Shadow! Nethercat

After entering the third level,

Xiao Ming looked around, only to see that the entire third level was pitch black. There was no light here; it was so dark he couldn't see his hand in front of his face!

Xiao Ming subconsciously became vigilant. At the same time, he secretly circulated the Five Elements Saint Body. Immediately, streaks of five-colored saint patterns silently appeared on the skin beneath his clothes.

This way,

even if he encountered danger and couldn't react in time, his powerful Five Elements Saint Body could ensure he remained unharmed.

"Oh, the environment here is very peculiar; it can actually interfere with my spiritual sense!" Suddenly, Han Qingfeng let out a surprised and doubtful sound.

"That's right, I also sense that my spiritual sense is restricted, only able to perceive a few steps around me!"

"Me too!"

"This place is very strange, everyone be careful!" Old Weng said in a deep voice.

Xiao Ming remained silent.

Han Qingfeng and the others were Divine Sea Realm martial artists and had already developed spiritual sense, but he was only in the Danhu Realm and had no spiritual sense to release.

So, he felt nothing about the so-called restricted spiritual sense.

At this moment,

Old Weng and the others once again lit the torches they had prepared in advance. However, the torches could only illuminate a range of about one meter, and beyond that, nothing could be seen.

It was as if

the illusion on this third level could devour light.

Upon discovering this situation, everyone's vigilance intensified.

Holding torches, a few people cautiously explored forward. As they walked, Xiao Ming suddenly sensed something was amiss.

At this time,

he and Han Qingfeng were walking at the very back of the group. The warm torches illuminated the front, but cast long shadows behind Xiao Ming and Han Qingfeng.

It was these shadows that were not right!

Xiao Ming vaguely realized that his shadow was expanding, as if something was hidden inside it.

While he was pondering,

Whoosh!

A afterimage suddenly shot out from Xiao Ming's shadow, attacking Xiao Ming's back like lightning!

With a "bang"!

Xiao Ming was struck as if by lightning, instantly blasted a hundred meters away, swallowed by the dark environment.

"Careful!" Han Qingfeng cried out in alarm.

As he cried out, Han Qingfeng released a green energy shield. This shield was quite thick, with phantom feathers fluttering on it.

This was his defensive martial skill, the Azure Feather Profound Light Shield!

Just as Han Qingfeng released the shield, Old Weng and the others all shuddered and took action.

Old Weng immediately controlled the skull to protect himself. Jiekong pulled out a hammer emitting a faint bloody glow, and Jie Chen instantly drew his black fiend blade.

The three of them looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

However, they looked around, but there was nothing unusual in their surroundings, as if nothing had happened just now.

However, Xiao Ming had disappeared.

Xiao Ming was blasted out of the group by a strange force, swallowed by the surrounding pitch-black environment, and it was unknown whether he was alive or dead.

"What just happened?" Old Weng asked in a deep voice.

"Brother Xiao was attacked and blasted away," Han Qingfeng said in a deep voice. "Moreover, we didn't even see who attacked Brother Xiao."

"Could it be that Brother Xiao fell, and that's why he left the group?" Jie Chen stroked his bald head, asking in confusion.

"How is that possible! Brother Xiao must have been attacked by something, and he might even have perished," Han Qingfeng shook his head and said,

"This thing comes and goes without a trace, everyone must be extremely careful!"

At the same time,

in the pitch-black environment a hundred meters away, Xiao Ming coldly watched Han Qingfeng and the others, who were holding torches.

He had indeed been attacked just now, and he hadn't even seen who attacked him. He only felt a huge force coming from behind him, and then he was blasted to this spot.

However, due to the Five Elements Saint Body, he was not injured.

At this moment, Xiao Ming was in the shadows. He coldly observed Han Qingfeng and the others, who were enveloped in torchlight, trying to discern a clue.

Soon,

Xiao Ming discovered something unusual.

He saw that the shadows beneath Han Qingfeng and the others' feet were rapidly expanding; there was indeed something inside!

Seeing this scene, Xiao Ming was slightly startled.

This thing is so strange, it can actually hide inside a person's shadow. This way, a sudden burst of attack would catch people off guard.

He had just been blasted away like that!

And Han Qingfeng and the others only looked around, completely unaware that there was a problem with the shadows beneath their feet.

Xiao Ming did not intend to warn them.

He was now hiding in the dark, perfectly positioned to see what that strange thing was, and also to observe Han Qingfeng and the others' reaction capabilities.

While he was thinking,

A afterimage suddenly flashed from Jie Chen's shadow, shooting out and once again striking Jie Chen's chest with lightning speed!

With a "bang"!

The unsuspecting Monk Jie Chen had a bloody hole directly torn through his chest!

Jie Chen didn't even let out a scream before he slumped to the ground. He had no breath left, and thick blood stained the ground.

A martial artist in the early Divine Sea Realm had perished so inexplicably.

And after Jie Chen's death, the afterimage once again vanished without a trace.

"Junior Brother!" Only at this moment did Jiekong react.

He cried out in grief, pouncing on Jie Chen's corpse, then began to grope around.

He stripped off Jie Chen's black fiend blade, storage bag, and various valuable items, then threw them into his own storage bag.

"Junior Brother, you died so tragically!" Jiekong wiped away non-existent tears from the corner of his eyes and said, "Don't worry, I will avenge you... Ah!!!"

Jiekong also let out a scream!

As the scream rang out, Han Qingfeng and Old Weng looked over simultaneously, only to see an afterimage shoot out from somewhere, flashing past Monk Jiekong's neck.

The afterimage disappeared again.

And from Jiekong's neck, a large amount of blood gushed out; his throat had been severed by the afterimage!

"Gurgle... I, I'm unwilling..." Jiekong covered his neck with both hands, seemingly trying to stop the wound in his throat, but a large amount of blood still spurted out wildly.

His eyes quickly lost focus, and his life force was rapidly draining away.

Within a few breaths, Jiekong completely lost his life force, and his body also fell to the ground.

Thus,

Jiekong and Jie Chen, the two monastic brothers, were both dead.

And they didn't even know who killed them!

"What was that thing that flashed past, Brother Han, did you see it clearly?" Old Weng asked Han Qingfeng, turning his head, both shocked and angry.

"I didn't see it clearly, but it's confirmed that the thing possesses the ability to instantly kill an early Divine Sea Realm cultivator, and it was an instant kill!" Han Qingfeng said with a solemn expression.

After their conversation, Old Weng and Han Qingfeng were extremely vigilant. The two of them stood back-to-back, cautiously observing their surroundings.

However, Xiao Ming, hidden in the darkness, had a new discovery.

As an outsider, he clearly saw the appearance of that afterimage.

It was an extremely fast Nether Cat!