The thick yellow fog engulfed Lu Fei and his companion.
The stench on the road was overpowering.
With the combined farts of over a dozen Yellow Immortals, Fifth Master Huang did not believe that Lu Fei and the other person could remain conscious.
Moreover.
"Even if he is a successor of some Sinisterium Pawnshop, how powerful can a young man be? I don't believe he can withstand this mental assault." Fifth Master Huang snorted disdainfully.
First, use the stench to confuse their minds, then use sound waves to assault their spirits.
With this set of consecutive moves, no one could resist.
At this moment, all living things within a ten-li radius were fleeing in panic.
Old Cannon was already lying on the ground, his eyeballs burst, blood flowing from his seven orifices, utterly cold and lifeless.
"Even so, we can't let our guard down!" Tian Yuan was not optimistic.
Back then, even under such dangerous circumstances at the Ruby Building, Lu Fei managed to lead those few people to hold out until the end. This kid's strength is unfathomable.
"Letting us take what we want and still keeping his life, he brought this upon himself." Seeing no movement in the yellow fog, Fifth Master Huang had an expression of confidence as if victory was assured.
After this wave of mental shock, that kid would either be dead or turn into a fool, completely at their mercy.
In the thick yellow fog.
Lu Fei and Husky, along with Little Black, were huddled inside a protective shield woven from black hair.
The moment the yellow fog appeared, he immediately opened the black umbrella. Although it blocked most of the stench and helped him maintain some clarity of mind, it couldn't stop the mental impact.
A dozen yellow weasels emitted piercing howls together.
Those cries were like the wailing of ghosts and the howling of wolves, as if hordes of evil spirits were viciously assaulting your soul.
Lu Fei sat cross-legged, his magical power rapidly circulating as he struggled against this ghostly assault. With his abundant magical power, he was able to stabilize his own spirit.
But Hu Zi and Xiao Hei couldn't do the same.
Covering their ears was useless against this kind of mental attack.
Hu Zi's face was deathly pale, his expression dazed. Cold sweat poured down his body, and he was about to give in.
And for a spiritual dog like Xiao Hei, in such a situation, the sharper its senses, the greater the damage it endured.
The little fellow covered his nose with his paws, his ears tightly flattened, trembling incessantly in Lu Fei's arms.
A solution must be found quickly.
Otherwise, Hu Zi and Xiao Hei are in for a terrible fate!
Lu Fei was extremely anxious, his magical power rapidly circulating while his mind actively searched for a solution.
What do they have on hand that could help them break the deadlock?
Lu Fei's eyes lit up.
The Merit Lamp?
This lamp, which the old Taoist would light during his meditation in front of the Three Purities, has been imbued with spiritual energy over a long period and might have the effect of focusing the mind.
"Hu Zi, quickly light the oil lamp we just collected."
Lu Fei immediately spoke up.
Hu Zi was in a daze, feeling as if countless weasels were swirling around him, and everything around him was a blur. The boss's voice seemed especially distant.
But he still instinctively obeyed the boss's command, desperately maintaining the last shred of his sanity, trembling as he fished out the lamp from his backpack.
His hands seemed to disobey him, but after many attempts, he finally managed to light the oil lamp.
A dim yellow light slowly flickered to life under the black umbrella.
A faint scent of fragrant oil wafted out, instantly dispelling the surrounding stench.
Under the weak glow, the piercing howls became distant, as if they were locked outside the door.
Hu Zi was like a drowning man breaking the surface, gasping for breath, much more alert now.
Xiao Hei also felt a lot more at ease.
"Great, it works!"
A look of pleasant surprise appeared on Lu Fei's lips.
With no lingering worries, it was now his turn to counterattack.
"Hu Zi, light the incense!"
Wiping his sweat, Hu Zi took out an incense stick, lit it, and bowed to the mind stone.
Lu Fei closed his eyes and channeled all his magical power.
Blessed by the dual buff of the Merit Cup and the Mindstone!
Golden scales gradually lit up on the shoulders, becoming brighter and spreading piece by piece to cover Lu Fei's entire body—
Boom!
A golden dragon rose from Lu Fei's body into the sky!
The golden light surged violently in all directions, and faintly, the ancient and vigorous roar of a dragon echoed.
Everything around them shook violently; a dozen yellow-furred creatures simultaneously spewed blood and fell dead.
Huang Wuyye was blinded by the golden light, forced to take several steps back to steady himself, his heart pounding like thunder.
His face was filled with shock, unable to believe what he was seeing.
"How is this possible? What was that just now? Tianyuan..."
He turned his head and suddenly froze.
There was nothing around.
That Daoist had slipped away at some point!
In the heart of Lord Huang Wu, there galloped ten thousand grass mud horses.
The swaying trees stopped, and the mountain path became exceptionally silent.
Leaves fluttered down in the air.
Lu Fei slowly rose, holding a black umbrella. His eyes, as bright and cold as ice, were fixed on Lord Huang Wu.
Lord Huang Wu felt a chill all over his body and involuntarily stepped back.
The yellow-furred creature on his shoulder, shaken by the golden light, was spitting blood and fell to the ground, barely alive.
"Lord Huang Wu."
With a stern expression, Lu Fei stepped over the bodies of the yellow-furred creatures, approaching step by step.
"What did you just say? You expect us to let you take the items and still keep your life?"
"You heard wrong, I didn't say... It's Tianyuan! It's all Tianyuan!"
That expression made Fifth Master Huang extremely panicked.
Only now did he realize that he had messed with the wrong person.
Although this young man was young, he was an unfathomably skilled expert. What bad luck!
He was just an old charlatan who relied on his yellow-skinned minions to wield power. Without them, he was nothing.
"It's all because of that damned old cannon and Tianyuan... They tricked me into blocking the way. I, I didn't mean to go against you... I don't want the items anymore, I'll let you go... You should settle accounts with Tianyuan..."
"Of course, I will settle accounts with Tianyuan." Lu Fei's icy gaze never left Fifth Master Huang's face, "But, I can't let you off either."
"Young man, I admit defeat! I apologize to you. Most of my immortals are dead. Let's call it even, shall we?" Fifth Master Huang lowered his attitude, hoping for a stroke of luck.
"You think losing a few yellow-skinned minions is enough to call it even?" Lu Fei remained expressionless.
Fine strands of hair floated out from the black umbrella, as if a ghost, brimming with murderous intent.
"Unless you're included!"
As the black hair flew towards him, Mr. Huang Wu's face drastically changed, his eyes filled with venomous hatred.
"You brat! You've gone too far, don't regret this!"
He bit his tongue, spewing a mouthful of blood onto the nearly lifeless yellow-skinned creature.
The yellow-skinned creature immediately mustered its last bit of strength to get up and dart into the woods, vanishing in an instant.
The black hair dug into Mr. Huang Wu's skin, drawing blood, but he laughed sinisterly: "Dare to kill me? I'll make you taste the flavor of having your life swapped by a Yellow Immortal!"
Yellow-skinned creature swapping lives?!
Lu Fei's eyebrows twitched slightly.
Yellow-skinned creatures are extremely vicious and malevolent animals; in order to take revenge on their enemies, they will even sacrifice their own lives.
A life for a life.
How it died, the person it chose to swap lives with will die in the same way!
That yellow-skinned creature just ran off, clearly to perform the life-swapping ritual.
Not good.
Huzi!