Xiaoying here sent the lantern in her hand forward during the flight, and it instantly fell into the void. In just the blink of an eye, she pulled the lantern back again.
She stretched out her other hand, as if ignoring the shell of the lantern, went straight in, took out two red fruits that looked like apples, and threw one directly towards Xingcai and Gu Zheng.
"In the past, we didn't pay much attention to the blood mist because there was nothing abnormal, but by the time we discovered it, it was too late. Fortunately, as long as it is not too deep, there are still things that can be prevented, not just this." Duan Chen faced it.
they said.
Gu Zheng looked at the red fruit in his hand. It looked like blood was slowly flowing under the peel. At the same time, there was a sweet smell coming from it, which looked a bit strange.
However, I swallowed it in my stomach after just a few mouthfuls. It was not as unpalatable as I imagined. Instead, it was indescribably refreshing, and there wasn't even a core.
After eating, a cool feeling slowly circulated through the body along with the blood, and the redness on the body quickly disappeared.
"How long can this one last? Is it enough?" At this time, Gu Zheng realized the truth of the matter. If he and Xingcai broke in rashly and the blood poison penetrated into his body, he might be turned into a ghost.
"One can last at least an hour. As for how many there are, you don't have to worry about them for at least a month." Xiaoying hummed from the side.
"Xiaoying is right, that is something unique to the picture scroll where she lives. Although the time is shorter, the quantity is sufficient, and if we are lucky, we can reach the vicinity of the gym in at most two days.
Just find a way to sneak in." Duan Chen said to Gu Zheng.
"That means these things will also exist in these places?" Xingcai looked at the fading traces on his body and suddenly thought of this question.
"Yes, in fact, this thing is also useful for some ghosts. It can greatly purify the ghost energy in the body and remove some impurities. Especially if they want to improve their strength, they can only devour the same kind, but there will always be some that do not belong to them.
There are many things left behind, and after being devoured for such a long time, everything left behind is now very powerful."
The four figures did not stop at all and continued to fly ahead quickly.
Under Duan Chen's leadership, they began to move forward irregularly in the air, and sometimes even went backwards.
"I also tried to go back once, but the risk was too great, and going back wouldn't help much. It could only be of no help, so I stayed outside. So I know a lot about these situations. By bypassing some existing dangers, we can speed up our progress.
You must know that once those ghosts get entangled, they will not be rational, because after all, your human body is too attractive to them."
Duan Chen explained everything here to them on the road, so that Gu Zheng could understand it well.
"There is a forest there." During the flight, Xingcai suddenly pointed to the side and said.
Gu Zheng and the others followed their gaze and saw a green forest in the distance, which was really obvious in this bloody place.
"Don't go there, it's just an illusion. I've been to this place before. If I get lost in it and don't break out in time, I'm afraid I'll fall right into it." Duan Chen, who was standing by, said immediately, preventing Gu Zheng and Xingcai from passing by.
"It's so scary, but I feel like it's just an ordinary forest. There are even some strange fruits growing there. It seems that the smell on them is similar to that of red fruits." Xingcai said with a guilty conscience.
"I'm just imitating it. There is a forest like this not far ahead. Let's take a rest there for a while. This is the outermost area. This phenomenon is very low-level. The closer you get inside, the more confusing it will be.
In your hearts, please be vigilant at all times.,
Flying in this space requires several times more energy and mana than usual. Duan Chen doesn't mention it, Gu Zheng also has to ask, maintaining your best combat power is the best way to face the unknown.
Soon, the forest that Duan Chen was talking about appeared not far ahead. It was very similar to the illusionary atmosphere that he had seen before, but the environment was slightly different.
Walking into this forest that is incompatible with this place, a pure spiritual energy hits your face. Surrounded by lush and dense woods, it seems that you have come to another place. Looking around, there is a kind of cyan hanging on some of the trees.
fruit.
"There is a lake here, it's incredible!" After they went deeper, a very clear lake appeared in front of them with waves, and Xingcai couldn't help but be surprised.
"Everything here is no different from the outside world, or better, the ghosts really hate it here, so except for the ones that come when the fruits are ripe, most of them are very safe."
The ghosts he was talking about included himself, who was also looking at the lake with a look of disgust on his face. He didn't even get close to it. He was naturally disgusted by it.
But Xiaoying beside her didn't take it seriously. She rushed forward with cheers, jumped into the lake with a somersault, and started playing happily in it.
There is no danger in the lake, so don't worry about that.
This place is like a temporary rest stop. Gu Zheng and Xingcai took a brief rest here and returned to their best condition.
After resting, they set off again and went deep inside. So far, under the leadership of Duan Chen, at least they have not encountered any enemies.
However, luck will always run out. The last time Duan Chen came here, I don't know when, except for some geographical features that have not changed, other things have changed.
As they were flying in the air, the forest boundary below disappeared, and there was a red soil plain in front of them. Several creatures that were sleeping underground suddenly lit up with a red light, squirming, allowing the red soil on the surface to cover themselves perfectly.
body, hiding one's figure.
Only a pair of empty eyes, through the gaps in the soil, and the special breath, sense the traces of the other party.
