59 The hunt begins. (2/2)
He pushed off the ground, his body bouncing up like a cannonball. When his entire body left the ground, two gray wings sprouted from his back, keeping him afloat as he soared in the air. The wings had been brown earlier, but since Liang Zhou had an affinity with the stone element, they had taken on a more stone-like color. The villagers marveled at the sight of the flying Liang Zhou and the strength he released, but Li Yang simply picked up the two corpses of the Demonic beasts, turning to the villagers.
”Two more can be transformed right now, who is next?”
There was a slight moment of silence from the crowd before several of the older warriors stepped forward to volunteer themselves. Since there were only enough parts for two more people, Li Yang picked out the two most suited, one that specialized in strength, and one that specialized in speed, and did the procedure on them.
The one that specialized in strength got the front legs of the panther as well as some of its bones, while the one that specialized in speed got the hind legs of the panther and some of the lighter bones from the eagle. During the procedure, they too screamed themselves bloody and hoarse, but Li Yang simply told them to endure and then ignored them.
Their strength also quickly increased, Li Yang explaining how to best use the Demon Runes. After spending half a day getting used to their new strength, the two warriors wandered into the wilderness to look for more Demonic beast. Now that they had personally experienced the might of the Demon Warrior technique, they could hardly contain themselves. How strong would the Liang tribe become if everyone could become a Demon Warrior? Taking on the great tribes was no longer just a dream. But at the same time, people could not help but wonder, where had the young and mysterious Li Yang acquired such a demonic technique?
Li Yang did not explain where he had gotten the technique from to anyone. After all, how could he tell them he had gotten it when he helped someone from the Devil's Gate escape from her pursuers after the destruction of the sect? She had been someone he considered a friend, much like Liang Zhou, so he simply wiped out anyone who chased after her. In the end, she still died, becoming the last of Devil's Gate to fall, leaving Li Yang as the only living person who knew how to create Demon Warriors.
Li Yang had no intention of waiting around for the warriors to return, he had things of his own that he also had to do. So before the warriors even left, he bade Liang Zhou farewell and assured him that he would return after a few days. Once Li Yang reached the outskirts of the village, a black blur shot out from the forest, landing on his shoulder with a few triumphant caws. Seeing Jinwu again after sending him out to check the surroundings, Li Yang chided him slightly.
”What did I say about making a mess?”
Jinwu's feathers and beak were stained with blood, so it was clear that he had killed something or someone for food. Li Yang did not bother with asking what he had done, creating and melting some ice, using the water to give Jinwu a quick clean. Once Jinwu was clean, Li Yang got onto the main topic.
”Well then, Jinwu, what sort of prey did you find for us?”
Jinwu let out a few caws, Shenlong raising his head to listen in. Huanglong was staying behind in the village, acting as a hidden guardian for Liang Zhou in case things go awry while Li Yang was gone. After getting the report from Jinwu, Li Yang's lips curved up somewhat, his eyes peering into the wilderness, as if he was trying to see the people he was muttering about.
”Two groups from Heaven's Gate, one from the Huo clan, and one from the Tian clan. Well then, shall we go and deal with those who have intruded in our home?”
The sound of rumbling thunder rang out as lightning coiled around Li Yang, his body turning into a blur as he quietly vanished into the wilderness. His goal was simple, the extermination of everyone he deemed a threat to the Liang tribe, as well as anyone that might try to lay their hand on the corpse of Jinwu's mother.