27: My knife is big and sharp!

Zhang San, carrying Liu Yang—who was short on Yuan Qi after sprinting—looked at Liu Da: "Big Brother, the 'Sacred Beast Society' has appeared. Are we still going to the entrance?"

Liu Da didn't speak; instead, Hou Si chimed in:

"Don't be brainwashed by the internet. Many things on Blue Star Net, like killing entire families for wealth, have nothing to do with the 'Sacred Beast Society'. The authorities just use them as a scapegoat."

Guan Er also added: "True. Although the 'Sacred Beast Society' members are all scum who deserve to die, some things aren't their style. They're completely taking the fall for others."

"I'd sooner believe those lunatics from the 'Sacred Beast Society' would kill their neighbor because the neighbor's tree grew into their yard."

Damn! What is this, Beika-cho?

Jiang Hao complained inwardly, then decided to play it safe and power up first.

He shouted in his mind:

"system panel, add points!"

[points: 5051 → 51]

As 5,000 points were deducted,

Jiang Hao's physical strength surged once again.

[spirit: 42]

[physique: 49]

physique increased by 9 points, and spirit increased by 1 point. It was a pity that at the fifth tier, it would cost 1,500 points per stat increase.

However, with a Fourth-Tier Peak physique, he could tank a Yuan-Shattering Arrow without any pressure!

"Jie! Jie! Jie!"

"My blade is huge and fast!"

Jiang Hao flashed the signature smile of a certain organization that has branches across the myriad heavens and worlds.

Hearing these strange sounds, Liu Yang looked at Jiang Hao and thought to himself:

"As expected, true Prodigies all have something wrong with their heads. Blue Star Net did not lie to me!"

Jiang Hao looked at the footprints he was crushing into the ground with his surging physique and said to everyone:

"Keep walking. I'll head over first to save them." After saying that, Jiang Hao accelerated instantly, leaving the five of them behind.

Watching the dust cloud raised by Jiang Hao's full-speed sprint and the row of deep footprints, the others marveled: "Terrifyingly powerful!"

...On the plains, a small 'sandstorm' was moving rapidly.

Meanwhile, Xu Muwan and the others, who were currently dealing with the 'Sacred Beast Society', also noticed this strange 'sandstorm'.

Three veteran hunters lay on the ground, their lives uncertain. A deep gash had been carved into Wang Lei's abdomen, and blood was flowing out continuously.

Xu Muwan had long since stopped her live stream to focus on facing the two Third-Tier Peak Martial Artists opposite her.

The 'Sacred Beast Society' was in even worse shape. The one who had previously fired cold arrows in a sneak attack had already been taken down by the lead veteran hunter in a mutual kill.

Seven other members were already 'sleeping soundly' on the ground.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

The sound of air being sliced rang out.

Except for the two fighting Xu Muwan,

A pale blue blade light, as usual, instantly performed a One-hit Kill on the rest of the 'Sacred Beast Society' members.

A loud shout erupted from within that 'sandstorm'.

"Halt! Scoundrels, take a strike from my blade!"

Ignoring the notifications of points being credited,

Jiang Hao jumped out of the 'sandstorm'. The dancing sand and dust made it impossible for anyone present to open their eyes.

One remaining member of the 'Sacred Beast Society', eyes half-closed, shouted indignantly:

"That didn't count! You should have shouted before swinging your blade! This is cheating! I'm going to report you to the Martial Unification Bureau!"

Another 'Sacred Beast Society' member, whose legs had been severed by Xu Muwan taking advantage of the opening, also shouted heatedly:

"Why? Why have we fallen to such a state? Truly, the heavens' will is not with us!"

Damn retards!

Jiang Hao complained speechlessly, then went over and knocked the two of them out. He planned to hand them over to the Martial Unification Bureau for interrogation when they left the battlefield.

Seeing that a powerhouse had come to support them, Xu Muwan and Wu Jun prepared to run toward their previous position.

Jiang Hao glanced at them, took out several bottles of Rapid Repair Fluid, and threw them to the veteran hunters and Wu Jun.

