Chapter 227: Reencountering Liu Ruyan

Several hours passed, until Su Chen let out a low roar; Lv Luo, having lost her reason, was now helplessly sticking out her tongue, her eyes dazed.

She had not expected that there could be such a joyful thing in the world; she knelt beneath her master, her face full of joy, for she had already become Su Chen's woman.

She had given the best of herself to Su Chen.

"Master."

Lv Luo nestled against Su Chen like a bird, her voice as low as a mosquito's hum.

"Lv Luo, you don't need to say anything; I understand what you mean."

Su Chen stroked Lv Luo's hair, which was dampened by sweat, and said softly.

"Mm."

Lv Luo's heart felt as if it had been filled, completely full, giving her an inexplicable sense of happiness.

The two of them lingered in tenderness for another few quarter-hours before tidying up and continuing deeper inside.

As soon as they passed through this stone gate, the surrounding temperature plummeted, replaced by a cold and damp aura.

"This feeling, it's so uncomfortable."

Lv Luo couldn't help but mutter; the air was constantly permeated with aggressive Spiritual Power, though it had no physical form.

Yet, when it grazed against a person, it felt as painful as being sliced by a blade; if someone with lower cultivation were here, they would have long since been crushed until they coughed up blood and died.

Su Chen also had a strong reaction, but he did not show it.

As they walked forward, three doors appeared before them.

Those three stone doors were no different from the previous ones, except that three totems were painted on them in blood-red graffiti; even after a long time, they remained vivid, showing no signs of fading.

Su Chen stepped forward and tentatively touched one of the totems; the totem lit up for a moment, then vanished in an instant.

"These three totems..."

Lv Luo always felt they were somewhat familiar.

They were the Eagle, the Dragon, and the Snake, respectively.

Thinking of the strangeness of this place, she couldn't help but recall what had happened before; could it be related to that?

Lv Luo's hand covered the Dragon Totem, and the totem suddenly shone with brilliant golden light, instantly illuminating the entire room; immediately after, the stone gate shook violently, and with a loud "Boom—", it shattered completely.

Back when the collapse first happened, Lv Luo had already nimbly dodged to Su Chen's side, but seeing this scene now, she still found it hard to believe.

"Is this shoddy construction? How did it shatter just from a touch?"

Su Chen was dumbfounded and couldn't help but say.

It wasn't his fault for saying that; after all, they had spent quite a bit of effort to open the stone gates that looked exactly the same just a moment ago, yet this one seemed to have opened on its own as if it knew they were coming.

Lv Luo didn't know what was going on either; she hadn't done anything, just placed her hand on the stone gate.

"So what do we do now?"

Lv Luo looked at Su Chen.

Ever since they entered this place, it had been full of crises; now that they had entered so easily, she instead felt there was some conspiracy afoot.

For a moment, Lv Luo couldn't make up her mind.

Su Chen looked through the open door; it was clear that a formation to block the outside world had been cast inside, and one could only vaguely see human figures—there was a woman with a graceful and charming figure, but she was in a very sorry state at the moment, seemingly being chased and attacked, appearing very flustered.

For some reason, Su Chen always felt that figure was very familiar.

Suddenly, Su Chen's pupils constricted as he sensed a familiar aura; the person inside was none other than, in all likelihood, Liu Ruyan.

But why would Liu Ruyan be here?

Thinking of this, Su Chen immediately prepared to rush in.

"Master, wait; we don't know what it's like inside, we can't just go in."

Seeing him so impulsive, Lv Luo immediately said anxiously, fearing that Su Chen might encounter some mishap.

"Liu Ruyan is inside, we must go in and save her!"

Su Chen hurriedly dropped these words and rushed in; upon hearing this, Lv Luo immediately understood the severity of the situation and followed closely behind.

As soon as they entered, the originally dim world instantly gained color; the room was extremely luxurious, with no end in sight, and could even be described as magnificent as a palace.

As soon as Lv Luo entered, she was stunned.

This was clearly the residence of the master's sleeping quarters from his past life; how could this be here...

Su Chen didn't care about that; he immediately caught sight of Liu Ruyan not far away.

She was crawling on the ground, looking very disheveled, her dress stained with fresh blood, blooming into gorgeous flowers of blood, adding a touch of poignant beauty to her cold, clear cheeks.

The demonic beast fighting her was a jet-black demonic dragon; its coarse, heavy scales were exceptionally smooth, its blood-colored eyes rippled with killing intent, and it opened its huge mouth, its foul-smelling, yellowed fangs nearly half a meter long.

Hearing the commotion, Liu Ruyan subconsciously looked up and saw Su Chen's unhesitating figure; her eyes grew moist, having fought alone for so long without crying.

But seeing Su Chen's figure, she immediately couldn't hold it in anymore.

"Su Chen."

Before she could finish her words, the demonic dragon had already opened its blood-red maw, ready to swallow Liu Ruyan in the next second.

At this critical moment, Su Chen charged over holding a sharp sword and stabbed it straight through the demonic dragon's throat.

The demonic dragon let out a painful struggle, its throat roaring incessantly, sounding like the creaking of old, weathered wooden boards—piercing and unpleasant, yet filled with intimidation.

Its thick, long tail thrashed about as if it had gone mad, smashing the surrounding architecture to pieces, while its head shook violently in an attempt to break free from Su Chen's restraint.

Seizing this opportunity, Liu Ruyan staggered to her feet and rushed toward Lv Luo's direction.

Seeing Liu Ruyan leave, Su Chen finally felt relieved and increased the force in his hands to prevent himself from being thrown off by the demonic dragon, while simultaneously activating his Divine Dragon Martial Soul.

Although that demonic dragon was powerful, it was only cultivated from a mixed-blood lineage; now that it felt the aura of a True Dragon, its eyes were filled with fear, and even its movements involuntarily slowed down.

Seizing this opportunity, Su Chen immediately unleashed his Spiritual Power toward the demonic dragon's eyes.

That golden light was scorching hot and immediately blinded the demonic dragon's eyes.

Su Chen immediately unleashed his Spiritual Power again to bind the demonic dragon tightly, and Lv Luo also seized this opportunity to follow up with an attack.

The gargantuan creature's struggling movements gradually slowed, becoming weaker and weaker, until finally, with a "Boom—", it collapsed onto the ground, crushing the very earth beneath it.

Not until the demon Dragon had completely lost its breath and ceased all movement did the crowd finally heave a sigh of relief; Su Chen in particular had nearly exhausted all his Spiritual Power just dealing with the demon Dragon's attacks.

At this moment, Su Chen's body was severely depleted, and even his footsteps were somewhat unsteady.

Liu Ruyan immediately stepped forward to support Su Chen, saying with great concern, "How are you now? Are you alright?"

She was in an exceptionally disheveled state, with blood mixed into her clothes so that their original color could no longer be seen, and her small face was covered in dust, with only her eyes remaining lively and bright.

(End of chapter)