Chapter 219: Savage

"These people, their ways are off…… interesting, interesting, something's going to happen!"

"Sitting beside Lao Tie, he tore off a piece of roasted meat bit by bit, bit by bit feeding it to the shamaness, Wu Tie suddenly leapt up."

"He grabbed the shamaness and lifted her down, then casually placed her on Lao Tie's back."

"Whoosh, the armor gifted by Osiris suddenly appeared on him, a pair of huge metal wings on his back snapping open with a shake, a fierce gust rose from the ground, and Wu Tie's body lifted off the ground, hovering."

"I'll go ahead first, you prepare to follow up behind…… Lao Tie, you're the best at fighting, everyone, you'll handle the deployment."

"Wu Tie let out a loud shout, his wings trembled, his body swayed suddenly, a few afterimages flickered in the air, and in an instant he vanished without a trace."

"Listen up, brats…… get ready to fight!" Lao Tie rose to his feet with the shamaness on his back, the black sand vortex before him suddenly collapsing, he shouted loudly: "Psych yourself up, ready your weapons and armor, any handy killing tools…… let's get fighting!"

"Lao Tie's pitch-black eyes flickered with a dim light, the black fur on his tail exploded, each strand standing stiff like steel needles."

"Shi Fei hastily put on his armor, Lao Bai quickly pulled out a medicine bottle and heavily coated his whole set of concealed weapons with a layer of deadly poison."

"Beside him, Mo Zhang Wang drew several small daggers, also moving to Lao Bai's side, and with a cheerful grin smeared a thick layer of rotten bone marrow over them."

"Everyone was busy preparing, but only the disciples of the Six Dao Palace were the most hassle-free; they wore no armor, just hefting their heavy weapons, standing in neat ranks while quietly chanting the Multi-heart Sutra."

"Inside the stone cave, hulking, muscular men whose arms were as thick as an average person's waist donned black tight-fitting armor, shuffling in with a strange appearance."

"Those black armors were far too narrow for them, and no one knew how they managed to squeeze themselves into them. Anyway, the black leather armor was stretched out round, looking like it could burst at any moment."

"Which of you is the leader? Take the offerings to meet the divine envoy…… the rest, stay here, don't approach." A golden bull clansman swung a great axe, blocking the way in front of these hulking men who were somewhat over the top."

"A mass of crimson red hair spread like a blaze behind him, the locks nearly dragging on the ground, his eyes like two burning coals constantly spewing firelight, the red-haired big man widened his eyes: 'What? What did you say? I didn't hear clearly.'"

"The Golden Bull Clan repeated his words in a muffled tone, then added emphatically: 'Ordinary mortals, what qualification do you have to meet the divine envoy? Stay here, don't let your foul aura offend the divine envoy!'"

"Bang!"

"The red-haired big man slapped the golden bull clansman's head with a resounding slap."

"Just one blow, the golden bull clansman's two shining, gold‑cast horns snapped off at the base, his head caved in into a huge crater, blood gushing from his seven apertures, and his massive body crashed to the ground with a thunderous Boom."

"Just like a tree felled by a lumberjack, vibrant with vigorous life force, it simply toppled over."

"Blood continued to spurt from his seven apertures, his life force ebbing rapidly, and the golden bull clansman's skin turned dull."

"Nearby, a dozen or so golden bull clansmen roared in unison, raising their weapons and spewing scorching golden heat from their bodies."

"Behind the red-haired big man, a man with earth‑yellow hair and skin, his eyes a pure yellow, let out a low, cold snort and stomped his foot hard, causing the gravity within a radius to surge sharply."

"Crack!"

"The sound of bones shattering came from within a dozen or so golden bull clansmen."

"The terrifying gravity, unimaginable to ordinary people, crushed them instantly, pulverizing every bone in their legs."

"A dozen or so golden bull clansmen howled as they collapsed to the ground, the red-haired big man laughing hahaha as he walked toward Xuan Zhu, casually kicking apart the head of a golden bull clansman he passed."

"A group of imposing men laughed loudly as they walked toward Xuan Zhu, trampling over the golden bull clansmen as casually as people walking down a road might accidentally crush a few ants, easily stomping the golden bull clansmen to death."

"The entrance of the passage was only three or four li from Xuan Zhu; these sturdy men seemed to walk slowly, yet each step covered tens of meters, and in just a few breaths they stood before Xuan Zhu, arms crossed over their chests, their gazes arrogant as they sized him up."

"A man with dark‑green hair suddenly gulped, pulled out a large wineskin, and glug‑glugged down at least a dozen catties of strong liquor."

