Chapter 115

Inside the tent, Shangyi Huimeizi lay in Cang Luo's arms, holding him tightly and gently speaking words of entrusting her life to him.

However, in her heart, she wondered why Cang Luo had not been poisoned into unconsciousness.

After thinking it over and over, she could find no reason, so her thoughts turned to Cang Luo's identity.

Lord Cang is from a secret realm; perhaps he possesses some special ability. Yes, Lord Cang's strength far exceeding his cultivation realm is probably due to the secret realm, right?

That secret realm... is too miraculous!

I must send news of Lord Cang and the secret realm to the Eastern Japan Imperial Court as soon as possible...

At this moment, Shangyi Huimeizi's mind had already flown to the Eastern Japan Imperial Court, thousands of li away, yet she continued to speak words of love to Cang Luo.

Cang Luo simply listened quietly.

The feeling of holding a girl and listening to her speak words of love... is very relaxing.

However, that is all there is to it.

Cang Luo is not stupid; this Eastern Japan woman tried to steal his mobile phone and even went so far as to poison him. Who knows if she is pretending now?

Trying to gain his sympathy, showing weakness to the enemy, and then delivering a killing blow?

Cang Luo listened vigilantly for a while longer, then said calmly: "As long as you do not betray me, I will protect you and am willing to share everything I have with you.

But if I one day discover you have betrayed me, then do not blame me for being ruthless."

Shangyi Huimeizi immediately looked up at Cang Luo and said firmly: "Lord Cang, I am Lord Cang's person and will never betray Lord Cang!"

Cang Luo nodded but did not believe her, saying nothing; Shangyi Huimeizi stopped speaking as well.

After a moment of intimacy, Shangyi Huimeizi suddenly said: "Lord Cang, when can you take me to see Lord Cang's hometown? I wish to meet Lord Cang's parents."

Cang Luo was stunned and immediately recalled showing her the "Avengers" movie last night.

Damn it!

What did I say last night? Did I say the world inside the Avengers was my hometown? Did I not mention it was Earth?

Cang Luo thought things were going badly and forced himself to remain calm, saying: "Hometown? My hometown is very far away... let's talk about it next year and see if I can take you back."

Saying this, Cang Luo brushed her off with a few more words, then stood up to put on his clothes.

Facing Cang Luo's perfunctory attitude, Shangyi Huimeizi felt not only no disappointment but even more excitement, because from his perfunctory words she confirmed several things.

The secret realm indeed exists, but it is very far from the Yuanwu Continent.

Lord Cang is indeed from the secret realm; not only can he contact the secret realm, but he can also return to it and even take me there!

However, judging from Lord Cang's words, it seems Lord Cang cannot return to the secret realm at will?

Shangyi Huimeizi stood up to help Cang Luo change his clothes while pondering thoughtfully.

It is highly likely that Lord Cang cannot return to the secret realm on his own, or perhaps he simply cannot return by himself and needs someone from the secret realm to guide him.

Then the plan must be changed.

Originally, Shangyi Huimeizi's plan was to notify the Eastern Japan Imperial Court and have them send a powerful expert directly to control Cang Luo and force him to reveal the secret realm's secrets.

But now, knowing that Cang Luo might not be able to return to the secret realm on his own, she decided to first investigate clearly when Cang Luo can return to the secret realm and by what method, and then take action according to the situation.

Of course, the Eastern Japan Imperial Court must be notified first; I will notify them upon returning to the Five Elements Hall.

At that time, we will see whether I should follow Lord Cang to the secret realm first, or whether the Eastern Japan Imperial Court should directly send powerful experts to forcibly break into the secret realm...

Thinking these thoughts, Shangyi Huimeizi finished dressing Cang Luo.

Cang Luo glanced at her and smiled: "I will go get something to eat; when it's ready, I will call you."

Shangyi Huimeizi silently nodded and slowly put on her clothes; her body ached a bit...

Cang Luo casually prepared some roasted meat, and after the two finished eating, they continued searching for demonic beasts.

Shangyi Huimeizi wanted to tame a Rank 2 demonic beast as a beast pet, preferably a mutated one; Cang Luo also needed to find a Rank 2 demonic beast as a beast pet, though he did not expect a mutated demonic beast.

Not long after, under the search of satellite monitoring, Cang Luo quickly found a Rank 2 demonic beast resembling an Earth grizzly bear; of course, it was not mutated. Shangyi Huimeizi shook her head to indicate she did not want to tame this one, and Cang Luo did not want it either.

Thus, Cang Luo blasted it to death on the spot.

It took only three moves; the first two were the Thunder-Soaring Palm condensed with lightning-attribute Gang Qi.

The third move was a hand blade condensed with yang-attribute Gang Qi.

At this moment, Cang Luo finally experienced the power of Gang Qi and initially mastered the method of using it.

Gang Qi cuts iron like mud!

The lightning-attribute Gang Qi is even more powerful, like an electric field attached to the skin; upon striking the target, it also electrocutes the person, with an intensity greater than the numbing effect of the Thunder-Soaring Palm.

The yang-attribute Gang Qi is scorching hot, immensely substantial, and incredibly fierce!

Moreover, the yang-attribute Gang Qi absorbed and transformed by the Earth-Grade Upper-Class cultivation method "Meiti Shengong" practiced by Cang Luo is even stronger by three points.

The hand blade Cang Luo condensed using the yang-attribute Gang Qi of Meiti Shengong directly sliced open the grizzly bear's neck, with power comparable to a Rank 3 longsword.

