As spiritual energy revived, I, having acquired certain attributes, gradually ascended to immortalit

"The Three Corpses Perception?"

Gold, red, black, gray-white, and blue—five very faint auras suddenly appeared in Shen Qing's vision, emanating from everyone around him.

Only the female warrior beside him had nothing on her.

The Three Corpses Awakening, Greed, Anger, Ignorance, Pride, and Doubt—the Five Poisons of the Mind manifested? Shen Qing didn't have time to think much about what was going on.

There were too many wandering spirits around, and their silent wails pierced the eardrums. Even though the supernatural beings present were all strong in the eighth rank, they were still powerless to stop them.

"law--"

The ghostly horses were all summoned by Shen Qing, wreathed in ghostly flames, and charged towards the wandering souls.

But less than a minute later, after a painful screech, the ghost horse, which was not good at attacking, was scattered and could not be summoned again for a short time.

Not only Shen Qing and the others, but Fang Shu and Li Feng, who were fighting the seventh-rank mountain demon, were also having a hard time.

Fang Shu was alright; he was agile and could launch an attack the instant he dodged it, although the damage he did to the opponent was barely noticeable.

But Li Feng, who was going head-to-head with the beast, was in trouble. The mandrill, which was a little shorter than him, slapped him away with a "smack".

It left a long mark on the ground.

"Cough cough."

Li Feng coughed up a mouthful of blood and struggled to get up.

Within two or three minutes of the demons surging up, the Bureau of Evil Affairs was at a disadvantage and suffered heavy losses.

Seeing this, the other captains became serious and each used their only purple talisman. The talisman burned brightly, illuminating the surrounding area.

Under such circumstances, they barely managed to block the attack again.

"boom!"

However, not long after, Xie Chong's stone wall shattered under the onslaught of the zombies. Exhausted, he suffered a backlash and his face turned pale instantly.

"Captain, we're not going to hold on!!"

Lacking their main defenses, the demons were about to break through their lines and surge into the passage.

Amid the chaos, a team leader shouted, "Old Fang, what do we do?!"

Unfortunately, the surroundings were in chaos, and it was impossible to hear other people's voices from a distance. Shen Qing scanned the battlefield, ignoring the notification that his karma points were constantly increasing.

With only five minutes remaining before the anchor point was successfully stabilized, they were already forced to the vicinity of the passage. Their next move would be either to perish there or to retreat.

Even retreating wasn't easy. The aftershocks of the battle between Fang Shu, Li Feng, and that mountain demon were too strong, creating a desolate area.

On the outskirts of the demon horde.

If they retreat, the two of them will surely die.

Just as the captain had taken out the potential injection, a different voice rang in Shen Qing's ears.

[Slaying nine ghosts and wandering spirits. Congratulations, host, you have achieved the achievement "Slaying Karma".]

【Slaying Karma: The precept against killing is first broken, and the karma accumulated through slaying demons is accumulated.】

Complete nine kills within 30 seconds. If there are no suitable replacement affixes, you can choose any affix to advance. The required karma value is 70% of the normal advancement value.

Note: Due to limitations imposed by the host's strength, advancement is limited to Extraordinary-level entries, and the selection time is one minute.

"The entry has been promoted by 70%?"

Shen Qing's pupils contracted instantly, and a plus sign appeared after every word in her field of vision.

His current karma value has exceeded 350 points, which is 70%, meaning that a normal promotion to a blue attribute requires 500 karma points.

The thought flashed through Shen Qing's mind, and he instantly decided which keyword to improve.

In theory, the spiritual root is the foundation of his cultivation, but the current situation is clearly not suitable for improving the spiritual root.

Distant water cannot quench immediate thirst.

【Cinnabar Blood (Green - Strange Tale) -> Chihu Spirit Blood (Blue - Mysterious Tale)】

【Chihu Spirit Blood: Chihu Spirit Blood, burns ghosts and destroys evil. The blood contains dragon-attribute spiritual energy, suppressing demons and monsters; ghosts and spirits that touch it will be instantly incinerated. It can also burn away impurities within the body, increasing cultivation speed.】

In an instant, Shen Qing felt a surge of intense heat erupt within her body.

