Long Chen nodded.

“I sensed it. Outside of the heavenly tribulation was some sinister power. When Bai Shishi was injured, it secretly stole a bit of her essence blood.”

Long Chen hadn’t sensed anything odd during her tribulation until she grabbed that peak rank rune. The instant she was injured, that sinister energy appeared.

When she bled, a bit of it was silently stolen. Only then did Long Chen notice just how serious this matter was.

Bai Shishi’s mother said, “The auspicious qi of Crane Cry Valley repels that fiendish energy. Hence, it was only able to steal a trace of her essence blood when she was injured. It won’t affect Shishi, but if it hadn’t been for the auspicious qi, even if Shishi wasn’t injured, the fiendish energy would have slipped away with quite a bit of her essence blood. The most curious part is that the...