Chapter 158: Danger Strikes

As Mo Yan’s voice fell, Lou Mu Yan raised her head and saw rolls upon rolls of golden vines rushing towards them like tides and mighty waves.

“What? How come there’s so many popping out again.” Mu Yi stared at the sight in front of him, stunned.

Ye Qing Han’s expression was also exceptionally ugly, “These Human-Eating Blood Thorn Vines are being controlled.”

“What’s controlling it?” Shi Feng asked in befuddlement as he waved the huge axe made from Fire Elemental Energy Condensation.

He and Mu Yi, one was an Alchemist, one was a Smith, and they didn’t go out a lot throughout the year, so they didn’t know much about Demonic Plants.

“The shriek just now was the voice of the Human-Eating Blood Thorn Vine King. These golden vines should be its branches.” Ye Qing Han explained.

“Then how can we break through?” Mu Yi returned to his senses and immediately poured out a pill that replenished Elemental Energy, then used his fire snake against the golden vines that were rapidly extending in front of him.

Ye Qing Han’s eyes were solemn, and his tone was helpless, “We must find the place where the Human-Eating Blood Thorn Vine King is and kill it to get out of the trap. Otherwise these Blood Thorn Vines will be like weeds, unable to be burnt completely.”

At this time, the few people formed a small circle, constantly fighting against the golden vines that were as if they were baring fangs and brandishing claws.

“Be careful not to get pierced by the thorns on the vines, otherwise your body will be paralysed for a period of time. Although it’s only a few breaths, but after losing your combat ability, you’ll become their food.”

What Ye Qing Han comprehended wasn’t the fire attribute Elemental Energy, so he could only caution everyone while wielding his longsword without giving up, keeping the mentality that however many he could cut was how many that counted.

Mobilising the Fire Element Condensation to battle took a lot of Elemental Energy and physical strength. Shi Feng and the others continued to take pills as sweat covered their foreheads, and they began to struggle.

Lou Mu Yan’s face slightly sunk. Her two hands kept pinching seals, and not long after, a fiery red light cover appeared, enveloping the few people and enclosing them within.


A wave of heat hit the surrounding space and fires fell from the sky, all smashing against the golden vines and tendrils that were attempting to attack the flame shield.

[SQUEAK!!]

Several shrill shrieks came from within the depths of the vines covered in flames. The golden vines that hadn’t been burnt to ashes retreated one after another, hovering not far away, swaying the vines to express indignation.

On the narrow path, Lou Mu Yan and the others formed a stalemate with the golden-coloured vines. The few people were trapped in a small circle by the vines from all directions, and even if they wanted to escape, they couldn’t rush out.

Lou Mu Yan took out a few bottles of Spiritual Energy Replenishing Pills and threw them to the others, “Quickly replenish your Elemental Energy. Their new wave of attack is coming soon.”

After she finished speaking, she picked up a porcelain bottle and poured pills ceaselessly into her mouth. The Spiritual Energy Replenishing Pills melted the moment they entered her mouth, and the Spiritual Energy flowed through the meridians in her entire body to replenish her dan’tian.

But this wasn’t a good way to continue. Even if she had a lot of Spiritual Energy Replenishing Pills, but it wouldn’t be able to stand such usage. These golden-coloured vines were simply an endless cycle of dying then returning.

Furthermore, their Elemental Energy could be replenished with pills, but it was difficult for their physical body to keep up.

Suddenly, a few sturdy Human-Eating Blood Thorn Vines drilled out from beneath Ye Qing Han and Yun Lan’s foot, swiftly entangled their feet, then dragged them down.

“Be careful underground.” Mo Yan and Bing Ji’s voice echoed in Lou Mu Yan’s Sea of Consciousness at the same time.

Lou Mu Yan’s eyes grew cold. Her Mental Energy was dormant, so she couldn’t detect the fluctuations underground at all. Not to mention the Human-Eating Blood Thorn Vine was exceptionally skilled in concealing its aura. Even when Mo Yan and Bing Ji noticed and reminded everyone, they were also a step too late. Ye Qing Han and Yun Lan were already dragged into the ground by the vines that had suddenly emerged and wrapped around their foot.

