bullyxtreme Chapter 118 Blazing Flames Burn the Body
Chapter 118 Blazing Flames Burn the Body
The next morning, as the sun rose, the Kuafu tribe's support team arrived at the foot of the mountain.
Everyone fell silent upon seeing the rows of corpses, some intact and some mutilated. Jiuyu followed behind the leader of the Kuafu tribesmen, yet he was still half a head shorter than the man.
The Kuafu people do not like luxury. Their clothing consists of thin shirts and blouses, distinguished only by color. Only the priests wear a black robe as their uniform attire.
Ning Xiaoxi stood a little far away. She didn't want to get close when the Kuafu people were mourning their clansmen. Also, those people all seemed to be exuding an astonishing aura, and the combined atmosphere was somewhat terrifying.
"It was the clan leader who personally led the team." Kuiwei Shouyu also stood beside Ning Xiaoxi. In front of these elders in the clan, he was still a young fellow who had not yet been invited to participate in such a high-level discussion.
Ning Xiaoxi's gaze fell on the tall and robust Kuafu chieftain leading the group. He shared the same red hair and ruddy skin, round eyes and a wide mouth—typical features of the Kuafu people, making him easily recognizable. If Kuiwei Shouyu hadn't told her he was the chieftain, she wouldn't have been able to discern his identity solely from his appearance and clothing. However, the chieftain's aura was lower than the others. Was he concealing his abilities, or had he already returned to his original, unassuming state?
After a brief discussion and study, the chieftain of the Kuafu clan glanced over all the clansmen lying on the white cloths before turning around and walking out.
Ning Xiaoxi moved closer and hid behind the towering figure of Kuiwei Guardian. The aura emanating from the team led by the Kuafu clan chief filled her with a sense of dread. These were all beings beyond the highest level, weren't they? She had never felt this kind of terror even from Tianji.
Holding the cabbage in my hand felt more reassuring, and my fingers unconsciously began to rub it quickly.
“Ning Shuguan!” a deep voice came.
Kuiwei Shouyu stepped aside to make way for Ning Xiaoxi behind him.
Ning Xiaoxi paused for a moment while stroking the cabbage, then smiled and tilted her head back, trying to keep her voice from distorting too much, "Greetings, Clan Chief." Looking up is not good for the neck.
The clan chief seemed to sense Ning Xiaoxi's discomfort and did not move closer. Instead, he lowered his voice and asked gently, "I wonder if it is possible to replay the events that Ning Xiaoxi experienced?"
"Replay?" Ning Xiaoxi was slightly taken aback. "I'll try." She had never tried this before. She mobilized her spirit crystal to form a mirror in her palm, then stood it upright again. Spiritual energy surged, and ripples began to appear on the mirror's surface, with wisps of strange energy swirling around it. Ning Xiaoxi felt a large amount of spiritual energy surging out of her body. Even with her spiritual energy crystal covering her body, she felt her spiritual energy was somewhat running out.
Kuiwei gently placed one of his hands on Ning Xiaoxi's shoulder, and a surge of powerful spiritual energy flowed into her body. Ning Xiaoxi instantly felt the aura on the mirror stabilize, and a scene slowly unfolded.
As the scene reached its final moment, when the Frost Soul Demon Lord stepped onto Mount Kongsang, the mirror could no longer support itself and shattered with a loud "bang!" The spiritual energy experienced a momentary backlash, and Ning Xiaoxi felt as if she had been struck in the chest, unable to help but fall backward.
Kuiwei Shouyu caught Ning Xiaoxi with both hands and held her in his arms. Because the force was only directed at Ning Xiaoxi, he was not affected.
Jiuyu appeared in front of Ning Xiaoxi, placing his hand on her wrist. "It's nothing, just excessive consumption of spiritual energy, resulting in a backlash." Jiuyu examined Ning Xiaoxi's complexion, then took out a palm-sized spirit crystal plate, as smooth as jade, from his robes. "This is a small spirit-gathering array I inscribed. Carrying it will accelerate the absorption of spiritual energy." With that, he hung the spirit crystal plate on Ning Xiaoxi's waist.
"Thank you, Lord Jiuyu." Ning Xiaoxi's face was still pale and she looked very weak.
The Spirit Crystal Heart slipped back into its cave when the mirror shattered. Normally, with its ability to manipulate the cave's spiritual crystals, there wouldn't have been any problem. However, Ning Xiaoxi wouldn't allow it to access the spiritual energy within the cave's veins, insisting it use only its own reserves. In the end, the mirror's disappearance shouldn't have caused any backlash, but Xiaoxi's attempt to redirect its energy back caused a slight disturbance. Although it didn't understand the intention, Xiaoxi was always right.
Ning Xiaoxi leaned against Kuiwei Shouyu's chest, her small hands tightly gripping the jade cabbage, trying to calm the cabbage's urge to erupt. With so many experts watching, if the little cabbage dared to expose itself, these people would dare to cut it up.
Jiuyu returned to the Kuafu clan chief's side, and the group gathered together to discuss the matter.
The other Kuafu tribesmen around them were still immersed in the tragic scene they had just witnessed, and they unconsciously gathered again at the spot where the corpses were laid out.
A priest dressed in black robes stepped forward and began to chant in a low voice. His pronunciation was somewhat strange, yet it was unusually calming. The strange tone was neither a song nor a song, but had its own rhythm.
As the priest chanted, the Kuafu tribesmen surrounded the corpse, standing side by side. Nearly black flames ignited from the two tribesmen beside the priest, then spread to the others around him, until finally, the entire group of tribesmen were covered in near-black flames.
The flames started at the feet and spread throughout the arena, igniting the white linen spread on the ground and the bodies lying on it, silently yet rapidly and fiercely. Soon, the entire arena was ablaze, with no other strange odors emanating from it, only the dazzling display of flames.
"It's our clan's cremation ceremony." Kuiwei Shouyu's chest trembled slightly.
Ning Xiaoxi leaned against him, listening to the strong beating of his heart, and looked at the circle of figures standing in the almost black flames, and at the corpses in the field gradually being swallowed by the flames. In those almost black flames, she seemed to see Lord Di'an, Lord Military Advisor, Chief Secretary, Clerk and Registrar, Lord Tianji, Lord Tianwei, Lord Tianyou, Lord Tianjie, and even Lord Disha, who had first strangled the three-tailed cat demon, dressed in ordinary clothes. She saw Lord Diwei chasing the demoness on Single Fox Mountain, and the soldiers fighting against the wolf demon at the border of Jizhou and Youzhou.
Holding the jade cabbage tightly in her hands, the crack on the cabbage was so prominent that it was impossible to tell it had ever broken. Despite absorbing so much demonic energy on Dragon Marquis Mountain, the cabbage remained warm and smooth, even retaining a touch of warmth that touched Ning Xiaoxi's palms. This warmth, flowing through her hands, warmed her heart as well.
Thinking of the spirit crystal heart and heart hanging on the tree branches in the cave, Ning Xiaoxi felt that she also had a strong backer and had nothing to worry about.
The flames finally died down, and a cool wind blew by, leaving no trace of anything except the black earth.
Ning Xiaoxi patted Kuiwei Shouyu, "Shouyu, you can put me down now." She felt a little embarrassed being held like this.
Kuiwei Shouyu carefully examined her complexion. Whether it was from the smoke of the flames, the effect of the spirit-gathering array, or some other reason, Ning Xiaoxi's cheeks had become rosy, so he obediently put her down.