Dugu Ningke
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The surging demonic energy transformed into a monstrous creature that lunged straight at Li Wei. Seeing this, Yu Wentuo warned, "Young man, be careful!"
Li Wei was well aware of the power of the demonic energy and hurriedly retreated, but the evil spirit formed from it relentlessly pursued him. As he retreated, Li Wei unleashed a Finger Thunder, but to his surprise, the lightning, which was supposed to shatter all evil spirits, had no effect on the evil spirit. In an instant, the evil spirit closed in again, now less than a meter away from Li Wei. Seeing this, Li Wei had no choice but to prepare to activate his Shifting Forms and Changing Positions. Just then, a Yin talisman suddenly appeared in front of Li Wei, forcing the demonic spirit back.
"What is this?" Li Wei looked at the Yin Talisman protecting him, his face filled with joy. He quickly looked in the direction from which the Yin Talisman had come and was surprised to see a beautiful figure.
"Lian'er"
As soon as Li Wei finished speaking, a woman dressed in pristine white gracefully arrived. Seeing that Li Wei was unharmed, she breathed a sigh of relief. However, she ignored Li Wei and instead turned her gaze to the ferocious beast. Then, she used her Daoist magic to join the battle.
Seeing Lian'er return, Li Wei was overjoyed. His initial displeasure suddenly improved, and he thought to himself, "Xue Lian'er is still worried about me, which is why she returned. Perhaps she's been secretly following me and only showed up to help when she saw I was in danger."
Just as Li Wei had suspected, after Xue Lian'er left feeling wronged, she worried that Li Wei might seek revenge on her master. Even with herself, she knew she would lose more often than win against Guiguzi, let alone Li Wei alone. Unable to rest easy, she returned, following Li Wei from a distance. She was determined to remain hidden if Li Wei was not in danger, but to help him if he was. Although she felt aggrieved by what had happened, she understood the priorities. Therefore, when she saw the demonic energy about to harm Li Wei, she suddenly attacked. Her Guigu Yin Talisman was even more powerful than her Finger Thunder, and naturally, it was effective on the first strike.
In high spirits, Li Wei attacked the ferocious beast from another direction.
With Xue Lian'er's arrival, the balance of power was broken, and the ferocious beast was constantly attacked by powerful attacks, especially by Yu Wentuo, who wielded the Xuanyuan Sword, which represented the 'strongest power'. Each of his sword strikes could cut off a piece of flesh from the beast. Once the flesh was separated from its body, it would turn into a ball of dark demonic energy and then dissipate into the air.
Li Wei followed suit. Although the Beast Soul in his hand was far inferior to the power of the Xuanyuan Sword, it was still a high-level weapon. In addition, the Beast Soul Sword had a wide blade, and Li Wei possessed the Behemoth's Power, so its destructive power against the ferocious beasts was extraordinary. As for Xue Lian'er, she used some kind of Yin Talisman to summon the demon 'Wind Weasel' and used the wind blades to continuously weaken the demonic energy of the ferocious beasts.
Under the relentless bombardment of the three, the ferocious beast screamed repeatedly and retreated wildly. Then, Yang Tian let out a long roar.
What is it trying to do?
A bad premonition rose in Li Wei's heart. Soon, he saw a large amount of black demonic energy emerge from the beast's body again, enveloping it once more.
Yu Wentuo sheathed his sword and examined it closely, then said, "This demonic creature is likely to transform again, and its strength will probably increase dramatically afterward. You two must be careful in dealing with it. I'll handle the frontal attack, and I'll trouble you to attack from the flanks and rear."
Li Wei and Xue Lian'er nodded. Taking advantage of the moment, Li Wei smiled at Xue Lian'er, but Xue Lian'er pouted and pretended not to see it.
Looking again at the ferocious beast shrouded in demonic energy, it roared once more, and then the demonic energy was absorbed into its body, and a demonic creature even more ferocious than the previous one appeared in front of Li Wei and the others.
"This monster is much stronger than before, so be careful," Yu Wentuo said, his usually calm expression slightly changing as he spoke again.
Li Wei and Xue Lian'er were well aware of this, and they each became extremely alert.
Li Wei, in particular, saw that this newly created demonic creature resembled a giant dog, with many tubular organs growing from its neck and back, through which the demonic energy was absorbed into its body.
"The Demonized Four Ferocious Beasts, second form, combat power unknown..."
With his Eye of Perception, Li Wei saw a piece of information that astonished him. 'Second Form'—the demon that Guiguzi had transformed into had indeed evolved and transformed, just as Yu Wentuo had said, and was even more powerful than before.
After letting out a wild roar, the second-form ferocious beast pounced forward and engaged Li Wei and his companions in battle.
This battle was fierce and chaotic. In short, Li Wei had used all his special skills except for 'Mirror Image' and 'Spatial Cage'. Xue Lian'er used three Yin Talismans, and Yu Wentuo did the same, not daring to be careless in the slightest.
After being attacked by the three, the second-form beast was once again forced to spew out a large amount of demonic energy, seemingly about to transform again.
