86: Chapter 86 Battle Bone Mountain

Heiyu was at the forefront, Bai Chi was on the left, Heida was on the right, and Heier and Heisan brought up the rear; behind them were over a hundred First-Rank crows, and behind those were thousands of ordinary crows in the Qi Ling Realm.

They had no Formation and no strategy, but their bean-sized black pupils were filled with murderous intent.

"Get out of here!!"

Heiyu faced Bone Mountain without the slightest fear.

Bone Mountain raised his head, looked at the sky full of crows, and revealed a sneer of disdain.

"A bunch of feathered beasts, you dare to block me?"

He clenched his fists, and the Ghost Qi within his body surged frantically; grey-black Ghost Qi condensed on his fists, transforming into two huge spheres of Ghost Qi light.

Bone Mountain punched out fiercely, the Ghost Qi spheres carrying a sinister wind, smashing into the Crow Flock like two meteorites.

"Boom!"

The Ghost Qi exploded, and the sinister wind raged.

Dozens of crows were struck by the Ghost Qi, falling from the sky while screaming; some had their feathers blown away by the explosion, some were torn apart by the sinister wind, and others were directly eroded by the Ghost Qi, turning into puddles of black water.

The Formation of the Crow Flock was disrupted, but not a single crow retreated.

"Kill!"

"Caw caw caw~"

The sound of countless crow wings flapping intertwined as they dove down.

Heiyu dove first, gathering Demon Power in its claws, and swiped at Bone Mountain's face.

Bai Chi followed closely behind, gathering Demon Power in its beak to peck at Bone Mountain's eyes.

Heida, Heier, and Heisan attacked from the flanks, using both sharp claws and beaks.

Over a hundred First-Rank crows also dove down, gathering Demon Power on their claw tips and beaks, frantically tearing at the Ghost Soldiers.

Bone Mountain snorted coldly, waving his fists repeatedly and launching continuous spheres of Ghost Qi.

With every punch, several crows were struck down.

However, he also sustained quite a few injuries; the crows had gathered Demon Power on their claw tips and beaks, which was surprisingly able to harm his ghost body. Although they were only superficial wounds, the sheer number of them made him extremely irritated.

"Damn feathered beasts!"

Bone Mountain cursed angrily and slammed his fists into the ground.

"Boom!!"

The ground exploded.

Ghost Qi spread outwards like a tidal wave; dozens of crows were blasted away, crashing into stone pillars and dying after vomiting blood.

The Crow Flock's offensive was temporarily suppressed, but Heiyu did not retreat; it let out a screech and, leading the remaining crows, pounced forward once again.

The battle began.

Deep within the Limestone Cave.

Wu Li's pupils suddenly snapped open.

He spread his wings and leaped from the bluestone, a hint of coldness flashing in his blood-red pupils.

"You came after all."

Wu Li's voice was calm, devoid of panic. With a flap of his wings, he transformed into a streak of blood-colored light and flew out of the Limestone Cave.

Outside the Stone Forest.

The battlefield was in chaos.

Bone Mountain waved his fists continuously, launching spheres of Ghost Qi; with every punch that landed, several crows were struck down.

Just then, Wu Li's aura surged out from the Stone Forest, spreading like a tidal wave. Heiyu's body trembled violently as it sensed that familiar aura.

The Old Ancestor has come out of seclusion.

Its eyes lit up, and its screech became even sharper: "The Old Ancestor has come out of seclusion! Kill!"

The Crow Flock boiled with excitement, as if they had found their backbone, and their morale soared!

"Caw caw caw caw~~"

Those crows that had originally been suppressed by the Ghost Qi, the moment they felt Wu Li's aura, seemed to be injected with infinite power.

They screeched and threw themselves at the Ghost Soldiers without regard for their own lives, their sharp claws and beaks leaving wounds on the ghost bodies.

Bone Mountain's expression darkened; he raised his head and looked toward the direction of the Stone Forest.

Over here.

A streak of blood-colored light flew out from the Stone Forest and landed on a stone pillar outside the Stone Forest.