But all this was unknown to the four Gu Zhengs in the air, and they were still moving forward.
Two rays of consciousness, one in front and one behind, scanned the ground near the four people. Even if they scanned the sleeping creatures, they did not find any difference.
Four figures were approaching here quickly in the sky, and Duan Chen above was still talking to Gu Zheng.
"There once was a great war here. Some people who were transformed into ghosts but still had their own consciousness died together with those powerful ghosts, which resulted in the birth of this plain."
Gu Zheng looked into the distance, and only then did the shadows of the woods reappear on the extremely distant boundary, which showed the tragic situation here.
"簌猌"
Just when Gu Zheng was reminiscing about the past, four screams suddenly sounded in the air, followed by four extremely fast white lights, which burst out from below and stabbed at the four of them respectively.
"There are enemies!"
Here Gu Zheng shouted immediately, and at the same time, he turned around and rushed downwards.
Although Gu Zheng is fast, there is one person who is faster.
Duan Chen, who had always been alert to his surroundings, flew downwards almost at the same time as the dust rolled below.
Just when the warning sounded and the man was falling, he only heard four crisp sounds, and the four white lights were shot down by Duan Chen.
At the same time, the four ghosts ambush below also appeared from the ground and flew into the air at high speed.
"What the hell is this! Puppetry?" Gu Zheng couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise when he saw the four ghosts.
The four ghosts were arranged in a square shape around them, and they slowly surrounded them to prevent the prey from escaping. However, more of their eyes were focused on Xingcai and Gu Zheng.
Because these two are the most attractive people to them.
The clusters of red light in his eyes flashed more intensely, and he could clearly feel the other party's excitement.
The entire body is made of bones as white as jade, but most of the bones in the body are basically missing. The entire thigh is only supported by two bones. Apart from the upper waist bones, there are only a few ribs that are simply held together. There are also only and
An arm the size of a normal human arm, with a skull on top, and two red lights flashing in the eye sockets.
The opponent's frame looks extremely weak, but the powerful aura on his body cannot be underestimated.
In particular, the opponent had a sharp dagger made of white bones in each hand, and he also carried two spare ones behind his back.
"It's not the puppet technique, it's the bones of those dead warriors. Under the influence of that weird magic weapon, they became like this." Duan Chen said in a silent tone.
"Then what should we do? The other party is not good!" Xingcai saw that they were about to make a move and said quickly.
At this time, little golden lights on their bodies rose from the surface of the bones, and they seemed to have better defense and attack.
However, the opponent is already like this, and I don’t know what his strength is. There are a bunch of skeletons that can’t tell the aura.
"Don't worry, the opponent is just a brainless skeleton, and his strength is only about the same as that of a mid-stage Golden Immortal. However, the opponent's bones are extremely strong, which means he is extremely powerful. Just be careful."
Duan Chen's words made Xingcai feel a little more relieved. As for Gu Zheng, as long as the other party was not Da Luo, he could handle everything and he didn't have any worries from the beginning.
When Duan Chen finished speaking, Gu Zheng rushed forward. As long as the other party didn't mind eliminating the resistance, there would be no problem.
"No matter who the opponent is, I will break him into pieces."
Gu Zheng's move seemed to trigger a chain reaction. The four puppets on the opposite side all shook their bodies in unison, and the two bone swords behind them flew out instantly, stayed above the shoulders, and then rushed towards one of them.
Gu Zheng directly held the weapon and slashed vertically towards the opponent. Unexpectedly, the opponent's posture was the same as his. One of the two bone swords slashed towards his weapon, while the bone sword in the other hand stabbed straight at Gu Zheng.
.
Unable to help but do so, even the bone swords on both swords flew up from the side at the same time, attacking Gu Zheng's back.
Even if there is only one enemy, Gu Zheng will cause him to be surrounded by the opponent.
Even so, Gu Zheng has no fear. Those attacks must fall on him first.
"clang"
With a powerful blow, there was an explosion in the air, and a ball of golden light flashed continuously on the opponent's bone sword. The two bone swords only supported it for a moment, and the entire skeleton was directly knocked away by this huge force.
He went out and flew several hundred meters before barely stopping.
But the weapon in his hand has become two pieces.
As for the previous fancy attack, Gu Zheng just put up a defense and directly blocked the two flying bone swords.
The opponent was really too weak. As soon as he took over, Gu Zheng understood that he was not on the same level as him at all.
When facing them, just use absolute strength to crush them.
However, apart from Gu Zheng being able to deal with it easily, at the moment of contact, before he had time to pursue him, he heard two exclamations in the air.
He turned around and saw that the figures of Xingcai and Xiaoying were knocked away by the opponent's huge force, while Duan Chen and the opponent were deadlocked in the air.
While Xingcai had stabilized her figure in the air, Xiaoying was still flying in the air dizzy.
Gu Zheng dodged and came directly to the side of Xiaoying. Taking advantage of the opponent's skeleton's attention on her, he kicked the puppet that wanted to chase her directly into the opponent's ribs.
There was only a soft "click" sound, and Gu Zheng's careless kick landed under the opponent's ribs, leaving only a trace of bone crack. The opponent's bones were too hard.
