Chapter 69: The Battlefield of Gods

The next morning, on the mountain path of Jingyang.

Vultures circled overhead while hyenas bayed on the ground.

As far as the eye could see, the landscape was a mess left in the storm's wake.

Forests were destroyed, villages uprooted, and roads submerged...

Intermingled within were the wails of mountain folk who had narrowly escaped, alongside the corpses of the Ghost Rong clan and slaves who perished in this calamity.

The closer one approached the center of the battlefield, the heart of the storm, the greater the number of visible corpses became.

Describing it as a "mountain of corpses and sea of blood" might be an exaggeration.

But "corpses strewn across the wilds" was undoubtedly the concrete term for this scene.

However, upon truly reaching the core battlefield of the two gods, the numbers of vultures, hyenas, and corpses strangely decreased drastically.

This was because various deformed and eerie plants were the "protagonists" here.

Roots and vines that tore apart the earth...

Giant man-eating flowers capable of swallowing a person whole...

Human-shaped plants evolved from humans that would emit wails once night fell...

Plus that Lightning-Attracting Tree, which though long dead, bloomed with lightning due to its own tenacious vitality...

It could be said that this innermost battlefield was the home turf of these terrifying plants.

Even creatures like vultures and hyenas would actively avoid this eerie, ominous place.

Yet, there are exceptions to every rule.

In this place gathered with terrifying plants, signs of mountain folk barely surviving still remained.

Although their numbers were far fewer than those on the outermost perimeter, it was certainly not a small figure.

When E Tu, transformed into a majestic eagle, circled over this region, this was the hellish scroll he witnessed.

Whoosh!

His spread wings suddenly contracted, and the robust eagle sliced through the vast sky like lightning.

At this moment, E Tu had no mind to concern himself with the condition of those mountain folk, for he had already noticed the shattered corpse beneath the Lightning-Attracting Tree.

Whoosh!

Once E Tu landed and transformed back into his rabbit form,

he finally saw that shattered corpse clearly—except for the head which remained intact, the other limbs looked as terrifying as if a bomb had exploded from within.

Fortunately, having received Li Li Boyang's divination results beforehand, E Tu was already mentally prepared for this.

"Even if this isn't your body, you used it for so many years; why mistreat it so!"

Forcing down the discomfort in his heart, E Tu muttered softly.

After circling the exploded corpse a few times, E Tu ultimately felt that a human form would be more convenient.

Thus, E Tu simply rolled on the spot, transforming once again into his previous youth appearance.

"You lived quite oppressively enough; to think that in the end, only I am here to collect your remains."

He took out a piece of beast hide that Xi Luo had previously given him.

E Tu began to wrap those exploded fragments of limbs bit by bit.

Miraculously, those wrapped fragments of limbs were restored just like that.

Especially after E Tu placed that single intact head into the beast hide, a complete body was restored by that hide.

Apart from lacking breath and having a pale complexion, she looked surprisingly little different from the old woman before her death.

"Truly miraculous!"

Witnessing this scene, E Tu couldn't help but let out a sigh of amazement.

According to Xi Luo, this beast hide came from a peculiar creature called the "Luo Deer."

The Luo Deer possessed the ability to heal other creatures; any wound licked by it would automatically restore.

After its death, if a skilled shaman could peel off its hide and soak it in the Luo Deer's blood, they could create this "Luo Fur" capable of healing most injuries.

Of course, Luo Fur could only treat injuries; it could not bring the dead back to life.

Therefore, the old woman now was merely a corpse without a soul or breath.

Even due to the lack of blood within her body, the old woman's corpse was as stiff as a zombie, showing not a shred of vitality.

"Grandma, I will take you home now!"

Just as E Tu prepared to lift the old woman's corpse and return to Gao Village,

he suddenly discovered mountain folk nearby approaching voluntarily and kneeling on the ground not far away.

Obviously, these mountain folk had witnessed the entire process of E Tu collecting the old woman's remains, which was why they chose to kneel in worship.

"You all..."

He looked around with words stuck in his throat.

E Tu's footsteps, originally departing, stopped instantly.

Because in the eyes of these mountain folk, E Tu saw not only awe and worship but also a certain gratitude stemming from the heart.

They revered the ability E Tu displayed, while also thanking him for coming to collect the old woman's remains.

These mountain folk had witnessed the entire battle between the two gods and personally saw those arrogant Ghost Rong clan members transformed into human-shaped plants by Nu Man.

The mountain folk merely lacked culture and knowledge; they were not true fools.

They naturally understood clearly why they and their kind had survived, and how they managed to obtain the protection of these eerie plants.

To speak without exaggeration, if not for the protection of these eerie plants,

not to mention the wild beasts constantly coveting flesh and blood, merely the plague and disease would have been enough to make the remaining mountain folk wish for death rather than life.

"Do you have any requests?"

"In Grandma's name, as long as it's not too outrageous, I can grant your wishes."

After a brief hesitation, E Tu ultimately could not bring himself to leave directly.

After all, although E Tu was a spirit, he had long understood human nature.

Moreover, these mountain folk were the people the Female Miao had fought to the death to protect...

E Tu felt that helping them within his means seemed to be his duty and obligation.

"We have nothing left, and we want nothing anymore."

After exchanging glances, a representative among the mountain folk raised his head and spoke to E Tu.

"Your giving this Witch a proper burial is already the greatest help to us."

Looking at Grandma's corpse with a sorrowful expression, the mountain folk representative let out a heartfelt sigh.

"We originally intended to bury this Witch ourselves, but this great tree has been preventing us from approaching her..."

"Now that our wish is fulfilled, it is time for us to follow our families."

When saying this, all the mountain folk, including this representative, clearly revealed their will to die.

Their homeland was destroyed by the Ghost Fang State, and their families were slaughtered to the last by the Ghost Rong clan...

Only a group of young adults remained, surviving until now; they had long lost most of their will to live.

"Grandma worked so hard to save you, and you plan to die like this?"

Unable to say whether it was grief and anger or helplessness, E Tu suddenly raised his voice and roared.

"Go south to Gao Village Town and Li Family Village; there, people will tell you how to survive!"

"If you still wish to die by then, go tell Grandma at her grave yourself!"

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