There was no presence, no sound, not even the presence of a living being. The dark shadows were approaching silently.
The dark shadows seemed to be souls and their bodies were still moving. They looked like humans but had green faces and fangs, which was quite horrifying.
The sky was glaring in red and the grasses were glowing in yellow. From the grasses came out many dark shadows. Anyone would feel creeped out by this scene.
Lu Li was not afraid of ghosts. He did not believe that ghosts existed in this world. They were just remnant souls.
If the living were not afraid, then why should he be afraid of remnant souls after death?
Lu Li could just destroy them.
Lu Li acted as if he was facing a formidable enemy because those shadows did not seem to be remnant souls. They were more like something between a physical entity and an illusion.
In this aspect, they were similar to the Worms of the Void. This type of monster was the most difficult to deal with and kill.
If Lu Li could not kill the monsters, he would be in trouble once he was surrounded.
Lu Li stopped and took the initiative to retreat. There weren't many monsters at the moment – only a dozen or so.
Lu Li must find a way to kill them or else he would not be able to move forward.
"Whoosh ~"
Those monsters floated over. They were small in size, similar to human dwarfs. They had feet but they were floating.
Therefore, they looked no different from ghosts. Their mouths kept opening and closing without making any sound, which made them even more horrifying.
The blood-red glow in the sky intertwined with the yellow glow down below, adding to the creepiness.
"Go!"
Lu Li controlled tens of millions of Worms of the Void to sweep over. If the Worms of the Void could eat the shadows, then everything would be fine. Lu Li could go all the way and pass the first level easily.
Clearly, he was overthinking …
The Worms of the Void flew over and pierced through the shadows. The shadows were merely illusions and the Worms of the Void could not attack them.
"Hoy!"
Lu Li released the Ghost Slayer. A ray of sword light whooshed over. The ray of sword light made three turns in the sky and landed on a shadow.
That shadow was motionless. Clearly, it was suppressed by the might in heaven and earth.
But, it was merely suppressed …
The ray of sword light whooshed out from the shadow and landed on the grasses. The grasses were shredded and a bottomless ravine was left on the ground.
The shadows were approaching quickly. Lu Li had to step back. He slapped twice and released Space Twist.
The ripples in space spread out but passed through the shadows as well. The shadows could not hurt them.
Divine energy, the Slayer's move, the mountain, and the rain of swords …
Lu Li tried all the skills he knew but none of them could kill the shadows.
Lu Li had stepped back. Behind him was a mountain wall. He had nowhere to go, unless he flew up and went around it.
The sky was strange. Lu Li did not have the courage.
He was thinking quickly, trying to come to think of a way to deal.
If these were all illusions, then would the soul attack be able to injure them?
Lu Li was not particularly good at soul attacks. He had learned some in the mortal world and his soul strength was not bad at the moment.
He gave it a try. A small golden knife shot out from his forehead and attacked a black shadow that was charging at him!
"Whoosh!"
As Lu Li had expected, the golden knife pierced through the shadow without inflicting any harm.
Lu Li complained to himself. Uncle Li was not reliable. He didn't even know the attributes of the monsters when he went to gather information.
So many people had come to the first level. They must know the monsters here. At the very least, they must have a way to solve the problem.
The shadows were coming from three directions. Their speed was about the same as Lu Li's. It was too late to dodge.
Lu Li had to wait for them to come closer. He had to figure out a way to fight back by observing their attack patterns.
"Swish, swish ~"
With some noises, the phantoms reached at Lu Li with their sharp claws.
Lu Li's soul trembled when he saw three or four claws glowing in a dark glow.
He was exaggerating — the shadows were between a physical entity and an illusion. They could change between the two.
At the moment, their claws were glowing in a dark glow. They had become physical entities. When they attacked Lu Li, there was a shrill sound in the air.
"Okay!"
At this moment, Lu Li felt more confident. He swung his saber and swept at the claws. At the same time, he ordered the Worms of the Void to gnaw off the claws.
"Bang!"
Lu Li's saber landed on the claws. It was as if he was hitting a piece of Chaos. There were some sparks and the saber bounced off.
The claws were only scratched a little?
The defense was strong.
The Worms of the Void began to move. They approached the claws and began to chew.
However, the claws were too hard. The Worms of the Void managed to make some holes in the claws after a while. But all they managed to do was bite off some skin …
"Bang, bang, bang!"
The claws landed on Lu Li. Even though Lu Li was wearing a supreme Relic armor, the armor was torn apart like a piece of paper. Lu Li was crushed.
Lu Li's chest, arms, thighs, and back were scratched in four or five places.
"Whoosh!"
Lu Li rolled over on the ground and ran to the left while staying close to the ground. If he didn't run, he would be scratched to death.
However, he had only run for a dozen feet when he found himself in the weeds.
Lu Li stopped. He sensed a fatal danger in his soul.
There must be some kind of danger lurking in the weeds. There might be some powerful Inhibition Formations. Or, if he dared to step into the weeds, he might alarm more powerful demons.
"Whoosh ~"
Amidst the sparks, he made a decision. His body drew an arc as he leaped up and rushed forward on the small path.
But there were three shadows over there. As soon as he dashed over, three claws came at him.
"Swish!"
Lu Li released the Slayer's Ghost Slash. This time, it was effective. The ray of sword light landed on one of the claws and tore it apart.
However, he was scratched by another two claws. Two more wounds were added to his body.
His physical body was fine. He had absorbed so many thunderbolts. In the old days, he would have been torn into pieces.
His physical body should be comparable to an average Second Tribulation Heaven God. Regular attacks could not tear his physical body apart.
"Worms of the Void, gnaw, gnaw!"
Lu Li ordered the Worms of the Void. There were so many of them.
Even if they could only gnaw off some fur, the number of Worms of the Void could gnaw off the claws.
"What?"
Lu Li used psychic power to check the Worms of the Void not far away. He wanted to know what was going on, but he noticed that some of the Worms of the Void had stopped moving.
They were glowing in a dark light. Lu Li wondered what they were doing.
"Are they poisoned?
Are there toxins in the bodies of these demons? "
Lu Li had this thought. The shadows were coming at him. He had no time to think. He had to release the Slayer's Ghost Slash while trying his best to dodge.
He could not go into the weeds on the sides. He could not go too far in case more demons would be alarmed. He could not fly too high.
Lu Li tried his best to move around in the narrow space nearby. He kept releasing the Slayer's Ghost Slash and dodging.
Something that made him feel hopeless happened —
A few fiendish demons had their claws chopped off by him, but after a while, these broken claws actually grew out again.
Lu Li had dozens of wounds on his body. Some of them were so deep that his bones could be seen.
Although this injury was nothing, it was just a flesh wound.
But as time went on, his wounds would get worse and his body would weaken. In the end, he would be clawed to death by the demons and become their food.
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