200: Killing under siege

Under the struggle of the Yin Flame, the entire Seal Formation was constantly deforming and twisting.

The Yin Flame struggled with immense force.

It was desperate to break free from the Formation.

At the same time, amidst the Yin Flame's struggle, Xiao Shi could feel a wave of evil, frantic, and violent emotions emanating from it.

Fortunately, the entire Seal Formation was exceptionally sturdy.

Even with the Yin Flame struggling with all its might, it was difficult to break free from the Formation.

Furthermore, as the Formation operated, the power of the Seal within it continuously strengthened, causing the Yin Flame's struggle to diminish accordingly.

It gradually stopped struggling.

Xiao Shi let out a sigh of relief.

He knew that his plan had been a preliminary success.

The next step was to transform the Yin Flame within the Seal into his second Natal Martial Blood.

However, he had no opportunity to carry out this step right now.

He looked up.

He clearly saw that the firmament above the valley was constantly collapsing, revealing a huge hole.

Through this hole.

He could even vaguely see Lieyin City existing above.

At the same time, he also saw... a group of people rapidly descending from above.

This group was led by Lord Mo.

There were also the three Old Ancestors of the three major noble families, as well as a group of Flame Bearers.

During their rapid descent, they had already obtained a panoramic view of the entire valley from their high-altitude vantage point.

When they saw that the Formation in this valley was gone, everyone was shocked.

They all looked in unison toward the deepest part of the valley.

Before this.

Although they had never seen the Yin Flame, they knew that the existence of this valley was solely to Seal and suppress the Yin Flame.

Now that the Formation was gone.

Then the Yin Flame...

They focused their eyes.

Their pupils instantly dilated in shock!

They discovered that the depths of the valley were also empty!

There was not a trace of the Yin Flame to be seen!

Although before they arrived.

They had already vaguely had some guesses in their hearts.

But when they actually saw it.

Their hearts were still churned with turbulent waves of shock.

In their shock.

They saw Xiao Shi located in the depths of the valley.

Now, in the entire vast valley.

There were only two people in total.

Among them, Ming Wu, who was located outside the valley, was directly ignored by them.

Everyone's gaze was fixed on Xiao Shi.

Although they did not believe that all this was caused by Xiao Shi, as the other party was only in the Blood Martial Realm and could not possibly shake the Formation in the valley, let alone come into contact with the Yin Flame.

Yet they knew that this matter must be related to him.

After all, there were only the two of them here.

And Xiao Shi's current position was right where the Yin Flame had originally existed.

There must be something wrong!

Lord Mo took the lead.

He adjusted his downward trajectory and rapidly approached the depths of the valley.

Upon seeing Xiao Shi, uncontainable killing intent exploded in Old Ancestor Guizhen's eyes.

He also adjusted his trajectory to close in on Xiao Shi.

Xiao Shi watched these people descending rapidly.

Among these people... just those in the Martial Soul Realm alone numbered as many as seven!

The remaining Blood Martial Realm cultivators also numbered nearly ten.

This was definitely not something he could contend with.

However, this was much better than the situation he had anticipated.

At least... he did not see that Lieyin City Lord come forward.

He had originally thought that his actions this time would inevitably cause that Lieyin City Lord to strike in a fit of rage.

But he did not expect that the other party did not appear.

Xiao Shi narrowed his eyes.

He pondered that he would need to escape from this place amidst the encirclement of these people.

If he were to use the 【Godstone Colored Light】 directly at this moment, he would have a high chance of escaping immediately.

But he knew that if he just ran away like this.

These people would inevitably shift their target to Ming Wu.

Then Ming Wu would be in danger.

He needed to buy him some time first, giving him a chance to escape, and when the time was right, he would use the 【Godstone Colored Light】.

Thinking of this, a thought immediately formed in Xiao Shi's mind.

Whoosh! He took out a triangular stone directly.

He began to use his Natal Martial Blood to undo the Seal within the stone!

Thereby releasing the Ghoulish Spirit sealed within the stone.

Bursts of black Qi continuously spewed out from the stone in Xiao Shi's hand, gathered on the ground, and spread out, instantly covering a large area.

Rumble! A huge roaring sound immediately erupted from the area covered by the black Qi.

A massive figure quickly rose from within the black Qi.

This figure was thirty to forty zhang tall, resembling a small mountain.

It was a giant humanoid creature.

Wearing a deep black long dress, long hair hung down from the front, obscuring its face.

On the long dress, there were countless mouths.

These mouths varied in size. Some looked like human mouths, while others looked like the mouths of Vicious Beasts.