Nearby, Shangyi Huimeizi was repeatedly astonished; she did not know when Cang Luo had broken through to the Martial General realm and become even stronger.

She discovered that Cang Luo's yang-attribute Gang Qi was extremely powerful, even stronger than the Gang Qi condensed by most martial artists of the Martial Master cultivation realm.

Facing Cang Luo's abnormal strength, Shangyi Huimeizi once again attributed it to the miraculous secret realm.

She believed that the secret realm where Cang Luo resides must have special cultivation methods.

For example, that uncle who looked like he could be killed with a single casual slash in his normal state became terrifyingly powerful after turning into a "green-skinned ape"!

Infinite strength!

Invulnerable to blades and spears!

The more he fought, the stronger he became!

With just one punch, he defeated a giant flying fish that appeared to have the strength of at least a Rank 7 demonic beast...

If Cang Luo knew that Shangyi Huimeizi called the Hulk a "green-skinned ape" and mistook the Chitauri fleet's whale spaceship for a Rank 7 demonic beast, he would surely laugh out loud.

At this time, Cang Luo was digging out the demonic core; after digging it out, he swallowed it without hesitation and then refined it on the spot, wanting to test the "Starvation Replenishment" ability again.

Ten minutes later.

Cang Luo frowned slightly; this time, refining the beast core didn't trigger rapid refinement, proving his guess correct—only in a state of extreme hunger could beast cores be refined rapidly.

So, all that remained was to confirm whether extreme hunger occurred only during siege and conquest.

That would verify the Hunger Refinement ability wasn't an accident or coincidence, but his new ability.

Though the Hunger Refinement ability was incredibly wasteful—squandering at least ninety percent of resources—and though it deprived him of his personal happiness, it might prove invaluable someday...

For instance, if he ever became rich, he could buy vast quantities of resources to refine.

As he thought of this, Cang Luo also recalled the smuggling method after the two worlds connected: exchanging Earth's materials for resources from the Yuanwu Continent, then using Hunger Refinement to cultivate.

If this cycle continued, wouldn't he become a Wu Huang or Wu Di in moments?

Cang Luo smiled bitterly; how could it be that easy?

The higher one's cultivation, the more resources required—and using Hunger Refinement multiplied that consumption tenfold!

Last night, he broke through from Warrior Stage 9 to Warrior General Stage 2, consuming at least two hundred low-grade Yuan Stones' worth of beast cores, equivalent to about 2.8 million RMB.

It goes without saying, let alone Martial Emperor or Martial Sovereign—even a Martial King would likely not be able to afford the consumption of a fourth-rank martial artist's Martial Spirit cultivation.

Warrior General is a second-rank warrior; he's still only at Stage 2 now, and advancing one stage already costs millions upon millions—so how much would Warrior Spirit Stage require? Hundreds of millions? Billions? Even tens of billions?

Where the hell was he going to get that much money?

Cang Luo sighed deeply; no wonder people said the poor studied, the rich cultivated—the Dao of martial arts was built on piles of money.

Moreover, Hunger Refinement only increased cultivation level, not actual combat power; without matching techniques, everything was meaningless.

Also, he didn't even know if he'd survive long enough to return to Earth...

Cang Luo sighed again, stopped thinking about it, and decided to let things unfold naturally—he'd cultivate steadily. With Earth's physique, his current cultivation speed was already fast enough.

Beside him, Shangyi Huimeizi, seeing his anxious expression, asked gently: "Cang Jun, what's wrong?"

Cang Luo shook his head: "Nothing. Just feeling homesick. Let's keep searching for beast beasts."

Saying this, Cang Luo regained his focus and resumed searching for beast beasts.

Behind him, Shangyi Huimeizi, hearing his mention of homesickness, became even more convinced of her suspicion—Cang Jun had no way to return to the secret realm...

Time passed quickly as they searched for beast beasts; soon, night fell.

In one afternoon, Cang Luo spotted hundreds of beast beasts under satellite surveillance—first, second, and third-rank ones; had the satellite's vision not been blocked by dense forests, he could have found even more.

Yet among these hundreds of beast beasts detected by satellite, only dozens were solitary; most traveled in groups.

Beast beasts weren't stupid; human warriors hunted in teams, so beast beasts naturally fought in groups too—the higher their rank, the smarter they became.

Many beast beasts had been found, but none appealed to either of them.

Shangyi Huimeizi said she wanted to capture a... cute second-rank beast beast.

Cang Luo was speechless. Are you capturing beast beasts to fight—or to keep as pets?

Cang Luo himself wanted to capture a stealth-type beast beast—a master of ambush.

He thought: Didn't the Husky spit smoke to create mist? If his next beast beast were a stealth type, couldn't it hide in the mist to ambush?

The idea was good—but he hadn't found one.

Still, the afternoon wasn't without gains; Cang Luo killed five solitary second-rank demonic beasts, plus the giant bear he'd slain earlier—six total—and obtained six second-rank beast cores.

In truth, had he not been searching for a suitable beast pet, he could have killed far more.

Now night had fallen; Cang Luo and Shangyi Huimeizi both entered their tent...

Inside the tent, the two sat in silence; a faint osmanthus fragrance drifted through the air.

Cang Luo remained cautiously alert, wanting to test Hunger Refinement again, but hesitated—he didn't want to seem too eager, too depraved.

So Cang Luo swallowed a second-rank beast core and silently began refining it.

Shangyi Huimeizi immediately relaxed, then began her own cultivation—she was afraid.

Last night, Cang Jun had been too wild...