My brother is Shi Hao

Shi Yi pulled back the black cloth, and a foul odor filled his face. Inside the iron cage, curled up a skinny figure, vaguely recognizable as a human.

"He's still alive..." Shi Hao took a breath. The scene before him was too horrifying, even he felt nauseous.

Shi Yi suppressed his discomfort and carefully observed the man in the cage. He found that his body was covered with dense black runes and his breath was weak, as if he would die at any time.

"These runes... are draining his life force!" Taoist Xuanfeng was horrified. "What does the Netherworld Cult Leader want to do with this life force?"

Without time to think, Shi Yi made a prompt decision, formed seals with his hands, and a golden light shot into the body of the person in the cage, protecting his heart meridians.

"We have to take him away from here!" Shi Yi said in a deep voice.

The three of them worked together to break open the iron cage and quickly left the gloomy secret room with the person in the cage.

After dodging the pursuit of the Netherworld Cultists, Shi Yi and his companions finally escaped from the strange palace. They brought Taoist Xuanfeng and the caged man with them and rushed back to Qingfeng Town without stopping.

The mayor and villagers were all horrified when they heard about the Nether Lord's conspiracy.

"What should we do? Are we just going to sit there and wait for death?"

"We are no match for the Netherworld Cult!"

Feelings of fear and despair spread among the crowd.

"Everyone, don't panic!" Shi Yi shouted. "Although the Netherworld Cult Leader is powerful, he is not invincible! As long as we unite as one, we will be able to protect our homeland!"

Shi Hao also stood up and said firmly: "That's right! We will not surrender!"

Encouraged by Shi Yi and Shi Hao, the fear in the hearts of the villagers gradually dissipated, replaced by a determination to face death.

In order to prepare for the upcoming war, Shi Yi and Shi Hao decided to practice in seclusion. They will share the knowledge and resources obtained from the Nether Lord's laboratory with everyone, hoping to enhance the strength of the entire Qingfeng Town.

Time was running out, and Shi Yi and Shi Hao had no time to think and plunged into cultivation. They had to race against time to improve their cultivation as much as possible.

However, at the critical moment of their retreat, a powerful demonic energy quietly descended upon Qingfeng Town...

"Brother, do you feel..." Shi Hao suddenly opened his eyes and looked into the distance, where a breath that made him uneasy was approaching rapidly.

"It's too late..." Shi Yi's face was solemn. He felt a strong sense of oppression. "They are already here!"

The rich smell of blood, mingled with a pungent demonic aura, cast a terrifying shadow over the once peaceful and tranquil Qingfeng Town. Meiji's enchanting figure slowly descended from mid-air, her crimson eyes scanning the villagers below, who were bracing for danger. A cruel sneer curled her lips.

"Just you ants think you can stop me?" Meiji's voice was like the cold wind from the Nine Nether Hell, with a biting chill.

"Witch! Stop your arrogance!" Taoist Xuanfeng held a whisk in hand, his hair and beard standing tall. Behind him stood the villagers, who were on high alert, and some righteous people who had rushed over after hearing the news. Although their cultivation was not high, they were determined to die, vowing to live and die with Qingfeng Town.

"You are overestimating yourself!" Mei Ji snorted coldly, and with a slight wave of her slender hand, the dark army of demons behind her surged towards Qingfeng Town like a tide.

For a moment, shouts and cries of killing shook the heavens, and screams were heard everywhere. Taoist Xuanfeng and his men fought fiercely, their magic light intertwined with the demonic energy, turning the once clear blue sky into an eerie dark red.

The battle was brutal and brutal. Despite the desperate resistance of the villagers and the righteous, the disparity in strength was an unbridgeable chasm. Men continued to fall, their blood staining the ground red, and the air was thick with the smell of blood.

"Hahaha, so vulnerable!" Meiji stood high in the sky, looking at the humans struggling like ants below, her eyes full of contempt and disdain.

At this moment, a powerful aura suddenly rose from the direction of the back mountain of Qingfeng Town, piercing the clouds and dispersing a little of the evil aura that enveloped the town.

"Hmm?" Meiji frowned slightly and turned to look in the direction of the breath. "What's going on?"

"It's my brother and Shi Hao!" Someone in the crowd recognized that aura and was immediately ecstatic, as if they saw a ray of hope in despair.

"Hmph, so what even if they come out? They are just two greenhorns, yet they dare to act so presumptuously in front of me!" Although Mei Ji said with disdain, she felt a little uneasy in her heart. That breath gave her a feeling of extreme danger.

"Boom!" There was another loud noise, and two dazzling rays of light cut through the sky and landed in front of everyone. The powerful air waves forced the surrounding demons back several feet.

