The Legend of the Demon Hunter

Hearing Yuan Yeying's words, Xiao Zhu instantly perked up. When he was a child, he had also heard rumors about the ancient city of Loulan. It was one of the many ancient legends circulating in the Kingdom of Arabia, but there were many legends like this, and Xiao Zhu had never thought that this thing was actually true.

Yuanye Ying was attracted by the scene in front of her. She was the first to land on the ruins of the ancient city. Xiao Zhu and Su Lili followed closely and landed in front of a stone wall.

The ruins of the ancient city in front of them were very dilapidated. In front of them was an abandoned city wall, which had collapsed for the most part due to its long history. The remaining ruins also showed traces of artificial construction.

"Let's go inside and take a look!" Yuanye Ying walked into the ruins.

"Yingzi, where are we going?" Because the three of them knew each other, Xiao Zhu began to follow Su Lili and call Yuanye Ying "Yingzi".

"Go to the church." Yuan Yeying answered decisively: "The Loulan people are very fanatical about religion. If this place is really the remains of the ancient city of Loulan, there must be a church. If we are lucky, we may be able to find many secrets about the disappearance of the ancient city of Loulan from the church."

Under the guidance of Yuan Yeying, Xiao Zhu and Su Lili gradually approached the central part of the ruins. Strangely enough, there were so many monsters in the Dusk Forest, but not a single monster was seen in this ruins, as if they were unwilling to approach this place.

At this moment, a building with a collapsed roof but still intact appeared in front of them. This building was taller than the surrounding ones, standing out like a crane among chickens. Xiao Zhu thought of the Red Lotus Church he saw in Saint Maiden City. Although this building was not as spectacular as the Red Lotus Church, it was also very grand.

"This should be the church." Xiao Zhu said, pointing at the building.

Yuanye Ying nodded. Her inference was consistent with Xiao Zhu's. She used her spiritual power to sense the interior of the church and confirmed that there were no people or monsters inside before walking into the church.

The moment they stepped into the church, the first thing that caught their eyes were three huge statues, a monkey, a rooster, and the last statue had collapsed due to its age, but judging from the remaining half, it should be a dog.

"This is definitely the ancient city of Loulan! The divine monkey, divine chicken, and divine dog are exactly the beliefs of the three major witch tribes of Loulan. I heard that the story of the ancient city of Loulan has been widely circulated for thousands of years, but no one has ever found the ruins of the ancient city of Loulan. I never expected that it was actually in the Mu Ye Forest!" Yuan Yeying's expression showed excitement, as if she had a feeling of "after searching everywhere for something, she finally found it without any effort."

"What exactly is this ancient city of Loulan?" Xiao Zhu saw that Yuan Yeying seemed to know a lot of things, so he asked in confusion.

Yuanye Ying walked forward, stretched out her white jade hand and gently stroked the statue of the sacred chicken, saying: "The story of the ancient city of Loulan is a piece of history that has been passed down in the Kingdom of Tianfang, or it can be said to be a myth. It is said that the ancient city of Loulan has a history of more than 3,000 years, but unfortunately it disappeared in the invasion of monsters a thousand years ago. There are three major witch tribes living in the ancient city of Loulan, namely the Ancient Tribe, the Dawn Tribe, and the Night Fen Tribe. These three witch tribes have very magical powers."

"Mr. Xiao, you may not know that the bloodlines of demon hunters in this world actually have their origins. For example, the five spirit bloodlines originated in the south, the soul bloodlines originated in the north, and the ancient city of Loulan is the birthplace of the sacrificial bloodlines." Yuanye Ying replied.

"Sacrificial bloodline?" Xiao Zhu heard this term for the first time.

"Well, as the name suggests, sacrificial blood is a kind of blood that overdraws one's own strength in exchange for a short burst of combat power beyond one's own strength. Demon hunters with this kind of blood are extremely powerful and can even fight against opponents of higher levels. I have personally seen a mid-level demon hunter with sacrificial blood defeat a high-level demon hunter. But sacrificial blood also has very serious side effects. At the least, the strength will be damaged for a period of time, and at the worst, the life span will be shortened."

Yuanye Ying seemed to be very knowledgeable about the ancient city of Loulan, and she gave a very detailed introduction.

Xiao Zhu had not been very interested in the ancient city of Loulan, which had been abandoned for a thousand years, but when he heard Yuan Yeying's introduction, he instantly perked up. Because he thought of Ning Zhiwan, whose Shura form was to burst out powerful power by overdrawing his body. This situation was completely consistent with what Yuan Yeying said about sacrifice.

"Is there an extreme sacrificial technique in the world that can gain unparalleled power by sacrificing one's own life?" Xiao Zhu asked impatiently.

Yuanye Ying looked at Xiao Zhu in confusion. She didn't understand why Xiao Zhu suddenly became interested. She nodded and replied, "Yes, but this kind of magic only exists in myths and stories. There is no real story behind it."

"If there really is such a person in this world who sacrificed her life through sacrificial magic, is there any way to save her?" Xiao Zhu asked immediately.

But Yuan Yeying's next answer disappointed Xiao Zhu. She shook her head and said, "I don't know. Unless we go back in time and find the ancient Loulan witch tribe that has disappeared, maybe they will know the answer."

Xiao Zhu sighed and looked around the church, trying to find some useful information from this abandoned church. His eyes were quickly attracted by some unclear murals on the wall.

"Huh? What is this?" Xiao Zhu said, pointing at the mural.

Yuanye Ying and Su Lili looked over, their attention also attracted by the mural. Yuanye Ying looked at Su Lili and said, "Sister Su, you are good at painting and embroidery. Can you tell what it says?"

Su Lili looked at it carefully for a long time before she said, "This painting is already very blurry, and a lot of information cannot be confirmed, but my initial judgment is that it should be about the history of the demise of the ancient city of Loulan."

"The ancient city of Loulan existed in the Dusk Forest for a thousand years. Although it was isolated from the outside world, it could be called a paradise. But a thousand years ago, countless monsters invaded the Central Plains, and the Dusk Forest became a gathering place for monsters. The ancient city of Loulan was besieged by monsters. The three witch tribes fought hard, but were eventually defeated by the monsters, and the ancient city of Loulan perished."

Following Su Lili's instructions, Xiao Zhu could vaguely see some scenes of fierce fighting in the murals. It seemed that what Su Lili said was true. This information was not of much use to Xiao Zhu. He shook his head and shifted his attention to other places.

For the next half hour, Xiao Zhu searched the entire church but found no other useful information. The fire of hope that had just ignited in his heart was extinguished again.

At this moment, Yuanye Ying suddenly looked in a direction outside the church and said vigilantly: "Oh no, someone is coming."