It turned out that the Yimu Beast was the evil legend of the Misty Rain Sect.
According to legend, the Misty Rain Sect used secret methods to refine beast hides. When this beast hide wrapped around a woman, it would fuse with her body.
Once fully fused, that woman would become a Yimu Beast.
Yimu Beasts possessed no special abilities. Their greatest characteristic was their endurance and extreme tolerance.
As long as they were given a bite of food and a drink of water, they would work tirelessly, pulling carts, plowing fields, and farming without complaint.
They were like oxen, donkeys, and sheep.
The original purpose of the Misty Rain Sect in creating Yimu Beasts, besides obtaining cheap labor, was to dispose of women who had lost their fertility.
When the crowd saw the old woman who had fallen from the beast hide, she was already dead. Her face still held the expression she had at the moment of death.
There was no pain, only release.
The crowd's hearts were filled with mixed emotions, and their fists clenched involuntarily.
Such an evil art should not exist in this world!
While filled with anger, Chu He also became worried.
What was Huangfu Xiao's objective? Could it be...
Upon thinking of that possibility, veins bulged on Chu He's forehead, and he almost ground his molars to dust!
And as he had suspected, Huangfu Xiao, looking at Hua Shengxu, imperiously commanded, "Hua Shengxu, I order you now to wrap this beast hide around that slut!"
The entire audience was shocked by this declaration.
Huangfu Xiao's heart was so venomous, to actually want to turn Chu Qingluan into a Yimu Beast.
"Ah? Hall Master Huangfu, this..."
Hua Shengxu wanted to say that Chu Qingluan was so young and beautiful, and at the peak of her fertility, turning her into a Yimu Beast now would be a terrible waste.
However, his slight hesitation was met with Huangfu Xiao's furious glare, "Hua Shengxu, you dog slave, do you dare disobey me?"
Hua Shengxu dared not disobey him and immediately said with a look of panic, "This humble one would not dare. This humble one will attend to it immediately!"
Saying this, Hua Shengxu used the tip of his sword to lift the beast hide, grabbed it, and walked towards Chu Qingluan.
Chu Qingluan's face turned pale, and her body trembled like a sieve.
"No, please, don't do this to me..."
Chu Qingluan pleaded desperately.
Even being killed with a single strike would be better than being turned into that neither human nor beast abomination.
Chu Qingluan cried out but no one answered, cried to the earth but the earth was unresponsive. Having been a pampered daughter of heaven since childhood, she never imagined she would face such a desperate situation.
Hua Shengxu said with an innocent expression, "Miss Chu, it's no use begging me. This is an order from Hall Master Huangfu. It would be better to beg your father to submit the God Slaying Hall to Hall Master Huangfu. Then, nothing would happen."
"Chu He, your time is running out. Do you really want to watch your beautiful and lovely daughter turn into a beast?"
Huangfu Xiao asked with a fake smile.
"Huangfu Xiao, I'll f*** your mother!"
In his despair, an extremely powerful force erupted from Chu He's body. He broke through Huangfu Xiao's suppression and charged towards Huangfu Xiao like a hurricane.
In an instant, he reached Huangfu Xiao and unleashed a punch!
Rumble—
This punch carried a world-destroying aura, swallowing mountains and rivers!
Bang!
An explosion sounded, and a shockwave spread outwards from Chu He and Huangfu Xiao as the center.
Some martial artists with weaker cultivation were immediately thrown to the ground!
However, Huangfu Xiao, at the epicenter of the explosion, was completely unharmed, a sneer of contempt still on his face.
"Chu He, you truly refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit!"
Huangfu Xiao retaliated with a slap, sending Chu He flying. His body spun several times in the air before crashing heavily onto the ground.
"Bastard, you dare oppose my father? Are you worthy?"
Huangfu Yan stepped forward with his sword, attacking Chu He.
However, just as the tip of his sword was about to pierce Chu He's throat, Huangfu Xiao suddenly said, "Yan'er, stop!"
Huangfu Yan looked at his father in confusion. Huangfu Xiao said indifferently, "Killing him would be too easy for him. I want him to watch with his own eyes how his daughter turns into a beast!"
"Huangfu Xiao, I, I'll f*** your mother!"
Chu He clutched his chest and cursed loudly, trying to rush to save his daughter.
But the slap from Huangfu Xiao had already inflicted severe internal injuries, making him unable to even stand.
"Hua Shengxu, what are you still standing there for? Hurry up and act!"
The previous scene had distracted Hua Shengxu, and Huangfu Xiao immediately reprimanded him sternly.
"Yes, Hall Master Huangfu, I will act now!"
Hua Shengxu quickly took the beast hide and covered Chu Qingluan with it.
As soon as the beast hide covered Chu Qingluan, it seemed to come alive, tightly wrapping her body. Countless small, hand-like flesh buds grew from beneath the hide, tearing Chu Qingluan's clothes and adhering to her skin.
"Wuwu... Wuwuwu..."
Chu Qingluan struggled desperately, but her mouth was covered by the beast hide, rendering her speechless.
Witnessing this scene, the martial artists were all enraged, their eyes wide with fury.
However, not everyone could break through the suppression of a Wu Zun expert like Chu He.
"Huangfu Xiao, I'll f*** your mother..."
Chu He continued to curse, but his voice was filled with despair, tinged with sobs.
Despite this, Huangfu Xiao remained unmoved. He even felt an indescribable pleasure watching Chu He cry and wail.
However, at this very moment, a golden light flew out from the abyss!
Huangfu Xiao was slightly taken aback and followed the golden light with his gaze. He saw a young man with golden wings on his back soaring in the air.
Upon seeing this person, Huangfu Yan's eyes widened, and he pointed at him, saying, "Father, it's this brat, it's Chen Xiao!"
Huangfu Xiao's eyes narrowed into a straight line, like an old wolf sizing up its prey.
At this time, others also noticed Chen Xiao, and a wave of gasps erupted.
Chen Xiao was still alive? And what was that behind him? Did he grow wings? What was going on...
Chu He, however, seemed to have found a life-saving straw, muttering, "Peerless genius, he must be the peerless genius. Qingluan, she's saved..."
Chen Xiao looked at everything happening on the ground with a bewildered expression.
However, he quickly noticed Chu Qingluan struggling under the beast hide. His brow furrowed, and he swooped down towards Chu Qingluan's direction.
Huangfu Yan's eyes flashed with angry flames, and he said to Huangfu Xiao, "Father, leave this brat to your son!"
Huangfu Xiao's expression was cold, and he said domineeringly, "I'll give you five minutes to take his head!"