The Bloodsucking Yin King, the bastard who caused Little Confused to be banned, has finally died.
My main goal for coming to Mount Modu has been achieved, but I cannot leave now because I have a bigger task at hand. Although this task is not related to my own interests, it is something that every righteous person must do.
After killing the Bloodsucking Yin King and turning around, I saw JIETOU and Chi Qingshuai still besieging the Black Hair Corpse King. Their attack power was limited and they were taking quite some time.
Seeing this situation made me worried because I knew that our battle had definitely alerted the super yin spirits and corpse kings in the Yin Qi Barrier. It was only a matter of time before they arrived.
My idea was to end things quickly. With my Ganjiang Sword shining with golden light and flames of mercy burning brightly, my Yang energy sprayed out fiercely as I flew up into the air. With just one sword strike, I cut off the head of the Black Hair Yin King. Then my Yang energy turned into smoke clouds which condensed at where its neck broke off from its body; instantly incinerating its yin spirit as well.
"Hehehehahaha-"
Just after finishing off that Black Hair Corpse King, a burst of eerie laughter came from afar.
Hearing that laughter made me realize an even stronger enemy would soon appear so I quickly used Zhetian Bell to cover everyone while we hid on one side.
As expected when we hid away we suddenly saw a crack open up in the Yin Qi Barrier far away followed by "whooshing" sounds as several black shadows flew out from inside it.
The black shadows landed where our previous battlefield was located; each looking down at what remained of their comrade's corpse as if checking on how things went during their absence.
I peeked under Zhetian Bell and was surprised to see a "familiar face".
Was it the Ghost General Zhuan Zhu?
No, more accurately speaking, it was a tall and bloated zombie dressed similarly to Zhuan Zhu.
The zombie had red hair with green eyes that shone fiercely. Its expression was extremely ferocious.
Beside Zhuan Zhu stood a red-haired zombie wrapped entirely in shiny silver armor. The zombie's eyebrows were tightly furrowed; its expression richly varied which made it clear that its spiritual intelligence was extremely high.
"I didn't expect them to kill both the Thousand Households and Commander-in-Chief at once. It seems like our opponent is not small."
The Silver Armor Red Hair Corpse King held a curved hook long sword in his hand as he checked out the corpses on the ground while emitting hoarse sounds.
"Gulu, Gudong, yes, the incoming force is not small. Should we report to the king?" The bloated Zhu Zhu Shi Wang asked in a strange voice.
"Don't worry, it's just a small matter that doesn't require the king to handle personally. Follow me and let's eliminate these pests first." The Silver Armor Shi Wang waved his hand and led several Black Hair Shi Wangs and Yin Wang towards a glowing stone pillar not far away.
"That Silver Armor Shi Wang seems extraordinary," JIETOU whispered to me in a low voice as soon as they were out of earshot. "I sensed a very strong aura from him."
"A four-stage Shi Wang naturally has an impressive aura," Chiqing Shuai added. "Apart from Wu King Helu, he is probably the strongest here in Mount Modu. We must be careful and try not to confront him directly or we may waste a lot of time."
"When they came out, they opened up a crack in the Yin Qi barrier. We can enter through that crack into the barrier where we should find those Soul-Chasing Hooks and the entrance to Jiuyin Huangquan." I looked at the distant Yin Qi barrier with excitement and couldn't help but activate my Sky-Covering Bell, leading us towards it.
As we moved forward, that Silver Armor Shi Wang stood around with his group of shi wang and yin wang near that glowing stone pillar doing something unknown.
"Pick up speed; my premonition isn't good." Seeing what those shi wang and yin wang were doing made me inexplicably nervous.
I remembered that earlier on that Silver Armor Shi Wang had said he could deal with us but I didn't know how he would do so. Not only was my Sky-Covering Bell's super-strong concealment ability difficult for them to break easily either way.
However, even so since this Shi Wang was so confident, I believed he must have some way to deal with us and that method probably had something to do with the glowing stone pillar.
The glowing stone pillar was one of the eyes of the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation, condensing a powerful formation aura. Although it looked plain on the surface, once its power was activated, it would erupt with great destructive force. The Silver Armor Shi Wang led his subordinates around that pillar; it was obvious they were going to tamper with it.
Realizing this situation, I unconsciously quickened my pace forward.
Soon, we crossed the blood pool and entered a depression. Here, we felt gusts of cold wind blowing as countless ghosts were trapped in the depression screaming. Their Yin energy continuously gathered towards the Yin energy barrier, presenting a pitiful sight.
"This is where the Soul Gathering Worm Pot is," said Chi Qing Shuai with a frown. "Speed up; the entrance to the barrier should be ahead."
I nodded and urged my Heaven-Covering Bell forward while Jietou and Chi Qing Shuai stood on either side of me. Xie Yilin tightly held onto my hand; I could feel her nervousness as she realized that our mission had reached its critical moment.
As expected, after walking for some distance, we arrived at the edge of the Yin energy barrier where there was a pitch-black vortex constantly absorbing soul energy from within the worm pot.
"I know why King Wu Helu's cultivation speed is so fast," said Chi Qing Shuai. "He probably improved his strength by devouring souls and sucking blood. Have you noticed? The blood water in that pool and soul energy in this worm pot have not been absorbed or utilized by ordinary kings or corpse kings. So where did they go?"
"To King Wu's throne?" I furrowed my brows.
"Correct! That king must have set up a Bloodthirsty Soul-Devouring Formation at the center of this Yin Energy Barrier - which is also where one can find an eye for each lock in Eight Gates Golden Lock Array." Chi Qing Shuai continued explaining: "This means all spiritual essence from this mountain will eventually converge into him through that formation - coupled with guarding Nine-Yin Yellow Springs which has endless amounts of yin qi - it explains why he can cultivate so quickly."
"Don't worry; even if he's powerful, he hasn't reached Gold-Haired Lion level yet!" I reassured them before looking up at the Yin energy barrier. Soon, I found a crack beside the vortex and said to my companions: "Follow me closely; we're going in."