Chapter 106: Your Level Is Crushing, Host, Quickly Call for Help!
The narrow, winding crevice path discovered by Mo Yun extends deep into the flank of Black Wind Valley.
The fierce winds became even more violent here, like countless cold steel blades scraping against the protective aura, producing a sizzling sound that made one's teeth ache.
The spiritual energy was consumed at an alarming rate. Before the divine sense could extend more than ten feet, it was completely swallowed up by the viscous baleful energy, and the vision and perception were plunged into a hazy quagmire.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The silent attack came suddenly! Several translucent gray shadows shot out from the distorted evil wind, so fast that they left only afterimages.
Those were bone-corroding wind serpents formed from the dense malevolent energy and resentment of the unjustly killed in this place. They ignored some defenses, and their slender bodies directly penetrated the protective spiritual light, bringing a bone-chilling cold and spiritual energy erosion.
"Watch out!" Chu Yunfan shouted, a flash of silver light appearing between his fingers. Without moving, he flicked his wrist, and several silver needles imbued with spiritual energy shot out precisely, as if they had eyes, instantly piercing the faintly visible core node of the evil energy at the seven-inch mark of the wind serpent!
"Hiss—!" The wind serpent's movements suddenly froze, as if it had been paralyzed, and the surging baleful energy around it instantly became sluggish and chaotic!
"System! This Wind Serpent comes with silence and armor penetration? The planner should come out and take the blame!" Fang Li's heart tightened.
[Host!! Senior Brother Chu's 'anesthetic needle' technique is awesome! I suggest you learn it! Try it on Bing Tuozi later!] The system screamed excitedly in her mind.
"Now!" Shen Yunzhou shouted coldly, his sword flashing as he shredded the stiff wind snake in front of him! Ji Qianqiu's fist whistled through the air, smashing another one apart! With everyone working together, they quickly cleared away this sneak attack.
As the group continued to venture deeper, they suddenly heard faint sounds of clashing weapons and screams, mixed with desperate struggles.
"There are people trapped ahead!" Chu Yunfan listened intently, his tone urgent.
The group exchanged glances, quickened their pace, and rushed out of the crevice. The scene before them was terrifying.
A small group of Black Wolf tribesmen, dressed in rags and bearing both new and old wounds, were being besieged by a squad of Soul Devouring Sect cultivators.
Those clansmen had cloudy eyes that revealed an indomitable spirit, clearly resisting the erosion of evil, and were already in grave danger.
"Save them!" Ji Kuangshi roared, his giant axe already striking a Soul Devouring Sect cultivator.
Shen Yunzhou moved like a blur, his sword flashing as he precisely killed two priests who were chanting incantations. Ji Qianqiu and Ji Bailie, like tigers among sheep, unleashed a torrent of punches and spear shadows, instantly shattering the enemy's formation. Xie Chen lightly waved his jade fan, causing the array's light to flow, cleverly protecting several trapped clansmen behind him. The battle ended swiftly.
An elderly survivor with white hair looked excitedly at the wolf fang amulet on Ji Qianqiu's body and felt his unique bloodline aura. Tears welled up in his cloudy eyes: "It's...it's the child of Wuya Mingzhu! The eagle of the Western Wilderness has returned!"
The old man clenched his withered hands in grief and indignation: "Those traitors from the Black Wolf Tribe! They colluded with the Soul Devouring Sect to desecrate the Holy Mountain! They defiled the sacred relic 'Wolf God's Fang,' using it to control the barrier... To break the barrier, we must retrieve the three 'Ancient Wolf Teeth'!" He trembled as he took out a rough animal hide map. "They are buried in three ancient altars outside the valley—the Eye of the Gale, the Illusion Forest, and the Bloodstained Swamp! Retrieving them and placing them under the totem poles will temporarily weaken the barrier!"
Xie Chen stared at the map, tapping his jade fan lightly: "Time is of the essence, we need to split up." He glanced at everyone, "Senior Brother Shen, Qianqiu, Junior Brother Tiepan, head to the Eye of the Gale. Moyun and Lingshuang, come with me to the Illusion Forest. Brother Bailie, Fellow Daoist Chu, Junior Sister, I'll leave the Blood Swamp in your care."
Without a word, the three groups immediately split up and disappeared into the dim light and thick malevolent aura.
The enormous vortex of malevolent energy resembled a millstone, with gales carrying sharp fragments of stone, pouring down like a torrential rain!
