Chapter 700

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On either side of the valley entrance, the Flame-Swallowing Tiger and the Azure-Scaled Beast stood ten zhang away from the entrance, one on the left and the other on the right. The two colossal beasts remained motionless, separated by a distance of twenty zhang, eyeing each other warily. Despite being neighbors, they harbored mutual respect and caution.

But at that very moment, Li Yuan charged out. Neither of the giant beasts made a move. Li Yuan’s heart skipped a beat, and he immediately turned back, shouting, “Everyone, hurry! They haven’t——”

But at that instant, the Flame-Swallowing Tiger suddenly opened its mouth and unleashed a burst of scorching flames. The intense heat transformed into a wave of fire that instantly charred Li Yuan’s body into roasted meat. Meanwhile, the Azure-Scaled Beast raised its paw and swiped out, releasing a blade forged from blue spiritual energy. With a series of sickening *puh-puh* sounds, the few individuals who had followed Li Yuan were torn into shreds, their limbs and remains falling to the ground.

In an instant, the others who had been preparing to charge out saw their comrades turn into corpses in the blink of an eye and quickly retreated. Zhu Yushu’s face turned pale with fear, his body drenched in sweat. The peer beside him, who was at the eighth tier of the Yuanfu realm, had been pierced through by the blue blade. It had been a close call; he could have easily become part of those scattered remains.

It was terrifying! Third-class mid-level spiritual beasts, with strengths ranging from the fourth to sixth tier of the Tian Gang realm, were simply beyond the capabilities of those at the Yuanfu realm. These beasts, though lacking the凝聚天罡之气, had incredibly powerful physical forms and unleashed ferocious and violent spiritual energy attacks.

“What… what do we do now?” one of the disciples trembled.

The only way out of the valley was blocked. The two powerful spiritual beasts would not wait forever. Once they charged in, they would all be doomed!

Zhu Yushu looked at the remaining dozen or so survivors and had an idea.

“Everyone, calm down!” Zhu Yushu said. “Panicking won’t help now!”

“Staying here and waiting is as good as death. It might be better for all of us to charge out together, unleashing our strongest spiritual techniques to attack those two beasts. Maybe, just maybe, we’ll have a chance to survive…”

Shui Wanrong’s face turned pale at his words. “But how many of us can actually escape like this?”

Zhu Yushu’s voice deepened. “We’ll take our chances. It’s better than all of us dying here, right?”

Shui Wanrong’s expression grew even more grim. She and Zhu Yushu were both at the peak of the ninth tier of the Yuanfu realm; their chances of escaping were high. But the other disciples had trusted them, choosing to fight alongside them. If they adopted this approach, it would mean sacrificing the lives of others to secure their own survival.

The other disciples understood Zhu Yushu’s meaning as well. In times of great peril, everyone would have to fend for themselves; whoever was lucky enough would survive. The disciples looked at Zhu Yushu, anger rising in their hearts. But at this critical juncture of life and death, no one dared to confront him, fearing they might be used as a shield.

Outside the valley, Su Jinyue watched in horror as several disciples from Spirit Sword Mountain were killed. Seeing that the Flame-Swallowing Tiger and the Azure-Scaled Beast seemed unwilling to wait any longer, she became even more anxious.

At that moment, Ye Wushuang spoke up. “We should charge into the valley first!”

Charge into the valley? Wasn’t that suicide?

“You just held me back, and now you’re saying this? Isn’t it still walking into a trap?” Su Jinyue couldn’t help but say.

“It’s not the same!” Ye Wushuang produced two jade vials as if by magic.

“What are these?”

“Spiritual beast blood!”

Ye Wushuang smiled. “The marrow blood of a second-class spiritual beast, the Bloodthirsty Bat.”

Marrow blood of the Bloodthirsty Bat? What was the use of that?

Ye Wushuang continued, “Smear this blood on our bodies. When it combines with our flesh, it will emit a foul odor, a mixture of human blood and the Bloodthirsty Bat’s blood.”

“This foul smell is something both the Flame-Swallowing Tiger and the Azure-Scaled Beast detest.”

“We can use this opportunity to charge into the valley. Once we’re inside, I have a way to get us out safely.”

Su Jinyue’s delicate brows furrowed in doubt.

Was this for real?

But seeing that the Flame-Swallowing Tiger and the Azure-Scaled Beast seemed to be losing patience, Su Jinyue knew there was no time to hesitate.

Without further ado, Ye Wushuang handed Su Jinyue a vial of the Bloodthirsty Bat’s marrow blood and began to smear it on his face, hands, and legs. Soon, a foul stench emanated from his body.

“What is this smell?!” Su Jinyue gagged. “It’s too disgusting…”

“Are we rescuing them or not?” Ye Wushuang said directly. “If not, then don’t bother with the blood and just leave.”

“Rescue!”

Suppressing her urge to vomit, Su Jinyue began to apply the blood. Quickly, the foul odor surrounding them grew even stronger.

“Charge!”

Ye Wushuang grabbed Su Jinyue’s delicate wrist, and the two figures moved swiftly along the ground, dashing towards the valley entrance. The pungent smell caused both the Flame-Swallowing Tiger and the Azure-Scaled Beast to involuntarily retreat a few zhang, and they surprisingly did not attack the two intruders.

Inside the valley, Zhu Yushu was about to lead the others in a charge when two figures, reeking of the foul odor, burst in.

“Who?” Zhu Yushu’s face turned cold, and he raised his spear to confront them.