The reason she had not sensed any demonic or resentful aura before... was because this demon god statue was a seal. It had not only sealed away an evil demon, but also its demonic and resentful aura.
Then... somehow, the sealed demon had found a way to influence Yōki.
To yokai, Yōki was like the flesh of Tang Sanzang—an irresistible temptation. Even most Great Yokai could not refuse it.
It was no accident that it had set its sights on Yōki.
"Foolish humans, I must thank you... for helping me break the seal. As... repayment, you will become part of us!" A harsh, piercing voice echoed from every corner of the temple. There was a strange power in it that made people want to give up their lives.
"Vermin, get out here!"
Mei could not help frowning when she heard that...
With a casual flick of her hand, she sent a bolt of lightning crashing into where the statue had stood.
However... accompanied by a sound like shattering glass, it seemed that some seal had been completely destroyed. Then...
Resentful spirits wearing demon masks flew out from underground one after another. In what seemed like the blink of an eye... the temple's interior was filled with them.
Filled with all kinds of negative emotions, the resentful spirits lunged straight at Mei and the others.
"Thundercry!"
Just as the resentful spirits were about to strike Yōki, Xia Ji, and the others, Mei turned the entire temple into a field of lightning. Bolts of lightning precisely avoided Yingcao, Yōki, and the others as they struck the spirits.
The resentful spirits vanished completely the instant they touched the lightning!
However, just as Mei thought the lightning field would completely destroy the spirits, black mist suddenly emerged from the ground.
Although lightning could