Chapter 59

Tang Yan sat cross-legged on the bed, running the Immortal Heaven Derivation Technique to refine a vial of Spirit Source Liquid. The bones in his body, which were riddled with cracks, had already been nourished and healed by the 'Life Mist.' All he needed now was to replenish enough spiritual energy to fully recover his vitality.

Recalling the intense battle just now, the formidable combat power displayed by Dong Leiming left Tang Yan amazed. Especially after using the 'Golden Elephant Body Protection,' his entire body became as hard as steel. Each strike felt like hitting a steel wall, causing the bones in his hands to crack. If it weren't for the Life Mist rapidly repairing the damage, an ordinary person would have been crippled after just seven or eight punches.

No wonder Dong Leiming could remain invincible among peers of the same level; the Golden Elephant Technique was indeed terrifying!

If he could really obtain and successfully cultivate it, he could boldly attempt to devour demonic beasts, thoroughly strengthening his body and adding another means of self-preservation.

After running the technique through five major cycles, he completely refined the Spirit Source Liquid, absorbing the essence of life and the aura of resentment. Tang Yan took a deep breath and opened his eyes.

Under the dual effects of the Spirit Source Liquid and the Immortal Heaven Derivation Technique, his body had largely returned to normal, and the effectiveness of both was once again clearly demonstrated! Dong Leiming needed to lie in bed for two days, but Tang Yan only needed two hours to fully recover.

"Let's go home and get you a little doghouse." Tang Yan casually picked up the puppy beside him but let out a scream and quickly threw it away as if he had been electrocuted.

The puppy fell to the corner and lay still.

Tang Yan looked at his bloodied right hand, still in shock. When he touched the little black dog, it felt as if he had been hit by an electric current, causing his skin to split open instantly.

"..." The little black dog in the corner suddenly curled up, its eyes tightly shut, and it let out a low moan, as if enduring immense pain.

If one observed closely, one would notice that its body was visibly stretching, or rather, growing! Each time it stretched, a faint black electric arc would flash across its body.

When he first bought the little black dog, it was only the size of a palm. Now, it had clearly grown to the size of a hand.

Tang Yan was filled with doubt as he slowly approached the little black dog. It was indeed growing! The thing that had torn his hand open was likely these intermittent black electric arcs.

"Is this a demonic beast? Is it transforming?" Tang Yan was increasingly astonished, unable to come up with a reasonable explanation for what he was seeing. However, a moment later, as if sensing something, he suddenly turned and stared at the bed.

There was an open jade bottle, the stopper lying to one side, and a dense energy mist emanating from the mouth of the bottle.

This was the container Tang Yan used to store the Spirit Source Liquid!

A sense of foreboding arose in his heart. Tang Yan quickly picked up the jade bottle and poured out the contents, but... only one drop? Only one drop left?!

When he returned to Juxiang City, he had twelve drops in total. Later, he gave three to Du Yang, leaving nine. During his seclusion, he used four to replenish his excessive spiritual energy consumption, and just now, he absorbed one more, so there should still be four left!

Why is there only one left?!

Where are the other three?!

Tang Yan's expression changed, these precious Spirit Source Liquids were obtained by hunting powerful third-level demonic beasts in collaboration with Ailinda, containing spiritual energy comparable to second or third-level martial spirits!

They were hunted at the risk of his life! To break through the barrier to the third-level martial spirit!

Where did they go?

Tang Yan looked at the little black dog in the corner but immediately ruled it out. If it had accidentally ingested them, it would have burst and died instantly, equivalent to eating three third-level demonic beasts.

Was it Du Yang? Or Ailinda? Unlikely! He knew their character; they hadn't fallen to the point of stealing.

Could it be the innkeeper? If the innkeeper had stolen, they would have taken everything, not leaving a bottle with one drop left. Besides, the innkeeper knew him and wouldn't be bold enough to act so recklessly.

The inn was rather simple, with no windows, only a wooden door, and Du Yang and Ailinda were guarding outside.

Who else could it be?

Could it really be...

Tang Yan's attention returned to the little black dog. The little thing was trembling, curled up, its limbs stiff, its tender paws pushing out, and its young face contorted, enduring pain that Tang Yan could feel.

Could it really be it?

"..." The little black dog was extending at a visible rate, its dry and curly fur gradually turning black and shiny, and the black electric arcs becoming more intense.

Finally... sizzle... a dense cluster of electric arcs suddenly enveloped its entire body. The little black dog let out a faint moan and completely collapsed, the electric arcs disappearing.

