Chapter 256 The Black Hand, A Shocking Change.
On a hillside in the far south, the scenery was rather dark, with ancient trees blocking out the sunlight. Looking down from the side of this hillside, one could see a cave shrouded in vines.
At this moment, a bloody stench permeated the cave.
The scene inside was strikingly similar to the altar where Xuan Mo had annihilated the evil spirit master—it was utterly repulsive.
On the walls of the cave hung more than a dozen human skins, and the corpse of an infant, pierced through, hung from a stalagmite.
The deeper into the cave, the more corpses appeared, each with a bizarre and varied manner of death.
Just like that area, the walls of the cave were always covered with human skins, no fewer than a hundred, some even dried out. Deep within the cave, two black-robed figures dressed identically to the evil spirit master Xuan Mo had seen stared fanatically at the altar beneath their feet—clearly not normal people.
Their identities were now beyond doubt; they were allies of the evil spirit master Xuan Mo had encountered.
"Heh heh, the mission is finally complete."
One of the younger evil spirit masters grinned maliciously, then looked at the person behind him. "So, how did you do with the task I asked you to do?"
The person behind the young evil spirit master slowly raised his head; he was an elderly man over sixty years old. Upon hearing the young evil spirit master's words, the old man also grinned maliciously.
"Don't worry, Master. Although it's a small beast tide, it's enough to distract them. Besides, just in case, I released those four guys. With that guy around, the other three will behave." "Very good. These sacrifices must also fulfill their mission."
The young evil spirit master turned around, his sinister smile turning into a twisted grin. "I've completed my teacher's task. I wonder how my useless brother is doing? Hehehe! Corpses, ah, they're truly fascinating."
"Then, Master, should we..."
"Look for that useless guy?"
A hint of disgust appeared on the young evil spirit master's face. "No need. Let's go back to that place first. As for that useless brother, if he can't even handle this simple matter, then he doesn't need to continue living. He might as well be my puppet."
"Hehehe, let's go."
"Yes, young master."
A black soul ring flashed on the old man's body, and the two instantly disappeared from their spot. Only the altar, radiating a bewitching red light, and the dried human skin and numerous corpses with different deaths on both sides, could prove that all of this had existed...
Meanwhile, in a valley.
Looking at the continuously surging black line in the distance, it was the beast tide spreading from another part of the far south.
At this moment, the speed of these soul beasts' advance did not slow down at all with the passage of time, and the oppressive feeling they emanated made some of the Dragon Shield Mercenary Group feel breathless.
Facing the abnormally approaching small beast tide, Qian Gu Panlong, holding the Panlong Staff, and Xu Lei, holding the Xuanming Shield, stood at the forefront of the Dragon Shield Mercenary Group, blocking the entrance of the valley. After exchanging a glance with Xu Lei, his eyes narrowed slightly, "Everyone, it seems we are about to have a tough battle."
Then.
Qian Gu Panlong turned to look at Xuan Mo, "Brother Mo, this beast tide isn't very large, and there aren't any ten-thousand-year-old beings, so just watch and don't interfere. And while you're at it, see the strength of our Dragon Shield Mercenary Group over the past two years!"
"Hahaha!"
Qian Gu Panlong laughed three times. Facing the approaching beast tide, he raised his Panlong Staff high and roared, "Brothers, let's unleash our area-of-effect soul skills together and give these soul beasts a good beating!"
A dazzling purple light flashed from Qian Gu Panlong's fourth soul ring. He gripped the Panlong Staff tightly, raised it above his head, and swung it with all his might, creating a storm that swept towards the small beast tide.
"Fourth Soul Skill, Panlong Storm!"
At this moment, every soul master in the Dragon Shield Mercenary Group present activated their martial soul at Qian Gu Panlong's command. In an instant, the various colors of the spirit rings swirled around...
On the beast tide's front lines, those charging forward were mostly spirit beasts with cultivation levels around ten years old, their strength relatively weak.
These ten-year-old spirit beasts were cannon fodder among spirit beasts, but they were the most dangerous in the beast tide.
Even though they were cannon fodder for the entire beast tide, their combat power was still extremely strong, and there were many spirit beasts of this cultivation level, creating a situation where too many ants could kill an elephant.
Therefore, in the first instance, Qian Gu Panlong and every member of the mercenary group prioritized killing these ten-year-old spirit beasts.
As for Xuan Mo, he remained vigilant, keeping watch on his surroundings to prevent any unexpected events. After all, this abnormal beast tide was most likely man-made.
"Whoosh, whoosh..."
In an instant, numerous group attack spirit skills poured down, and even the spirit skills of Qian Gu Panlong, a spirit king, were filled with terrifying destructive power, instantly unleashing a terrifying dragon spirit storm.
This dragon soul storm was like a prelude to death. In an instant, violent sounds covered the first half of the valley. The screams, roars, and howls of the soul beasts, along with the countless limbs of soul beasts blown up by the explosions, turned the battlefield into a scene of flying blood and flesh.
Some rocks, even those shattered by the attack, even crashed down directly on top of the soul beasts.
This series of changes caused the beast tide to be abruptly halted by the bombardment.
The beast tide, which had been a continuous black line, paused for a moment, and a large number of ten-year-level soul beasts were annihilated.
Immediately afterward, a strange scene appeared: rings of white soul rings rose continuously from the explosions and flying blood.
From the dense number of soul rings, it was clear that the previous round of group attack soul skills had inflicted huge casualties on the soul beasts; it could be said that the ten-year-level soul beasts were severely injured.
Faced with this attack, even hundred-year and thousand-year-level soul beasts suffered considerable casualties.
"Hahaha, brothers, give it your all! After we quell this beast tide, we brothers will return in triumph! So save yourselves, and we'll drink together when we get back!"
Xu Lei, holding the shield, looked at Qian Gu Panlong's appearance and immediately showed a helpless expression.
"You better watch yourself. If I hadn't been there to protect you, you'd be all scratched up by now."
"Hahaha! So it's because you're here, isn't it?" "Besides, Brother Mo is right here. If something really happens, he won't just stand by and do nothing."
"You bastard..."
Suddenly, at that moment, a deafening roar came from behind the beast tide...
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