Yu Tang cursed and then said to the crew, "Everyone, I apologize."
Afterwards, they took their stances, trying their best not to hurt them with each move. By the time they finally dealt with the evil spirits possessing them, they were exhausted and covered in sweat.
The crew members were lying haphazardly on the ground. The stronger men had all woken up, while the weaker girls were still lying on the ground, their faces pale.
Feng Xu asked Yu Tang, "Brother Yu, what happened? I don't remember anything happening."
Yu Tang took a breath and looked at the barrier that was getting thinner and thinner, knowing that it was now safe to let everyone enter the barrier.
But he absolutely had to get out to ensure these people's continued safety.
"Take good care of the unconscious people." He told the people who had woken up, "This time, absolutely do not step out of this area again."
Knowing that there was no time to lose, he looked at the Taoist priests who had sat up and were still in shock, and said, "Taoist priests, lend me your exorcism tools."
The Taoist priests stared at him in astonishment, for they had all practiced Taoism.
Therefore, they could sense that Yu Tang's power had become exceptionally strong overnight.
They hurriedly gave Yu Tang all their personal items, such as peach wood swords and cinnabar, with a humble attitude: "Mr. Yu, if you don't have enough, there are some yellow talismans and cinnabar in the backpacks in the corners of the tents we are staying in. You... can take them."
"Okay, I understand." Yu Tang nodded, and once again reminded everyone who was awake that no matter what they heard or saw, they absolutely must not step out of this area.
Before leaving, Feng Xu asked him, "Brother Yu, why wasn't Qin Junyang by your side during such a dangerous time?"
Yu Tang frowned, then slowly relaxed her gaze and replied, "Because this is not something he can control."
"Like the ending of 'Ghosts and Gods,' it's always a bit unsatisfactory."
"In the face of unexpected situations, instead of worrying or complaining, we should do our best to overcome the difficulties so that when he comes back, we can give him a good... lesson."
The cold night wind rustled the leaves in the forest, accompanied by the howls of evil spirits, creating an eerie and terrifying atmosphere.
It closely resembles the shadows Feng Xu experienced in his childhood.
But at this moment, looking at the man in front of him, he suddenly felt that the surroundings were not so scary after all.
He was about to say something more, but Yu Tang had already stepped out of the barrier.
Using his own blood as a catalyst, Yu Tang, holding a wooden sword, ran rapidly away from his tent.
Black and gray demons with terrifying faces chased after him, their menacing appearance sending chills down one's spine.
Yu Tang remembered the location the Taoist priests had pointed out to him, pulled over the cloth backpack, and slung it over his shoulder.
Then, searching through his memories, he looked in the darkness for the core of the great formation that had sealed Qin Junyang a thousand years ago.
He couldn't withstand such a large number of evil spirits on his own sooner or later. Therefore, he had to rely on the power of this strangulation formation!
Infuse the talisman with your true energy, hold it between your fingers, and throw it at the evil spirit!
"Disperse!" With a single hand gesture, the talisman adhered to the evil spirit's body, forming an electric net of golden-red light. Smelling the burnt smell, Yu Tang dared not stop and ran all the way to the edge of the cliff, his eyes flashing with light: "This is it!"
He glanced at the evil spirits that obscured the night sky, affixed the yellow talisman to the peach wood sword, and shouted again, "Activate the formation!"
"The gates of the underworld! Open!"
The great formation that once sealed Qin Junyang is absorbing Yu Tang's true energy and is being activated again.
At the same time, the Yin Gate that had appeared earlier, pointing in the direction of Yu Tang's peach wood sword, also revealed its true form.
This time, however, the Yin Gate is much larger than the kind used to deal with a single evil spirit.
It also takes more effort.
During this time, Yu Tang was also ambushed by several evil spirits, leaving him with several wounds.
Fortunately, they persevered and successfully opened the grand formation and the Yin Gate.
The golden light of the great formation shone upwards, illuminating the evil spirits surrounding Yutang. The evil spirits roared and struggled, white smoke rising from their bodies. If they wanted to escape, they could only go through the Yin Gate.
In an instant, all the evil spirits within the range of the great formation rushed towards the Yin Gate!
Yu Tang stood in the middle of the formation, cold sweat beading on his forehead, his body feeling somewhat weak.
True energy flowed continuously from his body, barely managing to stay upright and not collapse.
He glanced at his tent in the distance and saw the crew members staring at him in disbelief.
The Taoist priests, in particular, were completely mesmerized.
"Could it be that Mr. Yu wasn't joking during the day?" someone said. "Is he really a highly skilled fish from a thousand years ago? To fight against so many evil spirits all by himself, even my master couldn't do that!"
"And the formation he stepped on, could it be the strangulation formation that seals away ghosts and gods in the movie?"
Although Wang Tao, upon waking, could not see evil spirits like the Taoist priest, he was still able to do so.
But he wasn't stupid; he could still see the golden light array on the ground and the open Yin Gate.
He was completely dumbfounded: "That's Brother Yu?"
