My son is about to break through.

"General, the power of that evil spirit is getting stronger and stronger. Can the Ten Thousand Souls Banner really suppress it?"

A deputy general of the Tiangang Army looked at the black fog in front of him with a worried look on his face.

Although the black fog blocked out the sun and made it impossible to see the scene inside, the rising temperature showed that the evil spirit inside was getting stronger.

At this rate, the power of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner could be broken at any time.

When Shi Zhen heard this, his brows furrowed.

"Let everyone be prepared. Once the evil spirit breaks through the suppression of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, we must take action immediately. We must not let the evil spirit leave here and cause trouble to the people!"

He looked determined and his eyes were fierce.

In such a great and mighty dynasty, when will it be the turn of evil spirits to cause chaos?

The peace in Jiuzhou today is hard-won, so Shi Zhen will certainly not let evil spirits destroy it.

Even if it means death.

He also wants to stop the evil spirit here.

Of course.

Shi Zhen also knew it clearly.

Given the terrifying power of this evil spirit, even if the Tiangang Army came together, it would be difficult for them to be its opponent.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that the Tiangang Army has greatly increased in strength. The weakest of the 36,000 people are at the Refining Organs Realm, while the stronger ones have already entered the Grandmaster and Grandgrandmaster levels.

If they were to form a large formation, and cooperate with Shi Zhen, a cultivator who had already entered the first level of the Divine Transformation Realm, even a cultivator at the sixth level of the Divine Transformation Realm could be suppressed.

however.

The evil spirits in Shenhe County are by no means comparable to those of the cultivators in the Divine Transformation Realm.

Even if a strong person from the Dao Palace realm came forward, it would be difficult for him to be a match for this evil spirit.

but.

Shi Zhen understood the same.

There is no way to retreat.

As the saying goes, one must train his troops for a thousand days in order to use them at one moment. At such a critical moment, the Tiangang Army cannot retreat.

at this time.

The black fog suddenly shook.

A horrifying heat wave swept across, causing the black fog to gradually evaporate and dissipate, and the monster inside also let out painful screams.

Many strange things instantly hid in the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, and all the black fog dissipated.

"The evil spirit is coming out!!"

Shi Zhen had an ugly look on his face, and he ordered his men to blow the horn of war. All the soldiers in the camp gathered as quickly as possible.

now.

The black fog dispersed.

The earth was dry and cracked.

The evil creature stood on the earth, and the terrifyingly scorching temperature caused the space to distort and disappear, as if it was completely burned by the extremely high temperature.

The overwhelming power overwhelmed everyone, causing them to change expression.

"The evil spirit has emerged!"

"Tian Gang Army, listen to my orders and prepare to fight to the death!"

Shi Zhen took a step into the air, and the might of the Divine Transformation Realm spread out. All the Tiangang Army soldiers looked ready to die.

"Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!!"

boom--

The army gathered and a military formation suddenly took shape. A large amount of power gathered on Shi Zhen, making him instantly possess a powerful strength comparable to the fourth level of the Divine Transformation Realm.

however.

This kind of power is still not enough in front of the evil spirit in front of him.

There was a hint of humanized teasing in the latter's eyes, and a hoarse voice came out slowly.

"Ants……"

"You are worthy of competing with me!!"

The words fell.

The evil spirit walked slowly towards the Tiangang Army. Every step it took left a burning footprint on the ground. The terrifying power overwhelmed them like an overwhelming tidal wave.

"Humph!"

Shi Zhen groaned, his blood and energy stagnated, and he looked at the evil spirit in front of him with horror.

He knew that this evil creature was very powerful, but only after a head-on confrontation could he understand how big the gap between the two sides was.

Simultaneously.

The evil spirit in front of him could speak human language, which made Shi Zhen feel extraordinary.

After all, he had seen many evil spirits, but most of them only knew how to kill, and only a few of them were truly intelligent.

But without exception.

These evil spirits are extremely terrifying.

At the end of the previous dynasty, these intelligent evil spirits would often destroy a city or even a prefecture, causing a huge disaster.

now.

This evil creature is obviously the same.

"war!"

Seeing the evil spirit approaching, Shi Zhen took the first step, unsheathing the long sword at his waist, and the fierce and sharp sword energy cut through the void, with powerful force overwhelming.

However, the evil creature completely ignored such attacks and did not even make any defensive moves. When the sword energy approached it, it suddenly dissipated.

This scene.

This made Shi Zhen's face become more and more embarrassed.

He had used all his strength in this strike, but in the end he failed to even break the evil spirit's defense. The gap between the two sides was so huge that it was despairing.