Tang Yan tentatively touched it a few times, and there was no more electric shock. He carefully picked it up; it still had a heartbeat and was breathing, as if it had fallen into a deep sleep.

Could it really have swallowed the Spirit Source Liquid? Tang Yan had to ask again.

If all of this was true, then... after swallowing three vials of Spirit Source Liquid, it had only grown to the size of a hand. This little thing must have an incredible tolerance.

Tang Yan carefully examined it for a long time but found nothing. The little black dog was sleeping very deeply.

At this moment, voices came from outside, as if someone had arrived. Tang Yan temporarily put aside the matter of the little black dog, put it in his arms, and opened the door to leave the guest room.

Outside, a little boy was being questioned by Du Yang and Ailinda.

"Big brother, hello." The little boy greeted Tang Yan politely.

Tang Yan looked at Du Yang curiously. "What's going on?"

Du Yang said, "Someone sent this kid with a message, saying we are in danger and should go find him now."

"Who?"

The little boy said, "An uncle."

"What does he look like? Any distinguishing features?"

"Wearing black clothes, couldn't see clearly."

"Where?"

"Go north for five streets, near the eastern district. He said just go there, and he will find you."

Du Yang said, "That area is close to the slums, an abandoned place."

Ailinda hesitated. "I suspect it might be related to today's events."

Du Yang said, "What kind of danger is he referring to? The academy, the third prince, or something else?"

"I'm thinking, who would inform us and for what purpose." Ailinda was cautious.

Tang Yan slung his ancient war saber. "Let's go and see."

The little boy smiled sweetly. "Big brother, he said... you would give me money."

Tang Yan laughed. "I'll give you money?"

The little boy timidly缩了缩脖子: "他说的，你一定会去，而且会很愿意给我钱。"

"多少？"

"五个铜币！"小男孩激动起来。

"给，不用找了。"唐炎给了一个金币，留下呆滞的小男孩，带着杜洋和艾琳达离开了旅店。

在这偏僻的地方左拐右拐，最后来到一个相对安静的胡同，两侧都是破烂的宅院，有的已经荒废，唐炎没想到这巨象城还有这种荒乱的地方。

天色已经暗了下来，周围却没有丝毫的亮光，只有苍白的月光照耀着道路。

"我感觉……有些冷……"杜洋警惕地环视四周，站在胡同口却没有往里进，双手缓慢握拳，皮肤褪去血色，变成了岩石般的苍白。

唐炎解开古战刀，插在地上: "就在这里等。"

静！！夜色苍白，寂静无声！

与远处的喧闹和繁华形成鲜明对比，寂静中带着几分破败的苍凉。

"是唐家二少爷唐炎吗？"一个苍老的声音在这寂静的贫民区回荡。

"我是，你是谁？找我什么事？"

"关于你的命。"

"谁想要我的命？你为什么要给我通风报信，想得到什么回报？我建议你出来说。"

"事情恐怕跟你预想的有些差距，要你命的人……是我们！派个小孩过去只是些小手段，这种手段……呵呵……屡试不爽！简单来说，有人出高价，要你的脑袋！！"声音骤然冰冷，一阵狂风呼啸而来，整片区域掀起浓烈的尘土，迅速充斥在四周的胡同和宅院里，遮蔽了苍白的月光。

"嗯？"三人悚然一惊，该死的，大意了！

"你们先撤！！"艾琳达拔出寒冰剑，警惕地环视四周。

"一起退，靠在一起。"唐炎默默运转右眼七大穴位的邪恶力量，积聚着寂灭之眼。

"别逞强，一起退。"杜洋也在运转灵力，准备全力以赴。

嗖嗖！！道道身影在尘雾中飞速窜射，以混乱的诡异到处移动，实际是在迅速拉近彼此的距离，传递出的澎湃灵力波动让三个人的心慢慢下沉。

"你们先走！！"艾琳达不再迟疑，一声娇喝，率先冲了出去，澎湃的灵力波动扩散而出，化作密密麻麻的冰蝶，直取左前方那片尘雾最浓烈的区域。

咦？尘土中传来一声惊讶的声音，一道土墙突兀出现，迎面拦住了飞掠而至的密集冰蝶。轰隆隆，冰蝶同时爆炸，引发叠加式的剧烈爆炸，土墙转眼崩塌，冲击气浪直奔后面的那道影子，随即传来一声闷哼。

艾琳达目光如刀，锁定那道黑影迅速临近。

"该死的！！情报有误，这妞儿竟然是二阶武宗！！"苍老的声音再次响起，带着些许沙哑和急切。

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