Within the Hot Springs, thunderous booms rang out, eerie shrieks never ceased, and spells flew without end.
A host of Eerie Shadows pounced on Gu Xingzhi as he stepped inside.
Gu Xingzhi immediately summoned Moon Radiance's power to block them, but he was clearly struggling.
He gritted his teeth and held on. "Damn it. If This Seat's cultivation had not been sealed before this, killing the likes of you would take but a single thought."
Heh heh heh—
Roar—
Seeing Gu Xingzhi struggle, the Eerie Shadows cackled and intensified their attacks.
More and more Eerie Shadows gathered around him, rushing at Gu Xingzhi in unison.
Outnumbered and surrounded, he was compressed into a ball.
Just then, four old men appeared. They had been ordered by Xue Er to protect Gu Xingzhi, so naturally they came to his rescue.
For a time, thunderous explosions resounded as the four old men attacked the Eerie Shadows.
Yet the Eerie Shadows had a clear target. They disdained the four old men and continued attacking Gu Xingzhi.
Not only that, the Azure Light grew even more dazzling and shot into the four old men's bodies with whooshing sounds.
"This is bad! This strange thing..."
The four old men could only abandon their attacks on the Eerie Shadows and turn to resisting the Azure Light.
Yet they could not hold it back. The Azure Light was exceedingly powerful and swiftly eroded into their bodies.
The four old men's gazes turned vacant, then their eyes reddened as they transformed into four puppets.
Like the Eerie Shadows, they began attacking Gu Xingzhi.
Gu Xingzhi's pressure surged, and he was on the verge of being unable to hold out.
At that moment, Moon Radiance within him burst forth. A trace of dormant Golden Light stirred within his body and