Chapter 274

Chapter 274: No Hostages, Do You Want to Die Here?
Everyone’s expressions changed a little, their eyes full of struggle.

As they hesitated, Old Xie kept getting closer to them.

Gui Lao gave a cold snort and flicked her sleeve back.

A wild wind rose, and in an instant it turned into a violent hurricane.

The hurricane linked heaven and earth, its power vast as it swept for a thousand miles.

Everywhere it passed was full of ruin, mountains collapsing and the ground splitting open.

In front of the hurricane, Old Xie’s figure was like a tiny boat in a raging sea. In the blink of an eye, he was swallowed up.

Blood Demon and the others let out a small breath of relief.

That Old Xie was really strange and dangerous. It was better if he died.

They steadied their minds and were about to put this matter behind them, when a sharp blade light suddenly slashed down from high in the sky with the force of rolling thunder.

They joined forces and shattered the blade light, but shocked and doubtful looks appeared on their faces.

This was Old Xie’s way of attacking!

He was not dead yet!

Even Gui Lao felt a jolt in her heart.

Could Old Xie also know Resurrection Art?

Hum…

Old Xie leaped out from inside the hurricane, swinging a crescent scythe down at them.

Gui Lao shouted sharply, “Kill him!”

Their flickering gazes instantly turned cold. They stopped hesitating. All kinds of spiritual light burst out in their hands.

Even space could not bear the huge pressure and twisted in waves.

“Roar!”

Right then, an angry roar sounded behind them.

After that came a second roar, then a third…

Beast roars rose and fell over their heads.

Everyone was shocked.

They looked around.

Only then did they realize that at some point, several Nascent Soul Stage Great Demons had surrounded them.

What made them even more afraid was that not far away, around the outer edge of the Dragon Pool Mountains, a light screen with no end in sight had appeared.

The light screen reached the sky above and the ground below, blocking off every passage in and out. Even the Power of Space was being restricted.

In other words, inside the Dragon Pool Mountains, they could not use Blink Step. There was no way they could throw these Demonic Beasts off.

Bai Mei appeared first. Her face usually carried a gentle smile, but now it was cold and frightening, her eyes sharp as blades as she said, “Hand over the Demonic Beasts you kidnapped!”

“You dare act wildly in the Dragon Pool Mountains? You’re seeking death!” Hua Tu appeared from another direction. The Third Eye in the center of his brow locked onto them from every angle.

“Eeek…”

With a sharp screech, a huge beast dove straight down from high above. Its claws were sharper than any blade, shining with a pale, cold light.

Gui Lao and the others quickly raised defensive barriers.

But just as the giant beast was about to crash into them, it flapped its wings, brushed past them, and landed steadily behind them, completely blocking their way out.

With that huge beast there for comparison, Yu Zhao, who appeared a moment later, did not draw Gui Lao and the others’ notice at all.

But Hua Tu saw her.

If the timing were not so bad, he really wanted to rush over and ask Yu Zhao how she had done it.

She had really managed to hold them back.

The area fell silent.

Gui Lao and the others did not speak and did not move recklessly.

They knew very well that they were standing on the edge of extreme danger. Besides the few Demonic Beasts before their eyes, more Demonic Beasts were rushing toward this place without end. They could pay a terrible price at any moment.

They all looked at Gui Lao, their eyes complicated.

Gui Lao quietly weighed the strength of both sides. She knew the tide had already turned. If they wanted to get out in one piece, they had to shake off these few Demonic Beasts before the main demon horde arrived.

She coughed heavily, took a Spirit Beast Pouch from her waist, and said, “All the Demon Beast Cubs are in here. I’ll return this to you. You let us leave.”

Hua Tu’s leopard eyes widened.

These people had barged into the Demon Race’s territory and still wanted to walk away? Impossible…

“Fine,” Bai Mei said.

Hua Tu froze.

He stared in shock at Bai Mei, who had agreed, and his teeth itched with anger.

But when he thought of those young cubs, he ground his teeth and still did not speak against it.

At worst, after they rescued the younglings, he could go chase these people down and kill them. He was not the one who had agreed, so he could go back on it at any time.

The other Bird Demon, tall and broad like a mountain, also stayed quiet. Clearly, he took Bai Mei’s opinion as the final word.

The Peacock Clan’s status among the Demonic Beasts was clear at a glance.

“I don’t believe in the Demon Race’s promise,” Gui Lao added.

“Then what do you want to do?” Bai Mei asked.

Gui Lao said, “We’ll hand the younglings to you after we leave the Dragon Pool Mountains and our safety is fully guaranteed.”

“Impossible,” Bai Mei answered at once.

This time Bai Mei refused very firmly.

Gui Lao did not trust her, and she did not trust Gui Lao either. If they let these people go, the younglings would have no chance to live.

Gui Lao said, “I can release half of the younglings first.”

Bai Mei frowned and stayed silent.

A dark look flashed in Gui Lao’s eyes as she said, “I’m already showing great sincerity. If you still refuse, then we can only fight to the death…”

She stressed the last words.

Struggle flashed in Bai Mei’s eyes.

Reason told her that Gui Lao’s words could not be trusted. But if they could save half the younglings ahead of time, at least those ones would live.

No one knew what Gui Lao might do to the younglings.

Bai Mei said, “We can agree to your terms, but you must also leave a few people behind as hostages.”

All eyes turned to Yu Zhao.

Yu Zhao’s expression stayed calm as she met Gui Lao’s gaze.

When Gui Lao saw Yu Zhao, her eyelid twitched hard.

Among these Demonic Beasts, Yu Zhao looked like the most harmless one. But the pressure she gave Gui Lao was stronger than all the others added together.

And Yu Zhao had pierced right through her scheme and ruined it easily.

When Bai Mei heard this, she suddenly understood.

Right, since they had the Demon Race’s younglings in their hands, she could also keep a few cultivators as hostages.

“That’s right,” she said.

Blood Demon and the others’ faces changed at once.

No one wanted to stay as a hostage.

They all knew very well what kind of people the others were.

As soon as they left the Dragon Abyss Mountain Range, everyone would scatter and run. Who would still remember the hostages left behind?

One person shouted, “Gui Lao, we can’t leave hostages!”

“Yeah! I won’t be a hostage!” another yelled.

“Gui Lao, we came to the Dragon Pool Mountains because we listened to you. You can’t just ignore us!” others cried.

Before Gui Lao could speak, everyone rushed to talk, afraid that if they were a step slower, they would be picked as hostages.

Hua Tu threatened them: “If you don’t leave hostages, then none of you are leaving. Roar!”

More beast roars sounded all around them.

The roars of the Demonic Beasts easily drowned out the cultivators’ voices.

Gui Lao was angry too as she snapped, “If we don’t leave hostages, do you want to die here?”

Everyone fell silent at once. The way they looked at each other was full of caution.

Since someone had to be sacrificed, of course they did not want it to be themselves.

Gui Lao was also hesitating, wondering which few to push out to die.

Luckily, Yu Zhao did not let her struggle for long. Yu Zhao directly pointed to a few people and said, “Leave these ones.”

Those who were not pointed at let out a long sigh of relief.

Those who were picked turned ashen, as if they were at a funeral.

Gui Lao’s face looked even worse than theirs.

She said, “Not them. Pick someone else.”

The ones who had just been grateful they were safe were instantly unhappy.

“Gui Lao, what do you mean!” someone shouted.