The insects in my house are dragons.

Chapter 57 Misty Valley

September 20, Sunday, early morning, the riverbank of the upper reaches of the Lanjiang River.

"Dragon's Breath!" Lan Xiangya commanded with a heroic air.

"roar!!"

The majestic and domineering Wind Demon Salamander spat out light blue dragon-attribute energy, instantly defeating a high-level, extraordinary-level Venomous Serpent not far away.

"Chirp..." Kongkong on Yun Che's shoulder clicked its tongue.

Even though both use Dragon Breath, the Wind Salamander's Dragon Breath skill proficiency isn't as high as itss.

But the power... is much higher than before.

This was the first time Yun Che had witnessed Lan Xiangya and her Wind Demon Salamander taking action.

They also learned about Lan Xiangya's strength level as a Wind Demon Salamander—a High-Rank Lord!

Hearing Kong Kong's words, Yun Che said:

"Therefore, the foundation of a skill's power is always one's own strength, and then comes proficiency."

"Chirp." Kongkong nodded in approval.

Last night, the three water spiders took turns keeping watch, along with Dr. Cow's silver-eyed scout bird. Although some wild supernatural creatures accidentally wandered into the camp, it did not cause too much of an impact.

The three of them set off again early this morning.

With two sampling points remaining, once the data collection is complete, this mission will be finished.

Shortly after arriving at the sampling site, they were attacked by a vicious tarsier.

A high-level extraordinary strength level—if Yun Che and Kong Kong were to come here, they would have no choice but to run.

But they were no match for Lan Xiangya and the Wind Demon Salamander.

"I'm done here," Dr. Niu said, holding up a test tube.

"Me too." Yun Che shook the test tube in his hand.

The fifth sampling point has been completed.

According to Dr. Niu.

He extracted and detected a harmful substance from the blood of the Boiling Blood Crocodile, combined it with semi-ghost energy, used it as a sample for the detector, and collected data from the sample for comparison.

By combining the concentration of harmful substances in the sample with data from multiple locations, the source of the harmful substances can be roughly determined.

"There's only one point left." The three of them gathered together, and Dr. Niu took out the GPS device.

Looking at the last location on the map, Lan Xiangya frowned slightly.

Noticing her expression, Dr. Niu asked, "What's wrong?"

"This place..." According to the map, it is a valley, and also a large bend in the Blue River. "I've been there once."

She continued, "This valley is shrouded in mist all year round, and visibility is extremely low."

A fog?

With the current weather, and consecutive sunny days, what moisture could possibly turn into dense fog?

However, Yun Che did not speak. After all, this was a world with extraordinary power, and it could not be judged entirely by common sense.

"Is it because of the mist bamboo?" Dr. Niu asked.

Fog bamboo is a type of bamboo that doesn't even qualify as a first-class resource, but it can produce harmless fog and is quite common in deep mountains.

The bamboo shoots of the mist bamboo are very delicious, and because they are difficult to harvest, they are not cheap in restaurants.

"I've prepared a GPS tracker to prevent it from getting lost."

As he spoke, Dr. Niu took out two small devices that resembled mobile phones, which had positioning and short-range calling functions.

Seeing that Dr. Niu was prepared, Lan Xiangya didn't say anything more.

...

The three riding the water-splitting spiders continued upstream along the riverbank.

As they approached the sixth sampling point, visibility in the surrounding woods gradually decreased, and a hazy white mist began to appear, covering them with a layer of moisture.

"This humidity is almost like swimming in water," Yun Che thought to himself as he wiped his face.

Nestled in his arms, head tilted back, mouth open, tongue lolling out, staring at Yun Che's chin, Kong Kong, who had been enjoying catching water, whimpered and gave up on the game.

"唳——"

The silver-eyed scout bird, flapping its wings, flew back from the mist ahead and landed on Dr. Niu's shoulder.

As the fog thickened, the Silver-Eyed Sparrow's detection capabilities were also limited.

"Be careful, everyone," Dr. Niu said.

Along the way, thanks to the Silver-Eyed Sparrow, they avoided most of the trouble. Only when they reached the sampling point could they no longer avoid it and had to encounter some wild supernatural creatures.

After all, Huiwan is a habitat for many wild and extraordinary creatures, and most of their sampling points are located in Huiwan.

But this time, it seems we can't avoid them all.

"Leave it to me." A summoning circle appeared beneath Lan Xiangya, and the Wind Demon Salamander flew out from the Bridge of Contracts, hovering around the Water Splitter Spider.

With the newts around, I feel much more at ease.

