667 Delivered_2 667 Delivered_2 A surge of intense Fire Spiritual Power burst out in an instant, the fluctuations shaking the surroundings.
The leader in black was directly hurled back several meters, half-kneeling on the ground, dragging a trail of blood across the floor.
The Runes protecting him were shattered, his meridians scorched by the Fire Spiritual Power, leaving large burns.
Cheng Mo and the others were greatly alarmed.
The leader in black spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his eyes filled with disbelief.
How could there be a Formation?
He had just passed the entrance of the hall not long ago…
Who could have set up such a powerful Formation in such a short time without him noticing?
And how did they know that he would definitely return to eliminate the witnesses?
Was it…
That Hidden cultivator?
The pressure in the leader’s heart suddenly mounted, and his complexion turned somewhat pale.
Cheng Mo and the other four, seeing the explosion of the Formation, were somewhat dazed, but soon their spirits lifted when they saw the leader in black injured by it.
Without another word, Cheng Mo, wielding two axes, charged towards the leader in black.
Yang Qianjun and Situ Jian followed closely behind.
The leader in black spat out, cursing inwardly.
“Dammit, I was careless, fell right into their trap…”
He parried with his long sword against Cheng Mo’s huge axe, glanced back at the hall, and saw the entrance blocked by fallen rocks due to the Formation’s explosion, making it impossible to enter for the time being, which irritated him.
“Can’t eliminate the witnesses now…”
“Since that’s the case…”
With a cold laugh, the leader in black declared, “Then I’ll just have to kill you all!”
As he spoke, his eyes suddenly turned murky and dark.
A filthy, black Demonic Qi emerged from nowhere, enveloping his entire body and then attaching to the standard-issue Spirit Sword in his hand.
The leader in black’s entire demeanor became ghastly and terrifying, heavy with Demonic Qi.
“Has he become demon-possessed?”
Cheng Mo and the others’ expressions changed.
Mo Hua, who had been hiding and plotting in secret, also frowned slightly, finding it very strange.
True is true, demon is demon.
The essence of Spiritual Power and Demonic Qi are fundamentally different.
The other men in black had merely taken Evil Pills or their flesh was corrupted by Demonic Aura upon death, which gave them a hint of demonic presence.
But this leader in black was different.
When he initially attacked, the Spiritual Power in his body was pure, with not a trace of the Demon Path.
But now, how could his Spiritual Power suddenly turn demonic?
“Something’s eerie…”
“And that blood-red Demon Monster shadow on him earlier, what was it?”
“It could see through my Concealment Technique?”
Mo Hua’s gaze slightly sharpened.
Meanwhile, after becoming demonized, the leader in black had begun fighting fiercely with Cheng Mo and the others.
His Spiritual Power had become tainted yet stronger.
The Demonic Qi winding around the Spirit Sword was like virulent poison, carrying a black corruptive force.
The pressure on Cheng Mo and his group suddenly increased.
Direct confrontation became exceedingly difficult, each collision with the Demonic Qi-entwined Spirit Sword causing Cheng Mo and Yang Qianjun’s Blood Qi to churn violently.
Once injured by the leader’s Sword Qi, the Demonic Qi would enter their bodies, gradually eroding their meridians and contaminating their Blood Qi.
Thus, they had to be extremely cautious during the fight.
Luckily, the leader had previously been injured by Mo Hua’s Formation, which weakened him; otherwise, the situation would have been much more dire.
Mo Hua observed quietly for a long time, shaking his head silently and sighing.
“It’s difficult to fight now…”
In the midst of the chaotic battle, with friends and foes intermingled, it was not easy to set up another Formation.
Otherwise, it could accidentally harm his allies, causing Cheng Mo and Situ Jian to be caught in the explosion too.
Moreover, the leader in black, having been duped and injured by a Formation already, had become cautious; using another Formation to trap him again wouldn’t be easy.