Chapter 676

"Crack~~"

"Crack~~"

In the wilderness region of Dayangzhou, deep in the northeast.

Through the dense forest, a group of four walked along, their combat boots crunching dry leaves with occasional crisp sounds.

The four were two men and two women.

The two men appeared to be in their forties, clad in combat armor, their qi thick and substantial—respectively, seventh-rank mid-tier and seventh-rank upper-tier.

In comparison, the other two women were much younger.

They were sisters; the elder walked ahead with the refined features of a mixed-race beauty.

Her eyebrows were arched, her eyes clear and sharp.

Her body, hugged tightly by her combat suit, was curvaceous and alluring; every movement carried an astonishing charm.

Faintly around her, scorching You purple flames circled.

The younger sister was even younger than the elder, and had also awakened her ability.

Behind her, a fox tail swayed faintly; a pair of fluffy ears poked out from her black hair, looking adorable.

On the right chest of each of their combat suits was a simple fox-head emblem.

It was the insignia of the Spirit Fox Guild.

"Sister, have you sensed any trace of divine blood?" the younger sister, Leng Yuechan, asked curiously.

"Not yet," replied the exquisite-faced Leng Yuexi, shaking her head.

"Young Mistress, no need to rush—this trip was meant for training anyway."

"Even if we don't find divine blood, as long as we return safely without injury, that's enough."

The taller middle-aged man in the team chuckled.

Since half a year ago, when Leng Yuexi suddenly declared her fire ability had evolved from A-rank to S-rank,

she had become the single most important person in the entire Spirit Fox Guild!

For this incursion into the wilderness, these two seventh-rank masters had been assigned specifically to protect her.

"I understand, Uncle Chen," Leng Yuexi nodded slightly, answering softly.

She was the head of the Spirit Fox Guild's Myanmar branch, and normally stayed with her sister Leng Yuechan in Myanmar.

But seven days ago, news suddenly arrived.

Her father, Leng Cang, had been attacked by a ninth-rank martial saint of the Heavenly Fate Cult during an outing, severely wounded and near death.

Though she had little affection for her father, she could not possibly miss such a moment.

So she quickly returned to the Spirit Fox Guild's headquarters with her sister Leng Yuechan.

That was Nixi, one of the two super-cities of Dayangzhou.

Upon returning to Nixi, before she could even see her father Leng Cang, her older brother Leng Shu immediately assigned her to venture deep into the wilderness to collect divine blood.

Leng Shu was Leng Cang's first son, now fifty-three years old.

He had reached eighth-rank mid-tier grand master status.

Though she felt helpless, she had no choice but to obey her brother's command.

Of course, after her strong insistence, she did manage to see her father Leng Cang.

Though an eighth-rank healing master had been continuously treating him, he still could not speak.

Before she left, he arranged for two seventh-rank masters to accompany her.

"Uncle Chen, is my father's injury truly untreatable?" Leng Yuexi couldn't help asking.

"It's very uncertain—unless a miracle occurs."

Uncle Chen shook his head and sighed, "The Heavenly Fate Cult's methods are unique—they've nearly destroyed all his vitality.

Even an eighth-rank healing ability user couldn't cure such an injury."

"So my brother clearly knows this, which is why he deliberately sent me away."

Leng Yuexi thought silently.

Leng Cang, an eighth-rank peak grand master, was the greatest pillar of the entire Spirit Fox Guild.

Once their father died, the guild would face the question of who would take over.

Remember, she had dozens of siblings, not to mention the next generation of her siblings' children.

If they fought over it, it would surely become a bloody bloodbath.

Of course, the most likely successor would be her older brother, Leng Shu.

Aside from hired external eighth-rank grand masters, Leng Shu was the strongest in the entire Leng family.

In the past, this succession would have been unquestionable.

But now that her ability had risen to S-rank, Leng Shu clearly regarded her as a rival heir.

"Eighth-rank mid-tier grand master… my current strength still can't match his…"

A month ago, Leng Yuexi had broken through from seventh-rank lower-tier to seventh-rank mid-tier.

Combined with her S-rank fire ability, she could barely stand against an A-rank eighth-rank lower-tier master.

But facing an eighth-rank mid-tier grand master, she would be utterly crushed.

Precisely because she understood this, she had agreed to her brother Leng Shu's request and come to the wilderness.

First, to assess the situation, then consider possible countermeasures.

After all, the Spirit Fox Guild was a colossal entity—if she could inherit it, that would be best.

As she pondered this, the divine blood she had accidentally obtained earlier suddenly warmed in her pocket.

"I sensed another trace of divine blood!"

Leng Yuexi's beautiful eyes lit up; she immediately led the group running toward the direction she sensed.

Just minutes later, they indeed found a pool of crimson blood amid the vegetation!

"It's divine blood! And there's a lot—about five hundred milliliters!"

Leng Yuexi's eyes gleamed as she moved to collect it.

But she watched in disbelief as the blood's level steadily dropped.

In the blink of an eye, the divine blood vanished, leaving only a dry, shallow pit.

"Where's the divine blood? My huge pool of divine blood—where did it go?"

Leng Yuechan stared wide-eyed, incredulous.

"Someone's behind this! Underground!"

Leng Yuexi sharply sensed a vine rapidly retracting underground in one direction.

"Let's see who dares be so bold! Let's go!"

Leng Yuexi's expression turned cold; she led the group forward at once.

The vine retreated quickly, but the group's speed was no slower; within minutes, they reached the vicinity of its source.

BOOM!!

Even three or four hundred meters away, Leng Yuexi, as an S-rank elemental fire ability user, felt a wave of heat rush toward her.

Simultaneously, a terrifying aura erupted not far ahead.

That aura was like that of a top-tier fire beast, causing dread.

"Something's wrong."

Leng Yuexi halted first, frowning as she gazed at the golden fireball partially obscured by tree branches:

"The person ahead is strong—and his fire ability seems strange."

In her perception, his fire ability's power seemed even stronger than her S-rank ability!

But strangely, she sensed his fire ability wasn't pure—it carried something else mixed in.

Meanwhile, inside the flame barrier ahead, Xu Jingming, who had been meditating with closed eyes, opened his eyes, silently puzzled.

Leng Yuexi and Leng Yuechan? How did they end up here?