Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 465 The Copper-Bone Corpse Demon, a Heart-Pounding and Deadly Sprint, an Interlude in the Trial, Unpredictable and Turbulent.
Sizzle...

The moment Xia Hong saw a faint light emanating from the other person's left eye, he had already put his hand into the yellow mustard bag and touched the yellow candle. When the other person revealed a wicked smile, he was sure that he had been tricked. Without the slightest hesitation, he lit the yellow candle.

As the yellow candle was lit, the instant the flame illuminated Cai Yunlan in front of him, Cai Yunlan's flesh and blood began to fester rapidly, revealing the brass-colored bones beneath.

call…………

Just then, a sudden gust of wind from a fist struck from behind. Xia Hong's eyebrows twitched violently, his body twisted abruptly, he drew the Shattered Star Sword from his waist, and pierced straight through the fake Cai Yunlan in front of him. Then he frantically fled to the left.

"They're all after me? So I've been following a bunch of bronze-boned corpse demons for so long? When did I get infected? Was it when I entered the Blood Miasma Zone, or when I killed that Blood Jade Serpent...?"

Xia Hong was completely stunned!

There was no time for him to think. When he saw the dummy grinning, he immediately realized that he had been tricked and even discerned the other party's intentions in an instant.

The fifty people opposite him, including Fan Qinghu, were the real ones, while the fifty people on his side had long been secretly switched by the Copper Bone Corpse Demon. He had been kept in the dark the whole time and had followed them for so long.

"With so many bronze-boned corpse demons mixed in with him, Fan Qinghu and his gang would immediately be convinced that they were fake without even needing to distinguish them, and that fake version of themselves would become the real one!"

call…………

"who!"

"Like us?"

"Make your move, it's the Copper Bone Corpse Demon..."

"How come there are so many!"

"There can't be that many. There are at most three bronze-bone corpse demons in this area. The rest should all be iron-bone level!"

………………

As Xia Hong suddenly attacked, Fan Qinghu, who was already very close by, naturally noticed the situation. They quickly gathered around and, upon seeing what was happening, let out several screams.

An interesting scene unfolded. Neither the fake Cai Yunlan, who had just been pierced by Xia Hong with the Shattering Star Sword, nor any of the other dummies in the group reacted at all after he suddenly attacked. They didn't chase after him, but instead raised their heads and let out a kind of beastly roar at Fan Qinghu and his group.

"Heh...heh...heh..."

More than 90% of the dummies began to rapidly shed their flesh and organs. The four dummies at the front, including the fake Cai Yunlan, had bronze-colored skeletons, while the skeletons of the more than forty dummies behind them were all black iron-colored.

"Heh...heh...ah..."

The purple sea of ​​mandalas, shrouded in blood miasma, was already eerily alluring, but the incessant roars of the corpse demons made it even more unsettling.

"Kill the most troublesome one!"

call…………

With a roar, Zhen Fan Qinghu, along with Cai Yunsheng, Cai Yunwu, Cai Yunlan, and the fake Xia Hong, drew their weapons and charged towards Zhen Xia Hong.

call…………

Fan Qinghu, clad in black armor, was the strongest and naturally the fastest. The black broadsword in his hand was a full 1.5 meters long. It drew a black blade in mid-air and, in less than two breaths, it struck Xia Hong's head from a distance of several hundred meters.

"Admiral Fan..."

call out!
As soon as Xia Hongcai uttered the title of Admiral Fan, the swords of Cai Yunsheng, Cai Yunwu, and Cai Yunlan came from all directions. Fan Qinghu attacked from the head, while the three Cais attacked from above, middle, and below. All four of them used deadly moves, leaving him with almost no choice but to retreat.

As Xia Hong retreated, he turned his head and saw that most of the corpse demons had revealed their bronze or iron bones, while he and Zhu Long remained unchanged. He instantly understood why Fan Qinghu regarded him as the most troublesome one.

call…………

Now that things had come to this, he could no longer hold back. He swung his Shattered Star Sword upwards with his right hand, blocking Fan Qinghu's broadsword above his head, and using the remaining force, he retreated sharply to avoid the longswords of the three Cai family members.

Clang...

"70 jin, no, this bronze-boned corpse is stronger than me!"

