Chapter 1061: An astonishing feat
"Ah!"
The big man screamed in fear and horror as he was kicked toward the cliff by a powerful dark force. He tried to stop his body from falling, but he couldn't control his strength. He could only look on helplessly as he fell down the cliff.
"Aargh...help me...help me...."
His miserable cry accompanied by a plea for mercy echoed from the heights down to the abyss until it completely died away.
This unexpected scene stunned everyone. At the same time, all the people around stood up and stared with shock at the handsome youth in red who flicked his robe.
They couldn't believe that this youth rescued his companion breezily then made a quick move at such a critical moment.
Even if they witnessed it with their own eyes, they still felt that this scene was somewhat inconceivable. This youth had kicked a Foundation Building peak stage cultivator off the cliff to plunge into the abyss...
Luo Fei was stupefied. After a long pause, he came to his senses and was shocked to see Feng Jiu standing beside him while tidying her robe.
He was the person directly involved and stood at a close distance. So to speak, no one here would understand his shock and perplexity. At such a short distance, even he couldn't save himself from danger. But, Feng Jiu was able to react quickly and rescued him with such ease.
At this moment, his mood fluctuated as if being rocked by turbulent waves and his mind turned blank. It took him a long time to calm down. Looking at the dazzlingly arrayed in red Feng Jiu, he told her with a dazed expression. "That, thanks a lot for saving me."
Feng Jiu glanced up at him and motioned him to go to where Duan Ye and others were. "Go to the back."
At this time, the burly man's companions finally returned to their senses and stared at Feng Jiu with killing intent in their eyes. "Very good, boy!"
Feng Jiu glanced at those dozen people. There were several Foundation Building cultivators as well as Golden Core cultivators at the peak level. Each of them reeked of blood. Obviously, their hands were stained with a lot of blood.
"Why? Only you guys are allowed to kill while prohibiting us to fight back?"
Her voice was cold, sounding both languid and chilly. It made those who heard her feel her indifference as if she didn't care too much about this matter. However, people who were familiar with her would know that she had already been filled with killing intent.
However, these people were not acquainted with her and weren't aware of the danger they were in. Therefore, seeing their friend getting kicked off the cliff to his death by the youth in red, they wouldn't leave it at this.
A group of a dozen or so ferocious men came surrounding them. One after another revealed the swords at their waists. With bloodthirst all over their bodies, a savage killing intent started to pervade the surroundings. They went to attack Feng Jiu.
The rest of the crowd stepped aside when they saw this. Some members of influential families in their midst looked at those youths with regret. It's a pity if those outstanding youngsters were harmed here.
Since the young man in red kicked the cultivator off the cliff, those men were not going to let the matter drop. These youths were doomed here today.
Chapter 1062: Where did he see them as weak?
As the killing intent in the air became thicker, the bystanders surrounding them withdrew. Duan Ye and others came forward from their position at the back, ready to fight alongside Feng Jiu.
Although they knew that they were not the strongest here, they were not afraid to fight, especially against those who bullied them. If they wanted to fight, then fight!
In a world that revered strength, it went without saying that strength was everything. Only by obtaining victory or intimidating these people with their valiant combat power that these people wouldn't dare to make murderous moves against them at will.
And...
Duan Ye's, Ning Lang's, as well as Song Ming's gazes roamed over those few men, measuring their strengths while plotting against them.
In the past, if they encountered these many fiendish cultivators with several Golden Core cultivators in their midst, they might get really worried and afraid.
However, after teaming up with Feng Jiu to destroy the Silk Tree Sect and saw her decimating the Nascent Soul old monsters, they were no longer afraid of the Golden Core cultivators.
Because they knew very well, with Feng Jiu's and their combat powers combined, it's not easy for their enemies to kill them. On the contrary, the odds were stacked in their favours to destroy all their opponents here!
Among them, only Luo Fei had no knowledge about Feng Jiu's battle against the Nascent Souls. He also didn't know about Feng Jiu's identity as Ghost Doctor. Now, when he saw the Golden Core cultivators, as well as the Foundation Building ones, came approaching them, he couldn't help frowning with a grave look in his eyes. His mind was racing, thinking of a way to deal with this situation.
