Chapter 203

Chapter 203: Tummy Trouble

The Monster Realm’s territory was just as vast as the Immortal Realm’s. Though You You and Feng Rong flew swiftly, they still spent a full day reaching the Ming You Marsh mentioned by the Demon King. They’d imagined an ordinary dense forest or swamp, but reality proved different.

Noon sunlight seemed to avoid this place, leaving the woods shrouded in premature darkness. Waves of cold energy assaulted them even from a distance, the entire forest wrapped in an ominous veil that warned against approach.

"The dark energy here is overwhelming," Feng Rong frowned. He cast a protective spell around You You before guiding them into the trees.

Being from the Feng Clan, his presence naturally repelled the gloom. Upon landing, the dark energy retreated around them, carving out a small clear space within the shadowy woods.

You You noticed the silence first – no birdsong, no insect hum. The stillness pressed down like endless loneliness.

"Feng Rong, can you sense the Nightmare Demon’s location?" Her detection spells had always been weak.

After a moment’s concentration, he shook his head. "The dark energy’s too thick here. I can’t extend my divine sense unless we purify everything… or burn the whole forest down." He raised a hand, flames flickering at his fingertips.

"Wait, wait, wait!" She grabbed his wrist. "Protecting the environment is everyone’s responsibility! Let’s just search slowly instead!" Such a huge forest shouldn’t be destroyed.

She tugged him forward before he could argue. Though initially reluctant to abandon quicker methods, Feng Rong glanced at their joined hands and decided searching wasn’t so bad after all.

Dark energy usually meant ghosts, yet as they ventured deeper, they found no spirits – not even residual souls. Had the Nightmare Demon devoured them all? Puzzled, You You headed toward the densest concentration of dark energy.

*Gurgle…*

She froze mid-step.

"What’s wrong?" Feng Rong stopped.

"Did you hear that?"

"Hear what?"

*Gurgle-gurgle…*

"There! Listen!" The sound grew louder.

Feng Rong’s blank expression confirmed it – only she could hear the noises. Desperate to explain, she strained for comparisons: bubbling water? Rolling stones? Or… an upset stomach?

Before she could decide, frantic *gurgle-gurgle-GURGLES* erupted, followed by an earth-shaking *BOOM*. Ahead, yellow smoke billowed through trees, carrying a sharp, acidic stench.

"Poison!" Feng Rong swept her airborne, dodging the cloud as they flew toward the source. Skirting the toxic haze, they discovered…

A clearing. A three-meter-wide pit. And at its edge, an enormous black monster – dark energy oozing from its form – hunched over the hole, rear pointed downward as it attended to urgent digestive business. Yellow smoke poured steadily from its backend.

You You: “……”

Feng Rong: “……”

The beast: “……”

Only the relentless symphony of gurgles from the creature’s belly broke the silence.

The scene turned extremely awkward all at once…

"Sorry for bothering you!" You You exclaimed instinctively, spinning around to leave. She hadn’t meant to witness the giant beast’s bathroom break.

The creature below snapped into action, hastily pulling in its rear. With an enraged roar and dark energy billowing around it, the humiliated beast leaped toward them.

"Look out!" Feng Rong shifted to shield You You, instinctively conjuring flames to hurl at the attacker.

You You’s eyes widened. "Wait! Don’t use fire! It’ll…"

BOOM!

Before she could finish, Feng Rong’s flames shot forward. The resulting explosion shook the sky, igniting yellow dust across miles. A mushroom cloud rose above the forest as half the woodland transformed into Scorched Earth.

You You: “……”

Feng Rong: “……”

Giant beast: “……”

So… it explodes, huh?!

（“д“）

You You glanced at the charred ground below. Their protective robes had saved them, but surprisingly, the giant beast remained unharmed – its dark energy had shielded it from the blast.

Enraged beyond reason, the beast’s fur bristled as its dark energy thickened into near-solid waves. Crimson-eyed, it scraped claws against earth and charged again with threatening Low Growls.

"Let’s talk this through!" You You pleaded, genuinely remorseful about interrupting its private moment.

The beast kept charging until… gurgle.

The furious creature skidded to a halt, facial muscles twitching as it desperately clenched all four paws. It shot them a venomous glare that clearly meant This isn’t over! before scampering back to its pit. Resuming its dusty business, it kept growling angrily at them between… emissions.

You You: “……”

Feng Rong: “……”

Diarrhea?!

The grudge-holding beast kept alternating between squatting and charging halfway before gut gurgles sent it stumbling back. After four-five cycles of aborted attacks and emergency pit stops, it finally collapsed weakly.

Had it… exhausted itself from diarrhea?