They knew full well that if they stayed here, there would be no way out except to sacrifice their lives for nothing.
"Trying to run? Dream on!" Meng Qi sneered coldly. Her delicate jade foot stepped atop the Netherworld Banner as she activated the Netherworld Bell, unleashing streaks of black lightning that struck at the crowd.
The black lightning contained world-destroying power. Every strike took a life.
Meng Qi's cultivation had already far surpassed theirs, and with the aid of the Netherworld Bell and the Soul Hooking Bell, she slaughtered more than a dozen people in a single exchange!
The survivors looked around frantically for a way to escape when a gigantic Saber Qi suddenly slashed toward them.
The fierce gale carried by the Saber Qi tore through the void and made it hard to breathe.
"Not good!" Meng Qi's lovely face changed slightly. She raised the Soul Hooking Bell with one hand and blocked the gigantic Saber Qi.
With a bang, the Soul Hooking Bell was knocked away and fell to the ground.
The Netherworld Bell's power was simply not enough to withstand a blow from a peak Heavenly Tribulation cultivator.
Meng Qi clenched her teeth and formed hand seals. A vast surge of spiritual power poured into the Soul Hooking Bell, making it float in midair and bloom with brilliant blue light.
More and more ghosts gathered inside the Netherworld Tower. Baring their fangs and claws, they released piercing shrieks and surged forward like a raging tide, pouncing on every living thing in the canyon.
"Not good!"
"Ah..."
Miserable screams echoed throughout the canyon.
With a squelch, someone was caught off guard and clawed by an evil ghost. His entire body immediately began to rot. In unbearable agony, he fell into the canyon's black river and dissolved in