"Captain, save me…" Niu Zhenye immediately struggled violently, crying for help in a panic. He tried to break free, but to his horror, his body seemed to be paralyzed by something, completely unresponsive. No matter how much he roared in his heart, he couldn't exert the slightest strength.
He could only cry for help while watching himself being dragged into the thick fog.
"Damn it!"
Li Da roared, leaping like a tiger, charging forward. He raised his battle blade and immediately slashed at the thick fog in front of him. The long blade cut through the air, creating a dull sonic boom, and then slammed into the thick fog, striking a blurry figure.
The imagined reverberation did not occur. Instead, the long blade easily sliced through the figure, as if it were cutting through air.
"Gah gah gah…"
A strange, sharp laugh echoed. The next moment, the figure suddenly transformed into a stream of Qi and merged into Niu Zhenye's body.
"No… Ah…"
A shrill scream resounded through the night sky, and everyone's expressions changed. Niu Zhenshan suddenly trembled violently, and then his body withered at a terrifying speed, instantly becoming a dried corpse, his blood completely devoured.
"Damn it, this is a Blood Demon… not a ghost. How could there be a Blood Demon in Yunshan County…"
Qin Qing's face turned extremely grim, and fine beads of sweat even seeped from her forehead.
Li Da looked at Niu Zhenye, who had instantly turned into a dried corpse, and trembled with fear. He immediately retreated dozens of feet, gathering with Qin Qing and the others, gritting his teeth and growling, "Blood Demons are all in the Underground Abyss, how could one appear on the surface and even come to Yunshan County?"
"The only possibility is that someone is raising a Blood Demon."
Qin Qing gritted her silver teeth and said in a deep voice, "All passages leading to the Underground Abyss have a Seal and are guarded by a large army. It's impossible for Blood Demons to escape. But if a Martial Artist enters the Underground Abyss to capture and enslave a Blood Demon, there are ways to bring it out of the Underground Abyss."
"Then what should we do now?"
Wu Xiaoqi and Luo Kang were greatly frightened, their faces pale, looking at Li Da and Qin Qing with panic. They were only Eighth Grade Bone Tempering Realm, even weaker than Niu Zhenye.
Now, even Niu Zhenye was powerless against the Blood Demon, so wouldn't they also be doomed? The thought of their blood being devoured by the Blood Demon and turning into dried corpses made their fear even greater, and they couldn't help but tremble.
Lin Baichuan, on the other hand, merely frowned at this moment, his mind calculating how to kill the Blood Demon.
Because just now, he suddenly realized that his perception of the Blood Demon far surpassed that of ordinary people. At least he could now pinpoint the Blood Demon's location. Although this monster concealed its figure by relying on the thick fog, Lin Baichuan could lock onto its Qi.
Therefore, no matter how the Blood Demon hid, as long as its Qi remained unchanged, it could not escape Lin Baichuan's perception.
This kind of perception was very mysterious, and Lin Baichuan couldn't even describe it with words.
He quietly observed Qin Qing, Li Da, and the others, certain that they did not possess such a perception, otherwise they would not be so solemn and flustered.
"Could it be because of Blade Intent!"
Lin Baichuan thought to himself, "My comprehension of Blade Intent has caused my perception to transform as well…"
The more Lin Baichuan thought about it, the more he felt this possibility was very high.
Roar, roar…
Whoosh!
At this moment, a beast-like roar came from within the thick fog. At the same time, a cold wind swept across the ground, and the surrounding thick fog and Evil Qi moved with the wind, churning like boiling water.
Everyone's vision was greatly affected; beyond a few feet, they couldn't see their own hands.
Everyone's nerves were stretched to the limit, and Luo Kang and Wu Xiaoqi's bodies trembled like brushes.
This was out of fear; Niu Zhenye's gruesome state had terrified them.
Whoosh, whoosh!
Suddenly, accompanied by a faint sound of breaking air, the Blood Demon hidden in the thick fog suddenly moved, like a ghost, rushing directly towards Lin Baichuan and the others. Its speed was terrifying, like a gust of wind passing by.
Due to the thick fog, Lin Baichuan couldn't see its figure, but he could clearly feel the Blood Demon's exact location. At this moment, if he made a move, with the help of Blade Intent, Lin Baichuan was confident he could kill the Blood Demon with one strike.
After all, from his perception, the Blood Demon's strength was actually inferior to that of the Mountain Demon; its only strength was its ability to conceal its whereabouts by relying on the thick fog.
However, Lin Baichuan was not in a hurry to make a move.
He planned to fight fire with fire.
Since Li Da and the others were willing to use the Mountain Demon to try and kill him, then he could also use this Blood Demon to kill Li Da and the others. This was called tit for tat.
Lin Baichuan sneered inwardly, his right hand resting on the hilt of his blade, his eyes slightly narrowed, constantly locking onto the Blood Demon's Qi.
"Ah…"
Just then, a scream rang out again.
It was Wu Xiaoqi!
Behind him, a faint bloody light flashed and immediately drilled into his body. The next moment, his body, like Niu Zhenye's before him, began to wither at a terrifying speed, all his blood draining away, instantly turning him into a dried corpse.
"Damn it, damn it… Beast, get out, get out, ah…"
Luo Kang, standing next to Wu Xiaoqi, completely collapsed, wildly slashing his blade, acting like a madman. At this moment, the faint bloody light flashed again, piercing through his body without warning.
Luo Kang's angry curses abruptly ceased, and with a scream, he followed in Wu Xiaoqi's footsteps.
In an instant, three people died.
Li Da and Qin Qing's faces were so grim they could drip water. Li Da gritted his teeth and asked Qin Qing, "Qin Qing, do you have any ideas?"
He could only place his hopes on Qin Qing now, because Qin Qing was from Fu City, and perhaps she had a way to deal with the Blood Demon.
"No!"
Qin Qing shook her head slightly, "This Blood Demon hides its figure by relying on Profound Yin Evil Qi. Unless we can force it out, there's nothing we can do."
She truly had no solution. Blood Demons were inherently good at hiding, and now with the help of Profound Yin Evil Qi, it was like adding wings to a tiger. Unless her cultivation reached Sixth Grade Blood Refining Realm, where she could release her Qi and blood to shake the thick fog formed by the Profound Yin Evil Qi, thereby forcing the Blood Demon out.
But the problem was, she was only Seventh Grade Organ Forging Realm. Although she had hidden her strength and reached the limit of Body Forging Realm, even being half a step into Blood Refining Realm, she was ultimately not a true Blood Refining Realm practitioner.
Moreover, even if she stepped into Blood Refining Realm, it would be impossible to immediately achieve Qi and blood release; only powerful cultivators within Blood Refining Realm could reach that stage.
Li Da's face grew even uglier, and he growled, "If that's the case, then let's rush out, rush out of this thick fog area."
Saying that, Li Da gritted his teeth and immediately prepared to break out.
"No, the Profound Yin Evil Qi is a natural maze. It will be very difficult for us to rush out if we charge blindly," Qin Qing immediately stopped him.
"That's still better than dying in here."
Li Da growled, accelerating his pace and rushing forward.
This thick fog was too strange; within it, he couldn't fully exert his strength. Only by rushing out would there be a glimmer of hope.
Seeing this, Qin Qing gritted her teeth and said to Lin Baichuan, "Follow me!"
With that, she immediately chased after Li Da.