Chapter Ten: Treading on the Moon and Howling at the Sky

  "Living Tianlang?", He Lianuo couldn't help but exclaim in his mind, even though he was fearless, the thought of being in the same forest as such a dangerous creature made him feel a chill run down his spine. To think that this creature could be hiding in some corner near him at this very moment... He Lianuo's feet felt cold, knowing that Tianlang was a sacred beast beyond the 9th rank, any power that had reached the point of being described as "sacred" was no longer something that could be dealt with by ordinary means. In the past few days, he had seen several extremely ferocious soul beasts fighting on the outskirts of Youyue Forest, their destructive power was terrifying even to him as a bystander. He Lianuo knew even more clearly that all living things in Youyue Forest had a very strict hierarchical view, generally speaking, the deeper you went into the forest, the stronger the soul beasts became. Now it seemed that even the ordinary soul beasts on the outskirts were already so terrifying, one could only imagine how frightening the Tianlang deep within the forest would be. He Lianuo carefully observed his surroundings, as if trying to find potential dangers.

  Looking at He Lian's cautious appearance, Gong Sun let out a disdainful laugh: "Don't worry, not to mention that we are still far from entering the You Yue Forest, and it's basically impossible to encounter the Tian Lang. According to records, there hasn't been anyone who has seen the Tian Lang on this continent for at least hundreds of years. How could you possibly be so lucky as to run into one? Even if you did, the Tian Lang wouldn't deign to attack someone as weak as you. Sacred beasts have their own dignity!"

  Although he knew that Gongsun Zhan was sarcastic, He Lianuo still felt a lot more at ease. Having already died once, he naturally wasn't afraid of death, but the name "Tian Lang Sacred Beast" was truly intimidating, and he almost didn't have any qualifications to contend with it!

  Just as he was about to retort, He Lianuo felt the person hugging him, He Liansheng, wake up. He raised his head and looked at the moon that was almost full in the sky, then stood up with He Lianuo in his arms and walked to a patch of extremely flat grassland. With his right hand free, he pulled out a short dagger from his waist, one that had an unusual shape and material, and carefully drew something on the ground. The dagger wasn't flat like ordinary daggers, but was curved and cone-shaped, looking more like some animal's fang. At this moment, He Liansheng was using the tip of the strange dagger to draw a complex pattern on the grassland, slowly forming an image of a wolf's head throwing its head back and howling at the sky. Although it seemed effortless from He Lianuo's perspective, He Liansheng was actually sweating profusely, even his right hand that held the dagger was slightly trembling, clearly this task wasn't as easy as He Lianuo had imagined.

  He Lian looked at Gong Sunyan in his mind with a questioning expression, extremely curious. In this situation where they were being pursued by enemies and surrounded by danger, what was He Lian doing by expending such a large amount of energy?

  "You must have been wondering how we could find the Holy Beast Tianlang and persuade it to re-establish a contract. Now I can tell you, it's all because of him!", Gong Sunjian looked at He Lian Shang who was still struggling to draw, with an extremely admiring expression in his eyes.

  "Is it He Lian Xiong?", He Lian Nu was somewhat surprised, although He Lian Xiong had shown extremely strong power on this road, he still didn't expect that the mysterious man in front of him was actually the key to obtaining the complete Tian Lang Seal.

  "That's right, it's him. Do you know why no soul beast has come to bother you on this journey? This is the world of soul beasts in the Youyue Forest, and even with good luck, it's impossible to enter the forest for several days without encountering any entanglements from soul beasts."

  He Lianuo shook his head, to be honest, this was also a question he had been wanting to explore. In fact, these days were not without encountering soul beasts, but all the soul beasts that saw He Lianyu ran away as if they had seen a ghost. In He Lianuo's view, Grandfather must have an extremely mysterious method to drive away the soul beasts, otherwise, he would not dare to enter this terrifying forest of death lightly.

  "Gongsun Jian no longer sells Guan Zi, looking at He Lian Shou's hand movements and saying: "You already know that the He Lian clan has a good relationship with the Tian Lang clan, and the Tian Lang clan promised to protect the He Lian clan. The two powerful families have always maintained an extremely close relationship. However, after you, He Lian, declined and entered the mortal world, they gradually lost contact with the Tian Lang clan.

  Although soul beasts do not have human-like intelligence and culture, they value loyalty and honor, and according to my speculation, the He Lian clan would not abandon their sacred beast-level friends so easily. Therefore, I deduced that the He Lian family must still be passing down a secret method of contacting or communicating with the Tian Lang clan.

