Chapter 337: The Evil Spirit (1/2)

After emptying the rather sizeable lode of essence stones, Xue Wei came across more rare herbs, all of which were hundreds of years old.

He not only came across herbs and ores, but they also found a smaller essence stone lode, with medium-grade essence stones.

Frugal as Xue Wei was, he decided to pick up all treasures they came across on the way, not at all willing to let any of them go.

He knew that the higher rank they became, the more resources they would need, so wealth would never be enough.

Like this, they walked for many days on the Thunder Graveyard Battlefield, before they had crossed it.

The closer they got to the other end, the more menacing the aura that surrounded them became. It was clear that they were getting closer and closer to the evil spirit.

Especially Luoluo was pale as they advanced. She was a pure spirit, so the evil energy was attacking her immensely hard compared to the others.

The most comfortable one was Xue Wei. Although the killing intent was adding pressure to him, it was not at the point where it was enough to inconvenience him anymore. His body had adapted to the killing intent - he had quite an overwhelming killing intent himself, making the process much smoother.

The bats and Hei Gou were not too affected either. As beasts they were many times more ferocious than humans and spirits, it was in their nature to be brutal, and thus their inherited killing intent was far superior to Luoluo, Bai Tianyi, and Lin Xiao.

”My King, do you have a plan?” Xue Fu asked tentatively. She was aware of the strength that this Evil spirit commanded. Although she had faith in Xue Wei, she could not help but wonder what his plan was. Going in without a plan would seem somewhat suicidal.

”You said he was injured?” Xue Wei did not answer right away but instead asked another question.

Puzzled, Xue Fu nodded her head. ”He is indeed rather grievously injured. I would expect around five percent of his fighting strength remained when he got injured. It has now been around a month, so I guess he has restored to approximately ten percent.”

”Ten percent, huh?” Xue Wei did not know how strong the Evil Spirit was initially, so even when it was injured to this extent; he dared not belittle it.

”Luoluo stay at the back and provide us with cover. Lin Xiao, Hei Gou, and Bai Tianyi continuously try to strike once, and when your attack has landed or failed, you will instantly withdraw. Do not wait to see how much damage you did, just withdraw immediately.

”I want the three of you to be like annoying flies. Always hovering around, throwing out attacks, one after another, but do not stand still ever. If he gets his claws on you, you are likely dead.

”Fu, take your bats and do the same. Split into teams and harass him as much as possible. I will deal with the main attack. I will obviously take on the Azure Dragon shape, and I will fight him with everything I have so that he does not have the strength to go against you all.”

The others were feeling that this plan could work, but it was immensely risky. If anything happened to Xue Wei, they would undoubtedly die.

Then again, no matter what plan they came up with, there would always be an element of risk. Not to mention this tactic allowed for them to minimize their death count since all the damage and focus of the Evil Spirit should be aimed for Xue Wei.

They were all somber, their expressions solemn as they headed closer and closer to the Evil Spirit's lair.

As they were around ten kilometers away, a penetrating voice reverberated through the heavens and the earth. ”Leave!” it said.

After it, there was no sound, and even the wind had stilled, but Xue Wei continued walking forward with no intention of stopping.

Even though it was indeed possible for them to stay at the Thunder Graveyard Island and get a lot of rare treasures while staying clear of the evil spirit, Xue Wei had decided to confront him.

He had chosen so out of different reasons. First of all, he wanted to get the beast tag for the sake of bringing the Scarlet Blood Bats with him out of the danger zone.

He had given his promise to them, and he was not willing to go back on his words. He had promised to take them out of the island and the zone, so he would do so, or die trying.

Another reason was Soul Power. Spirits contained spiritual energy and soul power. They were solely made from energy, and this energy could help nourish and strengthen both Luoluo and Bai Tianyi.

He knew that although Luoluo was growing, her foundations had been severely injured back at Yan Dalu. Even if she was capable of growing again, and she would become a strong spirit, she would have hidden injuries unless she got enough quantities of energy to heal it.

Consuming another spirit was exactly what she needed. Although this was an Evil spirit, the energy that he consisted of was still pure. If she consumed it, she would become much closer to healed.

Not only her, if Bai Tianyi were to get a large quantity of energy, he could get a more solid body as well.

So all in all, although this Evil Spirit had done nothing to harm Xue Wei, Xue Wei had already decided to let his friends consume him.

Although it was dangerous, he had no intention of backing away. This was the most rewarding thing they could get out of their trip to the Thunder Twilight Zone. Not to mention, it seemed that this Evil Spirit had killed plenty of people throughout the years, purely for the sake of consuming their soul power.

The Evil Spirit was not a good creature. Had it been one who did good for the world, Xue Wei would not have considered killing it, even if it was beneficial for him, but this was a spirit that brought death and destruction towards others.