Several demon priests of the Black Demon Cult, accompanied by a few malevolent spirits, began to approach us.
At the same time, the leading demon priest was scrutinizing us from head to toe.
His sharp gaze seemed capable of seeing through us entirely.
I leaped in the center, still feeling the intensity of his stare.
However, I dared not move, not even my eyelids, and certainly dared not breathe.
My eyes were half-closed, preventing them from seeing our pupils.
We hopped forward stiffly, mechanically.
Hoping our own disguise would see us through this peril.
"Thump, thump..."
Step by step, we continued to advance toward these three demon priests.
Hoping these fellows would quickly withdraw their gazes, allowing us to proceed.
But, when we were about five meters away.
The black-robed demon priest at the front suddenly revealed a sneer.
He immediately let out a low command:
"Surround them!"
At these words, our hearts sank.
Had we been exposed?
Our minds were filled with shock.
Before we could react, the two demon figures beside the black-robed priest made a gesture.
The five malevolent spirits following them.
Came rushing towards us with a "whoosh," quickly encircling us.
Seeing this, Sister Yunxia quickly shook the bronze bell in her hand.
"Jingle, jingle..."
Hearing the bell, I, Uncle-Master, and Old Mo, like zombies, stopped steadily.
Our disguise wasn't particularly brilliant, but it was certainly not bad.
Sister Yunxia and Xia Qiuxhi had even meticulously applied smoky and slimming makeup to our faces.
Judging purely by appearance, it was truly difficult to distinguish whether we were alive or zombies.
Hoping to pass unseen.
As soon as we stopped.
Sister Yunxia lowered her voice, a hint of anger in it, and said:
"What is the meaning of this?"
The leading demon priest appeared to be in his forties, very thin.
His skin was sallow, and he resembled a skinny monkey.
Yet, his eyes looked very deep.
Upon hearing Sister Yunxia's words, he offered a sinister smile:
"Under the eternal night, the moon illuminates the mountains and rivers."
It was the password.
Sister Yunxia raised her eyebrows slightly but still responded:
"Supreme Black Demon, looking down upon all beings."
As soon as Sister Yunxia replied.
A plump, dark-skinned demon priest beside him whispered:
"Boss, they know the password, they should be fine!"
But the sallow-skinned demon priest at the front raised his hand to stop him.
Then he looked at Sister Yunxia and said:
"Fellow Daoist, these three corpse slaves you have are looking a bit problematic!"
"Problematic? What problem?"
Sister Yunxia said coldly, trying to use her presence to stabilize the opponent and pass them off.
But this demon priest was clearly an old hand in this demonic palace.
Not like the two new guards at the gate who were easily fooled.
He stepped forward alone:
"Fellow Daoist, your three corpse slaves have such low corpse qi.
I fear they are defective.
Allow this humble one to take a good look for you!"
"Our corpse slaves, you just want to look at them?"
Xia Qiuxhi also spoke in a hushed voice.
If they were allowed to inspect them closely and discover we were alive, it would be trouble.
But the demon priest continued with his sinister smile, unconcerned:
"You won't let me look? Do your three corpse slaves really have problems?"
After hearing this, Xia Qiuxhi wanted to retort again.
But she was stopped by Sister Yunxia.
Then she replied coldly:
"Fine! Then take a good look.
After you're done, hurry up and get out of the way.
Don't block our path!"
Sister Yunxia finished speaking in a deep voice, but certain words were heavily emphasized.
"Good look," and "get out of the way."
On the surface, they seemed innocuous.
But considering our actual situation, I had already formed a silent conclusion.
Sister Yunxia was subtly hinting at something.
The reason I thought so.
Was that our disguised zombies, while passable from afar.
Were absolutely incapable of being examined closely at such proximity.
Regardless of how good our disguise was, or how skilled Sister Yunxia and the others' makeup was.
Once observed at close range, there was a definite difference between the living and the dead.
Let alone for insiders, even for outsiders.
If compared closely from a short distance, the anomaly would be noticeable.
Yet, Sister Yunxia told them to look closely.
In essence, the subtext was: we're about to be exposed, prepare yourselves.
With this thought, I understood what needed to be done!
Since exposure was imminent, it was better to strike first than be struck later.
The next second, the sallow-skinned demon priest waved his hand.
The two demon priests standing on his left and right followed him forward.
He walked the slowest, while the other two demon priests went directly towards me in the center and Old Mo behind me.
We remained stiffly in place, our eyes not moving an inch.
But inwardly, we were already gathering our qi, nurturing our killing intent.
In a flash, one of the demon priests approached me.
He closed his eyes slightly, leaned closer, and began to scrutinize me from head to toe.
His gaze gradually focused on my face.
Little by little, his eyes finally zeroed in on mine.
He was now less than half a meter away.
At this distance, no matter how we disguised ourselves.
We would be discovered...
The moment the demon priest's eyes met mine.
I clearly saw his pupils contract slightly, a flicker of shock in them.
He had evidently spotted the flaw on my face.
He parted his lips slightly, as if about to issue a warning.
But how could I give him such an opportunity?
At this moment, this alleyway was occupied only by us.
As long as the action was swift enough to eliminate these demon priests and malevolent spirits within a short period, and dispose of their bodies.
We could still continue our infiltration.
Therefore, at the instant of the other's surprise.
My entire body trembled, my Dao energy erupted.
Ripples violently oscillated outwards.
My killing intent locked onto him.
In an instant, I raised my hands and swept them towards the demon priest's neck.
My palms transformed into claws, and I seized his trachea with one strike.
The demon priest's face contorted in alarm, and he tried to raise his hands to block and break free.
But I gave him no quarter.
With a surge of strength from my grip.
With a crisp "crack," I snapped his trachea.
In pain, the demon priest's face turned fearful, and he clutched his neck, emitting strange "urgh, urgh" sounds, blood spilling from his mouth.
Then, I kicked out.
The demon priest flew backward with a "bang," tumbling several times on the ground.
He lay on the ground, spewing blood and gasping for air, unable to breathe or make a sound...
My attack was extremely brutal, even vicious.
While this strike wasn't immediately fatal, it could cause extreme discomfort.
But I didn't dwell on such thoughts.
As long as the opponent couldn't raise an alarm, I would use whatever method was most effective.
I would not give my opponents any opportunity to threaten us.
And as I made my move, the other two demon priests also looked on with expressions of disbelief.
But before they could act, Old Mo behind me, Uncle-Master in front of me.
As well as Sister Yunxia and Xia Qiuxhi at the very back, all attacked simultaneously.
Old Mo unleashed a strike with his raised hand: a Thunder Palm.
Directly aimed at the demon priest's face.
The demon priest, panicked and fearful, tried to retreat.
But he was still a step too late.
With a "crack," a bolt of electricity struck the demon priest's forehead.
The demon priest shuddered, his eyes widened, and his body fell stiffly.
A bloody gash appeared on his forehead, gushing blood.
And the entire area of his forehead bore the marks of electric burns...
My Uncle-Master in front also attacked at the same time.
And he was incredibly swift.
His movements were even faster than mine and Old Mo's.
Clasping his hands together, he lunged towards the sallow-skinned demon priest.
But this demon priest possessed extraordinary strength.
And his alertness was very high; Uncle-Master's attack failed to capture him immediately.
Instead, he managed to flash backward, creating a distance of two meters.
At the same time, he stared at us with a look of terror and said menacingly:
"You people indeed have a problem..."