Chapter 378

Hundreds of punches, each of which was a peak attack. Even Zi Chen felt that it was too much for him to bear.

Fortunately, it was all over.

With the final peak punch, a rain of blood fell between heaven and earth. A loud explosion resounded throughout the world. The mid-stage Zephyr Realm cultivator was blasted apart by Zi Chen.

Zhang Haotian was dumbfounded. One had to know that this was a mid-stage Zephyr Realm cultivator, but he was defeated so easily.

Then, his face was filled with ecstasy. As his good brother, the stronger Zi Chen was, the happier he was.

"Zi Chen, good job."

Zhang Haotian couldn't help but shout, but in the next moment, his pupils shrank. He saw a black shadow appear silently behind Zi Chen.

When the other party appeared, he looked straight at Zi Chen. He didn't attack, nor did he show any malice.

"Could it be Elder Mo? But it doesn't look like it." Zhang Haotian was puzzled.

The Tyrannical Fist consumed a lot of energy. Zi Chen was gasping for breath and sweating profusely. This was a relatively difficult battle. With a gap of a large realm, Zi Chen's victory wasn't easy.

The Perfect Body and the Tyrannical Fist could barely kill a mid-stage Zephyr Realm cultivator.

At this moment, Zi Chen turned his head and looked at Zhang Haotian. In his hand, he was still holding the mid-stage Zephyr Realm cultivator's spirit ring. This was his harvest this time. The other spirit rings had been kept by him before, and he was going to take some time to count them.

"Eh, is this your friend?" Zhang Haotian stepped forward and let out a cry of surprise.

This was because the black shadow had silently appeared behind Zi Chen. It was like a guard, protecting Zi Chen.

"Friend." Zi Chen was startled.

He had consumed a lot of energy, and he felt exhausted. As a result, his powerful spirit sense had become less sharp, and his perception had obviously decreased.

"Yeah, isn't it him? He's standing behind you." Zhang Haotian pointed behind Zi Chen.

"What?"

Zi Chen's expression changed drastically as the hairs on his body stood on end. The instant he turned his head, he saw a black shadow flash past.

"It's that black shadow. He actually followed us out." Zi Chen's heart, which had just calmed down, began to palpitate again.

"Buzz."

A golden brilliance flashed as streaks of lightning surrounded his body. Zi Chen's hair fluttered in anger as he shouted into the void, "Stop playing tricks and come out!"

When Zi Chen turned around, the black shadow always flashed and disappeared. Furthermore, it kept appearing behind Zi Chen.

Swish. Swish.

Using his Extreme Speed Footwork, Zi Chen moved within a small area, wanting to see the true body of the shadow. However, the shadow was not slow either, always appearing behind Zi Chen, making it impossible for him to see clearly. All he could see was an illusory figure disappearing.

"He has always been behind you. He is a tall shadow, like an illusion."

Zhang Haotian shouted. He had a bad feeling. He was seriously injured, and now that Zi Chen and the shadow were both moving at extreme speed, he could not help even if he wanted to.

Zi Chen was facing a great enemy. The golden light around his body became even more dazzling. Streaks of lightning surrounded his body, making crackling sounds. At the same time, streaks of golden light surged, wreaking havoc in all directions, launching indiscriminate attacks.

However, it was useless. The black shadow blended into the void, allowing the golden ripples to pass by without moving.

"What exactly is he?" Zhang Haotian asked, feeling a chill in his heart.

"It's a ghost. He has been following me since before."

Zi Chen spoke as if he was facing a great enemy. The golden light kept flashing as he displayed his extreme speed to the limit. His whole body turned into a streak of light.

However, the black shadow still did not disappear. It always disappeared the moment Zi Chen turned around, and then reappeared in an instant. A streak of golden light and a streak of black light were constantly lingering around each other.

After that, Zi Chen flew into the distance like a bolt of lightning, moving forward at an extremely fast speed.

Swish.

The black shadow also flashed and followed Zi Chen closely.

"What? He's a ghost?"

Zhang Haotian was horrified. There were only vengeful spirits in the world. How could there be ghosts? At this moment, he saw the black shadow clearly. It had a ferocious expression and blood-red eyes. It was like the tall demonic shadow on the ancient castle's gate. They were all blood-red and looked very strange.

"It's the demonic shadow on the gate. Has it been following you?" Zhang Haotian cried out. He also retreated, his heart trembling.

That day, the demonic shadow had been very strange. It had silently caused people to bleed from their orifices and more than ten people had died. At that time, the crowd had only seen its eyes. But now, Zi Chen had been entangled by the demonic shadow.

"Elder Hiroshi, why aren't you helping?" Elder Hiroshi had already appeared, but he was far away from Zi Chen. He only watched from afar.

"Help? How can I help?" Elder Hiroshi looked at the black shadow and frowned. He had no idea what to do.

The black shadow was very strange. It only followed Zi Chen but did not attack. Other than the pair of blood-red eyes that were particularly scary, it did not have any hostility.

But it followed Zi Chen closely and did not leave his side. It was already creepy enough.

In the previous battle, Zi Chen had consumed a lot of energy. Now that he was using the world's fastest speed, his speed became slower and slower. In the end, Zi Chen was panting and exhausted all his energy.

