Chapter 547 400: The Curse Across Bloodlines
Chapter 547 400: The Curse Across Bloodlines
An arrow was shot, from the bowstring unfurled a sky-covering crimson tide! It was as if countless red threads were weaving through heaven and earth.
The dense network of red threads tore through the void.
In an instant, it enveloped several mountain peaks behind them.
Its speed so great, not a single person present could react.
A few of the red threads even grazed past Tuoba Jue's ears, startling a few strands of her hair.
Surrounding her, the Great Sunlight Silver Dragon was narrowly missed by hundreds of red threads flying by.
As the sky-covering red threads gradually dissipated,
the Great Sunlight Silver Dragon clenched its legs, its forehead drenched in cold sweat.
Just now, it thought it was about to die.
The mountains behind it were riddled with holes, covered densely with perforations.
Everyone who had been standing there, along with their Beast Tamings, was torn to shreds; even the mountains were dyed a blood-red color.
Tuoba Jue slowly turned her head, looking upon the hellish scene behind her.
Her facial expression gradually stiffened.
"I know you're kindhearted deep down and couldn't bear to refuse them directly. Now they've all shut up, and you no longer need to worry about making up excuses to reject them. See how considerate I am?" Chen Xing said with a smile.
Tuoba Jue clenched her fists tight, but her gaze fell upon the Divine Artifact in Sìxiàng's hand, and she found herself unable to speak.
A high-order Ascension with a Divine Artifact was not someone she could afford to provoke.
She might be haughty, but she was not foolish.
Forcing a stiff smile onto her face, she said, "It seems this matter no longer requires my trouble."
After speaking, she mounted the golden giant dragon and left the place.
Sitting on the back of the golden giant dragon, Tuoba Jue lowered her head to the dragon beneath her and asked, "If a battle had broken out just now, what were our chances of winning?"
The golden giant dragon lowered its head, looking at the scales on its side, where there was a needle-like tiny hole.
The scales it pridefully considered impervious were as fragile as paper against that red light; it was only because the attack had avoided it. Had those red beams targeted its body... it would have turned into a sieve.
In a somber voice, the golden giant dragon said, "Zero chance, Miss Jue. I promised your grandfather to keep you safe. As long as I live, nobody will harm you. But after my death, I can no longer protect you. Moreover, I believe those people definitely had more to say."
Hearing this, Tuoba Jue fell into profound silence. The golden giant dragon was her grandfather's Beast Taming, a Golden Holy Dragon of the eighth step of Ascension, holding a very high status in Dragon Mountain. Relying on the golden giant dragon and the backing of Dragon Mountain, almost no one in the Exotic Region had ever failed to give her face.
Even if they didn't give her face, they would for her grandfather's sake, for the sake of Dragon Mountain.
But today's incident was like a heavy slap across her face, revealing that her background was not so influential in the eyes of the real powerhouses.
The golden giant dragon, sensing the shift in Tuoba Jue's state of mind, breathed a sigh of relief within. With the gods gradually awakening, the Exotic Region was about to become dangerous again. Its power might not be enough to protect her. This shock might actually be a good thing for the young lady.
....
"Master, most of the survivors should be here," the underling reported.
"Hmm, some must have run away though," Chen Xing noted.
"These large families are like crafty rabbits with multiple burrows. It's normal that they've hidden a few geniuses away in some corner of the world," said the underling.
"It's my fault for not killing faster, giving them the chance to react," Sìxiàng stated regretfully, feeling responsible.
"It has nothing to do with you. They were probably already prepared for a split when they hired the Bear Wolf Eagle Trio to deal with us," Chen Xing shook her head in disapproval.
"But there's a way."
As he spoke, Chen Xing summoned the Demon Eagle from the Gourmet Space.
As soon as it was summoned, the Demon Eagle sniffed the blood-stained mountain air.
Its eyes lit up instantly.
Spreading its wings, the swirling demonic mist was released, enveloping the ground's blood and death mist before absorbing it.
Chen Xing asked the Demon Eagle, "Haven't you just comprehended the Curse Law? By using these people's blood, can we trace the curse back to their locations?"
The Demon Eagle said it could give it a try.
It then looked at the blood and severed limbs scattered over the mountains, the perfect symbolic items for the curse.
From its broken neck, a low murmuring voice emerged.
It was as if demons from hell were chanting scriptures, their penetrating voices echoing between the mountains.
As the chant grew denser, the blood on the ground began to move as if alive, gathering at the top of the mountain range in front of them into a puppet made of blood.
"Master, I've found them, the seven trails most closely connected to this bloodline."
"Hmm, take care of it. Don't leave any loose ends."
...
Thousands of miles away.
Inside a small family in a local town.
Two bright-eyed young boys in coarse linen clothes were washing horses with seven or eight other youths dressed similarly.
These were new servants recruited by the local family, responsible for various chores.
After working in the family for two years, they would be given the opportunity to work in the family's Beast Taming breeding grounds, and after another year of good performance, they might be granted the opportunity to tame beasts. Depending on their talent and contributions to the family, they could even be promoted to positions like family guardians or managers.
One of the two young boys washing horses, the slightly shorter one, spoke in a low and woeful voice, asking cautiously.
"Brother, is our family really gone?"
"Just focus on your work and don't talk nonsense. Let's wait here until the dust settles." The taller brother gave his younger sibling a warning look.
"Oh..."
"Remember, it was the people of Xia Country who destroyed our family, and that Chen Xing. Our mom and dad, grandparents, they all died by his hand." The taller boy clenched his fists.
Thirty years can change the course of a river; thirty years can reverse fortunes. Once he gained the strength, he would definitely avenge his family.
"Pfft!"
His brother beside him suddenly spat out a large mouthful of blood, with sinister blood vessels suddenly spreading across his pale face.
"Brother, what's wrong with you!" The taller brother went blank as he saw what happened, and before he could react, he felt a piercing pain in his chest and spat out a large mouthful of blood as well.
The two brothers lay on the ground convulsing, and in moments, dissolved into pools of pus and blood.
Scenes like this were not just happening here but were occurring in other places as well.
"Great Master, it's all taken care of," said the Demon Eagle, stopping its chanting as the blood-formed chrysalis before it turned completely black, emitting a thick stench.
"Hmm, let's go, back home." Chen Xing was satisfied, believing in eradicating the roots of a problem to prevent future troubles.
He then led the Beast Taming creatures back to Great Xia.
His gain from this trip was extremely substantial, securing resources that far exceeded all of his previous acquisitions combined by more than tenfold.
He had to expand the Gourmet Space's dimensions several dozen times using some points as the resources from the seven powers were mountainous and filled the space to the brim and beyond.
The sheer abundance of resources was overwhelming.
Just organizing the items from the Storage Ornaments was a colossal and arduous task.
But luckily, he was not alone.
He had recruited a large number of people from the military and the Sparks to tally the resources.
He also left Sìxiàng by his side to supervise, ensuring no one was dishonest.
Half a month later, with concerted efforts, they finally categorized and accounted for everything in order.