Free Web NovelChapter 316: Deadly Crisis
The silver light shuttle sped at a low altitude in the depths of the Ghost Cry Forest, Fang Hao’s expression solemn, his Divine Sense on high alert.
Although the battle just now was brief, the commotion was not small. He dared not be the slightest bit careless, manipulating the flying shuttle to constantly change direction, attempting to leave this area as soon as possible.
However, as he delved deeper, the sense of unease in his heart grew stronger and stronger.
The sounds of ghost crying all around seemed to become clearer and more shrill; those faint whimpering sounds were no longer just simple Evil Qi interference, but rather sounded like some kind of... living creature whispering?
The Yin Sha Qi permeating the air also became increasingly thick and viscous, pressing down on his Divine Sense like a physical substance, causing his detection range to be compressed to less than thirty zhang.
Even more bizarrely, the trees, rocks, and even the ground in this area faintly revealed an ominous dark red hue, as if soaked in fresh blood.
"Something is wrong..." Fang Hao frowned tightly, a strong warning sign rising in his heart. This Ghost Cry Forest seemed even more bizarre than he had anticipated.
He immediately manipulated the silver light shuttle, preparing to increase altitude and forcefully charge out of this area.
But just at this moment—Hum—!!!
An indescribable, vast as an abyss, cold as a prison terrifying pressure, without any warning, descended suddenly like the sky collapsing and the earth sinking!
The strength of this pressure far exceeded any opponent Fang Hao had encountered before, even several times stronger than Mo Yunhe!
The air around the silver light shuttle solidified instantly; the flying shuttle seemed to fall into a mire, its speed plummeted, and its protective Spiritual Qi fluctuated violently, emitting groans of being overwhelmed!
Fang Hao felt even more as if an invisible mountain was pressing heavily upon him; his breathing choked, his blood and Qi roiled, and even the circulation of his Spiritual Qi became extremely sluggish!
"Late Nascent Soul Stage?! No... even stronger!" Fang Hao’s expression changed drastically, his eyes filled with unbelievable horror!
This pressure had already exceeded the scope of the Middle Nascent Soul Stage, at least Late Nascent Soul Stage, or perhaps... possibly Nascent Soul Perfection!
How is this possible?! How could such a terrifying existence appear at the edge of this Yin Sha Swamp?!
Without waiting for him to think more, a cold, indifferent, emotionless voice, as if coming from the depths of the Nine Netherworlds, echoed in this imprisoned space:
"Killed my people, and still want to leave?"
Following the voice, the Void Realm a hundred zhang ahead rippled like water waves, and a figure slowly emerged.
That was an old man dressed in a dark red robe, with a withered face and deep-set eye sockets.
He stood with his hands behind his back, his figure gaunt, as if a gust of wind could blow him over, but those eyes were like two bottomless cold pools, cold and indifferent, as if viewing all things as ants.
There was no Spiritual Qi fluctuation around his body, but this invisible pressure made this entire world submit to it!
What shocked Fang Hao even more was that the aura emitted from the old man was not pure Spiritual Qi pressure, but a more bizarre, colder, and more heart-palpitating... Yin Sha Qi!
It was as if he himself was the Incarnation of this Ghost Cry Forest and this Yin Sha Swamp!
"Was it you... who killed my few useless subordinates?" The old man’s gaze fell on Fang Hao, his voice flat, yet carrying a suffocating sense of oppression.
Fang Hao’s heart churned with stormy waves, but he forced himself to maintain composure on the surface.
His thoughts raced, and he understood instantly.
This old man was likely the true mastermind behind this group of robbers!
That One-Eyed Big Man and the others were just his lackeys!
No wonder they dared to occupy the Ghost Cry Forest so unscrupulously; it turned out they had such a terrifying existence backing them!
"Senior, you have misunderstood. This Junior is just passing through and has not seen any robbers." Fang Hao said in a deep voice, attempting to stall for time and find a strategy to escape.
Facing such an existence, fighting head-on was no different from throwing an egg against a rock; the only chance of survival, perhaps, was... to escape!
"Oh?" The old man’s mouth curled into a cold arc, a trace of mockery flashing in his eyes, "You still have their Blood Sha Mark remaining on you; do you think you can hide that from this old man?"
Fang Hao’s heart sank.
He had clearly used the Earthly Fiend Golden Flame to incinerate the corpses and Magic Treasure; he didn’t expect the opponent to have such a tracking method!
This old man was likely cultivating some extremely bizarre Demonic Technique or evil art!
"Since Senior already knows, then this Junior has nothing to say." Fang Hao took a deep breath, a trace of determination flashing in his eyes, "However, Senior’s subordinates acted first, wanting to kill this Junior and seize treasures; this Junior only fought back in self-defense."