The broadsword and the Shattering Star Sword clashed fiercely, and the two terrifying forces directly unleashed a huge shockwave. Xia Hong's expression remained unchanged, but Fan Qinghu, who had sheathed his sword, suddenly changed his expression.

Clang... Clang...

Xia Hong had given up on arguing. He frantically parried the three Cai brothers. When he saw Fan Qinghu approaching from behind again, a look of madness appeared on his face. But before he could last two breaths, he sensed another sword coming from behind. His brow twitched and he quickly turned and slashed vertically.

Clang...

The fake Xia Hong who had just attacked with Fan Qinghu and the other three had actually circled around behind him. Not only was he also wielding the Shattering Star Sword, but its strength was almost identical to his own.

However, there is a difference in strength!

Unlike when he parried Fan Qinghu's broadsword, the moment Xia Hong made contact with the fake Xia Hong's Shattering Star Sword, Xia Hong's wrist trembled violently, and his body retreated more than ten meters, almost dropping the sword from his hand.

"Hundred Jun!"

Xia Hong was deeply shocked. He knew that the sacred mark between Xia Hong's brows had already appeared, and although he hadn't used any martial arts, his strength had genuinely reached over 70 jin (a unit of weight), forcing him back and almost causing him to drop his sword. This fake Xia Hong's strength...

He looked up and saw the wicked smile on the fake Xia Hong's face. Noticing that Fan Qinghu and the other three were attacking from behind again, he dared not hold back any longer. He gritted his teeth, leaped forward, and charged at the fake Xia Hong again with his sword in hand.

laugh…………

He wielded the Shattered Star Sword rapidly, creating countless black feather-like lights in mid-air. Each feather-like light was adorned with thousands of shattered stars, resembling a dazzling galaxy. This was the unique visual effect created by the Shattered Star Sword's appearance and the incredible speed of its blade.

In that instant, the Shattered Star Sword in his hand unleashed at least thousands of feather-light sword strikes, repelling Fan Qinghu and the other three in succession. At the same time, 60% of the feather-light sword strikes poured down like a torrent onto the fake Xia Hong in front of him.

"die!"

The Feather Light Sword Technique is a top-level sword technique created by Xia Hong using the Enlightenment Lotus Platform for the first time. This sword technique is derived from Li Xuanling's Spiritual Misty Sword Technique, which he tailored for Lu Yang. The standard for this sword technique is the number of Feather Light Sword Strikes activated. Over one hundred is considered entry level, over three hundred is minor success, over five hundred is major success, and over one thousand is the ultimate realm.

As the creator of the Feather Light Sword Technique, Xia Hong's skill level is beyond question. When he unleashed it, there were at least five thousand starlight feather light swords in the sky. Even if only sixty percent of them were used, there were still more than three thousand swords, which instantly poured onto the body of the fake Xia Hong.

The sheer number of swords is secondary!

The key point is that these sword blades overlap like waves, and the increase of 50% martial arts power is immediately apparent. The sword blades that exert nearly a hundred jin of terrifying force are its true core killing move.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh…………

As thousands of feathers descended upon him, sensing Xia Hong's true strength, the fake Xia Hong's expression suddenly changed.

After enduring thousands of sword beams, he saw countless wounds on his body caused by the sword blades. Finally, he dared not continue to block them head-on. He began to retreat rapidly to avoid them, while raising his sword to try to deflect the force of the Feather Light Sword.

However, this is not over yet!

laugh…………

After a thousand rays of light, a divine light suddenly shot out from Xia Hong's left eye, flying straight towards the fake Xia Hong's body.

The fake Xia Hong's brow twitched suddenly. The instant he saw the divine light, he abruptly sped away, flying to the left.

"Want to run!"

Unfortunately, Xia Hong had already anticipated his movements. He suddenly leaned forward, quickly turned his head to the left, and shot out another beam of divine light.

laugh…………

The second beam of divine light still missed.

Because that fake Xia Hong, at the critical moment, hid behind the nearest Iron-Bone Corpse Demon.

That Iron-Bone Corpse Demon was forced here by several Manifestation Yang level beings who accompanied Fan Qinghu, but by chance it became a shield for the fake Xia Hong.

bite…………

"Ho ho..."