Wu Jun stopped his steps. After spraying the repair fluid on Wang Lei, the abdomen stopped bleeding. Only then did he stand up and thank Jiang Hao:

"Student, thank you very much for the rescue! We threw all our supplies behind us earlier."

"No problem. Everyone can just call me Jiang Hao. You should leave the battlefield as soon as possible. This stuff can only stop the bleeding temporarily; you'll need to get out to receive proper treatment."

"My team is also heading to the entrance. Want to go together?"

Xu Muwan looked at the 'Sacred Beast Society' members Jiang Hao had tied together and nodded, saying:

"Okay."

"In any case, we must thank you for the rescue. This time, our team's harvest will be transferred to you through the exchange procedures."

As she spoke, Xu Muwan's eyes dimmed:

"We also need to go to the school to report the news of Senior Schoolmate Gao's disappearance."

"Oh? Your captain from yesterday? He's missing?"

Xu Muwan nodded, then directed the uninjured Wu Jun to go back and retrieve the luggage they had tossed aside to facilitate the battle.

"Senior Schoolmate Gao left his Smart Wristband and luggage behind last night and went off alone. We haven't found him yet."

Xu Muwan gave a self-deprecating smile.

"We only realized it when we were packing our bags this morning. He had set his Smart Wristband to silent and left it in his sleeping bag."

Jiang Hao had observed carefully before dealing with Gao Longtao and hadn't seen a Smart Wristband. He had felt relieved at the time.

After all, the Smart Wristband recorded movement routes.

Presumably, Gao Longtao was also worried that wearing the Smart Wristband would record his real-time location and route.

After the fact, it might be discovered that he was very close to Jiang Hao's camp shortly before Jiang Hao and the others died, and that an exotic beast riot occurred right after he left.

So he came to deliver his head without the Smart Wristband.

As a result, it had now become a case where the dead could not testify.

Jiang Hao didn't have to worry about anyone finding out he killed Gao Longtao.

As for finding someone to perform a prophecy?

There were very few Martial Artists in the entire Great Xia who had awakened a prophecy talent. Gao Longtao wasn't worthy of those big shots taking action.

Just as the veteran hunters finished packing and were preparing to carry the three dead teammates out of the battlefield, Liu Da and the other four finally arrived.

Liu Yang jumped down from Zhang San's back.

Looking at Wang Lei, who was lying on the multifunctional 'mattress' Jiang Hao had kindly provided with an abdominal injury, he said sadly:

"As expected, our team's luck is just bad. First, Senior Schoolmate Gao went missing, and now you're heavily injured, Wang Lei."

"Sigh! I suppose it won't be long before I die too."

Thump!

Wu Jun came up and gave Liu Yang a knock on the head.

"You, shut up. What are you worried about while following Student Jiang? Student Jiang is peerlessly strong!"

Even Wang Lei, who was 'playing dead' on the 'mattress', lifted his neck and said:

"Wu Jun is right. With Brother Jiang here, even if another high-tier exotic beast comes, it will surely be cut down by Brother Jiang!"

I beg you all to shut up! If a high-tier exotic beast really comes, we'll all just have to be reincarnated together.

Jiang Hao helplessly shot Xu Muwan a look: Go control your three eccentric teammates!

Xu Muwan looked back with a face full of question marks, then continued speaking to the live stream's Light Screen:

"Thank you for your concern, everyone. Mumu is already fine. Those bad guys just now were all dealt with by this 'Tai Lao'." As she spoke, she even made a finger heart.

There's an even higher level?

"A bit more powerful than a 'Da Lao' (big shot), right?" Jiang Hao looked at these four 'Crouching Tigers and Hidden Dragons' from Yunxiao Martial Arts School and turned away, feeling mentally exhausted.

Guan Er followed behind, pushing a cart carrying the two 'Sacred Beast Society' members.

Seeing a multicolored, dream-like seed slowly flying toward everyone in the sky, he asked curiously:

"Big Brother, what is that?"