The three more experienced individuals took this opportunity to recover their strength, since any attack would be ineffective when the opponent was spewing out a large amount of demonic energy.
When the ferocious beast reappeared, its appearance had changed again. Of course, in Li Wei's eyes, it had become its 'third form'. This time, even Yu Wentuo frowned.
Upon exchanging blows, Li Wei was instantly sent flying a kilometer away, before crashing heavily into the Rock Wall, creating a deep Rock Wall.
Li Wei coughed up a mouthful of blood, utterly horrified. His combat power had reached S2; if a single blow could render him like this, how strong would his opponent's third form be?
S3? Or S4? Or perhaps... S5?
When Xue Lian'er saw that Li Wei was injured, she was also in a state of great turmoil. She immediately flew over to protect Li Wei and used her inner energy to Cure Li Wei.
"Lian'er, thank you." Li Wei also quickly activated his Super Regeneration to restore his damaged body. In no time, his injuries were completely healed, but his combat power was much lower than before.
"Master's spell of Demon Infusion can use ferocious beasts to undergo four transformations, each stronger than the last. If it weren't for that person with the golden sword holding it back just now, we probably wouldn't have been able to hold on for even a moment," Xue Lian'er said solemnly.
Li Wei finally realized how naive his initial idea of taking down Guiguzi alone had been. Fortunately, he had Yu Wentuo; otherwise, he probably wouldn't have been able to withstand even the 'second form'.
However, according to Xue Lian'er, Guiguzi's method of Demon Infusion to attain enlightenment has four forms, which means that Guiguzi has not yet shown his strongest form.
"We must increase our combat strength, otherwise..." From a distance, Li Wei saw Yu Wentuo fighting alone against Guiguzi in his third form, but he was already at a disadvantage. Although relying on the divine artifact Xuanyuan Sword, he wouldn't have any problems for the time being, but in the long run, he would still lose.
What should we do?
Even he and Xue Lian'er couldn't withstand a single blow from this 'third form,' let alone the other reincarnators. Fortunately, they weren't allowed to come along.
Besides the reincarnators, do I have any other combat forces I can utilize?
Li Wei thought quickly, but when he glanced at Dugu Ningke riding on the 'Shutu' in the distance, his eyes lit up and he immediately thought of a plan.
"That's right, this Dugu Ningke is actually a hidden master. If we can get her to make a move, we'll definitely regain the upper hand. But how can we get her to make a move?"
While thinking, Li Wei flew towards Dugu Ningke on his sword. Xue Lian'er, unaware of what was going on, followed. Now, with Guiguzi in his third form, they couldn't even withstand a single blow. Rather than getting beaten up, they might as well think of another way. Fortunately, Yu Wentuo could hold out for a while longer. If things really got too bad, they would have no choice but to run away.
Upon approaching Dugu Ningke, Li Wei saw that she also looked anxious, presumably worried about Yu Wentuo. At this moment, Li Wei remembered that Fatty had mentioned that although Dugu Ningke was a powerful figure in the game, she was deeply in love with Yu Wentuo. Although her true form was a great demon, she was also a woman who was infatuated with love.
Thinking of this, Li Wei suddenly smiled.
Perhaps this is the key to whether or not Guiguzi can be successfully killed.
Dugu Ningke was extremely anxious at this moment. The person she loved was fighting desperately with a demon and was actually losing. This made her want to rush forward and tear the demon to pieces.
However, she knew she had a more important mission, so she absolutely could not reveal her identity at this time.
"Grand Tutor Yuwen is incredibly brave and invincible; he will surely be able to slay that demon. Little Princess, there's no need to worry," Jade General, who was standing to the side, could only awkwardly comfort Dugu Ningke, unable to get involved at the moment.
Just then, Dugu Ningke saw Li Wei and Xue Lian'er flying over, and a hint of anger appeared on her face.
"Hey, what are you two doing here? Hurry up and help him! If anything happens to him, you two will definitely not be spared!" Dugu Ningke didn't know Li Wei and Xue Lian'er, and she didn't even know why they were here. But she was furious when she saw them fighting against the demon with Yu Wentuo and then backing down. If the two of them had joined the fight, Yu Wentuo would have been under much less pressure.
Li Wei, of course, knew why she was angry, but he calmly said, "That demon is extremely powerful. Grand Tutor Yuwen is incredibly brave; apart from him, no one can defeat that demon. I... consider myself quite capable, but compared to Grand Tutor Yuwen, I am far inferior. If I were to go on the field, I fear I would only be a burden to him, so I withdrew."
Then Li Wei pointed to Xue Lian'er behind him and said, "She's the same."
Li Wei's words were exactly what Dugu Ningke wanted; every woman likes to be praised for the person she loves, even the Great Witch is no exception.
However, Li Wei's assessment of the demon made Dugu Ningke sneer, "Hmph, just a little demon, how can it claim to be invincible? If it weren't for..."
Seemingly realizing she shouldn't have said those things, Dugu Ningke immediately stopped talking, but the disdain on her face was unmistakable.
However, her expression gave Li Wei; he could exploit Dugu Ningke's mentality.