Chapter 106: Blood Crimson Ro: I Couldn

“This is a precious treasure!” Xu Yunrui exclaimed in delight. “Life essence crystals from the insect race are rarely stored even within their nests. Most are consumed during the mother insect’s and carapace insect’s breakthroughs. I never expected that giant carapace insect to have secretly hoarded such a treasure.”

Although these two small stones were only the size of quail eggs, their internal life energy was immense!!

If the opportunity arises later, you could use them as the main ingredient to brew high-grade healing elixirs—one pill equals an extra life!

“You’ve given me such a wonderful treasure. Don’t worry, Xu Yunrui keeps his word—I won’t tell anyone you took things from the giant carapace insect’s nest,” Xu Yunrui said solemnly.

Su Hanlin quickly voiced his agreement.

After voicing his agreement, he only needed to secretly absorb a portion of the life energy within the essence stone before breaking through to Foundation Establishment; during the body’s reconstruction at breakthrough, he could effortlessly reshape his new eyes.

If he didn’t agree, Xue Chiluo might have given both life essence crystals to Xu Yunrui.

Su Hanlin thought happily to himself: This is truly how fate works—when opportunity comes, you can’t stop it!

“Huh, someone else is coming.” Without a word, Xue Chiluo plunged its main root, adorned with a black crystal ring, into the flowerpot. The remaining roots casually raked the soil, smoothing it out before fully retracting.

Xu Yunrui and Su Hanlin each took their life essence crystals and hid them away.

Soon, a young cultivator rushed over.

“Xu Yunrui? So you’re here? The city lord wants Xue Chiluo to go out and redirect the giant carapace insect to its final battleground.”

“I came to see Xue Chiluo. I feel an instant connection with it. I plan to befriend Little Blood,” Xu Yunrui said.

“I’ve heard everyone who says they feel an instant connection and want to be friends is just after my body,” Xue Chiluo replied immediately.

Xu Yunrui: How did you know?

Ahahaha!!

The newcomer burst into loud laughter.

Even Su Hanlin smiled faintly.

“Where on earth did you hear these phrases?” Xu Yunrui couldn’t help but ask.

“I can’t tell you,” said Xue Chiluo.

“Let’s go take the giant carapace insect for a walk first. We’ll discuss friendship later,” Su Hanlin said, barely holding back his laughter. He picked up the flowerpot and prepared to descend the stairs.

The newcomer laughed so hard his mouth twisted. “Xue Chiluo, you’re amazing. Keep roasting him like this, and you’ll make Xu Yunrui question his entire existence. I’m Lu Jing—don’t forget me!” Seeing Su Hanlin leave, he called out.

Hmph!

Xu Yunrui let out a heavy huff and followed Su Hanlin.

Lu Jing brought up the rear, his laughter ringing loud and clear.

Xue Chiluo reappeared in the giant carapace insect’s field of vision; the insect had lost several plates of its hard shell, exposing the pink flesh beneath.

Greenish insect fluid oozed out in scattered drops as the shell cracked.

One of the giant insect’s large teeth had been completely severed.

Though it still stood firm, it gave off the impression of having been weakened to a critical degree.

Xue Chiluo’s appearance immediately drew the giant insect’s attention again.

Its eyes locked directly onto Xue Chiluo.

“Sssss…” The giant insect suddenly hissed at Xue Chiluo.

Su Huchen rushed to Xue Chiluo’s side.

“What’s it saying?” Su Huchen had a gut feeling the giant insect wasn’t speaking anything good.

“It says it will give me a chance at immortality—if I jump into its mouth and merge with it now!”

“Hmph, I won’t fall for that. My ancestor said anyone who talks about merging with me, becoming one with me—they just want to eat me!”

“That insect’s eyes are full of malice when it looks at me.”

Su Huchen immediately praised: “Your ancestor is absolutely right—you must always listen to your ancestor.”

Sssss…

“The insect’s charging,” Xue Chiluo said again.

“How could it charge so fast?” Su Huchen was stunned.

Xue Chiluo thought: Because I told it I stole all its secret treasures. It said it’s going to kill me.

The giant insect charged forward like a mad beast, radiating murderous intent.

Without hesitation, Su Huchen snatched up the flowerpot and ran.

And so the giant insect was led on another chase.

Xue Chiluo enjoyed the wind rushing past on the flying sword—well, the sensation of being blown by the wind—its leaves rustling violently.

But this journey was brief; soon, the giant insect was lured into a new ambush.

As soon as the insect entered, City Lord Xu raised a long blade with bizarre serrated edges, leapt into the air, and slashed down with brutal force toward the insect’s head.

A silver blade of light, like a streak of lightning, cleaved the giant insect’s head open, sending shattered fragments tumbling to the ground.

Then Xue Chiluo shot forward with a hiss, landing directly beneath the fragments and sucked in violently.

The chunk of debris—four or five meters tall and over two meters thick—immediately withered into dust.

Xue Chiluo sucked again, drawing the dust away entirely.

The giant insect let out a piercing shriek—its fury caused it to raise its mangled head high, and its massive claws slammed down furiously toward Xue Chiluo on the ground and City Lord Xu in the air.

The claw strikes moved so fast they blurred into afterimages.

This was a full-power explosion—maximum speed and strength unleashed!

City Lord Xu barely escaped, barely managing to flee.

Before City Lord Xu escaped, Xue Chiluo had already fled.

City Lord Xu, hair disheveled and clothes torn, grabbed Xue Chiluo the moment he returned: “Who told you to go suck the remains of its head?”

“It was too fragrant—I couldn’t control myself,” Xue Chiluo whined. “It’s not my fault—I smelled the scent and just rushed forward.”

City Lord Xu: “...”

Bao Junyi, directing the others in the encirclement, also drifted over to listen.

He ended up overhearing the exchange between the man and the ro.

He couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

City Lord Xu shot him an irritated glare, then told Su Huchen: “Take it back safely. Don’t leave it here—otherwise, when the insect’s nest on its back gets cut open, this little thing will just crawl right in and suck it dry.”

“Can’t I just suck a little more? That big insect’s head was so fragrant—I really want to stay,” Xue Chiluo said.

“Go now!” City Lord Xu’s face turned pale, and he shouted frantically.

What could Su Huchen do? He could only suppress his laughter and fly off with the flowerpot.

He had to hurry—he couldn’t miss the final battle.