When the divine light struck its body, the already dwindling flesh and blood of the Iron-Bone Corpse Demon were instantly melted away. After letting out a few inexplicable howls, numerous spiderweb-like cracks began to appear on its black iron bones.

boom…………

In less than five breaths, the Iron-Bone Corpse Demon's bones shattered and exploded with a bang, turning into a pile of broken bones on the ground.

Strangely, from among the shattered bones, a crystal with the exact same color as the Blood Jade Bead flew out. Xia Hong was closest to the Corpse Demon at the moment, and noticing the greed in the pupils of the people around him, he naturally caught the blood-colored crystal immediately.

"This wicked beast is even capable of such a heinous act against his own accomplices. Admiral Fan, we must not let this tiger return to the mountains, or the consequences will be dire!"

Upon hearing the fake Xia Hong's words, Xia Hong's brows twitched violently. He turned his head and saw that Fan Qinghu and the other three men, whom he had just swept away, had surrounded him again. His face immediately darkened, and when he noticed the vigilance and killing intent in their pupils, his expression became extremely ugly.

Previously, when those bronze-boned corpse demons transformed into their true forms, even before he transformed, Fan Qinghu and the others already considered him the most troublesome one; now, he has displayed such terrifying strength, and even accidentally killed an iron-boned corpse demon with the Shattering Divine Light.

Fan Qinghu and his three companions, along with the group of Xianyang-level cultivators from Cai Qiu around them, have probably already accepted that he is an imposter.

There is no point in making excuses!

Since arriving in Caiqiu, I have never revealed my true strength. I originally intended to use it to my advantage at some crucial moments. Who would have thought that I would be used by a monster at this moment?

The fake became real, and the real became fake. How does this happen?

"Admiral Fan, the 100,000 troops outside the miasma area are in serious trouble. I urge you to go out and check it out immediately..."

"Don't waste words with this wretch, kill him!"

Fan Qinghu didn't listen to Xia Hong's explanation at all, and didn't even need the fake Xia Hong to instigate him. He directly led Cai Yunsheng and the other two to attack.

call…………

The three members of the Cai family were all around 60 jun in strength. With Fan Qinghu, who was over 70 jun, the four of them alone would be difficult for Xia Hong to handle.

Not to mention the fake Xia Hong, who lurked around like a venomous snake. He pretended to have a strength of only 60-odd jun, which was just average. However, with the cooperation of Fan Qinghu and the other three, he would occasionally strike a vicious blow. In just a few dozen breaths, Xia Hong's body was slashed with more than ten wounds by the longsword.

Even more deadly was that as the surrounding Iron-Bone Corpse Demons were gradually eliminated, many more Xianyang-level beings were freed up to join the encirclement and kill.

"If we don't run now, we'll die..."

During the struggle, Xia Hong tried to explain himself countless times, but Fan Qinghu and the other three were convinced that he was a fraud and wouldn't listen. Realizing that he had no chance of explaining and that the situation was becoming increasingly dangerous, he had the idea of ​​escaping. He first turned his head and glanced to the north, but immediately gave up the idea of ​​escaping.

He had just reminded Fan Qinghu that the problem with the 100,000-strong army outside the miasma was not without reason. After so much time, he had come to his senses. Regardless of when he fell into the trap, the fact that this "fake Xia Hong" could set up such a deadly trap to target him was enough to show that it had already been eyeing him before he even entered the miasma zone.

It was even aware of its own strength and the Yin-Yang Mirror's methods; otherwise, it would have attacked halfway through its journey with those 50 bronze-boned corpse demons.

It was precisely because he wasn't certain of a kill that he went to such lengths to make himself look fake, and then used Fan Qinghu and his gang to do it.

From the time I arrived in Caiqiu until now, I have only shown my true strength and the existence of shattering divine light in one place!

So far, he has never met a Tribulation Realm expert, so there is no possibility of being exposed. Eliminating all options, there is only one possibility left!
The monsters of the Blood Miasma Plains share the same origin as the Bone-Eating Path; they have been watched ever since I stepped into the Blood Miasma Plains.

If that's the case, then the movements of Cai Qiu's 100,000-strong army have long been under the watchful eyes of these strange creatures. Therefore, it's not hard to conclude that the outer army must have encountered problems from the moment they entered the Blood Miasma Plain.

Unfortunately, Fan Qinghu and his group were completely deceived at this moment and wouldn't listen to a word he said.

