Lin Hao stumbled, retreating backward and nearly falling to the ground.
A murderous aura swept across the heavens and earth, making all things tremble and crawl. A crack appeared on the ground and spread out in all directions.
At this moment, the mutated bat hovered in the air, instinctively looking down.
Boom!
The ground exploded instantly, countless boulders flying around like cloth in a strong wind.
Lin Hao reacted quickly, immediately using the "Cloud Wind Step," his figure becoming a blur as he desperately dodged the falling boulders.
Rumble...
The boulders landed, creating deep craters in the ground, the scene was awe-inspiring.
Suddenly, Lin Hao's pupils constricted.
Whoosh!
From deep underground, an arm shot out. This arm was very thick, like a pillar reaching to the sky, trying to pierce through the heavens.
Before Lin Hao could react, the giant arm had already grabbed the mutated bat in the air firmly in its palm.
The mutated bat screamed wildly, its huge tail lashing out at the arm, but it had no effect on the giant arm, only producing a dull "thud" sound.
Seeing this, Lin Hao immediately ran, the arm's aura was at the Fourth Earth Gate level! Not to mention mid-level king beasts, even high-level beasts would be instantly killed here.
Boom!
Another explosion, the ground under Lin Hao's feet was suddenly lifted. He grabbed the rising boulder with both hands, and like the wind, he leaped forward, hiding at the top of a giant tree.
Lin Hao saw clearly, another arm emerged, followed by a head, a body...
Lin Hao frowned, observing the monster below.
Apart from the two arms being flesh, the torso was a skeleton!
This skeleton stood about fifteen feet tall, like a giant monster, with dark, hollow eye sockets that seemed to flash with a cold light. It stared at the panicked mutated bat, its giant hand squeezing tightly, blood splattering onto the skeleton.
Its body was like a desert, quickly absorbing all the blood.
At this moment, Lin Hao hid above the giant tree, not daring to move, not even daring to breathe, just quietly observing.
That terrifying skeleton was not a beast or a demon, but a spirit body!
"Wild Spirit Body?!" Lin Hao was startled. This was a spirit body, but not one from the Earth Gate, but a Wild Spirit Body!
Spirit bodies come in many types, such as those from the Earth Gate or the Heaven Gate, all different. Besides these, there are also Wild Spirit Bodies.
A Wild Spirit Body can be formed due to immense power breaking the restrictions of the Earth Gate or Heaven Gate, or by the nurturing of heaven and earth's spiritual energy, or by the lingering resentment of a powerful being after death.
The latter two are the most vicious, enjoying slaughter and war. Observing this Wild Spirit Body, Lin Hao felt its terrifying viciousness, it must be the result of a powerful being's resentment after death!
Suddenly, footsteps sounded from ahead, Lin Hao heard that there were about four or five people.
In a few moments, four men and women appeared.
Lin Hao looked over, his eyes immediately turning cold, but in an instant, his expression returned to calm.
The men and women below were all dressed in white, with a holy flame embroidered on their chests, indicating they were disciples of the Holy Heaven Sect.
One of the women was very beautiful, with a ponytail reaching her waist, her hair as black as ink. The tight white shirt outlined her alluring figure, making her heart-stirring.
This woman was also an old acquaintance of Lin Hao. When he was humiliated in the Holy Heaven Sect, he had a significant relationship with her.
He never thought that these Holy Heaven Sect disciples would appear here today, but unfortunately, Lin Hao's current strength was still too weak, far from being a match for them.
The Wild Spirit Body looked down at the several sect disciples below, its giant arm extending out, ready to crush them into minced meat.
Seeing this, the Holy Heaven Sect disciples immediately scattered, each pulling out a spell book from their chests.
The spell books opened, holy light shining brilliantly, forming a mysterious symbol. A murmuring sound came, like the chanting of gods, mysterious and profound.
The Wild Spirit Body's extended arm was suddenly restrained by the holy light, unable to move freely.
Feeling its left arm out of control, the Wild Spirit Body became enraged, its entire body bursting with immense power, an intangible murderous aura sweeping over. One of the sect disciples lost his composure, spitting out a jet of blood.
"Junior, don't move!" the woman's eyebrows raised.
Hearing this, the disciple nodded, "Senior Sister Tianxin, the Wild Spirit Body is too strong, this mission level is not low..."
"The sect's information is truly extensive, to know that a Wild Spirit Body exists in the Tianrang Mountains. Hehe, I wonder why this Wild Spirit Body suddenly appeared, otherwise we wouldn't have found its murderous aura, let alone the Wild Spirit Body."
"Don't talk too much, this Wild Spirit Body has the strength of the Fourth Earth Gate, quickly seal it, or we are all in danger of falling."
Tianxin and the other three sect disciples had serious expressions, the holy light from their spell books becoming even stronger. Soon, a divine statue gradually condensed from the spell books.
