After finishing everything, Cheng Yu canceled Mad Song's effect, then plunged it into the river of blood at his feet. Devour, devour, devour!
A few breaths later, everything returned to normal. Of course, aside from the land covered by the river of blood having turned barren, everything looked much as it had when Cheng Yu arrived.
Cheng Yu released Niu Ba.
Seeing how drastically the landscape had changed, Niu Ba asked in shock,
"Just what level has your cultivation reached?"
Cheng Yu swung himself onto Niu Ba's back and stroked his head.
"I'm just an ordinary person."
Niu Ba turned his head away.
"If you don't want to tell me, just say so! Do you think I'm a little kid?"
Cheng Yu smiled and stroked Niu Ba's head.
"Let's go, Niu Niu. We're heading back. If you're fast enough, we might even make it in time for breakfast."
That gave Niu Ba a little motivation, but after only a few steps, he sank to the ground, feeling weak. Cheng Yu hurriedly dismounted and asked at the sight of his exhausted state,
"What's wrong, Niu Niu?"
Niu Ba raised his head to look at Cheng Yu.
"My bloodline's power is incredibly strong. At my age, I can't sustain the bloodline power inside me yet. And this isn't Demon Race territory, so I don't have the protection of the Demon Laws. I used some of my bloodline power this time, and now I feel drained."
Hearing that, Cheng Yu poured out all of Niu Ba's usual feed at once and said,
"In that case, eating something should help you recover!"
Cheng Yu needed to say no more. The moment Niu Ba saw him pour out the food, he buried his head in it and got to work.
An hour later, Niu Ba