A dense swarm of demonized humans surged towards them.
Bai Ran glanced back at the soldiers lying unconscious on the ground. After a moment of silence, she stood up.
Alas, they protected their nation, but who ever protected them?
The next instant, her figure vanished.
The Vermillion Bird shrieked, carrying Bai Ran soaring through the sky, looking down at the tens of thousands of demonized humans below.
"Little Zhu,"
Bai Ran stood on the Vermillion Bird's back, a smile gracing her lips.
The Vermillion Bird spat forth a torrent of blazing fire, the flames descending directly to incinerate the demonized humans.
A ball of fiery red in the sky instantly captured the attention of the demonized humans. They roared in low voices, swarming towards Bai Ran's position.
Bai Ran looked down at the demonized humans on the ground, her face holding a captivating smile.
"On the battlefield, I am king."
"You who are already dead, rise and fight for your king."
A piercing voice echoed through the sky. Countless demonized human corpses on the ground began to emit dark mist and eerily stood up.
"Go, kill them."
At Bai Ran's command, countless deceased demonized humans charged like madmen towards the living ones.
They gnawed at their former brethren, tearing their bodies to shreds.
The two factions of demonized humans engaged in a fierce struggle, the entire battlefield devastated. The living demonized humans were utterly suppressed and routed.
Bai Ran stretched her body. "Little Zhu, down."
The Vermillion Bird swooped down, and she lightly leaped, stepping on a demonized human's corpse before landing on the ground.
"It's been a while since I let loose. Let me have some fun."
Bai Ran licked her lips, her face showing the excited expression of a hunter.
The surrounding demonized humans surged forward to attack her.
A fiery, unrestrained figure, wielding the Feng Yin Sword, weaved through the masses of demonized humans. Her ghostly movements were dazzling.
Everywhere she went, hordes of corpses fell.
Bai Ran fought amidst the demonized humans, her face and body drenched in blood. She was like a fairy dancing in the forest, or a vengeful spirit from hell.
From beginning to end, a mad killing intent surrounded her, her innate brutality fully displayed.
If anyone had witnessed this scene, they would have affectionately called her:
A lunatic.
After an unknown duration, Bai Ran, holding the dripping Feng Yin Sword, exhaled a breath of stale air.
The vast frontier battlefield was a scene of devastation, rivers of blood flowed, and countless demonized human corpses littered the ground, not a single one alive.
She thrust her sword into the soil and sat cross-legged.
The dense spiritual energy surrounding her could no longer be suppressed. She was about to advance. Bai Ran continuously guided the spiritual energy through her meridians.
Half an hour later, she successfully advanced to the ninth stage of the Golden Core realm.
She opened her eyes, and a golden glint flashed from their depths.
"Master, the White Tiger is awake," the Vermillion Bird returned to the spatial dimension, excitedly hopping around the giant egg.
Shi Tian and Fen Tian stood beside them, also excited.
Bai Ran's consciousness shifted, and she entered the space.
"White Tiger, how are you?" Bai Ran asked, stroking the egg.
"Master, the White Tiger has woken up, but it is too weak to speak," Shi Tian also extended a small hand, sensing the White Tiger.
"The White Tiger says spirit stones can help it recover."
Shi Tian tilted his head and looked at Bai Ran. "Master, what are spirit stones?"
Bai Ran frowned. "Spirit stones are stones imbued with spiritual energy. They are rare, and there are hardly any in the Vermillion Bird country."
When it came to spirit stones, the Azure Dragon country had the most.
The Azure Dragon country possessed several spirit stone veins, so the quantity of spirit stones was immense. However, they never sold spirit stones to outsiders, leading to a complete monopoly on the spirit stone market.
It seems I need to make a trip to the Azure Dragon country, Bai Ran mused.
She gave a few more instructions, changed her clothes, and left the Slaughtering Heaven Realm.
Returning to the camp, the soldiers were still asleep, their snores filling the air, completely unaware of how close they had come to annihilation.
Bai Ran quietly took out over a dozen bottles of pills and placed them beside Bai Zhantian and Bai Hanfeng. She then walked up to Qin Mubai.
"Don't, don't mind me! I still want to eat!" he muttered deliriously in his sleep.
Seeing him like this, Bai Ran couldn't help but strike him with a palm.
"Wake up!"
A sharp pain in the back of his head made Qin Mubai jolt awake. "Who? Who hit me!"
Seeing the person in front of him with a slightly displeased expression, Qin Mubai's voice instantly lowered.
"Bai, Bai Ran... what's wrong?"
Bai Ran ignored him and walked over to Fang Tianhui, gently patting her.
Not far away, Qin Mubai pouted and muttered softly.
"Playing favorites."
"Sister Bai?" Fang Tianhui slowly woke up, rubbing her eyes. "Are we leaving?"
Bai Ran nodded. "Pack up, we're heading to the Azure Dragon country."
The three of them, a party of three, rode the Vermillion Bird in a deserted area and soared into the sky.
Fang Tianhui sat on the Vermillion Bird's back, feeling like she had forgotten something.
"Oh no, I forgot Zhao Yutong!" she exclaimed, slapping her forehead.
Ever since Zhao Yutong was captured, she had been tied up in a corner.
Qin Mubai heard this, and a mischievous smile crept onto his lips.
"Heh heh, I tied her up with Bai Xiu."
That's truly wicked, Fang Tianhui thought, looking at his detestable face, her fists suddenly itching.
Bai Ran took out two bottles of pills and tossed them to them.
"The people of the Azure Dragon country are powerful, not inferior to the Vermillion Bird country. Seize this opportunity to cultivate."
Qin Mubai and Fang Tianhui opened the bottles and were stunned upon seeing the pills.
"Sixth-grade Qi Gathering Pills?" Qin Mubai clutched the bottle, suddenly feeling its heat.
Sixth-grade pills. There wasn't a single sixth-grade alchemist in the Vermillion Bird country.
A single pill like this could probably buy a city.
"Sister Bai?" Fang Tianhui asked cautiously. Such precious pills? Given to them so readily?
Bai Ran looked at them in confusion. "Not enough?"
Bai Ran mistakenly thought they didn't have enough and threw two more bottles over.
The two of them became flustered, their hands trembling as they clutched the bottles.
No way?
Sixth-grade pills aren't like common cabbage found everywhere?
Fang Tianhui knew Bai Ran was an alchemist; after all, she had caused quite a stir in the Alchemist Academy when she first joined. But she hadn't expected her alchemy skills to be so heaven-defying.
It turned out Sister Bai hadn't displayed her full strength in the Four Nations Competition.
"Sister Bai, thank you," she lowered her head.
Besides her father, Sister Bai was the kindest person to her.
Bai Ran looked at her and rubbed her head. "You're welcome."
"Just you wait until I become strong enough to protect you all," Qin Mubai patted his chest and guaranteed, swallowing a pill and beginning to cultivate.
Fang Tianhui rolled her eyes at him and also swallowed a pill.
On the Vermillion Bird's back, the two of them peacefully condensed the spiritual energy around them. The three of them proceeded towards the Azure Dragon country.
Meanwhile, at the other camp.
The soldiers slowly began to wake up, each clutching their throbbing heads.
They had drunk too much.
"It's bad! Demonized humans!" a soldier stumbled in.