Rallying Help

Half a month later, Chen Yu and Little Turtle stopped before a vast forest. Ahead lay the legendary Star Dou Forest.

Chen Yu took a deep breath, summoned his bow and arrow Martial Soul, and stepped into the forest. The surroundings were terrifyingly quiet, broken only by Chen Yu's faint footsteps.

Little Turtle stopped fooling around as well, watching the surroundings with complete focus.

They had only gone a short distance when a black shadow struck. Chen Yu reacted quickly, lightly pushing off with his toes and retreating backward. The shadow lashed savagely at the spot where Chen Yu had just stood, sending dead leaves and dust flying.

Once the dust settled, Chen Yu saw that his attacker was a dark green vine. Eight patterns marked its roots, revealing that it was eight hundred years old.

Chen Yu used the Cloud Ladder Step, moving as lightly as a swallow as he continuously dodged the whipping vines.

Seizing the opening when the vine paused, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. Chen Yu fired three arrows in rapid succession, all aimed directly at the vine's roots.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A large hole was blasted into the ground where the vine's roots had been, killing the vine in the explosion.

A yellow Spirit Ring rose up, and Little Turtle immediately ran over to devour the vine's corpse.

After devouring the vine's corpse, Little Turtle looked toward the floating Spirit Ring.

Roar—

Little Turtle opened its mouth and roared. A vortex appeared above its mouth. The floating Spirit Ring seemed to be pulled toward the vortex, drawing closer and closer until it vanished.

Having devoured the Spirit Ring, Little Turtle walked contentedly to Chen Yu's side.

"Master, isn't my devouring ability pretty good?"

"Not bad, very good. You're my Martial Soul. Can I use your devouring ability too?"

"Probably? I'm not sure either."

Inside a small valley.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Explosions rang out continuously as Chen Yu fought a thousand-year-old Soul Beast, a Hell Spirit Cat.

The Hell Spirit Cat was extremely agile, and Chen Yu's arrows could not hit it at all. By now, he was ready to give up. He could not compete with the Hell Spirit Cat in either stamina or Soul Power. If this dragged on, it might tear him apart and swallow him whole.

With thoughts of retreat, Chen Yu gradually shifted toward the valley entrance, but the Hell Spirit Cat pursued him relentlessly.

Suddenly, Chen Yu noticed a narrow crack in the cliff wall to his left. The Hell Spirit Cat definitely could not fit through it.

Chen Yu kept maneuvering closer to the crack, occasionally drawing his bow to interfere with the Hell Spirit Cat.

After entering the crack, Chen Yu had thought the Hell Spirit Cat would leave. Instead, it remained at the entrance. Left with no choice, he could only head deeper inside and see whether there was another way out.

A Transmigration Talisman silently appeared in Chen Yu's hand. If he encountered anything more powerful, he would immediately leave for another world.

At first, it was extremely narrow, barely wide enough for one person to pass. After several dozen more steps, the path suddenly opened up.

A bright, open valley appeared before him. Ahead was a peach grove, its trees laden with vivid, eye-catching peaches.

Chen Yu did not lower his guard and remained on high alert.

He did not know when the Hell Spirit Cat behind him would leave, so he could only continue forward.

The valley was not large, and Chen Yu spent two hours scouting it thoroughly. There were no Soul Beasts inside, so he could use it as a place to rest in the future.

The crack was the valley's only entrance and exit. Most Soul Beasts were too large to enter the valley at all, except for those that could fly.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Chen Yu blasted a cave into one of the cliff walls to use as a simple Cave Abode. After tidying it up, he blocked the entrance with a huge boulder, leaving only a small opening for himself to enter and exit.

He summoned Little Turtle and had it stand guard at the entrance.

Better safe than sorry. This was the Star Dou Forest, where anything could happen. There was nothing wrong with being cautious.

[Chen Yu: @Ye Fan, have you left Earth yet?]

[Ye Fan: Not yet. What is it?]

[Chen Yu: Send over some fried chicken, burgers, and cola.]

[Xiao Yan: I want some too.]

[Huang Rong: I just finished cooking here. Who wants some?]

[Chen Yu: I do.]

