Chapter 677: I’ll Take You to Get Revenge

Hong Yu took a Bone Fragment from his Storage Ring.

The Bone Fragment was clearly crafted from the bones of a powerful Desolate Beast. Though it bore the marks of time, it was still indestructible.

This Bone Fragment had existed for at least ten thousand years without decaying. One could only imagine how powerful its original owner must have been!

“So Ma Fengxing hunted the Ancient Demon Crocodile to get the ‘Jade Water Immortal Grass’ it was guarding!”

A look of pleasant surprise appeared on Hong Yu’s face.

Jade Water Immortal Grass, an extremely precious Spirit Medicine.

Its growing conditions were very harsh.

It had to gestate at the bottom of a lake for a thousand years, guarded by a Desolate Beast like the Ancient Demon Crocodile that naturally carried Demonic Qi. It needed a full millennium of refinement, using both the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and the beast’s Demonic Qi, to mature.

In reality…

The medicinal effects of the Jade Water Immortal Grass were a Treasure for Desolate Beasts, capable of extending their lifespan by a thousand years, but it wasn’t particularly useful for humans or the War Race.

The reason Ma Fengxing had to obtain the Jade Water Immortal Grass was to perform the Refining of ‘Holy Splendor Green Smoke’.

Holy Splendor Green Smoke!

A colorless, odorless smoke. This smoke had no effect on humans or Desolate Beasts, but it could emit a strange aura that entranced Spirit Medicines.

Holy Splendor Green Smoke refined from a Thousand-year-old Level Jade Water Immortal Grass could even mesmerize a Ten Thousand Year Old Medicine.

Ma Fengxing’s goal was to use it in the Central Medicine Garden to mesmerize a Ten Thousand Year Old Medicine and harvest it.

“Well, what do you know. Just what I needed!” Hong Yu burst out laughing.

He had heard from Mao Mei’Er that all Ten Thousand Year Old Medicines possessed sentience and even knew Escape Technique Secret Skills.

If you weren’t careful, they could slip away.

‘Now that I’ve gotten the Jade Water Immortal Grass by a stroke of luck, all I need to do is refine it into Holy Splendor Green Smoke. Then won’t harvesting the Ten Thousand Year Old Medicine be a simple matter of Pocket Exploration, easily within my grasp?’

At this thought, Hong Yu flew back to the corpse of the Ancient Demon Crocodile. Guided by his Spiritual Power, he quickly found the Jade Water Immortal Grass.

A Spirit Medicine of this Level couldn’t be absorbed so easily!

So, he slipped into the lake and, using the Nine Dragon Celestial Cauldron, followed the Refining method recorded on the Bone Fragment to successfully create the Holy Splendor Green Smoke.

After carefully storing it away, Hong Yu continued on his journey.

After traveling for three days, he finally arrived at the Central Medicine Garden.

The moment he neared the Central Medicine Garden, Hong Yu could already sense numerous powerful auras.

Many experts sensed the powerful aura Hong Yu was emitting and sent out waves of goodwill, ceasing their probing. Of course, there were also many malicious, even openly hostile, senses that remained locked onto him.

He didn’t have to guess to know they were experts from the Four Great Divine Cities.

Hong Yu, however, had no time to bother with them. He found a mountain peak, sheared off the top half to create a platform, and sat down cross-legged.

The Central Medicine Garden didn’t manifest immediately; it would take a certain amount of time for it to appear.

This would most likely happen randomly between the fifteenth and thirtieth day after the Holy Land opened. Before then, very few experts would make any major moves, all of them quietly waiting for the Central Medicine Garden to open.

It was an unwritten rule!

Because of this, even though the experts of the Four Great Divine Cities sensed Hong Yu’s arrival, they didn’t make a move immediately.

‘Strange, why aren’t the Cat Maidens here yet?’ Seeing that the fifteen-day deadline was fast approaching and the Cat Girl Warriors were still nowhere to be seen, Hong Yu felt a faint sense of unease.

It wasn’t until the morning of the second day that the Cat Girl Warriors finally arrived, late.

