Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng

Sure enough, after his beating, Tai Long looked at Ye Yan with a shudder, no longer daring to utter a single insolent word.

"Where is the Speed Clan's compound?"

Ye Yan stared at him coldly. You'd better know what's good for you. I don't have time to waste arguing!

Tai Long was bewildered. You beat me up like this just to ask where someone else lives? If you'd said so sooner, I wouldn't have had to take this thrashing!

But Ye Yan took his reaction as a refusal to answer. Oh? I didn't expect your bones to be so tough.

He raised his hand, ready to give him another vicious beating. Terrified, Tai Long begged for mercy and spilled everything he knew about the Speed Clan in one breath. He even wanted to tell him how much money Old White Bird had borrowed at their last gathering and what clothes he had worn.

Seeing how cooperative he was, Ye Yan did not make things difficult for him. One stroke of his sword sent him on his way to reunite with his parents.

On the way to the Speed Clan, Ye Yan told Dugu Bo about Old White Bird's extraordinary speed, but he merely smiled disdainfully.

"I know their Martial Soul. They're extremely fast, but they have no offensive power. Before my Time Freeze, they're nothing but clay chickens and pottery dogs."

Let's hope so. If that doesn't work, I'll just have to threaten him with his clansmen-and his granddaughter, Bai Chenxiang. I don't believe he'd abandon his entire clan for an Immortal Herb whose use he doesn't even know.

Speaking of Bai Chenxiang, Ye Yan wanted to laugh. On the journey to Sea God Island, she had still liked Tang San and had despised Ma Hongjun so much that she would not even let him stand close to her.

Then she had kissed him because of some Yellow-Level First Trial. Absolutely unbeatable. Though Ye Yan was lustful himself, he only liked women who had boundaries.

The Speed Clan lived in seclusion deep in remote mountains. Even though both men could fly, the journey still took a full three days. Looking at the desolate surroundings, Ye Yan marveled that they had not starved to death. It really was a miracle.

Dugu Bo was also somewhat surprised. One of the once-renowned Four Subsidiary Clans had fallen to this state. They were still a clan with a Soul Douluo, after all.

After a moment of reflection, he spread his spiritual power over the compound, locked onto the old man with the strongest aura below, and instantly activated Martial Soul Possession.

Eighth Soul Skill: Time Freeze!

Old White Bird sensed something was wrong the instant he was targeted. He turned into a streak of white light and tried to flee, but just as he was about to fly out of the main hall, an overbearing force froze him in place.

Perfect opening!

Before the clansmen could react, Ye Yan's figure flickered repeatedly. The longsword in his hand tore through the air, trailing a cold silver gleam, and he swept up to Old White Bird in an instant.

Shhk!

As the blade pierced his body, Old White Bird stared wide-eyed at Ye Yan behind him, disbelief written across his face. Who on earth did I offend...?

Ye Yan slipped off his Soul Tool ring and flashed back into the sky. Only then did the rest of the Speed Clan react.

"Grandpa!"

Bai Chenxiang threw herself down beside Old White Bird's corpse. A trail of clear tears fell as she looked at the grandfather who had been laughing and chatting with her just moments earlier.

The others summoned their power as well and glared furiously at the two men in the sky. But a single glance plunged them into despair. Everyone knew what nine Soul Rings meant: a Titled Douluo, one of the continent's strongest!

Dugu Bo did not stand idle either. Greenish-purple poisonous mist enveloped the entire compound from the outside inward. The low-ranking Soul Masters were the first to succumb. Veins bulged all over their bodies, and the violent urge to vomit made them clutch their throats.

Seeing that their enemies intended to wipe them out to the last person, the few remaining Soul Kings exchanged glances, then turned into streaks of light and shot toward the youth in the sky. Clearly, they intended to trade their lives for his and make Dugu Bo experience the pain of losing family too!

Seeing that they had picked him out as the soft persimmon to squeeze, Ye Yan's mouth twitched. He switched his Martial Soul to Blue Silver Grass, and scarlet light illuminated the sky.

"A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring!"

The troublemakers slowed, wisdom returning to their crimson, murderous eyes. They abruptly changed direction in midair, tracing a white U across the sky. They probably thought he was some elderly senior who had mastered the art of preserving his youthful looks.

"You came all this way, and now you want to leave? Where would you find such a good deal? First Soul Skill: Moon of the Nine Heavens!"

Sensing movement behind them, the men looked back. At the sight of that astonishingly powerful full moon, they practically wished their parents had given them two fewer legs, their Soul Power burning madly.

But however fast they were, could they outrun a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skill? Besides, he could teleport to adjust his position. With a dull crash, Ye Yan became the Heavenly Lord of the Dayun Truck and sent those speed bumps straight to the Netherworld.

Since Dugu Bo had not used his most powerful Ninth Soul Skill this time, he went to check for survivors, just in case. Ye Yan's spiritual power was insufficient, so rather than get in the way, he began searching Old White Bird's storage ring.

There was a pile of useless junk, a few Gold Soul Coins, a great heap of Silver and Copper Soul Coins, and an exquisite jade box containing a white herb with its stem and leaves intact.

It was precisely Old White Bird's treasured five-thousand-year-old crystal blood dragon ginseng. Ye Yan took Xiao Wu out of the Wishful Treasure Bag, and her little nose sniffed at the immortal-grade herb.

"Awoo~"

The little rabbit bit into the body of the crystal blood dragon ginseng and sucked out its essence.

Just then, Ye Yan's body suddenly grew hot. Xiao Wu's Soul Ring and Soul Bone lit up on their own, forming a pink phantom in midair. She gave Ye Yan a surprised look before sinking into the little rabbit's body.

Then the rabbit kicked her legs and leaped into Ye Yan's arms, curling up as she began absorbing the Immortal Herb's medicinal power. A faint red glow rose around her.

Once Dugu Bo had confirmed there were no underworld-worthy antics involving burrows, earthenware vats, or hiding beneath beds, Ye Yan put Xiao Wu away again and returned with him.

Upon returning to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Ye Yan immediately took Xiao Wu out. She still looked like a little rabbit, only her fur had become glossier.

Hmm?

Just as he was wondering why she had not returned to human form, the little rabbit suddenly spoke.

"Xu Xiaoyan, what's going on? Didn't I sacrifice myself to you? How have I come back to life?"

Looking at Xiao Wu, whose intelligence had returned, Ye Yan finally remembered that crystal blood dragon ginseng had to be used together with the Lovesick Heartbreak Red. He reached out and rubbed her head.

"Sister Xiao Wu, I happened to obtain an immortal-grade herb. When I saw you poke your head out wanting to eat it, I fed it to you."

Xiao Wu pushed his large hand away and bared her teeth.

"At least you have some conscience, brat. But forcing me to sacrifice myself isn't something you can just turn the page on! To think I believed you were a good person and trusted you so much, only for you to drug your Sister Xiao Wu!"

Ye Yan looked at her, feeling a headache coming on. The Lovesick Heartbreak Red was definitely out of the question. After some thought, he took out the singular velvet sky chrysanthemum. They both forge an indestructible body of diamond, so they should be about the same, right?

Xiao Wu felt that attraction rising from deep within her bloodline. Her little eyes stared unabashedly at the Immortal Herb in his hand. She stopped hissing, clasped his hand, and rubbed against it gently.

"Xu Xiaoyan~ Your Sister Xiao Wu was only joking just now. It was just a sacrifice, wasn't it? Your Sister Xiao Wu was more than willing."

Ye Yan smiled at the little rabbit's attempt to act cute and handed her the chrysanthemum, warning her to eat the stamens first, then the petals, and not to eat the roots or stem.