World-Ending Demon Emperor-Chapter 48 - 46 Power Breakthrough Again!

48: Chapter 46: Power Breakthrough Again!

48 -46: Power Breakthrough Again!

Clearly, the debate about the freedom of samurai duty had not been a one-time event between Ye Jingyu and Tuoba Ye, and the two had even broken up because of this very issue.

“Could it be that our past feelings aren’t even worth your loyalty to that prodigal waste?” Tuoba Ye said angrily.

Lanling’s face twitched, but he said nothing.

It was better not to interfere in the quarrel between ex-lovers.

Moreover, a couple like Ye Jingyu and Tuoba Ye was bound to break up, as both of them had fiery characters and neither was willing to give in.

Ye Jingyu looked at Tuoba Ye and said word by word, “Tuoba Ye, you have saved my life many times, and I am deeply grateful.

Even that scar on your face was left because of me.

However, our past relationship ended completely the moment you got into Xiao Tian’s bed.”

Suddenly, a cold snort came from the sweet girl beside Tuoba Ye.

She was Xiao Tian.

Tuoba Ye said, “I only did that to spite you.

No matter how I tried to keep you, you refused to stay and insisted on returning to the decaying the Suo Family that had no future.

That night, nothing happened between us.”

As these words were spoken, the sweet girl beside him turned red around the eyes, tears nearly spilling over.

“That’s already none of my concern,” said Ye Jingyu.

“Xiao Tian is a good girl, you should cherish her.

As for me, I only wish to serve my lord wholeheartedly and to revive the Suo Family.”

“Revive?

It’s a pipe dream.

The Suo Family is done for, and that prodigal beside you won’t live much longer,” Tuoba Ye said.

“Everyone knows Prince Zili won’t let him off.”

Ye Jingyu suddenly gripped her curved knife and said coldly, “If you don’t want us to cross blades, then shut your mouth.”

…

After leaving the tavern, Ye Jingyu opened her mouth as if to explain something.

“No need to say anything.

I won’t mind whatever he said,” said Lanling, the implication being that he would take issue if Tuoba Ye had in fact done something.

Ye Jingyu nodded, then walked into a weapon shop.

This weapon shop was underground; behind the shop was a blacksmith forge.

“Oh, look who’s here—it’s Miss Ye, whose figure burns brighter than the flames in my forge.” A very burly blacksmith came out, opening his arms towards Ye Jingyu.

Ye Jingyu stepped forward and hugged him lightly.

This was Lanling’s first time seeing such a robust person.

His muscles seemed as if they were cast from steel.

The blacksmith was middle-aged, but his full beard was going gray.

Even as he hugged Ye Jingyu, he was holding an incredibly large hammer, which Lanling suspected weighed at least three to four hundred pounds.

“Who’s this pretty boy that looks even more beautiful than a woman?” the burly blacksmith asked, looking at Lanling.

“Is he your lover, Miss Ye?”

Ye Jingyu’s cheeks flushed as she said, “Uncle Moye, please don’t joke about me like that.

This gentleman is my lord.”

“Another noble lord, huh?” The blacksmith mockingly bowed.

Lanling knew that on the Barbaric Frontier, physical strength was paramount—not like in the royal city, where power was everything.

“Miss Ye, what brings you to look after my business this time?” asked the blacksmith Moye.

“Blackened arrowheads,” Ye Jingyu replied.

“Got them, ten silver coins each, and there’s a total of thirty-three,” the blacksmith said.

Lanling asked, “Don’t you have any more?”

The blacksmith chuckled, “Young man, black gold is extremely expensive.

The miners in the village rarely come across a black gold vein.

I used all the black gold ore I received two months ago to make these thirty-three arrows.”

“We’ll take them all,” Ye Jingyu declared.

“Take them all, and it’ll be six Gold Coins,” the blacksmith said.

Ye Jingyu took out Gold Coins to settle the bill, and blacksmith Moye said, “Although this place is dangerous and chaotic, there’s one good thing—open for business once, and eat for three years.”

Then, the blacksmith brought out a large box, opened it, and inside were all the gleaming black arrows.

But the blackened arrowheads were different from what Lanling had imagined; they were not black, but a dark red color.

“Alright, uncle, we shall take our leave,” Ye Jingyu said.

Then, she placed the thirty-three blackened arrows into a specially made steel wire quiver, slung it over her back, and left the weapon blacksmith shop.

Outside, Tuoba Ye and his team were waiting.

“Ye Ye, how about joining our Dark Night Squad once more?” Tuoba Ye said.

“We’re going deep into the Hundred Thousand Mountains to hunt the Shadow Spider Queen.”

The Shadow Spider Queen was the most highly bountied monster of late, worth a staggering thousand Gold Coins.

And for several months, teams of adventurers had died by the hundreds under her claws.

In fact, every adventuring party had succumbed without even knowing what she looked like.

Even a Quasi-Dragon Warrior had died at her hands.

Ye Jingyu, pretending not to hear, continued on her way with Lanling.

Watching her leave, Tuoba Ye was filled with infatuation—and anger.

…

Once again arriving in Wild Ox Valley, they slept comfortably for an entire night, making sure both body and spirit were in peak condition.

