Demons devoured humans, humans hunted demons
Di Jun's final decree was like a thin veil, covering the boiling desires within the Demon Clan and adding a layer of concealment to this bloody scene.
Overt large-scale slaughter and captive breeding have been strongly curbed, and bloody scenes have been reduced.
However, desire did not disappear; it merely lurked deeper into the shadows, becoming more secretive and more greedy.
Some things never disappear, they just fade from the light to the shadows, and as long as they look presentable, that's fine!
On the edge of the Ten Thousand Great Mountains in the Southern Region, there is "Black Wind Valley," a small, remote gathering place for the Demon Clan.
The leader, Black Tooth, is cunning and cruel. He was once punished for openly massacring a village, but now he has learned his lesson.
He kept several small, burrowing Earth Rat Demon with keen sense of smell, which would appear at night or on rainy or foggy days outside the Human Clan villages or along hunting trails.
Once they spot a lone individual, such as a woodcutter returning home late, a girl picking wild fruit, or a hunter scouting ahead, they drag their prey away silently in the dense forest or underground, like a flock of vultures.
The prey was taken back to an underground cave deep in the valley and secretly divided among themselves.
Occasionally, a complete soul is obtained and carefully integrated into a poisoned bone blade. The blade is tainted with the resentment of the human soul, and it can easily tear through the stone skin that an ordinary Witch Soldier and Witch General are proud of!
In the remote "Savage Ridge," far from any tribe, a group of wolf demons dared not provoke Human Clan village guarded by a martial artist with the power of Aura Condensation.
But they learned an even more chilling way of hunting— Infant Theft.
Under the cover of night or in the chaos, they sneak into poorly defended mountain villages and abduct infants.
The infant's flesh and blood are pure, and its Spiritual Power is abundant, making it exceptionally effective for these old demons who have been around for many years to break through their bottlenecks.
The Demon Clan's high command was fully aware of this, but the vast majority chose either "analyze each situation specifically" or "leave it uninvestigated for now," as Di Jun had suggested.
As long as no one reports it to the Heavenly Court or causes a major disturbance that could shake the Emperor's ears, this small amount of greed and the necessity of weapon forging seem to have become an unspoken rule that can be tacitly accepted.
Bloody deals are made in the shadows, nourishing the monsters' power and accumulating boundless resentment.
On the Shore of the Eastern Sea, Blazing Sun Tribe.
As a large tribe that developed from its first leader "Lie", this place is one of the holy lands of Martial Dao.
The tribal chief, Yangyan, was a descendant of Lie and a peak expert in the Aura Condensation Realm. At this moment, he was angrily listening to a warrior who had escaped and was covered in blood recount the ordeal of his squad.
"Chief! We were ambushed by a seven-headed wolf demon while collecting 'Crimson Sun Fruit' in the 'Blood Pine Forest'!"
Iron Mountain... Eldest Brother Iron Mountain was torn to pieces and eaten alive by them while protecting us and covering our retreat!
Those beasts... were still shouting... "Blood Food bestowed by the Empress Nuwa!"
Yangyan's eyes were bloodshot, his fists clenched so tightly his knuckles cracked. "Demon~~ Clan~~"
A suppressed volcano will eventually erupt.
When resentment reached its peak, and the fear of survival transformed into madness born of despair, Human Clan unleashed a counterattack that even made the Demon Clan tremble.
Those who first noticed the clues were the martial artists who fought bloody battles on the front lines.
In a fierce battle, the elite warrior squad of the Blazing Sun Tribe paid a heavy price but finally wiped out the entire pack of man-eating jackals at "White Bone Ravine".
Skinning, fleshing, and extracting the core were the usual spoils of war. One of the young warriors in the team, named "Medicine Stone," who was skilled at identifying herbs, was taking out a jackal's inner core that still had traces of blood on it when he was exhausted. His hand slipped, and the core rolled to the ground, getting stained with the jackal's hot blood.
He tried to wipe it clean with heartache, but accidentally brushed against a deep, bone-revealing wound on his arm from a previous fight.
A miracle has happened!
A warm energy surged into his arm, and the torn flesh grew and healed at a visible speed. His body, which had been weak from blood loss, quickly gained a vigorous sense of power, and even his depleted blood and qi became active and surging, far exceeding the effects of ordinary Demon Beast flesh and blood pills!
"This... this Demon Core! Mixed with demon blood, it... it can so greatly replenish qi, blood, muscles, and bones?" Medicine Stone stared in shock at his wound, which had stopped bleeding and scabbed over instantly, and exclaimed in disbelief.
This discovery was like a thunderclap!
The tribe immediately organized people to verify and try consuming pure flesh and blood containing demonic power, such as refined Demon Heart and Demon Essence Blood, and the results were remarkable!
Extracting the oil from bone marrow imbued with demonic power and using it for body tempering yields extraordinary results!
Using the body of a strong Demon Beast that has just died and whose life force has not yet dissipated, combined with specific herbs, to brew a powerful medicine, the efficacy of which far surpasses that of ordinary Spirit Plants of the same level!
The most astonishing thing was that when they tried to refine the man-eating wolf demon's inner core, after the Yaoshi purified its Demon Souls and malevolent energy using special techniques, they found that its effects were several times greater than those of ordinary Demon Beast inner cores, providing unimaginable benefits for tempering the body and breaking through cultivation bottlenecks!
Demon Beast is still just Demon Beast; it lacks intelligence and has failed to tap into the power inherited in its Bloodline. But a demon that has gained intelligence is different. With its Bloodline inheritance, it has a more systematic approach to tempering its Physical Body and soul, and naturally, the effects of its inner core and flesh are even greater!
"Demons devour humans, and humans can devour demons! Demon Core and blood are divinely bestowed elixirs for tempering my Martial Dao body!"
