Gao Wu: I grow stronger with each death.

Chapter 54 is finally out!

"Ugh."

Wang Sheng felt only regret.

He admired Yu, even to the point of reverence, but such a saintly and godlike person was merely an existence that could be destroyed at will in the universe.

If the same black flesh were to fall on Earth one day, would some powerful being in the universe just destroy Earth without a second thought?

Even if Wang Sheng manages to survive by virtue of his immortality, he will have lost everything.

"Only by becoming stronger."

After a long pause, Wang Sheng finally managed to squeeze out a sentence.

"As long as I cultivate diligently and surpass all the strongest beings of this era, even surpass Yu, and surpass any unknown enemy in the universe, then no one can destroy my homeland."

He had never had such a strong desire to become stronger.

It's amazing to think about.

Not long ago, he was still worried about the high school entrance exam, but his aspirations and thoughts have undergone a complete transformation in just a few days.

Perhaps this is what growing up is all about?

As he was thinking, the surrounding environment began to collapse, and Wang Sheng's consciousness slowly returned to his body.

And at the very moment he opened his eyes.

"Um?"

Inside the cave, Wang Sheng had a vague feeling that something was not right.

Why is there something soft and squishy next to me?

Wang Sheng reached out to touch it, but felt that the texture was even more strange; it was furry.

So he looked down.

There, a werewolf in the shape of a young girl was sleeping on his shoulder.

Her wolf ears, each half the size of her face, twitched a few times on her head, and drool dripped from the corner of her mouth, revealing her tiger teeth, and landed on Wang Sheng's shoulder.

When did this guy come in?

"Hey, wake up! Who are you? Don't you know that if this were on the subway, your behavior would be an invitation to a duel?"

"Mmm... Ah..."

The girl murmured a few words, then uttered half a sentence in her sleep:

"It smells so good, I want to eat it..."

"..."

Wang Sheng sniffed himself and seemed to smell only of sweat from not having bathed for many days. Where was the fragrance?

"Hey! Wake up!"

He raised his hands, grabbed the girl's ears on either side, and pulled her upwards forcefully.

"what?"

The girl was then awakened, and looked at Wang Sheng earnestly, saying:

"My name isn't Hey, it's Xun."

"..."

He ignored it and just pressed on with the question:

"Why are you sleeping here?"

"Well, the chieftain saw that you hadn't come out for so long, so he had us take turns guarding you... Uh, I stayed up too late catching butterflies yesterday, so I'm a little sleepy."

"Um?"

Wang Sheng sensed something was wrong from the words. What did "so long" mean? What did "catching butterflies" mean?

"How long have I been here?"

He stared at Xun's large, vertical pupils.

"It seems like it's been... thirty days, right?"

Xun stroked her chin, deep in thought, as if confirming it in her mind once again:

"Yes! Thirty days!"

"Holy crap..."

"Who are you fucking? Me?"

"No, that's not what I meant."

Wang Sheng stood up and tried to move his body a bit.

Fortunately, there was no blood stagnation, no stiffness, and I didn't even die of thirst after not drinking a drop of water for thirty days.

There was no change in weight.

"Could it be the effect of Yu's remains?"

Or have I already starved to death? I've refreshed the page several times already.

He leans more towards the former statement.

Thinking about it, Wang Sheng clenched his fist; his body was about the same as when he first arrived.

Although he inherited Yu's legacy, it was nothing more than two unpracticed techniques, so his strength did not improve at all.

"Um... human, the chieftain said you can come out with me once you wake up. We only stay in this sanctuary during the Dark Period, and everyone has already returned to the forest. It would be a hassle for us to keep an eye on you every day."

"Thank you for your hard work." Wang Sheng nodded. "I won't waste any more time, let's go."

A month has passed since the dream ended, and Wang Sheng is naturally eager to return home.

He was also worried about his parents, who must be heartbroken to have been missing for so long.

Soon, Wang Sheng followed Xun out of the cave and arrived at the bottom of the cliff.

"Let's go."

Xun opened her mouth.

Then, using both hands and feet, the ant leaped up the vertical cliff like a cheetah and disappeared in a flash.

"Wow, that's amazing?"

Wang Sheng didn't have her skills, so he had to find some solid climbing spots and slowly climb up step by step.

But we hadn't climbed more than a few meters.

The girl's figure darted down again in a flash:

"You're so slow! I went up and turned around to find you were gone."

"...What can I do? I don't usually practice this."

Wang Sheng replied helplessly.

Xun snorted softly, "Fine, then you can ride me."

"Riding?" Wang Sheng swallowed hard. "The word 'carrying' would be better."

"Oh, they're all the same."

Xun turned around, facing the cliff top, with her back to Wang Sheng.

She flicked her big, fluffy tail:

"Quick, get on!"

"......OK."

Soon, Wang Sheng and Xun crossed the cliff and arrived in the mountains. He wanted to get off and walk by himself, but he saw that Xun was incredibly fast and carried him through the mountain path as if it were flat ground.

To be honest, even a level three martial artist might not be able to achieve that level of skill and proficiency.

"Wouldn't it be nice to bring one home as a mount?"

The moment the thought crossed his mind, he quickly shook his head to dismiss it; the idea wasn't a good one either.

Two hours later

Led by Xun, Wang Sheng arrived at the settlement of the werewolf tribe.

Ya and Liejian brought Wang Sheng out, and they both felt relieved.

"Remember your promise."

Lie, who was more than a head taller than Wang Sheng, looked down at Wang Sheng and said.

"Bring my brother back."

"no problem."

Wang Sheng smiled and raised his hand to bump fists with Lie, but quickly realized that this guy didn't understand human social etiquette, so he lowered his hand.

"There's no time to lose, so I'll leave as soon as possible."

After saying this, Wang Sheng took out a locator from his person.

These were found in the forest earlier. Hundreds of martial artists lost their lives, so the locators that were scattered and dropped were not that hard to find.

"Damn, that's so far! It'll take several days to get there..."

Wang Sheng frowned as he stared at the red dot on the screen.

"Qian, go see him off."

The crack immediately opened.

"Uh, isn't that a bit inappropriate? I really can't accept that."

Wang Sheng recalled how he had rushed over on his Xunfeng horse to be greeted by the werewolf tribe and couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

The scene was so bizarre no matter how I thought about it!

"There's nothing wrong with it. With her leading the way, you can get back faster. She's the best at finding the way around here."

"Okay, alright."

Unable to refuse the kind invitation, Wang Sheng once again sat on Xun's slender waist and quickly ran away.

The rest of the journey took only one day.

To be fair, werewolves are indeed a simple and reliable race, which may be one of the reasons why their Tailtooth Clan did so poorly back then.

Kindness is often taken advantage of.

Overall, the experience of traveling all day was pretty good.

There's one downside: running seems to excite Xun. Sometimes, she runs faster and faster, and her movements become more and more flamboyant, making the driving experience increasingly bumpy.

Left with no other choice, Wang Sheng had to divide Xun's hair into two sections, holding one side with each hand to prevent himself from being shaken off.