Then Lanling and Ye Jingyu set out again in search of the fiery red wild ox.

By that time, Lanling and Ye Jingyu had roughly figured out the pattern: a fiery red wild ox would usually stay among the herd, enjoying its superiority.

Only when it needed to sharpen its hooves and horns would it be alone.

So, Lanling and Ye Jingyu just had to look specifically for the kind of cliff where it could sharpen its horns.

Two hours later, Lanling indeed heard the harsh grinding sound ahead in a cliff area.

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed a giant wild bull with flames for fur, desperately grinding its horns.

After a good ten minutes or so, it then lazily half-closed its eyes, savoring the afterglow of sharpening its horns.

Lanling drew a precious black gold arrow, placed it on the string, took a deep breath, infused his arm with dragon force, and yanked the string back forcefully.

“Creak…” In an instant, the hundred-pound bow was fully drawn.

Spiritual power locked on, one second, two seconds!

Lock-on complete!

“Swoosh…” He released the arrow with force.

The flame-red wild bull instinctively closed its eyes, but the black gold-plated arrow Lanling shot pierced straight through its tough eyelids and into its brain.

In an instant, the massive body of the flame-red wild bull fell to the ground, dead.

This black gold-plated arrow was truly powerful; with this thing, killing flame-red wild bulls would be easy.

Lanling immediately rushed over, making sure to absorb the Bloodline Dragon Force of the flame-red wild bull before it dissipated, urging Yao Xing to devour it desperately.

After a full half minute, Yao Xing had completely devoured the Bloodline Energy of the flame-red wild bull.

“Just three more hunts, and I can refine your arms again to increase your strength,” Yao Xing said.

“However, I feel it would be better to enhance your strength all at once after hunting all the flame-red wild bulls.”

Lanling fully agreed and then set off on his next hunt for the flame-red wild bulls with great enthusiasm.

This day must have been Lanling’s lucky day; he hunted four flame-red wild bulls in a single day, and when it was time to return to his tent at dusk, he actually encountered one on the way.

He didn’t immediately let Yao Xing refine his arms but decided to save up instead.

Early the next day, Lanling set out on his hunt for the flame-red wild bulls again, with high spirits.

Even Ye Jingyu didn’t know why he was so tireless in hunting wild bulls, because by this point, he had killed well over a hundred of them, achieving the goal of practical combat shooting.

Next, he should try to shoot smaller, more agile beasts.

Only then would his archery skills improve.

Little did she know, Lanling was hunting for the sake of devouring Bloodline Energy.

The day after he switched to the black gold-plated arrows, his luck wasn’t as good; he only found one flame-red wild bull all day.

But on the third day, his luck exploded, and he killed three flame-red wild bulls at once.

Over the following three days, the fourth, fifth, and sixth, Lanling only managed to hunt five flame-red wild bulls in total.

Moreover, Ye Jingyu had mentioned that there were only about a dozen flame-red wild bulls in Wild Ox Valley—and they had probably all been killed by now.

However, just as Lanling thought he had nearly finished them off, he discovered a flame-red wild bull lying motionless inside a cave.

Moreover, it was a rare female, and its belly was already swollen.

Instantly, Lanling put away his bow and arrow.

He had already killed enough flame-red wild bulls in Wild Ox Valley; this was probably the last one, and it was pregnant.

It was better not to exterminate the species here.

Seeing Lanling’s action, Ye Jingyu’s gaze softened instantly, then she said, “Let’s go back, the hunt in Wild Ox Valley is over.”

…

After returning to camp, Lanling immersed himself in the lake water, listening to Ye Jingyu’s Tranquility Mantra to recover his spiritual power.

In these six days, Lanling had killed a total of fourteen flame-red wild bulls.

Yao Xing had also devoured a considerable amount of dragon force.

Now came the great harvest, the concentration of dragon force, the tempering of sinews and bones, the moment to enhance strength, hoping for a significant improvement.

Yao Xing began to release dragon force, injecting it into Lanling’s arms in waves.

He still started by tempering the meridians, then the skeleton, and lastly, the muscles.

This time, the surge of dragon force was several times that of the last tempering; Lanling felt his arms burning hot, even as if they were about to burst.

This tempering was truly like being hammered by energy!

One hour, two hours, three hours…

A full seven hours passed.

Finally, this tempering of dragon force was complete!

“Yao Xing, how much has my arm strength increased this time?” Lanling asked.

“Thirty pounds, three times the amount of the last time,” Yao Xing replied.

“Moreover, I’ve retained some dragon force for emergencies!”

“So, you’re saying my single-arm strength has now reached one hundred twenty pounds?” Lanling said.

“And I can draw a hundred-pound bow without using dragon force now?”

“Yes,” replied Yao Xing.

Getting out of the water, Lanling picked up the hundred-pound bow and pulled it open forcefully without using dragon force.

He had no issue with that, and after drawing the bow, he could hold it steady without moving, allowing him ample time for spiritual power lock-on and aiming.

The feeling of strength increase was exhilarating; the trials in Wild Ox Valley had improved his strength by sixty pounds.

Now, he was one hundred eighty pounds away from his goal of three hundred pounds of arm strength.