Xingcai, on the other hand, did not panic after being knocked away. While the opponent was chasing him, an icy cold air spurted out from his mouth, forming a blue mist in the air and rushed towards the opponent.
Lines of blue ice appeared on the bones that rushed towards Xingcai, greatly slowing down the speed of the bones and skeletons. Xingcai took the opportunity to chop down an ice sword from the air, and when the opponent did not dodge, it hit the opponent's arm.
shattered in the air.
A one-armed skeleton appeared in mid-air, and more cold air surged up into his figure. His figure became slower and slower. After only taking a few steps forward, a blue ice crystal appeared in mid-air.
The whole puppet's eyes are red and lush, and it can only be used as a statue.
After only one moment of fighting, everyone discovered that the opponent was not only physically strong but also a bit brave and not afraid of death, but other than that, he was almost a target.
Xiaoying, who was rescued by Gu Zheng in time, finally woke up from the shock just now. Her young face was filled with anger. However, after seeing Gu Zheng intercepting the opponent for her, her eyes turned to Gu Zheng.
Fight to defeat the puppet that flew away.
The body turned around and flew towards the opponent. In the middle, a green light appeared on the face, the small mouth opened, and a green flame spurted out from the mouth, forming a line of fire in the air and burning straight towards the puppet.
The past is past.
Facing the extremely cold green flames, the puppet was so stupid that he stretched out the incomplete bone sword, with white light lingering on it. It was slowly recovering and wanted to rush over directly.
"boom"
A ball of green flames exploded in the air, and the light from the skeleton became the best nourishment for the green flames, which doubled the power of the green flames. Before it could cross this short distance, the puppet disappeared into the air.
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The remaining green flame condensed into a ball and merged into the lantern in his hand.
After doing all this, she turned back triumphantly, wanting to know if she was the first to eliminate the other party, but found that three people had already stopped in the air, waiting for her.
The three puppets had already disappeared without a trace, and only some white bones could be barely seen floating in the air from below.
This made her feel quite disappointed, but she still came back.
"Next, we can't be arrogant in the air anymore, we must be more careful." Duan Fei saw Xiaoying coming back and said to Gu Zheng and the others in a deep voice.
Originally, I would be more cautious when I wanted to get really close to taking out the core. After all, those ghosts would basically linger nearby under the call of Da Luo who died in the end, waiting for the arrival of the blood moon.
Now it seems that this short fight can easily alarm distant places, so it is safer to stay hidden.
Gu Zheng also understood that the four people landed on the ground and started to move forward cautiously. They also restrained all the aura on their bodies and always watched for such skeletons to ambush.
Therefore, their speed is much slower.
"Actually, you are great. Only you completely destroyed that skeleton. We just beat them into bones and dregs. Speaking of which, although we are a bit faster, we can still fully regenerate if we give the opponent enough time."
Halfway through, Xingcai, who was a few steps behind, said to Xiaoying next to her.
She had noticed before that there was some depression in Xiaoying's eyes. She was not tired of the depression along the way. Thinking of the temper of the other child, of course she knew where the problem was.
She wasn't lying. The little bit of bone residue still retained the other person's aura. If there were no accidents, it would take millions of dollars to dissipate it completely.
"Really?" Xiaoying asked sideways with her eyes wide open.
"Of course. Didn't your grandfather praise you?" Xingcai nodded affirmatively.
"No, my grandfather forbids me to find any enemies, so I feel like I have never beaten anyone except bullying these bones." After hearing Xingcai's words, Xiaoying began to feel happy unconsciously, and when Xingcai asked
Said, and started chatting with Xingcai.
By the time half a day passed, Gu Zheng and his party had arrived at the edge of the forest, and Xiaoying and Xingcai had become good friends who talked about everything, and their relationship heated up rapidly.
But when they got here, countless solemn breaths came from the forest, causing Xingcai and Xiaoying to shut their mouths.
Gu Zheng looked back at them, and then walked in first with Duan Chen.
This forest is no different from before. It is also completely dead but strangely surviving. There are long blood-red marks on the trunks of the branches, and some blood-like water droplets are hanging on them, which looks even weirder.
With almost no footsteps, the four people slowly walked out. Here, there is no absolute safe area, and they may encounter enemies at any time.
Perhaps because there has been no external invasion for so long, these ghosts don't seem to be very vigilant at all.
A few blue figures floating in the air were wandering around in front of them in an orderly manner. Their whole bodies were covered in blue robes. Unfortunately, only two scarlet eyes could be seen clearly. Their faces were shrouded in black mist, and they could not be seen at all.
Can't see anything clearly.
There were two or three will-o'-the-wisps floating around them, and just like Xiaoying, there were no thighs from the waist down, and only empty robes were floating in the air.
"These are some broken souls that have not completely dissipated and were finally transformed into this state. According to their strength during life, the lowest is one will-o'-the-wisp and the highest is three, corresponding to different cultivation levels. The three will-o'-the-wisps are enough to reach the peak of the Golden Immortal.
Because there are currently no ghosts above Da Luo, we call them lonely ghosts, also known as wild ghosts."
Duan Chen, who was on the side, came over and said to them.
