291: Your Highness, are you possessed by a ghost?

The heavens were silent, but the stars shifted.

The moon hung above the branches, starlight illuminated the mountains, the sun and moon were mysterious, demonic energy corroded, and beneath the night sky, an extra layer of crimson veil appeared.

At the peak of the mountain.

Xie Weilou slowly opened his eyes; he looked up at the night sky, where the moon and stars, permeated by demonic energy, were tinged with a reddish hue.

Lin Qinghuang stood to the side, saying calmly, “The moonlight is good tonight, suitable for slaying demons. Since I’m bored, I’ll go earn some merit points.”

Xie Weilou stood up, smiling as he handed a feathered skirt to Lin Qinghuang: “Be careful. If you encounter trouble, send me a sound transmission.”

“Mm!”

Lin Qinghuang took the feathered skirt, a smile appearing on her face, and with a flash, she instantly flew into the distance.

Xie Weilou watched Lin Qinghuang’s disappearing back, stretched, and his face and figure changed in an instant.

Lin Qinghuang went to slay demons, and he couldn’t stay idle either.

Slaughter and blood-drinking could strengthen the burial flower sword, and the ten thousand souls banner also needed more vengeful spirits.

“…”

Xie Weilou transformed into an afterimage, flying towards another location.

Not long after.

He arrived at Qingmu Town, one of the one hundred and eight towns.

In Qingmu Town, all the common people had been massacred by the demon race, numerous buildings had collapsed, the ground was covered in incomplete corpses, and crimson demonic light enveloped the small town, with some demonic creatures inside emitting roars.

Xie Weilou stood outside the small town, releasing his soul power to investigate the situation within.

Inside this small town, there were probably over four hundred demons, all of whom had very ordinary cultivation. There wasn't a single Dao Repository Realm demon, and the strongest was only in the Territory Expansion Realm, not as strong as the Chi Yan Town he and Lin Qinghuang had visited before.

Thinking about it, it was normal. If every town had Dao Repository Realm and Mystic Form demons guarding it, then the young people from Great Xia and Eastern Zhou coming here wouldn't be slaying demons, but being slain!

“Slay them directly!”

Xie Weilou’s figure flashed, instantly appearing ten meters above the small town.

“Despicable humans, how dare you come here? Are you seeking death?”

Inside the small town, numerous demons saw Xie Weilou appear above them. They immediately rushed out and surrounded him.

Xie Weilou lightly waved his sleeve, and the burial flower sword appeared before him. He casually gripped the longsword, and a surge of pressure erupted.

Boom!

The surrounding demons were instantly shattered into blood mist.

“How dare you!”

From inside the small town, a Territory Expansion Realm black cat demon pounced out, its sharp claws brandishing as it attacked Xie Weilou.

Clang!

Xie Weilou drew his sword with an indifferent expression, and sword qi erupted. Before the cat demon could react, it was split in half by a single sword strike, dying tragically.

With a casual wave, the burial flower sword flew out, the burial flower on its blade shimmering with crimson light, a murderous aura erupting as it transformed into a three-thousand-meter-long black greatsword.

“Slay!”

Xie Weilou slashed down with a single sword.

Rumble!

The black greatsword immediately cleaved towards Qingmu Town, its sword qi devouring the heavens and earth, full of killing intent.

As the greatsword descended, the entire town was obliterated by a single sword strike. The demons inside didn't even have time to scream before they were blasted into blood mist, leaving behind only fragmented souls.

After destroying the demons of Qingmu Town with one sword, Xie Weilou extended his hand, and the ten thousand souls banner appeared in his grasp.

Buzz!

The ten thousand souls banner vibrated, and its devouring power erupted. Some of the demon residual souls in the town were all drawn into the banner.

In an instant, three to four hundred soul bodies were added to the ten thousand souls banner, but their entry did not cause any change to the banner.

The number of soul bodies was still too few, and the souls of these demons were too weak.

“Continue to the next place.”

Xie Weilou put away the burial flower sword and the ten thousand souls banner, then flew away.

— — — — — —

Two hours passed.

Xie Weilou continuously slaughtered the demons in seven small towns, increasing the number of demons who died by his hand by another three to four thousand.

The burial flower sword was steeped in blood, the color of the burial flower reaching its peak, an intense crimson. The sword's power became even more terrifying, and its black blade gained a touch of crimson.

However, this sword's transformation seemed to have reached its limit. After further slaughter, the burial flower sword showed no more unusual changes, and its power did not continue to increase.

The ten thousand souls banner, on the other hand, gained over four thousand soul bodies, its black light becoming denser, and a chilling aura permeated, captivating the soul.

A hundred meters from a small town.

Xie Weilou muttered to himself, “Even with continued slaughter, the burial flower sword doesn’t seem to change much. Next, I’ll focus on increasing the soul bodies within the ten thousand souls banner…”

Buzz!

Just then, a wave of formation patterns appeared in the small town ahead, and a strange, bloody malevolent energy shot into the sky, with numerous demons inside emitting shrill screams.

Xie Weilou was somewhat surprised. He released his divine soul to observe the small town ahead. There were quite a few demons in this small town, probably around a thousand.

However, at this moment, these demons were suppressed by some mysterious power. Their demonic energy and vitality were being frantically stripped away, continuously pouring into the center of the small town.

In the center of the small town, there was a plaza.

The plaza was arrayed with formations, and a woman in a goose-yellow long dress sat in the center of the small town. She formed hand seals, and a sacred, flawless light emanated from her body, as she frantically devoured the power and vitality of a thousand demonic creatures.

“Ah…”

The surrounding demons let out shrill screams, one after another turning into withered corpses.

“Yan Ruyi!”

Xie Weilou thought to himself.

The woman in the center of the plaza was indeed Yan Ruyi. She clearly emanated sacred light, yet she could devour the power and vitality of demons, which was quite bizarre.

You said we were playing hide-and-seek; is this how you hide?

This little lamb seemed to be revealing a ferocious side.

Xie Weilou’s figure flashed, appearing atop a pavilion not far from the plaza.

He silently watched Yan Ruyi devour the power and vitality of these demons. He wanted to see just how extraordinary this little lamb truly was.

Half an incense stick later.

The entire small town was deathly silent. A thousand demons had all turned into withered corpses, and all the demonic energy in the town had been completely devoured by Yan Ruyi.

Yan Ruyi’s body floated up. She took out a white bone mask and put it on. Her eyes instantly turned blood-red, and a malevolent, evil aura permeated her entire body. Her dark hair turned crimson, and her goose-yellow dress transformed into a bloody, malevolent long gown.

Evil!

At this moment, the feeling Yan Ruyi gave off was one of pure evil. She had transformed directly from a little lamb into a ferocious, eerie evil being.

“…”

Xie Weilou was somewhat surprised. This little lamb played a contrast, as if she had directly become a different person, which was interesting.

Could it be that she also possessed a ghostly body?

“Hide-and-seek begins. Little mice, please hide well. I’m coming to catch you.”

Yan Ruyi gently twisted her neck, emitting a bloodthirsty, eerie voice.

She looked towards Xie Weilou’s location, the blood light in her eyes growing even more intense: “Little mouse, have you seen enough?”

After speaking, a crimson bow appeared before her.

Yan Ruyi extended a delicate finger, casually drawing the bowstring, and a crimson arrow formed from malevolent energy, suddenly shot towards Xie Weilou.