Chapter 569 (2/2)
These low-level evil spirits were capable of dealing large damage to one's soul. The moment one's soul was corroded, one would be a.s.saulted by madness, eventually losing one's mind completely. This was the scariest aspect of the Back Graveyard.
The reason why Xiang Shaoyun hadn't met these evil spirits before this was due to the location he was hiding at. Apart from that, he had also been lucky. Now, with wind blowing in the nest's direction, the evil spirits were brought over as well. They appeared like a violent tide, one that Xiang Shaoyun couldn't escape even if he wanted to.
Initially, he wrapped Yun Flame's power around himself and the three little birds. It discouraged the evil spirits from approaching, and some who dared approach were immediately ignited and killed. But there were too many evil spirits, enough to flood the entire mountain they were on. If he couldn't set the entire mountain aflame, he wouldn't be able to avoid their endless tide.
To make matters worse, Xiang Shaoyun could sense that there were even more terrifying evil spirits in the depths of the Back Graveyard. Perhaps those powerful evil spirits would suddenly come out as well. At that time, he wouldn't be able to hold on anymore.
”No, I can't allow this to continue. I need to think of something,” muttered Xiang Shaoyun as he sank into thought.
He was contemplating releasing all the ghostrunes. The ghostrunes would have no trouble dealing with these evil spirits. However, he ultimately decided against it. The ghostrunes were one of his trump cards. Unless absolutely necessary, he wasn't willing to show them.
”Since I can't release them, I should just let these evil spirits in instead,” decided Xiang Shaoyun as he withdrew Yun Flame's power.
The instant Yun Flame's coating vanished from his body, his head was swarmed by an endless torrent of evil spirits. Even an Emperor would not be able to survive something like this. However, he remained seated with complete calmness. His eyes shut, he allowed the evil spirits to invade his mind, acting like he was completely ignoring them.
In truth, within his head, the Nether Soul Domain had formed an independent world. The moment the evil spirits entered, they landed in the independent s.p.a.ce. Once inside, regardless of what they did, they weren't able to deal any damage to the s.p.a.ce.
When the 8,000 ghostrunes saw the evil spirits, their eyes lit up with excitement as they quickly swarmed and devoured the evil spirits. The evil spirits might be vicious, but the ghostrunes were their nemesis. The evil spirits weren't even able to deal the ghostrunes any damage before they all turned into food.
Even after devouring so many evil spirits, the ghostrunes still looked hungry. When Xiang Shaoyun sensed that, his lips curved into a smile as he completely removed his defenses, allowing the evil spirits to enter his mind as they wished.
Unsurprisingly, all the evil spirits turned into ghostrune feed, allowing the 8,000 ghostrunes to undergo a ma.s.sive growth in strength. One could say that the evil spirits were akin to a tonic that was even more useful than soul medicines to the ghostrunes.
The ghostrune patriarch grew into a seventh-stage Emperor, and over a dozen new Emperors had appeared among the ghostrunes as well. In total, there were now more than 50 Emperors among them. As for the Kings, their cultivation levels had also advanced greatly.
This rapid advancement was an acc.u.mulation of growth from the time Xiang Shaoyun left the Devil Domain until now. Along with the increase of his strength and the awakening of his devil blood, the Nether Soul Domain had also changed, greatly benefiting the ghostrunes. In fact, just the ghostrunes alone were comparable to a tier-5 organization. And when the unique attacks of the ghostrunes were taken into consideration, they could easily destroy regular tier-5 organizations.
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