Volume 1 The Rise of the Demon Race Chapter 8 The Evil Sacrifice
The gloomy north wind blows the shadows of the trees, like ferocious living creatures. Many experiences have made Qi Rushong fearless in this vast black wilderness that people in the south call the ghost forest.
However, tonight was an exception. It was very different from the past. There was something indescribable in the darkness in all directions, which made him feel inexplicable fear.
He did not inform Ma Wen of the matter, but chose to investigate in private with Su Yu. Accusations without evidence would be completely dismissed by Wei Laogui and Xu Zhenqing's group.
On the other hand, there is no basis for what you say. What is the truth? You need to find out for yourself.
"We're almost there," Su Yu said softly, "right in front!"
Damn the weather, Qi Rusong said to himself, the north wind tonight is as cold as ice, but what is really fatal is the low temperature. He and Su Yu were already shivering from the cold, and their teeth were chattering.
Su Yu led him through the dense trees, up a gentle slope, and headed towards the ridge. The ground was wet and muddy under the thin snow, making it easy to slip, and rocks and hidden tree roots could also cause someone to trip.
After walking for a long time, Su Yu stopped behind an ancient tree.
"Sir, have you seen it?"
Ahead, there are snow-covered rocks and a half-frozen stream. The moonlight falls on the open space, reflecting on the unusually weird altar with large ancient stones.
"Get down quickly!" Qi Rusong whispered: "There is someone!"
"It should be Old Ghost Wei!" Su Yu said.
The two of them were lying on a snow-covered slope, listening and observing carefully.
A figure appeared silently.
"Over there!" Su Yu tugged at the corner of his clothes: "Did you see it? It's him, Old Ghost Wei!"
Old Ghost Wei emerged from the darkness of the forest, holding a baby in his hands, followed by an extremely ugly looking hound.
He slowly stepped forward, placed the baby on the altar, and finally knelt down on his knees, reciting a spell that Qi Rusong had never heard before.
As the spell was uttered, a strange scarlet pattern began to appear under Old Ghost Wei's feet.
Soon after, the ugly hound turned into a monster with a voice as loud as hitting a stone, a horn growing out of the center of its face, five tails, a red body, and a body like a jackal.
Old Ghost Wei is raising monsters...
Qi Rusong has seen records of this monster from ancient books. Its name is Xue Xie. It was raised by an ancient snow monster and its [Demon Cultivator] is at least level three.
Monsters are divided into levels one to ten according to [Demon Cultivator].
[First-level to second-level intelligence, unable to speak, capable of magic. Equivalent to a second-level swordsman.]
[Level 3-has taken on human form, equivalent to a third-level swordsman.]
[The fourth level can speak. It is equivalent to the fourth level great swordsman.]
[Level 5-6 bodies are humanoid, with the head or tail still retaining the appearance of a monster. Equivalent to a fifth-level sword king]
[The seventh-level transformation removes the beast-like appearance. It is equivalent to the sixth-level sword master.]
[The eighth level is already a great demon level, equivalent to the seventh level sword king.]
[Level 9 monsters are extremely rare. They completely abandon the habits of monsters. They seem to be no different from human practitioners. They can call the wind and rain, split mountains and rivers. 】
Then, Old Ghost Wei stopped the spell and looked up at Xuexie, with a ferocious smile on his face.
The monster crawled up to Old Ghost Wei, and then opened its big mouth.
The same sound as Qi Rushong's left hand wind point came, and within a moment, the baby's soul was sucked cleanly by Xue Xie.
What made him even more horrified was that the baby that had been sucked into a mummy was not spared by Xuexie. It opened its mouth and walked forward with a roar.
Without thinking, he already guessed what would happen next.
Although Su Yu was prepared in her heart, she couldn't help covering her mouth when she saw such a terrifying scene with her own eyes, and her body couldn't stop shaking.
Then, Old Ghost Wei's eyes emitted blue light. The eyes were a deeper blue color than any human eyes, burning as coldly as black ice.
A stream of light blue mist-like substance exhaled from his mouth and was inhaled by Xue Xie.
Soon after, the monster also spit out a light green mist-like substance from its mouth for Old Ghost Wei to inhale.
This scene shocked Qi Rusong to the point of being stunned for a long time. Are they exchanging evil spirits?
Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he spotted a white figure walking through the woods. He turned his head and saw a white shadow in the darkness, which then disappeared. The branches trembled slightly in the wind, and they stretched out their wooden fingers to scratch each other.
He wanted to look for that figure, but found that the surroundings were completely silent.
Maybe I saw it wrong, he thought.
When he looked at the altar again, he found that Old Ghost Wei and Xuezhen had disappeared.
"Master Qi, did you see it?" Su Yu asked softly.
Qi Rusong took a deep breath and said, "Yes, I will report all this to Lord Marvin. Go back now."
However, as soon as he turned around, he found several humanoid creatures that were very tall, as haggard and strong as bones, and with skin as pale as milk, blocking his way...
Their armor seemed to change color as it moved, sometimes as white as fresh snow, sometimes as black as shadows, dotted with the deep gray-green of the forest. Every time it took a step, the patterns on it continued like the sparkling moonlight on the water.
Change.
These are completely consistent with the Demon Hunter’s attack on Marvin’s body!!!
Qi Rusong subconsciously held the demon sword Dragon Light and protected the girl behind him. The wind had stopped and the chill was piercing his bones.
In an instant, a corpse demon was less than five steps closer to him.
The corpse demon ran forward quietly, holding a long sword in his hand. Qi Rusong had never seen a similar weapon.
It was a translucent sword. The material was not metal used by humans at all. It was more like an extremely thin crystal fragment. It reflected the moonlight, and there was a faint and strange blue light around the sword.
He gathered his spiritual power and attached it to the tip of the sword, and bravely stepped forward to meet him.
The pale sword pierced the air with a sharp sound. When the two swords clashed, what they made was not the collision of metal, but a strange sound that he had never heard before.
The zombie blocked the second attack, then the third, and then took a step back. After another burst of sword flashes, it stepped back again.
After five consecutive blows, the corpse demon did not fall. Instead, Qi Rusong felt soreness and numbness in his right arm.
The corpse demon in front of him was at least as powerful as a [Second-Level Swordsman], and this realization made him feel chills running down his spine.
Not only that, behind the corpse monster he was fighting, six identical corpse monsters quietly emerged from the shadows.
Those corpse monsters surrounded and attacked. Qi Rusong could not protect Su Yu, one against seven.
"Death!" He shouted, and a dark black sword energy was drawn from the tip of the sword. The sword energy cut open the head of the zombie monster at the front, and then hit a giant tree behind.
The giant tree swayed, knocking the snow from its branches to the ground.
This was the first time Qi Rusong used sword energy to defend against an enemy. The sword energy was powerful, but it also consumed too much spiritual energy.
After just one blow, he felt short of breath.
When the second corpse demon rushed in front of him, it was difficult for the spiritual energy to condense again.
Without any hesitation, he raised his sword and struck.
With this blow, the demon sword's dragon light pierced the corpse demon's armor, but no blood flowed out, and the corpse demon did not feel any pain.
Must attack their heads!!!
Although the corpse demon is strong, with Qi Rusong's current strength, he will not be at a disadvantage. But the girl behind him distracts him all the time, making him feel more and more strenuous.
The battle continued until Su Yu wanted to cover her ears. She could no longer bear the harsh and weird sound of the weapons colliding.
Qi Rusong's breathing began to quicken, and his exhaled breath evaporated like smoke under the moonlight. His long sword was covered with white frost, while the corpse demon's sword still shone with blue light.
At this time, Qi Rusong blocked a beat, and the pale white sword immediately bit through the ring armor under his armpit. He shouted in pain, and the hot blood steamed in the cold air, dripping into a pool of blood on the snow.
Red as fire.
Taxi stretched out his left hand to press the wound, his leather glove turning bright red.
Suddenly, he found that his left hand couldn't help shaking.
I have a wind cave...that can suck souls!
So he quickly took off his gloves and spread his left hand forward.
"Go back to hell!"
The wind cave issued a strong suction force, and streams of milky white soul matter struggled to come out of the corpse demon's body.
The wails echoed in the late night forest, and the long swords of the corpse demon fell to the ground one after another, scattering like a rain of needles. The originally dead body also fell to the ground again.
After this, the forest fell into dead silence.
Qi Rusong withdrew his left hand, then raised the sword with both hands above his head, and chopped the heads of the corpse monsters into pieces. He must not give these corpse monsters a chance to stand up again...
Chapter completed!