Shi Mu had been drawing magic charms over the past three months for the sake of his training . But, he hadn't just focused on the practice of the Book of Flaming Red Ape after this period had ended . He had also paid attention to his other practices .
There was a small hilltop near the house that Shi Mu had recently bought . That hilltop was usually desolate and uninhabited .
Therefore, Shi Mu would go to the hilltop every day early in the morning in order to practice the Sun-Swallowing Art . In addition, he would go to the hilltop at night for the Moon-Swallowing Art so long as the moon appeared in the sky .
Shi Mu didn't have to draw magic charms during the daytime nowadays . So, he'd return to the underground cavern . Then, he'd activate the Fire-Filled Array, and would start the practice of the ninth stage of the Book of Flaming Red Ape .
Time flew, and half-a-year of time passed in an instant .
At night… on the peak of the small hill…
Shi Mu sat down with his legs crossed, and exhibited the posture of the Moon-Swallowing Art . A virtual shadow of a full moon vaguely appeared behind his head .
Then, the moonlight started to sprinkle down . It then integrated into the virtual shadow of the full moon .
It couldn't be said how much time had passed in this way when Shi Mu's body suddenly revealed a little movement . And, the shadow of the full moon behind his head dissipated . He opened his eyes, and a glint of gladness peeped through them .
The moonlight crystal grain condensed in his mind had already become much larger than before . In fact, it was almost the size of a baby's fist now .
Shi Mu took a deep breath, and closed his eyes again . Then, a wisp of his magic power rushed into his mind, and touched the moonlight crystal grain .
"Bang" the crystal grain ruptured into pieces with a loud rumbling sound . Then, it took the shape of a full moon, and started to infuse the purest form of magic power into his body .
After that, a cloud of stars emerged on the top of Shi Mu's head . Three star-like patterns were twinkling in the cloud, while the fourth star looked as gloomy as before .
The cloud of stars suddenly tumbled, and the fourth star's light gradually started to grow brighter due to the constant infusion of magic power .
Then, a droning sound echoed .
The cloud of stars revealed a burst of surging movement . And, the fourth star finally ceased to brighten after it reached a semi-bright state .
Shi Mu opened his eyes, and his face exposed both delighted and anxious expressions at the same time .
He noticed that his Art of Accumulating Spirit Power had marked a considerable progress during the time when his crystal grain had changed into the shape of a full moon . However, he still needed to spend at least one-or-two years of time to ascend to the rank of a four-star magician .
Suddenly, a dense cloud of fog floated behind him .
The fog gradually settled, and Yan Luo's silhouette came into appearance . Its entire body was covered with silver armor . It stepped out, and walked over to Shi Mu .
"Yan Luo!" A glimmer of joy shone in Shi Mu's eyes as he saw Yan Luo before him .
Yan Luo's armor was apparently different than its previous one . There were circles of strange patterns on the surface of its armor this time . Also, a few sharp bone-splinters could be seen on both shoulders of the armor . Moreover, an electric light was flickering on the top of those bone splinters .
Yan Luo's strength seemed to have made a substantial progress since its last appearance . Also, the soul flames in its eyes looked almost deep-purple in color this time .
"Well, you seem to be getting there," Yan Luo took a look at Shi Mu from top to bottom . Then, a sweet voice resounded in Shi Mu's mind .
Shi Mu's facial expression stagnated when he heard these words . His practicing speed had been incredibly fast in the eyes of ordinary people . But, it didn't have any value in Yan Luo's eyes .
He let out a soft sigh and asked, "Have you come to borrow something again?"
"Yes, lend me your stick again," the soul flame in its eyes flickered, and it said with a nod .
Shi Mu didn't say anything . He took down the black stick from his back, and handed it over to Yan Luo .
Yan Luo waved the short stick once . Then, it turned its head to look at Shi Mu, and asked, "Is there no supplement for spirit energy?
"I'm trapped in this city these days . And, I can only draw magic charms to earn spirit stones . I'm barely able to support my own practice . So, having surplus spirit stones to replenish the spirit energy of this stick is out of question at this point of time," Shi Mu secretly rolled his eyes as he said .
"Don't be wordy . Give me five-thousand spirit stones," Yan Luo paid no attention to Shi Mu's words . Instead, it extended its arm in front of Shi Mu .
"You'd better come with something that you can exchange for the spirit stones," Shi Mu folded his arms across his chest and replied .
"What do you want?" Yan Luo asked .
