Demonic Possession

Li Wei also sensed this. At this moment, the demonic energy within Guiguzi's body surged wildly like boiling water. Guiguzi not only did not suppress it, but instead ignored it and just kept laughing wildly.

"This guy's gone mad," Li Wei concluded helplessly.

Then, a pattern emitting black light appeared on Guiguzi's body. After observing it for a while, Li Wei deduced that this might be the 'Demon-Gathering Formation'.

Yu Wentuo, who was standing nearby, changed his expression.

"Jade General, quickly take the princess away from here! This evil Daoist is about to Demon Infusion. I never thought he would fall to such a low level!" With that, Yu Wentuo unleashed a sword strike, but the originally unstoppable sword light was deflected by the black energy emanating from Guiguzi's body, shattering a nearby house into dust.

Undeterred, Yu Wentuo unleashed another sword strike, only to be repelled by the opponent's terrifying demonic energy once more.

"Is this sorcerer truly turning into a demon?" Yu Wentuo's expression gradually became solemn. Guiguzi's body was spreading, he let out a low shout, and a burst of golden light erupted from his body, isolating the demonic energy outside his body.

Those few lesser demons, however, were in dire straits. The demonic energy engulfed them, and in no time, they were torn into a bloody mess. With a final roll, they were absorbed into the demonic energy and became part of it.

At this moment, Jade General had already led Dugu Ningke on her Shutu to a position several hundred meters away to observe the battle. Li Wei, behind the rocks, patted Green Conch on the shoulder and said, "You should hide too. I think Guiguzi is going all out. If Yu Wentuo is no match for me, I'll join the fray. If I'm alone and something goes wrong, I can escape."

Green Conch could sense Guiguzi's continuously increasing combat power due to his demonic transformation. She knew that even her own S1 combat power wouldn't be of much use. Thinking of this, she nodded, told Li Wei to be careful, and then retreated.

At this moment, on this mountaintop, only Guiguzi, who was gradually becoming demonized, Yu Wentuo, and Li Wei, who was hiding a hundred meters away, remained.

As the demonic energy gathered into Guiguzi's body, Li Wei also felt the demonic energy within his own body surging forth. His heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly thought of a possibility. So he stopped hiding and jumped out from behind the rock, blasting a Finger Thunder at the demonized Guiguzi.

"Hurry up! This guy is forcibly extracting demonic energy from the surrounding townspeople. This will either kill them or turn them into demons!" Li Wei was also anxious. If his guess was correct, Guiguzi was probably trying to summon an ancient ferocious beast in advance. In this way, the demonic energy in the townspeople of Chishui Town would inevitably be absorbed, causing a large number of them to become demons. Even if they didn't die on the spot, they would be killed by Yu Wentuo who arrived later.

Therefore, no matter what, we must stop Guiguzi.

Li Wei's sudden appearance surprised Yu Wentuo slightly. After hearing Li Wei's words, he realized what was going on. As the number one expert in the world, he had some knowledge of some evil methods. Relying on human bodies to nurture demonic energy was an extremely vicious and evil technique. At the same time, he suddenly understood why Guiguzi had so much demonic energy. He had actually placed demonic seeds in the bodies of innocent people to achieve his goals. It was simply outrageous.

Then a burst of golden light erupted, and a sword was swung towards Guiguzi.

"Haha, too late! At this moment, the demonic core is complete, and the ancient ferocious beast is about to appear. No matter what you do, you can't stop me!" Guiguzi laughed wildly before being engulfed by the demonic energy.

The place where he stood was now enveloped by a large mass of black demonic energy, and no matter how Li Wei and Yu Wentuo attacked, they could not break through that demonic energy.

"Young brother, thank you for your help, but in the process of this demonic transformation, any attack is ineffective. After that demon appears, you should step back. I will cast it into the cycle of reincarnation, never to be reborn." Yu Wentuo seemed to never smile, and spoke in a very formal manner, which only enhanced his unique aura.

Li Wei glanced at Yu Wentuo but remained silent. He knew that if he were to kill the demonized Guiguzi, he might have to fight Yu Wentuo to protect the townspeople of Chishui Town. After all, there were still three days left until the seven-day deadline. Of course, if he helped Yuwen Tuo, there might be some leeway. Conversely, if the demonized Guiguzi killed Yu Wentuo, although not many townspeople would die, Li Wei would certainly be killed by Guiguzi immediately, without any room for negotiation.

Therefore, he cannot leave; now he has no choice but to take a desperate gamble and kill Guiguzi.

Li Wei had another plan: if he could find an opportunity to get his hands on the Xuanyuan Sword from Yuwen Yu Wentuo, he would be set for life. This was a true ancient artifact, far more powerful than the Daoist's Demon Refining Pot, as evidenced by the dramatic increase in Yu Wentuo's strength after obtaining it.

