He Xijun said nothing more. Crimson fire blazed around her as she caught up to Chi Li.
"Senior Brother Li, you and I will go deal with that umbrella-wielding Evil Spirit. Junior Sister Zhuang, you stay here. Use the Profound Spirit Secret Spell to work with the other disciples and handle the surrounding Sword Soldier Ghosts, as well as all the other Evil Spirits drawn in from the district."
Deng Mingsheng said to Li Zhilin and Zhuang Li.
"Right!"
The two of them agreed and sprang into action without a moment’s hesitation.
Nearly everyone present was an elite of their respective sects, the best of the best in both strength and intellect. In just a flash, the battle plan was decided and assigned.
On the left battlefield.
Xu Jingtian had set out only a moment after Zhao Xuanqi, but he soon discovered that he couldn’t keep up with the man’s speed.
The man’s muscles bulged over his powerful frame, and he was shrouded in Golden Fire like a peerless general. Yet despite this brawny physique, he displayed the lightness of a bird in flight.
’When did the Red Heart Sect develop such a Body Technique?’
He couldn’t help but grow even more astonished.
He had chosen to act alongside Zhao Xuanqi for two reasons. On the one hand, he was worried about Zhao Xuanqi facing such a powerful Evil Spirit from inside Anyuan Street all by himself. On the other hand, he also wanted to observe the man up close to figure out his origins and identity.
"Zhou You!!"
With a low shout from Xu Jingtian, a bright yellow Primordial Qi surged around him, seeming to give his body a feeling of weightlessness. His speed suddenly leaped to a new level, just enough to keep up with Zhao Xuanqi’s pace and prevent the distance between them from growing.
Then, he sliced his fingertip and used the blood to inscribe a Technique between his eyebrows and around his eyes. It looked as if he had grown a third eye, or perhaps a horn.
"Illuminate!!"
With a low shout, Xu Jingtian poured his bright yellow Primordial Qi into the symbol. A pale golden light shrouded his eyes, and his pupils seemed to transform from those of a human into those of some beast.
The Celestial Net Department’s Xiezhi Observation Skill!
This Technique was exclusive to the Celestial Net Department and the imperial court. By combining one’s own Primordial Qi with the Dynasty’s fortune of virtue, derived from the Incense and Candle Dao, it could grant the eyes the ability of "Observing Qi" to a certain extent.
If a master from the Celestial Net Department were to use this Magic, they could perceive the good and evil in the hearts of men below, and witness the great shifts of the mountains, rivers, sun, and moon above. It was an incredibly profound ability.
Now, with the Magic activated, the world Xu Jingtian saw through his eyes had become different.
He locked his gaze on the Bone Demon. He saw the monster’s Yin Qi condensing into a ghostly green pillar of light that shot skyward, illuminating the entire area. Within this ghastly green pillar, however, was a crimson glow that represented killing intent and danger.
’This proves this Evil Spirit is a significant threat to me. Its Yin Qi is extremely strong, making it very difficult to deal with. A single moment of carelessness could be life-threatening.’
’The Evil Spirits from inside Anyuan Street really are in a league of their own...’
Wary, Xu Jingtian then used his Observing Essence Technique to lock onto Zhao Xuanqi’s figure a short distance ahead.
At that moment, Zhao Xuanqi was about to engage the enemy and wasn’t making much effort to hide his own power and will, allowing Xu Jingtian to catch a glimpse of his true Form.
HUMMM!!
ROAR!!
The next moment, a blinding light filled his vision, and it felt as if the roar of a colossal beast was reverberating in his mind.
Through the eyes of the Observing Essence Technique, the golden light on Zhao Xuanqi’s body flared, shooting skyward and transforming into a gigantic Beast Form.
A deer’s body, a goat’s head, a wolf’s hooves, long horns...
The image, a being that seemed to stand at the very pinnacle of life—exuding both majesty and brutality, sanctity and Overbearing Fury—shook him to his very core.
’How could a Martial Artist in the Blood Strengthening realm possibly possess such a powerful aura and such a blazing true Form?!’
’Just who in the world is this person?!’