656: Chapter 656 The Strange Mist

"Hehe."

Xiao Chen smiled triumphantly.

If he didn't feign weakness first, how could he improve their relationship? On his Data Panel, Tang Youlan's affection value had finally increased to 60 points after stagnating for a while!

This meant that once they got out, he could fully engage in Dual Cultivation with her.

This woman was a typical admirer of the strong.

When his strength hadn't yet reached the point of crushing her, her attitude towards him always felt like it was lacking something.

Now, relying on the possession boost from Bai Su and the Chaotic Undying Body, he had easily broken through her final line of defense!

"Right, you all need to suppress your cultivation level as well. Suppress it to the third level of the Soul Transformation Stage, matching mine, and that will suffice."

Tang Youlan glanced at him without saying a word, her jade finger quickly tapping her brow, and her cultivation level rapidly dropped to the third level of the Soul Transformation Stage.

With a Void Refinement Stage snake spirit on him, she would naturally intervene if they encountered any uncontrollable crisis.

The Red-Tailed Fox King did not hesitate and followed suit, while Yuehua required no suppression.

Xiao Chen walked to the front of the group, with the three women walking side-by-side behind him. A curtain of spiritual energy quickly expanded, enveloping the four of them.

Thin mist surged in from all directions, drifting along the surface of the bridge. In just a moment, the path ahead was no longer visible within twenty zhang.

"Be careful, this mist is a bit strange."

Xiao Chen warned. He discovered that his Divine Thought could not penetrate this layer of mist, and he could only see twenty zhang ahead with his naked eyes.

At the same time, a cold, eerie aura began to seep through his skin and into his bones, and movement followed within the mist.

Tiny dots of red light shone through the mist—to be precise, every two points maintained the same distance from each other.

As the distance closed, the thick fog seemed to be lifted like a veil, allowing what was behind to gradually appear in everyone's field of vision.

First came blurred outlines, vaguely resembling human shapes, and the red dots became clearer—they were pairs of pupils glowing with red light.

Within the mist, densely packed, floating in mid-air, were Yin Spirits, all staring fixedly at them.

Their gazes and expressions held neither kindness nor malice; they were like soulless entities without consciousness.

Xiao Chen's gaze swept over these Yin Spirits; without exception, they all possessed a cultivation level of the third level of the Soul Transformation Stage, just like him.

At this moment, his hypothesis was confirmed.

This long bridge was likely a trial set by some ancient god, capable of adjusting the difficulty based on the intruder's cultivation level.

Before, when Tang Youlan had attacked, the skeletons here were all at the sixth level of the Void Refinement Stage; now that he was the one attacking, the Yin Spirits here had become the third level of the Soul Transformation Stage.

Seeing this, the three women behind him immediately breathed a sigh of relief, finally understanding Xiao Chen's earlier intention.

The next instant, twisted, hideous faces and those red-glowing pupils were rapidly closing in on the four of them.

The sounds they emitted were like the low, mournful shrieks of ghosts, as if they had accumulated countless grievances during their lifetimes.

"Don't attack!"

Xiao Chen looked at the three women and warned, "If you attack, the cultivation level of these Yin Spirits will likely skyrocket instantly."

"Oh."

Tang Youlan nodded, crossing her arms over her chest. "With someone to protect me, I can't be bothered to lift a finger!"

Xiao Chen moved his mind, and a barrier of Divine Thought expanded from the inside out. At the same time, he shouted:

"Chaotic Sword Domain!"

The Chaotic Sword Domain was the product of Xiao Chen fusing the Sword World and the Sword Domain; its power was incomparable to before.

In an instant, millions of sword beams shot out simultaneously, crisscrossing along his spiritual energy barrier.

The Yin Spirits that rushed up turned into wisps of smoke the moment they touched the Sword Qi.

"Ah..."

The screams and wails of countless Yin Spirits lingered in his ears as they dissipated into nothingness. He decided to add another sound-dampening barrier.

Xiao Chen led the three women, moving as leisurely as a stroll through a garden, rapidly traversing the long bridge.

The number of Yin Spirits seemed endless, continuously surging from the mist, just like the skeletons before.

However, everyone's state of mind was completely different; the Chaotic Undying Body was a dimensional suppression against opponents of the same rank.

Moreover, dealing with these Yin Spirits, which had no consciousness and only knew how to kill, was as easy as chopping melons and vegetables.

Moving along the fog-filled long bridge, countless Yin Spirits turned into wisps of smoke under the sword beams.

Only when the screams of the Yin Spirits gradually thinned did Xiao Chen stop.

"Eh..."

Tang Youlan sighed softly, her gaze glancing at Xiao Chen fleetingly. "The feeling of not having to worry is actually quite nice."

Xiao Chen reached out and pulled her delicate waist into his arm. "You should say, the feeling of being protected by your own man is really nice."

"Hmm, the feeling of being protected by my own Cauldron is really nice."

"Keep talking tough."

Xiao Chen didn't bother arguing with her. Once they were in bed, it would be his home turf; he'd let her experience his Peerless Weapon then!

Who was the Cauldron remained to be seen!

"Haven't you tasted it? Isn't my mouth soft enough?" Tang Youlan turned her beautiful eyes, ripples of emotion shimmering within them.

This vixen, actually seducing me!

When she was imposing, she inspired fear; when she was charming and affectionate, she was so seductive!

Xiao Chen looked at her glistening red lips and just as he was about to wrap his arm around her waist, her figure flickered, and she dodged away.

"Giggle... your task isn't finished yet!" Tang Youlan giggled, her slender jade finger pointing at the mist ahead.

Following the direction of her finger, the surging mist ahead seemed to freeze for an instant. Xiao Chen stared fixedly at that faint, elusive red light.

Although his Divine Thought could not penetrate the mist, he clearly felt a powerful aura locking onto his figure.

Just then, the mist slowly dispersed, and a giant Yin Spirit stood in the center of the long bridge, its head drooping, hair disheveled, exuding a cold, eerie aura all over.

The giant Yin Spirit suddenly raised its head, a pair of pupils glowing with a crimson, spectral light landing on Xiao Chen, emitting a voice like the low murmurs of an evil ghost:

"It's been so many years since I've smelled the scent of a living creature. I can finally have a feast."

Xiao Chen glanced at it. According to his Data Panel, its cultivation level was the sixth level of the Soul Transformation Stage, which didn't interest him in the slightest.

However, through the Eye of Chaos, he clearly glimpsed that inside the giant Yin Spirit's head was, strikingly, a golden glowing crystal.

Another Immortal Crystal!

It really was a pie falling from the sky; he couldn't stop it even if he wanted to!

"Come over and die."

Xiao Chen beckoned to the giant Yin Spirit.

"How bold!"

The giant Yin Spirit was stunned for a moment, then instantly revealed a hideous expression, waving a Soul Sword as it suddenly attacked Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen didn't even look. He condensed his palm forward, and the Soul Sword froze in mid-air; no matter how it urged it, it couldn't advance even an inch.

He backhanded a palm strike, and the Soul Sword suddenly rebounded at double the speed, instantly piercing through the giant Yin Spirit.