"Shut up!" Amidst the angry shouts, the sound of a long sword being unsheathed was heard again.
Gao Weihu's eyes suddenly burned with anger, and the huge axe appeared in his hand again.
"Let's go and take a look." Mu Hanyan frowned and walked quickly towards the direction where the sound came from.
But after walking a few steps, he turned his head to look at the Taotie following behind him and said, "You'd better turn into a human form."
Because of Zhan Yuan's appearance, all the strange beasts in Heimuyu were enraged. This hunting trial was far from as peaceful as before. The priests of the major temples suffered a lot and must have hated the strange beasts in Heimuyu to the core.
If they were faced with hordes of strange beasts, they probably wouldn't dare to do anything. However, when they saw the strange beast Taotie, they couldn't help but feel the desire for revenge. They might not recognize this one of the four legendary ferocious beasts.
Of course, with the powerful strength of Taotie after recovering his original form, he would not be afraid of them. However, Mu Hanyan had seen the horror of Taotie's rampage, so how could she be willing to see him brutally slaughter his own kind?
If this guy went berserk, Mu Hanyan would have to struggle to stop him, and he might even be seriously injured. Most importantly, although Mu Hanyan had mastered the techniques for controlling the three laws, they were based on the Way of the Sword. Using divine arts would significantly reduce their power. How could Mu Hanyan unleash her sword skills recklessly in front of so many outsiders? She might even be seriously injured.
"Why do you want me to change back?" Taotie said unhappily.
In front of his fellow beastmen, he transformed into a human form to show off his extraordinary talent and understanding as the Great Taotie, but in front of humans, he was more than happy to display the might and dominance of the beastmen.
"Stop talking nonsense and don't forget our three rules." Mu Hanyan said impatiently.
How could he not see Taotie's little thoughts? To put it bluntly, he just wanted to show off.
"Okay, okay, I'll change back." Taotie let out a low roar, a look of pain appeared on his face again, drops of sweat rolled down, and his body shape began to change.
He really didn't lie. Even if he had enough strength, it was not easy to transform into a human form or return to his original form.
Soon, the tall and fat human figure appeared in front of him again, but his face was a little pale.
Mu Hanyan had neither the time nor the interest to ask him about his well-being. She threw a few pills to him and then walked forward quickly.
In the peaceful valley, two groups of priests were facing each other with swords drawn.
One of the groups was the priests of the Temple of Light, led by Zheng Anze. However, Zheng Anze was sitting on the ground with a dejected look, obviously seriously injured. Standing at the front of the crowd were Su Baoer and Yuan Xiangzhi.
This wasn't the first time Mu Hanyan had seen Yuan Xiangzhi in such a state of distress, but this time, he looked even more miserable than before. His face was bruised and swollen, covered in dust and grass, and a sword was pressed against his chest, forcing him to not even move.
What surprised Mu Hanyan a little was that although she saw some panic in Yuan Xiangzhi's eyes, he was not scared to the point of peeing his pants like before, nor did he kneel down and beg for mercy. There was more anger in his eyes, and a determination to die rather than surrender.
Behind him, the priests of the Temple of Light also had faces filled with grief and indignation.
The hilt of the long sword was held in the hand of a tall and thin young man. Looking at Yuan Xiangzhi, there was a contemptuous and playful smile in his eyes.
Judging from the robes he was wearing, they were obviously from the Temple of Death.
A group of men, women, young and old, dressed in the same priestly attire stood behind him. Mu Hanyan looked familiar with about half of them. They should have entered the Black Wood Prison with them from Qianlong Valley before. Looking at the young man's actions, they all showed worry in their eyes. It seemed that they wanted to persuade him, but they hesitated to speak.
The other half of the priests wore unbridled, arrogant smiles. Mu Hanyan saw they looked unfamiliar and guessed they must be members of the Death Temple who had entered the Blackwood Prison through other portals.
The two sides have about the same number of troops, but judging from their strength, the Temple of Death is probably much stronger. Didn't you see that even the leader Zheng Anze was seriously injured and fell to the ground?
As for Yuan Xiangzhi, Mu Han didn't even take him into consideration when comparing strength.
Although Taotie has transformed into a human form, the ferocious beast's pressure has not completely dissipated, so Mu Hanyan is not in a hurry to show up. She waits and sees what is going on.
"Liu Qianyuan, let him go." Su Baoer gripped the hilt of the sword tightly and shouted angrily at the young man opposite.
Although her eyes were filled with grief and anger, she did not dare to act rashly when she saw the long sword pointed at Yuan Xiangzhi's heart.
"With such little strength, you dare to challenge me, Liu Qianyuan. This kind of ignorant waste, wouldn't it be better to teach him a lesson?" Liu Qianyuan said with a smile.
"I'm not a waste!" Yuan Xiangzhi's face was covered with veins, and he shouted loudly, "Liu Qianyuan, if you have the guts, kill me."
"Hmph, if you didn't have a good father who is the right priest of the Temple of Light, do you have the right to yell at me?" Liu Qianyuan looked at Yuan Xiangzhi with disdain, a cruel sneer on his face. "You're right, you have to look at the owner before beating the dog. Besides, you have a good father. I don't dare to kill you, but I do have the courage to make you suffer a little."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw his long sword slowly pierce Yuan Xiangzhi's chest. If a cultivator was stabbed by a quick sword, the sudden pain would be nothing, but the pain of slowly piercing the skin and squeezing into the flesh was obviously much more intense.
Yuan Xiangzhi's whole body trembled, and his face twisted instantly. But he gritted his teeth and stared at Liu Qianyuan.
"You useless thing, beg for mercy. As long as you kneel in front of me and beg for mercy, I will forgive you immediately." Liu Qianyuan said with a ruthless smile.
"You want me, Yuan Xiangzhi, to beg for mercy from you? Dream on. You are the waste, your father is a waste, your mother is a waste, your entire family of ancestors for eighteen generations are waste..." Yuan Xiangzhi cursed in a trembling voice.
The pain that gnawed at his bones flooded his mind, and his mind was in turmoil. He almost subconsciously wanted to beg for mercy. However, a graceful figure swayed before him. His beautiful yet cold face made him afraid to look directly at it. The contemptuous gaze he looked at was like looking at an ant or a dog.
Endless shame and resentment washed over him. He had once believed that everything she did was to embarrass him, to humiliate him. It wasn't until his cowardice led to the tragic deaths of his companions at the hands of the beasts that he suddenly realized the truth. All his shame was due to him, not to anyone else. Those times he'd thought of himself as humiliated were actually her saving grace.
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