Starting with SSS-rank talent, I contracted the Forbidden Ferocity.

After the battle at Bone Valley ended, the group did not leave immediately.

Chu Jinglan used the ocean tide to break through the pile of bones, revealing the remnants of the underground formation.

Li Xuance squatted down, looking at the black symbols remaining in the array patterns.

"It's not a human formation."

Qin Wuji frowned.

"The Shadow Demon Clan's Hidden Blood Array."

Meng Qianqiu looked at him.

"Do you recognize him?"

Qin Wuji said:

"It's in the textbooks of the Imperial Capital Military Department."

"Shadow Fiends excel at stealth, shadow stealing, and rewriting short-distance teleportation anchor points."

"The military teleportation point was tampered with; they're probably the culprits."

Shen Ye unfolded the tattered page of the Myriad Races Trade Agreement.

Several keywords were written on the tattered page.

Shadow Demon Clan

【Mother Stone of Eternal Calamity】

[Blood-Clad Tower Headquarters]

[Sacrificial Offering: King's Title, Heavenly Pride]

Li Xuanze's voice was slightly cold:

"They want to use you as a sacrifice."

Shen Ye: "Then let's see if they have the luck."

The Primordial Calamity Beast stared at the "Mother Stone of Myriad Calamities" on the tattered page, and the lightning on its tail flashed even faster.

Shen Ye raised his hand and pressed down on its little head.

"No rush."

Qin Wuji looked into the distance.

"Where to now?"

Shen Ye took out the outer token of the Blood Robe Tower's main altar.

The moment the token touched the fragment of the map, a blood-red route appeared on the map.

At the end of the route lies a black mountain city deep within the Burial Beast Ridge.

[Outer Altar of Blood-Clad Tower: City of Broken Souls]

Chu Jinglan: "The main headquarters cannot be directly exposed."

"Soul City should be an outer stronghold."

Meng Qianqiu gripped his sword.

"Then let's cut off the outer layer first."

Just as everyone was about to set off, Zhu Jiu suddenly looked up from Shen Yeying.

Shen Ye also stopped.

"Someone's coming."

Footsteps could be heard from the distant bone mist.

It's not the Bloodstained Tower.

It's not human either.

The footsteps were light, yet frequent.

Like a group of weightless shadows moving close to the ground.

A moment later, twelve dark figures emerged from the bone mist.

They resembled humans in appearance, but had no facial features; their faces were covered only by a flowing black mist.

Her arms were long and slender, and her fingertips were like knives.

There was no normal shadow beneath the feet of any of the shadows.

Because they are shadows themselves.

Shadow Demon Scout

[Level: Early Stage 4]

Quantity: twelve

[Abilities: Shadow Stealth, Stealth Assassination, Teleportation Mark]

The Shadow Demon leader looked up, his voice like two pieces of iron rubbing together.

"Night King Shen Ye".

"You shouldn't have come to Burial Beast Ridge."

Shen Ye looked at it.

"Did the Blood-Clad Tower invite you?"

The Shadow Demon scout chuckled softly.

"Blood-Clad Tower?"

"They are just business partners."

"You are the cargo."

As soon as he finished speaking, the twelve shadow demons vanished simultaneously.

It's not invisible.

It is to directly blend into the shadows of everyone.

Qin Wuji's shadow moved beneath his feet.

A black blade emerged from the shadows and pierced his back.

The Thunder Prison Dragon Eagle roared angrily, unleashing a torrent of purple lightning that forced out a Shadow Demon.

Li Xuance swept his wooden sword horizontally, the Azure Lotus Sword Qi slashing towards his own shadow.

The sea waves spread out beneath Chu Jinglan's feet, and he used the reflection of the water's surface to pinpoint the location of the Shadow Demon.

Meng Qianqiu was even more ruthless, slashing his sword directly at his own feet, cutting off half of the Shadow Demon.

But most of the Shadow Demons rushed towards Shen Ye.

Because their real target is him.

Shen Ye stood still.

Zhu Jiu slowly rose from the shadows.

Her deep blue vertical pupils opened.

"Trying to steal my shadow?"

Shen Ye's voice was very soft.

"You don't deserve it."

Zhu Jiu activated the Nine Netherworld Candle Dragon Breath.

The ghostly blue flames did not shoot outwards.

Instead, it poured into the entire shadow beneath Shen Ye's feet.

The next moment, the three Shadow Demons who had infiltrated Shen Ye's shadow let out a miserable scream as they were burned out.

The Primordial Beast raised its claws.

The Eternal Seal descended.

The Shadow Cloak abilities of the three Shadow Fiends simultaneously failed.

Night Feather Netherfire followed, specifically targeting and burning the soul.

Long Yuan rushed out and smashed the head of a Shadow Demon with a single punch.

[Slay the Shadow Demon scout.]

[Gained Evolution Points: 1200.]

[Extract Talent Shard: Shadowmeld Resistance Shard 1.]

Shen Ye's eyes brightened slightly.

All races are also given evolution points.

That would make it even easier to kill them.

Seeing that things were not going well, the leader of the shadow demons turned into black mist and tried to escape.

Shen Ye raised his hand.

The Primordial Beast flicked its tail.

The gray-gold lightning struck into the black mist.

The black mist froze instantly.

Shen Ye used Shadow Step to get close, and the Myriad Beasts Sword Pattern condensed into a black-gold short sword.

One sword.

The Shadow Fiend was pinned to the ground.

Shen Ye looked down at it.

"What did the Blood-Clad Tower trade with you?"

Shadow Fiend chuckled:

You'll find out.

"Waiting for you to enter the City of Broken Souls."

"There, someone is waiting for you."

Shen Ye's gaze remained unchanged.

"Who?"

The Shadow Fiend's body began to self-destruct, and the black mist continued to collapse.

It finally uttered only two words.

"shadow."

boom.

Shadow Fiend self-destructs.

The gray-black air currents spread out, but were blocked by Chu Jinglan's tidal domain.

Shen Ye sheathed his sword, his expression cold and somber.

Qin Wuji walked over.

"The shadow that the Shadow Demons refer to may not be a common term."

Li Xuance nodded.

"The Shadow Demon race has a special talent that allows them to replicate the aura and combat habits of their target."

"They call it a shadow puppet."

"So, there might be a fake Shen Ye in Broken Soul City?"

Shen Ye looked towards the distant black mountain city.

"Fake?"

"Then let's go take a look."

"Let's see if it can withstand one of my sword strikes."