484: You lied to me...

Eerie flames flickered in its eye sockets as the dog god's skeletal frame slowly moved its arms, as if it had come back to life.

Xun An Cai's pupils widened, and her body trembled with excitement.

The dog god was alive!

A glimmer of hope couldn't help but rise in her heart; as long as she killed him, everything would return to normal.

Kill him!

Avenge the fallen Dog Clan members, make him pay the price!

Xun An Cai screamed madly in her heart, her killing intent towards Xu Sanyan completely undisguised.

Yet, Xu Sanyan merely curved his lips into a smirk; though his back was to the dog god, it was as if he had seen the changes behind him, and he spoke softly, "If you were alive, perhaps I would fear you a little, but now... hehe."

His laughter was full of mockery, and turning around, he formed a fist with five fingers, concentrating his magical power into threads that bound it tightly.

The dog god struggled in vain, as helpless as Xun An Cai had been earlier.

The disparity in strength was visibly obvious.

The hope that had risen in Xun An Cai's eyes dissipated once more... Even the dog god wasn't his match?

Xu Sanyan ignored her, disappearing instantly with the dog god.

He wanted to go to the Jade Clan to see what kind of "god" resided beyond the mountain.

Xun An Cai walked down Yinghun Mountain in a daze, and when she returned to the Dog Clan, she suddenly felt something was amiss.

It was too quiet...

Only the sound of a gentle breeze could be heard.

Suddenly, a child's sobbing came from behind a nearby tree, "Clan Chief, my father..."

Xun An Cai's heart trembled, and a certain worry rapidly magnified.

Without time to think, she quickly ran towards the mountain peak.

A powerful expert who had undergone seven blessings, she stumbled as she walked.

When she arrived in front of the cave, her mind was in a trance.

Hundreds of Dog Clan members stood scattered there, like statues.

Xun An Cai knelt powerlessly on the ground, "You lied to me..."

...

...

"Moo~"

Above Yong Mountain, the Mist Sea surged, and the Ghost Beast's mournful wails pierced through the clouds, echoing far and wide.

"Boom~!"

The massive Ghost Beast floating above the Mist Sea crashed down heavily, instantly turning the main hall of the Qidao Sect of Yong Mountain into a pile of rubble.

The Ghost Beast let out a few weak whimpers before dying completely.

A figure landed on the Ghost Beast's head, its pale face devoid of color, and its exposed skin was covered in layers of bulging pustules, from which milky-white pus mixed with blood constantly oozed, utterly disgusting.

"Cough cough..."

Dang Yunshu coughed a few times, covering his mouth.

One hand plunged into the Ghost Beast's eye socket, and streams of essence blood surged into his body along his arm.

The Ghost Beast's corpse visibly shriveled, its original height, equivalent to a three-story building, shrinking to just over a person's height.

It was a mystery how his small body could contain so much essence blood.

"Ah~"

Dang Yunshu let out a long sigh of relief, his complexion gaining a bit of color, and even the pustules on his skin diminished somewhat.

This was the price he paid for his Breakthrough to the Saint realm; he had to be nourished by essence blood, otherwise the Heavenly Dao's backlash would be fatal.

Previously, when the Qidao Sect of Yong Mountain was surrounded by the Mist Sea, he happened to be suffering from the Heavenly Dao's backlash and was too preoccupied to care for others.

Moreover, being in the Mist Sea, his blood food supply was cut off, so Dang Yunshu had no choice but to target his own people.

Now his physical condition had improved slightly, but of the vast Qi Dao Sect, only he remained.

However, he did not regret it.

As long as he was still here, the Qi Dao Sect would remain.

Besides... what did it matter if the Qi Dao Sect was still here or not?

Once the Ghost Beast's essence blood was completely absorbed, Dang Yunshu got up to leave, but suddenly he paused, his gaze looking towards the depths of the Mist Sea.

He saw a dark red glow drifting towards him.

