Just like when Black City God first saw "Black Impermanence" and took over from him, witnessing all kinds of ghostly reactions from "Black Impermanence".
"What exactly is that thing!"
Old Daoist Li Hanguang was extremely moved.
"Hu San who came out of the Southern Heavenly Gate, is it... really Hu San?"
He cast a verifying gaze toward Old Master Hu Ba.
Old Master Hu Ba did not respond immediately, his expression was also completely shocked, dazedly staring at Old Master Hu San ahead.
The old man of the Liu family had been merged. A fox tail, from which fox fur continuously fell off, revealing snake scales that should not belong to a fox.
"Ah~~"
A hoarse and painful groan came from the snake-scaled fox tail.
Among the crowd, even mortal dust immortals could see it clearly—a face of an old man appeared on the snake-scaled fox tail.
"It's old man Liu."
The old man of the Hui family trembled in voice, full of sorrow and deep confusion.
The Liu family's old man was his close friend. He dared to swear that even if Old man Liu turned to ashes, he could recognize him. That old face was definitely Old man Liu.
As if hearing the Hui family old man calling out.
The snake-scaled fox tail swayed. On it, the old man of the Liu family had eyes full of pain, looking toward the Hui family old man, struggling and painfully speaking, "Kill… kill me, quickly… kill me…"
Exactly like when Old Master Hu San appeared from the Southern Heavenly Gate, he kept repeating a phrase.
"Could it be, those words were their final thoughts before being assimilated?" Old Goat squinted his eyes, faintly realizing why Old Master Hu San and Old man Liu kept repeating the same phrase.
At the same time, facing the painful moans of the Liu family's old man, Old Master Hu Ba finally responded to Old Daoist Li Hanguang.
"I don't know whether he is Brother Hu San… What exactly is this? Is it sorcery? Or black magic?"
He urgently wanted to know what caused Old Master Hu San to become like this—not only stronger in power but even able to devour others, assimilating them into himself to enhance his strength.
Old Master Hu San gave him no time to think.
Just as he spoke, "Kill… kill me…" Old man Liu again groaned in pain, and Old Master Hu San instantly let out a roar, charging straight at Old Daoist Li Hanguang.
Szz!
Old Daoist Li Hanguang did not dare be careless. Spells, talismans, formations—all erupted.
The horsetail whisk in his hand whipped repeatedly. Each whip burst with divine light, turning into thunder fire that restrained evil spirits. Thunder roared, flames blazed.
The momentum was enormous. No one doubted that if it struck a mountain, it would shatter it and instantly incinerate the forest.
"Do not approach Old Master Hu San!"
Old Daoist Li Hanguang shouted.
When the black viscous liquid first dripped on the forest, he realized it was abnormal. During his fight with Old Master Hu San, he deliberately kept a distance to avoid getting stained by the black liquid.
Now that Old man Liu had been "fused," he widened the distance even more, choosing to use long-range magic to deal with Old Master Hu San.
At the same time, Old Daoist Li Hanguang glanced at the depths of Changbai Mountain.
"You all pay attention. Don't let mountain spirits or ghosts come into contact with the black liquid or Old Master Hu San. If he tries to act against them—stop him."
Old Master Hu San had fused with Old man Liu, growing stronger again. He didn't want Old Master Hu San to run off and fuse with more demon cultivators or ancient monsters from Changbai Mountain.
If that happened—
It would definitely be a disaster beyond measure.
But with Old Master Hu San here now, Old Daoist Li Hanguang was being held back, unable to continue suppressing the ancient monsters. Speaking out was all he could do.
"Elder Li, we will be careful. Please also be very cautious."
Old Goat cupped his hands. Like a domino effect, after Old Goat responded, many ancient monsters also echoed in agreement.
They were demons by nature—greedy, yes—but not blindly so. They knew that if Old Master Hu San were allowed to feast recklessly on demon cultivators and monsters, then Changbai Mountain would fall.
None of them would escape disaster.
Because if left unchecked, even if they fled from Changbai Mountain, Old Master Hu San would bring destruction upon the entire world of the living. Who knew if even the ends of the earth could stay unaffected?
Immediately, more ancient monsters expressed their stance.
The old locust tree monster, who had already ordered his clan not to touch the black liquid, also spoke up.
"Elder Li, don't worry about dealing with him. Although our power is lacking and we can't assist you directly against Old Master Hu San, we can still help stop him from devouring demon cultivators."
Thus, Old Goat and other ancient monsters stayed alert for Old Master Hu San's leaking black liquid spreading to demon cultivators, while Old Daoist Li Hanguang and the mortal dust immortals joined forces to deal with Old Master Hu San.
As time passed, the battle grew more intense. But the outcome gradually became clear.
Old Daoist Li Hanguang had sweat on his forehead, fatigue on his old face, and could barely hold the horsetail whisk.
Originally, dealing with Old Master Hu San, their combined efforts were still able to suppress him somewhat, forcing him into a disadvantage.
But now with Old man Liu fused in—one side grew stronger, the other weaker—Old Master Hu San had the upper hand.
Though no one had died or been fused yet, at this rate, Old Daoist Li Hanguang felt despair.
The situation was extremely bad.
If they couldn't find a way to suppress him, they would all die here—becoming "nourishment" for Old Master Hu San's growth.
"Ancestor, this attrition battle won't work. We've already cut off ten of Old Master Hu San's fox tails. Even Old man Liu's has been cut three times. He seems able to regenerate infinitely." Old Zhang said with a heavy face.
Compared to Old Daoist Li, Old Zhang and the other elders looked even more worn down—like exhausted athletes after a sprint.
Among them, the Huang and Bai family elders had pale lips. As time went on, one had nearly been caught by Old Master Hu San.
Old Daoist Li Hanguang was about to speak in response, but suddenly—
"Can someone tell me what happened here?" A sudden voice rang out.
Though old, the voice struck all the mortal dust immortals like a needle.
Even Old Master Hu San paused in his attack, seeming to sense it, and looked up at the distant sky.
In the distant sky, Wang Wenqing stepped through the air, walking with thunder at his feet, like an incarnation of heavenly thunder, with the style of an immortal and the overwhelming power to dominate all beings.
He swept his gaze across the mortal dust immortals, finally landing on Old Daoist Li Hanguang.
Their eyes met. Before Wang Wenqing could speak, Old Daoist Li Hanguang looked at him, stunned for a moment, and then showed joy.
"Fellow Daoist Wang!"
Old Daoist Li Hanguang recognized the elder. He couldn't bother with pleasantries and immediately said, "Quickly come help us! Old Master Hu San returned from the Southern Heavenly Gate mutated—he is no longer Old Master Hu San!"
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