Ouyang Yunzhi's team was the first to arrive at Jinxiu Yunju.
On the high-rise rooftop.
As soon as they stepped off the plane, the strong smell of blood in the air made everyone feel uncomfortable! But Ouyang Yunzhi didn't give them much time to adjust.
She immediately ordered them into action!
They split into two groups!
She led Xu Bing, Song Feng, and Sikong Yun, the three members with the most outstanding combat power, directly down to the first floor to search for the source of the evil spirit!
The rest of the team went to explore the various rooms, checking if there were any survivors in the community and providing assistance.
...
The four of them, led by Ouyang Yunzhi.
Leapt from the thirty-story rooftop!
Like Spider-Man.
They ran down the vertical, plant-covered exterior wall!
...
As for the team that stayed on the rooftop, they had to take the usual route.
"We can go down here!"
Before long.
They found the exit to the rooftop.
Everyone gathered around—
Only to find a large iron door.
It had been torn open by some ferocious beast, leaving a huge gap!
The pile of debris behind the door was also scattered everywhere!
Seeing this!
Their eyes filled with more apprehension:
"A ferocious beast has already gone in, everyone be careful!"
"Right!"
They mustered their courage and squeezed through the door one by one.
The cold stairs descended endlessly, disappearing into the darkness.
No one knew where they led.
...
Soon after.
Ouyang Yunzhi and her team reached the first floor.
The place was overgrown with weeds and towering trees! On some of the branches above.
Hung several mutilated, bloodied corpses! And on the gnarled roots of the ground.
Lay severed limbs, chunks of flesh, and pools of blood...
Clearly.
These bodies had fallen from a great height.
To create such a scene.
It was utterly horrifying! "How many people have died here..."
Song Feng couldn't help but mutter.
Although on the way here.
Ouyang Yunzhi had already prepared them for the worst.
But the gruesome reality!
Still exceeded their expectations!
...
The group looked up again.
In the grass.
They could clearly see streaks of mottled blood.
Leading all the way to the dark forest in the distance.
They followed the trail.
But halfway there.
They encountered a "person" with a shattered lower body.
Their expressions were numb.
Even though their legs were broken.
They still crawled forward with their hands, stubbornly heading towards the forest! "Hiss!"
The group felt increasingly terrified! They didn't even dare to approach and offer help! Because!
No one could possibly move with such injuries!
Unless this wasn't a human at all! Ouyang Yunzhi's face grew darker:
"Keep moving!"
Along the way!
They encountered more than one such "person"!...
By now, Ouyang Yunzhi was absolutely certain! It was definitely the emergence of an evil spirit! This was no simple case of lost sanity!
But a complete corruption of the mind and control of the body!
Only the legendary world-destroying evil spirit! Could possess such power!
...
The group continued forward.
With Song Feng and Sikong Yun leading the way.
Xu Bing in the middle.
And Ouyang Yunzhi at the rear.
At this moment.
Xu Bing turned back and asked softly, "Captain! You said the second level spiritual energy in my body is the bane of the evil spirit, right?"
Ouyang Yunzhi replied, "That's correct."
Xu Bing then worriedly added:
"But, I don't have much second level spiritual energy left in my body, what if it's not enough?"
Ouyang Yunzhi comforted her, "Don't worry, I still have a trump card here to deal with the evil spirit."
With that.
She patted her waist.
"Oh! Then it's fine!"
Xu Bing visibly relaxed a lot.
But after Xu Bing turned her head, Ouyang Yunzhi's expression did not ease.
She thought to herself, 'Master, I'm afraid this time, your disciple must use that...'
...
In the jungle.
The deeper they went.
The lower the temperature around them became!
On this late autumn night, they couldn't help but clench their teeth, even shivering! Ouyang Yunzhi instructed, "Circulate your spiritual energy to resist the cold!"
"Yes!"
They all circulated their spiritual energy, letting it flow through their meridians.
