This monster wasn't originally that powerful.

Otherwise, how could Big Black, which is also a fourth-order being, be helpless in front of it?

Ultimately, it was because the exorcists in Shanghai were not strong enough, and the strange creature had been quiet for a long time. They neglected their duties, which gave the strange creature an opportunity to create a small-scale illusion.

Then, as the negative emotions absorbed increased, the illusion gradually became stronger and larger, affecting more and more people. Those trapped in it became increasingly unable to break free. The upper echelons of the city were almost completely affected, and only the few third-tier exorcists stationed in the city were able to react.

But it was all too late. They themselves were already being affected and could barely protect themselves, so they had no time to care about the lives of the people of the Dragon Kingdom.

Li Xuanzu has yet to see the several high-ranking exorcists who were sent as reinforcements.

Old Huang had already told them that he was coming to reinforce them.

Moreover, this is clearly not what they claim is "progressing well".

unless...

Thinking about this, Li Xuanzu's bad premonition was almost confirmed.

I turned on my phone, and sure enough, there was no signal at all.

"Tsk, those exorcists are probably dead. Even if they are alive, they probably won't be of much use. Let's prepare to fight alone." Li Xuanzu made the worst-case scenario plan and told the people around him.

"Liang Lezhan, you and Dahei take the others to find the exorcists still alive in Shanghai. Kill those who are being controlled. Kindness is not for this kind of place or this kind of time." After giving the order, Li Xuanzu activated his Blood Manipulation Technique.

Before anyone could object, Li Xuanzu's entire body turned blood red, making him look like a blood-soaked figure.

Subsequently, this "blood man" continued to divide and multiply, forming blood servants with similar body shapes but no facial features or skin.

After doing all this, Li Xuanzu's health returned to normal.

Hundreds of blood servants knelt on one knee around Li Xuanzu, looking every bit like humble slaves.

After conveying the command through divine sense, the blood servants dispersed, leaving only faint pools of blood on the ground, still wet, as proof of their existence.

"What are you standing there for? Let's go!" Li Xuanzu's words snapped the still-dazed crowd out of their daze, and they walked off in one direction on their own.

"Big Black, I'll trouble you to scout ahead." Ouyang Ningxue nodded to Big Black and said.

The black figure nodded and flew off in one of the directions, with the others following closely behind.

Clear division of labor.

Li Xuanzu's blood servants are not merely simple "clones," but rather something more advanced, akin to "external avatars."

The former can only perform some simple commands, which, although useful in combat, are very rigid.

The latter requires cultivating to the Nascent Soul stage, searching for materials, differentiating a divine consciousness, refining a physical body for it, and finally having a portion of the primordial spirit enter the body, thus completing the external avatar.

An avatar possesses self-awareness, essentially a new being. It can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to grow stronger and has absolutely no possibility of betrayal. After the death of the original body and consciousness, the avatar becomes the cultivator's second life.

As for why it can only be refined at the Nascent Soul stage, it is because only at the Nascent Soul stage can one possess divine consciousness and truly "travel the world in spirit." Divine consciousness is not like that of the Nascent Soul. After the physical body collapses, the Nascent Soul is extremely fragile and has no supernatural powers except for being faster.

However, after going through the Nascent Soul stage and transforming into divine consciousness, their self-preservation ability is greatly enhanced. After the physical body collapses, the divine consciousness can remain forever. Many supernatural powers can also be released directly using the divine consciousness. Their self-preservation ability is very strong, so few cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage can completely kill them in battle.

Unless there is a true mortal grudge, one would risk losing one's consciousness to relentlessly pursue the enemy.

That would be a losing proposition.

However, the materials for creating an external avatar are extremely precious, and it also requires a strong divine sense as a foundation. If a rogue cultivator doesn't have a great opportunity, they should just dream about it.