Chapter 65

On a stone platform, Bai Cangdong and Feng Xian discovered many human corpses. Strangely, there were no wounds on the bodies, but each one had a bizarre smile on their face, with blood flowing from their seven orifices.

"Oh no, it's the Ghost Face Butterfly, a viscount-level Undead that is no less formidable than the Eight-Eyed Celestial Lord. Its Undead Light can transform into a cloud of dust that penetrates your body through the seven orifices, shredding your internal organs," Feng Xian said, his face showing shock after seeing the corpses.

"Even if the Ghost Face Butterfly's Undead Light turns into dust, we have our Life-Bound Divine Light protecting us. How could dust possibly invade our seven orifices?" Bai Cangdong frowned, noticing that among the corpses were even viscount-level beings.

"If our Life-Bound Divine Light could block the Ghost Face Butterfly's dust, it wouldn't be so terrifying. Its Undead Light has a penetrating ability that ordinary Life-Bound Divine Light can't stop. If we encounter it, we must run as fast as we can. I have no way to counter it," Feng Xian explained.

Bai Cangdong nodded slightly and continued along the iron cable. He hadn't gone far when he saw a giant butterfly with a body glowing emerald green, each wing spanning five to six meters.

The butterfly's head had a human face with a clown-like, eerie smile.

"It's the Ghost Face Butterfly, it's still here. We need to run," Feng Xian exclaimed in alarm.

Bai Cangdong rapidly descended along the iron cable, but he couldn't match the Ghost Face Butterfly's flying speed and was quickly caught up.

As the Ghost Face Butterfly flapped its wings, countless emerald green light points flew out, enveloping Bai Cangdong and Feng Xian like a sky full of stars.

"We're done for!" Feng Xian cried out in alarm.

Bai Cangdong, however, wasn't so pessimistic. He freed one hand and cast a Wind Spirit, a white whirlwind that sucked in the green light points and surged back toward the Ghost Face Butterfly.

The Ghost Face Butterfly flapped its wings and flew away, but the whirlwind, as if alive, changed direction and continued to chase it.

"Your Life-Bound Divine Light can actually block the Ghost Face Butterfly's penetrating ability!" Feng Xian exclaimed in surprise.

Bai Cangdong didn't respond, focusing on controlling the Wind Spirit to chase the Ghost Face Butterfly while looking for an opportunity to kill it.

"On this iron cable, you have to carry me and hold the cable with one hand. It's impossible to kill the Ghost Face Butterfly. We should return to the previous stone platform. After you put me down, you can fully focus on killing it," Feng Xian suggested.

Bai Cangdong agreed and started climbing back up the cable, hoping to return to the previous stone platform.

The Ghost Face Butterfly let out a strange cry, and the patterns on its wings came to life, emitting ripples of Undead Light that shattered the Wind Spirit chasing it.

Seeing the Ghost Face Butterfly coming again, Bai Cangdong cast another Wind Spirit to envelop the dust-like light points.

Bai Cangdong didn't control the Wind Spirit, instead, he climbed while casting it, just to slow down the Ghost Face Butterfly's pursuit. Soon, he returned to the previous stone platform.

Putting Feng Xian aside, Bai Cangdong summoned the Evil-Breaking Sword and the Ling Luo Sword and charged at the Ghost Face Butterfly.

With the two swords and the Wind Spirit, Bai Cangdong aimed to kill the Ghost Face Butterfly as quickly as possible. The longer the delay, the more Undead would gather at the Undead Altar.

However, the Ghost Face Butterfly, which could rival the Eight-Eyed Celestial Lord, wasn't so easy to kill.

Bai Cangdong's white Undead Light could counter the Ghost Face Butterfly's penetrating ability, but in direct combat, it couldn't withstand the endless Undead Light like a tidal wave. Even with the Evil-Breaking Sword's ability to shatter Undead Light, he could barely protect himself. Killing the Ghost Face Butterfly alone was a pipe dream.

"Your sword technique and movement are exquisite, but they aren't viscount-level skills. I'll teach you a viscount-level sword technique to help you kill the Ghost Face Butterfly. Listen carefully and don't get a single word wrong," Feng Xian shouted from a distance.

Bai Cangdong was slightly taken aback but quickly heard Feng Xian loudly recite the technique, and he focused on memorizing it.

While engaging the Ghost Face Butterfly, Bai Cangdong memorized the technique. After Feng Xian recited it twice, Bai Cangdong had it memorized perfectly.

This was a viscount-level sword technique. Unlike the Painful Blade Technique, this sword technique focused not on the sword moves but on the use of Life-Bound Divine Light.

By condensing the Life-Bound Divine Light at the tip of the sword and thrusting it out, the power of the Life-Bound Divine Light could be instantly multiplied several times, even up to ten times.

"Have you memorized the sword technique?" Feng Xian stopped after reciting it four or five times and shouted to Bai Cangdong.

