Zhang Dali felt the web of his hand go numb. His massive hammer had struck as though against solid dark iron, the impact leaving his arm aching and numb, nearly shaking the handle from his grasp.
Yet the white-bone demons merely staggered back two steps. The eerie green flames in their eye sockets burned even brighter as they raised their bone blades and charged again.
"Damn it! These white-bone demons have ridiculously hard bones!" Zhang Dali cursed, hurriedly twisting aside to dodge a bone blade.
The edge skimmed past his arm with a gust of cold wind, even dimming the golden glow of the Vajra Technique on his arm.
"Careful, brothers! Each of these white-bone demons is probably equivalent to a cultivator at the Third Layer of Qi Refining!"
Just then, Liu Yunfeng's Spirit Talismans detonated in succession.
"Go!"
He flicked his fingers, sending three talismans flying toward five Grudge Ghosts at once.
A Wind Blade, a Golden Sword, and a Water Arrow traced three arcs through the air. Several booms rang out, and clouds of black smoke rose from the Grudge Ghosts.
But after the black smoke dispersed, three white-bone demons appeared again, cackling as they lunged forward.
Liu Yunfeng frowned and hurriedly flicked out several spells, sending a series of blue-green Wind Blades slashing toward the three white-bone demons' knees.
"Hmph!"
Seizing that brief opening, Liu Yunfeng leaped backward and pulled the book from inside his robes.
The book had a dark brown cover. As he poured magical power into it, its pages flipped open by themselves with a rustle, and the scent of ink drifted out.
The ink giving off that scent was spell ink mixed with cinnabar and the blood of Qi Refining Stage demonic beasts, capable of suppressing sinister evil.
"Condense!"
At Liu Yunfeng's low