The Legend of Qingpeng: Starting from the Costinus

As the low and threatening voice echoed above the empty ascension platform, it seemed as if some ancient power had been awakened.

Then, five figures appeared silently around the ascension platform like ghosts almost at the same time.

They were clad in glittering and extremely complex magic armor, and every piece of armor seemed to be telling of endless battles and glory. They exuded a powerful and heart-pounding pressure, as if even the air was trembling under their momentum.

However, in sharp contrast to their eye-catching appearance, their eyes are empty and lifeless, lacking the agility of life, like puppets with their souls taken away, with only mechanical obedience and execution left.

The five figures moved in astonishing unison, like precisely programmed machines, and they slowly turned their heads in one direction in unison.

There was Li Qing who was forced to reveal his true identity due to the sudden attack.

His figure was looming in the night, with green light flashing in his eyes. It was obvious that he was both surprised and alert about this sudden siege.

Then, the lips of the five demons opened almost simultaneously. Without any hesitation or difference, they spoke out cold words in unison:

"Oh? It's you, little devil! How dare you come here? You really don't know your place..."

The voices intertwined and overlapped in the air, forming a strange resonance that sounded both weird and creepy. The strong emotional fluctuations contained in them seemed to be the anger and resentment towards Li Qing for daring to set foot in this place.

However, despite such intense emotions, the faces of these five demons remained as calm as dead water, without the slightest ripple, as if their emotions had been completely stripped away, leaving only the instinct to execute orders.

On the other hand, facing the opening remarks of these five demons, Li Qing had no intention of responding.

He knew very well that in the heart of the devil's land, every second of delay could bring fatal danger.

Therefore, he did not hesitate to mobilize the demonic power that had been accumulated in his body. This power surged in his body like a volcano about to erupt.

As his mind moved, the ghost robe on his body suddenly emitted a black light.

Immediately afterwards, a thick black mist surged out from his body and spread rapidly, as if it was going to swallow up the entire valley and shroud it in chaos.

Li Qing already had a plan in mind. He keenly realized that the behavior patterns of the five demons in front of him were too consistent, lacking individual thinking and reaction. This was by no means a natural formation, but the result of some force controlling them from behind.

Combining everything he had heard before, he deduced that the one controlling these demons was most likely the demon with a brain form and skilled in the secret art of spiritual consciousness.

After all, only beings with spiritual awareness powerful enough can control five fifth-level demons at the same time.

Faced with such power, even he had to give it his all and not be careless at all.

What's more, this place is in the core area of ​​the Demon Realm. Any movement will definitely attract the attention of other demons. You have to know that there is more than one fifth-level demon here.

Therefore, Li Qing decided from the very beginning to take the most direct and effective means, striving to achieve a quick victory in order to avoid any further troubles and dangers.

At that moment, Li Qing's movements did not show any hesitation or pause. His mind raced quickly, and in just a moment, he immediately and accurately controlled the soul mist lingering around him. It was like a surging black torrent, sweeping towards the five demon puppets standing in the valley.

At this moment, the entire valley has been completely filled with thick soul fog, as if covered by a mysterious dark veil, making this space full of depression and uneasiness.

Li Qing knew very well that as long as he could successfully get rid of these five puppets, he would be able to embark on the path to immortality without any obstacles and realize his long-cherished dream of ascending to heaven.

He secretly calculated in his mind that even if a powerful enemy like the Fifth Order Heavenly Demon came to obstruct them, once they stepped into the area covered by soul fog, they would inevitably be unable to escape the fate of being gradually refined and devoured by the soul fog.

Li Qing even had a picture in his mind of using soul mist to refine the invading demons one by one, and the confidence that he would win arose spontaneously in his heart.

However, just as his confidence in victory was about to reach its peak and Li Qing had already begun to conceive subsequent strategies and responses, a sudden change made him frown.

I saw that the five demon puppets were not affected by the soul fog at all.

They seemed to ignore everything around them, with the black mist covering their bodies, and each holding a magic treasure surrounded by demonic energy in their hands. They were like five black lightning bolts, rushing towards him at an astonishing speed.

The two puppets attacked from the left and right sides respectively, intending to block his retreat.

The other two approached head-on with a fierce attack.

The last one was even more cunning. It chose to launch a surprise attack from above Li Qing's head. The magic hammer in its hand made a sound of breaking through the air, and it vowed to smash Li Qing's head to pieces.

Faced with this sudden change, Li Qing just thought about it and quickly saw the secret.

Puppets have no souls, so the soul mist released by the ghost robe naturally has no effect on them!

However, faced with this sudden challenge, Li Qing did not show any panic.

You know, in addition to the ghost robe, he also possesses many powerful means.

Facing the five approaching puppets, Li Qing finally decided not to hide his strength anymore. He slowly raised his hands and gently clasped them in front of his chest, as if he was gathering the purest power between heaven and earth.

As he put his hands together, a green demonic power suddenly surged around his body. This power was filled with a fierce aura, as if it could shake the heaven and earth.

Then, a huge claw appeared out of thin air on each side of his body. With overwhelming pressure, they quickly closed in on the puppets on the left, middle and right, intending to kill the four puppets first.

However, in a cave in a distant mountain, a being named Brain-Eating Demon sneered.

These five puppets of his are extraordinary. They are made by him using the Shura clan. Their fighting skills and body movements are unparalleled and cannot be touched by the attacks currently displayed by Li Qing.

He quickly mobilized his powerful spiritual sense and controlled the five puppets, attempting to escape from their attack range before their claws closed.

However, all this was within Li Qing's expectations.

While controlling his sharp claws to attack the puppet, he used his mind to control the ghost robe.

The black mist that originally permeated around the five puppets instantly transformed into hideous ghosts. They grabbed the puppets as quickly as ghosts and controlled them firmly in place.

The escape methods of the four puppets within the attack range of the claws were completely interrupted.

When they tried to break free from the ghosts and avoid the attack again, it was already too late.

The two huge claws controlled by Li Qing closed together almost at the same time...