More than ten minutes later, the noisy deep pool had fallen silent, with only the thunderous roar of the waterfall pouring into it.
The fresh, damp air had been replaced by a thick stench of blood that made her stomach turn.
Zhang Yunlu's face was pale. She braced one hand against a boulder, struggling to steady herself.
Behind her, countless severed limbs and scraps of organs floated on the water's surface. The entire pool had been dyed red, like something straight out of purgatory.
Combined with the thick, pungent stench of blood, the sight was enough to make any normal person throw up on the spot.
She had thought that after countless life-and-death battles in Trial Space, she'd grown used to scenes like this.
But she'd clearly overestimated herself.
In Trial Space, injuries turned into gray mist. But when she saw piles of bloodied limbs before her with her own eyes, she still couldn't help feeling sick.
Phew~
After a long while, she let out a deep breath and finally recovered.
Then she turned around and continued staring at the deep pool, carpeted with severed limbs and scraps of mangled organs.
Now that she'd found the problem, she had to overcome this as soon as possible.
Suppressing her discomfort, she began recalling what she knew about the Fifth Horned Clan.
'Red Feather Star System, Red Blade Star System 47, Fifth Horned Clan.'
'Discovered twenty-seven years ago by the Sword Sect's Sword Enforcement Hall Void Return cultivator, the True Person "Li Wang."'
'After witnessing True Person Li Wang's supreme power, the king of this clan submitted to the Human Race on behalf of his people and signed a pact.'
*'From then on, human starry-sky merchants could come to this star system at any time, trading the goods they carried for the