How can I have a heart of a demonic god in my body?!
Chapter 572: 0567: Snatching Food from the Tiger's Mouth

Chapter 572: Chapter 0567: Snatching Food from the Tiger’s Mouth

“You all need to hurry up!”

Senior Brother Wang couldn’t help but shout loudly.

If this continued, both he and Yan Gao’s injuries would turn more severe, and attempting to kill this powerful Evil Ghost would undoubtedly require much more effort.

“Senior Brother Wang, understood.”

The short-haired middle-aged man acknowledged, but his strength was similar to Lin Xiaofang’s, and even if he fully burst forth, he could hardly influence the overall situation.

The tall woman entangled with the Evil Ghost looked at Chen Yu with a face full of disdain, “Are all those from Kunyun Realm just this trash?”

As for the strongest Evil Ghost, it seemed to understand what Senior Brother Wang said, as its eyes swiveled around.

“Never think about it!”

In the end, the Evil Ghost spoke out hoarsely as it swung its arms up.

Instantly, within this ruined site, both Yin Qi and Evil Qi surged and at the arms of the Evil Ghost, they condensed into a dark black light sphere.

With a smash of its palm, the dark black light sphere burst out.

Boom!

Seeing this, Yan Gao launched a claw strike that landed on the dark black light sphere.

However, he hadn’t expected that the moment his attack landed on it, the dark black light sphere exploded, creating a storm of Yin Evil, sweeping in every direction.

“Not good!”

Yan Gao retreated repeatedly; nevertheless, his body was invaded by the Yin Qi, and his spiritual consciousness suffered a bout of torment.

Moreover, since he was close to the explosion range of the dark black light sphere, the damage he received was the greatest.

Not only that, the Yin Evil storm swept across the entire Soul Nourishing Hall, affecting the short-haired middle-aged man, the tall woman, and Chen Yu.

The tall woman and short-haired middle-aged man hadn’t expected Yan Gao and Senior Brother Wang to fail in stopping that most powerful Evil Ghost, so they were caught off guard by this move.

As for the Evil Ghost, it seemed completely unaffected by this move and immediately launched a frenzied counterattack.

Chen Yu took the opportunity to pretend to be severely injured, his body falling to the side, looking like he was barely hanging on.

“Maybe we should retreat.”

Chen Yu showed a look of fear.

Yan Gao and Senior Brother Wang gave Chen Yu a cold glance, obviously having no intention to retreat and blamed Chen Yu for uttering demoralizing words.

The enemy wasn’t so strong that they couldn’t handle; they believed they had a good chance of winning, and they had already been fighting for a while now—how could they think of retreating?

At the same time, they couldn’t let Chen Yu, who was timid and fearful, escape, because he had taken away some precious materials at the center of the Soul Nourishing Hall.

“My friend, no need to worry, by joining hands, we’ll definitely eradicate these Evil Ghosts; it’s just a matter of time,”

Senior Brother Wang persuaded.

His moment of distraction allowed the Evil Ghost to take advantage and gain the upper hand, launching successive attacks with fierce ferocity.

“Mmm, I’ll listen to you.”

Chen Yu stopped causing trouble, lest these people grow suspicious of him.

But he still pretended to be severely injured and consequently didn’t exert much effort thereafter.

After a long delay, the short-haired middle-aged man and the tall woman finally managed to deal with the remaining Evil Ghosts.

At this moment, both Yan Gao and Senior Brother Wang had more wear and tear on their robes, and their mental states were not good, clearly having sustained injuries to their mind and spirit.

“Let’s go together, kill this Evil Ghost.”

Senior Brother Wang shouted.

Yan Gao’s eyes also revealed a ferocious light; he and Senior Brother Wang had struggled to kill this Evil Ghost and had accumulated quite a bit of resentment. At this moment, his aura surged, swirling out a dark and fierce palm light.

“Heavenly Element Mace Technique!”

Senior Brother Wang also pulled out his skills, displaying advanced battle techniques and sweeping glows of golden light everywhere.

Faced with the attack of five people, although the Evil Ghost was strong, it was hard to match the multitude of hands and fell into a disadvantage.

Yet, this Evil Ghost was extremely temperamental and fiercely brutal, several times launching ferocious counterattacks that forced everyone to continually retreat.

After several instances, it became increasingly weak and gradually unsustainable.

“Watch those two; we absolutely can’t let them snatch this treasure!”

Senior Brother Wang secretly sent a message to the short-haired middle-aged man.

So many people were surrounding and killing this Evil Ghost, but the Four Jade Soul Bead was only one piece—inevitably, one side would end up without a gain.

Meanwhile, Yan Gao and the tall woman weren’t giving their all anymore, their gazes occasionally flickering towards Senior Brother Wang.

At this moment, both teams had ignored Chen Yu, who was timid and scared.

Until a certain moment.

“Die!”

In Senior Brother Wang’s hand, the bronze mace erupted into a sharp golden light that pierced through the body of the Evil Ghost as the Spiritual Artifact struggled and screamed.

Bang crash!

Yan Gao soared into the air, his claw striking down and smashing the head of the Evil Ghost.

At the same time, he stretched out his other hand and violently grasped it, a force of True Essence Power descending on the Four Jade Soul Bead, upturning it from the Evil Ghost’s limb.

“Don’t think about it!”

The short-haired middle-aged man immediately struck a palm, shattering Yan Gao’s True Essence Power.

“The Four Jade Soul Bead is ours.”

The tall woman leapt forward, attempting to snatch it.

“Get lost!”

Senior Brother Wang roared, swinging a mace light that repelled her.

For a time, all four struck, driving each other back, leaving no one victorious.

“He hid his true power!”