Of the one hundred Cat Girl Warriors, only eighty-seven remained, and every one of them was covered in wounds, their faces etched with exhaustion.

The moment they saw Hong Yu, they flew over. Their eyes were bloodshot, and they bit their red lips, creating a somber atmosphere.

Hong Yu frowned. “Where are the others? Did you run into trouble on the way?”

“My Lord…”

A Cat Girl Warrior with red eyes was about to speak.

But the leading Cat Maiden shot her a harsh glare and said, “My Lord, we had a small accident on the way. It’s nothing serious!”

“Shut up!”

Hong Yu roared at the leader, then looked at the first Cat Maiden. “Speak. What exactly happened? Why did none of you listen when I told you to crush the Spirit Communication Jade Order if you ran into danger?”

Hong Yu’s aura was immense. The pressure bore down on the Cat Girl Warriors, causing them to break out in a cold sweat, silent as cicadas in winter.

He was truly furious now.

He had sworn an oath to Mao Mei’Er that he would bring all one hundred Cat Girl Warriors back in one piece.

The Central Medicine Garden hadn’t even opened, the great battle hadn’t begun, and he had already lost thirteen of them?

How was he supposed to explain this to Mao Mei’Er?

Under Hong Yu’s pressure, the Cat Maiden had no choice but to confess, “My Lord, we… we encountered God King Chen Tao on the road…”

As the Cat Girl Warrior told her story, Hong Yu understood what had happened.

It turned out that one of the Cat Maiden squads had run into God King Chen Tao. But Chen Tao had a large group of experts with him, and the Cat Girl Warriors knew about the grudge between Hong Yu and Chen Tao. Worried about implicating Hong Yu, they didn’t crush the Spirit Communication Jade Order, instead sending a distress signal to the other Cat Girl Warriors.

As a result, three were killed, and ten were captured by Chen Tao and the other experts from the North and South Divine City.

These surviving Cat Girl Warriors had to fight for their lives to escape the pursuit.

“Fools! You’re all absolute fools!”

Enraged, Hong Yu turned and started to lead the eighty-seven Cat Girl Warriors away.

The Cat Maiden captain was stunned and spread her arms to block Hong Yu. “My Lord, you can’t go!”

“Get out of my way!”

Hong Yu pushed the Cat Maiden captain aside with one hand and swept his gaze over the remaining Cat Girl Warriors. “If you want revenge, then follow me! Son of a bitch! Since your Queen entrusted you to me, I have to guarantee your safety. Chen Tao dared to lay a hand on you? If I don’t beat the shit out of him today, I’ll take his damn name!”

“My Lord, the Four Great Divine Cities are all allied. We…” the Cat Maiden captain said hesitantly.

Hong Yu’s eyes flashed. “They may be allied, but does that mean the Eight Great Battle Clans will just let themselves be bullied?”

Hong Yu then imprinted his spiritual will onto several Jade Scrolls and had a few of the stronger Cat Maidens deliver them to the Holy Tiger Tribe, the Holy Bear Tribe, the Golden Ancient Ape Tribe, and the Netherworld Tribe.

Then, he waved his hand. “Let’s go! I’m taking you to get revenge!”

Under Hong Yu’s lead, the formidable contingent of Cat Girl Warriors charged directly toward the encampment of the experts from the North and South Divine City.

The North and South Divine City’s camp was filled with tents and bonfires. They were actually celebrating.

Ten Cat Girl Warriors, their cultivation Sealed, were locked in an iron cage. Each one was weak and dejected.

A few experts from the North and South Divine City were banging on the cage with clubs or dousing the Cat Maidens with ice-cold water. Watching the soaking, screaming Cat Girl Warriors, the crowd’s eyes filled with greed and lust.

“The Divine King said we can have our fun with them tonight!”

“It’s a shame the other Cat Maidens got away. Otherwise, we could have had several each!”

“The biggest shame is the Spirit Cat Queen and the Saintess. Now they’re the real prizes. What a pity… sigh…”

The men were lamenting.

Suddenly…

PFFT! PFFT!

Fierce Energy Beams descended from the sky at incredible speed, piercing through the heads of the two men who had been talking and nailing them to a tall mast in the center of the North and South Divine City’s camp.

