Lingering Yin Spirits

Wu Tian's current talents that can directly affect combat are two: Thousand Mile Divine Speed and Auspiciousness and Avoidance of Disaster.

Thousand Mile Divine Speed allows him to possess speed far exceeding others, while Auspiciousness and Avoidance of Disaster allows him to know the enemy's every move like the back of his hand.

Whether the opponent intends to unleash a killing blow or turn to flee, it's impossible to hide from his senses.

Even changes in their movements, distortions in the angles of their attacks, and so on, are all within his perception.

The Talent for Seeking Auspiciousness and Avoiding Calamity originally evolved from the Spirit of Wind talent, with its initial source being the Listening to the Wind skill.

Neither the Listening to the Wind skill nor the Spirit of Wind talent have disappeared; they have both merged into the Talent for Seeking Auspiciousness and Avoiding Calamity, undergoing evolution and sublimation.

This allows Wu Tian to control the entire battlefield far beyond his enemies. Combined with his extreme speed, it's enough to firmly grasp the rhythm of the battle in his own hands.

He can advance and retreat freely, acting decisively in battle.

Therefore, with only two enemies remaining, the power dynamic has completely shifted. He didn't hesitate and charged forward head-on.

As expected, the three corpses already lying on the ground had thrown the two remaining Wild Dog Cave disciples into a panic, even scaring them witless.

If they hadn't just witnessed their senior brother being viciously torn apart after trying to escape, they would have already fled for their lives.

"Senior Sister, we can't run. We can't turn our backs to him, or we'll be torn apart," the male disciple said through gritted teeth.

"I, I know. We'll stall for time, and the other three junior brothers and sisters should catch up soon," the female disciple replied, her voice trembling slightly, as if trying to comfort herself.

"Once they arrive, the five of us will join forces and kill this beast, avenging our fallen brothers and sisters."

As they spoke, Wu Tian pounced without mercy.

His speed was too fast. He lunged fiercely at the enemy, his sharp fangs tearing open a wound, and blood flowed instantly.

Seeing another enemy lunging from behind, he knew when to quit. He twisted his body and turned to flee.

After escaping a certain distance, he quickly changed direction, waited for the right moment, and pounced again.

This time, his target was still the male disciple he had just bitten.

Even though the two were positioned back-to-back, Wu Tian's speed was far too great for them. Especially in this jungle, with trees to conceal his movements, by the time they saw Wu Tian's figure, it was already too late.

"Ahhh!! It hurts so much!"

After pouncing again, Wu Tian tore off a large chunk of flesh from the male disciple before retreating again.

But the male disciple was starting to buckle. Flesh was being torn off his body piece by piece, the intense pain almost causing him to faint.

He writhed on the ground in agony, no longer able to maintain his wild dog form. He transformed into his human form, blood constantly flowing from his wounds. One wound was on his back, another on his thigh.

The bloody wounds were a horrifying sight.

The female disciple was terrified. She no longer cared about her junior brother, constantly backing away while muttering, "Don't kill me, don't kill me. I won't bother you again..."

"I'm leaving now!"

"Ahhh... Senior Sister, save me! I don't want to die." Suddenly, a shadow appeared before the male disciple's eyes. His pupils reflected dripping fangs, and he was plunged into immense despair and fear, roaring hysterically as his body convulsed. He had lost control of his bladder.

Crack!

With a crisp sound of bone breaking, the agonizing screams abruptly stopped. Wu Tian had crushed the enemy's throat with his fangs.

This scene completely broke the female disciple. She lost all reason, leaving only fear, and began to flee desperately.

A dozen breaths later, another corpse lay on the ground.

It was a woman in her early twenties. Though her appearance was ordinary, her figure was quite good, with curves. But now she lay on the ground, covered in blood, her eyes wide open, filled with terror.

Man Xiongmu and Tong Guan, who had been watching the fight from afar, were now silent. Neither of them had expected such a scene.

Man Xiongmu had thought Wu Tian would be overwhelmed after the fight and flee into the forbidden area for refuge.

Tong Guan had thought the same. After all, the numbers disparity was too great. Eight disciples in the Qi Nourishing Realm attacking him, it was impossible for him to be at a disadvantage; at most, two or three disciples would be killed.

But he hadn't expected so many people to die in such a short time...

Tong Guan's face turned ashen. His emerald green eyes narrowed into slits, and an uncontrollable killing intent and apprehension churned within him.

Man Xiongmu, however, chuckled and said, "Senior Brother Tong, what do you say?"

Tong Guan remained silent for a moment before replying, "The Thousand Year Iron Tree Heart can be yours, but not the Moon Swallowing Qi Circulation Diagram..."

As they spoke, the hunt in the jungle was drawing to a close.

The five strongest disciples had all been killed. The remaining three disciples were the weakest and had not yet refined their Beast Robes.

Wu Tian used his extreme speed to kill one in a single encounter.

He spun rapidly, changing direction through the trees, found an opportunity, and with a leap, bit another to death.

The last one was completely stunned. He stood frozen in place, not even attempting to resist, before his throat was bitten and broken.

Wu Tian, covered in blood, turned and glanced into the depths of the forest. He had already sensed the locations of Tong Guan and Man Xiongmu. Although cultivators at their level could perfectly conceal their auras, Tong Guan's malice was too obvious, and Man Xiongmu was his good fortune protecting him. Under the sense of his talents, their locations were completely hidden from him.

Wu Tian seemed to stare across a great distance into Tong Guan's emerald green eyes.

He opened his fangs, blood dripping.

After a while, he turned and left, slowly walking towards the hot springs halfway up the mountain.

This jungle where the battle had taken place was not far from the hot springs to begin with.

Once Wu Tian's figure disappeared into the forbidden area, Tong Guan could no longer spy on him, nor did he dare to continue doing so, as that person's aura or dojo completely enveloped the area.

He took a deep breath. "I can pass on the Moon Swallowing Qi Circulation Diagram to it, but I will set up a magical restriction so only it can cultivate it, and it cannot be passed on."

After speaking, he didn't wait for Man Xiongmu to reply. A gust of wind rose around him, wrapping his body as he headed towards the mountain gate without looking back.

Man Xiongmu didn't look at him either. He gazed in the direction of the forbidden area, a smile appearing on his face. "Good, good, what a hunt, hahaha!"

He also turned and left, this time heading down the mountain, truly leaving this time.

Meanwhile, in the jungle where the battle had just occurred, black smoke began to rise from the fallen corpses. Accompanied by the roars of Yin Ghosts and the barking of dogs, the Yin souls of five Wild Dog Spirits struggled to crawl out of their tattered beast hides.

Their bodies resembled black smoke, their pupils filled with blood-red ferocity, brimming with hatred and madness. After leaving their hides, they roared and howled like demons.

However, at this moment, blood-colored runes appeared on the foreheads of these Wild Dog Yin souls. From the peak of Skull Mountain, a colossal banner, as vast as the sky, materialized from the void, a corner of which trembled slightly.

The five Yin souls immediately turned into five streams of black smoke and shot towards the high heavens, soon disappearing into the immense banner that covered the entire mountain.

Faintly, the roars of a hundred beasts, the cries of dragons and tigers, and the wails of Yin Ghosts echoed through the heavens and earth.

Soon, all these phenomena vanished as if they had never occurred.

In fact, even the scene that had just unfolded could only be seen by a handful of people on the entirety of Skull Mountain.