txolops Chapter 163 The Evolution of the Crying Soul! A New Chapter: The Southern Continent!
Chapter 163 The Evolution of the Crying Soul! A New Chapter: The Southern Continent!
Two days later.
Storm Mountain came into view.
This is a colossal mountain reaching to the heavens in the northeastern corner of the Underworld.
Looking from a distance, only half of the mountainside can be seen; the rest is completely obscured by clouds, making it impossible to discern the upper half at all.
The hazy, dark clouds churned endlessly at the mountainside, occasionally punctuated by flashes of silver lightning, casting an eerie and mysterious glow over the entire mountain.
This mountain is entirely composed of bare black rocks, devoid of any vegetation.
The black stones had smooth, mirror-like surfaces that gleamed with a cold, eerie light, as if polished by countless years of wind and cold.
Starting from a height of over a thousand feet, a fierce, dark wind began to sweep across the mountain.
That wind was no ordinary wind; it was a chilling wind imbued with extreme cold and deathly energy. Ordinary people, let alone continuing to climb upwards, might even instantly turn into a black ice sculpture the moment they stepped inside.
Such a harsh environment has made the area around this mountain more gloomy and terrifying than other places.
The sky was filled with flashing and exploding lightning, while the ground was swept by howling winds and flying sand and stones, as if one had stepped into a ghost realm.
However, this place, so dense with yin energy, is the favorite place of those powerful yin beasts.
Several extremely ferocious Yin beasts have always lurked in this area. They feed on Yin energy and thrive in this world.
At this moment, at the foot of the mountain, a giant black ape, several dozen feet tall, stood quietly.
It was a weeping soul.
After devouring numerous Yin beasts, it finally evolved, not only gaining the ability to change size but also greatly increasing its strength, comparable to the late-stage Core Formation realm. Of course, it would be even stronger when dealing with demons and evil spirits.
At this moment, two people stood on Tihun's broad shoulders.
Lin Chuan and Zi Ling.
"call--"
A sinister wind howled in, as if countless blades were slicing through!
Lin Chuan's physical body was so strong that he was completely unaware of it.
The Four Symbols Coiled Dragon Belt around Zi Ling's waist glowed faintly, keeping the chill out.
Lin Chuan also put his arm around her waist, protecting her by his side.
"Let's go."
Tihun strode forward, climbing up Storm Mountain.
The cold wind howled and lightning flashed, but it could not stop their steps.
Storm Mountain is very high.
But before the silver giant ape transformed from the weeping soul, this towering mountain that deterred countless cultivators was nothing more than a path to climb.
The silver giant ape used all four legs, and with each leap it could climb dozens of feet. The dark winds that were enough to freeze ordinary creatures into ice sculptures were like tickles to it.
Half a day later, Lin Chuan and Zi Ling arrived at the mountainside.
The area was shrouded in white fog, with visibility less than three meters.
Faint cries of ghosts and howls could be heard from within the mist, as if countless vengeful spirits were wandering around.
"Senior, this fog..."
Zi Ling subconsciously moved closer to Lin Chuan. Although she was wearing the Four Symbols Coiled Dragon Belt and was not afraid of the cold, the eerie atmosphere still made her feel uneasy.
"It's just ordinary fog."
Lin Chuan said calmly, without stopping.
These mists might be deadly to ordinary people, but his physical body was so strong that the mere mist could not penetrate him.
He put his arm around Zi Ling's waist and strode forward. Before long, they passed through the fog and arrived at the mountaintop.
Suddenly, everything became clear.
However, before Zi Ling could even catch her breath, she gasped in shock.
Above the mountaintop, thousands of winged, fleshy beasts with ribs were swirling and flying in dense numbers!
The Yin Beasts came in various shapes and sizes, the larger ones being five or six zhang in size, and the smaller ones only a foot in size.
But all of them had ferocious and extremely fierce appearances.
They have wings like bats, but bodies like ferocious beasts—some have wolf heads, some have eagle beaks, and some even have three heads. They hover and fly in the sky, emitting piercing shrieks that are so penetrating they make your eardrums ache.
Zi Ling's face turned deathly pale.
Even when her magic power wasn't imprisoned, she was no match for so many Yin beasts.
Moreover, she has lost all her magical powers at this moment and is no different from an ordinary person.
But she soon discovered that although those evil beasts were ferocious, they seemed to be afraid of something.
They hovered in the air, but dared not swoop down. They simply stood in a stalemate with Lin Chuan and Ti Hun, emitting threatening shrieks.
Zi Ling looked at Ti Hun.
The giant silver ape stood tall, exuding an overwhelming aura of ferocity. It was this very aura that the demonic beasts feared.
"So many flying ghost beasts..."
Zi Ling murmured.
