Chapter 1878: Don't Let Him Touch You

"Don't let him touch you," Chen Yu barked.

Qingfeng hurriedly retreated, and at the same time, he formed seals with both hands. With a sharp shout, three Spirit Talismans for subduing demons appeared and struck toward the man.

Sizzle—the three talismans stuck to the man's face simultaneously, but instead of being subdued, the man grabbed the talismans stuck to his face and tore them to shreds.

At the same time, his terrifying face lunged forward, about to bite Qingfeng.

Qingfeng had no choice but to retreat again.

Chen Yu stepped forward and was instantly in front of the man. He gestured with his right hand, and Lichen appeared in his hand. With one sword strike, the man's head was severed.

His corpse fell to the ground with a thud, struggled a few times, and then lay completely still.

"What is this thing? Why didn't my Spirit Talismans for subduing demons work on him?" Qingfeng retreated in astonishment.

"Fool, this isn't a traditional demon; of course your things are useless," Tang Yi said speechlessly. "Did that situation with Yu Lan really not teach you a lesson?"

"You..." Qingfeng was furious, but he had no way to refute it. Tang Yi was right; this thing wasn't a traditional demon, so his things were naturally useless.

As they spoke, the corpse lying on the ground suddenly began to tremble violently. The corpse aged at an extremely rapid speed, and immediately after, several dark green, soft-bodied creatures suddenly burst out from within. They stretched out long tentacles, seemingly scouting everything in the surroundings.

"Back away, it's looking for a host," Chen Yu reminded the two in time.

Tang Yi and Qingfeng hurriedly retreated. Fortunately, the length of these tentacles was limited. Although they could not touch the two, they twisted their bodies, emitting bursts of hoarse roars.

"If the tentacles reach your bodies, you will be parasitized by them and controlled by them. These Dark Creatures are the vanguards of the Dark Abyss," Chen Yu said. "For many years, those high-level creatures in the Dark Abyss have been manipulating these primary creatures, attempting to come to this world."

"Then... will they succeed?" Tang Yi was slightly stunned. Looking at the twisting, disgusting thing before him, he felt some fear.

If this thing really came to this world, it would be a nightmare for the people of this world; they would cause devastating destruction to this world.

"No," Chen Yu shook his head and said, "The Dark Abyss and this plane are not connected. Even if one or two Dark Creatures come to this world by accident, that is just an accident, unless there are people with ulterior motives who deliberately open a gap in the Dark Abyss to let them invade on a large scale."

As Chen Yu's voice fell, the tentacles let out hoarse roars, struggling and twisting crazily, trying to stretch their tentacles longer.

But unfortunately, their host had already lost its life and had no way to provide continuous energy for it; even if its tentacles stretched longer, it was of no use.

A moment later, because there was no host to continuously provide energy, this thing let out a roar of unwillingness, and then gradually withered away until it turned into a pile of gray-white powder.

"Low-level Dark Creatures use humans as hosts and lose their energy source after leaving the host, eventually dying," Chen Yu said. "These Dark Creatures come from the Dark Abyss, but the Blood Clan and Werewolves that exist in the world can also be considered Dark Creatures, except they are the indigenous inhabitants of this world who changed after being tainted by dark aura."

"Will they spread everywhere?" Tang Yi suddenly thought of this question.

"Yes, just like a virus. But if they have just parasitized, if they haven't drained the Primordial Qi of the host's body, then this person can still be saved. Once it is drained, there is no saving them," Chen Yu said. "None of the Cheng family are in sight now; they must be hiding. Find them, and there is still hope."

"I know they have a basement, which was specially built to avoid war. If an emergency occurs, the three of them should have hidden in there," Qingfeng suddenly said.

"Then they should be there. Let's go over and take a look," Chen Yu said.

"This way," Qingfeng led the way, bringing Chen Yu to a house.

The gate of this place was tightly shut, and the five-millimeter steel gate was extremely sturdy.

"There is a passage to the basement inside the house, but we can't get in right now," Qingfeng said.

Chen Yu said nothing. He walked to the front and smashed a fist against the tightly shut gate.

Boom—the steel gate was smashed open by him by force, and the gate was knocked inward.

Several people walked in and only felt a faint smell of blood permeating the room.

In this room, which was not too large, there were severed limbs and arms everywhere. From these remains, one could vaguely identify them as the corpses of bodyguards and some servants.

"A very brutal method," Chen Yu lowered his body, feeling the dark aura in the room. He pondered for a moment: "Be careful, there will be existences parasitized by hosts inside. They might be no different from ordinary people; don't let them touch you."

"Understood." Tang Yi and Qingfeng both nodded, then walked inside cautiously.

Several figures suddenly appeared in front. These people were dressed as bodyguards. They looked like normal people, but their movements were somewhat sluggish; it was unclear what the situation was.

"Are you all right?" Qingfeng took a step forward. "I am Qingfeng, the master invited by your boss. Where is Boss Cheng now?"

The few people still did not answer. Qingfeng's expression changed. "I am asking you a question; didn't you hear me?"

Suddenly, the few people turned their heads in unison. They did not turn their bodies, but instead forcibly rotated their heads to their backs, staring straight at Qingfeng.

Qingfeng's heart skipped a beat, and he felt that something was wrong. He turned around abruptly and retreated rapidly. The moment he pulled away, whoosh—the few people had already pounced toward him.

Chen Yu pointed with his right hand, and a strand of Sword Qi condensed, instantly sweeping across the heads of the few people.

Pfft, pfft, pfft—several human heads rolled onto the ground.

Immediately after, tentacles also stretched out from these people's bodies, desperately trying to get close to Chen Yu and the others, but since the hosts were already dead, no matter what they did, they could not touch the few people.

Only a few unwilling roars were heard, and the several tentacles instantly turned into ashes. Having lost the host's body, they disappeared without a trace.

"Did I not tell you that the possibility of them being parasitized by hosts is high? Are the disciples of your Heavenly Dao Sect all pig-brained like you?" Chen Yu's brows furrowed slightly. "You should celebrate that you ran fast just now; otherwise, if these people had grabbed someone, you would have directly become their host."

"I thought these few people looked like normal people," Qingfeng's expression was somewhat awkward. Being lectured like this, he was naturally unconvinced in his heart.

But he was unable to refute it, because Chen Yu had indeed warned him.