Chapter 372 - 356: Someone Is Snatching Food from the Tiger’s Mouth?

Chapter 372: Chapter 356: Someone Is Snatching Food from the Tiger’s Mouth?

"Since you followers of the righteous path have proven treacherous, don’t blame us from the demonic path for being just as ruthless! We are not to be trifled with!"

Gu Li knew the negotiations had failed. A murderous glint flashed in his eyes.

With a fierce wave of his hand, he sent dozens of wisps of ghost fire whistling through the air, posturing as if he meant to take them all down with him!

But in the next instant, he shot backward, crushing a Help Talisman in his hand in one fluid motion.

"A powerful righteous cultivator has treacherously set an ambush!! All others, reinforce immediately!!!"

"Thinking of running? You should’ve asked me first!"

Zhang San sneered. He calmly untied the broken bowl with a large chunk missing from its rim and casually tossed it into the air.

HUMMM—!

The filthy-looking broken bowl swelled as it flew, instantly blocking every last wisp of ghost fire!

"Mere parlor tricks. How dare you show them off in front of a master?"

Meanwhile, Li revealed his own unique method of attack.

He took out a pile of white... large steamed buns?

"Fiend! Taste my White Bread Bun: Continuous Fire!!"

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Li flicked his wrist, and those seemingly soft buns, now imbued with astonishing Spiritual Power, shot toward Gu Li, whistling as they tore through the air!

As he fled, Gu Li felt the terrifying force of the wind behind him, and his soul nearly leaped from his body in fright.

’Steamed buns?!’

’What the hell kind of artifact is this?! Could it be the legendary Five Grains Reincarnation Array?!’

’He was now starting to believe they were truly masters tempering themselves in the mortal world. After all, even their artifacts were this unique.’

He didn’t dare let his guard down. He quickly brought out the Bone Whip again, spinning it behind him into an impenetrable wall of bone to block these flour-based hidden weapons.

BANG!

The first bun hit the Bone Whip and exploded into a cloud of flour mist.

Gu Li felt a surge of joy.

’Hmph, just a bluff. A mere bun...’

However, his joy was short-lived.

SHLUKK—!!

The second bun followed right behind, piercing straight through a gap in the Bone Whip’s defense!

The third! The fourth!

’Wait, these buns are this damn freaky?!’

Before Gu Li’s very eyes, two white buns shattered his protective aura and, with their momentum unchecked, ruthlessly pierced through his chest, one after the other!

PTUI—!

Fresh blood stained the white dough.

The once white and plump buns, after passing through his chest, were instantly dyed a glaring scarlet, becoming literal...

...human-blood buns.

...

Meanwhile, in other parts of Anhe City.

The other Foundation Establishment Stage Evil Cultivators, whether they were reveling in the slaughter or scouring the ruins for survivors and Qi Refining disciples, all suddenly heard Gu Li’s piercing shriek about a righteous master’s ambush.

Everyone froze, simultaneously looking toward the bank, their minds racing.

’An ambush from the righteous path?!’

’Is this a trap? Are those hypocrites from the Celestial Furnace Sect really trying to screw us over?’

’But there’s a Core Formation Stage elder overseeing things from the rear. Retreating now would be suicide.’

’We have to go take a look! After all, Mr. Gu is prime material for Artifact Refining!’

And so, the dozen-odd evil auras scattered across the city all changed direction, transforming into streaks of black light that shot toward Zhang San and Li’s position!

...

「Outside the City - Nameless Desolate Mountain」

COUGH, COUGH... PTAH!

A small, muddy hand clawed through the rubble. A moment later, a small head in a rat mask struggled out of a fissure in the earth.

Su Wenxuan gasped for breath, not bothering to brush the dirt off himself as he immediately looked toward Anhe City.

There, the once-bustling city was now completely devoured by a thick fog, cutting it off from the outside and extinguishing all signs of life.

Su Wenxuan’s calves trembled as he gazed at the thick fog surrounding Anhe City, but his eyes gradually filled with resolve.

He remembered the man beneath the setting sun.

’I’m the boss’s successor... I’m the flame of the Nine Streams Sect, the ember meant to survive this chaotic world...’

Su Wenxuan frantically bolstered his own courage, forcing down his fear as he pulled the stone whistle his sister had left him from his shirt.

"Sister... you have to hear this!"

He puffed out his cheeks and blew the whistle with all his might!

SHREEEEEE—!!!

As the whistle shrieked, the Spiritual Power sealed within it instantly erupted, transforming into a sonic ripple that spread rapidly into the depths of the wilderness!

...

「Broken Bone Branch Ruins」

Su Ling’er stood amid corpse-strewn ruins, black blood still dripping from her hand.

Suddenly, a sound echoed in her ears!

’Is that... coming from the direction of Anhe City?’

’Anhe City... Something’s happened?!’

Without a moment’s hesitation, Su Ling’er shot into the air. The Wooden Sword beneath her feet transformed into a streak of brilliant light, carrying her back toward Anhe City at a frantic pace!

...

「Core of the Mist - The Ghost Nether Bone Sedan」

Meanwhile.

The Core Formation demonic elder, Ghost Nether, sat garrisoned in the rear, lounging lazily in his bone sedan. He was waiting for that group of Foundation Establishment "filters" to offer him their refined "nutrients."

Suddenly, a ripple of Spiritual Power registered in his ears.

The elder’s eyes snapped open, his sinister gaze instantly locking onto the source of the whistle—a desolate mountain outside the city.

’A rat?’

His Divine Sense instantly swept over the mountain forest.

However, Ghost Nether’s Divine Sense swept the area, only to find withered trees and scattered rocks. It was completely empty.

’Vanished? Or never there to begin with?’

Ghost Nether’s brow furrowed slightly, a hint of cruel amusement appearing on his pale face.

’If it’s a master from the righteous path, they wouldn’t be hiding their head and showing their tail unless they’re weaker than me. Or maybe it’s just an annoying little bug.’

’Since I can’t find which tree you’re hiding behind, I’ll just level the entire mountain, won’t I?!’

"Hmph. Pointless games!"

Ghost Nether let out a cold laugh. With a wave of his wide sleeve, a dark and sinister Soul Banner shot into the sky!

"Go!"

Accompanied by the mournful wails of ghosts and ghouls, a torrent of resentful souls and evil spirits poured from the banner. They blotted out the sky as they swarmed the mountain forest, and in their wake, all vegetation withered and life was extinguished!

But he wasn’t finished.

With a flick of his finger, Ghost Nether sent a single, ghastly green wisp of Nine Nether Ghost Fire floating down.

FWOOSH—!

The ghost fire swelled with the wind, instantly transforming into a monstrous ocean of flames!

In an instant, the entire mountain forest became a green inferno. Tongues of flame licked madly at every inch of earth, ensuring even an ant would be burned to cinders!

Ghost Nether was just about to personally descend upon the sea of fire to slowly crush the "rat" he had forced out of hiding.

However, just at that moment—

He froze.

His Divine Sense had picked something up within Anhe City. The Foundation Establishment disciples who were supposed to be refining nutrients for him were... disappearing, one by one! The most critical part was that the restrictive seals in their bodies hadn’t converted their "nutrients" into essence to feed back to him.

’It was as if someone had intercepted them—had forcefully absorbed them! Could another demonic Evil Cultivator be lurking among them?’

Elder Ghost Nether was enraged!

"Snatching food from the tiger’s mouth?!"

"You’re courting death!!"

Ghost Nether could no longer be bothered with the bug who blew the whistle. He drove his Ghost Nether Bone Sedan straight through the mist, smashing his way into Anhe City!