A Golden Core Expert Lurking in the Shadows

At this critical moment, Su Gan, who had collapsed to the ground and was unable to move, was suddenly dragged backward by something. The Blood Serpent that had climbed onto his body fell back into the array pattern.

The Qingyan beside him was in the same situation, being dragged backward by something.

Su Wenshi, who was controlling the <Devouring Essence Array>, was stunned for a moment, and his expression changed drastically.

What's going on?

He carefully scanned Su Gan and Qingyan Daoist's bodies with his Divine Sense, and only then did he realize...

Beneath their bodies, three tiny insects were dragging them away rapidly.

Previously, both he and Su Anping were so focused on Song Wen and the Silver Corpse that they didn't notice when the six Gu Worm appeared.

Soon, Su Gan and Qingyan were dragged out of the Devouring Essence Array.

Su Wenshi's face turned ashen, his eyes blazing with fury.

He made a sword incantation, and a flying sword appeared out of thin air, heading straight for Song Wen.

Without killing Song Wen, the Devouring Essence Array cannot continue to operate.

On the other hand, let's look at Song Wen's side.

After the Sacred Beetle Gu dragged Su Gan and Qingyan Daoist away, he breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, the giant sword of spiritual energy that Su Anping had unleashed had arrived above his head.

A shield formed from condensed lightning appeared on Song Wen's body, and a large green bell rose up outside the shield.

At the same time, Song Wen changed direction and rushed out sideways, trying to dodge the attack range of the giant sword of spiritual energy.

"Boom!"

The giant sword grazed the green bell as it fell.

The clock shattered instantly.

The giant sword of spiritual energy struck the ground and exploded with a deafening roar, unleashing a violent surge of spiritual energy that swept in all directions.

The Thunder Shield lasted for less than a breath before turning into tiny bolts of lightning and dissipating.

Song Wen was swept away by the violent spiritual power and carried into the distance.

At this moment, Su Wenshi's flying sword arrived fiercely, less than ten feet away from Song Wen.

Before the flying sword even landed, the Sword Qi swirling around it already stung Song Wen painfully.

In this life-or-death situation, Song Wen no longer held back.

A tall, ghostly figure appeared in front of Song Wen.

It was that towering, Black-Armored Ghost King.

As soon as the Black-Armored Ghost King appeared, a large amount of ghostly energy surged from his body, which transformed into a large, pitch-black hand that reached for the flying sword.

The flying sword struck the pitch-black hand, its sharp Sword Qi rapidly weakening the ghostly energy on the hand, but failing to destroy it.

The ghostly hand clenched tightly, gripping the flying sword firmly in its grasp.

Su Wenshi was immediately terrified. He quickly formed several sword incantations, but found that the flying sword could not break free from the black energy's grasp.

The Ghost King lunged forward, attacking Su Wenshi.

Both the ghost and the corpse possessed pseudo-third-tier strength, which instilled fear in Su Anping and Su Wenshi, causing them to consider retreating.

Su Anping was the first to react.

His second sword strike at the Silver Corpse was easily blocked by the Silver Corpse's claws, so he quietly retreated several feet to stand behind Su Wenshi.

When the Ghost King appeared, he didn't hesitate for a moment, turned around and left, quickly disappearing a hundred meters away.

At this moment, Su Wenshi realized that he was no match for the Ghost King. He glanced unwillingly at the Blood Serpent in the Devouring Essence Array, then turned and fled on his sword.

Just as Su Wenshi raised his sword, a surge of spiritual energy rushed towards him.

It turned out to be the spiritual power unleashed by Su Anping, who had fled first.

This spiritual energy wasn't strong, but it greatly interfered with Su Wenshi's escape.

Watching Su Anping's figure recede into the distance, Su Wenshi gritted his teeth in hatred. To save his own life, the other party was willing to attack his own kin.

"Bang!"

Unable to escape in time, Su Wenshi was caught up by the Silver Corpse that had arrived first and slapped him on the head.

Half of his head exploded, and Su Wenshi instantly lost his breath. His body was also sent flying by the palm strike, crashing heavily to the ground.

The Silver Corpse killed Su Wenshi, and its own speed also dropped sharply, allowing Su Anping to escape even further.

Su Anping's face lit up with joy. No matter how strong the Silver Corpse and the Ghost King were, they were not true third-tier experts after all, and their perception range was limited. He had already escaped several miles away, exceeding their perception limits. As long as he found a secluded place to hide, he could escape smoothly.

Just as he was searching for a suitable hiding place.

A dark red sword light shot out from the dense forest ahead. Before Su Anping could react, he was struck in the chest by the sword, Su Anping body instantly exploded into pieces.

After killing Su Anping, the dark red sword light continued its advance towards the <Devouring Essence Array> without stopping.

At this moment, Song Wen had already arrived inside the Devouring Essence Array and was reaching out to grab the Blood Serpent.

Suddenly, a dark red flying sword came slashing towards him from afar. Startled, he hurriedly retreated. At the same time, he summoned the Silver Corpse and the Ghost King to his side.

A large amount of ghostly energy surged from the Ghost King's body, transforming into a shield.

"Bang!"

The flying sword struck the shield, shattering it with a crash and transforming it back into ghostly energy, which dissipated into the air.

The flying sword continued to fall!

The Silver Corpse brandished its sharp claws, reaching for the flying sword.

The flying sword struck a pair of sharp claws, instantly shredding the withered black flesh on the Silver Corpse's claws to reveal a pair of silver-gray hand bones.

The crimson flying sword's power greatly diminished, and it could no longer threaten the Silver Corpse. It changed direction in mid-air and flew back in the direction it came from.

A one-armed figure appeared in mid-air about a mile away. It Du Tianhua, who had fled with serious injuries. Sometime later, he had secretly sneaked back.

Du Tianhua caught the dark red flying sword that flew towards him with his only right hand.

"Young man, nothing here is for you to touch. Considering how hard you've worked to cultivate, leave quickly, and I might spare your life."

Song Wen was not intimidated by Du Tianhua's few words.

The sword strike that Du Tianhua just unleashed was blocked by the combined efforts of the Silver Corpse and the Ghost King, clearly indicating that the opponent was severely injured and could no longer exert much of their strength.

His attempt to persuade me to leave was nothing but a bluff. If the other party were truly confident of defeating me, they would have already made their move; they wouldn't waste time trying to convince me to leave.

Seeing that Song Wen refused to leave, Du Tianhua's murderous intent was palpable.

"Since you're courting death, then I'll grant your wish."

The dark red flying sword shot out once more.

The Ghost King raised one hand and made a grasping motion in the air, and a nearly two-meter-long dark ghost sword appeared in his hand.

Holding the ghost sword, his figure transformed into a blur, heading straight for the dark red flying sword.

The Silver Corpse then used its legs to propel itself into the air, lunging towards Du Tianhua was in mid-air.

"Hmph! Overestimating yourself."

Du Tianhua said coldly.

How dare a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator attack me? He's utterly ignorant of his own limitations.

If she can't defeat the Golden Core stage Daoist Qingyan, can't she at least handle a Foundation Establishment cultivator?