In the midst of the pervasive gray mist, this sudden splash of red was very conspicuous.

A sense of crisis filled Dang Yunshu's heart; this feeling was extremely ominous, and he immediately became fully alert.

After a brief thought, he prepared to leave.

Few people in this world could give him a sense of crisis, and he didn't need to fight desperately here.

So, his figure flickered and disappeared from his original spot, quickly reappearing hundreds of miles away.

Dang Yunshu traveled through the Mist Sea, recalling the red light in his mind, guessing what it was.

He had been too far away just now, only catching a blurry glimpse, like a pavilion hung with red lanterns?

Strange... how could a pavilion appear here?

Perhaps he had seen it wrong.

Dang Yunshu shook his head and continued forward, traveling over ten thousand miles more.

The surrounding mist grew thinner, indicating he was likely approaching the edge of the Mist Sea.

Just then, Dang Yunshu suddenly stopped.

Ahead in the mist, another red light appeared, flickering like candlelight in the gray fog, appearing and disappearing.

"This is..."

Dang Yunshu narrowed his eyes; this time he saw clearly that the red light was indeed a pavilion hung with lanterns!

In the endless Mist Sea, a pavilion was actually floating.

This scene was full of strangeness, and even he dared not be careless.

As the pavilion slowly approached, Dang Yunshu saw it even more clearly.

The pavilion had three stories, and the lowest windows were open.

A delicate young woman, draped in a red veil, leaned lazily against the window frame, gazing into the distance, her beautiful eyes filled with melancholy.

Dang Yunshu instantly became extremely vigilant, and said in a condensed voice, "Who are you?"

Yu Anwei came back to her senses, her gaze sweeping him up and down, settling on the bulging pustules on Dang Yunshu's body.

She frowned, feeling somewhat disgusted.

What was wrong with these so-called Saints, so neglectful of personal hygiene?

"What's... your name?" Yu Anwei inquired.

"Dang Yunshu."

"Oh, I see.

Speaking of which, we're neighbors."

Yu Anwei understood.

She had explored most of the situation in Central Plains and naturally had heard of the five Saints' names.

Neighbors?

The Qi Dao Sect's neighbor... Luan Yun Mountain?

Could it be that she was the source of this disaster?

Indeed, this disaster was not merely a coincidence!

"What do you want, why do you pursue me relentlessly?" Dang Yunshu felt an increasing sense of unease and only wanted to escape as quickly as possible.

Yu Anwei slowly shook her head, "It's not that I'm pursuing you relentlessly, but you killed my pet, and just leaving without a word, doesn't that seem a bit unreasonable?"

"Your pet? Are you talking about that Ghost Beast just now?"

Yu Anwei's face showed displeasure, "What Ghost Beast? Her name is Little Tail, and she's a girl."

Little Tail...

Dang Yunshu twitched his lips; that thing was ugly, but its name was cute.

"What do you want?"

"Hmm..."

Yu Anwei pondered for a moment.

She had originally intended to take him into the pavilion to alleviate her loneliness, but Dang Yunshu's appearance was too disgusting, making her lose interest.

"Then pay with your life."

"Hmph, putting on airs!"

A cold light flashed in Dang Yunshu's eyes.

Although he was wary, he was not afraid.

He was also a dignified Saint, having seen countless situations; how could he be intimidated by a few words?

Yu Anwei, however, had no intention of acting herself.

With a gentle wave of her slender hand, a loud bang echoed from afar, followed by continuous roars, as if some giant creature was running wildly.

"Boom~ Boom~ Boom~"

Dang Yunshu's heart pounded, and he sharply turned his head.

A towering figure strode over, its form so immense that its chest was obscured by the thick fog, making it difficult to discern, while the skin on its lower body seemed to have been torn off, revealing exposed, raw red flesh.

The Blood-Flesh Giant reappeared, and it had actually been subdued by Yu Anwei.