Heavenly Consort Yinglong slowly descended. The mountaintop where the battle had been fiercest had been almost completely flattened.
At that moment, more than a dozen leaders of the Houtu Tribe lay sprawled about, some even almost entirely buried in the earth. A few were on the verge of death.
Behind Heavenly Consort Yinglong stood Instructor Song.
"Sky Brave Warrior, we were guests of Great Witch Hou Yi. We can't just stand by and watch them die." Yinglong's expression turned solemn. "Please help save these tribal leaders."
Instructor Song hesitated for only a moment before agreeing. She had merely been calculating an account.
Saving one leader of the Houtu Tribe counted as one favor. Saving two counted as two favors. There were favor-bearing leeks everywhere here... This batch of leeks is worth harvesting, isn't it?
The Sky Star Bead itself possessed healing abilities. It was only after its poison-using ability had been developed that Instructor Song had changed class and become the Poison Healer Brave.
Healing light spread out, like sweet dew from jade branches, nourishing those grievously wounded and barely clinging to life... With the Sky Star Bead's treatment, the leaders of the various tribes quickly recovered.
At that moment, Yinglong found Chang'e.
Seeing that Chang'e appeared to be bound, she immediately moved to free her. "Witch Consort, are you all right?"
Chang'e's eyes were vacant as she muttered, "Why hasn't Hou Yi come yet...?"
"I saw Chiyou fighting the Imperial Clan youth in that direction!" At that moment, the giant leader of the Kuafu Tribe, who had recovered some of his strength, pointed in one direction with a deeply furrowed brow. "What's strange is, why is there no movement now?"
Not only had the battle fallen silent, but even the dense dark clouds and terrifying thunder had vanished as