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At that moment, dozens of Hokage rushed out, charging towards the Demon in mid-air with both their bodies and swords.
Spirit Stone shouted, "Old Six, hold on! Kill!!" He roared as he lunged forward, transforming himself into a sword. The lightning-fast Hokage aimed directly at one of the Demons.
The Demon remained unfazed, cackling eerily, "The old ones have finally arrived!" Suddenly raising his voice, he shouted, "What are you waiting for? Go!"
With a flick of his finger, the ten or so black snake spear shadows that were attacking Li Hong shot back, perfectly intercepting Spirit Stone.
A sinister laugh echoed from the clouds, "Can't hold on anymore? Here I come."
Dozens of black shadows appeared strangely, one of which suddenly materialized beside an elder. A pale hand pressed against the elder's chest.
"Ah!!" The elder screamed in agony as a large hole exploded in his chest. The pale hand reached straight in and grasped the red-hot heart, pulling it out with a swift motion.
"Cackling, what a great supplement." The Demon quickly retreated, opening its purple-black mouth to bite down on the still-beating heart, crunching it down.
The sound of its ravenous chewing pierced the hearts of every Nine Li Sect Disciple.
"Ling Fangzi!"
Ling Fangzi's face turned pale as he covered the gaping wound in his chest, but it was futile! Blood gushed out, and in an instant, he became drenched in it. He turned back to glance at his fellow disciples and suddenly lunged toward the Demon that had devoured his heart, wrapping his arms around it tightly.
The Demon roared in anger, "Seeking death!" It pointed like a knife and stabbed into Ling Fangzi's lower abdomen, preparing to extract the golden core. Suddenly feeling a sharp pain in its belly, it looked down to see Ling Fangzi's hands deeply embedded in its abdomen, gripping its spine tightly through its internal organs.
The Demon felt a surge of pain coursing through its body and cried out in despair, "Help! Someone pull him off!"
A beam of golden light suddenly ascended. With a thunderous roar, the sky erupted in dazzling golden light, and the intense wave of Spiritual Energy caused everyone below to feel dizzy.
Chilling blood mist fell from the sky, splattering on everyone's faces. At this moment, everyone in the Nine Li Sect felt a deep pain in their hearts.
Ling Fangzi self-destructed her Golden Core, perishing together with the Demon.
Li Hong's eyes turned bloodshot as he shouted, "Avenge Ling Fangzi!" Yue Que emerged from his forehead.
A fine golden light flashed by at a speed that the spiritual senses couldn't keep up with. Ten zhang ahead, a Demon had yet to react before being torn apart by Yue Que. Amidst the blood rain, a Black Light swiftly fled.
Watching that Black Light escape, Li Hong was unable to intercept it! Filled with rage, he shouted again and summoned Yue Que, striking down another Demon in a flash. The Demon's body shattered, but the Yin Dan transformed into Black Light and quickly fled once more.
This won't do! Li Hong's mind raced; just as he intended to pursue, he heard a loud shout from behind:
"This brat has already killed three of us! Let's take him down first!" Five Demons simultaneously abandoned their opponents and lunged toward Li Hong.
One Demon suddenly produced a Black Energy Sphere in its hand, which crackled as it rapidly expanded. The other four Demons rolled out their Black Banner, transforming it into a massive flag that spread out like a canopy, sweeping toward Li Hong.
Li Hong retreated swiftly, but suddenly everything around him darkened. He focused his gaze and saw that the heavens and earth were obscured; all around him were rolling soft Black Veils. The Black Veil was adorned with countless Skeleton Phantoms, perhaps numbering in the thousands! They were densely packed with limbs overlapping. These Evil Spirits had their mouths wide open, their faces twisted in various expressions of strange agony. It was truly terrifying.
Li Hong sneered; could he really be afraid of ghosts?
With determination, he swung at the rolling Black Veil beside him.
Strangely, it felt as if it was not under any force. The soft Black Veil immediately sank down, and after Lingyi slashed through it, it inflated again, pressing closer and closer around Li Hong, who was becoming smaller at the center.
Li Hong sensed something was wrong just as a gap about a foot wide appeared in the Black Veil. A sinister Black Light surged forward with explosive energy.
Lingyi instinctively struck at the Black Light with a sword.
In that brief moment, time seemed to freeze.
Then there was an earth-shattering explosion. Li Hong's entire body shook violently, blood spewed from his mouth and nose, and at least ten bones in his body were broken. The most severe injury was in his right calf, where a large piece of white bone jutted out. Gritting his teeth, he bent down and forcefully twisted it back in, causing excruciating pain that made his vision suddenly darken. The bone was forcibly pushed back inside, blood gushing from the broken end. At that moment, he couldn't care less.
Multiple meridians throughout his body were shattered from the shock, and he desperately circulated his Awareness to heal himself. The ninth Golden Dan rapidly dimmed.
Now only one Golden Dan remained. This was the last "Heaven" Dan within his life source Golden Dan, transformed from the "Heaven" soul of the three souls; it was the most important Golden Dan of his life source.
The Heavenly Dan spun rapidly, a massive amount of Awareness surged forth to continue repairing the shattered points along his meridians. But Li Hong still felt his limbs moving uncontrollably, and darkness flickered before his eyes. He hurriedly pulled out the Supreme Celestial Stone from his Cosmic Bag and tossed it into his mouth.
His vision finally cleared up, and he realized he was still within the Black Veil. Just then, he felt a sudden pain in his back and turned around in shock.
Unbeknownst to him, countless long Ghost Hands had emerged from the surface of the Black Veil. The Five Elements Shuttle had slowed down during the previous tremor, and one of the Ghost Hands had cleverly broken through its defensive circle and grabbed onto his back.
