The three chieftains looked at each other, their faces filled with a mixture of shock and pain. The northern tribe's chieftain spoke up: "These people... they must be the ones known as the 'Wolves of the Grasslands', those bandits who have been wreaking havoc on our lands for so long, committing atrocities that are an affront to heaven and earth. They've managed to escape unscathed multiple times when our tribes surrounded them, their greatest strength being their mobility - they're made up entirely of elite light cavalrymen with exceptional riding skills, numbering around three thousand. They survive by plundering and pillaging, leaving no one alive wherever they attack. It's as if they're the vengeful spirits of the grasslands, striking fear into the hearts of our smaller tribes. Who would have thought that these scoundrels would take advantage of our Batuuru Festival to launch a surprise attack on us? Thank you, brave warriors from beyond our lands - if not for your timely intervention, our three tribes might have been annihilated by now. But... what's wrong with them? Why can't they move at all, and why have their pupils turned gray?"

  The rock shook his head and sighed, "These people's vitality is exhausted, it should be my brother who did it. The grassland wolves here are all finished. Since they have three thousand people, you'd better prepare quickly, if you're ambushed again, you won't be so lucky."

  The three tribal leaders were shocked, "What? All these prairie wolves were killed by your brother alone? He's too formidable, one person can actually eliminate over a thousand bandits. Could it be, could he really be the 'Death God' that member of the Prairie Wolves mentioned earlier? Only the Death God could have killed all these bastards in such a short time." As they spoke, the three men's faces revealed terrified expressions. Earlier, they had already seen the three desiccated corpses and their hearts had been uneasy with apprehension.

  The rock naturally saw the unease in the hearts of the three chieftains, furrowed his brow and said: "What's this nonsense about death gods? Don't spout rubbish. We're just passing through your lands, now that the Grassland Wolves have been eradicated, your tribesmen are temporarily safe too, you don't need to be afraid, we won't harm you, it's also time for us to leave."

  The northern tribal chief hastily said, "No, brave warriors, we didn't mean anything else. Even if your brother is the god of death, he's a kind god of death! His appearance saved the lives of thousands of our people, so why would we be afraid? You can stay here, and even if you want to leave, wait until dawn tomorrow!" Although his words were somewhat forced, a hint of sincerity flowed from the bottom of his eyes.

  Although the rock wanted to leave as soon as possible, Xuan Yue and Ah Dai's conditions were not optimistic. He himself and Yan Li were also extremely exhausted from the fight and couldn't travel for a long time. He nodded and said, "Okay, then please help us find a cleaner tent quickly, my brother and sister need a good rest."

  The chieftain of the northern tribe happily agreed and hastily ordered someone to make arrangements.

  "A few chiefs, you must quickly gather the troops in your tribe. Since the Prairie Wolf still has 2,000 people, they may come to launch a surprise attack at any time. Be careful! Are your men enough?"

  The southern tribal chief patted his chest and said, "Brave warrior, don't worry. If it wasn't for a sneak attack, those bastards wouldn't dare to come and harass us. Our three tribes combined have at least 3,000 to 4,000 warriors. Any one of them is not weaker than these bandits, they are not something that can be handled by them."

  "That's good, be careful with everything and stay vigilant."

  Under the escort of the Ya people, Yan Shi and Yan Li brought back the weak A'Dai and Xuan Yue to the side of the oasis, where the chief of the northern tribe had arranged a large tent for them to rest.

  Xuan Yue was simply exhausted and hadn't suffered any injuries, all she needed was rest. Ah Dai, on the other hand, had overexerted himself, exhausting his physical strength, and with the injury to his back, his situation was quite dire. Yan Shi and Yan Li took turns resting in order to save Ah Dai, using their internal energy to unblock the meridians in Ah Dai's body and get his life force circulating again. After a busy half-night, Ah Dai's condition finally stabilized.

  The three tribes of the Ya people gathered their troops after a surprise attack, waiting in strict formation. Perhaps the grassland wolves discovered their tight defense and did not appear again, and one night finally passed. For the Ya people, this should have been a night of revelry! Now, the people of the three tribes are filled with sorrow, mourning those who died tragically.

