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Lin Yue and Yu Ruyi headed deeper in, and gradually, the pressure on the mountain range became stronger.
With hope in her heart, Yu Ruyi chose to believe in Lin Yue, and followed beside him to protect him.
Lin Yue's expression was very calm from the beginning till the end, and he had been leading the way along the way, showing his confidence and confidence.
"Adjust your direction. Follow the shadow on this mountain range and go through the forest in front. The Mixed-element Stone is not far away. At most, there will be a hundred miles left."
Lin Yue confidently stood there, looked around, and then pointed at the mountain range ahead, at the bottom of an ancient forest.
Yu Ruyi raised her eyebrows, her face revealing a dense look: "This forest is located in the shade of the mountain, Demonic Beast like to move about in this kind of place the most, can we go another way?"
"This is the closest way, if we change our direction, the distance to reach our destination will increase by several times, maybe by the time we reach that area, the Mixed-element Stone would have already been beaten by the other experts, you need to clearly understand what kind of people live in this mountain range, and among them, I am not the only one who can sense the location of the Mixed-element Stone."
Those who entered the mountain range to snatch Mixed-element Stone were all true experts, the weakest of them being a primary Martial King like Yu Ruyi. There were a lot of Martial Monarchs, and there were even a few Martial Emperors.
Among those experts, there might be a secret art that was adept at tracking. It was very likely that there were people who had found a certain direction and were chasing after them.
Yu Ruyi thought about this, her eyes flashed with determination, she grinded her teeth, and nodded: "Alright, we will take this road!", after speaking, she took the lead to walk forward, protecting Lin Yue behind her.
Looking at Yu Ruyi's slim and graceful back, Lin Yue's lips raised, his eyes revealing a smile, he followed behind her and walked forward.
"Howl ~"
"Howl ~"
From the depths of the mountain range, violent Demonic Beast roars continuously rang out. That voice carried a violent aura, and just by listening from afar, one could imagine how powerful the Demonic Beast that made noise was.
Yu Ruyi held her breath, her jade face was covered in frost, the muscles on her body tensed, she did not dare to make any sound.
She carefully stepped on the withered leaves one step at a time, constantly looking around cautiously. The surrounding ancient trees reached into the sky, and the ground was wet, as if it was a swamp area.
Lin Yue followed behind him and walked forward casually, his steps stepping so fast that the branches and leaves in the vicinity began to emit crackling sounds.
"Lower your voice!" "Little Charmer came to the nearby Demonic Beast!" Yu Ruyi frowned, turning her head to glare at Lin Yue.
Only then did Lin Yue let his footsteps become lighter, as he followed along, his eyes looking around him, a light glimmer in his eyes, clearly showing that he had other intentions.
Suddenly, Yu Ruyi, who was walking in front, stopped in her tracks. Lin Yue was still looking around, and did not notice that she had stopped, so he continued to walk forward.
"What are you doing?" Lin Yue asked puzzledly as he looked at the stiff and motionless Yu Ruyi.
"Lin Yue, we are in trouble. Look at the left side in front of us, one hundred and thirty meters," Yu Ruyi said with a serious expression as she struggled to answer.
"Trouble? "What trouble?" Lin Yue curiously looked in the direction that Yu Ruyi had pointed in, and very quickly, he understood what the trouble Yu Ruyi was talking about meant.
He saw that about a hundred meters in front of him, under a few towering ancient trees, laid a Demonic Beast that was completely black.
The Demonic Beast was not very big, it was only equivalent to a mature wild boar, and the muscles on its body were not strong at all. On the contrary, the entire Demonic Beast gave off a feeling of being soft and boneless, as if it did not have the slightest sense of strength.
It lay there, its four eyes closed, its belly rising and falling rhythmically with its breath.
If its mouth did not cover half of its face, its two fangs would have stuck out from the corner of its mouth. This Demonic Beast was simply as adorable as a cat.
However, when Lin Yue saw the Demonic Beast, his expression became ugly, and he asked Yu Ruyi quietly: "This guy, is he the legendary Demonic Beast Glutton?"
Yu Ruyi's beautiful face was pale white, without a single trace of blood. She nodded and said in a low voice: "Demonic Beast Glutton belongs to the primordial Demonic Beast, their bloodlines are tyrannical, and they possess the innate ability to devour everything. Amongst the Demonic Beast, they are considered tyrants, and we cannot continue forward anymore.
"Retreat!? That's impossible! We have already reached this point, and are not far from the location of the Mixed-element Stone.
"No matter how attractive the Mixed-element Stone is, it can't compare to living!"
The two of them lowered their voices and argued.
"Puff!"
Suddenly, the sleeping Demonic Beast Glutton opened its mouth and spat out a bunch of black stuff.
Lin Yue and Yu Ruyi were shocked, they immediately stopped and turned to look.
The two of them looked at each other, then looked at each other again. They could see the deep shock in each other's eyes!
That black thing was actually a skeleton!
It was just that the black robe on the skeleton's body was still retained, but the flesh and blood on its body had long since disappeared, probably digested by the Demonic Beast Glutton!
Yu Ruyi's face became even uglier as her lips trembled. She was obviously frightened.
Just by looking at the black robe that had yet to be digested, one could tell that this unfortunate cultivator must have been eaten by the Demonic Beast Glutton not long ago.
The weakest of the experts who had entered the mountain to obtain the treasures this time was at the Martial King realm, which was the level Yu Ruyi was at.
Since the Demonic Beast Glutton was able to eat the cultivator, it shouldn't be too difficult for it to eat Yu Ruyi and Lin Yue.
"Whew ~"
After the Demonic Beast Glutton spat out the skeleton, it let out a comfortable breathing sound. Its eyelids twitched twice, as if it was about to wake up.
Immediately, Lin Yue and Yu Ruyi held their breaths and became focused, they felt that their hands and feet were cold, as though they had fallen into an ice cave, and did not dare to move.
If the Demonic Beast woke up, then today would be the day the two of them die.
It was a good thing that after a while, the Demonic Beast Glutton did not open its eyes. Instead, it adjusted its sleeping posture and turned its long, thick black tail upside down, covering half of its face.
As if they had received an amnesty, both of them heaved a long sigh of relief.
A layer of fine cold sweat had already formed on Yu Ruyi's forehead as she stared into Lin Yue's eyes and resentfully said, "If you want to die, I won't stop you. I have to go back now."
Lin Yue held out his hand to stop his, and said with a cold smile: "If you say you want to leave, then go. Who knows if you will reveal the location of the Mixed-element Stone after you leave.
"I don't want to die with you!"
"There's no use in not wanting to. If you insist on leaving, I'll wake up the Taotie right now."
"You're crazy!"
"I'm not crazy, it's just that the Mixed-element Stone is just right in front of us. I don't want to be scared off by a sleeping Demonic Beast."
Yu Ruyi stared at Lin Yue fiercely, but Lin Yue did not care at all, and said disdainfully: "As a warrior, you are actually so timid and afraid of death, I truly feel ashamed for you. If you want to become a respected Ranker, you have to bear the danger that ordinary people cannot endure, and this is a test for you, so let me help you overcome it.