Chapter 1234 The Battle Against Evil
The dark behemoth's corpse crashed to the ground, leaving a scorched crater where its dark energy had seeped through. Shangguan Mo leaned on his longsword, his chest heaving, blood still seeping from the wound on his arm—during the battle, he had taken a direct hit from the dark behemoth's claw to protect the tailed beast's spirit refinement. Had the Starfall Black Scorpion not used its black iron shell to block the subsequent attack in time, he would likely have been severely injured.
The tailed beast spirits surrounded him, among them the "Flame-Tailed Fox" that had once shielded Shangguan Mo from a fatal blow. It gently brushed its tail across his wound, and pale red spirit energy seeped in, instantly relieving the pain. The other tailed beast spirits also released their own spirit energy, pale blue, pale green, and pale purple light weaving into a net that enveloped Shangguan Mo and the Starfall Scorpion, rapidly healing their injuries.
"Thank you." Shangguan Mo's eyes were filled with warmth. He could clearly feel that the bond between these Tailed Beast Spirits and him had long surpassed that of ordinary companions—they were comrades-in-arms who protected each other with their lives. The Starfall Scorpion also let out a low roar, its green Tailed Beast chakra merging with the Spirit Refining energy to form a new protective layer on its Xuan Iron shell. It had clearly grown from this battle as well.
Just then, the corpse of the dark behemoth suddenly trembled violently, and black mist surged out from the corpse, condensing into a humanoid silhouette in the air. The silhouette held a long sword with black patterns, and the evil aura emanating from the sword was even stronger than that of the dark behemoth, making the surrounding air cold.
"This is... the Evil Sword Immortal?" Shangguan Mo's pupils suddenly contracted. He had seen such a being in ancient texts on spirit refining—an evil creature formed from countless dark energies and negative emotions, feeding on the souls of living beings, its strength increasing with the number of souls it devoured. The Evil Sword Immortal's sword sliced through the air, black sword energy flying towards the village, instantly cleaving a house in two, and the screams of the villagers rose and fell.
"Stop!" Shangguan Mo roared and charged forward, his longsword gathering refining energy as he slashed at the Evil Sword Immortal's blade. With a crisp clang, the two swords clashed, and black sword energy spread along the blades, corroding Shangguan Mo's arm and momentarily slowing his movements. The Evil Sword Immortal sneered, kicking Shangguan Mo away while simultaneously slashing at the tailed beast spirits. The black sword energy instantly sliced the Flame-Tailed Fox's tail, and pale red refining blood dripped to the ground, emitting a sizzling, corrosive sound.
"Flame-Tailed Fox!" Shangguan Mo struggled to his feet, only to find that his spirit-refining energy was suppressed by the black sword energy and he couldn't condense it at all. The Meteor Scorpion immediately stood in front of the tailed beast spirit, its meteoric fire shooting towards the Evil Sword Immortal, but it was easily cleaved by the opponent's sword energy. The Evil Sword Immortal pressed forward step by step, black mist constantly surging from his body, trapping the surrounding tailed beast spirits one by one, clearly intending to devour all their spirit-refining energy.
Just then, a golden figure suddenly rushed from afar, so fast that it left afterimages, and the ground was dented by his footsteps—it was Might Guy! He was wearing his signature green bodysuit, his forehead bandage glowed, and the chakra of the Eight Gates formed a golden aura around him; he was none other than Konoha's "Azure Beast".
Konoha's reinforcements have finally arrived!
