Light and Shadow (VIII)
The strange light gradually subsided, and the shadow power retreated entirely back into Ling Ge's body, finally forming a mark of Black Day on her forehead. The distorted expression on Ling Ge's face also disappeared, replaced by a calm expression.
"Ling Ge" opened her eyes, looked around, stretched her body, and put on an amused smile, "Although there is no longer a distinction between genders, it still feels strange to use a woman's body for the first time."
Then she suddenly reached out, and a spherical phantom appeared in "Ling Ge's " or rather Lu Li's hand. It represented Ling Ge's personality, soul, and other aspects. With a clench of her hand, she crushed it. Lu Li was like a Diner, picking and choosing from Ling Ge's personality and soul, picking out what he needed and casually storing away the unwanted impurities.
The battles around them were gradually showing signs of a clear winner. As more and more Shadow Cult instructors poured into the temple, the Holy Sight Mountain camp slowly began to show signs of defeat. These instructors might not be very strong, but each of them knew a thing or two about shadow power. With these attacks mixed with shadow power, it was inevitable that the Holy Sight Mountain people would lose focus.
The small battlefield of Li Mo was the most eye-catching place. After the results were roughly announced, most people turned their attention to this area, but the current situation was somewhat delicate.
The original leader Li Mo, lost the mark of the Black Day, while the enemy, Holy Sight Mountain Ling Ge, imprinted the mark of the Black Day on his forehead. Involuntarily, everyone's movements slowed down, awaiting the final outcome.
"I, in the name of the Black Day's human form, hereby strip Li Mo of his qualifications as leader." Lu Li chuckled lightly, and with a flick of his slender, white finger, everyone in the Shadow Cult present felt their painstakingly cultivated shadow power shift with that finger. Of course, nothing changed for Li Mo on the other side.
So the result seemed to be out, but Li Mo had been the leader for more than a year and still had considerable prestige within the Shadow Cult. Therefore, some people did not act immediately, but waited for Li Mo's rebuttal or something else.
Holding Yao Ge's corpse, Li Mo looked at the completely unfamiliar "Ling Ge" opposite him, slowly retreating as he said, "All shadow power will be controlled by the Black Day. The former High Priest's actions in his later years were almost entirely forcibly controlled by the Black Day, but I have almost found a way to break free from its control."
"Those who are willing to come with me, then let's stop this war. We'll lead the people to other places, to find new paradises, and to recuperate." Li Mo looked at his former subordinates, wondering how many were willing to go with him.
However, there was no time for those people to think about it anymore. Li Mo could clearly sense just how powerful this so-called human form was. With their current strength, it would be like throwing an egg against a rock to deal with her.
Although he didn't know why the other party stopped making a move after the announcement and instead looked at him with an interesting smile, now was not the time to waste time. Holding Yao Ge's body, Li Mo left the temple directly.
The remaining Shadow Cult instructors glanced at Li Mo, who was quickly disappearing into the distance, and then at the "human form" standing smiling in the middle of the temple, feeling the earlier surge of shadow power. Some stayed behind to deal with the enemies of Holy Sight Mountain, while others, after looking around, chose to leave the temple.
The people of Holy Sight Mountain wouldn't be foolish enough to organize. Regardless of what happened to the other side, the enemy's numbers are decreasing, so there's no need to keep them around, especially since they were previously at a disadvantage.
"Those who were going to leave have all left, so it's time to deal with the matters of your Holy Sight Mountain." Lu Li saw that those who were going to leave had all left, and those who remained were struggling to hold on under the control of the people of Holy Sight Mountain. There were also one or two elder-like figures walking towards him.
With a flick of her wrist, a black laser beam shot out, piercing an elder's heart. He died instantly, not even having time to utter a word. She then frowned, tapping the ground with her long, slender leg. "There are quite a few people."
The ground rippled like water, and dark shadow power spilled out like waves. Those with sharp eyes jumped in time, while those who were too busy fighting were all affected by the shadow ripples.
The power of these ripples surged from the soles of their feet into the bodies of the others, and under the power of these shadow ripples, these people lost control of their bodies and became lambs to the slaughter.
The principle behind this move is actually no different from the shockwave power that Li Mo used before; it's just that Lu Li applied it to shadow power and scaled it up.
A small number of people with the Sky Mark inheritance dodged using their skills. At this moment, a huge black eagle suddenly appeared and rescued the others at great speed. After a slight hesitation, it flew over, grabbed Sheng Heng on the ground with one claw, and then soared into the sky.
Lu Li watched the Big Black gradually disappear into the distance without taking any action. The other members of the Shadow Cult quickly killed the immobile lambs and then approached Lu Li with expressions of awe.
Two more members of the Shadow Cult left with Li Mo: one was Yu Que, who used the Duckweed Crutch Riftbreaker, and the other was Lie Po, who had previously been at odds with Li Mo. Of the six members who came this time, only four remained, and the order was reduced to just over ten members.
Of the five reinforcements who came to Holy Sight Mountain, one was kept behind because he was entangled with Nie Zuo. The remaining four, along with He Zhi, who inherited the Frost Moon, and Sheng Heng, were all taken away by the Big Black.
"Master, Li Mo will definitely return to the stronghold with those traitors and heretics, and take the residents there far away. Should we pursue him?" The speaker was Nie Zuo, one of the four current secretaries of the Shadow Cult, and judging from his tone, he seemed to have been in contact with Lu Li before.
"That's alright. We'll move the residents of Holy Sight Mountain back to our base later. As for those who want to leave, let them go." Lu Li didn't have much of an opinion on this. Did that naive Li Mo really think that the former High Priest could pull off that so-called life-shadow mixing trick under Lu Li's control?
"Let's go. After we've looted Holy Sight Mountain, we'll drive the residents here to relocate." Lu Li turned and walked towards the interior of the temple. He had been "sealed" here for ten years and knew this place inside and out. He quickly arrived at his destination.
In this room filled with numerous restrictions and seals, five boxes were placed on the table in front of it. Three of them were empty, while only two contained objects.
These five boxes are where the inherited Sky Mark of Holy Sight Mountain have been stored throughout the ages. Among them, the Dancing Blue is currently locked within Lu Li's body; otherwise, it would have been summoned here the moment Ling Ge's soul Annihilation.
The other two boxes contained the Fearless Edge and the Azure Mist Shadow, five inheritances in total, three of which are now in Lu Li's hands.