novelraw Chapter 570 - 569: Demon God Reappears_2
Chapter 570 - 569: Demon God Reappears_2
He snorted coldly, "In the past, as a cultivator, I was afraid of being mysteriously polluted and turning into pus, dying and disappearing. Now that we have become the mysterious, what is there to fear? We should, of course, use the simplest and most effective way to force him to reveal himself!"
Hearing this, Ali also showed a smug smile, immediately raising his hands outward to release the polluting aura from the mysterious soul.
To the mortals, the young man standing on the tower raised his hands as if praying for something, thinking it was a part of the granting skill ritual, they watched with curiosity as if watching a monkey show;
In Jiang Yuan’s vision, Ali’s arms had extended into "tentacles" formed by pus and slime, releasing wisps of green gas outward.
[Eroded by mysterious pollution, damage -0]
[Poison Resistance Experience +1]
"It can also level up the Great Wilderness Heart Method by gaining experience; unfortunately, the pollution is too strong and could harm the innocent, otherwise, I might consider tying one up to help me gain experience every day." Jiang Yuan squeezed into the crowd, quietly watching the other side show off and increase his experience bar.
At the same time, he seriously pondered how to deal with these two things that were neither human nor ghost at the same time.
The biggest issue with fighting one on two is that there are too many mortals nearby; using single-target skills would only catch one, and group attack skills would harm the innocent; with those mortals’ short and thin health bars, a single Devouring Mountains and Rivers could take away dozens.
Would using the Paperman and Paper Horse Skill be polluted?
The Soul Hook is effective against soul fragments but evidently lacks power against the complete mysterious soul, otherwise, it wouldn’t have only fetched a storage ring earlier, failing to damage Jing Peiran’s soul.
"Hmm? Is there no reaction?" Ali watched as his polluting aura was released, enveloping the entire courtyard, yet the crowd remained as usual.
It shouldn’t be like this!
The divine souls of mortals have no spiritual power; they can be possessed but not directly polluted. At most, they die from sickness after prolonged contact, becoming a source constantly emitting polluting aura;
But anyone with spiritual power fluctuations, releasing these auras would have already polluted their souls through the spiritual power; what cultivator could stand by and watch their divine soul get damaged without reacting?
"Then let’s add more flames!" Jing Peiran also sensed something was off, could that thief have gotten away immediately?
Impossible! There was no spiritual power fluctuation from start to finish; not even an immortal could leave so silently!
He also released the aura from his divine soul, and Jiang Yuan watched as the whole courtyard was shrouded in a green mist within seconds.
It seems their methods are indeed limited by occupying mortal bodies, which gives more confidence!
"Brave Yu Hu warriors, follow me!"
Jiang Yuan clicked to switch to the Demon God Title while displaying the exoskeleton suit, summoning all twenty Yu Hu warriors stored in the zombie ghoul storage.
A terrifying aura suddenly emanated from the crowd, and Jing Peiran and Ali couldn’t help but have their pupils shrink at the sight—what was that?
The massive demon beast body supported by two stout beast legs with enormous sharp claws, at first glance somewhat humanoid, but extending nearly three meters long, resembling crab claws, wielding a Soul Refining Banner entangled with dense black mist full of evil energy;
The head was a huge alien skull, neither human nor beast, like neither demon nor monster.
"Ghost!"
"Monster! Run away!"
..........
A sudden scream came from the crowd, as the villagers nearest the closed courtyard gate in fear tried to flee, but were stopped by several tall and stout warriors clad in armor exuding black smoke.
"Those who want to live, enter the Zen room and wait." With the prior example of Lu Erxi and his son, Jiang Yuan also concluded the most efficient way to deal with mortals—anyway, speaking too deeply makes them not understand, have no patience to listen, and won’t think; without a threat to their life, everything aligns with interests. So, just use intimidation and threats directly.
As expected, the crowd, previously crying for the Immortal Master to save them and screaming in chaos, calmed down and quickly crowded into the Zen room after being intimidated by the angry roar. Four Yu Hu warriors followed orders to guard the gate, ensuring that none attending the granting skill ritual today would escape.
Jing Peiran was sure he had never seen such a bizarre and terrifying species, with no spiritual power fluctuation, only exuding an overpowering aura combined with ghostly energy, beastliness, demonic and evil Yinxie energy, as if a towering Demon God had descended into the world!
And those tall warriors in armor behind him released a somewhat familiar aura—dense poisonous miasma from mysterious pollution!
