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The image of the twisted monster being blasted apart by the sun's fire or burned to death and finally dissipating, accompanied by scorching flames, did not appear.

Because that twisted, unknown monster, in the instant after the flames exploded and shattered its body...

They immediately gathered and recovered.

"This thing... has no physical form!!!"

Upon seeing this result, He Li's expression turned serious.

Jiang Hongxian and the others also realized it.

"Go!" Without time for further words, He Li burned the sun's fire in both hands, illuminating the surroundings, and at the same time, he waved out a blazing wall of fire to briefly block the twisted monster's attack.

Meanwhile, his body, as he activated his spiritual power, swept up the other three and flew them further away.

The twisted monster had no physical form.

Most importantly, it seems impossible to kill.

If they keep wasting their time here, the inevitable result will be that He Li and his group will be worn down and die here.

And even when fighting monsters head-on...

They probably won't be able to hold out for long, because the twisted monster in the darkness isn't just the one that attacked He Li and the others; there are many more twisted monsters lurking around.

Whether it was He Li, Jiang Hongxian, or Yu Ji and Yu Qingge, they could all clearly sense it.

After all, the malice emanating from this monster was too intense.

Let alone people like them.

Even ordinary people would get goosebumps from the eerie feeling emanating from these twisted monsters and instinctively flee in panic.

Even ordinary people are like this...

People like He Li and Yu Ji are naturally more able to sense the presence of monsters.

However, these monsters are too powerful!

They are not just incorporeal and indestructible.

They are fast, and the whispers coming from their crooked, distorted mouths can affect a person's mind, causing confusion, hallucinations, or physical discomfort.

That's why, even though He Li and his companions ran fast enough, they couldn't shake them off at all.

Even with He Li's relentless attacks...

The distance between the two sides did not increase as a result; on the contrary, the monsters that surged from all directions to surround them became closer and closer to He Li and the others.

Fortunately, just when He Li was at his wit's end...

Yu Ji suddenly spoke up: "Use your torch!!!"

Torch? He Li frowned.

"No!" he replied. "My solar fire simply cannot ignite or use that torch."

"I have no idea what kind of flame that torch needs to be lit to be used, or what its purpose is!" In fact, He Li had already tried lighting the torch as a weapon.

After all, that torch was no ordinary torch.

He Li had wanted to try it out before, to see what was so special about that torch.

However, when he tried to light it, he discovered that the torch given to him by the consciousness of the sage in the Netherworld could not be lit no matter what kind of flame he used.

He eventually gave up.

Upon hearing Yu Ji's words, he shook his head, indicating that he had no way to use the torch...

But he was also curious as to why Yu Ji would suddenly suggest that he use that torch to deal with these monsters. Could it be that she had discovered something using her supernatural powers?

Thinking of this, she subconsciously turned her head to look at Yu Ji, who was moving forward while enveloped by her spiritual sense.

But it was only at this moment that He Li realized...

Yu Ji's face was as pale as paper.

Large beads of sweat dripped from his forehead.

Even more bizarrely, visible to the naked eye, were some grayish-black lines resembling veins appearing on her skin. This strange condition made He Li's expression even more serious...

"What... what's wrong with you?"

He asked, and Yu Ji shook his head: "It's nothing, I just tried to synchronize with that monster."

"But those monsters were too bizarre."

"They... are not individual entities, but countless entities forcibly squeezed and twisted together. Synchronizing them is equivalent to instantly synchronizing thousands of individuals."

"I'm a little... unable to handle it."

"However, although I couldn't withstand it, I still managed to glean some information from them."

Yu Ji spoke, his voice weak and feeble.

He Li and the others were both surprised and delighted.

To their astonishment, these monsters in the darkness were so strange that they were not independent entities but rather a collection of countless individuals. They couldn't understand what was going on with these monsters.

After all, such a distorted combination, even if it were to be formed by force, would not be able to be maintained under normal circumstances.

They should have collapsed.

But these monsters are still perfectly fine.

This is so unusual that it's completely incomprehensible.

What He Li and the others were happy about was...

Through synchronization, Yu Ji successfully obtained some information from these twisted monsters.

