Whoosh!
An eight-meter-long tiger-shaped blood fiend charged forward. Every blood fiend that stood in its way was slapped away by its huge claws, leaving deep wounds on its body.
Roar —
Some of the blood fiends that were slapped away let out furious roars and attacked the tiger-shaped blood fiend. However, the tiger-shaped blood fiend pounced on them, causing them to fall to the ground and bite off their throats, killing them instantly.
Some of the blood fiends screamed, but when they saw that it was an eight-meter-long tiger-shaped blood fiend that had slapped them away, they quickly ran away.
A gigantic rhinoceros-like blood fiend with golden skin was rampaging forward.
One blood fiend after another was knocked away by it. Bright red blood stains appeared on its skin, but it was not its own blood. Instead, it was the blood of the unlucky blood fiends that it had knocked into.
Bang!
A wolf-shaped blood fiend that was suspected to be a desolate-level blood fiend was enraged. It pounced and bit the throat of the golden blood fiend, but it only managed to break through its skin.
On the other hand, the wolf-shaped blood fiend was cut by a long saber-shaped horn on the golden blood fiend's head, causing it to bleed profusely.
Knowing that it had encountered a formidable opponent, the wolf-shaped blood fiend voluntarily retreated.
A gigantic lion-shaped blood fiend that was covered in golden-red flames strode forward gracefully. With it as the center, a terrifyingly high temperature spread in all directions, causing the snow on the ground to melt.
One blood fiend after another fled in panic, as if they were avoiding snakes or scorpions. Some blood fiends that could not dodge in time were immediately touched by the golden-red flames. Their bodies burned with the flames, and after struggling for a while, they died completely.
Its body emitted a tempting barbecued meat fragrance, causing a few blood fiends to fight over its corpse, causing blood to splatter everywhere.
On the snowy ground, one could clearly see paths filled with dark red blood stains. All of these paths led in the same direction.
"What in the world happened? Why are so many blood fiends being attracted over …"
Gray's face revealed his surprise.
Based on his estimation, at least a hundred blood fiends had passed by in just a short while. Among them, there were four or five desolate-level blood fiends. Something must have happened up ahead to attract so many blood fiends.
"They must have been attracted by some precious magic herb!"
Sophia pondered for a moment and said.
"Let's follow them and take a look!"
Mubus Violet said.
The five of them followed the path taken by the group of blood fiends. Along the way, fresh blood and the corpses of blood fiends could be seen everywhere. Blood fiends gathered together, so it was inevitable that they would kill each other.
After walking for one li, a short mountain about two to three hundred meters tall appeared in front of Gray's group of five. The mountain was covered in ice and snow, and there were blood fiends all around and on top of the mountain.
"So many blood fiends!"
Gray and the other four felt their scalps go numb. There were probably over a thousand Blood Fiends gathered here, and there was no lack of desolate-level Blood Fiends. At a glance, there should be twenty to thirty desolate-level Blood Fiends.
"What fragrance?"
Quietly approaching the short mountain, Gray and the other four involuntarily sniffed the air. The air was cold, and the air they exhaled was hot. However, in such an environment, there was actually a strange fragrance floating in the air.
"It drifted over from this short mountain!"
Gray and the other four looked around, and soon, they saw a plant with blooming icy-green flowers halfway up the short mountain.
Upon closer inspection, they realized that the blood fiends on the short mountain and around it were actually circling around this plant, vaguely protecting it in the center.
"This is the Crystal Lotus!"
Seeing this plant with blooming icy-green flowers, Mubus Violet's expression suddenly became extremely excited. It took him a moment to recover, and he exclaimed excitedly.
"Crystal Lotus?!"
Gray was slightly familiar with this name, but he could not recall where he had seen it in a book.
"This is a magic herb that has the effect of evolving. Its effect is similar to the Fruit of Evolution. It is compatible with blood arts and can promote bloodline evolution."
Sophia explained softly. At this moment, they were hiding in a pile of rocks not far from the short mountain. The surface of the pile of rocks was covered in snow.
"Evolving herb, it's actually a purifying herb!"
After Sophia's reminder, Gray suddenly recalled the familiar origin of the name Crystal Lotus.
After learning about the evolution herb in Mercenary City, he had looked up the information about it, and that was when he saw the name Crystal Lotus.
Speaking of which, he had been extremely close to obtaining the evolution herb, and could even be said to be within reach. That was when he obtained the mysterious silver metal material for the second time and traded it with the spirit merchant.
At that time, the other party took out three items, and one of them was a flower with seven petals. Each petal had a different color, and it was the evolution herb Rainbow Flower.
However, in the end, he did not choose the Rainbow Flower. Instead, he chose the purple ring with the spatial ability. After all, it was not difficult for him to upgrade his bloodline, and there was no need to consume evolution herbs.
Now that he thought about it, he did not regret it. To him, the value of the purple ring was far greater than the Rainbow Flower. However, this did not mean that the evolution herb's value was lower. It only meant that the evolution herb was not very useful to him.
