Shen Yue was only slightly disgruntled about what happened. After the explanation, if he would have taken the page Destiny would have been more involved in the things around him, gave up on it and the other pages.
Why make things harder for yourself against something you fought against already by just existing? That was just nuts!
"At least I have a freaking Multi-Pass now. Maybe it will make the place I go to next much better." Shen Yue could feel his memory as Leroy fade into the background. It was a small tickle when it happened now. "So much gold and jewels here!"
Seeing the vast chamber of gold, scrolls, jewels, and more armor and weapons left him a bit dumbfounded. With all this here, how did they still not survive the Horde?
"Did they refuse to use the items or is their something else weird going on besides what I know from what I saw and read?" As he pondered things over out loud, Astral Sense pulled in the scrolls, armor, and elixirs first. The other valuables would be grabbed last. A grab towards the lantern that glowed up top, he tucked in away into his Spatial Ring. "Hmm!?"
His Astral Sense picked up that the Black Star Tiger was in danger thanks to his Connection.
The treasure could wait as he rather it not die or those that were with him.
*Stretch!* Shen Yue's body grew in size as he merged partially with the Flame Vortex Star Dragon. Just enough to reinforce his spine, legs, neck, and head. As those areas were covered in a blue-white carapace, he pointed up as spiritual energy poured into his mouth.
The suction causing some of the items to move around a bit towards him. The combination of his three Martial Arts for one attack started to show quickly. His feet pressed into the ground as well the immediate surroundings turning hot.
Focusing just a bit longer, he stopped absorbing and reversed the flow. Particles of dense Spiritual energy formed a ball that turned into a stream of power. It burned through the stone, soil and bedrock to the surface.
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Topside-
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Yang Xin and the others had just taken out a large amount of Demon Beasts. As for as the eye could bodies were scattered. Chen Linjian's group had brought the beasts to them while fighting. When the constant fighting revealed who the covered cultivators, were they all swallowed in fear of what would happen if the director of the Alchemy Association would die because of them.
Quantity was starting to win out as Yang Xin and the others were tired after killing hundreds of the apes already in a few minutes. Not to mention them being tired after killing a few people of the Dark Guild that thought to try an ambush them.
"We can't keep this up much longer!" Ye Hong shouted. He was covered in wounds and had a crossbow bolt sticking out of his calf. A supposed accident fired by Shen Fei when they were fighting. 'Dammit! I really wished Shen Yue was here!'
"What do you think Director?!" An Alchemist asked her. " His fired blasts one of the apes into another. He was not fond of fighting but the risks were worth it in the beginning. Not so much so now. "Think it time we leave?!"
"If there was an exit I would say yes!" Yang Xin was getting really tired. "Just need to hold out a little longer!" Near here were the Black Star Tiger cubs. Each of them bloody with multiple gashed from fighting. "We can do this.
*Rumble!* Despite them located in the forest, all were able to hear the rumblings from the ruins. The trees near them started to shake as well. Several cracks started to appear in the ground next. All from the direction of the ruins.
"If it is a giant Demon Beast... we are done for!" Chen Linjian lamented. So far he was about to lose all those who came with him at this rate. With the lead Giant Blue Armed Ape having target him, it was hard to get an advantage. "Tch, are we going to have to make a break for it and hope for the best?!"
"Ahhh!" A member near him punched in the chest and sent flying. "Damn.. you.. apes..." The young man stopped moving. No one knowing if he was alive or dead. The Ape that took him out was about to crush Chen Linjian next.
"Get back!" Ye Hong pushed him out of the way in the nick of time. "Huh!?" Expecting to feel intense pain he ws suprised as a sheet of paper flew out stopping the attack. "The talisman Shen Yue gave me!"
Out of those who received one, he was the only one who applied it. The rest just placed it into their Spacial Rings.
*Peeeeewwwwww!* In the next moment, a giant beam of light shot out of the ground. The hole at least 30 feet wide. The blue apes cowered as they felt like a predator entered their domain. This was true since Shen Yue would defintely eat them.
*Fwoosh!* A blue-white fireball shot through the apes as it headed towards Yang Xin and the Black Star Tiger cubs. Several Flame Darts and Flame Lances shot out in every direction as humming sound could be heard by all.
"You ok little one?" Shen Yue picked up his cub and checked it over. It did not look ok at all and was kind of listless. "I don't know what happened to you, but someone will pay for this!" He poured some healing elixer into its mouth and then into the siblings. "Pull back the critically injured and set up a defensive perimeter."
It was not a request but an order they would be smart to obey. Slowly the transformation receded but flames continued to move around his body. The humming sound still echoed out alerting him of those that hid around cowered out of sight.
Tossing a pill bottle to Yang Xin, Shen Yue activated Fire Body. The immediate surroundings started to twist and become insufferable for some. Those who did not fall back before did so now.
"I want you dead!" Shen Yue was venting at this point. As he hunted down the apes, Flame Lance and Flame Darts appeared continuously. They shot throughout the air blinding or crippling the demon beasts as he made his way towards the leader. Both hands glowing in intense flames as he met the big ape in melee. "I am gonna crack you open you fake King Kong!"
*Boom!* An explosion of pressure went out as the two clashed fists. Most thought he was crazy for fighting a Silver Rank demon beasts in melee. But not all. Ye Hong knew even a Gold Rank wouldn't do what he was doing so that meant Shen Yue had to have an item on him or he was a very strong Demon Fighter before becoming a Demon Spirtualist.
