Chapter 183: Thunder Umbrella Dragon

Next morning, Lin Mu Yu's group of five woke up early.  They left while Orchid Goose City was still sleeping and the chosen elites from the Falcon's Nest mounted their horses.  These five days would be four days of rus.h.i.+ng, it wasn't acceptable if the endurance of their warhorses did not last. They entered the Dragon Seeking Forest at noon and rushed off in a southeast direction.

There were spirit beast all along the way, but luckily there was an abandoned road inside the Dragon Seeking Forest.  It had been abandoned for several decades and used to be a shortcut between the capital and the Tian Shu Province, but after the royal army sealed off the Dragon Seeking Forest, it was abandoned.  Luckily here was this path otherwise, it would take more than five days on just the mountain paths.

Two days pa.s.sed in the blink of an eye.  Lin Mu Yu's group had already entered the depths of the Dragon Seeking Forest.  They only rested four hours a night and other than letting the horses graze, they were always on the road, so they each had tired looks on their faces.

"d.a.m.n, truly a pity.  If we had time, I would also hunt that 2900 year old Floating Cloud Leopard."

Xiahou Sang resentfully said, "The Floating Cloud Leopard's pelt is very precious, it's said that a complete Floating Cloud Leopard pelt can sell for around five thousand gold coins in the Imperial Capital Store.  It truly is a pity."

Lin Mu Yu directed his horse forward as he said with a faint smile, "Look at your poor appearances.  Relax, once we finish this task, I will talk to his majesty and ask for raises for our Falcon's Nest.  At the very least, I'll ask for a reward each time our soldiers head out on a task, otherwise our morale will drop."

Xiahou Sang revealed a smile, "Commander is wise, it should have been like this long ago.  The previous commander, sir Meng Fang always thought about raising his own status, so he did things discreetly, he never would have thought about raising the salaries of our brothers."  

Wei Chou couldn't help giving a bitter laugh as he said, "Sir Xiahou, we are Imperial Guards, we can't think of gold coins every day.  It's fine to have enough gold coins to spend, but having too much of them is a burden."

"Wei Chou is right.  Gold coins have a magic that will draw people in deeper and deeper until they cannot come back.  It'll be the end if it reaches that state." Someone from the side spoke up, while also considering whether he was the same.

Wei Chou respectfully said, "Sir commander is right, money is just a worldly thing.  Sir commander can see through everything, this subordinate is filled with admiration!"

Lin Mu Yu revealed a proud smile, but Wei Chou and Xiahou Sang did not know that there was an entire seven hundred and sixty thousand in diamond coins in his Qiankun Bag.

After rus.h.i.+ng for another while, the road gradually disappeared as it was covered in weeds and soon they couldn't see it clearly.  Lin Mu Yu opened a scroll and said with a frown, "Aren't we near the Sharp Ghost Forest yet? Xiahou Sang, you're more clear on this, come over and take a look."

Xiahou Sang took the map and looked over it.  He said with a grin, "Sir, we're lost….."

Lin Mu Yu's head was covered in black lines and he said f.u.c.k you a million times in his heart, but he still had a smile on his face as he said, "Then……Sir Xiahou will lead us now.  If we can't find the Sharp Ghost Forest by tonight, I promise I won't beat you to death."

Xiahou Sang trembled, "Sir can be a.s.sured, this little one will certainly find the Sharp Ghost Forest with my childhood memories!"

Very quickly, Xiahou Sang led them off the road and they rode through the dense jungle.  This place was truly unvisited, or at least there hasn't been anyone here in several decades, with vines all around them.  The sun was about to set and looking at it, if they didn't find a dry and safe place to camp for the night, they would be surrounded by quite a few Swift Wolves.

Swift Wolves were the most common in the Dragon Seeking Forest and also the strongest spirit beasts that travelled in packs.  Moreover, deeper in the forest, the stronger the Swift Wolves became. Right now Lin Mu Yu's group was in a place where 3000-5000 year old spirit beasts appeared, so a pack of Swift Wolves that appeared here could fight against 5000 year old spirit beasts or even kill them.  This was the balance of nature.

Wei Chou took out a torch from his horse and lit it up after it was filled with oil, lighting up the road in front of them.

Another Imperial Guard was in front clearing the way, swinging his long blade.  That hundred pound blade whistled with wind as it cut the vines, roaring as it cleared the way.

Lin Mu Yu was following behind and his Spiritual Pulse Technique was slowly released.  He suddenly narrowed his eyes and said, "Be careful of the front!"

"What is it sir?  There aren't any spirit beasts….."  Wei Chou said in a stunned voice.

"No, it's hidden underground.  Be careful."

"Yes!"

Xiahou Sang also lit a torch as he moved forward, but suddenly there was a "si, si" sound that came underground.  The next instant, with a "pa" sound, a blood coloured vine drilled out of the earth and quickly wrapped around Xiahou Sang and his horse.  The thorns pierced his armour, but Xiahou Sang had his true qi armour, so he was not injured. Waving his blade, he cut the vines and roared, "What is that d.a.m.n thing!?"

"Be careful!"  Lin Mu Yu softly said.

"Pu!"

Another blood coloured vine came out of the ground and shot at Wei Chou like a spear.  The might behind this attack was not weak.

