"Ah!"
After the young girl fell into Yang Wu's arms, her screams did not stop. She wrapped herself around Yang Wu like an octopus, and her towering body pressed down on Yang Wu's face, causing Yang Wu's nose to bleed.
The young girl felt something strange. She lowered her head and cried out, "Ah, you're injured."
After saying this, she used her delicate hand to wipe away the blood from Yang Wu's nose. Yang Wu pulled her down and said, "Don't move, there are still Swamp Spike Crocodiles."
This time, the young girl was scared and once again hugged Yang Wu tightly. Yang Wu's "injury" became even more serious, and his nose continued to bleed.
Fortunately, Yang Wu still maintained a bit of vigilance. He felt that the stronger Swamp Spike Crocodiles were coming for him, so he did not continue to fight. Holding the young girl, he began to run.
Yang Wu's speed was very fast. Even if he was carrying the petite young girl, he was not affected at all. Behind them, the Swamp Spike Crocodiles were chasing.
Yang Wu did not know how long he had been running, but he saw a thick Ghost Tree. He quickly jumped up the Ghost Tree.
Yang Wu held the young girl with one hand and climbed quickly with the other. In one breath, they had already reached the top of the Ghost Tree. They were already three to four hundred feet away from the surface of the swamp, and had reached a safe position.
The Swamp Crocodiles below them cried out again and again, but they had no way to attack Yang Wu and the others. However, they did not immediately retreat. Instead, they stood guard at the bottom of the tree, waiting for Yang Wu and the others to come down.
Yang Wu let out a sigh of relief. As long as he adjusted himself, it would not be a problem to go back and kill them.
At this time, he put the frightened young girl to the side and said, "Don't hold me so tightly. You're squeezing me so hard that I can't breathe."
Yang Wu directly pointed at the young girl's chest. To be honest, the soft and elastic feeling was really good.
The girl's face instantly turned as red as blood. She let go of Yang Wu and said shyly, "I … I'm sorry. I didn't mean it."
Yang Wu looked at the girl who knew her mistake and waved his hand. "Alright, it's fine. You stay here, I'll go down and kill them all."
"Don't … Don't go, okay? I'm scared!" The girl grabbed Yang Wu's hand and said nervously.
"If you're scared, then how did you get in here?" Yang Wu asked curiously.
"It was my Senior Brothers and Sisters who brought me in. They said that this is a place of tempering and that it can allow us to improve our strength faster. Then, we can escape when Emei recruits a new batch of outer disciples in half a year," the young girl replied without any ulterior motives.
"Is Mount Emei recruiting new disciples?" Yang Wu asked.
Mount Emei was one of the main powers of the country. They belonged to the Transcendent Realm and were above the secular world. Everyone would feel honored to be able to join the Transcendent Realm. As long as one could enter the Transcendent Realm, they would have the qualifications to seek immortality.
Mount Emei just happened to be within the territory of the Grand Xia Empire. However, the Grand Xia Empire was only a subordinate country and could not be compared to Mount Emei.
"That's right. The triennial disciple recruitment is coming soon, so we must become even stronger. Otherwise, if we are eliminated, we would have let down the Imperial College's expectations of us," the young girl said softly.
"You are a disciple of the Grand Xia Empire's Imperial College?" Yang Wu asked.
"That's right, my name is Lin Qiqi and I'm from the Great Xia Dynasty's Lin Clan. We've been training in the mountain range for more than a month. A few days ago, we got separated from His Highness the Fifth Prince and the others and accidentally entered this swamp. My senior brothers and sisters died trying to fend off these Swamp Barbed Crocodiles. The young girl named Lin Qiqi started to explain. When she spoke of her sadness, she started to cry. She looked so pitiful.
The Imperial College was an institution that recruited geniuses from all over the country. This institution not only nurtured the strongest Heaven's Chosen of the Grand Xia Empire, it was also an important channel to send them to Mount Emei. In other words, if the citizens of Da Xia wanted to enter Mount Emei to study, they would have to go through the nurturing and selection process of the Imperial College. Only then would they have the qualifications to compete with the other Heaven's Chosen of the various countries for the opportunity to enter Mount Emei.
Yang Wu had long heard of the Imperial College. Initially, his goal was to enter the Imperial College. However, the minimum requirement to enter the Imperial College was to reach the Warrior rank. Regardless of whether you were from the Royal Clan or a noble clan, as long as you did not reach the Warrior rank, you would not have the qualifications to enter the Imperial College. Furthermore, you had to be below the age of 18.
Back then, Wan Lanxin had entered the Royal Academy to learn martial arts. Unfortunately, due to her age, she missed the opportunity to go to Mount Emei for the examination. Therefore, she had only stayed in the academy for a year before following her father to the Wolf Smoke Mountain Prison.
Yang Wu did not expect the young girl in front of him to be a Heaven's Chosen of the Imperial College. He asked, "This time, the leader of your group is the Fifth Prince?"
"Yes, it's a pity that we split up. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so tragic." Lin Qiqi said in a pitiful voice.
"Then you stay here. I'll bring you to him later." Yang Wu decided to be a good person to the end.
