Chapter 738: Dealing with a Tiger for Its Skin

"Fortunately, it hasn't completely dissipated yet!"

After checking Gu Yutong's body, Shen Yu found the last remaining bit of her soul within her; fortunately, there was still a chance to save her.

The consciousness that originally belonged to her had actually been worn down almost to nothing by that old monster, leaving only the final blow.

If he hadn't attacked the opponent's soul directly from the start, leaving it no time to attend to other matters, the opponent would likely have finished obliterating that last shred of consciousness in one go just now.

Now that the opponent has been finished off by Shen Yu, the consciousness belonging to Gu Yutong has reoccupied the body.

But her soul has suffered heavy damage and requires a long period of constant repair. Even with his continuous nourishment, it is unlikely she will wake up anytime soon.

If he can sign in some good item capable of repairing souls later, he imagines it should shorten the time considerably.

He doesn't even know if their wedding ceremony on the wasteland counts; thinking about the bridal chamber night, he doesn't know when he will ever get to experience that.

Sigh, why am I thinking about this? Shen Yu, oh Shen Yu, pfft, you are a gentleman!

Come to think of it, Gu Yutong was created through the reincarnation of a soul fragment split off by someone else; Gu Yutong's soul still remains, and he doesn't know if the other party can be considered finished off.

However, the hundreds of experts he finished off earlier were the real deal; regardless, the sign-in rewards shouldn't be bad.

"System, sign in!"

"Sign-in successful, obtained Luck Halo, duration one quarter of an hour!"

A special halo appeared in his mind, seemingly waiting for him to activate it at any time.

Wear it, and you are the most handsome guy on the street, the world's favorite son wherever you go, closer than even a biological son.

The treatment will be completely incomparable; it is practically picking up money when you go out, with beauties throwing themselves at you.

Even if you don't like Martial Arts, there will be people fighting to give you their internal energy.

It is just a pity that this thing has a time limit, otherwise Shen Yu really wouldn't mind wearing such a thing on his head three hundred and sixty-five days a year.

Just at this moment, the Compass in his hand suddenly locked onto a direction, making his heart leap with joy.

An old monster has appeared; this can be considered a double blessing!

Following the direction of the Compass, Shen Yu locked onto a city, and just as he was preparing to pinpoint the exact location, the needle of the Compass actually spun around in circles on the spot.

This is because the old monster hiding here has once again concealed its aura, causing the Compass to lose its target and the needle to be unable to lock onto the position.

However, Shen Yu was not discouraged; since the opponent appeared here, there will always be traces left behind.

After all, as for these old monsters, one should not expect them to stay put honestly.

Walking on the street, Shen Yu looked at the surrounding crowd and the hawking sounds; the worldly atmosphere of life once again rushed toward him.

It is just that on the faces of these people, Shen Yu only saw panic, and even when they walked by, they were in a hurry.

The memories of these people around him were reflected in his mind one by one, giving Shen Yu a general understanding of the situation here in an instant.

The biggest event here now is the disappearance of a large number of people, especially those young and beautiful women, and they aren't disappearing one by one, but in batches.

The government is helpless, or rather, they have simply given up and stopped caring, which has also led to the current state of panic among the people in the city.

Even in broad daylight, it cannot cover up the panic on everyone's faces.

But they also know that although it is chaotic here, it might be even more chaotic outside.

Therefore, even though the people are already in a state of panic, no one is willing to flee the city to make a living.

In Shen Yu's view, the disappearance of a large number of people might be related to the old monster hiding here.

However, just as Shen Yu was walking on the street in deep thought, a group of people came galloping from afar on horseback, charging recklessly through the city.

Passersby along the way could not dodge in time and were actually trampled under the horses; this is completely disregarding human life.

Just a short distance from Shen Yu, facing the horses suddenly charging over, a little girl on the street could not dodge in time, and it looked like she was about to be trampled into pulp by the hooves.

Just at this moment, a sudden force directly sent the horses and the people on them flying away.

The little girl was still standing there helplessly, then began to cry loudly, but she was not hurt in the slightest.

Those Martial Artists riding on the horses seemed to be suppressed by some kind of force, and no matter how hard they tried, they could not get up.

At this moment, they also realized that they had encountered an expert, and their faces turned extremely terrified one by one.

Fortunately, that expert had no intention of killing, otherwise they would already be a pile of corpses by now.

Until her mother rushed up and hurriedly carried the child away, these Martial Artists did not have the guts to utter a single harsh word.

Sensing that someone else had taken action, Shen Yu lowered his hand and turned to look at the source of the power.

It was an old man in simple hemp clothes; this long and steady aura clearly showed he was an expert.

When did such a person appear in the Jianghu?

At this time, the other party seemed to notice Shen Yu's presence, smiled slightly at him, and raised the teacup in his hand; everything was understood without words.

There are indeed too many evil people in the world, but there are always those who harbor chivalry and will stand up against injustice.

The two were only nodding acquaintances, and then they went about their own business. For Shen Yu, the most important thing now is to find the old monster and not let him harm more people.

Standing in the city, his perception enveloped the entire city; any movement would not escape his eyes.

If the missing people in the city are really related to that old monster, then such actions will not stop.

After all, if an old monster has just awakened and wants to recover its strength, a small number of people will not satisfy it.

After those old monsters wake up, they usually kill city by city to absorb endless life force to recover themselves.

Now this one's aura is intermittent, perhaps precisely because it is so weak that it is taking lives bit by bit.

Once it recovers to a certain level of strength, it will bare its fangs and devour everyone in this city.

Of course, this is just Shen Yu's guess; whether it is true or not remains to be verified.

Not much time passed before some abnormalities in the city fell into his eyes.

In his perception, there were actually people abducting people in the city in broad daylight.

These people acted meticulously and their movements were skillful; clearly, they had not done this once or twice.

The government has given up, and the experts in the city are too busy to care for themselves, so the actions of these people have inevitably become much more arrogant.

After these people finished abducting the people, they quickly gathered in one place, and the movement paths of all of them converged into a large manor covering a vast area.

Shen Yu's perception swept across the interior of the manor; there were quite a few experts inside, but he soon discovered something amiss.

Among these experts, many had their cultivation realms and strength forcibly elevated using some kind of secret technique.

Such a method of forcing growth not only granted them immense strength in the short term but also completely severed their future paths.

"This must be the place!"

In Shen Yu's mind, he had already filled in the gaps regarding where the problem lay.

It must be that the old monster here had awakened, but was so weak that he couldn't even hunt others, which was why he was making deals with people.

The people in the manor helped him abduct a large number of people to provide him with the means to recover his strength, while he helped the people in the manor rapidly increase their own strength.

For the vast majority of Martial Artists, the temptation of increased strength was something they could never refuse, no matter what.

Do you not see? In order to increase their strength, some people kill without blinking, some kill their wives and children, and the ruthless ones even dare to take a blade to themselves.

Just by sacrificing others, one could exchange it for an increase in internal energy; who could resist such a deal?

It was just that the people in the manor did not understand what it meant to seek skin from a tiger.

Once the other party recovered some strength, it was likely that everyone in this entire manor would become his rations.