When one person and two beasts returned to the center area of Qiulin Ruins, it was already around the time for lighting lamps.

Ye Lingyue was about to bring Little Wuya and Little Zhiyo back to Hong Meng Heaven.

Suddenly, she felt something was off.

Due to the large number of people, she had previously arranged the guards from Jiu Provinces Alliance in more than twenty empty houses.

And she had lit Snow Grass outside each house.

The air should have been filled with the fragrance of Snow Grass, but at this moment, there was no trace of its scent in the air.

Ye Lingyue heightened her vigilance and quickly walked towards the nearest house.

"Boss, look quickly!"

As she reached outside a house, Little Wuya sounded a reminder.

On that ordinary house, there was something writhing densely, a large swarm of black Bloodthirsty Snake Bees had already surrounded the house. Not only that, there were numerous small snakes climbing all over any crevice in the doors and windows.

All those small snakes were as thick as a thumb, emitting a ghastly green glow, flicking their bright red tongues.

Looking inside the house, the Snow Grass that was supposed to repel Bloodthirsty Snake Bees had long extinguished, and the wounded members of Jiu Provinces Alliance were either reduced to dried corpses or entwined by venomous snakes, creating a terrifying scene reminiscent of an Asura hell.

Ye Lingyue felt her hair stand on end and quickly retreated.

"This is bad!"

She remembered Qin Xiaochuan and Bo Qing, and immediately ignited Snow Grass in her hand.

But once the scent of Snow Grass spread, the Bloodthirsty Snake Bees, who originally feared the scent, took no notice and buzzed menacingly as they lunged.

"Boss, Little Zhiyo, get on quickly."

Little Wuya, seeing the dire situation, immediately transformed into Phoenix Form, signaling Ye Lingyue and Little Zhiyo to get on quickly.

One person and one beast jumped onto Little Wuya’s back.

As the Illusion Divine Phoenix, which was a top-tier Flying Beast, Little Wuya transformed, and like a lightning bolt, soared straight into the sky.

Once in the sky, Little Wuya wouldn’t fear the pursuing Bloodthirsty Snake Bees.

"Little Wuya, we have to find Bo Qing and the others."

Ye Lingyue didn’t want to abandon the City Lord and the others; the entire Qiulin Ruins was emanating an eerie aura now.

The Bloodthirsty Snake Bees and the serpents that were nowhere to be found during the day made her twitch with unease.

"Boss, let me take you to a safe place first, and then find a way to find the others."

After saying that, Little Wuya spread its wings and was about to leave Qiulin Ruins.

But at that moment, its body shook heavily and let out a mournful cry.

"Little Wuya, what’s wrong?"

Ye Lingyue and Little Zhiyo were shocked.

"It’s that creature."

Little Zhiyo saw on Little Wuya’s right wing a ghastly green snake climbing. The snake was as thick as an arm, dozens of times larger than the small snakes seen earlier, and far more toxic.

The Strange Snake had sharp teeth, biting tightly onto Little Wuya’s right wing.

How did this Demon Snake manage to reach such heights? Could it fly?

Ye Lingyue heard a piercing wind howling again.

As she glanced down, she immediately understood where these Flying Snakes came from.

On the ground, numerous small snakes were hanging upside down from trees along the way. They bent their bodies like slingshots, and with a powerful flick, their bodies soared out like countless Flying Swords.

As the small Flying Snakes flew through the air, dozens of them gathered and transformed into larger Flying Snakes with greater size and venom.

One of them bit onto Little Wuya’s right wing.

The snake’s venom surged fiercely, rapidly spreading across Little Wuya’s body within moments. Its body sank abruptly, plummeting nearly a hundred meters, nearly crashing into the ground. Little Wuya, gritting its teeth, managed to halt its descent.

Ye Lingyue felt for Little Wuya and was about to command it to land.

Next to her, a powerful aura surged like furious waves.

Ye Lingyue turned to look and was startled.

Beside her, Little Zhiyo’s fiery eyes burned like raging flames.

Its originally pure white fur was rapidly growing longer, and its Demon Core within was spinning rapidly, emanating a terrifying, almost volcanic force. Three sharp horns grew atop its head like spikes.

"Dare to bully Little Wuya!"

Little Zhiyo, like a meteor, sped faster than even Ye Lingyue could stop.

With a furious roar, it lashed out with claws several inches long, slashing at the Demon Snake on Little Wuya’s right wing.

The Demon Snake screeched as it was tossed high.

Little Zhiyo opened its mouth, which had expanded several times, revealing a scarlet tongue filled with sharp spikes. The tongue brushed over the rough scales, and the Demon Snake’s body was torn open with a ripping sound.

Little Zhiyo’s tongue swiftly wrapped around, extracting a streak of white Demon Soul from the Demon Snake and swallowed it whole.

After ingesting a Demon Soul, Little Zhiyo looked unsatisfied, unable to resist licking its lips.

Delicious, truly a supreme delicacy.

After a day of hunger without any food, Little Zhiyo felt an unprecedented sense of fulfillment.

Its once baby blue eyes now shimmered with a deep, oceanic blue, akin to the stormy sea before a tempest, depthful yet dangerous.

Looking at the ground, teeming with venomous snakes hanging from trees and the unrelenting Bloodthirsty Snake Bees, Little Zhiyo’s killing intent soared.

It plunged swiftly downward, landing with a thunderous impact, leaving a crater on the ground.

Little Zhiyo moved like lightning, darting back and forth, devouring the souls of numerous Demon Snakes and venomous bees as though harvesting wheat.

What is this?

Ye Lingyue had already descended with Little Wuya to a relatively safe area.

The sudden transformation and soul consumption by Little Zhiyo stunned both Ye Lingyue and Little Wuya.

This was completely different from Little Zhiyo’s previous personality. It seemed the Senluo Ghost Fruit had indeed caused significant change in Little Zhiyo.

It was a blessing in disguise that this opportunity resolved Little Zhiyo’s dietary issue.

Ye Lingyue pondered briefly before quickly refocusing, checking Little Wuya’s poisoning condition.

Little Wuya had also returned to human form.

Its right arm was poisoned halfway up, and Ye Lingyue promptly administered a Detoxification Pill to her.

But to Ye Lingyue’s shock, even the Detoxification Pill refined from Qian Cauldron couldn’t immediately remove the poison from Little Wuya.

The toxin continued to spread rapidly, but at that moment, Ye Lingyue suddenly felt something was amiss underfoot, and she looked down.