"This is so satisfying! I feel like I could go another three hundred rounds with these Meat-Winged Monsters!" Jiang Chuan laughed loudly.
Now he had the confidence to battle these Yellow Spring spirits!
The other hunters felt the same way, believing they hadn’t killed enough yet and should take the opportunity to vent all their anger at the Yellow Spring spirits.
"Everyone, clean up, recover any arrows that can be reused, and tend to the wounded brothers." Jiang Shan directed the hunters, then turned his attention to Jiang Dahe.
Jiang Dahe had just been pierced through the thigh by one Meat-Winged Monster, and blood still flowed from it, though bound with grass and wrapped in cloth, the blood had soaked through.
Seeing Xiang Beifei lead all the hunters to shoot and kill the once-invincible Yellow Spring spirits with bows and arrows, Jiang Dahe’s face went through a mix of expressions.
"Are you alright?" Jiang Shan walked over and asked.
"I’m alright." Jiang Dahe said reluctantly.
"Let me take a look."
Jiang Shan wasn’t one to hold grudges; they were all humans, and facing the Yellow Spring spirits, helping each other was crucial. He inspected Jiang Dahe’s injury closely and began attempting to stop the bleeding with his Spiritual Power.
This ability was a bit unfamiliar to Jiang Shan, but he believed he succeeded, as it was rather standard for those in the Meridian Opening stage.
Jiang Dahe also noticed changes in his wound; much of the pain had subsided. After a while, he murmured quietly, "Thank you."
Jiang Shan shook his head.
Jiang Dahe glanced at Xiang Beifei standing nearby and gritted his teeth, saying, "I apologize. I was wrong to say those foolish things about your son this morning."
He had strongly rejected Xiao Houzi earlier that morning, but he witnessed Xiao Houzi’s actions just now, encouraging hunters and orchestrating a counterattack against the Yellow Spring spirits, successfully eliminating eleven of them.
Moreover, right in front of the Meat-Winged Monster, Xiao Houzi used the methods the Meat-Winged Monsters previously used to toy with humans to kill the monster itself, giving the hunters a sense of triumph.
"It’s good that you understand; Xiao Houzi merely lost his memory, he isn’t any Yellow Spring spirit. He’s a normal person, capable of killing Yellow Spring spirits just like us all." Jiang Shan said sternly.
Jiang Dahe bowed his head in deep shame, but as a man who could bend when needed, he raised his head to Xiang Beifei and said, "Xiao Houzi, Uncle Dahe here apologizes to you. I shouldn’t have said what I did this morning. I’ll explain to everyone when we get back."
Xiang Beifei turned around and said, "No problem, we all should unite against these Meat-Winged Monsters."
"Meat-Winged Monsters? Xiao Houzi, you give them such weird but fitting names." Jiang Dahe forced a smile.
His impression of Xiao Houzi had completely changed; the amnesic Xiao Houzi had become more courageous, which was a good thing.
Xiang Beifei wasn’t one to hold grudges either; life here was harsh for everyone, and he wouldn’t dwell on it with Jiang Dahe.
Seeing the Meat-Winged Monsters gradually turning into Yellow Spring water, Xiang Beifei once again immersed his breath soil into the Yellow Spring water.
However, he now started planning the next step.
The hunters here could defeat the Meat-Winged Monsters because he used "Respected as a Criterion" to block the moonprint on the hunters’ arms, allowing them to freely control their trained Spiritual Power, advancing their strength.
But without "Respected as a Criterion," hunters constrained by the moonprint couldn’t possibly defeat the Meat-Winged Monsters; thus, after returning, he needed to spend time assisting everyone in Changpan Valley to remove the moonprints on their arms.
Before doing this, he must make the humans in Changpan Valley see the true face of the Yellow Spring spirits, helping them understand that the Yellow Spring spirits are essentially the Moon Gods who are guarding them!
Actually, he could have left one alive earlier, forcing the Meat-Winged Monster to reveal its true form, but Xiaohei already informed him that these Meat-Winged Monsters had just reached adulthood, meaning they weren’t very strong nor knowledgeable about the Moon God Race; thus, it was better to leave them to the hunters to kill to boost their confidence.
He decided to capture Kari, the mentor of these Meat-Winged Monsters!
Kari, with God Refining strength, definitely knew quite a lot!
"Xiaohei, how are things on your side?" Xiang Beifei asked in his mind.
"Woof woof! Woof! Woof woof!"
Xiaohei indicated that the group it was following had also been attacked by Meat-Winged Monsters, but it swiftly annihilated those monsters, only leaving a few wounded humans but thankfully, no fatalities. The Meat-Winged Monsters were too weak; it killed eight of them!
Since Erha got the system and entered the Heavenly Connection realm, it was also able to contact Xiang Beifei from afar, stating confidently that it used its big tail to smack down ten Meat-Winged Monsters.
It even encountered two God Refining level Meat-Winged Monsters, supposedly mentors, and took them down too.
"Couldn’t you leave one intact?"
"Nevermind, it’s my fault, I should’ve told you earlier. But for the remaining Meat-Winged Monsters, don’t kill them, capture them alive!" Xiang Beifei instructed.
Both Erha and Xiaohei agreed it was no problem.
"Erha, change the terrain of the forest, guide the hunters towards that gorge, I’ll be waiting there." Xiang Beifei said.
The Wooden Kirin could control trees, reigning sovereignly over this forest, all its trees were its eyes, making it virtually impossible for Meat-Winged Monsters to evade Erha’s perception.
"Xiaohei, you also find a way to do the same, we’ll meet up over there."
"Woof woof?" Xiaohei wondered how it would guide without being seen by the hunters or having control over trees.
"Use your imagination." Xiang Beifei said.
Xiaohei, naturally clever, always burst with ideas; though Erha might run into hiccups with tasks, Xiaohei was consistently reliable.
Xiaohei was thrilled, imagination allowed vast possibilities.
In the dense forest, chaos reigned; trees bore countless holes, arrow marks dotted the scene, even leaves had vacant holes from arrows piercing through, evidence of a fierce battle fought here.
A handsome young lad stood atop the branches in the woods, aloof as he surveyed this place.
He was Rock, acclaimed as the strongest Meat-Winged Monster among those participating in this year’s coming-of-age ceremony!
Rock stood beside a tree, inhaling the scent from the marks on its trunk, and his brow slightly furrowed: "The smell of Yellow Spring corpse water!"
The presence of Yellow Spring corpse water here was highly peculiar, as Yellow Spring didn’t flow to this side; if it wasn’t Yellow Spring, there was only one explanation.
His companions were slain!
"Which worthless fool was so useless to be killed by human livestock?"
Rock sneered dismissively, but soon felt something was amiss because multiple spots here had traces of Yellow Spring corpse water, suggesting several spots had them.
This meant many Moon God companions had died!
"How is this possible? How could humanity kill so many of our companions?"
Rock moved gracefully through the forest, examining traces, soon discovering footprints, leading deep into a gorge ahead.
Rock’s heart was wary; although arrogant, he wasn’t careless, looking down upon humanity, he maintained vigilance.
At this point, several sounds echoed through the forest, Rock glanced over to see their mentor, Kari.
"Mentor Kari, our companions were killed! By human livestock." Rock stated.
"I know, I saw the lingering traces over there, I came to investigate this." Kari’s face appeared grim.
He had been tracking the students’ movements, only soon realizing several students lost contact, disturbingly, these occurrences were right under his nose, yet he knew nothing of the specifics!