Chapter 71 The Drained Corpse

belch!

There was a sound coming from Xue Wuxin's body, as if he was full, and he burped.

A hint of blood appeared on the pale face.

Spider-like blood threads were drawn back into his body from the corpses. A gloomy aura filled his body, and his face, which had originally appeared bloody, turned pale again.

"The blood essence of people from the borderland is too mixed, so it needs to be refined and purified. However, after absorbing the blood essence of so many people, the injuries can be recovered by 50% to 60%. "

Xue Wuxin muttered to himself.

Looking up at the endless mountains beyond, his eyes revealed excitement.

The borderland must be the place where you rise.

“Find a place to refine my blood essence to recover from my injuries. Only when my strength is restored can I perform the Great Blood Sacrifice to purify my blood essence for cultivation.

"Haha, all of you are waiting for my revenge!"

Xue Wuxin was in a good mood. He soared into the air and disappeared into the sky in the blink of an eye.

Only more than a hundred shriveled corpses were left on the hillside, and expressions of fear could be vaguely seen on their shriveled faces.

The craze of searching for masters swept across the State of Qi. Of course, it was not only the son of the Minister of War and his party who came to the Endless Mountains to search for masters.

The Endless Mountains are full of dangers, so seekers travel in groups, leading guards or recruiting experts to enter the Endless Mountains together.

On this day, a team looking for a master came to the foot of the hill.

"Let's go up and take a rest. I don't know where this master lives in seclusion."

"Why is Xu Yan so lucky? He can find a master."

"Don't be discouraged. It's not easy to find a master. Xu Yan has been looking for one for many years and was even cheated by someone."

A group of playboys, under the protection of their guards, began to climb the hillside.

"ah!"

Suddenly, a scream was heard.

"What are you doing? You scared me!"

"What happened? You are a top martial arts master, why are you so timid? Ah..."

Screams rang out one after another.

Everyone looking at the scene on the hillside felt a chill all over their bodies and their scalps went numb.

There were more than a hundred corpses lying on the hillside, and the air was filled with a faint eerie atmosphere. Every corpse was shriveled, as if all the blood had been sucked out.

On his shriveled face, there was still trace of fear before death.

“This is… this is…”

Someone identified the body.

"The eldest son of the Minister of War!"

"The second son of the Minister of Rites!"

"besides……"

Fear surged in everyone's hearts and they subconsciously looked around, as if there were evil spirits waiting to devour anyone at any time.

"How did he die?"

The brave masters stepped forward to look through the corpse. The more they looked, the more frightened they became.

"The body shrank and turned into a mummy..."

So weird!

How long have the Minister of War and his men been in the Endless Mountains?

Even if you die, you can't turn into a mummy.

Moreover, each person's death looked extremely terrifying, as if they had seen something terrifying before dying.

"This is Yidao Wang, a famous top master in the capital, and he is dead too!"

People recognized the identities of the corpses one after another, including some well-known top masters.

There were more than a hundred people, many experts, and fully equipped with powerful crossbows, but they all died on the hillside.

There were no signs of a fight at the scene.

It was as if everyone died at the same time!

The corpse turned into a mummy! Such a weird scene shocked everyone, and they no longer wanted to continue looking for the master.

"Go, go back!"

"Endless Mountains are too dangerous!"

The group of people did not dare to stay and went down the mountain one after another.

"Take the body of the Minister of War, take the bodies of the others, and bring them back to the capital."

"Yes, bring their bodies back to the capital. Their deaths are too strange. We must investigate. Isn't Xu Yan a warrior? Maybe he can see some clues."

Someone suggested.

The others thought it made sense and that they could get a reward if they brought the body back.

As for whether they would be considered to have committed the murder, that was simply impossible. The corpses died in strange conditions, and with their strength, they could not kill the team led by the son of the Minister of War.

…

In the capital, Xu Yan broke through to the Qi and Blood realm and understood the Xiantian realm skills, and was in a very good mood.

The Emperor of Qi sent people to congratulate him and wanted to hold a banquet to congratulate him on his great progress in martial arts, but Xu Yan refused.

After staying in the capital for a few days, Xu Yan set out to return to Donghe County.

Not long after Xu Yan left the capital, the news that the Minister of War and others had all died mysteriously in the Endless Mountains spread among the ministers.

The body was brought back.

The Emperor of Qi even went to check it out in person.

The shriveled corpse and the remaining fear on its face were both very strange.

"Master Guo, please ask your grandson to come back and see us."

"Yes, Lord Guo, this is too weird!"

All the ministers began to panic.

My sons are all out looking for experts.

Moreover, most of them go to the Endless Mountains.

The Minister of War and the Minister of Rites were both depressed and suffered a great blow.

Guo Rongshan also realized that this matter was too weird. Could there be some monster in the Endless Mountains?

He immediately sent the message to Xu Yan.

The newly established Flying Eagle Messenger System was directly utilized.

This was after he was promoted to King of Qi, Grand Councillor, and Prince's Mentor. He dispatched several trained flying eagles from Qi's Flying Eagle Bureau, specifically for use in transmitting messages between Donghe County and the capital.

Ensure smooth and fast communication between Donghe County and Prince Qi's Palace.

