To think that the first Class III Soul General on the flag wasn't an advancement from the likes of Horse Groom Lv or the Ghost Bride, but was instead directly refined from a Class III Heavenly Demon!

A satisfied expression appeared on Shen Mo's face as he gently shook the Soul Refining Flag.

The Mana in his body drained away like a torrent, ceasing only after sixty percent had been depleted.

Amidst waterfall-like curtains of blood, a dignified, wolf-shaped Soul General coalesced.

With a stomp of its four claws, a turbulent and potent Demonic Qi surged. Then, this Soul General slowly walked up to Shen Mo.

Shen Mo wasn't stingy with Spirit Stones. As Spirit Stone dust settled, information about this Soul General appeared once more.

[Soul General: Mutated Demon Soul General Fire Spitting Wolf King]

[Realm: early-stage Class III]

[Summary: This Soul General was originally the Wolf King of the fire-spitting wolf pack of the Yuzhao Mountain Range in Yue State, possessing late-stage Class II strength.

It was later Demon-corrupted by a Native Heaven Demon, becoming a demon-corrupted demonic beast that retained the characteristics of both the fire-spitting wolf and the Heavenly Demon.

Its body is robust, protected by wolf fur, and it uses sharp claws and teeth to tear at its prey.

It possesses two Innate Divine Abilities: Wind Riding, allowing for extreme speed, and the ability to spew scorching gas clouds to bombard enemies.

This Soul General can strengthen itself by devouring Flesh and Blood.

This form is fixed; it has lost the Heavenly Demon's innate trait of fusing with other creatures and can no longer Demon-corrupt them.]

[Weakness: This Soul General is bound to the Soul Refining Flag. If the Soul Refining Flag is destroyed, the Soul General will automatically perish.]

He hadn't had time to examine it closely before.

Only now did Shen Mo realize that this demon's evasiveness was also an Innate Divine Ability.

If it hadn't been so arrogant and had instead relied on its movement skills, Shen Mo might not have been able to handle it!

Originating from the Yuzhao Mountain Range in Yue State, it turned out to be a demonic beast from the Profound Moon School's territory. Shen Mo mused. No wonder it was allied with Pei Yu's Heavenly Demon! That Heavenly Demon in the guise of an old cultivator, and the demon head fighting Wei, they might also be from Yue State. They retreated to the Heavenly Demon Realm more than twenty years ago, but their demonic ambitions never died. Now they seek to ravage the mortal world once more!

These thoughts flashed through Shen Mo's mind like lightning.

Then, he shook the Soul Refining Flag, drawing the Fire Spitting Wolf King into it before returning the flag to his Universe Bag.

The situation seems controllable for the moment, so there's no need for me to rashly reveal the flag's existence!

With a swing of his sword, he destroyed the wall formed by the Earth Wall Talisman and flew towards Wei Ye, the Sect Master of the Gold Toad Tower.

Just then, Jiang Sheng, also activating his True Yuan, flew to his side.

"Fellow Daoist Shen's skills are truly vast and profound. I, Jiang, am deeply impressed!" Jiang Sheng exclaimed with sincere admiration.

As for where the corpse of the Class III Wolf Demon had gone, Jiang Sheng didn't even ask. He figured Shen Mo had taken it. Whether it was to claim the merit of slaying the demon or to refine it into a powerful Ghoul, as the Ghost Corpse School might, it had nothing to do with him.

After all, he had contributed very little to the battle that killed this demon.

But Shen Mo was also a benevolent person.

Seeing Jiang Sheng injured and his Mana not yet recovered, he directly took out a bottle of Grade III Ganoderma Marrow Pill from his Universe Bag and offered it to him.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, I'll be taking all the merit for slaying this demon. Please accept this bottle of Elixir as compensation."

If any other Qi Gathering Realm cultivator had offered him compensation like this, Jiang Sheng would likely have been furious, considering it an insult.

However, after all that had transpired, Jiang Sheng already regarded Shen Mo as an equal and accepted the Elixir without hesitation.

「At another Class III battlefield.」

The mutated Heavenly Demon locked in fierce combat with Wei Ye had the Appearance of a middle-aged man with ordinary features.