However, just when they were on the verge of hostility, a surprised voice was heard, breaking the severe atmosphere while attracting the crowd's attention at the same time.
"Huh? What's happening? Why are so many big men bullying little kids?"
The surprised voice came with an unmistakable trace of ridicule. That deep voice was clear and candid, drawing Feng Jiu and her party's attention. They were surprised to see him.
It was the two mercenary pathfinders that they met while camping out in the woods.
"Hahaha, little kids, we're meeting again. We're truly brought together by fate!"
That Golden Core peak-stage cultivator raised his hand in greeting at Feng Jiu and the others. Seeing them besieged by the ferocious burly men, the mercenary grinned.
"It seems that you are in trouble! But again, in places like this, there are some people who specialized in bullying the young and the weak. Obviously, they belong to those two categories. You say, if these people are not bullying them, who do they bully? "
Hearing this, Feng Jiu and her party twitched their lips, a few black lines crossed their foreheads in irritation.
What did he mean by little kids? Where did they look like children? They were all adults! However, compared with those older guys, they were indeed young and tender.
But, they were considered to be both young and weak? What kind of sight did the man have? Where did he see them weak?
The dozen ferocious strong men watched the two mercenaries who suddenly appeared there talking to those youths. Their faces sank. The Golden Core peak-stage cultivators who headed the group stared at the two mercenaries and sneered at them grimly.
"Why? The two of you want to extricate these kids from trouble?"
Chapter 1063: You guys are lucky
Hearing this and after seeing their contemptuous and gloomy gazes, that Golden Core cultivator laughed out loudly. "What do you mean by extricating these kids from trouble? We just can't stand idle seeing you big people bullying some kids. But, from your words, I got the impression that you wanted to cross swords with us?"
"Then, I have to warn you. You can tell from our clothes that we're mercenaries. There are not merely the two of us, so you have to think well. Do you want to cross swords with us? If we fight, haha, we won't withdraw our swords before seeing blood."
Listening to this naked threat, those dozen or so men's faces turned gloomy. They stared at the two men and saw the confident look on their faces. There was not even a sliver of fear which made them could not help start to ponder.
A mercenary team was generally composed of a dozen or so members. These two who were sent as pathfinders were not the strongest in the mercenary team. If so, then...
After turning it over in their minds, that Golden Core peak-stage cultivator who led the fierce men cast a vicious glance at Feng Jiu and her friends. "Kids, consider yourselves lucky! But you'd better pray that these mercenaries will keep protecting you. Otherwise, as long as we get the chance, we will surely let you die without a burial site! "
Feng Jiu raised her eyebrows and looked askance at that man. She didn't feel like bickering with him.
She turned toward the two mercenaries. Although she thought they could deal with these people themselves, since they all appeared to help them, she had to thank them. After all, out of so many people around them, only these two mercenaries who had met them once stepped out bravely.
"Thank you very much." She saluted them and thanked them from afar.
"There's no need for that. It's only a trivial matter." The Golden Core cultivator only waved. The Foundation Building cultivator at his side also grinned.
"But, how did you get ahead of us? By the way, are you really going to the Hell Mountains? That place is not a place for you kids to play. Listen to me and go home!" The Golden Core mercenary counselled them, thinking that they were kids who were sneaking out from home.
He guessed that several of them got together and sneaked in here stealthily. However, Hell Mountains was not a place where kids like them could come. If they went in like this, they would die.
Looking at the present situation, even before reaching the other side, they had been targeted by others and in danger of getting killed. If they went further inside, what would happen?
Some clan members around them pretended not to hear that mercenary's advice. They sat cross-legged with their eyes closed to regulate their vital energy. They didn't help each other before and didn't give a warning. They watched on like spectators without feeling that they had done something wrong or that they were too cold and callous.
This was the way of the world. Who would help without rhyme or reason, as they were not family members? Or even getting into trouble as its consequence? There might be some who were keen on justice, but it's definitely not them.
Feng Jiu's party recognized his kindness, therefore, they just smiled. "We are not coming here to play."
