Chapter 549 Unexpected Intelligence

Amidst this gust of turbulent wind, everyone's eyes widened, fixed on the evil spirit and me. In my hand, the peach wood sword struck the evil spirit's sharp claws. The evil spirit, ferocious, stared intently at me. He trembled all over, even though he had unleashed his strongest ability. However, due to his severe injuries, he could barely withstand my "Annihilation" technique from the Qiankun True Law. He appeared capable of confronting me, but his soul body had already been damaged. Yet, I could still strike. With a low growl, I shouted, "Break!" Another surge of Qiankun True Qi poured in. Instantly, a more potent aura erupted from within me, "Om," it vibrated towards the evil spirit. The evil spirit was at its last gasp; enduring until now was already incredibly difficult. At this moment, how could it possibly resist? With the tremor of my aura, the evil spirit let out a scream, "Ah," and was sent flying by my sword. Its body tumbled on the water's surface, "bang bang bang," finally stopping at the edge of the riverbank. It lay there, stiff, sprawled by the riverbank. The river water "hush hush hush" washed over its face, yet it remained motionless, its body becoming more ethereal. Old Mo also stood up from the river at this moment, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. He spat to the side, "Bah! Damn fellow." I glanced at Old Mo, asking with concern, "Old Mo, are you alright?" Old Mo took a breath, "I'm fine, just minor injuries." Hearing Old Mo's confident tone, I felt a bit more at ease. At the same time, Black Head, accompanied by several water ghosts, emerged from the water, dripping wet. "Young Master Qin, are you injured?" Black Head seemed very concerned. I shook my head, "I'm fine!" "That's good, that's good. If anything happened to you, I wouldn't know how to explain to the Princess." Black Head also appeared relieved. Old Mo, however, spoke dismissively, "If you had come any later, we would have truly met our end." Hearing this, Black Head's face instantly showed embarrassment. He quickly began to explain, "Young Master Qin, Young Master Mo, please listen to my explanation. The reason we were late was because we encountered two soul-devouring demons at the river mouth. They were land demons, and on shore, we couldn't fight them. To avoid unnecessary losses, we could only wait for those two demons to leave before rushing over. Therefore, therefore we were a little late..." "Two soul-devouring demons?" My and Old Mo's eyes widened in surprise as we asked. Black Head nodded, "Yes, one was a yellow weasel and the other a rat spirit. They were blocking the river mouth, snatching and devouring the souls of the deceased in the river. Their demonic powers are very strong, and their cultivation is not shallow." Hearing this, Old Mo and I exchanged glances instinctively. A yellow weasel, a rat spirit? Old Mo instinctively asked, "What's their origin?" But Black Head and the group of water ghosts simply shook their heads after hearing the question. Clearly, they didn't recognize them. Although the nature of these demons was unclear, they were definitely not good. Moreover, the immediate priority was to deal with the evil spirit on the riverbank. So I said, "Let's deal with that evil spirit first!" Old Mo nodded in agreement. Black Head eagerly interjected, "Young Master, let us handle it!" I raised my hand, "No need, I'll kill him myself." What a joke, this was merit, this was lifespan. Killing him could provide me with lamp oil for my longevity. With that, I no longer paid attention to Black Head and the water ghosts. Old Mo and I walked forward directly. On the riverbank, the evil spirit was already on the verge of death. Its injuries were too severe, even for a ghost, it couldn't move now. I looked at him coldly. Black Head, who followed, directly said, "You fellow, you dare to steal our river residence. Today is your death day." "Yes, Young Master, kill him!" "Young Master, kill him!" "..." The surrounding water ghosts who had gathered also spoke up one after another, appearing to hate this evil spirit. The importance of a water residence was akin to a solitary wandering ghost having a house to shelter from wind and rain. For them, it was extremely important. The evil spirit clearly knew its death was imminent. A "cackling" laugh suddenly erupted from its cold face, "What a shame, the Nine Sages couldn't kill me. In the end, I fell into the hands of you two young Taoist priests. Lord Crow, your subordinate failed to complete your mission and has disappointed you..." As it spoke, the evil spirit revealed a look of regret, appearing very remorseful. It gazed into the distance, its thoughts in turmoil; if it hadn't intended to devour us to replenish its vitality from the start, and instead had focused on killing me, Old Mo, and Master Jiang in one go, it wouldn't have followed us to Hui Shui Bay. Nor would it have fallen into Master Jiang's Four Symbols Water Ox formation in Hui Shui Bay. Without being caught in the Water Ox formation, it wouldn't have been severely wounded, leading to a further decline in its strength and its current predicament. Therefore, it was filled with regret and remorse... However, upon hearing its words, my heart jolted. "Lord Crow," was this evil spirit a subordinate of Lord Crow of the Netherworld Cult? What mission? Driven by curiosity, I quickly pressed, "Are you a follower of the Netherworld Cult? Is Lord Crow your superior?" Hearing my question, the evil spirit chuckled "cackling" at me with a sinister grin, "That's right. I was originally a wronged soul with deep grudges. Lord Crow helped me, bestowing upon me a grace of rebirth, and I joined the Netherworld Cult. It's just a pity, a pity. We were so close, just a little bit closer..." The evil spirit spoke unwillingly, with despair. "What little bit!" My and Old Mo's voices were synchronized. We wanted to extract more useful intelligence from its mouth. Because I had sworn, made promises to my master and Qing Dai. In this lifetime, I would strive to annihilate the New Dynasty and the Netherworld Cult, to help Qing Dai fulfill her wish and avenge my master's teacher. But the evil spirit continued to laugh, looking at us with resentment, "This river will one day become the Styx River..." As it said this, the evil spirit's body trembled violently. A stream of black energy began to gather at the evil spirit's forehead. Before I could ask again, the water ghosts beside us all showed panicked expressions and retreated. Black Head even grabbed me and Old Mo, pulling us backward, and urgently said, "Be careful, both young masters, he is about to self-detonate his soul..."