The most melodramatic rebirth in history

Chapter 318 The Seven Souls
On the steep cliffs of the canyon, towering pines and cypresses stretch their branches under the silvery light, as if trying to absorb the essence of the sun and moon.

Beneath the cover of large foliage, there were eerie green lights and shadowy black figures.

"Quack! Quack!"

Suddenly, strange cries rose and fell, and green light appeared and disappeared among the trees. It was the eyes of green-eyed crows that were cawing and opening and closing in rhythm with the music.

There are about two thousand of these crows. Some of them stand like guards, arranged along with the pine trees, stretching out and occupying the entire canyon.

Others would occasionally flap their wings and circle above the canyon, seemingly patrolling to see if any suspicious individuals had infiltrated the canyon.

"Quack, quack!"

Suddenly, seven or eight crows excitedly swooped down and landed beside the dark figure among the pines. They seemed to be feasting, occasionally flapping their wings and stirring up a bloody mess.

"Crash!"

Large swathes of branches and leaves trembled violently, and drops of cold, viscous blood turned into raindrops that fell to the bottom of the valley, instantly spreading a pungent stench.

In the dim moonlight filtering through the trees, a chilling scene unfolded before my eyes.

What they saw were dark shadows embedded among the trees, which turned out to be grotesque corpses.

Their deaths were bizarre: some were impaled by branches and hung upside down in terror; some were covered by leaves and lay peacefully among the branches; and some were stuck to the bark and gradually withered away.

"Phew! It's just a flock of crows and a pile of corpses. I thought I'd stumbled upon..."

"Don't speak! The corpses in the bushes above were all at least at the thirteenth level of cultivation when they were alive. Do you think these crows can kill them?"

Beneath a pine tree, in the hidden shadow of a rock, Feng Ling pulled Ji Sheng back from getting up to leave.

Immediately, Feng Ling's eyes flickered as he looked at the corpses dripping blood and being devoured by crows, and a sense of desolation inexplicably rose in his heart.

When Qinglan set up the Nine-Ring Barrier, it wasn't just to prevent ghosts and evil spirits from escaping and causing trouble. She also hoped that future ghost spirit masters would act according to their abilities based on the strength of the barrier, and not be greedy for merit or recklessly venture into dangerous areas, only to lose their lives.

Tragically, there are still many self-important ghost masters who, for the sake of treasures and inheritance, are willing to risk their lives to be the first to explore the land of the Nine Infants.

"Whoosh!" Just as Feng Ling was pondering, a hurricane swept in, and thousands of crows suddenly circled and gathered, gradually condensing into a giant crow king with a body three zhang long, and a terrifying aura of pressure descended.

Epic! Ji Sheng and Feng Ling's expressions changed slightly, and a bad premonition immediately rose in their hearts.

……

"boom!!"

Explosions echoed continuously at the bottom of the canyon as two figures fled at lightning speed, leaving large swathes of rocks behind them turning into dust and dissipating. The passage ahead grew narrower and narrower, allowing only one person to pass at a time.

"Damn it, this can't go on! You go first, I'm going to have to deal with it again!"

Suddenly stopping in her tracks, Ji Sheng looked at the enormous, dark shadow behind her that blotted out the sky. Her face was grim, and her hands, which were tightly gripping the gold and silver hairpins, trembled slightly.

The crow king seemed to be immortal. Even when Ji Sheng used his strength at the half-step epic realm, he still couldn't harm it in the slightest. Instead, he was injured by a strange, rebounding aura.

"Something's not right, there's something strange about this Crow King! You step back and let me try attacking it!"

Feng Ling appeared beside Ji Sheng like a ghost, his eyes shining brightly, gradually reflecting the massive, overwhelming body of the Crow King.

He was fortunate to have the Free and Easy Wanderer skill, which allowed him to maintain a safe distance from the Crow King. However, Ji Sheng was in a much worse situation, constantly fighting and fleeing the entire way.

No matter how Ji Sheng attacked, he couldn't harm him in the slightest; on the contrary, he was in grave danger.

