406: One wave has not yet subsided, another wave rises

Not only did Xu Sanyan discover the anomaly, but Zuoqiu Shen did as well; the ink monster's aura was steadily climbing.

"Quick, let's kill it together!"

Zuoqiu Shen was greatly alarmed and, together with all the Elders, they simultaneously attacked. For a time, various spells swarmed forth, bombarding the ink monster.

"Splat~"

Whether it was a Magic Treasure or a spell, they all passed directly through the ink monster's body, like throwing a stone into water, completely ineffective.

Xu Sanyan narrowed his eyes. This thing was indeed not that simple.

Zuoqiu Shen urgently said, "Set up the Monster Locking Array!"

He thought that since it couldn't be killed immediately, they should first trap it, then find a way to slowly deal with it.

The Zuoqiu Clan Elders scattered, some holding their hands to the sky, others forming hand seals, their postures varied.

A Yin and Yang dual-fish diagram slowly emerged above their heads, solidifying from an ethereal state, directly facing the ink monster, as if to envelop it.

The monster seemed to sense danger. The black ink on its body flew off and violently crashed into the dual-fish diagram. For a moment, ink and water merged, as if two forces were secretly clashing.

The ink monster's aura was gradually suppressed, so it probably wouldn't be able to cause any more trouble.

Xu Sanyan seemed to sense something and turned his head to look towards the horizon, where dozens of blurry figures appeared. He guessed that the Zuoqiu Clan reinforcements had arrived.

This was, after all, the Zuoqiu Clan's territory, and such a large commotion had been caused, so it was normal for people to come to support.

"Let's go."

Xu Sanyan tugged at Li Hai's collar and flew into the distance; he still needed to find Lin Fan.

That kid was a complete simp. When he saw Zuoqiu Yi, he forgot everything else. Who knew what was so good about that woman that she had him so utterly infatuated.

When Xu Sanyan saw Lin Fan again, he was helping Zuoqiu Yi collect the corpses of her clansmen, his diligent appearance like an excited pug.

"Saint… Brother," Lin Fan whispered.

Zuoqiu Yi stood up and looked at Xu Sanyan, her gaze lingering on his face for a long time before she slowly said, "Is this the Demon Sect Saint?"

"Oh, you recognized me?"

Xu Sanyan was surprised. Although the two had met in the Hundred Saints Secret Realm, they weren't familiar, so he was quite surprised that she could recognize him.

Zuoqiu Yi glanced at Lin Fan, who scratched his hair awkwardly. Xu Sanyan immediately understood that this kid couldn't keep his mouth shut.

If it weren't for the inexplicable luck that favored him, Lin Fan would probably never achieve anything significant in this life and would sooner or later be ruined by women.

Zuoqiu Yi turned to look at Lin Fan, her eyelids lowered, and said stiffly, "Thank you, Young Master, for saving my life. This humble girl has nothing to repay you with, but in the next life, I wish to repay your kindness by binding grass and holding rings."

This sentence conveyed a strong sense of detachment, implying that she did not wish to have too much involvement with Lin Fan.

Although she owed him her life, Zuoqiu Yi did not feel particularly grateful in her heart. On the contrary, she would rather have died with her second sister.

This experience of watching people around her die tragically was truly difficult to bear. She even wondered if she had been cursed, that anyone connected to her would come to a bad end?

There were two reasons why Zuoqiu Yi did not want to interact too deeply with Lin Fan. One was that she feared implicating him; since she was a harbinger of ill fortune, she might as well live out her days in solitude rather than involve others.

The second reason was because of her Elder sister's dying words. Zuoqiu Shu had once instructed her not to get involved with Demon Sect Disciples, lest it bring disaster to the Family. She had always kept this in mind.

Listening to her words, Xu Sanyan smiled. Repay in the next life?

He suddenly remembered a joke: if the other person was good-looking, you'd offer yourself in marriage; if they were ugly, you'd repay them in the next life.

Although Lin Fan wasn't particularly handsome, he was definitely not ugly. The reason for such strong rejection must have been for other reasons.

As he pondered, the sky suddenly darkened. The scorching sunlight seemed to be obscured by something, and the earth instantly became gloomy.

Xu Sanyan turned to look. A phantom of a Yin and Yang fish diagram was floating in the sky, spinning rapidly. This diagram was many times larger than before, seemingly filling the entire sky.

"Something must have gone wrong there!" Li Hai said in a deep voice.

Among those present, Li Hai was the one with the most complex thoughts. He had personally witnessed his Family's Great Steward plotting against the Family Head, and then watched the Family Head turn into a monster and kill the Great Steward.

A perfectly fine Li Family had vanished in the blink of an eye, and what was he, a mere Mi Dao Realm cultivator, to do?

Li Hai felt particularly lost and could only take things one step at a time.

"Bang!"

The Yin and Yang fish diagram rose into the air, and a curtain of light fell around it, completely surrounding that area. Continuous crashing sounds came from within—the ink monster was still alive!

Xu Sanyan rose into the air, his gaze fixed on the distance. From too far away, he could only see a blurry shadow, but the situation seemed rather grim.

The phantom of the Yin and Yang fish diagram was fading.

"Boom~!"

Just then, the Yin and Yang fish diagram exploded, and a mass of pitch-black ink shadow blotted out the sky, not much smaller than the Yin and Yang fish diagram itself.

No wonder the Yin and Yang fish diagram had become so large; it turned out that the ink monster inside had grown larger and burst it.

"Ah~!".

"Save me!"

With a casual sweep, the ink monster devoured a Zuoqiu Clan Elder, who vanished without a trace.

Xu Sanyan's heart trembled. What was this thing? It was terrifying. Zuoqiu Shen, a dignified He Dao Realm cultivator, along with a group of Soul Refinement Realm Elders, couldn't even trap it?

"One wave hasn't settled, and another rises..."

Li Hai muttered to himself. The Blood-Flesh Giant causing chaos in Luan Yun Mountain hadn't been dealt with yet, and now there was an additional ink monster.

Moreover, this ink monster also seemed to be escalating. As the Zuoqiu Clan Elders were devoured, the ink monster's body grew larger, and its aura became more powerful.

Zuoqiu Shen was filled with regret. He had already figured out what was happening: it must be because it had swallowed the Great Steward Li!

This ink monster was certainly not that strong initially, and the Zuoqiu Clan members were fully capable of subduing it, but they chose to stand by and watch, allowing it to devour the Great Steward Li.

The Great Steward Li was also a He Dao Realm cultivator. After the ink monster devoured him, an unexpected change occurred.

At that time, Zuoqiu Shen was still complacent, watching them fight among themselves, feeling an indescribable pleasure in his heart. But now, he wished he could slap himself twice.

The situation had spun out of control.

Zuoqiu Shen's expression was hesitant.

On the other side, Xu Sanyan turned his head and asked, "Is he the only He Dao Realm cultivator in your Family?"

Zuoqiu Yi pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "There is also the Old Ancestor of the Family, but he hasn't appeared for many years and his whereabouts are unknown."

"That's troublesome..."

Xu Sanyan secretly frowned. Seeing that Zuoqiu Shen was no match for the ink monster, if no one helped him, it would likely lead to a great disaster.

However, none of this had anything to do with him. Even if the Zuoqiu Clan was completely annihilated, he wouldn't lose a single Spirit Stone.

Li Hai watched the distance with great concern and advised, "Let's retreat first, lest we get caught up in it."

"Mm, let's go!"

Xu Sanyan also decided not to watch the spectacle anymore. The situation here was a bit off.