After killing the giant crocodile, Lou Yi charged at another fierce white-striped big tiger, which was just as formidable as the crocodile.

Lifting his axe and striking down, he killed the beast in two moves.

He then utilized the 'Soul Devouring' ability to absorb its Qi-Blood, storing it within him for emergencies.

Aside from Lou Yi, the other three martial artists in the team also fought with full force.

Overlord Chu Feng, holding two Golden Melons, seemed like a demon god descending to earth.

With the Qi Blood Secret Technique, each smash of the melons resulted in heads exploding, bones breaking, and blood splattering.

Though Daoist Xuanji lost an arm, his swordsmanship grew increasingly cunning.

Sword Qi pierced from the tip, specifically targeting the eyes, throat, and ear holes of the monsters, often reaping their lives with minimal cost.

As for old Shi, heavily injured and not healed, his moves were conservative.

He didn't aim to kill the monsters but sought to use his Silver Hooks to injure their legs, preventing them from chasing others.

The combined efforts of the four, along with the Black Bear Spirit comparable to the Beast King, instantly caused massive casualties among the monsters, halting their rampant assault.

But there were too many monsters; several evaded them and reached the retreating team led by Shi Caifeng.

"Ah!"

A young sailor who knew no martial arts was grabbed by a square-faced giant ape, which lifted him effortlessly.

Claws clutching his left leg and right arm, the ape brutally pulled them apart, tearing him into two bloody halves, a terrifying death!

A Zhan Family member attacked a black giant python that coiled around the ground, roughly as tall as him.

His blade cut through the python's dense scales, sending out blinding white sparks.

The python pounced on him as if unaffected, knocking him down and coiling its body around him, constricting tightly.

The sound of cracking bones echoed, and the family member succumbs, eyes rolling back, bleeding out.

Uncle Six's elderly wife hid behind the battle-soaked Uncle Six.

Suddenly, a nearly transparent thread shot beside her, wrapping around her right ankle and pulling her to the treetop, suspended in the air.

Then a giant red spider, comparable in size to a calf, appeared rapidly.

Its sharp, spiked legs stabbed fiercely at her throat, blood splattering, killing the old woman instantly!

The people of Wangjiang never imagined surviving the Longjiang River's barrier only to falter on the last step exiting the dense forest!

"Die!"

Lou Yi went berserk, splitting an axe infusing red light, the air exploding, turning several monstrous foes into pieces of meat.

Despite his superior martial prowess, human strength was limited; he could only relieve the team's attack intensity, unable to prevent the monstrous horde from continuing their onslaught.

Shi Caifeng, Chen Muju, and Yan Ze, all protecting the team, were wounded, the situation growing increasingly precarious.

In this urgent moment, a harsh wind sound like wailing ghosts suddenly cut through the sky!

Next, a spiral yellow-black smoke whirlwind, akin to a small tornado, appeared abruptly, a pungent stench permeating the air.

Upon seeing this, all monsters on site stopped, bowing down respectfully.

"Who dares to kill my adopted son?"

A hoarse, deep, yet penetrating voice came from the center of the smoke whirlwind, clearly audible for miles.

The yellow-black smoke towered two or three stories tall, moving slowly within the scene.

Wherever it passed, trees wilted, leaves rotted, birds and beasts turned to bones.

Even the once soft ground turned hardened gray-white, strewn with cracks.

At the sight of the mysterious smoke, Lou Yi's mind was echoed by a constant eagle's cry.

The urgent sound warned him of a great danger, possibly a genuine demon, stronger than any Winged Tiger, unlike the ratty Weasel defeated previously.

However, they had clashed up close; could he still escape, was there any retreat?

A harsh gleam flashed in Lou Yi's eyes; he gripped the axe, raised his right hand, twisted his waist sharply, throwing the pure black Meteorite Iron axe with all his might!

'Whoosh!'

The axe split the sky, leaving a trail of frenzied white airwaves spreading crazily sideways!

"Bold!"

A voice of rage erupted from the smoke, clearly surprised someone dared strike at it.

Yet faced with the axe's attack, it did not remain stationary.

Instead, it swept to the side, deftly dodging the axe's lightning strike.

Seeing this, Lou Yi's eyes shone brightly; he wasn't surprised but delighted.

Why did the smoke dodge? It indicated the axe posed a threat and that it wasn't without weaknesses!

Lou Yi didn't retreat but advanced, rushing straight towards the black whirlwind.

At the same time, he gestured behind him to Shi Caifeng and the others to retreat quickly.

"Listen to him, hurry!" Old Shi's eyes gleamed, urging everyone to flee.

"If we leave, what about Brother Shu?" Shi Caifeng voiced urgently, worry etched deeply.

Despite her usual confidence in Lou Yi,

The whirlwind emitting sound seemed bizarre beyond measure; could human strength handle it?

"If you don't leave, you'll hinder him!" Old Shi shouted sharply.

"Should Brother Shu get hurt, I'll grind this monster into ashes in the future!"

Shi Caifeng bit her lip, bleeding, glanced at Lou Yi rushing toward the black smoke, then turned resolutely, pulling Shi Qingde as she sprinted forward.

Others in the team scattered, fleeing towards the town.

Fortunately, Lou Yi captivated all its attention.

Momentarily forgot to command the monsters, allowing Wangjiang's people a sliver of chance.

On site, Lou Yi had closed in on the smoke, just three feet away, about to step in.

"Foolish humans, imagining to resist my Bone-Eroding Miasma with mere flesh and blood, ridiculous!"

The smoke, seeing Lou Yi barehanded, sneered coldly, not dodging but instead advancing actively towards Lou Yi.

Three feet from contact, Lou Yi felt chills across his body, faint stinging, as though pierced by countless knives.

"Tenacity."

"Petrification."

Tenacity absorbed 80% of any damage along with Petrification's substantial defense.

Making Lou Yi's sensations more bearable, within barely acceptable limits.

However, when the smoke fully engulfed him, Lou Yi's complexion changed.

He realized the smoke held fierce corrosion besides its sharp offensiveness.

His now jade-white hardened skin underwent various transformations instantly.

Some areas sunk slightly, forming hollows;

Others swelled, creating yellow boils;

Some developed cracks, seemingly ready to be eroded.

Intense pain flooded in all directions.

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