Howling Celestial Dog spoke with unbridled arrogance, his chin tilted almost toward the sky.
Wen Ning shook his head at the sight and couldn't help laughing.
"All right, all right, Sun-Swallowing Divine Lord. You're amazing."
Big Yellow crouched beside Howling Celestial Dog's feet, looking up with a bark and thumping a tail against the ground, the very picture of a lovestruck girl spotting a handsome man.
Howling Celestial Dog glanced down at Big Yellow and frowned slightly.
"Watch how you behave. There are people here."
Wen Ning glanced at Big Yellow, too fed up to say anything.
Howling Celestial Dog snorted and straightened his collar.
Yang Jian couldn't bear to watch any longer and gave Howling Celestial Dog a light smack on the back of the head.
"Enough fooling around. Let's get down to business."
At his words, everyone grew serious. Wen Ning dropped his joking mood as well and turned to Yang Jian solemnly.
"Yang, what's going on with the village below the mountain? Where did the demonic energy come from? Have you figured it out?"
Yang Jian nodded. Without beating around the bush, he told them everything he had discovered.
"I have. It's worse than we thought. The entire village is shrouded in demonic energy now, and all the ordinary mortals inside have been corrupted."
Wen Ning's expression changed abruptly.
"All of them? Not a single one escaped?"
Yang Jian gave a grim nod.
"When Xiao Ya reported it, only a few households had been affected, but the demonic energy spread incredibly fast.
"By the time I got there, the whole village had fallen. They're still alive, but their minds have been almost completely corrupted. They look normal during the day, but once night falls, they change completely."
Wen Ning's heart sank as he listened.
Beside him, Xiao