Moments later, as the arrow rain subsided, Dun Shan retracted the shield he held.
But in that instant...
A sound of breaking air suddenly rang out!
Another arrow attacked from the front. This arrow was incredibly large, about as thick as a wrist and a meter long. The moment it flew towards them, the surrounding airflow was completely disrupted.
Even the surrounding demonic creatures were torn apart by the fierce wind, their bodies instantly disintegrating into bloody messes.
Dun Shan intended to raise his shield again, but at this moment, Bai Ye stepped forward.
"Let me!"
Bai Ye shouted softly, quickly formed a sword seal, and then pointed forward with his finger.
As his sword finger pointed, the seven flying swords around Bai Ye trembled, emitting "buzzing, buzzing" sword cries.
Seven Rainbows Pierce the Sky (Seven swords combine into one, attacking the target)
The seven flying swords flew across the sky, lining up in a single file, and then transformed into a black long rainbow, shooting forward.
Boom!
The black long rainbow collided with the giant arrow.
After a loud explosion, the black long rainbow and the giant arrow exploded simultaneously, their brilliance shattering. The giant arrow also split into several sections, scattering on the ground.
Then...
From within the group of demonic creatures, a particularly tall demonic creature walked out.
This demonic creature had the body of a bear and the head of a deer. It was extremely tall, holding a sturdy bow in its hand, and a giant sword about two meters long hung from its waist.
Bai Ye narrowed his eyes. This aura was quite interesting. It should be the leader of the demonic creatures!
Bomb Cat said, "We can't let it get close. Dun Shan only knows defense, and I'm not good at close combat."
"It's fine," Bai Ye smiled and said, "I am!"
As Bai Ye spoke, he ran forward!
Bai Ye ran rapidly, his hand quickly changing sword seals, and then, "buzzing, buzzing" sword cries echoed again.
The seven swords that had collided with the giant arrow and been repelled quickly flew back, circling around Bai Ye.
At the same time, as the seven swords swept past, the demonic creatures that tried to approach Bai Ye were also slain.
Blood continuously gushed out, splashing in all directions, forming a thin red mist in the air.
Bai Ye pointed his sword finger forward and shouted, "Go!"
The seven swords rapidly transformed into sword light, heading towards the demonic creature leader.
The demonic creature leader directly threw away its sturdy bow, then pounded its chest and roared. Following that, the demonic creature leader drew the giant sword from its waist and swung it forward repeatedly.
Clang, clang, clang!
The demonic creature leader was ferocious, its greatsword continuously colliding with the sword light of the seven swords, creating clear ringing sounds.
At the same time, the demonic creature leader did not stop its steps, charging forward relentlessly, closing in on Bai Ye.
Soon, the two met!
Roar!
The demonic creature leader let out a roar, the gust of wind it exhaled capable of kicking up dust, blowing away the surrounding demonic creatures.
Then...
The demonic creature leader raised its giant sword high and swung it down at Bai Ye.
And at this moment, Bai Ye clenched his fist. As the giant sword descended, he unleashed a punch.
"Phoenix Flame!"
Blazing flames burned around Bai Ye. As Bai Ye's fist shot out, a large expanse of fire appeared, engulfing the front and swallowing the demonic creature leader.
However, the demonic creature leader was exceptionally fierce. Its sword momentum did not falter, and it actually cleaved a path through the flames, continuing its attack on Bai Ye.
"Flame Burst!"
Bai Ye's expression remained unchanged. The moment the giant sword descended, he detonated the flames scattered in the air.
Boom!
An explosive sound occurred, followed by a terrifying wave that pushed outwards in all directions, causing the demonic creature leader's tall body to involuntarily lean back.
Bai Ye, however, showed no intention of stopping. He leaped forward, passing through the flames, reached out to grasp a flying sword suspended in mid-air, and slashed downwards.
Puff, puff!
The blade grazed, and as it slashed forward, two wounds split open on the opponent's chest, with large splashes of blood erupting.
The demonic creature leader let out a pained cry, then grabbed its giant sword and swung it horizontally forward. But just as the edge of the greatsword was about to strike Bai Ye!
Bai Ye's figure flickered!
Instantaneous Movement!
Bai Ye unexpectedly appeared behind the demonic creature leader, his long sword thrusting towards the demonic creature leader once more.
Puff, puff!
Two swords pierced the demonic creature leader's abdomen, directly impaling its body.
Blood trickled from the corner of the demonic creature leader's mouth. Gritting its teeth, it stubbornly raised its giant sword.
But at this moment...
Puff, puff, puff...
The remaining five flying swords simultaneously stabbed downwards, repeatedly piercing the demonic creature leader's body.
Bai Ye leaped backward with the momentum, black mud wriggling at his fingertips, quickly transforming into a black Taoist talisman.
"Thunder Flash!"
Boom!
A sound of thunder echoed!
The next instant, a bolt of lightning from a clear sky suddenly struck down, hitting the demonic creature leader directly and turning it into a charred black husk.
In intense pain, the demonic creature leader struggled, then its legs gave way, and it finally knelt on the ground, black smoke rising from its entire body, completely lifeless.
Bai Ye curled his lips. The demonic creature leader was nothing special. These hundred merit points were quite easy to earn.
However, Bai Ye discovered even better news.
Five Spirit Disk, Spirit Gathering (3000/3000)
"You have completed Spirit Gathering cultivation. Your Strength, Speed, Stamina, and Spirit stats have increased by 5 points."
"You have completed Spirit Gathering cultivation. Your Five Spirit Curses have been improved."
"Due to the improvement of your Five Spirit Curses, Water Curse has evolved into Rain Nourishment."
Rain Nourishment: Calls down wind and rain, reducing enemy movement and attack speed, increasing own attack power, clearing negative effects of speed attributes, and weakening fire attribute attacks.
The Five Spirit Curses had improved!
The final Water Curse had become Rain Nourishment, which had somewhat comprehensive effects. It weakened enemies, benefited oneself, could remove certain negative states, and countered fire attribute attacks.
However, the meaning of comprehensive was also that none of them were particularly outstanding. Each effect was not very pronounced.
But an improvement was a good thing. With this, all five of Bai Ye's Five Spirit Curses had advanced from the first stage to the second stage. Simultaneously, this also meant that if he continued with Spirit Gathering, his Taoist arts would begin to advance to the third stage.
The upper limit of Spirit Gathering had also continued to increase, and this time it had increased quite a bit, directly adding 2000 points to become (0/5000).
It was not entirely incomprehensible, after all, the Taoist arts of the first stage had been fully improved. To advance the second stage would certainly require more Spirit Gathering.
"The road ahead is long and arduous," Bai Ye sighed and said, "I can only continue to work hard."
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