"I want the same green flower from last time . In fact, it would be better if we make an agreement for our future dealings – one green flower in-exchange for five-thousand spirit stones . How about this?" Shi Mu replied without any hesitation .
Yan Luo remained silent for a moment; it seemed as if it was considering this .
"Ten-thousand spirit stones for one flower," Yan Luo haggled over the price .
"That's settled then!" Shi Mu agreed without any hesitation . But, a crafty look flashed across his eyes at the same time .
The value of that kind of green flower was definitely more than ten-thousand spirit stones . So, the deal that he had just cracked was undoubtedly a favorable one .
Yan Luo nodded, and a plume of black smoke bubbled-up on its body . This indicated that it was about to return to its own world .
But then, its actions suddenly stopped, and it shot a dubious look at Shi Mu .
"What's wrong?" Shi Mu asked .
Yan Luo walked over, and moved around Shi Mu once . Then, it extended its head, and sniffed at Shi Mu's body .
"What happened?" Shi Mu frowned as he asked .
"There seems to be a special deathly aura around your body? Have you come across anything weird of late?" Yan Luo asked .
Shi Mu was left dumbfounded for a moment . But then, a ray of miraculous light flashed across his mind .
"Oh, that's right… it would've slipped my mind if you hadn't mentioned it . I think it should be this thing . " He waved his hand, and a white skeleton appeared in front of him . Then, it heavily crashed to the ground with a "Thud" sound .
It was the same skeleton that Shi Mu had collected from the underground cave .
The soul flame in Yan Luo's eyes slightly brightened as its eyes fell on the skeleton . It raised its hand, and a beam of grey light flew out of its hand . Then, that light beam lifted the white skeleton, and held it in front of Yan Luo .
Yan Luo examined the skeleton in a careful manner, and the soul flame in its eyes grew even brighter… as if it was somewhat delighted .
"I had incidentally obtained this thing . This skeleton is somewhat special . It might turn out to be useful to you . I'll give it to you if you like it," Shi Mu said .
Yan Luo didn't give him any reply . It instead opened its mouth, and spouted a wisp of purple flame . The flame flew straight into the skeleton's head .
A light flashed in the hollow eye sockets of the skeleton the next moment . Then, a cluster of soul flames emerged in its eye sockets; they were sky-blue in color .
The skeleton's body quivered as soon as the soul flame ignited in its eye sockets .
Then, the skeleton swept its vision around in a dull manner after a while . After that, its joints made a "Ka Ka" sound as it tried to move its stiff hands and feet .
The distinctive aura of a Dead Spirit creature also emerged on the white skeleton's body . And, this unique aura began to grow in an unceasing manner . It eventually stabilized after some time… somewhere between the middle and the advanced stage of the Xian Tian realm; it didn't undergo any change afterwards .
Shi Mu was stunned to see the things that had happened before his eyes .
A few gestures of Yan Luo had turned a skeleton into a Dead Spirit creature . On top of that, that skeleton's strength had ascended to the rank of a Xian Tian warrior in a matter of seconds . This entire scene was indeed very appalling to behold .
"Yan Luo is perhaps somehow related to this human skeleton?" Such a thought popped into Shi Mu's mind .
The human skeleton took a look at the surrounding area . And, its eyes fell on Yan Luo after a moment . The blue soul flames in its eyes flickered, and the expression in its eyes got replaced by a cordial look .
The skeleton then half-knelt on the ground, and bowed to Yan Luo . Then, it uttered a droning sound, "Master…!"
"Get up! You'll be with me from now on . Well, I need to find a name for you," Yan Luo said . Then, the soul flames in its eyes leapt as if it had sunk into a deep consideration .
Yan Luo thought about it for a while, but it apparently couldn't come up with any good name . Therefore, it turned its head, and looked at Shi Mu who stood nearby .
"You'd better choose a name for it yourself since I have turned it over to you," Shi Mu beckoned with his hand as he said .
"Master, I . . . have a name, I'm . . . called . . . Wu Ye . " the white human skeleton said in a slurred and indistinct voice . But, it was still able to express its meaning .
"Fine, you'll be called Wu Ye then . " Yan Luo nodded . Then, a mass of black smoke welled up from its body, and caused a little fluctuation in the void . It then took a step, and went in like a wave .
The white human skeleton also followed it, and walked in .
"I'll try to get you the green flower in a few days . Meanwhile, you try to prepare the required number of spirit stones," Yan Luo's voice resounded in Shi Mu's mind before the disappearance of the fluctuation in the void .
