Outside the door, the cold wind howled, sounding like the wailing of ghosts and wolves. Eve shivered involuntarily and rubbed the goosebumps on her arms.
The gloomy black sky outside the ancient castle was occasionally illuminated by lightning, making it look even more eerie and terrifying.
As night fell, the ancient castle was surrounded by a thick fog. A flock of crows cawed hoarsely as if their throats were torn, sending chills down one's spine.
The spiritual mediums outside the ancient castle looked at each other, and the atmosphere was so heavy that it was suffocating.
Alan felt inexplicably flustered.
Zhaocai and Ji Wangqiu stood in front of Ning Yitao, shielding her from all the attacks.
Zhaocai suddenly swept its huge tail towards the enemies. Taking advantage of the moment when Zhaocai knocked them over, Ji Wangqiu struck down with his sword, sparks flying everywhere.
His figure was as swift as lightning, his movements were extremely fast, and he leaped like a flying bird. In just a few bounds, he darted through the ghosts like a fleeting shadow.
Zhaocai leaped up and dashed through the ghosts. The man and the snake cooperated perfectly, taking on all the damage.
While they were fighting fiercely, Ning Yitao was not idle either. First, she had to repair the formation. She murmured something under her breath.
Duan Qinghuai's merits came in very handy at this moment. Without him, this would surely have been a tough job.
Now that the ghosts were severely injured, it was the perfect time to repair the formation. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to completely eliminate them.
Ning Yitao whispered continuously, and the dilapidated formation around was gradually being repaired.
The leading man roared in despair until blood oozed from his seven orifices. The formation that he had finally almost broken through after so many years, how could it, how could it be repaired.
But he was so overwhelmed by Ji Wangqiu's attacks that he couldn't spare any energy to stop Ning Yitao.
Two lines of bloody tears streamed down his face. The fear of being sealed again enveloped him. He stared fixedly at Ning Yitao with his eyes and roared unwillingly:
"Have you ever experienced our life? We were captured for no reason and thrown into this hellhole. We lived in fear and resentment every day. For the sake of our loved ones, we always thought that if we just endured a little longer, a little longer, we could be reunited. We did whatever it took to survive."
"But do you know what they did? They even threw our relatives into the beast - fighting cages and let us watch them being torn apart and crying out in pain by the wild beasts. Do you know how much it hurt our hearts?"
"Just because some so - called noble people said that human blood could keep them young forever, you thought we were low - born and that our lives were worthless. You drained our blood and ate our flesh. Shouldn't they die?"
"We just wanted to take revenge. Why do you have to stop us? Of course, you haven't experienced it. Lady Alexia, who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, doesn't know either. How could you possibly understand? I curse you to never have a good life in all your lifetimes."
After listening to his hoarse and passionate accusation, their resentment grew stronger and stronger.
As soon as he finished speaking, a golden light flashed in the room. In an instant, the ghosts that had been attacking were trapped in a suddenly - appearing golden cage.
On this cold and damp day, Ji Wangqiu and Zhaocai were sweating all over. They had had a hearty fight.
"The formation is complete." Ning Yitao looked delighted.
They guarded the formation: "Taotao, you can start now. We'll watch here."
Lady Alexia lowered her eyes and said dejectedly: "It was I who fueled your evil thoughts, which made you hold grudges for so long."
She looked up at Ning Yitao seriously: "Come on, I'm ready. Let me end all this."
The leading ghost instantly felt as if his heart had died. His pupils suddenly contracted violently, and it seemed that blazing flames were about to burst out from the bottom of his eyes.
His big hands trembled slightly with excitement, his fingers curled towards the palm, and he clenched his fists tightly. The joints of his fingers cracked. There was a strong anger surging in his chest.
"I'm not willing, I'm not willing. Why? It's clearly they who deserve to die. We didn't do anything wrong. Why are we always the ones being targeted."
They all tried to overturn the formation that Ning Yitao had strengthened. "We have to escape, escape."
Ning Yitao's clothes fluttered in the wind. She swung her right arm and suddenly struck at Lady Alexia with the peach - wood sword in her hand. Her strike was fast and fierce, and the wind of the sword was sharp. She didn't intend to give them any time to escape.
However, she didn't expect that the entanglement over thousands of years had made Lady Alexia and these ghosts extremely closely connected.
In order to seize the hope of survival this time, they directly took control of Lady Alexia.
Just as Ning Yitao's sword was about to strike her, her heart sank. Lady Alexia's eyes changed.
Taking advantage of Ning Yitao's unpreparedness, she suddenly attacked Ning Yitao. Ning Yitao had no defense against her and knew that she was doomed this time.
But Duan Qinghuai noticed the change in Lady Alexia earlier than Ning Yitao.
At the critical moment, Duan Qinghuai, who had been standing aside all this time, roared. Suddenly, a huge amount of energy erupted from his body, shaking the room.
He directly sent Lady Alexia flying into the wall.
She tried to fight back in a mess, but the real Lady Alexia's consciousness was struggling for control of her body.
Taking this opportunity, Ning Yitao didn't even have time to think about where Duan Qinghuai got such power.
She quickly stepped forward and delivered the final blow to Lady Alexia, who was standing there in a daze.
At the moment when Lady Alexia was split apart and fell, she finally regained control of her body. She showed a relieved smile, even though the unwilling roars of thousands of ghosts filled her ears.
Looking at the disappearing ghosts, Ji Wangqiu sighed and said sincerely: "When will the cycle of revenge end? As you sow, so shall you reap."
Ning Yitao knelt on one knee on the ground and didn't have the strength to stand up. She had used all her strength in that last strike, and now her spiritual power was exhausted.
Lady Alexia, whose body was gradually dissipating, gently stared at Ning Yitao:
"Thank you. My thousand - year - long obsession finally has an end today. I'll give you a secret, child."
She looked at Duan Qinghuai and said firmly: "His power will exceed your imagination."
After Lady Alexia had dissipated, a white glowing ball slowly gathered at the place where she had just been sitting for some unknown reason.
Zhaocai was puzzled and tentatively asked Ji Wangqiu: "What is this?"
Watching as the ball, emitting a dazzling white light, slowly fell into Ning Yitao's body and merged with her.
"This is the gift that Lady Alexia gave to Taotao. She can be regarded as a representative of the first - generation witches. You can also understand it this way. She gave Taotao the inner core that she had cultivated for a thousand years. This is really an unexpected surprise."
Ji Wangqiu sighed with emotion.
***
Outside the door, after Lady Alexia dissipated, Sarawa and his group felt that the resentment that had been weighing on them suddenly disappeared.
Eve stood up, stretched her body, and smiled brightly and proudly: "I said Ning Yitao could handle it."
Sarawa echoed: "Yes, thanks to her."
Henry looked extremely proud: "Sure enough, she is the great Ning. Let's go in quickly."
But as soon as they opened the door.
Duan Qinghuai suddenly collapsed to the ground.