Su Xi looked at the empty ground before her and felt an instant expression of helplessness, along with an indescribable worry.
She hadn't expected to walk out of one danger only to encounter another.
With so many dangers, how could she possibly find the person?
Was it her bad luck, or were there many ghostly things around her, affecting her fortune?
If she couldn't find the person, she wouldn't be able to leave. And even if she did leave, she would be found by those people, leading to great trouble in the end.
Therefore, to have a chance to deal with trouble in the future, she had to find True Man Tiangang.
"We should hurry," Su Xi said to the people around her, looking at the scene before them.
While nothing was pursuing them yet, Su Xi didn't want to waste time.
After all, saving a little trouble was always a good thing.
No one ever wanted to encounter trouble.
Li Qiuyu was not very satisfied with many of Su Xi's decisions, thinking Su Xi was talking nonsense. However, she wholeheartedly agreed with Su Xi's arrangement at this moment; less trouble always brought ease.
After all, in his current state, he couldn't endure much hardship.
Su Xi and Li Qiuyu had not taken more than a few steps when they suddenly felt a gust of wind, causing them immense discomfort.
As the wind intensified, small pebbles on the ground began to be blown about. The stones scraped against the ground, producing a grating sound, and were sent flying towards Su Xi and the others.
"Rumble, rumble~"
Accompanying the sound of stones grinding against the ground, Su Xi and the others felt a chilling sensation, their hair standing on end.
A indescribable discomfort permeated their bodies.
"Disaster!"
Su Xi sensed the situation and immediately realized something was wrong.
She must have fallen into an ambush again, leading to this predicament.
Although she didn't know the exact problem, seeing the stones rushing towards them, she quickly drew her Meteor God Sword and, like cutting vegetables and melons, slashed away everything around her, preventing them from reaching her.
Although the stones were easily dealt with, Su Xi felt no relief.
At this moment, the most important thing was to leave.
If it was stones now, who knew what would come next.
However, before Su Xi could move forward, Li Ping, who had been by her side, suddenly spoke, "Be careful, something unclean is approaching. And these things are very powerful; they're not giving us any chance to survive."
"Unclean things?" Su Xi heard Li Ping's words and didn't know what his description referred to.
Why were there such things?
However, Su Xi soon understood what Li Ping meant by "unclean things."
Before them, countless black shadows quickly approached.
As these black shadows drew near, the air pressure around them instantly dropped. In just a breath or two, Su Xi felt the surroundings become even darker.
It was as if all the darkness had been placed beside her.
With a series of eerie sounds, a chain of fluctuations instantly enveloped Su Xi and the others.
Hum~
After a strong hum, Su Xi instantly felt a bit dizzy. Although she knew she couldn't fall asleep, the physical exhaustion continued to assault her mind.
Seeing Su Xi's dazed state, the eerie black shadows knew that Su Xi and the others had fallen into their trap. With no further hesitation, they charged towards them.
They intended to devour them to replenish their energy.
"Crack!"
These black shadows quickly approached Su Xi and then, like leeches, stuck firmly to her body, relentlessly consuming her. Although the materials of the mecha were from outer space, their strength and hardness were far beyond what ordinary people could destroy.
Yet, under the consumption of these black shadows, black spots began to appear on the mecha, and these spots continued to spread.
In just a short while, Su Xi felt a small hole appear in the mecha on her body. And this small hole on her body was rapidly expanding.
Su Xi felt the damage to her mecha increasing and became anxious.
Her mecha had been reinforced with rare earth materials, not only making it several times harder than ordinary diamonds but also giving it self-healing capabilities.
But now, under the consumption of these shadows, her mecha was unable to recover at all. Instead, it continued to be damaged, and it was about to be bitten through by the shadows.
Su Xi looked at the situation and felt a surge of anxiety. She looked at Li Ping beside her, "Brother, help me, don't just stand there. If you don't act, I'm doomed."
She had just seen that although these unclean things were ferocious towards her, they dared not approach Li Ping. Although she didn't know what means Li Ping possessed, he could undoubtedly help.
