A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 590 A Perilous Battle
Duan Rong and his group walked through the pitch-black night, with a burning torch at the front and back of the procession.

The light from the two torches connected to form a gourd-shaped, bright yellow halo, enveloping them within it.

The water source here was polluted, depriving them of an opportunity to replenish their fluids, which will have a certain impact on their condition going forward.

However, this is the last stretch of the road. As long as we grit our teeth and persevere, we will reach the central altar.

The group walked on. Yang Sui, carrying a torch and bringing up the rear, frequently glanced back at the deep darkness behind him, his eyes darting nervously left and right...

Although nothing had happened in the past few days, Yang Sui never dared to let his guard down. Every time he was on guard duty, he paid close attention to the surrounding movements, not only glancing around frequently but also keeping his ears perked up to listen to the sounds around him.

This ancient ruin of gods and demons is deserted and mostly silent. Any unusual noise should raise an alarm.

Especially at night, when visibility is very poor, Yang Sui focuses more on his ears, using his eyes as a secondary tool. After this period of training and adaptation, he is certain that no unusual rustling sound in the surroundings can escape his ears.

Now, the surrounding darkness was completely silent, and there was clearly nothing unusual.

After looking around behind him, Yang turned around and continued walking with the group. Suddenly, he smelled a foul odor.

Yang Sui wrinkled his nose, looked around to make sure it was quiet, and then said, "Who farted? It stinks!"

Duan Rong and the others laughed when they heard this. They ate dried meat and water every day, so even if they farted, it couldn't possibly smell that bad!
Du Wan, who was walking in front of Duan Rong, suddenly turned around with a smile. He obviously wanted to say something funny to Yang Sui, but the moment he turned around, his face turned ashen, and his smile froze on his face.

Duan Rong immediately noticed his strange expression and, without thinking, took a big step forward while simultaneously turning around.

Just as Duan Rong stepped to Du Wan's side and turned around, Du Wan said in a trembling voice, "Yang Sui... on your head...?!"

Yang Sui also saw Du Wan's strange and fearful expression.

"The top of my head?" He touched the top of his head, puzzled, but found nothing unusual.

At this moment, everyone stopped and turned to look at Yang Sui.

Everyone's face turned ashen instantly!
This startled Yang Sui! He was certain that something must have happened.

Even if Du Wan was deliberately playing pranks on him, Xu Hui, who was usually taciturn, would never do something so pointless. But at this moment, even Xu Hui looked at him with a livid face and fear in his eyes! It was as if he had seen some terrifying monster.

At this moment, illuminated by the firelight, three feet above Yang Sui's head, the rotting corpse, emitting a foul stench, hung upside down like an inverted bat.

Since the corpse demon was hanging upside down, Duan Rong and Guo Tian knew that it must be an evil spirit, but they couldn't tell exactly what kind of evil spirit it was.

In an instant, Yang Sui noticed. He hadn't noticed when Du Wan was alone, but now that everyone had turned around, he saw that their eyes were filled with fear, but they weren't looking at him; instead, they were raising their chins slightly and looking up at the top of his head.

Yang Sui finally looked up in fear.

The instant he looked up, a strong, pungent stench assaulted his nostrils, and then he saw a face with rotting features!
Yang Sui felt a tingling sensation on his scalp, as if struck by lightning. Cold sweat instantly broke out on his back!
In that split second, the two small holes on the rotting face, which were the nostrils of the corpse demon, suddenly spewed out two streams of poisonous gas, which landed on Yang Sui's face as he looked up.

From the moment everyone turned their heads, Yang Sui noticed something was wrong and immediately looked up, to the moment the corpse demon sprayed poison gas onto Yang Sui's face, all the actions actually happened in an instant.

Before Duan Rong and Guo Tian could even warn Yang Sui, he collapsed to the ground with white smoke rising from his face. He clutched his face and let out a piercing scream...

But the scream stopped abruptly, as if it were stuck in his throat, because he had been poisoned to death in an instant!

"It's a corpse demon!?"

The moment the rotting creature spewed out poisonous gas, Duan Rong and Guo Tian recognized the evil spirit, and their expressions changed!
It is adept at flying and spews poison from its mouth and nose, which are characteristics of the Corpse Demon.

After the corpse demon spewed out poisonous gas, it suddenly hung upside down, making a gurgling sound from deep in its throat, similar to the croaking of a toad.

The gurgling sound was the accumulating poison after the corpse demon spewed its venom. This sound further confirmed the identity of this evil spirit.

After letting out a gurgling sound from deep within its throat, the Corpse Fiend suddenly pounced on Duan Rong and the others like a giant bird, its speed as fast as a ghost!

With a thought, Duan Rong thrust a Soul Piercing Strike into the face of the Corpse Demon.

Because the poisonous gas of the Corpse Demon is exhaled from its mouth and nose, Duan Rong suspected that the evil spirit of the Corpse Demon resided on its face!
The Soul Piercer is a mental attack; once launched, it arrives instantly!

But the evil spirit of the corpse did not react at all. At this moment, everyone was so shocked that they retreated, but their speed was much slower than that of the flying corpse spirit.

