The Azure-Eyed Evil Lord, who had long since grown impatient with waiting, lowered his arms and said with a stern face:
"Cloud Crane, lead the way."
Cloud Crane True Lord nodded.
"Everyone, follow me."
As he led the way, he reminded them:
"Falling Cloud Slope is the nearest Teleportation Array to Thatched Cottage Village. Even on foot, we can reach it in an incense stick's time at most."
Everyone followed Cloud Crane True Lord, striding out of the house.
Xu Taiping alone kept feeling that things might not be as simple as Cloud Crane True Lord had said.
"Clack, clack..."
Just as he was thinking this, the sound of something heavy striking the ground interrupted his thoughts.
He looked toward the sound and saw that the Blood-Bone Soldier, reduced to nothing but its shoulders and everything above them, was trying to prop itself up with its two arms.
Looking at the Blood-Bone Soldier's remains nearby, Xu Taiping asked Cloud Crane True Lord ahead of him with some curiosity:
"Senior Cloud Crane, do we not need to deal with this Blood-Bone Soldier's remains?"
Cloud Crane True Lord shook his head.
"After being corrupted by the power of the Demon Seed, these Skeleton Soldiers became very different from humans."
He glanced back at Xu Taiping, pointed at his own head, then said with a smile:
"For instance, they no longer think with their heads, but with the Blood Core in their chests."
Then he turned his gaze to the Blood-Bone Soldier's remains and continued:
"This Blood-Bone Soldier's Blood Core was crushed by the Slaughter Formation at the village entrance. Now it is merely moving its limbs on instinct. It poses no threat to us."
"Rather than risk wiping it out completely, we might as well leave it to live or die on