Fang Yue punched the [Shadow Devouring Ghoul] in the head.

Bang!!

-1!

An embarrassing damage value popped up.

Before Fang Yue could exhaust his strength, he was sent flying by a strange force. Whoosh! He even surpassed the running tail, landing in the middle of the lakebed, rolling around clumsily. Only then did a damage value slowly appear above his head.

-355!

Fang Yue couldn't even withstand two consecutive normal attacks from the [Shadow Devouring Ghoul]!

"Ye-ge!"

Seeing Fang Yue fall ahead, Tail directly threw the bag containing the fluorescent pearls over.

Fang Yue raised his hand to catch it, took out a fluorescent pearl, and illuminated the lakebed.

Buzz!

Instantly, the ground of the lakebed vibrated slightly, reflecting a faint fluorescent light. Like the activation of a mechanism, the cogs meshed together, and grooves began to recede into the lakebed's surface. kanShuLa

He had bet right! The thing on the murals was real, and the exit appeared like this!

"Tail…"

Bang!!

Before Fang Yue could finish speaking, a dark shadow smashed into Fang Yue's face.

The two rolled together for a few turns before stopping.

"Tail! Are you okay!"

Fang Yue quickly got up and looked, his pupils suddenly contracting.

Only half of Tail's upper body had flown over.

The other half of his lower body was under the claws of the [Shadow Devouring Ghoul]! It was being swallowed into the [Shadow Devouring Ghoul]'s stomach!

The blood-soaked upper body still retained Tail's last terrified expression.

"You motherfucker!!"

A surge of anger erupted from Fang Yue's chest.

Although he hadn't known Tail for long, they had experienced life and death together from Gu Yue Village to the escort team to Mo Village. They had a relationship like kites dancing in the clear sky, and they had always been on good terms.

Even though death in the game wasn't real death,

seeing his friend die before his eyes still filled Fang Yue with anger.

This was different from the deaths of Liao Mo Ran and Hai Ming.

In the end, Fang Yue and Liao Mo Ran had only met once, so their deaths were just that.

But Tail was his game friend, and the value of his anger couldn't be compared.

Not to mention, he had risked coming to Maple Leaf Forest to help Tail, but Tail had died!

Holding Tail's severed corpse, Fang Yue placed all four fluorescent pearls into the grooves at the bottom of the lake, glaring at the [Shadow Devouring Ghoul].

"[Shadow Devouring Ghoul], if you have the guts, then follow me out! We'll have a life-or-death showdown outside the ruins!"

"Roar!!"

As if provoked by Fang Yue, the [Shadow Devouring Ghoul] charged toward him.

At the same time, the light from the four fluorescent pearls on the lakebed spread along the grooves to the entire bronze room.

The ancient characters on the walls emitted a strange and unpredictable light, reflecting each other with the fluorescent pearls.

The huge dragon-shaped shadow monster, the [Shadow Devouring Ghoul], with ineffective wind sounds and sharp roars, rushed in front of Fang Yue. Its phantom claws almost covered Fang Yue's head!

Just then…

Buzz!!

The fluorescent light flashed and disappeared, and Fang Yue's figure, holding Tail's corpse, vanished.

Rumble!!!

The [Shadow Devouring Ghoul]'s violent attack had only just arrived, scraping against the surrounding bronze walls with a clang.

"Roar!!"

Seeming to sense that it had been tricked, while the light from the four fluorescent pearls hadn't completely dimmed, the [Shadow Devouring Ghoul] slammed into the four fluorescent pearls with a whoosh.

The fluorescent light flashed!

The [Shadow Devouring Ghoul] disappeared!

…

Maple Leaf Cliffside.

A blinding fluorescent light suddenly erupted.

The next moment, a man holding half a corpse appeared on the edge of Maple Leaf Cliff, seemingly out of nowhere, like a refresh.

"Came out…"

Looking at the familiar scenery around him, and the rising sun in the sky, Fang Yue was slightly lost in thought.

But soon, he hugged Tail's body tightly, his face twisted as he looked up at the sky.

"Will it follow? [Shadow Devouring Ghoul]!"

Almost as soon as Fang Yue thought this,

a fluorescent light flashed before his eyes!

"Roar!!"

The huge phantom of a five-clawed golden dragon suddenly appeared in mid-air!

"It's here! You followed! Good, now, I'll make you pay the price!!"

Facing the huge black shadow that almost blocked half of the cliffside, swooping down.

Fang Yue quickly took out the silver ball and the flesh ball from Tail's corpse, raised them high, and poured internal energy into them.

"Ni! Dong! Mei!!"

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Buzz!!!

A dazzling light blue light burst out!

The [Shadow Devouring Ghoul], which had been diving down, froze in mid-air as if time had stopped.

At the same time, the flesh ball had turned into an ice ball!

The ice ball was gradually deforming, twisting, and transforming into Ni Dongmei's appearance!

"Congratulations, you have passed my trial!"

Looking back at Fang Yue, and Tail's half-corpse, she showed a shimmering smile, her body trembling slightly with excitement.

Success! These two little guys actually succeeded!

They brought this *thing* out of that desolate and bizarre ruin!

A treasure—a celestial-grade ghoul object, the Soul-Entrusting Jade Pendant!

The soul it contains is a terrifying existence that even I dare not touch rashly!

The only unexpected thing is that they also brought out an incredible monster.

However, these are all minor problems.

Smiling slightly, Ni Dongmei turned her back to Fang Yue and asked, "Boy, do you know what this ghoul in front of you is?"

"I know, it's a [Shadow Devouring Ghoul]! Lord Ni Dongmei, be careful, this thing is unbelievably strong, I can't see the upper limit of its strength at all."

Unbelievably strong, huh… Indeed, after all, it's something left behind by 'him'.

Shaking her head slightly, Ni Dongmei said faintly, "You're right, but also wrong. It is indeed called a [Shadow Devouring Ghoul]. But at the same time, it has another name—[Desolate Ghoul]!"

"What is a Desolate Ghoul? Only in the vast desert and ancient abyss can one find a [Desolate Ghoul]! This is a rare and sought-after ancient ghoul that may not be seen even once in thousands of years!"

[Shadow Devouring Ghoul], an ancient desolate ghoul!

Desolate Ghouls come in various strengths, but even the lowest-level Desolate Ghoul is not something that a martial artist below the Ren-level can handle!

Shocking my mom for a hundred years!

Fang Yue was slightly stunned. This thing had such a big background?

Moreover, Desolate Ghoul Ruins, Desolate Ghoul Ruins, Fang Yue thought that Desolate Ghouls were a different kind of ghoul. It turns out that this thing is a Desolate Ghoul! This is its ruin!

But that's not right, then what about those experimental subjects of Master Mo?

As if guessing what Fang Yue was thinking, Ni Dongmei slowly said, as if she were talking about something very ordinary.

"It's very simple. Anyone who reaches Mo Qing's level and wants to do research will inevitably need ancient ghouls like Desolate Ghouls as materials. So, this [Shadow Devouring Ghoul] is, in a sense, raised by Mo Qing!"

"Since you have made such a great contribution today, it won't hurt to tell you the truth. According to our Extreme Ice Sect's internal data and research, this [Shadow Devouring Ghoul] has been refined into Mo Qing's clone!"

"Or rather, it is Mo Qing!"