Chapter 1309 - 830: Traces of the Holy Soldier

They say time slips by unnoticeably during cultivation in the mountains.

But here in the Ashen Continent, one can’t even witness the sun and moon’s flow, only the alternation of day and night.

To think that Du Yu dared to cultivate and advance diligently amidst the drifting cold mist of the Ashen Continent is indeed quite audacious.

Yang Qingqing had advanced to the Demon Emperor·Great Success Stage earlier this January, and now it’s the end of February, still a long way from her reaching the Peak Stage.

Yet cultivating beside Du Yu, and receiving the blessings from his advancement process, undoubtedly strengthened her own cultivation.

Yang Qingqing truly enjoyed it all, yet she harbored a bit of complaint.

She still remembers how Du Yu, distracted, tore open a spatial rift to bring her over.

Once Du Yu succeeds in breaking through, she intends to perform her duties as a mentor and give him a proper reminder.

And she waited, a whole 4 days.

It’s not that Du Yu has advanced yet, but a fire ring did indeed spread within him.

Yan Ruyu consistently leads Du Yu by one step!

Demon General·Peak Stage!

"Oooo~~~" From the Forehead Acupoint, Xiaoyan raised her beautiful fox head, shouting out unrestrainedly.

This advancement could be said to be exhilarating!

Over time, Xiaoyan continuously received the blessings of the Golden Crow Saint and the assistance of the Shadow Gu Tower, advancing rapidly.

Yet this time, she experienced something different.

For unknown reasons, a fierce Fire Demon Breath suddenly surged from her master’s body.

Its overwhelming stance astonished the Beautiful Demon Fox.

She immediately connected with Du Yu, receiving the answer "a new Saint has entered the body."

Then, Du Yu concentrated on breaking through, and Hu Xiaoyan refrained from further interruption.

Xiaoyan was extremely curious, truly eager to see what this mysterious Saint looked like.

Hmm... hopefully, it’s not someone like the Desolate Silver Lynx, competing for her master.

However, given that they are a Saint, regardless of their species, they shouldn’t be that clingy?

"Hoo~"

Demon Breath surged on Du Yu’s forehead, Hu Xiaoyan formed completely.

Nesting in Du Yu’s embrace, she had yet to carefully survey her surroundings when she immediately spotted the woman meditating ahead.

Master Qing!

Long time no see, my beautiful Master Qing~

Realizing that the woman was meditating silently, Hu Xiaoyan’s eyes gleamed!

Her small paws slowly reaching out from Du Yu’s embrace, quietly falling to the ground, stealthily moving forward.

Du Yu: "..."

At this crucial moment of his breakthrough, he was about to reach the stage of expanding the Demon Soul.

Struggling without any strength, he could only shout through the contract, "Xiaoyan, come back."

"Mm-mm." Hu Xiaoyan responded in her mind, still stealthily advancing.

Those golden-brown fox eyes were filled with the image of Master Qing, devoid of any sign of returning.

Frankly speaking, Hu Xiaoyan’s "sneaky" behavior indeed carried the essence of a canine species~

Du Yu: "You..."

Flowing Fire: "Focus, Human Race!"

Du Yu’s expression became solemn: "Yes!"

"Hehe~" Little Fen Yang chuckled tenderly, "Got reprimanded for losing focus, didn’t you?"

Du Yu: "..."

"Hmm?" Hu Xiaoyan noticed the surrounding environment, realizing something unusual.

Why did these red and purple flowers grow into lumps?

Hu Xiaoyan admired the scenery along the way, while her steps never ceased, continually closing in on her target.

Among those present, whose perception was weak?

And who wouldn’t notice this little fox secretly causing mischief?

Dragon Ship Flower was also curious, observing the little creature, wondering what she intended... Hmm.

In the next instant, the Dragon Ship Flower understood.

The Beautiful Demon Fox leaped, transforming into a fiery red silhouette, rushing into the "immortal’s" embrace.

Ever since Yang Qingqing set foot on Dragon Ship Flower Island, the Dragon Ship Flower watched the Human Race woman with interest.

With every meticulous observation, the Dragon Ship Flower marveled at her elegant demeanor and graceful immortal presence.

Living for so long, the Dragon Ship Flower had never seen such a figure.

Thinking the four in Du Yu’s group were already dazzling enough, yet unexpectedly, they had such a stunning presence behind them.

"Hmm?" Hu Xiaoyan uttered a soft cry.

As a woman suddenly extended a hand.

The pale jade hand didn’t block the little fox’s face but landed on the fox’s neck, lifting Xiaoyan up.

Yang Qingqing slowly opened her eyes, revealing a slightly reproachful look at the little fox before her.

"Hmm~" Hu Xiaoyan blinked her fox eyes.

The enchanting aura in her eyes was gone, replaced by pure innocence, complete with a face of compliance.

"Master Qing, let me keep an eye on Xiaoyan." Lin Shiwei leaned over, whispered.

"Focus on your cultivation." Yang Qingqing stood up, casually releasing the little fox.

She stepped forward, walked into a cluster of flowers.

Hu Xiaoyan tilted her head in thought before following along.

As the woman ahead let her hand fall, the Dragon Ship Flowers reached out, allowing her fingertips to brush against their petals.

"We’ve yet to properly meet." Yang Qingqing spoke softly, "I’m Yang Qingqing, Du Yu’s mentor."

Dragon Ship Flower: "Water and Fire Dual Element·Dragon Ship."

Yang Qingqing sighed softly: "I never thought I’d encounter beings like you here in the Ashen Continent."

A few days prior, Lin Shiwei had already privately reported the situation to Master Qing.