“Qing Han, Yun Lan.” Shocked, Mu Yi quickly mobilised the fire snake to burn the thick vines.

But a scene that made them all slightly despair occurred. The condensed Fire Elemental Energy burning on the few vines that emitted a dark golden light were completely useless.

They could only helplessly watch the two being dragged away and disappear.

Lou Mu Yan furrowed her brows. It seemed that these thick dark golden vines were the main force.

She mobilised the Spiritual Energy of her entire body, pinched seals and let out a soft yell: “Rise!”

A giant life-like Fire Dragon rose from behind her and roared into the air, then dived into the ground where Ye Qing Han and Yun Lan just disappeared from.

“Will they be alright?” Mu Yi used his Mental Energy to probe underground but found nothing.

Ling Fei Yang knitted his brows tightly, “There’s no life-threatening concerns for now, but that Human-Eating Blood Thorn Vine Demonic Plant already bore intelligence, so it must be difficult to deal with.”

That Demonic Plant could see that what Ye Qing Han and Yun Lan comprehended wasn’t the fire attribute Elemental Energy Law, so they weren’t a big threat to it. But they were the easiest to catch, so it snuck from underground to attack, and as expected, it succeeded.

Lou Mu Yan took out two more bottles of pills and kept pouring them into her mouth. Then her eyes sharpened, and she enhanced the light cover with Fire Elemental Energy again. The golden-coloured vines that were waving about and slapping as if they were baring fangs and brandishing claws were completely blocked outside the light enclosure.

But the golden-coloured vines weren’t giving up as they continued to slap, tentatively attempting to pierce the flame cover.

The three of them saw Lou Mu Yan’s complexion start to turn pale and a layer of dense sweat rose on her nose. They also knew that she couldn’t maintain the flame cover for long, so after quickly consuming the Spiritual Energy Replenishing Pills, they mobilised their Fire Elemental Energy to help support the light cover together.

A faint despair was also born unconsciously in their hearts. Would they perish here today?

However, all of them were determined and tenacious. They quickly tossed that kind of despair behind them. No one could tell the result until the very last moment. In order to survive, they couldn’t lose their confidence.

Lou Mu Yan saw that the three people’s condensed Fire Elemental Energy was just enough to maintain the functioning of the fire light cover. She looked deeply in the direction where the two had been dragged away and said: “You all hold on for a moment. I’ll come back as soon as possible.”

After speaking, she didn’t wait for anyone to answer either. She used her Spiritual Energy to mobilise two flying swords, placing them in front of her and drilled into the ground where the two people were dragged away.

The flying swords kept spinning, stirring up the surrounding soil as she chased in the direction of the Fire Aragon’s aura.

She had seen the introduction of the Blood Thorn Vine on the Tian’ling Continent’s Demonic Beast and Demonic Plants Record. She found that this type of Blood Thorn Vine’s habits were almost the same as the Blood Thorn Vines in the Immortal Cultivation World, so she could use the same method to deal with it.

She once obtained a recipe for brewing Blood Sac Wine in the inheritance of the Heavenly Grade Alchemist, so she had searched for the Human-Eating Blood Thorn Vine in the Spiritual World for ages. Ultimately, hard work didn’t let down those who tried, and she found a King, then used a means to suppress it and made it surrender.

At this time, although her cultivation base wasn’t as high as the Human-Eating Blood Thorn Vine, but she had some confidence in dealing with it.

After all, her Blood Sac Wine was still waiting for the Blood Thorn Sac of this Human-Eating Blood Thorn Vine King to be put in the pot. No matter how difficult it was, even if she had to use her all and her trump cards, she would definitely defeat it.

Of course, not wanting Ye Qing Han and the others to die here was an important reason and determination for why she didn’t want to, and couldn’t, give up.

[SQUEAK!!] The harsh, high-pitched screams echoed continuously.

Lou Mu Yan’s heart tightened, then she sped up going deeper underground.

Not good. Ye Qing Han and Yun Lan were entangled and were about to approach the main body of the Human-Eating Blood Thorn Vine King—danger!

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