Chapter 158: Chapter 158: Blood Sacrifice

Corbin Crowley saw her glaring at him, the smile at the corner of his mouth deepened, silver eyes flashing with mischief: “Painful? Want me to rub it for you?”

His gaze swept over her injured neck, a murderous intent flashed in his eyes, but he hid it well.

Luna Sutton rolled her eyes, too lazy to pay him any attention, and turned to leave.

That’s when Rhys Blackwood’s fingers picked up a leaf, with a ’whoosh’, it scraped across Chloe Callahan’s bright white neck.

Chloe only felt a chill on her neck, instinctively reaching up, only to find her hand covered in blood.

“Ah——”

She widened her eyes in terror, screaming as she fainted into Caleb Manning’s arms.

Caleb quickly held Chloe, his face darkened instantly, golden pupils burning with fury: “Rhys, you’re asking for death!”

Rhys glanced at him indifferently, his thin lips coldly spitting two words: “Fair play!”

Kian Sterling chuckled lightly, the nine fox tails spreading into a fan under the moonlight, his fox-like eyes slightly narrowed, tone gentle yet prickly: “Caleb, you hurt Luna, Rhys is just paying you back in kind. It’s indeed fair.”

Caleb’s face turned livid, Chloe unconscious in his arms, the wound on her neck still oozing blood.

He looked up at Luna Sutton, a complex emotion flickering in his golden eyes.

He seemed to want to say something, but in the end, he just gave a cold glance at everyone, turned, and carried Chloe away, wings spread, quickly vanishing into the night.

Zeke Veridian walked to Corbin Crowley’s side, watching the direction Caleb left, frowned and said: “Really just let him go like that? Even if he doesn’t know about The Salt Lake, he might guess something. The Winged Tiger Tribe will definitely send people to investigate, and by then the secret of The Salt Lake can’t be hidden.”

Corbin narrowed his eyes, his thin lips curling into a cold smile, his voice low and dangerous: “Let him go? Impossible!”

He turned to look at Rhys, their eyes met, understanding unspoken.

Rhys nodded slightly, his black snake tail silently slipping into the night, heading in the direction Caleb left.

Kian gently shook the nine tails, a trace of coldness flashing in his fox-like eyes, yet the smile on his lips remained gentle: “The strength of The Winged Tiger Tribe should not be underestimated. If they discover The Salt Lake, it’ll be a huge problem.”

Zeke’s jade eyes darkened slightly, spoke indifferently: “Since he dares to come, he shouldn’t think of leaving alive.”

Malachi Arcanus stood aside, a playful smile on his lips, “Didn’t have enough fun just now, perfect time to go skin a tiger.”

Luna Sutton stood aside, the corner of her mouth twitching slightly.

These men truly are, saying chilling things in the most nonchalant tone.

And she understood they intended to ambush halfway.

She hesitated whether to follow, mostly wanting to know how they would handle Chloe.

As soon as the thought arose, she quashed it.

After what just happened, Corbin and the others probably wouldn’t agree to her tagging along.

But not following made her uneasy, so she planned to secretly follow.

At worst, keep a distance and be cautious.

“Luna, the rubble and weeds around the hot spring have been cleared, go soak yourself, it seems tonight’s couple bath won’t happen.”

Kian turned to look at Luna Sutton, regret flashed in his eyes, his fox tail gently swept over her injured neck, “Still hurts? Why not use your abilities to heal?”

Luna just found the area swept by the fox tail itchy, making her want to reach out and scratch, “Forgot, I’ll heal when I get back.”

Corbin hearing the words ’couple bath’, his gaze darkened, silver eyes dangerously staring at Luna Sutton, “You plan to have a couple bath with the fox?”

She blinked, looking confused.

When did she agree to a couple bath with the fox?

She was about to deny.

Seeing the man’s dangerous eyes, a rebellious streak flared up.

The words of denial swallowed back, instead she nodded seriously: “Yes, Kian is also my beast husband, can’t I have a couple bath with him?”

Corbin’s silver eyes instantly turned cold, the air pressure around him terrifyingly low.

He grabbed Luna Sutton’s wrist, eyes narrowed dangerously: “Say that again?”

Luna’s wrist hurt like hell under his grip, it was meant as a joke, but now she was really a bit angry.

She looked up at him, ignoring his terrifyingly cold face, defiantly saying: “I said, Kian is also my beast husband, what’s wrong with having a couple bath? Not just a couple bath, I also want to sleep with him.”

Hearing this, Kian’s fox eyes slightly narrowed, the smile on his lips growing ever more gentle, like a spring breeze.

The nine tails swayed gently behind him, spreading like snow, like a peacock displaying its feathers.

He softly spoke, his voice like silk, “Luna, you’re so honest, it makes me feel a bit flattered.”

Corbin’s silver eyes grew so cold they nearly froze, the grip on Luna Sutton’s wrist tightened a few more notches, gritting his teeth saying: “Luna Sutton, you better know what you’re saying.”

Luna frowned from the pain, cursing this dog man for having no chivalry at all.

She met Corbin’s gaze, with a bit of defiance in her expression: “I’m very clear, Corbin, you are indeed my beast husband, but so is Kian. What’s wrong with me having a couple bath or sleeping with my beast husband? You can’t be so domineering.”

