Demon Ghost Domain Trial (8)

The five descended the mountain smoothly without encountering any further danger. Along the way, they saw Demon Beast corpses everywhere, scattered or in groups, but not a single living Demon Beast was seen. Clearly, the first group had fought their way down, clearing obstacles for the others and saving them a lot of effort.

As dusk approached, the entire Demon Ghost Domain appeared hazy and gloomy. Strangely shaped, ancient trees and broken branches stood out starkly in the distance, and the occasional mournful cry of a crow echoed in the distance, chilling and unsettling. Xiao Wanqing and the other two women were pale, glancing around furtively every now and then, yet daring not to look openly. Clearly, the atmosphere was greatly affecting them. Yue Qianchou around, sighing inwardly. This scene was perfect for filming ghost movies; it would be a waste not to utilize it!

Kou Xuehua kept urging the group to hurry up, her expression anxious. Yue Qianchou caught up with her in a few steps, then turned and suggested, "Grandmaster Kou, why don't we just Sword Flight?"

"No way." Kou Xuehua refused outright. "There are countless things around us. As soon as we take off, we'll become the target of everyone's attacks. We won't be able to survive tonight."

"Then let's just hide here. There are people on the mountainside, and the others who were supposed to come down the mountain have already done so. We won't be a noticeable target here, so it should be relatively safe," Yue Qianchou said, looking around.

Kou Xuehua shook her head again and refused, saying, "No, this whole mountain is the most dangerous place right now. So many Demon Beasts have died, and the stench of blood can be smelled for dozens of miles. When night falls, all sorts of demons and ghosts will gather here to hunt for food. At that time, all sorts of messy things will be everywhere on the mountain. Where can you hide?"

Yue Qianchou thought it made sense and stopped talking. The group hurried down the mountain without stopping.

The five of them walked and ran, and as it got darker, the women abandoned their ladylike modesty, lifted their skirts with both hands and ran. Yue Qianchou glanced at their skirts, but it was a pity that they were all wearing trousers underneath, otherwise there would have been quite a sight to behold.

Just as they were about to reach the bottom of the mountain, the five of them suddenly stopped. Looking around, they saw countless shimmering green lights.

At the foot of the mountain, a group of red-haired, dog-like creatures with gleaming green eyes approached. What were these things? The faces of the group changed, and they all looked at Kou Xuehua, who said in a deep voice, "Blood Wolf, the most numerous Demon Beasts in the Demon Ghost Domain. They must have been attracted by the smell of blood on the mountain."

The men immediately picked up their longswords again.

"Awooo..." The lead, robust Blood Wolf also spotted them, howling loudly, and soon the howls echoed throughout the group. After howling, one or two Blood Wolf led the charge towards the group, followed by the Blood Wolf swarming forward. From their vantage point, the wolf pack appeared as waves, far too many to count.

"Kill the ones who slip through the net, and don't let them get close," Yue Qianchou shouted in a deep voice. In this situation, he unconsciously put himself in the command role.

Before the wolves could even reach them, she decisively released three flying swords, three Sword-Ray flashing into the wolves and slaughtering them indiscriminately. Wherever the Sword-Ray touched, the beasts fell one after another, their bellies ripped open and intestines spilling out. But there were too many of them. No matter how fast Yue Qianchou's flying swords were, they couldn't stop the wolves' relentless charge. The four women's flying swords immediately followed, and the seven flying swords sliced through the wolf pack like vegetables, gradually piling up the wolf corpses.

However, the wolf pack was too numerous, and compared to ordinary wolves, the Blood Wolf were swift and agile. Unable to charge head-on, the Blood Wolf cleverly flanked from both sides, quickly surrounding the five. This immediately caused them great trouble. Because the attack range had widened, more and more Blood Wolf slipped through the net, forcing the group to narrow the attack range of their flying swords. They could no longer afford to kill any more; simply preventing the Blood Wolf from getting close was a great stroke of luck.

Just then, someone on the mountain shouted, "Are those disciples of my Fu Xian Island down there?"

Yue Qianchou glanced around and saw that nearly a thousand people were gradually coming down from the mountain. Needless to say, they must be the disciples from various sects who had been trapped by the Bloodthirsty Demonic Bat. And Yue Qianchou happened to recognize the person who had just shouted. He immediately called out loudly, "Gu Qingyun, stop talking nonsense and come help quickly."

In that moment of distraction, more than a dozen Blood Wolf rushed over. He quickly focused his attention and killed them to protect his side.

