The Feast

Chapter 76 The Feast

"You've controlled Cai Town and caused so many pilgrims to perish; you must have more than just this much ability, right? Come, Scholar, what other skills do you have up your sleeve to show me?"

That's what they say, but Zhang Wei isn't stupid.

The premise of him saying a few words to vent his pent-up frustration was that he used his murderous aura to pull the top scholar back to him, stepping on the other's chest as if the scorching sun was burning his heart meridian with the force of his feet, and the murderous aura filled his whole body and invaded his skin.

Although it was strange that his attempt to incorporate the phrase "name down and out" into his words had no effect, it was probably too late to stir up any more trouble now that he was rubbing salt into the other person's life force.

It doesn't matter if you don't get enough of the fight, as long as you can get the patriarch's reward!

But the next moment, a sharp crack suddenly came from the top of the top scholar's head, and with the skull shattering in all directions, a gray shadow rushed out of the skull and burrowed directly into the ground.

The speed was so fast that even Zhang Wei's reaction was a beat too slow. The Blood Fiend only managed to wrap around the gray shadow's tail for a moment, but the gray shadow saw that the situation was not good and cut off its tail to survive. The Blood Fiend only managed to grab a piece of rat tail and returned to Zhang Wei's side listlessly.

"Oh no, they got away!"

After watching the gray shadow flee, it quickly withered away amidst the blood demonic entanglement, until only a rat-skin-like shell remained. Zhang Wei sighed with slight regret.

Zhang Wei had already sensed something was wrong when he used the "Calling the Fallen" spell to seal the top scholar's soul but didn't see the expected feedback. But to be honest, he really didn't expect that this thing could escape so smoothly!

This wasn't because Zhang Wei was unprepared; no one could have been prepared for this move.

Humans have three souls and seven spirits. Although demons are different, they also have souls and spirits. The soul is the condensation of spirit that drives a person's will, while the spirit is the essence of flesh and blood that manipulates the activities of living beings.

Normally speaking, without gathering the Yin spirit, although one can leave one's life soul through various methods, once the soul and flesh are shaken, a certain function of the body will quickly die. Even if one returns in time, it will leave behind an incurable disease. If the time is too long and the physical body dies, then one will completely become a wandering ghost!

Even if you disregard everything when you're on the verge of death, casting spells still requires preparation time and the drive of will, right?

Zhang Wei is not an example. Spells and magic cannot be compared, and the difference between spells is sometimes greater than the difference between a person and a dog.

Without preparation or any foreshadowing, I simply shed myself, leaving behind this physical body.

It's obvious that the person Zhang Wei captured was a stand-in, a spare body.

"The mouse may escape, but it can't escape its nest!"

The fact that he managed to escape from him proves that the title of "Top Scholar Cai Zhen" is not just for show. Given the opportunity, he would naturally prefer to challenge more difficult demons, not only because it's satisfying to kill them, but also because the rewards from his ancestor afterward are quite tempting.

Looking at the blood-soaked courtyard, the malevolent aura lifted Zhang Wei slowly into the air.

After leaving the ground by about three meters, he looked down at the layout of the mansion and searched for An Yixi to meet him.

But just as he drifted out of the bridal chamber courtyard, the ground suddenly shook violently beneath his feet.

The next moment, billowing smoke and dust shot straight into the sky, and the once magnificent Zhuangyuan Mansion collapsed, its bricks and tiles crumbling and its buildings collapsing.

It was once a landmark building complex in Caizhen, with numerous houses and gardens. Even during the severe drought, it remained lush and green. The Zhuangyuan Mansion, which also had a fish pond, was reduced to ruins in a sudden earthquake.

In the corners amidst the collapsed bricks and rubble and the ruins of buildings, deep, underground caves leading straight down into the ground came into Zhang Wei's view.

There were hundreds of caves, from which billowing demonic energy mixed with the evil aura of corpses and vengeful spirits surged forth. The dense evil energy transformed into purplish-black smoke and clouds, which quickly rose into the sky, obscuring the sky above the Zhuangyuan Mansion and spreading outwards.

Under the cover of this evil cloud, the servants and maids who had failed to arrive earlier knelt on the ground in anguish.

The figures, whether robust or slender, are rapidly shrinking.

Layers of dark gray fur rapidly grew from their necks and wrists, covering their original skin. Their claws and teeth became sharp, their rounded skulls were abruptly altered, and their protruding faces emitted a shrill scream that gradually turned into the squeaking of rats.

In just a short while.

One by one, the people with rat tails were completely transformed into rats over a meter tall, with bloodshot eyes, sharp claws, and thick incisors. Only the oversized, ill-fitting clothes they wore and the bloodstains left from the tearing and reshaping of their fur during the drastic transformation proved that they had once been human.

At this moment, scattered among the ruins of various courtyards, the giant rats, crawling on all fours, sniffed around, searching for something.

At that very moment, loud laughter echoed from the hundreds of underground caves scattered throughout the Zhuangyuan Mansion: "If you had announced your sect earlier, I could have pretended not to see anything today, all the conflicts. Even if you killed all my servants and insulted me maliciously against the rules, I would have let you go without complaint. But you had to push me so hard, you had to take my life!"

"What's wrong? Your patriarchs have vanished without a trace, offering no response. The world has fallen to such a state, the path of cultivation severed, yet you still insist on slaying demons and monsters, determined to make things difficult for us, is that it?"

"Little Taoist priest, did you see those rat-men all over the town when you entered? This is the gift I prepared for you righteous people. It's a bit of a pity that you're the only one right now, but it doesn't matter. When your elders come looking for you one day, I will definitely use your flesh and blood to entertain them properly."

"Haha, enjoy the feast I've prepared for you!"

feast?

He was neither from Lingnan nor from Yunnan, so he couldn't appreciate such unique cuisine.

And what this big rat was saying was completely incoherent. What about the rules of the Taoist sect? Let alone the fact that Zhang Wei hasn't even entered the sect yet, even if he had, who said that a Taoist priest can't swear? Those who have karmic obstacles in speech and are forbidden from speaking are high-ranking Buddhist monks. Taoist priests focus on doing what they want, so what if I swear at you? I'm swearing at you!

"Heh, you'd better hide well, or you'll be in big trouble if I find you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Wei ignored the still smoking, dark cave and his body surged with bloodlust. He instantly transformed into a gust of wind and rushed straight towards An Yixi, who was emerging from the ruins and fighting with the surrounding rat monsters.

"roll!"

Before the people arrive, the sound comes first.

The blood demon transformed into a streak of light, swooping down from the sky and skimming close to the ground.

The sharp, bloodthirsty aura instantly tore apart the rat monsters' bodies, their intestines spilling out onto the ground. The stench and corrosive half-demon blood sizzled on the ground, while Zhang Wei, having gathered the bloodthirsty aura in his hands, grabbed An Yixi's shoulder and shot straight into the sky.

The next moment, Zhang Wei, who appeared on the other side of the town, put An Yixi down and said, "I'm not too sure about the situation inside, so you shouldn't go in yet."

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