Su Han leaped, flying directly out of the deep pool and landing back on the ground.
At this moment, countless water droplets that had just been blasted up rained down like a downpour towards Su Han and his surroundings.
"Slash!"
Su Han's eyes were full of surprise, and at the same time, he let out a soft cry.
Clang!
Immediately, the black sword in Su Han's hand shattered violently, emitting a clear metallic sound.
Countless black fragments, glowing with red demonic energy, accurately and precisely struck every water droplet that might have landed on Su Han.
Until the water droplets had all fallen.
"Hoo~"
Su Han lightly exhaled a breath of turbid air and slightly shook the sword hilt.
The next second.
Ten thousand fragments returned to their positions, reassembling into a black demon sword that was incomparably sharp, yet covered in cracks.
"Good sword!"
Su Han chuckled softly, holding the sword horizontally in front of him, staring intently at the demon sword that had been refined from his own blood and belonged only to him, his eyes filled with awe and fervor.
The sword was entirely black like ink, emitting a mysterious and chilling coldness.
On the sword body, occasional red light flashed like lightning through the countless fine cracks.
At the hilt, the red bloodthirsty bead was like a demon's eye, emitting a wild demonic nature, burning like a crimson flame, constantly transmitting powerful energy to the sword body.
The bright red and the pitch-black sword body formed a strong contrast, giving a powerful visual impact.
Seeing this, Su Han ran his finger along the sword body.
"Quiet."
As Su Han's words fell.
Immediately, the black sword, which had just been emitting astonishing phenomena, returned to calmness, and the bloodthirsty bead was no longer wild.
Looking at this demon sword again, it was as if it were an ordinary sword made of black iron, so ordinary that no one could tell that its power even surpassed a Nine Heavens Divine Weapon.
A look of joy flashed in Su Han's eyes, and he nodded with satisfaction.
"This sword was forged from the bloodthirsty bead and soul-seizing through blood refinement. According to the original work, it should be called the Soul Devouring Sword."
"But its ability also references the demon blade of a thousand blades, which is unrivaled under heaven with only offense and no defense. Normally, it's a magical artifact, a sharp sword that can break through anything."
"But as long as I want it to!"
"It can instantly transform into ten thousand fragments, piercing through the enemy's defense from any impossible angle."
"And..."
Su Han lightly swung the sword.
Instantly, a sword energy similar to a barrier spread outwards from around Su Han, creating red ripples in the air until it stopped a hundred meters away.
And at this moment, within the barrier.
Except for Su Han, everything else in the world, whether it was flowing water, trees, or even Tian Ling'er's clothes, all lost their color.
Only... black and white remained!
Looking at the surrounding world, a hint of excitement and surprise flashed in Su Han's eyes.
"I didn't expect that after my special refining, you could even derive unique power that absolutely didn't exist in the original work."
"Since that's the case, your sword name shall be - Ni Lin!"
Buzz—!
As Su Han's words fell, the body of his Ni Lin Sword hummed softly, seemingly responding to its master, Su Han!
Su Han casually took out the tempered steel long sword from his waist and threw it into the deep pool.
Then he put the Ni Lin Sword into its scabbard.
"You'll have to make do for now. I'll find a scabbard worthy of you later."
Buzz~
The Ni Lin Sword trembled slightly.
Immediately, everything returned to normal, and everything around Su Han regained its original vibrant colors.
"This time, the harvest was quite abundant!"
Su Han looked at the deep pool behind him, sighing with emotion, unable to hide the joy in his voice.
Then he rubbed his wrist, adapting to his temporarily weakened body due to the loss of one-third of his vitality.
Only after completely adapting did he walk towards Tian Ling'er, who was still unconscious under the tree.
"Little girl, thank you for helping me find soul-seizing so smoothly this time."
Su Han reached out and gently lifted the soft Tian Ling'er into his arms, looking at her unconscious sleeping face, and smiled softly at her.
Then he looked at the rock wall above.
Although Su Han's physical strength was temporarily much weaker than before due to the loss of one-third of the blood in his body.
He still had the foundation of Great Brahma Wisdom at the third level, which was still incomparable to ordinary people.
Therefore, Su Han only needed a few leaps to return to the top of the canyon, holding Tian Ling'er.
"It's time to go back to Da Zhu Peak!"
"I just wonder if Su Ru Shishu will be worried?"
Saying this, Su Han looked at Tian Ling'er's little backside, clucking and shaking his head.
"Poor child, coming back so late, it seems a beating with a bamboo stick is unavoidable..."
"But it's okay, just consider it making up for your childhood."
Su Han finished speaking with a loud laugh and walked along the bamboo forest towards Da Zhu Peak.
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......
After some time passed.
Su Han was holding Tian Ling'er and walking on the way back.
Suddenly, he felt Tian Ling'er in his arms move slightly.
"Ugh~"
"Su Han is in danger, run quickly..."
Tian Ling'er murmured these words at this moment, her voice was soft, but it warmed Su Han's heart.
Then he lowered his head to look, only to see Tian Ling'er's eyebrows slightly furrowed, her little feet kicking lightly, seemingly trapped in some uneasy dream.
Seeing this, Su Han gently patted Tian Ling'er's back and said softly, "Ling'er, be good, don't be afraid, I'm here."
Tian Ling'er seemed to hear Su Han's voice, stopped struggling, and slowly opened her eyes.
Her eyes still seemed a little confused, not knowing where she was.
After a moment, she looked at the surrounding green bamboo forest.
"Su Han, where are we?" Tian Ling'er asked softly.
Su Han smiled.
"We're on the way back to Da Zhu Peak. You suddenly fainted just now, you scared me quite a bit."
When Tian Ling'er heard Su Han's words, she seemed to remember what happened in the canyon before.
She quickly looked at Su Han with worry, "Su Han, are you okay?"
"What could be wrong with me?"
Su Han shook his head.
"That's good."
Tian Ling'er seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, her eyes filled with lingering fear.
"That place just now was so weird."
"As soon as I stepped onto that black scorched earth, I felt my body go soft, and then I didn't know anything."
Su Han smiled upon hearing this, "It was indeed quite weird, but I've dealt with it, so everything will be fine from now on."
"Dealt with it?"
When Tian Ling'er heard Su Han's words, a hint of curiosity flashed in her eyes, and she seemed to find a more comfortable position, resting her head on Su Han's arm.
"Huh?"
At this moment.
Tian Ling'er seemed to finally notice the key point.
She was startled to realize that she was currently being carried horizontally in Su Han's arms.
Her cheeks instantly flushed, and she struggled, kicking her little legs, exclaiming, "Su... Su Han, hurry and put me down!"
Su Han looked at the flustered Tian Ling'er, "Okay."
Then he smiled and put her down.
As soon as Tian Ling'er's feet touched the ground and she stood steady, she quickly turned around and pretended to adjust her skirt, completely avoiding looking at Su Han.
"Um... Su Han, let's go back quickly."
Tian Ling'er's voice was as soft as a mosquito's hum.
The corners of Su Han's mouth curved slightly upward: "Okay."
Seeing Su Han agree, Tian Ling'er walked forward quickly, trying to hide her shyness.
Su Han followed behind Tian Ling'er, looking at her back, and shook his head with a smile.
Chirp, chirp, chirp~
They hadn't walked long when Su Han suddenly heard a few faint, almost inaudible urgent cries from a distance.