Five long bloody fingerprints appeared.
A faint black mist swiftly seeped through the wound, bringing a cold, painful sensation accompanied by a slight numbness that surged up along his meridians until it reached his Upper Dantian. He immediately realized that even his mouth felt numb; he couldn't even chew the Supreme Celestial Stone in his mouth.
Ghost Hand may be a Phantom, but it is highly toxic. What kind of treasure is this Black Banner that it is so powerful! Li Hong made up his mind and decided to summon Yue Que once again. A thin beam of golden light pierced through the Black Veil, creating a tiny hole in it. Immediately, a muffled groan of extreme pain echoed from outside, sounding faint and choked.
With a loud crackling sound, countless cracks spread across the Black Veil like shattered thin ice, centered around that tiny hole. Li Hong took a few deep breaths and decisively used the last bit of Awareness, thrusting his Lingyi forcefully into the crack.
In a flash of golden light, Yue Que once again penetrated the Black Veil and returned to the Upper Dantian.
As the two intersected, the Black Veil suddenly shattered, and Li Hong found himself outside of it.
The surroundings were still extremely dark, almost indistinguishable from being inside the Black Veil, but there was a strong, foul smell in the air, indicating he had indeed emerged. In the distance, there were faint shadows of light flickering. Li Hong hurriedly flew toward the light, but just as he flew out a short distance, he suddenly came to an abrupt stop.
Five black shadows were eerily suspended in mid-air, completely motionless, almost causing him to crash into them.
It was those five Demon. He did not know what had happened to them; they stood there like lifeless statues, emanating strange Black Light. The Black Light seemed alive, swirling around the bodies of the five Demon. Their eyes flickered with strange blood-red light, as if their Divine Consciousness was awake, yet for some reason, they remained unmoving.
Li Hong felt his scalp tingle and exerted all his strength to swing out his Lingyi. A rolling dragon of Iridescence swept across the scene. Flesh and blood rained down as the bodies of the five Demon were torn apart.
The five strands of Black Light swiftly escaped, cackling as they retreated quickly, "Thanks, kid!"
Li Hong was taken aback; what was happening? It seemed he had done them a great favor?!
There was no time to think further; his Heavenly Dan finally exhausted all its Awareness, and its brilliance suddenly dimmed. The foul smell intensified around his nose, causing Li Hong to feel dizzy as he fell like a stone.
A figure rushed over and caught him.
Spirit Stone threw Li Hong onto his back with one arm and shouted, "Hold on tight!"
A mass of Black Light surged forward, carrying a tremendous evil energy. Spirit Stone shouted, "Break!"
With both hands pushed forward, the Gale Fire Sword shot out, colliding with the black and red beams of light.
Suddenly, everything went dark, followed by a blinding flash. Their bodies shook like a small boat caught in turbulent waves. Li Hong instinctively used his remaining strength to grip Spirit Stone's shoulder tightly. The two of them tumbled backward.
As the darkness faded, they found themselves under a starry sky. Li Hong realized they had reached the outskirts of the battlefield.
Spirit Stone hovered in mid-air for a long moment without speaking, his chest heaving violently. After a while, he let out a muffled groan, and Purple Blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, dripping hotly onto Li Hong's hand.
Li Hong desperately wanted to shout but found his lips numb and his throat paralyzed, unable to make a sound. He raised his hand with great effort to wipe away the Purple Blood from Spirit Stone's mouth. His fingers became soaked as Spirit Stone continued to spit blood.
After some time, Spirit Stone managed to steady his breath and said hoarsely, "Don't move, let's go."
Unable to speak, Li Hong frantically pointed toward the distant battlefield, his heart burning with anxiety.
Above Deep Valley, thick black clouds loomed ominously, covering the entire area like a shroud and extending high into the sky while continuing to expand. Faint flashes of red light flickered like lightning, appearing and disappearing but never breaking through the dark clouds. Muffled shouts, screams, and curses echoed from within, piercing their hearts.
"Let's go!" Though Spirit Stone felt urgency within, he resolutely turned and raced toward the North Mountain Exit.
At the same time, Yun Jiuzi led a group through the opened South Mountain Exit, only to be forced back immediately. Outside was filled with an insurmountable toxic Toxic Miasma. They had no choice but to turn back through the North Mountain Exit, encountering Spirit Stone, who was retreating with Li Hong.
Without further ado, Yun Jiuzi swiftly sped away, and there were not many people behind him.
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The Nanshan Exit Defense Battle was extremely brutal.
Yun Jiuzi arrived in time, but upon later counting, it was discovered that out of the forty-six members of the Patrol Team, twenty-five were missing, including the known casualty Ling Fangzi. This meant that twenty-six had died without a trace. Their cultivation essence—Jindan—did not return even one.
Jindan includes one's soul; even if it separates from the body, it can still act independently for a period. After returning, there are many ways to attempt rebirth, such as seizing a recently deceased Corpse or directly entering the Ghost Path.
If they did not return, there were only two possibilities: they perished together with the Demon or their Jindan was seized by the Demon.
This was the most devastating sacrifice in the history of the Nine Li Sect. The number of casualties even exceeded that of all the elders who had joined the Immortal Sect's battle teams since the war began. After six years of fighting, only about twenty elders had died outside, but this time, right at their doorstep, twenty-six elders had perished!
The ancestral hall reopened once more, and the first row added twenty-six spirit tablets.
During the public memorial, Ling Xuzi's hands trembled slightly and involuntarily. What was going on? Considering various circumstances, he harbored an ominous thought deep down.
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