Volume 7 Chapter 119: The Spirit Eater

"What? The Spirit Eater has already arrived? How is that possible? Isn’t it still hundreds of thousands of miles away?"

"It can’t be true. If the Spirit Eater was close, its presence would be so strong that we couldn’t possibly miss it!"

…

Hearing Jin Qinghan’s words, all the masters cried out in shock.

But Xu Qingfan knew that Jin Qinghan was not someone who would speak without reason, so he asked, "What happened? Please explain in detail!"

It turned out that after the final battle with Feng Qingtian, Jin Qinghan found a hidden place to recover his Spirit Qi. Once his Spirit Qi was partly restored, he got up to rush to the battlefield where the masters and the Shura Clan fighters were.

Then, he suddenly heard the sounds of battle. Surprised, he hurried to see what was happening. There he found that the Spirit Eater had appeared at the border of Yongzhou State. It was as tall as Ronghua Mountain, with many long, thick tentacles on its round body. Asura was there too, facing thousands of Half Shura, who were desperately trying to resist the Spirit Eater.

Moreover, for some unknown reason, the Spirit Eater had become much stronger, as if it had evolved to a new level. Its powerful, ancient, and terrifying presence filled the entire area, making it impossible to find its exact location.

Because of this, the Spirit Eater had now reached the edge of the wild, and everyone was completely unaware.

"Quick, return!"

Hearing Jin Qinghan’s description, Xu Qingfan made a quick decision and gave orders to everyone.

With Zhang Xusheng’s betrayal, Mr. Liu’s tragic death, and Immortal Zizhen’s silence, Xu Qingfan had become the unquestionable leader of the Human Alliance!

The group of masters looked pale, but under Xu Qingfan’s leadership, they pushed their speed to the limit and quickly headed toward Ronghua Mountain.

When the group of masters arrived near Ronghua Mountain, the battle here had already ended.

Earlier, the "Thousands of Shuras Formation," made up of Half Shura, was holding its ground against the "All Immortals Formation" led by more than ten experts from the Shura Clan.

There were no master experts among the humans, and although the top experts of the Shura Clan had gone with Grand Tantian, there were still more than ten Shura Clan experts with abilities equal to human masters in the Astral Projection Stage. However, the "Thousands of Shuras Formation" was incomplete, consisting of only about three thousand Half Shuras, making it much weaker than the human "All Immortals Formation." Thus, even though the battle was fierce, neither side could gain the upper hand. With careful preparation, the humans seemed to have a slight advantage.

Later, Asura suddenly returned, catching everyone off guard. He captured or killed those more than ten Shura Clan experts and then quickly took all the Half Shuras away, coming and going in a hurry, leaving the human cultivators feeling puzzled.

When Xu Qingfan and the others arrived, many lower-level cultivators were cleaning up the battlefield.

"Leave one person here to send all these cultivators back and inform everyone to regroup for the All Immortals Formation! Everyone else, follow me to the Secret Warehouse to stop Zhang Xusheng!"

Xu Qingfan commanded, without hesitation, leading all the other masters towards the Human Alliance’s Secret Warehouse where the "World Crafting Cauldron" was located.

Perhaps it wasn’t wise, but as the Spirit Eater was about to appear, Xu Qingfan focused the main force on dealing with Zhang Xusheng.

For Xu Qingfan at that moment, his goal was to do whatever it took to kill Zhang Xusheng; he had never hated someone as much as he did today.

Mr. Liu, the elder Xu Qingfan respected the most, and Ting’er, his only blood relative, both fell victim to Zhang Xusheng’s schemes.

Even if it meant his own destruction, he had to kill Zhang Xusheng.

This is the most true thought that Xu Qingfan has right now.

When they saw Xu Qingfan return, Dongfang Qingling, Bai Qingfu, and others showed joyful expressions; to them, it seemed that they had won this war with the smallest cost.

However, when they saw Ting’er in Xu Qingfan’s arms, their faces changed at once.

Xu Qingfan handed Ting’er to Dongfang Qingling and then asked, "Did you see Zhang Xusheng?"

"He just came back and went to Qingxu Hall."

Dongfang Qingling looked at the Ting’er in her arms with deep sorrow. Hearing Xu Qingfan’s question, she was slightly taken aback and instinctively answered.

In the next moment, all the masters, including Xu Qingfan, had disappeared from her sight.

