After employing Ye Bin's Sword Intent to slay many, Yu Ci had begun to comprehend its profound secret. He understood that the illusory fog-like Sword Energy existed between the tangible and intangible, upon penetrating the body, it could inflict maximum internal damage. The external wounds on the Ghost Beasts were already severe, the internal injuries were likely even more grievous.
Ye Bin herself had once stated that Ghost Beasts could not cause harm for more than a decade. With her Cultivation Level insight, this was equivalent to confirming the severe injuries of the Ghost Beasts. Even if there were slight discrepancies, the difference wouldn't be substantial.
In such circumstances, it was understandable for the Ghost Beasts to be in such a pitiful state.
The two-headed demon and the Ghost Beasts were locked in combat within the mist, the forceful wind blowing the blood and flesh several miles away. The stench of blood was spreading, and those Golden Elixir Stage demons that had been lagging behind slowly surrounded them.
Within the Divine Map, Yu Ci could faintly perceive the emotions of these Demons.
He felt that these Demons were terrified of the Ghost Beasts to the extreme, yet they also coveted them immensely. After hurriedly scanning the area, he saw more than once that these Demons were swallowing their saliva, as if the Ghost Beasts engaged in battle were a feast prepared by a master chef.
It was very strange.
Finally, one of the Demons couldn't hold back anymore. With a roar, it charged towards the terrifying battle circle. Where there was one, there were two, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of Demons swarmed in. The erupting force connected into one, like a tide covering the sky and earth, even more formidable than the two-headed demon.
Yu Ci, merely observing, felt his scalp tingle. Under such an attack, he might be torn into pieces even if he was only slightly involved.
However, at this moment, the Ghost Beasts finally displayed the might of a Sky Rift Valley dominator-level beast. Facing the attack like a rolling tide, it advanced instead of retreating, forcefully freeing itself from the entanglement with the two-headed demon, and with its body covered in wounds, it charged directly into the attack circle of the Golden Elixir Stage demons.
In an instant, blood splattered everywhere. A Demon was directly hit by the massive body of the Ghost Beast. Just before being thrown away, it was caught by the sharp teeth of the Ghost Beast, split in half on the spot, and died completely.
A Golden Elixir Stage demon... died so easily?
Seeing this scene, Yu Ci began to doubt his own judgment. Were these really Golden Elixir Stage demons as shown in the Divine Map?
He quickly confirmed again, it was correct!
The Divine Map clearly displayed that when these Demons attacked, each strike stirred the whole area. The dark clouds almost ignited, then evaporated in the intense turbulence. The forceful wind even scraped off a layer from the cliff wall miles away.
Even without the Divine Map, looking outside the crevice, Yu Ci could clearly capture the intense flash of the True Sha rubbing against the atmosphere, the rumbling sound of air explosion, riding the wild wind, passing through the crevice, and making a humming sound.
As for the Ghost Beast, it was even more incredible. Although it didn't display overwhelming power, its massive body seemed to lose its substance. Surrounded by the Demons, it moved as fast as lightning. If one or two out of ten True Gang Wind Kills could hit it, it would be considered good. Instead, it seized the opportunity to strike, clawing and biting, and killed another one.
Yu Ci, a man, stared fixedly at the Divine Map, his eyes unblinking, his chest swelling with a fervent heat.
Such inhuman combat, pushed to the extreme in its brutality, brilliance, and danger. If it were not for the Divine Map and the technique of "Three Calls in One Breath" that forcibly elevated the level of refinement, he would likely have been shredded by the pervasive Gang wind before he could get close enough to see clearly.
Yet it was this peril that he found irresistibly alluring, hoping that one day he could throw himself into the fray. Of course, he had no intention of being a helpless victim.
The fierce battle between the Ghost Beasts and the Demons continued unabated. However, Yu Ci noticed that the initially most powerful Two-headed demon had unconsciously retreated to the periphery of the battle, disengaging from the front lines and biding its time. Its two heads and four eyes emitted a faint blue glow, and around it, a powerful Primordial Qi was gathering. Even with the foundation of the "Three Calls in One Breath" technique, the scene reflected in the Divine Map began to distort significantly.
It was drawing talismans!
At this moment, a Ghost Beast had just smashed the head of a Demon. Its long tail swept another Demon far away. It appeared formidable, but an old wound on its shoulder had burst open, a mixture of blood and pus pouring out, staining half of its body. It was panting heavily, but its speed did not decrease. It lowered its head and charged out through the gap it had just opened.
The attacks of the Demons fell on it, but compared to the Two-headed demon, they were of a lesser level. Most were blocked by the smoky fire swirling around it, and the few that got through only left shallow wounds.
The number of Demons was ultimately superior, and their distribution was very well executed. The Ghost Beast had only charged a short distance before it was blocked by the peripheral Demons. Although it bit and swatted in its fury, killing two more, the Demons behind it had already caught up, and the second encirclement was about to close.
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A little further away, the charging process of the Two-headed demon was also nearing its end. Yu Ci, who had been observing distractedly, felt that it was an eye-opening experience. This creature might be ugly, but its abilities were truly astonishing.
During its charging process, the Rune Patterns it drew with its four long arms in the void had a striking resemblance to the Monster and Ghost Scripts in the "Shangqing Star Secret Talisman Book". What was even more astonishing was that as the Rune Patterns formed, the dense black aura radiating from its body merged with the surrounding void, as if breaking through the barrier of space, drawing countless demon shadows from the distant void, densely packed, their dark powers converging like a sea.
Who said Demons were of low intelligence? This powerful talisman belonging to the category of Monster and Ghost Scripts was something that Yu Ci admitted he would not be able to draw even in ten years. Yet by observing its talisman changes, Yu Ci gained some insights.
