The Demon with Holy Radiance

But just as he arrived at the sixth location and was carefully sensing the Power of Rules there, preparing to counter or evade, an unexpected voice suddenly rang out from afar.

"Daoist Master has found you!"

One-Eyed’s twisted figure appeared not far away, his eye filled with a mixture of delight and fury.

’He’d been sensing the commotion in the Forbidden Land for a while. It had been a long search, but he’d finally found the guy’s trail. To think he’d already pushed this deep inside!’

Almost without a second thought, One-Eyed leaped high and plunged into the yellow earth at Yang An’s feet.

The next moment, accompanied by a sudden hum, the entire ground split open to reveal a massive fissure. From the abyss, countless ghoulish creatures appeared, surging toward Yang An like a ferocious tide.

One-Eyed roared with laughter as he reappeared in mid-air. He couldn’t be more familiar with this location, for this was the very place of his ghoulification.

The Power of Rules here was one of the very powers he had mastered in life.

Compared to other places in the Forbidden Land, he could trigger the manifestation of the Power of Rules here with incredible ease, all thanks to his familiarity.

Moreover, now that the Forbidden Artifact Fragment had been stripped from his body and returned to the Forbidden Land, its power would be amplified to a terrifying degree.

These ghoulish creatures swarming from the abyss had completely copied this guy’s Physical Power. Furthermore, any damage inflicted upon them by a Technique would be absorbed by the abyss, which would then create even more, even stronger creatures.

Techniques would be absorbed by the abyss. And while Physical Power was effective, each of the ghoulish creatures possessed the exact same Physical Power as the person targeted by the Rules.

Both forms of power were rendered essentially useless.

’Even he couldn’t imagine what method this guy could possibly use to break free. Countless Cultivators had died to this Power of Rules in the past. It was an impossible predicament!’

’If it weren’t for that accident that led to his death in the Forbidden Land, he wouldn’t be reduced to this state—a half-dead, remnant soul.’

’You were asking for death the moment you entered this place, so you can’t blame me!’

As he thought about the flesh-and-blood body that was about to be his—how he would devour the soul to complete his own, possess the body, and finally leave this place, even regaining his lost Power of Rules—One-Eyed’s pupil quivered with excitement.

At this very moment, facing the horde of ghoulish creatures pouring out from the subterranean abyss, Yang An’s original plan had encountered its first major setback.

He had previously sent a summon to scout the area and had already gotten a rough grasp of how the Power of Rules manifested here. It took time for the power to be activated and call forth the creatures, time he could have easily used to escape with his speed.

He never expected One-Eyed’s appearance to throw off his rhythm completely. Not only did it trigger the manifestation of the Power of Rules prematurely, but the effect was far more terrifying than what his summon had encountered during its exploration.

He watched as the densely packed, aggressive ghoulish creatures swarmed toward him, about to engulf him, tear him to pieces, or drag him into the abyss.

Dark Communication Secret Spell!

A black light suddenly erupted from Yang An’s body, engulfing all the surrounding ghoulish creatures.

’His only choice was to try and immobilize these creatures, then find a possible opening to use the Light and Shadow Escape Technique and flee the area.’

But at that moment, One-Eyed, watching from a distance, burst into laughter. Yang An’s reaction played right into his hands.

"Useless! It’s all useless! Techniques will only hasten your death! Prepare for despair!"

As his laughter echoed, the black light shattered like a torn curtain, forcibly dragged into the subterranean abyss.

The countless ghoulish creatures were completely unaffected, and in an instant, they were right in front of Yang An.