Xiao Cleanses the Karmic Debt!

At the same time, in the wilderness near Wangshu Inn, at Dihua Marsh,

a group of Hilichurls shrouded in black mist surrounded a green-haired young man.

This green-haired youth was none other than the Vigilant Yaksha, Xiao, guardian near Wangshu Inn.

Xiao's expression remained completely unmoved as he watched the numerous Hilichurls wrapped in black mist surround him.

Several Hilichurls raised their wooden clubs and swung them down toward Xiao.

But with a flash of his figure and a streak of green light, these Hilichurls were instantly obliterated.

Ordinarily, Hilichurls would hesitate after witnessing their comrades' defeat.

However, after being enshrouded by the black mist, they instead became more agitated, their savagery growing even stronger.

Xiao coldly observed these Hilichurls, noticing that the degree to which they were being eroded by karmic debt was far more severe than before.

He could no longer sense any trace of their rationality.

The Hilichurls surrounding Xiao had gone berserk and charged at him.

At a glance, there were hundreds of them, as if half of the Hilichurls in Dihua Marsh had gathered here.

With such a large number of Hilichurls, enhanced by the black mist,

any normal Vision bearer might have fallen in such a situation.

But Xiao was no ordinary person—he was the Yaksha Adeptus, a guardian, and naturally, he feared no Hilichurl.

Xiao's figure vanished from where he stood, and green flashes streaked through the group of Hilichurls.

The Hilichurls struck by the green light fell like blades of grass being cut, without even the slightest struggle.

As green light flickered across the battlefield, open spaces appeared amidst the Hilichurl horde.

In just a few breaths, Xiao reappeared, and there were no living Hilichurls left in sight.

Xiao's cold voice echoed:

"These Hilichurls, corrupted by karmic debt, were a bit tougher this time."

The Hilichurls, whose strength had been greatly enhanced by the black mist left behind by the Demon God's remnants,

were, to Xiao, just a little tougher than usual.

Coldly eyeing the black mist still rising from the corpses of the Hilichurls,

Xiao was about to investigate when suddenly the sound of wooden shields scraping the ground and the angry roars of Hilichurl Berserkers echoed in the air.

"More? How much karmic debt is there this time?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Xiao's eyes. This black mist seemed far more unusual than normal.

At that moment, the trees in front of him crashed down.

Several Hilichurl Berserkers, wielding wooden or stone shields, charged toward him with unstoppable force.

Their bodies were also enshrouded in black mist, making them even more ferocious than ordinary Hilichurl Berserkers.

With red eyes, the Hilichurl Berserkers charged at Xiao, shields raised.

But to Xiao, this was still not much of a problem; they were easily dealt with.

He flashed behind the Hilichurl Berserkers,

and with a sweep of his spear, struck at them.

However, the Hilichurl Berserkers, enhanced by the black mist, instinctively turned and raised their shields to block Xiao's attack.

Although Xiao's casual strike left deep marks on their shields, the Hilichurl Berserkers charged forward again,

raising their shields and slamming them down toward Xiao.

A glimmer of surprise flickered in Xiao's eyes. Clearly, he hadn't expected these Hilichurl Berserkers, driven purely by instinct, to be able to keep up with his speed.

But their attacks were too simplistic—Xiao could dodge them even with his eyes closed.

As Xiao dodged with a flash of movement,

the Hilichurl Berserkers slammed their shields into the ground with a loud crash, raising a cloud of dust.

A deep pit, the size of a large jar, was left in the ground where the shields struck.

"Hmph."

Xiao snorted coldly, transforming into a green streak of light that instantly passed through several Hilichurl Berserkers.

In the next moment, all the wooden and stone shields shattered,

and the towering Hilichurl Berserkers collapsed to the ground, causing the earth to tremble.

Standing among the heap of Hilichurl corpses, Xiao felt an inexplicable irritation as the surrounding black mist continued to swirl.

He took a deep breath to calm his mind, then began to investigate the Hilichurls.

"Lately, this karmic debt has been appearing more frequently. What exactly is going on?"

Xiao used his spear, Primordial Jade Winged-Spear, to lift a Hilichurl and examine the black mist clinging to it.

The amount of black mist here was the most Xiao had seen in nearly a hundred years.

This black mist was the residue left by the Demon Gods. In the terms of the Yakshas, it was known as karmic debt.

As a Yaksha who had spent his life killing, to kill was to protect, but such deeds also accumulated terrible karmic debt.

Every Yaksha would be tormented by this karmic debt throughout their lives.

And when the accumulation reached its limit, they would go mad, just like the Hilichurls Xiao had seen,

killing wildly until they died.

This was the fate of the Yakshas.

The four Yaksha protectors who once fought alongside Xiao had all gone mad from their karmic debt in the end, killing each other.

Recalling these grim memories, Xiao's brow furrowed slightly.

The increasingly frequent appearance of this black mist, and in greater quantities, was making Xiao more alert.

Having guarded this area for centuries, Xiao had never seen such a large-scale occurrence of karmic black mist before.

This amount of black mist was only slightly less than what Xiao had witnessed during the Archon War.

During that war, the remnants of the Demon Gods had been everywhere.

Now, what was happening again?

With such a massive amount of karmic debt, there had to be something major happening behind the scenes.

Xiao felt it was necessary to investigate thoroughly,

to prevent more karmic black mist from harming the people.

Even Xiao, who had been here for so long, was starting to feel his mind waver from the oppressive mist.

Let alone the ordinary citizens who lived here.

The negative energy within this karmic debt had a terrifying effect on the moral and civilized principles that humanity had built up.

As a Yaksha protector, it was Xiao's duty to cleanse this karmic debt.

Even if he had to bear it himself, he could not allow the black mist to reach the people.

As Xiao was examining the black mist clinging to the Hilichurl corpses,

a massive shadow suddenly loomed over him, casting a dark veil across the ground.

Another enemy?

Xiao swiftly turned around, only to see a towering figure shrouded in thick karmic debt, with glowing red eyes.

It was a massive Hilichurl Chieftain, its body as solid as rock, one of the strongest among the Hilichurl tribes.

This Hilichurl Chieftain was exuding a thick cloud of karmic black mist, clearly having undergone some special enhancement.

"So much karmic debt attached to it?"

Surprise flashed across Xiao's eyes.

The amount of karmic debt on this Hilichurl Chieftain surpassed that of all the other Hilichurls combined.

The resulting enhancement in its strength was unimaginable.

However, the red eyes of the Hilichurl Chieftain also revealed the price it had paid for such a burden of karmic debt—

its very existence had been eroded by the karmic residue.

The Hilichurl Chieftain roared toward the sky, its thunderous voice causing the surrounding leaves to tremble.

Even Xiao frowned slightly. This Hilichurl Chieftain, consumed by karmic debt, had now become a formidable demon.

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