41: They are all evil spirits, why are you covered in holy light?

Even between shadows, there are distinctions in appearance.

Li Yan's shadow had no self-awareness, so in the eyes of other shadows, Li Yan's shadow seemed a bit dull.

But this was inevitable.

The System's existence prevented Li Yan's shadow from taking over, ensuring its hundred percent loyalty to the main body.

Precisely because it was dull, Crescent Shadow had no guard against Li Yan.

But now they saw Li Yan's shadow, sprawled on the sacrificial Formation, brazenly stealing Blood Shadow Venerable's energy.

Black Qi was extracted from the Formation, flowing like smoke into Li Yan's shadow.

After stealing Blood Shadow Venerable's Immortal Art, he gained a deeper understanding of Blood Shadow Art.

Because of this blood glass treasure lotus lantern, Li Yan had an extra shadow compared to others, divided into a main shadow and a sub-shadow.

The main shadow was the one under his feet, while the sub-shadow was projected by him using the treasure lotus lamp.

This sub-shadow could instantly disappear without a trace by extinguishing the light at any time.

It was clear that in actual combat, the sub-shadow's ability was more powerful and convenient.

As long as the light was extinguished, one could escape the enemy's pursuit.

Seeing Li Yan stealing the Venerable's cultivation.

Crescent Shadow roared, "Who exactly are you?!"

With that, Crescent Shadow raised his hands, and his ten fingers transformed into black snakes, attempting to bind Li Yan's shadow.

Seeing shadows surrounding him, Li Yan originally intended to extinguish the light and retract his sub-shadow.

But a bold idea flashed through Li Yan's mind, and he began to manipulate his sub-shadow to flee.

Under the starry sky, within the forest, two shadows chased each other.

Crescent Shadow sneered, "By following your shadow, I can find the location of your main body!"

"Kid, let's see where you run!"

Crescent Shadow thought he was the hunter, unaware that he was stepping deeper into the trap Li Yan had meticulously arranged for him.

At this moment, inside the stealth Formation, Li Yan took out a Magic Treasure—the Soul-Locking Banner.

Su Mo beside him showed a puzzled expression: "Master, can this catch shadows?"

She understood Li Yan's actions, but what she didn't understand was.

The one being lured was clearly a shadow, but could this Soul-Locking Banner truly be used to catch shadows?

Li Yan's lips curled up; he didn't explain but demonstrated on the spot.

He picked up the Soul-Locking Banner with his right hand and silently chanted, "Shadow Transformation Magic Treasure."

The next moment, both Li Yan's main shadow and sub-shadow each had an additional Soul-Locking Banner in their hands.

That's right!

This was the Blood Shadow Immortal Art Li Yan had just learned, extracting the shadow of a Magic Treasure and projecting it onto the shadow's hand.

One main and one sub, the two shadows attacked from left and right under Li Yan's control.

The Shadow Soul-Locking Banners in the shadows' hands were plunged into the ground!

The Soul-Locking Banner, originally only effective against living people and ghosts, could now also lock shadows!

The Soul-Locking Banner, through the Blood Shadow Immortal Art, transformed into the Shadow Soul-Locking Banner!

Real-world Magic Treasures could also be projected into the shadow world through immortal techniques.

The two Shadow Soul-Locking Banners raised several shadow walls, trapping Crescent Shadow within them.

"Shadow Locking Formation!?"

The Shadow Soul-Locking Banner successfully formed a Formation, completely blocking the opponent's escape routes.

Seeing this, the shadow with the crescent moon mark on his brow clearly panicked.

"Who exactly is Your Excellency?!"

"All Shadow Demons under heaven are one family; why does Your Excellency attack me and even steal the Venerable's cultivation?"

Crescent Shadow looked left and right, discovering that the two shadows surrounding him looked exactly alike—were they twins?

"Sirs! I am Moon Shadow Taoist, under Blood Shadow Venerable! May I ask Your Excellencies your esteemed names and from which sect you hail?"

Li Yan, hiding in the dark, judged from the information in the other party's words.

