Chapter 18 (1/2)

- Rebellion Within the Mountains

A group of people rushed straight towards the heart of the mountain. The Suan Ni’s life force had been completely exhausted when it passed away, meaning that there was an entire body of true blood and precious bones to be exploited. How could they not be excited?

“Faster, we are moving too slow!” Shi Linghu and the others were anxious. They feared that they would arrive late, because the first ones there would take everything.

Lofty mountain peaks surrounded them one after the other. The mountains were endless, and the ancient forest was extremely astonishing. The tree tops towered into the heavens, reaching over a thousand meters in height. They overshadowed some of the mountains, covering heaven and earth. Even vine grew for who knew how long, and not even the arms of several adults could wrap around their tree trunks. They grew alongside the mountains like vigorous and young horned dragons.

The people of Stone Village madly rushed to get here, and when they arrived near the place where the Suan Ni perished, they felt a baleful aura. The overbearing aura was what the King of Ten Thousand Beasts left behind.

“So quiet!” Everyone felt that something was abnormal. This place was too quiet. Not a sound could be heard, making it feel as if they were in a graveyard.

There wasn’t a single bird present, let alone ordinary beasts. Even the bugs and ants hid themselves within the caves in seclusion. The mountain forest was desolate, silent, and had a death-like tranquility.

“Before the Suan Ni died, it killed many vicious beasts and started going crazy. The birds and animals here have all fled,” Shi Linghu said.

“Something’s wrong!” Chief Shi Yunfeng suddenly said in a frightful manner. He then immediately said in an urgent voice, “Linghu, don’t be hasty. The carcass of a Suan Ni is rare and precious, and I don’t think we are the only ones here. There are some vicious beasts spying on us, so let’s retreat for now and not act recklessly.”

He felt waves of dangerous aura creeping in on their party, as if some powerful and desolate huge beast was approaching from afar. Its eyes were ice cold, and the old chief could feel a chill creep down his spine. He immediately ordered the villagers to retreat.

The little guy also felt this. His hairs stood up and he clenched his fists. Shi Hao also told everyone that he felt this sensation.

Everyone quickly withdrew, and did not approach that crumbled rock mountain.

“Are we just giving up like this? This is really difficult to bear!” Shi Feijiao struck his own chest, feeling incredibly stifled.

“Let’s not rush in first, we must wait for an opportunity. A person’s life is the most precious thing. Even though a Suan Ni’s blood is incredibly frightening and contains precious techniques that defy the heavens, we must still keep our lives to use them,” Shi Yunfeng solemnly said.

They came quickly, but left quickly as well. They ascended a tall mountain and observed the situation carefully from the distance.

There were human figures everywhere, and shouting sounds could be heard from the mountain forest. They came from three separate directions and belonged to different villages, but their goals were the same. They rushed towards the collapsing mountain to dig out the Suan Ni’s corpse.

“As expected, it wasn’t just us who lusted over the ancestral descendant Suan Ni’s remains. Everyone living in this desolate area is paying close attention to this.”

The three sides encountered each other, and they immediately clashed. Shouts of war sounded within the forest region.

“AWOOOOO….”

Suddenly, five ferocious beasts appeared one after the other, all of them were as big as houses. They all exposed their white carnivorous teeth before suddenly pouncing onto the groups of people who were fighting over the Suan Ni’s carcass.

At the same time, long cries could be heard from the birds in the sky. Violent winds stirred about as many vicious birds flew over, each of them five to six meters tall with a wingspan of over eleven or twelve meters. When they dove down, six or seven people were immediately ripped apart, causing blood to spill everywhere.

It was a bloody scene. Forget about those personally experiencing this onslaught, even the people of Stone Village who were observing from afar became scared. Soon after, the vicious birds and the ferocious beasts all retreated. This was a great disaster!

“AWOOOO!”

As expected, the roars of beasts in the mountains began to rise and fall. The ferocious beasts and vicious birds that were scared off by the Suan NI before had all returned. They wanted to steal its body to make themselves stronger.

The chaos was not only happening in this part of the mountain. Powerful creatures were moving from the distant great mountains as well. The cries of birds and beasts immediately resounded through the air, throwing the entire mountain range into disorder.

All of the beasts began to revolt. The larger ones measured ten meters, and the small ones a few feet. In just a blink of an eye, over a few hundred of them appeared. These were all formidable species, or else they would not have dared to rush over. They resembled a flood as they swarmed over, violently howling along the way.

The same situation was happening in the skies as well. All types of bird species with steel beaks and sharp claws covered the sky as they circled about. They rushed towards this mountain region as if they had gone crazy. Scales and feathers flew about in the air.

“Run!”

The people from the three villages abandoned over forty corpses and all fled towards a river, using the water to flee for their lives. Otherwise, not a single one of them would survive.

On the peak of the mountain, the faces of those from Stone Village who were watching became pale. They also expected there to be vicious beasts that would fight over the Suan Ni’s corpse, but none of them expected there to be so many.

Ahhh!

The people who thought they were safe after jumping in the water released blood-curdling screams. There were several snakes over ten meters long rolling about. They opened their bloody mouths and instantly swallowed four or five people.

Kacha!

On the other side, a gold-colored crocodile over ten meters long appeared. It opened its vacuum like mouth, instantly tearing five or six people apart. Blood flowed through the cracks of its white teeth, dyeing the river red.

This sight made everyone’s bones shiver in fright. The survivors quickened their pace, not daring to slow down again.

“So terrifying! Luckily, we decided to temporarily retreat. Otherwise, we might have ended up just like them...” Ling Shihu was still feeling lingering fear. He noticed that his back was already drenched in cold sweat.

“Looks like this Suan Ni’s body is much more precious than we originally thought. Otherwise, why would so many birds and beasts risk their lives for it?” Shi Feijiao said.

Over by the collapsed mountain were several hundred vicious beasts and ferocious birds. They all madly attacked to tear open the huge boulders and dig out the Suan Ni’s precious remains. They were also fighting against each other. The reeking of blood permeated the air, and ear-splitting roars tore through the sky!

“There are too many fierce beasts. Even this place might be caught up in the chaos, so it’s not safe here either!” A village elder shouted.