Chapter 37: The Backlash of the Baleful Spirits, the Evil Spirit Slays its Master

[How is this possible?]

[Even if the body you possess in this life can carry the Divine Firmament Sword, it is absolutely impossible for it to possess such vigorous life force!]

The concept of "Qi" did not seem to exist in the old man's mind.

The old man simply understood the life-Qi and the Earth Vein baleful energy within Li Boyang's body as "life force."

In particular, the exclusionary and devouring nature produced by the mixture of life-Qi and Earth Vein baleful energy far exceeded the old man's expectations.

In fact, let alone the old man.

Even if the Five Directional Gods were present in person, they would likely be unable to understand how Li Boyang managed to mix life-Qi and Earth Vein baleful energy together without being devoured or assimilated by the baleful energy.

"There are still many things you haven't anticipated!"

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and Li Boyang revealed his fangs as he spoke.

"Pan Hu said that pure mindfulness and pure Yang blood are your bane..."

"Then do you think my blood counts as pure Yang blood?"

Looking at the Destiny Bone Armor in his palm with its face up, Li Boyang, already knowing the answer, smiled.

The next second, Li Boyang bit his finger open.

Then he lifted his clothes and drew a mysterious talisman on his chest.

This talisman also came from the "Nine Chapters of Divination Secrets" and was one of the twelve talismanic maxims at the end of the "Myriad Phenomena Chapter."

Through his deciphering and understanding during this time, plus the experiences Xi Luo occasionally mentioned...

Li Boyang roughly guessed that this talisman might be related to the soul, evil spirits, and spirituality.

It was often used by the Huaijiang Witch for exorcising ghosts, dispelling evil, and communicating between the yin and yang realms.

Although he was not sure if the talisman could be used this way, in this situation, it was better than nothing, right?

Whoosh!

And so, almost the moment the fresh blood formed the maxim.

A type of Qi that Li Boyang had never encountered before surged into the talisman from all directions.

This Qi seemed to come from another dimension; while ethereal, it also carried a hint of chilling coldness.

Most importantly, this Qi seemed to indeed have a special effect on the soul.

[Ah!]

Accompanied by a miserable wail, the Heart-Snatching Baleful Spirit that the old man had transformed into instantly melted away like ice and snow.

In an instant, the essence spirits of one wild beast after another surged out from Li Boyang's body.

And the one that fell at the very end was none other than a Ranyui fish.

However, in its soul state, the Ranyui fish was no longer a vicious baleful spirit, but a spirit creature that had attained sentience.

"Moo!"

After being liberated by Li Boyang, the Ranyui fish first took a lingering look at this world.

Then, like the essence spirits of the other wild beasts, it escaped into another dimension.

Only at the very last moment before leaving, the Ranyui fish kissed Li Boyang's forehead in a very human-like manner.

Or more accurately, the Ranyui fish kissed the third eye between Li Boyang's brows.

—It chose to leave the last trace of its remaining spirituality to this "Heavenly Demon from beyond the realm" who had liberated it.

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"No!"

At the same time, the Ghost King on the main battlefield suddenly let out an angry roar.

Because the moment Li Boyang purified the Ranyui fish, the backlash from the soul appeared on the Ghost King.

The baleful ghosts that were originally fighting fiercely with Xi Luo, the sword pellet, and Pan Hu wailed one after another and dissipated into smoke, as if they had suffered heavy damage.

No, it was not just as simple as suffering heavy damage.

The Ghost King's soul suffering heavy damage meant that he had lost his dominance and control over the baleful ghosts.

Those weaker ghosts, affected by the Ghost King, scattered and turned back into the essence spirits of ten thousand beasts.

But those baleful ghosts refined from spirit creatures.

After a brief dissipation, they forcibly gathered together again by relying on their own obsession and resentment.

Although the loss of the other wild beast essence spirits meant these regrouped baleful spirits no longer possessed their previous terrifying power.

But compared to ordinary spirit creatures and evil ghosts, these baleful spirits still possessed extremely terrifying strength.

"Awoo!"

"Skree!"

The Ghost-Faced Leopard and the Four-Winged Eagle were the first to let out long howls toward the sky.

They possessed greater power than the other spirit creatures, so they regrouped faster than them as well.

However, this time they did not continue to attack Xi Luo and Li Boyang, but uniformly shifted their targets and lunged toward the depths of the Black Cloud Marsh.

Just like a fuse, the remaining spirit creatures that had regrouped one after another followed closely behind.

"This is..."

This scene left Xi Luo stunned.

Even her original aggressive movements came to a halt.

Pan Hu, who was also stunned, hesitated for a moment before casting his gaze toward the still-wailing Ghost King.

"How dare you!"

The angry roar spread across a radius of a hundred miles.

The Ghost King's voice made the mountains and forests tremble and the beasts fearful.

Unfortunately, the spirit creatures driven by hatred did not fear the Ghost King's roar at all; instead, they rushed toward the depths of the Black Cloud Marsh even faster.

Manipulating baleful spirits and ghosts inevitably leads to their backlash.

This is a matter of course; even if one transforms into a Ghost King, it is unavoidable.

[Help me hold it off!]

In a flash, Li Boyang's voice entered the ears of both Xi Luo and Pan Hu.

Swish!

The golden sword pellet cut through the long night like lightning.

Following closely behind those baleful spirits, it also rushed toward the depths of the Black Cloud Marsh.

After all, Li Boyang had already seen that the seemingly ferocious Ghost King before him was not the old man's true body either.

Saying "a crafty rabbit has three burrows" might be an exaggeration.

But the cunning old man must have left himself enough contingencies.

As it happened, the backlash of the baleful spirits exposed the location of the old man's true self.

This was an opportunity, an opportunity to root out the old man completely.

"I will help you!"

"Before I die in battle, he will absolutely not be able to interfere with you."

At this moment, the one who responded to Li Boyang first was not Xi Luo, but the dog-headed, human-bodied Pan Hu.

"Awoooo!"

A wolf howl that spread throughout the mountain forest was heard.

Pan Hu leaped and transformed into a giant five-colored dragon-dog.

He had horns like a young dragon, his body emitted five-colored radiance, and his size was even several times larger than a giant elephant.

"Be careful, don't push yourself."

Seeing this, Xi Luo could only give a low instruction before following the five-colored dragon-dog to pounce on the ferocious Ghost King.

Whoosh!

The raging flames and five-colored radiance illuminated the dark night.

The battle between the Ghost King, Xi Luo, and Pan Hu shook the mountains and forests, disturbing countless mountain gods and spirit creatures.

Unlike the various probes from before.

At this moment, all three had brought out their full strength and trump cards, just to get rid of their opponents as quickly as possible.

Alas, the strength of all three parties far exceeded their opponents' imaginations.

Even Pan Hu, who appeared the weakest of the three, could use his own pure Yang blood to deter the Ghost King.

Every time the battle reached a point where the Ghost King wanted to escape, Pan Hu would bite his tongue without hesitation and spit out pure Yang flames in a manner bordering on mutual destruction.

For a time, the entire battle reached a stalemate.

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