"So, are you really going in?" The Golden Core mercenary looked at them with surprise. He thought earlier that they had all arrived here and would have gone back after taking a look. Unexpectedly, they were still going ahead?
However, could they cross over?
Chapter 1064: Figuring out a solution to cross over
Feng Jiu nodded. "Mm, we want to go to Hell Mountains."
"You're going to cross over? Hey, it's not easy to go to this place. " The Golden Core mercenary grinned and pointed to the cliff one hundred meters ahead. "Once you fall down, it's impossible to survive. Moreover, this place is strange. We can't use any flying tools or swords. Very few people were able to lift their vital energy and leap over this hundred-meter precipice."
"Mm, that's why I'm trying to figure out a solution." She smiled, her eyes on the abyss. Since this was the only path, there must have been a way to pass through.
Seeing this, the Golden Core mercenary smiled and said a few words to the Foundation Building mercenary at his side. The Foundation Building mercenary returned first while the Golden Core mercenary approached Feng Jiu and her party.
"I wonder why you want to go there. Are you not afraid of death?"
He looked at several of them curiously. These youngsters were well-dressed and had a remarkable bearing. He knew at a glance that they must have been children of influential and noble families. But, he didn't expect that they were not afraid of death, saying that they were going to Hell Mountains.
"Because there's money in it, of course!"
Ning Lang smiled with his eyes squinted. With a brisk and eager tone, he told the man, "I've heard long ago that all the spirit herbs in there are age-old. There are also many types of beast crystals. Those are all money."
Shock flashed in the crowd's eyes when they heard this. Money? These teenagers came here for money? That's not worth it.
However, some of them looked at Feng Jiu's party, thinking there was a possibility that they were here not just for the money. The youngsters were remarkably dressed, how could they lack money?
Some of them came here to look for spirit herbs, some wanted to look for treasures, and some others wanted to find opportunities. There were those who wanted to cultivate, while some others wanted to meet people from the Eight Supreme Empires. Of course, there were also some others who wanted to get in to rob other people's treasures. However, nobody went there simply for the money.
The Golden Core mercenary shook his head and couldn't help laughing. "Then I have to advise you not to go in. This is really the place of death."
"Have you gone in before?" Ning Lang inquired.
Upon hearing this, the others' gazes also fell on the mercenary. For most of them, it was their first time coming to this place. They had never gone inside before. Otherwise, this place wouldn't have put obstacles to them, making those who wanted to pass through unable to do so.
"Yes, I've been here once. Otherwise, our employer won't pick our mercenary team this time, right?"
"Then, do you know how to get there?"
The Golden Core mercenary smiled but spoke no more. Other people's eyes flickered. If he knew how to cross over, they could learn from his example as long as they waited until he crossed the hundred-meter cliff.
At this, their restless hearts gradually calmed down. Although Hell Mountains was replete with disasters, its attractions were also great. Even if they knew there was danger involved and there was a possibility of losing their lives, they also hope to advance and temper themselves.
After conversing for a while, the mercenary who went back earlier came with the team behind him. Seeing their mercenary team coming, the Golden Core cultivator told Feng Jiu and others, "Alright, I have to go back. Take care of yourself!"
Chapter 1065: Are they playing house?
Feng Jiu and her friends nodded. They watched him walking back to his mercenary team. They turned their eyes and saw that same group of fierce cultivators were still staring at them. Feng Jiu's lips curved up and moved her sight away from them.
"Do you have any ideas?" Feng Jiu turned around and looked at Duan Ye and others.
Luo Fei took a deep breath and answered Feng Jiu, "Just now, I observed that a stream of air came up from the bottom of the abyss every now and then. If we lift our vital energy to cross, we'll get sucked down by the airflow. If that doesn't happen, we will still fall down due to our internal energy breath having been disturbed by the airflow, making us unstable. We'd better attach a rope at the two ends of the cliff. Passing the abyss on a rope should be the best way. "
"So, how does this rope reach the mountain a hundred meters away?" Ning Lang scratched his head.
"I can do that." Song Ming grinned at them. "We can tie a spike on the rope, shoot the rope with arrows and nail it to the other side of the mountain."
