Starting from Douluo to Capture Goddesses

Xiao Yan glared at Xu Ran hatefully, his eyes filled with such hatred and resentment that it seemed almost tangible.

The silent intensity made everyone shiver.

Such a terrifying look.

They couldn't describe what the look meant, but it made their hearts palpitate with fear.

"What kind of grudge exists between Xu Ran and Xiao Yan? However, given how terrible Xiao Yan is, even if they have a history, it's surely Xiao Yan's fault," Xiao Yi Xian mused. She didn't understand why Xiao Yan harbored such intense resentment towards Xu Ran. But now she detested Xiao Yan, especially after he tried to divert those Unity Apes towards her, leaving her without any good feelings toward him.

And since Xu Ran was her good friend, naturally, she was more inclined to side with him.

After a moment, Xiao Yan's agonizing screams echoed continuously.

The sound of his screams gave everyone goosebumps, but at the same time, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xiao Yan is truly too strong, drawing away so many Magical Beasts by himself. We owe him a lot this time; otherwise, our people from the Wolf Head Mercenary Corps would've probably all died here," someone said, feeling lucky to have survived, their face full of contentment.

Escaping from so many powerful Magical Beasts, they were ecstatic.

"Bullshit. I think those Magical Beasts were brought here by that son of a bitch Xiao Yan. If it weren't for Xiao Yan, we wouldn't have encountered these beasts."

"Exactly. The guy is too shameless, even daring to target Xiao Yi Xian. One moment he boasts about how incredible he is, and the next, he's scheming against Xiao Yi Xian. But now he's getting his punishment, hehe... Just listen to him; you can tell he's really 'enjoying' himself."

"Pfft... He sure is 'enjoying' it."

A group of burly men continued to mock without restraint.

They were disdainful; did Xiao Yan think he could monopolize Xiao Yi Xian? Did he deserve her?

"That's right. Xiao Yan has brought this on himself, it's his own fault," Mu Li said coldly, his eyes greedily scanning Xiao Yi Xian's exquisite body, unable to help swallowing hard.

He had liked Xiao Yi Xian for a long time, and it was for her that he ventured to the Magic Beast Mountain Range...

In the Magic Beast Mountain Range, if something happened, who would know?

The people surrounding them were all from his Wolf Head Mercenary Corps. If he did something, they wouldn't speak out. At most, he would reward them...

If things got out of hand, in this very dangerous Magic Beast Mountain Range, wasn't it common for a few people to die? Even if Xiao Yi Xian was well regarded in Qing Shan Town, if she disappeared, people would quickly forget about her.

However, he hoped it wouldn't come to that; it was only the worst-case scenario.

He preferred to win Xiao Yi Xian's heart so that he could be happy forever. He was aware of the difference between fleeting happiness and enduring joy.

"Xu Ran, huh?"

"You deserve to die just like that Xiao Yan!"

"Xiao Yan was all talk, but you've become so intimate with Xiao Yi Xian! What shameless acts did you commit inside that carriage? Hmph. Xiao Yi Xian can only be my Mu Li's woman." Mu Li clenched his fists tightly, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

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With so many people in the Wolf Head Mercenary Corps, how could they not deal with one Xu Ran?

Who is Xu Ran? He had never heard of him before.

"Xiao Yi Xian, everyone was scared today, let's set up camp and rest first, and continue gathering herbs tomorrow," Mu Li walked up to Xiao Yi Xian and said. As he approached Xiao Yi Xian, and saw the face he had dreamt of countless times, Mu Li swallowed hard.

"Alright."

Xiao Yi Xian nodded.

Today, seeing so many powerful magical beasts, she too was scared. And hearing Xiao Yan's piercing screams, she had no desire to continue gathering herbs.

Most importantly, her main purpose for entering the Magic Beast Mountain Range wasn't to gather herbs, but to retrieve the Seven-colored Poison Scripture from the cave. Xu Ran had said that as long as she cultivated according to the methods in the Poison Scripture, she would soon rise to become a powerful figure.

She just needed to continuously consume poison, refine it, and cultivate Poison Fighting Qi to quickly become stronger.

Ordinary cultivators needed to absorb and refine Dou Qi from the sparse heaven earth origin energy, whereas she could grow rapidly just by consuming deadly poison. Anyone who wasn't a fool would realize how fast the latter method of cultivation could be.

Poison was a tonic to someone with the Calamity Poison Body, which could be consumed continuously without any side effects. Of course, that wasn't without side effects: the more she consumed, the harder it became to control her own body, making it easy to become a demon. But with Xu Ran around, this drawback was completely non-existent.

If Xiao Yi Xian were to lose control frequently like in the original story with Xu Ran here, that would be the biggest joke under the heavens.

"Let's go, Xu Ran."

Xiao Yi Xian took the initiative to hold Xu Ran's hand and walked towards an open space, blinking at Xu Ran.

"Pretend a bit about our relationship, I want to get rid of this bunch of guys," Xiao Yi Xian whispered to Xu Ran, her face blushing as she held his hand.

Xu Ran's hand was large, and her small hand was completely enveloped by his, providing a full sense of security.

"But what if I want to turn our act into reality?" Xu Ran glanced at Mu Li and the others, then turned to Xiao Yi Xian with a smile and teased.

"Also, should we stay together tonight? It would be a good opportunity for us to discuss exploring the cave," Xu Ran said with a laugh. The cave he referred to naturally was the one hiding the Seven-colored Poison Scripture.

"Don't let your mind wander!" Xiao Yi Xian said coyly, blushing as she kicked Xu Ran. However, if they were really going to explore that cave together, indeed, not staying in the same place would be inconvenient. And now, in the eyes of others, their relationship seemed quite intimate...

"Even if we share a tent, you're not allowed to touch me inappropriately. Otherwise, I will poison you to death!" Xiao Yi Xian bared her little tiger teeth, pretending to be fierce.

However, to Xu Ran, her threatening look had no sense of aggression; in fact, he found it quite adorable. Xu Ran playfully pinched Xiao Yi Xian's puffed cheeks.

"Just poison me to death. I don't want to live anyway. Go on, poison me," Xu Ran said with a resigned air. No matter how potent Xiao Yi Xian's poison, it would not be able to kill him, even if it was thousands of times stronger.

"What's wrong with you? Why don't you want to live?" Xiao Yi Xian looked at Xu Ran somewhat surprised, wondering if Xu Ran had gotten close to her because he harbored thoughts of suicide.

"What's the point of living if I can't be with you?" Xu Ran moved closer to Xiao Yi Xian's ear and said softly, his breath warming Xiao Yi Xian's cheek and ear.

"You…" Xiao Yi Xian's face turned bright red. Cheesy love lines might be cringe-worthy, but they were quite effective in the Fighting Spirit Continent.

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