blogombal Chapter 35 Dew of Life
Chapter 35 Dew of Life
In the courtyard.
Holding the big and small rabbits, Xiao Xun'er stood alone in the courtyard, looking up at the bright moon in the night sky.
She has been here for over a year, longer than expected, but better than imagined.
She met people she had never met in her tribe, experienced things that her tribe would never have had, and experienced times that her tribe had never had.
For a fleeting moment, she even had the thought, "It would be nice to stay here forever," but...
"Did Father really say that?" she asked softly.
Beside him, a shadowy silhouette emerged faintly from the darkness, accompanied by Ling Ying's deep and clear reply:
"Yes, miss."
Xun'er gave a soft "hmm" but did not give a definite answer, continuing to gaze quietly at the bright moon.
Or is it inevitable that things will have to be sped up?
Meanwhile, on the back mountain of the Xiao family.
"boom--!"
With a deafening roar, the entire forest was shattered into pieces. Xiao Yan stood with his head held high, his figure firmly positioned in the center of countless intertwined blue silver grasses. With a wave of his hand, he...
The vampire vine opposite him, which had absorbed his battle qi for months, has been completely suppressed by the blue-gold vines!
It withered and drooped, utterly powerless to resist.
"Still too weak... the so-called thousand-year-old soul beast is nothing special." Xiao Yan shook his head regretfully.
"I even used this as one of the reasons to break through, but forget it, I can't keep you around, you're an ungrateful thing."
He clenched his fist, and the blue and silver vines around him suddenly contracted and condensed, transforming into a sharp spear, which he hurled through the air!
"Buzz—!"
The spear pierced through the vine, pinning the remaining bloodsucking vine to the giant tree behind it. The vine trembled violently, and a deep red sap, like blood, seeped from the broken part. Soon it stopped moving.
Under the silent moonlight, streams of pure energy emerged from the vine corpse, converged, and finally condensed into a purple halo, quietly suspended in the night.
Three months.
He devoted almost all his time and fighting spirit to cultivating this vampire vine, except for eating, sleeping, and the brief moments he spent with Xun'er.
Watching it grow from a withered vine into a thicker, spreading form, confirming that its length and diameter had reached the standards described in the Soul Beast Compendium for a thousand-year-old Soul Beast, its actual combat power...
However, it fell far short of expectations.
"Are you too weak, or... am I too strong?"
Xiao Yan murmured a thought, then stepped to the remaining vine trunk, glancing at the messy forest behind the mountain.
He sat cross-legged, his fingers lightly touching the ground, and a warm, green life energy quietly spread from his body.
The broken giant trees and swirling soil quickly healed and calmed down amidst the lush greenery. In just a short while, the entire forest was restored to its original state, even appearing more shady.
"Alright, let's begin."
Xiao Yan focused his mind on the thousand-year-old soul ring before him.
Guided by his soul, he placed it on the Blue Silver Grass, the martial soul in his right hand.
"Come!"
……
"Oh no, I've turned into a tentacle monster..."
The next day, early morning on the back mountain.
Xiao Yan looked at the Blue Silver Grass vines that were coiling and twisting behind him, their color dark red and almost blood-red, and his lips twitched involuntarily.
The purple spirit ring around his body still quietly circled, proving that he had indeed successfully absorbed the thousand-year spirit ring and obtained the spirit skill he had been looking forward to. It wasn't an amplification, but a percentage-based one!
However, the form and characteristics displayed by this soul skill are rather... unsatisfactory.
It lacks the nobility of blue and gold, and it's all crooked and messy...
The only consolation is that the name of the soul skill isn't bad; it's called "Dew of Life."
—This can create a drop of Life Dew that restores 20% of injuries and stamina for 3 minutes!
"Although 3 minutes is quite long, it's only 20%."
Xiao Yan was slightly dissatisfied, but he understood the reason: Blue Silver Herb was the most common martial soul.
Based on the common sense he learned from books, achieving a 10% recovery rate is already quite remarkable.
His current 20% achievement is due to the changes brought about by the soul bone.
The reason he still felt it was insufficient was because he vaguely sensed that this power was not completely perfect and had some flaws.
To truly complete the story, we'll probably have to look to the Douluo Continent, whether it's the "beggar" or the "protagonist."
The remaining clues must be related to these two people.
"Judging by the time, it's about time to go take another look."
As Xiao Yan thought about it, his peripheral vision was drawn to the menacing, blood-red Blue Silver Grass behind him, and his lips twitched again.
The dark red, almost blood-like patterns on the Blue Silver Grass are a result of absorbing the properties of the Vampire Vine.
It only manifests when using a Soul Skill.
"And the effect..."
With a wave of his hand, Xiao Yan sent the vines behind him, which were now sprawling like snakes, coiling around a large tree. As the crimson light surged, the tree that it touched quickly withered and died.
Immediately, a wisp of pure life energy appeared in his palm.
It is also the ability to absorb life from the outside world and transform it into one's own.
Combined with the "Withered Palm" effect from the Withered Palm technique, it also absorbs energy!
The two can even achieve a 1+1>2 effect.
"But I'm a good person!!"
"This image is so unlike my usual persona."
Xiao Yan couldn't help but mutter to himself.
With a slight thought, the purple soul ring around his body quietly disappeared, and the originally dark red, almost blood-red, and menacing Blue Silver Grass vines disappeared.
Instantly shedding its ferocious appearance, it reverts to an elegant form shimmering with blue-gold luster, stretching and swaying in the morning light.
He certainly seemed to possess a refined and otherworldly air.
"Yes, this is how I should be!"
Xiao Yan nodded in satisfaction.
He also held the newly formed drop of dew, shimmering with a greenish hue, and strode quickly toward the Xiao family's location.
As long as he prepares enough of this, the burning pain from the strange fire that Xun'er suffers during her cultivation should be greatly alleviated.
……
But when Xun'er looked at the "dewdrop" in her palm that was being held up to her, her little face showed a hint of resistance.
"Dew of Life"—the name sounds beautiful, but the drop of liquid before me is a blood-red color, its crystal-clear appearance almost eerie. At first glance, it does indeed resemble a precious gem, but…
It looks just like concentrated blood droplets.
"Does this... really work?"
Xun'er raised her hesitant eyes to look at the boy in front of her. "Yes, it'll definitely work," she thought, but her fingers curled slightly as she spoke with concern.
"Brother Xiao Yan, are you alright?"
She was truly afraid that these seemingly "blood beads" were something Xiao Yan had obtained at the cost of harming himself.
"If that's the case, I'd rather be in pain than..."
Xiao Xun'er's sensible words were left unsaid.
"alright."
Xiao Yan sighed helplessly, and with a flick of his hand, the crimson dewdrop slid into her slightly parted lips during her moment of hesitation.
The dewdrop melted instantly upon entering her mouth, and in that instant, a warm and pure life force spread from her body.
The worry in Xiao Xun'er's eyes instantly turned into joy, and the concern on her small face was replaced by relief.
An unprecedented warmth rippled from her heart, gentle as a spring, slowly spreading to her limbs and bones.
"How is it?"
After waiting a moment, Xiao Yan also asked out of curiosity.
Upon hearing the sound, Xun'er came to her senses. The unprecedented comfort in her body was overwhelming. In an instant, a mix of emotions, including surprise, joy, unexpectedness, and grievance, intertwined. She hugged the figure in front of her.
"Um!"
In the shadows, Ling Ying watched this scene, her expression darkening, yet she couldn't help but let out a soft sigh.
"It's over."