"Self-defense?" The old man sneered, a trace of disdain flashing in his eyes, "Kill my people, and you must pay the price. Hand over your flying shuttle, Puppet, and... the strange fire on you; this old man might give you a quick death."
Fang Hao’s pupils constricted slightly.
The opponent even knew he possessed a strange fire?!
It seems that during the battle just now, this old man was likely watching from the shadows!
"Senior is joking; this Junior does not have any strange fire." While speaking, Fang Hao secretly circulated his Spiritual Qi, preparing to sacrifice the golden puppet and silver light shuttle at any moment to fight to the death.
"Stubborn and unyielding." The old man shook his head, seemingly having lost patience. He slowly raised his withered palm and pressed it lightly toward Fang Hao.
There was no earth-shattering momentum, no violent energy fluctuations, but Fang Hao felt the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi being instantly drained away, and an invisible, terrifying force capable of crushing mountains surged toward him like a tide!
"golden puppet!" Fang Hao shouted sharply, and the golden puppet instantly appeared in front of him, its dark golden body erupting with brilliant light, throwing both fists out, ferociously meeting that invisible force!
Boom—!!!
A deafening sound to the extreme! The golden puppet’s massive body trembled violently, the Formation light at the core of its chest flashing wildly, and it was actually forced back several zhang by that invisible force!
Although it blocked the attack, a tiny crack appeared on the golden puppet’s dark golden shell!
"Such a strong Puppet." A trace of surprise flashed in the old man’s eyes, immediately turning into deeper greed, "Unfortunately, in the face of absolute strength, you are ultimately just an ant."
He raised his hand again, and this time, his five fingers spread open; in the center of his palm, a dark red ball of light, emitting thick Death Qi and Evil Qi, slowly condensed.
Inside the ball of light, it seemed as if countless resentful Souls were howling and struggling, emitting a heart-palpitating destructive aura.
"To be able to die under this old man’s ’Blood Sha Soul-Extinguishing Seal’, you can be proud enough." The old man said indifferently, pushing the ball of light from his palm.
That dark red ball of light seemed slow, but in reality, it instantly crossed space, appearing before Fang Hao and the golden puppet!
Wherever the ball of light passed, the space seemed to be corroded and twisted, emitting a teeth-aching sound!
Fang Hao’s pupils constricted suddenly; he could feel that the power of this attack far exceeded the previous one! Even the golden puppet would likely find it difficult to block it completely!
"Fight!" A trace of madness flashed in Fang Hao’s eyes, his thoughts racing, and he was about to desperately activate the battle heaven axe and Soul-Shocking Spike to make a final struggle!
But just at this critical moment—Hum—!!!
A more terrifying, more vast, and more Soul-trembling pressure, without any warning, erupted from the depths of the Ghost Cry Forest!
This pressure was even several times stronger than that red-robed old man! It was as if a sleeping ancient Vicious Beast had suddenly awakened!
The red-robed old man’s expression changed suddenly, for the first time showing horror and disbelief in his eyes, and even the "Blood Sha Soul-Extinguishing Seal" about to be released stagnated slightly!
"This... this is..." The old man turned his head sharply, looking toward the depths of the Ghost Cry Forest, his voice carrying a trace of trembling.
And Fang Hao felt even more as if he were being pressed by an archaic sacred mountain, his breathing becoming extremely difficult, and his Divine Soul trembling!
This pressure had already exceeded the scope of his cognition!
"Go!" This was the only thought in Fang Hao’s mind.
He didn’t know what had happened, but this sudden turn of events might be his only chance of survival!
Without hesitation, he crazily injected all his Spiritual Qi into the silver light shuttle, while at the same time, with a thought, the golden puppet turned into a streak of light and entered the storage ring.
The silver light shuttle erupted with unprecedented silver light, as if burning, instantly breaking free from part of the pressure’s restraint, and fled desperately in the opposite direction of that terrifying pressure!
"Where are you going!" The red-robed old man reacted, shouted sharply, and was about to pursue.
But just at this moment, in the depths of the Ghost Cry Forest, that terrifying pressure suddenly surged, and a roar, as if from the ancient primordial era, earth-shaking, erupted!
"Roar—!!!" The entire Ghost Cry Forest, and even the entire Yin Sha Swamp, trembled violently at this roar!
Countless Demon Beasts prostrated on the ground, shivering! The red-robed old man’s expression changed again, a trace of deep dread flashing in his eyes; he actually forcibly stopped his pursuit, turned to look into the depths, as if facing a formidable enemy!
And Fang Hao, taking advantage of this fleeting opportunity, piloted the silver light shuttle, turning into a streak of silver light that was almost burnt out, tearing through the air, and instantly disappeared into the distant horizon!
He dared not look back, dared not stop, pushed his speed to the limit, and fled desperately toward an unknown direction!
Behind him, that terrifying pressure and roar still echoed in the world, as if some extremely terrifying existence was awakening...