"You... are also mysterious?" The scene was too shocking, leaving Ali bewildered, and through the polluted aura of the Yu Hu warriors, he concluded and asked, "Are we companions?"
What nonsense!
In Jiang Yuanxin’s opinion, the Yu Hu warriors are brave souls battling against the eerie forces. Currently, they simply can’t purify themselves because they haven’t gathered all the Earth Seals in the instance. Do you think they’re like you?
Of course, these thoughts merely flashed through his mind; he had no desire to waste words.
With a wave of the Soul Refining Banner in his hand, he responded with a surge of Yin Fiend power mixed with skulls. At the same time, Iron Claw stomped on the ground as Jiang Yuan targeted Jing Peiran, unleashing a Heaven-Burning Storm.
Critical strike!
-21000!
Red numbers floated over the head of the green pustule-like slime, which had just split from Lu Erxi’s body.
"I have to admit, they’re really tough!" Jiang Yuan exclaimed, sending another Earth Spirit Fire to Ali: -2100 -2000...
Everything happened in a flash. When Jing Peiran couldn’t locate the cultivator hiding in the crowd releasing a mass of poisonous miasma, a huge monster emerged from nowhere. His subordinates were attempting to communicate with it, but it launched an attack with no cast time!
He considered his reaction fast enough, breaking free from human physical constraints instantly. His divine soul floated out to evade the Yin Fiend breath attack, immediately followed by a giant flame scorching his very soul.
Ali didn’t fare any better, also choosing to abandon their body and flee in the opposite direction. Yet both were struck almost simultaneously! How did the monster do that?
If not fearful of shocking the mortals to death, Jiang Yuan would have loved to burn some of his lifespan to deliver a Ghost Roar.
Anyway, the system’s target-locking attack wouldn’t miss, and with teammates protecting the Yu Hu warriors, he might as well throw skills!
[Mysterious Soul Fragment +1]
[...+1]
...
As he executed his skills, utilizing his massive figure to cooperate with the Yu Hu warriors, Jiang Yuan ensured that the two slime-like souls couldn’t escape, with the Soul Hook also proving useful.
Although it could only scrape off chunks of green pustulant mass, unable to directly capture Jing Peiran and Ali’s souls, the slicing had its advantages—the side mission 1’s requirement for over a hundred Mysterious Soul Fragments kept rising. At this rate, cutting them up would complete the task!
"Oh mighty Demon God, please show mercy~"
Jing Peiran couldn’t evade, strike, or escape, feeling each piece of his divine soul being clawed away painfully. He immediately signaled his subordinates with a glance.
Understanding the cue, Ali fully unleashed the power of their damaged soul. The courtyard was suddenly filled with a faint pink-purple mist. A seductive woman turned her head gracefully, her captivating eyes fixed on the hollow eyes of the monster, whispering charmingly to the soul, "You hurt me so much~"
[Encountered Green-eyed Fox’s Illusionary Charm Technique attack, willpower sufficient, damage -0]
Fortunately, a Breaking Miasma and Stabilizing Wind Pearl allowed him to evade the old fox’s sudden flirtation.
Jiang Yuan remained silent, continuing his barrage of attacks.
"Ali, join forces with me!" Jing Peiran, seeing that his subordinate’s consistently effective Illusionary Charm Technique failed to entice the opponent, squinted coldly enduring the pain of attacks and slicing, and instantly enveloped the entire courtyard in an Illusion Realm.
[Encountered Green-eyed Fox’s Illusion Realm, Illusionary Charm Technique attack, willpower insufficient, damage -200]
The 300 willpower boost from his Magical Treasure, combined with the 200 from the Great Wilderness Heart Scripture, was clearly insufficient against the combined power of the two fox spirits.
Thus, what appeared before Jiang Yuan was an "Immortal Realm"—a garden filled with Immortal Energy, where women in various Immortal Robes danced gracefully around him.
If it weren’t for the system’s constant illusion alerts, the visual effect was truly splendid.
"As expected of fox spirits, even your illusions are laden with seductiveness. What True Immortal is this sultry?" He equipped his exoskeleton armor during combat, increasing his attack power, physical strength, and buffing critical strikes and the like.
As a consequence, he could feel the pain of losing health!
Who could grit their teeth through the pain and still have the mood to watch a swarm of seductive temptresses in an illusion perform a striptease?
Thus, in the Immortal Energy-filled garden, Jiang Yuan stepped forward and grabbed Jing Peiran’s "slime" soul with one hand, holding it tightly, while wielding the Soul Hook in the other, scraping it downwards like slicing mutton into thin pieces!