144: The second Holy Son Order

Xu Sanyan’s magical power surged, and a mass of pitch-black ink appeared behind him. As the black mist receded, the figure of the Blood Demon slowly emerged.

He decided to use the Blood Demon to test it out.

The Blood Demon was extremely fast, so there might be a chance of success. Even if it failed, he wouldn’t feel pained by the loss of the Blood Demon.

Thinking this, he threw the bottle of beast blood to it. The Blood Demon gripped the porcelain bottle with three fingers and stood at the edge of the Formation, ready for battle.

Xu Sanyan manipulated the Formation Flag, and a thin, long crack slowly tore open in one corner of the Formation. Instantly, dozens of Bloodthirsty Magic Bats swarmed in. Xiang Tan and the others brought out their long swords to kill them, while the Blood Demon seized this opportunity to slip out, and the Formation closed again.

The Blood Demon’s slender figure was like a black lightning bolt, moving with extreme speed. In a flash, it disappeared without a trace. Bats filled the sky, swarming towards it, but they were always unable to form a complete encirclement.

… …

At the same time, in a corner of Wutong Forest, three groups of people faced each other. One of them was Qi Liang.

On the ground lay more than a dozen corpses, all with tragic deaths. A woman covered in blood leaned against a tree, her abdomen torn open with a large gash, revealing her internal organs faintly.

She was Jiang Qinqin, ranked ninth, and most of the dozen corpses on the ground belonged to her people.

Jiang Qinqin gasped violently, blood constantly overflowing from her mouth, clearly on the verge of death.

Qi Liang casually glanced at Jiang Qinqin, finally fixing his gaze on the token in Dream Butterfly’s hand.

That token emitted a ray of colorful light that shot straight into the sky, making it impossible not to notice. This item was the saint child token that everyone was desperately fighting for.

On the other side, Fang Xiang, ranked fifth, pulled back the corners of his mouth, spat into his palm, rubbed his hands together, and then smoothed down a tuft of hair standing up on his head.

It was as if the events in the field had nothing to do with him; he was just there to watch the show.

Qi Liang frowned, staring at that tuft of hair. It had been smoothed until it was shiny and greasy, looking somewhat disgusting, which made him slightly uncomfortable, so he quickly shifted his gaze away.

The air was very quiet, with only Jiang Qinqin’s heavy gasps.

After a long while, Fang Xiang spoke first, his tone flippant, “Hey, Qi Liang, what are you waiting for? Go snatch it! Are you really waiting for that little girl to hand over the saint child token to you willingly?”

Dream Butterfly covered her mouth and chuckled upon hearing this, her delicate face showing a hint of shyness, “Senior Brother Fang, look at what you’re saying. Senior Brother Qi is a dignified man, and a highly favored disciple of the Sect Master. How could he snatch something from a humble servant? If this were to get out, Senior Brother Qi would lose face.”

“Tsk…” Fang Xiang snorted with disdain, shrugging his nose, but he was too lazy to argue with her.

Qi Liang smiled, showing his teeth, “Junior Sister Dream Butterfly, there are still four saint child tokens that haven’t appeared yet. This Senior Brother thinks you absolutely don’t need to lose your life for this one. What do you think?”

Dream Butterfly was very hesitant. Of course, she didn’t want to give up. There were only five saint child tokens, and it was uncertain how many could be found, so each one was extremely precious.

However, Qi Liang’s faction was also the strongest. Now that they had met head-on, she indeed had no certainty of victory.

This saint child token was originally found by Jiang Qinqin. Coincidentally, she and Fang Xiang were also in Wutong Forest, so they each used their methods to snatch it. In the end, she was more skilled and held the saint child token in her hand.

But before she could even warm it up, Qi Liang arrived with his people, which led to the current situation.

Suddenly, a colorful light abruptly illuminated the dim sky. The three groups of people all looked up.

The second saint child token had appeared.

