The rain continued to fall, and from all directions of the woods, screams could be heard. Abe Hane Nobu's subordinates were falling one by one into pools of blood.
Among them were those bitten to death by venomous snakes, those whose throats were slit by the claws of shadow leopards in sneak attacks, those who stepped on traps and were ambushed, and some who were directly eliminated by Ling Tian!
Soon, the woods fell silent, with only Abe Hane Nobu, his few Shikigami, and his servant, Dali Wan, remaining by the pool.
Dali Wan, holding a katana, scouted the surroundings before quickly approaching Abe Hane Nobu.
"Lord Abe, they, they are all dead! We should leave this place quickly! I don't fear death, but I cannot let you be harmed here!" Dali Wan earnestly advised.
"Heh heh, Dali Wan, at this point, do you think that fellow will let us leave alive? Now, we can only fight to the death. Only by killing that fellow can we truly leave this place! Dali Wan, protect me!"
"Hai!"
Dali Wan bowed in agreement, holding his sword with both hands, standing guard beside Abe Hane Nobu.
Abe Hane Nobu continuously took talismans from his懷, formed hand seals, chanted incantations, and released the talismans. He then took out more talismans and repeated the process multiple times!
Soon, figures began to appear beside Abe Hane Nobu!
A minute later, Abe Hane Nobu stopped casting. His face was pale, and he looked exhausted. However, Abe Hane Nobu's face was filled with a smile. Although summoning these Shikigami consumed a lot of energy, Abe Hane Nobu knew their power. With these Shikigami, he was invincible; this was the heritage of the White Fox Palace, passed down for a thousand years!
A thought flashed through Abe Hane Nobu's mind, and two figures appeared before him. These were humanoid creatures with wings on their backs, black feathers, wearing very strange masks on their faces, and carrying long-handled katanas. These two Shikigami were Karasu Tengu. In Japanese legends, they were very ferocious Shikigami, often appearing in the dead of night, silently snatching humans from mid-air and eating their internal organs. Karasu Tengu had excellent night vision and were adept at flying, making them perfectly suited for hunting prey.
Following that, another figure appeared before Abe Hane Nobu. This was a strange creature clad in a cloak and wearing a conical hat. Its lower body was not human legs and feet, but a pair of bird's legs. And this creature's arms were wings covered in feathers! This thing was called Ubume. In Japanese legends, Ubume were the obsessions of deceased mothers, who walked at night holding infants, and the cries of the infants in their arms turned into the calls of Ubume. Ubume also received orders from Abe Hane Nobu and flew towards another direction in the forest!
Soon, one of the Karasu Tengu spotted its target. It saw a giant snake coiled on the ground in the forest, about seven to eight meters long and as thick as an adult's calf! This snake was the King Cobra, Poison Dragon, that Ling Tian had subdued. In the previous battle, this fearsome venomous snake had appeared and disappeared unpredictably, biting and killing several people. Although this snake was covered in black scales, providing excellent camouflage at night, it still couldn't escape the Karasu Tengu's sight.
This Karasu Tengu raised its sword with both hands and swooped down from mid-air towards Poison Dragon! Poison Dragon also sensed the danger from the sky. This snake was already quite intelligent, and after constantly cultivating in the Beast Taming Garden within Ling Tian's spiritual realm, its intelligence had greatly increased! Thus, it suddenly reared up, opened its mouth, revealing its venomous fangs, preparing to strike the attacker fiercely.
In almost the blink of an eye, the Karasu Tengu swooped down to the ground. Poison Dragon's head shot out instantly, biting towards the Karasu Tengu. However, the Karasu Tengu, a creature of incredible speed, managed to clearly assess Poison Dragon's attack while diving at high speed. It quickly adjusted its posture, flipped its wrist, and its sharp long sword directly slashed towards Poison Dragon's vital spot! With the momentum of its dive, the Karasu Tengu was confident it could sever the snake's head with one strike.
Just as the blade touched Poison Dragon's scales, an anomaly occurred. Poison Dragon, on the verge of death, vanished into thin air! The Karasu Tengu, caught off guard, swung its sword fiercely towards the ground, the tip deeply embedding itself in the soil!
At that moment, a figure appeared behind the Karasu Tengu and slashed out with its long sword! This strike landed squarely on the Karasu Tengu's back, severing a wing. Black blood splattered everywhere, and the Karasu Tengu let out an enraged howl. It forcefully pulled out the katana stuck in the ground and charged towards Ling Tian.
"Ouch, this thing is quite tough, it didn't die from one strike!" Ling Tian muttered, but his movements were not slow. He retracted his long sword, tilted his head slightly, and the Karasu Tengu's sword missed, grazing Ling Tian's body. At this moment, Ling Tian raised his long sword, and a large amount of fire-attribute true essence surged into the blade. This strike was fast, fierce, and exceptionally sharp. Even the agile Karasu Tengu couldn't dodge it! This time, the long sword landed squarely on the Karasu Tengu, and the wound inflicted by the sword began to burn fiercely. This was not ordinary fire, but Samadhi True Fire, which was very difficult to extinguish once ignited.
The Karasu Tengu, engulfed in flames and with half a wing severed, flapped its wings desperately due to the intense pain. It managed to fly into the air with its remaining wing and then plummeted from a height of 10 meters, crashing heavily onto the ground.
Dozens of meters away, Abe Hane Nobu felt as if his mind had been struck by a sledgehammer, almost knocking him unconscious. "Baka!" Abe Hane Nobu immediately understood that his Karasu Tengu had been dealt with, and he cursed loudly!
At that moment, another Karasu Tengu in the air was suddenly struck by a talisman crackling with electricity. A large amount of electric current was released from the talisman, paralyzing the Karasu Tengu's body, causing it to fall directly from the air and crash heavily onto the ground! For an ordinary person, falling from such a height would result in severe internal injuries, if not death. However, Karasu Tengu were not human but monsters. Although this fall left it dazed, it was not fatal, nor did it lose its combat effectiveness. However, before the Karasu Tengu could get up from the ground, a long sword descended, directly chopping off its head!