Chapter 88: The Rampage of Yin Soldiers

It was as if Heaven and Earth had lost their color; everything around them turned gray and dim.

Xiao Hua's expression changed drastically. This is a Ghost Domain? But how is this possible? He hadn't sensed anything just a moment ago. Could the Strange within be so powerful that even he couldn't distinguish it?

Ye Fan and Lin Hao, those two Demon Exorcists, were stunned.

How could an accident happen at a time like this?

Although we were just complaining that the assessment was too simple and didn't allow us to show our potential, it shouldn't be like this! Did they have to be so smug? Was such a punishment necessary for me?

On the contrary, He Qing beside them became excited, his blood boiling, and he even began to rub his hands together. He knew this matter wouldn't be that simple; if it were an official assessment, there would definitely be a Strange!

Seeing He Qing's excited appearance, Xiao Hua wanted to curse him for being a fool. This is a Ghost Domain, the home turf of that Strange! Even a powerhouse like him in the True Qi Realm would be restricted everywhere in a place like this; how could this still be the difficulty level of an official Demon Suppression Division assessment!

Suddenly, with a *pop*, the Zhang couple beside them instantly collapsed to the ground, unconscious and unresponsive.

Xiao Hua was slightly startled and frowned.

He leaned down and used two fingers to check their breathing; it was very smooth, as if they were in a deep sleep... What on earth is going on? His mind was a tangled mess.

"Deputy Division Chief, look!"

At this moment, He Qing suddenly pointed at the surroundings and shouted anxiously.

Xiao Hua looked up abruptly and saw that the eyes of the servants nearby had changed from their normal color to red, like demons from the depths of the Abyss waiting to devour people. Even their clothing had turned into armor, and they held long spears or broadswords in their hands.

These weapons were covered in rust, and some Yin Qi swirled above them; if one were to be struck solidly by such a blade, it would be double magical damage.

This is... Yin Soldiers?!

His expression changed violently; this directly exceeded his expectations. Even if this Ghost Domain had an erosive effect on normal people, it shouldn't convert them into Yin Soldiers; this is a Strange with special significance!

"You all fall back, let me handle this!"

Xiao Hua shouted, his voice like a lion's roar, almost resounding through the entire Ghost Domain; he had to successfully lead these three little ones out of the Ghost Domain.

Qi and Blood erupted within his body, and his True Qi began to circulate.

"Boom!"

True Qi exploded outward, and a layer of Innate Gang Qi formed a protective barrier directly around Xiao Hua within a radius of five zhang, flowing ceaselessly and directly shielding He Qing, Ye Fan, and Lin Hao.

At the same time, he strode forward.

With every movement, bolstered by his Innate Gang Qi, he threw a punch that directly sent a Yin Soldier—formerly a Houseman—flying, crashing into the surrounding wall and kicking up clouds of dust.

Xiao Hua's expression was grim.

These Yin Soldiers are truly tough. He had expected this punch to blow these Yin Soldiers to pieces, but he hadn't expected that he could only knock them away? Or perhaps, it was because they were inside the Ghost Domain.

Do these Yin Soldiers have the blessing of the Ghost Domain?

"Whoosh!"

The sound of weapons whistling rang in Xiao Hua's ears; it was other Yin Soldiers swinging their weapons, hacking toward him. These broadswords and long spears sliced through the air, whipping up gusts of Yin wind, like the scythes of reapers from the depths of the netherworld, wanting to harvest Xiao Hua beneath their blades!

"Hmph!"

Xiao Hua let out a cold snort. A mere few Yin Soldiers, only at the Blood Exchange Realm, want to do anything to him? His Innate Gang Qi erupted once more, directly freezing the various weapons of the Yin Soldiers in mid-air.

His body gave another sudden jolt, emitting a massive shockwave that sent four or five Yin Soldiers, comparable to the Blood Exchange Realm, flying!

This is the suppression of a True Qi Realm Grandmaster over the Blood Exchange Realm.

But the good times didn't last.

From every passageway in the courtyard, many more Yin Soldiers surged out, holding rusty long spears, mottled broadswords, and even tall, imposing Yin Soldiers wielding long halberds, who seemed to be minor commanders.

They let out bursts of battle cries, surging forward like a tide.

Xiao Hua's expression was gloomy. What is going on? Where did so many Yin Soldiers come from? No! He suddenly noticed that the appearance of these Yin Soldiers was somewhat familiar. They looked like some of the Zhang Mansion's servants, maids, and the Butler he had seen earlier!

Could it be that besides the Zhang couple, everyone else has transformed into Yin Soldiers! He looked down at the unconscious Zhang couple. He pondered deeply: would these two know something?

"The three of you wake these two up, I'll hold them off for now!"

"If you can't wake them, we'll have no choice but to flee."

He gave instructions to He Qing and the others, then immediately roared and charged toward the numerous Yin Soldiers.

Although these Yin Soldiers were not all at the Blood Exchange Realm and a True Qi Realm expert had the power to crush them, he was ultimately not an Innate expert who had opened the bridge between Heaven and Earth, unable to circulate endlessly and recover his own Original Qi.

Once the numbers grew too high, he would eventually be exhausted to death.

On the high altar, Li Heng looked at the surrounding environment, lost in thought. He had just sensed the eruption of the Ghost Domain, which had surged directly into Reality and merged with the Zhang Mansion of the Present World.

As a Present World Reflection, what would happen when the Ghost Domain merged with Reality? He lowered his head and looked beneath the high altar, seeing a large number of Yin Soldiers surging in a certain direction.

Li Heng secretly said, "As expected."

