Within a crack in a fiery red rock, there was a plant with a large leaf the size of a cattail leaf, its entire body glowing with a translucent red light.
At this moment, the strange plant with only one large leaf was dripping drop after drop of a blood-red liquid. This liquid was translucent and as dazzling as red diamonds. However, as soon as it landed on the rock, it squeaked and emitted a blurry red mist. The mist dissipated at the roots, as if absorbed by the roots.
Han Shuo's body was faster than Gilbert had expected. In the blink of an eye, he had bent over and opened his mouth, facing the dripping drops of red liquid.
"Drip … drip …"
The blood-red liquid landed on the tip of Han Shuo's tongue, emitting a soft sound. Every time a cloud of red mist rose with a squeak, Han Shuo would take a deep breath and inhale the mist into his body. Then, under Gilbert's gaze, Han Shuo's cheeks gradually turned red.
For some reason, Gilbert looked at Han Shuo in astonishment. Looking at Han Shuo's strange actions, he felt that this master of his was becoming more and more mysterious.
As drops of translucent, translucent blood dripped from the large leaf, the originally vigorous plant slowly began to take on a deep red color. It slowly fell onto the fiery red rock, merging with the color of the rock.
When the large leaf the size of a cattail leaf stopped dripping the bright red liquid, this peculiar plant seemed to have turned into a hard rock and actually stuck to the rock below.
At this moment, the skin all over Han Shuo's body became a bloody red. He immediately sat down where he was, looking like a man of blood. There was also a faint red mist curling around his body.
After about an hour, Han Shuo slowly opened his eyes and let out a long, hearty howl. He said in high spirits, "The depths of the Dark Forest are indeed mysterious and unfathomable. To be able to find this Blood Essence Grass that can increase one's blood essence, it looks like my luck is pretty good!"
"What's that?" Gilbert looked at the plant that looked like it had turned into a rock and asked in surprise.
"The Blood Essence Grass is a kind of evil plant. After it takes shape, it will constantly absorb the vitality of the surrounding plants. If the surrounding plants are man-eating evil plants, then the blood of these man-eating plants will be absorbed and refined through its rhizome.
This process would last for a hundred years. Only then would the Blood Essence Grass grow a leaf the size of a cattail leaf. Once the leaf was formed, it would spit out the solidified blood that it had absorbed and refined for a hundred years. Through its rhizome, the solidified blood would be absorbed again and completely fused with its rhizome. This would allow it to absorb the surrounding Yuan Qi faster and cover a greater distance.
After another hundred years, the Blood Essence Grass would absorb the Essence Qi of the surrounding man-eating plants and grow another leaf, repeating the process over and over again. "If the Blood Essence Grass can successfully evolve nine times for nine hundred years, then it will become a blood essence that can move at will and possess intelligence like a human. All the plants within a ten mile radius will be under its control and possess incredible powers!" Han Shuo smiled and explained the origin of the Blood Essence Grass to Gilbert.
"So powerful? Then what effect does the blood-like liquid have on you? How many years does this Blood Essence Grass have?" Gilbert asked in surprise after hearing Han Shuo's explanation.
Laughing proudly, Han Shuo said, "After I absorb and refine the essence of this Blood Essence Grass, it can directly transform my blood into blood essence with special effects. This will save me a lot of demonic yuan. Unfortunately, this Blood Essence Grass seems to only have a lifespan of three hundred years. If it had a lifespan of nine hundred years, after being transformed into my lifeblood essence, it would have the miraculous effect of bringing the dead back to life. Once my body is cut, it would heal at a speed visible to the naked eye! "
"So miraculous! Perhaps there are other Blood Essence Grasses in the Dark Forest. We can look for them!" Gilbert was dazed for a while and then exclaimed excitedly.
Ignoring the excited Gilbert, Han Shuo summoned the Demonslayer Edge and carefully cut open the fiery red rock that the Blood Essence Grass was entrenched in. He dug up the surrounding soil and finally put the fiery red rock into his space ring.
"What use does this rock have?" Gilbert asked curiously.
