Chapter 314 - Chapter 314: Chapter 283: Splitting Up Actions_1 (1/2)

Chapter 314: Chapter 283: Splitting Up Actions_1

Not far away, on an open ground, a group of pale ghosts, like swarms of flies, were attacking Hong Xi and Jia Zhiyi incessantly.

Hong Xi emitted a yellow glow and his body expanded in size. He rushed back and forth among the ghost crowd, violently hitting any ghost in his path, shattering them as if they had physical bodies.

However, numerous ghosts were clever enough to burrow into the ground or vanish into black smoke when Hong Xi lunged at them.

On the other side, Jia Zhiyi was sitting cross-legged. His clothes were in tatters, his breath weak, and he bore obvious injuries on his body.

By his side, a white monkey, half a human’s height and with six tails, guarded him. Any ghost daring to approach was swallowed up by the six-tailed white monkey.

As Jia Zhiyi did not fight back and Hong Xi’s attacks were somewhat clumsy, they fell into a tough battle against dozens of Foundation Establishment ghosts. Fortunately, Xu Mu arrived just in time.

Xu Mu made hand signs. Countless purple lightning bolts emanated from his body, obliterating most of the ghosts instantly. The remaining ghosts fled in terror from the thunderbolts.

Indeed, the thundering martial method had a strong restraining effect on these ghosts.

“Si si!”

Xu Mu wanted to get closer to Jia Zhiyi to check his injuries, but the six-tailed white monkey hissed at him, forcing Xu Mu to give up. He turned his attention to Hong Xi instead.

“Friend Hong, what happened? How did Friend Jia get injured?”

This area was the periphery of the Secret Realm, home to mostly Foundation Establishment Stage ghosts and ghoul corpses. Their combined strength at the beginning of the Golden Core Stage should have easily handled them.

“We encountered a group of Foundation Establishment Stage ghoul corpses. Just as we were about to kill them, they suddenly exploded. Friend Jia was caught off guard and got injured. He also saved a severely injured spirit beast in the process. To avoid accidents, we both decided to withdraw but then ran into this group of ghosts,” Hong Xi explained in a halting voice.

“I see! I never imagined the ghoul corpses would self-destruct!”

Xu Mu was slightly surprised.

He and Qiao Qianqian had only encountered one ghoul corpse, which he paralyzed on sight. They didn’t know ghoul corpses could explode in a suicide attack.

Just then, Qiao Qianqian returned. Seeing Jia Zhiyi’s condition, she couldn’t help but ask again.

“We’re only on the periphery, and already coping with suicidal Foundation Establishment ghoul corpses. If we go deeper and encounter a Golden Core Stage ghoul corpse that explodes…”

Worry shadowed Qiao Qianqian’s pretty face. Hong Xi kept silent, deep in thought. Xu Mu, however, seemed unperturbed.

He had confidence in his strength. Even if they encountered a suicide bombing by a late-stage Golden Core ghoul corpse, he believed he could emerge unscathed.

With my transcendent paralysis skill, they might not even get a chance to explode.

Before long, Li Youlan and Xu Lingyu also returned. From the look of sorrow on Li Youlan’s face, they likely encountered a situation similar to Jia Zhiyi’s.

“How did Friend Jia get injured?”

Upon seeing Jia Zhiyi treating his injuries, Li Youlan asked. This time, Xu Mu explained.

“We also ran into a group of ghoul corpses. Luckily, I reacted in time. Otherwise, even if we weren’t injured, we’d be in a very sorry state.”

Li Youlan sighed.

“Who would’ve thought that the periphery would already be so dangerous. If we venture further in, there’s a high chance…”

Li Youlan glanced at everyone. Her unspoken message was clear: they were risking lives.

Everyone looked at each other, realizing they were indeed in trouble. Their team simply lacked strength.

“Your Highness, what do you suggest?”

Everyone looked at Li Youlan, waiting for her to make a decision.

While everyone understood the risks of the Secret Realm, whether they wanted to take those risks was a decision Li Youlan had to make.

“We believe it’s better to advance cautiously. As for our rank, let’s not worry about that!”