But its methods of killing were anything but ordinary.

Its ghost headed saber danced with intimidating power, and numerous illusory ghost shadows flickered with the blade's light, waiting for a chance to tear at Wei Ye's body.

Each ghost shadow carried an aura of Nirvana and decay.

If these ghost shadows managed to bite off Flesh and Blood, the victim would not only suffer physical damage but also be invaded by this strange aura, causing premature aging.

A cultivator below the Spirit Sea Realm, or any other creature, would suffer a severe loss of vitality if bitten once. Four or five bites would lead to death by premature aging!

Shen Mo used "Insight into All Beings" and gleaned information about this middle-aged Heavenly Demon.

These ghost shadows aren't Soul Ghosts, Soul Generals, or other such creatures; they're manifested by magic! With every powerful foe slain, this cultivator could use magic to summon an additional ghost shadow to aid in battle. The stronger the slain enemy, the more formidable the ghost shadow. It seems the original form of this demon head was also an exceptionally skilled warrior. No fewer than a hundred experts had fallen to its blade!

Shen Mo didn't immediately intervene to help Wei Ye of the Gold Toad Tower kill the middle-aged Heavenly Demon.

He had fought several intense battles in succession and consumed a considerable amount of energy.

Moreover, he still had to maintain control over The Big Dipper Array to suppress Pei Yu's Heavenly Demon, so he needed a moment to recover.

Besides, Wei Ye, a Spirit Sea Realm Layer III cultivator, was not weak.

The toad Wei Ye held would spit out a terrifying gale whenever it opened its mouth, instantly dispersing the ghost shadows.

Occasionally, one or two ghost shadows managed to bite him, but they couldn't tear away his Flesh and Blood.

This indicated that the Sect Master of the Gold Toad Tower had also cultivated his sect's external magic, the "Gold Toad Body Forging Mantra."

Furthermore, his mastery of the cultivation method was no less than Elder Xu Tong's.

This magic was a profound level high-grade cultivation method, and Wei Ye had already cultivated it to the realm of Perfection.

Combined with his Spirit Sea Realm vitality, his physical resilience was only slightly inferior to Shen Mo's.

No matter how sharp the ghost shadows' teeth were, they could at most leave a mere tooth mark on him!

"Wei fellow daoist, I'll help you!"

As Shen Mo still hadn't made a move, Jiang Sheng, having taken the Elixir and recovered some Mana, couldn't resist stepping in.

The gauntlets on his hands emitted a dazzling spirit light, instantly transforming into two colossal hands that struck at the middle-aged Heavenly Demon from both left and right.

The demon's expression turned exceptionally grim!

Of their total of four Class III demon heads, the elderly Heavenly Demon had gone towards the Riverside Sect to scout the enemy.

Pei Yu's Heavenly Demon was suppressed by the terrifying Sword Array and had yet to escape.

The Wolf Heavenly Demon had met an even more tragic fate, killed outright, with not even its Corpse Bones remaining.

Now, it was the only one left on the battlefield...

Facing three human experts, it no longer had any chance of victory!

BOOM!

The ghost headed saber parried the giant hands and shattered Wei Ye's sword attack. The middle-aged Heavenly Demon, its body surging with violent Demonic Qi, prepared to retreat to the Abyss at any moment.

Just then, the elderly Heavenly Demon flew over, riding its Demon Cloud.

"You're back just in time! If we join forces, we might still stand a chance!" A hint of joy appeared on the middle-aged Heavenly Demon's face.

It no longer harbored hopes of devouring the three human experts before it.

It only needed to hold out a little longer, allowing more of its kin to cross the planar boundary and scatter. Soon, more Class II, and even Class III Heavenly Demons, would emerge.

By then, these three humans, along with the other Qi Gathering Realm cultivators, would all become their Flesh and Blood.

"Join forces? What forces? Experts from the Riverside Sect are coming! Run! If we're too slow... we're dead!" the elderly Heavenly Demon spat out hastily.

At the same time, without a second thought for its two Class III companions or its other kin, it plunged headfirst into the Abyss.

The middle-aged Heavenly Demon's expression froze. It glanced into the distance, sheathed its saber, and fled!

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