"This is a Blood Essence Stone. It's a very precious material for refining weapons and has many uses!" Han Shuo knew that Gilbert wouldn't understand if he explained too much, so he answered carelessly.
Looking around, Han Shuo didn't see anything else worth paying attention to. He then walked deeper into the forest with Gilbert, becoming more and more curious about the Dark Forest.
However, after walking for a while, that powerful presence appeared again, causing Han Shuo to frown involuntarily and stop where he was.
"Who is it, or what is it? Are you done?" Han Shuo shouted rudely as he looked around coldly.
A being with such a powerful presence and able to avoid the detection of the three yin demons, even if it wasn't human, it must possess intelligence. Such a powerful being seemed to think of him and Gilbert as its prey. This feeling made Han Shuo feel very uncomfortable and he couldn't help but shout.
There was no response. The forest was silent. After listening for a while, there were no additional sounds. It looked like the powerful being hadn't responded to Han Shuo's words.
"There's really something following us!" Gilbert also instinctively sensed danger and couldn't help but say.
Nodding, Han Shuo said softly, "That's right. I don't know what it is, but even I have no way of discovering its tracks. It looks like it's a powerful fellow. We need to be careful and not give it a chance to take advantage of us!"
No matter what this being was, if it had the confidence to deal with Han Shuo and Gilbert, it wouldn't be hiding in the shadows like this. It might've used a strong offensive from the start to defeat Han Shuo and Gilbert. This method of hiding meant that this powerful being didn't have the confidence to face the two of them head-on. It was precisely because of this that Han Shuo didn't seem particularly flustered.
With the existence of the three yin demons, it was completely unrealistic for this being to ambush them without making a sound. Therefore, although he was on guard, Han Shuo wasn't afraid at all. Instead, he was filled with curiosity and decided to lure out this powerful being and see just what it was.
Deep in the night, the clear moonlight shone down. The shadows of the towering ancient trees were reflected on the ground under the moonlight, like the figures of demons baring their fangs and brandishing their claws.
Han Shuo and Gilbert were together on the branch of a ten meter tall tree. Gilbert leaned lazily against the tree and dozed off, looking like he'd already fallen into a deep sleep.
Han Shuo's body was ramrod straight, his breathing even and heartbeat slow, like a standing javelin. He sat cross-legged on the branch with his eyes closed, silently digesting the essence of the Blood Essence Grass he'd absorbed during the day.
After who knew how long, Han Shuo, who was resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes shone brightly in the dark night as he surveyed his surroundings.
The three yin demons circled around Han Shuo's back and arms, observing all abnormalities in their surroundings. One of the yin demons on Han Shuo's back suddenly discovered ripples in the middle of a pool not far away. Then, a huge transparent water figure slowly floated out of the pool.
This water silhouette was enormous, no smaller than Gilbert's dragon form. Its enormous body had nine slender, monstrous heads. After it emerged from the water, the originally faint and transparent water silhouette gradually became more and more indistinct, finally completely disappearing.
However, an enormous aura faintly emanated from that direction. It was exactly the same as what Han Shuo had sensed over the past two days. Han Shuo observed for a while and discovered that the direction of the wind in that area had clearly become a bit strange, as if it had encountered an obstruction in the air.
He nudged Gilbert, startling the sleeping dragon awake. He turned his head to look at his surroundings before asking in a small voice, "What did you discover?"
"It's the super rank magical beast, the hydra!" Han Shuo exclaimed softly.
Gilbert's expression changed greatly at these words. He said in shock, "No wonder. According to my grandfather, the hydra can skillfully use the power of water to cover its body, preventing others from seeing its whereabouts and entering a wondrous state of invisibility. The hydra's entire body is filled with poison, and it also possesses great power. I didn't think that it would actually target the two of us! "
"This hydra should have only evolved once. No wonder it didn't dare to act rashly even though it had its eyes on us. Get ready, we'll show it what we're made of! " Han Shuo exclaimed softly, his body remaining motionless as he continued to sit there, waiting for the hydra's arrival.
Gilbert understood and pretended to continue sleeping, letting out light snores from his mouth.
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