Chapter 111: Lou Yuhui's Envy

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Yu Yan’s mind wandered aimlessly. Originally, she and the Azure Crystal Giant Lizard had only traveled a little over thirty kilometers. Although the giant lizard was injured and hadn’t fully recovered, it was only slightly slower than at its peak. Ten kilometers passed in the blink of an eye.

“Yan… Mistress Yan?” A voice of disbelief came from between the dense, broad leaves overhead.

Lou Yuhui pushed aside the obstructing foliage, revealing a shocked face. From afar, he saw the Azure Crystal Giant Lizard thundering back, rapidly approaching his direction.

To be honest, Lou Yuhui was initially very anxious.

He had thought that the revered Mistress Yan, his divine Yan, had met disaster—either failing to subdue the giant lizard or worse, being injured under its claws. Or even more unfortunate… Lou Yuhui dared not imagine the worst outcome.

But as the distance closed, just as he was about to give up waiting and run off himself, he noticed something astonishing.

It seemed as if a person stood atop the giant lizard’s head.

Lou Yuhui was momentarily stunned, his heart pounding uncontrollably.

Could it be… that Mistress Yan had not only defeated this Earth-grade dungeon beast but had also tamed it through her overwhelming strength? No, that couldn’t be true—it was too incredible. Last night, Mistress Yan had explained the common knowledge about the dungeon world. What was it again?

Dungeon beasts above grade seven were notoriously unruly and untamable.

Even if they improved their strength enough to hunt grade seven beasts, it was best not to foolishly imitate scenes from TV dramas—wounding a dungeon beast to near death and then attempting to coerce and domesticate it for assistance.

Because those who dared to think that way usually ended up dead without a trace!

So what was going on with this one?

“Cough…”

Yu Yan felt a bit embarrassed. Just last night, she had been teaching others the “common knowledge,” and now she was being slapped in the face by reality.

She could see the doubt in Lou Yuhui’s eyes, and in truth, she herself was still bewildered! The idea that with the aura of a true sovereign, the Earth-grade and Heaven-grade dungeon beasts would willingly submit—no matter how delusional she might be, she hadn’t dared to imagine this.

Even with the advantage of reincarnation, she remained self-aware.

Once the rookie phase passed and the dungeon’s full power was unleashed, she would be brought back to her true level.

At that point, she absolutely wouldn’t dare to step lightly into S-grade dungeons unless her rank as a Spirit Vein Reinforcer broke into Earth-grade. Even now, she moved cautiously and with great care within S-grade dungeons.

But in front of people like Lou Yuhui, she forced herself to appear strong and unwilling to show weakness.

As a superior, the greatest taboo was exposing one’s vulnerabilities to others.

Once a weak impression took root among subordinates, a reversal of status and the loss of power were not far off. If any of her subordinates were slightly unscrupulous, they might even set traps or kill to prevent her from regaining strength!

Yu Yan had witnessed such matters more than once in her previous life.

So, for someone like her—a mere “paper tiger,” currently only a peak rank four Spirit Vein Reinforcer—how could she have the power to make a peak grade seven Azure Crystal Giant Lizard willingly bow and submit?

Don’t be ridiculous.

If it weren’t for the small azure light stick risking damage to her soul sea, splitting off a wisp of soul fire to give her absolute control…

She would not have believed that the giant lizard could be tamed.

In fact, she had been ready to smash the grade seven Fire Rhino Horn she held, intending to blast a huge bloody hole in the beast’s half severed neck, ensuring it would never survive.

But these matters, Yu Yan kept to herself.

Facing Lou Yuhui, she revealed no hint of her doubts.

Clearing her thoughts with a light cough, her expression was free of any guilt.

“Hmm, I accidentally gained a grade seven little brother.”

“Normally, grade seven and above dungeon beasts cannot recognize humans as masters. But…”

“Mistress Yan is certainly no ordinary person!”

Lou Yuhui’s eyes burned with fervor as he interrupted her explanation.

Yu Yan rubbed her nose.

Though flattered and blushing slightly, she found it rather pleasant to be praised without having to make excuses. She gave Lou Yuhui an appreciative look.

“Here, these two Windstem Fruits are for you. But personally, I suggest you keep them for now and not eat them immediately.”

Lou Yuhui didn’t ask why. If Mistress Yan said so, there must be a reason.

The spiritual energy in the Windstem Fruits made his mouth water.

Lou Yuhui knew well that Mistress Yan treated her own siblings differently than she treated him, Yu Rui, and Yu Wei. Though he was currently a rank five Wind-type ability user, his combat power far surpassed Yu Lei.

Compared to him, Yu Lei seemed like mere rubbish.

But that was only on the surface!

His Wind-type ability could only be enhanced by refining Wind-type spirit beast meat, spirit fruits, and such. The higher the ability rank, the harder it was to improve, and Wind-type spirit beasts and fruits were difficult to find.

Most creatures in the dungeon were of the five elements, with Wind, Thunder, and Ice types less common.

Special types like Light, Dark, Space, and Time were even rarer.

His difficulty in finding Wind-type creatures was second only to special types.

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Even though Wind-type beings were generally more common than special types, his ability was already at rank five. Spirit items of rank one to three offered limited improvement; rank four items were somewhat useful.

To quickly boost his strength, he needed to find Wind-type creatures of rank five or above.

Were those creatures easy to find or kill?

Not at all. Recently, when he and Mistress Yan encountered a group of flying horses, he couldn’t slay a single one despite being rank five.

If Mistress Yan hadn’t been supporting him from the side, he definitely would have been injured by the attack of a peak rank five flying horse!

And then there was Yu Lei.

Though currently unranked and inferior to Yu Wei, Yu Rui, and others, with time passing, even if he did nothing, the bloodline mark on his forehead would help him refine natural spiritual energy.

That was true cultivation—even growing stronger in his sleep!

Before long, his Reinforcer rank would chase up to Yu Wei and the others, then surpass him.

Envy flashed across Lou Yuhui’s face. Look at that reincarnation luck! Though their parents were not great, having Mistress Yan as an elder sister was worth more than a hundred reliable parents.

Still, Lou Yuhui was not bad himself—he had guts and vision.

The moment Mistress Yan showed her strength, he decisively pledged allegiance.

And now, he was reaping the rewards.

Two rank four profound Wind-type spirit fruits—given without hesitation by Mistress Yan. Lou Yuhui, though tempted, wiped the nonexistent drool from his mouth and carefully stashed the two Windstem Fruits in a hidden pocket of his sleeve. Since Mistress Yan said to keep them for now, he would keep them.

Though confident that consuming these fruits would increase the wind elemental power in his body by a fraction, he trusted Mistress Yan’s judgment.

“Um, Mistress Yan, may I touch it?”

After securing the Windstem Fruits, Lou Yuhui’s eyes gleamed as he fixated on Yu Yan’s mount.

This was a live grade seven peak dungeon creature!

Look at those sturdy limbs, that agile posture… If he could have a pet like this in his lifetime—no, even half its strength—Lou Yuhui would wake up laughing from his dreams.

The Azure Crystal Giant Lizard snorted impatiently, its beastly eyes coldly fixed on Lou Yuhui…

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