Shi Mu creased into a smile as he heard these words . He knew that his magic power cultivation was only a short distance away from reaching the Four-Star magician realm if he had those green flowers for supplements . In fact, he could achieve this realm in a matter of a few days with the help of those green flowers .
As for the spirit stones… he still had some at his disposal .
Shi Mu had set the conditions with Yan Luo . So, all he needed to do now was to spend more time in refining magic charms that could meet the requirement of the opposite party .
The fact was that Shi Mu had been anxious about Yan Luo's constant ignorance towards him for some time . But, Yan Luo had just come to look for him of its own accord . So, Shi Mu had been able to deal with it in a better way .
Such thoughts tumbled in Shi Mu's mind for a moment . Then, he flew towards his dwelling place like a flash of light .
. . . . . .
Time rolled on, and it seemed as if three months had passed in a flash .
The Dead Spirit World…
A chill black wind whistled across a huge black mountain peak while issuing a ghost-cry like sound .
Two legions of Dead Spirit creatures were absorbed in a close-range combat on a leveled slope halfway up the mountain peak .
One side was almost dominated by a large number of human skeletons, while the other side was mainly comprised of various carrion-carcass-type creatures . However, both sides had an almost equal number of members .
The legion of the human skeletons was headed by a lofty and white skeleton-soldier . A pair of deep-blue soul flames was twinkling in its eye sockets at the moment . It held a large white sword in its hand; this sword was almost the same size as its body .
The white skeleton-soldier seemed to possess incredible strength . It would set-off a white sword-shadow every time it brandished its big sword . And, that sword-shadow was dangerous-enough to cut one or two approaching Dead Spirit creatures of the opposite party into two segments .
The skeleton legion gradually gained the upper hand in this battle under the leadership of the white skeleton-soldier .
However, the white skeleton's focus seemed somewhat distracted from the current battle since it was often directing its vision toward the air .
There was a slender white-armored silhouette in midair . It held a short stick in its hand, and was in a tangle with a massive black carcass-dog at the moment .
This slender silhouette was none other than Yan Luo . Its body had again undergone some changes over these months .
A pair of broad bone-wings had sprouted on its back during this period . The bone-wings appeared to be made of a translucent membrane-like thing . Its wings flashed, and it moved in the air with great speed and agility .
As for the black carcass-dog… there was a pair of long and thick curved horns on the top of its head . They were conical in shape, and bore a great similarity to those of a sheep . The carcass-dog was two or three-hundred feet in size . A pair of deep-purple soul flames could be seen flickering in its eyes at the moment . In addition, there was a cloud of grey smoke underneath its body . It had supported its body, and had made it hover in the air conveniently .
The carcass-dog was exuding exceedingly formidable aura . It was so strong that it had far surpassed Yan Luo's overwhelming aura .
The deep-purple soul flame in the black carcass-dog's eyes radiated magnificent brilliance at this moment . Then, its massive body sprang forward, and swooped straight toward Yan Luo .
Yan Luo's movement halted as it saw the scene . But, it remained standing there completely motionless… as if it didn't want to dodge the attack .
The black carcass-dog was overjoyed to see this . A layer of an intense black radiance emerged on one of its big front claws, and it made a gesture in the void that made it seem as if it wanted to grab Yan Luo .
A "Chi Chi" sound was heard, and the expansive black radiance condensed into an enormous shadow of a black palm . Then, the palm-shadow moved to grasp Yan Luo .
However, a splendid black radiance burst forth on the surface of the black stick in Yan Luo's hand . The stick then exuded a piercing sound like a fierce beast's scream . Then, a huge mass of black light emerged, and condensed into a bulky shadow of a black stick . That black stick-shadow then pounded forward to shoot down the massive palm-shadow .
A loud "Bang" sound rang out in the air .
The big black palm-shadow collapsed and dispersed like a piece of cloth . However, the momentum of the black stick-shadow didn't reduce a bit . Instead, it dashed forward, and pounded toward the black carcass-dog .
The carcass-dog's face finally revealed a terrified look . But then, a dazzling black radiance emerged on the two black horns on its head, and the carcass-dog stuck them out to receive the black stick-shadow .
Ka-cha!
The carcass-dog's horns were crushed to small pieces as the stick-shadow pounded on the dog's head .
And, the carcass-dog's head burst open like a rotten watermelon!
Then, its massive body fell down like a meteor, and crashed into the carrion-army below .
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