The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 943 - 373: Hung Ox Cave_2

Niudawang—The Rotting Cow Mother.

King Niu’erwang—The Mountain Shaking Mad Ox.

Niusanwang—The One-Horned Rhino King.

All were of the Glorious Perfection Rank, each with their own strengths, very difficult to deal with.

Of course, Ye Liuying didn’t care about these details.

The Seven Great Disciples, due to the gap in strength, would not rashly provoke such territories when expanding their influence on normal days.

However, the three ox kings were overbearing and accustomed to throwing their weight around.

They never restrained their subordinates and even encouraged them to go out and plunder.

Near the Hung Ox Cave, places like Bone Fortress, Iron General Mountain, Shudu, Crystal Kingdom... had already established branches of Zhuixing, with a substantial turnover of local produce every year.

The Green Tea Dynasty, in particular, an ally of the Mo Dynasty, had been weakened by several inhuman massacres by the forces of Hung Ox Cave and was now on the brink of disintegration.

"Hmph, I’ve tolerated them for a long time."

"To think that mere Glorious Perfection notables ignored my personal warning when I visited, failing even to grant an audience, it’s outrageous!"

Every time this matter came up, Ye Dong could hardly contain her anger.

As the Saintess of the Black Demon Church, she held authority even higher than the sovereign of the Mo Dynasty.

Moreover, as an ennobled member of the Ye Clan, which Guardian Saint Spirit hadn’t she seen that could overturn lands with a mere stomp of their foot?

The rulers of Hung Ox Cave—simply infuriatingly audacious!

If not for the limited high-end combat power of the Black Demon Church and the need to ensure the stability of the Mo Dynasty, making it unsuitable for a distant campaign,

Ye Dong would have led an army to fight the Hung Ox Cave and eradicate the three great rulers there without hesitation.

"Brother, eradicate them completely!"

"Niudawang and Niusanwang must die, but King Niu’erwang lacks a strong subjective consciousness. If there is a chance to spare his life, he would make an excellent enforcer!"

"I understand,"

Ye Hanjun nodded:

"The reports mentioned, the most potent human force in Hung Ox Cave, called ’Hunters of the Ox’?"

"Yes,"

Ye Dong agreed:

"The brutality and tyranny of the three ox kings extend not just externally but internally as well."

"They have low intelligence and practice neglectful governance and reckless abuse of power, exploiting everyone not in their inner circle, making life miserable for both humans and Fond Spirits living there."

"Even more extreme, once they find out that a race has detached from Hung Ox Cave and wishes to migrate outward,"

"they immediately send a Glorious Perfection level Ox Demon King with an army to exterminate them, refusing to tolerate any act of desertion."

Ye Dong paused and then, with a hint of sympathy in her tone, continued:

"Under such management, resistance forces are inevitably born."

"The Hunters of the Ox are one of them, mainly composed of humans, with over a thousand members, the weakest of whom are of the Fourth Rank."

"Sadly, a decade ago they attempted to assassinate Niudawang and the leader was killed, with all main officers perishing. The survivors, like gutter rats, could only hide in the darkness below, never daring to show themselves again..."

Speaking thus, Ye Dong’s forceful voice slowly faded.

The Hunters of the Ox were reduced to gutter rats of Hung Ox Cave.

As descendants of the Ye Clan, weren’t they just gutter rats within the All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds?

If they didn’t show up it was fine, but the moment they did, a killing intent would descend from the sky...

"What of it?"

Ye Hanjun laughed, patting Ye Dong on the shoulder:

"It’s the perseverance in adversity that will highlight the calm when we reach the pinnacle."

"So many have borne burdens for us; we’ve had a whole epoch to struggle, it’s too early to determine victory or defeat now."

"Hmm!"

Ye Dong took a deep breath, banishing the aimless thoughts, grinding her teeth again, her eyes flaring with killing intent:

"Brother! Leave me some more of the Unlimited Rank oxen heads!"

"I want to slaughter them and make dish after dish to reward those under me!"

"Alright, that wish will soon come true."

Ye Hanjun chuckled to himself and sat down cross-legged, continuing to read through the information on the scroll.

...

One month later, in the no man’s land between Bone Fortress and Hung Ox Cave.

Demon Wolves circled in the sky, making ten loops with increasing impatience.

Finally, a small mound on the ground broke open, and a dirty-looking young man, riding on the back of a gold-digging rat, bent forward with a very low posture.

"Shenyi... Is it really Shenyi?"

"Oh! By the Grey Sun God, Shenyi himself has come to Hung Ox Cave... I’m so thrilled, I haven’t closed my eyes for half a month since hearing the news!"

Qiao Jia trembled all over, his face revealing a mix of excessive reverence and excitement, making him look slightly unhinged.

Grandfather, I’ll avenge you!

"Niudawang deserves to die! No form of execution would be too severe!"

"Brother, are you really going?"

A slender hand gently tugged at his clothes.

Another girl, looking about sixteen or seventeen, climbed out from the mound and glanced at the sky before quickly lowering her head, looking eagerly at Qiao Jia:

"It was so difficult to escape, going back... I’m scared."

"Qiao Hua, don’t be afraid!"

"We are Hunters of the Ox! Killing the ox kings has been our parents’ lifelong pursuit. In our generation, there’s no reason to retreat!"

Qiao Jia patted his chest and suddenly straightened his back.

He then looked up and shouted at the Demon Wolf:

"Shenyi, can my sister come too?"

"She has just awakened her Authority and is still a novice."

"Alone, she wouldn’t survive here. I beseech Shenyi to help, this is the only concern I have left as her brother!"

"Don’t worry, you’ll both be fine."

Su Mei summoned the Pink Winged Dragon King, who descended from the sky and hoisted the siblings onto its back.

With two twanging sounds, the Tuotuo rushed back to the Demon Wolf’s back, landing smoothly.