Going Mad

Chapter 49 Going Mad

As soon as Shen Hanyu finished speaking, a sharp cry filled with terrifying power came from above. The anger in the cry was so intense it was almost off the charts. The terrifying sound wave dispersed the snow falling from the surrounding trees, causing it to flutter down in all directions.

Apart from Shen Hanyu, the other three covered their ears tightly, feeling suffocated by the energy carried by the sound.

Shen Hanyu's lips twitched, utterly puzzled. He decided to ask Tianmeng, who was still leisurely slacking off, in his spiritual sea:

"Tianmeng, come quick and see what's going on. Something seems off about this guy."

Tianmeng, who was enjoying her leisure time, was startled. She quickly released her mental energy to investigate. It would have been better if she hadn't investigated. What she found almost made her eyes pop out of their sockets.

"Hey, Hanyu, I was just away from the outside world for a little while, how did you guys manage to mess with such a big guy? My goodness, a Silver Emperor Sky Falcon with over 50,000 years of cultivation, I've never even seen one in the depths of the far north, and it's here. I don't know whether to say you're lucky or unlucky..."

Shen Hanyu was also unusually puzzled, and said:

"You think we wanted to provoke it? No, we didn't provoke it at all. We didn't even reveal our presence, but this big guy suddenly went berserk. I'm a bit confused too."

The sharp cry continued, and the enormous silver figure of the Silver Emperor Falcon slowly appeared in the sky above the forest. Its silver feathers were beautiful and smooth under the sunlight, and its overall appearance was extremely high.

Of course, it would be even better if we excluded those eyes that had turned red due to bloodlust.

With the flapping of a pair of enormous wings, a gale arose on the ground. Shen Hanyu led the three women to a relatively low-lying area, but they could still feel the biting cold wind that cut like a knife.

Shui Yue'er and Shui Bing'er had already squatted on the ground, Shen Liuyu was also half-leaning on the tree trunk next to him, and Shen Hanyu was blocking the way at the front, his expression slowly becoming somewhat solemn.

The Silver Emperor Falcon's enormous eyes darted around, seemingly searching for something, while its massive body spun continuously in the low sky above the area, completely blocking Shen Hanyu and his group's path of advance or retreat.

Tianmeng was also somewhat bewildered. After racking her brains for a moment, she came to a conclusion:

"Hanyu, I'm telling you, there are only two choices now: fight or run."

Shen Hanyu rolled his eyes and said speechlessly:

"Say something useful. Anyone with a brain could come up with what you're saying."

Tianmeng looked at the Silver Emperor Sky Falcon still raging in the distant sky and said helplessly:

"A soul beast of this level wouldn't be attracted by simple things. Either you accidentally picked up something that could drive the Silver Emperor Sky Falcon crazy, or there was something in this area that was attracting it. But based on the current situation, the latter is more likely."

Upon hearing this, Shen Hanyu was taken aback for a moment, then quickly replied:

"Tianmeng, search this area and see if there's anything different. This guy won't go crazy for no reason; there must be a reason."

Tianmeng obediently did as instructed.

Shen Hanyu didn't sit idly by either. He turned around and said seriously to Shui Bing'er and the other two girls:

"Alright, listen carefully to what I'm about to say, and don't lie. You've seen the situation. Without you guys, it wouldn't be difficult for me to break out on my own, but taking care of you guys, I'm not 100% confident. My chance of winning is less than 98%, which is no different from suicide."

Shen Hanyu paused for a moment, then said:

"After arriving in the Frozen Forest, did you find anything unusual? Or, before you came out, did you carry anything valuable with you and expose it to the outside world, risking being detected?"

Shui Bing'er shook her head first; she had brought nothing but some necessities.

Shui Yue'er shook her head. Her soul tool contained nothing but food; how could she possibly absorb such a large creature?

Shen Hanyu turned his gaze to Shen Liuyu, only to see her shake her head and say:

"Brother, I didn't bring much. The things you gave me are all in the dorm. You know I have a habit of not bringing anything when I go out, and the dorm is safe too. The dean lives right behind the dorm."

Shen Hanyu was a little confused. Could the problem really be with him?

Besides a few soul bones, he had hundreds of thousands of gold soul coins, a large pile of herbs, and a few remaining immortal herbs. However, this pile of things did not look like something that could absorb the Silver Emperor Sky Falcon. Moreover, these things were protected by the Heavenly Dream, so their aura could not be leaked out.

Just as Shen Hanyu was still pondering, Tianmeng's somewhat shocked voice rang out.

"Hanyu, I've really seen something amazing today! I just searched this area thoroughly, and guess what I found?"

Shen Hanyu said somewhat impatiently:

"Tenmu, this isn't the time for jokes. Tell me what you've found. Don't tell me Hyotei is here, so I can confess to you and we can be together..."

Tianmeng pretended not to hear and didn't take it seriously, then continued:

"Let me tell you, there's a 30,000-year-old Blizzard Spider King's nest beneath that forest. At first, I didn't think much of it, but when I looked closer, guess what I saw? Goodness, this guy actually tied up a Silver Emperor Falcon's cub and took it back to his nest! But the mother chased after it and caught him red-handed. So, it seems the Silver Emperor Falcon's sudden madness really has nothing to do with you. It's just that you happened to be within the Blizzard Spider King's territory, so you misunderstood."

Shen Hanyu's lips twitched upon hearing this.

Goodness, no wonder they're going crazy. It's like going out to find food and coming back to find your son has been kidnapped by human traffickers, only to discover that the traffickers live in the building next door. It's absolutely outrageous!

Although the name of the Blizzard Spider King sounds high-end and classy, ​​in reality, this kind of soul beast is all about being a no-win situation. Their nests are built dozens of meters underground, and the entrances and exits are very well hidden. Moreover, like the Cave Spider, they are very good at camouflage. Sometimes, many soul beasts step on them without even realizing it, and end up as their meal.

Of course, this group also has a strange hobby.

They all enjoy hunting the cubs of spirit beasts, and seem to particularly relish the sight of other spirit beasts suffering and going mad. Many theoretical masters have discovered through research that these spirit beasts seem to possess an innate spirit skill that can absorb negative energy. Or perhaps, these spider-like spirit beasts are inherently the embodiment of evil and darkness, with evil blood flowing in their veins, and savagery and devouring are their greatest strengths...

Tianmeng also said with a hint of regret:

"It's a pity. The Silver Emperor Sky Falcon clan is extremely rare. Tens of thousands of years ago, the Snow Empress personally killed a 100,000-year-old Silver Emperor Sky Falcon that was threatening a large number of races in the far north. After the battle, she called it a top-level soul beast that was no weaker than the Titan Snow Demon. If it weren't for its harm to the far north, the Snow Empress would have been very willing to see it grow up..."

"Of course, if this kind of soul beast doesn't die, it will definitely be able to break through to a level of 100,000 years or even higher. However, the sad thing is that this kind of soul beast seems to only be able to reproduce once every 30,000 years, which is 20,000 years slower than the Eternal Frozen Silkworm. Otherwise, the positions of the races in the far north would probably have to be rearranged..."

(End of this chapter)