After another moment, all the masters except Xu Qingfan returned to her side, their faces pale, as if they had never left before.

Bai Qingfu and the others did not understand, so they looked in the direction the masters were staring at.

Suddenly, everyone felt cold all over.

A huge, towering black mountain was moving toward Ronghua Mountain, with countless tentacles waving in the air as if they could reach out and swallow them at any moment.

At that moment, everyone felt that destruction was right in front of them.

Then, Xu Qingfan returned. He had just arrived at the Secret Warehouse, but he did not see Zhang Xusheng anywhere. Although he wanted to continue searching, he came back here after the masters strongly advised him against it, since the Spirit Eater’s attack affected the survival of all humanity.

"Form the formation!"

Xu Qingfan gritted his teeth and said.

At this moment, he should have been dealing with Zhang Xusheng, but just then the Spirit Eater appeared, and he couldn’t leave!

As Xu Qingfan’s voice fell, all the human masters once again set up the "All Immortals Formation," creating a strong, colorful barrier to protect Ronghua Mountain once more.

"How is this possible? How can the Spirit Eater’s power grow so quickly! In terms of strength, it is now at a level not below Grand Tantian. Although speed is its weakness, now its speed is completely unmatched by the masters!"

In a moment, the Spirit Eater appeared to have grown over ten times its size, moving almost a thousand miles in an instant.

Upon seeing this, a master gasped in disbelief.

"What else could we do?" Xu Qingfan said coldly, "It must be that Zhang Xusheng did something to him… Shura Holy Pearl…"

By now, Xu Qingfan understood all of Zhang Xusheng’s plans.

However, the power of Zhang Xusheng’s plan was that even if you understood everything, you could do nothing about it.

With the Spirit Eater approaching, could Xu Qingfan really abandon all the people here to stop Zhang Xusheng?

"Watch out for Zhang Xusheng. After we set up the ‘All Immortals Formation,’ we temporarily blocked the Spirit Eater’s advance, but we also blocked Zhang Xusheng from leaving. We don’t know where he is hiding now, but be careful of him breaking the ‘All Immortals Formation’ from within. He does not care about humanity’s survival."

After thinking for a moment, Xu Qingfan said.

Moments later, the Spirit Eater was already near Ronghua Mountain, its countless hideous and disgusting tentacles visible in great detail.

Until this moment, the crowd of cultivators finally noticed that before the Spirit Eater, hundreds of Half Shura were desperately fleeing, and their leader was Asura.

Clearly, after accidentally encountering the Spirit Eater and being unable to win, Asura hurried here to seek help from the humans to resist this terrifying being.

However, by the time he arrived, a thick, colorful barrier had formed outside the human area, blocking his way.

At this moment, the human masters no longer had the understanding they once shared during the battle against Grand Tantian, and with their own safety at stake, how could they let Asura and the others in? If they opened the colorful barrier for Asura, what would happen if the Spirit Eater took that chance to rush in?

So, the human cultivators just quietly watched as Asura and the other Half Shura were blocked, continuously crashing into the All Immortals Formation’s Qixia Barrier, some cursing, while others pleaded.

However, Asura and the others did not take long to act. Soon, the Spirit Eater had arrived.

Suddenly, countless tentacles appeared, swiftly reaching towards Asura and his Half Shura followers.

At this moment, the Spirit Eater, having absorbed the power of the "Shura Holy Pearl," had become incredibly strong. Faced with its attack, all the Half Shura were powerless to resist. Except for Asura, all the other Half Shura were instantly pierced through their bodies by those tentacles, and then their bodies began to wither rapidly. In just a moment, there were only bones left, along with the clothes they wore before being consumed.

Only Asura continued to fight against the countless tentacles rushing toward him. With a swift movement, the space around him shook violently. Although the tentacles were extremely strong, they shattered one after another. He even found the strength to launch an attack against the Spirit Eater’s main body.

However, the reason the Spirit Eater is so powerful is that it only grows stronger and cannot be defeated at all.

Its indestructibility is not like the so-called Immortal Body of the Shura Clan; the Immortal Body of the Shura Clan only means their defense and healing abilities are incredibly strong, but if this limit is broken, they can still die.

The Spirit Eater, however, not only has incredible healing abilities but also absorbs the energy from others’ attacks to grow and evolve even more!

Soon, under the endless attacks of its tentacles, Asura was pulled in, and the terrified screams of Asura could be faintly heard.

