The flood of heads had only been the demons' first wave of attack. Their purpose had likely been to stir chaos within Ten Directions City, and they had indeed achieved that effect.
The attacks to come would not be so easy to handle.
These demons had come in a fierce tide.
Those that walked the ground, those that flew through the sky, those that swam in the water...
They had formed an encirclement from land, sea, and air, clearly intending to surround all of Ten Directions City.
Without anyone noticing, foul-smelling rain began to fall from the sky. Black raindrops pattered down upon the ground.
A layer of azure light immediately spread across Yang An's body. Having long been prepared, he activated the Pure Light Glazed Technique, keeping all the rain from touching him.
Black smoke hissed from the azure light coating his body. As it met the dense raindrops, the light continuously dimmed.
Fortunately, a single technique did not consume much of Yang An's strength. He could maintain it continuously without much trouble.
Yet as he watched the rain close at hand, his perception revealed that every raindrop was not actually black. Rather, each was filled with countless tiny black living creatures, like little tadpoles.
These creatures concealed within the rain bared their fangs and claws. Though tiny, their mouths were full of sharp teeth. Once they landed on a person, they would frantically gnaw at their flesh and burrow into their blood and meat.
Quite a few cultivators had methods to deal with them.
Some acted as though it were nothing, merely forming a hand seal. Their skin and flesh immediately hardened like stone, impervious to the rain's erosion.
Others appeared flustered, scrambling in a panic. With no better solution, they simply dug in with their fingers, reaching