Blood Robe Evil Ghost

Li Yuan killed several more zombies and evil ghosts in succession. He slowly exhaled a breath of foul air, swept his gaze over the battlefield, and could not help but frown slightly.

The situation was already terrible.

They had run alongside the convoy for some time, yet Changgan County was still some distance away. It would likely take another half an hour to reach the county seat.

Could these people really hold out that long?

If too many of these martial artists died or were injured and they could no longer keep going, he might have to flee on the spot as well!

Who knew what the Special Capture Division had been thinking, insisting on transporting so many things at once and leaving everyone stranded in the wilderness. Though Li Yuan cursed the Special Capture Division from top to bottom a hundred times in his heart, there was nothing he could do but kill enemies as he hurried onward.

Their current predicament was grim. Inside the carriage, Zong Lin grew anxious. "Lord Xu, are we still not making a move?"

Xu Zhe held a small jade disc in his hand. Tiny runes flickered across its surface, and the disc gave off a faint warmth.

This was a special Rune Artifact. As long as a target's aura was sealed within it, the target could be tracked. If the jade disc grew warm, it meant the target was nearby!

The hotter the jade disc became, the closer the target was!

"We still cannot act. The Corpse Demon is nearby, but we do not yet know his exact location."

At this moment, both sides were locked in a contest.

Xu Zhe knew the Corpse Demon was hiding nearby, yet he did not know the other party's precise location and could not act rashly.

If his strike missed and startled the Corpse Demon into retreat, this mission would fail.

The Corpse Demon was in much the same position. He too had his misgivings.

The escort convoy from Jiujiang Commandery had chosen this very moment to leave the city. It was far too suspicious. He also suspected this was a trap, so he had been lingering nearby, not daring to make a rash move.

At a time like this, whoever lost patience first would reveal an opening!

Just as Xu Zhe and the Corpse Demon remained deadlocked in secret, a new change appeared.

A blood-red shadow emerged near the convoy. Its scarlet eyes locked tightly onto the strongest person in the crowd—Yan Nian, a True Qi Realm martial artist!

A flash of killing intent flickered through its eyes as it lunged at Yan Nian!

Yan Nian saw a streak of red flash before him—the scarlet eyes of the blood shadow. Then he felt his mind grow heavy, while layer upon layer of phantom images appeared before his eyes!

In his daze, he seemed to see a blood-red evil ghost!

A blood-colored evil ghost?

The sudden appearance of the blood-colored evil ghost stunned the martial artists, and some even cried out in alarm.

"Blood Robe Evil Ghost!?"

"No, that isn't a Blood Robe Evil Ghost!"

"It hasn't condensed a blood robe yet. It's a Half-step Blood Robe!"

The danger of evil ghosts did not lie solely in their immunity to physical attacks. Some powerful evil ghosts could even attack their targets with spiritual force, dragging them into illusions!

When evil ghosts killed too many living beings and plundered a vast amount of blood and vitality, they could condense blood robes and become Blood Robe Evil Ghosts, far stronger than ordinary evil ghosts.

The most terrifying thing about Blood Robe Evil Ghosts was their impossible-to-guard-against spiritual attacks. A martial artist could fall victim to them with the slightest carelessness.

The evil ghost that had suddenly appeared was not a Blood Robe Evil Ghost. Though its body was blood-red, it had not yet reached the point of condensing a blood robe. It could only be considered a Half-step Blood Robe, somewhat weaker than a true Blood Robe Evil Ghost.

Precisely because of this, the Half-step Blood Robe's spiritual attack was not too powerful. After Yan Nian fell into the illusion, he recovered in merely two breaths and raised his longsword to block the ghost claw swung by the Half-step Blood Robe!

"Hmph! Die!"

True qi surged wildly through Yan Nian's body. Sword shadows intertwined as he sent dense streams of Sword Qi slashing toward the Half-step Blood Robe.

The Half-step Blood Robe was extremely fast. With several turns and changes of direction, it evaded Yan Nian's attacks.

As the only informed person among the escorts, Yan Nian's strength was naturally far from ordinary. He was a True Qi Realm martial artist personally selected by Chu Han, and even in such a difficult situation, he was capable of holding the line.

While attacking the zombies and evil ghosts pursuing the convoy, he tangled with the Half-step Blood Robe and stubbornly held on.

After tangling with Yan Nian several times without being able to take him down, the Half-step Blood Robe's scarlet eyeballs shifted toward the other Inner Force Realm martial artists.

Its figure flashed. It directly abandoned Yan Nian and charged toward the Inner Force Realm martial artists.

Yan Nian was both shocked and enraged, and he shouted sharply.

"Get out of the way! Beware its illusions!"

Though he warned them, it was already too late. The Half-step Blood Robe Evil Ghost was too fast. It had already rushed into the crowd, reaching out with a ghost claw and seizing an Inner Force Realm martial artist.

An even stronger chill than that of ordinary evil ghosts flooded into the martial artist's body, nearly freezing all the blood in him solid.

Agonizing pain struck. The martial artist opened his mouth to scream, but not a sound came out. Only a stream of bone-white cold air escaped his lips.

"This is bad, save him!"

"Together!"