"When that man moved, the other men each swallowed, hurriedly pulling out their wineskins and gulping down liquor."

"In an instant the pungent wine vapors spread, Xuan Zhu couldn't help but frown, furious yet his expression remained unchanged as he stared at these men."

"What a lovely little lass……" the red-haired big man also swallowed a few mouthfuls of wine, set down the wineskin, let out a heavy belch, his eyes blazing as he fixed on Xuan Zhu: "Tsk, what a shame you're so handsome—hey, hey, compared to you, the girls back home are practically like wild boars."

"The white‑haired old ghost snorted from the side: 'Nonsense, my girls are also quite pretty…… just their waists are three times thicker, not as slender, but their faces are not bad.'"

"The red‑haired big man nodded repeatedly: 'Yep, yep, old ghost, your girls are still quite lovely…… tsk, this little lass, with such a slim waist, I could thrust my hips and snap her in two…… these skinny arms and legs are hard to raise.'"

"The white‑haired old ghost chuckled: 'Although handsome, he looks like he's not a good‑hearted…… it's fine if he's hard to raise, saves us from spawning a bunch of disasters.'"

"Cang You rose uneasily, vigorously swinging his tail."

"From these men he sensed a terrifying aura akin to a natural enemy; he wanted to turn and flee, but Xuan Zhu remained silent, so he dared not move."

"Taotie Li, along with those black‑armored cultivators, stared wide‑eyed at the group of men."

"They couldn't figure out what was going on."

"Xuan Zhu said, two hunting squads had nearly arrived at the same time; a few leaders of the other squad were bringing offerings this way, but these guys……"

"Taotie Li let out a low growl: 'They're not our people…… they killed the divine envoy's attendants!'"

"Several black‑armored cultivators sprang into action, reaching Xuan Zhu in a few steps and forming a line to block the men. The leader of the black‑armored cultivators, whose forehead had been split by a blade, pointed at the red‑haired big man and shouted angrily: 'Who are you? Dare you offend the divine envoy…… are you looking for death?'"

"The red‑haired big man poked his ears, raised his wineskin and took two more swigs."

"Exhaling a breath of wine fumes, he ignored the black‑armored cultivators and smiled at Xuan Zhu."

"\"On the road we ran into a unit of five or six hundred people wearing this kind of black armor. \""

"\"They shouted for us to fight and kill, so we brothers wiped them all out. \""

"\"Originally we thought, wearing this black armor, we'd come here to see the spectacle, to find out what the so‑called divine envoy was up to…… why would the supposed divine envoy be snatching these poor children? \""

"\"But look, we gave it our all, and this armor just doesn't fit. \""

"\"We originally wanted to pose as your subordinates…… but we couldn't pull it off, it's just too hard for ordinary people. \""

"\"So all we could do was barge in head‑on. \""

"The red‑haired big man chuckled, looking at Xuan Zhu, patting his strained, round black leather armor, and said with a pleasant smile: 'How about you just treat us as your people? After all, look—we're wearing this black leather, right?'"

"Taotie Li and the leaders of the black‑armored cultivators twitched their faces…… where did this bunch of lawless riffraff come from?"

"You know you can't impersonate the God Hunting Team, yet you still swagger over in black armor—are you treating this like a game?"

"Xuan Zhu suddenly laughed: 'Interesting, interesting…… those who killed the God Hunting Team, not fleeing in haste is bad enough, but you actually want to impersonate the God Hunting Team and stir up trouble for me? Who gave you the guts?'"

"\"Our ancestors gave us the guts! \" the red‑haired big man said, one hand gripping his wineskin, the other akimbo, grinning, his disrespectful eyes sweeping over Xuan Zhu from face to chest, waist to thighs, then ankles, inch by inch, like blades."

"\"Our ancestors gave us the guts…… our family creed is simply: whoever has the biggest fist is the big boss; everything else is empty. No matter what monsters or demons, swing fists to beat wildly, swing blades to slash indiscriminately…… once you beat them into submission or slash them to death, there's nothing to fear. \" The red‑haired big man narrowed his eyes at Xuan Zhu: 'I think our ancestors' words make perfect sense.'"

"Xuan Zhu's mouth corner twitched, his cheek muscles jumped."

"She narrowed her eyes, drew a deep breath, then casually pointed at the red‑haired big man: 'Kill them.'"

As soon as Xuan Zhu's words left his mouth, the red-haired burly man and the seven or eight men behind him suddenly rose up and caused trouble.

Their attack speed was too fast; they struck before the few black-armored cultivator chiefs in front of them could strike.