Qi Liang calmly pointed into the distance and said, “Junior Sister Dream Butterfly, do you think your chances are greater fighting me for this one, or going to seize that one?”

Fang Xiang raised an eyebrow and, without a word, led his people towards that direction. This saint child token was no longer destined for him.

Looking at the location, the place where the second saint child token appeared was precisely the Lishen Tree, where Tu Wanshan, ranked second, was located.

Dream Butterfly’s expression was uncertain. That saint child token would also undoubtedly attract many people to fight for it. As the saying goes, a bird in hand is worth two in the bush. She was unwilling to give up.

Qi Liang seemed to sense Dream Butterfly’s thoughts. With a wave of his hand, more than forty people behind him spread out, completely surrounding Dream Butterfly’s faction of twenty-odd people. “I’ll give you ten more breaths of time to consider.”

As time slowly passed, the atmosphere in the field grew increasingly tense. Qi Liang stretched out his hand, and a light green long sword condensed in the Void Realm.

Dream Butterfly’s expression flickered, and she finally sighed deeply. Still, under pressure, she didn’t dare to go all out and had no choice but to throw the token to Qi Liang. “Congratulations, Senior Brother Qi, on ascending to the position of Saint.”

“Junior Sister, this move is truly wise.”

Qi Liang took the saint child token, fiercely suppressing the excitement in his heart. Now, as long as he safely walked out of Wanmo Mountain, he would be the Saint!

Just like his older brother—

—The Saint!

In an unnoticed corner, Jiang Qinqin lay on the ground with a defeated expression, her eyelids twitching slightly, quietly opening a tiny slit…

Everyone had forgotten that this saint child token was the one she had first obtained.

… …

Xu Sanyan closed his eyes tightly, concentrating on controlling the Blood Demon to avoid the bats along the way, frantically rushing into the distance.

As the Bloodthirsty Magic Bats on both sides became fewer and fewer, Xu Sanyan looked down at the Blood Demon’s wounds, dense marks oozing blood.

The most severe injury was on its back, where a two-inch long gash had been torn open, revealing the bones beneath the flesh. These were all from being clawed by bats along the way.

Such injuries were not fatal to the Blood Demon because it was inherently a dead thing.

Moreover, the Bloodthirsty Magic Bats did not relentlessly pursue it, which allowed it to rush out without much danger.

Moving a bit further, the Blood Demon threw the porcelain bottle with force. The bottle arced through the air and smashed heavily against a distant tree trunk, shattering with a sound. Scarlet blood flowed onto the ground, and a pungent, bloody smell slowly dispersed.

“Squeak, squeak~~”

The Bat King’s nostrils twitched towards the sky. It flapped its wings and flew straight over, a large swarm of Bloodthirsty Magic Bats moving with it.

Through the Blood Demon’s perspective, Xu Sanyan looked up at the bat swarm, which covered the sky and obscured the sun, heading towards them. His heart was greatly shaken.

The sky full of Bloodthirsty Magic Bats completely enveloped the evening sky. Dark red sunlight occasionally scattered through the gaps in the bat swarm, allowing only a faint ray of light to pass through.

There was no avoiding it.

Xu Sanyan shook his head. Although the porcelain bottle was thrown very far, the bat swarm’s coverage was simply too vast. The Blood Demon had nowhere to escape. He could only hide it well and leave it to fate.

Here, the bats that were originally clinging to the “Eight Directions God Locking Formation” also left, clearing the view. They could finally see outside.

Xu Sanyan raised an eyebrow, seeing two brightly colored beams of light shooting straight into the sky in the distance. One remained stationary, while the other moved slowly.

Xiang Tan said in surprise, “Senior Brother Xu, look! Another saint child token has appeared.”

Xu Sanyan nodded slightly, handing the Formation Flag to Xiang Tan. “You all wait for me here.”

Xiang Tan took the Formation Flag, asking in confusion, “Senior Brother, where are you going?”

Xu Sanyan pointed his chin towards the tallest stone pillar.

He wondered if there was a saint child token inside.