  The next morning, Xuan Yue woke up early. After a night's rest, her already limited magical powers had recovered by about half. As she sat up, she gradually recalled everything that had happened the previous night. In her anxiety, she discovered Ah Dai beside her.

  A'Dai's face was pale due to excessive blood loss, and he continued to sleep soundly, his brow furrowed as if experiencing some kind of pain. Xuan Yue felt a pang in her heart, thinking that if A'Dai hadn't saved her last night, he wouldn't have been slashed by the enemy. At this moment, Xuan Yue regretted not practicing harder when she was at the Temple, and wished she had the power to help A'Dai now.

  Yan Shi and Yan Li sat on one side, Xuan Yue placed Ah Dai's head on her thigh, letting him sleep more comfortably, gently stroking Ah Dai's forehead, her eyes filled with tenderness.

  After Ah-Dai's head rested on Xuan Yue's soft thigh, his eyebrows gradually relaxed and he fell into a deep sleep. Xuan Yue didn't idle around either, closing her eyes to think deeply. Wanting to use a slightly larger light system magic to help Ah-Dai recover, she first had to maintain her best state.

  At noon, several people woke up one after another, including Ah-Dai. Yan Shi and Yan Li had basically recovered from their meditation. Xuan Yue's originally limited magical power had also been restored, but Ah-Dai's body was still a bit weak due to excessive blood loss, and the wound on his back was throbbing in pain. When he woke up, he found himself resting his head on Xuan Yue's leg, and he was startled, hurriedly struggling to get up, which also awakened Xuan Yue.

  "Month after month, I... how could I..."

  Xuan Yue's face turned red as she replied evasively, "Is your body feeling any better? Are there still places that hurt?"

  His mouth twitched slightly, and he said, "No, no more, I'm much better now, just a bit weak. My body will recover in a day or two. Yesterday, after I fainted, you didn't get hurt, did you?"

  Xuan Yue lowered his head, shook it and said in a low voice: "No, you worked so hard to protect me, how could I get hurt?"

  Yan Li walked over with a smile and said: "What's wrong with you guys? You all look a bit abnormal!"

  A'Dai moved his stiff body a bit and forced himself to say, "We... we're fine! Yueli Ge, was it you who came back to rescue us yesterday? When I fainted, there were still many people around. These black-clothed men are too detestable, they actually killed so many Ya'gui tribe members."

  Yan Li didn't see the obstructing gaze of the rock, and bitterly smiled: "What did we save you for?! Yesterday, you really surprised us too much! When we arrived, those bandits known as the Prairie Wolves had all gone stupid, and later on, they mysteriously died one by one. Ah-Dai, what's going on?!"

  After hearing Yan Li's words, Ah Dai was shocked all over his body. He clearly knew that it was the effect of Ming Wang Sword. The dizziness before his eyes kept appearing, and he asked urgently: "Yan Li brother, what did you say? Are those thousand people all dead?"

  Ganryuji: "Aren't they all dead yet? The ones who ran away were also killed by us. These bastards, they should have been killed long ago. I heard from the northern tribe's chief that their hands are stained with countless blood. Brother, quickly tell me, what method did you use to kill those bastards? That's nearly a thousand people! Was it magic? But how come there aren't any wounds?"

  Ah-Dai's face turned exceptionally pale, he never thought that his momentary anger would cause the death of thousands of people. The oppression in his chest made his whole body tremble slightly, and with a "wa" sound, he spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground.

  Xuan Yue was startled and hastily hugged Astupid's upper body, shaking him and saying: "Astupid, Astupid, what's wrong with you?"

  His eyes were dull and empty, two lines of tears flowed down, he muttered: "I... I actually killed thousands of people, am I a devil? Why is this happening? Why?"

  Xuan Yue hugged Ah Dai's head tightly, tears streaming out. "Ah Dai, this can't be blamed on you! This isn't your fault, those were despicable people, killing them wouldn't have been wrong either. Don't think about it, don't overthink it, let's just leave here, okay?" After finishing speaking, she fiercely glared at Yan Li and began to chant the incantation for the Yuan Qi recovery technique.