"die!"

The evil spirit spoke in a hoarse voice, and stretched out a blue-brown palm. The terrible heat wave turned into a horrible ghost hand, and fell towards the Tiangang Army to suppress it.

boom--

The space was shattered bit by bit, and terrible pressure descended, making everyone look despair.

Shi Zhen wanted to fight back desperately, but with the force of this blow, he found it much more difficult even to move.

Looking at the falling Ghost Hand, Shi Zhen's eyes showed reluctance and despair.

Just when he thought he was going to die, suddenly a green figure appeared through the void, and then the other party waved his sleeves lightly, and the ghost hand suddenly dissipated.

"The Emperor!!!"

Shi Zhen showed an ecstatic look on his face, and in his heart he was filled with relief at having survived the disaster.

He didn't expect Gu Qingfeng to appear at this time.

but.

Shi Zhen knew it very well.

Now that Gu Qingfeng has appeared, this evil spirit will not be able to cause any trouble.

"Take your men back first, and I will handle the rest."

Gu Qingfeng waved his hand.

Upon hearing this, Shi Zhen did not dare to say much and immediately led the Tiangang Army to retreat several miles.

When the Tiangang Army withdrew, Gu Qingfeng also looked at the evil spirit in front of him.

Bare body!

Two or three feet tall!
Eyes longer than the top...

All these features made Gu Qingfeng feel very familiar, and the corresponding names popped up in his mind involuntarily.

"Hanba!"

The characteristics of the evil creature before him were exactly the same as the drought demon that Gu Qingfeng had known in his previous life.

"It is said that when the drought demon appears, a thousand miles of land will be barren. Now it seems that this is true!"

When Gu Qingfeng thought of this, he immediately spoke.

"If you tell me where you are from, I might be able to spare your life."

"Living beings...blood food...if I swallow you, I will become stronger—"

Hanba's voice was hoarse, and he had no intention of talking to Gu Qingfeng. There was a bloodthirsty light in his scarlet eyes, and he disappeared on the spot the next moment.

Just take action.

It was a huge heat wave that came overwhelming and flooded the sky.

Such a horrible temperature is enough to evaporate rivers in an instant.

But facing the power of Hanba, Gu Qingfeng's expression remained unchanged.

"Stubborn!"

"I'll use you to try out the Divine Sky Thunderbolt I just obtained!"

Gu Qingfeng made a seal with his right hand, and suddenly there was a loud explosion in the sky. Then, a purple divine thunder split the sky and earth, like a silver dance illuminating the void.

Such a terrifying force struck down hard and landed directly on Hanba's body.

moment.

Hanba let out a shrill scream, and the sky full of lightning seemed to evolve into a vast sea of ​​thunder, with no trace of the former at all.

This happened to be a good opportunity for Shi Zhen and others to witness it with their own eyes. When they saw the green figure waving his hand to summon the heavenly thunder and transform it into a sea of ​​thunder, they all showed horror in their eyes.

Immediately.

Such horror.

It is to transform awe.

"This is the power of the Emperor!"

"He summoned the thunderbolt with a wave of his hand, it really was like a god descending to the earth!"

Everyone was in awe, amazed at such power.

Even though they were not the targets of the thunder, they could feel the horror of it just by relying on the power that escaped.

After a long time.

The thunder gradually dissipated.

When Zhen and others saw the scene inside clearly, their pupils suddenly shrank.

"hiss!"

I saw a charred deep pit on the ground. The drought demon that was so arrogant just now was now lying there, his skin was cracked and black, and a lot of blood was flowing out. He was seriously injured and on the verge of death.

the other side.

Gu Qingfeng took a step forward and fell into a deep pit. Looking at the drought demon in front of him, he immediately began to search its soul.

He would like to see.

Where did this evil spirit come from?

A large number of strange and incomplete memories emerged from Gu Qingfeng's mind.

……

After a long time.

Gu Qingfeng looked at the drought demon in front of him and activated the divine thunder again. The purple thunder struck down, causing the evil spirit to turn into ashes in an instant.

Subsequently.

He took a step forward and flew away into the air.

After a while.

Gu Qingfeng appeared in a valley.

The temperature in this valley was extremely high, and the surrounding area was a scorched earth. When Gu Qingfeng entered the depths of the valley, he could see that the temperature here had reached a terrifying level.

A long dark red river appeared in Gu Qingfeng's sight.

"magma!"

Gu Qingfeng looked at the long river of magma in front of him. According to Hanba’s memory, the other party came out from here.

