Huang Qiniang mutated, transforming into a human-beast form.
Her body now stood at approximately two meters and twelve centimeters.
She was a full head taller than all of us.
Coupled with her bristling fur, the head of a yellow weasel, fangs, and red eyes.
Her appearance was already enough to inspire fear.
But the aura she exuded had also become intense and ferocious.
Tendrils of green demonic energy continuously spewed from her entire body.
The demonic winds released surged outwards like waves, whistling all around.
Both the imposing demonic aura and her physical presence instilled a sense of unease in us.
"Now, all of you can die."
Huang Qiniang, now in her colossal demonic form, spoke coldly.
With that, she pushed off with her feet.
She lunged towards us.
Her speed was blinding; in a flash, she was upon us.
I saw it happening, my pupils dilating sharply.
I shoved Xia Qiuxi aside:
"Careful!"
The moment I pushed her away, Huang Qiniang's claws descended.
With a clang, her claw struck a discarded concrete mixer.
The cement clinging to the mixer clattered down.
It even dented the steel plate of the mixer.
We all gasped in disbelief.
The mixer, with its thick steel plate dented by a single blow.
If that claw had landed on us, ignoring its inherent power, the sheer force alone could have shattered our bones.
"Such immense strength," Old Mo exclaimed in surprise.
I, too, frowned:
"Everyone, don't confront it head-on. Use our numbers to our advantage."
I shouted.
Twisting the fox claw into my hand.
The moment I brought out the fox claw, Huang Qiniang paused, looking at me with great surprise.
"The middle finger claw of Hu San Tainai. You, you're the Taoist priest who broke into Xiaoyao Lou and killed my ninth sister's family?"
Huang Qiniang suddenly spoke, glaring at me furiously.
Hearing her words, I was certain that this Huang Qiniang was the sister of Huang Jiuniang, the elderly yellow weasel of Xiaoyao Lou.
I didn't bother to conceal it.
I replied directly:
"That's right, the demon den Xiaoyao Lou, I destroyed it."
"Good, good! Then none of you will live."
With that, Huang Qiniang let out an enraged roar and lunged at me.
Facing such a massive monster, I felt a knot of tension in my stomach.
But at this moment, I could only grit my teeth and press forward.
Old Mo and the others quickly moved to flank me, ready to help.
I began circulating my Qiankun True Method.
Instantly, the true qi in my body accelerated its flow.
Taoist energy generated faster, and each punch I threw was significantly more powerful.
My own strength increased by at least twenty percent.
However, without a magical artifact, I was still suppressed by the opponent.
Even with the four of us working together, we were struggling.
Seeing her claw strike down, I quickly dodged.
I retaliated with a claw strike.
Although it hit her arm, it only left a small scratch.
Simultaneously, Old Mo, Little Fox, and Xia Qiuxi also attacked Huang Qiniang from different directions.
But after transforming, Huang Qiniang's strength had increased too much.
Even though we four were surrounding her, she had the clear upper hand.
She evaded our attacks and then kicked Old Mo flying, leaving him in pain and unable to get up.
"Old Mo!"
I cried out, enraged, and lunged at Huang Qiniang again.
Little Fox and Xia Qiuxi also attacked from the other two directions.
But Huang Qiniang suddenly stomped her foot.
A wave of demonic wind surged, forcing us back once more.
In the next second, rings of green demonic energy rose from Huang Qiniang's feet.
Then, these green demonic energies transformed into wisps of fog, resembling human-sized, human-bodied yellow weasels.
There were about twenty to thirty of them.
As soon as these green-fog yellow weasels appeared, they let out piercing cries and began to swarm towards us.
Seeing these green-fog yellow weasels formed from demonic energy, everyone felt a pang of fear.
I raised my fox claw and unleashed a flurry of jabs, preventing them from getting close to me.
But strangely, these ethereal apparitions formed from demonic energy could not be dispersed.
As they closed in, they gnawed at our hands and feet, attempting to restrict our movements.
Though they were made of demonic energy, they still possessed attacking power.
Being bitten still caused pain.
"What the hell is this? They really hurt when they bite."
I grumbled, dispersing one of the yellow weasel fogs.
But in the next moment, it reformed in its original spot.
"These are evil spirits. Each one is refined from the soul of a living person, already turned into the old demon's demonic slaves. They can only be dispelled with talismans."
Xia Qiuxi, while fighting, explained and used a talisman to disperse one.
Xiao Mei then added:
"They also fuse the souls of my fox clan compatriots. Blood debts must be repaid."
Her voice was unclear, but I understood the general meaning.
Looking at the twenty to thirty green-fog yellow weasels darting and swirling around us.
I was astonished that these were formed from the souls of living humans and foxes.
In other words, Huang Qiniang had killed at least twenty to thirty people and twenty to thirty fox immortals.
But clearly, the numbers were far greater than these.
"Once I kill you, I will refine your souls into evil spirits to serve me."
With that, she raised her claws again and lunged towards us.
She obviously wanted to end this quickly and no longer engage in a protracted fight.
We had no choice but to brace ourselves.
But this time, with these evil spirits interfering, our movements were severely hindered and restricted.
Combined with Huang Qiniang's ferocious assault and her superior strength.
We had no magical artifacts, only a few defensive talismans.
As a result, after only a few exchanges, Xiao Mei was flipped over by Huang Qiniang's claw, lying on the ground and spitting blood.
Xia Qiuxi and I were then entangled by the evil spirits, and finally, Huang Qiniang choked us both by the throat.
For a moment, we were unable to move.
Her sharp claws had already pierced the skin of our necks.
Blood streamed down our necks.
Huang Qiniang, however, stared coldly at Xia Qiuxi and me, her grip on our throats lifting us into the air.
She then spoke coldly:
"Now, you can die..."