Divine Seal: The Shadow Legion, I am the Shadow Lord.

After traveling at a brisk pace, the group arrived at the garrison area on the southeastern border of the Temple Alliance around dusk.

Using the selection race number plate engraved with their identity information, they successfully passed the checkpoint and deposited their horses in the stables provided by the Allied Army.

After a simple meal of dry rations for dinner, it was already completely dark.

The six concealed their auras and, like six shadows, quietly crossed the boundary and infiltrated the demon race's controlled territory.

To minimize the risk of exposure, Li Xin sent the rose unicorn back to its exclusive contract space.

Guided by the dim starlight, they traversed a rolling hilly area.

Hundreds of kilometers away lies the core area of ​​the demon army.

After reaching a sheltered hilly area, Yunxuan raised his hand, signaling the group to stop. He then whispered, "Stop for a moment. Two hundred miles ahead is an area where the demon forces are concentrated."

"It's not advisable to act rashly tonight. Let's rest here for a while. I'll have Xiao Ye find out the patterns of the demon patrols before we formulate a plan for tomorrow's action."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Then, Yunxuan summoned Yunye, and when ripples appeared in the space in front of him, everyone's attention was involuntarily drawn to it.

As the light faded, a tall and elegant figure quietly emerged.

However, when they saw it clearly, not only did the Chen brothers, Chen Si and Chen Chen, gasp in shock, but even Li Xin and the others who knew Yun Ye well were filled with astonishment.

"Little brother, this...this is Yun Ye?" Li Xin asked in a low voice.

In her memory, Yun Ye's feathers shimmered like molten gold, radiating a holy light; he was a darling of the light.

But the magnificent Skyfalcon before us had a deep, restrained black plumage, like a beautiful silk woven from the purest shadows.

This is the new form Yun Ye obtained after inheriting the power of the Ghost Mask: the Shadow Form.

Normally, it remains the embodiment of light, but with a single thought, it can transform into this form that merges into darkness.

At this moment, Yun Ye's body outline was even more blurred than in his light form, with shadow power seemingly swirling around his edges.

This makes it appear not as a physical entity, but as a deep, living shadow.

"Xiao Ye, go ahead." Yun Xuan didn't offer any further explanation.

She gently stroked Yun Ye's lowered neck; the black feathers felt cool and smooth to the touch.

Yun Ye nodded slightly; the deep connection brought about by the soul contract had made it fully understand Yun Xuan's intentions.

Then, with a flap of its wings, there was no strong wind as expected when a raptor takes off; instead, a dark streak of light, almost completely blending into the night, quietly streaked past.

Its movements were swift and silent, as if it were part of the darkness itself, disappearing into the night in an instant.

At this moment, the two brothers, Chen Si and Chen Chen, were still in shock.

Although they didn't know Yun Ye's exact level, the aura he exuded in that instant was chilling, and his perfect concealment ability was undeniable.

All of this is enough to show that this is no ordinary mount.

Li Xin and Lin Jialu exchanged a glance, their surprise at Yun Ye's new form mixed with... sympathy for the demon race.

Sending Yun Ye to gather intelligence? Both of them felt it was a bit... a waste of his talents.

They knew very well that Yun Ye was an eighth-level magical beast!

With its true strength, if it were to unleash its full power, it could probably single-handedly wreak havoc on the demon forces in this area.

It's not difficult to quickly clear out the "slots" they need.

Why bother being so cautious, spending time scouting before making a plan?

The team then maintained a tight formation, while Lin Jialu used Eagle Eye Technique to detect the movements of the demons within a hundred miles.

Every so often, Lin Jialu would use her Eagle Eye technique.

With her magical assistance, Yunxuan and the others silently advanced about fifty miles.

This route, carefully selected by the high-ranking officials of Haoyue City, is characterized by its open terrain and lack of natural barriers.

However, this place is only two hundred miles away from the nearest demon garrison, making it relatively flexible in terms of advance and retreat.

When the group had traveled about eighty miles, Lin Jialu signaled to stop, saying, "We can't get any closer. If we continue, we might enter the fixed detection range of the demon mages."

Li Xin nodded in agreement, saying, "Father mentioned that the demon army camp has magical units skilled in long-range detection, and the coverage of Eagle Eye spell may far exceed ours. Let's wait here for our opportunity and be prepared to fight off their attack."

Lin Jialu continuously maintained Eagle Eye, circling and keeping watch over and around the team.

Meanwhile, Yun Ye had returned and, after learning about the general deployment of the demon army, Yun Xuan had a plan in mind.

At this moment, Yunxuan leaned against a slightly protruding rock, while keenly sensing the changes around him.

His gaze then settled on the edge of the shadow cast by a clump of low shrubs not far away.

Deep within the shadows, two tiny, crimson lights flashed by, so fast they seemed like an illusion.

"Xiao Ye." Yun Xuan's thoughts stirred slightly.

Yun Ye, perched on his shoulder, didn't even need him to speak; his dark golden pupils suddenly contracted, and he immediately locked onto the aura in the darkness.

In the next instant, it transformed into a streak of dark light that was almost invisible to the naked eye, bursting out from Yun Xuan's shoulder!

During its flight, its size swelled with the wind, instantly transforming into the majestic and powerful Shadow Skyhawk form.

Soul-seeking claw!

Suddenly, Yun Ye's claws in the air emitted an eerie dark purple light, and the claw shadows, like knives, suddenly crisscrossed and tore down!

With a single claw, five dark purple blades, like death scythes tearing through the night, precisely and ruthlessly slashed at the shadows.

Before the claws even arrived, the fierce claw wind had already flattened the bushes below and churned the ground!

"Screech—Aow!!!" A piercing wail instantly exploded!

The shadow seemed to be torn apart by an invisible hand, its hunched black outline revealed in the violent distortion.

The dark purple claw marks pierced straight through its body, and the residual force swept fiercely across the ground.

"laugh--!"

Five claw marks, each several meters long, were clearly visible on the solid ground.

The sudden attack and the piercing screams shattered the silence of the night!

"Be on guard!" Li Xin shouted in a low voice.

Then, Long Haochen and the others sprang to their feet almost simultaneously, their weapons instantly in hand.

All eyes turned in surprise and disbelief towards the direction from which the screams came.

Lin Jialu gripped her staff tightly, and a faint ice-blue shield instantly enveloped her, quickly spreading towards Li Xin and the others.

Li Xin quickly approached Yun Xuan, staring intently at the still twisting and struggling black outline, and asked urgently in a low voice, "Little brother, what is that?"

After Yun Ye landed his successful blow, he returned to Yun Xuan's shoulder.

"They must be a reconnaissance unit from the demon race, capable of completely blending into the shadows, so much so that even Sister Jialu's Eagle Eye technique couldn't detect them," Yunxuan analyzed.

Upon hearing this, Lin Jialu's expression turned somewhat grim, but she was more filled with lingering fear: "No wonder... even after scanning back and forth with my Eagle Eye Technique, I couldn't find any demon patrol teams. There are actually demons like this. If it weren't for my brother Yunxuan being here, our background would probably have been discovered by the demons."

Yunxuan looked around at everyone and said in a low voice, "We shouldn't stay here any longer. This demon may have sent out some kind of warning before it died, and there's no guarantee that it won't be detected by other demons. Let's find another place to rest."

"Understood!" Lin Jialu nodded immediately.

The group quickly packed their belongings and moved to another location to rest.