In Hanba's memory, the other party had been buried in the magma for an unknown period of time, and then by chance he got a drop of strange blood, which gave rise to his spiritual intelligence and turned into an evil spirit.

That drop of blood.

The blood is of the same origin as the one Gu Qingfeng obtained when he killed the evil Buddha of Jiuqudao.

But the difference is.

The drop of blood that created Hanba is much more powerful than the drop of blood on Jiuqudao Xiefo.

After obtaining the strange blood, this drought demon has been dormant in the depths of the magma, silently refining the power of the strange blood, until his cultivation reached a certain bottleneck, and then he had to come out.

And then.

It is the memory of Hanba slaughtering the people of Shenhe County, using their flesh and blood to nourish his own body and transform to a higher level.

In Gu Qingfeng's opinion, the Hanba who had just been born was already at the peak level of a semi-saint. This breakthrough and transformation meant that he had truly entered the ranks of saints.

This also illustrates the side.

Why can't the Ten Thousand Souls Banner suppress the other party?

"It is difficult to become a saint in the Dharma Ending Age!"

"But Hanba can enter the realm of saints, which shows that the end of the world has little effect on evil spirits!"

"In addition, the fact that Hanba's corpse has been preserved in the magma for many years is enough to prove that he was a cultivator of considerable strength. If it were an ordinary person's corpse, it would be impossible for it to be preserved in the magma!"

Many thoughts flashed through Gu Qingfeng's mind, and finally, his thoughts remained on that drop of strange blood.

The reason why Hanba turned into something strange was related to that drop of strange blood.

"The evil Buddha of the Nine Bends!"

"The evil spirit of Blood Mountain Mansion!"

"As for the current Hanba...it seems that they became weird because of external factors!"

"Then is it possible that the so-called evil spirits are born because of the influence of some strange power?"

Gu Qingfeng's expression gradually became solemn. He thought of the scene he saw at the beginning. That Nine-Sky Buddha was most likely the root of evil.

Think of this.

Gu Qingfeng also couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"If this is true, then what kind of realm is this existence!"

Not to mention other evil spirits, the drop of blood refined by the drought demon in front of him has made him qualified to be on par with the saint level.

A drop of blood.

Create an evil saint.

If such a being were alive, Gu Qingfeng would find it hard to imagine what kind of realm one would have to reach to this point.

Even with his current foundation and cultivation, one drop of blood could at best allow a Grandmaster to break through to the Divine Transformation Realm.

Also.

This is not 100% successful.

Then see how a drop of strange blood creates an evil saint.

The gap between the two sides is not at all on the same level.

If the Nine Heavens Buddha were to be born, Gu Qingfeng knew that he would never be his opponent.

but.

Based on the information currently available.

That Nine Heavens Buddha has most likely fallen.

But there is a problem with this.

Such a terrifying existence, what kind of existence can kill it.

“Water from Kyushu!”

"It's deeper than I thought!"

Gu Qingfeng's expression kept changing. He looked at the magma in front of him and did not move for a long time.

After a long time.

Gu Qingfeng suppressed his thoughts and his mind fell into the magma, wanting to search carefully to see if he could find the whereabouts of the strange blood.

But a pity.

No matter how Gu Qingfeng used his spiritual sense to investigate, he could not find any clues.

See this.

He also gave up the idea of ​​continuing to explore.

"That makes sense. If there is still strange blood here, why would Hanba have to force himself to come out? He can just refine more strange blood and break through directly!"

Gu Qingfeng took a deep look at this place, then turned and left.

Weird blood!

Drought!

What happened in Shenhe County has been imprinted in Gu Qingfeng's mind.

originally.

Gu Qingfeng thought that his current strength was strong enough.

But now take a look.

He is still far behind.

In Gu Qingfeng's opinion, dealing with evil spirits like Hanba is naturally not a big problem.

but.

If he were facing the Nine-Sky Buddha, or the terrifying existence that killed the Nine-Sky Buddha, then it would be totally not enough.

In Gu Qingfeng's opinion, if one wants to deal with such an existence, even if one has reached the saint realm, it would still be far from enough.

and so.

After leaving the valley, Gu Qingfeng went straight back to Gujiazhuang and began to practice in seclusion.

This time.

He has made his decision.

If I don’t break through to the Saint Realm, I will never come out.

While Gu Qingfeng was in seclusion, the news that the evil spirit in Shenhe County had been killed was also passed back to the court.

For a while.

The depressing atmosphere in the court disappeared completely.

Even Gu Yang had a smile on his face. (End of this chapter)