The tribal elder stood before the Ancestral Land stone hall, holding up the "Blood Forged Bone Pill" he had successfully refined, which contained pure demonic power and blood essence, and shouted to all the warriors of the tribe.
"Use their demonic ways to fight them back! Slay demons! Eat their flesh! Refine elixirs! Strengthen the physique of our Human Clan!"
The flames of revenge were fully ignited.
Driven by extreme pain and rage, and tempted by the prospect of discovering a shortcut to self-improvement, the Human Clan warriors' counterattacks suddenly became brutal and efficient!
The warriors of the Blazing Sun Tribe began to take the initiative and were no longer simply defending and resisting.
They formed an elite hunting team with a clear objective: the cannibalistic hordes that dared to harm their fellow human beings!
An elite squad of martial artists, relying on their familiarity with the terrain and their superb Martial Skills traps, launched a surprise attack on Black Wind Valley under the cover of night, cornering several wolf demons who were still devouring human flesh deep within their lair!
A bloody melee broke out.
The warriors roared in fury, seeking revenge for their comrades. Blades flashed with energy, swords gleamed, and fists and palms roared as they slashed down the evil demon.
This time, instead of leaving after harvesting the demonic material, they disemboweled it on the spot to extract its essence, Demon Core, heart's Essence Blood, and Spiritual Power rich bone and brain marrow.
"Bring it back to the tribe! Refine it into Blood Origin Pill and Bone Forging Paste! These are divinely bestowed medicines to help me break through in my Martial Dao realm!" The squad leader picked up a wolf demon's inner core, still warm from his body, his voice cold and resolute.
The efficiency of Martial Dao body tempering has skyrocketed due to the large supply of high-quality demon materials!
The Martial Dao strength of the Blazing Sun Tribe has increased dramatically in a short period of time. Even Yangyan, who had been making slow progress and stuck at the peak of the Golden Body for many years, has reached a new level of Qi and blood after refining the essence of a man-eating Pig Demon leader's Golden Core, and has touched the barrier of the peak of the Golden Body!
The news spread like wildfire among the Human Race tribe resisting the Demon Clan. The hatred for the Demon Clan and the desire for their flesh and Demon Core intertwined, becoming the most powerful driving force for the Human Clan warriors.
Hatred, in this cruel cycle of tit-for-tat and blood-for-blood, is pushed to its extreme.
The Human Race tribe Shore of the Eastern Sea and even further away changed their attitude towards the Demon Clan from fear and avoidance to actively hunting and killing them!
They began to systematically track the strongholds of the Demon Clan, learning more efficient hunting techniques and methods for utilizing their flesh and blood Demon Core.
The Human Clan on the Shore of the Eastern Sea displayed a chilling display of iron will and resilience. They were no longer passive lambs to the slaughter, but instead, they gripped their weapons, used the flesh and blood of demons as sustenance, and embarked on a blood-stained path of revenge and self-strengthening!
PS: Martial Dao Realm Divisions:
Body Refinement: Strengthens muscles, bones, skin, and membranes, resulting in immense strength, abundant Qi and blood, and resistance to blows far exceeding that of ordinary people; this corresponds to Qi Refining.
Meridian Opening: Unblocking the body's meridians allows Qi and blood to circulate like a rushing river, generating internal energy/true Qi, greatly enhancing strength, speed, and endurance, corresponding to Foundation Establishment.
Qi Refining: Condensing true qi into extremely yang and strong or extremely yin and soft qi (Martial Aura). The qi is released outward to protect the body and injure enemies, and can Cracked Stone and shatter monuments. It initially possesses long-range attack and powerful defense, corresponding to the Golden Core.
Golden Body: The Physical Body undergoes a qualitative change, drawing in vital energy to deeply temper the bone marrow Internal Organs, making the blood and qi like mercury syrup, and the bones like jade marrow, initially forging an indestructible martial body (the prototype of the Golden Body); Willpower Refinement: The Martial Dao Will initially manifests (Martial Soul), capable of shocking the mind and breaking illusions, corresponding to the Nascent Soul and Deification.
Dharma Form: Domain control. A powerful Martial Dao Will merges with blood, qi, and the initial understanding of the power of heaven and earth (or one's own microcosm) to form a unique "Martial Dao domain/ Dharma Form". The Dharma Form can manifest as a giant, divine weapon, or Mutated Beasts, integrating offense and defense, and corresponding to the Void Refinement and Body Integration.
Martial Saint: Shatters the void, reaching the pinnacle of power, capable of briefly tearing space for short-distance teleportation or attacks; Blood Rebirth blood, possessing terrifying vitality, able to revive by consuming one's own essence as long as a single Essence Blood remains; initially touches upon the realm of intent, beginning to comprehend and attempt to integrate into or break some of the Heaven and Earth Laws, with moves containing the power of intent, corresponding to Earth Immortal and Heavenly Immortal.
Void Comprehension: Opening up a cave heaven, using oneself as a foundation to create a stable small cave heaven space inside or outside the body; spatializing the Acupoints of the Physical Body, with acupoints like Stars, meridians like Star River, Five Elements, making oneself a prototype of Small World; mastering the conception and being able to use it skillfully to form Divine Ability, corresponding to True Immortal and Mystic Immortal.
Return to Truth: Completely fusing the cave space, artistic conception, will, and blood essence into one, the Physical Body reaches a state of near Immortality; able to withstand attacks from Houtian Spiritual Treasure (not top-tier), impervious to all magic; extremely powerful, able to break all laws with one force, capable of shaking the heavens and earth, shattering the void as easily; blood essence can evolve, able to evolve all things, enlighten living beings, with vitality nearly infinite, corresponding to Golden Immortal and Primordial Unity Golden Immortal.