Battle Against a Ferocious Beast

In this Great Wilderness, humans and ferocious beasts and wild beasts stand in opposition, but so far, Yi Yun has never truly fought a ferocious beast!

The Yunhuang is full of ferocious beasts and wild beasts. I'm about to leave Yunhuang, and it would be a real pity if I didn't have a good fight with them.

"I will refine the ferocious beast you killed into Ferocious Beast Relic for you. After you consume the Ferocious Beast Relic, combined with the Medicinal Power of the Jade Spirit Pill, you will break through to the Purple Blood realm in one fell swoop!"

Lin Xin Tong had gone to great lengths to help Yi Yun, and coupled with the Jade Spirit Pill Lin Xin Tong had given him before, Yi Yun felt indebted to her. "Miss Lin, why are you helping me so much?"

Lin Xin Tong hesitated for a moment before saying, "Since you want to know, I might as well tell you. From birth, my Lineage has determined that I have Innate Yin Meridian. I will encounter a bottleneck in my martial arts training in the future. If I continue to have Innate Yin Meridian, I will never be able to overcome this hurdle."

"Huh?" Yi Yun was taken aback; he had naturally never heard of the term "Innate Yin Meridian."

"Innate Yin Meridian, known as Fatal Meridian, is almost impossible to restore through human effort. But strangely, when I come into contact with your body, I occasionally experience slight disturbances in the meridians within my body. In you, I see a glimmer of hope for restoring this Fatal Meridian, though the hope is faint, it's better than nothing... Perhaps, the further you go, the stronger you become, the greater that hope will be..."

As Lin Xin Tong spoke, her expression seemed to turn somewhat melancholy. She raised her head, looked at the endless starry sky, and let out a soft sigh.

Yi Yun was stunned. Lin Xin Tong actually had a blocked Fatal Meridian?

Although Yi Yun didn't understand martial arts, he could guess what it meant just from the word "absolute".

He recalled the night he fought Lin Xin Tong, when Lin Xin Tong revealed her secret; it seemed this was it too.

In Yi Yun's mind, this was simply unimaginable. In his view, Lin Xin Tong was incredibly powerful, extremely talented, and unfathomable!

But she was born with Fatal Meridian! How could someone born with a blocked Fatal Meridian possess such an outrageous talent? If she wasn't born with Fatal Meridian, then what level of strength would she have reached?

Yi Yun was stunned.

This world is truly vast and boundless, teeming with experts!

He also deeply understood that whatever achievements he made now were just the beginning, and his journey was still long!

"Give me your hand." Lin Xin Tong stretched out her hand again, still that delicate, white hand, which shone with a jade-like luster in the moonlight, making Yi Yun feel slightly dizzy.

"The Barren Human Valley is fraught with danger. Even a plant on the ground could be a man-eating monster. Your senses cannot extend outward; you can only see with your naked eyes. It is extremely dangerous in the pitch-black Barren Human Valley. Holding your hand can help you avoid some dangers. Otherwise, if you stray even slightly from me and take one wrong step, you might step into a trap, be swallowed by wild beasts, and be eaten instantly!"

Lin Xin Tong's words were not an exaggeration. The Barren Human Valley was a place fraught with danger at every turn. The monsters here were not only skilled at killing, but also at disguise and sneak attacks!

Yi Yun pursed his dry lips and took Lin Xin Tong's hand.

The two held hands and slowly walked into the rugged, Barren Human Valley.

Yi Yun was filled with anticipation as he explored the Barren Human Valley with Lin Xin Tong.

At this moment, the moon was dark and the wind was high. The light in the Barren Human Valley was extremely dim. Yi Yun and Lin Xin Tong walked slowly one after the other. Yi Yun could not see Lin Xin Tong at all. He could only feel that his hand and Lin Xin Tong's hand were clasped together. In the silent darkness, he could faintly smell the fragrance on Lin Xin Tong's body.

The Barren Human Valley was so quiet that they could hear each other's heartbeats. It was a strange feeling, as if the whole world had shrunk to just the two of them.

Although it was for safety reasons, walking hand in hand with Lin Xin Tong in the dark inevitably created an ambiguous atmosphere.

Lin Xin Tong walked ahead, and under her sensory exploration, although there was no light around, it did not affect Lin Xin Tong's vision at all.

Even without Lin Xin Tong turning around, she could clearly see Yi Yun.

In fact, Lin Xin Tong had to admit that she really enjoyed being around Yi Yun, especially the feeling of holding his hand, which made her feel very comfortable.

