Chapter 56: Blood Escape Technique

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  At the same time, as Ding Wenyang's palm print was released, a dark and eerie aura condensed into a huge evil spirit shape, constantly twisting and transforming, and with a loud whistling sound, it rushed towards Baili Yun.

  "Yin evil great method, ghost evil grasp!?"

  As Baili Yun let out a terrified scream, the dark and ominous energy that filled the sky had already formed a massive whirlpool dozens of feet in diameter. The ghostly palm was even more ferocious, with an aura of dominance and extraordinary power, as if it was about to swallow Baili Yun whole with its enormous mouth condensed from the dark energy.

  The Soul-Exterminating Finger unleashed by Yun Che was far beyond what Zhou Ming Hua could compare to, but the Ghostly Shadow Palm unleashed by Duan Wu Yan's dark and sinister arts was even more so, something that Wu Qian Qiu couldn't even begin to rival.

  In a state of urgency, Baili Yun hastily swallowed several elixirs and forcibly conjured up another Xuan Yin shield. With a swift hand gesture, he managed to concentrate almost all the defensive power of the Xuan Yin shield in front of him.

  Boom!

  The Ghostly Palm slammed heavily into the Xuan Yin shield. Both of these spells were the signature techniques of the Yin Jiao Sect, one for offense and one for defense, and neither was ordinary. However, Ding Yuanyan had previously cast the Great Yin Jiao Technique, filling the surrounding area with a dark and heavy yin energy that had been infused into the Ghostly Palm over many years, making its power extraordinary.

  Dark energy, true energy of the mysterious yin. Like a stream of rapid currents, it shoots out in all directions at once, and at the same time, the mysterious yin shield suddenly announces its explosion.

  The remaining energy from the fierce battle between Gui Xie and Dou, mixed with evil spirits, heavily crashed into Bai Li Yun's chest.

  Hmph!

  A fierce impact shook him so hard that his internal organs almost ruptured, a mouthful of blood gushed out uncontrollably, and he retreated wildly backwards.

  Three ghostly soldiers closely followed, as soon as they entered the yin evil, they seemed to be like fish in water. Their originally somewhat dull bodies suddenly gathered a lot of excitement. The group surrounded Baili Yun and launched an attack on him.

  One after another, the wailing sounds like a baby's cry echoed densely, and the hundred ghosts that were not affected by the Soul-Eroding Blood Fog howled and darted about in the gloomy air, swirling around the side of the Hundred-Mile Cloud. Like ants gnawing on an elephant, they took turns using their illusory sharp teeth to tear at his flesh and soul.

  "Ah~" Ba Li Yun let out an extremely painful cry, as if a mournful scream was trembling from his very soul. The taste of being devoured by the hundred ghosts, enough to make anyone with a strong will collapse in rationality.

  "Boom!"

  Baili Yun endured the pain and suddenly let out a loud shout. His left arm violently exploded, and his flesh and blood turned into a cloud of mist that instantly enveloped him. Almost at the same time, the cloud of blood wrapped around him and transformed into a bloody escape technique, shooting backwards in an instant.

  "Blood Escape Technique."

  Ding Yuanyan let out a cry of surprise and hastily urged the Green Cloud Dart to move, similarly bursting forth with a green light. Without saying another word, she chased after him, her body surrounded by countless swirling whirlwinds of dark energy. With the help of this dark energy, Ding Yuanyan's speed was more than twice as fast as usual.

  In fact, at the same time as Bai Li Yun self-destructed his arm, Lei Dong suddenly became alert and a ghostly claw reached out to grab him. However, as a last resort for escaping with one's life, the Blood Escape Technique was an all-or-nothing move, and its activation speed was naturally not ordinary. Even though Lei Dong's reaction speed was extremely fast, he only managed to grab onto the tail of the fleeting blood mist.

  Without waiting for Ding Yuanyan's summons, Lei Dong was also urgently urging the evil spirits to transform into a swirling black mist that chased after the Blood Escape.

  However, the evil spirit banner of Leidong was not bad, but it had not fully grown up yet. Compared to Ding Yuanyan's Green Cloud Banner, it was slightly inferior, let alone when she relied on the power of yin and yang to burst into full speed. Nevertheless, after chasing for dozens of miles, Ding Yuanyan, who could no longer maintain the Great Yin Method for a long time, finally ran out of strength and was left far behind by the Blood Fog, which had almost the same speed as her, and disappeared from sight, with a pale and frustrated face.

  In an instant, Leidong urged the evil spirits to come. Upon hearing that Ding Yuanyan was still unable to catch up with Baili Yun, her face also changed slightly. After staring at each other for a moment, Leidong apologized: "Master sister, it's all my fault for being greedy and wanting to seize the Soul-Devouring Shadow Tiger, otherwise I wouldn't have conflicted with Baili Yun."