The blood and qi surged, and the yang energy was fierce.

With the two combined, a layer of blood-red flames radiating scorching heat suddenly rose around him, and reddish-gold patterns flowed across the surface of his skin.

He was like a walking sun.

The wandering spirits and zombies that were attacking the defense line began to burn the moment they got close to Shen Qing, turning into wisps of black smoke or ashes.

Even without being conscious, they felt an instinctive fear and retreated.

The karma points that had just been depleted have now exceeded one hundred points again.

In an instant, a small area was cleared around Shen Qing, and the defensive line was stabilized again.

Everyone's eyes showed confusion, but that didn't stop them from being excited and surprised.

"Shen Qing, well done!"

One of the team captains shouted excitedly.

However, this is only a temporary respite; the problem is not truly solved until the mandrill is dealt with.

Taking advantage of the opportunity created by Shen Qing, everyone tried to launch an attack on the mandrill.

It wasn't a question of whether they could win or not, but rather that there was almost no way to break through its defenses. Shen Qing's blood flames could at most affect the baleful aura around it.

But there was no real damage, not to mention that the flames on his body, which were aided by external forces, were weakening.

"Help me control it!"

Fang Shu suddenly shouted, and everyone immediately obeyed, regardless of whether they knew what he was thinking.

Shen Qing and Xie Chong were the main force. They gritted their teeth, touched the ground with their hands, and poured out their spiritual power without reservation.

The ground trembled, and thick stone locks wrapped around the mountain demon, while stone hands burst from the ground, working in conjunction with the stone locks to grip it tightly.

The scorching heat spread along the confinement to the mandrill, immediately producing a sizzling sound.

It roared angrily, and cracks began to appear on the stone lock and stone hand.

"Stay put!"

Li Feng roared even more furiously, his entire body glowing with blood-red patterns. Ignoring whether the Yang Flame would harm him, he gripped the mountain demon tightly from behind with his bulging muscles.

Like a bloody shackle, blood foam kept spilling from the corner of his mouth.

"Bang bang bang!"

Fang Shu did not waste this opportunity; his fists almost became afterimages as he threw several punches in succession.

"Snap!"

However, before it could have any effect, the stone locks and other restraints finally gave way to the mandrill's struggles and broke one after another with a "crack".

With a roar, the mandrill flung Li Feng away, sending him crashing into several demons before slamming heavily to the ground. He struggled, but couldn't get up.

At that moment, Fang Shu advanced instead of retreating, and even tried to throw a final punch.

"A Hundred-Fist Burst!"

His right fist slammed solidly into the mandrill's chest, and a crisp sound of bones cracking rang out. Unfortunately, it wasn't the mandrill, but Fang Shu's arm that was completely severed.

All the stone locks and stone hands snapped, and the mandrill's huge paw slammed down, knocking Fang Shu away as well.

It rolled several times on the ground before stopping.

Shen Qing and Xie Chong also coughed up blood, completely exhausted, and collapsed to the ground.

But the next second, the mandrill stopped waving its paw and its hard body began to crack, which spread rapidly.

With a crash, it shattered into pieces, and black blood flowed out, emitting a foul stench.

Shen Qing was somewhat stunned.

He had fought his own captain before and knew he was very strong. He originally thought that after breaking through to the eighth rank, he should be about the same.

But now, looking at it, it seems that our team is still quite a bit inferior to the captain.

Aside from the seventh-rank demons that he can control, he lacks the means to break through the defenses of others, such as the mountain demon in front of him.

With the death of the seventh-rank mountain demon, the surrounding malevolent energy instantly dissipated, and the situation reversed.

Apart from some demons, most of the wandering souls that were driven there dispersed and disappeared into the mist.

As the last two minutes passed, the anchor point turned into a faint light and completely merged with its surroundings. After everyone arrived in the Realm of Evil Thoughts, the discomfort they felt instantly disappeared.