However, he clearly underestimated Lin Yu's cultivation level.
The black flame, which was usually invincible, was caught by Lin Yu without him even turning around. He simply raised his hand, his five fingers forming a claw, and directly grabbed the ball of flame in his palm.
Flames emanating black smoke danced in his palm, yet they failed to ignite even a fraction of his robes.
Lin Yu lowered his eyes to look at the flame in his palm, a sneer curling at the corner of his lips, "With such a low temperature, you dare to call yourself Samadhi True Fire?"
The true Samadhi True Fire can burn away all evil in the world, but this flame only exudes a sinister death aura; it is merely an evil fire fueled by the essence and blood of living people.
As soon as he finished speaking, he clenched his fist.
With a soft "poof," the cursed fire that could strike fear into the hearts of ordinary cultivators was easily extinguished like a candle flame, leaving only a wisp of black smoke that dissipated into the air.
The demon's pupils constricted sharply, a chill running down his spine. He dared not hold back any longer, and with his left hand, he ripped off the "Burning-at-the-Stake Chain" from his neck.
A flash of blood-red light appeared at his fingertips, and the chains instantly transformed into several sharp streaks of black energy, coiling towards Lin Yu's limbs like venomous snakes.
This is the Fire Lotus Society's signature evil weapon; each wisp of black energy has been soaked in the blood of a hundred people's fingertips, causing immediate decay upon contact.
Lin Yu remained motionless, but his Spiritual Power suddenly exploded, creating an invisible barrier that repelled all the black energy.
The black energy crashed into the dungeon's stone walls, instantly corroding deep, bottomless holes, with stone chips falling down in a flurry.
"Impossible!" The demon's eyes turned bloodshot. Seeing that his magic was useless, he suddenly changed direction.
A black aura rushed straight towards the refugees behind him! He had calculated that Lin Yu would protect these people, and wanted to use this to force Lin Yu to reveal a weakness.
However, Lin Yu was prepared.
With a light wave of his left hand, Spiritual Power transformed into a barrier of light that stood in front of the people.
At the same time, his right hand, fingers joined like a sword, unleashed a sharp Spiritual Power towards the demon's wrist.
The demonic Daoist cried out in alarm and hurriedly withdrew his hand, but he was still grazed by the Spiritual Power. Instantly, his few remaining fingers were severed, and his palm was covered in blood.
Then, the "Near Departure" supernatural power, one of the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Arts, quietly unfolded, and pale golden light patterns flowed over the refugees like water.
"Everyone, I'll teleport you to a safe place in the suburbs first." As soon as Lin Yu finished speaking, the refugees felt a blur before their eyes, and their bodies were lifted up as if by an invisible force. The next second, they appeared in a bamboo forest on the outskirts of Suzhou, far away from the stench of the dungeon.
After seeing the refugees off, Lin Yu finally turned around, his gaze as sharp as a blade falling on the demonic Daoist, revealing a strong killing intent.
This was the first time Lin Yu had revealed such intense killing intent; in the past, he had always been calm and easygoing.
But facing this group of beasts, Lin Yu's killing intent surged within him.
"You killed Divine Land people, you took the lives of my compatriots. Today, it's time to settle this score."
Before he could finish speaking, Lin Yu had already approached like a ghost. Before the demon could react, he felt a tremendous force in his abdomen as Lin Yu kicked him away!
"Bang!" The demonic Daoist spat out a mouthful of blood. Just as he was about to crash into the wall, Lin Yu appeared behind him in an instant.
Another hard kick landed on his spine!
"Crack!" The crisp sound of bone breaking echoed in the dungeon.
The demon's body flew forward again like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily to the ground, struggling but unable to stand up again.
Lin Yu slowly walked up to him, looking down at him. "You can't even catch two of my feet, who gave you the courage to cause trouble on my Divine Land?"
The demon lay on the ground, blood gushing from the corner of his mouth. He showed no remorse in his dying moments, his eyes filled with madness.
Knowing he was doomed, he was no longer afraid. With his last remaining strength, he plunged his hand into his abdomen!
As the demonic cultivator moved, the black energy in the dungeon suddenly surged, and a suffocatingly terrifying aura spread out.