"It's risky."
Duan Ye asserted and turned toward them. "This may work. But, I don't think those who are staring at us will let us pass through safely. It is especially likely that when we walk on that rope, the other side will make us fall down the great abyss with a secret and harmful move."
"Yes, yes, those villains were capable of doing that." Ning Lang nodded in response, feeling this scenario very likely.
"You go first, I will follow behind." Feng Jiu said with a smile. "This way, you have nothing to worry about."
"But..."
"That will do! But, before that, we can't let others take advantage of us." Her eyes flickered, looking radiant. "Go and get some branches and dry leaves. Pick some stones as well."
"What do you want to do?" Duan Ye was confused.
"You will know later." Her lips curved up and didn't elaborate more.
"Alright." They nodded. As they were about to walk away, they saw that the mercenary team there seemed to be moving.
Over there, thirty or forty mercenaries surrounded the cliff and seemed to be doing something. There was a grey-haired old man in grey clothes in the middle. His strength was at the Nascent Soul level. This fact made Feng Jiu surprised.
Someone at the Nascent Soul level still looked for others' protection? Moreover, although the mercenary team's strength was generally not low, it only had one Nascent Soul early-stage cultivator besides several Golden Core cultivators. The Nascent Soul mercenary should have been the leader of the mercenary team.
Although the mercenary team was not weak, the old man having the Nascent Soul cultivation wasn't weak either! Still, to her surprise, he had to journey together with the mercenary team?
"Go! Don't delay. " Feng Jiu told the others.
"Alright." They answered, going about their business without paying any more attention to the situation.
Not long afterwards, Duan Ye and others brought back all the things that Feng Jiu requested and laid them out at the edge of the cliff. When others saw them bringing leaves and stones, they couldn't help laughing.
"These boys aren't thinking of a children's game of playing house here, do they? Look, even the leaves and stones are here." That group of fierce cultivators sneered and stared at Feng Jiu and her friends.
Chapter 1066: Opposite
Those around them shook their heads. Kids were kids - they were young and did the most random things. They actually did such a thing in a place like this.
Therefore, they paid no more attention to Feng Jiu and her friends but looked at the mercenaries over there to see how they would cross over.
No one noticed that Feng Jiu lit the leaves of the leaves and fiddled with the stones. But while people weren't paying attention, an array started spreading out. Several people who had appeared in people's sight earlier were vanishing gradually without a trace as the array dispersed and the thick smoke filled the air.
However, those people assembled here hadn't noticed. They were looking at the mercenary team.
At this time, the youngsters inside the array took out the prepared rope. Both ends of the rope were attached with sharp nails. Song Ming took out his magic weapon's bow and arrow, shot one end of the rope and nailed it at the opposite cliff.
They saw the rope flew out and was firmly nailed on the opposite side. They pulled the rope securely and then nailed the other side of the rope to the ground under their feet after confirming its safety.
"Who's going to cross first?" Song Ming asked the others.
"I'll come first."
Duan Ye arrived in front of the rope and told them. "If you are crossing on the rope, you still have to avoid the airflow coming from below. So to speak, when the airflow goes down, we have to cross quickly without stopping. I'll go first and meet you there."
The others nodded. "Be careful."
"I know." Duan Ye agreed. He looked serious despite his babyface. After seeing the surging airflow descend, he steadied the breath in his body and reached his hands out to the sides to balance his body, then quickly swept past the rope.
A distance of a hundred meters away, with the help of the rope, didn't look very far. In a short time, they saw him reaching the opposite side safely.
With one person on the opposite side giving support, they felt more relieved. So, Ning Lang was the second person to go. Although Ning Lang was a plump and adorable Little Fatty, he was not afraid to step on the rope. He never stopped for a moment and arrived there safely.
They didn't make a sound. When they reached the opposite side, they just waved to the rest of the team. Thanks to the fog, they were able to avoid people's sight as well as stay safe.
The third one crossing was Luo Fei, then Song Ming. After several people had arrived at the opposite side safely, Feng Jiu finally smiled. But just then, voices were heard from outside.
"Huh? Where are those kids?"