  "A rock suddenly exerted an inexplicable force and said, 'Don't mention what happened last night again.'"

  Yan Li scratched his head and asked in a low voice, "Big brother, what's going on? Did Ah Duan get stimulated or something? Why did he suddenly spit up blood again?"

  "The rock said gruffly, 'You think everyone is as thick-skinned as you? Ah-Dai suddenly realized he had killed nearly a thousand people. How could someone so kind-hearted accept that? Although I don't know how he did it. But from now on, let's not ask him about it. When he wants to talk, he'll naturally tell us. You go and arrange for the chief to get some horses ready, then prepare something to eat. After we finish eating, we'll leave here quickly and hit the road. I'm afraid those Ya Ke tribe people will come to question Ah-Dai. For now, it's best not to provoke him.'"

  Yan Li responded with a single word and left. Yan Shi looked at Ah Dumb and Xuan Yue, who were enveloped in white light, and let out a faint sigh. He too was very curious about how Ah Dumb had managed to eliminate those enemies that were much stronger than himself. But now, in his current state, how could he ask? It's better to just go with the flow.

  With the help of Xuanyue's healing technique, Ah Dai's physical injuries had almost fully recovered, but the oppression in his heart had not diminished in the slightest. He hung his head and remained silent, Xuanyue was anxious, but she also knew that she couldn't stimulate him now, so she could only stay by his side and wait quietly.

  After a while, Yan Li came back with three fine horses and many special foods of the Ya Qi tribe. Yan Shi and Yan Li ate a lot, but Ah Dai, who usually had the biggest appetite, only ate a little under Xuan Yue's persuasion, and his expression became even more stupid.

  After lunch, after bidding farewell to the chief of the three tribes alone on the rock, the four rode their fine horses and left the oasis where the northern tribe was located. At the time of departure, the chief of the northern tribe specially gave a 200-jin Xuan Tie bow as a gift to thank the four for their help. This Xuan Tie bow was actually obtained by the ancestors of the northern tribe under unexpected circumstances, but they did not know its true value. The substance of Xuan Tie, as long as ordinary swords are infused with a little bit, can change from ordinary iron to a sharp weapon. On the mainland, Xuan Tie has always been a precious ore that various countries purchase at high prices. Such a large amount of Xuan Tie is even more valuable than the few top-quality magic crystals on Ah-Dai and Xuan-Yue's bodies. The rock gave the Xuan Tie bow to Ah-Dai, who didn't pay much attention to it and simply put it into the God Dragon's Blood.

  On the vast prairie, Ah Dumb's gloomy mood gradually lifted as he galloped along, although the shadow still existed, but he was no longer so obsessed with it. After all, those who were killed were bandits who had killed countless people.

  Considering Ah-Dai's injury was still recovering, the pace of their progress wasn't very fast. Although the afternoon weather was scorching hot, Xuan Yue didn't complain this time and instead leaned her body into Ah-Dai's embrace, enjoying his warm hug.

  "Ah-Dai, what did you want to tell me last night? You can say it now."

  Ah-Dai muttered to himself as he controlled the horse under his crotch, "Mei-Mei, I...I'm not good at talking, it's just that I feel you've changed a lot compared to when we first met."

  Xuan Yue smiled and said, "Then tell me, what has changed about me?"

  "When I first saw you, I realized that girls can be so beautiful. Your beauty almost took my breath away at the time. However, your temper is really too big and you're spoiled and arrogant, always acting like everyone should look up to you. Back then, you didn't even deign to notice someone as stupid as me."

  When Ah Dai said the first sentence, Xuan Yue couldn't help but feel proud, but after hearing the rest, her face sank and she pouted: "Am I that bad? Who is being unreasonable, you're talking nonsense." In fact, she also knew in her heart that what Ah Dai said was all true, it's just that she didn't want to admit it. When Ah Dai mentioned that he looked down on him, a hint of sadness flowed out from the bottom of his eyes. Seeing this, Xuan Yue's heart felt a slight pang of pain.