Duan Rong's movements slowed slightly after unleashing a Soul-Piercing Strike! The instant he fired it, he knew he had guessed wrong! The true form of the evil spirit was not on the face of the Corpse Fiend.

Seeing the corpse demon rushing towards him, Duan Rong rolled on the spot and dodged to the side!

The corpse demon almost grazed past Duan Rong. It seemed uninterested in the lone Duan Rong and instead pounced on Guo Tian and the others who were in a large group!

Guo Tian realized that their speed was no match for the corpse demon.

Just as they were about to be pounced on by the corpse demon, Guo Tian's eyes suddenly turned ruthless. He abruptly drew his broadsword from his back, turned around, took a big step in the opposite direction, gripped the hilt of the sword tightly with both hands, and fiercely stabbed at the corpse demon that was pouncing from behind!
At this moment, Guo Tian's eyes widened in fury, and his face contorted in rage!
"Ding!"

The tip of the broadsword struck the corpse demon's chest, producing a clear, metallic sound.

In that instant, Guo Tian's burly body trembled.

But his broadsword also caused the corpse demon to pause, and poison gas instantly spewed out from its mouth and nose!

Everyone was startled. If Guo Tian hadn't suddenly thrust his knife back, the poison gas would probably have hit them.

Guo Tian's timing was impeccable; he was both courageous and resourceful!

Just as the corpse demon was about to pounce and spew out poisonous gas, Guo Tian forcefully blocked it with his broadsword, thus the poisonous gas was just released into the void!

Guo Tian's broadsword, over five feet long, was far enough away to keep the corpse demon at bay, preventing the poisonous gas from reaching him for the time being. However, the part of his sword, which was not made of ordinary iron, was instantly corroded by the white, smoky poisonous gas, leaving its surface pitted and scarred...

At that very moment, Duan Rong suddenly leaped up from behind, flipped his right hand, and sixteen phosphorescent flying needles shot towards the back of the corpse demon. His technique was incredibly light, and the sixteen flying needles covered all parts of the corpse demon's body.

Sixteen phosphorescent crystal needles struck the corpse demon's back, producing a series of crackling sounds and scattering numerous tiny sparks. But in that instant, Duan Rong's pupils suddenly contracted!
He had already seen that the flying needles that hit the back of the corpse's head, back, limbs, and shoulders all sparked tiny fireflies. Only the phosphorescent flying needle that hit the lower back turned into iron filings as if it had been corroded by something!
Duan Rong instantly understood the true nature of the Corpse Demon.

It turns out that the evil spirit's true form was entrenched in the abdomen and waist of the corpse demon!
Duan Rong's thoughts were instantly activated, and a Soul Piercing Strike suddenly pierced out, striking the corpse demon in the lower back.

The corpse demon was suddenly stopped by Guo Tian's blade, its body froze, and it spat out a mouthful of poison gas. Then, it made another gurgling sound from deep in its throat, preparing to store more poison gas.

The moment that gurgling sound rang out, a series of crackling sounds came from the back of the corpse demon; it was Duan Rong's phosphorescent crystal needles that struck its back.

The attack, which was as light as a tickle, was completely ignored by the Corpse Fiend.

Having finished accumulating poison, it was about to launch another attack on Guo Tian and the others when Duan Rong's Soul-Slaying Thrust suddenly pierced its lower back.

In that instant, a strange, piercing cry came from the waist and abdomen of the corpse demon, and at the same time, a wisp of white smoke as thick as an infant's arm rose from the corpse demon's abdomen.

Startled, the corpse demon suddenly took flight like a large bird, soaring into the night sky and circling above everyone's heads.

Taking advantage of the moment, Duan Rong immediately slipped away and stood with the others.

They all glanced at Duan Rong in shock. The white smoke emitted by the corpse demon was similar to that emitted by the ghost bride, indicating that they had both been hit by Duan Rong's soul-piercing attack!

The group stood there, looking up at the night sky by the light of the torches. They saw a dark shadow, moving as fast as a ghost, flitting left and right and circling back and forth above their heads.

The corpse demon was struck by Duan Rong's soul-piercing attack, but it was clearly still unwilling to give up and did not leave.

As the dark shadow hovered in the night sky above them, everyone felt as if a heavy stone was pressing on their hearts. The corpse demon was clearly ready to attack them again at any moment.

"Oh no! This is bad!" Duan Rong's heart skipped a beat as he watched the dark shadow flicker overhead. This Corpse Fiend was good at flying, and it was so elusive and elusive in the night sky that even if he knew where its true form was, it would be difficult to lock onto it, and it would be difficult to hit it with his Soul-Piercing Thorn.

Once the corpse demon attacks, its speed is as fast as lightning. Once it gets close and spews poisonous gas at them, the highly toxic substance can kill anyone who touches it.

Duan Rong suddenly said, "Guo Tian, ​​this corpse demon is too fast; my Soul-Slaying Thorn can't lock onto it. Once it pounces, you must use your broadsword to hold it off! Give my Soul-Slaying Thorn an opening!"