"Why is there so much dense smoke here?"
The sound seemed approaching the place she was at. Feng Jiu's eyes moved and her lips curved up. She flicked her finger to add something to those little fires. When the airstream rising from the abyss descended, she put Cloud Devouring Beast into space, extended both hands to lift her vital energy and her figure swept on the rope. Behind her, people's voices were faintly heard.
"Whoa! This is an array! Those boys are setting up a formation under our noses? What did they want to do?"
"Damn it! What about them? What are they doing hiding in the array? "
"Ah! Wait a minute! Look at the opposite side, aren't that those boys?"
A cultivator pointed to the place opposite a hundred meters away from them. That figure in red was dazzling even in the midst of the smoke...
Chapter 1067: The strange woods outside Hell Mountains
"They actually passed through!"
"How did they get there?"
"Oh, yes, those kids! How could they cross without saying a word! What method did they use?"
One by one, those people around them came over. Some of them tried to break the array, while some others guessed about Feng Jiu's method to cross the abyss.
Above them, those mercenaries also spotted several figures a hundred metres away on the opposite side. Since the figure in red was too dazzling, they could see at a glance that those were the youths who had crossed earlier. The mercenaries were surprised, not expecting this to happen.
That Golden Core cultivator from the mercenary team grinned and shook his head when he saw tat they had already crossed the abyss. "These boys came here recklessly. But, I was unable to tell that they have the skills."
"There are traces of spikes here. Did they use the rope to cross?"
Over there, those who had broken the array were staring at that mentioned spot. Noticing that they might have gotten there by using the rope, they were eager to give it a try as well.
"But there's a distance of a hundred metres. How did they shoot the other end of the rope to the opposite side? None of us has arrows! Moreover, even if there is one among us, we have no ability to shoot a hundred meters away! "
Apart from magic weapons, it's hard for ordinary arrows to shoot that distance.
"Hmm...strange. Why do I feel my whole body is somewhat powerless?"
"Me too..."
For a while, before they could figure out what to do, they had already slumped to a sitting position due to the thick smoke. After checking, some doctors accompanying the influential clans told them that this was caused by inhaling the smoke.
People thought that the discomfort was caused by the smoke and had no idea that it was brought about by the pill that Feng Jiu threw in the small fire.
Meanwhile, Feng Jiu and others had reached the boundary of Hell Mountains. She glanced back at those people over there, smiled, and turned to go into the dense forest...
The place where they were at wasn't at the periphery of Hell Mountains, so the risk was low. The weeds here were a half-waist taller than those at the place across from here. There was no alternative paths inside this jungle and they make traverse through this terrain.
"Be careful." Feng Jiu cautioned them while paying attention to the movements in the vicinity. She walked in the middle, with Duan Ye and Luo Fei in front, Ning Lang and Song Ming in the back, and Cloud Devouring Beast at her side.
Because the weeds were growing so rampant, tree branches were blocking their way and they had to watch their surroundings for possible danger. Hence, they walked slowly and did not emerge from the jungle until three hours later.
The sky was getting dark. Even though the sun had not yet set, the night at Hell Mountains was much longer than the day because of the coverings of the mountain peak and the density of the jungle.
"We have traversed the jungle before us. Look, Hell Mountains' periphery is already in front of us."
Feng Jiu looked at the jungle at their front. That part of the woods looked different from this one here. The grass on the ground was almost flat, just like a lawn. What's even weirder, there were many trees in the jungle, but these trees were leafless. Each tree was like a towering tree with their branches spread out like ghost claws, forming a gigantic web of branches in the air.
Chapter 1068: The forest's fiends
"Why does it look like a haunted forest here?" Ning Lang, looking totally frightened, leaned towards Duan Ye. He felt the woods were strangely disturbing.
"Mm, I feel the same way." Luo Fei nodded with some fear in his heart.
The trees in this area only had branches and no leaves. These branches stretched all around like ghost claws. In addition to the intertwining branches at the top forming a huge net in the air, there were also some claws at the lower part.
On these branches, dense vines drooped down wispily in the air, looking bizarre, it was as if it had thick hairs growing on them.
