Zaun swung his Tai'a sword, but unfortunately, the evil spirits were invisible, and the sword passed right through their bodies.
The evil spirits let out sinister laughter and continued to pounce on him without any restraint.
Fortunately, Zuan used the "Sunflower Illusion" movement technique to narrowly avoid the disaster and escape the horrific scene of the Taotie being overwhelmed and devoured by the evil spirits below.
Even so, his arms and legs were grabbed by some evil spirits, and he immediately felt a burning pain.
He couldn't see it on his thigh, so he simply rolled up his sleeve and found many bluish-black handprints on it.
"This is cheating!" Zuan was frustrated. He couldn't hit them, but their spirits could hurt him. How was he supposed to fight them?
At this moment, the evil spirits missed their target and charged at him again, howling.
Zuan's heart tightened, and just as he was thinking about how to deal with it, a streak of black flame shot over from the side.
The evil spirits let out a series of shrill screams and hurriedly retreated several meters away, clearly quite afraid of the black flames.
At this moment, Pei Mianman came over and took Zu An's hand: "Are you alright?"
"Thank goodness, I didn't expect your black flames to have the effect of exorcising evil spirits," Zu'an said in surprise.
“These evil spirits are inherently yin and evil, while black flames are inherently yang and strong; the two are naturally mutually restraining,” Pei Mianman replied.
At that moment, the giant Taotie's screams came from below the stage. The two subconsciously turned around and saw it being devoured by the evil spirit, its flesh and blood gradually turning into white bones.
Zuan couldn't help but swallow hard. The things in this eerie palace were all incredibly powerful. The skeleton warrior had easily killed five ordinary Taotie, but was instantly killed by this giant Taotie. He thought this giant Taotie was a boss, but who knew it would die such a miserable death.
As the flesh and blood of the gluttonous beast below were devoured, many evil spirits began to fly back and approach the two of them.
Pei Mianman hurriedly channeled her Yuan Power to make the surrounding black flames burn even more fiercely, which finally kept these ferocious evil spirits from getting any closer.
"Why don't we leave here first?" Pei Mianman said. The giant Taotie that had threatened the two of them earlier was dead, and there was no danger left if they retreated.
Zuan frowned and said, "But we've been in this secret realm for a while now, and we need to find a way out eventually, otherwise we'll be trapped here. Besides, we've already climbed these steps, so leaving now might not be so easy."
Pei Mianman looked worried: "But I can't maintain this black flame forever. When the black flame goes out, we will probably be devoured into bones like that Taotie."
“Let’s leave the steps and discuss this further,” Zuan said.
The two slowly walked down the steps, with countless evil spirits lingering around them, unwilling to disperse. When they were almost at the first step, all the evil spirits blocked their way, howling in agony.
Each time Pei Mianman used black flames to dispel a portion of the evil spirits, another portion would immediately replenish them, making it impossible for the two of them to break through the layers of evil spirits blocking their way.
Moreover, the evil spirits seemed to be able to communicate with each other, and quickly changed their strategy, with a large group of them swirling rapidly around the two of them.
As they spun, gusts of eerie wind swept around them, causing the black flames on Pei Mianman's body to flicker.
Pei Mianman's expression changed: "I can't hold out for long like this!"
Blown by these eerie winds, the energy she needed to maintain her black flames increased many times over.
Zu An said in a deep voice, "Let's go up to the high platform first."
"Wouldn't it be more dangerous to go up to the high platform?" Pei Mianman asked, her voice filled with worry.
Zuan shook his head: "Many times, life and death are separated by only a fine line. Perhaps there is a way to leave this secret realm hidden up there."
There were almost no forks in the road on the way here, and none of the paths we passed before had any exit mechanisms, so we could only explore forward. And the only passage was at the top of these steps.
Pei Mianman had no other choice but to follow him up the steps to the high platform above.
The platform is circular in shape, with nothing but a large bronze cauldron in the center.
Zuan ran over to the side to examine it for any hidden mechanisms or secret doors, but unfortunately found nothing.
At this moment, the howling around them grew sharper and sharper. The evil spirits seemed to realize that the two were in dire straits, and they let out a series of eerie and chilling laughs.
"Auntie, what do we do now? I can't hold on much longer," Pei Mianman said anxiously. A cold wind blew around her, and she tried to shrink the area of her flames as much as possible so that she could last a little longer.
Zu An frowned, about to answer, when he heard Mi Li's voice: "Why are there so many resentful souls?"
Zu'an was overjoyed: "Empress, you've finally come out!"
Mi Li snorted coldly: "Who knew you would cause so much trouble? Now you've attracted so many vengeful spirits. If you had come out any later, they would have devoured your flesh and blood."
"So, my Queen sister still cares about me after all," Zuan chuckled. "By the way, you're also a soul being, could you say hello to them and ask them not to make things difficult for their own people?"
Mi Li: "..."
Anger from Mi Li +233!
What do you take me for?
"Well, I feel like you guys are in similar situations, so you must have a lot in common."
"Hmph, these guys are only driven by instinct, they haven't developed any intelligence at all. Don't compare me to them."
Sensing the indignation in the other person's tone, Zu'an realized he had made a mistake and quickly changed the subject: "Uh, Empress, do you have any ideas about this situation?"
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