Chapter 5331 Blood Bone Valley
David’s figure darted through the crowd, leaving only a trail of shadows.
Each of his attacks was extremely precise, stabbing or slashing, always finding his enemy’s weak point at the last second.
Sometimes, he didn’t even need to draw the Dragon Slayer Sword; a simple wave of his hand was enough to transform golden spiritual energy into a sharp blade, slicing through the necks of several monks.
In an instant, dozens of monks in the camp were killed, leaving only a skull altar emitting a faint green light.
David slowly approached the altar, observing the souls struggling in agony under the green light, a glimmer of pity in his eyes.
Most of these souls were mutilated, clearly tortured for centuries, their consciousness long since clouded, leaving only instinctive pain and fear.
He raised his hand and waved, a gentle and pure golden spiritual energy flowed into the altar.
The runes formed from evil energy instantly shattered into pieces, and the power binding the souls vanished. As if feeling liberated, the souls transformed into tiny dots of starlight, floating towards the sky, and finally disappearing into the world.
“Rest in peace,”
whispered David, with a hint of pity in his voice.
He turned around and, without stopping, rushed towards the place he had agreed to meet Hu Mazi.
Upon arriving at the rendezvous point, they saw Hu Mazi standing beneath a large tree that required several people to hug. At his feet lay the bodies of dozens of black-robed monks, each bearing the scars of talisman burns.
Hu Mazi’s face was full of anger, and it was clear that he had discovered something but was not satisfied.
“How?” David asked, his eyes scanning the bodies, and he already had a few guesses in mind.
Hu Mazi gritted his teeth and said, “I found three camps, killed more than a hundred people, and captured some alive, but I asked everyone, and they all said they didn’t know the whereabouts of the Hu family’s souls!”
He paused for a moment, then said, “But I caught a small leader, who was quite stubborn. It took a lot of effort to get him to give in. He said the core area of the branch temple was in the Valley of Blood and Bones deep in the mountains, and those two old ghosts, You Wuxie and You Wuji, should be there.”
“Valley of Blood and Bones?”
David’s eyes widened, and the Dragon Slayer Sword made a low sound, as if echoing his fighting spirit, “It seems the real culprit is there.”
“Let’s go! To the Valley of Blood and Bone!”
Hu Mazi could no longer contain his anger. Before he could finish speaking, he had already sacrificed several wind-driving talismans. The talismans transformed into a gust of wind and lifted him up, shooting towards the depths of the mountains.
David followed closely, and the two of them rushed away, killing all the Evil Dao Temple monks they encountered along the way.
Hu Mazi’s talismans are countless. Sometimes they are powerful explosive talismans, capable of destroying entire areas of cultivators to pieces;
At other times, binding charms instantly pinned enemies in place, ready to be slaughtered. Occasionally, he would release several fire charms, igniting a blaze that would consume all evil.
On the other hand, David was even more resolute. Wherever his Dragon Slayer Sword passed, golden light and flames intertwined, practically unstoppable.
Often, with just one flash of sword energy, dozens of cultivators were charred to charcoal, clean and without a trace.
The closer they got to the Valley of Blood and Bones, the stronger the smell of blood in the air became, even forming a faint blood mist.
Crimson streams began to appear on the ground. Upon closer inspection, they revealed long-congealed blood, making a horrible crunching sound when stepped on.
The Valley of Blood and Bones lives up to its name.
The entire valley was filled with white bones, stretching from the valley floor to the mountain walls on both sides, like a road of death covered in bones.
The mountain walls on both sides were littered with desiccated corpses, each in various postures. Some showed expressions of fear, others showed signs of agony, clearly having endured severe torture before death.
In the middle of the valley stood a majestic black castle.
Built entirely of obsidian, the palace was covered in eerie runes, which occasionally emitted a blood-red glow.