Chapter 224 - 252: Black Ferocious Tiger, Evil Shadow, Divine Thought Residue! Heaven-Peeping Mirror
In their line of sight, the bizarre black shadow, its body just shattered, became enveloped in a vortex of black air and actually began to repair itself.
And the speed at which it repaired its wounds far surpassed that of an ordinary Demon Fiend.
"Its Life Force is certainly tenacious."
Seeing the black shadow recover so quickly after its body had shattered to pieces on the ground, Su Bai retracted his palm and gave it a rather surprised look.
"It’s said that these bizarre black shadows within the Nether River are manifestations of some powerful being’s malevolent thoughts, possessing extremely strong Life Force."
"Even powerful Demon Fiends can’t compare."
The Master of Fulong Temple, standing to the side, frowned and spoke, a hint of apprehension in his expression.
He didn’t know much about the Nether River, having only heard such rumors in private.
The completely recovered black shadow looked at Su Bai in terror, its black claws scraping at the ground as viscous black blood dripped from its mouth.
HISS!!
Suddenly, it threw its head back and shrieked, and strange black ripples emanated from its mouth.
Like black ripples, they spread rapidly in all directions.
It was as if it were summoning something.
"Is it calling the other shadows?"
The Master of Fulong Temple’s gaze fell upon the spreading ripples, his expression growing grave.
Meanwhile, the Jin Jian Ancestor at his side seemed to have guessed Su Bai’s intentions.
’Perhaps this fellow cultivator wants to gather these strange black shadows and kill them all at once.’
’After all, with the power Su Bai just displayed, if he truly wanted to kill the black shadow before him, he could have done so with a flick of his finger.’
’But he didn’t. Clearly, this was his plan all along.’
RUMBLE—
Just a few moments later.
The deep brown surface of the canyon began to tremble. Sharp, fragmented stones were shaken loose by the violent tremors, scattering in all directions.
Immediately after, a series of shrieks and roars reached their ears.
A moment later, seven or eight bizarre black shadows rushed in from all directions, surrounding the trio.
Some of the shadows had a strange, liquid-like form, their bodies black as ink and covered with countless tiny black arms, their auras powerful.
Others were completely indescribable, bizarrely shaped and shrouded in a profound Demonic Qi that was deeply unsettling.
All of the gathered shadows, including the one that had just regenerated, fell in behind a ferocious black tiger, kneeling respectfully on the ground.
Apparently, this ferocious, tiger-like black shadow was some kind of leader.
"The auras of these strange shadows... they’re so strong! Nearly all of them are comparable to the Dragon Mansion Realm!"
The Master of Fulong Temple’s expression changed slightly.
He then fixed his gaze on the ferocious, tiger-shaped shadow, his eyes revealing deep apprehension.
Within his Divine Thoughts, he could sense that the aura of this tiger-like shadow far surpassed the Dragon Mansion Realm.
It was comparable to the Nine Tribulations!
HUM!
He raised his right hand, and with a flash of brilliant light in his palm, a small, half-foot-long cyan sword appeared.
At his thought, the small cyan sword in his palm quickly transformed into a three-foot-long blade, which he gripped tightly.
A sharp, cyan aura surged from the blade, rippling outwards.
At the same time, the Jin Jian Ancestor also produced a golden sword, his gaze profound as he watched the black tiger.
ROAR—
The black tiger let out a low growl.
Its deep black, lantern-sized eyes fell upon the three men.
It was clearly different from the other strange shadows. It seemed to possess a degree of intelligence, and having discerned the strength of the three men, it hesitated, as if weighing the potential gains and losses.
Su Bai stood high in the sky, his gaze sweeping over the strange shadows.
’Looks like that’s most of them.’
A faint smile touched his lips, and then he struck with his palm.
BOOM!
The black tiger watched in utter terror.
A colossal golden palm appeared, seeming to span the entire sky.
It descended upon it like a majestic mountain!
ROAR!!
It let out a startled, earth-shaking roar. Wisps of black flame coiled around its body as it rapidly swelled to a height of a hundred feet!
The black tiger then raised its claws, wreathed in black fire, to meet the colossal golden palm descending from the sky!
CRACK!
The next moment, a piercing crack echoed from the point of impact.
In an instant, black blood splattered everywhere!
It stained a large swath of the canyon a deep black, covering the ground like a shroud.
The black tiger’s entire right leg exploded. Intense pain, like a surging tidal wave, instantly overwhelmed its mind.
However, before the black tiger could even let out a wretched shriek, Su Bai’s palm had already enveloped its body, imprisoning it within the Dharma Tripod Prison.
Afterwards, the golden palm, its power undiminished, continued towards the remaining strange shadows, swiftly suppressing the fleeing creatures one by one within the Dharma Tripod Prison.
While his two companions were still stunned, Su Bai’s attention had already turned to the Purification Tripod.
’I wonder if suppressing these strange shadows will grant me any Experience Points.’
A moment later, information about the black tiger appeared before Su Bai’s eyes.
[Criminal: Evil Shadow (Divine Thought Residue)]
[Sin Level: Seven-Star]
[Strength: Comparable to Nine Tribulations Realm Second Layer]
[Status: Heavily Injured (Imprisoned)]
[Suppression Involvement: 90%]
[Reward: 1,000,000 Experience Points/Hour]
’Not a bad reward.’
Su Bai smiled to himself after seeing the black tiger’s information.
He then focused on the terms "Evil Shadow" and "Divine Thought Residue."
Combined with what the Master of Fulong Temple had said earlier, he began to speculate.
’Perhaps these mysterious, strange shadows really are the malevolent manifestations of some powerful being.’
With that in mind, Su Bai briefly reviewed the black tiger’s criminal memories.
He discovered that the black tiger had hunted powerful experts who entered the Nether River in search of fortuitous encounters.
"Hm?"
However, when he saw certain images, a doubt sparked in his mind.
’Perhaps the experts entering the Nether River to seek their fortunes aren’t only from the Dayu Immortal Dynasty.’
After reviewing the memories, Su Bai returned to his senses and mused to himself.
"Let’s go."
Suppressing this batch of strange shadows had brought Su Bai a considerable amount of Experience Points.
So, he continued to lead the other two, searching through the canyon.
Su Bai flew off at high speed in a certain direction.
His immaculate robes billowed like the clouds at the horizon, kicking up gusts of wind.
WHOOSH!
...
WHOOSH!
「Meanwhile, above Purple Origin City.」
Several white-robed figures streaked across the sky.
They were heading in the direction of the Bi River.
Just a few moments later, the group arrived over a lake and slowly came to a halt.
"Quick! Activate the Heaven-Peeping Mirror!"
One of them, a rather haggard-looking middle-aged man, stared at the debris from a ship’s cabin scattered across the lake’s surface. His expression was grim as he ordered the person beside him.
"Yes!"
The man didn’t dare to delay. He quickly took out a silvery-white mirror, dripped his own Essence Blood onto it, and activated the artifact.
HUM!
In the next moment, brilliance surged across the mirror’s silvery surface, and an image quickly materialized.
And in the image...
...was the very scene of Su Bai suppressing Zhou Xiao.
It was all clear at a glance!