Regarding her disciple locating the Sacred Plant - Dragon Ship Flower and Supreme·Flowing Fire Suanni, Yang Qingqing felt a deep sense of gratitude.

With such a powerful ally joining us, the chances of defeating the Youhan Tree should be a bit better.

"We should be the ones grateful." The voice of the Dragon Ship Flower was gentle.

"Heh." Yang Qingqing showed a faint smile.

She deeply understood the abilities of her disciple and could sense Dragon Ship Flower’s inner recognition of Du Yu.

Dragon Ship Flower: "For over a century, I’ve relied on Flowing Fire to survive, drifting on this vast sea.

If Du Yu hadn’t come, one day, Flowing Fire and I would have perished along with this world."

Yang Qingqing fell silent.

She didn’t know what the world would become the day Youhan Tree completely assimilates the Ashen Continent.

But she clearly understood that the assimilation of this world is inevitable.

This much could be inferred from the movements of the Youhan Tree.

After all, the cold tree of this realm had already begun its invasion of the next world.

"Achoo!" A sudden sneeze came from behind.

Yang Qingqing turned to look, but all she saw were dense flower clusters, with no sign of the Little Fox.

"Hmm!" Hu Xiaoyan wrinkled her nose, displeased as she nudged the small flower ball ahead.

Not even allowed to sniff?

Such a miser!

Hu Xiaoyan’s size was still rather small, and even though the Dragon Ship Flower here was already considered short, it still reached Yang Qingqing’s waist.

For Xiaoyan, walking through it obstructed her sight.

Unable to find Master Qing, she jumped high out of the flower cluster, finally locating Master Qing’s position.

Yang Qingqing caught sight of this scene, unable to suppress a chuckle.

This little fox is truly both cute and amusing.

"Hehe." Yang Qingqing turned her head and continued walking forward.

From behind, the dense flower cluster saw the Fire Fox leap out again, quickly catching up.

"Don’t be naughty." Yang Qingqing said gently.

"Hmm~" Hu Xiaoyan whimpered with grievance as she finally reached the woman’s side, only to be told this.

A dense wave of Fire Demon Breath suddenly erupted.

The Beautiful Demon Fox’s body gradually enlarged, transforming to a length of 4 meters and a shoulder height of 3 meters.

"Hmm!" Ancient Yan looked down at the surroundings, finally able to see the path ahead clearly.

No longer would she need to be "naughty" from now on.

Yang Qingqing raised her hand, rubbing the Ancient Demon Fox’s chin and caressing her soft fur.

"Hmm~" Ancient Yan blissfully squinted her eyes.

If you’d just told me earlier!

If I’d known earlier, I would have transformed right away.

"Du Yu says that his Spiritual Artifact World contains an endless sea." Dragon Ship Flower spoke softly.

"Yes, I originated from the Sea Realm." Yang Qingqing responded, "Once Du Yu successfully breaks through, I will help you relocate this island to the Sea Realm."

"Thank you, Human Race."

"No need for thanks." Yang Qingqing’s figure suddenly floated upward, sitting sideways on Ancient Yan’s back.

She gazed out at the sea and inquired, "Just now, the Dragon Ship Sacred Plant mentioned that you’ve been drifting on the sea for over a century?"

Dragon Ship Flower: "Drifting in this sea, within this archipelago."

Yang Qingqing pondered for a moment before asking, "Are there other creatures on this archipelago?"

Dragon Ship Flower: "Yes, and there are two Holy Soldiers."

Holy Soldiers?

And not just one, but two?

Yang Qingqing’s eyes lit up!

The number of Holy Soldiers is undoubtedly incredibly rare, but the issue is that this used to be a Twin Tree Realm!

Each province of the Great Xia Continent even has 1~3 Holy Soldiers, let alone here?

Yang Qingqing felt secretly delighted, and also thought it was just as she expected.

The Holy Soldiers of the Ashen Continent weren’t all doomed to perish.

There must be one or two that managed to escape far overseas, living a life away from worldly conflicts.

Yang Qingqing: "What are the temperaments of these two Holy Soldiers?"

Dragon Ship Flower sighed slightly inside; this human woman’s inquiry didn’t even touch upon what kind of weapons the Holy Soldiers were or their arrays.

Clearly, these travelers from the Otherworld wish only to unite all forces solely to destroy the Cold Tree.

"Dragon Ship?"

"Hmm, both Holy Soldiers aren’t easy to deal with."

Yang Qingqing: "Hmm..."

Dragon Ship Flower: "If you need, I can take you to meet them, but convincing them will be up to you."

As Dragon Ship Flower conveyed this thought, there was a hint of helplessness in her heart.

Yang Qingqing wondered: "What happened?"

Dragon Ship Flower: "Flowing Fire had conflicts with the two Holy Soldiers.

The Holy Soldiers chose to fly away from the continent and come here to escape worldly disputes, to avoid disturbance.

And as Dragon Ship Island drifted among the archipelago, we once docked at their island, and were driven away by the Holy Soldiers."

Yang Qingqing nodded; it seemed like these two Holy Soldiers weren’t easy to persuade.

Dragon Ship was right; the Holy Soldiers left the Ashen Continent to seek peace.

Whether they were afraid or just tired, that’s hard to say.

In either case, it would be challenging to convince the Holy Soldiers to join the team.

Will it have to come down to force?

This was the tactic Yang Qingqing least wanted to use, although... hmm, the Jade Dragon Lion Bone Scythe is now really obedient to Du Yu.

"What are their weapons?"

"A pair of hammers, a longsword."