Demonic Aura Runs Rampant

Li Wei was taken aback, realizing that was indeed the case. Yu Wentuo's purpose was to expel the demonic energy. If the townspeople didn't have demonic energy, wouldn't they be spared from killing them?

In that case, the mission would be perfectly accomplished.

Hearing this, Li Wei understood. "You mean, the mission gave us these seven days not without reason or purpose, but to help us find a way to expel the demonic energy from the townspeople's bodies?"

An Hei nodded.

This is indeed a very good idea. Li Wei understands that they were misled from the beginning by the mission description, and coupled with what happened last night, they mistakenly believe that only by using force can they stop Yu Wentuo. However, healing these townspeople is the true purpose of this mission and the key to completing it.

But soon, another problem arose: how to dispel the demonic aura emanating from the townspeople?

As darkness fell, Li Wei and the others still hadn't come up with a good solution. Just then, a figure ran past outside the inn and was spotted by Li Wei at a glance.

"Is it that kid from last night?" Li Wei hurriedly rushed out of the inn and chased after him. After the fat man stopped explaining, the others also followed.

The child ran for two blocks before Li Wei cornered him in a dead end. He looked terrified, huddled in a corner, staring at Li Wei with his dark eyes.

'The townspeople infected by demonic energy, combat power F1-Rank.'

Eye of Perception, the child seemed to have returned to normal, and was no longer the terrifying 'Son of Taotie' from last night. This was understandable; it was likely that the sunlight had temporarily suppressed the demonic energy on the child, allowing him to revert to human form during the day.

Thinking about how to exorcise the demonic energy from the townspeople, Li Wei felt that the child in front of him would be a good experimental subject.

It took Li Wei a lot of effort to bring the terrified child back to the inn. By then, the innkeeper and staff had already returned to their rooms and wouldn't go out again. They kindly warned Li Wei and the other outsiders not to go out after dark, or they might lose their lives.

After Li Wei and the others thanked him, the kind-hearted shopkeeper left.

Currently, there are only 19 reincarnators in the entire inn. Of course, this includes the 7 people outside of Li Wei Squad. They also understand that these 12 people are a team with considerable combat strength, so they are all willing to act together and obey Li Wei's orders.

The doors in the hall had already been closed, and the terrified child was brought out. The reincarnators then began to share their opinions and discuss how to expel the demonic energy.

"If you ask me, demonic energy is evil and should be subdued with exorcism techniques. You all step aside, I'll give it a try." A reincarnator whom Li Wei didn't recognize walked over. Judging from his attire, he looked exactly like a Daoist priest.

'Reincarnator No. 9134, B2 level, Special Skill: Demon-Subduing Dao Arts.'

Judging from this person's attributes, they are not wrong with what he said. I just don't know if the other party's Demon-Subduing Dao Arts will be useful.

Soon, the reincarnator took out a peach wood sword and threw out a stack of yellow talismans with his other hand. Then he chanted an incantation and stomped his right foot on the ground. At this moment, a strange thing happened: all the talismans flying in the air stopped in mid-air.

"Boss, this guy's got some skills," the fat man whispered to Li Wei.

Li Wei ignored him and continued watching the 9134th reincarnator cast his spell.

"The talisman dispels demons, the peach sword soothes the soul, swiftly."

Bang

The talisman floating in the air spontaneously combusted, and then the little boy's face showed a Pain expression. His skin bulged, as if something was thrashing inside his body. Seeing this, the fat man clapped and cheered.

"It must be that the demonic energy in this child's body was driven away by the talisman, which is why he's behaving this strangely. I must say, sir, you've got some impressive skills."

The reincarnator glanced at the fat man but didn't answer. Instead, he raised his peach wood sword and thrust it fiercely at the boy, shouting, "Demonic possession!"

The wooden sword pierced the little boy's body less than an inch before awkwardly stopping. The reincarnator, his face red and neck bulging, was unable to move the wooden sword forward even an inch.

Suddenly, the little boy stopped struggling, staring at the reincarnator with a deathly pale face and eyes filled with resentment.

"Roar"

With a beastly roar, the peach wood sword shattered into pieces, and Reincarnator No. 9134 was directly knocked to the ground, spitting blood, clearly seriously injured.

Looking at the little boy again, his body was twisted in a grotesque way, and a terrifying change began to occur.

"Be careful, it's about to become demonic." Li Wei shook his head upon seeing this; the attempt to expel the demonic energy had clearly failed.

Seeing this, everyone took a step back, preparing for battle.

The little boy's demonic transformation worsened, and finally, the true form of the Son of Taotie reappeared. It roared and leaped directly at the reincarnator lying on the ground, seemingly intending to bite him in two.

Although he didn't know the reincarnator, they were on the same side anyway, so Li Wei suddenly rushed over and kicked the pounced Son of Taotie aside.

The opponent tried to jump again, but Li Wei used the 'Binding Web', Web Spell he learned from the Cave Demon in World of Warcraft, to completely cover the Son of Taotie.