Judging from what she said, she might have asked He Li to use the torch, perhaps to synchronize with those twisted, unknown monsters, and then obtain information from them.

As expected, He Li and the others were right.

Yu Ji paused for a moment before continuing, "The individual monsters among these are filled with malice."

"Or perhaps they are inherently malicious, and they fear firelight because firelight is positive, a force that inherently restrains them, and thus can influence them."

"Especially the flames of the Fire Ancestor..."

"That flame represents the ultimate hope, dawn, and many other things containing strong positive power, which is why these twisted monsters dare not approach it at all."

"In other words, as long as you attack these monsters with something that has a similar positive force..."

"Not to mention killing them directly."

"It can also deter them from approaching easily."

After hearing Yu Ji's explanation, He Li basically understood.

He guessed that Yu Ji probably asked him to use the torch because the torch had a positive influence.

And what Yu Ji said next...

He Li's guess was correct.

"Your torch, its main body seems to be made from the branches of a divine tree from this era, and it is itself filled with the positive power of the divine tree. In addition, the torch may be related to Fang Xiangshi..."

"If it could be ignited, these bizarre, twisted monsters wouldn't have a chance to get close!"

After she finished speaking, He Li frowned.

"But I simply can't light that torch..."

"Wait, since it's a positive force, my solar fire should also be useful."

"Why isn't the sun's fire working?"

"Also, I can't light the torch, but perhaps I could try something similar to deal with these monsters? Like, maybe try setting fire to the branches of that divine tree from our future generations?"

He looked at Yu Ji and asked.

The latter nodded: "We can give it a try."

"I can't explain why your solar fire is useless; perhaps it has something to do with those golden crows."

"But your method should work!"

"The divine tree is the spirit of heaven and earth. The divine tree of this era is itself a positive symbol. It supports the sky, provides shelter for many living beings, and even possesses the power of the sun..."

"It possesses a benevolent and positive power."

"The effects of the divine tree in later generations will probably be much weaker."

"But...in the end, they are of the same origin."

"So, it will at least have some effect!"

"Let's give it a try, anyway, we don't have any other way to deal with these monsters right now!"

"Hmm!" He Li nodded. He opened his Purple Mansion space and prepared to use his spiritual sense to break off the branch of the divine tree that he had taken from Yu Qingge's tribe.

However, his strength has now dropped significantly, but the power of that divine tree has not.

His spiritual will is impossible to break.

Yu Ji and Jiang Hongxian are not power-type characters either.

Even if you put it in a spatial dimension, you still can't do anything about this divine tree.

Finally, He Li looked at Yu Qingge...

"Your supernatural powers greatly enhance your strength. Now, I can only let you enter the Purple Mansion Space to try breaking off the branches of the divine tree!" He stared at Yu Qingge and spoke to himself.

Yu Qingge's expression changed.

The sacred tree is the object of their faith as descendants of the ancient Shu people, and now they're asking her to harm it and break its branches...

She had mixed feelings and didn't really want to accept it.

But there was no other way at the moment. In order to deal with the monsters behind her, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and nod. Driven by He Li's spiritual power, she returned to He Li's Purple Mansion space once again...

And there stood that familiar sacred tree right before their eyes.

Staring at the blood-red divine tree, Yu Qingge gritted her teeth, unleashed her supernatural power, and instantly rushed to the top of the divine tree. She raised her hand and forcefully chopped a branch of the divine tree with a hand chop.

However, the scene of Yu Qingge being resisted and attacked by the divine tree, which she had imagined, did not appear before her eyes...

Snap!

With a single chop, she easily severed a branch of the divine tree, which was covered in golden leaves. Immediately, golden sap dripped from the broken branch...

"Does this tree recognize people?"

Outside the Purple Mansion space, He Li was somewhat displeased to see Yu Qingge break off the branches of the divine tree without any hindrance.

But neither He Li nor Jiang Hongxian were paying attention to Yu Qingge and the divine tree in the Purple Mansion space at this moment. They did not notice that as the branches of the divine tree were cut off...

Yu Ji's vital energy was clearly declining...

Her condition became even weaker, like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment!