Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 433 - 423: Spring Eye

This village lacked all kinds of resources, not only was there little water and food, but even firewood was scarce.

——Don’t be fooled by the wooden houses everywhere; they were the work of several generations. In fact, due to the dry environment, vegetation was extremely rare, naturally leading to a scarcity of firewood.

The people here had already grown accustomed to eating raw.

Chu Hao activated his fire body constitution, and with a bang, flames suddenly rose from his hands, causing the villagers to retreat in fright. How could this man ignite fire with his hands?

But it was only a moment before they revealed looks of fervor, finding it extremely useful.

As they lacked fire, most of their food was eaten raw, which highly increased the likelihood of contracting diseases. People died from it every year. If they could also spray fire from their hands, they wouldn’t have to worry about this problem.

Moreover, fire had a natural restraining effect on wild beasts, which could greatly increase the safety of men when hunting in the wild.

Soon, the roast pork was emitting an enticing aroma, causing the villagers to salivate uncontrollably, making them restless.

Chu Hao asked Gu Qingcheng and the two other women to help distribute the wild pork.

Despite the large chunks of pork, once divided among dozens of people, each person only received a piece smaller than a fist, but the villagers, who had long been starved, did not mind the small portions and even hesitated to eat it.

Since the men were still hunting outside, it was necessary to let them eat first to keep the women and children alive.

"Don’t worry, there’s more meat," Chu Hao said with a smile.

Moreover, even though each person received only a small portion of pork, it was, after all, from a Warrior class beast, not only substantial in size but also packed with powerful energy. A normal person would be full after just one bite.

Hearing him say this, the villagers began to eat. They were obviously used to being hungry; they didn’t bite into the meat but rather peeled off a strand with their fingers, held it in their mouths, softened it with saliva, and savored it before swallowing.

They immediately showed surprise because just one strand made them feel full.

This was natural; for Body Cultivators like Chu Hao and the Barbaric Girl, eating just a pork leg was enough to fill their stomachs. For ordinary people like them, one strand was certainly enough.

Feeling the fullness in their stomachs, the villagers couldn’t help but cry. From birth till now, they had never experienced the sensation of being full.

Since they felt full, they all carefully stored the remaining pork. This roasted meat could last a very long time without spoiling.

"Benefactor!" The villagers knelt in front of Chu Hao and the others, their expressions devout.

"Get up! Get up!" Chu Hao and the others helped the villagers to their feet. Everyone sat outside on the ground and started discussing the history of the village.

According to a few elders, they didn’t know how long this village had existed. Anyway, it had been here since their ancestors’ time. It was said that they had committed a grave sin, but those who caught them didn’t kill them and instead exiled them here.

There were many villages like theirs, but they were far apart and generally did not interact much.

"Haven’t you thought about leaving here?" Fu Xue asked.

"This is our home, we won’t leave," a villager said.

"Moreover, the environment outside is too dangerous. Without the protection of this place, we would only die faster," another villager added, pointing to the wooden walls surrounding them.

Chu Hao and his companions sighed deeply, filled with sympathy and a bit of heartache. Even if their ancestors had committed a terrible mistake, it had happened many years ago. Why should their descendants, who hadn’t done anything wrong, suffer for it?

What was more regrettable was that these people were born in this small world and had become acclimated to its environment over generations. If they were to go out into the outside world, they wouldn’t be accepted by the greater environment and would likely perish quickly.

Even if people like Chu Hao were to have offspring here, such descendants would also likely not be acknowledged by the greater world.

After talking for a while, the men of the village began to return gradually.

Out of 37 men, only 17 returned, and only two had caught any game. The creatures they brought back were strange, about the size of a head, hairless with just a layer of red skin, without head or tail, resembling worms, and exceptionally disgusting.

However, these creatures were a rare source of food for the villagers and were stored with great care as if afraid of being stolen.

But when others took out the wild pork, these men’s eyes lit up, and they drooled.

"Have Gen and the others not returned yet?" someone said with concern.

"They haven’t encountered any danger, have they?"

"That spring is occupied by a pack of wolves. The number isn’t large. 20 strong men should be able to handle them, right?"

The villagers discussed anxiously.

For these villagers, food was important, but water was equally essential. It rarely rained here, and the rainwater collected was not enough to last until the next rainfall.

Therefore, finding a water source was of utmost importance.

There was a water source nearby, and although the clean water flowing from it was pitifully scant, it allowed the villagers to just barely survive. However, recently that source had been occupied by a pack of wolves. After enduring for a few days, the villagers decided to drive the wolves away today, and thus, the village’s strongest 20 men had set out.

