Xiao Xun and Bo Si'aiduo held their breath. The bloody battle of ancient times seemed to reappear in the Great Shaman's desolate and ancient words.
The Great Shaman continued, "At that time, Wuda Gou had a firm will and entered the extremely fierce Heavenly God Mountain. She killed countless monsters along the way and finally arrived before the ancient cave inhabited by beast demons on the fifth day. She told the others to wait outside the cave, and she alone entered the ancient cave."
"After three full days and nights, when everyone thought Wuda Gou would not return, she miraculously stumbled out of the ancient cave. At that time, she looked as if she had completely lost blood, her face frighteningly pale.
In her hand, she held a shining artifact filled with strange witch power, and she warned them to have all the beastmen, from top to bottom, guard the sacred artifact forever, and never let the beast demons revive, otherwise, it would be the end of the world.
After barely saying these words, Wuda Gou could no longer hold on and died standing there."
The Great Shaman's voice gradually deepened.
Bo Si'aiduo asked bluntly, "What a selfless Wuda Gou! But Great Shaman, why are you telling us this story?"
He did not answer Bo Si'aiduo's question, but instead continued on his own, "After the warriors who accompanied Wuda Gou mourned, they returned to the tribe. Although Wuda Gou died unfortunately, the unprecedented great enemy of the half-beasts was finally suppressed. At this moment, those warriors who had gained high prestige from eliminating the demons began to fight amongst themselves for the position of Beast King."
When this ancient yet shocking story finally came to an end, Xiao Xun took a deep breath, looked at the Great Shaman in front of him, and slowly said, "After all you've said, are you asking me to help you find Wuda Gou's sacred artifact?"
The Great Shaman was silent for a moment and said, "Yes."
Xiao Xun fell silent.
Xiao Xun's eye twitched, and he said, "The beastmen have five great clans, with countless people. Why must you seek help from an outsider?"
The Great Shaman knew this too, but he did not want to dwell on it. He turned to Xiao Xun and said, "The current situation is extremely critical. The loss of the sacred artifact might be the doing of that beast demon. Moreover, I, I, I am really worried..." Before he finished speaking, he began to cough, his voice hoarse and strained.
Xiao Xun thought: No wonder they sent Bo Tu away. They're using me as a shield!
He took a deep breath and said slowly, "I promise you."
The Great Shaman was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly, "Th-thank you."
Bo Si'aiduo, sitting nearby, suddenly said, "Great Shaman, what was the name of that Wuda Gou? I truly admire her!"
The Great Shaman's expression changed, he sighed, slowly sat up straight, and a look of reverence appeared on his face as he slowly said, "Her name was Helisha!"
Although he had prepared himself mentally before entering the Heavenly God Mountain, Tie Saihou did not expect it to be so bizarre and perilous.
Not only was the air filled with poisonous miasma everywhere, but one could easily die from a single misstep. Along the way, he encountered many unheard-of strange beasts. To call them beasts might not be entirely accurate, as most of them seemed to be mutated from certain fierce beasts, yet were different from the beastmen.
However, although these strange beasts were ferocious, it was only relative to ordinary people. For Tie Saihou, a master of telekinesis, they were not difficult to deal with, so he had a relatively easy time on the journey. It was just the pervasive poisonous miasma everywhere that kept him on edge every day, not daring to relax for a moment.
As for why he came to Heavenly God Mountain, it was because he had investigated extensively and learned that Lang Nuosiji was in the hands of a lich. And the lich he had been tracking from afar seemed not to have expected anyone to follow him into the Heavenly God Mountain. Therefore, Tie Saihou had not lost sight of him until now.
However, the lich was accompanied by a fierce dragon, which was truly troublesome for Tie Saihou. No matter how he concealed his presence, the moment he approached the lich, the extremely sensitive fierce dragon would almost always become alert. After several attempts, Tie Saihou no longer dared to approach the lich.
Now, Tie Saihou, relying on his excellent tracking skills, was far behind the lich. Since they had both entered the Black Forest, the lich had not rested for three days, constantly traversing the forest at the same speed.
Tie Saihou's cultivation was profound, and not resting for three days was manageable for him, but he would still feel slightly drowsy. The lich ahead, however, moved almost inhumanly, maintaining the same speed.
Suddenly, a roar erupted from the darkness, and a beast with a wolf's head and a tiger's body suddenly rushed out from the side, pouncing towards Tie Saihou. Tie Saihou frowned, his body flying up, his fair hand slashing down in the air, and a brilliant purple light flashed and flickered in the darkness.
The beast rushed past where Tie Saihou had been standing and ran several more steps before suddenly letting out a strange howl. Its entire body made a slight muffled sound, and with a "bang," blood splattered. The beast was split into two halves from its middle, falling to the ground and twitching twice.
Before Tie Saihou could land, countless beast roars suddenly erupted from the darkness ahead, instantly shattering the previous tranquility. Like a hundred beasts roaring at the sky, they echoed one after another in the darkness. In a moment, from behind the flickering phosphorescence, pairs of glittering, fierce eyes, large and small, gradually appeared, shining in the darkness.
Tie Saihou took a deep breath, his face turning slightly paler.
As a long howl accompanied by the rushing sound of footsteps pierced the silence of the darkness, it gradually spread, enveloping Tie Saihou in the center.
In that instant, countless strange beasts rushed out of the darkness, pouncing towards the frail figure.
Tie Saihou's figure fluttered, dodging and weaving through the overwhelming beast horde. At the same time, purple light flashed in his hands, and with each swing, a strange beast would die with a howl.
However, the sudden surge of beast hordes was simply too numerous. In a short time, the large area was crowded to the point of being impassable. Tie Saihou had almost no place to stand, and eventually, he was leaping and soaring on the backs of various strange beasts.
In just a moment, Tie Saihou had killed more than twenty strange beasts, but the legs of his trousers were also torn in several places by the beasts.
And in the distant darkness, it seemed that there were still an endless stream of strange beasts emerging. One really did not know where so many strange beasts in this Black Forest came from.
Tie Saihou pursed his lips, knowing he could not get entangled with these fierce creatures. He tapped the back of a beast with a lion's head and a leopard's body with his right toe, and his whole body soared upwards.
Originally, Tie Saihou did not want to fly out of the Black Forest. Firstly, doing so would inevitably expose his target, and it seemed there was poisonous miasma above the forest. Secondly, and more importantly, after leaving the Black Forest, tracking the lich ahead would become even more difficult.
But at this moment, he could not afford to worry about that anymore. His body flew straight up. Although the beasts on the ground were ferocious, it seemed none of them could fly. Countless beasts crowded the ground, roaring and growling, looking extremely ferocious and terrifying.