Chapter 543: The Blood-Sucking Monster


    We sooncreated a hole in the ground. It wasaround two meters wide. Li Mazi took the lead; it seemed hewasgoingto jumpin. I hurriedly pulled him back. Then, I sprinkled refined salt into the hole.


    Having workedin this business for quite a long time, I had created good habits. I didnt want to admit it, butSenior Shuwas right when he had reminded me to be more vignt. Mygrandfatherhad also lost his life due to his carelessness.


    As such, Icarriedrefined salt and ck beansevery time I went out.


    After I sprinkled the refined salt, there was nomotion. I eased my mindand lookedat Li Mazi. Later on, I will ignore you every time you actimpulsively.


    Haha,arent you here with me? I dont need to be that cautious withyou around. Li Mazi smiled bitterly then jumped. As soon as hended, he screamed and wobbled.


    I was startled by his scream. I immediately jumped into the hole and withdrew my Sirius Whip. Ished itat the void in front of us.


    My whipdidnt hit anything.There was nothing in this ce. I wanted to reprimand Li Mazi, butafter following his line of sight, Isawsomething. At first nce, I couldnt help but take in a deep breath!


    Around five meters in front of uswas a pile of countless animal carcasses. There werepoultry, dogs, cats, and even big domestic animals like pigs and cows.Thecarcasses were piled up neatly as if someone had arranged them that way.


    Fortunately,apart fromthedead animals, there was nothing else in this chamber. I pulled myself together. I knewthatthose bodieswere the missing domestic animalsfromthe vige.


    I became bolder. I walkedforwardandpicked up a duckandchecked it. The duck had one wound onitsneckandits entire body was as stiff as a stone. I tried to squeeze it, but no blood oozed out.


    I checked a few more chickens. Theywere inthe same condition.


    It was nowonder the smell of blood was faint,despite there beingso many carcasses. These dead animalshad beensuckeddry.


    LittleBrother Zhang, this this House Immortal Protector is really cruel! Li Mazi saidin a shaky voice.After a long time, Li Mazi finally got a hold of himself.


    I shook my head.No, the Yellow Immortal didnt do this.


    TheYellow Immortal liked to eat meat, but it didnt like to suck blood.When the weasels stole poultry, they would eat the entire chickenand leave thefeathers and blood behind.


    Thedead animals in front of us had intact bodiesand wereid neatly on the ground.It seemed thecreature behind this liked to suck blood.


    With this thought, I lifted my head to assess the ce.Thechamberwas nearlythe same sizeasthe Yellow Immortal Temple up there.When the people constructed this temple, they might have deliberatelycreatedthis space tomakemore roomforthe Yellow Immortal.


    Although I didnt know what had created trouble here, it wasnta coincidence. After the silver spear was pulled out of the earth, ithadeout to wreak havoc.


    Li Mazi thought for a while then askedin a puzzled voice,Would Luo Cheng cooperate with this thing? Or,didLuo Chengsuckthese animals to death?


    Nonsense! I scolded him.ording to theunofficial history,Luo Cheng was proud and noble. Howcould he dosomethinglike this?


    If we wanted tosee if there was artionshipbetween these two incidents, we needed to see the silver spear!But the spear had run awaybyitself


    While I was thinking about how to find the silver spear, I heard hurried footsteps aboveourheads. Li Mazi and I exchanged looks. Instinctively, we became more cautious.


    The Vige Elders voice came from above our heads. Master Zhang, Master, Li, are you in there?


    I exhaledand answeredhim. The Vige Elder had brought a few strong men along. They were lookingthrough the hole in the ground.


    It turned out that after we toldhim that we were going to the Yellow Immortal Temple,he was afraid that something badwouldhappen to us. Hebroughtsome men to help us.


    I didnt want to let them know about the situation down herebecauseI didnt want to scare them. However, before I could say anything, some young men jumped into the hole. They immediately saw thepile ofanimal carcasses. They screamed, which made the Vige Elder jump down, too.


    Can we take them back home? They were scared but stisked.


    They had fed those domestic animals for quite a long time, and now they couldnt sell them.They thought they could still use the meat to somewhat make up for their losses.


    However, since I didnt know what had caused this scene, I didnt want to takeanyrisks. Vige Elder, you should warn the vigers thatno oneis allowed toe here and take those dead animals.


    The Vige Elder agreed. Although the other men didnt look pleased, they had to listen to the Vige Elder.


    It was the afternoon now, and the vige was stillquiet.I had told the vigers to stay in their houses.


    Li Mazi frowned.LittleBrother Zhang, what do you want to do now?


    I looked at the deserted vigeand grittedmy teeth. We must find the one thatstolethe domestic animals first.


    No matter what the rtionshipwas between the silver spear andLuo Cheng, it had donenothing too seriousuntil now.At the same time, thatblood-sucking monster had brought a serious threat to the folks in this vige!


