As soon as the deer demon died, its minions scattered and fled.
But at that moment, Zhang Yang had no interest in chasing after them. Because he had to first rescue Wu Yuan—the only quasi-hero under him.
Wu Yuan laid on the ground like a dead man. He wasn’t breathing and didn’t have any heartbeat. The black smoke demon from before was also nowhere in sight.
However, Zhang Yang was certain that Wu Yuan wasn’t dead yet.
“Stand guard for me!”
With a command, Zhang Yang moved Wu Yuan into the Tree Demon Tower. He placed his hand on Wu Yuan’s head and instantly released his soul force field.
In the earlier battle, he had become more comfortable with the control of his soul force field. Besides, he was sure that he could find the black smoke demon that was hiding in Wu Yuan’s body.
From the surface, there was nothing unusual about Wu Yuan. But under the effect of Zhang Yang’s soul energy, he immediately found that the black smoke demon was lurking in Wu Yuan’s organs and blood, and his head was the only part that hadn’t been infiltrated.
“This is a little complicated. I can’t peel that demon out of his body like I’m sharpening wooden spears.”
Zhang Yang had a bit of a headache. The subtlety of the human body structure wasn’t something that could be compared to a wooden spear’s.
He also simply didn’t dare take the risk.
Just as he was fretting, Wu Yuan, who looked as if he was dead, suddenly opened his eyes. His facial muscles stiffened into a smile as he spoke in a strange accent.
“A weak cultivator like you can never save him. He will become my vessel and there is nothing you can do about it. But I will give you a chance to cooperate; if you give me his body, I will give you a heavenly benefit.”
“F*ck you. Shut your mouth!”
Zhang Yang unleashed another imprisonment spell and Wu Yuan instantly returned to his lifeless state.
“Do you think I can’t deal with you by hiding inside?”
Zhang Yang hesitated for a moment as he still wasn’t willing to sacrifice a White Wish Fragment, though he was confident that a White Wish Fragment could get the job done.
Hey, it’s not that I’m stingy. I will try using the Gray Wish Fragment first. If there’s really nothing I can do, I’ll have to use the White one to save him.
With this in mind, Zhang Yang took out the Gray Wish Fragment dropped by the hill demon and gently placed it on top of Wu Yuan’s head.
“I’m not asking for much. Just get that black smoke demon out of Wu Yuan’s body for a second.”
The instant he made that wish, the Gray Wish Fragment lit up and turned into fine powder. In the blink of an eye, Wu Yuan seemed to have enough strength to resist the black smoke demon. He came alive, glowing with health as he frantically struggled. Seconds later, a cloud of black smoke was forcibly pushed out of his body.
Zhang Yang was already prepared for that. He quickly released an imprisonment spell and trapped the black smoke demon. However, he didn’t expect it to grapple with such a powerful force. Even though the imprisonment spell was released successfully, there were several times when the black smoke demon almost broke free.
“Village Chief?”
As soon as that black smoke monster left Wu Yuan’s body, he immediately woke up.
“Get out. Everyone stay away from the Tree Demon Tower! No matter what happens, don’t come near!” Zhang Yang yelled. He didn’t feel too good because his soul energy had plummeted and he had also consumed a lot in the previous battle. He was afraid that he wouldn’t be able to trap this black smoke demon.
After a few seconds, the imprisonment spell failed. The black smoke demon snarled and pounced at Zhang Yang, attempting to take over him.
This situation stunned Zhang Yang. He wondered why the black smoke demon suddenly acted like it had a screw loose.
When he was outside the Tree Demon Tower, it was very difficult for him to trap the black smoke demon with this imprisonment spell.
And now, the black smoke demon just chose to possess him. In that case, it was easy for him to retaliate.
Do you really think a soul strength of B- is one to be trifled with?
In just one second, the black smoke demon seemed to have realized its unfavorable situation and tried to escape. But that was impossible because it was being attacked by Zhang Yang’s remaining soul energy.
Three minutes later, the kill information appeared before Zhang Yang’s eyes.
[Successfully killed Level 5 Abyssal Ghost.
Successfully captured 1 x Perfect Abyssal Ghost Soul (Sellable)
Received 750 Energy Points.
Received 1 x Abyssal Ghost Mark (Unsellable. Cannot be discarded)
This mark is a curse unique to the Abyssal Ghosts and will increase the chance of being attacked by them.]
Wow, looks like I’ve gotten into quite a bit of trouble!
Zhang Yang was surprised. The energy received for killing that black hill demon before was only 600 points, but killing this Abyssal Ghost only gave him 750 points.
Leaning on the inside of the Tree Demon Tower, Zhang Yang smirked while recovering his soul power. The harvest from this battle was so great that it was as if his equipment had been magnificently strengthened and from then on, he was on the path of winning in life.
It took awhile for him to wake up from this state of complacency. Only after sternly admonishing himself to not get carried away did he start to look at the specific rewards.
He looked at the energy points first. Before this battle, his village had 3,027 energy points. But after this battle, the total energy points of the village had exceeded the 10,000 mark, sitting at 10,380.
The deer lord alone contributed 3,000 energy points to him.
Next, he looked at the demon souls.
A level 15 perfect lord demon soul was priced at 12,000 points on the golden scale.
Dang, it’s worth so much.
This perfect lord demon soul allowed him to recruit 50 elites and promote 10 elites to captains at once. If Zhang Yang used it on himself, all his attributes would increase by one grade and he would gain a random talent or skill, as well as a random battle mark.
A level 19 perfect hero demon soul cost 1,900 points on the golden scale. It allowed him to raise 20 elite soldiers and promote 4 elites to captains at once. If he used it on himself, well, all of his attributes would still increase by one grade and he would gain a random talent or skill, as well as a random battle mark.
A level 5 perfect abyssal ghost soul was valued at 2,500 points on the golden scale. It allowed him to raise a village mage, priest, or an imp. This was apparently a chance for him to summon one with a magical class.
The above was the most valuable. Later on, Zhang Yang also obtained the following:
[9 x Imperfect Red Eagle Soul (Level 5 / Valued at 200 points each).
76 x Imperfect Green Wolf Demon Soul (Level 1 / Valued at 50 points each)
79 x Imperfect Deer Demon Soul (Level 4 / Valued at 150 points each)
20 x Perfect Green Wolf Demon Soul (Level 1 / Valued at 200 points each)
6 x Perfect Deer Demon Soul (Level 4 / Valued at 500 points each)]
Zhang Yang sold the imperfect souls and gained 17,500 points. It was as if he had made a fortune.