110: Ghost!

The moment he fled back to Jin Yun City, Elder Qiao immediately sought out the other two Blood Martial Realm Elders.

“Something has happened!”

His expression was incredibly solemn.

He issued an order.

All Red Tiger Sect disciples Going out were to immediately withdraw to Jin Yun City.

“What happened?”

The other two Elders also became nervous.

They knew that if it wasn't something extremely important, Elder Qiao wouldn't be like this.

Elder Qiao took a deep breath.

Fear still lingered in his eyes as he said in a low voice.

“The Ghoulish Spirit has appeared!!!”

“What!?”

“The Ghoulish Spirit!!!”

The other two Elders simultaneously showed expressions of shock and exclaimed in disbelief, “How could it be so fast!!!”

Elder Qiao’s expression was grave, and his voice was low.

“Clearly, the situation in Seven Stars Province is worse than we imagined! This matter must be reported to the Sect Master immediately.”

The other two Elders nodded in agreement.

At the same time, they took out their communication artifacts.

Reporting the intelligence here to Sect Master Guo Chengdao at the first possible moment.

The moment Guo Chengdao heard the news, he instantly stood up from his chair, his face utterly pale.

“Ghoulish Spirit…”

His fists were clenched tightly.

His body even began to tremble.

For the past half-month, their progress in clearing the evil spirits had been quite good, to the point where there were no more evil spirits within thirty li of Jin Yun City.

At this rate.

Even if they couldn't clear all the evil spirits within Seven Stars Province, they could at least clear the evil spirits in their own area.

Self-preservation was more than possible.

But now… a Ghoulish Spirit had actually appeared!

This directly caused the entire situation to take a sharp turn for the worse!

“Sect Master, what should we do now? With the Ghoulish Spirit appearing, Jin Yun City will surely be dangerous, and I fear we may not be able to hold Jin Yun City…”

Elder Qiao said bitterly.

Another Elder also suggested at this moment.

“Why don’t we withdraw from Jin Yun City immediately before the Ghoulish Spirit is fully formed…”

Guo Chengdao frowned deeply.

His fists clenched even tighter.

He also knew that once a Ghoulish Spirit was formed, even if he went there himself, it would be useless.

Withdrawing from Jin Yun City now might avoid unnecessary casualties.

Otherwise, once the Ghoulish Spirit forms… everyone might be lost.

It’s just that.

Jin Yun City was too important to them!

If it weren't for a life-or-death moment, he wouldn't be willing to abandon Jin Yun City just like that.

“Hold on for a few more days, just a few more days and see!!”

“As long as we hold out until Flying Origin Palace takes action, the Ghoulish Spirit will naturally disappear!”

Guo Chengdao said through gritted teeth.

He knew very well.

The formation of a Ghoulish Spirit depended on the number of evil spirits.

When the number of evil spirits reached a certain level, a Ghoulish Spirit would be born.

The birth of this Ghoulish Spirit indicated that the evil spirits in other parts of Seven Stars Province were still continuously growing.

And the growth rate was far exceeding their clearing speed.

This led to the birth of the Ghoulish Spirit.

However.

As long as a large number of evil spirits could be eliminated before the Ghoulish Spirit was fully formed, causing the number of evil spirits to sharply decrease.

Then the Ghoulish Spirit would also disappear.

And now, only Flying Origin Palace could achieve this!

In fact, ever since returning from Seven Stars Holy Land, Guo Chengdao had been waiting for Flying Origin Palace to launch a major operation!

He knew.

As the governing power of their Seven Stars Province, Flying Origin Palace.

In addition to the backing of the Cang Yan Army, also possessed a secret artifact of astonishing power!

Once this secret artifact was activated.

It was enough to create terrifying destructive power covering more than half of Seven Stars Province!

Only Flying Origin Palace in the entire Seven Stars Province possessed such a secret artifact.

It was provided to them by the Cang Yan Army.

Logically speaking… as early as when they emerged from the Seven Stars Holy Land, facing the vast number of evil spirits across Seven Stars Province, Flying Origin Palace should have used this secret artifact.

But until now.

Guo Chengdao had not seen them use the secret artifact.

“What exactly is Flying Origin Palace waiting for?!”

Guo Chengdao was extremely anxious.

As long as Flying Origin Palace used this secret artifact.

Even if it couldn’t wipe out all the evil spirits in Seven Stars Province in one fell swoop, it could at least kill more than seventy percent of them.

Regarding the terror of the secret artifact.

Guo Chengdao knew it well.

However, Flying Origin Palace showed no signs of action.

“Although I don’t know why Flying Origin Palace is delaying, Ghoulish Spirits have already started appearing. If they don’t use the secret artifact soon, the entire Seven Stars Province will be doomed!”

“I don’t believe Seven Stars Province wouldn’t know the stakes involved!”

“Wait a few more days!”

