Chapter 56: The Secret Hunt

Even the tiger-faced Man, with his fifth-order cultivation, could only withstand nine blades. The Flash Leopards, skilled in speed but not defense, found their speed useless under Tang San's Discerning Eye. Using Leopard Flash, normally their greatest asset, placed them at a deadly disadvantage.

As if they had eyes, the eighteen emerald-colored wind blades moved in such a way that they were exactly in the path of the leopards’ charge. The wind blades contained so much energy that they were almost tangible, and they were far beyond the Flash Leopards' defense capabilities.

Tang San's current cultivation had reached the peak of the fourth level of the Mysterious Heaven Technique, and in addition to the four bloodline imprints he could make use of, it made him simply unparalleled by ordinary fourth-order demons. His all-out effort with the eighteen wind blades made the area around the building he was on into a storm of blades.

This was the first time he was exerting his full strength. The eighteen wind blades were his current limit. He could use more if he didn't care about controlling them properly, but in cases like these, the precision of his control was far more important than the sheer number of attacks.

The second fourth-order Flash Leopard was almost instantly slain cleanly. They could barely dodge a few times using their sense of crisis, but the eighteen wind blades were like the scythes of eighteen grim reapers. They continuously circled around the targets, and sometimes they even collided to instantly change direction.

This was one of the ingenious techniques among the Tang Sect's Hidden Weapon Hundred Separation, ranking even above the Hundred Birds Homing Strike. Mimicking the peculiar flight pattern of bats, it was called Batwing Rebound. It was not only precise, but also unpredictable.

Under Tang San's control with the Discerning Eye, the Batwing Rebound technique was elevated to a higher level. Each wind blade, composed of wind elemental energy, could absorb more of the wind element while flying under the guidance of the Discerning Eye, which amplified its power.

As a result, the eighteen wind blades grew larger and more powerful in the air. Even Tang San could not conceal their noise anymore; the piercing sound they made as they cut through the air was like a deathly incantation.

The remaining leopard demons, having no place to hide under the convergence of the wind blades, were finally cut down where they stood.

Witnessing this, the few remaining Wind Wolves were stunned. Were these wind blades? Their clan's innate ability? Could wind blades be used in such a manner? Could they be this powerful? This was a scenario they had never even imagined!

But the reality before their eyes left them no choice but to believe. The feeling of having narrowly escaped death made them wildly ecstatic.

However, just as they began to feel excited, they noticed the wind blades circling in the air, first scattering, then aggressively converging from all directions, sweeping toward them.

"Ow..." The terrified howls of the wolves were abruptly cut off. They were already heavily injured, so how could they possibly withstand such powerful wind blades?

Tang San was counting silently in his mind.

Sixty breaths had passed.

Having annihilated the Wind Wolves and Flash Leopards below, he swiftly descended. First, he found the fourth-order beings among the Wind Wolves and Flash Leopards and quickly devoured their remaining bloodline power.

The effect was somewhat less than he had anticipated. Perhaps because the bodies were not intact, a significant amount of the bloodline power had been lost.

The third-order Flash Leopards and Wind Wolves had little value left to devour. But in the pursuit of speed, he had no other choice.

In addition, as far as the demon clans were concerned, ever since they killed his biological mother in this world, he had lost all mercy. In his eyes, demons deserved to be killed!

Tang San quickly left after devouring the bloodline power of the demons there. The battlefield here was quite secluded and not easily discovered. The bloodline power of the three fourth-order demons was still a substantial replenishment for him. The imprints of the Wind Blade and Leopard Flash had become much more solid than before, showing significant progress. The Wind Wolf imprint, in particular, had become extremely bright. It seemed to have reached a bottleneck after the last bout of energy devouring, and it was unable to progress further.

Tang San was not surprised by this. The imprint was closely related to his own Mysterious Heaven Technique cultivation level. It was normal that the bloodline imprint could not advance as long as the Mysterious Heaven Technique was stuck at the fourth order.

Eighty breaths had passed.

Tang San raised his head, his gaze again turning toward the ongoing battle in the center of Wind Wolf Town.

At this moment, the powerful seventh-order Flash Leopard, Shan Ling, was fully exhibiting its advantage in speed.

Despite the High Priest of Wind Wolf Town releasing area-of-effect wind element attacks, she still couldn't touch the Flash Leopard, whose speed was simply incredible. It could even retreat a hundred meters when the High Priest released a barrage of wind blades, then swiftly counterattack using Leopard Flash when the wind blades dispersed.

The Wind Wolf Lord, with blood-red eyes, was displaying far greater combat power than normal under the bloodline power amplification from the High Priest. For the first time in his life, he was experiencing the power of the sixth order. His increasingly imposing figure withstood most of Shan Ling's attacks, but he was also heavily wounded.

Even though the High Priest forcibly enhanced their strength using the clan's secret methods, the gap between a true seventh-order demon and a sixth-order one was in the end insurmountable.

Shan Ling completely dominated them in the fight. Moreover, the duration of the secret method was limited! It couldn't be used endlessly, and once the effect of the secret method dissipated, not only would the High Priest and the Town Lord's strength plummet, but they would also suffer backlash from the secret method. Nothing was obtained without a price, and that principle naturally held true for the clan's secret methods.

Meanwhile, the Flash Leopard clan launched a full-scale attack on Wind Wolf Town. The young and strong of Wind Wolf Town could no longer hold their ground. Even women and children had joined the battle.

This situation highlighted the strength of the demon clans. Even their young children possessed a certain degree of combat ability. Unfortunately, they were facing the elite of the Flash Leopard clan. Although none apart from Shan Ling were above the fifth order, sweeping through Wind Wolf Town was still easy for them.

Tang San had killed a number of Flash Leopards, somewhat alleviating the assault from one direction, but more Flash Leopards had already invaded Wind Wolf Town. If this continued, the entire Wind Wolf Town might be annihilated.

"Stop!" A sharp scream suddenly resounded.

At the same time, the emerald-green light around the High Priest of Wind Wolf Town suddenly intensified, turning into a massive tornado that swept Shan Ling away.

The wind blades carried by the tornado also inflicted multiple cuts on Shan Ling, causing the seventh-order powerhouse to falter.

As she glared angrily at Shan Ling, the High Priest of Wind Wolf Town’s staff exploded with a boom. Immediately, an extremely dense bloodline aura condensed into a dark green orb in her palm.

"Order your people to stop. Otherwise, we'll all die together. You should know what this is." the High Priest of Wind Wolf Town lifted the dark green orb.

Shan Ling's expression changed. He had intended to pounce on them again, but this time, he had no choice but to listen.

Of course, he knew very well what that thing was.

In any demon or nymph clan, the priests held a revered status because they could summon the power of the ancestors, continuously strengthening and stabilizing the bloodline of their people, preventing the bloodline power from weakening as it was passed down from generation to generation.

As they oversaw this process, the priests often gathered some of this bloodline power from each of the descendants. In addition, they had the ability to communicate directly with the ancestral bloodlines. When these powers converged, they formed the core of a clan.

The inky-green orb held by the High Priest of Wind Wolf Town could be considered the heart of the Wind Wolf. It contained a strand of the bloodline aura of all the people of Wind Wolf Town, along with the blood and energy continuously offered in sacrifices. These powers, refined over many years by the High Priest of Wind Wolf Town and blended with the aura of the Wind Wolf ancestors, were the very core of the entire Wind Wolf Town and a part of the bloodline heritage of the Wind Wolf lineage.