All the humans in Changpan Valley were utterly shocked, staring fixedly at the two Meat-Winged Monsters.
They needed to know more of the truth.
Xiang Beifei continued to ask, "Why are you raising us humans in captivity?"
"Every Moon God, upon reaching adulthood, needs to slaughter a human as a sacrifice to the Yellow Springs. Humans are the Yellow Springs’ favorite offering, and the higher the strength of the sacrifice, the more power we can receive from the Yellow Springs. So, we raise humans like livestock, letting them reproduce here in Changpan Valley.
When the population of humans in Changpan Valley reaches a certain level, we make food scarce, forcing the stronger-bodied Hunters to go out for the Meng Dong Hunt, and then we begin to hunt these Hunters, sacrificing their souls to the Yellow Springs to enhance our power."
Upon hearing Kari’s words, everyone clenched their fists in anger!
This revelation was nothing short of earth-shattering, leaving them unable to bear it.
The Meng Dong Hunt was a conspiracy! It was a scheme orchestrated by the spirits of the Yellow Springs! All to make it easier for newly adult Yellow Springs spirits to obtain powerful strength!
Xiang Beifei asked again, "Then why do you brand the moonprint on the human wrist? What do these Moonprint Gu Worms mean to you?"
"Those are the eggs of our Moon God Race, and every Moon God hatches from an egg. We require much energy to be born, so we attach the eggs to human bodies. Humans can cultivate, and during their cultivation, our eggs devour their cultivated Spiritual Power. Generally, the higher the human’s talent, the greater the future talent of the egg as it matures."
As these words were spoken, everyone looked at the moonprints on their wrists in shock and anger, never having imagined that the moonprints they once revered were actually the eggs of these Meat-Winged Monsters, and their usual cultivation was akin to incubating the eggs for them!
Xiang Beifei was somewhat taken aback too, as he initially didn’t realize that these Moonprint Gu Worms were indeed the eggs of Meat-Winged Monsters!
In essence, Meat-Winged Monsters parasitized their eggs on human arms, using human bodies to propagate their offspring! Furthermore, the potential and strength of these offspring of the Meat-Winged Monsters were determined by human talent, with those possessing higher talent providing more nourishment for the eggs.
And yet, these Meat-Winged Monsters still looked down on humans!
Xiang Beifei calmly continued to ask, "But when you hunt humans during the Meng Dong Hunt, slaughtering them as offerings for your coming-of-age ceremony, wouldn’t that kill your own tribe’s eggs?"
"No, we have a rule that those attending the coming-of-age ceremony can only hunt humans whose eggs have matured from Crescent Moon to Full Moon, because the moonprints on these humans have already matured. So, when we slaughter these humans, it’s like recycling the eggs, taking them back to the Yellow Springs to soak until they hatch. Our eggs are fused with human souls, so killing humans is equivalent to offering their souls to the Yellow Springs." Kari continued.
Jiang Feng, hearing this, felt as if he had been struck by lightning, incredulously asking, "So those Hunters who have cultivated their strength to Full Moon weren’t taken to the Moon God Palace for a more noble mission, but... were killed?"
"How can this be... how can this be?"
Jiang Feng began to tremble because his father, his mother, his grandfather, his brother... all had cultivated their moonprints to Full Moon and were considered highly talented humans who were taken by the Divine Envoys.
They had believed that they were going to the Moon God Palace, shouldering a higher mission, closing off to cultivate and striving to become stronger, yet they never imagined that these loved ones were actually... actually killed!
Jiang Feng felt as if a bucket of ice water had poured from the top of his head to his feet, leaving his whole body chilled.
The truth was so cruel!
Many people began to tremble with anger.
They never imagined that the Moon God they had worshipped for so many years was not only a villainous spirit of the Yellow Springs that slaughtered humans, but also relied on their bodies to nurture its eggs!
Some people even began to cry, realizing that those who killed their relatives and the Divine Lord they worshipped were one and the same, which was unacceptable to them.
Xiang Beifei sighed slightly, knowing that the impact of this revelation on Changpan Valley was unparalleled, but he also understood that without telling them the truth, even if he saved these people, they would never be grateful to him, only continuing to blindly worship the Divine Lord.
Faith needs to be changed by themselves.
"This moonprint, this moonprint..."
Jiang Feng’s eyes turned red in an instant, angrily staring at the moonprint on his wrist.
His moonprint had also been cultivated to Full Moon, and they had consistently believed the Moon God’s words that the moonprint was a guarantee of extended life, believing that the human potential for cultivation was limited, and the only way to break through it was to go to the Moon God Palace and cultivate there.
But who could have thought that it was all a lie!
"Unforgivable! Unforgivable! I would rather cut off my arm than become a cocoon for the Yellow Springs spirits’ eggs." A Hunter drew the sharp blade from his waist, yelling to cut off his own arm.
"You’re insane! If you cut off your arm, we’ll die!"
The Hunter beside him immediately pulled him back; in the past, during hunting outside, those bitten by the desolate beasts that tore off their moonprints all died.
"Tell us, what can we do to get rid of these moonprints!" Jiang Feng roared lowly.