Realm of the Night God

The formation disc was activated again, and the world before them changed once more.

The mountains began to shake violently, as if the once peaceful mountains had transformed into an erupting volcano.

The slowly flowing river also became turbulent, like an enraged water dragon.

The melodious calls of the birds disappeared, replaced by the furious roars of wild beasts, echoing throughout the Heavens and Earth.

The once tranquil and serene world, akin to a secluded paradise, had suddenly become violent and unsettled, as if the end of the world was upon them.

The mountains collapsed, with massive boulders raining down from the sky, targeting the position where Yang Haoran and the others were standing.

The raging river sent a torrent of water surging upwards, coalescing into a water dragon that also targeted Yang Haoran's group as its prey.

The previously harmless flora and fauna had been transformed, with some growing hands and feet, while others developed gaping maws filled with sharp fangs. They had become ferocious and savage, attacking Yang Haoran's group from all directions.

"Let's see how powerful they are," Yang Haoran said with a smile to Bai Xue and the others.

With those words, Bai Xue's body was enveloped in a green light, and she transformed back into her white snake form. With a single undulation of her serpentine body, she crushed several boulders and took to the sky to engage the water dragon. Еnjоying thе stоry? Disсоvеr mоrе оn М|V|LЕМ6РYR.

"Xiaokang, you'll help me defend against the falling rocks. Xiu Juan, use your illusions to deal with the transformed monsters!" Master Wu commanded.

As he spoke, Master Wu took action, and the quick-witted Xiaokang and Xiu Juan immediately joined the fray.

Master Wu and Xiaokang's Yin spiritual power formed a protective barrier above their heads to block the falling boulders. However, these were no ordinary rocks, as they had been imbued with power by the formation.

The barrage of massive boulders pounded against the barrier, causing it to tremble violently, as if it might shatter at any moment.

Xiaokang's strength was limited, and his assistance to Master Wu was only marginal. But even so, Master Wu, being the strongest of the Night Watch in Lecheng, was able to unleash considerable power on his own. With Xiaokang's help, their combined strength was even greater.

Yet, despite their efforts, the barrier they had erected was already showing signs of instability after just one exchange with the falling rocks, demonstrating the immense impact force of the endless barrage.

Xiu Juan's situation was similar to the others. As an evil spirit, although she had a physical body, her destructive power was limited when fighting hand-to-hand. Her strongest ability was still her illusions.

However, her illusions had no effect on the transformed monsters, as the world they were currently in was not the true reality. The monsters were also part of this illusory realm, so her illusions could not influence them.

Moreover, even if her illusions were effective, with the sheer number of monsters, Xiu Juan alone would not be able to stop them all.

Faced with this situation, Xiu Juan was about to charge out and engage the monsters directly, but was stopped by Yang Haoran.

"We're just testing the power of this formation. There's no need to fight to the death," Yang Haoran said with a smile, and then waved his hand, enveloping them in a Yin spiritual barrier.

The attacks from the monsters continued to bombard the barrier, and it quickly began to show signs of instability, despite the fact that Yang Haoran had casually conjured it.

The only one who was not on the defensive was Bai Xue, who was engaged in a fierce battle with the water dragon in the sky.

After regaining her true form, Bai Xue's physical body was remarkably powerful. Although the water dragon was larger, Bai Xue's strength surpassed it, allowing her to maintain the upper hand.

Bai Xue's significant improvement in strength was largely due to the demonic pills provided by Yang Haoran, as well as the monthly salary from the Spirit Police, though the former was the more crucial factor.

Seeing that his hastily erected barrier was about to shatter, Yang Haoran dismissed it with a wave of his hand and summoned a massive Yin Qi hand to grab one of the monsters and bring it before him.

The monster, its sharp claws slashing at Yang Haoran's arm, tore through his clothes and the protective Yin Qi on his body, leaving several bloody scratches.

With the barrier gone, the other monsters rushed in, and in the blink of an eye, a group of them appeared before Yang Haoran and the others.

