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Yin Yang Demon Suppression
A shadow darted out, standing before the crowd. It was the size of a three-year-old child, standing on a single leg, completely black, with strange horns on its head and sharp claws on its hands.
“Mountain Demon?!” The term flashed through Ye Mingshang's mind as he looked at the creature before him. A Mountain Demon is a type of mountain spirit, typically dwelling deep in the mountains and avoiding contact with humans. They feed on wild fruits soaked in Sweet Dew every morning and are translucent all over. Although they appear strange, they are not repulsive and are often worshipped as mountain deities in rural areas.
However, this creature resembling a Mountain Demon was indeed ugly. Unlike ordinary Mountain Demons, which are clear like gemstones, its skin looked as if it had emerged from a coal pit, covered in black scales resembling an unsightly carapace. Its eyes were a dull red, far from the clarity of agate, and its mouth gaped open to reveal filthy fangs, with yellow saliva dripping from the corners of its mouth, creating a disgusting sight.
“Begone, you monsters!” Ye Mingshang shouted fiercely, deliberately putting on a menacing demeanor.
Shouting loudly and appearing ferocious is often the best way to deal with low-intelligence spirits and monsters. Those with fierce appearances and heavy malevolence tend to make even demons avoid them. Butchers who have spent years slaughtering livestock are often shunned by spirits.
There was once a group of tomb raiders who encountered something vile in a grave and nearly died inside. After escaping, they returned in a frenzy, leading their families to suspect they had been possessed. They called for the village butcher. The butcher was bold; upon seeing the crazed tomb raiders, he pointed at their heads and berated them loudly while spitting at them. The butcher's saliva carried heavy malevolence, and human mouths exude strong yang energy; when it landed on them, black smoke immediately rose.
This method saved several people. However, one stubborn individual refused to come out no matter how much he was scolded or spat upon. The butcher, being somewhat foolish, grew impatient when his tactics failed. He raised his pig-slaughtering knife to strike; one swing nearly split open the man's belly.
Yet it was fortunate for him that he acted rashly; that strike truly frightened the Fierce Ghost, which howled and fled. Later, some people even took the butcher along to raid tombs to keep those vile things at bay, earning quite a bit of money in the process.
Thus, at this moment, Ye Mingshang was putting on an extremely fierce act to scare off the Mountain Demon, making it believe he was not to be trifled with so that it would retreat voluntarily. Some might wonder why “Ye Mingshang is so strong; why resort to such tactics?”
Indeed! Ye Mingshang is very powerful and could easily deal with this Mountain Demon. However, Mountain Demons often appear in groups and possess unique abilities as spirits of the mountains. Even Ye Mingshang would prefer not to provoke such beings, especially since this particular Mountain Demon looked exceedingly bizarre...
“Gah!” The Mountain Demon screeched, hunching over and issuing a threatening sound towards the crowd.
“Evil spirits, retreat at once! Otherwise, I will obliterate you!” Ye Mingshang strained to widen his eyes and roared fiercely, appearing genuinely menacing enough to instill some fear in those around him.
“Gah!” The Mountain Demon seemed somewhat intimidated; its cry was no longer as sharp or aggressive as before. It stepped back slightly as if preparing to flee.
“Monster! Dare you challenge my master? Take this!” As the voice fell, a burning Yellow Talisman flew forward and accurately struck the Mountain Demon's arm.
“Gah!!!” The Mountain Demon screamed sharply, its sound waves startling birds into flight and shaking tree branches.
"Monster, dare to be arrogant? I'll burn you to death!" Another burst of flames shot out, and the Mountain Demon screamed as it dodged, then glared angrily at everyone before escaping with a powerful leap.
Looking in the direction where the Mountain Demon had disappeared, Ye Mingshang's expression darkened, his demeanor serious.
"Hahaha! My Lord Joan has truly awakened his powers?! With such dominance, who can compete?! Hahaha!" Joan's mocking voice echoed through the mountains.
"Damn it!"
Ye Mingshang cursed angrily and instantly appeared in front of Joan. Unable to tolerate his arrogant demeanor any longer, he struck out.
"Smack!!!" A crisp and loud sound rang out, causing everyone nearby to wince in pain. Lin Qianqian and Old Lin both covered their ears in agony.
In contrast, Joan lay motionless on the ground, clearly having fainted.
"Bastard!" After that slap, Ye Mingshang still felt unsatisfied. Gritting his teeth, he restrained himself from kicking him a few more times.
Scarred Ghost watched this master-student duo and couldn't help but twitch his mouth. He realized that today he had done nothing but watch in disbelief at such oddities. What kind of bizarre situation was this? Scarred Ghost silently roared.
"Everyone gather together, quickly!" Ye Mingshang warned. He knew that the Mountain Demon was extremely protective and vengeful. Even offending an ordinary Mountain Demon could lead to death in the mountains, let alone this strange and evil one. He thought about it and couldn't help but want to dig a pit to bury Joan.
"Damn it. I shouldn't have gotten to know him!" Ye Mingshang cursed inwardly but didn't dare to be idle. He took out several Yellow Talismans and rolled them into thin scrolls. Then he placed the stick-like Yellow Talismans in different directions on the ground.
