I'm accumulating points in the cultivation world.

But she gritted her teeth and endured the pain, her eyes fixed on the monster.

Taking advantage of the moment when the monster pounced again, Tang Doudou activated the "Wind and Cloud Technique," concentrated all her spiritual power at the tip of her sword, and shouted as she thrust it at the monster's head with all her might.

This time, the needle successfully pierced the monster's skull, and the monster collapsed to the ground, turning into black smoke and dissipating. Tang Doudou breathed a sigh of relief and quickly sat down to check her body.

Sure enough, wisps of black smoke began to emerge from the left arm that had been injured by the monster.

Tang Doudou quickly took a pill and used her spatial spiritual power to expel the black smoke from her body.

But the black smoke was like a maggot clinging to a bone, impossible to drive away.

"Fire elemental power!" the system prompted.

Tang Doudou quickly converted her spiritual power and used fire spiritual power to drive away the black smoke in her body one by one. Finally, the black smoke disappeared completely.

Tang Doudou opened her eyes and saw Dongfang Xu looking nervous.

"how's it going?"

Tang Doudou nodded. "It's alright now."

"Why didn't you ask us for help?" one of them asked.

“Something’s blocking the way,” Tang Doudou said.

“Starting tomorrow, we’ll work in pairs,” Dongfang Xu said quickly. “If anything happens, two people can respond in time.”

Everyone nodded.

"This year is more dangerous than usual!" Dongfang Xu looked at the dark forest not far away, and no one knew what kind of creatures were in that forest.

"You rest tonight! Let me do it!" Dongfang Xu said.

Tang Doudou nodded. Tonight had indeed left her with lingering fears, especially the black smoke.

The townspeople seemed to sense something was wrong; it had been unusually quiet these past few days, and the streets were practically deserted.

Over the next few days, the probing by the monsters never stopped, but the number increased from one to seven or eight. However, the only saving grace was that no monsters appeared during the day, allowing everyone to get some rest.

That night, a large group of demonic beasts suddenly appeared. The five people stood on the city wall, looking at the shadows of the demonic beasts below.

"Looks like I'm in for a busy night!" Dongfang Xu said, jumping down first.

Everyone quickly followed behind. After landing, Tang Doudou steadied herself and swung her long sword, sending a burst of sword energy towards the nearest monster.

The others also unleashed their spells, and for a moment, light flashed and screams echoed.

However, the number of these monsters was too great, and they seemed to be coming in an endless stream.

Suddenly, a huge monster appeared behind the crowd. It exuded a chilling aura and spat out ice spikes that shot towards Tang Doudou.

Tang Doudou sensed danger and dodged repeatedly, barely managing to avoid it.

Tang Doudou had just dodged the ice spike attack and hadn't even had time to catch her breath when the giant monster swung its claws at her again.

At this critical moment, Dongfang Xu teleported in front of her and blocked the attack.

"Are you alright?" Dongfang Xu asked with concern.

Tang Doudou shook her head. "We have to figure out a way to deal with this big one."

At this moment, the others also noticed the crisis and gathered around. Working together, their various spiritual energies converged into a powerful force that surged towards the giant monster.

The giant monster, however, showed no fear. A layer of blue light shield rose around its body, easily blocking the attacks of the crowd.

He then rushed towards the crowd and sent them flying!

"This won't do, its defenses are too strong," someone shouted.

Tang Doudou gritted her teeth and rushed forward, her spiritual power surging wildly within her body. She unleashed her strongest attack, striking the giant monster, but it only managed to bring it to a stop.

It seems we need to think of a solution! This can't go on like this.

Tang Doudou retreated repeatedly and shouted, "Help me buy two more minutes!"

Tang Doudou calmed down and searched her mind for a suitable rune. Soon, she found the rune for "light".

Tang Doudou rapidly formed hand seals while chanting incantations. As the last syllable fell, a huge and complex light-based rune appeared in the air. The rune shone with intense light, gradually transforming into the shape of a lightsaber.

Seeing this, everyone felt a surge of hope and fought even harder against the attacks of the surrounding monsters to buy time for Tang Doudou.

Tang Doudou's forehead was covered in sweat as she slowly flew towards the giant monster, manipulating her lightsaber.

When the lightsaber touched the monster's blue light shield, it emitted a blinding flash of light as the two forces clashed.

Tang Doudou gritted her teeth and increased her spiritual power output, making the lightsaber shine even brighter and gradually breaking through the shield.

The monster seemed to sense the threat and began to struggle, spewing out more ice spikes. But the group was prepared and worked together to block the attack.

Finally, the lightsaber pierced through the shield and plunged straight into the monster's body. The monster let out a painful roar, its massive body swayed a few times, and then collapsed with a thud.

Seeing their leader dead, the other monsters panicked, and the group seized the opportunity to launch a fierce attack, quickly driving back the remaining monsters. Tang Doudou breathed a sigh of relief, slumped to the ground, and a tired but gratified smile appeared on her face.