"Do not just stand there!" Yang Xin shouted. "Provide support!" The youngsters obeyed quickly enough. As those in the Alchemy Association recovered and kept a watch for the Dark Guild.
The blue ape leader was losing ground quickly. It never met a human with so much energy before. To the sides, several members of its herd were pelted by arrows. Only 1/3 of them remained. Infuriated at the loss, it pushed itself harder.
"Raaahh!" A loud shout sent a shockwave when Shen Yue and it seperated. The blast traveled towards Shen Yue who met it head-on.
*Thrrumm!* The Metal Seed let out a counter to the howl. After getting hit so many times by sound attacks in his previous life, Shen Yue developed a counter against attacks like this. As the vibrating attacks clashed, everything near it vibrated into dust.
"Stupid ape!" Shen Yue reared back and produced a large Flame Spear. He was mindful to not let his lighting generate into it. "I told you I wanted you dead!" With a chuck, it went through the conflicting vibrations and straight into the heart of the beast.
"Grrrroooo!" Its cry was the last it ever made. The surroundings apes started to flee but were still pelted by arrows and Shen Yue who was still angry.
He launched Flame Spear after Flame spear at each one. His anger was driven more by the bodies of the people driven into hiding in the Orchid City of old. Their fears, desperation, and tears were fresh in his soul.
The Demon Beast Horde played a big part in the suffering of the people. And he wanted to get them a little bit of payback by wiping the Demon Beasts that threatened to do the same now. Which he knew to be true since a Demon Horde attacks Glory City in the future.
As the battle finally died down, everyone knew not to piss Shen Yue off but they also knew he was at the Gold Rank! Shen Fei was both jealous and afraid. He needed to report back to the elders as soon as possible.
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What Now-
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Shen Yue treated the Black Star Tiger cubs more closely now. His cub was placed in his Internal Space to recover considering the injuries he had. He then moved onto the Alchemy Association members, followed by Ye Hong.
By the looks of things, most had run out of supplies during the fighting. The Alchemists were to tired to make pills to treat the youngsters. They also had to keep an eye out for the Dark Guild members.
"Shen Yue..." Chen Linjian kept his head down as he made his request. Somewhat ashamed to even ask but he was the leader and had to do so. ".. hom much for you treat everyone?"
"Half of the Giant Blue Arm Apes corpses and its a deal." Shen Yue did not want to barter or anything of the sort. "You collect them and bring them to me and I will treat those who need to be treated."
"Thank you!" Linjian was grateful as he spread the news. Most were happy they wouldn't have to pay in Demon Spirit Coins. "The most critical first!" They moved quickly enough considering.
The ablest bodied explored the area looking for stragglers, the wounded, and the missing.
As Shen Yue worked on those that came to him, Yang Xin and the other Alchemist observed him. From his hands setting bones back in place, the way he put gloves on with inscriptions everytime he helped another person that was bleeding, and those he ingested a pill before placing his hand over terrible wounds that sealed up afterward.
Shen Yue worked into the late evening until the next morning. Around noon he finished up with the remaining people having made it back. Which consisted of Huayn Lanruo, Nie Li, and Ye Ziyun.
The remaining treasure was found as well secret entrance that was uncovered thanks to Shen Yue. As they were told of the events they missed, Nie Li was sure that Shen Yue had made it to the treasure from first. He knew at the very least that the Lamp was taken by him.
"A secret room has been found in the treasure room, those who are able will go and check it out. Everyone else we stay and recover." Chen Linjian said. He looked to Shen Yue who waved him off. He was not going anywhere. "Make sure you all stay on guard!"
As they left to go and explore the secret chamber, Shen Yue finished grinding the bodies up as well as half of the Demon Beasts they killed. It was best to prepare for a breakthrough as soon as possible.
"Come into our tent, Shen Yue." Gu Yan said. Which he did with no problem at all. As soon as the flap closed, a sound barrier was erected. "Mind sharing what info you found in the ruins?"
"A nightmare. Besides these scrolls, I saw a vision of the fall of this place several times over." It was not until he finished refining the bodies from down below that he was able to match them to the horrible sight induced on him by "Destiny" before. "I will have some of it drawn and written down in a few weeks before I forget."
"That is good. Hopefully, this will help fill in the history that was lost." Gu Yan leaned back on some pillows and pondered a bit. "This Medical Alchemy you do, will you teach it to others?"
"I can show them my alchemy as well as teach them how to be a doctor of course. But the individual themselves will have to gauge how much of one they will do. I am not an Alchemy master so I can only give my understanding. But as a Doctor, I am quite sure of myself and the procedures I conduct."
"Hmm, that is to bad." Yang Xin sipped on some wine. "I really wish I could have brought you over to the side of Alchemy." A small wistful look was in her eyes before she recovered. "How little one doing?"
"Sleeping, for now, I rather not do much more until he awakens." Shen Yue was reluctant to mess with it since it was still an infant. "But he will be fine I am sure of it." The memories from the Black Star Tiger male assured him of that. And the natural healing was bolstered by the medicine he fed the cub so there was that.
Conversing over Alchemy, they settle for the day. The others enjoying the atmosphere relaxing for the most part.
Yang Xin was the only one who didn't relax. She analyzed the wild fight as best she could but not once did she catch any lighting produce from Shen Yue. The Black Star Tiger mother found this amusing that the woman wonders so much about a man she technically never met.