Since the army has run into trouble, fleeing north is not only useless, but may even lead to falling into the enemy's trap again!
Xia Hong swallowed a healing Saint Vein Pill. Seeing Fan Qinghu and the others attacking again, he didn't hesitate at all and fled directly to the west.

"The rest of you, continue to hunt down the corpse demons here. Yun Sheng, Yun Wu, Yun Lan, Brother Hong, the four of you, follow me and keep chasing!"

Fan Qinghu was naturally unwilling to let him escape so easily. He turned his head and saw that the Iron Bone Corpse Demons on the spot had been almost cleared out. He gave the order to the others and called for four people to leap after Xia Hong.

The strength of the Iron Bone Corpse Demon is only between 5 and 15 jun; the strength of the Copper Bone Corpse Demon has a larger range, with the weakest being only 20 jun and the strongest reaching 100 jun. However, of the five remaining here, apart from the fake Hong Yu who escaped, the other four are only around 30 jun in strength. He has more than 40 Xianyang level subordinates, so dealing with them is not a big problem.

However, this bronze-boned corpse demon disguised as Hong Yu is already close to a hundred jun in strength, which is the real threat. If it is not dealt with, they will not be able to enter this outer area with peace of mind in the future.

Fan Qinghu believed he was clear-headed, and after careful consideration, he made his decision without hesitation. He quickly followed behind Xia Hong, leading Cai Yunsheng and the other three, relentlessly chasing them westward for several miles.

Xia Hong turned his head and saw the five people chasing after him. His expression was extremely gloomy. He was already injured, and if they caught up, there was a possibility that he would lose his life.

Realizing this, he moved with lightning speed, ignoring the dangers ahead, gritted his teeth, and slightly shifted his direction to the south, fleeing into the depths of the Blood Miasma Plain.

"Hurry up, this beast is trying to run deeper into the area!"

Upon seeing Xia Hong's actions, Fan Qinghu's face immediately turned gloomy. He called out to the other four and quickened his pace.

………………

Just as Xia Hong had guessed, the area on the outskirts of District 21 of the Blood Miasma Plains, where the army had temporarily set up camp, was already in serious trouble.

"Roar…………"

"Wow..."

"Squeak squeak squeak..."

Thousands upon thousands of giant frost beasts had already surrounded the army of 100,000. Countless roars and howls echoed all around. All the frost beasts stared intently at the Golden Bone Furnace, their pupils filled with bloodlust and greed.

Even without using their eyes, just by carefully listening to the roars of the cold beasts, one can discern that although there are many cold beasts around the military camp, there are three species that make up almost 80% of them.

Surrounding the left flank of the military camp were thousands of giant snakes of varying lengths, which were none other than the Blood Jade Serpents that Fan Qinghu and his group had encountered when they entered the miasma.
Surrounding the right flank were thousands of rodent-like beasts with golden fur on their backs, long fleshy tails, and two huge incisors.
Looking up again, thousands of cold-blooded birds and beasts were circling and hovering above the military camp. Their blood-red wings, which blotted out the sky, not only completely blocked out the cold light in the sky, but also cast a shadow over the hearts of the 100,000 soldiers below.

"The admiral and his team have only been inside for less than ten hours. How could so many Bloodfrost Beasts suddenly appear? There are at least seven or eight thousand of them, if not tens of thousands, and more than half of them are high-level Bloodfrost Beasts. What should we do? What should we do?"

“Without the blood miasma, their strength will be weakened by 20%, but even so, they will still have at least 40 manes. The key is that this is not an ordinary beast tide, but a joint attack launched by the three major races. Based on previous experience, a single race usually has around 10 beast kings. This overwhelming beast tide must have at least 30 beast king-level beings behind it…”

"In the past, the Golden Bone Furnace could not attract the cold beasts in the miasma at all. What's wrong with it all of a sudden? How did it manage to lure them out?"

"With Admiral Fan absent, we only have fifty men. If a battle breaks out, even if we win, it will be a Pyrrhic victory. Admiral Nie, the Zhenyuan camp is only 10 kilometers away. Should we send someone to notify the 50,000 garrison troops and ask them to come to our aid as soon as possible?"

