This scholar is a bit cruel

Chapter 280 Injured
"Ow—"

Somewhere in the mountains, a deafening roar rang out.

But soon, silence returned.

A massive, two-headed black bear lay beneath a broken tree, its chest shattered, lifeless.

Soon, it turned into a cloud of black mist and was blown away by the wind.

A strange and powerful force immediately surged into Luo Zijun's body.

My whole being felt warm and comfortable.

He walked on.

After slaying the second demon, he no longer felt the trepidation he had when he first arrived; instead, he felt only excitement and longing.

He hoped to encounter more monsters and absorb more power.

Within his body, the several soul meridians leading to the Divine Transformation Realm were gradually becoming clear; the acupoints and passes in the distance were also faintly emerging.

The breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm is already showing initial signs!

Soon, he arrived at a swamp.

It was eerily quiet here, with no eerie winds or howling sounds, only silt mixed with the black soil on the ground and bottomless mud pits.

He slowed his pace and carefully made his way through the stinking mud pits.

Just then, a dangerous aura suddenly approached!

Luo Zijun paused, looking at the mud pit beside her. She saw the black silt slowly churning and then bubbling continuously.

"Wow!"

Mud splashing!

Suddenly, a dark shadow leaped out of the mud, opened its blood-red maw full of fangs, and pounced on it!
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a one-eyed monster covered in spiked armor, resembling a crocodile!

Luo Zijun was prepared and immediately dodged when she saw the fierce attack.

As the one-eyed monster swept past him, he suddenly reached out and grabbed its tail, then twisted his waist, spun around rapidly, and flung it into the air.

After circling dozens of times, he smashed it hard against a thick tree next to him.

"boom!"

A loud bang!
The tree broke, and the one-eyed monster crashed heavily to the ground, looking somewhat dazed.

Luo Zijun gripped its tail tightly with both hands, spun it around again, and flung it into the air, where it crashed into another large tree nearby.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

After smashing down four or five large trees, Luo Zijun discovered that this guy was actually thick-skinned and tough, and seemed to be unharmed.

Just as he was about to smash another large tree, the spikes all over the one-eyed monster's body suddenly flashed with a cold light. Then, with a strange sound, the spikes detached from its body and shot towards him like arrows!
Luo Zijun was startled and hurriedly released its tail. It lightly touched the ground with its toes, flew backward, and quickly hid behind a big tree.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

A barrage of shots rained down, riddling the tree in front of him with holes. Before Luo Zijun could even dodge, several sharp thorns pierced through the trunk and penetrated his body!
A sharp pain suddenly struck!
Luo Zijun's vision went black, and she almost fainted.

The tree in front of him was riddled with thorns, and several more sharp thorns came flying at him. Luo Zijun gritted his teeth and suddenly threw a punch.

"boom!"

There was a loud bang.

The spikes were immediately knocked to the ground.

Luo Zijun also swayed and staggered back a few steps, her right foot suddenly stepping into a mud pit behind her, almost sinking in.

He was startled and, enduring the excruciating pain, quickly pulled out his right foot. Just as he was about to take a few steps forward, another one-eyed monster leaped out of the mud pit behind him with a "whoosh" and bit his right foot, which had just been pulled out of the mud pit and had not yet touched the ground!
Then he suddenly exerted force, trying to drag him into the mud pit!
Luo Zijun knew that once she was dragged into the mud pit, there would be no way out. So she gritted her teeth and pulled with all her might. With a "hiss", her right foot was torn off by the one-eyed monster.

Luo Zijun was in so much pain that she almost fainted, but without any hesitation, she immediately lunged forward, rolled several times on the ground, and moved away from the mud puddle.

at the same time.

The one-eyed monster ahead, its body covered in sharp spikes and now bare armor, lunged at him with its crimson eyes flashing with venomous hatred.

At the same time, the one-eyed monster in the mud behind him, after swallowing his right foot, immediately crawled out of the mud and chased after him.

Luo Zijun was already severely injured, so she dared not linger. She immediately got up and leaped several times, fleeing back the way she came.

Fortunately, he had just killed two demons, so his body was full of power and his soul was stronger than ever before. Before long, he got rid of the two one-eyed monsters behind him and escaped from the swamp.

He dared not linger and continued to flee for several more kilometers before finally coming down.

The lost right foot has grown back.

However, his entire soul immediately became weak, his originally solid body became somewhat transparent, and the soul power within his body was completely exhausted after the right foot grew out.

He dared not linger in the forest, and with great effort, continued walking forward.

Fortunately, he did not encounter any other monsters along the way. He safely left the forest and crossed the black, barren land before arriving at the tunnel.

Then, fatigue and pain surged down like a tidal wave.

He sat down in front of a rock, slowly recovering his strength while remaining vigilant for any potential dangers.

Thinking back to the perilous situation I just faced, I still feel lingering fear.

If he were dragged into the mud by that one-eyed monster, or caught by those two one-eyed monsters, his soul would probably perish here tonight.