Lin Xin Tong Innate Yin Meridian, and her constitution was as cold as water, Yi Yun's constitution was fiery. It seemed that a hot current was flowing through Yi Yun's meridians at all times. This energy flowed along the skin of the two of them, subtly nourishing Lin Xin Tong's body and making her feel very comfortable.

Even occasionally, the sealed meridians within Lin Xin Tong's body would show a slight, almost imperceptible movement due to Yi Yun.

This unusual feeling also captivated Lin Xin Tong, to the point that she somewhat longed for the feeling of holding hands with Yi Yun.

As the two ventured deeper, the atmosphere around them grew increasingly eerie. Although Yi Yun couldn't see, he could faintly sense an invisible killing intent spreading.

The slight lingering thought that had crossed his mind had long since been suppressed.

This is the Barren Human Valley... a place teeming with danger!

Here, one must be extremely vigilant, as life and death are often at stake. If one is not on high alert, one could be killed instantly.

Although Lin Xin Tong is protecting him today, he must treat this battle as a life-or-death experience. Such an opportunity is very rare!

Yi Yun felt as if they were descending into an underground cave.

Gradually, a faint light appeared in Yi Yun's vision. This light came from a luminescent mineral. On the rock walls of the canyon, there were some shiny fluorite stones. Only then could Yi Yun barely see anything.

He saw that tall plants grew everywhere in the rugged canyon.

Most of these plants resemble rocks, but there are exceptions. One plant has bright and exaggerated flowers that are so red they look like they're dripping blood, with serrated edges, resembling a gaping maw.

There is another type of mushroom that grows to be two or three zhang tall, like a giant umbrella. This mushroom glows slightly and emits a strange fragrance. Under the mushroom's cap, you can see the bones of animals.

"They are Man-eating Grass and Man-killing Mushroom. Man-eating Grass can eat people, and the aroma of Man-killing Mushroom caps is poisonous. Their spores can enter the human body and parasitize it, growing into new mushrooms. That's how those skeletons you saw came about."

As Lin Xin Tong spoke, purple electricity surged from her body, hissing as it passed by. Any of the Man-killing Mushroom spores that came near Lin Xin Tong Yi Yun were burned to ashes by this electricity.

Yi Yun was secretly alarmed. This was the Great Wilderness, where you wouldn't even know how you died.

Lin Xin Tong said, "The Great Wilderness has many remote and uninhabited places, filled with all sorts of unimaginable dangers. But because they are remote and have strange environments, they may also nurture Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. Some of these Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures are of immeasurable value. If they were to flow into other parts of the Great Wilderness, it would cause a bloodbath, and could even destroy an ancient kingdom..."

Lin Xin Tong spoke eloquently, and Yi Yun listened silently. This was his first time venturing into this world to see what it was all about, and Lin Xin Tong was Yi Yun first guide.

"Take Yunhuang for example. Some of the wastelands in Yunhuang stretch for hundreds of thousands, even millions of miles. Deep within the secret realm, spacetime is disordered, and ancient beasts roam freely. Even Human Race Hegemon dare not enter easily."

Lin Xin Tong was speaking when she suddenly stopped in her tracks.

She looked ahead, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.

Yi Yun also stopped, sensing a lurking killing intent. "There's something ahead!"

Yi Yun drew his Wild Goose Wing Saber. He didn't choose his own weapon; the Brocade Dragon Guard had previously issued him the Wild Goose Wing Saber, so he used that one.

Seeing Yi Yun's alertness, Lin Xin Tong also gave him a slight approval. She took a step back and stood behind Yi Yun, making it clear that this battle belonged to Yi Yun.

"Roar--"

A deep roar sounded, and in front of Yi Yun, a "stone wall" suddenly moved, with stone dust falling down in a flurry.

After everything was peeled away, what appeared before Yi Yun was a huge ape-like monster.

It stands upright with extremely long arms. Its head is not large in proportion to its body, and it has only one cross-shaped eye and a huge, blood-red mouth.

This monster was covered in a suit of rock armor, and its body could change color to resemble rock, which is why Yi Yun didn't see it at first.

However, now that it has seen its prey, its body begins to turn red, and it quickly transforms into a crimson giant ape!

"The Bloodstone Giant Beast, a level--Ferocious Beast, is inherently greedy and cruel, possessing immense strength. It enjoys tearing its prey to shreds. If you kill it, I will refine Ferocious Beast Relic for you, slowly helping you break through to the Purple Blood realm!" As Lin Xin Tong spoke, she lightly tapped her hand, and not a single speck of the rising stone dust could reach her body. In this chaotic underground world, Lin Xin Tong's clothes remained spotless. (To be continued~^~)