“As long as they use the secret artifact, the crisis of the Ghoulish Spirit can be resolved!!”

Guo Chengdao said through gritted teeth.

Veins bulged on his forehead.

“But…”

Elder Qiao hesitated a little.

He had personally encountered the Ghoulish Spirit before and knew how terrifying it was.

And that was a Ghoulish Spirit that hadn't fully formed yet.

Once the Ghoulish Spirit fully formed, they would definitely be unable to stop it.

At that time… everyone in Jin Yun City would die!

Including them!

Now, they were essentially placing all their hopes on Flying Origin Palace.

Regarding Flying Origin Palace.

Elder Qiao already had no good impression of them.

He was truly unwilling to place his hopes on them.

“We have no choice!”

Guo Chengdao’s voice was hoarse.

“You all know what Jin Yun City means to our Red Tiger Sect! We must take a gamble!!”

The three Elders fell silent.

They all understood the Sect Master’s concerns.

“If that’s the case… then we’ll try our best to hold on for a few more days, but if Flying Origin Palace still doesn’t act, then we’ll have to consider withdrawing from Seven Stars Province!”

...Xiao Shi returned to Jin Yun City at the fastest speed.

Recalling the scene from before.

He still felt a lingering fear.

“What exactly was that?”

A wave of unease surged in his heart.

Soon.

Xiao Shi saw Red Tiger Sect disciples returning to Jin Yun City one after another.

And he also received the order from Elder Qiao, instructing everyone to withdraw to Jin Yun City and not leave Jin Yun City.

He realized… this must be related to the strange phenomenon he saw earlier.

After everyone from outside had returned to Jin Yun City.

Elder Qiao did not conceal the reason for their recall and informed everyone about the appearance of the Ghoulish Spirit.

Many people did not know what a Ghoulish Spirit was.

They had never heard of it before.

Under Elder Qiao’s explanation, they then learned that… a Ghoulish Spirit was an existence even more powerful and stranger than an evil spirit!

Typically, a Ghoulish Spirit would only be born when evil spirits reached a certain number.

The reason why some places with a large number of evil spirits would fall and become a world of evil spirits was precisely because when there were too many evil spirits, Ghoulish Spirits would be born!

Evil spirits alone were not enough to completely annihilate all humans in a province.

Just like Jin Yun City this time, although it had been surrounded by numerous evil spirits before.

But with their continuous clearing, they were still able to calmly defend Jin Yun City.

No matter how many evil spirits there were, they could still protect themselves.

But once a Ghoulish Spirit formed… that would be different!

Even Blood Martial Realm experts were helpless against a Ghoulish Spirit.

They simply couldn't kill a Ghoulish Spirit!

In addition to this.

After a Ghoulish Spirit formed, it would also affect the surrounding evil spirits, causing them to be tainted with Netherworld Qi and thus mutate!

These mutated evil spirits would be even more powerful and would also possess the characteristic of being difficult to kill, just like a Ghoulish Spirit.

All of this… meant that the formation of a Ghoulish Spirit often signified disaster!

“So, the Ghoulish Spirit is the true crisis!”

Everyone took a deep breath.

Their hearts all grew heavy.

Before this.

Whether it was clearing evil spirits in Nan Lie Mountain or near Jin Yun City, it had given them hope.

They all felt that clearing these evil spirits wasn't actually that difficult.

However, at this moment, they realized… the true crisis was not the evil spirits, but the even more terrifying Ghoulish Spirit!

Xiao Shi also thought of the ten-mark evil spirit with black tentacles on its back from before.

Presumably, that evil spirit had mutated after being tainted by Netherworld Qi.

Both its aura and its strength were indeed far more powerful than normal evil spirits.

“Elder, do we still need to go out of the city to clear them?”

Someone couldn't help but ask.

Elder Qiao shook his head.

If they went out of the city now, it would undoubtedly be suicide!

Although the Ghoulish Spirit outside hadn't fully formed yet, the surrounding evil spirits had already begun to mutate under the Netherworld Qi.

They were no longer as easy to kill as ordinary evil spirits.

Now, the only thing they could do was to defend Jin Yun City and await the actions of Flying Origin Palace!

Only by destroying numerous evil spirits and sharply reducing their numbers before the Ghoulish Spirit fully formed could its birth be prevented.

At the same time.

Not only had Ghoulish Spirits appeared in the Red Tiger Sect’s area.

Ghoulish Spirits had also successively formed in various parts of Seven Stars Province.

This made many forces suffer immensely.

“What exactly is Flying Origin Palace doing?!”

They were all waiting for Flying Origin Palace to act.

At this time, even the Senluo Organization, which was hostile to Flying Origin Palace, was waiting for Flying Origin Palace to step in and resolve the crisis.

Although the two sides had always been hostile to each other.

But now it was a matter concerning the survival of the entire Seven Stars Province.

