139: Strike first and gain the upper hand!

At this moment, a rainbow light appeared in the sky. Tu Wanshan frowned and looked, muttering, “Has someone found it so quickly…?”

The Bald Woman asked excitedly, “Should we…?”

As she spoke, a fierce look appeared in her eyes, and she made a ‘do him in’ gesture with her thumb across her neck.

One person behind Tu Wanshan saw this and quickly interjected to stop her, “Senior Brother, Qi Liang said before that they only want the first saint child token, so he will likely go for it. Of course, it’s not that we are afraid of him, but there’s no need to contend with them. This Junior Brother thinks it’s best for us to yield the first one and preserve our strength to contend for the second, which would be more stable.”

The Saint Child Competition does not rank. The status of all Saints is the same, so there is no difference between first and fifth.

Moreover, Qi Liang’s faction is indeed much stronger than theirs, so a head-on clash would be unwise.

A solemn expression appeared on Tu Wanshan’s rugged face, and he nodded silently, “This Junior Brother is right. We’ll let Qi Liang have this one.”

Tu Wanshan appeared rough, but his mind was actually meticulous, and he was certainly not someone who acted on impulse. Besides, born in the Demonic Sect, brainless people don’t live long.

The Bald Woman pouted, seemingly a little disappointed.

Tu Wanshan patted the woman’s shiny head, comforting her with a smile, “Junior Sister, don’t be anxious. You’ll have your chance to show off.”

“Hmm.”

Tu Wanshan pointed at the ancient tree ahead, “Go, be careful not to provoke a beast roar.”

He then pulled the woman beside him, “You follow me.”

“Senior Brother, rest assured.” Everyone dispersed.

In the dense forest behind Tu Wanshan, a hawk stood on a treetop, peeking around, then suddenly flapped its wings and flew away…

…

Xu Sanyan looked at the giant stone, pondering how to get up and investigate.

At this moment, Chi Yu, with a solemn expression, walked over with the Jin Family Brothers, leaning in close and whispering, “Senior Brother Xu, those demonic women from Hehe Mountain are doing something on the outskirts. Palace Madam is also there. I didn’t dare to get close, but it doesn’t look like they’re searching for a saint child token. It looks more like…”

Chi Yu’s tone was hesitant, unsure how to express it. Jin Feng, beside him, interjected, “It looks like they’re performing some kind of sacrifice.”

“Sacrifice?”

Xu Sanyan was puzzled. What kind of sacrifice would they be performing at this time?

But no matter what, it wasn’t a good thing. Xu Sanyan waved his hand, “Let’s go take a look.”

The four walked towards that direction, and from a distance, they saw a tall platform built with giant stones standing in an open space. It looked like it had just been built, very crude.

The platform was divided into three levels, upper and lower. At the very top, there was a stone table, and on the stone table were… three human heads.

All three heads were male, their necks severed by sharp blades, and crimson blood flowed from the cuts, seeping into the stone table.

The three headless bodies stood stiffly behind the stone table, their clothes soaked in blood, and a faint scent of blood spread out.

At the four corners below the platform, four women knelt, hands clasped together, their faces devout as they chanted something in low voices.

Xu Sanyan frowned and looked, feeling that the three heads looked somewhat familiar. Jin Ming behind him whispered, “These three people came with Palace Madam; they’re also from Hehe Mountain.”

Xu Sanyan nodded silently. No wonder they looked a bit familiar.

Palace Madam in the distance noticed Xu Sanyan and came forward with a smiling face, greeting him, “Junior Brother Xu? Why are you hiding here instead of looking for a saint child token?”

Xu Sanyan pursed his lips and asked with a fake smile, “Senior Sister, what are you doing?”

Palace Madam glanced at the platform, “Oh, these three violated the rules and are currently undergoing punishment.”

“Hehe… It seems Senior Sister is treating me like a fool, huh?” Xu Sanyan’s smile gradually turned cold.

