Basic Attack Sweeps the Sword

"I still feel like something's off!"

Yi Feng walked along.

This area was usually quiet, but at least cultivators could occasionally be seen flying overhead.

But now, let alone cultivators, not even an ordinary bird was in sight.

Other than that, though, nothing seemed different to him.

To be safe, he released all the animals.

After all, animals had sharper instincts.

If there really was anything unusual, they ought to react.

Yet Manman still looked half-dead, and the toad was still rolling its white eyes.

The dog plodded along slowly, while the centipede atop its head had already fallen asleep.

Nai Ji still looked as daft as ever. Only that ball of ghost fire seemed rather excited.

All in all, nothing appeared any different.

"Phew!"

Yi Feng let out a sigh of relief, cast aside all his concerns, and continued toward the Teleportation Array.

"Roar!"

Just then, a howl rang out. A savage-faced figure shrouded in black mist rushed at Yi Feng.

"What the hell is that?"

Yi Feng jumped in fright. At the critical moment, he drew a longsword and slashed out.

"Ah!"

A shriek sounded.

The black mist vanished, and the figure was cleaved in two.

Yi Feng carefully examined the corpse on the ground.

It was roughly human-shaped, but it had no flesh or blood at all—nothing but skin stretched over bones. Its limbs were twisted and bent, making it look more like a crawling creature.

Yi Feng immediately understood. This was a Demonic Beast.

"So this is the legendary Demonic Beast?"

Yi Feng squatted down, propped his chin on one hand, and poked at the corpse with a stick, sinking into thought.

No wonder this whole area had seemed so deathly quiet.

There were Demonic Beasts lurking nearby.

Still, these so-called Demonic Beasts didn't seem all