Chapter 2176: Chapter 2176: Impressive, My Son!
Little Yishu hadn’t grown teeth yet, but miraculously bit off a piece of jerky and swallowed it whole.
Ye Haochuan was shocked, a newborn baby can eat meat? That’s courting death!
But just as Ye Haochuan was debating how to force the meat out, Little Yishu not only showed no discomfort but seemed more energetic, his eyes filled with greed as he looked at the jerky.
Ye Haochuan was completely dumbfounded, a newborn showing such an expression, this is too abnormal, isn’t it?
Just to be safe, Ye Haochuan checked Little Yishu’s pulse.
"How... is this possible?"
Ye Haochuan strangely discovered that there was already a trace of spiritual energy in Little Yishu’s body, spreading throughout.
Ye Haochuan quickly checked Little Yishu’s stomach and intestines, finding that the piece of jerky the little guy had just swallowed had lost all its spiritual energy.
The demon beast jerky becomes a cultivator’s food because it contains a lot of spiritual energy and even flower energy. Now that the jerky’s spiritual energy disappeared, it was obviously absorbed by Little Yishu.
Ye Haochuan incredulously looked at Little Yishu, who was staring fixedly at the jerky, then suddenly had an idea and fed the remaining jerky to Little Yishu.
Little Yishu was immediately delighted and swallowed it up in a few bites.
"Roar~"
As the jerky went down, a deep dragon’s roar suddenly emerged, and Ye Haochuan suddenly discovered that around Little Yishu’s body, a colorless light screen began to emerge.
The light screen was the same color as the air, and without his Perspective Eyes, it was completely invisible. Ye Haochuan tested it a bit and found that the light screen had some defensive power.
Although it couldn’t withstand a cultivator’s attack, ordinary snakes, insects, rats, and ants absolutely couldn’t come near it.
"Amazing, my son!" Ye Haochuan couldn’t help but sigh.
Obviously, the five attribute origins benefited Little Yishu greatly, showing such extraordinary traits even in his newborn state.
Little Yishu smacked his little lips a few times, clearly still wanting more.
Ye Haochuan didn’t dare to take too many risks, refraining from feeding more, and only after waiting an hour or two, ensuring Little Yishu didn’t feel unwell from the jerky, did he finally relax and, under Little Yishu’s intense desire, give him another piece.
"Eh? How did this little guy grow?" Xu Linglan returned unexpectedly, stunned the moment she saw Ye Yishu.
Ye Haochuan took notice, realizing as Xu Linglan said, in just a short hour, Little Yishu had grown considerably, and some wrinkles on his newborn skin had smoothed out, looking charmingly fair and delicate.
Ye Haochuan sighed inwardly, unsure whether this little guy’s anomaly was good or bad.
After consuming several pieces of jerky, the little guy finally fell asleep contentedly, and at Xu Linglan’s insistence, Ye Haochuan handed Little Yishu into her arms before continuing onward.
"Whoo~ Whoo~"
After walking for more than ten minutes, a faint calling sound suddenly echoed from the tunnel, coupled with the eerie atmosphere, easily giving one a creepy feeling.
Ye Haochuan furrowed his brow slightly, instantly opening his Heavenly Eye, becoming more cautious.
Continuing forward, the tunnel seemed endless.
Ding dong~
Ye Haochuan suddenly felt he stepped on something, looking down, it was a piece of arm bone embedded in the ground.
"Eh? There’s a ring!" Ye Haochuan was instantly attracted by the ring on the bone, quickly picking it up.
Swish swish~
But at this moment, two wind rings suddenly came down the tunnel.
Ye Haochuan hurriedly pulled out the Heavenly Demon Shield to block.
This Heavenly Demon Shield was obtained from the Kris Family’s third clan leader, at a Pseudo-Immortal Mid-Stage level.
There were two "clang" sounds as the wind rings struck hard against the Heavenly Demon Shield, leaving two noticeable marks.
"Immortal Transformation Late Stage?" Ye Haochuan quickly determined the strength of the wind ring wielder.
This level of power wasn’t enough to terrify him, he just couldn’t understand who would stay thousands of meters underground.
"Return the ring to its original place, or I’ll ensure your death on the spot!" a distant voice suddenly called.
"Not very strong, but quite boastful?" Before Ye Haochuan could reply, Xu Linglan was the first to scoff.
Ye Haochuan paid no heed, probing into the ring with his spiritual sense, suddenly sensing a large heap of items.
Just as he was carefully identifying these items, a few more wind rings were unleashed, with even less power than before.
Ye Haochuan casually shattered the two wind blades, feeling a bit annoyed, he pushed off hard with his legs, shooting forward like a cheetah.
Soon reappearing with something in his hand, he muttered, "A wandering ghost dare scare people here."
Speaking as he opened his palm, revealing a gray mist trapped by a touch of flower energy, from which a voice continually pleaded, "Have mercy, hero, have mercy!"
"Why do you frighten people here?" Xu Linglan lightly opened her teeth, questioning.
"Oh discerning lady hero, the bone you stepped on was my flesh, and that ring naturally was mine, so..." the soul explained.
"Tell me, what is this place, and why are you here?" Ye Haochuan suddenly asked.
The soul hurriedly replied, "This tunnel leads to a mysterious underground palace, I stumbled upon a map and found this place based on it, intending to find treasure, but the guardian soul beast was too formidable, I was beaten and fled, yet the injuries were too severe, ultimately perishing here."
"Underground palace?" Ye Haochuan suddenly grew interested, asking with a strange smile, "Is there treasure here?"
"I don’t know what’s inside, but seeing the grand and magnificent gate, there should be quite a few good things!"
"Looks like we really came to the right place this time!" Upon hearing this, Ye Haochuan chuckled at Xu Linglan.
Xu Linglan rolled her eyes and said, "Don’t get too happy too soon, didn’t he mention there’s a soul beast guarding the gate? To get what’s inside, we must first deal with the soul beast."
Soul beasts are a branch of demon beasts, a peculiar type that lacks a physical form, being as ethereal as a soul, hence called soul beasts.
But in reality, soul beasts aren’t just soul bodies; they can also physically attack. Moreover, soul beasts possess high bloodline levels, so their strength is generally not low.
Ye Haochuan also became cautious, asking, "What level is that soul beast?"
"At least True Immortal Realm!" the soul promptly replied, "Frankly speaking, even at Immortal Transformation Peak cultivation, I was heavily injured by that soul beast with one strike, unable to escape."
"True Immortal Realm, huh?" Ye Haochuan gave Xu Linglan a meaningful look.
As for handling True Immortal Realm cultivators, he wasn’t really afraid himself. Even after Six-Winged Angel’s base fusion, he had slain a True Immortal.
Besides, Xu Linglan was a genuine True Immortal Mid-Stage powerhouse, surely dealing with a mere soul beast would be a piece of cake.