Seeing the divine statue appear, the Wild Spirit Body was greatly alarmed. Before it could resist, the holy light, accompanied by the sound of thunder, changed the weather, the divine statue pulling the Wild Spirit Body into the spell book.
"Merge the spell books!" Tianxin shouted.
Whoosh!
The four spell books floated in the air, quickly merging completely.
At the same time, the divine statue pulled the Wild Spirit Body into the spell book, sealing it inside.
"Mission accomplished!"
Tianxin held the spell book, a smile on her lips.
"Senior Sister Tianxin, bury the spell book underground to absorb all the murderous aura stored by the Wild Spirit Body," one of the disciples said.
"Alright." Tianxin nodded, then buried the spell book there.
This place was the habitat of the Wild Spirit Body, gathering a large amount of murderous aura. The sect's mission clearly stated that if the Wild Spirit Body was sealed, its murderous aura was also needed to maximize its power.
After burying the sealed spell book, Tianxin took out several small stones and scattered them around the spell book.
These were array stones, with array power, used to protect the spell book.
"Why don't we guard here? Using only the array might not be safe. What if someone steals the spell book?" one of the disciples was puzzled.
"Hmph, this place is close to the deeper part of the Tianrang Mountains. The appearance of the Wild Spirit Body caused a surge of murderous aura. If it attracts demons, what will we do? Staying here is not safe, and the spell book needs some time to absorb the murderous aura," another disciple said.
"That's right. The appearance of the Wild Spirit Body caused a surge of murderous aura, which might alarm some powerful demons. If they come here, we won't be able to escape easily."
Then, Tianxin and the others quickly left the area, the array stones protecting the spell book ensuring the Wild Spirit Body would be safe, without too much worry.
At this moment, Lin Hao was hidden above the tree, waiting for a while to confirm that the Holy Heaven Sect disciples had completely left. Then, he leaped down like the wind.
Since Lin Hao knew that the Wild Spirit Body was sealed in the spell book and was right here, he naturally wouldn't leave without taking it. This was a piece of meat in his mouth, how could he not swallow it?
The Wild Spirit Body was sealed in the spell book, temporarily unable to cause harm. If he could obtain the spell book, once Lin Hao's strength was sufficient, this Wild Spirit Body would be his. No martial artist would complain about having too many spirit bodies, especially such a rare and terrifyingly powerful Wild Spirit Body.
Even in the sect world, how many people had a powerful Wild Spirit Body? This Fourth Earth Gate Wild Spirit Body was already extremely rare, and even rarer above this level, with the number said to be less than that of bloodline martial artists.
In his previous life, Lin Hao only had two Heaven Gate Wild Spirit Bodies.
Now, Lin Hao stood four feet away from the spell book, with array stones blocking his path. Breaking through the array stones to get the spell book was still quite difficult.
Although the array stones were not too advanced, they were not something Lin Hao could break with his current strength. He had to find the weakness in the array to break it.
Lin Hao stood there, his deep gaze quickly scanning the small stones on the ground. If he hadn't already memorized the appearance of the array stones, it would be impossible to distinguish them from a pile of ordinary stones, as they looked no different and even the array power was hard to detect.
Although Lin Hao had studied arrays in his previous life, his expertise was not very deep. However, he could still see through the tricks of these array stones.
...
After a long time, Lin Hao finally made a move, slowly advancing and stopping at the edge of the array stones.
"This array has a mind-bending effect. Although it doesn't produce a physical effect, touching the array can make one lose their mind," Lin Hao thought to himself.
Although his soul was several times stronger than that of an ordinary martial artist, his strength was insufficient. If he really touched the array, he would be trapped for a short time.
Being trapped was extremely dangerous for him, whether it was the Wild Spirit Body's murderous aura attracting powerful demons or the Holy Heaven Sect disciples returning early, he would not have a good outcome.
After a few moments, Lin Hao took two steps forward, entering the array area, but the array stones on the ground remained calm, showing no abnormalities.
The array stones were not too advanced, so there was a way to break them, but it was dangerous. A slight mistake could lead to irreparable consequences.
As long as the array stones did not sense anything, and he used the appropriate body techniques, the array stones would never be activated.
When Lin Hao was in the Holy Heaven Sect, he had encountered such arrays, so breaking them was not too difficult for him.
In the array area, Lin Hao walked for half an hour before successfully reaching the center, where the spell book was stored.
At this moment, Lin Hao's lips curled up. The Holy Heaven Sect disciples had gone to great lengths to seal the Wild Spirit Body, only to do the work for him.
The spell book was wrapped in murderous aura. Lin Hao held the spell book in his hand, feeling the roar of the Wild Spirit Body inside. However, the spell book was not an ordinary object, with its own powers, so there was no fear of the Wild Spirit Body escaping.
"My current strength is insufficient, and taking this Wild Spirit Body is almost impossible," Lin Hao thought. He would wait until he reached a higher level to take this spirit body.
A martial artist's dantian is like a vast starry sea, capable of holding many spirit bodies, greatly enhancing their strength.