Chapter 411

Inside the ruined city.

Yuan Yao, after entering the ruined city, used the emerald-green jade tablet to send a message to Xie Yan: "I am now in the ruined city with Third Senior Brother. What situation have you encountered?"

Upon receiving the message, Xie Yan immediately extended his divine sense into it.

After hearing that, Xie Yan replied: "We haven't encountered any urgent situation here, but the traces left on those ruined buildings, I suspect, are related to spirit beasts."

After receiving his reply, Yuan Yao then brought up the matter of the Necro-Beast City and the Necro King with him.

Xie Yan's expression slightly tightened: "You mean the ancient sword tomb has been sealed by the Heavenly Fire Secret Realm, and to open it we must help the Heavenly Fire Secret Realm regain its source power?"

Yuan Yao: "Yes."

Xie Yan: "Do you now want to find the Necro King?"

Yuan Yao: "Mm."

Xie Yan felt a stir in his heart, and he said: "Just the two of you trying to deal with the Necro King is too dangerous; don't act rashly for now."

Yuan Yao replied: "Don't worry, we won't act so recklessly."

Xie Yan still felt uneasy; just as he was about to send a message to Yuan Yao to say something, he suddenly sensed a dangerous aura swiftly rising from the ground.

He swiftly stepped back and shouted: "Scatter!"

Bian Chen, Feng Xuanyi, Bai Xingxing, and Yan Yunlan reacted extremely quickly, dodging aside.

Only to see the spot where they had just been, as if corroded, turned pitch black.

At the same time, a miserable cry came from afar.

"Ah—ah—ah..."

The miserable cry was extremely loud; it should have attracted the subterranean necro beasts to the source of the sound, but unexpectedly—

Numerous necro beasts instead gathered toward their position.

Strands of black vapor rose from the ground.

"Their attack target is us." Bian Chen's expression shifted slightly, and he said in a low voice: "Begin defense immediately."

One after another, strange-shaped black shadows burst from the ground, lunging at them frenziedly.

Xie Yan swung his sword once, and most of the black shadows were cut in half at the waist.

Yet they did not dissipate because of this; instead, they gradually recovered their original form.

"What the hell is this?" Bai Xingxing exclaimed in shock.

"Necro beasts." Xie Yan suddenly said, "This is a necro beast city."

Upon hearing that, the several people showed shocked expressions.

They naturally had heard of necro beasts; so-called necro beasts are formed by refining the resentful spirits of spirit beasts.

Previously they had only seen descriptions of necro beasts in books; they never expected to see them with their own eyes now.

"They fear fire." Feng Xuanyi's expression slightly tightened; gripping her phoenix-feather sword, she swung it, and phoenix fire burst forth, cleaving those black shadows.

Accompanied by a strange, short, sharp scream, the necro beast that Feng Xuanyi had cut with her fire sword gradually dissipated.

"Second Senior Sister is amazing!" Bai Xingxing exclaimed delightedly.

But soon his expression changed, as more necro beast aura closed in on their position.

Feng Xuanyi swiftly raised her sword and struck!

Flames danced wildly, blasting back a wave of necro beasts, but immediately another wave surged forward.

On Xie Yan's side, several powerful necro beasts charged at him.

The strength of these few necro beasts is comparable to that of a human cultivator at the Spirit Transformation Realm.

Xie Yan's eyes narrowed slightly; these necro beasts seemed to be coming straight for him.

He raised his sword and struck; the fierce sword intent instantly shattered their bodies.

Boom!

Explosive sounds continued here.

For a time, it also attracted nearby young cultivators.

Some young cultivators came out of curiosity, only to witness such a terrifying scene: those black shadows looked fanged and clawed, bizarrely shaped, yet they exuded an immensely potent power aura, invisibly giving people a suffocating sense of oppression.

"It's Xie Zixu and them!"

Their voices quickly attracted the attention of the necro beasts.

Immediately afterward, several necro beasts swiftly lunged at them to attack.

They were startled, hurriedly summoned their weapons, and went on the defensive.

At the same time——

The entire ruined city suddenly fell into a shadow.

Everyone stared up in shock, seeing the sun gradually obscured by clouds and mist, meaning night was about to fall!

"Not good!"

"We shouldn't linger here!" Bian Chen said solemnly, swinging his sword horizontally; in an instant, dozens of black shadows were cut in half at the waist, and then he told Xie Yan and the others: "Let's go!"

"Okay!" Yan Yunlan immediately agreed.

As the sun was increasingly blocked, those black shadows gradually revealed their true forms: they were hoards of grayish-white spirit beasts, their faces twisted like evil spirits come into the world, their pupils filled with abnormal bloodshot veins; their gazes fixed on Xie Yan and the others were filled with endless killing intent.

Increasing numbers of necro beasts burst from the ground, surrounding them.

Xie Yan and his five companions, like breaking through barriers, fought their way out of the encirclement.

These necro beasts could not possibly stop their advance.

Meanwhile, the other young cultivators could not escape the necro beasts' attacks.

"Ah—ah—ah..."

"Don't come over!"

Save me! Hurry and save me!

More than ten young cultivators were being bitten and torn by the undead beasts, dragged underground, and then fell completely silent.

In the ruined city, five figures shot forward like lightning, and before the surrounding undead beasts could even lunge at them, they were cut down with a single sword strike.

The sun was blocked more than half, and almost the entire ruined city fell into darkness.

Just then——

A signal flare suddenly shot up into the air and then exploded.

The bright red smoke entered the pupils of Xie Yan and the others.

Bai Zhouxing spoke: "It must have been that young lady who set it off!"

And immediately after, another signal flare rose up from the other side of the field of view—this one blue.

"What's going on?" Bian Chen thrust his sword forward, clearing the undead beasts ahead, and spoke in surprise.

Yan Yun Lan's expression shifted slightly: "There are actually two signal flares?"

Xie Yan's eyes flickered as he quickly sent a message to Yuan Yao: "Did you just set off a signal flare?"

"No." Yuan Yao replied quickly, "I'm not by the city wall right now; I and my third senior brother have already gone deep into the ruined city."

Upon hearing her reply, Xie Yan's heart clenched tightly.

He pressed his lips together and sent a message: "Are you going to act alone with him?"

Before Yuan Yao could reply, Xie Yan sent another message.

"Why didn't you wait for me?"

Meanwhile, Yuan Yao and Cang Li crept about furtively, crouching lightly beside a ruined building.

After hearing Xie Yan's question, Yuan Yao froze for a moment, and an indescribable feeling welled up in her heart, like a sour, tingling numbness.

She hesitated for a moment, then sent a message: "Then will you come?"

"Send me a signal flare," Xie Yan said bluntly.

Yuan Yao: "Will you come alone, or with your fellow sect members?"

Xie Yan: "I'll come alone."