I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself-Chapter 118 - 65: Sudden Turn of Events—No One Left, Who Can I Save? (Qiu Yue Major - )

Ten days later.

Night, moonless.

Within the Cyan Bird Division, bonfires roared, and the sound of loud laughter echoed constantly.

The smell of blood permeated the surroundings, with bloodstains visible everywhere.

Around the massive bonfires, Xiaoyang Martial Artists were seated.

The passing Xiaoyang people walked upright like humans, their bodies covered in black, spiky hair. When they laughed with bared teeth, bloodstains could be seen on their sharp teeth, appearing extremely savage in the flickering firelight.

In the valley below the Cyan Bird Race's mountain, it was crowded with figures, and the laughter from outside filled many with rage.

However, ropes suddenly fell from above, with hooks on them piercing through the bodies of the furious, dragging them up.

On the rock walls surrounding the valley, not fully-dried blood trickled down.

The Xiaoyang people atop the valley looked down coldly, ready to kill anyone who dared to show their teeth in anger or resentment.

The rest were left to be at their mercy as human sacrifices.

This tactic was very effective, with the loud laughter outside and the screams of women and children making the detainees inside continually tremble.

Outside the valley, figures had their shoulders pierced and bones shattered, hanging forcibly on wooden frames.

"Pah!"

Someone spat a mouthful of blood at the passing Xiaoyang person.

"I…"

Before the sentence was completed, the Xiaoyang Martial Artist crushed their head.

The brutality of the Xiaoyang race shocked everyone.

In a short time, they watched helplessly as their tribe was breached, countless clansmen, relatives were either slaughtered or became bloody food for these alien races.

Faced with such cruelty, those captured were numbed with fear.

In the detainment valley, the oppressive sound of sobbing rose and fell.

Terror and numbness appeared on everyone's faces, and the more this was the case, the more the Xiaoyang guards laughed heartily.

"Haha, it's been a long time since we encountered such humans, this trip really wasn't in vain."

"So weak, previously there was a Mountain-Opening Martial Artist who wanted to fight me, I just snapped his neck in one go, and he became my meal that night."

"You think these weak humans still believe someone will come to save them?"

"Hahaha…"

...

Under the night sky, a black bird flapped its wings flying over the Cyan Bird Race Territory time and again, counting the number of Xiaoyang Martial Artists.

Even those human figures nailed to the wooden frames were carefully observed.

Just as the black bird was about to leave, it suddenly spotted a Qingyu Sparrow hovering above the territory, and upon seeing this, the black bird followed behind.

Outside the Cyan Bird Race Territory.

A dozen elite Mountain-Opening Realm Martial Artists were scattered around. Leading them was Huo Shan, with Huo Hou accompanying him.

In the middle was Shen Can.

"How many from the Cyan Bird remnant escaped?"

Shen Can asked Huo Hou.

Though the Blazing Flame Division was coming to rescue the Cyan Bird, they had spent several days preparing before their arrival.

Even the fact that the Cyan Bird Division was breached by the Xiaoyang was predicted before coming.

"Not sure."

Huo Hou replied, "Based on our prior reconnaissance, this group of Xiaoyang people came from Ji Land, seized the Quyang Ruins Market, and stayed in Quyang for nearly four months.

During this time, only sporadic Xiaoyang Martial Artists attacked small tribes. I speculate that in the months before attacking the Cyan Bird, they were likely gathering intelligence on us."

"Continue to monitor this Xiaoyang group's movements."

Huo Hou nodded, with a bamboo basket on his back.

Inside the basket was a gray hawk, its eyes occasionally flashing with Witch Runes.

This was a bird controlled using Puppet Wood based on the black bird Shen Can had, though not yet completely successful.

However, with the upcoming battle, it needed to be used to timely identify issues and make improvements.

Another downside is the range; if it's too far, it easily loses contact.

After leaving the Cyan Bird Race Territory, Shen Can did not return to the clan soldiers' camp.

Currently, the Blazing Flame Race soldiers were hidden in the Zhuyang Mountain Range northeast of the Cyan Bird Division, and they didn't bring many people, just over a thousand.

Though fewer in number, their combat strength had been enhanced.

Apart from the original Celestial Vein Commander, they additionally appointed Huo Muu and Huo Qingg as commanders, and brought three Tier One Wizards from the Witch Hall: Huo Tuan, Huo Jiang, and Huo Long.

After reconnaissance, Shen Can found three to four thousand Xiaoyang people gathered in the Cyan Bird Division, all of prime age, with many equipped with armor. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Based on the type and appearance of the armor, Shen Can deduced that it likely came from battles with Human Race Tribes in Ji Land.

Xiaoyang, already physically formidable, became even more potent with this armor, although the only consolation was that the armor didn't quite fit them, with various protection gaps.

"Head west."

Shen Can beckoned the others to move northwest, following the Qingyu Sparrow.

Within the Cyan Bird Division, there were tamed Tier Two Flying Birds, a clan secret. Shen Can speculated that this Qingyu Sparrow appearing in the Cyan Bird Race Territory was sent by the Cyan Bird remnant.

Following the Qingyu Sparrow for miles, they entered an inconspicuous small mountain.

Shen Can controlled the black bird to circle around twice; the small mountain appeared ordinary, with no traces of human habitation visible from outside.

But Shen Can was certain that the Cyan Bird remnant was hidden here.

The location of the Cyan Bird Division, to the south, past the forests lies the Quyang Ruins Market. If they hadn't prepared at all for the Xiaoyang's months-long northward journey, their annihilation would indeed be deserved.