"Sorry, we're late." Shi Yi and Shi Hao stood side by side, their gazes blazing across the room, finally settling on Mei Ji, not far away. An invisible pressure slowly unleashed. Shi Yi and Shi Hao were like two gods of war descending from the heavens, their auras exponentially more powerful than before. A golden glow swirled around Shi Yi, and within his pupils, the sun, moon, and stars seemed to vanish, a breathtaking sight. Shi Hao, on the other hand, shone like a blazing sun, his Supreme Bone radiating a fiery light that sizzled the surrounding demonic energy.

"You...how is it possible?!" Mei Ji looked at the two young men in front of her, her eyes full of disbelief. After just a few days of not seeing them, their strength had improved so much!

"Mei Ji, your doomsday has come!" Shi Hao roared and rushed towards Mei Ji like a violent beast. The bone fist in his hand, carrying the power to destroy the world, smashed into her face.

"You don't know your own limitations!" Mei Ji snorted coldly, and suddenly a long whip as black as ink appeared in her hand, and she rushed towards Shi Hao's fist.

"Boom!" With a loud bang, the earth shook and the mountains began to tremble. Violent energy fluctuations spread out from the two people as the center, razing the surrounding houses to the ground.

Shi Yi ignored the fight between the two, his gaze fixed on the demon army in the distance. A golden light flashed in his pupils, and countless golden beams shot out from his eyes, raining down on the demons. Screams erupted everywhere, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of demons were pierced through their bodies, turning into ashes.

Under the joint attack of Shi Yi and Shi Hao, the demon army was defeated step by step. The evil energy that originally shrouded Qingfeng Town gradually dissipated, revealing the long-lost sunshine.

"Damn it!" Mei Ji saw that the situation was not good and knew that it would be difficult to win today, so she made a feint, turned around and turned into a wisp of black smoke and disappeared into the distant sky.

"Want to escape? Not that easy!" Shi Hao was about to chase him, but was stopped by Shi Yi.

"Don't chase a desperate enemy, solve the problem at hand first." Shi Yi's face was solemn. Although he temporarily repelled Mei Ji, Qingfeng Town would never have peace until the leader of the Netherworld was eliminated.

"Brother is right." Shi Hao also calmed down. He knew that now was not the time to chase. They had more important things to do.

After the battle, the villagers gathered around and expressed their gratitude to Shi Yi and Shi Hao, their eyes full of gratitude and admiration.

Taoist Xuanfeng walked up to the two men, bowed deeply, and said, "You two young heroes have extraordinary skills and saved Qingfeng Town. I am deeply grateful!"

"Master, you are too kind. It is our unshirkable responsibility to slay demons and eliminate evil." Shi Yi said lightly.

"It's just..." Taoist Xuanfeng looked worried. "Although we repelled Meiji this time, the Netherworld Cult Leader's strength is unfathomable. I'm afraid he sent Meiji here just to test us. The real danger is yet to come."

"Master Taoist is absolutely right. We must find a way to completely eliminate the Nether Lord as soon as possible." Shi Hao also realized the seriousness of the problem.

Just as everyone was about to continue their investigation, a figure shrouded in a black cloak appeared silently behind them. No one noticed when he appeared, as if he had always been there, simply blending into the darkness and invisible to everyone.

"Master Shi Yi, Master Shi Hao," the man in black lowered his voice and handed a wax-sealed letter to Shi Yi. "My master asked me to give this to you two."

Shi Yi frowned slightly as he took the letter but didn't open it immediately. He was keenly aware that the person before him had unfathomable cultivation and was definitely not an ordinary person. He couldn't help but secretly speculate about the owner's identity.

"Who is your master?" Shi Yi asked with a hint of vigilance in his tone.

The man in black didn't answer. He just smiled slightly and slowly disappeared into the air, as if he had never appeared. Only one sentence echoed in everyone's ears: "My master said that you two will understand after reading the letter."

Shi Yi and Shi Hao exchanged a glance, each seeing a solemn expression in the other's eyes. They carefully opened the envelope and pulled out the letter inside. There were only a few words written on the letter:

"The Netherworld Cult Leader, whose real name is Shi Tian, was once a gifted genius a hundred years ago. However, he went astray while practicing forbidden techniques and eventually fell into the devil's way. His fatal weakness is the hidden injury he sustained while practicing forbidden techniques. Only..."

The letter ended abruptly here, and the last few words were deliberately erased, leaving only blurry traces.

"Shi Tian? The hidden injuries left by practicing forbidden techniques?" Shi Yi muttered to himself, his heart filled with turmoil. He had never imagined that the Netherworld Cult leader actually had the same surname as them, and that he had become possessed by practicing forbidden techniques.

"Only...?" Shi Hao also noticed the erased words on the letter paper, and was filled with doubts. "What exactly is this erased handwriting?"

"Perhaps, we can start from the forbidden technique practiced by the Nether Lord and find his fatal weakness." Shi Yi pondered for a moment, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

"But, we know nothing about the Lord of the Netherworld, so where should we start?" Shi Hao asked.

Shi Yi said nothing, but lowered his head in thought. Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he raised his head abruptly, his eyes flashing with excitement: "I know! The clue is here..."