Gu Qingyun was none other than the person who had extorted two high-grade Spirit Stones from Yue Qianchou in the Scripture Pavilion that day. Upon hearing Yue Qianchou's shout, Gu Qingyun was taken aback. Just then, Yue Qianchou turned around, and although he couldn't make out who it was, judging from the five people's clothing and the fact that the person who had called out his name, they were undoubtedly disciples of Fu Xian Island.

Gu Qingyun, sword in hand, turned to the disciples of various sects and raised his arms, shouting, "Our cultivation is low, and no one knows if we can return alive. But after this battle, we must have understood one thing: only through unity and solidarity can we have any hope of survival. Please help my disciples from Fu Xian Island escape this predicament. If any of you encounter difficulties afterward, my disciples from Fu Xian Island will certainly not stand idly by. Those who are unwilling to help, I will not force; those who are willing, come and fight!"

Gu Qingyun shouted, turned abruptly, and took the lead in running down the mountain, his flying sword transforming into a streak of light as it shot towards the wolf pack. The disciples of Fu Xian Island immediately followed, releasing their own flying swords and rushing down. The disciples from both the righteous and demonic sects knew Gu Qingyun was telling the truth; if it hadn't been for their unity halfway down the mountain, they didn't know how many would have survived. Immediately, most of them rushed down together. A small number, however, wanted to bypass the wolves, but looking at the sky, they dared not proceed due to their small numbers—who knew what might be ahead? It was safer to be in a group. So, they reluctantly followed.

Damn! This kid really knows how to Bewitching Hearts; he's got talent. Yue Qianchou also heard Gu Qingyun's shout just now.

Nearly a thousand people rushed down and immediately rescued the five. Gu Qingyun then walked directly to Yue Qianchou's side, wanting to see who the acquaintance who had told him to stop talking nonsense was. After seeing clearly, he exclaimed in surprise, "It's you?"

"It is indeed me." Yue Qianchou nodded and smiled, thinking to himself, "If I don't speak to you in a familiar tone, who knows if you'll come down?"

Gu Qingyun gave a cold "humph" and turned his head to focus on controlling his sword to kill the wolves.

With so many cultivators attacking at once, the Blood Wolf suffered a heavy loss. Before long, the remaining nearly ten thousand Blood Wolf retreated far away and surrounded the group. However, wolves are inherently ruthless and will not give up until they achieve their goal, and they never easily abandon their prey once they have set their sights on it.

"Awooo..." First came a wolf howl, then a chorus of howls, then all the Blood Wolf were howling. Soon after, howls echoed from all directions, seemingly converging on this place.

Are they summoning their kind? Everyone was filled with doubt and suspicion; this was troublesome. Sure enough, not long afterward, countless green eyes appeared in the distance, converging on them with a chilling aura, accompanied by rustling sounds.

The sky was almost completely dark, and the wolves' appearances were becoming increasingly indistinct. All that could be seen were layers of glowing green eyes continuously filling the wolf pack that surrounded the group. Everyone, whether Righteous Path or demonic, grew tense.

Yue Qianchou turned to Gu Qingyun and laughed, "I never thought a group of cultivators would be trapped by a pack of wolves. Have you ever heard of such a thing before?" He wasn't nervous at all. If things got really bad, he could just run to Utopia to hide.

Gu Qingyun ignored him; it wasn't worth getting trapped for this scoundrel, and he regretted it. Suddenly, several people in the crowd took flight on streams of light, but before they were out of sight, several red beams shot into the sky in the distance, and the people were swallowed up by the red light with a scream. The crowd was secretly alarmed, and some who had the same thought immediately calmed down.

"As the saying goes, 'One general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand'..." A faint singing voice suddenly drifted from afar, sounding exactly like a Peking Opera aria to Yue Qianchou's ears, which surprised him greatly. Everyone else also listened with curiosity, wondering who dared to sing here.

As the song began, the surrounding wolves became restless and unusually uneasy.

"Alas... alas... the times are against us..." The song continued, seemingly growing closer. The wolf pack also underwent a dramatic change, howling softly like dogs that had been severely beaten, and fleeing with their tails between their legs. Before long, the tens of thousands of wolves that had surrounded them had vanished without a single one remaining, leaving only corpses scattered everywhere.

Everyone was even more surprised. Who was it that could scare away a pack of wolves with just one song?

Yue Qianchou suddenly noticed that Kou Xuehua beside him was acting strangely, and couldn't help but ask, "Grandmaster Kou, do you know who is singing?"

A group of people nearby turned to look at her upon hearing this. Kou Xuehua bit her lip hard and said, word by word, "Ghost... General!"

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