Chapter 33: Melodic Martial Soul

  Shi Yan and Di Ya Lan entered the tree hole together.

  "What's going on?" Mu Yu Die, who was hiding in the tree hole, asked with a hint of surprise: "Just now there was a loud rumbling sound, did some kind of monster pass by here?"

  Shi Yan sat down in the tree hole, silently sensing the abundant vital energy inside the cave, without responding.

  The vital energy on those five warriors' bodies had mostly dissipated, and he only absorbed a small part of it.

  But because among the five people, there was a high-level boundary expert, even if only a small part of the essence entered his body, it was quite impressive.

  But Shi Yan was worried in his heart, not knowing when those negative forces would erupt, so he was a bit cautious.

  Diyalang saw that he didn't speak, so she explained what had happened again.

  After listening to her explanation, Mu Yudie's face was bitter and seemed to be worried. Now is not the time for safety, and now there are monsters making trouble again. She felt more and more desperate about her future.

  The sky had gradually brightened, and the sun slowly rose. The three of them did not continue to rest, instead whispering to each other in the tree hole.

  Because Luo Hao and others were present earlier, Shi Yan didn't have many opportunities to interact with the two women, and he didn't know much about their situation either. But now that Luo Hao and the other three have been killed, Shi Yan feels that he should get to know them better, otherwise it might be more passive in the future.

  "Why should 'Darkness' catch you?" Shi Yan furrowed his brow and said in a low voice, "Are you all people of the Blazing Empire?"

  Mo Yu Butterfly nodded her head and let out a soft sigh, saying: "It's all because of me..."

  "What's going on?" Shi Yan had long known that Mu Yuxue was no ordinary person, and since she was willing to explain, he naturally wanted to ask for a detailed clarification.

  "Lan Jie, you talk to him." Mu Yu Die glanced at Di Ya Lan and let out a soft sigh.

  "You don't even know the origin of Xiao Die?" Di Ya Lan was somewhat astonished, gazing at him strangely. "Although you're from the Merchant Alliance side, shouldn't you have heard about the story of Mu Ku General of the Lava Empire?"

  "Mukū? The Commander of the Blazing Empire's Sōyoku Legion? Iron-Blooded Eagle King?"

  Shi Yan was startled and stunned for a moment before calmly nodding his head, "So she's the granddaughter of the 'Iron Blooded Eagle King', I understand now."

  Various memories of "Iron Blood Eagle King" Mukou were slowly uncovered, and as he thought carefully, Shiyan's mind gradually cleared up.

  In another rocky memory, there is a memory of "Iron Blood Eagle King" Mukou. The "Iron Blood Eagle King" is the commander of the Azure Eagle Legion of the Flame Empire, and his cultivation in Nirvana is one of the iron-blooded figures who hold real power in the Flame Empire!

  Not only in the Empire of Flame, but also in the Merchant Alliance and the Empire of God's Blessing, "Iron Blood Eagle King" is a renowned name.

  Mukou led his troops like a god, and in the clashes between the Lihuo Empire and the Shenyu Empire, Mukou's figure was always present. On the battlefield, Mukou was notorious for being ruthless and emotionless, killing without batting an eye, with bloodstained hands.

  Muke is cold-blooded and ruthless outside, and in the Lihuo Empire, he is also unruly and has offended many powerful figures.

  Three years ago, Mukuro was killed by five Nirvana stage warriors in the clash between the Flame Empire and the Divine Empire.

  Because Mukou offended many people before his death, the Mukou family was immediately affected after Mukou's death. In just a few days, many of Mukou's direct relatives were killed, and the large Mukou family suddenly declined.

  "I've heard of the legend of 'Iron Blood Eagle King'." Shi Yan recalled for a moment and nodded lightly.

  "Xiao Die is the granddaughter of Eagle King and currently the only survivor of the Mu family. 'Dark Ming' is the empire's killer organization, and they directly intervened in the Mu family tragedy. Xiao Die has been able to survive all this time because on the day of the Mu family tragedy, her martial soul burst forth with divine power. Her martial soul is related to music, and her piano playing can kill people without a sound..."

  "Are you saying that Miss Mu's Wu Soul can kill people through music?"

  "Hmm, Xiaodie's piano sound can not only calm people down from being possessed by evil spirits, but also make their internal organs explode. The reason why the dark forces want to capture Xiaodie is that their master has been practicing an evil martial art recently and often falls into a state of confusion, the master fears losing control and dying, so they want to use Xiaodie's piano sound to stabilize their own mind."

  "I understand." Shi Yan nodded.

  "Darkness" is a killer organization that directly participates in the massacre of Mu's family, and Mu Yudie can't wait for all the people of "Darkness" to die. Now, the master of darkness wants to cultivate evil martial arts through her, and Mu Yudie would rather die than obey.

  The "Darkness" was too powerful in the Empire of Lethal Fire, so she had no choice but to flee to another country.

  After understanding Mu Butterfly's origin and identity, Shi Yan asked: "Why can't Miss Mu use her martial soul now?"

  "The little butterfly's martial soul is somewhat special. Every time she urges her martial soul to go on a killing spree, her meridians will break like a few strings of a zither. Before the meridians reconnect, the vital energy cannot flow freely. If she recklessly moves her vital energy, she will immediately suffer another injury, and the recovery speed of her martial soul will be even slower."

