They fled for their lives all the way.
They finally left the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, then continued racing at full speed for a long while.
Only when they saw the familiar outline of the Body Sect's steep mountain range in the distance...
Did the three of them collapse to the ground almost simultaneously, as though all strength had left them. They gasped for breath, their faces pale and drenched in sweat, their hearts still pounding wildly.
The relief of surviving the disaster intertwined with lingering fear, leaving them unable to speak for a while.
Thinking back to what had just happened—snatching food from a tiger's jaws right under the Emperor Auspicious Beast's nose, then being hunted down by a Fierce Beast's roar—
It had been the insane act of people tired of living!
Even if word of this spread, few would likely believe it.
And even if they did, their first reaction would surely be to mock their overestimation of themselves and their suicidal recklessness.
It took a long while before their racing heartbeats gradually calmed.
Back at the Body Sect.
Long Zhanye placed the weak green "Lion Mastiff" on the stone table in Old Man Gu's secret chamber.
"Elder Gu," Long Zhanye said tiredly, "it's badly hurt and has lost a lot of blood. Please... save it."
Old Man Gu shot Long Zhanye an irritated glare, his chest still heaving from their frantic run.
He had wanted to curse that brat for not knowing his limits and nearly getting them all killed.
But when he saw the strange Soul Beast on the table, barely clinging to life and too weak even to remain wary, he ultimately swallowed his words.
After all, this was the "spoils" they had risked their lives to snatch from the