C45 Demonic Beast Descended

As Yu Kun prepared to take action, he was taken aback to see Chen Rui's body vanish into thin air, leaving behind only his clothes and a few personal items scattered on the ground. Among the remnants, a dull and slightly damaged sphere caught his eye.

"This is a Martial Soul core. It's not complete, but it's exactly what I need the most," Yu Kun mused, promptly stowing the fragmented core into his Leviathan-roc Space. He resumed his search, but found Chen Rui's possessions to be meager, with nothing more than a Space Ring remaining.

It didn't take long for Yu Kun to realize that most of the items on Chen Rui were actually Chen Feng's. With that, he deduced that the Space Ring must belong to Chen Feng. "All I need are the Spirit Stones inside," he thought.

Yu Kun fed the Space Ring to the system, assimilating it into the Leviathan-roc Space. He was convinced that if the Leviathan-roc Space could be fashioned into a Space Ring, it would surpass any other.

As Yu Kun was about to look away, something peculiar within the space caught his eye. "What's this? A half-burned stick of incense? Yet, the baby Leviathan detects Spiritual Energy within it." He examined the fragment of incense, finding it oddly intriguing.

His curiosity was soon satisfied when the system chimed in with a notification: "Incomplete Soul Fixing Fragrance."

"A Soul Fixing Fragrance, but insufficient for Martial Soul cultivation," Yu Kun realized, a mix of surprise and delight washing over him. "So this is the Soul Fixing Fragrance! It must be Chen Feng's. No wonder he managed to solidify his Martial Soul so quickly. Such a shame there's so little left. If it were whole, it might have aided in my Martial Soul cultivation."

Yu Kun lamented the scant amount of the Soul Fixing Fragrance, yet acknowledged it was better than nothing at all. Without further ado, he pocketed the precious item.

Initially, Yu Kun had pondered what to do with Chen Rui's body, but with its inexplicable disappearance, he was spared the dilemma. "Could the warmer climate have hastened its decay? Or did he overextend his power beyond his limits, causing his body to disintegrate? Regardless, it's no longer my concern."

Yu Kun let out a small sigh of relief, though he lamented the fact that he had nowhere to rest for the night.

Given the recent events, it was clear that the villagers wouldn't welcome him to stay.

With a slight shake of his head, Yu Kun stood up, ready to depart from the small village.

But after a few steps, a peculiar sweet scent caught his attention. Simultaneously, a gust of wind swept through the village, so fierce that Yu Kun could barely keep his eyes open.

"Could this be another attempt on my life?"

When the wind subsided, Yu Kun witnessed a green snake descend upon the village, which then transformed into a human form.

The green snake became a man with a sullen face and a long scar that added to his menacing appearance.

Yu Kun was taken aback.

"This is no mutated beast; it's a demonic beast."

He knew this was a formidable opponent. A mutated beast might have been manageable, but Yu Kun doubted his ability to defeat a demonic beast.

Especially since he had just engaged in a tough fight with Chen Rui, leaving him drained of Astral Energy. He was, in essence, powerless to fight any longer.

In that moment, all Yu Kun could do was silently hope that the Azure Snake had not come for him.

But his hopes were quickly dashed.

The Azure Snake Demonic Beast had indeed come for him.

The Azure Snake Patriarch sniffed the air before fixing his gaze on Yu Kun.

"At last, I've found you! You're the one who killed my offspring."

Yu Kun, astounded, managed to say, "You can speak our language?"

The Azure Snake Patriarch let out a cold laugh and began to approach. "As a demonic beast, speaking human tongue is within my means. However, you may not live to see another day!"

Yu Kun's fists tightened. A flurry of thoughts raced through his mind, each dismissed as quickly as it came.

Without his Astral Energy, he stood no chance against the Azure Snake Patriarch, not in battle and not in flight.

The only slight solace for Yu Kun was that the Azure Snake Patriarch didn't appear to be in a rush to attack.

In desperation, Yu Kun blurted out, "I haven't killed your descendant!"

"Really?" The Azure Snake Patriarch's sinister laugh echoed, "Then do you recall the python you slew in the mysterious cave within the Cloud Connecting Mountain Range?"

Yu Kun fell silent.

He had indeed slain the giant python, yet he had never imagined it would have ties to the Azure Snake Patriarch! What left him feeling even more cornered was the fact that the Azure Snake Patriarch had managed to track him down.

With no room for denial, Yu Kun admitted openly, "Yes, I killed it."

"Good!" The Azure Snake Patriarch flicked his forked tongue and declared, "Since you are the killer, I will take you back to offer you as a tribute to its spirit!"

With a casual wave of his hand, the Azure Snake Patriarch ensnared Yu Kun in a swirl of Demonic Qi. Yu Kun struggled to break free, but to no avail. The strength of the Demonic Qi was formidable, surpassing even that of the Demon Suppressing Ring.

"He truly is exceptional! Even with my Astral Energy restored, defeating him won't be easy! My only chance is to flee when he's off guard."

Yu Kun racked his brain for a way to escape.

Unlike the rash Chen Rui, the Azure Snake Patriarch presented a challenge that left Yu Kun without an immediate solution.

Fortunately, it seemed the Azure Snake Patriarch intended to take Yu Kun to the Cloud Connecting Mountain Range, sparing his life for the moment.

Resigned to his fate, Yu Kun closed his eyes and submitted to the Azure Snake Patriarch's will.

The villagers who had fled earlier witnessed a demonic beast descend from the skies, transform into a human, and abduct Yu Kun. As they cautiously returned, astonishment was etched on their faces.

"The warrior has been taken. What do we do now?"

"We should inform the Flying Cloud Sect! Both warriors involved in the fight appeared to be from their ranks!"

"Exactly! And the fact that the surviving warrior was seized by a demonic beast is a serious issue! We have to report this to the Flying Cloud Sect!"

"But we're not warriors. By the time we reach the Flying Cloud Sect, the warrior could already be dead at the hands of the beast!"

"We have no other option. Reporting to the Flying Cloud Sect is all we can do. As for rescuing him, we're just ordinary folks; how could we possibly save a warrior?"

Without delay, the villagers chose a representative to deliver the urgent news to the Flying Cloud Sect.