[Xiao Yan: Sister Rong's cooking is delicious, but I still want fried chicken, burgers, and cola.]

Huang Rong was really reliable. The moment she said it, the food was sent over.

Chen Yu chatted with the group members while eating. A bowl of rice quickly disappeared into his stomach.

There was no need to tap away at a phone screen or send voice messages. Being able to chat with his thoughts while eating was truly comfortable.

[Chen Yu: Huohuo, have you been dumped yet?]

[Xiao Yan: You should be asking whether I've taken a master.]

[Chen Yu: Fine, then have you taken a master?]

[Xiao Yan: Of course I have. My life of turning things around and showing off starts now.]

[Ye Fan: How much fake liquor did you drink? You're already dreaming.]

[Xiao Yan: I am the Flame Emperor, suppressing every enemy in the world.]

[Ye Fan: My line has been tainted. How do you have the nerve to say that after showing up at the perfect moment to save someone? Have some shame.]

[Xiao Yan: ...]

"Cough... cough, cough!"

Chen Yu broke into a violent coughing fit. Tears instantly welled up, and his entire face rapidly turned red.

Only after quite a while did the choking cough gradually subside.

Tear tracks still hung on Chen Yu's face, and the skin around his eyes was red.

He drew in a long breath, then slowly let it out.

"I survived."

That had been far too uncomfortable. Thinking of the two culprits, Chen Yu's anger flared.

[Chen Yu: You're trying to murder me.]

[Chen Yu: I was eating just now and nearly choked to death.]

[Xiao Yan: What a pity.]

[Ye Fan: It really is a pity.]

[Chen Yu: ...]

Chen Yu narrowed his eyes. What did those two mean?

Were they regretting the wasted food? Or regretting that he had not choked to death?

Chen Yu said nothing more, silently making a note of it in his heart.

Having learned his lesson, Chen Yu stopped paying attention to the Chat Group and focused on eating. Only after swallowing the final bite did he set down his chopsticks in satisfaction.

Chen Yu rubbed his slightly bulging stomach. "Huang Rong's cooking really is delicious."

When he walked out of the cave, he found Little Turtle dutifully guarding the entrance.

Chen Yu silently nodded. Little Turtle was still very dependable when it mattered.

Little Turtle looked up at Chen Yu. "Master, the peaches on these trees all contain faint Soul Power. They should count as spirit fruits, right?"

Hearing that, Chen Yu turned his gaze toward the peach trees in the valley. He had not paid much attention to them earlier, but after sensing them carefully, he indeed detected faint fluctuations of Soul Power.

"Little Black, our luck is pretty good."

Chen Yu walked to a peach tree, picked a peach, and washed it clean with water.

Then he bit into it without hesitation. Rich juice burst across his mouth, sweet with a hint of tartness.

After quickly finishing the peach in his hand, Chen Yu picked several dozen more, intending to send them to the group members for them to try.

They did not contain much Soul Power, so it would be fine even if ordinary people ate them.

[Ding, group member Chen Yu has sent a random red packet.]

After sending the red packet, Chen Yu looked toward the crack again. He wondered whether the Hell Spirit Cat was still there.

He entered the crack again and saw that the Hell Spirit Cat was still there when he reached the other end. Without alerting it, he quietly backed away.

Was this thing determined to fight him to the death?

After returning to the valley, Chen Yu decided to wait a few more days. If the Hell Spirit Cat still refused to leave after that, he would call for help. He could not remain trapped in this valley forever.

The reason he wanted to wait a few more days was that he did not want to become dependent on others. He could not trouble the group members every time something happened.

Three days later, the Hell Spirit Cat still had not left.

Then it could not blame him. He was calling for help. He had to call for help.

[Chen Yu: @Lu Xueqi, Sister Qi, are you free?]

[Lu Xueqi: What is it?]

[Chen Yu: Over here...]

[Chen Yu: It's too agile. My arrows can't hit it, and it has me trapped in the valley.]

Chen Yu recounted what had happened. He did not know whether Lu Xueqi could defeat the Hell Spirit Cat. If she could not, he would have to ask Yao Lao to act.

[Lu Xueqi: Wait there. I'll give it a try.]