Palace Madam seemed not to notice the change in Xu Sanyan’s tone, her beautiful eyes looking into the distance, “Junior Brother Xu, I have no intention of being your enemy. If you leave now, how about I owe you a favor?”

“Heh,”

Xu Sanyan sneered, “A favor? How much is your favor worth? Go ask your mom for a favor!”

Before his words finished, Xu Sanyan’s figure suddenly vanished from his original spot, reappearing in front of Palace Madam, a pair of iron fists carrying a fierce wind striking her face.

Xu Sanyan didn’t know what Palace Madam was doing, but precisely because of that, he had to strike first.

No matter what she was doing, it wouldn’t be a good thing for Xu Sanyan.

Hesitation would lead to losing the initiative!

Xu Sanyan deeply understood this principle. Did he have to wait until Palace Madam was fully prepared before passively making a move?

That would be a foolish thing to do!

Palace Madam was slightly taken aback; why did he suddenly attack? But her reaction was also extremely swift. With a flick of her sleeve, a slender jade palm passed through the silk sleeve and met the iron fist.

“Bang!”

Their magical power surged, and there was an explosion in mid-air. Palace Madam retreated repeatedly to dissipate the force, while Xu Sanyan was completely unaffected and launched another offensive.

A solemn expression couldn't help but appear on Palace Madam’s face. This person had such great strength!

“We have no grievances, no animosity. Why go to such lengths?”

Palace Madam’s veil fluttered, and the hand within her sleeve trembled slightly. She was not known for her strength, and this hasty defense caused her arm to ache.

“Hmph, where is there no grievance? Since we’ve entered the Saint Child Competition, we are all enemies!”

Xu Sanyan gave Chi Yu a look, then drew the ruler from his Storage Pouch and struck heavily with it. This ruler was obtained in the Void Realm.

On the other side, Chi Yu understood. With a wave, he tossed the Stone General, which grew with the wind, instantly becoming over a zhang tall. Its massive body charged straight towards the platform, intending to destroy it.

Chi Yu followed closely with the Jin Family Brothers, rushing towards the four women sitting below the platform.

Palace Madam’s expression tightened. She waved and conjured a skull. Pale blue ghostly flames ignited in the skull’s empty eye sockets. One flame broke free and rushed towards Xu Sanyan, and another rushed towards Chi Yu.

As the two ghostly flames departed, the skull slowly regenerated more fire, seemingly endlessly.

Chi Yu saw this and shouted, “Senior Brother, be careful! This is Lustful Fire; you must not touch it.”

Xu Sanyan paused his steps upon hearing this, quickly turning to avoid the ghostly flame, but unexpectedly, two more pale blue flames floated out from the skull, attempting to engulf him from both front and back.

Palace Madam’s face beneath her veil was full of seriousness. Controlling four ghostly flames at once was already her limit; she had to finish this quickly!

Xu Sanyan dodged the ghostly flames while gradually approaching Palace Madam. Although these flames were fast, they were still not as fast as Xu Sanyan’s Physical Body.

Palace Madam grew more anxious upon seeing this and shouted, “Junior Brother Xu, if you let me go, I will leave immediately after this matter is done, leaving this ruin for you alone to explore.”

Xu Sanyan sneered inwardly. At this point, still let you leave?

Dream on!

As his thoughts flickered, a nearly invisible sharp thorn gradually condensed in the Void Realm, silently piercing towards Palace Madam. This was precisely the Lu Family Refining Spirit Strength.

The reason he wanted to get close to Palace Madam was because this method had a distance limit; it wouldn’t work if she was too far.

“Ah!”

Blood vessels suddenly appeared in Palace Madam’s eyes. An intense pain pierced her Divine Soul, as if someone was digging out her brain with an iron spoon, making her wish for death but unable to find it.

Palace Madam’s Divine Soul was damaged, and she could no longer focus on controlling the ghostly flames. Chi Yu, unimpeded, arrived below the platform, and his long sword pierced directly towards the kneeling women.

Xu Sanyan also stepped towards Palace Madam, slamming the ruler heavily onto her head.