What? You opened a resort on the battlefield of all races?

"Is this the Snow Shadow Wolf Spirit?"

Xu Tianlin stood still, not approaching immediately.

The wolf shadow ahead was huddled deep in the cave, its massive body convulsing with painful howls. Black energy billowed out from between its fur, spreading along the ground before being drawn back in by the chaotic bloodline power around it.

No matter how you look at it, it has nothing to do with the words "Snow Shadow".

Xu Tianlin frowned.

He still remembered the first challenge, Thousand Hills Pass.

Chu Hong mistakenly believed that the alien races summoned by those animated figurines had invaded Xiling Prefecture, so he led the Chu family warriors directly over.

When Chu Hong made his move, a huge phantom of a snow wolf appeared behind him.

Its entire body was pure white, with no other color in its long fur, except for its eyes, which were a deep blue, as cold as the thin ice that forms on the edge of a well in winter.

With its long, powerful limbs, its sharp claws could draw out several streaks of cold light from the Yuan energy with a single strike.

It looked incredibly handsome.

Now take a look at this one.

Forget Snow Shadow Wolf, calling it Shadow Wolf Spirit would be much more believable.

Moreover, their condition was extremely poor.

Its ribs rose and fell slowly with its breathing. Each inhalation was deep, but each exhalation was short and disordered, and a low moan would occasionally escape from its throat.

Chen Dong had long since lost the interest he had when he was talking about Chu Qian.

He took half a step forward, staring at the wolf's shadow.

"What's wrong with it?!"

"It's malevolent energy."

Xu Tianlin narrowed his eyes.

In Chen Dong's eyes, all that remained on the Snow Shadow Wolf Spirit was layers of churning black energy.

However, Xu Tianlin perceived things to be much more complex.

That wolf spirit was not a normal life form among the myriad races. It had no real flesh and blood, nor the physical structure that a normal living being should have.

Its body is composed of two forces that have been entangled for countless years.

A force emanating from the Snow Shadow Wolf.

One stream came from the Chu family.

This is how the special wolf spirit before us came to be.

This also explains why the Chu family's legacy relies so heavily on it.

It itself is a special product left behind by the Snow Shadow Wolf bloodline and the Chu family's generations of inheritance.

But now.

There's been a major problem with the portion of power belonging to the Snow Shadow Wolf.

Strands of grayish-black malevolent energy, like mold spots, spread continuously along the power within its body.

In some places, it's still just a thin layer.

In some places, however, the bloodline energy, which should have flowed smoothly, was blocked, sometimes expanding and sometimes collapsing.

Each change caused the Snow Shadow Wolf Spirit's body to twitch violently.

"A malevolent aura?!"

Chen Dong suddenly turned his head.

"Are you kidding me?"

"This is the human race's stronghold!"

"Snow Shadow Wolf Den is still the Chu family's sacred ground, so why is this place emanating malevolent energy?"

He really couldn't understand it.

The evil aura is practically inextricably linked to the battlefield of the heavens.

When human warriors enter the battlefield to fight, their bodies will gradually be eroded by the baleful aura over time.

But where is this place?

Xiling Prefecture, the most central area of ​​the Chu family.

Chu Hong and a large group of Chu family members were guarding outside.

As they entered, they encountered nothing unusual. Instead, in the deepest part of the Chu family's sacred land, they found a Snow Shadow Wolf Spirit that was almost being devoured by the evil spirits.

Is this reasonable?

Chen Dong looked at the wolf spirit again, his expression growing increasingly grim.

What's more troublesome is, what are they doing here?

Gain recognition.

Wolf Spirit nodded; the third test was finally passed.

But look at the situation right now...

Let alone nod.

Chen Dong doubted how long the wolf could last.

More air intake, less air exhaust.

Even the slightest movement of raising his head seemed to require all his strength.

Chen Dong's lips twitched slightly.

"How can this be accepted?"

"I can't exactly sit next to it and ask, 'Dude, blink if you agree,' can I?"

Xu Tianlin did not respond to his complaints.

His attention remained focused on the malevolent energy.

"It seems to be related to the Demon Emperor Tianyan who appeared before."

"Demon Emperor Tianyan?"

Xu Tianlin thought to himself.

He had seen this feeling before. Back in the Kunjin Rat Sanctuary, the rats always regarded Tianyan as the treasure that kept the sanctuary afloat.

Each ethnic group handed over its ancient artifacts.