Their speed was too fast, as fast as flowing light shooting; several black-armored cultivator chiefs still couldn't see their movements, and the red-haired big men had already seized their necks with one hand and their heads with the other, then, gripping their heads, twisted hard.

With a few "crack" sounds, several Life Pool Realm black-armored cultivator chiefs had their necks twisted off by them.

The black-armored cultivator chiefs' foreheads burst open; several strong beams shot out, wrapping their life pools and fleeing from their bodies.

The red-haired big man gave a strange laugh; the fiery red hair behind his head whipped, strands of red hair carrying high-temperature flames fiercely lashed their life pools, and with just one strike, several life pools exploded.

Strands of bewildering light-flames, like blooming petals, rapidly spread outward in all directions.

The life pools burst, the vast energy stored within returned to heaven and earth, and the five-colored bewildering light-flames, like several enormous flowers, slowly blossomed in the void.

Xuan Zhu's pupils narrowed slightly.

The strength of the red-haired big man and his few companions behind him truly exceeded her expectations.

Without using any spiritual power, these rough fellows relied purely on brute physical strength and easily slew several Life Pool Realm hunting-group chiefs.

Only Xuan Zhu knew that these Divine Hunting Group members, especially the group's chiefs, often offered sacrifices to the heavenly gods and often received the gods' blessings… When they were in the Chonglou Realm, the heavenly-earthly shackles they broke were ten to a hundred times more than those of ordinary cultivators.

Among Life Pool Realm cultivators, they are absolute masters.

They didn't even release a single technique or attack, yet were crushed to death by these rough big men using pure physical strength?

"Who are you?" Xuan Zhu also had to take these big men seriously; her fair, tender face turned slightly pale.

Her slender, graceful body trembled slightly; she really felt a little panicked.

As things stand now, each of these big men's strength is not inferior to hers… perhaps she is slightly stronger, but there are over a hundred such big men.

Even adding Cang You, facing these hundred-odd big men, the outcome would still be truly worrisome.

The Golden Ox Clan guarding those passages in the distance, as well as the two Divine Hunting Groups, noticed something was wrong and hurriedly rushed over here.

Over a hundred Golden Ox Clan members let out low, deep roars, forming a line to block between the red-haired big men and Xuan Zhu.

The members of the two Divine Hunting Groups silently set up an offensive formation on the side; wave after wave of strong spiritual power fluctuations turned into hurricanes, howling and sweeping outward.

Taotie Nie shifted his numb legs with difficulty to Cang You's side, letting out a sharp, long howl; over a thousand Taotie Clan cultivators hurried over, surrounding the red-haired big men from the side and rear.

"I said it, old ghost; we're not suited for this delicate work." The red-haired big man grunted in a deep, muffled voice: "What's with pretending to be them…… See what this divine envoy actually wants to do…… See if we can get some benefit…… This kind of delicate work, we can't handle it."

The white-haired old ghost gulped two mouthfuls of strong liquor and heavily exhaled a breath of alcohol.

He grinned and said: "It's you lot of rough fellows who can't do this; I'm different…… If I led a group of delicate children, this would be almost done…… but……"

The white-haired old ghost looked at the approaching Golden Ox Clan, black-armored hunting groups, and Taotie Clan cultivators, threw down his wine sack, his face flushed as he raised his head to let out a long howl: "Brothers…… How did our ancestors teach us?"

Over a hundred men simultaneously threw down their wine sacks, stamped their feet fiercely, with multicolored light-flame clouds rolling over their bodies, then erupted in a shout like mountains and seas roaring: "If we disagree, we draw blades and fight…… When narrow roads meet, the brave prevail."

The red-haired big man instantly turned into a mass of scorching fire, his whole body rolling with thick, magma-like flames, and he charged straight at Xuan Zhu.

Two Golden Ox Clan members reached out to block the red-haired big man, but the moment their palms touched the flames on his body, they instantly burst into flame, turning to black ash that scattered in the snap of a finger.

Blazing flames, bitter cold, thunder and lightning, toxic mist, swirling dust……

Over a hundred big men roared in unison; various heavenly-phantom attacks instantly flooded the entire stone cavern.

Inside the stone cavern, the earth shook and mountains trembled; the surrounding rock walls collapsed, the vaulted ceiling above caved in; these big men, upon attacking, gave no thought to possibly destroying the whole cavern, their incredible violence and frenzy shattering heaven and earth.

"Madmen! You bunch of madmen!" Xuan Zhu and Taotie Nie shouted curses at the same time.