Luo Yunji had long since grown accustomed to scenes like this. Back in the Wildlands and at Liubo Mountain, the people who had surrounded him had been a veritable sea of humanity!
He summoned a Taiji Seal to protect Tao Yong and the others. Then he stood shoulder to shoulder with Zhang Xiaofan, facing the black-clad figures.
The violent aura around Zhang Xiaofan kept rising. Blood Flame flickered faintly behind him, and he showed signs of falling into demonic possession once more.
Luo Yunji felt little about the black-clad figures' nighttime raid. After all, here in the Forbidden Spirit Land within the Imperial City, no one could defeat them while they could still use spiritual energy.
"Yun Ji!"
Suddenly, he heard several voices call out behind him. Curious, Luo Yunji turned around, just as an object hurtled toward him.
He summoned the Taiji Seal in an instant, but it failed to stop the object.
"Watch out!"
Luo Yunji felt a force shove him sideways. He stumbled a few steps, and when he regained his balance and turned around, he saw Du Chengping standing where he had just been, with an object embedded in his chest.
"A Mayfly Louse!"
Luo Yunji stared at the thing in Du Chengping's chest in astonishment. No wonder the Taiji Seal hadn't stopped it.
Mayfly Lice lived by feeding on spiritual energy.
Within moments, Du Chengping's face had turned blue-black.
Luo Yunji stepped forward and crushed the Mayfly Louse in Du Chengping's chest with his bare hand.
"Senior Brother! The White Elixir!"
"...It's at the Prince's Mansion!" Zhang Xiaofan replied, troubled.
"But..." Luo Yunji watched Du Chengping's face grow darker and darker. The blood bubbling from his chest had turned as black as ink.
Luo Yunji looked at Du Chengping lying on the ground, panic unlike