The Nine-Lifed Corpse Cat spoke fiercely.
After all, a few verbal spars before battle were good for boosting morale.
Yunxia Gu and True Person Yunqing also observed the opponent.
They hadn't fought before and didn't know their opponent's depth.
Observing them wasn't a bad idea.
The Nine-Lifed Corpse Cat spoke to me on the surface,
but was actually observing True Person Yunqing and Yunxia Gu.
Yunxia Gu's aura was slightly stronger than ours. Her cultivation was only at the peak of Xuandan, posing no threat to the Nine-Lifed Corpse Cat.
However, True Person Yunqing made her wary.
After hearing the Corpse Cat Demon finish speaking,
Old Mo immediately chimed in,
"You talk too much.
If you want to eat us, come and try.
Let's see if we kill you, or you eat us!"
Old Mo was aggressive, pointing at the opponent with the peach wood axe in his hand.
He looked very arrogant.
The Corpse Cat Demon's cat face revealed a ferocious expression:
"Damn humans.
Tonight, I will tear you apart. Meow!"
With a meow,
the surrounding Corpse Cats suddenly went mad, roaring "Meow, meow, meow" and lunging at us.
This time, there were even more Corpse Cats.
At least seven to eight hundred.
Big and small, densely packed.
But generally, they were all the size of half a dog.
Among them, quite a few Corpse Cats had two tails or two heads.
This indicated that these Corpse Cats had become Corpse Cat Demons, not just "corpses."
They had gained sentience, become Corpse Demons, and could cultivate.
No longer just puppets of corpses.
The "meow, meow, meow" sounds continued, corpse energy surged, wave after wave.
One Corpse Cat after another attacked, all very fast.
True Person Yunqing stood at the forefront, letting out a low growl:
"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerate!"
With that, he flashed forward, charging into the cat horde.
Visibly, a whirlwind wrapped around True Person Yunqing, causing the surrounding bamboo to sway.
The branches on the ground trembled or were swept up.
True Person Yunqing pointed a finger.
The branches, sand, and stones that were blown up all flew towards the Nine-Lifed Corpse Cat.
This wind manipulation technique looked very visually impactful.
Only powerful cultivators with profound Dao arts could display such a technique.
The Nine-Lifed Corpse Cat snorted upon seeing this.
She struck the ground with her cane.
"Bang!"
A surge of corpse energy vibrated, and the surrounding Corpse Cats, "meowing," moved to shield her.
The branches and stones all struck the Corpse Cats.
Black blood splattered everywhere, and Corpse Cats fell to the ground.
Either severely wounded or dead.
Seeing that her senior brother had made his move, Yunxia Gu said nothing.
She shouted to us:
"Attack!"
With that, Yunxia Gu raised her peach wood sword and charged forward.
We juniors had been ready for a while.
We didn't hesitate.
Old Mo even shouted excitedly,
"A sliver of cold light arrives first, then the gun strikes like a dragon.
Watch me kill it seven times in and out…"
This kid was excessively chuunibyou.
The more he fought with demons and evil spirits, the more he got fired up and passionate.
Xia Qiu Xi, Xiao Mei, and I also charged forward directly.
Because there were many Corpse Cats around.
After only a few steps, several large Corpse Cats pounced on us.
They clawed and bit at us indiscriminately.
Their sharp claws carried corpse poison.
Sometimes, we didn't dare to engage directly and could only dodge.
The battle erupted instantly.
Our group of six was immediately locked in combat with nearly a thousand Corpse Cats in the mountain ravine.
True energy crisscrossed, and talismans flew continuously.
"Buzzing" sounds of explosions echoed one after another.
The power of the talismans mixed with corpse energy, shaking the surroundings.
Corpse Cats screamed and wailed incessantly,
so much so that the villagers of Qianniao Village outside the mountain could faintly hear it.
I didn't use the Yin-Yang Twin Pearls, but instead activated the Qiankun True Method.
Wielding the peach wood sword, I cleaved forward, occasionally using one or two talismans.
These minor enemies were not important.
My gaze was primarily focused on the front.
True Person Yunqing and the Nine-Lifed Corpse Cat.
After clearing a path through the Corpse Cats, True Person Yunqing charged directly at the Nine-Lifed Corpse Cat.
Seeing True Person Yunqing approach, the Nine-Lifed Corpse Cat's expression turned cold.
Holding her cane, she lunged towards True Person Yunqing.
Suddenly, a vast expanse of corpse energy permeated the air.
A terrifying pressure covered the entire valley.
Even we on the outskirts of the battle felt an intense oppression.
True Person Yunqing dodged a few times and struck the Nine-Lifed Corpse Cat with a palm.
The Nine-Lifed Corpse Cat raised her hand and exchanged a palm strike with True Person Yunqing.
A "boom" resounded.
A gust of turbulent true energy appeared.
Both were repelled several meters back.
Remarkably, they were evenly matched.
Seeing this, we couldn't help but show a hint of surprise.
The Nine-Lifed Corpse Cat's cultivation had actually recovered to the point where she was evenly matched with True Person Yunqing?
In our astonishment,
the Nine-Lifed Corpse Cat let out a "meow" and a roar.
She dropped her cane and her entire body began to mutate.
Black energy billowed all over her, and her limbs began to grow hair.
Her clothes were torn apart by her expanding and strengthening physique.
In a mere two to three seconds, she transformed into a two-meter-tall humanoid giant cat.
This was a basic ability of monsters.
"Beastification!"
However, after beastification, the cat demon's sharp claws were like ten sabers in hand, chilling the hearts of onlookers.
But what was even more astonishing was that the Corpse Cat had two tails.
This indicated that she had cultivated back one of her lives.
This was somewhat tricky; we would have to kill her twice more.
"Meow!"
The Corpse Cat Demon roared.
Corpse energy surged like a tidal wave towards True Person Yunqing.
The bamboo around her cracked with "bang bang bang" sounds, and some smaller Corpse Cats were instantly killed.
Witnessing this scene, everyone was shocked.
Under such a display of power, they all retreated backward.
True Person Yunqing in front, however, let out a cold snort and grabbed a thin bamboo stalk.
With a forceful grip,
the bamboo snapped with a "bang."
True Person Yunqing shook his hand, the leaves fell off, leaving a bamboo staff.
True Person Yunqing held the bamboo staff as if it were a sword.
He coldly stared at the Corpse Cat Demon:
"Demonic creature, show me all your moves!"