A black spirit ring appeared in mid-air.
Liu Erlong withdrew from her true form and collapsed directly onto the ground; even with blood all over, she didn't care at all now.
"Hmph… hmph… Damn merchants, I'll settle accounts with you when I get back." Liu Erlong gritted her teeth.
With her strength, dealing with a Scarlet Flame Dragon Lizard shouldn't have been this difficult; it was all because of that medicine!
Xiao Ze slowly walked over, his expression a bit strange.
"Dean Liu Erlong, you actually sold an aphrodisiac for the Scarlet Flame Dragon Lizard to eat; you're quite a talent."
"What! An aphrodisiac!" Liu Erlong was stunned.
"That's right, don't you know what medicine you bought?" Xiao Ze asked suspiciously.
"Damn it! I thought it was poison, these treacherous merchants!!" Liu Erlong roared.
"Uh… next time you buy medicine, you should look closely. Someone who didn't know might think you were trying to give me an aphrodisiac." Xiao Ze didn't know what to say.
Liu Erlong heard this, the corners of her mouth curled up, and she teased, "Someone like you, how long could you last? Just a little kid."
Although Liu Erlong was an unmarried maiden, she still knew quite a lot.
After all, when she was alone, she would also study to relieve her stress.
"Alright, you old pervert, hurry up and absorb your spirit ring." Xiao Ze complained.
"Say my age again, and I'll hammer you to death." Liu Erlong extended her fist, threatening him.
"Got it." Xiao Ze rolled his eyes. You are clearly that old, yet you won't admit it.
It's just that she looked a bit younger, that's all.
Liu Erlong sat cross-legged on the ground and began to use her spirit power to transfer the spirit ring.
"This eighth spirit ring will take some time to absorb. Sui Hua, please clean up here, and we'll wait here."
"Okay."
Time slowly passed.
It took Liu Erlong a full two hours to absorb the spirit ring.
"Hahaha… I, Liu Erlong, am finally a Spirit Douluo!" Liu Erlong jumped up, her hands on her hips.
Xiao Ze felt that Liu Erlong was much younger now, not in appearance, but in personality.
Previously, Liu Erlong was melancholic and seemed to be dying inside because of Xiaogang.
But now she was much livelier.
"What level?" Xiao Ze asked.
"Level 82, not bad." Liu Erlong said.
She patted Xiao Ze's shoulder, "Little fellow, thank you this time. If it weren't for you, I might have had to run. If you ever need anything in the future, you can come directly to me."
Xiao Ze rubbed his somewhat sore shoulder and complained, "If you didn't have that medicine, I wouldn't have had to get involved."
"Hmph! Treacherous merchants!!" Flames seemed to flicker in Liu Erlong's eyes.
Xiao Ze knew those treacherous merchants were in for a bad time.
"Alright, you can come with me to find the treasure now."
"Mmm, I'll protect you." Liu Erlong patted her ample chest, which couldn't help but jiggle, terrifyingly so.
"Okay." Xiao Ze still needed a bodyguard, after all, that treasure map might lead to danger.
Then, Xiao Ze took out an old, yellowed parchment from his spirit tool, on which was drawn the terrain of a certain part of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Three trees arranged in a triangle, with a marked spot in the center.
There were too many trees in the Star Dou Great Forest; if Xiao Ze had to find it himself, it might be difficult to find in this lifetime.
"Is this your treasure map?" Liu Erlong reached out and took it, looking at it.
"It is indeed very old. Such ancient parchment is said to have been used thousands of years ago." Liu Erlong nodded.
"Do you know where this is?"
"Of course… I don't know. Who recognizes these three trees?" Liu Erlong said speechlessly.
"Are you sure it's in the Star Dou Great Forest?"
"That's right." Xiao Ze trusted Lan Xiyao.
"Let's go and see."
As they walked, Xiao Ze asked in his spiritual sea.
"Xiyao, where exactly is the place on this treasure map?"
"Those three trees are not ordinary trees; they are Ghost Face Trees, found only in the Ghost Face Small Forest within the Star Dou Great Forest. It's right there." Lan Xiyao said.
Although Lan Xiyao was not a Spirit Beast of the Star Dou Great Forest, she had lived there and was quite familiar with it.
Xiao Ze also knew that Lan Xiyao had lost a part of her memory.
Or rather, she had merged with a part of Ah Yin's memory.
But it was a good thing.
"Ghost Face Small Forest, just by the name, it doesn't sound like a good place for trees." Xiao Ze muttered.
"Mmm, although the Ghost Face Small Forest is not a mixed zone, it's a forest where evil Spirit Beasts reside. There are many evil Spirit Beasts there, such as the Man Faced Demon Spider." Lan Xiyao introduced.
"Evil Spirit Beasts, huh? That's troublesome. It seems we'll have to fight our way in step by step."
Normal Spirit Beasts would definitely flee upon seeing Liu Erlong's spirit power.
But evil Spirit Beasts wouldn't; these evil Spirit Beasts were all murderous madmen who would kill even if it meant risking their lives.
So, it was quite troublesome.
Knowing the location, Xiao Ze led Liu Erlong to the outside of the Ghost Face Small Forest.
This so-called forest was pitch black, with almost no light. Twisted human-like patterns covered the trees, and occasionally, low, muffled wails could be heard.
The ground was dark humus.
"You're saying the treasure map is in front of this eerie forest?" Liu Erlong asked.
"Of course, look, aren't these trees the same?"
"Don't say it, it really does look like it, just like this forest."
Liu Erlong frowned, "But this forest clearly looks like a place for evil Spirit Beasts. Fortunately, it hasn't reached the mixed zone, so there won't be many ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts inside, making us relatively safe."
"Are you really going in?" Liu Erlong asked.
"Of course."
"Alright, don't leave my side by more than a meter, or else I'm afraid I won't be able to look after you. The Spirit Beasts inside can launch surprise attacks."
"Got it."
Xiao Ze followed beside Liu Erlong, then summoned Sui Hua.
With Liu Erlong as the utility person, the other elves could just work in the spiritual sea.
Stepping on the ground felt like treading on some creature's internal organs, sinking slightly and oozing dark red sap.
This made Xiao Ze very uncomfortable. He would not come to this godforsaken place again.
He just didn't know why this treasure map would be in such a place.
A breeze swept through, and the forest let out a shrill, laughing sound.
Liu Erlong and Xiao Ze were both on high alert; this spooky place was too terrifying. Both the light and the sounds gave an invisible sense of oppression.
Hiss hiss~~~
"Dean Liu Erlong, did you hear something?" Xiao Ze asked.
(End of Chapter)
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