A vast expanse of black bamboo forest stretched out beneath the sky, with deafening explosions ringing out from time to time and flames shooting into the heavens.
Deep within the black bamboo forest lay an open clearing.
Three corpses lay on the ground. Fang Yufei, Lei Hong, and Li Xiao were shielded by a pale cyan light barrier, their faces filled with terror.
A burly young man in black stood opposite them. His entire body was shrouded in black qi, black spirit patterns covered his arms, and he had three eyes, long ears, and a high nose.
The black-robed youth's hands had pierced through Fang Qingxue's chest. He pulled out a miniature Nascent Soul, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed a few times, and swallowed it.
"Demon Corpse!"
Lei Hong's expression turned exceedingly ugly. He formed a hand seal, and thunder rumbled amid flashes of lightning high in the sky. Thick bolts of silver lightning tore through the heavens and struck toward the Demon Corpse.
Fang Yufei waved the red feather fan in her hand, releasing a stream of crimson flames that transformed into a Crimson Fire Python over a hundred zhang long and lunged at the Demon Corpse.
Black light blazed from the Demon Corpse's body. With a movement of its arms, countless black threads shot forth.
Amid a thunderous crash, the silver lightning scattered completely. The Crimson Fire Python was pierced through by the dense black threads, transforming into a huge crimson fire cloud.
Fang Yufei's expression became especially unsightly at this sight. She clutched a pale cyan talisman in her hand, its surface bearing the image of a green firebird and emanating terrifying energy fluctuations. It was clearly a fifth-tier talisman.
Lei Hong produced a small mirror that flickered with golden light. Strands of lightning danced across