The spider web was intricate and resilient, far beyond what ordinary brute force could break. However, the Son of Taotie combat strength of A3, ripped the spider silk to shreds with a single roll. This, however, bought Li Wei time.

He rushed to the side of the Son of Taotie in a few steps. With the Beast Soul in hand, Li Wei slashed several times and severed all four of the Son of Taotie's limbs. This would save its life and prevent it from escaping.

The Son of Taotie, lying on the ground like a human stump, hissed incessantly, his eyes filled with intense killing intent as he stared intently at Li Wei. But Li Wei was not afraid of such a gaze; it was the fat man who felt a chill run down his spine after being stared at by the Son of Taotie.

"If Daoist magic doesn't work, then let's use magic. I know Holy Light Spell, which is most effective against evil spirits," another female reincarnator stepped forward.

'Reincarnator No. 10277, Paladin, B1 combat strength.'

Li Wei glanced at it and thought to himself that paladins believe in the Holy Light, and this Holy Light Spell has Cure effect on normal people, but it is like sulfuric acid and arsenic to demons. It wouldn't hurt to let her try it.

Soon, the female reincarnator raised one hand and cast Holy Light Spell.

A golden ray of light descended from the sky and shone upon the Son of Taotie. Sure enough, it let out a terrifying roar under the light, and its skin and fur began to turn black and deform as if burned by flames.

Seeing this, Li Wei shook his head and walked over to stop the reincarnator from continuing to cast the spell.

"Boss, why did you make her stop? It's working pretty well, isn't it?" the fat man asked, puzzled.

"Are you an idiot? The Holy Light Spell is working, but look, if this continues, this Son of Taotie will also be burned to death. It would be much more satisfying for me to kill it with one sword."

The fat man suddenly realized that expelling the demonic energy did not mean killing it, so he obediently stepped aside.

The remaining reincarnators also tried their special skills, but with little effect. Neither Purification, holy light, nor Demon-Breaking Curse could dispel the demonic energy. Of course, these special skills were effective, but they could not save the life of the original little boy.

Looking at the limbs that were Regeneration from where the Taotie had severed itself, Li Wei sighed.

He clearly understood demonic energy better than others. His Sky Fox bloodline allowed him to enter the Sky Fox Release state, at which point he would also release demonic energy. However, how could demonic energy, though powerful, infect ordinary people? This puzzled Li Wei greatly.

After thinking for a moment, Li Wei decided to compare his demonic aura with that of the Son of Taotie. He then asked the seven reincarnators to leave, leaving only his own people behind.

Subsequently, Li Wei entered the Sky Fox Awakening state.

In an instant, demonic energy filled the inn's lobby, and the demonic energy originally released by the Son of Taotie was completely suppressed by Li Wei's demonic energy.

"Wow, boss, when did you learn this brutal skill? It's so cool!" the fat man exclaimed.

It's no wonder he lost his composure; Li Wei's appearance at that moment was indeed very conspicuous.

His appearance remained unchanged, but he was surrounded by a tangible white 'demonic aura'. As soon as the white demonic aura came into contact with the demonic aura around the Son of Taotie, it corroded the demonic aura around him like ants, completely eliminating it.

Upon seeing these, Li Wei's eyes lit up.

At this moment, the Son of Taotie was no longer as noisy as before, as if Li Wei was its natural enemy. Not only did it not hiss, it didn't even dare to move, but just lay on the ground trembling with fear.

Li Wei quickly increased the output of his demonic energy. Instantly, the white demonic energy, like a ferocious beast, swallowed the prostrate Son of Taotie. For a moment, Fatty and the others could no longer see the Son of Taotie.

After the Sky Fox Awakening, its demonic energy became a part of itself. Li Wei could clearly feel his own demonic energy devouring the other's demonic energy. Little by little, the other's demonic energy was quickly completely devoured.

Li Wei quickly withdrew his demonic energy and looked at the ground again. The form of the Son of Taotie had returned to human form, and it was the same little boy from before.

"Success?" Li Wei thought to himself. This must be what they call fighting poison with poison. The demonic energy that couldn't be eradicated by ordinary means was actually disintegrated and dissipated under the invasion of another kind of demonic energy. This was indeed an unexpected surprise.

With this method, he only needs to release his own demonic energy to devour the demonic energy within the bodies of all the townspeople. In this way, Yu Wentuo, who has no demons left to eliminate, will no longer slaughter the townspeople, and the mission will be successfully completed.

However, Li Wei felt that if that were the case, it would be too simplistic.

How could an S-rank mission be so easy?

Just as he was thinking this, Li Wei suddenly felt an extremely powerful pressure coming down on him, and the roof of the inn above his head was the first thing to be shaken to pieces.

The reincarnators scattered in all directions, and when they looked up, they found a person standing on the roof.

An old Daoist priest.

"Amitabha Buddha, you gentlemen have no connection with this Chishui Town, so why have you repeatedly disrupted the Demon Demon-Gathering Formation set up by this old Daoist? Are you deliberately trying to ruin my plans?"

As he spoke, the old Daoist priest drifted down from the roof like a leaf.