A white deer came from the cave.

Those two yellow things weren't lanterns at all; they were clearly the murky eyes of an evil dragon!

The evil dragon slowly swam up to Shen Qiexing. Its mountain-high body was oppressive. Under the glow of the eerie blue firelight, the rotting wounds on its body were faintly visible. Its scales were falling off everywhere, revealing pale skin that was shocking to behold.

Shen Qiexing looked up at him without fear, sneered, and slowly said in a clear, girlish voice, "Open your dog eyes and see clearly who your grandpa is."

Before he finished speaking, a blue light flashed above and behind his head, and his two dragon horns immediately stood up, his dragon tail curled up, and he stirred up huge waves!

The evil dragon was stunned for a moment in disbelief. Before it could react to the identity of the person in front of it, its body had already begun to move. It immediately tried to escape, but was unexpectedly restrained by the invisible water walls around it.

"Little girl, who...who are you?!"

It crashed into the wall of water several times, and after realizing that it had no chance of escaping, it finally roared in terror.

No! It can't be...

......dragon.

Before the fear in the eyes of the evil dragon could dissipate, blood mist spurted from its seven-inch mark. Its head and body were forcibly split in two, and it crashed to the ground unwillingly.

Shen Qiexing took its life with a single move, but he was in no hurry to cultivate. With a wave of his hand, he dispersed the water wall, and the blood energy instantly spread to all parts of the ninth floor. Rushing sounds suddenly came from all directions, and fear began to spread from the corpse of the evil dragon.

Let's just do it together, or let's not waste time.

If Su Hanyuan were to suddenly attack, Baozhu alone might not be able to hold him off.

Unfortunately, the remaining dragons had no will to fight and fled, but Shen Qiexing did not let any of them go.

In the blink of an eye, the entire ninth floor was littered with corpses, and the wails of agony were deafening. The dark seawater took on an unusual color, even obscuring the eerie blue lights.

He sat cross-legged beside the first evil dragon, closed his eyes, and formed a complex hand seal with his hands.

In an instant, fluorescent blue lights rose from the dead dragons, illuminating the ninth floor as if it were the height of dawn, like the dappled fireflies in Frost Moon Valley in June, all flying toward him.

When I opened my eyes again, it was already 3:45 AM.

He had to hurry back, otherwise he wouldn't have a reason to explain why he hadn't returned all night.

Shen Qiexing exhaled a breath of stale air, stood up, and carefully felt the changes within his body.

The first evil dragon had already reached the pinnacle of immortality, yet he defeated it with a single move. Moreover, it seemed to be the leader of the ninth level; apart from it, none of the other dragons in the group could even be given a second glance.

If he devours all the dragons on the tenth floor by tomorrow night, he might be qualified to launch a strong attack on the abyss where the dragon king is sleeping.

—

"Your Majesty, you've finally returned!"

Baozhu spent the whole night in fear. She had no idea what level of strength Shen Qiexing had reached, and still regarded him as a weak orphan who could be bullied by everyone.

...Okay, even if it has nothing to do with the word "weak", the previous Shen Qiexing would never have been able to take down the horde of dragons on the ninth floor so easily.

"Is everything alright?"

Seeing Shen Qiexing's calm and composed expression, Baozhu breathed a sigh of relief, but just to be on the safe side, she still asked the question.

“I should be asking you that,” Shen Qiexing said, taking a sip of cold tea. “You’ve never been to Su Hanyuan, have you?”

Baozhu resumed her usual joking manner, waving her hand and saying, "If I tell him to go east, he would never dare to go west, he definitely wouldn't dare to come."

“That’s good,” Shen Qiexing nodded. “You can try to stall him again today. I need to go to the tenth floor tonight.”

Baozhu's worry was evident on her face. "God, I've heard that a near-god level criminal is imprisoned on the tenth floor. We must not act rashly."

"It's alright, I have my own plans."

—

"Brother Shixu, which tribes still have combat power in the pro-war party?"

Lu Yixin picked up a wolf-hair brush and dipped it in ink. The anaconda clan was almost completely wiped out except for a few young children. More than a month had passed since the incident. During this month, the pro-war faction had quieted down a lot, but Lu Yixin still felt uneasy. So she convened a small meeting with representatives of the peace faction, including Shi Xu, Lang Ruo, Li An, and Bai Tanxiang.

"The main party was originally only rampant among the wolf, tiger, and fox clans. Now that their arrogance has been suppressed, only the lynx, wild boar, and other remnants are still putting up a stubborn resistance."

"I'm not afraid," Lang Ruo raised a heroic cold laugh, "Our Snow Leopard and White Lion clans are skilled in battle, and the Badger is agile and nimble. Our three clans alone would be hard to resist, not to mention the many other tribes in the Peace Party. What do we have to fear from mere lynxes and wild boars!"

Although there are many peace faction tribes, most of them are weak, while all the tribes of the war faction are somewhat aggressive. A human wave tactic is definitely not advisable, but we still have to be wary of them.

"Don't forget, we bharal also have our own bharal."

A deep, steady male voice sounded from outside the door. Lu Yixin immediately turned around in surprise and called out, "Uncle Zhilan!"

The newcomer was Zhen Zhilan, the leader of the rock sheep clan. A faint smile lingered between his resolute brows. He walked over slowly and gently patted Lu Yixin's head. "Xinxin, it's been several years since we last met. You've become much more mature."