At this moment, Yang Haoran threw the monster he had grabbed aside and once again activated the formation disc, causing the attacking monsters, the falling boulders, and the water dragon fighting Bai Xue to all vanish.

The world before them returned to normal, with the two villas reappearing in their familiar surroundings.

Bai Xue reverted to her human form, and a green light enveloped her body, quickly repairing the shredded clothes she had been wearing during her transformation. In the blink of an eye, the green light dissipated, and she was now dressed in a sports outfit.

"Big Brother Underworld Envoy, we were really going at it, did you think I couldn't handle that water dragon?" Bai Xue asked with a coquettish smile.

"Haha, it's not that you couldn't handle it, but we were about to reach our limit," Yang Haoran replied with a laugh.

As he spoke, Master Wu and Xiaokang also withdrew their Yin spiritual power, and the protective barrier they had erected disappeared.

Bai Xue then turned her attention to the scratches on Yang Haoran's arm.

"You got hurt, how careless of me. Let me get something to disinfect and bandage it," Bai Xue said, about to retrieve the necessary items from her independent space, but Yang Haoran stopped her.

"It's just a minor injury, no need for bandages. It'll heal on its own soon enough," Yang Haoran said, also looking at the wounds on his arm.

The wound is not particularly gruesome, in Yang Haoran's eyes now, this injury is at most just a superficial wound, so he didn't take it seriously at all and didn't think it was necessary to bandage it.

The fact that he was just attacked by the monster was actually intentional on his part. Otherwise, he had no reason to deliberately provoke a monster. His main purpose in doing so was to get the monster to leave a mark on him, in order to confirm some of his own speculations.

For ordinary illusions, what happens in the illusion cannot directly cause physical harm to the target. If there is any harm, it would be spiritual harm, or harm caused by external forces while the target is in the illusion.

In other words, if it were just a regular illusion, the wound on Yang Haoran's arm should have disappeared after the illusion ended. But that was not the case - the wound on his arm remained real and did not disappear.

At this point, Bai Xue also realized this. When she looked at the wound on Yang Haoran's arm, a look of disbelief appeared on her face.

"Strange, what we just experienced was clearly an illusion, but how come Underworld Envoy big brother has a wound on his arm? It shouldn't be possible!"

Hearing Bai Xue's words, the other people present also had puzzled expressions on their faces, especially the evil spirit Xiu Juan, whose main skill was illusion techniques, so she was the most perplexed.

"The world we just experienced can no longer be called an illusion, because it was transformed by the power of the grand formation. That's why it felt so real and could directly cause physical harm to us. If any of us had died in that world, we would have truly died." Yang Haoran explained.

After hearing Yang Haoran's explanation, Bai Xue was just curious, without any fear. From her reaction, it seemed she didn't think she would die in the grand formation.

As for Master Wu and the others, a hint of fear flashed across their faces. Xiu Juan's expression showed her fear, not for herself, but for her son Xiaokang. In her view, even if the falling rocks or monsters were powerful, they could at most shatter or tear apart her physical vessel, but would not affect her soul body.

"Underworld Envoy big brother, did you fully activate this grand formation just now?" Bai Xue asked curiously, her eyes shining with amazement at this formation flag.

Yang Haoran shook his head with a smile and said, "No."

Hearing that the power of this formation flag had not been fully activated yet, Bai Xue couldn't help but look at the formation disc in Yang Haoran's hand, her eyes gleaming.

Master Wu and the others also had expressions of shock on their faces.

"Uncle Yang, what is the name of this formation flag? How is it so powerful? Where did you get it from?" Xiaokang couldn't help but ask.

"Xiaokang, have you forgotten how your mother taught you?" Xiu Juan said sternly, reprimanding Xiaokang.

"It's alright." Yang Haoran stopped Xiu Juan with a smile, then scratched his head and explained, "This formation flag is called the Mountain and River Grand Formation. I obtained it from a friend in another place. In the future, we will need this grand formation to protect this place."