The villagers waited anxiously as these 20 men were the strongest force in the village. If they met with misfortune, the entire village might not survive.

It had been nearly an hour later when the men finally returned, each injured, and only 16 had come back.

"Tiger, Shan Ping, they were all killed by the vicious wolves," these men said, their voices choked.

Immediately, several women and children burst into wailing, the four men who hadn’t returned were their husbands, fathers, mourning the loss of their loved ones while also despairing for their own futures.

Even though the villagers would help each other out, everyone was struggling to fill their own stomachs, so how much could they really spare for others?

Without an adult male in the house, it meant that the family was certainly doomed.

However, the clean water and food that Chu Hao brought still excited the villagers for a while, since they hadn’t eaten cooked food in many years, not to mention that they could drink as much clean water as they wanted.

Chu Hao spoke, "Take me to that water source."

"Benefactor, it’s too dangerous there, no!"

"Yes, even the strongest men in the village went together and four were lost, we can’t let the benefactor take such risks."

The villagers all advised him not to go, only Zui Cheng’s face showed excitement, as he had seen with his own eyes how formidable Chu Hao was, tossing a wolf far away with just a flick of his hand.

Chu Hao smiled and said, "Cheng, do you know where the water source is?"

"I do!" Zui Cheng immediately stood up.

"Good, lead me there," Chu Hao said with a nod.

"Alright!"

The villagers continued to protest, telling Chu Hao not to take the risk. These simple villagers did not consider the origins of Chu Hao and his companions; since Chu Hao was kind to them, they were wholeheartedly reciprocating.

Chu Hao naturally did not heed their advice. After asking the three women to stay behind, he picked up Zui Cheng and with a bounce, leapt directly over the wooden wall.

This left the villagers stunned. How could a person fly like a giant bird?

Since it was just dealing with a few ordinary evil wolves, the battle-hungry Barbaric Girl naturally wasn’t interested, Fu Xue was also lackluster, and Gu Qingcheng was not a combative person. All three women stayed in the village.

Both Gu Qingcheng and Fu Xue had already reached the peak of Warrior and were ready to challenge the War General, so these days they were settling their Cultivation, preparing to break through to the next Realm.

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Chu Hao, carrying Zui Cheng, flew swiftly towards a direction.

The speed of a Warrior was incredibly fast, and the water source could not possibly be too far from the village, otherwise, it would lose its purpose. Thus, just a few minutes later, they arrived.

An abrupt pile of stones appeared on the plain, the so-called water source was seeping drop by drop from the cracks in the rocks, beneath which was a small pond that had gathered a thin layer of water, surrounded by eight gray wolves lying around, and another large silver-white wolf imposingly sitting, its size equivalent to three ordinary wolves.

After a glance, Chu Hao realized immediately why twenty villagers couldn’t overcome it, it was because of this silver wolf.

—This was a ferocious beast, although only equivalent to the level of a Martial Disciple, it was king here.

"Uncle Tiger!" Zui Cheng’s eyes instantly reddened, grinding his teeth as he spoke.

Chu Hao followed his gaze and saw a large pile of blood-stained bones at the edge of the rocks, but there was one person not completely eaten, half of his face remaining, filled with fear and anger.

He took a deep breath. Humans and ferocious beasts were natural enemies, and in this harsh environment, they were each other’s food, mutual killing was only too normal.

But as a human, seeing this scene still enraged him deeply.

He strode over.

"Roar!" The leading silver wolf became alert, immediately baring its teeth and growling low, while the other evil wolves also got up, baring their teeth and roaring in Chu Hao’s direction.

These beasts had an innate instinct for danger. Although they were all roaring, not one launched an attack, seemingly aware of Chu Hao’s strength.

However, they were, after all, just ordinary beasts. Seeing Chu Hao continually approaching, their ferocity was triggered, each growling and lunging towards him, snapping their jaws.

Chu Hao simply stimulated a bit of his Blood Qi, and with a series of snaps, the attacking wolves were instantly shattered into a rain of blood, leaving not even a fragment of bone.

"Woo—" The remaining four wolves immediately turned tails and ran.

Chu Hao flicked his finger, and four gusts of wind shot out, puh puh puh puh, these four wolves also turned into a rain of blood.

Zui Cheng couldn’t help but ruefully think what a waste of food it was! But seeing the remaining half of Tiger’s face, that feeling of pity quickly dissipated, replaced only by a sense of relief.

"Huh?" Chu Hao looked somewhat dazedly at the "Spring Eye", his nose picking up a faint fragrance, extraordinarily fragrant.

"Jackpot!" Fat Cat suddenly cried out. (To be continued. If you like this work, please go to qidian.com to vote for it, as your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com.)