socalfunplaces Chapter 55 Auspicious Beasts and the Silver Dragon King
Chapter 55 Auspicious Beasts and the Silver Dragon King
Zhang Lexuan released Huo Yuhao's hand and, like a robot, moved with stiff steps, in a daze, slowly walking over.
Those eleven companions didn't even leave behind their bones... In the oldest primeval forest on this continent, human power is so weak; soul beasts are the true rulers here.
The longing for the dead surged up like a tide, making Zhang Lexuan feel suffocated and unable to breathe. The images of the eleven of them appeared before her eyes.
……
"Le Xuan".
"Sister Lexuan!"
"Sister Lexuan, where is Elder Xuan? Has Elder Xuan abandoned us?"
"Sister Lexuan, don't worry about us! You have the highest cultivation level, you should leave quickly!"
……
Tears streamed down her beautiful face like broken drops of water. Suddenly, she bumped into a stone, stumbled, and fell to the ground.
She didn't stand up, but crawled over little by little, not caring about her clothes getting dirty, until she reached her companions' belongings. She covered her mouth, trying not to cry out.
Huo Yuhao didn't say much, just watched quietly, trying his best to amplify his mental interference field, making the surrounding mist even more hazy, obscuring their aura and voices.
This is Zhang Lexuan's funeral for them; I just need to watch.
Using storage soul tools, Zhang Lexuan carefully packed away their few remaining belongings one by one. Whether it was clothing, remnants of soul tools, or their weapons, as long as it could be kept, regardless of whether it was covered in blood or torn skin, she packed them away carefully.
Five minutes later, Zhang Lexuan stood up and transmitted her voice to Huo Yuhao.
"let's go."
She knew the importance and urgency of the matter; staying here even for a second longer would be irresponsible to her own life and Huo Yuhao's life.
Grabbing Huo Yuhao's hand, he forcefully pulled him forward at high speed.
Huo Yuhao noticed that Zhang Lexuan's eyes were still red, but she had almost completely regained her usual gentle expression.
Huo Yuhao silently used water elements to wash away the dirt from Zhang Lexuan's body. Girls love to be clean, especially such a beautiful woman.
After the two of them narrowly avoided the surrounding soul beasts, they were finally close to the outermost edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, which had taken them a full two hours.
It seems that after the cultivation of the soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest increased dramatically, they did not just sit idly by and do nothing, but rather expanded the coverage area of the Star Dou Great Forest considerably. Otherwise, with Zhang Lexuan's Soul Douluo cultivation, even if she did not go all out, it would not have taken her so long to run from the mixed zone to the outer zone.
Once they got here, they didn't need to be so nervous anymore. The two found a relatively flat and secluded spot to sit down and rest.
Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, Zhang Lexuan suddenly sprang up, tossed her long hair, turned 180 degrees, and threw herself into Huo Yuhao's arms.
Zhang Lexuan, who has a slender figure, was bent over, which looked a bit awkward, but she seemed to intend to maintain this position for a longer period of time.
She rested her face against Huo Yuhao's left shoulder, gripping his shoulders tightly with both hands. After a while, she felt a slight sensation on her left shoulder. Tiny water droplets fell one by one, wetting her shirt and touching her skin.
"...Thank you, Yuhao. I'm so grateful to have met you... I feel truly fortunate from the bottom of my heart..."
"..."
Huo Yuhao also reached out and hugged Zhang Lexuan, gently embracing her exquisite body and stroking her back.
The whisper was filled with tears. Huo Yuhao had initially felt that his time studying and living at Shrek Academy was completely superfluous and meaningless, but after hearing Zhang Lexuan's tearful account today, he felt that it wasn't entirely meaningless after all.
Perhaps, meeting them is the meaning of life...
Her soft sobs continued for nearly two minutes, and Huo Yuhao did not let go, silently enduring her tears.
Huo Yuhao only spoke after the sobbing subsided a little.
"Teacher Lexuan, try to let those who are dead live on in you..."
Huo Yuhao spoke, but these words were not something a child like him could say; they were what Baili Du had taught him back then.
Many things require experience to understand, but that doesn't stop Huo Yuhao from parroting what others are saying and using it to fit the occasion.
"Their hope for life rests entirely on you! Their joys and sorrows...!!!"
Before he could finish speaking, Huo Yuhao's gaze was fixed on the figure not far from him, and he couldn't look away for a moment.
It was a golden soul beast, as bright as the sun, its body covered in golden fur like a semi-transparent crystal, with a vertical pupil on its forehead, its clear eyes like rubies.
She caught a glimpse of Huo Yuhao out of the corner of her eye, and then, just like Huo Yuhao, she froze, staring blankly at him.
Huo Yuhao was completely shocked. Although he was holding Zhang Lexuan, his mental detection was always on! Even if a soul beast could shield his mental power, Tianmeng and the Golden Tortoise were still in his sea of consciousness. At least they could detect any danger!
Without any warning, the golden soul beast suddenly appeared in front of him.
The fact that it could appear in this way naturally means that its power and spiritual strength far surpasses mine.
Huo Yuhao swallowed hard, instinctively wanting to escape, but for some reason, his gaze was fixed on the soul beast and he couldn't look away.
His first reaction upon seeing this spirit beast was, "What a beautiful and magnificent spirit beast!"
In terms of appearance, among all the soul beasts Huo Yuhao has seen so far, this golden shaggy is definitely the most beautiful and best matches his aesthetic.
Zhang Lexuan seemed to have realized what was happening too. Reluctantly, she lifted her head from Huo Yuhao's embrace, her eyes blurry with tears, and looked back.
He reflexively jumped up and stood in front of Huo Yuhao. His eight spirit rings lit up, and his spirit power and mental power surged out wildly. Without hesitation, he lit up his seventh and eighth spirit rings.
"Yuhao! Run! Go back and find Old Mu, the old man who guards your dorm!"
Upon seeing the eighth blood-red 100,000-year soul ring at Zhang Lexuan's feet, the golden soul beast's eyes narrowed slightly.
Sensing a mental strength far superior to his own, Huo Yuhao realized something was wrong. "Teacher Le Xuan..."
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Lexuan's delicate body swayed, as if struck by a giant hammer, and she fell backward.
Huo Yuhao quickly caught him, thankfully he only fainted from the mental shock.
At that moment, the golden soul beast spoke.
"She is yours... or as you humans would call her, your partner?"