Chapter 231
Chapter 231: Blood essence grass
A plant with a big, fan-like leaf was protruding from fiery red rock crevice. Sparkling red lights flowed through its entire body.
Drops of bright red liquid dripped down from the hanging leaf of this odd plant. Crystal clear, the liquid drops looked like red diamonds as they fell onto the rock, emitting a sizzling sound as well as a plume of red smoke. The smoke then disappeared near the roots, as if absorbed by the latter.
Han Shuo’s body moved with a speed much faster than Gilbert anticipated. In just a moment, he was already below the leaf, his mouth wide open to catch the dripping red liquid.
Drip… drip…
The blood-like red liquid fell onto the tip of Han Shuo’s tongue with a soft plop. When the red smoke rose up with a sizzle, he took a deep breath and inhaled it all. Under the watchful eyes of Gilbert, Han Shuo’s cheeks gradually glowed red.
Not knowing what was going on, Gilbert looked at Han Shuo’s weird actions in perplexion, thinking that his master was becoming increasingly mysterious.
The plant had been originally hale and hearty. However, with every drop of crystal red liquid trickling down the leaf, crimson patches appeared on its body, which then slowly became one with the red rock.
By the time the liquid stopped trickling from the leaf, the strange plant became rock-hard, sticking firmly to the red rock below.
Han Shuo’s whole body had turned blood red by this point. He immediately sat down on the spot, his whole being seemingly made of blood, a faintly bright, red layer of smoke surrounding his body.
The clear moonlight shone down in the depths of the night. Under the rays of the moon, the shadows of the towering ancient trees were etched on the ground, looking like the capering limbs of demonic figures.
Han Shuo and Gilbert were resting in the branches of a ten meter high tree. Gilbert leaned lazily on the tree trunk as he napped, deeply asleep.
Han Shuo’s posture was straight, his breathing even, his heartbeat slow. He sat cross-legged like an erect javelin with his eyes closed, silently refining the essence of the Blood Essence Grass that he’d taken in earlier in the day.
After who knew how long, Han Shuo’s closed eyes suddenly snapped open from his meditation. His bright eyes shone in the night, pupils sparkling as they swept the area.
The three yin demons had taken positions around Han Shuo, to his back, left. and right. They were closely examining the surroundings for any anomalies. Suddenly, the yin demon at the back found ripples appearing on the surface of a nearby lake. It was followed by an enormous, transparent shadow that slowly rose from the surface of the lake.
The watery being was colossal, on par with Gilbert in his dragon form. Nine heads on slender necks slowly appeared out of its bulk. After emerging from the pool, the originally transparent watery body gradually turned more and more immaterial, until it completely disappeared.
However, a strong presence subtly radiated from that direction, giving off the exact same feeling from the past two days. Han Shuo watched attentively for a while and discovered the wind flowing a bit oddly from that direction, as if encountering an obstacle in the void.
Tapping the soundly sleeping Gilbert, Han Shuo abruptly woke up the dark dragon. Gilbert turned his head to look around, and asked in a low voice, “What’s going on?”
“The super rank magical creature, the Hydra!” Han Shuo responded lightly.
Hearing his words, Gilbert’s face paled as he said in a stunned voice, “No wonder, my grandfather said that the Hydra has a skill that allows it to use the power of water to conceal its body, falling into a wondrous invisible state. In addition to its powerful presence, its whole body is also venomous. I can’t believe that it’s set its sights on us!”
“This Hydra has likely evolved only once, so no wonder it was following us but didn’t dare to act! Make your preparations, we’ll teach it a lesson!” Han Shuo whispered, his whole body remaining unmoving. He continued to sit there, waiting for the Hydra to arrive.
Gilbert understood and but still pretended to continue sleeping, snoring lightly.