen San slamming that Dragon Vein? He repeatedly threw it down, several times in succession.
I could see that Chen San's eyes were turning red, and the creature offered no resistance as it was thrown down again and again, eventually spitting blood.
Yet Chen San did not relent. After about two or three minutes, the beast finally lay still, and Chen San was drenched in sweat. Still, he continued his assault.
I had already landed on the ground.
The area where the beast had been thrown was soaked in blood. I wondered if Chen San harbored such hatred for this creature, but I quickly realized it wasn't hatred; Chen San was after something else.
Soon enough, I saw the beast spit out an object that resembled a Relic, but it was blood-red in color.
Upon seeing this crimson object, Chen San's eyes lit up with excitement.
However, before he could act, the red object began to move on its own. Chen San quickly lunged for it but was still a moment too late; the red object darted away swiftly.
At that moment, a golden character for "Pardon" descended upon us, pinning the red object down.
Chen San gasped for breath as he seized the crimson item. The earth trembled beneath him.
Then I watched as the red moonlight gradually dissipated and converged, ultimately vanishing at the top of the tree roots. In an instant, I felt my pain slowly fade away.
Wang Wei shouted, "Saning, what was that just now?"
I actually didn't know what that was earlier. I asked Chen San if it was just a simple Dragon Vein, but at that time, Chen San didn't say anything.
Now it seems definitely not to be any Dragon Vein, and this creature appeared to be somewhat afraid of Chen San.
Wang Wei had already walked over.
Wang Wei asked Chen San, "Did you swallow that thing all by yourself?"
The flame of the Soul Seed was still flickering in the air.
Chen San replied, "This thing is for you; you wouldn't be able to hold onto it anyway."
"Is that so? Then give it to me," Wang Wei said. Without any hesitation, Chen San handed the item to Wang Wei, but instead of just shoving it over, he held it and placed it in Wang Wei's hand. Immediately, Wang Wei let out a yelp from the heat.
"Damn it, why is it so hot?" Wang Wei's face twisted in discomfort.
Looking at Wang Wei, I didn't think he was pretending; this thing really must be that hot. I glanced at Chen San, who directly said, "You won't be able to use this."
Wang Wei exclaimed, "Saning, that thing is really burning hot; I don't know how he managed to hold it."
I understood what Chen San meant, and I knew Wang Wei was telling the truth.
Chen San continued, "You can take that soul." At this moment, I reached out towards the soul, and unlike before, it didn't try to evade me. It quickly floated towards me.
As I looked at this soul, I could only sense a faint trace of Ke'er's soul aura; nothing else was present.
Was this Soul Seed just a simple Soul Seed? Was it really only used by Ke'er?
At that moment, Xiaoru spoke up, saying there was no way out; the door simply wouldn't open. Clay Bodhisattva chimed in, "Saning Brother, I've tried that door; it really won't budge."
I knew for sure that door wouldn't open. Since the werewolves had chosen to attack us, they certainly wouldn't let us leave easily.
"Saning," Chen San said, "let's each take one of these items. Do you agree?"
At that moment, my body was engulfed in a crimson hue. I wasn't sure if that blood-red object would be useful, but this soul was definitely valuable to me.
I just couldn't tell if there was any connection between the soul and the crimson object.
Looking at the corpse of the Little Beast, I felt as if I were dreaming. Was this truly the Dragon Vein that the Wolf Clan had guarded for centuries, so easily dealt with by Chen San?
Yet, I sensed that Chen San had a deep understanding of the Dragon Vein, as if he knew what lay hidden within it.
He had been striking the Dragon Vein repeatedly, and it had even expelled a red orb-like object. This clearly indicated that Chen San was well-acquainted with the Dragon Vein, especially since it had attempted to flee earlier without putting up any resistance.
But when I approached, the Dragon Vein had fought back.
There must have been some hidden secret behind all this. I glanced at Chen San's soul; it seemed to have fully merged with his body by now.
There was hardly any gap left between his soul and physical form.
I nodded in acknowledgment of Chen San's proposal—one item each.
I asked him once more, "Is my soul connected to that red orb?"
Chen San shook his head, indicating no.
However, Princess claimed there was a connection. Still, I chose to trust Chen San more than her, especially since Princess had just betrayed us.
Clay Bodhisattva reminded us again that there was no way out of this place.
Yet Chen San appeared confident. I knew where the exit was; it should be at the top of the tree roots. The crimson moonlight shining down from above confirmed this.
But those roots were too high; it would be impossible to climb up using just our own strength.
It was much easier with me here. My soul spread out from my body and formed a ladder, and I was the first to walk on it.
Chen San and Xiaoru did not hesitate either.
I climbed for about ten minutes before reaching the top of the tree roots, where I felt a cold wind blowing.
However, my mind was occupied with Chen San's red bead, which looked very much like a Relic, but its aura was different from that of a Relic. Yet, when we visited the dilapidated temple, we indeed missed a Relic.
I quickly crawled out, only to be met by a pair of blood-red eyes—no, not just one pair; many pairs appeared all at once.
Seeing so many werewolves emerge together made me gasp in shock.
They surrounded the exit, glaring at us with predatory intent. Chen San was the second to come out, but once he did, his body froze as well.
Being surrounded by so many werewolves was intimidating.
There were twice as many as before, and the biting cold wind made my breathing grow heavier.
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