Chapter 18: Encounter with the Demonic Beast

  The white bones around had become ubiquitous, and the mood of all the disciples was tense to the extreme. At this time, no one had any curiosity left. Some disciples even broke out in cold sweat on their faces.

  Yu Tao walked and said: "A few more miles ahead, it's the death warning line of the Yin Sheng Swamp. Once you cross this line, even if you're a Dan-forming period senior, you can't guarantee a safe retreat! However, our destination won't exceed this line, but is right on this line!"

  Yu Tao's words were not spoken, but as soon as they came out, several disciples were frightened and their bodies trembled. Two people, due to excessive tension, coupled with their cultivation being only around the third layer of Xuanzhao period, could no longer withstand the corrosion of yin energy, so they fell to the ground on the spot!

  Fainting in the Shadow Marsh is almost equal to death, because no one will go to rescue them. Not all monks are cruel, but everyone understands that rescuing them would only add a burden to themselves, carrying a burden in the Shadow Marsh is no different from seeking death.

  Two disciples fainted, and their storage bags were quickly divided up by others. Lin Feng watched all of this with a cold eye, a hint of disgust flashing in his icy gaze.

  Yu Tao's pace slowed down significantly, sometimes even stopping to carefully examine his surroundings before continuing on, and he was extremely cautious the entire time. Lin Feng noticed that Yu Tao had somehow obtained an extraordinary magical artifact in his hand - a long spear-like attack-type magical artifact that looked incredibly powerful from its surface!

  Yu Bo closely followed Yu Tao, and in his hand was also a golden gear-shaped artifact that looked like an attack type, but only mid-grade. The other disciples also took out their own artifacts, but almost all of them were low-grade, and some of the disciples were relatively poor, they didn't even have any artifacts.

  Lin Feng had three low-grade magical weapons, but only two were for combat. The other was a flying magical weapon used for escaping or traveling quickly. He took out one of them, a foot-long hook-shaped flying dagger with a row of clinking locks on it.

  Yu Tao slowed down even more, the surrounding fog severely blocking their divine sense. Unnamed dangers might be lurking nearby, and all the cultivators were tense, looking around in all directions, their hearts racing with anticipation.

  Suddenly, with a shrill cry of despair, a black shadow emerged from the thick fog! Its speed was simply unbelievable. When it appeared, everyone had not reacted yet. By the time someone let out a cry of despair, all the monks noticed that one of the disciples' heads had already been bitten off from his neck!

  The monk who lost his head was only three steps away from Lin Feng! Lin Feng clearly saw the scene just now, the black shadow was a fierce bird over one foot long, its whole body was black, and only the three feathers on its forehead were bright blood red!

  The ferocious bird's claws were like knife blades, and Lin Feng saw from a distance that it stretched out one claw, and a gust of wind cut off the neck of that disciple. The ferocious bird then used its beak to peck at him, and his head was taken away. The total time it took was less than one breath!

  All the disciples were shocked, and Yu Tao said loudly at this time: "This is a fourth-level demon beast, Blood Winged Wind Claw! It's extremely fast, good at wind blade attacks, and extremely cunning, specializing in targeting the weakest target! You'd better gather together, it will definitely come back soon!"

  Lin Feng's body also broke out in a cold sweat, if the Blood Winged Wind Eagle had attacked him just now, Lin Feng wouldn't have been confident that he could escape unscathed. Now, the group was rapidly shrinking from a long line into a small cluster, and Lin Feng hastily moved closer to the center, but still stood at the position farthest from Yu Tao.

  The disciple who lost his head had already fallen to the ground, his storage bag quietly lying there, but no one dared to pick it up. Everyone waited in extreme tension for a long time, but the Blood Winged Wind Eagle never returned.

  Another stalemate for more than half a time, and there was still no news from the Blood Feathered Wind Eagle. Yu Tao could only say, "Let's continue on our way, everyone stay vigilant!"

  The team then turned back into a long queue shape, with several disciples reaching out to grab the storage bag of that headless disciple, but just as they did, another strange change suddenly occurred!

  Still that incredibly fast black shadow, suddenly flew out from the thick fog on one side, two claws stretched out at the same time, two wind blades like ghosts, instantly cut off the heads of three cultivators, then it clawed one by one, mouth holding the third, just disappeared silently in the mist under everyone's gaze!

  The time it took was less than a breath! The surrounding disciples didn't even have time to take out their magic tools, and everything was already over! And the three dead disciples were the same three people who had just reached out to grab the storage bag earlier!

  The scene was dead silent, some disciples even trembled all over, and Lin Feng's forehead had already broken out in cold sweat. All the disciples didn't dare to move another step, standing still on the spot, motionless.

  Yu Tao walked over, with Yu Bo naturally following closely behind. Yu Tao stopped beside the three headless corpses and pointed to their storage bags, indicating for Yu Bo to pick them up.

  Yu Bo didn't even think about it, and reached out to grab the three storage bags. The first one was easily obtained, the second one also fell into his hands, but just as he was about to pick up the third one, a sudden breaking sound came from behind Yu Bo!

  Yu Bo didn't even turn his head back, and without hesitation, he suddenly bent down, his body instantly shortened by several feet. At the same time, Yu Tao on his side swung his hand, and the long spear-type extreme treasure flew out with a whistling sound, bringing a strong gust of wind that drew an arc, aiming directly at the broken air sound behind Yu Bo!

  A sharp, crisp sound of "pa" echoed, the Wind Blade of Blood Feather was blocked by Yu Tao's artifact, and Yu Bo avoided a fatal blow. Meanwhile, Yu Tao's artifact continued to sweep towards the incoming black shadow with undiminished momentum!

  The dark shadow seemed to be greatly shocked, but its reaction was quick. Its double wings flipped suddenly, and its two claws and abdomen turned upwards, while its back faced the ground. The body flew back upside down. Yu Tao's magic weapon whizzed past its belly, only startling off its two feathers.

  Just as the Blood Feathered Wind Eagle was about to fly back into the mist, Yu Tao suddenly let out a cold laugh and rapidly cast a spell. The old Long Halberd's power was instantly restored, carrying a whistling wind sound as it fiercely stabbed towards the black shadow!

  The black shadow spun in mid-air, quickly adjusting its body. By the time it had flown into the fog, it was about to flap its wings and speed away when a scorching pain suddenly came from behind!

  Then, a strand of fire suddenly spouted from the tip of the long spear, its speed was so fast that it made one's heart tremble! Even with Blood Winged Wind Eagle's swift escape speed, it was unable to dodge in time and was instantly wrapped around by that strand of fire.

  Then there was a shrill cry, and the Blood Winged Wind Eagle suddenly turned into a ball of fire, which quickly burned to ashes in mid-air. By the time it fell to the ground, it had already been incinerated, leaving no bones behind!