Celestial 'War God' Return

Chapter 410: Reinforcement

"Young Master Chen, we just arrived." Shao Jiuling pointed at Shao Yuyan. "She said that your group left via this route, so we followed you."

Chen Hongde nodded in understanding. "That female spider beast was too powerful, so we immediately fled the area. At first, we invited Ming Ren and Shao Yuyan to join us, but they were more concerned about those wounded cultivators, so we left first."

"I can understand your decision, Young Master Chen." Shao Jiuling stroked Shao Yuyan’s head. "Yuyan’s character is like that; she doesn’t have the heart to leave the wounded behind."

Shao Yuyan felt embarrassed hearing that.

Chen Hongde smiled. "Since you guys are already here, you can join us tonight, and we will leave together early in the morning."

"Thank you, Young Master Chen." Shao Jiuling led Ming Ren, Shao Yuyan, and people from the Shao Clan to sit around the campfire.

Some of them swallowed their saliva as they smelled the aroma of the roasted meat in front of them, but no one said anything out of embarrassment.

Shao Jiuling glanced at Tang Xiao, who seemed unconcerned by their presence and focused on enjoying the roasted meat. Ming Ren and Shao Yuyan had already explained to her that he was the leader of Chen Hongde’s group. ’His cultivation was only at the King Realm, but he became the leader of their group. Besides, Young Master Chen and Young Miss Situ seem to respect him, which proves that he is not an ordinary cultivator. What is his relationship with this young woman named Mu Qingge?’

Shangguan Qingyue noticed Shao Jiuling’s glance at Tang Xiao and Mu Qingge. ’This old woman must be planning something against them in her mind.’

Shangguan Qingyue didn’t bother with the people from the Shao Clan, and she went to the other side to rest after finishing her roasted meat.

As usual, Su Xiulan and Chen Hongde spent the night together. Although they knew the people from the Shao Clan, they weren’t particularly close.

Although they knew Situ Lingxi and the Situ Clan, Shao Jiuling and the people of the Shao Clan were fully aware of the difference in status between their two clans. After all, Situ Lingshan was the queen of the Taixu Kingdom, so her clan’s status was much higher than theirs.

Situ Lingxi didn’t talk much to them, but she answered them whenever they asked her something. She was more curious about Tang Xiao, who was sitting beside Mu Qingge, enjoying the roasted meat. ’If I look closely, this young man is more handsome than Sun Weitian, and he also cares so much about his wife. Based on his cultivation level, he shouldn’t have been qualified to take on missions in this forest, but he insisted on coming along to protect his wife from Shangguan Qingyue.’

Although Mu Qingge didn’t say anything about it, Situ Lingxi was a smart woman. She could discern the situation between them by their attitudes towards Shangguan Qingyue, especially Tang Xiao’s attitude towards her.

Meanwhile, Tang Xiao enjoyed the roasted meat while reading the statuses of those people. He discovered that Shao Jiuling was the strongest among them, with her cultivation being at the Peak Tyrant Level. What relieved him the most was that he didn’t feel any malice from them, but he was still wary of them because they were strangers to him.

Tang Xiao informed Mu Qingge that those people were good people, but he still asked her to be careful because no one could see into another person’s heart. They could be good people at first, but they could turn evil the next moment.

Mu Qingge never doubted Tang Xiao, and she knew that he said everything for her own good, so she agreed with him to increase her vigilance. She suddenly noticed Situ Lingxi’s glance at her husband, but she didn’t say anything to him.

As the night got deeper, everyone chose to rest. However, Tang Xiao, Chen Hongde, Ming Ren, and Shao Jiuling did not rest to protect the others.

"Junior Brother, do you think that female spider has killed all those men?"

Tang Xiao shook his head at Chen Hongde. "Even though we’re far from that area, I can still sense her aura. Some of those men are dead, but some of them are still alive, although their condition is worse."

"Oh?" Shao Jiuling was surprised to hear that. "Can you really feel the aura of the female spider beasts from this far away, Young Master Feng?"

Naturally, Tang Xiao couldn’t do that, and he knew the situation in the cave from the system map. "You can say it like that, Senior. The female spider demon’s cultivation is higher than us, but she can’t kill all those men in a short time. Although they will eventually die, she needs a lot of time to absorb their qi."