"Eight Dragons and Eight Tigers, heads adorned with fire dragons shining in all directions; illuminating demons and earth demons, slaying monsters and dispelling evil; urgently calling upon the Buddhas of the four corners,
This command, this command, waves of power arise, Namo Amitabha! Southern Dipper Six Stars, Northern Dipper Seven Stars; I beseech the Supreme Laozi for urgent wishes!"
Ye Mingshang formed seals with his fingers and Buddhist gestures. After finishing his incantation, he stomped forcefully on the ground. Immediately, a humming sound arose as those talisman sticks trembled and emitted a sound like swords ringing.
Exhaling a breath of turbid air, Ye Mingshang finally felt relieved. This Eight Great Vajras protective spell was a product of Taoism and Buddhism combined, possessing extraordinary power specifically against Evil Entities; it was both offensive and defensive—truly formidable!
Feeling the extraordinary nature of the spell, Scarred Ghost cast a grave glance at Ye Mingshang. He had known that Ye Mingshang was strong and had not shown his true strength during their previous confrontation, but he was unaware of how much power Ye Mingshang truly concealed. Now it seemed that this person was unfathomable, like a deep trench separating them.
Only Lin family's Grandfather and Granddaughter were puzzled, merely curious about the new spell. After all, they were not part of this world and did not understand the mana required for these spells or the strict requirements involved. They only knew that Ye Mingshang was impressive, which was enough for them as long as they did not cause any trouble.
"Xin, retreat into the circle. Scarred Ghost, protect them!" Hearing movement in the forest, Ye Mingshang frowned slightly and spoke with a serious tone.
Scarred Ghost did not argue and quietly floated to the side of the two, preparing to act. He did not approach Joan; he felt a bit fearful of this person...
"Yah!" With a sharp cry, a Black-scaled Mountain Demon leaped out from the bushes.
"Yah!" This Mountain Demon was the one previously injured by Joan, and even in the darkness, its right shoulder bore a charred mark.
The Black-scaled Mountain Demon glared fiercely at the few people in front of it, its face twisted in rage, its Big Mouth twitching as yellow saliva dripped onto the ground with a hissing corrosive sound, clearly extremely angry.
"Yah!"
"Yah!"
"Yah Yah!"
"Yah Yah Yah!"
"Yah!!!"
...
With a scream from the Black-scaled Mountain Demon, strange-looking Mountain Demons began to emerge from the bushes one after another, all making bizarre cries. They did not all look alike; some were pitch black, some were sickly green, and others had no skin revealing their ghastly white flesh. Some had scales while others had skin; some even had their flesh turned inside out exposing their internal organs. Among them was a plump Mountain Demon that was entirely sickly green, with a large gash running from its throat down to its abdomen. The flesh hung loosely, dripping murky bodily fluids, and one could even see its writhing white intestines inside.
"Ugh!" Lin Qianqian could not bear this disgusting sight and bent over to vomit.
Lin the Old Man was somewhat better off; after all, he had been to so many graves and had seen his fair share of corpses, no matter how disgusting they were. Although it wasn't pleasant at the moment, he could still endure it. However, Lin Qianqian was just a girl who hadn't yet turned twenty; how could she handle such a scene? It was already good enough that she didn't faint outright. Still, Ye Mingshang would have preferred if she had.
"Watch Qianqian, don't let her vomit on the talisman!" Ye Mingshang reminded. These Spirit Talismans, while powerful and capable of resisting evil spirits, were extremely sensitive to filth. If they got contaminated, they could easily lose their effectiveness and become worthless scraps of paper.
"Got it!" Lin the Old Man responded, not daring to be careless. He quickly supported the pale-faced Lin Qianqian away from the Yellow Talisman, thankful that the area in the middle of the Yellow Talisman wasn't large enough for them to move around freely.
"Ah!" The Mountain Demons seemed to sense that something was off, especially the first one, the Black-scaled Mountain Demon, whose scarlet eyes were fixed intently on the seemingly ordinary 'stick' stuck in the ground.
Seeing its expression, Ye Mingshang felt a slight chill. He hadn't expected this beast to possess such intelligence; if it weren't for the influence of this environment turning it into a monster, it might have transformed into a Humanoid in a few years.
"Ah!!!" Finally, after a moment of stalemate, the Mountain Demon could no longer hold back. At the command of the Black-scaled Mountain Demon, they all screamed and charged toward the group.
"Buzz!" The previously unremarkable 'stick' emitted a buzzing sound as the Mountain Demons approached, forming a light barrier that enveloped everyone.
"Bang!" The first Mountain Demon, which rushed forward like a monkey, slammed heavily against the light barrier and screamed as it flew back. The spot where it had hit was already coated with a layer of golden liquid that was continuously corroding its body.
"Ah!" The monkey-like Mountain Demon rolled around, screaming in agony, but it was all in vain; the golden liquid corroded its body like concentrated sulfuric acid, and soon one of its arms was about to be lost.
However, monkeys are clever creatures. Just as its arm was about to be completely corroded away, it raised its left paw and forcefully tore off its right arm. It fell to the ground and within seconds turned into a puddle of golden liquid, leaving not even a bone fragment behind.
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