"Where did Brother Yu learn all these magical techniques?"
He recalled that he had once given the amulet to Yu Tang, and a mix of emotions welled up in his heart.
It seems the other party is a hidden big shot; I underestimated Actor Yu before…
Chapter 34
Died for the villain for the ninth time (34)
Feng Xu and the others asked the Taoist priest who could see evil spirits, "How is it going? Can Brother Yu win?"
"If he's in danger, is there anything we can do to help?"
The Taoist priest shook his head: "It's better not to go. Even if we go, we'll only make things worse and distract Mr. Yu."
Seeing that they showed no intention of moving, Yu Tang breathed a sigh of relief. He gazed at the distant sky, praying that daylight would come quickly.
Even some evil spirits will not be greatly affected during the day.
But at least when the sun rises, their power will be weakened, and they will be easier to deal with.
He asked Xiao Jin: Xiao Jin, what time is it?
"It's 3:30 AM." Xiao Jin, whose nerves had been on edge the whole time, replied, "Just hold on for another hour, and the sun will rise, and the night will be over!"
Yu Tang tried to regulate her breathing and steady herself: Yes, I can keep going.
Meanwhile, Qin Junyang, far away in the underworld, had already arrived at the eighteenth level of hell. What greeted him was not a judge, but the ruler of the underworld, Yama, the King of Hell.
Qin Junyang's power had been largely depleted, his soul body had become thinner, and he looked somewhat ethereal.
But his aura remained fierce, his expression resolute. He stared at Yama and said, "Yama, is that it? Even if it is you! You're dreaming if you think you can stop me!"
“Foolish child…” Yama was a stern-looking middle-aged man. He looked coldly at Qin Junyang and said, “You are at least a demigod, yet you gave up your divine status and became a human for a man.”
"Do you know that your divine status is something many people would kill for!" As he said this, a dark light flashed in Yama's eyes: "Even I am only a demigod now, and I still need half a divine status to become a true god who can stand shoulder to shoulder with those gods above."
Qin Junyang understood the implication in his words and scoffed, "So you want my godhood?"
Yama, the King of Hell, didn't feel embarrassed at all. Instead, he asked in return, "Since you don't want it yourself, why not give it to me? What's wrong with that?"
Qin Junyang frowned and pondered.
His divine essence is actually a part of his soul. After it is removed, he will not only suffer great pain, but he will also likely lose some of his memories.
"The judge of the ninth level told you, right? Becoming human requires time and certain conditions," Yama said. "One of those conditions is that I need to open the gate to reincarnation for you."
"If I don't open it, even if you brave the eighteen levels of hell, it will all be in vain."
"As long as you give me your divine status, I will help you open the gate to reincarnation and allow you to successfully become human."
Do you think this deal is worthwhile?
Qin Junyang looked up and was finally persuaded.
He weighed the difference in strength between himself and Yama, knowing that even if he refused, Yama could forcibly strip him of his divine status, so he nodded and agreed.
However, wisps of black energy automatically emerged from the sides of his feet, which were hidden beneath his robe, and seeped into the ground.
The time it took to strip away the divine status was not long, but it was truly painful.
After Yama took away his divine status, he was already unsteady on his feet and almost staggered as he stepped into the gate of reincarnation.
However, once he stepped inside, he discovered that there was an abyss behind the door.
He lost his footing and plummeted straight down, seemingly without end. When he looked up, he saw the solemn face of the King of Hell.
“I didn’t lie to you,” Yama said. “But I only told you the conditions for becoming human; as for the time…”
He sighed, "When your feet touch the ground, you can return to the human world. Live the life you want as a human being."
"No!" Qin Junyang suddenly remembered something and shouted, "I have to go back immediately! Tangtang is still waiting for me! If I can't get back..."
His pupils dilated, and Qin Junyang's voice cracked with fear: "So many evil spirits, I can't let them hurt him!"
But Yama coldly watched him fall, then turned and closed the gate of reincarnation, leaving him with only one sentence.
"There are gains and losses. If he is already dead when you go back, then that is your fate, and there is no way to change it."
The door closed, vanished into darkness, taking with it the last ray of light.
After that, no matter how much Qin Junyang shouted and insulted him, he never appeared again.
Then, like a revolving lantern, the memories he had finally managed to recall surfaced in the darkness, peeling away from his consciousness as he fell, and finally dissipating little by little.
He struggled to grasp at the vanished figures, but the more he struggled, the faster they fell, and the faster his memories disappeared.
"cannot……"
Qin Junyang sobbed, "I can't forget him..."
"I need to go back, I have to go back now..."
"I don't want his dream to come true! I want to protect him!"
"Let me go back, please! Please let me go back!"
The once proud ghosts and gods, at this moment, abandoned their dignity, and all they could do was call out to the King of Hell in the endless darkness.
Until the person was completely swallowed up...
On the cliff, as the sky began to lighten with the first light of dawn, Yu Tang finally collapsed to his knees.
To his relief, he managed to get through the night.