The blood beads that had been revolving around him had fused into a blood-red ribbon.
The old man's eyes were closed at first, but when he opened them, his pupils were gone, leaving only the whites of his eyes, making him look rather terrifying.
Although I didn't know what technique he had used, from the commotion, it didn't seem to be the work of a righteous person.
However, I didn't have time to think about it. What happened next confirmed my guess.
The blood-colored thread that had left his body circled around the old man a few times before suddenly flying towards the Yang God above his head. The Yang God opened its mouth and directly swallowed the blood-colored thread into its stomach.
After a while, the Yang Spirit's body was surrounded by a blood-red mist, and the air was filled with a murderous aura. The Yang Spirit's body instantly grew several times larger. It struggled violently, as if it wanted to break free from the old man's control and attack us.
Looking at this scene, I felt a sense of familiarity.
Back at the back mountain of the Jade Buddha Temple, when I was fighting with Jinshan Temple's Long Pu Zhuang, the technique he used to control the Sakyamuni image was somewhat similar to the blood-red Yang Spirit in front of me.
I was slightly startled. Could it be that this old man had also practiced Nanyang sorcery?
After thinking for a while, I instinctively ruled out this conjecture.
This old man was also an important person in the Metaphysics Society. If he wanted a technique, he could get it. There was no need for him to study the Nanyang people's petty tricks.
I had just ruled out this possibility when the old man stared at us with his pale eyes. His voice was angry and sharp. "I haven't used this Blood Sacrifice Yang Spirit technique for dozens of years. I didn't expect that it would be you who would force me into this situation … All right, I'll let you experience the power of this Nanyang secret technique!"
It really was a Nanyang secret technique …
I frowned. This was the first time I had heard of this "Blood Sacrifice Yang Spirit technique." Although it was a Nanyang secret technique, from what the old man said, its power should be quite extraordinary. Otherwise, he wouldn't have kept it as a life-saving technique.
While I was thinking about this, the blood-colored Sun God dashed toward us.
At that moment, the witchcraft energy in my body had just moved to my Life Palace. I had just started cultivating the technique of transforming Dao energy into form, so I wasn't familiar with it yet. Moreover, I was using witchcraft energy at that moment, so I was unable to resist the blood-colored Yang Spirit's attack. I could only ask the fox girl next to me if I could buy some time.
After listening, she nodded without any hesitation. "Oracle, get ready. I'll block this wave!"
I couldn't help but say that the vixen in front of me made me look at her in a different light.
When I was in the Green Hill Country, I once talked to the High Priest about the character of the Green Hill Tribe. According to the High Priest, the Green Hill Tribe is generally timid and cowardly. The reason they have survived until now is largely due to this. In the process of retrieving the Monster Core, I have indeed witnessed this character of the Green Hill Tribe.
But now, the fox girl was completely different. After responding to me, she turned her head and stared at the old man's blood-colored Yang Spirit. She was full of heroic spirit and didn't look the least bit timid.
It wasn't the time to be surprised. After the fox girl welcomed the old man's Yang Spirit, I hurriedly continued to prepare the witchcraft energy transformation technique. I quickly guided the witchcraft energy into the Yang Spirit and put aside all distracting thoughts. I visualized the form that I needed to transform.
In just a few seconds, the Yang Spirit spat out a thick silver needle. At the same time, a similar silver needle appeared in my palm.
This was what I was visualizing and also what my witchcraft energy would transform into.
After the silver needle appeared, I felt a sense of exhaustion in my Heaven Meridian, and my body became weak.
Although the silver needle in my hand had taken shape, it hadn't completely fused with my witchcraft energy. I couldn't use it to join the battle, so I could only stand on the side and watch.
At this moment, the fox girl had arrived next to the blood-colored Yang Spirit. She showed her real body again and swelled up. She twisted her huge body and bit the blood-colored Yang Spirit.
However, just as she was about to bite the Yang Spirit, the blood-colored Yang Spirit suddenly stopped. It raised its hands, and a wisp of evil Yin energy shot out from its palms. It aimed at the fox girl's face.
The wind from the palm hadn't arrived yet, but the Yin energy it carried had condensed the surrounding mist into frost, which fell to the ground one drop at a time.
After the frost fell to the ground, it turned into wisps of black smoke that corroded the weeds on the ground, leaving no trace of life.
This method chilled me. I had never thought that the Yang Spirit Blood Sacrifice technique would be so powerful.
If the fox girl was hit by this palm, she would be corroded like the weeds.
With that thought in mind, I became anxious and hurried to shout at the fox girl. "Don't take this attack head-on!"
The fox girl also noticed the changes in the surroundings. Before I could finish, she twisted her body and dodged to the side.
However, after she dodged, the evil Yin energy headed straight for me.
I didn't have much shaman energy left in my body, so I was afraid I wouldn't be able to resist this evil Yin energy.