Tianyan absorbs the power within.

The sanctuary relies on the Heavenly Evolution to resist the ever-spreading laws of the abyss.

They only figured it out later.

The so-called Heavenly Evolution has been inextricably linked to the Demon Emperor from the very beginning.

Those ancient artifacts that were sent in were essentially handing themselves over to the trap set by the Demon Emperor.

And the snow-shadow wolf spirit before them...

Xu Tianlin's gaze swept from the wolf spirit's head to its tail.

"If the ancient primordial artifacts of the Snow Shadow Wolf clan were also absorbed by Tianyan..."

That explains the current situation.

Ancient artifacts are inherently linked to the core heritage of a race.

The Snow Shadow Wolf Spirit is a special energy entity formed by the long-term fusion of the Snow Shadow Wolf's power and the Chu family's bloodline.

If the problem originated at the source, it's impossible for this area to be completely unaffected.

not to mention.

Xu Tianlin could still detect a familiar scent deep within those malevolent energies.

The Laws of the Abyss.

It's just that it's faded so much that it's almost invisible.

He had already figured out one thing back at the Kunjin Rat Sanctuary.

Once the laws of the abyss truly invade this planet, they will be suppressed and purified by the planet's origin.

Those forces were constantly weakened and scattered.

What remains is the malevolent energy that humans and all other races have been trying to avoid all these years.

The wolf spirit before us is probably in the same situation; the Snow Shadow Wolf's inherited power was first corrupted by the laws of the abyss.

Then that abyssal power entered the planet's fundamental system and was gradually ground into malevolent energy.

And that's how it ended up looking like this.

The malevolent energy continued to accumulate.

The wolf spirit itself cannot expel it.

Over time, the entire energy structure became almost completely blocked.

A knowing glint flashed in Xu Tianlin's eyes.

No wonder the world anchor point was warning of its impending disappearance; the very root of the Chu family's lineage had begun to rot.

"So what do we do now?!"

Chen Dong was really anxious.

He threw all those questions aside for the moment, such as trials and whether or not he would approve.

If Snow Shadow Wolf Spirit really encounters a problem here, the Chu family will be the first to be affected.

That would mean affecting Chu Qian.

How could Chen Dong possibly stand still?

He took two steps forward.

Yuan energy surged from within his body and slowly reached towards the Snow Shadow Wolf Spirit.

"Let's get rid of the evil energy first!"

This was the most common method used by human warriors before the resorts appeared.

His body was being eroded by malevolent energy.

It relies on external energy to gradually draw in and grind it down.

It's slow, troublesome, and time-consuming.

Until we have things like life-giving hot springs and spas, this is the only way we can do it.

Chen Dong was clearly not concerned with efficiency at this moment.

Save lives first.

However, his elemental power had just approached the wolf spirit.

"roar--!!!"

The low groans suddenly turned into furious roars!

Snow Shadow Wolf Spirit suddenly raised its head, its eyes, which had been half-closed, now fully open.

scarlet!

There was no trace of the wolf spirit's clarity left inside; only chaos and killing intent remained.

Chen Dong's expression changed.

The wolf spirit, which had been struggling to even stand up, swung its front paws fiercely at you!

Chen Dong only had time to lean his body backward.

Sizzle—!

His clothes ripped open on the spot, and three claw marks were pulled diagonally from his chest to his ribs.

The skin and flesh were torn open, and fresh blood gushed out.

Chen Dong staggered back a few steps, clutching his chest wound with one hand, gasping for breath in pain.

"hiss--"

"They're really going all out..."

The Snow Shadow Wolf Spirit did not continue its attack.

It lowered its body again, its scarlet eyes fixed on Chen Dong, and a low growl rumbled in its throat.

Chen Dong glanced at the blood on his palm, then looked up at the wolf spirit.

"I'm here to help you."

As he spoke, he slowly released his hand from the wound.

A flash of light appeared in his other hand.

A tiny tooth appeared in his palm.

The teeth were not sharp, and were even somewhat blunt, clearly not left by an adult Snow Shadow Wolf.

That was a baby tooth shed by a wolf cub.

The Snow Shadow Wolf Spirit, which had been staring intently at Chen Dong, suddenly stopped its growling when it saw the baby tooth.

Its body was still shrouded in black malevolent energy.

The scarlet eyes did not return to normal.

But the body that had been twitching and wailing in pain gradually and strangely quieted down.