96: Chapter 96 Trapped in a Terrifying Array

Yu Yang gasped for breath, still shaken, and was the first to complain.

"Junior Brother, you nearly scared the souls out of both of us! It's a good thing it was an Earth Wall Spirit Talisman."

Only then did the hearts of Su Qinghan and Yu Yang, which had been hanging in their chests, finally relax a little.

Still shaken, Yun Song smiled bitterly and said, "Senior Brother, I was so panicked at the time that I just threw it out randomly; I didn't even have time to see what kind of Spirit Talisman it was."

Even if he had looked closely, he wouldn't have been able to recognize what effect the Spirit Talisman had.

Although he had used Spirit Talismans many times before, he had never systematically studied the related knowledge.

Facing those complex and profound talisman markings on the Spirit Talisman.

It was truly difficult to distinguish what each of them represented.

However, he was truly too embarrassed to speak of this awkward situation.

After this experience, he realized clearly that Spirit Talismans were definitely not items that could be used recklessly.

Like just now, if it had been an offensive Spirit Talisman, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

The Ghost Demon took over a hundred Spiritual Power Blades head-on and was no longer content to just sit and wait for death.

It swung its black longsword several times, and three spheres of black mist shot out from the tip of the sword.

After that flurry of chaotic output, the spiritual power within Su Qinghan and the other two was mostly depleted.

At this moment, seeing the eerie black mist approaching.

The three of them felt a chill in their hearts and had no time to worry about anything else.

"Go!"

Su Qinghan warned.

With determination in her eyes, the three of them turned and ran toward the outside of the formation without hesitation.

Just as the black mist was about to touch their backs, the three of them stepped out of the formation a split second earlier.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

The three spheres of black mist slammed fiercely against the barrier of the Five-Light Demon-Trapping Formation.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss..."

The black mist rolled against the barrier, emitting sharp, grating friction sounds, and ripples of five colors spread across the barrier.

The two sides held each other in a stalemate for a moment, and then the spherical black mist finally dissipated slowly.

After the black mist vanished, the spiritual power inside Senior Brother Gu Licheng had fully recovered.

Without hesitation, he entered the formation and unleashed another chaotic output of spiritual power at the Ghost Demon.

The black wind protective shield around the Ghost Demon, which had originally been as thick as ink, began to change gradually.

The density of the protective shield quietly faded a little, and wisps of black seemed to be drawn away.

Shifting toward the white edges, like the night being quietly eroded by the morning light.

The Ghost Demon's expression grew increasingly gloomy, its heart filled with rage.

It was very clear that if this continued, it would sooner or later be worn to death by these few little ones.

A black jade stone the size of a palm appeared silently in its hand.

However, just as it was about to make a move, its gaze swept across the interior of the formation; at this moment, there was only one person.

It stared at that sole figure, its eyes filled with weighing and calculation.

In the end, it slowly stopped the action it was about to take, and the black jade stone was hidden within its palm.

Su Qinghan, Yu Yang, and Yun Song sat cross-legged outside the formation, holding Spirit Stones in their hands.

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the three of them had fully recovered their spiritual power.

As if they shared a telepathic connection, the three of them stood up in unison, their eyes reigniting with fighting spirit, their Aura gathering once more, preparing to enter the formation.

Senior Brother Gu Licheng had exhausted his spiritual power after unleashing a flurry of Spiritual Power Blades in the formation, and he hurriedly ran out.

He looked up and saw that Su Qinghan, Yu Yang, and Yun Song had already restored their spiritual power to a peak state.

A wave of embarrassment surged in his heart, and he secretly felt that he was holding them back.

He hurriedly cleared his throat and spoke.

"The three of you wait for me for a moment. Once I recover my spiritual power, we can attack together; perhaps we can consume the Ghost Demon's Yin Qi faster."

After speaking, he hurriedly took out a porcelain bottle, poured out two spirit gathering pills, and threw them into his mouth.

He sat cross-legged and circulated his Cultivation Technique; the spirit gathering pills had an extraordinary effect in restoring spiritual power.

In an instant, Senior Brother Gu Licheng's spiritual power was restored to its maximum value.

When Senior Brother Gu Licheng stood up, "Go!" Su Qinghan shouted, and entered the formation first!

Seeing the four of them enter the formation, the Ghost Demon's lips curled into a cold, sinister smile.

