Chapter 314

After waiting two days, the countdown on the door ended, and Lin Meng stepped inside again.

These two days she carefully studied the Nine-Eyed Heavenly Pearl, discovering that it not only could absorb the souls Grandfather needed, but also had the power to ward off evil.

Since it can ward off evil and let her not fear the strange qi, I wonder if it could also help others solve the problem of strange qi erosion.

After finishing her chat with the White God, Lin Meng developed a sense of awe toward this strange world.

After entering, the landing site changed again in just two days.

Lin Meng quickly realized that Ye Xiu had left the city; although it was bright daylight now, the outside of the city remained filled with eerie qi.

The cold seeped into her body with the wind; Lin Meng couldn't help shivering and hurriedly circulated her internal spiritual power to keep warm.

The cold season here hasn't passed yet; she hadn't noticed it the past two days inside the university, but the weather seems to have gotten much colder.

If she weren't using spiritual power to keep warm, her nose would probably be frozen solid right now.

The breath she exhaled from her mouth seemed to want to instantly condense into ice flowers in the air.

Lin Meng furrowed her brows, spread out her mental power, sensed someone ahead, and immediately rushed over.

Soon, Lin Meng saw two figures quickly approaching her.

As they met, the other party suddenly stopped and called out to Lin Meng.

"Hold on, miss, where are you headed? I advise you to return to the city quickly; it's dangerous ahead, already sealed off by the night watch."

Both looked to be in their forties; seeing Lin Meng alone, they couldn't help speaking up to warn her.

Lin Meng took the opportunity to inquire.

"Has something happened?"

Upon hearing that, the other's face grew solemn, and they said to Lin Meng:

"Rumor has it an S-rank strange entity is appearing, its strength possibly already at the Mastery level; all the Mastery-level experts stationed in Gan'an City have gathered, and if you, a little girl, go further, you'll truly be in danger."

"That's an S-rank talented Mastery strange entity—terrifying; I've never seen a true S-rank strange in my life. It's said they each possess heaven-defying abilities, exceptionally clever minds, and love to scheme, making them very troublesome."

"Little miss, hurry back with us; definitely don't go over there and cause trouble. The strong ones have to deal with that strange entity and also search for several missing students—they're very busy."

Hearing that, Lin Meng's heart jumped violently.

"Missing students? Could they be talking about Ye Xiu?"

Lin Meng secretly worried, instinctively infused spiritual power into her feet, and with a whoosh shot forward.

The two only managed to see a fleeting afterimage vanish before their eyes, without even uttering a gasp, as Lin Meng instantly disappeared from sight, leaving them standing there stunned for a long while.

After a while they came to their senses, staring at each other, both greatly shocked.

"Good heavens, did I see that right? That little girl's speed just now was terrifyingly fast!"

"Without reaching the Transformation Realm, such speed is impossible, yet she looks so young—how could she be a Transformation Realm expert?"

For a moment, both were intimidated by Lin Meng.

Lin Meng's feet kicked up wind as she ran at breakneck speed, quickly covering a great distance; she dared not linger, continuing to sprint while using her mental power to sense surrounding life signs.

An S-rank strange entity's intelligence rivals most humans, plus its monstrous talent, making it extremely difficult to deal with.

Those two said the strange entity's strength might be at the Mastery level; compared to spiritual cultivation, isn't that approaching Golden Core or even Nascent Soul cultivation?

From Entry Realm to Control Realm, then to Mastery Realm, each stage is like a heavenly chasm; above that lies the Transformation Realm, already making one a super expert.

The next step, the Domain Realm, is currently the highest realm humanity in Longguo and even the whole world has come into contact with.

As for what realms lie beyond, humanity has only explored for a mere hundred years; everything remains unknown.

The Mastery Realm seems already to be among the upper-middle tier of humanity; combined with it being an S-rank talented strange entity, this power is truly terrifying, so dispatching so many Mastery-level human experts is to be expected.

Lin Meng naturally wouldn't be so arrogant as to think she could handle an S-rank strange herself, but if the experts of Gan'an City could indeed deal with that strange entity, she might secretly be able to collect its soul.

The soul of an S-rank strange—Grandfather would surely drool at the sight.

Of course, looking for Ye Xiu is also a factor; this kid's luck is always so bad that, perhaps while out training, he actually encountered an S-rank strange.

As she ran, Lin Meng's mental power detected several life signs.

She hurriedly sprinted toward that direction, darted into the woods, sped forward between the branches, and finally stopped on a large tree.

In the clearing ahead, Lin Meng saw three figures; she instantly recognized one of the backs as Lu Wei.

This pretty girl is also here, seemingly having run into trouble.

Opposite the three stood two individuals who looked like societal ruffians, one tall and one short, both with fierce expressions.

"College students, or rather Gan'an University students—you must all have blood-qi pills on you, right? Hand them all over as tribute to my two brothers, and I might consider letting you go."

The tall guy gloomily stared at Lu Wei and her companions, while the other lecherously eyed Lu Wei.

"Bro, this girl's not bad; help me think it over—do you think we'd be a good match?"

As soon as the short one finished speaking, he got slapped by the tall one.

"Put away those dirty thoughts; robbing a few blood-qi pills is just a trivial matter, but if you dare lay a hand on their people, are you tired of living? Idiot!"

Lu Wei bit her lip, glaring at the two, having already prepared to fight to the death.

But upon hearing the tall guy's words, her heart temporarily relaxed.

Even if the blood-qi pills are gone, they can be replenished; but if these two scoundrels really harbor ill intentions toward her, then she must prepare to fight to the death.

The two companions traveling with her were also freshmen, reluctant to give away the blood-qi pills just issued by the academy, but upon hearing the opponents had designs on Lu Wei, they realized the latter had no scruples.

The next second, one of the students immediately threw five blood-qi pills over.

"That's it, that's all I have!"

Having the pills in hand, the tall guy immediately bared his teeth in a grim smile, looking toward Lu Wei and the other person.

"Yours? At least hand over five as well, or else… humph…"

Lu Wei and the other person had no choice; each reluctantly handed over five blood-qi pills.

Lin Meng held her gun, ready to intervene at any moment, but who would have thought this robbing duo only took the pills, didn't hurt anyone, and after getting the medicine they slipped away scot-free.

Upon further thought, Lin Meng realized that Gan'an University's reputation is still formidable; ordinary people would hardly lay a hand on a student.

Moreover, outside the city now there are still many strong people from inside the city gathered, and among them there should also be instructors from Canaan University.

These two dare to rob medicinal pills at this critical juncture; their guts are already big enough, so naturally they wouldn't dare to really cause a death.

After the person left, Lu Wei and her two companions finally let out a quiet sigh of relief.

Lu Wei clenched her fists, her eye sockets reddened, and her chest heaved with anger.

She hated it, hated that she was merely a support with no attack methods at all, and her body technique wasn't strong either.

If it weren't for her teammates protecting her, she would be nothing.

If only she could be like Ye Xiu, with her qi and blood rising swiftly and her body technique very formidable, that would be nice……