It was likely that the other servants and maids within the Zhang Mansion had all turned into Yin Soldiers. He didn't think this was his own doing. After all, the Yin Qi Seed had already been planted and would erupt at any moment. In reality, it was under the control of that Strange, Zhang Haitian.

Even if he had erased the Yin Qi Seed in Reality beforehand, such a large-scale erasure would certainly have been detected by that Strange, Zhang Haitian. At that point, he still would have chosen to trigger the Yin Qi Seed, transforming these people of the Zhang Mansion into Strange Yin Soldiers.

The outcome was already set, and he couldn't save them.

He looked to the west, where the sounds of fighting had risen.

It looks like He Qing's side is in trouble?

No, these are walking Source Power; they cannot be snatched away by them. He jumped off the high altar, dispelled his disguise among the Yin Soldiers, revealed the aura of a living person, and intended to kill his way over!

Beijun, a certain hidden place.

This place was the Infinite, not the Present World, and the Yin Qi within was vast. A figure floated and sank within the massive Yin Qi, seemingly cultivating or gestating itself.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, like a gaze from the Abyss.

What is going on? Why is there trouble in Bei'an City again? A Ghost Domain he had casually thrown down to gestate and train Yin Soldiers has erupted? Heh, what truly foolish mortals.

"Yinyi, go to Bei'an City, check the situation, and by the way, find my lost Strange. Also, help me see what kind of background that Living Dead has—the one who was bold enough to kill my people!"

"Yes!"

From the vast Yin Qi, a black shadow flew out.

It spoke respectfully to this mysterious existence.

He moved his mind, wanting to lock onto Li Heng's coordinates. But he was suddenly startled to find that he couldn't lock onto them at all; the coordinates were lost!

Interesting... He laughed out loud.

Bei'an City, the Zhang Mansion trapped within a Ghost Domain.

At this moment, Xiao Hua was still locked in battle with the Yin soldiers. He felt extremely stifled. Within this Ghost Domain, these Yin soldiers had surprisingly hard armor and hard bodies; he couldn't blow them apart with a single punch.

If this continued, he would be worn down to death alive.

Could it be that he really had to run away?

No matter if He Qing and the others punched, kicked, or used various methods, they still could not wake the Zhang couple. This only made Xiao Hua secretly decide to plan his direct escape.

At this time, he suddenly discovered a strange phenomenon.

Although there were still Yin soldiers surging toward his side.

Yet these Yin soldiers did not seem to be deliberately targeting him; their pace seemed somewhat panicked, as if they were fleeing, only blocked by him, forcing them to engage in battle.

No, this Ghost Domain was clearly the home turf of the Yin soldiers; how could these Yin soldiers possibly be fleeing? Xiao Hua shook his head, feeling that it might be the influence of the Ghost Domain causing him to have a mental hallucination.

This could not help but make his mind heavy.

If even the mind could be influenced here, then he really had to run!

As for whether this Ghost Domain would further expand after he fled, letting these Yin soldiers ravage Bei'an City? He could not care about that much; if he died here, he reckoned he would also become a Yin soldier. It would be better to preserve his useful body; running was the best policy!

"Sss, sss...", "Crack, crack..."

The sound of flames burning flesh and blood finally traveled here.

Xiao Hua frowned; what was this sound? Wait, he twitched his nose; this... such a foul smell, it was the smell of flames burning rotting flesh and blood. But where did the flames come from here?

Just as he was puzzled, some Yin soldiers with Terror flames erupting from their bodies finally fled here in a panic, but they hadn't taken a few steps before they were burned to ashes by these flames.

Behind the Yin soldiers being burned by the fire, a figure appeared.

"Tsk, it seems there are quite a lot of Yin soldiers here?"

Li Heng walked as if strolling in a courtyard, chuckling. It was different from the anxiety in Xiao Hua's eyes. To him, the look in the eyes of these Yin soldiers was just a pile of walking Source Power. Weird? What kind of thing was that?

"Who are you?" Xiao Hua's heart jolted, revealing a look of suspicion.

Could it be another powerhouse hidden in the dark, protecting the Demon Suppression Division assessment? But within the Demon Suppression Division, was there such a person who could unleash this kind of Terror flame?

Could it be someone from a noble family who had come to Bei'an City recently?

Noble family bloodline Supernatural Ability might be able to achieve this.

Li Heng was not wearing the uniform of a Demon Exorcist, and he was not familiar with this Deputy Division Chief Xiao Hua, so it was no wonder Xiao Hua would make such a guess.

Inside the Innate Gang Qi shield, He Qing, who had no way to deal with the unconscious Zhang couple, suddenly raised his head, saw Li Heng's figure, and was instantly stunned.

He was overjoyed and hurriedly shouted aloud, "Sir!"

Sir? Xiao Hua punched a Yin soldier away, his heart somewhat dumbfounded. Was this young man in front of him really from the Demon Suppression Division? But how come he didn't know there was someone with this kind of ability in the Demon Suppression Division?

Could it be that Old Man Laomeng was hiding it from him?

"Official Exorcist Li Heng, greets Deputy Division Chief Xiao."

Li Heng replied indifferently, then immediately sent out a Sun True Fire, directly igniting the many Yin soldiers still fighting with Xiao Hua. The Sun True Fire burned almost everything; even if these Yin soldiers instinctively wanted to pat it out, it was of no use.

Soon they turned into fly ash, becoming Source Power in Li Heng's pocket.

"Wait, you are the Li Heng that Laomeng spoke of?"

Xiao Hua flew back, fearing he would be contaminated by this Terror flame. Once he stood steady and calmed his thoughts, he felt it was somewhat incredible.