She suddenly understood why, since ancient times, those who have been in Huangfeng Valley have steadily cultivated immortality by casting a divination every day! (From the "Renren Bookstore" free reading app. Search "Renren Bookstore" on Baidu to download and install the Android app. Read the latest chapters anytime, anywhere in Huangfeng Valley!) None of the cultivators sucked into the ghostly mist survived.
The Dark Land is inherently a death trap.
Even if someone has a strong physique, can withstand the cold and damp air, and can climb Storm Mountain, once they reach the top, facing thousands of ferocious and evil beasts, they will have no chance of survival.
"No wonder people in the Chaotic Star Sea say that being sucked into the Ghost Mist means certain death."
Lin Chuan looked at the Yin Beasts, his tone calm.
"Go."
He said lightly.
These words were spoken to the weeping soul.
The silver light was like a giant net of light, instantly enveloping the four or five largest Yin beasts in the sky!
The demonic beasts screamed in terror, struggling desperately, but they could not break free from the silver light's grasp. The net of light contracted, pulling them before the weeping soul—
"Click-clack-clack-clack—"
A sickening chewing sound rang out, and the several Yin Beasts were instantly devoured by the Howling Soul!
The horde of evil beasts in the sky was thrown into chaos!
Some of the Yin Beasts scattered in terror, while others seemed to be enraged, letting out a piercing shriek and changing direction as they swooped down toward Lin Chuan and Zi Ling!
"court death!"
Lin Chuan's gaze turned cold.
A three-headed, three-zhang-long (approximately 10 meters) Yin beast charged to the front, opened its blood-red maw, and bit down on Lin Chuan's head!
Lin Chuan neither dodged nor evaded, but kicked out with his right foot!
"Bang!"
The kick struck the head of the Yin Beast squarely—one of its heads—and the skull shattered instantly, splattering brain matter everywhere!
The Yin Beast screamed as it fell, and its other two heads tried to struggle, but Lin Chuan punched out again, smashing its entire head to pieces!
The soul stone fell to the ground, and Lin Chuan casually put it into his pocket.
Two more dark beasts pounced from the left and right sides!
Lin Chuan turned around and unleashed a flurry of punches and palm strikes!
"Boom!" "Boom!"
The two Yin Beasts were struck as if by a giant hammer, flying backward and crashing to the ground. They twitched a few times and then died.
Zi Ling stood behind Lin Chuan, watching this scene with her beautiful eyes filled with shock.
She knew Lin Chuan was very strong—she knew it back in the Void Heaven Palace.
But the strength back then was the strength of boundless magical power, the strength of magical treasures and flying swords.
And now, in this desperate situation where he has lost all his magical power, he is still so terrifying with just his physical body!
Those monstrous claws, powerful enough to tear steel, scratched his body, leaving only a few shallow white marks.
The venomous fangs of those dark beasts, powerful enough to kill a giant elephant, couldn't even break the skin when they bit his arm.
This isn't a human being.
It's practically a humanoid beast!
The battle continues.
The wailing spirits chased after the fleeing Yin beasts in the air, devouring them wherever their silver light passed. Lin Chuan, on the mountaintop, fought off the few remaining creatures that managed to escape.
One head, two heads, three heads...
Ten heads, twenty heads, fifty heads...
More and more Yin beasts died under Lin Chuan's fists, and the Soul Stones piled up in his arms.
Meanwhile, the Soul-Crying Beasts devoured even more Yin beasts.
With each beast it devoured, its aura grew stronger.
Its silver fur grew shinier and its size increased.
One day, two days, three days...
After three days and three nights of fierce fighting, nearly half of the Yin Beasts in the sky had disappeared.
The remaining ones, finally overwhelmed by fear, let out a piercing scream and scattered, disappearing into the vast sky.
The weeping soul returned to the mountaintop, letting out a deafening roar that echoed across the surrounding wilderness.
It is now completely different from what it was three days ago.
The originally jet-black fur has now turned into a pure silver-white, each hair like a steel needle, shimmering with a metallic luster.
Its size has nearly doubled, and standing there, it looks like a small mountain.
The giant silver ape stood atop the mountain, majestic and awe-inspiring, like a demon god descended to earth.
Lin Chuan observed Ti Hun's changes and made a mental assessment.
With Tihun's current strength, even if he doesn't deal with evil spirits, but only with normal demonic beasts or human cultivators, he is comparable to a human in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
"good."
Lin Chuan nodded in satisfaction.
However, at that moment...
A deafening clap of thunder suddenly echoed across the sky!
The thunder was so intense that it seemed to tear the sky apart!
The once calm clouds above the mountaintop were now churning wildly.
Silver arcs of electricity leaped and flickered within it, growing denser and more violent!