"In my opinion, we need to extinguish the furnace flames first. Without the silver stimulus, these cold beasts shouldn't be so frenzied. We have 50,000 Silver Scale Army soldiers. As long as we can withstand a few waves, they will surely scatter like birds and beasts..."

…………

"Shut up! Fool! If we destroy the furnace, what will happen to Admiral Fan and the others? Even if we don't consider them, without the miasma to the south to be suppressed, if it drifts towards us, the 100,000 troops of the regional military governor, including you and me, will all die here!"

The supreme commander of Zhenyuan Camp was naturally Fan Qinghu, the commander of the Silver Scale Army. In addition to him, there were two deputy commanders, Cai Yunwu and Nie Longxin.

The one who roared and interrupted those who were giving random advice was none other than Vice Admiral Nie Longxin, who was stationed at the Golden Bone Forge.

"They've only been inside for ten hours. In the past, they would go for several days without any problems. There must be something fishy going on this time. It's the monsters of the Blood Miasma Plains that are launching another counterattack. That's the only explanation!"

Looking at the overwhelming horde of beasts surrounding them, Nie Longxin clenched his fists, his expression extremely grave. "Zhu Qing, Bai He, you two go check out the Zhenyuan camp first. If everything's alright there, have Deputy Commander Wu bring those 50,000 men to support us. If there's trouble there too..."

Nie Longxin paused for a moment, then decisively said, "Then go directly to the trial area in the north. Have the 50,000 garrison troops in the trial area rush to the camp first. After the camp is relieved of its crisis, they can come here to help us. Set off immediately and don't delay. Be careful along the way. You just need to report the news and don't worry about anything else."

"The general will obey your orders!"

Fan Qinghu brought a total of 100 Xianyang-level warriors with him on this trip. He left half of them, or fifty people, before entering the Blood Miasma Zone. So Nie Longxin still had people available at his disposal. At his command, two armored middle-aged generals immediately stepped out of the team, bowed, and flew away towards the northern outer perimeter.

"唳……"

Seeking help from outside will not be so easy.

Zhu and Bai had only flown less than a hundred meters when two blood-red streaks of light suddenly rushed towards them from mid-air.

"help!"

Nie Longxin didn't show any surprise. He shouted to signal the Xianyang-level soldiers to help, then turned to the army below and ordered: "All commanders, listen up! All Silver Scale Army soldiers, draw your bows and prepare! Leave 20,000 of the Garrison Army to guard the furnace, take turns using the wind to keep the furnace flames from going out! The remaining 30,000, move to the front and draw your bows! What is there to fear from a mere beast tide!"

"Silver-scaled armored warriors, invincible!"

stretch…………

After all, they were the most elite troops in Caiqiu. Upon receiving the commander's signal, the 50,000 soldiers realized that a battle was inevitable. Their fighting spirit was immediately ignited. With a roar, they all drew their powerful bows and aimed at the left and right flanks and all the cold beasts in the sky in three waves.

Morale is contagious. Even though the garrison troops were not as strong as them, they were also infected by the spirit. In particular, the 30,000 soldiers at the front also drew their powerful bows.

"Roar…………"

"Squeak..."

"唳……"

Three different types of roars suddenly rang out, and the tens of thousands of cold beasts surrounding them received the command and instantly went into a frenzy, roaring and charging towards the army in the center.

Seeing the horde of beasts charging towards him, Nie Longxin's heart trembled slightly.

If it were a normal beast tide, let alone five figures, even six figures, he wouldn't be afraid at all leading an army of over 40,000. But these tens of thousands of cold beasts in front of him were all exotic cold beasts that had rushed out of Brother Cong's Blood Miasma Plain.

The Bloodfrost Beasts, living in the miasma, are exceptionally powerful. Their combined strength far surpasses that of the outside world. For the past two years, Cai Qiu has maintained an extremely cautious attitude towards them, rarely provoking even a group of thousands, let alone such a large one.

"There's no retreat now. Not fighting will only hasten our demise. We can only pray that reinforcements from the Zhenyuan camp arrive as soon as possible. These are the most elite Silver Scale Army under Fang Bo's command; we can't afford to lose too many..."

Nie Longxin's mind was racing, but his gaze never left the surrounding beasts. Seeing that they were less than three hundred meters away from the front of the army, he immediately brandished his spear and roared:
"Fire arrows!"

