Little Sorcerer, Divine Doctor-Chapter 814 - 307: Breaking Through the Siege

The Hou Qin side also lost two Martial Artists, with several others seriously injured. However, with Yun Sheng around, those people’s lives were not in immediate danger.

"What species is this? It seems I haven’t seen it before," Madam Bi examined the Purple Feathered Night Owl King. Not only was it unseen on the Wuji Continent, but even in the Eight Desolates Tribe, she had never encountered such a Demon Beast.

"It should be some kind of mutated Demon Beast," Qi carefully extracted the toxins from the Night Owl King, fearing that they might encounter more of these Purple Feathered Night Owl Kings on their journey. For safety’s sake, he planned to find an antidote with Yun Sheng as soon as possible.

Once they had the antidote, they would no longer need to fear zombies if encountered again.

"The Taoyuan Ruins are indeed peculiar," Yun Sheng recalled the Taiyuan Tree at the mountain’s foot and the terrifying Purple Feathered Night Owl.

A single Taiyuan Mountain concealed two types of previously unseen mutated creatures on the continent, which was not a good sign.

"Ah," Madam Bi let out a scream.

The Purple Feathered Night Owl King exploded right under her nose, splattering purple blood all over her face, both foul-smelling and fishy, causing her complexion to pale with fright.

"Tsk, this blasted thing actually knows how to self-destruct, and we didn’t even find the soul stone," Lan remarked with some regret.

"No matter, I’ve already extracted the toxins, and drew some of the blood too, it should be usable for treatment," Qi said, having secured some of the toxins and blood.

Upon examination, it turned out to be somewhat similar to the first type of snake venom that Snake Brilliance Tutor had documented.

"There’s an exit ahead," Ye Beiming and a few Martial Artists from the Continent Martial Artist Elite Camp returned.

After being trapped for three days and three nights on this branch path, they finally found an exit.

It seemed that their inability to find an exit before was due to the Purple Feathered Night Owl.

"Let’s get out then, this damned place, I’m going to vomit if I stay any longer," surrounded by the rotting stench of zombies, Yun Sheng and the others followed the team forward.

After the journey through the path, their team’s number was reduced to sixteen.

While Yun Sheng and the others were trapped in the branch path, the situation faced by the other forces entering different paths was no better than theirs.

Though they didn’t encounter zombies, they came across Demon Beasts possessing the Four Attributes, whose Magic was rather strange. After bloody battles, losing nearly half of their members, the major forces finally managed to escape their respective paths.

"It’s really crazy, I’ve never been in such a sorry state," Cheng Bai took a deep breath after walking out of the path.

Cheng Bai had never been so disheveled in his life.

He always prided himself on being charming, the image of a refined gentleman, but now emerging with singed hair, darkened clothes, and even a hole burnt through his hand fan.

The Great Zhou and the Hunter Soldier Union had less luck, encountering a Fire Attribute Commander Rank Demon Beast, the Thorny Intense Fire Bird.

The flames spewed by this bird could even melt Purple Gold Ore directly.

Though several Mages were with them, those Mages offered no assistance, resulting in several foundational members of the Wuxuan Wuji Hall dying, as well as one death from the Hunter Soldier Union.

This situation caused Cheng Bai and Bu Jiuxiao to harbor resentment towards the Mages.

The group exchanged barely a word along the way.

"At least we’re alive, I doubt the other forces fared any better," Bu Jiuxiao, in an even worse state than Cheng Bai, commented.

In the last moment, he single-handedly slew the Fiery Fire Bird.

Though he succeeded in killing the Fiery Fire Bird, Bu Jiuxiao’s arm was severely burned and he couldn’t use it for a while.

His left arm was now heavily bandaged and temporarily unable to wield a weapon.

"Ah, I hope Beiming and the others are okay. Speak of the devil—there they are," Cheng Bai was still concerned about Ye Beiming’s group.

Just as he spoke, he spotted Ye Beiming and his group emerging from the forest.

Meanwhile, Tian Yiyu, Zhou Qingchuan, Huo Yu, and the others also came out.

Several teams arrived almost simultaneously.

Even Li Shao emerged with a few Mages from Tang Yuan.

Everyone’s condition was not great—fewer people, injuries in the group.

However, everyone noticed that the previous branch paths had disappeared—they all walked out from different directions within the forest.

"Bai, Jiuxiao, how did you end up like this?" Seeing his friends bedraggled and injured, Ye Beiming couldn’t help but show his surprise.

"Wow, you guys don’t seem to have suffered much—only four fewer people. Our side lost seven," Cheng Bai glanced at Ye Beiming’s team; aside from a few minor injuries, the rest looked presentable as if returning from an excursion.

Other major forces also incurred losses, with Tian Yiyu’s team losing eight people.

Huo Yu’s side lost nine Elves, their luck was worse, suddenly facing a Water Element Demon Beast, leading to significantly heavy casualties.

However, the most devastating loss came from Tang Yuan. Earlier, Li Shao did not hesitate to delay time to gather wild fruits at the mountain’s base, bringing a group of twenty, thinking they could reach the Taoyuan Ruins smoothly. But unbeknownst to them, they entered a bizarre branch path.

They too encountered the Purple Feathered Night Owl King, but unlike Yun Sheng and his group, lacking Elf Karma Fire and without Qi who knew how to neutralize zombie toxins, they lost thirteen people breaking through.

Li Shao only led seven people out.

"In hindsight, it seems there wasn’t a branch path; it feels like we stepped into someone else’s trap," staring at the dense forest, with no paths in sight, everyone felt an inexplicable feeling.

This seemingly tranquil forest had devoured dozens of lives over the past three days.

Amongst the withered leaves and grass lay who knows how many buried bones.

"This damned ghostly ruin is truly sinister," Cheng Bai spat.

But even then, no one was willing to withdraw now.

They came for the Divine Artifact; just five hundred more meters, and they could enter the Taoyuan Ruins.

The ancient Taoyuan Ruins were already in clear view, like a cluster of ivory-carved white buildings waiting at the mountain’s summit.

Several major forces decided to rest for a day before entering the Taoyuan Ruins.

This time, no one intended to proceed first. After experiencing the uncanny Taiyuan Tree and the mysteriously appearing and disappearing paths, everyone felt it imprudent to move hastily.

No one knew what other absurd creatures might exist within the Taoyuan Ruins.

That night, everyone camped to rest, planning to head to the ruins early the next morning.

By then, it would be the sixth day since the Six Great Forces entered the Taoyuan Ruins.