Feng Jiu glanced at the woods in front and told them, "All the information I have is up to this point. We have no idea about things inside. So, I have to tell you again to be very careful."
"Mm." They nodded. "It's getting late. Are we going in there tomorrow or now?"
She took a look at them. "Everyone is tired today, so let's take a rest here first. We'll be heading in tomorrow morning, but don't light a fire here to avoid attracting people's attention."
"We know. " They found a place to sit down, taking a rest and regulating their vital energy.
"Don't walk around here. I'll go ahead and explore." Feng Jiu instructed them. She also gave an order to Cloud Devouring Beast, "Stay here to keep watch."
"Roar." Cloud Devouring Beast growled out an answer.
"Let me go with you!" Duan Ye went to Feng Jiu's side. "They can rest here. I'll go with you."
Seeing the seriousness on the babyfaced Duan Ye, Feng Jiu smiled. "All right, let's go!"
"Be careful." The other three urged them.
"I know."
The two waved and walked to the forest. However, when they just entered the forest, they realized something was wrong. The branches seemed to be able to stretch out and made rustling sounds at that very moment. A human face emerged from the tree complete with eyes, nose and mouth. The ghost claws formed by the branches around them stretched out and surrounded them.
Ning Lang, Luo Fei and Song Ming were startled by what they saw. They stood up quickly and ran over. Before they got close, Feng Jiu yelled at them. "Don't come here!"
With the sound, a sharp stream of air whizzed through and the branches that surrounded them were cut off with a snap and scattered to the ground. Small trickles of green liquids sprayed out from the branch. As they splashed on the ground, the green liquid made a sizzling sound and a hole was formed in the ground. The face that came out from the tree howled with pain. It immediately shrank back and disappeared into the tree, as if what they had seen before was an illusion.
Feng Jiu and Duan Ye were astonished. They quickly retreated from the scene and returned to Ning Lang's side.
"The trees inside this woods are turning into fiends!"
Feng Jiu remarked with some amazement. Her eyes were filled with incredulity. This was the first time she saw trees turned into fiends. Although she knew that the grass and trees here had spirits, there was a distinction between seeing it personally and imagining it.
She could only describe it as inconceivable. Even when she backed away to where those several people were, she was still in an extreme shock. If these strange trees that could turn into fiends obstructed their path, how would they get past?
Chapter 1069: Vampire bats
They returned to the previous place for a discussion. This place was so strange, so, naturally, they mustn't be careless.
"I have just seen a human face grow on that tree, and not one or two, but it was the same all around here. I am sure the whole woods is the same. Trees are made of wood. Even if they turned into fiends, they should still be afraid of fire." Luo Fei said, staring at the tree branches that seemed dancing toward them.
Song Ming nodded."Besides their fear of fire, since swords can cut them off, then we have nothing to be afraid of. Even if we are trapped in it, we can break those branches. In fact, if we are cautious, it should be all right. As long as we are careful, nothing will happen."
After a moment to calm down, Feng Jiu told them, "I'll have another try."
She was the one who brought them in. When such a thing happened, she naturally had to find a solution. They knew that these tree spirits were afraid of swords. Were they afraid of fire? Then she had to experiment.
"It's dark now. Forget it! We'll go in together tomorrow at dawn." Several of them said, worrying about what might go wrong in the dark of the night.
"It's alright. I know the limits." She went in alone this time, not letting them follow her, but still leaving Cloud Devouring Beast to keep watch over them.
Those few people watched Feng Jiu walk into the strange forest from behind. When they saw the branches stretching out like ghost claws and attacking Feng Jiu, they saw her flipped her palms and flames came whooshing out. The branches that stretched out in front of her could not dodge them. They were burned by the flame and then shrank back noisily.
Seeing this, they put their worries to rest. Fortunately, these tree spirits were really afraid of fire. That's easy to do. As long as they have a torch in their hands, they could go through the woods without using force.
Feng Jiu strode inside. About an hour later, she came back from the same road and told Duan Ye, "This area is full of tree spirits. I haven't seen any fierce beasts. However, it's a bit unexpected to find a spirit herb along this road."