Lin Yu's eyes narrowed, realizing that this sorcerer intended to sacrifice himself to summon the evil entity revered as a "Bodhisattva" by the Fire Lotus Society.
Those captured civilians were probably sacrifices used to summon this thing!
"Ha, why aren't any of my Dragon Nation's people choosing to sacrifice themselves to summon your so-called Bodhisattva?"
"Don't you even look at your foul soul? That evil spirit wouldn't even deign to look at you."
To see just how powerful the evil spirit was, Lin Yu didn't intervene. Since you've always worshipped this evil spirit as a "Bodhisattva," then I'll kill your faith right before your eyes.
As the demon's blood seeped into the ground, more and more black mist surged out of the dungeon.
A suffocatingly terrifying atmosphere permeated the air.
Amidst the churning black mist, a pair of scarlet eyes appeared first, their gaze filled with bloodlust and greed.
The black mist surged and condensed into shape, and the evil spirit revealed its form. It was indeed a Bodhisattva, but it only had the appearance of a Bodhisattva without the physical characteristics.
It has not a trace of divinity.
She wore a bodhisattva robe embroidered with gold and red, the tassels hanging from the hem gleaming with a dark, blood-red light.
On a distorted face, the features were squeezed together, and only a pair of scarlet eyes could be clearly seen.
His mouth was split open to his ears, revealing two rows of sharp, white teeth. He was surrounded by a thick, bloody stench, and every breath he took seemed to be inhaling and exhaling blood. He was greedy and bloodthirsty.
Lin Yu scanned it with his Divine Sense, raising an eyebrow slightly.
This evil spirit's cultivation level is barely enough to reach the threshold of Refining Ki into Spirit.
"You really aren't picky about food; you even came to eat this demonic Daoist's soul, which smells so bad."
After confirming there was no threat, Lin Yu mocked the summoned Bodhisattva.
It seems that the demon's own strength was too weak, or the blood sacrifice was incomplete, and he was unable to fully summon it.
Compared to Lin Yu's current cultivation level, it is two major realms lower, not to mention that he also possesses many immortal techniques.
Forget about feeling oppressed; in his eyes, this evil spirit was no different from a roadside ghost.
But as soon as the evil spirit revealed itself, instead of causing trouble for Lin Yu in the face of Lin Yu's mockery, it stretched out its withered, claw-like hand and pounced on the dying Daoist priest on the ground.
The demon's soul was thus captured; this was the price of the sacrifice.
Without the power to deal with demons, the first thing you'll do upon summoning one is die.
Lin Yu's eyes darkened. This evil Daoist was his prey; who gave you permission to take it? How could he let this wicked spirit just snatch it away?
The golden chain was instantly drawn and shot towards the evil spirit's ghostly hand that was grabbing the demonic cultivator Lin Yu.
The evil spirit, in pain, let out a sharp screech and withdrew its hand.
A charred wound had appeared on his wrist, and black mist dripped to the ground like drops of blood, instantly corroding small pits into the stone slab.
Lin Yu also took the opportunity to reach out and grab the demon's soul.
"Don't worry, I'll take good care of you." Lin Yu stared coldly at the demonic soul's terrified expression.
The evil, scarlet eyes suddenly turned to Lin Yu, filled with resentment and malice, yet also with a hint of fear.
But greed ultimately overcame fear, and when it saw Lin Yu try to stop it, it actually reached out its hand towards Lin Yu.
Lin Yu snorted coldly, and the golden chains transformed into a barrier, enveloping the evil spirit within.
To prevent it from escaping, Lin Yu directly transformed the chains into a golden bead and imprisoned it inside.
The evil spirit trapped inside the golden bead, its scarlet eyes almost bursting, frantically pounded against the bead's walls, letting out a piercing roar.
There's no time to deal with that now; we need to deal with the demonic cultivator first.
With a flick of his fingertip, Lin Yu caught the wisp of the demonic Spiritual Power's completely separated soul in his palm. The soul trembled with fear, and the demonic Daoist's phantom pleaded, only to be met with Lin Yu's icy gaze.