Once Seven Stars Province became a world of evil spirits.

At that time, none of them would be able to survive there.

At this point, even hostile forces should unite against a common enemy and first resolve the crisis of Seven Stars Province.

“Flying Origin Palace wouldn’t be trying to use this method to drag us down with them, would they?”

Many in the Senluo Organization couldn't help but make such a guess after not seeing Flying Origin Palace act for a long time.

“Impossible! They are porcelain, we are bricks and tiles; they wouldn’t think of dragging us down with them.”

The others shook their heads.

But they couldn’t understand… why was Flying Origin Palace still not acting?

Seven Stars Sect side.

Because the location of their sect was not too far from the location of Flying Origin Palace’s sect.

They simply sent a few Elders.

To Flying Origin Palace for help.

Although their relationship had always been uneasy, on such a major matter concerning the survival of the entire Seven Stars Province, sectarian grievances were no longer the most important thing.

Seven Stars Sect believed that Flying Origin Palace, in such a crisis, would never do nothing because of their relationship.

After all.

As the governing power of Seven Stars Province, Flying Origin Palace should care more about the survival of Seven Stars Province than any other force.

After one day.

The three Blood Martial Realm Elders of the Red Tiger Sect returned to Jin Yun City with extremely heavy expressions after Going out to investigate.

Originally, after this period of clearing, there were no evil spirits within thirty li of Jin Yun City.

But now, with the formation of the Ghoulish Spirit.

In just one day… these evil spirits had already spread within twenty li of Jin Yun City.

And during their investigation, they also saw that most of the evil spirits had mutated under the Netherworld Qi.

Even if they sent people out of the city to clear them now, it would only increase casualties.

“Three days at most!!”

“These evil spirits will inevitably spread to the foot of Jin Yun City!”

The three Elders of the Red Tiger Sect all felt a sense of urgency.

They could only wait in Jin Yun City for a maximum of three days.

If Flying Origin Palace still didn't act within three days… they would have to abandon Jin Yun City!

The Red Tiger Sect disciples in the city were also in a state of panic.

Sect Master Guo Chengdao was even more anxious.

Constantly inquiring about news from Flying Origin Palace.

Three days passed in a flash.

At a location more than forty li outside Jin Yun City.

If one were to look down from the sky at this moment, one could clearly see a huge circle existing here!

This circle spread for dozens of li.

Within the circle, it was pitch black, like a black land covered with a layer of ice.

During these three days, black tentacles continuously emerged from this black land.

By now… more than twenty black tentacles had extended from this black land.

On each tentacle, there was an eye.

Rumble!

Suddenly.

This black land violently shook.

Under this tremor.

From beneath the ground.

A colossal figure gradually emerged.

This figure was thirty to forty zhang tall.

Like a mountain!

It was a humanoid giant.

Wearing a fiery red long dress, with extremely long black hair that completely obscured its face, making it difficult to distinguish whether it was facing front or back if not for its curvaceous figure.

On its long dress, there were countless mouths.

These mouths varied in size.

Some resembled human mouths, while others were like the mouths of ferocious beasts.

From these mouths, different chewing sounds emanated.

Some sounded like chewing bones, others like chewing flesh, and still others like chewing living creatures, accompanied by faint screams… various chewing sounds converged into a spine-chilling sound that echoed in all directions.

Even Jin Yun City, more than forty li away, could vaguely hear it.

Behind it, there were dozens of black tentacles, constantly writhing in the air, the eyes on the tentacles collectively gazing at Jin Yun City in the distance.

On the city wall of Jin Yun City.

The three Blood Martial Realm Elders looked at the humanoid giant in the distance.

Their faces were pale, and they trembled.

“The Ghoulish Spirit… has formed!!”

Due to the enormous size of the Ghoulish Spirit.

Even forty li away, they could see its massive body.

The other Red Tiger Sect disciples on the city wall also witnessed this scene.

Their eyes were dull, and their throats were dry.

Although they had known about the terror of the Ghoulish Spirit early on.

But only when they witnessed it with their own eyes… did they truly understand what kind of existence it was!

And it wasn't just the distant Ghoulish Spirit that brought them a strong sense of crisis.

Now, beneath Jin Yun City.

There were also numerous evil spirits completely surrounding Jin Yun City.

These evil spirits were different from the ones they had encountered before.

They were entirely black.

Many evil spirits had grown tentacles on their backs.

“We must retreat immediately!!”

Elder Qiao did not hesitate.

He immediately took out his communication artifact.

Reporting their situation here to the Sect Master.

No matter how important Jin Yun City was to them, at this moment, they could not continue to stay here.

They must withdraw immediately!

However, at this moment, Sect Master Guo Chengdao did not hear the transmission from Elder Qiao.

He was completely stunned by a message he had just received.

“Flying Origin Palace… has already withdrawn from Seven Stars Province!!”