Chapter 1377 - 1373

Dragon Spirit appeared to be standing crookedly, with a nonchalant demeanor, as if everything happening in front of him had nothing to do with him.

But when that soul-threatening stench wafted out from the broken jar, Dragon Spirit moved with such speed that only a fleeting shadow could be seen.

"I just knew this ghostly thing wouldn’t behave!"

If he hadn’t encountered similar jars before, Dragon Spirit would have, like everyone else, focused all their defenses elsewhere.

The man who picked up the broken jar finally couldn’t withstand the impact and collapsed in a daze.

After all, no one could be so unlucky as to brush shoulders with death twice and still accept everything with equanimity.

Dragon Spirit gripped the struggling Two-headed Snake tightly.

This time, the captured Two-headed Snake was noticeably smaller than the one captured the first time. Perhaps it was due to malnutrition.

Originally, the Two-headed Snake had no physical form; under normal circumstances, no one could catch it.

But it was unfortunate enough to encounter Dragon Spirit, its nemesis; whether corporeal or shadowy, it couldn’t escape from Dragon Spirit’s grasp.

Dragon Spirit disdainfully glanced at the fainted man and leaped lightly out of the large pit.

"Look, I’ve caught this fellow. As expected, it’s still the same method. It’s confirmed; it’s those people!"

Before coming here, Dragon Spirit had wondered if they would really capture such monsters as the Two-headed Snake in this place. Turns out, they did!

The only difference was, the ones captured with the Xuan Sect Association didn’t stink, but this one reeked ominously.

Even before approaching Yun Ran, Yun Ran quickly sidestepped: "Stay away from me~"

Dragon Spirit: ...

It was only because he was well-acquainted with Yun Ran that he tolerated Yun Ran’s finicky nature and attitude.

If it was someone else, daring to speak to him in such a tone, Dragon Spirit felt his claws wouldn’t hesitate to swipe down.

Others couldn’t control the Two-headed Snake, which itself was a shadowy illusion.

As soon as Dragon Spirit let go, with the speed of this Two-headed Snake, everyone here would be in trouble except for the Azure Dragon.

Yet holding onto such a foul thing forever wasn’t feasible; Dragon Spirit simply looked at the Azure Dragon.

"Can you form a space cage and trap this thing inside?"

The commanding tone and matter-of-fact attitude left others feeling both angry and silent.

Not everyone could manifest a space cage through magic; Yun Ran, at least, couldn’t.

Usually, only those who studied space techniques could do so, and mastering even one space cage was already impressive.

With Azure Dragon having enough power in himself, he didn’t find anything wrong with Dragon Spirit’s request and wasn’t offended by it.

"Sure."

Azure Dragon raised his other hand, and with a simple grasp, an invisible space cage enveloped the Two-headed Snake in Dragon Spirit’s grasp.

Dragon Spirit could sense the air rippling around his hand, confirming the Two-headed Snake was trapped, and he immediately let go, regaining his freedom.

But the Two-headed Snake was so smelly that even after releasing it, the stench lingered around Dragon Spirit.

"This thing is truly disgusting, and I don’t understand why those people always create such things!"

Dragon Spirit sprinkled more Medicine Powder on himself to finally suppress the stench.

The Two-headed Snake, which had been struggling and even sticking out its tongue, turned into a black shadow once trapped, no longer resembling its previous form.

This time, no one dared to go down and touch those shattered jars with their hands again.

They say one problem shouldn’t trouble the same master twice, so Dragon Spirit resignedly used his claws to pick up the largest shards.

"The patterns on these shards are somewhat similar to those we’ve seen before, but these designs seem simpler, and the jar is much smaller."

Yun Ran had Dragon Spirit pass the shards to Azure Dragon: "The rest is up to you. No problem, right?"

Azure Dragon paused; this request was...

"Of course, no problem. You can head back first. Once everything here is dealt with, we’ll march forward again."

Yun Ran nodded, turned, and walked back, seeing no need to investigate further here.

Initially, she also thought there was an ambush here.

But the explosion she caused with that umbrella had turned the entire area into ruins.

Yet there was little trace of fresh, human blood, indicating no one had been here.

As for why there had been a bloody scent in the air earlier, Yun Ran figured it out upon seeing those jars.

If it weren’t for Azure Dragon’s ability to trap those shadowy human forms, and Dragon Spirit hadn’t caught the Two-headed Snake,

no one could say how much their team would have been lost.

On the way back, Dragon Spirit looked at Yun Ran curiously: "We’re just going back like this, and you haven’t even asked Azure Dragon for an equal exchange!"

Saying equal exchange was really just asking for payment.

But the words couldn’t be too blunt; Dragon Spirit felt that he should speak with some cultural refinement now.

Yun Ran simply pouted and rolled her eyes at Dragon Spirit.

"Those red-eyed black shadows were the main threat. We only helped a little. To ask for a hefty reward would leave a bad impression!"

Dragon Spirit: ...

Dear heavens, he actually heard such words from Yun Ran. Is this still the feather-plucking Yun Ran?

Dragon Spirit even wanted to reach out and pull Yun Ran’s face to see if someone was impersonating Yun Ran!

Back in the carriage, Dragon Spirit saw Yun Ran taking out paper and pen, drawing the patterns seen on those shards.

Once all the patterns were drawn, Yun Ran let out a sigh of relief.

Facing Dragon Spirit’s bewildered look, she pointed to the drawn patterns: "See, this is the main part; the rest doesn’t matter!"

"What... Wow, you’re so crafty, remembering all those designs with just one glance!"

Yun Ran laid down her pen.

"I couldn’t have remembered, but when I refined that piece of the Heavenly Book Fragment, my perception of such patterns was enhanced significantly."

This new skill had gone unnoticed before, but seeing those shards triggered the skill passively.

Even the patterns she had seen before now appeared clearly in Yun Ran’s mind.