Adman the vampire had never been so terrified and disheveled.
His physical body had been shot to pieces, and his soul had escaped death by hiding in a drop of his essence blood.
If not for his extremely ancient bloodline, which allowed him to regenerate from a drop of blood, Ji Mo's slingshot would have turned him into dust.
However, with his body destroyed, he had suffered extremely severe injuries. He needed to return to his blood coffin to recuperate as soon as possible, otherwise, his cultivation realm would inevitably fall, and his strength would be greatly diminished.
"Humans, when did such a terrifying expert appear? They seem even more formidable than Emperor Bai from back then."
Adman's heart was still pounding. He reformed from a drop of essence blood into a small bat and fled towards the demon realm gate at the fastest speed possible.
On the summit of the giant mountain.
The Golden Skeleton, the Ghost, and the Ghost Fire were still discussing how to divide the Xuan Ling Realm.
They were arguing fiercely, each wanting to claim more and better territory.
In their eyes, the entire Xuan Ling Realm was already within their grasp. They were confident enough and possessed sufficient strength to sweep aside all opposition and purge the realm.
"Hmm, that's Adman. Why has he become such a sorry sight?"
Ghost Fire was the first to notice the disheveled vampire fleeing back, showing a rare expression of shock.
Although Adman was the weakest among them, no one in the Xuan Ling Realm should have been his match.
Why was he so badly injured?
"His aura is weak, his physical body is gone. Adman, what exactly did you encounter?"
The Ghost couldn't help but ask, wanting to know what had happened.
Adman dared not approach them too closely, maintaining a wary stance with a very grim expression.
How could he explain?
He had been instantly killed by a small slingshot!
If he admitted that, he would likely never be able to hold his head up again.
The Golden Skeleton, as if seeing through everything, made a self-assured guess: "Do I even need to guess? That old lecher must have been blinded by lust, fallen into a honey trap, and was ambushed by cunning humans. He was attacked by a group of human experts, which led to his current miserable state. I told you long ago, lust is a double-edged sword. You can never control your lower half, and now you've suffered a great loss."
"You're really, truly smart."
Adman gritted his teeth and praised, which served as a way for him to save face.
He really wanted to say that there was no ambush, no group attack, just a small, broken slingshot that had annihilated him in one blow.
But his pride prevented him from saying it.
However, for the sake of the bigger picture, he didn't dare to conceal too much and warned: "Everyone, we need to proceed with caution from now on. The human race has produced an incredibly terrifying expert, and he might possess a divine artifact."
"Divine artifact?"
These two words immediately caused shock.
However, the three quickly regained their composure, not believing it.
The Ghost shook its head: "A divine artifact is absolutely impossible. The Xuan Ling Realm is a desolate place, with only a few low-grade immortal artifacts. How could there be a divine artifact?"
Ghost Fire let out a cold snort: "Let alone the impossibility of a divine artifact, even if one existed, it wouldn't be something ordinary people could control. Divine artifacts are arrogant and cannot be used by just anyone. Even immortals can only unleash a fraction of a divine artifact's power. You're not trying to tell us that humans have achieved immortality now, are you?"
The Xuan Ling Realm had been sealed off for ten thousand years, and the path to immortality had been severed. It was common knowledge that no immortals could be born here.
Adman was rendered speechless by their questioning. He even doubted if his perception was mistaken.
Perhaps it was just a high-grade immortal artifact. After all, he had never heard of a divine artifact that looked like a small slingshot.
"That person's strength is immense. I estimate none of us are his match. I suggest we let the Female Supreme take action; perhaps only she can deal with that ferocious individual."
Adman was too lazy to argue with them and stated his proposal.
This was also the most prudent course of action.
Even if the Female Supreme was not his match, she could at least fight him to a draw, and that would be his time for revenge.
"Although we hold the Female Supreme's heart, we cannot command her to do our bidding. To make her act, we must pay a sufficient price. If you are willing to bear these costs alone, then we have no objections."
The Ghost refused, clearly unwilling to bleed, as the price to be paid was too high.
Or perhaps, it had other, unknown intentions.
Ghost Fire remained silent, harboring its own secret plans.
The emergence of a human who could threaten them was a good thing. It would be best if the other three were eliminated, allowing it to benefit as the sole victor.
As for itself, it felt no concern whatsoever.
It would not tell outsiders that its origin was extraordinary and that it had once burned an immortal to death.
It had always been arrogant and never took the other three overlords seriously, not out of conceit, but because it was truly powerful.
"That person is truly formidable. I feel he is no weaker than Emperor Bai from back then. We must treat him with utmost seriousness."
Adman was furious. If that ferocious individual was not dealt with promptly, it would undoubtedly lead to major problems.
This ferocious individual had the potential to become the next Emperor Bai.
"Adman, you're getting old and cowardly, actually being scared like this by a mere human. I haven't encountered a worthy opponent in a long time. Let me deal with him. I will strip him of all his bones and stew them into a pot of old fire soup to calm your nerves."
The Golden Skeleton spoke with utter disdain.
As long as the opponent was not an immortal, what was there to fear?
In combat of the same level, it was confident that it could take on ten humans and demons.
Its bones had been fused with immortal gold, making it confident that it was invincible below the immortal realm, hence it did not take other beings seriously.
"You? I advise you not to go to your death in vain. That person's treasure has terrifying offensive power, and I have secret arts that allow me to regenerate from a drop of blood. If you go, you'll likely be blasted into bone fragments."
Adman retorted mercilessly, clearly aware of the terrifying power of Ji Mo's attack, and knew that no matter how hard the Golden Skeleton's bones were, they couldn't withstand it.
The Golden Skeleton tapped its skull and said, "Adman, use your brain. We hold high positions and command thousands of subordinates. You don't think I'd be foolish enough to go and challenge him one-on-one, do you? My skeleton army is enough to break him."
The Golden Skeleton was full of mysterious confidence, with a glint of wisdom flickering in its eye sockets.
It believed that the opponent was only relying on the sharpness of his artifact. As long as they first used their subordinate skeletons to wear him down, it would be a matter of course to subdue him in the end.
Adman looked at the Golden Skeleton's empty skull and wanted to say, "Do you even have a brain?"
You're just a brainless, foolish skeleton. If you insist on courting death, I can't help you.
Adman was too lazy to waste more words. He revealed Ji Mo's location and disappeared into the darkness, returning to his blood coffin to heal.
Unnoticed, a silent spiritual imprint secretly attached itself to Adman.
Someone was making moves in the shadows.
The Golden Skeleton began to mobilize its subordinates, organizing its troops and setting off to hunt Ji Mo.
On the scene, only the Ghost and Ghost Fire remained.
"Boss Ghost Fire, if the Golden Skeleton can take care of that human, that would be best. If it fails, should we let the Female Supreme act, or should you step in? I know that you are the most powerful among us. The three of us combined are no match for you."
The Ghost adopted a subservient posture, appearing to follow Ghost Fire's lead.
Ghost Fire was quite pleased and said coldly, "Adman is crippled for the short term. It would be best if the Golden Skeleton is also crippled. Then, the Ghost Realm will be ours to command. As for that human, hmph, he won't be able to stir up any trouble."
"In the future, the Ghost Realm will naturally be under your command, Boss Ghost Fire."
The Ghost continued to flatter, feigning a desire for peace, but only Ghost Fire knew what it was truly thinking.
Ever since the Female Supreme's heart had been entrusted to its care, it had been unwilling to part with it. No one knew what its true intentions were.