  "Ah-Dai smiled wryly and said: 'I'm not talking nonsense, nor will I fabricate lies. What I say is just my own psychological feelings.'"

  Xuan Yue sat up straight and looked at Ah Dai, "What about now? Is there any difference between me now and when we first met?"

  A faint smile spread across Ah Diao's face as he said, "You sit down first, I'll tell you. My riding skills aren't great, be careful not to fall off." After speaking, he stretched out his right hand and naturally wrapped it around Xuan Yue's soft waist, holding her close to his chest.

  Xuan Yue's face was burning, but she didn't resist, and a thread of sweetness rose in her heart.

  Ah-Dai thought back to last night's sudden gentleness from Xuan Yue, and the unusual feeling in his heart completely dispelled the previous oppression. He held Xuan Yue's soft body in his arms, smelling the faint fragrance on her, and felt so moved. He said in a low voice: "When we first met, I don't know why your magic was absorbed by me. Then you said I bullied you and made me be your follower. Actually, I didn't want to follow you, I was eager to return to the teacher's side. But seeing your crying face, I don't know why my heart softened. So, I agreed to your request. In our later interactions, your temper would often change greatly, sometimes suddenly very good, but then completely changed again. I'm stupid and can't understand those changes at all, so I can only try to stay away from you, hiding myself, lest I get hurt by your sharp words again."

  After hearing Ah Dai's words, Xuan Yue's body trembled slightly, grasping Ah Dai's large hand on her waist, lowering her head and whispering: "I'm sorry, I didn't know that because of me, you would be caused so much trouble."

  Ah-Dai looked at Xuan Yue's distressed appearance, feeling a pang in his heart, and continued: "But later you changed. After entering the Pu Yan tribe's territory, you began to gradually transform. You let me discover the kind side of your personality. You used magic to save Brother Rock, and at that time, I was really grateful to you. If it wasn't for your calm light, Brother Rock would have probably died already, and we wouldn't have been able to find the killer who murdered his wife either. From then on, you changed, getting rid of those bad habits from before. Whether in the Elf Forest or among the Ya Qiu tribe, you were very different from before. You learned to care about others."

  Ah-Dai's sincere words deeply moved Xuan-Yue's heart, she tightly leaned her body against Ah-Dai's chest and murmured: "Ah-Dai, I don't know what I was like before, nor do I understand what I've become now. But I do know that there is only one reason that has changed me."

  "What?"

  Xuan Yue raised her head and looked at Ah Dai, saying softly: "It's because of you. You made me change. Do you like the current me?"

  Ah-Dai avoided Xuan Yue's scorching gaze, nodded vaguely, and continued to think about why Xuan Yue would change because of him. But no matter how he thought, he still couldn't make sense of it, after all, he was just a kid who wasn't even eighteen years old yet.

  Xuan Yue smiled slightly and said, "As long as you like it, I will definitely become more likable to you." After saying this, Xuan Yue covered her burning face with her hands and wrapped her body completely in the magician's robe, her heart trembling violently.

  Yan Shi and Yan Li rode ahead, they had long felt the subtle changes in the relationship between Xuan Yue and Ah Dai. The two brothers tacitly did not disturb them.

  After a while, Xuan Yue suddenly grabbed Ah Dai's big hand and said in a low voice: "Ah Dai, thank you for saving me last night."

  He stared blankly, shook his head and said: "It's you who saved us first, if it wasn't for your Fire Phoenix, I probably wouldn't have had the chance to help Rocky and Rock Brother escape. Now I'm still feeling a bit fearful, if we had died in the bandits' hands yesterday, my soul probably wouldn't forgive myself either, because I implicated you too! But, having killed so many people, I really regret it." As he spoke, he painfully lowered his head.

  Xuan Yue grasped Ah Dai's large hand tightly, speaking softly: "Don't be sad anymore, those people are evil, even if you didn't kill them, they would have suffered retribution sooner or later. It's not worth feeling sad for them. However, the power of the Ming Wang sword is really great, my Phoenix blood almost couldn't protect myself."