"Spirit herb? What kind? Is it worth money?" Seeing her coming back, Ning Lang quickly came over and inquired.
"A hundred-year-old spirit herb is worth a lot of money outside." She smiled and took out the spirit herb to show them. Then, she put it away.
Seeing this, Ning Lang's eyes lit up. "It's a land rich in natural resources indeed! You just walked in an hour or so and found a spirit herb. Maybe there are more deep inside the woods."
"Alright, have some food and get some rest." She walked next to them and sat down. However, at that moment, there were rustling sounds. They were startled and quickly looked around.
"What's that noise?"
"Look! It's there!" Ning Lang's eyes widened at the vast expanse of pitch black flying things, stuttering. "What, what are those? Why do they look like bats? "
"What do you mean, looking like bats? Those are bats, all right? " Duan Ye said angrily.
"But their eyes are red, while bats' eyes seem black?" Ning Lang gulped.
"They're vampire bats. They suck blood. If you don't want to become a dried-up corpse, get ready to fight!" Feng Jiu shouted. The spirit energy breath in her body rushed forth. She flipped her palms and flames were cast out.
Chapter 1070: I was scared to death
As soon as the others heard it, their expressions changed. They pulled out their long swords quickly and hacked at the pitch black, vast expanse of vampire bats that came attacking them. The fierce sword intent roared out, scattering the vampire bats. They only heard the vampire bats' wings flapping. Those bats looked more terrible after they dispersed, making them very scared.
"Whoosh! Whoosh, whoosh!"
"Ah! Damn it, they're too many!"
"Whizz!"
The flames bombarded the bats and burned dozens of them to a crisp. The burnt wings of those vampire bats fell from the air like mice, making Feng Jiu's hair stand on end.
It was too disgusting.
They looked around and saw the vampire bats attacking them were not fully eradicated and still innumerable, Duan Ye shouted, "There are so many of them. This is endless!"
"Then, what can we do? It's midnight. Should we retreat? Or go to the strange woods ahead?" Song Ming spoke, his heart was filled with anxiety. This was for real. If careless, they would lose their lives here.
Feng Jiu gritted her teeth. "Into the woods! Get those vampire bats trapped in the tree spirits, then set them on fire!" Immediately, she took them to the strange woods ahead. The vampire bats rushed behind and chased them.
"Keep up, don't get separated!" Feng Jiu told those people behind her while setting fire along the way. As the tree spirits touched the flames, they folded their branches and got out of the way.
"Flame Lion! Come out! " Duan Ye roared and light sparked. His Flame Lion leapt out of his spirit beast space and quickly joined the battle.
Facing the chaotic vampire bats and the ghost claws-like dancing branches' attacks, they didn't dare to relax. Their whole body was stretched taut with their swords in their hands slashing away. Only the roar of sword intent was heard at this pitch dark forest. The swords left slashing marks on the ground, while streams of air rushed in all directions in the air...
The vampire bats fell to the ground all around them and the stench of blood filled the air.
Many of the spirit trees' clawing branches were cut off and they no longer dared to extend them towards Feng Jiu and others. On the contrary, the claws-like branches reached out and grabbed the vampire bats. Then, the human faces came out from the trees, opened their mouths, and swallowed the vampire bats.
As the vampire bats declined in numbers, the final remaining ones circled above their heads while avoiding the clawing branches. Eventually, they fled, flapping their wings away.
"Phew! I'm exhausted!"
Ning Lang was sweating all over and leaned over a tree without thinking. In return, a human face appeared on the tree trunk. Its branches, like claws, pressed against Ning Lang and shoved him into its mouth.
"Hiss, ah!"
Ning Lang was startled and cried out in alarm. "Help, help me!'
Some of them were gasping to ease their breath and didn't notice him. But they all jumped up at his exclamation and quickly looked at him with astonishment.
"Whoosh!"
Duan Ye's Flame Lion spewed out a blazing flame, burning at the human face's mouth. The tree spirit screamed and the whole tree burnt up quickly. Ning Lang ran back.
"Phew! I was scared to death, scared to death." He patted his chest violently. His face carried a lingering fear.