Night fell over Shanglin Town.
A gigantic Fire Crow spread its wings in the night sky, diving down along the long street amid a myriad of flames. Its brilliant radiance illuminated the surrounding houses shrouded in darkness.
Ghostly, sinister shadows revealed their true forms. Buffeted by the scorching waves of flame, they twisted and trembled, letting out soundless shrieks before dissolving into wisps of gray smoke.
The flying Fire Crow skimmed low across the ground for over a hundred paces before crashing heavily into a hideous, ferocious Evil Monster.
A thunderous explosion rang out, and blazing flames engulfed the Evil Monster.
The searing heat scorched its scale-covered skin, making it roar in fury despite itself.
Evil energy surged skyward!
But at that very moment, a Flying Sword streaked down like lightning, piercing straight through the Evil Monster's skull from above before bursting out through its chest.
Foul-smelling blood sprayed dozens of paces away!
"Roar!"
The grievously wounded Evil Monster immediately descended into near-madness. Great billows of black smoke gushed from its torn wounds and spread in every direction.
Countless ghosts and ghouls rapidly spawned within the black smoke.
Yet a massive net suddenly dropped down, enveloping the bloated Evil Monster within it.
The sounds of "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh" rang out without end!
Before the Evil Monster could react, the huge net abruptly contracted, its cords cinching tightly around its neck, waist, abdomen, and limbs.
Twisting it into all manner of grotesque shapes!
Sensing danger, the Evil Monster struggled desperately. But the more it struggled, the tighter the net constricted around it.
The evil power within its body poured out like floodwaters from a breached dam.
In less than the time it took to drink half a cup of tea, the wraith-grade Evil Monster seemed to have had its spine pulled