Chapter 38: The Strange Altar and the Old Woman
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Although he had accepted Liu Changqing's request...
Nothing happened after the first night.
While Lu Huai was looking for other students, he was also hunting demonic beasts to add to his blood essence.
It had to be said that the demonic beasts in the inner area were indeed more concentrated than those in the outer area.
Although the demonic beasts here were also relatively more powerful, they were still no match for Lu Huai.
In just a few hours, Lu Huai gathered enough blood essence to pass the test, as well as two more tubes of blood essence from demonic warriors.
After doing all this, Lu Huai began to concentrate on searching for traces of the students.
He gradually approached the outer area.
He had met some students along the way, but Lu Huai always relied on his keen perception to secretly observe the surroundings.
He only left after making sure that the students were not in danger.
Lu Huai had thought of gathering all the students.
However, these students were all proud and arrogant, so it was very unlikely for them to follow him and act as a group.
"I wonder where Lin Xiaomeng and Wei Anbo went."
After wandering around the Horse Plains for a long time, Lu Huai still had not found any traces of Lin Xiaomeng or Wei Anbo.
On the other hand, more than half of the Horse Plains that was recorded on the map had already been explored by Lu Huai.
Lu Huai did not meet those fellows who claimed to be from the Hidden Race again.
As he walked and walked, Lu Huai gradually came to the edge of a cliff.
On the map, this location was the border of the Horse Plains, and it was impossible to pass through.
Lu Huai, who had already accomplished the requirements he needed to meet to pass the examination, had nothing to do.
"It's already been a day. Why hasn't Big Black returned yet?" Lu Huai glanced at his storage ring.
The runes inside were still shining, but there was no sign of Big Black.
After his gaze left the storage ring, Lu Huai noticed a flock of crows circling in the sky not far away.
The crows had appeared so suddenly that Lu Huai was certain that he had not seen them when he had arrived.
Lu Huai was slightly puzzled by this.
He planned to go and check it out.
The crows were circling a pile of huge rocks.
After crossing over, a strange scene appeared before Lu Huai's eyes.
It was a deep, dried-up pool with reddish-brown marks on the edge.
A strange statue stood in the middle of the pool, with some strange patterns carved on its edge.
There was also a faint smell of blood wafting about.
Lu Huai approached carefully.
He carefully observed the lines on the ground.
These lines looked very familiar. They were very similar to the runes on the rail car and the runes left by black.
It seemed to be some kind of rune.
Lu Huai only noticed a few demonic beast corpses in the pond after he got closer.
The way these demonic beasts died was very strange.
Their entire bodies had shrivelled up as if they had died from having their blood sucked dry from their bodies.
Moreover, Lu Huai also saw the broken limbs of humans.
"Is this some sort of sacrifice?" Lu Huai frowned.
This altar was truly very strange.
As for the statue, Lu Huai could not see anything special about it.
He just felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity from it as if he had seen it somewhere in the past.
However, Lu Huai had no idea what it was.
After observing for a while and finding nothing unusual, Lu Huai decided to leave first.
When the teachers from the Heavenly Divine Academy arrived, he would report his findings to them and make further plans.
"Who are you?"
A voice suddenly came from behind Lu Huai.
Lu Huai turned around abruptly, feeling a little surprised.
When did this guy get here? He actually had not heard a single sound nor sensed anything when this person approached.
After becoming a psychic master, his perception had become unprecedentedly sharp, and he had not detected even the faintest of movements.
However, he did not even know when this person had gotten here.
The other party was an old woman dressed in dark red. She held a strange goat-headed staff and her entire body was hunched.
Her voice was extremely hoarse and ear-piercing.
"Why are you here?"
The old woman asked.
Lu Huai stared at the other party for a while and found that the old woman did not seem to have any ill intentions, so he did not intend to cause any trouble.
"I accidentally barged in. I will be taking my leave now."
"Don't go!"
The old woman stopped him.
Then, she leaned on the staff and slowly approached Lu Huai. When he saw this, Lu Huai immediately went on full alert.
"Don't worry, I have no ill intentions."
"Which tribe are you from?" The old woman asked slowly.
"This old one can smell the scent of the stars on you."
The scent of the stars?
Could she be referring to the star-plucking fist?
Lu Huai had only learned the star-plucking fist from his encounter with the three self-proclaimed members of the Hidden Race a short while back.
Lu Huai did not reply.
Seeing this, the old woman chuckled in a strange manner, "It seems like your chief is a very good teacher."
"Junior, are you interested in coming with this old woman on a short trip? This old woman will show you something."
After saying that, the old woman turned around and walked away.
It seemed that she was not worried that Lu Huai would not follow her.
In fact, that was indeed the case.
Lu Huai was very curious about this old woman. She had no ill intentions, so he did not know if she had anything to do with the Hidden Race.
If she did, then he might be able to get some information through her.
Thus, Lu Huai ultimately followed her.
However, he kept a distance from the old woman to prevent her from suddenly taking him by surprise.
The old woman brought Lu Huai to a stone wall. "Take a look, child."
The old woman pointed at the stone wall.
Lu Huai looked at the things on the stone wall.
It was a huge mural.
The most eye-catching thing on the mural was a huge star hanging in the sky, and under the star were nine strange-looking beasts embossed.
At the bottom of the mural, there was a group of people kneeling.
He looked very pious.
"Things have changed with the passage of time. The nine star gods have been asleep for a long time, but it is now time for them to appear."
The old woman's tone was light, but it seemed to contain some kind of magic.
She looked at Lu Huai. "I can feel your strength. You will definitely have an important role in the future of the Hidden Race."
Lu Huai did not know how to reply to her, so he could only grunt in agreement.
At this time, the more he said, the more he would lose.
He could only play things by ear.
"This is one of the nine star gods, Moekedo, the star god of blaze and magma."
The old woman pointed her staff at the statue.
"Who is the star god of your tribe?"
The old woman stared at Lu Huai in scrutiny.
Lu Huai's heart tightened. He had no idea what the old woman was talking about.
He knew that the old woman was trying to figure out his identity.
His mind quickly went into overdrive.
"The chief did not allow me to say."
Lu Huai went along with the old woman's words.
"So that's how it is. It looks like it's the stubborn old man of the Abu Tribe..."
"Junior, are you interested in completing this great sacrifice with me?" The old woman muttered.
She also mentioned the sacrifice.
It seemed that the three black-robed men were in cahoots with this old woman.
Lu Huai felt a chill run down his spine at the thought of the other party's brutal killing methods.
"No, the chief will not allow it."
Lu Huai rejected her outright.
"You're really stubborn." The old woman shook her head.
"Leave. This is not a place where you should be."
The old woman knocked her staff on the ground, making a crisp sound.
This was exactly what Lu Huai had wanted. He did not want to stay in this strange place any longer.
He quickly took his leave.
After leaving, Lu Huai turned back to take a look.
The old woman's gaze was fixed on him, her eyes emotionless.
After leaving that place, Lu Huai still had some lingering fear.
Although the old woman looked weak, he could not see through her.
From this alone, one could see how strong the other party was.
In addition to the old woman's strangeness, Lu Huai did not dare to act rashly. He quickly left the area without hesitation.
He only secretly noted down the location of this place in his mind.
Time flew by, and soon it was already night.
This was Lu Huai's second night in the exam.
After another day, the three-day entrance examination would be over.
[Ding! Silly Doggy thinks that you are not strong enough, so it went to the future and stole a supreme spiritual secret technique for you.]
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