He was a bit older than Langruo, and fine lines had appeared at the corners of his eyes, but he didn't look old at all. Instead, it made him look even more refined and gentle.

Langruo exchanged a glance with him and nodded slightly as a greeting, but a fleeting look of surprise was clearly also in her eyes.

"Uncle Zhilan," Shi Xu greeted him with a smile.

“Although we argali are not as brave as you, we are by no means cowards. If there is anything we can do to help you, please come to me. This is my duty, Zhen Zhilan.”

Lu Yixin's nose suddenly felt sore, and she tried hard to hold back her tears, and said with a smile, "Okay, thank you Uncle Zhilan. As long as we work together, the Sen tribe will definitely return to its former peace!"

Before she could say anything more, there was a knock on the palace door, and a young girl dressed as a sika deer walked in. She glanced cautiously at Zhen Zhilan and Li An, then crouched down and whispered a few words in Bai Tanxiang's ear.

"Really!"

Bai Tanxiang's eyes suddenly reddened, and she burst into tears of joy.

Seeing Zhen Zhilan and Li An looking at her with confusion, Bai Tanxiang dismissed the girl and, unable to hide her excitement, said to Lu Yixin, "That's great! The king has woken up!"

"What!"

Lu Yixin suddenly stood up, completely unaware that she had kicked over the stool behind her.

Grandpa woke up! Grandpa finally woke up!

Tears welled up in her eyes, and seeing that Shi Xu was the same, she suppressed her longing. Since they had decided to form an alliance, there was no need for the allies to keep anything from each other anymore.

She briefly explained to Zhen Zhilan and Li An about the sudden fainting of the King of Sen a few months ago, but omitted the words Bai Tanxiang had mentioned that the King of Sen did not have much time left. She wiped away her tears as she ran towards the King of Sen's bedroom.

"grandfather!"

Lu Yixin knelt beside the king's bed, choking back tears, and said, "Grandpa, you're finally awake! You really scared me these past few days!"

Although Sen Wang had awakened, his complexion was still extremely unpleasant. He was so weak that he was skin and bones, with sunken dark cheeks, making him look completely different from the energetic Sen Wang he had been before.

King Sen chuckled, took a few deep breaths, and said slowly, "Our Xin Xin... has grown up."

Bai Tanxiang and the others arrived just then. Upon hearing this, they laughed and said, "You have no idea what has happened during this time. If I told you, you would be so happy that you would come down and walk around immediately."

She recounted to the Forest King all the contributions Lu Yixin had made to the Forest Clan during those days. Lu Yixin listened quietly, occasionally handing the Forest King a handkerchief to wipe the tears from his eyes.

“Grandpa, it’s nothing,” she smiled sweetly and whispered, “It’s really too insignificant compared to everything you’ve done for the Sen tribe, and it doesn’t deserve such praise.”

Sen Wang gave her little granddaughter a deep look, sighed, and waved her hand to signal everyone else to leave.

Once only the grandfather and granddaughter remained in the hall, King Sen gently grasped Lu Yixin's hand and said softly, "Xinxin, Grandpa has something for you."

He shakily pulled open the bedside table, took out an exquisitely carved rosewood box, and handed it to Lu Yixin, saying, "Open it and take a look."

"What's this?"

Lu Yixin took the box, and a faint fragrance wafted out of it. This fragrance was quite peculiar and seemed to be able to soothe a restless heart.

She glanced at the Forest King, who smiled and nodded at her. She carefully opened the lid and saw dozens of small, exquisite golden pills inside the box. Each pill was covered with intricate patterns and contained a vast amount of spiritual energy.

This was a pill she had never seen before, but she already had a vague idea of ​​what it was.

"There are twenty-one Sun-Shining Golden Pills in this box. The golden pills contain most of Grandpa's magical power."

Sen Wang's words confirmed Lu Yixin's guess, and she asked in confusion, "Why did Grandpa give them to me?"

"You should convert all these Sun-Shining Golden Pills into spiritual liquid and consume them, but do not use them all at once. Take one pill every three months; this is the maximum spiritual power your body can withstand."

"Grandpa, what do you mean by this?" Lu Yixin hurriedly put the lid back on, saying, "The Sun-Shining Golden Elixir is extremely precious, I can't..."

What's the difference between this and making arrangements for her death? Tears streamed down her face again, only to be gently wiped away by the King of the Forest with his sleeve.

"Silly child, are you overthinking things again?"

King Sen smiled kindly, "Grandpa is doing well. Although the Sun-Shining Golden Pill is precious, now is the perfect time to use it."

“Everyone says that King Sen is good, but little do they know that the higher the position, the more restrictions there are. When Grandpa sits in the position of King Sen, he cannot have any thoughts that are detrimental to his people. Therefore, we, Xin Xin, will take care of the task of reforming the Sen tribe.”

“Really?” Lu Yixin wiped her eyes. “Grandpa, you can’t lie to me.”

Senwang affectionately flicked her nose with his finger: "Our Xinxin is so old, why are you still crying? Go back and wash your face. Grandpa is too tired and needs to rest."

Holding the box, Lu Yixin turned back several times to say goodbye to Sen Wang, "Grandpa, please take care of yourself. I'll come to see you again when I'm done with my work."

Upon hearing the door close, Sen Wang's expression darkened abruptly. He gazed in the direction Lu Yixin had left and sighed softly.

How much longer does he have left?