  You ask why He Lian Shou can move freely in the You Yue Forest, which is full of soul beasts? Originally, I thought it was because he had something on him that could scare off ordinary soul beasts. Now it seems that it's probably the dagger in his hand. According to my speculation, that dagger should be made from the teeth of the Tian Lang, and naturally retains some of the sacred beast's intimidating aura. This makes ordinary soul beasts not dare to attack you.

  Moreover, He Lian Shou himself is only a Soul Master, so why did He Lian Zong Hong entrust you to him? Firstly, he has mastered unique hidden protection skills that can protect you from escaping from Tian Xue. More importantly, He Lian Shou must have a way to find the Tian Lang!

  To be honest, the He Lian clan has long lost its pride as one of the four ancient noble families, and He Lian Zong Hong is willing to let his descendants enjoy the wealth and luxury of the mortal world rather than take risks on the mainland. This time, if it weren't for the family's great changes, He Lian Zong Hong wouldn't have ordered He Lian Shou to help you come to this You Yue Forest. I suppose your grandfather predicted that you would face many difficulties in the future and wanted you to find the Tian Lang to try to restore your complete Tian Lang mark, so that you could at least have the power to protect yourself.

  Look at the mysterious soul array He Lian Shou is drawing now - it must be the secret method of contacting the Tian Lang clan that has been passed down through the He Lian family."

  He Lian turned his head to look, but saw He Lian Shou's movements on his injured hand getting faster and faster, gradually reaching a degree that the naked eye could no longer discern. The wolf head pattern in the soul array was becoming increasingly clear, and a strong aura was faintly emanating from the array. He Lian Shou's face was covered in large beads of sweat, and his entire shoulder was shaking more and more violently. It seemed that this soul array had reached its most critical moment.

  He Lian'nuo was about to speak when Gong Sunjian's face suddenly changed, and he said anxiously: "It's not good, someone is coming!"

  As soon as the words fell, a gloomy and eerie voice slowly came: "Ah, you guys are hiding here, it's really hard for me to find you!", this voice was extremely sharp and thin, not like a man's voice at all. thick, but also without the soft beauty of a woman's voice, making people feel uncomfortable all over when they heard it.

  Huo Lian's eyes widened in shock as he heard the words, his hands momentarily freezing in mid-air. The powerful aura emanating from the soul array began to dissipate slowly, like a receding tide, as its creator's movements came to a halt.

  Khalun tightly grasped the Tianlang dagger in his right hand, slowly standing up to look towards the south. Following his gaze, Khalun saw a red figure rapidly approaching from afar, its owner still laughing loudly and shrilly.

  In an instant, the person had swept to Helian's side. This person was extremely tall and thin, with high cheekbones protruding from his face, yet he still smeared on a thick layer of bright red rouge. His eyes were extremely narrow, and his neck was long and slender. Although the Adam's apple on his neck indicated that he was a man, his entire body was clad in a resplendent red long gown, and even his gestures were as delicate and refined as those of a woman. He lightly grasped a lily-white handkerchief in his hand, looking awkward from head to toe.

  "Double-faced ghost messenger Liu Tong?", Gong Sun Jian exclaimed in surprise, apparently the identity of the newcomer was somewhat astonishing to him.

  Liu Teng himself was also a miserable person, his mother died early and his father was a gambler who sold him to a perverted old man as a plaything when he was young. Although Liu Teng was rescued by a master and became his apprentice years later, his heart had already been tortured into some kind of pathology, gradually becoming an androgynous monster. He also got the nickname "Double-Faced Ghost" because of his tendency to kill people. This person was later recruited by the first killer organization under the Moon, Shadow Moon Building, although he is still far from being a top-notch killer, but has completed countless missions without ever failing.

  Gongsun Jian was surprised, not because Liu Teng's skills were profound, but because this person was only a soul controller of the soul class, yet he was extremely good at hiding and had many unusual soul techniques that were not easily detected. In normal times, it wouldn't have been a problem, but at this critical moment, he was indeed a troublesome character. Just looking at how he could enter this place without a scratch, just like He Lianci, explained a lot. It's worth noting that He Lianci had only managed to do so with the help of his heavenly wolf dagger.

  At this moment, Liu Teng didn't rush to take action, but instead continued to twirl his long hair that fell to his chest with his fingers, still speaking in a gloomy tone: "Don't blame me for being ruthless, I was entrusted by the Tian Xiang Tang family to track you down, who would have thought that you would actually enter this demon forest alone? If I didn't have some survival skills, I might not have been able to complete this task! ", after finishing, he covered his mouth and chuckled lightly, which made He Lian Nu feel a chill. This Liu Teng seemed to think of himself as a fish on the cutting board, and had actually broken the rules of the killer's world by revealing his employer.

