The Emperor is Above

Chapter 531: The Mountain Ghost's Test

Qing Yi frowned and stared at the strange changes occurring in the southwest direction.

Black fog emerged from behind the forest, carrying with it an evil and violent aura.

The colorful butterflies and purple peaks dancing among the flowers and trees in the surrounding jungle fled in all directions without waiting for the black fog to arrive.

Countless huge flowers in the jungle contracted their petals and spewed out streams of spiritual energy in an attempt to prevent the black fog from approaching, but all ended in failure and turned into huge bones to avoid the erosion of the black fog.

However, when the thick black fog enveloped the area, the spiritual light on the leaves and flowers of the spiritual plants that were originally shining with a lively luster quickly dissipated, as if they had lost all vitality.

After plundering the spiritual energy of a large area of ​​spiritual plants, the thick black fog quickly condensed into strange black shadows. Some of them looked like transformed animals in the mountains and forests, and more of them were like randomly assembled monsters that were extremely ugly.

"Uuuuuu——"

These black shadows kept screaming, like monsters crawling out of the Netherworld. They were not as big as the nightmare ghosts summoned by the Ghost and Witch Department, but their aura was much stronger, and most of them were at the fourth level.

"The Book of Strange Things says: The sun rises in the morning and the moon sets in the evening. Life follows the law and death follows it. If the law is violated, evil will arise. The resentment of living beings and the evil spirits will condense and become mountain ghosts. They are full of hatred and plunder living beings."

Staring at the group of mountain ghosts approaching, Qing Yi actually felt relieved. He had seen several ghost kings before, so how could he be scared by a group of weak mountain ghosts?

In fact, after this group of mountain ghosts appeared, not only Qing Yi was not nervous at all, but even Shi Dazhu, Dabao, the tabby mountain cat, the red leopard, and the mountain spirit girl were not nervous at all.

"Uuuuuu——"

The mountain ghosts seemed unaware of this. Their condensed figures were like a ball of floating ink. Their blood-red eyes were filled with all kinds of negative emotions such as violence, hatred, jealousy, etc. They rushed towards Qing Yi with their fangs and claws.

"What a foolish mountain ghost!"

Qing Yi activated the Taiyi Qi Refining Technique in his body and casually swung the Chixiao Divine Sword. A starlight splashed out and the mountain ghosts that pounced on him were instantly melted away.

The remaining mountain ghosts seemed to be greatly frightened, but under the roar of a mountain ghost leader, they instantly turned into a ball of inky fog.

In just a moment, all the mountain ghosts gathered together and turned into a giant mountain ghost more than ten feet tall, with power comparable to that of a second-grade judge, and pounced on Qing Yi again.

"Tsk tsk, this mountain ghost shouldn't have any intelligence, right? He actually wants to die like this."

Shi Dazhu leaned on his Star-Breaking Knife with both hands, with a strange smile on his face. He had no intention of helping, and of course he didn't need any help.

Without waiting for Qing Yi to make a move, the mountain cat Dabao appeared above the giant mountain ghost, and swung its sharp cat claws like lightning, cutting the mountain ghost into pieces, which turned into thick black fog that rolled continuously again.

Dabao obviously wanted to show off in front of the petite tabby mountain cat, but he didn't expect the special nature of the mountain ghost and couldn't hurt the essence of the mountain ghost at all.

So Qing Yi smiled and instructed: "Dabao, you can't deal with the mountain ghost with just your physique, stimulate your blood and let out a loud shout!"

"Meow--"

Dabao was feeling embarrassed and angry at the moment, and when he heard Qingyi's instructions, he pounced on him again.

The surging dark fog tried to condense again, but it quickly dissipated under the impact of the bloody roar of a first-grade exotic beast.

"Meow--"

Having accomplished his mission, Dabao proudly called out to the tabby cat.

Unexpectedly, the tabby cat and the reticulated red leopard turned their heads away in disdain. They had been attacked by mountain ghosts for many years in this forest, and had even encountered mountain ghosts that were stronger than the one they were facing now. "It's really strange. In the past, when I was patrolling in the forest, the mountain ghosts attacked me desperately, and the red leopard and the reticulated cat couldn't stop them. It seems that their target has become you today?"

The mountain spirit girl looked up and down at Qing Yi in surprise, "Are you a senior from our mountain spirit clan? I feel a very kind aura coming from you."

"Of course I'm not a mountain spirit in disguise!" Qing Yi shook his head and smiled warmly.

"But I should have a deep connection with the spirit race. I have met Mr. Qingyu and Granny Hua from the Spirit Valley, and I also have some friendship with Shi Ling."

“No wonder the mountain ghosts attacked you, you are the one Granny Hua invited from outside the mountain to deal with the evil god’s head, right?

It seems that the mountain ghosts are testing your strength. They are not ghosts that are not afraid of life and death, but they are still very intelligent. "

The mountain spirit girl's tone suddenly became clear, but her expression did not change. She manipulated the spiritual mist in the forest to transform into countless galloping horses, destroying the remaining black mist in an instant.
"I can now only mobilize a small amount of mountain and forest spiritual energy to dissolve the evil spirit of the black fog. Usually I rely on the raccoon and red leopard to destroy the mountain ghosts.

Now that the mountain ghosts know you are coming to the Spirit Valley, they will definitely come in large numbers to stop you, so it is better to enter the Spirit Valley as soon as possible."

The words of the mountain spirit girl made Qing Yi frown slightly. He did not expect that the mountain ghosts in the mountains and forests could be so powerful that they even approached the entrance of the spiritual valley.

He was invited by Granny Hua to come and deal with the evil god's head, but the mountain ghosts outside knew about it and came to test him. This shows that the situation in Linggu is not good.

Even these mountain ghosts that mysteriously appeared near Linggu and quickly grew powerful probably had unclear connections with the evil gods.

Thinking of this, Qing Yi frowned and said softly: "As a spiritual body nurtured by the mountains, the mountain spirit should never be as weak as you are now.

It seems that the evil gods do not want mountain spirits to appear in the world again, so they sent mountain ghosts to destroy your base. Perhaps only by killing these mountain ghosts can you have the possibility of completely transforming."

"The mountain ghosts won't give me this chance!"

The mountain spirit girl spoke calmly with clear eyes, "There is something unusual happening in the Spirit Valley right now, Granny Hua and White Ape are simply unable to spare any manpower to eliminate the mountain ghosts.

For more than 20 years, mountain ghosts have occupied a vast territory outside of the Spirit Valley. Especially since several mountain ghost kings have appeared among the mountain ghosts, they are extremely difficult to deal with. "

With a light and pleasant voice, the mountain spirit girl waved her hands, and the spiritual energy in the surrounding mountains and forests surged in, nourishing the surrounding vegetation that had been damaged by the mountain ghost black fog.

The towering trees, the flowers, shrubs, and the spiritual vines, whose leaves had originally wilted, are now recovering under the nourishment of spiritual energy, with bits of spiritual light flashing.

Even the huge flowers in the jungle quickly opened up in the spiritual energy, exuding the sweet scent of nectar, and the disappeared colorful butterflies and purple peaks were flying everywhere again.

The jungle regained its vitality once again, but there was no joy or worry in the clear eyes of the mountain spirit girl, only calmness.

"The root of the matter lies in the evil god's head in the Spirit Valley. As long as the evil god's head is completely destroyed, the many powerful people in the Spirit Valley can take action at any time."

Qing Yi said with a firm look in his eyes, "In that case, I will not delay here. We will meet again after we have dealt with the evil god's head."

"Thanks--"

The mountain spirit girl stared at Qing Yi with her clear eyes, and her figure gradually became transparent and disappeared. The tabby mountain cat and the reticulated red leopard also left together, leaving behind the mountain cat Dabao who looked reluctant.

"Don't look at me, Dabao. You're not good-looking enough!" Qing Yi picked up the dissatisfied mountain cat and smiled at Shi Dazhu, "Brother, let's go to the Spirit Valley quickly."

(End of this chapter)