WHUMMM!

These Primordial Weapon Arrows that had pierced the Divine Generals were casually refined by Hong Yu. After all, the feathers plucked from the War Kings and War Emperors of the Celestial Horse Race were too conspicuous to be revealed carelessly.

The Arrows trembled slightly, making the void vibrate.

Two Divine Generals had been nailed to the mast. The commotion caught the attention of every expert in the North and South Divine City’s camp. Agile figures rushed out of their tents, glaring furiously as they searched for the enemy.

“Look, it’s the Cat Maidens!”

“That’s the reinforcement for the Spirit Cat Race, the one called Beichen!”

“Damn it, they’re here to cause trouble! Prepare for battle!”

Hong Yu and the Cat Girl Warriors hovered in the air above the North and South Divine City’s camp. He looked down coldly and roared, “Chen Tao, you coward who only dares to attack women! Get your ass out here!”

“You coward…”

“Get out here! Here! Here…”

Hong Yu’s voice was as loud as a clap of thunder, shaking the very heavens.

Every expert near the Central Medicine Garden heard it.

In the camp of Xiakang Divine City, the Divine Kings of the Four Great Divine Cities were discussing how to compete for the Central Medicine Garden. When they suddenly heard the heaven-shaking voice, the Divine Kings all stood up.

Chen Tao’s expression turned grim, and he gritted his teeth. “It’s that bastard Beichen!”

Lingxiao glanced at him. “Brother Chen, you go back first. The rest of us will be right over.”

“Alright!”

Chen Tao nodded, his gaze exceptionally cold.

After Chen Tao left, King Lingxiao’s eyes flashed. He looked at the other Divine Kings and said in a low voice, “This Beichen is a human of mysterious origin, and he’s helping the War Race. He is a common enemy of our Four Great Divine Cities. Today, if we get the chance, we will eliminate him for good!”

“Agreed!”

The allies of the Four Great Divine Cities all nodded in agreement.

Then…

They too rushed out of their camp and flew toward the North and South Divine City.

「Meanwhile.」

The roar had also attracted the attention of the experts from the Eight Great Battle Clans.

In the camp of the Holy Tiger Tribe…

Tiger Wei, Bear Tao, Ape Feng, and Tan Hui were gathered together. The four of them looked at each other, and then Bear Tao laughed. “This Brother Beichen of ours is really something else, daring to pick a fight with the North and South Divine City at a time like this!”

“But we have an agreement with the Four Great Divine Cities not to fight before the Central Medicine Garden appears. If we make a move now…” Tan Hui said, hesitating.

Tiger Wei waved his hand, his expression domineering. “We’re not going to fight. We’re just going to watch the show!”

“…”

The others were stunned for a moment.

Then they understood Tiger Wei’s meaning. They didn’t have to intervene, of course. Besides, the Jade Scrolls Hong Yu had sent them didn’t ask them to intervene either.

He just wanted them to watch from the sidelines and prevent the Four Great Divine Cities from ganging up on him!

At this thought, the four experts flew out of their camp.

「In an instant.」

The camp of the North and South Divine City became the focus of everyone’s attention. Chen Tao had already returned to find it engulfed in flames. The experts in the camp were either dead or captured; more than half of the dozens of experts were casualties, and the fire was spreading from tent to tent.

“Damn you! Damn you, Beichen! Get out here!”

Chen Tao roared again and again.

The Chrysanthemum King had gone to the Central Area, so of the three Divine Kings from the North and South Divine City, only Chen Tao had come.

Now, before the fight for the Central Medicine Garden had even begun, his forces were already reduced by half, and his camp had been burned to the ground. This was the most vicious slap in the face imaginable!

This made Chen Tao’s rage uncontrollable. He wished he could kill Hong Yu on the spot.

Amid his roars, a figure slowly walked out from within the camp. It was Hong Yu. A playful smile on his face, he pointed at the blazing camp of the North and South Divine City around them and looked at Chen Tao…

“You’re finally back. I saw you guys were quite fond of bonfires, so I prepared a grand bonfire welcome party just for you. How do you like it?”