Different chewing sounds emanated from these mouths.

Some sounded like they were chewing bones, some like they were chewing flesh and blood, and others like they were chewing living things, accompanied by some faint screams...

After various chewing sounds converged, they turned into a hair-raising sound that spread in all directions.

Even the people in Lieyin City above could vaguely hear it.

Behind it, there were dozens of black tentacles. These tentacles twisted constantly in the air, and the eyes on the tentacles were all looking at Xiao Shi at this moment.

This Ghoulish Spirit was almost identical to the Ghoulish Spirit that Xiao Shi had seen last time!

At the same time, the moment this Ghoulish Spirit appeared.

Everyone descending from above widened their eyes, their faces full of horror and fear.

Lord Mo, who was leading, had a drastic change in expression and exclaimed involuntarily, "Ghoulish Spirit!!"

The Old Ancestors of the three major noble families also exclaimed, "Ghoulish Spirit!? How is this possible!!"

"Tian Dou Province... how could there be a Ghoulish Spirit!!"

They were all stunned.

Meanwhile, before the eyes on the tentacles looked at Xiao Shi.

Xiao Shi had already taken out the 【Ghoulish Source Seal】 in advance, and from a great distance, he directly branded the 【Ghoulish Source Seal】 onto the rushing Old Ancestor Guizhen!

He knew very well. Among these people, Old Ancestor Guizhen had the strongest killing intent toward him.

It was most appropriate to brand the 【Ghoulish Source Seal】 on him.

Hum! In an instant, the 【Ghoulish Source Seal】 was directly branded onto the body of Old Ancestor Guizhen, who was still descending.

"Hmm?" Old Ancestor Guizhen noticed it immediately.

A Formation immediately appeared beneath him, attempting to dispel the mark on his body through this Formation.

However, it could not be dispelled!

"What kind of mark is this!" Old Ancestor Guizhen was greatly alarmed.

Just then, he suddenly felt a chill down his back. It seemed like something had set its sights on him.

He turned his head to look. The tentacles covering the back of the Ghoulish Spirit were all stretched straight, as if they had seen something that made it incredibly excited.

Every eye on the tentacles was wide open, suffused with large amounts of bloodshot veins.

Even the chewing sounds emitted from the Ghoulish Spirit's mouths paused.

The next moment, these chewing sounds became rapid.

Anyone could feel that the Ghoulish Spirit was filled with intense excitement and ecstasy, and even... madness!

Just like a long-starved shark that had smelled blood!

Under the Ghoulish Spirit's crazy gaze, Old Ancestor Guizhen couldn't help but feel his hair stand on end.

Boom!! The Ghoulish Spirit's massive body moved with a crash, kicking up dust all over the sky.

Carrying indescribable madness, it rushed toward Old Ancestor Guizhen at its fastest speed.

The attraction of the 【Ghoulish Source Seal】 to the Ghoulish Spirit was extremely immense. It was enough to make every Ghoulish Spirit that saw it go crazy.

Although Old Ancestor Guizhen's cultivation was enough to deal with the Ghoulish Spirit, the Ghoulish Spirit's greatest characteristic was that it was hard to kill.

It was not difficult to defeat it. But to kill it was extremely difficult!

And Xiao Shi's purpose was to use the Ghoulish Spirit to buy time.

He believed that a Ghoulish Spirit in such a state of madness would definitely be more troublesome than a normal Ghoulish Spirit. It should be able to buy quite a bit of time.

Moreover... he had another item.

Whoosh! A long black box appeared in Xiao Shi's hand. On the box was a picture of a twilight scene.

The moment he opened the box, this valley instantly turned into a Blood-Colored Twilight.

Under this strange twilight, everyone's vision and perception began to drop significantly, and their own states also declined accordingly.

Especially those Blood Martial Realm Flame Bearers. Originally, they could clearly see Xiao Shi in the valley, but now not only could they not see him, but the valley below had also become blurred and unclear.

Not only that, but a sense of fatigue also appeared on all of them. It was as if they had just experienced a great battle and were in urgent need of recuperation.

The other Martial Soul Realm powerhouses, although they did not show such a large reaction, were also affected.

"Not good!" Lord Mo's face sank. Even he could not see Xiao Shi below at this moment.

In fact, when he witnessed the battle between Xiao Shi and Ke Zhuowen, including his subsequent escape from Old Ancestor Guizhen's pursuit, Lord Mo had already realized that this person possessed many strange and peculiar means.

He had thought that these means had been exhausted during Old Ancestor Guizhen's pursuit at that time. He did not expect... that there were still more!