Xu Yan rushed back to Donghe County exhausted. Just as he got home to have dinner with his parents and give them some advice on their cultivation, he received a letter from his grandfather sent by flying eagle.

A shrunken corpse? A strange death?

I suddenly became curious.

"I once read a legend in an ancient book about a monster called Corpse Liao that likes to devour human blood. Could it be that they encountered a Corpse Liao?"

When Xu Yan thought about it, he immediately became interested.

“It is rumored that the Corpse Beasts are violent, like to eat human blood, and have great strength. I have now reached the Great Perfection of the Qi and Blood Realm, and my strength is far beyond what it used to be. I am just looking for someone to practice with.

"If it really is a corpse beast, we can give it a try."

Xu Yan showed excitement and rushed to the capital immediately.

He had only seen the description of the Corpse-Beast in an ancient book. It was no longer circulated among the people, and there were probably not many people who knew about this legendary monster.

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Capital city.

Xu Yan, who had left not long ago, is back again.

"Where's the body? Where is it?"

He went to the morgue first.

Saw those shriveled corpses.

The Emperor of Qi and all his ministers came.

Xu Yan looked at the corpse and frowned. From the looks of the corpse, it seemed that the blood had been sucked out and the body had turned into a mummy.

There was still a faint evil aura remaining in the corpse.

However, unlike the description in the storybook that he was killed by a corpse beast, there were no bite wounds.

According to the story, the wound was on the neck.

Moreover, people injured by the corpse beasts will not directly turn into shriveled corpses, but will turn into a blue-black color and contain corpse poison.

However, these corpses were not blue-black in color, nor did they contain corpse poison.

Completely turned into a mummy.

It looks like it has been dried up in the sun, but it has not rotted after such a long time.

"Well, do you see the problem?"

Emperor Qi asked.

Xu Yan continued to examine the corpse and shook his head, saying, "I originally thought that it was killed by the legendary Corpse Beast, but looking at the corpse, it doesn't look like the work of the Corpse Beast."

"What is a corpse beast?"

The Emperor of Qi and his ministers looked at each other in bewilderment; they had never heard of a monster like the Corpse Liao.

"A cruel and brutal monster that likes to eat human blood."

Xu Yan gave a brief explanation.

The Emperor of Qi and his ministers felt their scalps tingle after hearing this. How could there be such a horrible monster in this world?

"Mr. Xu, how do you know about Corpse Beast?"

A minister couldn't help but ask curiously.

He was proud of his profound knowledge and extensive reading, and knew everything about astronomy, geography, history and cultural relics, but he had never heard of a monster like the Corpse Fang.

I couldn't help but wonder if Xu Yan made it up.

"I saw it in a storybook. It's a very old storybook. I heard it's the only copy."

Xu Yan replied.

Saw it in the storybook?

The minister was stunned and said subconsciously: "How can this be..."

The following words were suddenly stuck in my throat.

He suddenly remembered that Xu Yan was rumored to have believed the legends in the storybooks and went everywhere to look for masters in order to practice real martial arts, but was secretly ridiculed for being stupid.

As a result, he really succeeded in cultivating an extremely powerful martial art! In this way, the legend is not unbelievable!

Thinking of this, he couldn't say the next words.

Xu Yan continued to examine the body, stripping off all of its clothes and looking at it over and over again.

The Minister of War was so moved that tears were streaming down his face. His lips trembled and he was about to speak, but the Emperor of Qi glared at him with a cold look, and finally the Minister of War had no choice but to shut up.

Let Xu Yan turn the corpse over and over.

"That's strange. If it wasn't done by the corpse beast, then what was it?"

Xu Yan was confused and thought back to the stories he had read, but there was no similar record.

Sudden!

His eyes focused and he saw a small hole on the shriveled corpse, right at the heart.

It was as if something pierced into the heart.

"This is……"

Xu Yan frowned and touched the wound with his hand. The wound was very small, as if it was pierced by a small awl.

"mosquito?"

The blood was sucked out and he turned into a mummy, with a small wound appearing on his heart.

Xu Yan couldn't help but imagine a scene in his mind where a giant mosquito pounced on the son of the Minister of War, pierced his heart with its mouthparts, and sucked all his blood.

"Is it some kind of blood-sucking monster like a mosquito?"

Xu Yan couldn't help but think of the Fire Mane Wolf, which was no longer a wild beast. How could an ordinary wild beast have such powerful strength?

And could it be that the murderer who killed the Minister of War and others is also a being like the Fire-maned Wolf, a being that has surpassed the category of wild beasts?

After a moment of silence, he said, "I don't know what the murderer is. Maybe it's some kind of monster? I'll go back and ask Master. Maybe Master knows."

Master is a hidden master, he should know what kind of monster did this.

Such a monster is actually hidden in the endless mountains?

Xu Yan suddenly became interested in the Endless Mountains and these unknown monsters. He decided to go back and ask his master if he could go to the Endless Mountains to hunt monsters with his current strength.

"I'll go back and ask Master."

Xu Yan left excitedly, preparing to rush back to Donghe County to ask his master what kind of monster it was that sucked the man dry, how strong it was, and whether he could deal with it!

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