    Iwent back to Yellow Immortal Temple with Li Mazi. If that brute had left the carcasses in that chamber, it would go back there.


    Sinceitwasntthere during theday,didit go around to find moreanimalsto suck their blood?


    When we arrivedat the temple, Li Mazi and I carefully walked around to check. Wefeltthatthe scent ofbloodwasthicker this time. We jumped down and saw more dead animals. This time,there wereeven wild birds, hares, and deer from the mountain. Theyhadallbeen sucked dry.However, we still didnt seethe murderer.


    Sinceit was the second time we saw this, Li Mazi wasnt scared anymore. He rubbed his chin and contemted the situation. Whatthingneedsto drink a lot of blood like this?Willite here again?


    Im sureit will. Otherwise, it wouldnt keep the dead animals here. I believe it will need to use them forter, I said instinctively.


    Since we didnt know when that thing woulde back, we didnt want to linger and take any risks. We walked away from the temple and hid by a nearby swamp. We waited.


    After around one hour, nothinghappened. However, it started to rain heavily.SinceLi Mazi and I were hiding by a swamp, we were in the low spot.We were shortlysoaked in water.


    This weather was favorableforghosts and evil creatures toe out. I didnt mind mywetclothes or cold. I continued to waitpatiently.


    The rain became even heavier,which hinderedour sights.When I leaned against Li Mazi, welookedlike a dim shadow intheheavyrain.


    Around half an hourter, Li Mazi couldnt put up with it anymore. He shivered in the cold. LittleBrother Zhang, should weheadback? I feel so cold. Impletely drenched


    Although I didnt want to leave, waiting here wasnt a wise option. I noddedand was readyto depart. However, before we got up, a horrible thunderbolt came from the sky.


    Then, we heard rapid footsteps. It sounded asif therewasan army of tens of thousandsdashing toward us.


    The noise drew closer. I became anxious.At thismoment, several lightning bolts shed in the sky.Iwas shockedand gaspedat the sight of countless mice dashing toward this ce from every direction.They all rushedinto the Yellow Immortal Temple.


    After around three minutes, the horde of mice disappeared. Li Mazi also witnessedit. He was so scaredthat hefarted a few times. W-What just happened?


    I guessit wasa mouse monster.


    After the thrill was gone, Icalmeddown.Thehorde of mice hadmovedfast, just asthough they wereona pilgrimage.It seemed the rat king was there.


    The rat king musthavekilled all those domestic animals. Butwhy did itsuckall thatblood? Was it to ovee the heavenly tribtion?


    With this thought, I lifted my head to look at the sky again. Rolling ck clouds started to congregate above the temple. At the same time, lightning strikes began tohitthe temple!


    Itwas the preparation before the heavenly tribtion!


    I felt mybuttclenching.It was nowonder it had to suck the blood from countless animals. It wanted to use the blood to strengthen itself!


    The blood and soul blended. If Iwasright, this cehada rat king.Sinceit had killed so many animals, it would have numerous souls.Thosesouls would increase the rat kingssurvivalrate!


    I couldnt imagine how strongtherat monster would beafterthe heavenly tribtion.However,Iknewthat it wouldbringa disaster to the vigers in this area.


    I handed Li Mazi the Yin and Yang Umbre andprotectedmyself with the Sirius Whip and the Peach Soul Flower.After clenchingour jaws, we dashed toward the Yellow Immortal Temple.


    I thought that those rats wouldtry tostop us. However, they looked as though they didnt recognize our existence.Theylifted their headsand stoodstill. They only lookedat the wallofthe temple.


    I followed their line of sight. There was a giant rat in front of the wall!


    rgh Ihad just takena nce but couldnt helpvomiting. That rat was the size of a small buffalo. It was standing on two legs like a human. Thefuron its entire body had turned red.


    It looked extremely dangerous. Suddenly, the rats hairs began to fall off, which revealed the ruddy fleshbeneath.The body parts that didnt have hair now twistedand wereseemingly turninginto human skin.


    Itwas transcendingthe heavenly tribtion! I didnt have the mind to care about my churning stomach. I gritted my teeth and chargedforward.


    The rat saw me before I could reach it. It turned to look at me. The ratsheadwashalf-human, half-rat. It gave me a sinister smile. Then, it faced the skyand roared. The stunned rats seemed to have received an orderandstarted to crawl and attackuscrazily.


    Damn it! Go away! In just a blink of time, Ihad been bittenseveraltimes!Sincewe didnt haveaway out, I didnt care about anything elseat thismoment. I had to stop that rat monster fromtranscendingthe heavenly tribtion, even if it meant I had to die!


    I crazilyshed the Sirius Whip. All the rats in front of mewerehit by it. Theirbodiesbledand broke!