101: Righteousness leads to evil

Seeing that escape was impossible, Long Wu immediately hardened his heart and once again used his Summoning Skill!

This time, the Summoning Domain was much larger, enveloping several of his subordinates as well!

Sensing that something was wrong, those subordinates immediately panicked.

"Boss! Let us go!"

Long Wu's expression was savage: "You shall dedicate your final value to the Red Robe Cult!"

In an instant, tentacles suddenly stretched out within the Summoning Space, dragging the subordinates directly inside!

"Ahhh! No!"

The few Third-Ranks couldn't even resist before they were completely devoured!

Roar!

The next second, a massive creature appeared in the field!

As soon as it appeared, a powerful pressure emanated from it!

It was a Blood Ghoul comparable to the Fourth Stage Mid-phase!

Fang Bai raised an eyebrow, and a look of satisfaction immediately appeared in his eyes: "Good, very good!"

Long Wu said coldly, "Eat him!"

Roar!

After consuming the sacrifices offered by Long Wu, the Blood Ghoul was quite obliging and charged straight at Fang Bai!

Meanwhile, Long Wu took the opportunity to flee!

However, what he didn't notice was that the shadow beneath him twisted slightly at a certain moment.

Fang Bai allowed him to run, focusing instead on dealing with the Demon Beast in front of him!

As the Blood Ghoul lunged, Fang Bai dodged with an unusual posture, then merged entirely into the darkness.

The Blood Ghoul had no eyes and could only rely on hearing to locate its enemy. Unfortunately, it ran into Fang Bai.

Roar!

With a roar, over a dozen tentacles suddenly shot out from the Blood Ghoul's body. These tentacles morphed into various cold weapons and smashed randomly at the surroundings!

Indiscriminate attack!

Fang Bai, meanwhile, watched it from the shadows, finding it clownish.

The Blood Ghoul seemed tired of attacking and quieted down, its long ears twitching as it listened carefully.

Just then, Fang Bai's figure appeared behind it.

Thunder Domain, activate!

Boom!

In an instant, countless bolts of lightning enveloped the Blood Ghoul, dealing critical damage!

Nevertheless, this Blood Ghoul was still a Fourth-Rank creature, and its defense was extremely abnormal. Fang Bai truly couldn't kill it in a short period!

However, the Blood Ghoul couldn't counterattack either. Whenever it tried to launch a tentacle attack, the lightning would strike it first, as if it were a lightning rod!

Crack!

Boom!

Soon, the Blood Ghoul's body was charred black, and its aura weakened.

Fang Bai seized the opportunity to finish it off, resolving the opponent in just a couple of strikes!

[Ding! Killed a Fourth-Rank Demon Beast! Obtained a large amount of Alien Energy!]

As the system prompt faded, Fang Bai's cultivation rose again!

Fourth Stage Mid-phase!

[Congratulations, Host, for advancing to Fourth Stage Mid-phase of the Lightning Element, triggering an extra reward!]

[Reward: Lightning Element Skill—Startling Thunder!]

[Startling Thunder—Conceptual Skill, draws upon the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning to unleash a Destructive Lightning Strike!]

[Pros: Terrifying power, dependent on the user's Alien Energy reserves, automatic enhancement, Cross-Rank Damage!]

[Cons: Requires charging, charging time is 10 seconds, consumes a large amount of Alien Energy! Cooldown time is half an hour! The user will briefly enter a Period of Weakness after use!]

The relevant usage method for the skill immediately appeared in Fang Bai's mind, and he instantly fused with the skill!

He also understood the skill's pros and cons.

"The power can injure a Fifth-Rank, but using it leads to a Period of Weakness. It's definitely a Life-Saving Skill—if the enemy doesn't die, then I'm toast!"

It seems I need to consider carefully before using it.

But having an extra skill is a good thing after all.

Moreover, since his strength had increased again, Fang Bai was immediately satisfied.

"That guy can't die easily. If I nurture him, and he keeps summoning Demon Beasts for me to kill, wouldn't advancing ranks be effortless?"

The more Fang Bai thought about it, the brighter his eyes shone, as if he had found the Key to Wealth!

Boom!

Just then, the commotion outside caught his attention.

"Hmm? Old Qi hasn't been taken out, has he?"

Fang Bai quickly rushed out.

But when he walked out of the factory gate, he was stunned by the scene before him.

"What's going on?"

The outside was a mess, with large craters appearing on the ground, as if it had been bombarded by artillery.

And on the ground not far away lay a person, a bloody, mangled person.

Qi Tian, holding Truth, was continuously shooting at that person!

The energy blast struck the opponent, instantly blowing a bloody hole in them!

A Third-Rank body couldn't even withstand one shot from him!

Fang Bai: "..."

"Hehehe! Now you know the might of your grandpa, the Pay-to-Win Boss, right? Being a Third-Rank is amazing, huh? Having rich experience, huh? Take a blast from Old Sun here!"

Qi Tian wore a look of manic laughter.

Fang Bai's expression was strange.

The fog was too thick; for a moment, he couldn't tell who the Cultist was.

"Oh? Old Bai, did you take care of the guys inside?"

Qi Tian noticed Fang Bai and stopped desecrating the corpse.

Fang Bai nodded: "Yes, just a bunch of ants, no difficulty."

Qi Tian raised an eyebrow: "I was planning to finish off my opponent and then go in to help you."

Fang Bai waved his hand, his expression unchanged: "No need, no need. Just one Fourth-Rank and seven or eight Third-Ranks. I can handle it alone."

"???"

Qi Tian's face froze, and he immediately felt a little guilty.

Damn it, why didn't you mention there was a Fourth-Rank earlier! I bragged too soon.

"Where's Xiao Yuan?"

Fang Bai scanned the area.

Boom!

Right after he spoke, a sturdy figure flew over!

The two looked closely and realized it was that Cultist!

Xiao Yuan also rushed out of the bushes, covered in blood, his eyes bloodshot and filled with astonishing killing intent!

What shocked Fang Bai and Qi Tian even more was that Xiao Yuan had reached Third-Rank!

Xiao Yuan glanced at them, and his frantic aura gradually returned to calm.

"Xiao Yuan, you crippled him?"

Fang Bai looked at the Cultist, his expression strange.

The opponent was also Mid-stage Third-Rank, yet he couldn't defeat Xiao Yuan?

Xiao Yuan, covered in blood, looked somewhat terrifying, but he still gave a simple, honest smile and scratched his head: "I broke through, and I felt like I had endless strength."

He had just been pushed to a desperate situation by the opponent, which activated his potential, causing him to instantly break through to Third-Rank. He was also caught up in the fight, focusing only on killing the enemy.

The Cultist, meanwhile, looked at the three youths with eyes full of terror.

Damn it, since when did the Human race's youths become so fierce?

They are simply too righteous, it's evil!

Qi Tian aimed his Alien Energy Cannon at him: "Tell us, where did you take the hostages?"

The Cultist trembled and said, "You... if you have the guts, kill me!"

"Bang!"

Qi Tian decisively pulled the trigger, and the Cultist's head exploded like a watermelon!

The Cultist: "???"

Wait, you actually killed me?

Shouldn't the normal script involve torture until I break and talk? Why aren't you following the routine?

Qi Tian was expressionless: "This Young Master is not skilled at forced confessions."

He then looked at Fang Bai and the other person, saying plainly, "Let's go."

With that, he took the lead and started walking.

Neither Fang Bai nor Xiao Yuan followed. The latter hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Um, does Brother Qi know where A Xiu is?"

Fang Bai chuckled: "Let him pretend."

Qi Tian: "..."