"You’re right." Shao Jiuling nodded in agreement. "Even though the female spider beast is powerful, she will face problems if she absorbs the men’s qi too quickly, so she has to absorb them slowly. Since she’s still busy with them, I’m sure she won’t leave her cave anytime soon, and we have plenty of time to find a way out of this forest."

"Yes," Tang Xiao sighed softly. "This route is the best option because it rarely has formations."

Shao Jiuling let out a sigh. "Since we entered this forest, we’ve been trapped by those formations several times, which caused us to be separated from the Ming Clan’s entourage. Has your party encountered powerful beasts before?"

"We encountered many beasts, but none of them were as powerful as that female beast spider, so we were able to deal with them easily."

Shao Jiuling nodded in understanding. "If I remember correctly, there is an Emerald Scale Python in this forest, and that beast is as powerful as that female spider beast, but I have never encountered it."

"Oh?" Tang Xiao was a little surprised. "Is that snake beast that strong?"

"Yes," Shao Jiuling nodded. "Some cultivators from the Taixu Kingdom said that they had encountered the snake beast in the past, and it had an enormous body; even its head was as big as a bear. Many cultivators tried to hunt the snake because they were tempted to disgust it, but none of them succeeded in doing so, and they never returned from this forest."

Tang Xiao momentarily raised an eyebrow, thinking of the Emerald Scale Python. He already had the winged snow leopard, Xue Bai, as his contract beast. However, none of his wives had contract beasts, so he considered capturing the snake for one of them.

[Actually, the Emerald Scale Python lives not far from your location, Master. To be precise, the snake beast lives in a cave near the area where you met Situ Lingxi two days ago.]

’Oh?’ Tang Xiao was surprised. ’Do you think I can capture that snake beast with my current cultivation, Xiao Ai?’

[Unfortunately, you won’t be able to do that, Master. If you want to catch the Emerald Scale Python, you have to improve your cultivation first, and you can look for the snake beast when your cultivation has reached the Tyrant Level.]

Tang Xiao fell silent because his cultivation had broken through to the King Level not too long ago, and he still needed a lot of time to reach the Tyrant Level. He decided to forget about the Emerald Scale Python for now, and he would look for the snake beast in the future.

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In the area outside the forest, Huangfu Lingxuan stood with the entourage from the Song and Shangguan Clans. After discussing with them, he led them into the forest in four groups, each led by a Tyrant-level cultivator.

Huangfu Lingxuan deliberately divided them into four groups because there were many formations in the forest, and they would have difficulty finding those people if they grouped together into one large group.

Not long after they entered the forest, the people from the Nine Profound Sect arrived at the outer area. As Huang Meizhen ordered, they spread out into three groups, led by Luo Feng, Duanmu Jingjing, and a male elder.

After their preparations were complete, Duanmu Jingjing and the others immediately led their respective groups to enter the forest, and they spread out in three different directions.

Tantai Lingyan joined Duanmu Jingjing’s group. "Aren’t you worried about Tang Xiao?"

"Haha," Tantai Lingyan laughed softly. "Elder Duanmu, I’ve known Xiao’er since he was a child, and he’s learned many things from me since he was five years old. I’m familiar with his character and abilities, so I don’t need to worry about them. Other cultivators might die if they encounter that female spider beast, but he and his group won’t suffer the same fate. If those people are smart, they should stick to him, and he will lead them out of this forest."

Since she first met Tang Xiao, Duanmu Jingjing had the impression that he was a reliable man. "By the way, there’s another powerful beast in this forest, Elder Tantai. I hope their group doesn’t encounter it, as it’s stronger than the female spider beast."

"What kind of beast is that, Elder Duanmu?"

"The Emerald Scale Python has a gigantic body, and its raw power is truly terrifying. Fortunately, it won’t attack humans if we don’t disturb it, and it will only attack other beasts." Upon hearing that, a thought flashed through Tantai Lingyan’s mind, and she thought that Tang Xiao must have considered capturing the beast. "I once fought that snake in the past, and I almost died that time. Luckily, my friends saved me, so I’m still alive to this day."

Tantai Lingyan was truly surprised to hear that. "So, those two beasts are the strongest in this forest, Elder Duanmu?"

"No," Duanmu Jingjing shook her head. "There’s another powerful beast, and its strength is on par with the Emerald Scale Python, but it lives underground."

"Living underground?"