God Slayer: Make Up for the Past

A violent energy storm, like a roaring beast, raged through the cramped cavern. Debris flew, dust filled the air, and a suffocating, oppressive feeling filled the air. Chu Feng and Pan Yue scrambled to their feet, their chests churning with pain, the blood at the corners of their mouths a shocking sight.

"Cough cough..." Chu Feng coughed up a mouthful of blood foam and tried to steady himself. He looked around and saw that the cave walls were covered with hideous cracks. The ore that had once shimmered with light was now dim, as if all vitality had been devoured by this evil force.

Pan Yue's face turned pale. He supported Chu Feng and whispered, "This power... is too strong!"

Elder Sun's condition wasn't optimistic either. The magic weapon in his hand dimmed, clearly suffering heavy damage. He braced himself, his eyes warily scanning the surroundings, his voice trembling, "Where exactly is the evil spirit hiding?"

Taoist Liu's face was extremely solemn. He kept changing the seals in his hands and muttering something, as if trying to find the trace of the evil spirit. However, the darkness that permeated the cave was like an impenetrable barrier, covering everything tightly.

This evil force surged against their defenses like a tide, wave after wave. Chu Feng felt his strength being drained away bit by bit, his body about to give out. He gritted his teeth, exerting all his might to mobilize the power within him. The weapon in his hand emitted a faint light, like a candle swaying in the wind, ready to go out at any moment.

Pan Yue also felt the immense pressure. The magic weapon in his hand trembled, and the light became dimmer and dimmer. He glanced at Chu Feng beside him, his eyes filled with worry.

"This won't work..." Chu Feng gasped, feeling his consciousness begin to blur. This evil force was not only corroding their bodies, but also devouring their souls, making them feel endless fear and despair.

Elder Sun's face paled even further. The magical weapon in his hand finally gave way and shattered with a bang. He stumbled back a few steps, leaning weakly against the rock wall, his eyes filled with despair.

At this moment, the spirit boy's body began to tremble violently. He let out a shrill scream and his eyes rolled back, as if he was in great pain.

"Spirit boy!" Chu Feng's heart tightened. He knew that the source of this evil power was the spirit boy.

Taoist Liu's gaze also fell on the spirit boy. A gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and he whispered, "Sure enough..."

In the darkness, something seemed to be stirring, and an even more powerful evil force surged out of the spirit boy's body, like a volcanic eruption, instantly sweeping across the entire cave.

Chu Feng felt his body being restrained by an invisible force. He couldn't move and could only watch helplessly as this evil force attacked him...

"No..." Taoist Liu suddenly spoke, his voice low and rapid, "This power... does not come from the spirit child..."

At the center of a raging energy storm, Chu Feng felt like a small boat in the raging waves, poised to capsize at any moment. The suffocating pressure made it nearly impossible to breathe. The evil force clung to him like a maggot on his tarsal bones, eroding his strength and corroding his will. His vision blurred, his ears buzzed, and his consciousness gradually faded into chaos.

At this critical moment, the words Taoist Liu had said earlier flashed through his chaotic consciousness like lightning: "Evil spirits are good at disguise. Their true power does not come from the host, but..."

"But..." Chu Feng suddenly woke up. He remembered that Taoist Liu had mentioned that some high-level evil spirits could absorb specific elements from the surrounding environment to enhance their own power. Could it be...

He endured the excruciating pain, concentrating his mind and forming a specific Night Watchman's hand seal. This was an ancient defensive seal, capable of temporarily warding off the encroaching forces of evil. As the seal was completed, a faint golden light emanated from him, forming a thin barrier that blocked the violent energy.

"Chu Feng!" Pan Yue and Elder Sun were both surprised when they saw this. They hadn't expected that Chu Feng could perform such a delicate seal in the face of such a powerful evil force.

Chu Feng's face was still pale, but his eyes gleamed with determination. He stared at Ling Tong intently, trying hard to see through the truth behind this disguise.

At this moment, Pan Yue suddenly exclaimed, "No! The fluctuation of this power... is consistent with the fluctuation frequency of the surrounding ice ore!"

Chu Feng's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He then noticed that the ice ore in the cave, under the influence of the evil power, was emitting a strange dark red light, as if resonating with that power.

