Chapter 34: Fierce Gods and Evil Fiends

The Hundred Lands Mountains, Gao Family Village.

"Child? Has something happened again?"

Listening to the tigers, leopards, and wolves howling one after another in her ears, a blind old woman walked out of her room, trembling, yet her tone was surprisingly calm.

"Mother, it’s nothing."

Stepping forward in time to support the old woman, Pan Hu, who had the head of a dog and the body of a man, said in a low voice.

Even though Pan Hu had bent his waist as much as he could, he still appeared tall and sturdy.

Outside Pan Hu’s door, the villagers of Gao Family Village had already gathered, yet they never dared to push the door open and enter.

"Child, Mother is only blind, not deaf."

The old woman smiled, trying to pat Pan Hu’s head as she did when he was small, but she could only reach his shoulder.

"Sigh, what a pity, I cannot see what my son has grown up to look like now."

"So tall, so strong; I wonder which bride within a hundred miles could be a match for my son."

Very obediently lowering his head, Pan Hu also smiled and replied.

"As long as you like her, Mother, any bride will do."

Hearing this, the old woman immediately pushed Pan Hu’s head away with a look of annoyance.

"What kind of talk is that!"

"It’s finding a wife for you, not for your mother."

"Besides, you have to see if the girl is willing; those who don't know would think you are a bandit snatching a bride!"

Smiling without a word, Pan Hu looked up toward the direction outside the village and continued to speak in that deliberately lowered voice.

"Mother, everyone is waiting outside! I must now..."

Before Pan Hu’s words had even faded, he saw the old woman widen her eyes and shout sternly.

"If they are willing to wait, then let them keep waiting!"

"A bunch of petty people who forget righteousness at the sight of profit; they only know to come begging you when there is trouble, but when there isn't, they wish they could avoid you."

Helplessly blinking his eyes, Pan Hu knew that the old woman’s words were spoken intentionally for the villagers outside the door to hear.

"Mother, this time it has nothing to do with them."

"Didn't you teach me when I was young to be grateful and repay kindness?"

"There is someone who once helped me who now needs my help; I must go there immediately."

After a long silence, the old woman finally had to sigh.

"My child just has too good a heart."

"Mother did teach you to repay kindness, but Mother also taught you what it means to act according to your ability."

"Enough, enough; in the end, a grown child is beyond a mother's control. Go!"

"I still want to eat the meat buns you make tomorrow morning, so remember to go and return early!"

Looking at the old woman with lingering attachment, Pan Hu replied.

"I understand, Mother!"

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At the same time, above the valley.

"It is that Ghost King; it has revealed itself!"

Xi Luo, whose entire body was shrouded in flames, did not hesitate in the slightest and suddenly stepped through the air, lunging toward the source of those black mists.

Although the current situation was not part of the original plan.

Xi Luo was not the type to follow rules, and it was even less likely she would let go of such an excellent opportunity.

Whoosh!

The raging flames illuminated the sky.

The black mist was rapidly ignited and dispersed; the dark night was illuminated as if it were broad daylight...

At this moment, Xi Luo was less like a mountain god and more like a fire god or sun god descended to the world.

[What is going on with you?]

Watching Xi Luo, who clearly seemed a bit off, the flying sword, having regained its ability to move, quickly rushed to her side.

Compared to her state when dealing with the Ruifu last time, the current Xi Luo seemed ridiculously strong.

If Xi Luo had always been this strong.

Then there would have been no need last time to wait for Li Boyang to take action and help her slay that Fierce God.

"Now is not the time for explanations!"

Not answering Li Boyang’s question directly, Xi Luo, in her Red Leopard form, merely let out a low growl and plunged into the black mist of the Black Cloud Marsh.

[You...]

Having watched plenty of movies and novels, Li Boyang understood immediately.

It was highly unlikely that Xi Luo could maintain this current state for long.

Furthermore, the reason Xi Luo possessed such a powerful, fire-god-like performance might even be because she had used an ability similar to the "Heavenly Demon Disintegration Art."

Swish!

There was no time to complain about Xi Luo’s lack of trust in him.

Li Boyang immediately manipulated the flying sword to shoot out, turning into a streak of golden light as it also charged toward the source of the black mist.

"Brat! Die!"

Facing the pincer attack from Xi Luo and the flying sword.

The Ghost King shrouded in black mist suddenly laughed wildly, displaying astonishing strength at this moment.

The claw it swung emitted a shrill whistle as it tore through the air, simultaneously releasing an icy, cold aura.

"Awoo!"

In just a single exchange.

Xi Luo, who had lunged forward first, was forced to retreat.

Because the moment that claw was swung, it detached from the Ghost King’s body and transformed into a pitch-black ghost-faced leopard.

Although that ghost-faced leopard looked very reluctant, it still lunged at Xi Luo under the Ghost King’s control.

"Awoo!"

The ghost-faced leopard’s attributes were the exact opposite of Xi Luo’s, appearing entirely like her nemesis.

Not only that, the ghost-faced leopard displayed a fearless nature, showing no dread of Xi Luo’s fierce attacks.

[Another ghost monster, and stronger than the previous Black Fiend?]

This thought flashed through Li Boyang’s mind.

The golden flying sword then cut through the sky, flying directly past the ghost-faced leopard toward the Ghost King.

Then, a scene that shocked everyone appeared once again.

"Screech!"

Accompanied by a loud, piercing cry.

A similarly pitch-black four-winged eagle flew out from the black mist, reluctantly meeting the sword pellet.

Just like the ghost-faced leopard that had manifested to target Xi Luo.

The four-winged eagle’s body was as hard as iron, and its pair of sharp claws emitted a cold, piercing light.

Even before contact, Li Boyang could faintly sense that the opponent’s ability was definitely a counter to his own.

Clang!

The moment the sound collided with the flying sword, Li Boyang’s hypothesis was confirmed.

[It’s actually not an ordinary ghost monster? But a true Evil Fiend!?]

After a brief moment of shock, Li Boyang reacted instantly.

These ghost monsters before him were not ordinary ghosts at all, but one of the strongest types of ghost monsters recorded in the "Nine Chapters of Divination Secrets"—the Evil Fiend.

Fierce Gods and Evil Fiends were two types of disasters recorded in the "Nine Chapters of Divination Secrets: Chapter on Fierce Fiends."

The former was a natural manifestation of the world’s primordial Qi, a god born of heaven and earth, classified by the Huaijiang Witch as a type of "Natural Disaster."

The latter, however, was the materialization of the resentment of sentient beings, a type of "Man-made Disaster" even rarer than a Fierce God.

The formation of an Evil Fiend, besides requiring the deceased to have had intense resentment while alive.

Also had extremely harsh requirements regarding the circumstances of death and the environment after death.

For example, if a bride dies a violent death on her wedding day, her unspent resentment will transform into a Red Fiend.

Or for another example, if a drowned ghost who died unjustly finds enough substitutes but still cannot enter the cycle of reincarnation, it will transform into a White Fiend.

Because these involve special conditions like birth dates, feng shui, and terrain, the difficulty of their formation is only more rigorous than that of a Fierce God, and their abilities are likewise even more bizarre.

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