  Diya Lan's expression turned gloomy, "Two months ago, just as we were about to enter the Dark Forest from the Imperial border, we were pursued by people from 'Darkness'. At that time, we lost several comrades, and Luo Uncle couldn't hold on either. Xiaodie had no choice but to use her martial soul, although she killed many people from 'Darkness', but her own meridians were also severed, and until now, they have not recovered yet."

  "Your martial soul, when stimulated, needs the cooperation of your meridians?" Shi Yan was taken aback and asked in surprise: "Are you plucking a zither string or plucking a meridian?"

  "I also can't explain." Mu Yu Die replied listlessly, her complexion not very good.

  "The damage to Wu Xie's soul..." Shi Yan furrowed his brow, pondering for a moment before suddenly saying, "Maybe I can help out a bit."

  Mu Yu Die and Di Ya Lan's eyes lit up at the same time, staring at him intensely.

  "Cough..." Shi Yan just casually said, giving the two women a look, slightly embarrassed: "That, Lan sister didn't suddenly awaken her martial soul? The medicinal power on me might be of some help to the recovery of the martial soul, I think..."

  "Don't even think about it!"

  Mu Yu Die retorted fiercely, staring at him fiercely, "Don't pin your despicable idea on me!"

  Diya Lan regained her martial soul through some means, and she saw it clearly. She would rather die than hand over her own body to him.

  "I was just kidding, don't take it seriously." Shi Yan's expression remained indifferent as he looked up at the entrance of the tree cave and said, "It's almost noon, and I haven't heard any more commotion from the demon beast. Let's continue on our journey."

  "Good." Diya Lan smiled lightly.

  ……

  Three people came out of the tree hole and continued on their way with Diya Lan carrying Mu Yu Die in the dark forest.

  After a night of hunting, the demonic beasts seemed to have really rested. The three people didn't see a single high-level demonic beast on their way, but the fresh human corpses that occasionally emerged from the forest made them realize how cruel last night's demonic beasts were.

  Late afternoon

  The purification speed of the vital energy inside the stone cave gradually accelerated, and all kinds of negative forces surged up to his mind again, giving him a feeling of being on the verge of exploding with rage.

  He knew that the sound of Mu's piano could calm his negative emotions, but in the quiet forest, the sound might also attract the attention of monsters and assassins from the dark.

  Having had a previous experience of venting on Diya Lan's body, Shi Yan hesitated for a moment, his fiery gaze wandering over Diya Lan's captivating ketone physique for a while before making up his mind.

  ……

  Night falls.

  In a secluded valley, Mu Yu Butterfly hid in the dense branches of an ancient tree, her face red with anger, gritting her teeth as she stared at a thicket ten meters away.

  On that side, the bushes were shaking constantly, and a low, suppressed moan kept coming, intermittently...

  "Damn it!" Mu Yu Die bit her lower lip and cursed under her breath.

  After a long, mournful cry, the thicket gradually subsided into stillness.

  A few minutes later, Shi Yan and Di Ya Lan walked out of that thicket, their clothes disheveled.

  His footsteps were steady on the rocky ground, his expression calm and serene, as if nothing had ever happened.

  Diya Lan's long hair was covered with grass clippings, her skin had a hint of flush, her beautiful eyes sparkled with spring colors, and the corners of her mouth held a smile.

  "Miss Mu, not resting yet?" As he walked closer, Shi Yan looked up and found that Mu Yu Die was looking at him with a face full of disdain, so he smiled calmly and asked casually.

  "Hmph!" Mu Yu Die's face turned cold, and she muttered a curse: "Shameless!"

  "Huh?" Shi Yan smiled and said indifferently, "Who knows if we'll even see tomorrow's sun? Why bother with this? Just enjoy life while you can, what's the point of worrying about so much?"

  "Yeah, who knows, maybe by this time tomorrow, we'll be three corpses, I won't care about that much then." Diya Lan walked over, calm and composed, with only a hint of embarrassment on her face.

  When it came to these two, Mu Yu Die was stunned for a moment, seemingly also recalling the current situation, and for a while didn't know how to refute.

  "Lan Jie, cultivate your mind quietly, maybe you can go further." Shi Yan smiled with a hint of meaning.

  "Uh-huh, I see." Diya Lan's expression changed slightly, and then she smiled sweetly: "You're really surprising, hehe!"

  So saying, Diya Lan climbed up the ancient tree where Mu Yu Die was, and sat down on a branch with dense leaves, ignoring Mu Yu Die's puzzled gaze, and began to meditate.

  Shi Yan didn't climb the tree, but instead sat down cross-legged at the base of it.

  With the help of Hei Dijun, those negative emotions that overflowed from the acupuncture points were vented cleanly. The strange power that overflowed from the acupuncture points mostly surged into his body and nourished the martial soul in his body.

  Only a small part of it was left, and as its essence infused into Diya Lan's body, Diya Lan benefited from it together with him.

  With his eyes closed, Shi Yan felt those strange powers changing the flesh and blood of his body, slowly operating the essence, and performing the Grand Circulation.

  An hour later, Shi Yan sensed that the strange powers had thoroughly dispersed into his body's flesh and blood, involuntarily stirring up the "Stone Soul Martial Spirit".

  As soon as he moved his mind, the arm that came out of him slowly petrified and actually gradually turned dark brown.

  Dark brown?

  Shi Yan suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils shining brightly like stars, a look of disbelief on his face as he stared intently at his arm.

  Dark brown! It's actually dark brown!

  Shi Yan was so excited that he almost wanted to throw his head back and laugh wildly. At this moment, he finally realized the kind of magical help those strange powers had brought to his body's Wu Soul.

  ……