As he slowed down, the black shadow also slowed down. It did not say a word and stuck close to Zi Chen.

During this time, Zhang Haotian tried to attack, but it was useless. As soon as he approached, the black shadow would disappear. As soon as he left, it would appear again.

With his energy exhausted, Zi Chen had no choice but to sit on the ground.

"Hmph, I don't care if you're a human or a ghost. If you have the ability, appear in front of me and fight with me. If you don't, quickly leave." Zi Chen sat on the ground, panting and shouting.

The black shadow followed behind him without a word.

Elder Hiroshi and Zhang Haotian did not dare to approach. They both watched from afar.

This was an illusory black shadow. It was very similar to the demonic shadow on the gate of the ancient castle. It had a pair of blood-red eyes. It was behind Zi Chen, almost sticking to him.

"Could this be an incarnation of the demonic shadow on the gate? It's like some kind of curse." Zhang Haotian stood in the distance and whispered.

"Why would a curse entangle me?" Zi Chen was puzzled and did not dare to turn around.

"You forgot that it was your token that allowed everyone to enter here. Moreover, if it wasn't for your token, I'm afraid more people would have died in the blood-red eyes. Could this be the demonic shadow's revenge?" Zhang Haotian guessed.

Zi Chen's hair stood on end. He muttered, "That's impossible."

"It's very possible."

Elder Hiroshi said seriously, "You've forgotten that this is a place where humans and other races fight. Humans can trigger the obsessions of other races, and this might be one of them. That demonic shadow has been eyeing you for a long time."

"Then how can it be eliminated?"

"There's no way to get rid of it unless you're dead."

"If I'm dead, why would I need to get rid of it? Is there no other way?" Zi Chen rolled his eyes.

"You can try using the token." Elder Hiroshi smiled.

"Yeah, why am I so stupid? Previously, it was the token that solved everything. Naturally, I'll have to rely on it this time." Zi Chen came to a realization.

"Boom!"

On the armor, flames flickered, illuminating the surroundings. An earth-shattering fire appeared, engulfing the surroundings with blazing heat.

"It's gone. It's really gone. It's just a bunch of obsessions. This token can resolve it," Zhang Haotian shouted.

When the flames attacked, the black shadow's blood-red eyes seemed to show a hint of pain. Then, the figure kept twisting and dissipating under the flames. It was completely burned.

"It's finally gone."

Zi Chen heaved a sigh of relief. The obsessions had dissipated. He was on tenterhooks all the way here. Now, he could finally relax.

Elder Hiroshi stroked his beard. Obviously, he was also frightened.

After that, Zi Chen sat down cross-legged to recover the elemental energy he had consumed.

"Zi Chen."

But before he could close his eyes, there was a strange cry. It was Zhang Haotian. He looked as if he had seen a ghost.

"What's wrong?"

"He appeared again. He's right behind you."

Zhang Haotian pointed behind Zi Chen, his eyes filled with disbelief. The fearless him actually had a look of panic on his face. Obviously, he was scared stiff.

Elder Hiroshi had already entered the Taiji diagram. At this moment, he also appeared with a swoosh. When he saw the black shadow appear again, he also looked as if he had seen a ghost.

"Boom!"

Zi Chen felt a chill in his heart. Without saying a word, he once again activated the flames on the armor to wreak havoc, and the black shadow disappeared just like before.

"Is there more?" This time, Zi Chen was vigilant and did not cultivate.

After a long time, Zhang Haotian shook his head.

"Hmph, finally gone." Zi Chen snorted and sat down cross-legged again.

But soon, Zhang Haotian's cry rang out again.

This was an extremely strange scene. A black shadow would always appear behind Zi Chen. Boundless flames would appear, and the other party's pain would disappear. However, as long as Zi Chen sat down cross-legged to cultivate, the other party would appear again.

Its expression was ferocious. It had blood-red pupils. Although there was no killing intent, it was still creepy.

"How can this be?" The three were uncertain. They thought of many ways to break it, but none of them worked.

Zi Chen even made a lot of blood and had Zhang Haotian splash it on the black shadow, but it was still useless.

"This is human blood, not black dog blood. It's useless." Zhang Haotian's words made Zi Chen speechless.

The three were terrified. They tried everything, but still could not get rid of the black shadow.

Zi Chen was on the verge of collapse. It was not a good thing to be followed by such a guy. It might have no evil intentions now, but it might kill in the next moment.

"Squeak, squeak."

Finally, just as the three were about to collapse, the black shadow let out a sound. But it was a beast-like sound. Its originally ferocious expression seemed to smile, making it even more sinister.

Zi Chen was shocked. He jumped a few meters into the air and escaped.

This time, the black shadow did not disappear. It was also the first time it did not follow Zi Chen.

Two rays of light flashed in its blood-red pupils. A sinister smile appeared on its face. It squeaked again, and its illusory body gradually solidified.

"What is this thing?"

"Is it a ghost?"

The three were uncertain and retreated far away. Zi Chen's forehead flashed with silver light. A powerful aura lay dormant. Once he sensed something was wrong, he would use all his trump cards.

"Squeak squeak."

The beast-like roar sounded again. The black silhouette began to solidify. However, during the process of solidifying, it began to shrink.