In the belly of the demon mountain, there is a pool of blood.
A large amount of blood gathered in the middle, finally forming a bloody eggshell and flying onto the altar.
The patterns on the surface of the altar glowed faintly, blending into the eggshell like a living thing.
"Bang... Bang... Bang..."
A steady and powerful heartbeat sounded from within the bloody eggshell, and then the eggshell gradually turned from red to green.
A thick green mist emerged from the eggshell and instantly covered the belly of the mountain.
But in the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of monsters in the mountain suddenly showed expressions of pain, their bodies burned hot, they let out shrill screams, and finally fell to the ground twitching all over.
The twenty-four barbarians hiding in the distance realized something was wrong and dodged immediately, but two of them were still affected by a little light green mist and started convulsing all over.
The other twenty-two barbarian lords hurriedly knelt down before the eggshell, and one wolf demon lord said, "Holy Lord, have mercy on me."
The green eggshell absorbed the mist.
The two demon lords recovered slowly, but their bodies were extremely weak, just like ordinary people suffering from several serious illnesses.
More than half of the tens of thousands of monsters in the mountain have died, and the rest are dying.
Afterwards, wisps of very light green smoke spread in all directions, and all the monsters in the surrounding area wailed in pain. However, 90% of the monsters returned to normal after experiencing the pain and were no longer afraid of the green mist. Only 10% of the monsters died.
The climate near the Demon Mountain changed slightly, as if a saint had descended. The environment changed, and a cold breath spread in all directions.
The surrounding plants were withering rapidly, changing color in a circular pattern in all directions at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In the distance of the Monster Mountain, the scholars of Jing State sat in the camp, silent for a long time.
No one expected that an ordinary spring hunt would turn out like this.
Ma Chaoming said: "There is a way to test whether the power of the Saint in the hunting ground has disappeared, and also to test whether the Saints are protecting us."
"how?"
Ma Zhaoming said: "It's very simple. One of us took the initiative to ask to leave the hunting ground. If the semi-saint responds, then everything must be a test from the semi-saint. If there is no response, it means... We are trapped in the hunting ground and the semi-saint cannot help us!"
"Does the demon have such power?"
"Closing the Hunting Ground Island for a short period of time is at least easier than bringing down the Moon Tree Divine Punishment." He Ludong said.
"makes sense."
Gao Yong, the newly promoted Jinshi, said, "Let me do it."
After Gao Yong finished speaking, he raised his hands to the sky and said in a clear voice: "I am Gao Yong, a student with limited knowledge and talent. I am not qualified to fight against monsters and barbarians. I hope you will leave the hunting grounds."
It was quiet all around.
There was no sound except the wind.
Everyone waited for dozens of breaths. Gao Yong was as still as a wooden sculpture. He then sighed and said, "It seems that the saints really cannot sense us. I'm afraid our only connection with the outside world is the Spring Hunting Ranking."
Fang Yun asked: "Mr. Chao Ming, can we return to the hunting grounds along the same route?"
Ma Zhaoming shook his head and said, "Since the will of the semi-saint is gone, the power of the saint that controls the hunting ground is dead. It will regard us as monsters and will never let us leave. However, if we have the strength of a great scholar, we can probably break the power of the saint that controls the hunting ground."
Fang Yun sighed and said, "If that's the case, then there is only one way for us to go, to unite with the Ten Nations and the Kong Family and go straight to the Monster Mountain!"
"You are willing. We have no objection, but other countries may not agree!" Ma Chaoming said.
"Indecisiveness leads to disaster!"
Fang Yun said. He looked around and found a higher hill, so he said: "Everyone follow me to that hill!"
"Let's go!" Ma Chaoming was the first to follow.
Ji Zhibai followed silently without saying a word.
Soon, everyone climbed up the hill and Fang Yun shouted with his tongue like spring thunder.