  "Ah, now that I think about it, my heart is still filled with fear. At the time, I just wanted to fight them head-on, and in a moment of madness, I used the Underworld Sword. If you were also harmed by the evil power of the Underworld Sword, I..."

  Xuan Yue covered Ah Diao's mouth and smiled: "Don't say anything, I'm fine now. The Phoenix Blood is a divine artifact after all, as long as you don't use the Ming Wang Sword to attack me, the evil energy can't break through the protection of the Phoenix Blood. However, it's still best not to use the Ming Wang Sword in the future, its aura is too evil. I think that anyone without sacred aura or strong abilities protecting them will definitely die if they are invaded by its evil energy. It's very easy to accidentally harm others."

  The foolishly serious man nodded solemnly, "From now on, unless it's a matter of life and death, I will absolutely not use the Underworld Sword again. Its power is simply too terrifying. Just thinking about the thousands of people who died because of it makes my heart feel extremely oppressed."

  Xuan Yue Dao said: "Then forget it, everything will be fine."

  Just as Xuan Yue and Ah-Dai were whispering to each other, the dragon egg that the Elf Queen had given to Ah-Dai in the God Dragon's blood on his chest began to stir restlessly due to the stimulation of the death aura. A small life that had been dormant for a thousand years was revived, constantly absorbing the energy provided by the God Dragon's blood, and its properties were also changing constantly due to the evil aura absorbed yesterday.

  Two days after Ah-Dai and others left, Hong Yi Xiū Yuè led his subordinates to the northern tribe of the Ya Qiong tribe. After leaving the Elf Forest, Xiu Yue's mood relaxed a lot, as long as his daughter did not go to the Death Mountain Range, everything would be easy to solve. Now he is only worried about Ah-Dai, who has the Ming Wang Sword. Although on the surface, Ah-Dai seems like a kind and somewhat foolish young man, Xiu Yue does not dare to be careless at all, especially after hearing the Elf Queen say that Ah-Dai and Xiu Yue's daughter are closely related, his worries deepened. The Ming Wang Sword is something that the Church must retrieve, and he also decided to take his daughter back to the Church.

  It's now high noon, and the eastern and southern tribes of the Ya Qiong have already left. For two days, they have been on high alert for revenge from the Prairie Wolves, fully vigilant. Although hundreds of their people were sacrificed, they also eliminated over a thousand bandits. After grieving, most of the northern tribe's people are in an excited state. However, it has been two days and there is no sign of anything unusual happening. The three chieftains simultaneously realize that the Prairie Wolves should have already left. After all, their usual style is to retreat after one strike, and this time shouldn't be an exception. But they all forgot one thing - the Prairie Wolves lost a third of their men here, with over a thousand people annihilated in the sneak attack. Can they really just let it go?

  Xuanye and others, as soon as they entered the oasis, were quickly discovered due to their unusual attire. Although the Yazhou people here had not seen much of the world, they still recognized the ceremonial attire, after all, they were also devout followers of the heavenly gods. The chief of the northern tribe personally came out to greet them and welcomed Xuanye and others into the tribe.

  "Respected Red Robed Bishop, welcome to the northern tribe of the Aqi people. As the most loyal followers of the Heavenly God, we have always yearned for the guidance of the Holy See. Is there anything we can do to serve you? That would be the greatest honor for our northern tribe." The chief of the northern tribe said with a devout expression. The Red Robed Bishop had come to their place, how surprising it was! To see the person closest to the Heavenly God, his heart was filled with excitement.

  This humble and servile appearance was nothing new to Genya, he didn't have much good feeling towards these black people. He asked straightforwardly: "Chief, did you see four people coming here one or two days ago? One of them is a very beautiful girl."

  The northern tribal chief was shocked, and Ah-Dai's shocking performance still left him with a lingering fear. Although Ah-Dai had eliminated the invading enemy, the terrifying death of those bandits made him deeply fearful, which is why he didn't make any attempt to retain Ah-Dai and his companions when they left the next day. As soon as he heard Xuan-Ye's question, his first reaction was that Ah-Dai and his companions were wanted criminals of the Church, so he hastily recounted the events of the previous day in detail to Xuan-Ye.