Swish swish swish…………

Apart from the 20,000 soldiers surrounding the furnace, the remaining 80,000 soldiers simultaneously released their bowstrings, and a dark rain of arrows instantly split into three directions, rushing towards the cold beast.

Of course, this is only the first wave.

Swish swish swish…………

Eighty thousand soldiers swiftly emptied the quiver on their backs.

The first wave of frost beasts that charged forward were instantly riddled with bullets, their bodies collapsing backward or to the sides, which actually slowed down the raging beast tide for a moment.

Unfortunately, it only lasted a moment.

As the frigid beasts clashed fiercely with the front-line soldiers, an earth-shattering battle quickly broke out on the northern outskirts of the Blood Mist Plains.

………………

Six or seven kilometers northwest of Zhenyuan Camp, the snowfield was filled with a thin layer of blood-red miasma, which was not very noticeable in the air.

It was daylight, and visibility was fairly good.

"The rest of you hold on tight to the ropes! Shiqin, Zizheng, follow me!"

A small team of about forty people surrounded three red-maned tigers, each about ten meters long. More than half of the team were holding tightly to the rope, and the trap attached to the rope was clearly clamped on the paws of the three red-maned tigers.

Those three red-maned tigers not only had traps in their paws, but their bodies were also riddled with holes by silver arrows. The one on the left and the one in the middle had each lost an eye.

Strangely, no blood flowed from any part of their bodies or eyes that were pierced by the silver arrows, but the slightly frantic roars of the Red-Maned Tigers revealed that the arrows had caused them immense pain.

With a sharp shout from Captain Cai Shiyan, the arrows around them immediately stopped, and Cai Shiqin and another boy of similar age suddenly leaped down from the two large trees surrounding the three-headed red-maned tiger.

The Cai family was accustomed to using swords, and Cai Shiqin and Cai Zizheng were no exception. Both of them held silver longswords and aimed at the head of the red-maned tiger while still in mid-air. With the force of dozens of manes, they suddenly pushed the swords down.

call out…………

However, team captain Cai Shiyan was even faster than the two of them.

Cai Shiyan also held a silver longsword. He attacked from the front, the blade drawing a silver light in the air and piercing straight through the left eye of the red-maned tiger on the left.

Pfft...

Cai Shiyan withdrew as soon as he succeeded, without the slightest hesitation.

At the same time, Cai Shiqin and Cai Zizheng's longswords also cleaved the skulls of the two red-maned tigers in the middle and on the right. Following Cai Shiyan's example, they retreated after succeeding, taking a dozen meters back.

The three-headed red-maned tiger struggled and thrashed on the spot for more than ten breaths before finally collapsing to the ground, whimpering.

"call…………"

Cai Shiyan took a deep breath, strode forward, and sliced ​​open the heads of the three red-maned tigers one by one, then took out a total of 38 blood jade beads from them.

"I got another 38. It's only the second day of the trial, and I've already collected 163, even though they're all low quality..."

Cai Shiyan unfolded the bag on his body, looking at the half-full bag of blood jade beads inside. There was not much joy on his face. After glancing at everyone, he continued, "Let's follow the distribution system we had at the start. Shiqin and I, being the strongest, will each take 10%, Zizheng will take half a percent, and the rest will be divided equally among everyone else!"

Without waiting for anyone to speak, he opened the bag and took out 32 blood jade beads, giving half to himself and half to Cai Shiqin. Then he gave 8 more beads to Cai Zizheng. Finally, he gave the remaining 120 beads to Cai Zizheng, who then distributed 3 beads to each of the 40 people in the group.

Cai Zizheng took the bag and began distributing it to the remaining 40 team members.

"Finally, we can get our share of the Blood Jade Beads!"

Among the twenty-odd people who had just pulled the rope, Su Xing'er and her three siblings were also present. Seeing that Cai Zizheng was already distributing the Blood Jade Beads, the four of them showed great anticipation. The second brother, Su Xu, couldn't help but speak up.

Su Xing'er was the same; looking at the blood jade bead, her eyes were full of longing.

They arrived at the trial camp in the middle of the night on the first day of November. After arriving, they did almost no rest, were only told the general rules and some things to pay attention to, and the trial began immediately.

It's already daytime on the third day of the junior high, which means the trial has been going on for almost two days.

