Eternal Life Starts as a Hunter-Chapter 299 - 126: Heading South to Settle New Lands, Cutting Through the Chaos with a Fast Blade

Chapter 299: Chapter 126: Heading South to Settle New Lands, Cutting Through the Chaos with a Fast Blade

Li Yuan stepped forward, using his strength to tear open the Puppet Rabbit’s metal body as if pulling noodle strands apart.

Sure enough, inside the puppet, the heart of the Demon Beast installed within was already shriveled, as if someone had brutally stomped on it.

Tang Nian said, "The only explanation is that these Demon Beast hearts are not entirely made of flesh and blood; among them..."

She paused slightly, her eyes showing a complex expression, a warmth, then looked up and said, "Perhaps there is a remnant soul from when they were alive.

So, it’s rejecting foreign souls.

When a foreign soul enters, although it is indeed powerful, the remnant soul within the heart has the advantage of the heart.

The instinctive struggle between the two can only result in something like this.

As for the ’soul’ within the Soul Iron Crystal, it might be a soul without self-awareness.

When the heart is placed inside, it doesn’t generate a new soul, but is nurtured, and thus... strengthens, regenerating flesh."

Li Yuan looked at his adopted daughter.

He said nothing, just nodded slightly.

Rather than calling it Tang Nian’s speculation, it was more her wish.

If this wish were true, then her father would at least have a remnant soul...

Tang Nian fell silent.

Li Yuan slightly tilted his head and saw Xiaozhao blinking her eyes beside him, and couldn’t help but hold her in his arms, placing her on his lap.

Xiaozhao, a bit unhappy, said, "Ya Ya, failed."

Li Yuan rubbed her hair and said, "It didn’t fail. If in the future an enemy uses a Puppet to attack your parents, you release your crow demons..."

Xiaozhao smiled, "Then the bad puppets will all go crazy."

"Yes." Li Yuan chuckled, "Ya Ya didn’t fail."

This unexpected discovery brought him a bit of delight.

He remembered that the Puppet could explore the Ghost Realm because it wasn’t attacked by Ghost Servants.

Yet if Xiaozhao manipulated her crows into the Puppet’s body, she could drive the Puppet mad.

This method is not unique, but it is extremely rare.

After calming one daughter, Li Yuan looked towards his other daughter.

The girl in a white short haircut was lost in thought after mentioning "remnant soul," her originally still eyes now even more vacant...

"Niannian."

"..."

"Niannian!"

"God... godfather!" Tang Nian awoke from her own world like in a dream.

Li Yuan said, "Pack your things. In a few days, godfather will take you out."

"Alright, godfather." Tang Nian didn’t ask where they were going, only agreeing.

...

...

Afterward, Li Yuan sought out Xiao Ping’an. Upon discovering that his son only had minor injuries, he softly comforted him and instilled the notion that "one should run when noticing something amiss."

In Li Yuan’s view, when his son saw that something was wrong with the house, he should have taken off running. Why stand there dumbfounded?

If he had run early, wouldn’t he have avoided being hit?

Yet Xiao Ping’an stubbornly resisted, saying things like "Heh, I’m still too weak," "If I run today, then I’ll never be able to stand there again."

This infuriated Li Yuan, prompting him to grab the ruler and ask his son, "Next time you encounter something unusual, will you run?"

Stubborn as a mule, Xiao Ping’an replied, "Even if you run, I won’t." 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Li Yuan, exasperated, used a bit of force and tapped Xiao Ping’an twice, leaving a red mark on his palm.

Xiao Ping’an then cried loudly.

Li Yuan went out to investigate and found out that his son had been listening to childhood stories like "The Chronicles of the Knight." He then asked Xiaojie to bring those "Chronicles of the Knight" and thoroughly examined them...

He read and read, and between the lines, saw the words: "melodramatic."

Li Yuan carefully recalled the books he’d read before crossing into this world, thinking, as a father, he must correct his son’s flawed character...

He pondered for a long time and decided to take the time to tell his son a story from "The Mortal Cultivator." Although he didn’t remember it well, he could still recount a few things.

...

Family matters, just a minor interlude.

After handling them, Li Yuan began considering whether the "south" was suitable as a backup route.

Though a bit apprehensive, he had to try.

The breakthrough point for this backup route was the "Demon Hunters."

He hadn’t decided to head south; he first wanted to understand every option as thoroughly as possible, to avoid regret.

At night, he shared a bed with the lady boss.

The lady boss was a bit pained seeing her son getting hit.

Li Yuan explained thoroughly, and only then did the lady boss show a worried expression; after all, she didn’t want her son to be so "brave."

After that, they started discussing serious matters.

"The relocation is about done; quite a few people have already gone to Mianzhou Path with Mr. Yan, and even Zhou Jia said he wanted to go, so I let him.

Recently, I’ve been exhausted, so busy everywhere..."

The lady boss softly complained to her husband.

Li Yuan gently massaged her shoulders from behind.

The lady boss said, "The Demon Hunters still refuse to take us to their base; they claim to be nomadic, but I think they’re lying."

"Why do you think so?"

"They offer ordering services, meaning if you want a specific kind of Demon Beast, they can try to find it... But soon, they’ll deliver a matching Demon Beast.

This indicates that they have a warehouse.

And if they have a warehouse, they surely have a base."

Li Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "Among them, who holds the highest status?"

The lady boss rolled her eyes and said, "They’re all practical workers; the real decision-makers have never come."

Li Yuan thought for a while, then nodded and said, "I understand."

...

That night,

after falling asleep, Li Yuan appeared in a general store deep within Ghost Street, where he withdrew new [Human Skin Handcuffs] from Lady Yan.

The next day,

he opened the way with money, asking the lady boss to make a large-scale, urgent purchase of Demon Beasts, exceeding the stock of Demon Hunters in the black market.