Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

Cang Feng reacted quickly, immediately dodging back seven or eight meters.

Long Ying and Nangong Qiuyue also quickly moved away.

The next moment, the lower half of the bearded man's body exploded!

"boom!"

Demonic energy mixed with blood splattered in all directions, like a watermelon that had been crushed, with all sorts of juices spilling all over the ground...

The burly man with the thick beard seemed stunned for a moment, completely unaware that his body had exploded. A few seconds later, he realized that only his upper body remained; all the flesh below his abdomen had been shattered into fragments by the burst of demonic energy...

"Wha...what's going on?" Nangong Qiuyue was completely bewildered: "Why are these scavengers self-destructing?"

Ye Ge said, "It wasn't that he wanted to self-destruct. Xi Yao's entanglement with plants just now didn't just bind his body; it almost embedded the attributes of plants into his skin and flesh, allowing the wood element to grow within him and become a part of his body."

"But this scavenger didn't know this. At this moment, he forcibly unleashed his demonic energy to break through, which was equivalent to shattering his own body and the wood growing on his skin together..."

Nangong Qiuyue suddenly realized: "So that's how it is..."

Cang Feng: "Is everyone alright? This person was corrupted by the blood of darkness. If you were splashed by the demonic energy just now, you need to treat it immediately."

The group looked at each other and shook their heads.

At this moment, Long Ying looked towards the woods not far away, her gaze sharpening: "Be careful, there are still enemies!"

From the dense forest not far away, a series of rapid footsteps could be heard.

One by one, ghostly figures slowly emerged from a dark, dense forest.

At least a hundred people emerged from the dense forest from all directions!

These people are obviously scavengers.

They wielded various weapons, including axes, knives, and pickaxe handles. Each of them had purplish-red eyes filled with violent intent, and they emitted low, beast-like growls. The veins on their bodies were clearly visible; whether in their necks, arms, or entire bodies, every vein was a deep, dark red, making them look terrifying and horrifying!

Their eyes were filled with hostility and anger, and they quickly surrounded Ye Ge and his group in the open space!

"They're all corrupted by the blood of darkness..." Night Song's expression darkened as he held Shadow Moon across his chest, preparing for battle.

Everyone quickly stepped back, standing back to back. Xia Xiyao exclaimed, "How can there be so many?!"

Nangong Qiuyue also drew her long sword and hurriedly said, "Hey, hey, hey, Xia Xiyao! Quickly use your 'Entanglement' skill again to control all these guys!"

"This..." Xia Xiyao thought it was probably no use, but she still clasped her hands together: "Superpower - Wood Illusion Entanglement!"

Grass and trees rapidly grew beneath the feet of the wasteland polluters, entwining their legs.

This time, however, the polluters only roared once, easily breaking free from the grass and trees that were wrapped around their legs, and pounced on Ye Ge and the others frantically!

"What the heck!" Nangong Qiuyue exclaimed, "Why isn't this working?!"

Ye Ge thought to himself, because Xi Yao used this move twice in a short period of time, so the effect would naturally be weakened.

Moreover, the plant seeds in this move need a certain amount of time to grow inside the target's body. In the first two seconds, it only has a normal restraining effect. Only after that can the plant fully integrate with the target's body. For those with strong abilities, they only need to break free in the first two seconds.

After breaking free from the constraints of the vegetation, the polluters swarmed towards Ye Ge and his companions like zombies from a movie or video game, seemingly oblivious to their own mortality!

"Zheng!"

Night Song once again swung his Shadow Moon Straight Blade.

"Copy Sword Technique - Black Light Draw Slash!"

A black sword aura slashed horizontally forward!

This time, however, the corrupted beings of dark blood were only forced back a few steps by the sword energy before continuing their mad charge!

Ye Ge frowned slightly. It seemed that, relying on the power of the Dark Blood, these people's defense and resistance had indeed become stronger!

Gao Shenxue's eyes flashed with the light of the system, and a transparent data panel appeared in front of her.

After scanning and analyzing these polluters, the girl said to Night Song beside her, "These polluters, in terms of physical attributes alone, their attribute data is almost equivalent to that of a superhuman with the strength of the Heavenly Realm."

"..." Ye Ge said, "Then what's the point of fighting? Let's figure out a way to retreat!"

The woods had descended into chaos.

The polluters charged in, and the group was forced into a melee with them!

With her agile martial arts skills, Nangong Qiuyue moved nimbly through the forest, wielding a straight sword as she fought against the corrupters.

But she soon discovered that her several slashing attacks had no effect on these corrupted beings!

The opponent seemed completely oblivious to the pain, letting the long sword slash at his body, tearing flesh apart, yet he remained utterly unconcerned.

A middle-aged polluter roared and swung his axe down heavily at Nangong Qiuyue.

Unlike these polluters who are devoid of pain, Nangong Qiuyue knew that if she were injured here, they would have no chance of survival. Therefore, she had no choice but to keep backing down.

Takayuki released several small robots.

Some of these robots crawled on the ground, while others flew in the sky. They quickly locked onto their targets and launched a self-destruct attack.

“Boom boom boom boom boom—!”

Amidst the sounds of explosions, several contaminated individuals suffered severe injuries, with arms, fingers, and feet falling to the ground. Yet, the contaminants continued to swarm forward, oblivious to the pain.

One of the polluters lunged at Takayuki from behind, trying to grab her.

Upon seeing this, Ye Ge immediately swung his knife in a backhand strike.

"Sword Technique - Sword Thrusting Stance!"

The sword flashed!

The polluter's arm was instantly severed by Shadowmoon!

At the same time, Night Song withdrew his straight sword and immediately used Light to deliver another blow to the abdomen of the corrupted creature, piercing its body!

"Don't linger!" Night Song shoved the corrupted man to the ground, then shouted, "Dragon Ridge! Go get the car!"

Upon hearing this, Long Ying, who was closest to the car, immediately replied, "Understood!"

Amid the chaos, Cang Feng looked around at the more than one hundred crazed polluters and opened his briefcase.

He took out a thick bundle of bamboo slips.

Swish!

The scroll was quickly unfolded, stretching over a meter in length, and covered with densely packed ancient characters.

Cang Feng formed a hand seal, and golden soul power rapidly condensed within his body.

And the pupils behind his thin-rimmed glasses suddenly turned gold!

"Confucianism and Legalism—the soul of ten thousand volumes of books!"