After these black Qi appeared, they naturally approached Zhuang Buzhou, and before they could touch his body, they naturally vanished without a trace within ten feet of him.
Zhuang Buzhou clearly saw that all these black Qi fell into the World Spirit Pool within his Companion Space, and after entering the World Spirit Pool, they were quickly suppressed in the pool, gradually refined into World Spirit Water, which is the power of Origin.
This was the essence, Qi, and spirit, and even the Soul Origin, contained within the slain Human-faced Ghost-haired Fish, taken as nourishment and integrated into the World Spirit Pool.
And integrating into the World Spirit Pool meant strengthening the Companion World.
“This is a type of contract, a type of Karma.
The Karma between a World Spirit Master and the slain.”
A glimmer of understanding arose in Zhuang Buzhou’s mind.
Those slain by World Spirit Dao Soldiers, whether strange entities or Vicious Beasts and demons, their essence, Qi, spirit, and Origin would all become the spoils of the World Spirit Master, entering the World Spirit Pool to transform into World Spirit Water, the World Origin, and become nourishment for the Inner World.
This was a connection of Karma.
This was the formidable aspect of a World Spirit Master.
To be an enemy of a World Spirit Master was to forge Karma.
Therefore, for a World Spirit Master to become stronger, slaughter was almost unavoidable; if you didn't slaughter, your growth would be as slow as a crawling turtle, but if you did slaughter, you could rapidly accumulate capital and strengthen your foundation.
The stronger a World Spirit Master, the more absolute the piles of corpses on the path he walked.
“This feeling isn't bad.”
Zhuang Buzhou felt the increased Origin in the World Spirit Pool, and a hint of pleasure flashed in his heart.
Anyway, he was killing these demons, ghosts, Vicious Beasts, and strange entities.
No matter how many died, they were not worthy of pity; those who were his enemies and died were the good enemies.
“Keep killing!!”
Zhuang Buzhou commanded the Flying Spear Soldier.
The Flying Spear Soldier obeyed the order, and one Heavenly Thunder Spear after another blasted into the Human-faced Ghost-haired Fish swarm, exploding into bursts of lightning, constantly killing Human-faced Fish.
However, there were too many Human-faced Fish; their ghost hair emerged directly from the water, like vines, frantically sweeping towards the Flying Spear Soldier.
They covered the sky and the sun, looking incredibly terrifying.
Even though the Heavenly Thunder Spear was very powerful, the ghost hair was continuous and fearless, coming one after another.
There were even Human-faced Ghost-haired Fish with second-tier strength, whose ghost hair shot out, transforming into dark ghost hair needles, like rain, assailing them.
If not for the sturdy armor of the Flying Spear Soldier, with its astonishing defensive power, just these ghost hair needles would have severely wounded them on the spot.
Yun Qinghe likewise did not hesitate; the Tianhe Sword, like an Azure Dragon, continuously weaved, cutting through the ghost hair, piercing and slaying one Ghost-haired Fish after another on the spot.
However, the Human-faced Ghost-haired Fish slain by Yun Qinghe did not emit Origin to be drawn into the World Spirit Pool.
This was normal.
Nevertheless, the number of Human-faced Ghost-haired Fish grew increasingly large, emerging from who knew where, thousands upon thousands, coming one after another.
It seemed they would not give up until they killed them.
“There are too many; if this continues, the magical power consumption will be too great, which is not conducive to later actions.”
Yun Qinghe witnessed this and said with a slight frown.
“Space Imprisonment!!”
Zhuang Buzhou suddenly reached out and vaguely gripped a large area of Human-faced Ghost-haired Fish in the water.
Swish!
An invisible mighty power instantly appeared in the water; the thousands of Human-faced Ghost-haired Fish, which were originally rushing up, were instantly imprisoned, unable to move, their space fixed by a mighty power.
Bang, bang, bang!
The Flying Spear Soldier did not hesitate, seizing the opportunity, quickly drew out Flying Spears from the spear pouch behind him, continuously throwing them towards the Human-faced Fish swarm.
In an instant, a full nine Flying Spears landed in the fish swarm, and throughout the entire fish swarm, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and Human-faced Fish fell in swathes.
A large amount of Origin power was immediately harvested and entered the World Spirit Pool.
This caused the Origin power within the World Spirit Pool to instantly increase greatly.
This process took but a breath.
Yet it reversed the battle situation.
The dense swarm of Human-faced Fish was completely cleared out.
“Fellow Daoist Zhuang, let’s go quickly.”
Yun Qinghe witnessed this, his heart shocked by the Divine Ability Zhuang Buzhou displayed, but the next second, he let out a soft cry, seeing only more Human-faced Ghost-haired Fish surging from underwater.
Zhuang Buzhou was also secretly startled; although the Divine Ability of Space Imprisonment had only lasted for a second, it had instantly consumed most of his Innate True Qi.
This Heaven-Defying Divine Ability had too great a consumption of Innate True Qi; based on the previous situation, he could only use it three times at most before his body would be completely depleted.
Now, even more fish swarms were appearing; continuing to stay would be disastrous; who knew if these Human-faced Ghost-haired Fish would rush onto land.
“We retreat!!”
He immediately did not hesitate, turned around, and drilled into the depths of the cave behind him.