The short-haired middle-aged man widened his eyes in astonishment when he witnessed this and immediately realized what had happened.

However, even if Chen Yu had deliberately concealed his power before, could he really be this strong, so easily fending off the attacks from both him and the tall woman?

Whoosh!

Before the others could dwell on it, Chen Yu transformed into a shadow and dashed away.

“Damn it, you dare to snatch my things twice!”

Yan Gao snorted angrily, a vein throbbing on his forehead.

In his mind, treasures like the Four Jade Soul Beads and Ghost Grass were his.

But now, these items were in Chen Yu’s hands, how could he not be furious?

Boom!

Dark True Essence surged around Yan Gao; he, too, transformed into a black shadow, leaping forward to chase after Chen Yu.

Among the four people present, his cultivation was the highest, and his speed was the fastest.

“What incredible speed.”

Chen Yu sensed Yan Gao closing in rapidly.

“Die!”

Murder filled Yan Gao’s eyes as he swung a massive bear claw shadow that swept across and pulverized the nearby buildings.

Thump thump! Thump thump thump!

Chen Yu’s heart surged, doubling his speed and power as he thrust forward fiercely with the Demon Flood Dragon Sword.

Bang!

Chen Yu’s sword, clashing with Yan Gao’s claw shadow, immediately caused an explosive booming sound, characteristic of the Demon Flood Dragon Sword’s explosive property.

The next moment, the explosive force of Chen Yu’s sword not only destroyed Yan Gao’s claw shadow but also continued towards him.

“How… how is this possible?”

Yan Gao was greatly shocked; his attack was broken by a youngster at the peak of the Middle Stage of Guiyuan Realm!

The other three were also stunned.

Before, Chen Yu’s displayed strength was quite ordinary, and he was severely injured, acting timid and afraid.

But now, with a single strike, Chen Yu had driven back Yan Gao; the difference was so vast that they thought he was a different person.

Of course, Yan Gao was injured and not at his peak condition at this moment.

Whoosh!

Using the repelling force of his strike, combined with his heart’s explosive state, Chen Yu sped away incredibly fast, instantly escaping from the ruins.

Boom!

With a swing of his sword, Chen Yu sealed the entrance, then took out a black remnant wing to enhance his speed.

To his left was a plain, to his right a forest; Chen Yu naturally headed to the right, into the forest, where it would be much harder for his pursuers to find him.

Boom!

Suddenly, an explosion echoed from the ruins, and four figures burst forth.

“There!”

Yan Gao, deducing that Chen Yu had gone to the right, gave chase.

As the number one Inner Sect Disciple of the Sky Wolf Hall, he must kill Chen Yu, otherwise, he feared inner demons would plague his mind.

The tall woman had no choice but to follow Yan Gao.

“Senior Brother Wang, what should we do?”

The short-haired middle-aged man inquired.

He found it hard to imagine; they, along with people from Sky Wolf Realm, were fighting fiercely, yet Chen Yu came out on top.

That little guy’s facade was really deep; the short-haired man hadn’t seen through him at all.

“Hmph, it’s just a Soul Path Spiritual Artifact, not worth wasting too much time on. This Blood Star Realm has never been explored completely; there are many treasures yet to be found, including that legendary treasure ‘Blood Star Holy Pill’.”

Senior Brother Wang snorted coldly, realizing the chances of killing Chen Yu were slim.

However, if he had known the true value of the Four Jade Soul Bead, perhaps his decision would have been different at the moment.

…

Having entered the forest and flown for a while, Chen Yu put away the black remnant wings and moved carefully, leaving fewer traces unless Yan Gao was skilled at tracking, the chances of catching up to Chen Yu were slim.

An hour later, Chen Yu darted into a tree hollow.

“Four Jade Soul Beads!”

Chen Yu took out the treasure he had risked so much to obtain.

Yan Gao, being the top disciple in the Inner Sect of Sky Wolf Hall and naturally cold and murderous, wouldn’t be so agitated for ordinary treasures.

The soul imprint within the Four Jade Soul Beads had already vanished, rendering them an ownerless item, and Chen Yu immediately began to refine it. Yet, it took him a day and a half to completely refine this Soul Path Spiritual Artifact.

“Mid-grade top-level Spiritual Artifact!”

Chen Yu felt a surge of joy in his heart.

Soul Path Spiritual Artifacts were already precious, and this item’s value surpassed that of the Demon Flood Dragon Sword he owned.

Back then, when Chen Yu created the Demon Flood Dragon Sword, enhancing its grade, countless precious materials and Primordial Stones were used.

At this moment, the Demon Flood Dragon Sword was outclassed by this single Soul Path Spiritual Artifact.

The grade of a Spiritual Artifact was one aspect; another was its properties.

Chen Yu immediately examined it.

Buzz!

Spiritual power flowed into it, eliciting tri-colored glows that formed a protective circle enclosing him.

It was a Soul Path Defense Spiritual Artifact.

“The properties of this Spiritual Artifact… are so peculiar!”

Chen Yu was quite surprised.

The properties of the Four Jade Soul Bead greatly enhanced soul defense techniques; Chen Yu estimated that even a soul attack from someone at the Half-step Sky Sea level could be blocked.

However, should the protection break, the Spiritual Artifact itself would be damaged.

There were four jade stones on the Four Jade Soul Bead, three of which were vibrant and bright, while one was dull and even cracked.

Clearly, this Spiritual Artifact had been used before.

But this was sufficient. With the Four Jade Soul Bead, Chen Yu needn’t worry much about his soul’s weaknesses; even soul attacks from someone at the Half-step Sky Sea level might not harm him.

Such a powerful Soul Path Spiritual Artifact was probably a sect-defending Spiritual Artifact of that sect.