Bai Cangdong didn't respond but found an opportunity to thrust the Evil-Breaking Sword, with the Life-Bound Divine Light condensed at the tip, piercing the Ghost Face Butterfly's wing and creating a small hole through its Undead Light.

Using the sword technique for the first time, Bai Cangdong only achieved twice the usual power, but it left Feng Xian speechless.

Feng Xian had thought that even if Bai Cangdong could use the technique, he would need to practice it dozens of times. Instead, he achieved double the power on his first try.

Bai Cangdong continued using the technique, and the power increased with each thrust. By the tenth thrust, the power had increased by six to seven times.

Feng Xian was at a loss for words. It had taken her half a month to achieve five times the power when she practiced this technique.

The Ghost Face Butterfly was pierced through the body by Bai Cangdong's sword and disintegrated into points of light, dropping an armed item.

Bai Cangdong picked it up and was delighted to find that it was a viscount-level golden armor, and a very rare face mask.

Veil of the Night: A mask formed from the night, indestructible and dust-proof.

After using the Veil of the Night, Bai Cangdong discarded the iron mask, which turned into a black net-like face mask.

"Do you feel your strength rapidly fading?" Feng Xian asked, appearing beside Bai Cangdong with a smile.

Bai Cangdong was startled. He hadn't noticed it during the battle, but now he realized his Life-Bound Divine Light was almost depleted, and his body was extremely weak.

"What did you do to me?" Bai Cangdong asked coldly.

Feng Xian smiled and said, "I'm not that despicable. You feel weak because the Killing Sword technique is extremely draining. Using it several times in a row, it's strange if you don't feel weak."

She tossed a jade bottle to Bai Cangdong: "This is a Light-Gathering Pill. It can help you quickly recover your Life-Bound Divine Light, but the side effects are significant. Only one pill is effective within a month. If you use it and then deplete your Life-Bound Divine Light again, the recovery speed will be several times slower than usual."

Bai Cangdong didn't care about the side effects. If he didn't have a life, there would be no future.

Bai Cangdong took the Light-Gathering Pill and felt his Life-Bound Divine Light in his life disk rapidly recovering.

"Are you better?" Bai Cangdong glanced at Feng Xian, who no longer looked injured, with a rosy complexion and bright eyes.

"I'm fine. Let's head to the Undead Altar," Feng Xian said, leading the way down the iron cable.

"How many of your Feng family are still here?" After the battle with the Ghost Face Butterfly, Bai Cangdong realized that with just him and Feng Xian, and the uncertain fate of the Four Knights, it would be impossible to reach the Undead Altar.

"None. They're all dead. We were about to capture the Eight-Eyed Celestial Lord when the Undead Altar suddenly appeared. The Eight-Eyed Celestial Lord immediately mutated and almost instantly killed most of our people. I got separated from the rest, and I assume they are all dead," Feng Xian said.

"What about the Hua family and others?" Bai Cangdong was actually asking if Yan Mengyun had come to the abyss and if she was in danger.

"Most of them are dead. The mutated Eight-Eyed Celestial Lord was too fierce, and almost no one could escape its pursuit. I saw Mei Yun killed by it, and Ling Bo was injured. Hua Qianwu and Hua Mingyang escaped together, but most of the people they brought are dead. They probably won't survive long," Feng Xian said coldly.

"Wasn't there an heir named Yan Mengyun? What about her?" Feng Xian hadn't mentioned Yan Mengyun, so Bai Cangdong asked.

"She was lucky. Because her strength and influence were weak, she didn't participate in the hunt for the Eight-Eyed Celestial Lord, which allowed her to escape this disaster."

Bai Cangdong felt a great relief but was still puzzled: "You said the Ghost Face Butterfly is as formidable as the Eight-Eyed Celestial Lord. I only used the sword technique you taught me to kill it. Why did so many of you get killed by the Eight-Eyed Celestial Lord?"

Feng Xian glared at him: "Your Life-Bound Divine Light counters the Ghost Face Butterfly, allowing you to ignore its penetrating ability. Without that Life-Bound Divine Light, you would have been killed by the Ghost Face Butterfly many times over. We had many people, but none had the ability to break stealth. The mutated Eight-Eyed Celestial Lord could remain invisible, and even using Life-Bound Divine Light wouldn't reveal its form as before. It was terrifying. We couldn't even see it, so what could we do but be killed one by one?"

"Moreover, the mutated Eight-Eyed Celestial Lord's Heavenly Eye Pupil Technique became even more terrifying. The Sun True Fire we prepared couldn't withstand its gaze. Many were killed by its Heavenly Eye Pupil Technique, dying unjustly," Feng Xian sighed, thinking of the many people she brought who died from the Heavenly Eye Pupil Technique.

"Do you still have Sun True Fire?" Bai Cangdong couldn't help but ask. He came to the Hurricane Abyss to obtain Sun True Fire, but the emergence of the Undead Altar had put that goal on hold.