Modern Cultivation : The Strongest Couple Bonded by Vampire System

"Just where did you come from?" Yang Fei couldn't help but ask since he felt really curious now.

He believed Greed was not lying now.

"I don't know. As I told you, I only grew sentience because I was separated too long from my main body. Otherwise, now I would have already run there to fuse back with them."

"So you are his clone?"

"Well, you can think of it like that."

In reality, Greed was nothing more than what survived from the clone that was destroyed.

It was by luck he consumed a medical elixir that triggered the rise of this sentience, but Greed didn't want to tell this to Yang Fei, as he knew Yang Fei would demand the location from him and end up going there first instead of leaving.

Meanwhile, back in Dali City, the place had now been completely turned upside down.

The crack in the ground grew wider, releasing an evil aura that suffocated everyone near it. From inside, strange creatures started emerging. They all had similar appearances but varied in size.

Their bodies were covered in dark scales, and they walked on all fours like apes while their heads resembled those of snakes.

They moved like mindless beasts, attacking everything they saw. MingHao watched from a distance, as did Xue Fang, YangYu, YunYun, and the members of the Xueqi family.

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"You want to fight them? Bad idea, MingHao. We're almost out of qi now, and most of us are also wounded. Your life force is almost gone, and you can't replenish it."

"I agree with Xue Fang, MingHao. You can't be selfish now. Look how many of them there are—hundreds at least, and more keep pouring out," YanYu said.

"I also agree. We need to retreat. Just look at our cousins. They're all wounded now, and my condition is far from peak."

MingHao started hesitating. Yun Yun had just been tortured for a long time, and though she could still fight beside him, she was already pushing her limits. The same could be said for their other cousins.

Xue Fang had also lost most of her puppets, and YanYu was wounded as well.

He clenched his fist, knowing he didn't have any other choice but to retreat, but his heart was unwilling. His mission was to take the city, a very simple one, and he had failed.

"Your friends are right, kid. You should go away and let me take care of the rest," a voice called out, pulling their attention.

MingHao quickly turned alert as three new people approached them.

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"Me? Haha, just call me Owl. Based on the symbol on your clothes, all of you should be from the Bai Yue Sect. We know your sister MingYue. As her friend, I'd suggest you stay away. What's inside here is far beyond your ability."

"You're my sister's friend? Why have I never heard about you then?"

"Hahaha, that's because we just met her. Look, you can trust me or not—it's your choice. But I'm sure you can feel our strength."

Owl's eyes flickered, and a huge pressure emanated from him, pushing down on the group.

Feng Xue frowned, then tugged MingHao's hand. "Let's go."

Looking at her pleading eyes, MingHao relented. He understood what Owl meant. They could attack them if they wanted to, but giving them a way to leave was proof enough that they weren't enemies.

MingHao then took his leave with the others.

"How are we going to do this?" Owl asked, looking down at their enemy.

"You and Zold take care of this side. I'll go down."

"What? Father, you can't go down by yourself," Zold said, his voice tinged with worry.

Unfortunately, Zold didn't respond. He turned into lightning and then floated toward the crack. In the process, the lightning spread around, hitting many of the strange beasts and turning them to dust.

Zold was surprised by his father's display of strength. "So, Father was taking it easy when fighting me."

"Don't underestimate him, Zold. Your father is the strongest among us now. Even Edward can't beat him in a direct fight. Rather than that, focus on the task. Your task is to evacuate the people in the city; I'll clean up these forgotten creatures."

Owl's body started turning dark and then separated into many birds. Each bird looked like a phoenix.

CRACKLE! SWOOSH!

The birds were then engulfed by many elements—some were thunder, others were flame, ice, and water, and some were even colored green and pure black. Zold didn't know all the elements, but he knew for sure they weren't to be underestimated. One of the birds then crashed into a group of weird creatures, exploding and taking out a few.

The explosion looked like fireworks with the variety. When it settled, he could see Owl's silhouette standing in front of the crater, looking down on it.

One of the creatures then leaped forward from behind him, but Owl didn't even make a move. The shadow at his feet moved, then turned into a solid spike piercing through the creature.

Many more spikes then emerged from the creature, turning it into something like a hedgehog. The shadow spikes then threw the creature away like a sack.

"What is with that shadow? Why do I feel like it's alive?" Zold mumbled in confusion.

He was sure it wasn't Owl's ability. There was a high chance it was a product of his cultivation system, improved by Edward.

Realizing Owl would have no problem, Zold turned his gaze toward the civilians. Those who could escape had already run away with MingHao and the others. Those left now were buried in the debris.

It's not that MingHao didn't want to help them; he didn't have the time for it.

His body turned into lightning, crackling through the battlefield. He maneuvered quickly, destroying debris while taking the survivors to a special cube.

It was similar to an awecube, but this one didn't have any forced contract function. Alex had given this to his main party, just in case they needed it.

It was very useful in situations like this or when they needed to carry people out.