"Thump..."
Huang Huihong and the other two slumped to the ground, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.
The mere residual demon energy was pressing down on them, making it almost impossible to breathe!
There was no need for the demon beast to act further; if they stayed any longer, they would be sent to their deaths...
Despair crept into the hearts of the three.
They couldn't discern the demon beast's cultivation level at all. Its strength was definitely above Li Goudan's from earlier!
It was too terrifying!
Absolutely beyond human strength to contend with!
Even if Ye Fan and the others were incredibly powerful, at this moment they would...
With this thought, the three of them looked at Ye Fan and the others with difficulty.
Then they were stunned...
"Quite lucky, aren't we?" Ye Fan said with a chuckle, "Didn't expect to encounter a Kēfán Beast here.
"Why does this thing look so strange?" The little enchantress asked curiously, "And the fluctuations of demonic energy on its body are a bit off."
"That's not important," Ye Fan chuckled. "You just need to know that this thing is very delicious."
The little enchantress's eyes lit up at this, and she secretly wiped the corners of her mouth.
Shānjī and Xiāngjiāo Jūn immediately began to peel garlic...
Huang Huihong and the other two were completely bewildered.
You're not even scared, and you're discussing how this demon beast tastes...?
Am I still dreaming, or has this world gone mad?
Or, are they... scared out of their minds?
"Don't be afraid, ladies," the little enchantress noticed their situation and quickly helped them up. "These demon beasts are very weak; they die with a single blow."
Hong Ying sisters: ???
Do you have a misunderstanding of the word 'weak'?
"Oh, right!" The little enchantress remembered something. "The demon beasts here actually have a fatal weakness."
She then recounted the conclusion Ye Fan had previously reached.
After listening, the expressions of the three became strange...
This sounds too outlandish!
However, Ye Fan and the others had no reason to lie to themselves at this point...
"I'll give it a try!" Huang Huihong said eagerly.
Although the method was not honorable, the chance to defeat such a terrifying demon beast was exciting just thinking about it!
If this really worked, it would be something to brag about for a lifetime!
Huang Huihong flew into the air and took out a staff-shaped weapon from his ring.
Unexpectedly, the demon beast showed no reaction.
Perhaps it feared something else.
Huang Huihong then took out a basin from his ring and waved it at the demon beast.
This time, the demon beast reacted.
But it wasn't scared; it was enraged!
"Roar—!"
A roar, mixed with overwhelming demonic energy, surged violently towards Huang Huihong!
By the time Huang Huihong came to his senses, he found himself being held by the scruff of his neck by the little enchantress...
The little enchantress felt quite embarrassed, her face flushing red...
This demon beast didn't follow the script!
It had made her lose face...
When the little enchantress loses face, she gets upset, and when she's upset, she wants to regain it.
"Roar—!"
Strangely, the demon beast didn't continue its attack but let out another roar at everyone.
"Boss, wait a moment," Xiāngjiāo Jūn stopped her and then shouted at the demon beast, "￥%&*@#!"
"￥%&*@#!"
"￥%&*@#!"
"￥%&*@#!"
...
Two minutes later, the encrypted communication ended.
"Brother, it says that the Black Soul Grass was promised to it by that person who scared it with eyeballs earlier," Xiāngjiāo Jūn translated. "If we leave the item, it will let us go."
Ye Fan glanced at the demon beast.
That person who scared it with eyeballs must be referring to that old man with the crooked eyes...
"Tell it that we can't give him the item and let it go," Ye Fan instructed.
Xiāngjiāo Jūn looked up and engaged in another round of encrypted communication.
"Whoosh—!"
As soon as Xiāngjiāo Jūn finished speaking, a torrential downpour came from the sky!
Actually, it wasn't rain.
It was the demon beast's tears.
This demon beast was actually crying!
"￥%&*@#..." The demon beast cried, shouting something as it did.
Its tears flowed uncontrollably, wetting a large patch of ground...
"It says..." Xiāngjiāo Jūn's expression was incredibly strange, "It says we bullied it, and we're bad people... that the Black Soul Grass was promised to it by that scary person, and we're stealing his things..."
As soon as these words were spoken, Ye Fan and the others felt awkward.
Why did it sound like the demon beast was like a child...
So adorably stupid.
This gave them a feeling like adults tricking a child out of a lollipop...
"How about this, tell it if it can trade something else for it," Ye Fan suggested.
After another brief encrypted communication.
"It says yes," Xiāngjiāo Jūn translated again.
Ye Fan projected his spiritual power and rummaged through his ring, finally locking onto a pill.
As soon as Ye Fan took it out, the demon beast's eyes widened instantly!
"Bāwū—! Bāwū—!"
The Kēfán Beast shouted excitedly, then flew down.
"Thump thump thump thump!"
Upon landing, the Kēfán Beast ran over in a few steps, extended its large head, and rubbed against Ye Fan incessantly.
As it rubbed, it shouted with saliva dripping from its mouth.
"Bāwū—! Bāwū—!"
"It means it's delicious and it wants it," Xiāngjiāo Jūn quickly translated.
Ye Fan dangled the pill in front of the Kēfán Beast's eyes, and its head followed, turning in circles.
Seeing Ye Fan tease it by not giving it the pill, it became anxious and let out another "Bāwū"—
"Tell it," Ye Fan said with a smile, "I can give it to you, but you have to answer a few of my questions first."
A few minutes later, the giant Kēfán Beast carried Ye Fan and the others towards a certain direction.
From its mouth, Ye Fan had learned the general layout of the entire ruins and the last known location of Master Xiéyán.
Before leaving, the little enchantress glanced in a certain direction.
"What's wrong?" Ye Fan asked casually.
"There's a leftover over there," the little enchantress muttered with a shake of her head. "Forget it, its cultivation is so low, it must be a pauper..."
Not long after Ye Fan and the others left, a figure staggered towards the area.
This person was a minor subordinate of Duān Míngguì.
Earlier on their journey, their group had encountered some minor trouble, and this subordinate had been trapped.
Later, after Duān Míngguì and the others broke free, they assumed this subordinate was dead and didn't pay him any further attention.
One had to admit, his luck was truly extraordinary.
If it weren't for a few scapegoats popping up at the critical moment, he would have truly died.
Even so, he was heavily injured.
If he didn't rejoin the main group soon, he feared he wouldn't be able to leave here alive.
Before long, he finally managed to find the main group.
Then, he tragically discovered that the leader and the others had all perished...
The subordinate slumped to the ground, staring blankly at Duān Míngguì's corpse.
Dead...
They were all dead...
Without these people, he, a mere rookie, had no chance of surviving this place...
"Leader, how could you be so irresponsible!" After snapping back to reality, the subordinate grabbed Duān Míngguì's corpse and shook it vigorously. "You're all dead, what am I supposed to do, what am I supposed to do!"
Suddenly, a gleam flashed across the subordinate's blurry vision!
The subordinate focused his gaze and saw that the light was coming from Duān Míngguì's chest.
A faint blue light emerged through Duān Míngguì's skin and tattered clothes!
While he was still stunned, the blue light grew brighter and brighter!
Finally.
"Plop!"
A small blue sphere emerged from Duān Míngguì's chest and rolled onto the ground.