I Grind to Martial Saint

The Taicang Mountain Range was already densely forested. At night, it grew even darker and gloomier, looming like a great beast of darkness.

Cyan Tiger Tribe.

Hu Liu was leading the young and able-bodied men of his tribe on patrol.

The Cyan Tiger Tribe was a medium-sized tribe within the Taicang Mountain Range, somewhat smaller in scale than the Wuhuo Tribe.

Recently, strange things had been happening near the Cyan Tiger Tribe, so they had no choice but to strengthen their patrols at night as a precaution.

"Captain... things have been so weird these past few days."

"What do you think could have eaten those wild animals?"

a Cyan Tiger tribesman said.

"Yeah... I’ve never seen anything like it... their bodies were riddled with holes... It’s terrifying."

Someone else chimed in.

Zhao Liu said grumpily, "The miasma on Taicang Mountain is thick. Any kind of venomous insect could show up. How should I know?"

He paused, then added, "All of you, sharpen up! Otherwise, when that monster appears, you won’t even notice."

Hearing this, the tribesmen behind him were startled, and their expressions grew tense.

After making a round inside the tribe, the patrol team headed out to patrol the perimeter.

SOB SOB SOB~~~

Suddenly, the sound of crying came from the forest not far from the tribe.

The crying sounded weak and helpless, carrying through the deathly silent forest to the ears of Hu Liu and his men.

"That’s strange... Why would there be a woman crying in the middle of the night?"

one man asked, surprised.

"You heard it too? I thought it was just a stray cat."

another said.

"What stray cat... That’s really a woman crying."

"Come with me. We’ll check it out."

Hu Liu said in a low voice.

The men nodded and followed behind Hu Liu.

This patch of woods was so familiar to them they could navigate it with their eyes closed.

Holding a torch, Hu Liu led the way.

When he reached the depths of the forest, he saw a woman in a red dress crying with her head bowed.

Seeing this, Hu Liu stepped forward and asked, "Miss... what’s wrong?"

"I got separated from my friends... I’m lost..."

The woman didn’t dare raise her head. She curled into a ball, seeming very frightened.

"Lost..."

Hu Liu saw the woman’s attire and knew at a glance she was an outsider. It made sense that she would be lost.

Feeling protective, he said, "Miss, our tribe is just outside these woods... Why don’t you come with us and rest for a bit?"

"No... I don’t need to rest... I’m hungry... I want to eat something."

The woman in red clutched her head, speaking in fits and starts.

"No problem! Once we’re back at our tribe, you can eat whatever you want!"

A Cyan Tiger tribesman laughed heartily.

"Really?"

Although the woman in red still hadn’t looked up, her tone had clearly become more excited.

"Of course it’s true... A young woman like you can’t eat that much."

"Come to my home. I guarantee you’ll eat and drink your fill."

The Cyan Tiger tribesman said with a smile.

"Then... then... then..."

The woman in red seemed to hesitate again.

"Miss, what are you hesitating about?"

Seeing her like this, Hu Liu couldn’t help but ask.

"I... I’m just so hungry... Can I eat you first?"

The woman’s voice suddenly lost its earlier weakness, becoming sinister and chilling.

Hearing this voice, the hearts of Hu Liu and his men skipped a beat.

The next moment, the woman in red raised her head.

The torchlight illuminated her face.

Her face was deathly pale. Her mouth was frighteningly large, split open to her ears, and her sharp teeth glinted with a cold light.

"You’re courting death!"

Hu Liu was exceptionally brave. Unfazed, he drew the Stone Hammer from his waist and viciously smashed it toward the woman’s head.

BANG!

It was like smashing a tomato.

The woman in red’s head burst apart, and her body collapsed to the ground.

"A mere Evil Spirit dares to act so viciously before me!"

Hu Liu snorted coldly.

At that moment, the other men from the Cyan Tiger Tribe finally reacted. Seeing the corpse of the woman in red, they let out a sigh of relief.

"Captain Hu, thank goodness you were here!"

"I can’t believe an Evil Spirit appeared so close to our tribe!"

"We were almost done for."

The men said, still shaken.

"Hmph... I’m always telling you to be more careful, but you never listen."

