Chapter 18

Chapter 18

Wang Cuiping unleashed her imps, and Hua Yuling and I fought with everything we had. I exhausted every talisman and tool in my bag, while Hua Yuling reached the point where she couldn’t utter a single incantation.

By the time we had cleared out most of the imps, Hua Yuling collapsed onto the ground.

“Qiao Moyu, I’m done for. I’m literally drained dry.”

“Why the hell haven’t you used the Heavenly Tribulation Token yet?”

Jiang Haoyan was being strangled by Wang Cuiping. He had sustained several injuries, and blood trailed down his arms. Wang Cuiping flicked her tongue out, licking the blood off his hand with an expression of obsession.

“Such pure blood…”

Seeing that Wang Cuiping was about to tear Jiang Haoyan to pieces, I gritted my teeth.

“Damn it, here goes nothing!”

“Five Thunders Command-”

A bolt of lightning slammed into Wang Cuiping, knocking her back and forcing her to release Jiang Haoyan.

“Haha, so this is the Heavenly Tribulation Token? It’s not all that-”

Before she could finish, I charged at her, wrapped my arms around her waist, and we both tumbled into the ancient pool.

A bone-chilling cold seeped into my body through my pores. Shuddering, I held my breath and forced my eyes open.

Then, I saw a sight I would never forget.

Beneath the surface were several massive, dark shadows. Multiple long, red tongues lunged out, competing to grab the Ghost Mother and drag her down.

The Ghost Mother let out a piercing shriek, bubbles erupting from her mouth. Countless imps crawled out from between her legs, pouncing on the tongues and biting them.

Blood instantly stained the water red. Not daring to linger, I scrambled to swim toward the shore.

“Qiao Moyu!”

Jiang Haoyan was leaning halfway over the edge of the pool, desperately reaching out his hand toward me.

I saw the relief in his eyes turn to pure horror.

In the next second, a red tongue wrapped around my waist and yanked me violently downward.

The tongue was covered in barbs. I felt a sharp pain in my side, followed by a rush of coldness that left half my body numb.

The thing was likely venomous.

As I was dragged deeper into the water, I quickly placed my hands back-to-back, hooking my right middle finger with my left and my ring fingers together to form the Overturning Heaven Seal.

The Overturning Heaven Seal was named after Ancestor Hongjun’s primordial treasure, the Overturning Heaven Seal. That seal was ruthless; it was designed specifically to strike the head, and one hit meant certain death.

Later, Taoism adapted it into a hand seal, retaining the concept of its immense power.

However, this technique was a double-edged sword that would severely drain one’s internal spiritual energy.

I aimed the hand seal at the tongue around my waist and struck hard. The tongue recoiled in pain, quickly retracting.

I no longer had an ounce of strength left. My body went stiff, and I began to sink straight down into the depths.