The altar was sunken deep at the bottom of the raging eye of the storm. Three colossal rock statues, bound by chains of black energy, stood like guardian demons, their auras powerful.
"Leave it to me!" Tie Pan roared, his heavy shield plunging deep into the ground, its runes glowing as if burning. He lunged forward, shield in hand, enduring the colossus's slamming rock fists and the scattering of flying stones! Each impact produced a thunderous roar, his massive body trembling violently, yet he remained rooted to the spot like a mountain, creating a small foothold for Shen Yunzhou and Ji Qianqiu behind him.
Ji Qianqiu's blood and qi were surging, and his muscles were bulging beneath his bronze skin.
"Drink!" he roared, slamming his fists into the giant's leg joints with brutal force, his shoulder strikes like battering rams pounding its lower body, sending fragments of rock flying like rain. Each impact caused his blood to surge violently, but he seemed oblivious to it.
Shen Yunzhou's figure flickered erratically in the eye of the storm, like a leaf falling in the wind, yet he precisely dodged every deadly piece of debris.
His eyes were sharp, catching the slightest flaws in the colossus's attack and the weak points in the chains. His sword flashed like a cold star, disappearing in the storm!
*Swoosh! Swoosh!* The chains snapped! In the end, he merged with his sword, transforming into a streak of cold light that instantly pierced the core of the nearest colossus!
"Boom!" The rock colossus crumbled and disintegrated in the storm!
The three of them worked together to smash the remaining giant statues and obtain the first gray-white ancient wolf tooth.
Meanwhile, Xie Chen, Mo Yun, and Ling Shuang stepped into the Enchanted Forest. The thick, seven-colored mist distorted their vision and senses, and invisible mist demons within the mist manipulated the illusions, attacking their souls.
Ling Shuang's fingertips flickered with spiritual light as she struggled to resist the erosion of the illusory mist, her face pale. The Ink Cloud Talisman flashed with golden light, dispelling some of the mist, but its effect was minimal.
Xie Chen closed his eyes and concentrated, his divine sense probing out like a fine net.
A moment later, he suddenly opened his eyes: "The array's core is not a single point, but seven interconnected phantoms! Attack where it must defend!" He swiftly tapped his jade fan, and seven beams of spiritual light shot precisely towards the fog nodes! The fog trembled violently, and the fog demon was forced to reveal itself!
Mo Yun and Ling Shuang seized the opportunity, unleashing golden talismans and frost power simultaneously, briefly freezing the mist demon! Xie Chen flashed, teleporting to the altar and retrieving the second emerald-green, warm-looking ancient wolf tooth. The maze then collapsed.
On the other side, Ji Bailie, Chu Yunfan, and Fang Li were trapped in the mud and poisonous miasma of the Blood Swamp.
A highly toxic miasma permeated the air, corroding the protective aura. The altar was half-buried in the swamp. Resilient, blood-sucking vines coiled and lashed like venomous snakes, regenerating at an astonishing rate and spewing foul-smelling venom. A massive, thick-skinned swamp crocodile lurked in the filthy blood, its mouth and nostrils spewing deadly, dark green venom.
"Beast! Come and fight!" Ji Bailie wielded his spear like a dragon, creating a series of shadows that forced aside the vines that were entangling Chu Yunfan and Fang Li. He thrust the tip of his spear straight at the giant crocodile's vulnerable eyes and throat, successfully drawing its rage. The giant crocodile roared, splattering him with its foul blood and venom.
"Take the pills!" Chu Yunfan quickly distributed the antidote pills, and silver needles flew like rain, accurately sealing the vital passages where Ji Bailie had been contaminated by the poison, preventing the toxin from spreading.
The Golden Needle Transmission Technique stimulates Ji Bailie's own anti-toxic potential. At the same time, medicinal powder is sprinkled out to slow down the vine's regeneration rate.
Fang Li, holding a guqin, stood on a slightly dry patch of ground cleared by Chu Yunfan.
She swept her five fingers across the strings, and the clear, melodious sound spread out, miraculously dispelling a small patch of foul miasma and purifying a foothold.
"Clang!" She casually flicked her wrist, and sound waves surged like a tidal wave towards the frantically coiling vines. The tainted blood retreated as if it had encountered its nemesis, and the vines, struck by the sound waves, sizzled as if burned by flames, their regeneration speed noticeably slowed down!
Driven mad by Ji Bailie, the giant crocodile suddenly opened its massive jaws, spewing out a thick stream of dark green poisonous breath that directly attacked Chu Yunfan and Fang Li!
