Along the way, the men on the carriage were at completely different stages of life, showcasing the myriad aspects of human existence.
Ma Hongjun went to great lengths to try and win over Bai Chenxiang, but Bai Chenxiang wasn't too interested. After all, feelings don't come easily; sometimes they depend on fate.
Therefore, these past few days have been the most serious period of Ma Hongjun's life. He not only begged Dai Mubai and Oscar not to reveal his past glorious deeds, but also acted like a virtuous gentleman, which surprised everyone.
When Dai Mubai and Oscar saw that Ma Hongjun was going to great lengths to please Bai Chenxiang, but Bai Chenxiang didn't appreciate it, they expressed their sympathy for his situation, unlike them, who didn't even have anyone to fawn over and were carefree.
Tang San and Hu Liena, on the other hand, seemed like newlyweds on their honeymoon, inseparable and seemingly immersed in their own little world. Ma Hongjun couldn't help but sigh, "Different people, different fates."
However, the most unbearable one is Qi Ling. Through him, everyone learned what it means to enjoy the blessings of having multiple wives. It is probably only Qi Ling who can afford such treatment.
Ten days later, the group's carriages had reached the western part of the Heaven Dou Empire and were almost at the sea.
On this day, as the group was traveling, Dragon's Glory's subordinate, who was in charge of driving, suddenly said, "Lord Qi Ling, there's a village ahead. Shall we rest for a bit?"
"A village?" Qi Ling frowned, a sense of unease rising within her. "What village? Will we be able to see anyone at the village entrance?"
"Sir, we can't see anyone." The man from Dragon's Glory took out a telescope and said after observing for a while.
Seeing Qi Ling's cautious demeanor, Tang San couldn't help but ask, "Big brother, what's wrong? What happened? Is there anything unusual about that village?"
Qi Ling sighed helplessly and said, " Xiao San, use your Blue Silver Grass to investigate; you should find something."
Following Qi Ling's instructions, Tang San immediately activated his Blue Silver Grass, sensing the nearby Blue Silver Grass. His face paled instantly, and he exclaimed, "How could this happen! How could such a thing occur!"
Seeing Tang San's expression, everyone asked him what had happened. Tang San could only slowly say, " The Blue Silver Grass sensed a large amount of blood! Such a quantity could only be caused by an extremely large number of deaths!"
Everyone was shocked. Tang San's words undoubtedly indicated that the villagers were likely all dead. Qi Ling was the first to jump out of the car, saying, "Let's go! Let's go down and see!"
The group followed Qi Ling out of the car and headed towards the village. At the village entrance and inside the village, they found numerous signs of a fight and large amounts of blood.
Guided by the Blue Silver Grass, the group arrived at the back of the village. Upon seeing the scene before them, they were all speechless with shock, and several girls even vomited.
In the open space behind the village, more than a hundred corpses were carelessly dumped there, blood flowing all over the ground and forming a small river; they had clearly only been dead recently.
Moreover, these people were almost all men; given the size of the village, this represented nearly all the adult men present. Clearly, something had killed them and taken away all the women and children.
"They... they're all dead? Who did this? It's so cruel!" Ning Rongrong said, her face pale.
"No, there's still one alive!" Qi Ling said, rushing quickly to the middle of the corpses. Without caring about the bloodstains, she carefully lifted a person out from among them.
The man's body had been completely pierced by the spear, almost hollowed out, and his limbs were almost all broken, with only his right hand remaining slightly intact.
After pulling him out of the pile of corpses, everyone realized that he still had a faint breath, but it was only because his body was strong enough that he was making his last stand.
Without the slightest hesitation, Qi Ling summoned the Divine Dragon Emperor and cast the Holy Dragon Redemption on the man. Subsequently, the wounds on his body healed at a visible speed, and he even regained a trace of his former vitality.
" Brother Qi, can you save him?" Xiao Wu couldn't help but ask.
"No, his heart meridian is severed; he's already doomed," Qi Ling said. "What I'm doing can only prolong his life by a fraction of a second."
Under Qi Ling's healing, the man miraculously opened his eyes. Qi Ling then slowly said to him, "Your life is nearing its end, and I am powerless to help you, but I can now avenge you and save your family!"
"Now I'll ask you a few questions, and you can try your best to answer them," Qi Ling said. "Were you attacked by a gang of Wolf Bandits?"
The man nodded weakly, his Middle God filled with hatred.
"Alright, seeing that you are physically strong, you must be the village chief of this village, right?" Qi Ling said, "I can let you take revenge yourself and save your families! But I want you to offer up your souls, are you willing?"
Upon hearing Qi Ling's words, a spark of hope suddenly ignited in the Middle God, and he struggled to utter a hoarse voice. "I'm willing—!"
"Since that's the case, I will take your souls!" Qi Ling said, standing up and switching her Martial Soul to Blood Devil Emperor. Immediately afterward, her Sixth Soul Ring lit up, and a Blood Sea surged out, enveloping all the corpses within it.
The others watched as Qi Ling's Blood Sea devoured all the corpses, wondering what Qi Ling was doing. But then, to everyone's surprise, after devouring the corpses, dark figures rose up from the Blood Sea!
These shadowy figures were all life-size and looked similar to the villagers! One of them, in particular, seemed to bear an uncanny resemblance to the village chief.
This is Qi Ling's Sixth Soul Skill: Summon Puppets! But there is a prerequisite for using this Soul Skill: each puppet must have a core composed of souls absorbed by him! And the more obsessive and loyal the soul is to him, the stronger it is.
This can be described as a collaboration that defies common sense. Qi Ling helps them take revenge, and they become Qi Ling's power. In the future, Qi Ling can absorb other evil souls and use their Soul Power to strengthen them, allowing them to grow even further.
After transforming into Shadow Puppet, these people possessed magical powers and became absolutely obedient to Qi Ling. Qi Ling quickly identified the direction in which the Wolf Bandits had retreated and led everyone in pursuit.