Seeing this scene, the faces of all the human masters turned increasingly gray.

Although Asura seemed unnecessary in the previous battle between the human and Shura clans, that was because Asura was not putting in effort at that time, but objectively, no one among the human masters could compare to Asura’s strength.

But now, how could such a powerful Asura be so easily devoured by the Spirit Eater?

After consuming the "Shura Holy Pearl," just how strong has the Spirit Eater become?

At that moment, Tian Zhenxian and Tian Zhenling rushed to Xu Qingfan’s side.

"Did you not find them?"

"We looked everywhere, but there is no sign of Zhang Xusheng and Martial Brother Chou."

Hearing the answer from the Tian family brothers, Xu Qingfan stared at the Spirit Eater in front of him, took a deep breath, and resolutely waved his hand, saying, "Gather all the mortals here as quickly as possible and prepare to evacuate… Let’s save as many as we can…"

The Tian family brothers exchanged a glance, seeing a hint of sorrow in each other’s eyes. Why had it turned out this way after they had just achieved a great victory?

"Yes."

…

"Be careful!"

As the Tian family brothers retreated, Xu Qingfan shouted.

With Xu Qingfan’s shout, all the masters, including Xu Qingfan, joined the "All Immortals Formation" to provide their strength against the Spirit Eater’s devouring.

After devouring Asura, the Spirit Eater paused for a moment, as if digesting the newly obtained energy. After a short while, the body of the Spirit Eater grew even larger, and the entire Ronghua Mountain seemed to be under its shadow, exuding an intimidating aura.

Then, the Spirit Eater began to move. Its countless tentacles rose and started to strike against the colorful barrier in front of it.

The strikes of the Spirit Eater were not heavy, but with each strike, the seemingly solid and thick colorful barrier weakened a little.

It was not that the energy within the barrier was scattered, but rather that the energy inside was being drawn and devoured by the Spirit Eater.

From the very beginning, facing this Spirit Eater, humanity seemed destined for failure.

However, in the face of this unbeatable Spirit Eater, all the cultivators remained resolute.

There were so many cultivators, and if they scattered and ran away, there would still be a chance to survive a little longer.

Yet, not a single person retreated, because they knew that if they ran away, it would mean sending countless ordinary people behind them to be devoured by the Spirit Eater.

Once all the ordinary people were consumed, even if there were still some cultivators remaining, humanity would inevitably face extinction.

Compared to powerful cultivators, ordinary people are the root of humanity.

Under everyone’s scrutiny, Xu Qingfan’s eyes kept shifting.

In the Demonic Transformation state, Xu Qingfan only thought of benefits and never cared about others’ losses.

For Xu Qingfan at this moment, there is a root that, although weak, is safer—Rainbow Spirit Seven Islands. It is unacceptable for him to waste energy and put himself in danger for a root that will surely rot.

Besides, Xu Qingfan’s ultimate goal right now is to kill Zhang Xusheng.

So, at this moment, Xu Qingfan’s thoughts waver between giving up on finding Zhang Xusheng for revenge and holding on.

After a moment, Xu Qingfan’s lips moved slightly, and Liu Ziqing nodded at Xu Qingfan before stepping away from the All Immortals Formation.

…

Meanwhile, on Ronghua Mountain, in a hidden place.

"What a wonderful item!"

Zhang Xusheng held the "World Crafting Cauldron" with a face full of admiration, uncertain whether he was amazed by the cauldron in his hands or the Spirit Eater in the distance.

With the power of Chou’s blood, the World Crafting Cauldron was finally in his hands.

Meanwhile, Chou fell to the ground, too weak to get up. Zhang Xusheng did something to him. After being injured by Grand Tantian, Chou had been unable to recover and now felt completely powerless.

In this world, no one understood Chou’s body better than Zhang Xusheng.

"Now you’re trapped here too. Aren’t you afraid that before you can use this ‘World Crafting Cauldron’, the Spirit Eater will eat you?"

Chou asked coldly.

Zhang Xusheng smiled slightly, calm and confident, and turned to ask, "How could I be trapped here? Nothing in this world can trap me! Not even the heavens."

Chou fell silent, neither simply agreeing nor showing disdain.

"Don’t you believe me? How about I show you a magic trick?"

Zhang Xusheng’s smile became even more mysterious.

As he finished speaking, Zhang Xusheng gently waved his hand towards the distance.

Chou’s expression changed dramatically!