The villainous bosses from their past lives have all been reborn.

The palm print, surrounded by black demonic energy, tore through the clothes on his chest and left a direct imprint on his chest. Xun He touched the blood at the corner of his mouth, his heart filled with turbulent emotions.

"Are you a member of the Demonic Sect?"

After saying this, Xun He immediately realized what was going on.

"No...you too...I knew it, how could that stupid and clumsy Yuan Sanlang possibly manipulate the evil cultists of Yanzhou so easily?"

Amidst the loud laughter, Xun He's eyes suddenly gleamed red.

Yuan Xiu had seen this situation before with the monk Xingyun at Moyun Temple. He was about to finish him off when a sharp shout rang in his ears.

"Mad Tiger!"

A powerful punch came from the side. Yuan Xiu dodged to the side and was about to meet the attack when she noticed that the skin on the Mad Tiger's thick palm was showing strange signs of wriggling.

Upon seeing this, Yuan Xiu immediately abandoned his plan to fight back at close range. He flipped backward, deliberately creating distance, and unleashed a burst of sword energy.

Compared to that night at Moyun Temple, the dead Mad Tiger was less agile than the living Monk Liaoyin, but his body was becoming increasingly tough.

He bravely withstood the sword energy without uttering a sound, and pounced directly towards Yuan Xiu, who was flipping in the air.

Clearly, Mad Tiger, or rather, the thing within him, wanted to engage Yuan Xiu in close combat.

Yuan Xiu no longer held back, unleashing several sword energies in succession to slow down the Mad Tiger's approach.

Upon seeing this, Xun He sneered, took out the box that actually contained the Fire Pill, took one out, and swallowed it in one gulp.

As a surge of intense energy circulated through his body, the black demonic energy surrounding the palm print on his chest was quickly dispelled, and his injuries improved considerably.

After the red light in Xun He's eyes faded, his eyes remained a deep crimson, refusing to disappear. He himself was still enjoying the feeling he had just experienced.

"This power is truly delicious!"

Like the wandering monk that night, Xun He couldn't control his greed for the [Fire Pill] and wanted to swallow the second one as well.

However, the fear brought about by the scene before him temporarily suppressed Xun He's greed.

Yuan Xiu unleashed several sword energies in succession, slicing Mad Tiger's body into several pieces, leaving only a mangled remains, struggling to hold on.

He landed on the ground, his movements light and graceful, his eyes fixed on him with a sense of ease and comfort.

The opponent's relaxed state left Xun He at a loss, and in a daze, he recalled the leader of the demonic sect he had met in his previous life.

No matter the situation, that person always gave off a relaxed and carefree feeling. But Xun He knew that this meant that the other party's strength absolutely crushed him.

In the mountains and fields under the bright stars, Xun He never dreamed that he would feel a familiar feeling and pressure from another person.

Xun He gritted his teeth and took a deep breath to barely dispel the fear in his heart.

"Yuan Liulang, are you leaving Jinzhou City so quickly because you're afraid I'll attack you while I'm still here?"

Yuan Xiu listened, smiled, and said:

"It would be unwise to break ties with you in your own territory."

"Sixth Brother has misunderstood. I will not harm the people of Jinzhou. But here, I have no such concerns."

As soon as he finished speaking, a surge of power suddenly burst forth from Mad Tiger's body, which had been unable to move.

A Gu worm with fine, sharp teeth and a head like a trumpet flower forcefully pushed open Mad Tiger's head and burst out of his body, reaching a length of over ten feet.

The Gu worm hissed, its voice shrill. The mad tiger's shattered body seemed to possess a strange attraction; the Gu worms emerging from the scattered remains began to gather towards its original form. Soon, a new body was pieced together.

Xun He slowly walked to the side of "Mad Tiger," using his remaining hand to touch the worm's slippery and disgusting skin. This seemingly tyrannical worm was surprisingly obedient to him.

"Rokuro, you've miscalculated!"

An invisible force emanated from Xun He, spreading outwards like a gentle breeze, making it very subtle to the senses.

But then, the situation in the mountains and fields changed.

Large numbers of bats flew in from the night sky, their eyes glowing crimson, and approached the battlefield.

Yuan Xiu sensed the movement around him and discovered that even the wild beasts that had been lying in wait were now rushing towards him.

"Have you bewitched all the wild beasts and birds in these mountains?"

Controlling such a large number of Gu worms has already exceeded the limits of a Gu master.

"In my past life, when Jinzhou City fell, I wasn't killed, but sent to the Demonic Sect to follow the Second Elder, who specialized in Gu magic. Although those days were humiliating, I learned a lot of skills. After being reborn, I discovered the profound technique [Spiritual Pressure], which has an incredible level of control over Gu worms. It's difficult to control thousands of people with Gu worms, but it's very easy to control thousands of snakes, insects, and rodents."

At this point, Xun He smiled and said:

"These mountains and forests are my true battlefield!"

A large number of bats flew into the battlefield, acting as the vanguard and heading directly towards Yuan Xiu.

As Yuan Xiu dodged, he released sword energy to prevent the bats afflicted with the Gu worms from approaching. He knew very well that once bitten by these wild beasts and birds, and with the Gu worms burrowing into his blood vessels, he would eventually be influenced, or even controlled, by Xun He, just like those members of the demonic sect.

Such a combat environment was very unfavorable to him.

Although Yuan Xiu could control the shape of the sword energy he emitted, the finer the sword energy, the more energy it required, and conversely, the more true qi it required.

Faced with the endless stream of birds and beasts in the mountains and fields, if Yuan Xiu continues to waste his energy like this, he will eventually exhaust his true energy.

Seeing Xun He now exposed and vulnerable, Yuan Xiu did not rush to attack the enemy leader while dodging.

"A trap?"

While constantly dodging birds and beasts, Yuan Xiu gathered his inner energy and unleashed a powerful sword aura, slashing directly at Xun He.

Sensing the threat, the soil in front of Xun He broke open, and several worms rushed out, forming a wall of insects to block the sword energy for Xun He.

Xun He looked at the wrecked worm's body lying on the ground, still shaken, but a smile appeared on his face.

Yuan Xiu tested his ambush, but after that attack, Yuan Xiu was getting further and further away from him, and the space he could maneuver was being continuously compressed by the surrounding horde of Gu beasts.

As the controlled birds and beasts in the mountains and fields gradually surrounded Yuan Xiu like soldiers, waiting for him, the general, to give the order for the final attack, Xun He trembled slightly.

"A decisive blow!"

Countless birds launched a final attack on Yuan Xiu, but Yuan Xiu seemed to have given up resistance and stood there motionless.

"Have you resigned yourself to your fate?"

As Xun He sneered, he saw a burst of light suddenly emanate from within the group of dark shadows.

A group of Gu beasts surrounded Yuan Xiu, but dared not approach, revealing their instinctive fear.

Yuan Xiu raised his hand, looking at the pale white flames enveloping his entire body, and said slowly:

"Is this the power of a [Alchemy Master]?"

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