Several nearby martial artists immediately rushed over. However, the Half-step Blood Robe was extremely powerful. Even against a True Qi Realm martial artist, it would not be at a disadvantage. It was not something an ordinary Inner Force Realm martial artist could withstand.

High-ranking ghost creatures could teleport over short distances. The Half-step Blood Robe flickered in and out of sight, and after several teleports, it easily broke free from the martial artists' encirclement.

It did not clash head-on with these martial artists, instead choosing lone targets. After several twists and changes of direction, it heavily wounded several more martial artists.

The Half-step Blood Robe flickered in and out of sight. The Inner Force Realm martial artists found it difficult to lock onto its movements, allowing it to slaughter freely among them. Meanwhile, Yan Nian was entangled by a large swarm of zombies and evil ghosts and could not break free in the short term. The situation had reached a moment of utmost peril.

Inside the carriage, Xu Zhe sat upright, but veins had already risen across the back of his hand. Terrifying power continued to gather in his palm, ready to erupt at any moment.

Xu Zhe stared fixedly outside the carriage. Just as he was preparing to abandon this mission and forcefully make a move, he suddenly saw a young figure flickering continuously, rushing toward the Half-step Blood Robe Evil Ghost with an eerie footwork technique!

Shocking Step!

This was Li Yuan's first time fully employing this movement technique. Shocking Force exploded continuously beneath his feet, and his figure accelerated again and again under the powerful recoil, quickly closing in on the blood-colored evil ghost.

Li Yuan was merely one of many martial artists charging toward the Half-step Blood Robe. In the Half-step Blood Robe's eyes, there was nothing remarkable about him. Scarlet light flashed in its eyes, and powerful spiritual force erupted, transforming into all kinds of illusions that swept toward the martial artists.

Some martial artists groaned and collapsed to the ground clutching their heads.

Before others, layer upon layer of phantom images appeared. They could not even maintain their balance and staggered about as if drunk.

Only Li Yuan was different. A serpent shadow flashed deep within his eyes, and the Half-step Blood Robe's attack had no effect on him whatsoever!

Martial Dao True Intent!

Dragon's Bloodshed!

The system had made it very clear: Martial Dao True Intent was a power born from the spiritual realm, and it also represented extraordinary martial arts attainments. When Yan Nian had shouted for everyone to beware the Half-step Blood Robe's illusions, Li Yuan had already vaguely guessed that the Dragon's Bloodshed he had comprehended might be able to resist the illusion attacks of ghost creatures!

And that was indeed the case.

If Li Yuan circulated Dragon's Bloodshed with all his strength, his Martial Dao True Intent would manifest outside his body and turn into small serpents. Just now, he had only secretly used a small portion of Dragon's Bloodshed's power. The disturbance was slight and extremely concealed, yet it had blocked the Half-step Blood Robe's illusion attack!

The Half-step Blood Robe also discovered that its illusions had no effect whatsoever on Li Yuan. But it was already too late. Before it could teleport away again, Li Yuan suddenly rushed before it and slammed a palm heavily into its body!

Shocking Force!

The air exploded. The Half-step Blood Robe's body twisted violently from the blow, nearly tearing apart!

Violent power swept through the Half-step Blood Robe's entire body. Agonizing pain surged into the depths of its soul, even blanking out its thoughts for an instant and leaving it frozen in place.

Seizing the opening while the Half-step Blood Robe was stiffened, Li Yuan grasped his chance, and heavy palm shadows rained down continuously upon it!

Unending Shocking Force exploded again and again across the Half-step Blood Robe's body, blasting its form into fragments!

In only a few breaths, this Half-step Blood Robe was completely killed by Li Yuan!

Li Yuan's ferocious display stunned the watching martial artists. The Half-step Blood Robe Evil Ghost they had struggled to deal with had been taken care of by such a young man.

"Who is that? He actually killed a Half-step Blood Robe?"

"The strength of his inner force is the greatest I have ever seen in my life!"

"To possess such strength at such a young age, his future achievements will surely be limitless!"

"I remember his name seems to be Li Yuan, from Zhengyang Martial Arts School."

"Zhengyang Martial Arts School actually produced such a person?"

While everyone discussed heatedly, Xu Zhe in the carriage also let out a long breath of relief.

He had just been about to make a move, yet Li Yuan had turned the tide and killed that Half-step Blood Robe all by himself.

"Li Yuan."

Xu Zhe remembered the name. He could get to know him when he had time. It was not only Xu Zhe—Zong Wencheng and Zong Lin beside him had also noticed Li Yuan's performance.

Just as Xu Zhe was pondering this, the jade disc in his hand changed. It grew hotter and hotter!

Xu Zhe was startled and immediately said, "He's here. He's approaching!"

Zong Wencheng and Zong Lin's expressions hardened as they both stared at the jade disc in Xu Zhe's hand.

The tiny runes on the jade disc flashed continuously, giving off a soft gleam. Suddenly, a striking red dot appeared on its surface!

And the direction indicated by that red dot pointed toward... the very rear of the convoy!

A sharp gleam flashed through Xu Zhe's eyes.

"Found you!"

"Zong Lin, stay behind. Zong Wencheng, come with me to kill the Corpse Demon!"

As soon as the words fell, two figures shot out like lightning, speeding toward the rear of the convoy.