195: Devil Comes

Since Su Xiaoxuan agreed to go to Hope City, everyone immediately packed their belongings and prepared to leave.

Although Qin Shi Lei repeatedly assured that Hope City had everything, Su Xiaoxuan still packed five large boxes of items.

Three of the boxes contained various medicinal herbs, and two contained her clothes and daily necessities.

Qin Shi Lei had no choice but to put the three large boxes of medicinal herbs into his Qiankun Ring, while the clothes were placed in the armored vehicle's compartment.

Facing the setting sun, everyone walked out of the clinic and began their journey back.

Su Xiaoxuan sat in the back compartment, meticulously asking Qin Shi Lei about the situation in Hope City.

"Does Hope City really have tall city walls, and is the entire city supplied with electricity?"

"Yes, the city walls are twenty kilometers long on each side and twenty meters high. The entire city has twenty-four-hour power supply."

"Are there still zombies inside and around Hope City?"

"The zombies within the city and a ten-kilometer radius have been largely cleared."

Bang!

As the two were chatting, a huge impact sound rang out, and Su Xiaoxuan suddenly fell towards Qin Shi Lei.

Qin Shi Lei quickly helped her up and also supported Kong Qingshu, who nearly rolled off the bed.

"You stay here, I'll get out and take a look."

After Qin Shi Lei finished speaking, he opened the door and got out of the vehicle.

As soon as he got out, he found that the armored vehicle had veered off the road and crashed into a nearby shop.

It had knocked down a wall of the shop, with half of the vehicle's front embedded inside the shop.

He walked to the driver's seat and saw Yin Xiaoxue had just recovered from the impact, while the driver, Dong Qi, was slumped over the steering wheel, unconscious.

Yin Xiaoxue anxiously said, "City Lord, a phantom suddenly emerged from an unconscious person on the ground and instantly lunged into Brother Dong's body."

Qin Shi Lei frowned and immediately activated his Eye of Illusion Breaking Purple to look at Dong Qi.

He discovered that inside Dong Qi's body, two blurry phantoms were entangled in a fight.

"Can I bring this Soul-Devouring Demon into the illusion created by the Eye of Illusion Breaking Purple?"

A thought stirred in Qin Shi Lei's mind, and he instantly created an illusion filled with lightning.

The Soul-Devouring Demon was immediately dragged into this illusion.

Countless lightning bolts struck the Soul-Devouring Demon like a downpour, instantly submerging it in electricity.

A mournful wail suddenly rose, then abruptly ceased in an instant.

In less than ten seconds, the Soul-Devouring Demon vanished without a trace.

Qin Shi Lei looked up at Dong Qi, and a phantom emerged from Dong Qi's forehead, then disappeared like a bubble, leaving only a bronze treasure chest.

After a short while, Dong Qi also slowly woke up.

Qin Shi Lei briefly inspected the armored vehicle and said, "Xiaoxue, you sit in the back. Dong Qi, move to the co-driver's seat, and I'll drive."

Dong Qi shook his head and replied, "City Lord, I'm fine. I'll drive."

Seeing that he was indeed fine, Qin Shi Lei got into the co-driver's seat.

The armored vehicle slowly backed out of the shop and then continued to drive forward.

However, they had only driven for about ten minutes when they found the road ahead blocked by more than ten vehicles that had crashed into each other.

Qin Shi Lei said, "Be careful, I'm getting out to take a look. If any more Soul-Devouring Demons appear, attack them with your abilities."

After speaking, he jumped out of the vehicle and walked forward.

As he walked forward, he activated his Eye of Illusion Breaking Purple.

As Qin Shi Lei's eyes turned a captivating purple, he saw that each of the twenty to thirty unconscious people ahead had a Soul-Devouring Demon hidden within them.

He once again created an illusion filled with lightning, dragging all those Soul-Devouring Demons into the illusion.

After a good while, he finally annihilated all the Soul-Devouring Demons.

Qin Shi Lei moved the obstructing cars to the side and was about to turn back to the armored vehicle.

Suddenly, a powerful pressure surged from afar, making his heart race and all the hairs on his body stand on end.

"Go, we must leave here immediately." This was the only thought in Qin Shi Lei's mind.

In an underground parking lot one kilometer away from here.

Xiao Ziang sat cross-legged on the ground, surrounded by a large circle of various crystals arranged in a mysterious formation, with five Level 3 crystals at the core of the formation.

Above the Space Rift, the phantom that had appeared before was forming hand seals and emitting a black light towards the crystals on the ground.

The formation on the ground was immediately activated, and a white light instantly connected each crystal, then transformed into a dense spiritual energy that rushed into Xiao Ziang's body.

Xiao Ziang, who initially had no experience with cultivation techniques, began to stir, slowly approaching the critical point.

"Hehe!"

The phantom chuckled twice, then suddenly lunged into Xiao Ziang's body.

Xiao Ziang opened his mouth, emitting two different voices.

"What do you want to do? Get out of me!"

"Hehe, don't you want power? I'll give you invincible power now."

"So you've always wanted to possess my body! You're so despicable, get out of me!"

"If it weren't for your perfect compatibility, allowing my projection to possess you, do you think I would go to such great lengths to help you increase your strength?"

"Then why didn't you take my body at first?"

"Because you were too weak and pathetic. At first, you couldn't bear my projection at all. The formation on the ground can both strengthen your power and help my projection descend more easily into this world."

"You bastard!"

Xiao Ziang's voice gradually faded, while his aura continuously climbed.

Soon, he advanced to the Silver Realm, and then continued to strengthen, stopping only when he reached the peak of the Silver Realm.

At this point, Xiao Ziang's appearance had changed dramatically.

A dark, pointed horn grew from the center of his forehead, and his pale face also turned purplish-black.

"As long as I devour everyone in this city, I'll be able to unleash the power of the Golden Realm."

Xiao Ziang, possessed by the demon, said with a wild expression, "Let's start with the person you met yesterday."

At this moment, Qin Shi Lei had already had Dong Qi drive the armored vehicle in a circle, moving away from the tall building that made him feel threatened, and was about to leave Lingquan City.

Dong Qi turned his head to look in the rearview mirror and suddenly said, "City Lord, there's a car behind us that seems to be following us."

Earlier, there were many vehicles on the road, so he hadn't noticed a car tracking them.

Later, he changed lanes, but found that the white sedan was still following him, and immediately realized they were being followed.

"Stop up ahead, I'll get out and deal with them," Qin Shi Lei ordered.

The armored vehicle immediately stopped by the roadside. Qin Shi Lei was about to get out when he suddenly felt a jolt in his heart.

Bang!

With a loud bang, a tremor came from the back of the armored vehicle.

Qin Shi Lei turned his head and looked through the glass partition in the middle, discovering that there was an extra person in the compartment.

At this moment, that person was single-handedly gripping Yin Xiaoxue's neck, revealing a cruel smile.

Teleport!

Qin Shi Lei instantly appeared in the back compartment, holding Blood Soul in his hand, and thrust his sword towards that person.

He intended to use the tactic of 'besieging Wei to rescue Zhao' to force the opponent to release Yin Xiaoxue.

"Hehe!"

That person chuckled twice, then with a force of his right hand, he broke Yin Xiaoxue's neck.

Then, his right hand glowed with a layer of black light and struck Blood Soul.

With a single strike, Blood Soul was fiercely sent flying to the side, nearly grazing Su Xiaoxuan, who was nearby.

Qin Shi Lei's heart trembled, and he immediately activated Teleport again.

He instantly left the compartment, holding Kong Qingshu with his left hand and Su Xiaoxuan with his right, appearing dozens of meters outside the vehicle.