Only then did they feel a bit more comfortable.
Until.
They finally arrived in front of that pool of water!
They felt an extremely sinister aura lingering around!
Making it as cold as a winter night!
The cold wind was piercing to the bone! No matter how much they circulated their spiritual energy, it was of no use! That pool of water.
At this moment, it emitted a faint green light! And vaguely visible—
Numerous corpses floating within!
Not just humans! But also Ferocious Beasts! Densely packed, bobbing up and down! Seeing this scene! Everyone felt even more creeped out!...
"The culprit must be in the water, right?"
"Such a disregard for life, what exactly is it?"
"What should we do now?"
"Jump down and catch it?"
"Who dares to go down? You go?"
"I don't dare! You go?"
"I don't dare either!"
Song Feng and Sikong Yun, these two spirited young men, also didn't dare to jump into this eerie pool of water lightly.
Xu Bing said to Ouyang Yunzhi:
"Why not throw a bomb down and try?"
Ouyang Yunzhi, however, said:
"No need, as long as it senses the righteous aura of a martial artist, it will attack on its own!"
"Step back!"
Upon hearing this, Song Feng, Sikong Yun, and Xu Bing all took a step back.
Then!
They saw Ouyang Yunzhi leap into the air!
Gathering all her spiritual energy!
She struck a palm towards the pool! Splash! The palm wind howled out!
Hitting the pool!
Splashing a huge wave of water!
The pool water fell like rain! Several human and beast corpses were also blasted out of the water, landing on the shore.
Not long after! The ground beneath their feet began to tremble! The pool water seemed to boil, starting to bubble up!
Gurgle, gurgle!
And within the pool! A large mass of black shadow!
Slowly rose from the depths! Seeing this!
Song Feng and Sikong Yun's expressions changed drastically:
"Damn! It's coming out!"
Bang! A loud noise! A huge, mud-like creature burst out of the water!
Slowly crawling up from the edge of the pool!
Its dark, flowing body!
Embedded with numerous rotting human and beast bones! Emitting a foul stench!
...
"It really is an evil spirit!"
Ouyang Yunzhi landed beside Xu Bing and the others, shouting, "Prepare for battle!"
"Yes!"
Although Xu Bing and the others were inevitably panicked!
At the critical moment, they wouldn't hold Ouyang Yunzhi back! They all mobilized their spiritual energy!
Strike after strike!
Bombarding the "evil spirit"!
...
Plop, plop, plop!
The evil spirit was like jelly! Its body constantly rebounding and shaking!
But obviously! These attacks couldn't truly harm it!
They could only attract its attention! It began to squirm towards Ouyang Yunzhi and the others!
And behind it.
More clumps of mud flowed upstream, crawling up from the depths of the pond and merging into it one after another! Its form continued to grow taller and larger!...
Ouyang Yunzhi said, "The nest that nurtures evil spirits is usually also the source of their power! Here, it will be exceptionally strong!"
"Lure it to a distance!"
"Yes!"
The group fought while retreating.
Step by step, they lured the evil spirit towards the Jinxiu Yunju residential area!
As long as they reached there.
They could receive support from the other members of the Martial Arts Squad! However! The evil spirit was not without the ability to counterattack!
Its tip trembled violently! And then!
It spewed a jet of pitch-black liquid towards Ouyang Yunzhi and the others!
They hurriedly jumped away to avoid it!
Only Sikong Yun was a step too late in dodging! A drop of the liquid splashed onto his clothes!...
Wherever the liquid landed on the ground.
Any plant it touched emitted a puff of black smoke! Then rapidly withered! Yet the drop that landed on Sikong Yun's body! Did not corrode his clothes or flesh.
Instead, it vanished in an instant.
As if it had evaporated.
Or perhaps.
It had merged into his body!
...
Before Sikong Yun could even remove his clothes to save himself! His eyes suddenly glazed over! He stood still, unmoving!
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