For this reason, Yu Ci was even more eager to see what kind of attack the Two-headed demon would unleash after its long charging process. He held his breath in anticipation.
Yet at this moment, an unexpected shift occurred.
The Divine Map abruptly extinguished, only to relight in an instant.
In the blink of an eye, it seemed as if a screen that could block out the sun and moon had swept across the sky from a great distance. Though it was but a fleeting moment, it darkened the day and seemed to envelop the entire Sky Rift Valley, manipulating it at will.
In that instant, Yu Ci felt as though he had plunged into an endless abyss, or fallen into a bottomless ice cave, his body and thoughts frozen solid.
When he regained consciousness, he found that the scenes in the Divine Map had shattered into fragments, as if someone had slashed it into hundreds of pieces with a knife and then haphazardly pieced it back together!
The only thing he could be certain of was that the heavens and earth within were trembling. In fact, Yu Ci himself felt an uncontrollable sense of weightlessness. It was as if in a split second, the cliff wall he was relying on had tilted, threatening to topple into the boundless fog ahead.
He instinctively tried to control his muscles, but the more he did so, the worse the outcome. He felt the world spin around him, and by the time Yu Ci managed to react, the Sky Rift Valley was unchanged, and the cliff wall he was on still stood firm. Yet, his previously seated body had somehow tumbled about in the narrow crevice, a feat he had no idea how he accomplished!
The "Heart-Tugging Horn" he had chopped off the Ghost Beast's head had no effect.
What kind of illusion technique was this?
Although Yu Ci's understanding of illusion techniques was very superficial, he could still feel it. The illusion technique used by the Ghost Beasts before, compared to the earth-shattering method just now, was not on the same level. The Ghost Beasts' illusion techniques in the past were merely "deceptive", but the one just now could even deceive the heavens!
Enduring the intense dizziness, Yu Ci looked at the Divine Map. The green light was still unsettled, but the scenes gradually recovered after a blur, yet the scenes displayed within were completely different from before.
Inside the Divine Map, the two-headed demon roared silently. Of its four long arms, only half remained. The left two, along with half of its body, had been ripped off and swallowed whole by the Ghost Beasts, who had charged over at some unknown time.
The area around the Ghost Beast's mouth was smeared with blood, and its beastly eyes were burning red, like blazing coals, radiating astonishing heat.
This sudden change came so fast that Yu Ci hadn't had time to react. He saw the Ghost Beast's long tail whip sharply, as sharp as a knife, and with one strike, it decapitated the two-headed demon. This "Tail Method" sent chills down his spine. He remembered being swept by the Ghost Beast's tail a few months ago...
He finally understood how much "face" he had been given by the Ghost Beast when he was just a small "insect".
The remains of the two-headed demon fell towards the depths of the fog. The demons in the distance were still disoriented by the earth-shaking illusion technique of the Ghost Beast. By the time they came to their senses, their leader was already dead. The scene chilled for a moment, then someone started to flee. In a blink of an eye, they all disappeared into the dark fog.
The Ghost Beast did not pursue, instead, it stood firmly amidst the clouds and mists, let out a thunderous roar that echoed in all directions with an imposing aura. Moments later, the sound was clearly heard by Yu Ci.
Looking down, the massive army of demons at the "entrance" had added another layer. But when the roar of the Ghost Beast reached them, they visibly shrank back, completely subdued by its ferocity.
Yu Ci blinked, suddenly finding the situation somewhat intriguing. The Ghost Beast's behavior was undoubtedly to intimidate the demons, but upon closer observation, something seemed off.
This feeling was completely irrational, merely resulting from years of experience and intuition in similar situations.
As he was thinking, dozens of shadows suddenly shot up from the dark area below, spread out on both sides of the void like a large net, and aggressively pressed towards the Ghost Beast.
"Did they react so quickly?"
Yu Ci was taken aback. The Ghost Beast also stopped roaring and sensed something wrong. Its old wound on its shoulder was still bleeding profusely, staining its right forelimb red. It looked imposing yet miserable. If there was to be another battle...
At this moment, the Ghost Beast did something astonishing. It turned around and ran, its speed still swift. The faster it ran, the fainter its figure became, until it completely merged into the rolling clouds and mists, leaving no trace.
By the time dozens of demons rushed up, all they found was the bloody, cloud-filled void.
After the initial shock, the demons became furious. Dozens of different demon bodies and ghost shadows spread out, trying to expand their search range as much as possible to find the Ghost Beast, but how could they?
However, Yu Ci genuinely felt the threat of these demons. To avoid becoming an innocent victim, he got up from the crevice and started climbing.
He didn't notice it before, but now exposed to the post-battle air, Yu Ci felt the aftermath of the battle. The clouds and mists that had been dispersed by the intense battle were slowly gathering. The cold air was still filled with all kinds of bizarre wind vortices. The inconsistent temperature of the wind carried a heavy smell of blood.
At this moment, Yu Ci smelled a different kind of scent lingering in the rolling clouds and mists.
It was different from the stench of the surrounding demons and beasts. At first, the scent was light and pleasant, but once it entered his throat and lungs, it suddenly turned icy cold, almost freezing his breath in his nostrils.
Yu Ci had never encountered such a scent before, he was sure of that. Once you've smelled something like this, you'd probably never forget it for the rest of your life.
Had someone been here just now... No, someone had definitely been here!
During that earth-shattering illusion technique, the person came and left without any concealment. It all depended on whether others had the ability to capture the information.
Yu Ci scratched his head, he had a bold guess: Could it be related to the illusionary power of the Ghost Beast?
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