Strange

"Strange. This kind of demon beast rarely leaves directly upon seeing us humans."

Although that demon beast had already vanished from sight, Shi Ming, who had relaxed slightly, was still deeply puzzled.

"If I'm not mistaken, it went to report the news."

Without turning around, Ye Tian comforted the children hiding behind them before offering an explanation.

"Immortal Official means that beast was responsible for relaying messages. In that case, the human traitors hidden within the Golden Crow Tribe should already know that we are heading there." Recalling what Ye Tian had said before, Shi Luo immediately understood.

Ye Tian nodded.

Whoosh.

Just then, another small, skinny demon beast extremely similar to the previous one darted out from the forest. It leaped onto a branch and looked curiously at Ye Tian and the others.

The hearts Shi Ming and Shi Luo had just settled suddenly clenched again. Shi Ming immediately raised his bow and aimed it at the demon beast.

"Not the one from before!" Shi Luo reacted quickly as well. While holding his blade across his body, he also got a clear look at it.

Although this demon beast was about the same size as the previous one, its fur was grayer, without black stripes. Its ears were slightly more pointed, and most importantly, its eyes were merely ordinary red, with no flames emerging from them.

"A Nascent Soul Realm demon beast. It probably stumbled in here by accident and only then discovered us. Judging by its appearance, it may not have even noticed that Body Integration Realm demon beast from before."

Ye Tian merely glanced up at it and ignored it afterward.

Shi Ming and Shi Luo could deal with this kind of demon beast with ease.

The beast seemed not to know danger was at hand. Seeing