School Beauty's Peerless Soldier Chapter 1488 1476: Verifying the Hypothesis

"This is..."

Xu Fan followed the scent of blood, and within a few breaths, he had arrived at the source. A few corpses were trampled beyond recognition, looking especially tragic.

There were not many signs of destruction around, not even a trace of battle. Clearly, these people had been hunted to death by an exotic beast. Moreover, their deaths seed to have happened in an instant. Faced with a powerful and terrifying exotic beast, they had no chance of survival, dying as easily as bubbles bursting.

What made Xu Fan clench his fists slightly was the identity of the victims. Although the corpses were trampled beyond recognition, Xu Fan recognized them at a glance as the cultivators who had not joined Luo Yan and Huang Dong, choosing instead to travel alone!

When the exotic beast first attacked Huang Dong and the others, a certain possibility arose in Xu Fan's heart, though he never dared to confirm it. Now, seeing these corpses, he was subtly convinced of his earlier suspicion.

Soone was targeting the Huaxia cultivators!

An exotic beast that had been hiding deep within the ruins suddenly appeared near the entrance and went berserk, attacking everyone. This could an one of two things.

One possibility is that soone used a mysterious and sinister thod to control the exotic beast, ordering it to kill everyone!

The other possibility is that sothing within the ruins, or certain creatures, disliked outsiders and thus commanded the exotic beast to start a massacre.

Now, all the evidence highly suggests that the first theory is the truth!

If the indigenous creatures of the ruins intended to massacre the outsiders, the commotion would be significant! Moreover, if their goal was to kill outsiders, the indigenous creatures could have gathered at the entrance of the ruins, ensuring that no one escaped!

The first possibility is more logical.

The Bronze Box is about to appear in the ruins, and many factions want to claim it as their own. The ruins are in Huaxia territory, giving Huaxia cultivators the ho-field advantage, and they also make up half of the participants due to their sheer numbers!

The Foreign Monks evidently know about the Bronze Box and have prepared accordingly, which is entirely possible! Killing Huaxia cultivators is also a way to prepare for the scramble for the Bronze Box.

As for the exotic beast that attacked Huang Dong and the others, which looked like a wild boar, it was most likely not completely controlled due to the effects of the Tranquil Heart Herb, making it frenzied and instinctively chasing everyone.

So, which country's cultivators are behind all of this? Or from which countries?

How exactly are they controlling the exotic beasts?

All of this will soon co to light!

Xu Fan coldly swung his sleeve, and a torrent of spiritual power burst forth, slamming into the ground and leaving a large pit.

As fellow Huaxia cultivators, when Xu Fan saw his compatriots' tragic deaths, he naturally felt the need to bury them. In Huaxia, be it cultivators or ordinary people, resting in peace after death is important.

After burying them, Xu Fan did not pause for a mont and imdiately leaped forward, following the traces of the exotic beast.

Evidently, the opposition did not expect anyone to dare to follow the exotic beast, so they failed to wipe out any traces. The footprints of the exotic beast stood out, as if guiding Xu Fan like a beacon.

Suddenly, Xu Fan abruptly halted his sprint, held his breath, and stealthily leaped onto a branch, disappearing into the forest like a drop of water rging into the sea.

Using this thod, he tracked forward several dozen miles, and Xu Fan finally discovered his target with divine sense.

The variously shaped but all enormously large exotic beasts were gathered like soldiers, obediently standing still, without making any sound.

However, the nacing aura emanating from these exotic beasts showed no sign of restraint! Not a single bird, insect, or ant dared to approach the vicinity.

"One, two, three... eight!"

Xu Fan's gaze swept over, revealing a total of eight exotic beasts gathered together! Each beast had combat power comparable to a Zhiwei Realm super strongman! Eight exotic beasts were equivalent to eight Zhiwei Realm strongn gathered!

This combat power could sweep through everyone present in the ruins!

However, Xu Fan's gaze did not linger long on the eight exotic beasts. After counting them, he began once again searching other areas.

Though the exotic beasts were terrifying, they were clearly entirely under soone's control. The truly frightening thing was not the beasts themselves, but the person controlling them!

Xu Fan scanned the surroundings but didn't find a single person, while the eight exotic beasts stood in front, preventing anyone from getting close.

Even Xu Fan didn't dare get too close, otherwise, he would certainly alarm the beasts! Generally, beasts have better perception than ordinary people, and in terms of perception, exotic beasts might also surpass equivalent cultivators.

Being unable to approach does not an there are no solutions; what would stump ordinary cultivators is easily handled by Xu Fan.

The Spiritual Platform activated, and a vast divine sense stretched toward the area ahead of the exotic beasts, covering a whole kiloter. Every scene was clearly visible to Xu Fan.

As the divine sense scanned, Xu Fan's expression shifted. Clearly, he had discovered sothing. About eight hundred ters ahead, in a very hidden cave, a few Foreign Monks were gathered, constantly discussing sothing.

Clearly, it was this group of Foreign Monks who controlled the eight exotic beasts!

Having his suspicions confird, Xu Fan did not feel joy; instead, he continued to frown tightly.

The situation, while not as bad as Xu Fan initially imagined, was still not optimistic!

If only one person controlled the exotic beasts, Xu Fan wouldn't worry and would directly go and subdue or kill that person! However, it wasn't just one person controlling the exotic beasts, or even just the few people present there!

If among fifty Foreign Monks, each possesses the ability to control exotic beasts, the battle power would be terrifyingly imnse, equivalent to fifty Zhiwei Realm super strongn appearing from nowhere!

No, it's even more than fifty! This number could likely multiply several tis depending on so people's abilities!

Even Xu Fan felt his scalp slightly tingling at this power! Not to ntion those who were hardly Vajra Realm cultivators; if everyone knew about this, they'd likely be scared out of their wits!

Of course, this is the worst-case scenario. It's also possible that only a few Foreign Monks from one country have the ability to control exotic beasts, while the other Foreign Monks may have different thods.

But it's certain that this journey into the ruins will not remain peaceful for long! A storm of blood could sweep through the entire ruins at any mont!