Leaving Mijia Mountain

Huo Hai was still somewhat curious about these so-called Demonfolk. They had already gone far away, yet he still had several Star Gu secretly follow them. They would not pay any attention to such Star Gu.

In the legends, the instinct to immediately sense when one was being watched was not something everyone possessed. Especially when the surveillance was indirect, through insects. Aside from exceptionally unusual people, perhaps only Earth Grade experts could detect something amiss by instinct alone. Therefore, Huo Hai was not worried about being discovered.

"Hmph, these things really aren't normal people." Their target was the Icefire Bird, and they made no effort whatsoever to conceal it. Whenever they encountered other spirit beasts along the way, as long as those beasts blocked their path, they killed them outright.

Only then did Huo Hai finally discover what was unusual about these things. Wrapped in black cloth, they merely had human-shaped outlines. What lay inside could be called human, but it could also be called inhuman. The danger sensed by the Star Gu came precisely from the aura these things emitted. Whenever they made a move, black qi surged wildly from their entire bodies, carrying an exceptionally evil presence.

Moreover, the hands they extended were no longer hands, but bluish-green claws covered in scales and callused armor. From their aura, the Star Gu could faintly sense that these things still seemed to possess a human presence.

Yet their appearance was utterly different from that of humans. These things had undoubtedly been refined from people. Though Huo Hai was enraged, he did not dare act, because he was no match for them. Instead, he had to leave this place quickly, lest he run into them.

From the way they fought, Huo Hai knew that he was absolutely no match for