In two days, under Cai Shiyan's leadership, they captured a total of 10 intermediate-level Bloodfrost Beasts, which is quite an impressive achievement.

"Those aiming for a higher ranking in the trials should keep all the Blood Jade Beads on their person. Once back at the trial camp, they can be converted into points for ranking. Based on past performance, at least 1000 points are needed to have a chance of entering the top ten and winning an award. So, those who are too weak shouldn't bother. It's better to use them to improve your strength first, which will also increase your efficiency in the later hunts..."

Upon hearing Cai Shiyan's words, Su Xing'er immediately shook her head.

Since it is a trial, there will naturally be rankings. The person in charge had already told them this when they arrived at the trial camp the night before last.

"One low-quality blood jade bead is worth one point. Based on the situation in the past two days, all 43 of us have only obtained a total of 163 points, which is less than 4 points per person. If we maintain this efficiency for the next two months, we will only get a little over 100 points at most, and there is definitely no hope of ranking up."

However, Cai Shiyan should be able to find a way, and Sister Shiqin also has hope. It's just a matter of what they will do next..."

While Su Xing'er was pondering, Cai Zizheng had already walked up to the four siblings with a bag in his hand.

When Cai Zizheng walked up to them, Su Xing'er and her three older brothers' expressions were actually a little somber.

The reason was simple: they discovered that Cai Zizheng had already sent the cards to everyone else, clearly having deliberately placed the four of them last.

"17 manes, 13 manes, 12 manes, 12 manes, young master, forgive my bluntness, but these four are far too weak. Giving them only 3 might make the brothers resentful..."

As soon as Cai Zizheng finished speaking, several voices of agreement rang out from the ranks:
"That's right, the strongest 17-mane, it's clearly dragging us down!"

“They also divided it into 3 pieces, which is indeed a bit unreasonable.”

"If you ask me, it would be better to give all three of them to the young prince and let him try to get a higher ranking."

"That's right! Those four are too unqualified; there's no need to waste their potential."

………………

Upon hearing what everyone said, Su Xing'er's expression immediately darkened.

The same applies to Su Jing and the other two people beside him.

Before the trial camp set off, these people didn't say anything when they formed teams at the county government gate, but now that it's time to divide the spoils, they've started targeting each other.

The key point is that the four of them had just pulled on the rope, and they had also put in their best effort.

A hint of interest flashed across Cai Shiyan's face. He seemed to be about to say something, but before he could speak, Cai Shiqin spoke first.

“Young Master, the day before yesterday at the gate of the prefectural government, you personally promised that it would be fine to bring Xing’er and the other three. When we arrived at the trial camp the night before last, the rules for dividing the spoils were explained very clearly in advance. Now you’re changing your mind and not giving Xing’er and the others any spoils. Isn’t that inappropriate?”

Hearing the determination in Cai Shiqin's tone, Cai Shiyan frowned slightly, waved his hand at Cai Zizheng, and snorted coldly, "The trial has only just begun. Right now, it's just a drop in the ocean. As the targets get stronger, it won't be so easy to fish in troubled waters!"

After he finished speaking, he paused and looked at Cai Shiqin before continuing, "It seems that the cold beasts have all gathered on the west side this year. It's less than two kilometers from here to the Chencang trial area. If we continue westward, we should find even more targets."

Upon hearing his suggestion, Cai Shiqin hesitated for a moment, then turned to look to the west and pondered for a moment.

Meanwhile, Cai Zizheng had no choice but to accept the order. However, when he looked at Su Xing'er and the other three, a hint of mockery appeared in his pupils. When he handed over the Blood Jade Bead, he pretended to slip and drop it on the ground.

The blood jade bead slipped to the ground, but he didn't react at all. He just gave a cold smile and turned to walk towards Cai Shiyan.

Those around them, seeing this, all revealed cold smiles and mockery.

Such humiliation infuriated Su Xing'er and her three siblings.

Su Jing, who has a particularly fiery temper, couldn't help but take a small step forward, clearly wanting to say something.

"Big brother..."

But before he could speak, Su Xing'er gently stopped him.