"You think only you have a formation? I'll let you taste mine too: my Eight-Direction Spirit-Gathering Formation."

After speaking, black mist surged on the Ghost Demon's hands, and it quickly cast a spell, shooting it into the black jade stone.

In an instant, the surrounding ground seemed to be pulled by some mysterious power, and a layer of pure black barrier suddenly lit up.

Just like a dormant giant beast suddenly opening its blood-thirsty maw, it wrapped the entire hall tightly.

Su Qinghan's expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly shouted a warning: "Oh no, quick! Quickly retreat outside the formation!"

After speaking, she took to her heels and ran frantically toward the outside of the formation.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang," four muffled sounds rang out as the four of them collided one after another against the black barrier.

Expressions of panic instantly appeared on their faces.

"What do we do? We can't get out, Senior Sister?" Yu Yang asked first, his tone filled with anxiety.

"Hahaha..." The Ghost Demon laughed wildly twice, and then coldly barked: "Want to run? It's already too late!"

After saying this, it casually discarded the black sword in its hand and quickly formed hand seals with both hands.

In an instant, thick Yin Qi poured out like evil spirits escaping a cage, drifting crazily from the edges around the hall.

The night-luminescent pearls that had originally emitted a soft glow were gradually swallowed by the light under the erosion of this Yin Qi.

In just the time it takes for a single breath, the Yin Qi was like a surging tide, completely covering the entire hall.

At this moment, the light of the Five-Light Demon-Trapping Formation, which had originally been quite bright, appeared so insignificant before the black mist emitted by the Eight-Direction Spirit-Gathering Formation that it was swallowed up in the blink of an eye.

This sudden turn of events completely disrupted everyone's plan.

Su Qinghan's heart sank, a trace of panic quietly creeping onto her face, and her tone unconsciously carried a hint of annoyance: "Sigh! ...We still miscalculated..."

The Ghost Demon laughed triumphantly: "Now that you know, it's too late. Just wait slowly for death!"

As the Yin Qi became increasingly dense, the black mist in the entire hall gradually transformed into thick, heavy black clouds.

"The night was as black as ink; one could not see one's own fingers."

Su Qinghan took a deep breath, suppressing the panic in her heart, and shouted: "Everyone listen, let's attack at the same time! Perhaps we can break the barrier."

"Good!" the other three responded in unison.

Although they were surrounded by thick black clouds, they all knew the general location of the barrier in their hearts.

For a moment, Spiritual Power Blades were continuously unleashed like dense raindrops in the direction of the barrier.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang..." However, when the Spiritual Power Blades hit the barrier, it was like a stone sinking into the ocean.

Yun Song condensed a fireball, but before he could throw it, the fireball was instantly extinguished by the black clouds that were as thick as reality.

"Huh!" Senior Brother Gu Licheng suddenly exclaimed, "I feel the spiritual power in my body is slowly draining away!"

Hearing this, the three of them hurriedly focused their minds to investigate, and sure enough, they discovered that their spiritual power was slowly leaking out of their bodies.

The speed was extremely slow; if not for deliberate perception, it would be impossible to detect.

"Could it be that these black clouds are absorbing our spiritual power!"

"Damn it!" Yu Yang shouted in terror, "Senior Sister, Senior Brother, hurry and think of a way! I don't want to die."

Yun Song secretly reached his hand into his Storage Pouch and quietly fished out a few Spirit Talismans, hiding them against his chest.

Immediately afterward, he pulled out an unnamed bottle that exuded an eerie Aura, along with a few bottles of spirit gathering pills.

He knew clearly in his heart that if the situation continued to deteriorate and their spiritual power was exhausted, it would be a desperate situation.

He instinctively wanted to speak out to remind the three of them to prepare for contingencies.

But he suddenly remembered that he had not yet learned the Sound Transmission Technique.

If he were to give a blatant warning, he was truly worried about the Ghost Demon discovering their plan.

Although his understanding of many things in the Immortal Realm was quite limited, his many years walking the Jianghu meant that his mental fortitude was not below that of the others, and in some aspects of adaptability, he was even more composed.

Su Qinghan was filled with self-reproach, her tone full of melancholy.

"It was my carelessness that brought you all into this tiger's den; I am truly sorry to everyone..."

The Ghost Demon, however, was in no rush to finish them off and paid no attention to their conversation.

It simply sat cross-legged in the stone coffin, as if it were certain that they were trapped and could not escape even with wings.