Once the soul dies, the physical body in the mortal realm cannot last more than a few days.

Unfortunately, he had no flying sword or magical artifacts, and could only fight with his fists; otherwise, he wouldn't have ended up in such a sorry state.

After waiting for about fifteen minutes, the Moon Palace Fairy returned from another path.

Seeing his appearance, the Moon Palace Fairy looked him up and down for a while and said, "Did you encounter powerful demons?" Luo Zijun struggled to get up from the ground and said, "Two monsters that looked like crocodiles."

Then, he recounted his ordeal in detail.

The Moon Palace Fairy listened quietly and said, "Those are Flying Thorn Crocodiles. They have strong defenses, and their sharp thorns can easily pierce through the soul. It will be difficult for you to kill them with just your fists."

He paused, then added, "You're lucky; you only encountered two. That swamp probably hides at least a hundred."

Luo Zijun was immediately startled: "More than a hundred?"

Both of them nearly cost him his life; if over a hundred appeared together, the scene... just thinking about it is terrifying.

"Let's go back and rest for a few days."

The Moon Palace Fairy didn't say much and walked into the tunnel.

Luo Zijun, dragging his tired and weak body, followed behind her and couldn't help but ask, "Fairy, if I had a flying sword, could I deal with them?"

Once they emerged from the tunnel, the Moon Palace Fairy replied, "If there were only two, the flying sword could easily pierce through their armor."

Luo Zijun's face immediately lit up with anticipation: "Fairy, when will my flying sword be finished?"

He has to get revenge!

Besides, there are so many demonic crocodiles there. Killing one will grant him power and strengthen his soul. If he kills them all, he might be able to start his breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm immediately.

The Moon Palace Fairy said calmly, "There's no use in rushing. Once it's refined, I'll give it to you myself."

Luo Zijun sighed and didn't dare to say anything more.

This kind of thing really can't be rushed or hastily done. If the refining fails, all those rare materials we prepared beforehand will be wasted.

The two crossed the stone bridge and arrived at the exit.

The Moon Palace Fairy looked at him and said, "These next few days, stay home and nurture your spirit. If you can't control your lower body, you won't have a second life."

Luo Zijun: "..."

I never expected the fairy to have such a touch of humor.

"Shh!"

A beam of light appeared, and the two quickly arrived on the ground.

The Moon Palace Fairy didn't say anything more. With a flash, she flew into the night sky and disappeared.

As soon as Luo Zijun arrived on the ground, she felt her entire soul was unusually cold, and she felt waves of tearing pain, as if her soul was about to be torn apart.

He didn't dare linger and immediately flew back to his room, returning to his physical body.

As soon as it entered his body, he felt an extremely comfortable warmth envelop him, causing his entire soul to tremble a few times, and the tearing pain in various parts of his body was immediately relieved.

But when he opened his eyes, he suddenly felt a splitting headache.

He groaned for a while, clutching his head, when exhaustion washed over him like a tidal wave. He immediately lay down and quickly fell into a deep sleep.

I slept soundly until the evening of the next day.

During this time, he had many nightmares and broke out in a cold sweat.

Xiao Huan and Zhi Yuan thought he was sick and stayed by his side. After he woke up, Xiao Huan cried and told him, "Young master, we thought you... we thought you wouldn't wake up. You looked so pale. You slept for a whole day and night."

Luo Zijun felt the pain in her head lessen and her spirits recover somewhat.

He asked Zhiyuan to bring a mirror, and after looking at himself in the mirror, he was immediately startled by his reflection.

The face in the mirror was pale, with dark eyes and a vacant expression; it was a far cry from its previous handsome and energetic appearance.

It turns out that when the soul is damaged, the physical body reflects it in this form.

"Young master, what's wrong with you?"

Xiao Huan cried very sadly.

Luo Zijun put down the mirror and comforted her, "I'm fine, I'm just too tired from staying up late. I'll be fine after a few days of rest. Don't let anyone in these few days, just say I'm studying hard."

"Um……"

Xiao Huan was finally relieved.

In the evening, Luo Zijun ate some meat and quickly fell asleep again.

It took three days of rest for me to recover.

The damaged soul within his body began to recover rapidly, and color returned to his face.

His appetite began to increase.

During the day, after getting up, he would go to the backyard to cultivate for an hour, and after taking a medicinal bath, he would return to his room to rest.

At night, he meditated for another hour to cultivate his spirit.

Three more days passed, and his injured soul finally fully recovered.

That night, as he was talking to Xiao Huan and Zhi Yuan in his room, he couldn't resist taking advantage of the two girls on the spot when a familiar feeling suddenly rose in his heart.

A strange feeling of being connected by blood.

"call out--"

A cold glint suddenly flew across the rooftop and disappeared into the pitch-black night.

"Son..."

At this moment, Xiao Huan and Zhi Yuan were both aroused by him, one above and one below, preparing to gang up on him.

(End of this chapter)