When Raed jumped into the spiritual pool, Meng Meng and Roma sat nearby to guard him. However, as Raed began his training, both of them were struck with terror.
Raed settled down and used the Tyrant Celestial Emperor technique to absorb energy from the sky and the spiritual pool, but his absorption method was absurdly dominant.
Raed's method was simply to force spiritual energy into his body.
Although he was in the pool, he didn't realize that the spiritual energy from the entire forest had gathered around the pool, with Raed at its center, allowing him to absorb it with astonishing ease and speed.
Once the energy entered his body, it became as submissive as a frightened mouse.
The amount was immense, but once it entered his body, it was absorbed into the Celestial Sacrifice Palace, leaving behind only a tiny amount of star energy.
"It seems the Celestial Sacrifice Palace has the ability to transform celestial energy into dominant star energy."
"However, it seems that star energy is a stronger form of celestial energy, so the vast amount of celestial energy turns into just a few drops of star energy."
"Damn, this will make me a bottomless pit, and my training speed will be incredibly slow. Fortunately, I have memories of alchemy."
While Raed was training, he was unaware of the commotion caused by the gathering of spiritual energy in the Demon Forest, creating a spiritual vortex.
"Is this spiritual treasure about to be born? I need to hurry, or it will be taken from me."
A person moved towards the spiritual vortex with incredible speed. This individual was difficult to deal with: tall, muscular, wielding a spear, dressed in black robes, and covering his face.
On the other side, many people were searching the forest for someone or something.They were all wearing celestial robes with the Yun family crest.
The leader looked towards the spiritual vortex and said,
"We'll postpone the search for that bitch until later. Let's find this treasure first before someone else takes it from us."
Dozens of people from the Yun family advanced towards the spiritual vortex, but they were not the only ones drawn there. Many beasts also headed towards it.
"Meng Meng, get ready. It seems that this wave caused by Raed will attract beasts and people here. "
"We need to protect Raed with all our strength. It's our chance to repay him."
Roma said seriously, and Meng Meng nodded solemnly, taking a defensive stance.
Meng Meng hid in Roma's shadow, invisible unless someone was significantly stronger.
The first to arrive were numerous beasts of various types, all at the second level, equivalent to the Blood Condensation realm.
"Meng Meng, leave these to me. Save your energy for the humans. Don't reveal your presence easily."
"Okay, sister."
Meng Meng's voice trembled slightly, as the idea of killing was new to her, after all, it was her first time.
Roma raised her hand, and wood emerged from the seal on her hand, forming various weapons—swords, spears, and axes—of all kinds.
These wooden weapons descended upon the beasts, killing them all in a single strike.
Although they were made of wood, they were tougher than anything Roma had ever seen and sharper as well.
All the beasts were killed in an instant, leaving Roma astonished.
She couldn't believe her newfound strength and then used her wooden branches to collect the beasts' corpses, storing them in her spatial ring to sell to Raed.
The next group to arrive were humans. Many people surrounded Roma and Meng Meng, divided into three groups.
The first group was from the Hegazi family, searching for Raed's corpse. The second group was from the Yun family, searching for Roma.
The third group consisted of random individuals seeking fortune in the Demon Forest and fighting beasts.
The muscular figure in black, wielding a spear, did not join but instead sat on a tree from afar, looking into the pool and spotting Raed, which stunned him.
"What tyranny! What kind of person is this man?"
"Humph... you bitch, you're here. You killed the young master. I hope you're ready to die."
The speaker was the leader of the Yun family group, an elder in the first level of the Qi Refining realm.
His face twisted with malice, and his murderous intent was intense. He was one of those who attacked her family. Roma, with a fierce intent to kill, said,
"I swear to kill every member of your Yun family."
"Beautiful one, why not become a servant of my family and give me the treasure inside? I'll make you very happy."
The Hegazi family leader looked at Roma with intense lust, though he was only at the ninth level of Blood Condensation.
As soon as he finished speaking, his head fell instantly. No one saw how it happened, and then screams erupted from the Hegazi family group.
"Ah... what the hell is this?"
"Is there a monster here? Run quickly!"
No one saw how it happened; they only saw wooden spikes appearing out of nowhere and killing one person after another, instilling fear in everyone.
Within seconds, all the Hegazi family members were killed.
"Who is fighting from the darkness? Show yourself now!"
The Yun family leader said and released a spiritual wave, revealing Meng Meng next to Roma, holding a wooden dagger Roma had given her.
Contrary to what Roma and Raed had expected, Meng Meng was not afraid after killing someone.
Her eyes were cold as she looked at those surrounding them, likely due to the influence of her lineage.
"It's you, little bitch. How did you become so powerful? Were you not trash before?"
The leader asked coldly, but Meng Meng did not answer.
She disappeared again, killing a soldier next to the leader, and reappeared next to Roma, leaving the elder furious.
"Humph... it doesn't matter. I will make sure to carve out the secret from you. You and your mistress will see how much you can endure after we taste both your bodies."
"Brothers, we are from the Yun family. If you help us, I'll make sure to reward you."
"Hmm... we only want to taste this beauty. The reward is secondary."
The leader of the other group, which included random individuals from the Demon Forest and was also at the first level of Qi Refining, spoke.
Each of them had a greedy, lustful gaze.
"Hehe, fine, but I will be first."
"Agreed."