At the same time, Elder Xavier took out a sound transmission stone and covered it with spiritual power.
“The Institute is in trouble, return immediately!” Elder Xavier’s brow furrowed as he swiftly flew towards the Institute.
“Hmm?” Billy’s pupils contracted as he flashed and followed.
“Let’s go check it out!” Lydia Wooler exchanged a glance with Deven Wooler before following.
White Feather let out a cry and chased after them.
A quarter of an hour later, Billy and the others landed in a square in the outer courtyard of the Institute.
As they looked around, their brows furrowed simultaneously.
The ground was littered with the bodies of Institute disciples, severed limbs everywhere, blood flowing like rivers, a horrifying sight.
Preliminary estimates put the death toll at over a thousand, with some still barely alive, writhing in pain on the ground.
Seeing this scene, Billy’s unease grew stronger.
“Elder Xavier…” A blood-soaked elder from the outer courtyard approached.
“What happened?” Elder Xavier asked as he used a few strands of force to stop the bleeding on the elder’s body.
“A few minutes ago, an elder from the Holy Ghost Tribe stormed into the Institute, killing indiscriminately!” The elder spoke with difficulty.
“She was at the late stage of Entering Dao Realm, no one could match her. Only those who hid in the inner courtyard mountains survived.”
“Why wasn’t the protective array activated? How did he get in?” Elder Xavier’s brow tightened.
“Some students vaguely saw Noah Knapp’s figure. He must have brought her in!” The elder continued.
“Bastard!” A cold glint flashed in Elder Xavier’s eyes.
Noah Knapp was the vice-president expelled from the Institute not long ago!
“Elder, did you see Harleen and Ivy?” Billy asked.
“I was just about to tell you, Mr Billy!” The elder took a deep breath and responded, “They were taken by the intruder…”
“What?!” Billy roared in anger.
Elder Xavier also frowned.
“The intruder left a message, saying… saying you have ten days to go to Barrendemon City to retrieve them… or else…” The elder shivered involuntarily sensing Billy’s cold aura.
“Holy Ghost Tribe!” Billy’s eyes were like knives as he spoke each word slowly.
His eyes turned blood-red, and a chilling killing intent erupted from him, causing those around to gasp.
“Don’t worry too much. The Holy Ghost Tribe wants the treasure you possess. They won’t harm the girls before seeing you.” Elder Xavier took a deep breath and spoke. “Elder Xavier, I’ll leave this to you. I’ll take my people to heal first!” Billy adjusted his emotions and spoke.
“Barrendemon City is nominally the base of the Savage Demon Tribe but is actually an outpost for the Holy Ghost Tribe with many of their elite forces stationed there,” Elder Xavier continued. “If you go recklessly, not only will you fail to save them, but you’ll also risk your own life. Give me a few days to recover, and I’ll go with you!”
“Thank you, Elder Xavier!” Billy nodded in response.
He wanted to rush to Barrendemon City immediately!
But on one hand, Azure Dragon and others were severely injured; he couldn’t ignore them.
On the other hand, he knew his current strength was insufficient; going alone would be foolish bravery!
“Miss Wooler, thank you for today. I’ll visit to thank you properly once this is over!” He turned to Lydia Wooler after a pause.
“No need for thanks!” Lydia Wooler responded.
“Don’t worry too much. Our Akabuchi Chamber of Commerce has a branch near Barrendemon City. I’ll have someone keep an eye on things there. When the time comes, I’ll go with Grand Elder and Elder Matteo to accompany you!”
“Thank you for your kindness, Miss Wooler. You’ve already helped me a lot. Please don’t get involved further…” Billy began.
“I am already involved!” Lydia Wooler interrupted with a light smile. “Go check on your people!”
“Thank you!” Billy said no more and left with White Feather after greeting Elder Xavier and Deven Wooler.
Ten minutes later, Billy and White Feather landed beneath the void where they had previously fought.
The scene was similar to the outer courtyard of the Institute, with severed limbs and rivers of blood everywhere.
“Felicia, Night Orchid!”
As soon as Billy landed, he heard Casey’s voice.
Not just Casey’s voice; Opal and others were also shouting loudly.
“What happened to Felicia and Night Orchid?” Billy rushed over quickly.
When he arrived, he saw Stout and Judge had woken up with Opal’s help.
But Felicia and Night Orchid were still unconscious, their faces pale as wax, their breaths weak, blood trickling from their mouths.
“Boss… check on Felicia and Night Orchid…” Ian Blade called out weakly.
“Let me see!” Billy squatted down and checked Felicia and Night Orchid’s pulses.
Soon, his brow furrowed deeply.
Their meridians were shattered, pulses weak, truly hanging by a thread.
“Boss, how are they?” Casey asked as soon as Billy withdrew his hand.
“Opal, Amber, help them sit up!” Billy instructed Opal and Amber.
“Okay!” Opal and Amber helped Felicia and Night Orchid sit up.
“Casey, give them healing pills!” Billy took out several supreme-grade pills from his storage ring and handed them to Casey.
“Got it!” Casey took the pills, dissolved them with his energy, and placed them under their noses.
Meanwhile, Billy took out silver needles and began acupuncture on them.
A quarter of an hour later, eighteen silver needles were inserted into nine major acupoints on Felicia and Night Orchid’s bodies.
Billy then sat behind them cross-legged and channeled Chi power into their bodies using Heart Sutra of the Azure Void.
However, nearly an hour passed without any improvement. Their faces grew even paler.
Billy took a deep breath and activated his bloodline power, injecting stronger Chi power into them again.
Still no significant change; Felicia and Night Orchid’s pupils began to dilate.
“Felicia, Night Orchid, hang in there…” Frostblade and Alex Long choked up as they spoke.
Azure Dragon and Azure Fang’s faces were filled with endless worry.
Billy’s brow furrowed deeply; his eyes turned blood-red again, face grim.
For the first time in years, he faced an injury he couldn’t heal; his heart sank to rock bottom.
“Boss, Felicia’s injuries are similar to Elder Xavier’s last time. Maybe try your essence blood?” Stout suggested from where he sat nearby.
“Yes, try it!” Amber echoed urgently.
“Opal, Amber, lay them down!” Hearing Stout’s suggestion, Billy’s eyes lit up.
As he spoke, he drew his wild blade and cut a deep gash in his hand, blood flowing freely.
He let his blood drip into their mouths.
Once Opal and Amber had laid them down again, Billy sat behind them cross-legged once more.