Cultivation System: Stronger with Age

Even though he was struck by countless attacks from Feng Zhulong in the span of a few breaths, this shadow continued to flicker incessantly, maintaining its fierce onslaught, making it impossible for Feng Zhulong to advance a single step.

The Shadow of the Black Soul, a Spiritual Object manifested from the foremost wondrous Treasure of the Great Marsh, naturally possessed unique qualities. Ordinary punches and kicks could not inflict any damage on it!

Looking at Feng Zhulong's crazed expression, at the charred Spirit Cat, and at the shadow blocking the expert from the Hero List, Han Feiyan, who had just been full of apprehension, was now completely shocked. This... this...

San Gu's six eyes were wide open, filled with surprise and dread. When Lin Xuankong's left arm had just begun to show signs of lightning, he had wisely closed his eyes. As a result, no terrifying blinding light appeared. When he opened his eyes again, the cat had turned to charcoal, and Feng Zhulong was half-mad, being battered by a shadow. This outcome was truly beyond his expectations! That incredibly powerful Soul-Devouring Spirit Cat turned to charcoal just like that? Lin Xuankong actually possesses the Black Soul Wondrous Jade?

"Brother Guo!"

Previously brimming with confidence, he suddenly lost his nerve and turned to Guo Chui, the strongest among the many experts present and ranked fourth on the Hero List.

Guo Chui didn't hesitate, reaching for the Ghost Frog Pouch at his waist. In the next moment, a small, black, fist-sized drum covered in countless intricate Runes appeared in his hand.

"Zhao Yufei, the Eight Gates Celestial Eye indeed has some merit, managing to deal with the Soul-Devouring Spirit Cat. With your skill, you are worthy of dying by the Kui Ox Drum!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yufei's Battle Armor suddenly squirmed. After the Silver Hooks protected her entire body, another set of Nine-Scaly Armor squirmed out, covering her once more. A trace of dread flickered in her eyes. Facing Guo Chui, the fourth-ranked hero of Great Marsh Prefecture's Demon Slaying Association, no amount of caution could be too much.

The Feng Family, Guo Family, and Huang Family of Great Marsh Prefecture were all powerful families possessing Demon Pearls and Fifth or Sixth Layer experts. Among them, the Feng Family was considered a rising star, while the Guo Family was an almost millennium-old established family, its heritage second only to the Yin Talisman Sect. A family like this, enduring for a thousand years, would naturally have accumulated numerous Treasures. One of the Guo Family's three most famous Treasures was this very Kui Ox Drum.

Apart from grassroots individuals like Lin Xuankong, who had only risen in the past few months and knew little of such legends, everyone else present had heard of the Kui Ox Drum's fame.

Relying on this Kui Ox Drum, Guo Chui was ranked fourth, beneath Young Gang Leader Chu Qing of the Spirit Snake Gang, the female disciple Ding Rui of the Profound Phoenix Celestial Sect, and Prefect Liy's son, Liy Changming.

He not only surpassed several notable Late Stage Fourth Layer experts but even outranked Han Xunde, a Late Stage Fourth Layer Martial Cultivator who possessed a Plant-type Thorn Demon Pearl. This demonstrated the Kui Ox Drum's power.

Lin Xuankong was equally cautious. After protecting his entire body with Battle Armor, he stood near Zhao Yufei and the others, secretly activating the Eight Gates Celestial Eye towards Guo Chui. Simultaneously, Zhao Yufei's pupils flashed with red light as she activated her Blood Seal Heavy Pupils.

But to Lin Xuankong's surprise, his usually flawless Eight Gates Celestial Eye Illusion failed to take effect. Instead, a jade hanging from Guo Chui's necklace suddenly flashed, emitting a crisp, melodious chime.

Zhao Yufei's red-flashing Blood Seal Double Pupils were quite conspicuous, drawing everyone's attention to her once more. Guo Chui gently stroked the Jade at his neck and spoke coldly to Zhao Yufei, whose eyes still glinted red, "My Soul-Stabilizing Jade is infinitely mysterious. With it guarding my Heart Thought, how could your Pupil Technique possibly affect me? The Treasures of my Guo Family are exceedingly powerful! And your Zhao Family? Nothing but a declining household. It's utterly laughable that you actually rejected my marriage proposal back then!"

After speaking, his Qi Blood surged. The Qi Blood on his palm flashed, forming ancient and intricate Runes, and he slapped the Kui Ox Small Drum.

THUMP!

A deep drumbeat suddenly rang out, and waves of air rippled instantly outwards from the Kui Ox Drum's position.

Meanwhile, Lin Xuankong, Zhao Yufei, Guo Feiyan, and the others standing before Guo Chui suddenly felt their Qi Blood stagnate, as if suppressed by some terrifying power. This oppressive force, while not as dreadful as the Grand Array of Demon-Suppressing Valley which could lower their Realm, still caused their Qi Blood to congeal, temporarily rendering them unable to activate their Martial Dao Techniques.

As for the thirty-plus formidable Third Layer Martial Cultivators standing behind Guo Chui, including San Gu, their eyes instantly became bloodshot after the ripples from the Kui Ox Drum swept over them. Their muscles bulged, their Qi Blood circulated at high speed, and their auras surged. At that moment, their strength suddenly increased severalfold.

"AAAAHHHHH! Kill Lin Xuankong!"

San Gu, who had originally been looking at Lin Xuankong with dread, now had his aura amplified by the Kui Ox Drum. Battle intent flared in his eyes as his six arms, wielding six weapons, transformed him into a swift shadow charging forward.

"KILL! KILL! KILL! KILL! KILL!"

The already somewhat crazed Feng Zhulong's face twisted further. His Qi Blood circulation sped up several times as he frantically attacked the shadow blocking him with terrifying speed and Explosive Power.

"Crush Lin Xuankong!"

"Get rid of Zhao Yufei!"

"SLASH! SLASH! SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!"

"AAAAHHHHH!"

Those thirty-plus Martial Cultivators holding Exorcism Weapons felt their Qi Blood surge wildly. Their battle intent overflowed as they unleashed Explosive Power they normally couldn't muster, stomping the ground with resounding thuds and charging at Lin Xuankong and Zhao Yufei.

Among them, even the few weakest, Early Stage Third Layer Martial Cultivators, erupted with power approaching that of the Late Stage Third Layer...