This made him even more convinced that the disappearance of the Yin Flame must have something to do with Xiao Shi.

"He used this method to affect our vision and perception, clearly wanting to take the opportunity to escape!"

Cold light flashed in Lord Mo's eyes. A circular shield with a diameter of three meters appeared directly under his feet.

This circular shield floated in the air, supporting his body, preventing him from continuing to fall, and instead hovering in the air. It was clearly a flying object.

With the help of this flying circular shield, he rose rapidly.

He knew that if Xiao Shi wanted to escape now, he could only escape upwards. As long as he blocked this place, Xiao Shi would not be able to sneak away from here.

Soon, except for Lord Mo, the others all fell into the valley.

Although their vision and perception became very poor under the influence of the 【Blood-Colored Twilight】, they still quickly began to search within the valley.

Old Ancestor Guizhen was already locked in battle with the Ghoulish Spirit. The sounds of booming echoed continuously within the valley.

In order to find Xiao Shi as quickly as possible, the dozen or so of them dispersed to act with tacit understanding.

After all, this valley was neither big nor small. Under the current circumstances where perception and vision were significantly affected, searching for Xiao Shi still posed certain difficulties.

After Miao Sixteen entered the valley, he suddenly remembered that besides Xiao Shi, there seemed to be his subordinate in this valley.

"Perhaps I can go and capture his subordinate first; maybe this person will know something."

Thinking of this, Miao Sixteen headed straight toward the outside of the valley to search.

But just as his footsteps moved. Swish! A red line of blood suddenly spread from his neck.

His expression froze forever on his face. His head rolled down directly from his neck and fell to the ground.

"The first one!" Xiao Shi's figure appeared behind Miao Sixteen, looking down at his Corpse, his gaze cold.

He bent down to pick up the items that dropped after his death. He glanced at Lord Mo hovering in the air, the corners of his mouth curling up. He sneered, "Thought I wanted to escape? Heh..."

After picking up the items that dropped after the other party's death, Xiao Shi quickly destroyed the Corpse of Miao Sixteen.

"The slaughter has only just begun!" He licked his lips.

Black shoulder armor appeared simultaneously on both shoulders. The entire shoulder armor seemed to turn into two spread wings.

With a thought, a pair of huge black wings manifested from these shoulder armors that looked like wings.

Amidst the constant whistling and flapping, Xiao Shi's body lifted off the ground and hovered up.

Swish! His figure moved, and he killed straight toward another target!

If not for the 【Blood-Colored Twilight】, Lord Mo, who was hovering in the high altitude and looking down at the valley, would inevitably have been able to see all of Xiao Shi's actions clearly.

However, under the visual influence brought by the 【Blood-Colored Twilight】, even though he was hovering in the high altitude, he could not see the situation below at all.

At the same time, the others who had already dispersed in the valley also did not notice the death of Miao Sixteen.

Through the 【Martial Emperor Shoulder Armor】, Xiao Shi hovered at a height that Lord Mo could not see and that the others in the valley could not perceive. With this, he began his hunt!

Long ago, he had ideas about these Flame Bearers! It was just that he had never found an opportunity.

This time... he intended to eliminate all these Flame Bearers that could be killed. He believed this would be a huge harvest!

And at this moment, everyone thought that Xiao Shi would surely only be thinking about escaping at this time.

No one could have imagined that under such circumstances, the other party would actually be thinking of hunting them down!

Plus, their vision and perception were affected. Even though Xiao Shi had already appeared above the head of another Flame Bearer, this Flame Bearer did not notice anything unusual.

He was still searching for Xiao Shi everywhere.

Swish! Xiao Shi swooped down from the sky to kill. He joined his two fingers together and slashed out a fleeting sword light.

Swish! He easily took him away before this Flame Bearer could react.

Then, he very skillfully picked up the items and quickly destroyed the Corpse to avoid being discovered by others.

After doing all this, Xiao Shi continued to fly into the air and killed toward the third target.

If Xiao Shi himself was not counted, there were a total of fifteen Flame Bearers in Lieyin City.

Earlier, Xiao Shi had already killed Xiong Wu and two others. This time, only twelve Flame Bearers entered the valley.

Among these twelve Flame Bearers, except for the three Martial Soul Realm ones that he could not kill, Xiao Shi did not intend to let any of the other Flame Bearers go.

However, killing the Three-Blood among them might cause some trouble. After all, he was assassinating them now. It required a kill in one strike!

He could not fight these Three-Blood for a long time. Once discovered, he would still be in great danger.