"Could it be..." Chu Feng took a deep breath, and a bold idea emerged in his mind. He immediately changed his strategy. Instead of trying to directly fight the evil force, he began to try to use the surrounding environment to weaken it.

He channeled the power within him into the weapon in his hand, which shone brightly, illuminating the entire cave. He swung the weapon, shattering the surrounding icy ore, attempting to sever the connection between the evil spirit and the ore.

As the ice ore shattered, the violent energy storm actually began to weaken!

"It works!" A hint of joy flashed in Pan Yue's eyes.

Elder Sun also became excited. He gathered his strength again, the magic weapon in his hand glowed again, and he joined the battle.

However, at this moment, the spirit boy's body suddenly changed. His originally tender face became distorted and hideous, his eyes turned blood red, and he let out a horrifying roar.

"Not good!" Taoist Liu's face changed drastically. "The evil spirit has noticed our intentions!"

An even more powerful evil force surged out from the spirit boy's body, more violent and ferocious than before, sweeping towards Chu Feng and others like a flood that broke through a dam.

Behind the spirit boy, in the darkness, a vague figure slowly emerged...

"You...all must die!" A cold voice echoed in the cave.

A chilling voice echoed through the cave. The darkness behind the spirit boy solidified completely, and a tall figure, shrouded in black mist, slowly emerged. Its scarlet eyes, like two will-o'-the-wisp flames, flickered with a chilling light in the darkness. Chen Xieling had finally revealed his true form.

"You're overestimating your abilities." Chen Xieling's voice was like a sharp knife scraping across glass, harsh and unpleasant. He waved his hand, and several clumps of black mist separated from him, quickly condensing into small evil spirits. With ferocious faces, they pounced on Chu Feng and the others.

Although these small evil spirits were numerous, their strength was far inferior to that of Chen Xieling's original form. Chu Feng and Pan Yue worked in perfect harmony, their swords flashing and shadows interlaced as they slew these evil spirits one by one. Elder Sun also wielded his magical instrument, and with a flash of golden light, he purified all the fish that had slipped through his net.

"A trifle." Chen Xieling snorted disdainfully. He slowly raised a hand, and the surrounding ice ore once again emitted a strange red glow. A powerful wave of energy spread out from it. "Let me show you what true power is!"

Chen Xieling flashed and appeared in front of Chu Feng, slapping him in the chest. Chu Feng only had time to raise his weapon to block before he was sent flying by a huge force, slamming heavily into the cave wall and gushing out a mouthful of blood.

"Chu Feng!" Pan Yue exclaimed, rushing to Chu Feng's side. Elder Sun also had a serious expression on his face. He knew that they were facing an extremely powerful enemy.

"This evil spirit..." Elder Sun explained to Pan Yue while fending off Chen Xieling's attacks, "comes from an ancient evil source. They have been trying to control humans to achieve some ulterior motive. This evil spirit can absorb specific elements from the surrounding environment to enhance its own power, making it extremely difficult to deal with."

Chu Feng struggled to get up from the ground, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes burning with an unyielding fire. "I... can still fight!" He gritted his teeth and gripped the weapon in his hand again.

Just when everyone thought Chu Feng was about to fall, he stood up again with his strong will and joined the battle again. He joined forces with Pan Yue and Elder Sun to fight a desperate battle with Chen Xieling.

In the cave, the flashes of swords and the shadows of magic intertwined, and explosions echoed one after another. Chu Feng and the others gradually adapted to Chen Xieling's attack rhythm and began to look for opportunities to counterattack.

However, at this moment, Chen Xieling suddenly stopped attacking, its figure began to become blurred, and the surrounding ice ore gradually regained its original light.

"You...can't escape." Chen Xieling's voice echoed through the cave like a whisper from hell. Then, it vanished completely, leaving only a sickening, evil aura lingering in the air.

Chu Feng and the others looked around cautiously, but could not find any trace of Chen Xieling. They tried to find a way to rescue the spirit boy, but found that the spirit boy was still unconscious, and the evil aura on his body had not weakened at all.

At this moment, a noisy sound of footsteps came from the cave entrance. A group of night watchmen, armed with weapons, surrounded the cave. They stared at Chu Feng and others with cold eyes, and the atmosphere instantly became tense.

"You..." one of the night watchmen began, "are under arrest."