Chapter 691 Yin Blood.
Shi Lang and the rest of the people gathered in the wild. Xing said, "The Yin Blood is a small group of occult demons who think that sacrificing women can bring them the boons from the demons themselves."
The terran asked, "Is this even possible? The demons do not exist, at least not in this world."
Xing nodded, and Bo Qingtan continued, "What you said is correct, brother, but there are other realms where demons exist."
Shi Lang was surprised, and Xing said, "As you know, the world is divided into two territories. One is governed by the chaotic forces of demonic cultivators, and spiritual cultivators inhabit the other. It may seem too unbelievable, but there used to be experts in the realm of the Immortal God. Similarly, there were entities in the Demon God realm."
The terran nodded, and Xing said, "One of these demon gods was called Yin Demon God. Many such gods fell before the age of change, but in the last few decades, such rituals have occurred in the Immortal Realm. This cult, called the Yin Blood sect, is one of those fanatics.
These people want to strengthen from sacrificial rituals to the Demon God Yin Blood. By now, they have killed seventy women from young to old. None of the people have been able to stop them. They run away and leave behind a sight too horrible to forget."
Shi Lang asked, "Any idea how they can run away?"
Xing nodded and said, "As you can see, they have deployed an illusion array. The array's level is unknown to us, and they can have overlapped this illusion array with another killing array. Another thing is that they have three demon beasts running around the array to maintain vigilance. If we kill these, then the enemy will be alerted. That is how they run away."
Shi Lang nodded, and looking at the people, he asked, "Does anyone else have experience of shooting a rifle?"
The people shook their heads, and Shi Lang said, "Jack, I need you to get a position on the top of the tree in the vicinity. The others will attract the attention of the demon beasts in three different groups."
Bo Qingtan asked, "Why split forces?"
Shi Lang said, "If the demon beasts are patrolling a certain route and are not berserkly rushing all over the place, someone controls them. Suppose the person is forced to control three different situations simultaneously. He will fumble, and we will have an easier time killing him. I do not believe that controlling demon beasts comes without any backlash."
The people found his instructions valid. One guy asked, "Brother Ace, how many people will you need to handle the Demon King?"
Shi Lang thought briefly, saying, "I can make do with three, including me. However, I will need them to follow the strategy to the dot without improvisation or hesitation. I want to tell you all that as long as I am with you, I will die before anything happens to you. I do not leave my people behind."
Xing was surprised, but from the legend he had heard these past few days, Shi Lang was indeed the person he claimed to be. On the night of Blood Moon, none of the people in the dragon unit led by him suffered a death or injury because of him. His feet of killing demon kings with the aid of the Sovereign may sound exaggerated, but since none of the dragon army fighters or the volunteers rebuked it, it must hold some truth.
Thinking about this, Shi Lang asked, "After dealing with the demon beasts, we will enter the Illusion formation, but I will go in first, okay?"
The people nodded. It did not matter who entered first or last. They all had to cross it. Also, Shi Lang, being the strongest among them, gave them much confidence. After all, this guy could have sat on the sidelines instead of risking his life.
Xing quickly split the group of twenty-one people into three teams. Shi Lang had two people beside him, Jack was told to work alone, and Bo Qingtan led one team of eight people. Similarly, Xing led eight men too.
Shi Lang nodded in approval. He was not wrong about Bo Qingtan. This guy did have the skills to make it big. He quickly rose to the top level in a mercenary team, which meant something. After the distribution, the people all moved away quickly. They would surround the illusion array and attack the demon beasts on Shi Lang's signal.
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Inside a metal cage sat a few ladies. They were all covered with battle marks, but their eyes were filled with hatred. Among these people, a lady was sitting in white armor with silver hair. She was Yun Xue; her appearance had changed drastically, and her aura was much more ruthless. A scar on her face ran along her chin to ear.
She disliked everything after suffering this wound, even herself, which was the reason for her cold aura. Beside her sat another lady with a somewhat similar aura. She said, "Xiao Xue, do not worry, I have received a message from Brother Xing."
Yun Xue asked, "Are they here?"
The girl nodded and said, "They are here, and they have bought that guy, Ace, the champion of the Dragon Army. It is very much possible that we might escape this ordeal."
Yun Xue froze, and her body began to shiver. Unknowingly, her fingers ran across the scar on her face as she bit her lip to wake up. The fluctuation in her emotions calmed down, and her eyes turned hazy. The people were too occupied to see the sadness in her eyes.
She said, "Now, we can rest assured, these bastards will not survive."
The people were shocked. They had never seen Yun Xue display such confidence in others. They knew she loved Shi Lang, but why she loved him was a secret. After the fight where she got scarred, her persona transformed completely.
The girl from earlier asked, "Xiao Yun, why do you say he can handle this group? There are at least fifty Immortal Lords."
Yun Xue raised her head to peek at the group of people busy outside the cage and said, "You will see how their heads rain and their blood smears the floor in a bit, Sister Ming. He is not only the champion of the dragon army but the bane of demonic cultivators."
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Shi Lang and everyone else took positions. Jack watched this and fired a shot at the Demon Beast King as it reached closer to Shi Lang and the other two. Demon beasts were volatile by nature; if they were attacked, they would react, and that trait of their nature could not be changed.
Shi Lang stood tall on the ground and said, "You two rush at its flanks and attack its eyes."
The two men nodded, and they rushed. The demon beast was ten meters tall, and Shi Lang looked puny before it. The beast resembled a mutated cross between a pit bull and a jackal. When it watched Shi Lang standing before it, the beast opened its mouth to reveal the inner wall covered with saw-like teeth.
Shi Lang nodded, and the attacks of the two Immortal Lords landed right at its eyes. The effect was negligible, but the beast closed his stone-grey eyelids to prevent damage. Even if it was a demon beast, the instincts were still there.
Shi Lang moved forward with the spear in his hand. This demon beast's back was covered with armor patches and warts. These warts were not its weakness. They were filled with black miasma. Once they explode, the attacker will be poisoned with dark demonic energy.
Shi Lang observed the beast and found the weakness to be its underbelly. That was Shi Lang's aim; he slid under the towering body of the beast, and his spear tip turned into a laser precision scalpel. The beast wailed in agony as Lightning energy not only cut open the skin but also purified the demonic energy in its body.
The effect was stronger than usual because the terran had an improved quality of spiritual energy, and he was deadlier. The experience gained from the encounter on the front line told him many things about the demon beasts. The purer the spiritual energy they faced, the weaker they became.
Because these beasts did not have any comprehension of the dao rules, Shi Lang came out from under the beast's body and jumped into the void. He held his spear like a javelin and said, "Shura Lightning Spike."
Shi Lang released the spear with all his might, and the weapon turned into a lightning rod. Not only that, but a small number of thunder clouds appeared above them. The next scene sent a great shock to the human helpers. The lightning from the clouds surged and focusedly approached the spear.
The spear hit the demon beast king square on the forehead and accompanied with the might of the lightning, it pierced through the beast king as if it was made of butter. With a dust cloud the demon beast fell to the ground and Shi Lang landed softly. He said, "Let's go, we have a lot of work to do."
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