Lin Mu Yu jumped off his horse and raised a hand, causing a gourd wall to appear in front of Wei Chou.  With a "dang" sound and a glow of light, the vine was smashed to pieces. At the same time, the Spiritual Pulse Technique spread his spiritual energy all around and with a low roar, the gourd martial spirit appeared, sending gourd vines drilling into the ground.

"Ao, ao……"

Finally, the ambusher was brought out of the ground.  It was a wolf type beast with red leaves all over it, looking very demonic and shaking its tail.  The tail was not like a normal wolf's tail, rather it was a blood coloured vine. This was a spirit beast that was the combination between a plant and a beast.

Wei Chou narrowed his eyes and said, "It's the Blood Thorn Vine Wolf, it's a 4700 year old Blood Thorn Vine Wolf.  Hei, hei, since it found us, it really is looking for death!"

Lin Mu Yu said, "I'll attract its attention, Wei Chou, you kill it."

"Yes, sir!"

Without saying another word, Lin Mu Yu jumped out and the Dragon Spirit Sword came out from behind him.  It turned in the air and covered in thunder, it flew out at the Blood Thorn Vine Wolf.

"Roar……"

The Blood Thorn Vine Wolf opened its mouth wide to give an angry roar.  It didn't have a tongue in its mouth, but rather a very disgusting looking plant.  This wolf looked like an alien, truly disgusting.

"Hua la……"

Blood coloured vines came out of the ground with the intention to block Lin Mu Yu's attack.  The vines also had a series of thorns that looked like armour, it seems like this is the Blood Thorn Vine Wolf's defensive skill.

However, the Dragon Spirit Sword was a fourth saint grade sword, how sharp was it?

"Kacha……"

It directly split the vine as the Demonic Sound Fist Lin Mu Yu sent out hit the Blood Thorn Vine Wolf's head.

"Wu, wu……"

It was instantly stunned and moved back several steps while shaking its head.  At this time, Wei Chou pulled back the Demon Devouring Bow. An arrow flew out with a "sou" sound and directly pierced the Blood Thorn Vine Wolf's neck.  The plant juice like blood dripped out and the Blood Thorn Vine Wolf gave a pitiful cry. It no longer dared to fight as it turned to dig underground, quickly forming the hole.

"Want to run?"

Wei Chou immediately rushed forward and revealed a helpless expression, "The Blood Thorn Vine Wolf is using its vines to dig underground, it is indeed a bit hard to kill.  d.a.m.n, it's my fault that my first arrow didn't hit its head….."

Lin Mu Yu had an imposing gaze, "It's fine, we'll follow it.  It didn't go that far."

"Oh?"

Wei Chou was stunned, "Does sir know where the Blood Thorn Vine Wolf is?"

"Just follow me."

"Yes!"

When everything was over, the Spiritual Pulse Technique had already allowed Lin Mu Yu to lock onto the Blood Thorn Vine Wolf.  Everyone mounted their horses and followed Lin Mu Yu forward.

The Blood Thorn Vine Wolf's escape speed was not normal, it was as fast as the war horses.  Lin Mu Yu walked in front and gently moved a shrub to the side. He used the First Luminary, Mortal Coil and the starry image of beings formed.  A kind of hostility formed from this starry figure and a large pile of thorns and vines were flattened with a "hua la" sound!

"G.o.d……"

Wei Chou, Xiahou Sang, and the others were stunned, but they didn't say anything.  They could only count themselves lucky they weren't Lin Mu Yu's enemy, having this kind of enemy was simply a misfortune.

The Blood Thorn Vine Wolf kept running underground and led Lin Mu Yu's group on a chase for close to twenty minutes.  Suddenly, Lin Mu Yu raised his hand and said, "Alright, stop chasing."

"What's wrong, sir?  This Blood Thorn Vine Wolf's spirit stone and beast soul are treasures….."  Wei Chou asked.

Lin Mu Yu shook his head, "No, it's not good to lose our lives for a treasure.  Dismount and don't make any noise. Follow me to take a look, I felt a stronger power than the Blood Thorn Vine Wolf, it isn't that far ahead."

"Yes!"

Everyone was very serious as they followed Lin Mu Yu.  There was a small hill in front of them and Lin Mu Yu stopped at the edge of the little hill without making a sound.  Looking over, under the moonlight, the Blood Thorn Vine Wolf seemed like it was being attacked by something. With a pitiful cry, it came out of the earth and a streak of thunder soared through the sky in the next moment.  A ferocious beast charged out of the snow and jumped into the air, opening its mouth to bite the Blood Thorn Vine Wolf's head.

"Roar, roar….."

The Blood Thorn Vine Wolf pitifully called out, but how could it struggle.  Its head was bitten off with a kacha sound.

Under the moonlight, the form of the ambusher appeared in front of Lin Mu Yu's group.  It was a large beast covered in armour, currently greedily chewing the head of the Blood Thorn Vine Wolf, looking like it was enjoying the taste.

"It's a Thunder Umbrella Dragon……"

Wei Chou said in a stunned voice, "This a 6500 year old Thunder Umbrella Dragon, the only light attributed kind of Umbrella Dragons……"

"Is that so?"

Lin Mu Yu raised his hand and slowly drew out the Dragon Spirit Sword.  He said with a smile, "Wei Chou, do you know what the Thunder Umbrella Dragon's weakness is?  It's time to display your special skill, we will ambush it. As long the Demon Devouring Bow can send a poison arrow into the Thunder Umbrella Dragon, it will be easier to deal with later."

"Un, this subordinate will try!"