Kari looked at the young man and said affably, "Rock, I know you are the best student in this cohort, but you must not be careless. Although humans are livestock and kept in captivity, some are quite strong, after all, they are a special race.
We’ve had many cases here where these livestock managed to kill our people during initiation rituals. Of course, even if you are killed, we won’t intervene. If you can’t defeat these captive livestock, then you are not fit to become a noble servant of the Underworld; your status would be no different than these livestock, only suitable to become sacrifices!"
Although Kari was warning these students, his voice was still as pleasant as a spring breeze, convincing and soothing.
To become a qualified Meat-Winged Monster, one must learn to kill. Meat-Winged Monsters only aim for strength; in their eyes, only the strong survive, and those who are not strong enough are only fit to be sacrifices, even if they belong to their own race.
"Humans are the most suitable sacrificial offerings, also the ones most favored by the Underworld. The first human you kill will be your first offering; the quality of the chosen offering determines how much strength you will gain from the Underworld. So choosing the first offering must be done carefully."
Kari earnestly guided these adorable, newly adult juniors.
"Can we only kill one?" a girl politely raised her hand to ask.
Kari nodded slightly, "Yes, only one can be killed because the humans kept in captivity here still serve a greater purpose. You must be aware of what’s on their arms, those things are very important. Right now, they haven’t matured yet, so you can’t harvest them recklessly."
All the young boys and girls nodded slightly; they naturally understood what the moonprint on the arms of those livestock below symbolized.
"You must choose the livestock whose aura most closely matches your own to be sacrificed, and when you kill the livestock, you must bring back the moonprint on their wrist, understood?" Kari asked gently.
All the young boys and girls answered in unison, looking very obedient.
On the rock at the edge of the cliff, an adorable little white dog sat obediently, barking, indicating that it too "understood," like a good baby.
Xiaohei was with these adorable young boys and girls, all listening attentively to the lecture given by Kari, the mentor.
However, no one noticed Xiaohei’s presence.
"Now then, let the adult hunt begin! I hope you all can find a good offering."
Kari smiled elegantly.
Here, he had only twenty-odd Meat-Winged Monsters participating in the initiation ritual, but the group was not led solely by him; there were other mentors, and the number of Meat-Winged Monsters far exceeded this.
But among them, there were over a thousand humans hunting in Meng Dong, so the selection of offerings was more than sufficient.
The young and stunning participants suddenly turned their passionate gazes below, sticking out their tongues to lick their lips, then eagerly jumped off the cliff!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Each one of them descended like immortals coming to earth, appearing extremely graceful in midair, yet just before landing, every birdman began to sprout yellow lumps of flesh, horns grew from their heads, skin became grotesquely ugly, even the feathers on their tiny wings turned into flesh, as if they had been roasted.
In the blink of an eye, all the adorable little fairies and elf children transformed into ferocious Meat-Winged Monsters, cackling monstrously, immediately dispersing toward their offerings!
A burst of explosive fist wind spread out, shredding the falling leaves in the air!
Jiang Shan was fiercely fighting a Meridian Opening Stage Earth Bear, his clothes torn, with several wounds bleeding profusely, surrounded by other hunters, all gripping their spears nervously, wanting to help, but lacking the strength to join such a fight.
"Xiao Houzi, quickly shoot it! Help your dad!" Jiang Chuan shouted.
Although Jiang Chuan also had initial strength in the Meridian Opening, he was no match for the Earth Bear; he had been flung away earlier, his arm directly fractured, losing combat ability.
Xiang Beifei symbolically shot an arrow, which grazed Jiang Shan’s clothing, embedding in a nearby tree trunk.
Jiang Chuan inhaled sharply, "Xiao Houzi, where are you aiming!"
"Their fighting speed is too fast; I can’t pin down the target." Xiang Beifei shook his head.
He didn’t help, instead letting Jiang Shan handle the Earth Bear by himself.
Regarding the battle on site and the capability of both sides, he had a clearer understanding than anyone else.
If Jiang Shan was still bound by the moonprint as before, he would likely have been killed by the Earth Bear in a few moves. But the current Jiang Shan was different; he already knew he had lost the moonprint, and he was aware of the changes in himself, without the influence of the Moonprint Gu Worm, Jiang Shan’s strength had improved significantly!
Xiang Beifei had to let Jiang Shan comprehend just how strong he was without the moonprint!
The Earth Bear’s sharp claws gleamed with black light, its savage paws incredibly terrifying, lunging at Jiang Shan, the Earth Bear extremely brutal, a single blow could shatter large rocks.
Jiang Shan couldn’t dodge in time and was struck on the chest, the sound of ribs breaking echoing, blood streaming again. However, he didn’t endure the hit for nothing; he kicked back at the Earth Bear’s shoulder, tumbling in the air, then landed behind the Earth Bear, drew a sharp bone blade dagger from his waist, and thrust it backward, stabbing into the Earth Bear’s rear neck!