166: Chapter 166 Encirclement and Reinforcements Attack!

"My Lord, are you really going?"

Hearing the voice, he turned his head slightly to look at Ling Xiu and smiled. "What? Do you not believe in your Lord's strength?"

"No!"

Ling Xiu hurriedly shook her small head, denying the thoughts in her heart, then her pretty face turned slightly red as she added:

"This servant is just afraid of missing my Lord and not knowing what to do."

"I will also miss little Ling Xiu, so I've decided to take you with me. That way, we can be together at any time!"

"Eh?"

Hearing this, Ling Xiu suddenly turned to look at Ning Yuan, her eyes filled with disbelief. Had she misheard? How could he bring her to such a dangerous place like the Python Eagle Forest?

"You'll know when the time comes!" Ning Yuan raised his hand and rubbed her small head. He didn't directly tell her about the existence of the Five Elements Universe Realm, instead keeping her in suspense.

Seeing Ning Yuan say this, Ling Xiu didn't press for details. She would find out tomorrow anyway, so there was no rush.

Soon, the two returned to their residence.

As soon as they entered, Ning Yuan picked up Ling Xiu and walked hurriedly toward the room, looking impatient.

Perhaps it was Ling Xiu's words that made Ning Yuan's heart restless again, or perhaps it was because he was being forced by Yu Waner to go to the Python Eagle Forest, putting him in a bad mood.

"My Lord, could you be a bit gentler later? This servant can't quite take it!" Ling Xiu recalled last night's experience and couldn't help but feel nervous; for an inexperienced girl like her, it felt as if her bones were falling apart.

"Mhm, naturally! I cherish beauty the most; I certainly won't let you suffer!"

Just as they entered the room, Ning Yuan strode toward the bed and immediately pressed Ling Xiu firmly beneath him, sealing her alluring vermilion lips with his... The bead curtain slowly fell, and through the haze, two figures could be seen tightly entwined, with pieces of clothing continuously flying out.

At this moment, the room was filled with the colors of spring... "My Lord, gentler... it hurts... mmm..."

"It'll feel good in a bit. Come, lift your legs!"

"Mmm... mmm... My Lord, I want more!"

"No problem..."

...The next day

After placing the sleeping Ling Xiu into the Five Elements Universe Realm and instructing The women to take good care of her, he left Yuying City and hurried toward the Python Eagle Forest.

After careful consideration last night, Ning Yuan felt that this might be an opportunity to see a Void Refining stage cultivator of the Yao Race; as long as he handled it correctly, it could be achieved.

That was to expand the scale of the war between the two clans, forcing both sides to commit more power until they reached a point of no return. At that time, the Void Refining experts from both sides would naturally enter the fray. Once they acted, injuries would be inevitable, ideally resulting in mutual destruction.

Then the opportunity Ning Yuan spoke of would arrive. At that time, as long as he controlled one of them at random, he might be able to discover the whereabouts of the spring of life!

Python Eagle Forest, Feathered Eagle Camp!

After some time, Ning Yuan arrived at the camp and saw Yu Waner again. Before he could speak, Yu Waner spoke first, her expression anxious:

"You've come at the right time. One of our thousand-man units is besieged. Go and rescue them immediately!"

Ning Yuan asked, "Where?"

"Here!" Yu Waner tossed over a Jade Slip. Ning Yuan immediately caught it, scanned it with his Divine Sense, and said, "A small matter."

Ning Yuan replied with just that one sentence, put away the Jade Slip, and turned to leave.

Watching Ning Yuan's receding back, Yu Waner patted her full chest with some relief and said:

"It's a good thing he arrived in time, otherwise that thousand-man unit would be in danger!"

Two days ago, the Blood Python Tribe launched a sudden raid. Caught off guard, the low-level Yao of the Feathered Eagle Clan suffered heavy casualties. Even after reinforcements, they were stretched thin, and their defensive lines were full of holes, which allowed the Blood Python Tribe to exploit the gaps.

Now that a thousand-man unit was besieged, she was truly anxious. If this unit was lost, it would be even more unfavorable for the upcoming battle.

Suddenly, Yu Waner thought of the commanding general of the Blood Python Tribe this time, a Half-step Spirit Transformation Stage Blood Python. Her heart sank. It was too late to go after him now, so she sighed:

"Sigh, why did you run so fast? Couldn't you let me finish? It's also my fault for being so flustered that I only remembered now!"

"Good luck to you!"

Clearly, Yu Waner didn't have high hopes for Ning Yuan's strength. The power of a Half-step Spirit Transformation Stage was no longer comparable to the Nascent Soul stage. Even if Ning Yuan had the strength to take on ten opponents at once, it would be lucky if he could even keep his life against a Half-step Spirit Transformation Stage cultivator.

At this moment, Ning Yuan naturally didn't know Yu Waner's thoughts. He was rushing toward the besieged area, even wondering if he should slow down a bit so as not to get there too quickly.

Swish! Swish!

But before he could decide what to do, four figures suddenly appeared in front of him, and four more appeared behind him, surrounding Ning Yuan completely, all wearing mocking smiles.

"Tsk tsk tsk, is this the third one? These dumb birds really are stupid to the core!"

"Being stupid is good! If they weren't stupid, how would we gain military merits? How would we avenge the Young Lord?"

"That makes sense. Look at his dazed expression; he probably had his courage shattered by us, right?"

"Definitely! Hahaha..."

"Hahaha..."

The eight people were in no hurry to strike. Instead, they began to critique and point at Ning Yuan with great interest, letting out arrogant laughter. They didn't take him seriously at all, acting as if they were in a superior position looking down at an ant on the ground.

"Besieging a point to strike at reinforcements..."

Ning Yuan instantly realized what was happening and thought to himself that these Blood Pythons had some brains after all, knowing how to use strategy. If they hadn't run into him, anyone else would likely have died one by one as they arrived.

They called the Feathered Eagles dumb birds, and Ning Yuan couldn't help but agree in his heart. If they weren't dumb birds, how could no one have seen through such a simple tactic and instead foolishly come to their deaths?

Ning Yuan said indifferently, "Have you laughed enough? If you've laughed enough, then you can die!"

"Look! This dumb bird is either scared out of his wits or his brain is broken, to dare speak such arrogant words!"

"I think he's gone mad, otherwise how could he say such absurd things!"

"Maybe he's seeking death, wanting us to strike quickly!"

"...Hahaha!"

Another burst of laughter broke out. None of the eight took Ning Yuan's words seriously. A mere Mid Nascent Soul stage cultivator dumb bird didn't require all of them to act; just three of them could finish him off, and that was just being safe—otherwise, one person could handle this dumb bird alone.

"Are you all this arrogant?"

Suddenly, Ning Yuan appeared in front of one of them and asked with indifferent eyes. But before the man could answer, a Life-Severing Finger struck him with lightning speed.

"Huh? You..."

At first, he was startled, seemingly not expecting Ning Yuan's speed to be so fast. But as the Life-Severing Finger hit him, a strange spiritual power instantly swept through his body, severing all his life force. Immediately, his vision plunged into darkness.

Thud!

The lifeless body fell straight from the sky, slamming hard onto the ground and leaving a deep crater!