Guo Tian gripped the hilt of his sword and said in a deep voice, "Leave it to me!" His eyes were bright and piercing as he stared intently at the ghostly black shadow of the corpse demon hovering in the night sky above.

The others were filled with fear, their eyes filled with unease as they looked at Guo Tian and Duan Rong standing there. If they were to leave the group now, they could end up like Yang Sui at any moment.

Only with the help of Duan Rong and Guo Tian can they have any hope of survival.

And in the night sky, the corpse demon was still there, endlessly circling. Each time it suddenly swooped down, it would abruptly change direction, sending shivers down one's spine.

Guo Tian's two large hands gripping the hilt of his knife remained motionless, his eyes flashing with a sharp light. He knew very well that the corpse demons were flying around erratically not only to find a direction to attack, but also to confuse them.

The corpse demon swirled for a moment, then suddenly flashed behind Guo Tian. With a swift turn, it swooped down like a hawk striking the sky, rushing towards them!
In that instant, as if he had eyes in the back of his head, Guo Tian suddenly turned around. Almost at the same time as he turned, the broadsword he was tightly gripping in both hands pierced through the air, and the tip of the blade "clanged" into the throat of the corpse.

This time was different from the last. This time, the demonic corpse descended from the sky, faster and more powerful!
Guo Tian stood with his legs bent, his body trembling uncontrollably. In that instant, his tiger's mouth cracked, and the broadsword almost slipped from his hand! Fortunately, he gritted his teeth and held on with all his might!
Of all the people present, only Guo Tian possessed the strength to withstand the demonic corpse, and only Guo Tian's broadsword could create a safe distance between them. Only his attack could give Duan Rong's Soul-Slaying Strike an opportunity.

Duan Rong had been preparing for this moment. With a thought, he fired three Soul Spikes at the abdomen of the Corpse Fiend, which was being held in place by Guo Tian's blade.

Three plumes of white smoke suddenly rose up at the same time!
The corpse demon's body trembled strangely in mid-air, and the white smoke and poisonous gas from its mouth and nose no longer spewed out, but strangely overflowed, like foam coming out of someone's mouth.

As the white smoke billowed out, a piercing scream rang out from the dense darkness deep within the corpse demon's abdomen.

Then, like a startled bird, the corpse demon flew into the night sky and disappeared.

Guo Tian suddenly knelt down on one knee, the broadsword in his hand clattering to the ground. His muscles twitched, his face was pale, and sweat poured from his forehead.

At this moment, no one had time to take care of Guo Tian. They all looked up at the night sky, fearing that the evil spirit of the corpse might not have left yet.

Under the firelight, all around was quiet, while the night sky was dark and bottomless.

After a while, Du Wan suddenly said, still shaken, "That thing seems to be gone, right?"

Duan Rong's eyes flickered. He turned to look at Guo Tian, ​​who was still kneeling there, and asked, "Guo Tian, ​​how are you?"

Guo Tian struggled to get up. Although he was in pain and wincing, he still managed a forced smile, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said, "It's nothing serious, I just used too much force!"

Duan Rong noticed that Guo Tian's broadsword had fallen to the ground, but he didn't pick it up. His arm was clearly injured.

Duan Rong walked over, and with a flick of his wrist, several phosphorescent flying needles appeared in his palm.

He glanced at Guo Tian and said, "Don't move!"

Guo Tian's eyes narrowed as he saw Duan Rong holding the phosphorescent crystal needle and inserting it into Guo Tian's right upper arm several times with great speed. Only the last two needles were slowly twisted a few times before being inserted.

Everyone could see that Duan Rong was using acupuncture to treat Guo Tian's injuries, and they all looked at Duan Rong with great curiosity.

A flicker of surprise crossed Guo Tian's eyes, but it quickly vanished. In the Divine Demon Illusion, Duan Rong was clearly skilled in the art of poison. As the saying goes, medicine and poison are of the same kind, so it's not surprising that Duan Rong, being skilled in poison, would also know acupuncture.

After Duan Rong finished administering the acupuncture, he removed the phosphorus crystal needles one by one and then instructed, "Don't exert any more force on your right arm. I will give you acupuncture once a day, and you should be fully recovered in a few days."

Guo Tian moved his right arm and indeed felt the pain greatly relieved. He couldn't help but smile at Duan Rong, and then he reached out to grab the broadsword on the ground.

Upon seeing this, Duan Rong coldly shouted, "I told you not to use your right arm! Use your left hand!"

Upon hearing this, Guo Tian was taken aback for a moment, then retracted his right arm, grabbed the broadsword with his left hand, and awkwardly placed it behind his back.

At this moment, everyone was still filled with unease. Their ability to repel the evil corpse demon was entirely due to the skillful cooperation between Duan Rong and Guo Tian.

But now that Guo Tian is injured, what should they do if the Corpse Fiend comes again?
Hopefully, Duan Rong's final three Soul Spikes will completely frighten away the Corpse Demon and prevent it from attacking again. Otherwise, they fear they will suffer more casualties.

(End of this chapter)