  "This isn't your fault." Ding Yuanyan shook her head lightly and said, "I know that the resources in the cultivation world are scarce. Even I, with limited resources, may not be able to achieve the Golden Elixir in the future. Let alone you, my junior brother, whose talent we both understand. If you can't obtain a large amount of resources, it's likely that even reaching the Foundation Period will be difficult for you this lifetime. Just now, even if you didn't say anything, I would have taken the initiative to seize that Soul-Devouring Shadow Tiger. After all, there are many valuable materials on its body, far surpassing those of ordinary demonic beasts. You taking action against him was a bit overbearing, but it's also understandable. Being robbed of such a valuable material from the shadow tiger, Bai Lixun wouldn't be able to swallow his anger for the rest of his life. Rather than waiting for him to find an opportunity to eliminate us, it's better to take the initiative and cut off the hidden danger. Unfortunately, you and I were careless in our thinking and didn't expect that he had the Blood Escape Technique."

  Lei Dong was moved by her words, knowing that Dian Wei not only didn't blame him but also intentionally stood from his perspective to consider the problem. He felt a slight surge of emotion in his heart and bowed: "Thank you, Senior Sister, for understanding. However, it's ultimately my fault this time. As for Old Ancestor's place, please keep yourself out of this matter, I don't want you to be implicated." This time, Dian Wei helped him out completely; otherwise, with her qualifications, she wouldn't need to snatch food from others' bowls to satisfy her cultivation needs.

  "Junior brother, what are you talking about?" Ding Yuanyan raised an eyebrow, somewhat dissatisfied: "We committed the mistake together, how can I let you bear it alone? Moreover, our ancestor has high expectations of me, and I believe he absolutely won't allow the Boneless Peak to take revenge on us."

  It's indeed the case that the situation is quite different from the Ghostly Sect. The Dry Bone Peak is ranked second among the thirteen peaks of the Yin Evil Sect, after all. Otherwise, the Old Ancestor of the Dry Bone wouldn't have been able to get a disciple as excellent as Bai Liyun. As for the Old Ancestor of the Ten Thousand Ghosts getting Ding Yuanyan, that was purely an accident. At the time of the test, Ding Yuanyan's spiritual root ranking was only eleventh. However, what no one could have anticipated was that Ding Yuanyan had a part of her hidden spiritual root that wasn't detected. It wasn't until she officially started cultivating that this part of her spiritual root revealed its incredibly powerful effect. To the point where Ding Yuanyan was at most only slightly inferior to Dongfang Xiang, but surpassed Bai Liyun by half a rank.

  Perhaps it was the heavens taking pity on Wan Gui Lao Zu, letting him pick up a huge bargain, and it was precisely this that made him especially dote on Ding Yuanyan, treating her like a treasure. Of course, in a certain sense, Lei Dong was actually the big bargain that Wan Gui Lao Zu had picked up.

  The reason why Wan Gui Lao Zu could only rank ninth in the previous Grand Competition was not because he himself was not strong enough, but because he had achieved the Golden Elixir relatively late and established the Wan Gui Cave for only over 70 years. The first time he accepted disciples, they were all leftovers chosen by others. Afterwards, due to fundamental reasons, he could never rise higher. However, this time he was extremely lucky and obtained two treasures, Ding Yuanyan and Lei Dong.

  After a brief discussion, they unanimously agreed that this matter must be reported to Wan Gui Lao Zu as soon as possible. Otherwise, if Bai Li Yun escapes and reports back to Ku Gu Lao Zu, it will be too late to guard against his revenge.

  Of course, the spoils of war must be collected first. For that Soul-Devouring Shadow Tiger, things have already been blown up to this point, and if there's no gain or compensation, how can one's mind be at peace?

  They slightly recovered and flew back. In a short while, they returned to the previous battlefield. The main spoils of war this time were naturally the corpse of the adult Soul-Devouring Shadow Tiger. It was a rare and precious beast, with many valuable materials on its body. Fortunately, when they came back, they found that no one had been to the battlefield before. Leidong briefly examined the Soul-Devouring Shadow Tiger, just wanting to put it into his storage belt, and then slowly deal with it later. However, unexpectedly, he discovered that this was a female beast. Moreover, there was a patch of blood clots in a certain place, and the polluted blood had not fully coagulated until now. It was strange, so he squatted down, furrowed his brow, and took a closer look.

  Ding Wenyang originally wanted to urge a few words, but unexpectedly this guy stared at the female beast's certain place without stopping. Her face turned red, just about to get angry, when she heard Lei Dong's excited and thrilled cry: "This could be a newly produced pregnant mother beast!"

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