"A woman suddenly starts crying in the middle of the night—didn’t you think that was strange?"

Hu Liu snorted.

In reality, he had been on high alert the entire time.

But just then, someone cried out in alarm, "What is that?!"

Still basking in his triumph, Hu Liu heard the cry and quickly looked down.

He saw that the corpse of the woman in red was swelling with countless tiny bumps.

PSHCHT...

Countless tiny, crimson insects burst out from the woman’s body, swarming toward Hu Liu and his men like a hive of bees.

The overwhelming sight was enough to drive one to utter despair.

"Run!"

Hu Liu roared frantically.

But in the next instant, they were annihilated by the crimson insects.

"AHHH!!!"

Countless screams echoed through the dark woods.

Before long, silence returned.

.....

「The next day.」

Liao Tu and a few of his tribesmen set out from the Wuhuo Tribe, planning to visit the various Primitive Tribes in the Taicang Mountain Range to gather information.

But after visiting several tribes in a row, they found no news of the Chunyang Daoist.

「By noon.」

Liao Tu and his men arrived at the Cyan Tiger Tribe.

’Strange... Why do I feel like there’s something weird about the Cyan Tiger Tribe today?’

Liao Tu felt something was odd before he even entered the tribe.

It was too quiet.

Standing outside the Cyan Tiger Tribe and looking in, he couldn’t see a single person, even though it was the middle of the day.

After all, the Cyan Tiger Tribe was a medium-sized tribe with over a thousand people.

Even if all the able-bodied men were out hunting, there should still be women and children left in the village.

But now, there wasn’t a soul in sight.

Not even a wisp of smoke from a cooking fire could be seen.

"It does look strange,"

one of his tribesmen agreed.

"Let’s be careful..."

Liao Tu took a deep breath and walked into the Cyan Tiger Tribe.

He first went to a wooden hut and called out a few times, but no one answered.

Finally, he simply shoved the door of the hut open.

And then, Liao Tu saw two corpses lying on the floor, their states of death horrifying.

The bodies were covered in countless bloody holes, their flesh devoured entirely. It was a terrifying sight.

"This..."

"Chief, what in the world happened here?"

A Wuhuo tribesman asked, his scalp prickling with fear.

"I... I don’t know either..."

"Let’s check the rest of the Cyan Tiger Tribe..."

Liao Tu took a deep breath.

He already knew in his heart.

’The people of the Cyan Tiger Tribe... something must have happened to all of them. Now it’s just a matter of confirming it.’

Next, he led his few tribesmen on a tour through the Cyan Tiger Tribe.

It was exactly as Liao Tu had thought, without any deviation.

Everyone in the Cyan Tiger Tribe... was dead.

Men, women, old, and young—not a single one was spared.

Moreover, the state of their deaths was identical to the first corpses they had found, with no difference whatsoever.

"How could this happen..."

For a moment, Liao Tu was dumbfounded.

’What kind of damned thing could have slaughtered the Cyan Tiger Tribe?’

Just now, he had even found the bodies of the Cyan Tiger Tribe’s chief and Priest.

They hadn’t been spared either.

It made his blood run cold.

’To be able to wipe out a tribe of a thousand people overnight... It’s too terrifying.’

"No... I have to spread this news as quickly as possible...."

"It would be one thing if this was a random occurrence... but what I fear most is that the Cyan Tiger Tribe is just the beginning!"

At this thought, Liao Tu’s heart filled with a sense of urgency.

He quickly led his tribesmen away from the Cyan Tiger Tribe to spread the news far and wide.

「Soon.」

Tribes big and small throughout the entire Taicang Mountain Range were shaken.

Many chiefs and Priests brought their people and rushed to the Cyan Tiger Tribe.

When they witnessed the tragic state of the Cyan Tiger Tribe, they all wore the same expression as Liao Tu.

"I’ve lived in the Taicang Mountain Range for so many years, and I’ve never seen wounds like these..."

"It looks like they were caused by the bites of some kind of venomous insect..."

"Heavens... Please don’t let this disaster reach our tribe...."

Some Priests even fell to their knees and began to pray to the heavens.

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