  He Lian was injured but didn't respond, slightly calming his breathing, and suddenly raised the Tianlang dagger in his hand, stabbing straight at Liu Tong!

  "Hey, you're so clueless about cherishing talent! ", Liu Tong teased with a smile, but his movements didn't slow down in the slightest. With lightning speed, he drew out a flexible sword from his waist and countered He Lian's move.

  He Lian's eyes saw no results, suddenly took a step back, the right hand's Tian Lang dagger rapidly slashed in the air, vaguely outlining the shape of a wolf head, and lightly shouted: "Tian Lang Xiao Yue Ci!", after finishing, the dagger in his hand quickly rotated several times, with ten times the previous speed, towards the front, the white tip of the Tian Lang dagger formed a small whirlpool, rapidly rotating.

  "Earthly Soul Technique?", Liu Tong's expression slightly changed, to think that Sacred Soul Techniques were almost never seen before, and Heavenly ones were extremely rare too. This Earthly Soul Technique was already incredibly powerful, even he himself only mastered one type of Earthly Soul Technique. At this moment, he didn't dare underestimate his opponent again. With a flick of the soft sword in his hand, he shouted: "Thousand Phantom Ghost Shadow Sword!", The soft sword shook faster and faster, instantly forming a multitude of sword shadows that filled the sky, until finally, Liu Tong was completely obscured by the sword shadows!

  It's a long story, but all of this happened in an instant. The Wolf Fang dagger was almost instantly knocked against Liu Tong's sword shadow, spinning and stabbing forward for several inches before being unable to move any further. Helián Shāng felt a surge of great force transmitted from the dagger through his hand, sending him flying far away, heavily landing near the Soul Array.

  Liu Teng's sword shadow also dissipated at this moment, gradually revealing Liu Teng's body, but saw that his chest had been broken open with a round wound, and large amounts of fresh blood flowed down from the wound, making his bright red clothes even more bloody. Obviously, although he was seriously injured by He Lian Shang, He Lian Shang's desperate blow also made him suffer greatly.

  "Alright, you're indeed a formidable opponent. It's been a long time since anyone has managed to hurt me. Today, I'll make you pay the price! Let's start with this infant!" Liu Teng roared maniacally, raising his soft sword and charging straight at He Lian's hand that held He Lian Nu.

  At this moment, He Lian Shang had no strength to fight again. In fact, he shouldn't have been so vulnerable, but the previous Soul Array had consumed too much of his power, and just now, he had risked everything to use the extremely costly Earthly Soul Technique. At this moment, he was already at the end of his rope. Seeing Liu Tong's incoming attack, He Lian Shang gritted his teeth, raised his right arm, and let out a loud roar: "Heavenly Wolf Howls Moon Stab!!" At this moment, his Heavenly Wolf Dagger had been lost, but he was determined to use his flesh and blood to execute the Earthly Soul Technique and collide head-on with Liu Tong's soft sword. In an instant, the soft sword and arm intersected, and He Lian Shang's right arm shattered at the shoulder, with large pieces of flesh and blood falling into the nearby Soul Array. Strangely, the originally stopped Soul Array suddenly revived after being stained with He Lian Shang's flesh and blood, almost instantly bursting out with an aura a hundred times stronger than before. This aura gradually materialized, and at this moment, the Moon was rising high in the sky. A strong, eye-piercing silver light shot straight from the Moon to the center of the Soul Array. The Soul Array underfoot seemed to be stirring up the entire land, causing violent tremors that even made Liu Tong stumble.

  "Not good!", although he didn't know what had happened, Liu Teng intuitively felt that the situation in front of him was extremely unfavorable to himself. Without hesitation, he fiercely raised his soft sword and swiftly stabbed it forward like a swift and fierce slash!

  Seeing the soft sword approaching, the only one who could protect himself, He Lian Shang, had already fainted. He Lian Nu helplessly sighed and thought to herself that everything was ready but she still couldn't wait for the east wind. It seemed like today she would die in this demon moon forest!

  Who would have thought that the scene would change dramatically again at this moment? Suddenly, the soul array that had absorbed enough moonlight burst out with an extremely dazzling light. Liu Teng was surrounded by the light in the blink of an eye and instantly melted away like snow water meeting sunlight, without making a single sound! He Lian was caught off guard and couldn't dodge, and was almost knocked unconscious by the intense brightness. In his daze, he heard a long howl that seemed to come from afar, and with his last bit of consciousness, he looked in the direction of the sound. He saw a giant silver wolf trampling the earth, rushing towards him like lightning, and behind the wolf, a round moon hung high in the sky...