Fang Li's eyes narrowed, and she poured all the chaotic spiritual power in her body into the strings of the zither!
"Zheng—!" A piercing, tearing sound rang out! A gray-white blade of light shot out from the strings, piercing through the poisonous breath and striking the hardest scales on the giant crocodile's head!
"Agh—!" The giant crocodile roared in pain, its scales on its head charred and cracked!
Seizing this opening, Ji Bailie unleashed his full power with his spear, which pierced through the giant crocodile's open jaws, pinning its massive body firmly to the filthy blood! Chu Yunfan followed closely behind, his silver needles precisely piercing the giant crocodile's vital points, severing its life force.
Despite her weakness, Fang Li played a clear note again, forcing back the remaining vines. Only then did Chu Yunfan cautiously wade into the filthy blood and remove the third ancient wolf tooth, which gleamed with a dark red luster.
"The blue bar is empty... System, my human purifier is almost out of power..." Fang Li hugged the zither, feeling completely drained.
[Host is awesome! Purification halo MAX! But my battery... can I apply for an energy-saving mode next time?] The system's voice was excitedly tinged with a sob.
The three teams met near the totem pole at the valley entrance. Although everyone was injured, they finally gathered all three ancient wolf teeth!
Before the high priest could fully react, everyone simultaneously placed the ancient wolf tooth on the base of the totem pole!
Buzz—!
The three ancient wolf teeth shone brightly and clashed fiercely with the magic runes! The barrier's light curtain twisted violently, and cracks spread!
"How dare you!" The high priest was shocked and enraged. His bone staff shone brightly with black light, and the phantom of the "Fang of the Wolf God" appeared, attempting to suppress him!
"Junior Sister!" Xie Chen looked at Fang Li.
Fang Li cradled the guqin, mustering her last bit of spiritual power. The hairpin in her hair, symbolizing longing for home, shimmered with a gentle light, and a warm, nourishing energy quietly flowed into her body.
Her eyes were resolute, and her ten fingers flew swiftly across the strings like butterflies flitting among flowers! A stirring melody, imbued with the spirit of destruction and rebirth, poured forth!
The music transformed into a seven-colored beam of light! It crashed into the core of the barrier!
Crack—Boom!
A deafening roar! The barrier shattered completely! The totem poles were riddled with cracks!
"Pfft!" The high priest was struck as if by a heavy blow, spitting out a mouthful of black blood, and cracks spread across the bone staff in his hand! The wolf riders' formation was instantly thrown into chaos!
"Charge!" Ji Kuangshi roared, his giant axe clearing the way! The Ji family army tore through the wolf cavalry's defenses like sharp knives!
Shen Yunzhou's sword light transformed into deadly lightning, his figure weaving through the chaos, each strike precisely aimed at the throat or heart of a black-robed priest, abruptly halting the incantation! Xie Chen's jade fan fluttered, the Nine Palaces Maze Formation activated once more, talismans precisely striking down enemies in his path! Mo Yun and Ling Shuang empowered everyone with talismans, Chu Yunfan protected his wounds with silver needles, and Fang Li struggled to pluck the strings of her zither, the faint music disturbing the minds of the nearby wolf riders.
The group fought valiantly, carving a bloody path through the encirclement and venturing deeper into Black Wind Valley! Behind them, only the wolf riders' furious roars of resentment remained.
Deep within the valley, a terrifying surge of spiritual energy crashed in like a tidal wave! The oppressive force was suffocating, and the faces of Mo Yun, Ling Shuang, and Fang Li, whose cultivation was slightly weaker, instantly turned deathly pale. The majestic outline of the sacred mountain appeared and disappeared amidst the churning, thick malevolent energy.
The only path to the Holy Mountain is blocked by a colossal bridge of bones spanning an endless abyss! The bridge is made up of countless enormous, pale bones, exuding a chilling demonic aura, and the wails of countless wronged souls echo across it.
In the center of the bridge, a figure slowly rose. It was clad in menacing, stark white bone armor and wielded a massive axe, the size of a door and covered in bone spikes. Its blood-red eyes pierced through the malevolent aura, locking onto the group that had just rushed into the valley like a searchlight!
An overwhelming demonic power swept in, the air instantly froze, and even the churning baleful energy paused!
[Ultimate Gatekeeper BOSS! Level crushing! Host! Quick! Quickly call for help! Call the Immortal Venerable! Call the Master! Help!] The system's screams exploded in Fang Li's mind, filled with unprecedented terror!
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