Chapter 74

Mo Yi flew backward and landed on the ground with a thud, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

His face changed in shock as he looked up toward Lin Tian's direction.

At that moment, Lin Tian was enveloped in a faint glow. Soon, the gentle light gradually converged and quickly merged together. Before long, a beautiful little girl took form.

"What is this?!"

Mo Yi was stunned. A ball of light had emerged from a martial artist's body and transformed into a little girl. He had practiced martial arts for decades and was about to enter the Sea of Knowledge realm, yet he had never seen or even heard of such a sight.

Lin Tian's vision blurred as he stared ahead, suddenly trembling.

"X...Xiao Zi..."

His lips moved slightly, and a stream of fresh red blood trickled down the corner of his mouth.

Lin Tian was very weak at the moment, but he still kept his eyes wide open. He had parted ways with the little girl half a month ago and had searched for her for a long time without success. Now, they had met again.

The little girl lowered her head and looked at Lin Tian, her pupils instantly narrowing.

At that moment, Lin Tian's clothes were tattered, his body covered in blood, and he looked utterly miserable.

The little girl, barefoot, with a clean white dress fluttering, appeared to be only eleven years old, yet she seemed like the noblest spirit in the world. She turned her head, and her gaze fell on Mo Yi in the distance.

"It was you who hurt him."

Her lips moved slightly, and a cold, clear voice followed.

In an instant, a domineering pressure descended, causing the entire Dark Forest to tremble. The clouds in the sky seemed to sense this terrifying aura and stopped moving.

Mo Yi trembled, his whole body shaking.

"I..."

Looking at the eleven-year-old purple spirit, Mo Yi felt as if he were facing an ancient demonic mountain. The terrifying aura was so overwhelming that he couldn't even move a finger.

Behind him, Lin Tian was also shocked.

Is this Xiao Zi? The timid and weak little girl from before, could she be this terrifying?!

The purple spirit stared at Mo Yi, her beautiful eyes cold and indifferent.

"Cast into the eighteenth level of hell, never to be reborn."

The cold, clear voice sounded again.

Behind Mo Yi, a blood-red crack appeared, and the sound of ghosts howling could be heard.

Mo Yi was terrified, his face showing extreme fear.

"P...Please spare me, Senior!"

Mo Yi trembled as he spoke.

The feeling of death was so clear, as if it were visible to the naked eye. Mo Yi felt an overwhelming sense of fear.

The purple spirit stared coldly ahead, her beautiful eyes deep and terrifying.

A massive ghostly claw emerged from the blood-red crack, grabbing Mo Yi like a chicken and pulling him directly into the crack.

Immediately, the blood-red crack closed with a snap.

Behind him, Lin Tian stared at the scene, his head buzzing.

What was that just now?

A martial technique?

Is there such a terrifying martial technique in the world?

Is this... really Xiao Zi?!

The blood-red crack swallowed Mo Yi and then closed, as if it had never appeared.

At the same time, the domineering pressure also disappeared.

The purple spirit turned around, her cold expression gone, replaced by the smile from their first meeting.

She squatted down and leaned close to Lin Tian, examining him carefully.

"Xiao Zi?"

Lin Tian called out instinctively.

The purple spirit looked at Lin Tian for a moment and then smiled. "You are the first person to call me that."

Lin Tian opened his mouth, wanting to say something, to ask something, but he didn't know how to start.

That scene just now was too terrifying!

He still wasn't sure if this was really the little girl from half a month ago.

As if knowing what Lin Tian was thinking, the purple spirit said, "It's me."

Receiving a definite answer, Lin Tian was both surprised and delighted.

At that moment, the purple spirit's body suddenly became transparent.

"What's happening to you!"

Lin Tian was greatly alarmed.

"It's just a thread of divine consciousness. The move just now drained all my strength," the purple spirit said, her figure quickly becoming faint, about to disappear. "Take care of your injuries yourself." She looked at Lin Tian and suddenly smiled slyly, leaning close to his ear. "See you again, big brother."

With that, the purple spirit's figure vanished with a hiss.

Lin Tian opened his mouth but didn't have time to say anything.

Staring at the spot, Lin Tian was extremely surprised.

"That Xiao Zi, actually..."

Lin Tian muttered to himself.

The power just now was truly terrifying.

"That figure was just a thread of divine consciousness."

After cultivators reached the Sea of Knowledge realm, they would open a divine consciousness sea in their heads, possessing divine consciousness power. However, Lin Tian had never heard of a thread of divine consciousness being able to manifest a body and possess such terrifying power.

Stunned for a moment, Lin Tian shook his head.

"Leave this place first."

Struggling to take several True Essence Pills from his stone ring, Lin Tian swallowed them all and began to recover his True Essence Force and heal his injuries using the Four Extremes Scripture. After about half an hour, he managed to stand up, picked up the Guiyuan Sword that had fallen nearby, and supported himself with the sword, staggering away.

Mo Yi was dead, and Mo Hai was severely injured, but there were still many ordinary Mo family members inside and outside the Dark Forest. His situation was still far from optimistic.