Corbin’s gaze darkened, about to have an outburst.

“Corbin, if you get jealous over this, then you won’t last long in the future.”

Zeke spoke coldly, jade eyes indifferently flashing with ridicule, continued: “She’s not your only female, why worry who she takes a couple bath with? Right now the most important thing is to kill Caleb, if you don’t chase, he’ll escape.”

Indeed the love-struck fool’s IQ is affected, getting jealous with time to spare at this moment, truly like having your brain stuck in a door.

Corbin Crowley was provoked by Zeke Veridian’s words, his eyes flickered slightly, and the force on his hand eased a bit.

Luna Sutton seized the opportunity to withdraw her wrist, rubbing the place that had turned red from being pinched, and secretly cursed in her heart: This damn man is so jealous, he almost broke her wrist.

Kian Sterling saw this, his fox-like eyes curving into crescent moons, his smile as warm as a spring breeze, his tail gently swaying, and his tone tender enough to drip water: “Luna said it right, I am also your Beast Husband, sharing a bath is perfectly reasonable.”

She rolled her eyes, too lazy to bother with this fox.

Corbin thought that it was indeed urgent to kill Caleb Manning right now, and the chill in his silver eyes slightly receded.

His gaze fell on Luna Sutton’s slightly red wrist, his brows furrowing, a trace of regret flashed in his eyes but was quickly concealed.

“Stay obediently at The Salt Lake!”

He coldly threw down this sentence.

Instantly transformed into the Silver-moon Grey Wolf form, his figure vanished like lightning in the moonlight.

Rhys Blackwood had already gone ahead in pursuit.

Zeke Veridian, Kian Sterling, Malachi Arcanus also followed closely behind, transforming into beast forms, chasing in the direction Caleb Manning had left.

Luna Sutton watched their departing figures, intending to secretly follow them.

She suddenly realized that relying on her two legs alone, she wouldn’t catch up even by daybreak.

Her face turned ugly at the thought, but she remembered she was already a Cultivator, her eyes instantly lit up.

“System, do you have any talismans or movement techniques to increase speed?”

She asked the system inwardly.

The system immediately came online, “Naturally, yes, but cannot be given directly to the host. If the host completes the tasks released by the system, there might be a chance to obtain them.”

Upon hearing this, Luna Sutton’s face turned dark.

Tasks, tasks, and more tasks, wasn’t she working hard on these tasks?

Unfortunately, the favor of the five Beast Husbands just wouldn’t rise, what could she do?

Suddenly she found that being a Cultivator was utterly useless.

No spells, no Magic Artifacts, no talismans, not to mention Spirit Pills or Spirit Stones…

And frustratingly, there was no place to buy them.

The only way to obtain them was through completing tasks, and it’s random.

That’s why despite Zeke and Malachi clearly not liking her, she didn’t consider ending the companion relationship.

The main task was to win over the five Beast Husbands.

If she didn’t want to do the main task, the system would leave her.

Once the system was gone, everything she owned would revert to its original form.

Luna Sutton glanced towards where Corbin and the others had left, she couldn’t catch up.

She could only return to The Salt Lake with a blackened face.

Secretly praying that those five men wouldn’t soften their hearts, they must finish off Chloe Callahan.

Meanwhile, Rhys Blackwood’s serpent tail slithered silently in the night, the black scales shimmering coldly under the moonlight.

He was extremely fast, virtually merging with the night, the serpent tail crushing dry branches and leaves, producing a ’rustle’ sound.

Caleb Manning carried the unconscious Chloe Callahan, spreading his wings, swiftly gliding through the forest.

Just after flying over a dense woodland, he sensed the commotion behind him, and a strong murderous intent that followed.

Caleb turned his head, discovering Rhys Blackwood closely following, his golden pupils suddenly contracted.

His wings thumped abruptly, accelerating to escape.

Rhys Blackwood’s serpent tail suddenly straightened in the night, the dark scales bursting with a cold radiance.

He looked up at the Winged Tiger flapping its wings in mid-air, his thin lips curled into a mocking arc: “So what if you can fly?”

Suddenly entwining around twisted branches of ancient trees, leveraging to throw out three venomous arrowheads.

Caleb’s wings quickly veered to narrowly avoid them.

Malachi Arcanus was extremely fast, chasing closely, the Netherworld Dark Fire sealing the way ahead, attempting to force Caleb down from the air.

“Think you can run?”

Corbin’s silver-white fur was dripping with dew, his agile, tall figure stepping out from the night, sharp wolf claws carving traces on the ground.

Caleb sheltered the unconscious Chloe Callahan under his wing, his golden beastly eyes reflecting the gradually closing encirclement.

He suddenly lowered his head, licked Chloe’s pale face, his whiskers trembling slightly: “Remember you asked… about The Winged Tiger Clan’s blood sacrifice?”

Kian Sterling’s fox ears suddenly perked up: “Stop him, he wants a blood sacrifice!”

The nine fox tails surged into a prison cage, enveloping Caleb and Chloe in mid-air.

Chloe Callahan’s brow furrowed slightly in her faint unconsciousness, seemingly sensing a bit of unease.

Caleb’s golden pupils flashed with determination, gently stroking Chloe’s face with his tiger claw, his voice soft: “Chloe, rest assured, I will protect you.”

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