The Flying Spear Soldier covered their retreat, preparing to seal and block the cave entrance first.
“Nurture new Flying Spear Soldiers.”
Zhuang Buzhou’s mind fell into the World Spirit Pool and found that the World Spirit Water in the World Spirit Pool had already accumulated quite a bit, enough to condense a new Flying Spear Soldier.
He immediately did not hesitate and directly issued the command to nurture a second Flying Spear Soldier.
This underground area was extraordinary and extremely dangerous; even Human-faced Ghost-haired Fish were present, clearly indicating an Ancient Tomb.
Who knew what mechanisms and traps there would be in the Ancient Tomb.
He had no intention of retaining this Origin power; if new Dao Soldiers could be nurtured, then they should be nurtured immediately.
Every additional Dao Soldier increased his own strength.
“Human-faced Ghost-haired Fish can survive both in water and on land; however, they prefer water and don't like living on land very much.
I didn't expect the number of Human-faced Ghost-haired Fish here to be so vast; it seems that the number of people who have died in this river is definitely not small.”
After seeing the passage sealed, Yun Qinghe finally couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief and quickly said.
If the passage wasn't sealed, those Human-faced Ghost-haired Fish were very likely to follow the passage and attack.
“It seems there must be a great tomb here; my Dao Soldiers chased it to here, so the true body of that strange entity should be within this Ancient Tomb.”
Zhuang Buzhou nodded his head, pondering, and said, “According to what Brother Yun said, Bai Qianqian’s tomb was robbed, which should have been done by the Dao Gate, with exquisite skill, not by unknown people.
Their purpose is very likely this great tomb where we are.”
“Since we’re here, we can only move forward.
I really want to see what is so unusual about this great tomb that it can raise so many Human-faced Ghost-haired Fish.”
Yun Qinghe took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.
Having chased this far, there was no reason to retreat; besides, to go back, there were countless Human-faced Ghost-haired Fish behind them.
Yun Qinghe didn't dare say he would definitely be able to leave alive if they went back first.
“This underground cave system is intricate with many branching paths.
Without an accurate route, it's difficult to find the location of the Ancient Tomb.
Now, the only thing we can rely on is the Flying Spear Soldier, which can track the aura of that strange entity.
While the aura hasn't dissipated, we must set off immediately.”
Zhuang Buzhou suggested.
“Alright, let’s go now.”
Yun Qinghe nodded in agreement.
The Flying Spear Soldier immediately began to lead the way.
It directly locked onto the strange aura, completely disregarding how many branching paths there were, and proceeded directly along the shortest route.
No matter how many branching paths there were, it could find the most correct one at the first opportunity.
After many twists and turns, they gradually entered the depths of the cave.
“Stop!!”
Yun Qinghe suddenly spoke.
“What’s wrong, Brother Yun, did you find something?”
Zhuang Buzhou quickly called out to his Dao Soldier and asked.
“There’s movement above.”
Yun Qinghe looked up at the ceiling, his ears twitching slightly, as if listening to something.
Ding, ding, ding!
Listening carefully, one could clearly hear a very faint, almost mouse-like digging sound entering their ears.
Moreover, the sound became clearer and clearer, as if rapidly approaching.
Zhuang Buzhou and Yun Qinghe exchanged glances, a strange look flashing in their eyes.
They both remained silent, standing to the side, quietly waiting.
Crack!
With a crisp sound, a hole had already appeared in the ceiling, large enough for two people to pass through.
“Haha, it’s through.”
“Let me see where we’ve reached.”
A joyful voice sounded from the hole, and the next second, a head poked out from the hole.
The most striking feature was those eyes, incredibly bright and sharp, with a hint of dirt on his face.
He grinned, wanting to laugh, ready to see which passage they had opened up.
But as he poked his head out, he immediately saw two figures staring at him with wide eyes.
“Oh my goodness!!”
The person couldn’t help but let out a strange cry on the spot, a chill in his heart, his body stiffening, and he couldn’t help but fall out of the hole.
He landed solidly on the ground, and before he could cry out in pain, he instinctively rolled, gripping a Luoyang Shovel in his hand, and looked at Zhuang Buzhou and Yun Qinghe with vigilance, questioning, “Who are you, how are you here, are you human or ghost?”
“Skinny Monkey, what’s going on?”
A shout came from the 盜洞 , and then two figures quickly rushed out.
Upon seeing Zhuang Buzhou and Yun Qinghe, their hearts were startled, and their eyes revealed vigilance.
It could be seen that this was a trio.
The first to fall out was a thin, short person, who looked like a skinny monkey overall.
The most striking feature was his eyes, and he was dressed in black, so if one didn't look carefully, they might truly think he was a ghost.
But he was as cunning as a monkey, clearly agile.
Of those who appeared next, one seemed very capable, with an ordinary appearance, but his eyes were very deep, giving people a special feeling.
Seeing him left a deep and unforgettable impression.
The last one was a woman, dressed in a tight suit, outlining her excellent figure, curvaceous and incredibly hot, eye-catching.
Her face exuded a heroic spirit, and a chain lock was wrapped around her waist, with a silver-glowing flying claw at the end.
It seemed to have special patterns interwoven on it, indicating it was no ordinary item.
“That is a Magical Artifact.”
After a glance, a thought flashed through Zhuang Buzhou’s mind.