"It's starting to smell. This is a sign that it's about to mature. The Crystal Lotus will mature in at most one or two days."
An elder of the Purple Moon Kingdom's Royal Family was excited. To the Royal Family, the value of such an evolution herb was almost comparable to a Silver-level Magic Weapon.
"We actually encountered the evolution herb Crystal Lotus. We must get it!"
Another elder of the Purple Moon Kingdom's Royal Family was also excited.
"Look at the three Blood Fiends around the Crystal Lotus!"
Gray was still calm. After all, the evolution herb Crystal Lotus was not very useful to him. He carefully observed the Blood Fiends on the hill, and his focus was on the three Blood Fiends closest to the Crystal Lotus. Soon, he noticed something unusual.
Hearing Gray's reminder, Sophia and the other three looked at the three Blood Fiends closest to the Crystal Lotus.
One of the Blood Fiends was a gigantic bird-shaped Blood Fiend. Its fur was snow-white and smooth, as if it had been combed with a comb.
It perched on top of the hill with its wings tucked away. Even so, its body was still a few meters tall, taller than an adult standing up.
Its claws were extremely sharp and flashed with a black glow. Its brown eyes were extremely sharp. It was a desolate-level Blood Fiend, the Mystic Icebird.
The other Blood Fiend was on the left side of the Crystal Lotus. It was a gigantic Blood Fiend in the shape of a lizard.
Its entire body was covered with ice-like transparent scales. Its limbs and body were extremely thick, and its length was probably as long as ten meters.
This was a desolate-level Ice Dragon. It was rumored to be a special Blood Fiend with the bloodline of a dragon.
The last Blood Fiend was on the right side of the Crystal Lotus. It was also gigantic and was about eight meters long.
It looked like a dog, but its entire body was covered with sharp blood-red thorns. Each of the thorns looked as if they had been soaked in blood, flashing with a bright red color.
The desolate-level Blood Fiend, the Bramble Dog. Its blood-red thorns could protect its body and shoot out. They had the characteristic of exploding upon contact with a target. It was extremely powerful.
"Why are these three desolate-level Blood Fiends bigger than other Blood Fiends of the same species?"
Looking at the appearance and size of the three Blood Fiends, Sophia and the rest immediately understood what Gray meant.
If they were just ordinary desolate-level Blood Fiends, they would not have paid much attention to them. After all, both Gray and Mubus Violet could unleash the combat strength of a third-stage desolate-level Blood Fiend. Ordinary desolate-level Blood Fiends would not be able to do anything to them as long as there were not too many of them.
However, these three Blood Fiends were obviously different. They were obviously bigger than other Blood Fiends of the same species. They were obviously not ordinary desolate-level Blood Fiends.
They also noticed that there were a few other Blood Fiends' corpses around the three Blood Fiends. Judging from the wounds on the corpses, they were all killed with absolute strength.
"Could it be that these three Blood Fiends have consumed the purification herb?"
An Elder of the Purple Moon Kingdom's Royal Family had a grave expression.
"They still retain the characteristics of their respective species. They did not evolve into higher-level Blood Fiends. They probably did not consume the entire herb. They only consumed a part of it."
Sophia made a conjecture.
"Their bodies should have undergone a transformation. I just don't know what level their combat strength has reached."
"Let me test it out!"
Gray released Stanley Grinton and asked him to head toward the short mountain. He was ready to test the strength of these three Blood Fiends.
Roar —
Stanley Grinton, who was heading toward the short mountain, immediately attracted the attention of the Blood Fiends near the short mountain.
A Blood Fiend with the appearance of a rat but with two blade-like front limbs that looked like scythes suddenly pounced toward Stanley Grinton.
A leopard Blood Fiend with lightning spots on its body quickly appeared behind Stanley Grinton. Its sharp claws scratched at Stanley Grinton's back.
Other than these two Blood Fiends, several other Blood Fiends also pounced.
Puff, puff, puff —
Stanley Grinton unsheathed his broken saber and slashed out several times. The blood fiends that were pouncing towards him were all cleaved into two halves. Fresh blood splattered onto the snowy ground like rain. Their innards and various other organs were scattered all over the ground.
Puff, puff, puff —
Stanley Grinton was getting closer to the crystal lotus. Along the way, Blood Fiends would attack him from time to time. His response was to slash and kill the Blood Fiends with a single slash. He did not even need to slash twice.
Finally, he was only a few dozen meters away from the crystal lotus. This area was a restricted area. There were only three Blood Fiends in this area. They were the Blood Fiends that he suspected to have consumed the evolution herb.
Roar —
Seeing Stanley Grinton approaching, the three Blood Fiends looked at him with hostility. A terrifying aura burst forth from their bodies and they let out a warning roar.
The other Blood Fiends around them retreated one after another. One could imagine the prestige of these three Blood Fiends among the Blood Fiends.