  After listening to the chieftain's account, Xuan Ye was shocked in his heart. Although he had long heard that the Ming Wang sword had great power, he didn't expect it to be so powerful.

  "Where are those dead bandits? Take me to see."

  "Your Eminence Cardinal Red, those... those bandits have all been buried. With the weather being so hot now, I'm afraid their corpses must have rotted away already, I think..."

  Xuanye furrowed his brow and said, "Alright then, describe the appearance of those dead bandits from back then in detail."

  The northern tribal chief was overjoyed and hastily added fuel to the fire in his description.

  Xuanye's heart surged with emotion as he listened to the description, and he sighed: "The Mengwang Sword is indeed the number one evil artifact in the world. It's terrifying that it can capture the souls of ordinary people just by relying on its evil aura!"

  At this time, a member of the Ya people rushed in flustered, "Chieftain, chieftain, it's not good."

  The northern tribal chief scolded: "What's all the commotion? Can't you see that the Red Robe Archbishop is here? Don't come and disturb His Excellency."

  That young Ake tribe member first looked at Xuan Ye and then hesitated before saying: "But, but the Grassland Wolf has come."

  The chieftain was shocked and said: "What did you say? The wolves of the grassland have arrived. How is this possible, shouldn't they have retreated?"

  Young heart way, you ask me, I ask who to go, "They seem to have two thousand people, and they've already rushed towards the village direction, our clansmen have gone to resist, but our numbers are not dominant, afraid, afraid..."

  Xuanye didn't wait for the chief to speak, and instead said: "It's just some bandits, no need to panic, I'll go take a look. The gods will protect you, Ya Kun tribe."

  The chieftain then realized that his great aid was beside him and hastily said, "Please, Your Excellency, have mercy on us faithful followers."

  Xuanye nodded slightly, he also wanted to see what kind of skills these bandits who had been rampant on the grasslands for many years had. It was also a misfortune for the wolves of the grasslands. They had just lost over a thousand men under Ah Dai's hands, and now they encountered Xuanye, this jinx. When it came to evil forces, Xuanye would never show mercy.

  The northern tribes centered on the oasis have been thrown into chaos, with two thousand cavalrymen of the Grassland Wolves charging over. Although the warriors of the tribe are fighting back desperately, they are at a disadvantage in terms of numbers and combat effectiveness. In just a short while, there have already been around one hundred casualties.

  The northern tribal leader's face turned pale, and his heart had already sunk to the bottom of the valley after suffering such a blow again in just three days.

  "Are these the bandits who have been roaming the grasslands?" Xuan Ye asked calmly.

  The chieftain hastily said: "Yes! Your Excellency, you must save our tribe. These bandits have taken countless lives on the grasslands. They are absolutely blasphemers against God, challenging God's dignity!"

  Xuanye looked at the chieftain with some impatience and said calmly, "The gods will punish these blasphemers. The trial of the gods is ready."

  As the command of Xuan Ye, the twelve high-ranking priests who followed him quickly surrounded him in the center, while the chieftain and the Ya Xi tribe people who followed him were 'invited' to one side by the Silver Armor Judges.

  Xuanye was undoubtedly a nightmare for these bandits. He calmly chanted: "The wrath of the heavenly gods, borrowing your divine power, pouring into my heart, eliminating evil." A golden light flashed by, and the tower-shaped Heavenly Wrath fell into Xuanye's hands. The twelve high-ranking priests around him began to chant the incantation of the Divine Prayer, white sacred light enveloping Xuanye's body. The sacred aura suddenly surged greatly.

  "Oh great God of Heaven! You possess infinite divine power, as your loyal believer, I implore you, bestow upon me the power of the gods!" Under Xuan Ye's feet, a gigantic white six-pointed star appeared, enveloping his entire body within it. The wrath of the God of Heaven flashed with dazzling golden light, making Xuan Ye stand out even under the scorching sun. The Prairie Wolf apparently noticed the situation and dispatched 500 men to charge towards this side desperately.