Demonic Crystals
"What?"
Seeing Li Shen's face change dramatically, Bi Fan asked him what was wrong.
As soon as he finished speaking, a piercing roar rang out from the depths of the cave.
Roar!
Bi Fan's expression shifted. He could feel an intensely oppressive aura surging from deep within the cave, and he had the distinct sensation of being watched.
Looking that way, Bi Fan saw clumps of black mist billowing out from the depths and rolling toward them.
Within two breaths, they had transformed into streaks of afterimages and shot toward the pair.
Buzz, buzz!
Li Shen gripped the Black Dragon Sword. It hummed, and he instantly swung it, trailing black mist.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
One after another, the black shadows burst apart like clouds of mist beneath his sword, fading and vanishing.
"What are those?"
Bi Fan asked. Both the black shadows and the Black Dragon Sword gave off black mist, but the shadows' mist carried a cold, sinister aura, while the Black Dragon Sword's was pure energy, at most a little chilly. They clearly weren't the same thing.
"They're a kind of evil, mutated demon in the Dragon Abyss Forbidden Land. We call them demon spirits." Li Shen hurriedly explained as he backed away. "Retreat! It's been roused."
Bi Fan was puzzled by Li Shen's mention of "it," but seeing the panic on Li Shen's face, he knew the thing had to be extremely dangerous. He retreated alongside him.
After all, this was the Dragon Abyss Forbidden Land—a place where even a Chaos Celestial Venerable could fall if they weren't careful.
Before they had reached the cave entrance, the pressure surging from the depths grew stronger and stronger. Then another roar rang out, louder than the last.
Bi Fan saw countless clouds of black mist pouring from