The intense ultrasonic waves from the demonized bats shook the ground around Lin Li, creating ripples in the soil! Even the corpses of the Demon Sect's incense master and elite disciples nearby began to disintegrate and fall apart. The relentless soundwaves felt like sharp needles piercing Lin Li's ears, causing him a splitting headache, and his eyes bulged as if they might explode at any moment.
"Hahahaha!"
The laughter of the Demon Sect's vice commander, high in the sky about 20 to 30 meters above, echoed like an additional auditory assault, further aggravating Lin Li's chaotic thoughts and frustration.
"No matter how strong your attacks are, what can you do against this?!"
The voice of the vice commander reverberated in the air, repeating over and over, creating an oppressive echo, "My ultrasonic bat formation attacks through sound, it penetrates everything! No matter how powerful you are, you can't possibly defend against such a strong sonic attack!"
"As time passes, you'll lose your sanity, your eardrums will rupture, your eyes will burst, and you will bleed to death!"
"Hahaha!"
The overwhelming soundwaves made Lin Li feel like his head was about to split open! Even his vision began to blur, distorted by the pressure in his eyes, which now painted his surroundings in dizzying, nightmarish hues.
This hallucination offered Lin Li no pleasure, only a sense of terror and anxiety!
At the same time, though the Green-Haired Zombie Formation had lost its controllers and become more sluggish, the orders given to the zombies before their masters died—to kill Lin Li—still stood!
Clumsy as they were, the zombies continued to attack Lin Li, determined to carry out their last command.
Ordinarily, Lin Li would have easily fended off their attacks. With the zombies now even slower and more awkward, they should have posed no real threat.
However.
Now, Lin Li's vision was distorted, his head throbbed painfully, and his mind was clouded, steadily losing its clarity.
Faced with the sluggish Green-Haired Zombies and the now-dumbed-down Red-Haired Zombie, Lin Li found himself in even worse shape than before!
Splat!
The Red-Haired Zombie lumbered forward and managed to land a clawed strike on Lin Li's back.
Distracted by the attacks from the Green-Haired Zombies in front of him, Lin Li failed to notice the threat behind him due to the disorienting effects of the ultrasonic bat formation.
Instantly, Lin Li felt a sharp pain in his back as a massive force knocked him forward, causing him to stumble several steps!
At the same time.
The other Green-Haired Zombies took advantage of this moment to strike as well, piling onto Lin Li with their deadly claws.
Slash! Slash!
Several sets of claws raked across Lin Li's arms, leaving deep gashes that oozed blood.
In an instant, Lin Li was left bleeding profusely!
"Damn… it!!"
The excruciating pain cleared Lin Li's mind temporarily, pulling him out of the disorienting effects of the ultrasonic attack.
Determined to stay conscious, Lin Li bit down hard on the tip of his tongue!
Suddenly!
A fresh wave of pain surged through him, and at the same time, blood welled up in his mouth from the wound on his tongue!
Spurt!
Lin Li spat a mouthful of his blood onto his Jinghong Sword!
In his moment of desperation, Lin Li instinctively thought of entering his sword's Massacre State!
But…
Thanks to the sharp pain that had momentarily cleared his mind, Lin Li quickly reconsidered, "Am I really about to use my trump card just to deal with this leftover Green-Haired Zombie formation and a single vice commander of the Demon Sect?"
"No! I can't reveal my trump card here!"
"This Demon Sect sub-temple is of great benefit to me! I can't afford to expose my trump card at this stage!"
"I need... to think of another way."
Just as Lin Li was about to unleash the Massacre State, a new idea flashed through his mind, "Wait!"
"Back at the sect, Master gave me several Lesser Revival Pills and one Great Revival Pill!"
Lin Li remembered that during the battle at Red Maple Valley, even the severely injured Fairy Qinglian had relied on the Great Revival Pill after killing the Flood Dragon.
"That's right!"
Lin Li's eyes lit up, "Why have I been saving these pills? If I don't use them now, when else would I?"
With a clear plan in mind, Lin Li turned and fled.
"Hahaha! Run?"
The vice commander, with his black and purple wings flapping in the air, laughed mockingly, "I'd like to see where you think you can run!"
"After him!"
The ultrasonic bat formation followed closely, and the Green-Haired Zombies continued their clumsy pursuit!
Meanwhile, the watching Demon Sect disciples breathed a collective sigh of relief now that Lin Li had finally left the area, "That monster has finally gone!"
"I wonder if the vice commander can…"
"Of course he can! Didn't you see that sword cultivator is at the end of his rope? I'm sure the vice commander will kill him and avenge our fallen comrades!"
…
As Lin Li fled, he began furiously consuming the Lesser Revival Pills!
"I'll save the Great Revival Pill for when I reach the Golden Core stage, but I have over a hundred Lesser Revival Pills, so there's no need to hold back now."
Lin Li knew he couldn't rely on the mysterious force that had healed him in the past—it had only appeared during life-threatening injuries, and there was no guarantee it would come to his rescue again.
"That mysterious power seems to show up only when I'm about to die, and even that's just a guess. If it doesn't activate when I need it, I'll be in serious trouble. Better to rely on the Lesser Revival Pills for now."
Without hesitation, Lin Li swallowed nine Lesser Revival Pills at once!
If any of his fellow sect members had seen this, they would have been filled with envy and jealousy—this was an outrageous amount to take at once! Normally, cultivators only took one pill at a time!
But Lin Li had no time to worry about such things.
The pills dissolved immediately upon entering his mouth.
Though they tasted slightly bitter, a sweet aftertaste soon followed, and a warm current spread through his body!
As Lin Li fled, unknowingly, he was headed directly toward the Blood Altar.
Furthermore, since he was on the move, the vice commander's bat formation, as well as the Green-Haired Zombie formation, could only follow and chase him—they could no longer surround him.
As a result, the ear-splitting ultrasonic waves that had been driving Lin Li mad were now reduced by the increased distance, allowing him to breathe a little easier.
Before long.
Thanks to the effects of the nine Lesser Revival Pills, the bloody wounds on Lin Li's arms and back, inflicted by the Green-Haired and Red-Haired Zombies, had already begun to heal and scab over.
And the mind-numbing headache from the ultrasound was slowly dissipating as his mind cleared.
Lin Li took a quick glance behind him.
The vice commander of the Demon Sect, wings flapping, continued his relentless pursuit from the air, alongside the ultrasonic bat formation!
However, the Green-Haired Zombie formation was gradually falling behind!