"Who dares run wild on Grandpa's turf!"
A furious roar came from the dark clouds in the sky.
In the forest, Xu Ci and the other four wore solemn expressions. They cried out, "Brother Xu Ci, it's that evil creature!"
"Mm! We absolutely can't let him escape this time!" Killing intent surfaced in Xu Ci's eyes.
Although Xu Ci and the others had decent cultivation, they weren't righteous heroes who hunted demons and exorcised evil. They were searching for this fiend only because, when they had just entered Monarch's Slope, they had been ambushed by him and suffered severe injuries. If not for their formidable abilities, they would likely have died at his hands.
Now, they sought him out mainly to take revenge.
"Brothers, follow me! Let's destroy this fiend!"
Xu Ci immediately stepped forward, unleashing the full power of the Two-Calamity Dao Realm without restraint. The other four also displayed their cultivation in the One-Calamity Dao Realm. Blades flashed, swords gleamed, fists and palms thundered, all blasting toward the dark clouds in midair.
"Rumble—" A thunderous boom shook the sky. The mass of dark clouds churned and scattered, revealing a horrifying ghostly remnant within it—only its upper body remained. Most terrifying of all were its blood-red eyes, like scarlet lanterns, seemingly capable of seizing the soul.
"It's you five little brats again!"
"Hmph, old ghost. You won't escape today!"
The dark clouds and Xu Ci's group traded a few shouts. On one side, the dark clouds rolled into the sky, dense with sinister energy; on the other, their blood surged with youthful vigor and their killing intent ran deep.
Thunderous booms continued to explode across the heavens. Five men battled one ghost, and in a short time, they fought to a standstill.
Lin Bai sat cross-legged in the forest,