After walking for a while, Lin Tian didn't know where he was. He planned to find a secluded place to heal his injuries.

Suddenly, a fierce roar of a beast sounded.

In front of him, a beast about ten feet tall jumped out from behind an old tree.

"A second-level beast, Poison Earth Tiger."

Lin Tian's face changed.

A Poison Earth Tiger was at most comparable to a sixth-level Body Tempering expert. On a normal day, Lin Tian could easily kill it with one slap. However, at this moment, this small Poison Earth Tiger posed a fatal threat to him.

The Poison Earth Tiger roared and leaped toward Lin Tian.

"Oh no!"

Lin Tian cursed, struggling to raise the Guiyuan Sword and slash forward.

Almost simultaneously, a whistling sound was heard, and a silver arrow shot over his head, piercing the Poison Earth Tiger's head with a thud.

The Poison Earth Tiger let out a painful cry, convulsed on the ground for a moment, and then died.

Lin Tian's heart tightened, and he turned his head to look behind him.

"Hey, buddy!"

A young man in fine clothes, holding a longbow and carrying silver arrows, ran over quickly.

Lin Tian was on guard, but when the young man approached, he suddenly paused. This young man seemed to be one of the group that had fought the Flame Thunder Pig not long ago. When he had led the Flame Thunder Pig away, this person had greeted him.

"It's you, what are you doing here?"

Lin Tian asked.

As soon as he spoke, his injuries were aggravated, and his face twitched in pain, almost losing his balance.

"I was on my way home and happened to pass by here to practice," the young man, who was about the same age as Lin Tian, said casually, reaching out to support him. Seeing Lin Tian's current miserable state, the young man said in surprise, "Buddy, what happened to you? These injuries don't look like they were caused by the Flame Thunder Pig."

Lin Tian shook his head, unwilling to say more.

Seeing that Lin Tian wasn't speaking, the young man didn't press further.

"By the way, my name is Zhu Yi. What's your name, buddy?"

The young man asked.

Lin Tian thought for a moment and said, "Lin Tian."

At this moment, many people were approaching from a distance. Lin Tian had seen them before; they were with the young man in fine clothes.

The young man looked at Lin Tian and said warmly, "Buddy, you're quite injured. Walking alone in the Dark Forest is dangerous. Why don't you come with us for now?"

Lin Tian thought for a moment and said, "Okay."

The young man's eyes were bright, giving a carefree and easy-going impression, not at all like a deceitful person.

The young man smiled, glanced at Lin Tian, and then looked at an old servant nearby. "Old Li, get a clean set of clothes for my brother to change into."

"Yes, young master."

The old servant replied.

Soon, the old servant brought a black coat.

Lin Tian looked at it and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, sir. Do you have a robe? One that can cover the face?"

There were still many Mo family members in and around the Dark Forest, and he couldn't be too careful.

The old servant was slightly taken aback but then said, "Yes, wait a moment, young brother."

The old servant returned and quickly brought a gray robe.

"Thank you, sir."

Lin Tian thanked him.

"Not at all, young brother. You're too polite," the old servant shook his head and smiled. "If it weren't for your help in leading away the Flame Thunder Pig, our group might have been killed by it."

"Yeah, buddy, you were so cool back then! If it weren't for you, we would have been in big trouble."

Zhu Yi clenched his fist and said.

Not far away, the armored middle-aged men also smiled at Lin Tian with gratitude.

Lin Tian returned their smiles and stood steady with Zhu Yi's support.

"Old Li, get some Jade Fragrance Pills."

Zhu Yi said.

The old servant, called "Old Li," nodded, took out a jade bottle from his chest, and poured out a pill the size of a fingernail.

"Here, buddy. This is a healing pill, and it works well."

Zhu Yi smiled.

Lin Tian thanked him, took the pill, and put it in his mouth. He wasn't worried about the pill being problematic. In his current state, if Zhu Yi and his group wanted to harm him, they wouldn't need to go to such lengths; anyone could kill him.

As soon as the pill entered his mouth, a fragrant aroma spread, and Lin Tian immediately felt much better.

The sky had completely darkened, and they were not far from the edge of the Dark Forest. Zhu Yi and his group were about to leave. Lin Tian covered his face with the gray robe and followed Zhu Yi and the others out of the Dark Forest.

On the way, Lin Tian saw many figures flashing in the Dark Forest, all of them Mo family members.

Soon, they reached an exit of the Dark Forest.

"Stop!" At the exit, there were indeed Mo family members blocking the way. One of them walked over and stared at Lin Tian, who was wrapped in a gray robe, and said sternly, "Sorry, we are looking for someone. Please take off your robe!"

This was a peak ninth-level Body Tempering expert.

At the same time, nearby Mo family members gathered around.

Under the gray robe, Lin Tian's heart sank.

At that moment, a middle-aged man stepped out, his voice cold, and stared at the Mo family member. "Move aside!"

"Sir, we just want to..."

The Mo family member's face darkened, but when the middle-aged man took out a gold token from his chest, the Mo family member's face changed dramatically. He took a step back and bowed, speaking cautiously, "I apologize! I offended you. Please proceed."

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