Chapter 211: The Humanoid Cloud Beast
"Be careful, Senior Qin. There’s not only evil spirits here but also a humanoid Cloud Beast, as powerful as a Foundation Building cultivator, lurking in the shadows and waiting to ambush. Daoist Chai was nearly seriously injured by its surprise attack."
The cultivator surnamed Ning stayed vigilant, transmitting this warning to Qin Sang.
Upon hearing this, Qin Sang finally understood. A few evil spirits alone wouldn’t have been enough to trap Ning and Chai. It was their efforts to counter the humanoid Cloud Beast that delayed their escape, drawing in more and more evil spirits and leaving them stranded here.
Humanoid Cloud Beasts were rare creatures—formed when a cultivator’s spirit was contaminated by a Cloud Beast essence, transforming them into a Cloud Beast. Sometimes this transformation occurred even if the cultivator hadn’t died, with the Cloud Beast essence taking over at the brink of death. All humanoid Cloud Beasts were difficult to deal with, often as strong as the cultivator was in life, if not stronger. Some could even use the artifacts their host had wielded.
With his spiritual consciousness restricted, Qin Sang couldn’t probe the surroundings fully, and he hadn’t detected any signs of the humanoid Cloud Beast within the Yan Luo Array of Ten Directions. It was well-hidden indeed.
"Daoists, you should retreat and tend to your wounds first, then join Daoist Yunqiong as soon as possible." Qin Sang signaled to them with a glance, turning his back as if defenseless to escort them out.
After just a few steps, a chilling gust of energy surged from behind with astonishing speed, aiming straight for Qin Sang’s back.
Qin Sang smirked inwardly, swiftly commanding the ebony sword to thrust behind him. A burst of sword qi shot out, extending several feet, hitting the dark figure directly.
Boom!