Seeing that Li Wei seemed unwilling to leave, Yu Wentuo didn't say much. He could sense that the young man beside him was also quite powerful, and might actually be able to help him in a while.

So the two remained silent and waited for the demonic energy to dissipate before launching a thunderous attack.

During this time, Li Wei also secretly opened the Black Paper to check the number of townspeople in the mission description. Before Guiguzi suddenly turned into a demon, there were more than 600 townspeople still alive in Chishui Town. Now, there are less than 500 left. If this continues, he will be wiped out due to mission failure without Guiguzi even having to lift a finger.

Now, Li Wei has no choice but to trust An Hei and his group.

"Hopefully they can stabilize the situation in Chishui Town, otherwise, we're really doomed," Li Wei thought to himself. Just then, a deafening roar suddenly erupted from within the demonic energy.

Li Wei quickly put away the black leather bag and grabbed the Beast Soul Sword, ready for battle.

Soon, the massive amount of demonic energy suddenly contracted, and then a colossal creature was revealed.

"What is this?" Li Wei exclaimed in disbelief upon seeing the suddenly appearing monster. In truth, Li Wei's reaction was understandable; he had never seen anything like this before.

Before him appeared a colossal monster with an enormous body, four massive limbs resembling goat hooves, scales covering its entire body, wings on its back, and a gaping maw capable of swallowing the sky. On the monster's neck were countless pairs of eyes and countless human faces. What was even more chilling was that Li Wei saw the face of Guiguzi.

Guiguzi's face was clearly much larger than the others', and unlike the wails of the others, Guiguzi's face only showed ferocity.

"Is this the demonic creature created after Demon Infusion? It's truly hideous." Yu Wentuo frowned, but then swung his Xuanyuan Sword fiercely at the creature.

This was his first time preparing for close combat.

Li Wei, however, learned the monster's detailed attributes through his Eye of Perception.

"The Demonized Four Ferocious Beasts are monsters created by combining the demonic energy of four ancient murderers; their combat power is unknown..."

Just by looking at the name, you know it's not to be trifled with. When Li Wei saw Yu Wentuo take the lead in attacking, he quickly summoned Ink Dragon and joined the battle.

As for why he didn't use the Mirror Image, Li Wei had his own reasons. If Yu Wentuo were to discover his trump card now, Li Wei would have nothing to rely on if a real fight broke out, since the Mirror Image has a fatal flaw. Although his current combat strength has reached S2, he is still far inferior to Yu Wentuo, and the Mirror Image is one of Li Wei's few trump cards.

Therefore, Li Wei would never easily reveal his trump card unless absolutely necessary.

It's unclear what Guiguzi did, but although the Demonized Four Ferocious Beasts were exceptionally powerful, they seemed to lack intelligence. Li Wei guessed that perhaps Guiguzi acted rashly and forcibly Demon Infusion without proper preparation. Although he successfully summoned the terrifying beasts, he himself was also consumed by their demonic energy.

This is what is meant by "harming others ultimately harms oneself."

The battle was extremely difficult. The Demonized Four Ferocious Beasts had clearly surpassed Yu Wentuo in combat power. If they had been intelligent, Li Wei and his companion would have been swallowed whole. Even so, Li Wei was covered in wounds, and even Ink Dragon was beaten into a state of disarray by the beasts.

Fortunately, Yu Wentuo's close combat skills were also extraordinary, especially with the ancient artifact Xuanyuan Sword, which left the ferocious beast covered in wounds.

The two sides maintained this delicate balance, but in terms of physical strength, neither Li Wei nor Yu Wentuo was a match for this ferocious beast.

"No, we'll still lose if this continues." Li Wei thought for a moment, then secretly circled around behind the ferocious beast and used his 'Devour' ability.

The black silk ripped a large chunk of flesh from the ferocious beast, shredding it to shreds, and then transformed it into a ball of black energy that entered Li Wei's eyes.

"Is this demonic energy?" Li Wei felt as if he had taken a sip of strong liquor, and his spirits immediately lifted.

Although the demonic energy didn't smell very good, it wasn't too bad either, and it was pure energy. With this replenishment, Li Wei felt lighter and quickly used Devour again.

Li Wei only stopped absorbing the energy after he was completely overwhelmed and could no longer swallow it. At that moment, Li Wei felt his previously depleted true energy being replenished.

However, the ferocious beast's combat power was not reduced much. The flesh and blood that Li Wei had devoured Regeneration once again. Perhaps feeling pain, the beast directly targeted Li Wei, and under its relentless attacks, Li Wei's situation became extremely dangerous.

Fortunately, Yu Wentuo intervened in time, forcing back the ferocious beast's onslaught, and Li Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief. He realized he couldn't use Devour anymore, otherwise he would anger the beast and it would chase after him relentlessly, which would be unbearable.

Just as the two sides were locked in a stalemate, the face of Guiguzi on the beast's body suddenly let out a long howl, followed by a surge of even more demonic energy.