Yun Che took a small breath and slowly closed his eyes.

The power of Changpan!

rustling, rustling—

The sounds and noises in the surrounding woods seemed to be amplified in his perception.

The rhythm of the forest.

Entering the valley.

The original bend has turned into a series of tangled streams, further reducing visibility.

While it wasn't as bad as pitch black, it was definitely impossible to see anything beyond three meters.

"Ten meters to the left front, there's an intention to attack," Yun Che suddenly said.

Lan Xiangya glanced at him, but did not question him. The Wind Demon Salamander flapped its wings and flew out.

Immediately afterward, several striking sounds were heard, and the Wind Demon Salamander flew back.

"Ah Che, that's great," Lan Xiangya praised.

Yun Che smiled.

During this time, with the help of Yu Shi, his Beast Taming Space was strengthened, and the range of his Everlasting Power perception was improved.

Of course, it doesn't reach ten meters either.

However, with the "assistance" of the forest, the range of the power of Eternal Moon was further enhanced.

In the past two days, Lan Xiangya has seen Yun Che comforting wild supernatural creatures quite a bit, and she should already have a guess about his abilities, so there is no need for Yun Che to hide them anymore.

Deep in the valley.

"Whoa!" Iris suddenly jumped out of Yun Che's shadow and stood in front of him with a serious expression.

Yun Che didn't even need to ask to know that trouble was coming from its reaction.

rustling, rustling—

Yun Che's expression changed quickly, and he immediately shouted, "Stop!"

The two men simultaneously tightened the reins and looked at him.

"Here it comes! Right in front!" He patted Kongkong's back. "Kongkong, charge!"

"grumble!!"

Kong Kong, who had been on guard, immediately darted out. With a muffled thud, a centipede-like supernatural creature fell to the ground from the mist.

"Dragon's Breath!" Lan Xiangya reacted and waved her hand.

"roar--"

The Wind Demon Salamander flew out, its light blue dragon-attribute energy sweeping across the area.

"It's a venomous water centipede." Dr. Niu stared at the mist and barely managed to identify the extraordinary creature that had attacked.

Yun Che flipped through the illustrated guide.

[Name]: Venomous Water Centipede

[Attribute]: Insect, Poison

[Racial Rank]: High-level Transcendent

[Strength Level]: Unknown

[Racial Skills]: Insect Bite, Corrosive Venom, Binding...

[Evaluation]: A centipede-like extraordinary creature that prefers shade and water. It is violent in nature, likes to live in groups, and you must be very careful of the putrid venom it sprays, which is extremely corrosive and toxic.

呲——

From within the mist, a stream of venom, carrying a strong, foul odor, shot out.

However, it was blown back by the strong wind generated by the wind demon salamander.

"There's a leader! And not just one!"

Yun Che sensed several more extremely strong and volatile emotions. Iris also kept telling him that there was a semi-ghostly aura similar to that of the dragon bone, right behind the group of venomous water centipedes.

"Cyclone!" Lan Xiangya shouted again.

call--

The wind demon salamander vigorously flapped its wings, and a huge airflow emanated from it, blowing outwards and briefly dispersing the fog that had been obscuring its vision.

When the fog partially lifted and they saw their surroundings, the expressions of the three men turned somber.

A large number of venomous centipedes surged toward them from all directions, especially along the path they had come from, which was so densely packed that they were impossible to count.

Too much!

If it were a single bite of putrid poison, they wouldn't even have a chance to hide.

More importantly, right in front of them, three centipede-like supernatural creatures, several times larger than themselves, were approaching while driving the venomous water centipedes.

Judging from their appearance, they were not completely out of control like the Boiling Blood Crocodile.

But the irises' reaction suggests that they have dragon bones on their bodies, or at least... semi-ghost energy.

"Roar!!" The Wind Demon Salamander roared with great momentum, sensing the power of its opponent.

Lan Xiangya said in a deep voice, "High-ranking lord!"

...

Glug, glug—

Also in the valley, in a body of water.

Elder Turtle, looking smug, stomped his foot and said, "What did I say? Good fortune will turn into great fortune."

The Black Wood Turtle's head surfaced and it looked around.

The surroundings were shrouded in mist, making it impossible for it to see anything clearly, and it couldn't understand the elder's smugness at all.

But since the elder said it was auspicious, it breathed a sigh of relief.

"Phew!" (The elder is indeed tall and strong!)

"What are you waiting for? Let's go!"

"Huh?" (Go? Where to?)

"There are always guys guarding the treasure, and now that those guys are gone, it's time to...go treasure hunting!"

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

P.S.: Third update!