186: Chapter 186 Yin Sha Steals the God

By this time, the sky had already darkened.

Only the rustling of wind blowing through the leaves could be heard in the forest.

With a leap, Mo Zixing landed lightly atop the tallest ancient tree nearby.

He squinted, looking in the direction from which the Demonic Qi was coming.

Through the layers of leaves, he could vaguely see several dark shadows slowly swaying in the distance.

Their movements were bizarre, unlike those of normal Yao Beasts.

Ling Lin floated by his side, the tip of her sword pointing in that direction, her ethereal voice completely devoid of emotion:

"Yao Beasts. Shall we kill them?"

"No rush, let's observe first."

Mo Zixing waved his hand.

They were currently downwind, and the Demonic Qi kept surging in with the wind, becoming increasingly pungent.

He wasn't sure if it was an illusion, but he felt like the shadows he had just seen had gotten a bit closer.

Just then.

The bushes below in front of them suddenly rustled.

A reddish-black demon fox walked out slowly.

Its body was at least twice the size of an ordinary fox.

Its white fur, which should have been smooth, was now matted and messy, covered in mud and dark red bloodstains.

The most bizarre thing was its eyes; they should have been a lively amber, but were now a turbid crimson.

Long strings of drool hung from the corners of its mouth, dripping onto the ground, and its limbs trembled slightly with every step it took.

Mo Zixing frowned.

This appearance looked far too abnormal.

Could there be something like rabies infecting the Yao Beasts here?

With a thought, he brought up the system panel.

[Race: Sky Fox]

[Cultivation: Third Level Crystallization]

It seemed this was a Sky Fox of the Third Level Crystallization, but why had it become like this?

Mo Zixing continued to look down and found the answer in the Acquired Luck column:

[Yin Sha Soul Seizure (Black): Absorbed excessive yin sha energy. Physical Body strength and explosive power increased by thirty percent, allowing the user to exert power exceeding their cultivation level. However, their sanity is eroded by the Yin Sha, drastically reducing their thinking ability and increasing aggressiveness.]

Yin Sha Soul Seizure?

Mo Zixing's frown deepened.

He had never heard of yin sha energy being able to affect one's mind.

And even if yin sha energy really could erode sanity, this kind of evil Qi typically only appeared in the core region of the Yin Mountains.

This place was still quite a distance from the Yin Mountains. How could there be a Yao Beast with the [Yin Sha Soul Seizure] trait?

Not only that, judging by the state of this Sky Fox, it must have been eroded for quite some time.

While he was thinking, the Sky Fox, which had been wandering aimlessly, suddenly snapped its head up.

Its turbid eyes locked onto Mo Zixing standing on the tree top.

It let out a sharp howl, its limbs forcefully propelling it as it lunged toward Mo Zixing.

"Third Level Crystallization. Just right for you to practice on."

Mo Zixing tilted his chin toward Ling Lin and gave the command to attack:

"Go cut it down."

"Yes, Master."

Ling Lin complied, and the blade of the soul-devouring sword drew a black arc in the air, swiftly meeting the attack.

Although the Sky Fox eroded by Yin Sha was stronger than an ordinary Sky Fox of the same cultivation level,

the soul-devouring sword itself was already capable of exerting power far beyond its own grade.

Not to mention, this was a sword that had awakened its sword spirit.

Wherever the blade of the soul-devouring sword passed, the yin sha energy on the Sky Fox's body was rapidly absorbed.

In less than three moves, Ling Lin mercilessly severed the Sky Fox's head with her sword.

The Sky Fox's body instantly stiffened and collapsed to the ground.

Just then.

Several more Sky Foxes rushed out from the nearby bushes.

The cultivations of these few were clearly higher; two were at the Sixth Level Crystallization, and one had even reached the Seventh Level Crystallization.

They also had bloodshot eyes and looked equally delirious, howling wildly as they pounced forward.

Mo Zixing casually materialized three spiritual energy Flying Swords.

Swoosh!

Swoosh!

Swoosh!

Three sounds of tearing air rang out, and the spiritual energy Flying Swords pierced through the foreheads of the three Sky Foxes.

But to his surprise, they did not fall immediately or wail in pain.

Instead, as if they couldn't feel any pain, they continued to pounce frantically at Mo Zixing.

"Troublesome indeed."

Mo Zixing raised an eyebrow, his hand movements shifting slightly.

The three spiritual energy Flying Swords suddenly exploded, shattering the heads of the three Sky Foxes into pieces.

The headless corpses crashed heavily to the ground, twitching a few times before becoming completely still.

"Go clean things up. Their souls will be beneficial to you."

Mo Zixing said to Ling Lin.

Ling Lin's sword body paused slightly. After a brief silence, her ethereal voice echoed in Mo Zixing's mind:

"Thank you, Master."

This was the first time she had actively thanked Mo Zixing.

Mo Zixing raised an eyebrow but said nothing.

Ling Lin floated above the corpses of the Sky Foxes.

A dense black mist surged from the sword body, wrapping around all the corpses.

Wisps of translucent white souls were forcibly pulled from the corpses.

Those souls struggled constantly, letting out shrill shrieks, but they were completely unable to break free from the black mist's restraint.

They could only be shredded bit by bit and finally absorbed into the blade of the soul-devouring sword.

As the souls were absorbed,

the corpses of the Sky Foxes rapidly shriveled up, eventually turning into nothing but skin wrapped over bones.

Meanwhile, the black patterns on Ling Lin's sword body grew brighter, and the cold aura she emitted became several degrees stronger than before.

No wonder Sect Master Bai Ruotong had almost died here back then.

Just before even reaching the outskirts of the Yin Mountains, there were already such frenzied Yao Beasts. The level of danger in the core region could well be imagined.

Mo Zixing thought to himself, preparing to continue on his way with Ling Lin.

But deep within the dark forest, dots of green light began to light up.

At first, there were only a dozen or so.

But soon, they turned into hundreds.

Those dense green spots of light swayed in the darkness ahead.

Just then.

He suddenly heard a somewhat muffled, familiar voice coming from the direction behind him.

"Don't go over there... Come back quickly..."