Chapter 39: The Sacrificial Method

The Hidden Wing Bees rarely antagonized the demon beasts of Maple Bell Valley. They only loved to harass humans, who lacked any fur covering their bodies.

But that did not mean they were pushovers, to be bullied by demon beasts at will.

They were members of the insect demon clan—just as formidable!

At that moment, the Hidden Wing Bees saw that damned Green Edge Wolf swipe away the hive they had painstakingly built, then deliberately crush it under its paw.

This was too much to bear.

Hundreds of thousands of Hidden Wing Bees surged furiously toward the Green Edge Wolf.

The wolf’s eyelids, mouth, nose, ears, and belly were instantly swarmed.

Some of the faster bees took advantage of the wolf raising its paw to viciously sting its pads.

“Roar!!!”

The Green Edge Wolf stamped its paw, nearly collapsing from the pain. It let out a furious roar, and a wave of cyan wind blades erupted from its body.

Instantly, the surrounding Hidden Wing Bees fell like rain, not a single one surviving.

Nevertheless, Song Zhiyou had used this time to put even more distance between them.

Moreover, the wolf was now tainted with the bees’ venom.

The Green Edge Wolf coldly watched the two fleeing figures and let out a snarl.

Another Green Edge Wolf immediately came forward, lowering its head to place a cloth bundle it had been carrying in its mouth before its leader.

The bundle was stained with blood. The Green Edge Wolf tore it open.

Inside were several medicine bottles.

The Green Edge Wolf bit open one and swallowed the pills in a single gulp.

In no time, all the swelling on its body vanished.

It leaped up and once again gave chase in Song Zhiyou’s direction.

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“S-Song Zhiyou… Why can they… why can they cling to us like ghosts?”

Song Qingyao was gasping for breath, her breathing ragged. She couldn’t help but slow down, a wave of helplessness washing over her.

She glanced at Song Zhiyou, who still seemed completely unfazed.

Song Qingyao gritted her teeth and forced herself to speed up again.

Even Song Zhiyou was starting to lose her temper. Along the way, she had tried every trick to shake off the Green Edge Wolves—jumping into rivers, smearing herself with rotting mud, even splitting their scent—but they always found her again.

That special Green Edge Wolf’s tracking ability simply defied reason.

Song Zhiyou glanced back and, sure enough, the wolf had once again appeared in the distance.

‘Persistent as a ghost.’

Taking a deep breath, she pulled out a medicine bottle. After taking a pill herself, she tossed the bottle to Song Qingyao.

Song Qingyao didn’t hesitate. She poured out a pill and swallowed it.

Only after finishing did she ask, “What was that?”

“Just what you mentioned before.”

“Huh?” Suddenly, Song Qingyao felt a surge of powerful blood energy rush through her body, making her feel exhilarated.

She immediately understood—it was a blood-burning pill!

Indeed, they had reached a desperate point where they had to fight to the death.

The next second, Song Zhiyou shouted, “Song Xiaoqi, say goodbye to your conscience!”

“Huh?”

Before Song Qingyao could react, Song Zhiyou grabbed her and dashed toward a resting spot for two candidates.

In the tree, two candidates were resting against thick branches, their breathing deep and even.

Suddenly, someone shook them awake.

Tired after a long day, they were about to get angry when they heard the person urgently say, “Run! Run! The wolf pack is coming!”

These words jolted them awake. All drowsiness vanished instantly.

When they looked down, countless green lights filled their entire field of vision.

And the person who had warned them had already slipped down the tree and was racing far away.

The candidates panicked. They scrambled down the tree in a clumsy rush, trying to escape, but realized the Green Edge Wolves were almost upon them.

Desperately, they unleashed every spiritual technique and magical tool they had. While running for their lives, they activated their tokens.

Just as they were about to be torn apart by the wolves, an elder appeared and instantly whisked them away.

To ensure their safety, the elder had no choice but to strike back, heavily injuring two Green Edge Wolves.

At this moment, the elder on duty in the valley had no idea what was about to happen next.

Song Qingyao was stunned. If she wasn’t mistaken, if Song Zhiyou hadn’t woken those two candidates, the wolf pack, already red-eyed from chasing them, wouldn’t have bothered with the candidates sleeping in the tree.

But with one sentence, Song Zhiyou had forced them to use all their spiritual techniques and tools and even summoned an elder.

“This is called the Sacrificial Method—sacrificing your entry qualification to summon powerful spiritual arts and an elder,” Song Zhiyou explained as she ran.

Song Qingyao said nothing, only silently praying that they wouldn’t be beaten to death by the candidates after this.

As she was thinking, Song Zhiyou shouted again.

“Fellow cultivators, run! There’s a wolf pack! A beast tide!!!”

Her loud voice instantly stirred the quiet, dark valley. Some panicked, while others quietly slipped away.

Song Zhiyou locked onto a candidate who had revealed their position and ran toward them.

“Fellow cultivator! Stop sleeping! The wolves are here!!!”

Dragging the blood-boosted Song Qingyao with her, she sped past that person.

Leaving him dumbfounded.

By the time he came to his senses, the Green Edge Wolves were close.

He threw out spiritual techniques and magical tools randomly. Seeing no hope of survival, he had no choice but to activate his token and summon an elder.

Song Zhiyou continued to target others.

Some, though panicked, reacted quickly and channeled all their spiritual energy to follow Song Zhiyou and Song Qingyao.

Song Zhiyou’s group was visibly growing.

Many were grateful to Song Zhiyou, while others, realizing what was happening, cursed her angrily.

A very few remained hidden in the shadows, even slipping away quietly when they sensed something was wrong.

Of course, these people were not Song Zhiyou’s targets.

The ones who wanted to curse Song Zhiyou the most were the elders in charge of this area.

After being summoned several times to rescue disciples from Green Edge Wolves, an elder finally realized something was off.

These Green Edge Wolves were clearly being led here by that masked little brat!

She was doing it on purpose!

The elder wanted to catch that little troublemaker and see who it was.

But with the assessment still ongoing, she couldn’t interfere. She could only watch helplessly as the girl wreaked havoc across the area and then vanished.

The elder sighed, somewhat reluctantly. In truth, she would have liked to watch the show.

But she was still on duty for this area tonight.

She turned and melted into the shadows. At that moment, an arrow tinged with black energy suddenly shot into her forehead.

Her pupils dilated, and her body fell silently.

But in her dying moments, she still poured her spiritual energy into the distress token meant for elders.

Yet the token remained dark and lifeless, emitting not a single glimmer of light…

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