Su Xing'er first shook her head at Su Jing, then stepped forward, picked up the twelve Blood Jade Beads on the ground, gave three to each of her three brothers, and whispered to Su Jing, "Big brother, bear with it a little longer. He just wants to force us to leave on our own. There are basically no low-level cold beasts in the trial area. Without them, we probably won't get a single Blood Jade Bead. Let's stay in the team and see if we can improve our strength first, or find other ways to deal with the cold beasts, before we leave."

Hearing his sister's words, Su Jingxian nodded emphatically, then, as if remembering something, handed the blood jade bead in his hand to Su Xing'er.

Upon seeing this, Su Xu and Su Zhi immediately realized what was happening and handed over the three blood jade beads they had.

Su Xing'er took the nine blood jade beads and immediately realized what was happening. Looking at her three brothers, a touch of emotion appeared in her eyes. Without saying anything, she followed the others and swallowed the blood jade beads.

"First, I need to quickly increase my strength. I heard on the way to the trial camp that in previous years, many people have increased their strength by twenty or thirty centimeters in two months during the trials. If others can do it, then I can do it too. As long as I am strong enough, I will immediately take my brother and the others away from the group. Then, I can have as many Blood Jade Beads as I want!"

Su Xing'er clenched her fist, her eyes filled with determination.

"Okay, let's go!"

Cai Shiyan had already signaled to everyone to continue their journey.

Although Su Xing'er and the other three were angry, they decided to continue following the group, so they didn't say anything more and just continued walking forward with the group.

Taking the Blood Jade Pearl won't make a difference, and they won't hunt endlessly. They usually find a safe place to rest in the middle of the night, and then they can use it for cultivation.

Whoosh whoosh…

A biting cold wind swept over her, and Su Xing'er looked up at the front, which was due west, with a slight look of suspicion on her face.

"It seems the further west we go, the lower the temperature gets..."

Is it an illusion?

………………

The trial zones of the two warlords, Chencang and Caiqiu, were right next to each other.

The reason is simple: the so-called trial area is the outer northern area of ​​the Blood Miasma Plain that each of the two warlords cleared out. In order to ensure the safety of the trial disciples, they set up the trial area in the outermost area as far as possible.

Given that the two countries have clearly defined territories in the Blood Miasma Plains, it's not surprising that their trial areas are adjacent to each other.

If someone could see the whole picture at this moment, they would find that all the participants in the trial, whether teams or individuals, seemed to be manipulated by an invisible hand. The people from Chencang were moving east, while the people from Caiqiu were moving west. They were both intentionally or unintentionally moving towards the central area.

………………

The airspace 10 kilometers directly west of Zhenyuan Daying.

A biting wind howled past, and a hunchbacked old Taoist priest dressed in a black and white robe was quietly suspended in mid-air.

The old Taoist priest held a bell in his left hand and a fan in his right, with a gray-white flag stuck on his back, its surface fluttering in the cold wind.

The old Taoist priest was staring menacingly at the direction of the western camp when he suddenly saw a strange black wind blowing in, and his pupils flashed with a sharp light.

"how's it going?"

The black wind stopped in front of him. Hearing the old Taoist's hoarse question, it paused for a moment before slowly saying, "The Zhenyuan Camp and the Furnace are fighting on both sides. The 50,000 troops in the Trial Zone should be heading south to reinforce us soon. Almost all the Xianyang level troops have left. With 150,000 troops, Cai Qiu and those few Tribulation Realm cultivators will definitely not be able to sit still. You can go all out."

"Hehehe, that's good!"

The old Taoist chuckled a few times, then, as if remembering something, continued, "Where's Qianmian? Did she go and keep an eye on those few Tribulation Realm cultivators in the vassal states?"

The black aura lingered for a moment before it said, "No, I sent her to help me deal with someone, the one I mentioned to you last year, the one with the Yin-Yang Mirror."

"The Yin-Yang Mirror!"

Upon hearing this, the old Taoist priest immediately seemed to remember something, his pupils suddenly narrowing before he slowly said, "This is what Thousand Faces fears most. Given her personality, she probably won't directly confront that person, right?"

"Definitely not. That person has some strength, and with the Yin-Yang Mirror's methods, I couldn't stop him in the Bone-Corroding Path last year. However, Thousand Faces Strong isn't really strong; she's used to using others to do her dirty work, so she must have brought out a lot of helpers!"

"Yes, yes, yes, hehehehe..."

(End of this chapter)