An ink-purple crow crouched there, its black pupils watching him coldly, while Demonic Qi surged from its body like a tidal wave.

"So you are the scum who stole my master's treasure bead?"

Bone Mountain's voice was high-pitched and cold.

Wu Li did not answer.

"Your mouth really stinks!"

"Boom!!"

A loud noise rang out.

Wu Li's figure vanished from the stone pillar, and when he reappeared, he was already in front of Bone Mountain.

His form changed rapidly in mid-air; his ink-purple feathers retracted, his bones clicked and clacked, his sharp claws transformed into five fingers, and his wings became even wider. His half-human, half-demon body manifested instantly.

Wu Li raised his right claw.

Demon Power gathered frantically in his palm, transforming into a huge black crow claw, its five fingers like hooks, the tips gleaming with a cold light as it swiped down at Bone Mountain's head.

Bone Mountain's pupils constricted sharply; he crossed his fists in front of him, and Ghost Qi condensed on his fists into a grey-black Ghost Qi shield.

"Boom!"

The crow claw collided with the shield, exploding in a wave of air.

Bone Mountain's body was knocked back several yards, plowing two deep grooves into the ground beneath his feet.

Several cracks appeared on the shield, and Ghost Qi leaked from the fissures with a sizzling sound.

Bone Mountain's expression changed. He hadn't expected this crow's strength to be so terrifying. Although his cultivation had been knocked down, he was still in the Middle Stage of the Yin Spirit Realm, yet in a direct clash, he had actually fallen into a disadvantage.

Wu Li hovered in mid-air, Demonic Qi surging over his body, his wings flapping, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly to reveal a mocking smile.

"Is that all?"

Bone Mountain's face turned livid instantly, veins bulging on his bald head, his small eyes filled with rage.

"Form up!"

At his command, the hundreds of Ghost Soldiers behind him roared in unison, their figures shifting rapidly as they arranged themselves into a strange Formation.

Grey-black Ghost Qi surged from within every Ghost Soldier, converging in the air into thick rivers of Ghost Qi that poured frantically into Bone Mountain's body.

Bone Mountain's soul body began to expand.

His figure grew from short and stout to tall and large; hideous ghost markings appeared on his bald head, and his mouth split open to his ears, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.

Under the infusion of Ghost Qi, his hands became as thick as pillars; his ten fingers spread wide, and Ghost Qi condensed in his palms, transforming into two huge iron hammers. The hammerheads were covered in spikes, and the handles were wrapped with twisted ghost faces.

His cultivation climbed all the way from the Middle Stage of the Yin Spirit Realm, instantly reaching the Late Stage of the Yin Spirit Realm, and even faintly touching the threshold of the Peak.

"Die!"

Bone Mountain roared, waving his hands as the two huge iron hammers, carrying violent Ghost Qi, smashed down at Wu Li's head.

Before the hammers arrived, the sinister wind hit first, blowing Wu Li's feather armor until it rustled; the surrounding ground was eroded by the Ghost Qi, the soil turning black and the rubble crumbling into powder.

Wu Li's pupils constricted slightly; he flapped his wings violently behind him, his figure retreating like an arrow.

The Crow Flock followed closely behind, a dark mass cutting an arc through the night sky, avoiding the direct impact of the hammers.

"Boom!"

The iron hammers smashed into the ground, creating a crater several yards wide; rubble flew everywhere, and Ghost Qi spread outwards like a tidal wave.

A few crows that couldn't dodge in time were struck by the Ghost Qi and fell while screaming.

"If you've got guts, don't run!"

Bone Mountain roared, waving the iron hammers and chasing after Wu Li.

Wu Li hovered in mid-air, his blood-red pupils watching Bone Mountain coldly, the mockery at the corners of his mouth deepening.

He did not speak, simply raising his right hand slowly, tapping his sword-finger gently against his forehead, and then pointing forward.

"Blood Pupil, Open!!"

In an instant.

The blood mark on Wu Li's forehead suddenly lit up, and scarlet light surged out like a tidal wave.