The Bloodthirsty Vine at the very front nodded. "A genius should act like one. Send in another hundred beasts."
Inside the trial grounds, a Sivi-level Beast's claws slashed hard across a vine, and green liquid seeped out. The beast eagerly lapped it up.
It was as if the liquid before it were some rare delicacy.
Seeing this, Xiao Xi endured the pain and swung its vines with all its might.
It remembered the elder's words: "Remember, your talent is Drain. This pain is nothing. Only when you grow stronger can you do justice to your Atavistic Talent."
"You're the pride of the entire Bloodthirsty Vine Clan. One day, the clan will be yours. You must grow strong and protect the clan."
Nearby, other young vines were undergoing the same trial. Some were too afraid to hunt, so they attacked the vines growing from themselves instead.
Xiao Xi had long since grown used to such scenes.
Ignoring everything around it, Xiao Xi headed toward the center.
Suddenly, a beast sprang out from the side. As soon as it appeared, it bit off the third vine that had just grown from Xiao Xi.
The pain nearly made Xiao Xi pass out, but with sheer force of will, it wrapped a vine tightly around the beast's neck. Then another vine pierced the beast's eye socket and churned wildly inside.
Warm blood sprayed out, instantly staining the ground beneath it crimson.
Its vines quickly drained the beast. Its wounds gradually healed, and green shoots sprouted from where its vine had been torn off, but the pain there lingered.
A beam of light enveloped it, and it returned to the Bloodthirsty Vine Clan's territory.
Looking at the countless members of its clan around it, Xiao Xi saw praise, envy, joy, relief, and resentment. But not