Otherwise, if Li Ping refused to act, she would truly be finished.
Li Ping looked at Su Xi with a hint of confusion on his face, "You can't even handle these little things?"
He doubted his own judgment. Was it good or bad to choose Su Xi to lead him out?
After all, the current situation was just an appetizer; there were more powerful things to come.
If Su Xi couldn't even digest the appetizer, how could she handle what came next? Was her strength too weak?
Despite his internal grumbling, Li Ping still didn't want to watch Su Xi die before him.
Since he had made his choice, he couldn't do nothing.
Only by handling the current situation well could they have a chance to proceed to the next step.
Li Ping made no extraneous movements. He simply raised his right hand and waved it gently in the air.
Following Li Ping's action, the shadows surrounding Su Xi and biting at her instantly stopped their movements. Then, as if struck by acupuncture points, they fell to the ground one by one.
With the threat of the shadows gone, Su Xi let out a long sigh of relief.
As her breath relaxed, she felt as if she had come back to life.
Su Xi looked at Li Ping and asked curiously, "What exactly are these things?"
She had no power to fight back under their encirclement. This was incredibly abnormal and bizarre.
Li Ping looked at Su Xi and smiled calmly, "These are ghosts, but the ghosts in this place are different from those elsewhere."
"These ghosts have no physical form, and after being nourished by Yin energy for years, they become even more powerful."
After saying this, Li Ping paused and then continued, "These things never exist alone. Once they appear, there must be a ghost king nearby."
Upon hearing Li Ping's words, Su Xi's smile instantly froze on her face, leaving her at a loss.
Was this a roller coaster ride? Why the sudden ups and downs?
"Let's leave quickly," thinking that she couldn't even deal with some minor entities, she no longer wanted to face a ghost king.
These mutated ghostly creatures were not easy to deal with.
Especially a ghost king, which would be even harder to handle.
She was only here to find someone, not to get herself killed in this place.
Su Xi looked at the situation before her, and her whole being felt unwell.
Li Ping heard Su Xi's words and shook his head, saying, "Don't overthink it. In this situation, we've clearly been locked onto. There's no escaping."
Hearing Li Ping's words, Su Xi's spirits plummeted.
If they couldn't escape now and couldn't fight, what should they do?
Li Ping glanced at Su Xi with a look of confusion, "Why leave now?"
He had starved for many years in that place. Now that he saw such a nourishing meal, he naturally didn't want to miss it. After so many years, he could finally have a full meal.
Su Xi looked at the eager expression on Li Ping's face and her own expression instantly became tense.
What was she supposed to do?
Could such a crazy thought truly come from a person?
However, Su Xi quickly realized.
These were ghostly creatures, but Li Ping beside her was no simple entity; he was a genuine ghost king.
With Li Ping, a ghost king, present, there was no need to fear other ghost kings, right?
Just as Su Xi was praying for something to happen, she noticed the situation before her.
Su Xi looked at Li Ping, who was eager to act, and decisively chose silence.
At this moment, it was better for her to remain silent. If she said too much, her heart might not be able to handle it.
Just as Su Xi relaxed, she suddenly realized that Li Ping beside her had disappeared. Following Li Ping's disappearance, even the black shadows around them began to change.
???
Su Xi looked at the scene before her, her face filled with question marks.
The person who was just there, how did they suddenly disappear?
Was Li Ping captured, or did he vanish of his own accord?
Such a sudden disappearance put immense pressure on her.
"Do you know where he went?" Su Xi looked at Li Qiuyu in her hand, hoping for an answer.
If she had been distracted for a moment, perhaps Li Qiuyu could have known something. After all, they were both ghosts, so they should be able to...
Li Qiuyu heard Su Xi's words and also shook her head, not knowing what to say.
She hadn't seen anything just now, so she didn't know where Li Ping had gone.
Su Xi heard Li Qiuyu's words and a look of helplessness appeared on her face.
What did this mean?
The person who was speaking one second, how did they vanish the next?