With that thought in mind, I hurried to urge the silver needle in my hand.
However, the silver needle seemed to be out of my control and wouldn't listen to me.
Seeing that the aura of death was approaching, I didn't know how to deal with it. Beads of sweat rolled down my forehead.
When the aura was only a few meters away from me, I had no choice but to throw the silver needle in my hand, which hadn't fully revealed its power, toward the evil Yin energy.
As soon as the silver needle left my hand, it separated into hundreds of tiny silver needles that pierced the evil Yin energy. After they collided with each other, the silver needles didn't have much defensive power since they were my means of attack. Seeing that they were about to pierce through the evil Yin energy, I had no choice but to read the Heavenly Master's Word Spell and shout, "Explode!"
In an instant, hundreds of silver needles made of shaman energy exploded. Naturally, the evil Yin energy couldn't resist it and turned into nothingness in an instant. After it disappeared, a wave of air was generated.
At this moment, I was exhausted and couldn't resist the wave of air. My chest seemed to have been hit, and I was thrown dozens of meters away by the wave of air. I fell to the ground. I tasted something sweet in my throat and spat out a mouthful of blood.
After a few seconds, I propped myself up and looked at the battle.
Previously, I had used the shaman energy transformation technique with great difficulty, but I didn't have time to deal with the blood-colored Yang God. I used it to save my life in a hurry, but now I didn't have the strength to use other techniques.
The fox girl seemed to be seriously injured. She was curled up on the ground, panting slightly. Her situation didn't seem to be much better than mine.
My brain was working frantically, trying to find a way to survive. However, the shaman energy in my body wasn't enough. Without the support of power, it was difficult to use any techniques.
That old man was ruthless, so he obviously wouldn't give me a chance to breathe.
What should I do now?
While I was thinking, the old man laughed wantonly. He looked at me from afar and said, "Zhou Yi, don't be so depressed.
Decades ago, when I was still at the peak of the seal, I used this blood sacrifice technique to kill a Yang God Celestial Master.
After decades of cultivation, my strength is close to the peak of the Yang God Realm. With the power of this technique, even a Rush Realm cultivator wouldn't be able to deal with it easily.
You're only at the early stage of the Yang God Realm, yet you can withstand this move of mine. Even if you die, you should have no regrets. "
After saying that, he didn't give me any time to respond. The blood-colored Yang God's hand once again produced a wave of evil energy and headed toward my face.
He was really as ruthless as I thought. He didn't give me any time to breathe. In the face of this evil energy, I couldn't deal with it at all.
Just as I was frantically thinking of a countermeasure, the fox girl in the distance, who was also injured, seemed to see that I didn't have the strength to resist. She suddenly jumped up from the ground and rushed toward the evil energy, as if she wanted to resist this attack.
I couldn't help but feel anxious. How could a human body resist the power of this evil energy?
Although I was moved by her action, it was no different from hitting a stone with an egg. It wasn't a wise move.
As I was about to stop her, the old man standing behind the blood-colored Yang God suddenly made a move.
His feet moved like the wind, and in a flash, he appeared behind the fox girl. He looked so smart, and he didn't look injured at all.
Before I could react, the old man rubbed his hands and released a mass of Taoist energy. He fiercely hit the fox girl's back and coldly shouted, "Animals like you don't deserve to die under my Yang God Realm!"
As soon as he said that, the fox girl screamed and quickly fell to the ground.
After receiving this attack, the fox girl's injuries became more serious. After falling to the ground, her body kept twitching. After trying several times, she didn't have the strength to stand up. She could only turn her head to look at me. Her scarlet eyes were filled with guilt.
Looking at her eyes, I also felt sad. Although I was prepared for today's matter, I didn't expect that I would encounter such a strong enemy.
At this moment, I no longer had the strength to escape. I could only watch helplessly as the evil Yin energy approached me.
This feeling of helplessness was quite familiar. I had encountered a similar situation in the Spirit Lock Tower. I had once sunk into a bottomless abyss and was on the verge of death. In the end, Bi 'an had woken me up.
Later on, I had asked Bi 'an why she had appeared in the Spirit Lock Tower.
She had told me that she had never left the Fire God Temple. The voice that had sounded in my head that day was just my imagination.
But at this time, my mind was blank, and I didn't even think of Bi 'an. As the aura of death approached, my heart was terrifyingly calm.
In the blink of an eye, the evil energy was approaching, so I simply closed my eyes.
But at this time, in the midst of the chaos, the figure of the Monster Emperor Jun that I had seen in the Medicine King Valley suddenly flashed in my mind. Before I could react, there was another roar in my ears.
After a few seconds, the surroundings returned to normal.
I was a little confused. I didn't know what had happened, but I felt that I hadn't been hit by the evil energy.
I quickly opened my eyes and looked around.
I was in a deep pit, and not far from me was a silver-white fox.
She was staring at me with burning eyes, and tears kept flowing out of her eyes.