Sunset Forest.
One area lay in utter ruin. Ancient trees had been toppled, the earth overturned, and vegetation shredded to pieces. A heavy stench of blood hung in the woods.
Tang Hao felt something nudging against his body, sharp teeth attempting to gnaw at his arm.
He woke from his coma and noticed the Soul Beasts circling around him. He suddenly unleashed Divine Slaughter's Domain, terrifying the lingering Soul Beasts into retreat.
Tang Hao pushed his heavy body up from the muddy ground. Every bone and muscle screamed with tearing pain, as though his body had been ripped apart. Even the slightest movement tugged at his battered flesh, turning his face paper-white as cold sweat instantly beaded across his brow.
Bracing himself with blood-stained hands, he struggled to straighten his hunched body.
The entire area had been devastated over a wide radius. Several Hundred-Year Soul Beasts lingered at the edges, still observing him, their eyes fixed on this dying prey. Low, restrained growls rumbled in their throats, yet they feared the terrifying aura emanating from him.
Tang Hao's head swam, filled with stabbing pain. When he finally noticed the situation, his pupils suddenly widened.
"Xiao San... Xiao San!"
Tang Hao's voice was hoarse and broken, filled with utter panic and terror. Ignoring his own near-shattering injuries, he staggered through the wreckage in search of him, anxiety surging wildly within him like a tide.
He stumbled along, searching frantically, until he finally saw a pack of beasts surrounding and gnawing at something in the mud not far away. Through a gap at the edge, he saw the bloodstained hem of coarse cloth.
Tang Hao's pupils abruptly constricted.
Xiao San!
"Get away!" Tang Hao roared hoarsely, Divine Slaughter's Domain suddenly spreading out as icy killing intent intimidated everything in the area.
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