It seemed that not only the Su Family was Possessed by shadows, but even around Mi Mountain City, a group of shadows was entrenched.

They called themselves Shadow Demons, and this outer district was clearly managed by someone called Blood Shadow Venerable.

Moon Shadow Taoist continued, "Mi Mountain Outer City is Blood Shadow Venerable's mountain gate; don't you fear the Venerable's wrath by trapping me here!"

The other party mistakenly thought Li Yan was an outsider Shadow Demon.

And he even called himself Moon Shadow Taoist?

Li Yan was somewhat amused; not only did people's shadows take over, but they also bestowed themselves titles of Venerable and Taoist.

It could be said that within Bugui Mountain, even people's shadows wanted to devour people.

"You lowly beast, still dare to call yourself Moon Shadow Taoist."

Only then did Li Yan speak through his shadow.

Moon Shadow Taoist's eyes darted, seemingly calculating something.

He let out a series of gloomy sneers: "I wondered how powerful Your Excellency was; judging by your shadow-Qi, you are merely at the fourth layer of the Ban Xue Realm."

"Since you refuse to state your origins, then this humble Taoist can only make a move!"

With that, Moon Shadow Taoist shot up from the ground, his shadow turning into a physical entity.

The black shadow wielded a whisk, driving the gentle moonlight, directly breaking through the Shadow Soul-Locking Banner blocking his path.

Moon Shadow Taoist's black shadow snorted, "You two are probably just two masterless wild shadows, who dared to be presumptuous in front of this humble Taoist right after Awakening your consciousness!"

With that, the black shadow formed hand seals and chanted, "Bright Moon, aid me!"

Seeing the moonlight shine on Li Yan's two shadows, Li Yan mumbled softly.

"It seems I can't extract more information; it's time to reel it in."

"Golden Body Avatar, rise!"

As Li Yan activated the spell, two Golden Body Avatars rose from the black shadows, their golden light shining, dispelling confusion!

Moon Shadow Taoist, who had been calm a second ago, let out a shrill scream the next moment.

"Yang Si Power?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!!!"

The Shadow Demon, who was being burned by the golden light, the one who called himself Moon Shadow Taoist, never dreamed.

They were all shadows, all wicked entities.

Why could he only control the moonlight's brilliance, while Li Yan could summon Golden Body Avatars?

This completely defied logic.

Shadow Demons were like ghosts; which evil ghost would dare to tattoo a Great Mighty Dragon on its back?

Li Yan's two shadows transforming into Golden Body Avatars—that scene, to a Shadow Demon.

It was like two Asura evil ghosts directly transforming into Erlang Shen!

When Moon Shadow Taoist saw the two Golden Body Avatars rise from the ground, his mind went blank, utterly bewildered.

Feeling the stinging golden light, Moon Shadow Taoist immediately knelt on the ground, begging for mercy.

"Taoist! Taoist, spare my life!"

"You two are the true Shadow Taoists!"

"This Moon Shadow Taoist title, I gave it to myself blindly; this humble one was ignorant, this humble one was short-sighted!"

The two Golden Body Avatars pressed closer, and Moon Shadow Taoist's shadow grew smaller and smaller, cowering and trembling in the crevice.

Li Yan's lips curled up, speaking through his shadow, "Tell me everything you know."

Moon Shadow Taoist looked at the two Golden Body Avatars on either side with a terrified expression.

The golden light generated by Yang Si Power had a strong suppressive effect on Shadow Demons.

Even though his cultivation was not weak, he was completely restrained by the Golden Body Avatars.

Moon Shadow Taoist, held in place, could only stammer, "This humble one will certainly speak all that I know! I beg the True Shadow Taoist to spare my life."

"Tell me the incantation used for the sacrifice!"

Li Yan's goal was very clear—to fleece!

As long as he mastered the sacrificial incantation, he could exploit Blood Shadow Venerable through the Side Effect Reversal System!

Directly stealing the Venerable's cultivation, wouldn't that be wonderful?