The countless strands of golden thread had already withdrawn, bringing specks of white light back into the Earth Wolf's corpse.
Soon, the Earth Wolf began convulsing all over. As if trapped in a nightmare, it lay on its side and moved its four legs, running in its dreams. Its legs churned faster and faster before its eyes abruptly opened, their surfaces seemingly covered by a white film.
It rolled over and stood. Once its legs bore weight, its movements became uncoordinated, its steps stiff. It staggered toward Shi Chun, baring its teeth and letting out a strange, low growl, clearly intent on attacking him.
Watching from the side, Wu Jinliang chuckled. "So this is what they call resurrection. What good is a resurrection like this?"
Shi Chun nodded. "There really is no point in reviving it."
Wu Jinliang immediately cast a spell. A surging wave of earth swallowed the resurrected wolf corpse deep underground. Only then did he ask, "What did Chu Jingtang say?"
Shi Chun said, "He can't get here in time. We agreed to meet again in an hour."
With that, he surveyed his surroundings once more before his right-eye ability faded.
After finding nothing unusual, he sat cross-legged to replenish his blood qi.
Perhaps he had depleted his blood qi too badly by using his right-eye ability so frequently earlier. Under normal conditions, no amount of rest seemed able to restore it to its former abundance. Now, using his right-eye ability too much left him feeling somewhat fatigued.
Wu Jinliang sat down as well, toying with the air-supplying Ice Sheep in his hand.
On the rocky mountain, the Red-Clad Woman might have been fine had she not probed further, but the more she sensed, the more something felt wrong. She repeatedly opened and closed her eyes. When