Actually, in his heart, he wanted to befriend the Fifth Prince and see if he could use his relationship with the Fifth Prince to clear his name from the Yang Family.
"That's great. Thank you." Lin Qiqi smiled happily.
Yang Wu smiled and was about to come down from the Ghost-shaped Tree when he glanced at Lin Qiqi and asked in surprise, "What's that?"
Immediately after, he straightened his body and looked at a cluster of densely packed vines on another branch. After looking at it for a while, he realized that it was a huge bird's nest. In the nest, there were three fist-sized bird eggs. He said in realization, "So it's a bird's nest."
"Hey, there are three bird eggs. Let's take them back and hatch them. We can cultivate them as mounts." Lin Qiqi said in surprise.
Yang Wu also had the same idea. However, when he suddenly saw the vines on the nest, he felt a sense of familiarity. His eyes narrowed and he said softly, "Soul-Contacting Vine King. Not good. Let's go."
Without thinking, Yang Wu pulled Lin Qiqi and slid down.
For a bird's nest to be made from a Soul-Contacting Vine King, even if he was an idiot, he could guess what level of existence the owner of the nest was.
Lin Qiqi, who had just calmed down, was frightened again. She said anxiously, "What are you doing? The Swamp Barbed Crocodiles are still down there."
Yang Wu didn't have time to reply before he heard a cry piercing through the sky. The giant bird that blotted out the sky flew over from the distance.
The giant bird was flying towards the Ghost-shaped Tree. It was obvious that it was the owner of the nest.
If this was just an ordinary bird, Yang Wu would not be afraid of it at all. However, the aura it released had reached the level of a Daemon King. Its spread wings rippled, creating a storm. In a few blinks of an eye, it was above their heads.
The Swamp Barbed Crocodiles under the Ghost-shaped Tree were so frightened that they immediately disappeared into the swamp.
This was a kind of Flesh-Eating Demon Bird. It was ferocious and specialized in hunting all kinds of beasts and demons. The Swamp Barbed Crocodiles were its food.
Yang Wu and Lin Qiqi were both scared out of their wits. Lin Qiqi even burst into tears on the spot. "I don't want to die. I'm still in my prime. In the future, there will definitely be a place for me among the fairies of Mount Emei. How can I die here?"
Yang Wu didn't have time to comfort Lin Qiqi. After he pulled her to the surface of the swamp, he ran like crazy. He didn't know where to go. Running for their lives was more important.
However, the Flesh-Eating Demon Bird didn't plan on letting them go. It crushed the Ghost-shaped Tree one by one and clawed at them with its sharp claws.
The situation was very dangerous. He didn't think about it and threw Lin Qiqi away. "You go first!"
Then, Yang Wu pulled out the Double-edged Tri-Dragon Spear and released the Will of Death. His body burst out with the aura of a king, and he stabbed upward with all his strength.
In an instant, a force of three to four hundred feet long shot up into the sky. The dense Will of Death filled the sky, and even the Flesh-Eating Demon Bird felt a trace of fear.
The Flesh-Eating Demon Bird was a high and mighty Demon King. Naturally, it wouldn't back down. Its sharp claws crushed Yang Wu's Dark Spear. Fortunately, it couldn't completely ignore Yang Wu's Will of Death. It was disturbed to a certain extent and didn't immediately attack a second time.
Yang Wu didn't continue to run. He used the Supreme Nine Mysteries Formula and the Dragon Turtle Water Suppression Stance, and completely released the Prenatal Mysterious Essence Qi in the peach pit. The blood kept surging, and his status rose steadily. His combat power reached a limit. He pointed the Double-edged Tri-Dragon Spear at the Flesh-Eating Demon Bird and shouted, "We didn't touch your eggs. Don't force me to die with you!"
"A little human dares to be so arrogant? You're not even enough to fill the gaps between my teeth!" The Flesh-Eating Demon Bird let out an ear-piercing cry, and then swooped down again. Its wings swept up two storms directly toward Yang Wu.
This Flesh-Eating Demon Bird was too cunning. It didn't approach Yang Wu, and instead chose to attack from a distance. In this way, Yang Wu's Will of Death wouldn't be able to pose too much of a threat to it.
Yang Wu could only brace himself and attack. He wanted to completely shatter the Flesh-Eating Demon Bird's attack.
Boom! Boom!
The might of a King was inviolable. Although Yang Wu was strong, he wasn't strong enough to contend with a King. His attack was completely shattered. The Mysterious Armor on his body was instantly shattered by the power of the wings. The clothes on his body were also tattered, leaving only the Golden Silk Armor to protect his vitals. He fell into the swamp, and his body was covered in blood. He looked extremely miserable.
Not far away, Lin Qiqi was scared out of her wits.
Even the young man who had just saved her couldn't withstand it. Would she still be alive?
"Become my food!" The Flesh-Eating Demon Bird thought that Yang Wu was dead, and swooped down to grab Yang Wu.
But at this time, an even stronger sense of death enveloped it, causing its spirit to immediately shrink. It was so frightened that it immediately wanted to retreat, but a spear light that contained a powerful force had already ruthlessly pierced its lower abdomen.
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