Dongfang Cangwu seemed to see through Yan Jiaojiao's thoughts. His face darkened and he said, "It has already recognized you as its master."
Yan Jiaojiao was slightly stunned, and then she reacted.
The reason these divine swords were divine was that they possessed a certain consciousness. Ordinary people could not wield them at will. Perhaps because Yan Jiaojiao had eaten that God-Devouring Flower, she had inherited some of the aura of the previous owner, and that was why Ziyan recognized her as its master, allowing her to command it.
Yan Jiaojiao put the sword back, held it, and examined it again. The cold light on the sword flowed with a faint purple glow. With just a slight wave of her hand, a sword energy, like a bamboo breaking through, carved a deep gash in the stone wall opposite!
Amidst the flying stone fragments, Yan Jiaojiao was satisfied as she sheathed Ziyan. Only divine artifacts of this caliber were worthy of her, an ancient ancestor.
Yan Jiaojiao cautiously looked at Dongfang Cangwu and said, "Well, thank you for saving me, this sword..."
It was said that those who witnessed a treasure deserved a share. She had eaten the God-Devouring Flower, and the divine sword had recognized her as its master. Would this seemingly cold person really not care?
"Let's go out." Dongfang Cangwu said nothing more. With a wave of his hand, Yan Jiaojiao's body floated up and landed back by the river.
The river water gurgled. Yan Jiaojiao felt as if she had experienced a lifetime in a dream. She couldn't help but look at Dongfang Cangwu, who had also emerged from the cave. Just moments ago, she had almost lost her life, and now she had gained immunity to all poisons and a top-tier divine sword. All of this was thanks to him.
"What is your name? I will definitely repay you in the future." Thus, Yan Jiaojiao asked earnestly.
This question again!
Dongfang Cangwu frowned once more.
When he transformed into a black dog, it was naturally out of the question, but he had met Yan Jiaojiao in human form multiple times. He had recognized Yan Jiaojiao at a glance when he was at the bottom of the Ten Thousand Beasts Abyss, so how could Yan Jiaojiao have no impression of him, acting as if it were the first meeting every time?
Could it be that Yan Jiaojiao had some kind of restraint on her?
Yan Jiaojiao felt uneasy under Dongfang Cangwu's focused gaze. She held Ziyan in front of her chest and asked defensively, "What's wrong?"
Dongfang Cangwu turned around and said, "Dongfang Cangwu."
"Hmm? Oh, your name is Dongfang Cangwu. It's quite nice." Yan Jiaojiao quickly praised him, yet she vaguely felt that the name sounded familiar, and even felt an inexplicable sense of closeness towards Dongfang Cangwu.
Just as Yan Jiaojiao was about to step forward to chat a bit more, an expression of annoyance appeared on Dongfang Cangwu's face. He looked at Yan Jiaojiao with heavy eyes and said, "Stop causing trouble for me again."
Causing trouble for him?
As Yan Jiaojiao was confused, Dongfang Cangwu disappeared in the blink of an eye!
Yan Jiaojiao held her sword and looked around in a daze. Had he abandoned her here alone?
The only response she received was the gurgling sound of the river.
"What an unpredictable eccentric," Yan Jiaojiao muttered unhappily, but the scene of their lips touching flashed in her mind involuntarily.
"Stop it!" Yan Jiaojiao slapped her cheek forcefully. Her face was already flushed red. She pretended to be indignant and muttered to herself, "Even if it was to save me, you shouldn't have taken liberties so easily. Yes, he's a scoundrel!"
After constructing her psychological defenses, Yan Jiaojiao deliberately tried not to think about Dongfang Cangwu and prepared to go back to settle scores with Yan Ruxue and the two charming women.
Yan Jiaojiao found the cliff again. She looked up at the towering summit, knowing that her spiritual power at the third stage of the Red level was nowhere near enough to fly that high.
She drew Ziyan and planned to leap into the air, then insert Ziyan into the cliff to find a foothold, and then use her energy to leap up again. Repeating this several times would allow her to return to the top of the cliff.
Confirming that this method was feasible, Yan Jiaojiao channeled her energy and leaped upwards. Unexpectedly, her movements were several times lighter, and abundant spiritual energy continuously surged from her lower abdomen. She leaped up the cliff face several times and directly reached the summit!
Her feet touched solid ground, and only then did Yan Jiaojiao carefully examine her body. Not only had the disordered and accumulated spiritual energy within her loosened, but her Inner Core cultivation had also directly advanced to the third stage of the Orange level!
It was the effect of the God-Devouring Flower!
Yan Jiaojiao suddenly realized that the God-Devouring Flower was as rare and hard to find as the Dan-Breaking Grass. Moreover, since she was already poisoned, after consuming the God-Devouring Flower, not only did it make her immune to all poisons, but it also directly increased her cultivation by one level!
What a stroke of luck!
Yan Jiaojiao felt refreshed. Now, she was two levels higher than Yan Ruxue, making her the highest-cultivated among this batch of students!
"Yan Ruxue, just you wait!" Yan Jiaojiao said hatefully.
Immediately, Yan Jiaojiao released her oppressive aura. The birds circling in the air quickly flew out, searching the entire forest for Yan Ruxue's whereabouts.
As dawn broke, a bird flew back and landed on Yan Jiaojiao's outstretched hand. It chirped for a while.
Yan Jiaojiao's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly. She looked into the distance, then leaped onto the treetop, darting through the canopy towards a place where there was an unusual commotion.
It was very close to the end of the maze.
As Yan Jiaojiao flew closer, she could smell the faint scent of blood drifting in the air. The sounds of various screams and calls for help also became clearer.
When she got closer, Yan Jiaojiao saw a colossal demonic beast. It stood upright, its inverted triangular head taller than the jungle trees by ten feet. Two sharp horns pointed high upwards, and its unique demonic vertical pupils glowed with a bloody red light. Its sharp teeth and claws were still stained with human blood.
In front of it, more than a dozen students were fleeing in panic. The one falling farthest behind screamed and, turning back, unleashed all his spiritual power towards the demonic beast, pushing out a huge magic sphere.
The magic sphere struck the demonic beast's chest directly, exploding upon its rough and tough chest, but it was like an egg hitting a rock, causing no damage at all.
This attack only enraged the demonic beast further. It roared and swiped down with a claw, crushing the person into a meat patty alive!
The scene was bloody and brutal, making the other fleeing students even more terrified. They dared not stop for a moment, let alone resist.
Yan Jiaojiao's brows furrowed tightly. This was a man-eating demonic beast from the Demon Realm. Just as its name suggested, this type of demonic beast was fond of eating meat and even more so of eating people. This demonic beast should not have appeared here. The only explanation was that it had likely entered through the gap opened by Yan Ruxue.
Seeing the demonic beast about to catch up to another student, a loud shout suddenly rang out, "Beast, stop!"
As the voice faded, Xiao Su's figure leaped out from the side, followed closely by Yan Ruxue, Chen Bingbing, and Wen Jinshu. Even Pu Zhi was among them.
All five of them were somewhat disheveled, clearly having gone through a difficult battle. They had re-formed their formation to block this man-eating demonic beast.
The demonic beast paid no attention to them and swiped its claw towards Xiao Su again.
The formation of the five immediately shifted. A shield firmly protected Xiao Su. The claw strike only made him hurt and rebound.
The demonic beast became even more enraged. It roared ferociously at the five, revealing its bloodthirsty greed!