Chapter 596 - Spirit Seed’s Manifestation (2/2)
Lonemoon’s heart fell. He shouted, “Demon, stop it!”
Shen Ying jumped. She called out, “Father Niu…”
But Lonemoon was already flying over. At the same time, a strong surge of sword Qi flew toward the muscular man. As if realizing he was in danger, the man turned around. His eyes were filled with murderous intent. He was transfixed on Lonemoon.
The next moment, the muscular man flew backward and landed on the ground with a loud thud.
Lonemoon conjured another seal and caused the man to be pinned down where he was. He turned to look at the teenager on the floor. His breathing was already getting thin. Lonemoon frowned. He used his water-elemental healing techniques to cause the teenager to relax just a little more. The essential Qi around his body stabilized. He opened his eyes to scan the group standing in front of him and retracted backward.
“Don’t worry,” Lonemoon said soothingly. “We’re here to bring you back!”
The fear in the teenager’s eyes remained. He looked at Lonemoon even more cautiously, not daring to move after realizing how strong the aura around Lonemoon’s body was.
The muscular man who had just been attacked, however, looked up in a rage. He wanted to charge at Lonemoon out of indignance, but he was being locked down by the spell Lonemoon cast on him. No matter how many times he tried, he could not get back on his feet. All he could do was glare in Lonemoon’s direction, willing himself free.
Lonemoon glanced at the muscular man and caused his own sword Qi to press down on him even harder. “Beast, how dare you mess with the spirit seed!” It was a good thing that they had arrived just in time. Otherwise, all the teenager’s essential Qi would have been swallowed by this demon.
The muscular man stared blankly at them, and a crazed look flashed across his face. He was struggling even more by now. His mouth was moving, but he could not speak. Once again, Lonemoon’s sword Qi pressed down harder on him. Lonemoon frowned. The strange thing was that Lonemoon could not tell what the demon’s true form was. This demon from the Void Land was strange indeed.
Without bothering to look further into it, Lonemoon turned to the teenager. After searching far and wide, they had finally found the spirit see. Suddenly, Lonemoon couldn’t care less about whether the spirit seed wanted to or not. He picked the spirit seed up by the collar and turned to Shen Ying. “When can we open the plane gates and go home?” He needed to complete this task before doing anything else.
“Mm… tomorrow?” Shen Ying replied.
“Then let’s get out of here first.” Lonemoon retrieved his flying sword and mounted it, ready to leave the volcano.
But Shen Ying turned around to look at the muscular man. Pointing at him, she said, “Chef, take him!”
Yi Qing hesitated, but picked the muscular man up obediently. “Yes, Master.”
“Why are you bringing this demon along?” Lonemoon turned to Shen Ying. If they could survive in the volcano for so long, it was likely that the demons were fire-elemental. They would be alright even if they left them there.
Shen Ying’s lips moved, as if she wanted to say something.
“Forget it!” Lonemoon turned back around, not bothering any further. “Remember to open the plane gates tomorrow. I’ve had enough of this wretched place.”
“…”
With that, the group flew out and toward the plains in the middle of the forest just outside. The tree demons were still there. On seeing them emerge from the volcano, even the garlic plant stood upright.
Before they could land, the garlic plant bounced toward the group. Agitated, it shouted, “Boss! You’re finally back!” It bounced high up in the sky and buried its own head into… the arms of the muscular man that Yi Qing was carrying!
“Boss, I’ve missed you to death!”
Huh?
Yi Qing: “…”
Lonemoon: “…”
Holy shit! What the hell?
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