When Xing Rui was mentioned, the youngest one started complaining non-stop.
Perhaps it was because their Sifu had indeed emphasized the dangers of the Pilgrimage Road and expressed Xing Rui's reliability, which made the little guy, who had gained nothing, feel a bit disappointed. He was originally their Sifu's most beloved child.
Seran went along with it, curling up on a rock in the shallows and listening quietly.
The elder brother thought this was not a good idea and prepared to leave with his younger brother, but seeing that Red Typhon had already settled in and was listening patiently, he decided not to interrupt directly.
"You don't know, Sifu always says we should learn from that older sister, but we haven't even seen a glimpse of her. She left too early, didn't Sifu ever contact her?" the little guy said.
Logically speaking, Xing Rui should indeed be waiting for her brothers in the Green Marshland; even if she refused to travel with Saint Road, she should at least have met them.
Tessa gifted Xing Rui Slough, believing that Xing Rui would return to the Lord's Lair before the pilgrimage, and that the problem could be solved there, without needing the Male Typhons to go looking for Xing Rui. Even if she didn't come to the Lord's Lair, it wouldn't matter; Dalenmayou would send Xing Rui a message, which the Shadow would deliver to the Green Marshland as promised.
However, the faint message from the Shadow Priest, sent across such a vast distance, was neutralized by Famu's prayer.
The son of the earth Famu, activated his Child of the Earth Furnace Core, releasing Earth Vein Energy that resonated with the earth. He blessed Xing Rui, making Xing Rui completely unaware that her Sifu had contacted her, and thus she left the Green Marshland ahead of schedule.
This left Seran empty-handed, and he could only seek out the Rainforest Messenger for information about Xing Rui.
Red Typhon wholeheartedly agreed with the little one's complaint. If Xing Rui had stayed obediently in the Green Marshland, she wouldn't have had to go through the trouble of going down the Mara River.
"But are you really ready to go find your sister?" Seran asked.
Every pair of male and female who walk together on the sacred path is blessed and considered to have entered into a sacred covenant. Upon reaching the King's Territory, they must become husband and wife to repay this blessing, and then use their first child to witness this covenant.
"Of course not!" the younger one said, clearly dissatisfied with his Sifu's decision.
The eldest brother shook his head, "This is Sifu's decision, we are just following it. Besides, that sister might already have a partner and can't accompany us."
"But you're looking for a female to accompany you. What do you think of me? My physique should be decent enough, and I can protect you along the way," Seran said.
"Huh?" Typhon was stunned.
Seran was not just of average size; she was enormous, much larger than her Sifu!
He was surprised that Seran had made this request.
Generally, it is the male who invites the female, unless the female has taken a liking to the priest candidate.
Typhon's eyes darted back and forth between his two older brothers.
"Consider this Giant Forest Beast our greeting gift. I still don't know your name." To everyone's surprise Red Typhon pushed the Giant Forest Beast in front of him.
Me... me?
Typhon. was somewhat incoherent, "I am George."
"Priest George, it is an honor to have the opportunity to walk the holy path with you," Seran said.
"But I have no intention of entering into a sacred covenant. I want to become a Shadow Priest and go to the temple to study. If I have a wife, I will have no choice but to follow you back to your territory," George said sullenly.
"Yes, Your Excellency Hannah, thank you for your generosity," said the elder brother.
"I see, that's a real shame." Seran shook his head.
"But it's alright," Red Typhon magnanimously. "Even if we cannot travel together, this Giant Forest Beast is still a gift from me to the three beautiful and noble priestesses. Consider it my recognition of your potential... The rainforest is vast, and one of you will surely rise to become a great Shadow Priest, possessing a priesthood uniquely your own."
As soon as he finished speaking, Seran turned to look at George, the smallest of the three.
The little guy had been staring intently at the Giant Forest Beast from the very beginning.
"I can see, Priest George, you are very hungry. Eat, there's no need for any burden, it's a gift."
She made room and placed the Giant Forest Beast in front of George. George looked at Seran, then at his brother, and only after receiving his brother's approval did he open his mouth and begin to swallow the Giant Forest Beast.
Seeing that Seran's attitude remained friendly, the elder brother relaxed and became less wary of Seran.
He turned around to say something to his younger brother, but the moment he turned his head, Red Typhon suddenly opened its mouth wide and bit his head!
The other two Male Typhons were completely unable to react.
Immediately afterwards, the Child of the Earth Furnace Core was released at close range, and a huge roar enveloped the water area, indicating that it Furnace Core of near-level five!
Red Typhon exerted force on the struggling head in her mouth!
The Green Typhon's body thrashed wildly, splashing water everywhere, the splashes of water being shaken apart in mid-air.
"Crack--" Seran twisted her neck, the Furnace Core resonated, and with a few cracking sounds, she heard the sound of her skull being shattered.
The priests' eldest brother was dead; his shriveled head drooped limply on his neck, and his body slowly sank into the flood.
George was stunned. He wanted to do something, but he had to spit out the food in his mouth first!
Now, half-swallowed, the Giant Forest Beast's shoulder lodged deep in its throat. It thrashed about, its other brother roaring. Shadows enveloped the Red Typhon along the flow of water, but the stagnant water was quickly shattered by the Child of the Earth.
"You're not a newly adult female at all! You've been baptized!" George heard his brother's roar.
"Correct answer, no reward." Red Typhon broke through the water, biting the male's neck from above, wrapping its body around him. Its muscles tensed instantly, and the crisp cracking of bones breaking echoed, making Seran feel pleased. Thran couldn't help but increase the vibration of the Furnace Core, causing the ribs of the strangled Male Typhon to break off one by one.
When you strangle a male, you can clearly feel its internal organs bursting under the pressure.
This feeling completely captivated Seran.
"Buzz--!"
George's two older brothers are dead, but he has not yet swallowed the Giant Forest Beast; the prey is too big for him.
Seran slowly swam to George's side and rubbed his head against his scales affectionately.
"What a lovely child." Seran swam around, gently instructing George on how to separate his jawbone so he could spit out his prey.
"When foraging in the wild, if you encounter danger, you must regurgitate your prey in a very short time, or you will become the prey," Seran said. "Every female Typhon will regurgitate her prey to escape; those who don't die."
"Why did you do this? We are priests of the Mara River, our father is Dalenmayou, our mother is..." George's mouth was full of blood, and there was also the stench of the Giant Forest Beast.
"Bronze Tessa, I know, I know, that old woman who lived to be eighty," Seran said. "But Tessa isn't on the Mara River now."
"Are you your mother's enemy?" George asked, needing to know the reason for her murder.
It's absurd that an ambitious priest candidate was murdered on his own doorstep!
"No." Seran stared at George. "My name is actually Seran. I don't know if Dalenmayou has mentioned it."
"Seran, Seran... Seran! Red Typhon devours its own kind, you are that damned Abomination! You came here to eat us!" George roared, remembering the meaning behind the name Seran.
"I think I'm pretty good-looking, not exactly repulsive, but I'm honored to be this famous." Seran finished speaking, biting George's neck and breaking the neck of the still-screaming priest candidate.
The body of the third priest candidate did not sink into the flood like his brother, because Seran had already begun to eat impatiently. She bit George's head and slowly fed the male into her belly, Child of the Earth Furnace Core let out a demonic howl.