After maxing out my affinity, my signature weapon kept evolving.

Xie Wenyuan knew that Ren Qiuyue was very strong, but he did not expect that she was actually a four-pattern Spirit Master. Ren Qiuyue was only in her early twenties.

Even Xie Wenyuan in his prime wouldn't dare guarantee that he could possess such formidable strength at such a young age; no wonder he couldn't even fight back that day.

"Oh, okay, you're right."

Seeing that Ren Qiuyue was using her strength without warning, everyone had no choice but to obey.

"Alright, let's head deeper in. The two protectors of the Holy Church are also observing from the shadows. They will intervene if anything unusual happens."

Along the way, the forest had lost its original vitality. The trees that had been knocked down by the beast tide were lying in disarray, looking utterly wretched.

The birds and beasts that were once everywhere had also vanished without a trace, and the eerie silence sent chills down everyone's spines and made their hair stand on end.

"What exactly happened here that makes me feel so uncomfortable?"

Some people were so frightened by the eerie atmosphere that they tried to alleviate it by talking.

"Don't panic, everyone. Don't fall behind or break away on your own. As long as we stick together, they can't do anything to us."

As the city lord, Wang Changqing naturally had to shoulder the responsibility of leadership.

Ren Qiuyue remained silent, her clear, cold phoenix eyes fixed on the distance ahead, as if trying to uncover the truth deep within the forest.

As the group ventured deeper, they encountered the carcasses of wild beasts everywhere, some even piled up into mountains. They witnessed firsthand what a true mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood looked like.

Xie Wenyuan looked around, and his keen intuition led him to discover something unusual in the forest.

"Everyone be careful! These beast carcasses have been arranged in a specific pattern, it looks like some kind of formation!"

Ren Qiuyue ascended into the air on a flying sword, looking down at the formation Xie Wenyuan had mentioned.

"It's an array that breaks the seal on the void. This place was once where void creatures were buried, and now it has been deliberately released! Stay vigilant!"

However, the two seemed to have discovered it a little too late. Just as Ren Qiuyue finished speaking, someone was dragged into the darkness by something, without even having a chance to make a sound.

Ren Qiuyue unleashed a slash in the direction the person had disappeared, and a massive sword aura shot out rapidly, leaving frost everywhere it passed.

But clearly, this attack missed its target.

Ren Qiuyue's expression was solemn; she hadn't expected that what appeared this time would be the true form of a void creature.

At that moment, Xie Wenyuan moved. He gripped the hilt of his sword tightly with both hands and charged in the opposite direction of Ren Qiuyue's attack.

"Hey kid, where are you going!"

Sun Huazeng was extremely anxious. He hadn't expected his future grandson-in-law to be so reckless. Even the experts of the Spirit Sect were helpless against him, yet he dared to leave the group and go alone.

But Xie Wenyuan had his reasons for doing so. Once he was in a state of mental focus, coupled with the special nature of his spiritual weapon, the activity of void creatures could not be hidden from him.

He slashed horizontally with his sword, and to others it looked as if they saw something transparent.

"Uncle?"

Ren Qiuyue, who had just landed on the ground, was the first to see Xie Wenyuan's target and asked a question.

The figure struck by Xie Wenyuan was revealed to be Ren Xudong.

But it seems that it's not just Ren Xudong; there are countless faces on him. At a glance, there are Ren Xingyuan, core members of the Ren family, and even Ye Hongshan, who doesn't belong to the Ren family.

"What the hell is this thing? It's disgusting!"

Ren Xudong's appearance caused some people with extremely low tolerance to vomit on the spot; his inhuman and ghostly appearance was truly a form of mental pollution.

"Tremble, mortals, for this is the true form of the gods!"

The wound Xie Wenyuan had inflicted writhed, just like Ren Xingyuan's earlier appearance.

"Xie Wenyuan, come back quickly!"

Ren Qiuyue shouted, fearing that Xie Wenyuan would also be corrupted by the void.

However, Xie Wenyuan has a system-provided attribute that makes him completely immune to such negative effects.

Xie Wenyuan withdrew his knife, kicked Ren Xudong away, and then quickly retreated back into the crowd.

Ren Qiuyue rarely gave him a second glance. This person could actually make direct physical contact with void creatures without getting infected.

"This time its self-healing ability is stronger than before. If we can't kill it with one blow, we're afraid we'll be worn down to death."

Xie Wenyuan shared his feelings with everyone, saying that Ren Xudong, who sacrificed others and accepted the corruption of the void, was undoubtedly a very difficult character to deal with.

Furthermore, it had not yet displayed its true strength; Xie Wenyuan was only able to deliver this relatively ineffective attack by relying on the power of the entry.

Ren Xudong wasn't kicked far by Xie Wenyuan; instead, he began to mentally attack Ren Qiuyue.

"Qiuyue, as a member of the Ren family, shouldn't you join us? What do you mean by associating with them? Be good, listen to me, join us and become gods with us!"

Suddenly, a gaping maw burst open in his abdomen, and a purple vortex sucked up everything around it.

Ren Qiuyue naturally wouldn't believe his nonsense. She swung her sword and accurately hit Ren Xudong, who was standing in a stance.

However, a massive force field appeared around the latter, dissolving and absorbing Ren Qiuyue's sword energy.

At the same time, the corpses of beasts corrupted by the void were torn apart and disintegrated by the immense suction force, all flying into the massive vortex.

Ren Xudong devoured countless corpses, and his size began to grow rapidly. He trampled the ancient trees in the forest under his feet, making him look like a huge monster.

"Holy crap, wouldn't only Ultraman be able to solve this?"

Xie Wenyuan gasped. With that size, his Miao sword, which was only five feet long including the hilt, probably couldn't even break its skin.

Meanwhile, the strange activity in the forest was also noticed by the people in the city. They all stared at the enormous creature, their fear mixed with a hint of curiosity.

"What is that? Why is it so big?"

Xie Wenyuan and his group were dozens of miles away from Renqiu City, yet the shape of the void monster was still clearly visible.

"Don't be afraid, we have the High Envoy! As long as the Holy Church is here, that monster can't threaten us!"

In the courtyard, Zhao Yue and Sun Miaoran also saw the enormous creature in the forest and couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Sister Yue, will Brother Xie and Grandpa be alright?"

Zhao Yue shook her head, then closed her eyes, trying to sense Xie Wenyuan's condition.

Although she didn't sense any obvious injuries from Xie Wenyuan, she felt waves of unease, realizing that her brother Yuan was in a very bad situation.

Taking Sun Miaoran's hand, Zhao Yue led her out of the courtyard, without even closing the door.

"Hey, Sister Yue, what are you doing? None of our spirit weapons are offensive types. Wouldn't they just be a hindrance if we went there?"

Zhao Yue did not respond, but silently continued into the depths of the forest.

"Oh well, it's not so bad to die together with Brother Xie. It's just that we haven't had a wedding yet, and we haven't even left behind a child."