Several times, Ji Sheng was nearly pecked by the Crow King's giant beak, only narrowly escaping thanks to Feng Ling's Free and Easy Wandering technique. Feng Ling witnessed all of this and secretly analyzed it, arriving at a startling conclusion: while the aura emanating from the Crow King was undoubtedly epic-level, its actual strength was extremely unstable, almost always increasing in strength when facing a stronger opponent and decreasing in strength when facing a weaker one!
With a deafening cry, the giant crow's body crashed down, as if a skyscraper were collapsing, but Feng Ling remained rooted to the spot, unmoved.

"Get out of the way! You can't possibly be..."

Ji Sheng's body trembled, but what happened next made her gasp come to an abrupt halt.

"Break!" At the critical moment, Feng Ling's aura rose steadily, and the Fire-Tipped Spear was surrounded by two kinds of flames, the blazing sun flame and the extremely cold yin flame, which shattered and burned the giant raven's huge body.

"Crack, crack..."

In the blazing firelight, large swaths of black feathers turned to ashes and drifted away in the wind, while roasted crows fell to the ground in droves.

Ji Sheng's eyes widened suddenly, staring at Feng Ling in disbelief: "That's it?"

"Hmm. The epic powerhouse within this base should be the Heavenly Demoness, corresponding to the aura that suppressed the Nine-Headed Serpent. These crows have lived here for a long time and have been unconsciously influenced by this aura, which is why their auras have mutated. When facing it, you must summon your own spirit and momentum, and you must not harbor the slightest fear or distracting thoughts, otherwise you will not be able to defeat it!"

Feng Ling left behind a message and quickly turned to rush towards the crevice in the canyon, because he had just received a summons from the Demon Jade, and the inheritance had been born!
"Spirit? So that's how it is. What a bunch of damned crows! They've made me lose face big time!"

Ji Sheng viciously crushed several clumps of roasted crow meat, and saw a wisp of black smoke rise from it, then burrow into the ground like a black snake.

"Cancan... little ones, another human has broken into the valley! Let's go down and tear him to pieces!"

"Tsk tsk, haven't seen a living person for ten days or half a month, finally we can have a good meal today!"

The deepest part of the canyon is V-shaped, and vengeful ghosts stare menacingly at the narrow crevice that can only be passed by one person at a time. They lick their sharp, eerie fangs, their ghostly eyes filled with excitement.

Although the commotion from the canyon earlier was quite loud, they paid no attention to it.

Based on past experience, the more fiercely the opponent struggles and resists on the crow king's side, the better. This way, after being seriously injured and escaping, it will be easier for them to reap the benefits of the ghost.

But this time they are destined to suffer a crushing defeat!
A strong wind howled through the crevice in the rocks at the end of the canyon, and a man in black emerged first, followed by a woman wearing gold and silver hairpins.

"Hmm? There's more!"

Feng Ling frowned as he looked ahead. A group of fierce ghosts were imprinted on the stone wall as if carved, completely blocking the passage to the cave behind the stone wall. He was about to take action when his expression changed slightly and he looked a little dazed.

"Men, charge! Charge now!"

Among the ghosts was a level 14 vengeful ghost, who was ordering the other nine level 13 vengeful ghosts to attack Feng Ling and Ji Sheng. However, the latter was restless and his ghost eyes were filled with doubt and unease.

It was as if some terrible thing would happen if the first person to participate in the action did so.

“Cancan, human…”

The leader of the vengeful ghosts seemed oblivious to the dire situation, and charged forward with bared fangs and claws. Immediately, a whooshing sound rang out, and the ghosts followed closely behind.

Unexpectedly, a fierce wind arose behind the woman with the gold and silver hairpins, and a hideous phantom suddenly opened its mouth wide and swallowed the leader of the fierce ghosts running at the front into its belly, then let out a burp.

"Ah...it's the Demon Ancestor! Spare me!"

"Get out of here, you bunch of blind fools!"

Without their leader, the ghosts crawled on their stomachs and let out a strange cry. Ji Sheng immediately snorted coldly and swaggered toward the stone wall with Feng Ling, scaring the ghosts into scattering and fleeing in all directions, afraid of following in their leader's footsteps.

Every time a creature hatches, it's a new beginning...

The world is full of chaos and troubles; may the sages offer you a pure land for your souls.

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