Dozens of li of mountain trail flashed past in a blur as Yu Ci plunged into the rapidly contracting encirclement of the demons. He no longer concealed himself, and many demons spotted him, but now the thunder-roaring ghost beast followed closely behind; far from stepping up to intercept, even those who reacted too slowly to dodge were smashed into a pool of bloody mud.
After several unfortunate wretches served as examples, not a single demon dared to block the path of the ghost beast ahead.
At this point Yu Ci also changed his strategy, relying on the enhanced perception of the Five Directions Spirit Communication Talisman to head wherever the demons gathered in greatest numbers, temporarily throwing the encirclement into chaos.
Yu Ci had already retaken control of the large bird in the sky, and its broad perspective covered almost the entire peak of the mountain. Looking down from the sky, dozens of demons were like shaken-off fleas, jumping out one after another from the shadows of trees and rocks—this was not of their own accord, but rather the effect of the Rakshasa Illusory Power bursting forth within the roars of the ghost beast.
At that moment, the encirclement near the mountain peak violently distorted and completely collapsed in the span of a very brief time.
Yu Ci altered his route once more, charging with the enraged ghost beast toward the battle zone not far away. Behind him, demons swept by the illusory power clamored and ran, while those with flight capabilities simply flew up into midair and spun as they tumbled downward. After this wave passed, Yu Ci could be certain that these fellows could no longer pose a threat to him.
Moving further forward, both the heavenly and earthly perspectives opened up wide in a flash, and within