"I am Fang Yun, a humble person, honored to be a Void Saint. Everyone is equal in the Spring Hunt, and there is no difference in superiority. However, something unexpected happened this Spring Hunt. The will of the Semi-Saint was lost, and the hunting ground was cut off from other places. The situation is critical, so I will take on the responsibility! As a Void Saint, I order everyone in the hunting ground to go to the hills, get close to me, and gather around the shining mechanical bird. Let's discuss a foolproof plan! Anyone who hears, please spread it to other places immediately with the tongue of spring thunder."
Fang Yun didn't say too many polite words, and used all his strength to speak eloquently.
The sound of other Jinshi's Tongue Thunder could be heard only a hundred miles away at most, but Fang Yun's Tongue Thunder could be heard as far as three hundred miles away.
Soon, news of successful candidates from other countries came back one after another.
Gu, Shen, Yue and Yun countries expressed their willingness to rush over as soon as possible. Yun country even gave up attacking the barbarian tribe, which made the Jinshi of Jing country sigh that it was worthy of being an old and powerful country and had a good understanding of the overall situation and priorities.
Qingguo said they would kill all the monsters in the tribe, while Jiaguo said they were considering it.
After the nearest Gu Kingdom arrived at the hills, the Jinshi from Wu Kingdom, Qi Kingdom, Shu Kingdom and Kongcheng Kingdom got the news and were rushing here with all their might.
Although Gu State and Jing State did not border each other, the entire country was controlled by the Miscellaneous Family and was quite unfriendly with Jing State. However, these Jinshi did not show any obstruction or hostility and communicated with the Jinshi of Jing State about what had happened in a friendly manner. Except for a few people who had some concerns, most of them immediately agreed to joint action.
Teams arrived one after another. At noon on Shengyuan Continent, except for Jia Country, all the Jinshi from the other nine countries plus Kongcheng were present.
The expressions of the Qing Kingdom's Jinshi were somewhat gloomy, even the usually calm and composed Yan Yukong had a gloomy face. It was unacceptable that a literary friend who had known each other for many years died outside the hunting grounds where it was absolutely impossible for him to die.
"Since Jiaguo is not coming, we will give up on it!" Fang Yun said.
No one had any objections, not even Ji Zhibai, who even felt contempt for Jiaguo and the Lei family.
Two hundred and ninety-nine people were located on a flat hill, some sitting and some standing, all with serious expressions.
Fang Yun glanced at everyone and said, "I will sort out the matter first, and then we can discuss it. First, the monsters on Monster Mountain are accumulating strength. Once they are strong enough, they will hunt us down! Second, this place has been isolated and we cannot contact the outside world. The only thing we can do is to look at the Spring Hunting List. Third, we have to make a choice next. Should we join forces to kill Monster Mountain and uproot the monsters before they are strong enough, or should we join forces to stay in one place and wait for the rescue of the saints? Who knows the ancient land of the deserted city best? Then I ask the first question, why can the monsters isolate the hunting grounds and the saints?"
A young scholar from a semi-saint family in Wu Kingdom immediately said, "I can guess this. There are moon tree shadows in many ancient places in the demon world. If the demon barbarians use the moon tree shadows, they can block the Spring Hunting Island and the Confucius World, suppress the Holy Temple, and thus isolate the hunting grounds."
Fang Yun nodded and said, "Very good! Next question, if the incarnations of the saints come to rescue from other deserted cities, will the demon barbarians be able to stop them?"
"have."
"have!"
Many Jinshi gave affirmative answers one after another.
Afterwards, Fang Yun raised questions one after another with clear thinking, and asked everyone to answer them one by one. In the end, everyone found that people would die if they went to the demon mountain, but some would also survive. If they passively waited for the rescue of the semi-saints, they might not die, but they might also be wiped out.
Afterwards, the scholars from various countries discussed in low voices.
"Have we, the scholars of Wu State, ever been afraid of demons? Sitting back and waiting to die is not the character of us Wu people. I suggest that we go straight to the demon mountain and kill them before they have enough strength!" (To be continued...)